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Man from Mexico pleads guilty to federal heroin trafficking charge

February 20, 2019
… Man from Mexico pleads guilty to federal heroin trafficking charge … Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … N.M. – Francisco Gallegos-Avena, 37, of Guaymas Sonoro, Mexico, pleaded guilty in federal court yesterday to …
February 20, 2019
STORY

DEA’s Acting Administrator Timothy Shea visiting the border between the U.S. and Mexico

September 16, 2020
… Timothy Shea visiting the border between the U.S. and Mexico September 16, 2020 DEA’s Acting Administrator Timothy Shea visited the border between the U.S. and Mexico September 14, at a location near El Paso, Texas.  … Administrator Shea met with the U.S. Attorney for New Mexico, conducted a round-table meeting with law enforcement …
September 16, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Alleged Drug Trafficker Arraigned in Chicago After Extradition From Mexico

May 27, 2022
… Drug Trafficker Arraigned in Chicago After Extradition From Mexico May 27, 2022 Chicago Contact Info Contact Us (312) … in federal court in Chicago after his extradition from Mexico. Adán Casarrubias Salgado, 53, of Guerrero, Mexico, also known as “El Tomate,” “Tomatito,” “Star,” and …
May 27, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Chester County Shuts Down Drug Pipeline From Mexico

July 10, 2013
… Chester County Shuts Down Drug Pipeline From Mexico July 10, 2013 Philadelphia Contact Info Contact Us … operation was designed to attack the drug pipeline from Mexico that runs through Southern Chester County, resulting … discovered that these defendants had direct ties to Mexico and throughout the United States, intersecting with …
July 10, 2013
STORY

Law enforcement agency cooperation strikes a blow to the crime element in Roswell, New Mexico

January 08, 2021
… strikes a blow to the crime element in Roswell, New Mexico January 08, 2021 The community of Roswell, New Mexico, population 50,000, is known for always welcoming … marijuana and methamphetamine smuggled from the New Mexico/Texas border to cities throughout the United States. …
January 08, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Alleged Member of Cartel Enforcement Group Extradited from Mexico

February 21, 2025
… Alleged Member of Cartel Enforcement Group Extradited from Mexico February 21, 2025 San Diego Contact Info Contact Us … Generación, commonly known as CJNG, was extradited from Mexico to the United States on Thursday and made his first … Affairs worked with law enforcement partners in Mexico to secure the arrest and extradition of Perez Villa. …
February 21, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

New Mexico Pharmacy Agrees to Settlement Relating to Violations of the Controlled Substances Act

July 12, 2022
… New Mexico Pharmacy Agrees to Settlement Relating to Violations … Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced today that Joe’s Pharmacy of Peralta, New …
July 12, 2022
DOCUMENT

Anthony P. Placido: Drug Trafficking Violence in Mexico: Implications for the United States

May 05, 2010
Testimony
… Anthony P. Placido: Drug Trafficking Violence in Mexico: Implications for the United States Testimony May 05, 2010 Anthony P. Placido: Drug Trafficking Violence in Mexico: Implications for the United States 100505_inc.pdf On …
May 05, 2010
PRESS RELEASE

Multi-agency investigation dismantles major drug trafficking organization in southeastern New Mexico

February 08, 2019
… major drug trafficking organization in southeastern New Mexico February 08, 2019 El Paso Contact Info Contact Us … Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … people are facing federal drug trafficking charges in New Mexico following an 11-month investigation led by the Drug …
February 08, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Bakersfield trucker sentenced for shipping drugs sourced from Mexico

January 28, 2019
… trucker sentenced for shipping drugs sourced from Mexico January 28, 2019 San Francisco Contact Info Contact … Alvarez-Muniz arranged for the shipment of the drugs from Mexico to Mira Loma, Jennings picked up the drugs and drove …
January 28, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Federal Investigation Dismantles Major Methamphetamine Trafficking Ring Operating In Southeastern New Mexico

November 30, 2011
… Trafficking Ring Operating In Southeastern New Mexico November 30, 2011 El Paso Contact Info Contact Us … Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … trafficking organization operating in Southeastern New Mexico with conspiracy to violate the federal narcotics …
November 30, 2011
DOCUMENT

DEA Administrator Cole's Statement on 26 Fugitives from Mexico taken into U.S. Custody

August 13, 2025
DEA Administrator Remarks
… DEA Administrator Cole's Statement on 26 Fugitives from Mexico taken into U.S. Custody DEA Administrator Remarks DEA … multiple tons of cocaine from South America through Mexico and into the United States. These arrests are the …
August 13, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Former lawyer for Mexico’s attorney general sentenced for drug trafficking

October 14, 2022
… Former lawyer for Mexico’s attorney general sentenced for drug trafficking … 1995 and worked for the attorney general of the Republic in Mexico for nearly 30 years. In handing down the sentence, …
October 14, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Connecticut Heroin, Crack Dealer “Willi Mexico” Pleads Guilty

May 10, 2017
… Connecticut Heroin, Crack Dealer “Willi Mexico” Pleads Guilty May 10, 2017 New England Contact Info … that Carlos Alberto Lopez-Zelada, 40, also known as “Willi Mexico” last residing in Willimantic, pleaded guilty …
May 10, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Last Member Of A Large Drug Trafficking Organization With Ties To Mexico Sentenced

November 14, 2012
… Of A Large Drug Trafficking Organization With Ties To Mexico Sentenced November 14, 2012 Miami Contact Info … the central Florida area. The methamphetamine originated in Mexico and was transported through Texas to Georgia. From … not U.S. citizens and have significant ties to Michoacan, Mexico. Upon completion of their prison sentences, those …
November 14, 2012
STORY

DEA Seizes Record-Setting Number of Fentanyl Pills in Albuquerque, New Mexico

May 07, 2025
… Record-Setting Number of Fentanyl Pills in Albuquerque, New Mexico May 07, 2025 On Monday, April 28, 2025, DEA agents in Albuquerque, New Mexico seized more fentanyl pills in one bust than most … to kill the majority of people in the entire state of New Mexico.   “This historic drug seizure, led by the DEA, is a …
May 07, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

New Mexico Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Meth and Firearm Charges

March 02, 2022
… New Mexico Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Meth and … Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … 324-7395 Michelle.Rincon@dea.gov PECOS – Yesterday, a New Mexico man was sentenced to 240 months in prison for …
March 02, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

New Mexico Man Sentenced to More Than 27 Years in Prison for Cocaine Distribution

January 25, 2024
… New Mexico Man Sentenced to More Than 27 Years in Prison for … Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … 324-7395 Michelle.Rincon@dea.gov PECOS – An Anthony, New Mexico man was sentenced this week to 327 months in prison …
January 25, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Former Chihuahua, Mexico State Police Officer Sentenced to Prison on Federal Racketeering Charge

June 08, 2018
… Former Chihuahua, Mexico State Police Officer Sentenced to Prison on Federal … Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … judge on Tuesday sentenced 55-year-old former Chihuahua, Mexico State Police Officer Mario De La O Lopez (aka …
June 08, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Police Chief, Mayor And Village Trustee Of Columbus, New Mexico Indicted In Federal Firearms Trafficking Case

March 10, 2011
… Police Chief, Mayor And Village Trustee Of Columbus, New Mexico Indicted In Federal Firearms Trafficking Case March … Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … States Attorney Kenneth J. Gonzales for the District of New Mexico announced today that a federal grand jury in New …
March 10, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Former Leader Of The Arellano Felix Organization Extradited From Mexico To United States To Face Charges

April 29, 2011
… Leader Of The Arellano Felix Organization Extradited From Mexico To United States To Face Charges April 29, 2011 San … (AFO), was extradited today by the government of Mexico to the United States to face racketeering, money … that threaten our way of life.” “The FBI is pleased with Mexico’s efforts to bring to justice a leader from one of …
April 29, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Southern California Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine from Mexico to Modesto

January 18, 2022
… to 9 Years in Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine from Mexico to Modesto January 18, 2022 San Francisco Contact … in prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine from Mexico destined for Modesto, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. … 49; Antonio Valencia-Hernandez, 66, both of Michoacán, Mexico; and Jose Reyes-Pineda, 49, of Anaheim were charged …
January 18, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Robeson County Man Sentenced to 21 Years for Trafficking Kilograms of Drugs from Mexico

February 27, 2023
… to 21 Years for Trafficking Kilograms of Drugs from Mexico February 27, 2023 Atlanta Contact Info Contact Us … kilograms of methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin from Mexico to Robeson County, North Carolina.  On December 8, … caught this drug trafficker bringing kilos of dope from Mexico to North Carolina,” said U.S. Attorney Michael …
February 27, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Arizona Woman Pleads Guilty To Federal Drug Trafficking Charges In New Mexico

February 20, 2018
… Pleads Guilty To Federal Drug Trafficking Charges In New Mexico February 20, 2018 El Paso Contact Info Contact Us … Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional …
February 20, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Treasury Sanctions Regional Commander of Mexico’s CJNG in Coordination with Justice and State Actions

April 14, 2021
… Treasury Sanctions Regional Commander of Mexico’s CJNG in Coordination with Justice and State Actions … large portions of CJNG territory along the Pacific coast of Mexico, including the state of Nayarit.  CJNG is a violent …
April 14, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Nineteen South Bay Residents Charged in Alleged Scheme to Funnel Drugs into U.S. and Firearms to Mexico

February 11, 2021
… in Alleged Scheme to Funnel Drugs into U.S. and Firearms to Mexico February 11, 2021 San Francisco Contact Info Contact … Connections To The Sinaloa Cartel To Transport Drugs From Mexico Into The United States SAN FRANCISCO – A federal … of these drugs were acquired in Mexico, including from Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel.  Firearms and their components, as …
February 11, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Mexico City Man Sentenced To Federal Prison For Importation Of Cocaine And Heroin

April 04, 2017
… Mexico City Man Sentenced To Federal Prison For Importation … 2016, Rodriguez-Sanchez, a Mexican citizen and resident of Mexico City, attempted to enter the United States of America …
April 04, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Texas Woman Pleads Guilty To Federal Cocaine Trafficking Charges In New Mexico

February 15, 2018
… Pleads Guilty To Federal Cocaine Trafficking Charges In New Mexico February 15, 2018 El Paso Contact Info Contact Us … Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional …
February 15, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Foreign National Extradited from Mexico to the United States to Face Fentanyl Trafficking Charges

April 23, 2024
… Foreign National Extradited from Mexico to the United States to Face Fentanyl Trafficking … Felipe Lopez Zamora, aka Gordo, 28, formerly of Tijuana, Mexico, and 13 co-defendants, charging them with a variety … on an extradition request, and he remained detained in Mexico pending his extradition. He was extradited from …
April 23, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Multi-Agency Enforcement Operation In New Mexico Significant Part Of Nationwide Synthetic Drug Takedown

June 27, 2013
… Multi-Agency Enforcement Operation In New Mexico Significant Part Of Nationwide Synthetic Drug … Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … of the Albuquerque Fire Department. In announcing New Mexico’s role in yesterday’s nationwide takedown, U.S. …
June 27, 2013