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Two Mexican nationals Removed to U.S. to Face Federal Drug Trafficking Charges in New Mexico

… to U.S. to Face Federal Drug Trafficking Charges in New Mexico February 18, 2026 El Paso Contact Info Contact Us … Social Accounts X Robert “Eric” Castañeda Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … 915-479-2540 Michelle.Rincon@dea.gov Division Contacts New Mexico Albuquerque - (505) 452-4500 Las Cruces - (575) …
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Brothers From Mexico Sentenced to Prison for Multi-Year Drug Distribution Conspiracy

… Brothers From Mexico Sentenced to Prison for Multi-Year Drug Distribution … pills and powder. SEATTLE – One of two brothers from Mexico, who were both caught with a total of more than 30 …
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Mexican Drug Supplier Pleads Guilty to Trafficking More than 170 Pounds of Cocaine in Metro Atlanta

… trafficker who was extradited to the United States from Mexico late last year, has pleaded guilty to federal drug … with the importation of large quantities of cocaine from Mexico to metro Atlanta.   “International drug traffickers … that was importing large quantities of cocaine from Mexico into the United States. Macedo Bustos, one of the …
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Leader of Massive Drug Trafficking Ring Sentenced to More Than Ten Years in Prison

… able to determine that Duran Aldaco was being supplied by a Mexico-based DTO. Agents determined that Duran Aldaco …
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Former Albuquerque Dentist Ordered to Pay $320,000 for Violating Controlled Substances and False Claims Acts

… Social Accounts X Robert “Eric” Castañeda Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … 915-479-2540 Michelle.Rincon@dea.gov Division Contacts New Mexico Albuquerque - (505) 452-4500 Las Cruces - (575) … C. Gardner, DDS, was licensed to practice dentistry in New Mexico and held a state-controlled substances registration. …
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Source of Supply for Major Drug Trafficking Ring Appears in U.S. District Court in Seattle Following Transfer from Mexico

… in U.S. District Court in Seattle Following Transfer from Mexico February 13, 2026 Seattle Contact Info Contact Us … Loads of Meth Smuggled in Candle Wax SEATTLE — The Mexico-based leader of a violent drug trafficking … U.S. District Court in Seattle, following his transfer from Mexico. Jose Luis Sanchez-Valencia, 58, was transported from …
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37 Mexican Nationals Wanted for Serious Crimes Transferred to the United States from Mexico, Including Leaders of Foreign Terrorist Organizations

… for Serious Crimes Transferred to the United States from Mexico, Including Leaders of Foreign Terrorist Organizations … yesterday evening it took into custody 37 fugitives from Mexico facing a range of federal criminal charges around the …
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Chicago Man Convicted of Laundering Money for Mexico-Based Drug Trafficking Organization

… Chicago Man Convicted of Laundering Money for Mexico-Based Drug Trafficking Organization December 22, 2025 … Dec. 15, 2025, for laundering illicit cash proceeds from a Mexico-based drug trafficking organization, following a … Evidence at trial revealed that from 2018 to 2021, the Mexico-based drug trafficking organization transported …
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HSTF: Mexican National Extradited from Canada Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… approximately two pounds of methamphetamine. He returned to Mexico the following month.  In May 2023, Cruz-Lerma’s … days after that sentencing hearing, Cruz-Lerma flew from Mexico to Calgary, Canada, and was arrested by Canadian …
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Dual Lebanese-Syrian National Sentenced to Prison for His Role in a Narco-terrorism Conspiracy

… Kassis and co-conspirators, who were based in Colombia and Mexico, agreed to supply military-grade weapons diverted … Istanbul Country Office; Panama City Country Office; Mexico City Country Office; and Madrid Country Office. The …
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Illegal Alien Faces Federal Charges Following Massive Clayton County Methamphetamine Seizure

… 2026 ATLANTA - Maira Porras Corras, an illegal alien from Mexico, is facing federal drug charges related to the recent … in cash.   Yesterday, Maira Porras Corras, 36, of Hidalgo, Mexico, appeared in federal court on a criminal complaint …
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Alleged Sinaloa Cartel Methamphetamine Trafficker Extradited from Mexico

… Sinaloa Cartel Methamphetamine Trafficker Extradited from Mexico November 18, 2025 San Diego Contact Info Contact Us … linked to the Sinaloa Cartel, was extradited from Mexico on October 24th to face drug and firearms charges. … (i.e., firearms and ammunition) from the United States to Mexico. According to court records, Lopez-Guerrero used …
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Illegal Alien Sentenced in Cocaine Conspiracy

… CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 48-year-old illegal alien from Mexico living in Donna has been ordered to federal prison …
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Mexican National Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Role in Large Scale International Cocaine Trafficking Offense

… court documents, Jesus Rauda-Avila, 46, was a member of a Mexico-based drug trafficking organization (DTO) led by … the narcotics’ passage through Central America and Mexico and into the United States. During the investigation, … of funds, drivers, and vehicles from northern Mexico to southern Mexico to purchase and pick up cocaine, …
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Pierce County Drug Distributor Tied to Investigation of White Prison Gangs, Sentenced to Eleven Years in Prison in Homeland Security Task Force Investigation

… in this case, Hammond reached out to a drug supplier in Mexico seeking to do more deals while he was on pretrial …
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HSTF: Colombian Resident Extradited to Seattle is Sentenced to Prison for Conspiring to Ship Loads of Cocaine to Seattle and Other U.S. Destinations

… a Drug Trafficking Organization (DTO) that imported―from Mexico into the United States―fentanyl, cocaine, …
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DEA El Paso and United Against Fentanyl will Walk for Lives on July 11

… Social Accounts X Robert “Eric” Castañeda Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … 915-479-2540 Michelle.Rincon@dea.gov Division Contacts New Mexico Albuquerque - (505) 452-4500 Las Cruces - (575) … Saturday, July 11, 2026 Nationwide. Albuquerque, New Mexico – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration El Paso …
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Illegal Immigrant from Mexico Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Federal Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Meth

… Illegal Immigrant from Mexico Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Federal Prison for … Jr.  On December 3, 2024, Alcaraz-Ortuno, 37, of Guerrero, Mexico, was indicted by a federal grand jury in a four-count …
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Two Life Prison Sentences for Major Athens Methamphetamine Dealer in Homeland Security Task Force Case

… Meth Lab Supplied by Traffickers Hiding Drugs from Mexico in Jalapeños Boxes MACON, Ga. – The man who … drug ring moving thousands of kilograms of drugs from Mexico in boxes of jalapeños to a conversion lab in Monroe, … Monroe (Walton County), who were receiving the drugs from Mexico, stashed in boxes of jalapeños. The methamphetamine …
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Southern New Mexico Medical Spa Operator Settles Allegations of Controlled-Substance Recordkeeping Violations

… Southern New Mexico Medical Spa Operator Settles Allegations of … Social Accounts X Robert “Eric” Castañeda Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … 915-479-2540 Michelle.Rincon@dea.gov Division Contacts New Mexico Albuquerque - (505) 452-4500 Las Cruces - (575) …
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Mexican National Sentenced to 20 years for International Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

… organization while  residing in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. His role was to oversee the receipt and packaging of cocaine in Mexico and coordinate its transportation to the U.S. border. … a fugitive for seven years until his arrest in Monterrey, Mexico, in Sept. 2022 as part of a joint Mexican and …
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International Crackdown on India-Based Organized Crime Gangs Results in 24 Arrests in U.S., Canada, and Europe

… trafficking organizations (DTOs) in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. He negotiated transportation rates and logistics … and the FBI’s Legal Attaché offices in New Delhi, Mexico City, Madrid, and Ottawa. This case is part of the …
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DEA Administrator Cole's Statement on 26 Fugitives from Mexico taken into U.S. Custody

August 13, 2025
… 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
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Two Members of Mexico Connected Drug Trafficking Group Sentenced to Prison

… Two Members of Mexico Connected Drug Trafficking Group Sentenced to Prison … – Two members of a drug trafficking ring with ties to Mexico were sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court in … be deported following his prison term. He is a citizen of Mexico. Alex Ortiz served as stash house operator for the …
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Felon Unlawfully in the Country Sentenced to 48 Months in Prison for Dealing Methamphetamine While in Possession of Loaded Handgun and Shotgun

… handed down the sentence.  Antunes, 50, a national of Mexico, was indicted by a federal grand jury on November 12, …
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Cartel-linked Fugitive Wanted for Serious Crimes Returned to the United States from Mexico

… for Serious Crimes Returned to the United States from Mexico August 13, 2025 Houston Contact Info Contact Us (713) … people transferred to U.S authorities Aug. 12, pursuant to Mexico’s National Security Law, who were fugitives from …
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Illegal Aliens Sentenced for Distribution of Kilogram Quantities of Fentanyl and Heroin in Myrtle Beach

… previously sentenced in this case.  All four men are from Mexico and were in the United States illegally.   Evidence … part of a drug trafficking organization that originated in Mexico and operated in Myrtle Beach during 2023 and 2024.  After being sent to South Carolina from Mexico, Parra Lopez served as a manager of the operation …
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Leader of Drug Trafficking Organization Linked to Mexican Cartels Sentenced in Homeland Security Task Force Case

… organization responsible for moving cocaine from cartels in Mexico to Houston and Dallas. The cocaine was then … Carolina. The organization also transported firearms to Mexico to arm the cartels.  Vargas-Serrato was responsible …
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National Health Care Fraud Takedown Leads to Forty-One Count Indictment of Pensacola Beach Man

… of New Hampshire, District of New Jersey, District of New Mexico, Eastern District of New York, Northern District of … Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, …
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Houston Man Charged with Fraudulently Obtaining Controlled Substances as Part of National Health Care Fraud Takedown

… of New Hampshire, District of New Jersey, District of New Mexico, Eastern District of New York, Northern District of … Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, …