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Jury Convicts Three Defendants Of Charges Related To Multi-Million Dollar Drug-Trafficking Conspiracy

… of kilograms of cocaine worth millions of dollars from Mexico to distribute in the Kansas City metropolitan area. … separate but related case. Corredor called his supplier in Mexico to order cocaine to be delivered to the Kansas City … which was smuggled in vehicles driven to Kansas City from Mexico. After Corredor sold the cocaine and collected the …
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Leader And A Member Of An International Ethnic-Albanian Organized Crime Syndicate Sentenced To 120 Months And 110 Months Respectively For Drug Trafficking

… imported thousands of pounds of marijuana from Canada and Mexico, distributed large quantities of oxycodone, and … more than a thousand pounds of marijuana from Canada and Mexico, and large quantities of diverted prescription pills, … of kilograms of hydroponic marijuana from Canada and Mexico, substantial quantities of MDMA from the Netherlands …
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Accused Major Trafficker Indicted in Kidnappings and Assaults Linked to an Alleged Drug-Related Dispute

… New York City After Year and a Half Spent as a Fugitive in Mexico NEW YORK CITY - An indictment filed in Manhattan … He was arrested on a federal warrant in Jalisco, Mexico in September of 2023, and deported after more than a … in February of 2022, Huertas fled New York to Mexico, where he was apprehended more than a year and a half …
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Fourth Defendant Charged with Federal Narcotics Offenses Resulting in Death in Connection with Poisoning of Four Children at a Bronx Daycare

… to Outrun Federal Authorities but Was Apprehended in Mexico and Returned to the United States for Prosecution … the USMS for the Southern District of California; the USMS Mexico Field Office; the USMS Investigative Operations … Office in McAllen, Texas; the DEA Country Office in Mexico City, Mexico; the DEA Resident Office in Hermosillo, …
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Federal Judge Sentences Three Methamphetamine Traffickers

… methamphetamine smuggled in to the United States from Mexico. Judge Voorhees also sentenced Troy William Yount, … of supervised release. 13. Jose Francisco Jimenez Pina - of Mexico, was sentenced in April 2014 to 180 months in prison … years of supervised release. 22. Luis Enrique Garcia - , of Mexico, was sentenced in December 2013 to 188 months in …
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Leader of International Drug Trafficking Group’s Chicago Operations Sentenced to 16 Years in Federal Prison

… prison. Carrazco-Martinez ran the Chicago operations of a Mexico-based drug trafficking organization allegedly led by … of the organization to traffic cocaine and heroin from Mexico to the Chicago area. Carrazco-Martinez … customers, and sending illicit cash proceeds back to Mexico. A federal jury in Chicago last year convicted …
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International Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison

… front companies purported to sell and then transported from Mexico on semi-trailer trucks driven by unwitting drivers. A … in narcotics proceeds. Gonzalez Garcia, 55, of Monterey, Mexico, pleaded guilty earlier this year to federal drug … proceeds back down to himself and his cartel partners in Mexico, defendant not only undoubtedly enriched himself but …
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Carlsbad man sentenced to 20 years in prison for methamphetamine trafficking

… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … 324-7395 Michelle.Rincon@dea.gov Division Contacts New Mexico Albuquerque - (505) 452-4500 Las Cruces - (575) … ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Jerry Twaddle, 40, of Carlsbad, New Mexico, was sentenced on Sept. 9 in federal court to 20 …
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Former Gulf Cartel Leader Extradited to East Texas for Drug Trafficking Violations

… today.  Mario Cardenas-Guillen, 57, of Matamoros, Mexico, was indicted by a federal grand jury on June 20, … to maintain control of its territories in northeast Mexico and smuggle deadly drugs into communities across the … Affairs worked with law enforcement partners in Mexico to secure the arrest and extradition of …
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Deming man appears in federal court for child pornography charges

… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … 324-7395 Michelle.Rincon@dea.gov Division Contacts New Mexico Albuquerque - (505) 452-4500 Las Cruces - (575) … ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Jeffery Dean Biddle, 41, of Deming, New Mexico, made an initial appearance in federal court on March …
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Nogales, Sonora police officer sentenced to five years following DEA OCDETF Strike Force investigation

… of Omar Moreno-Miranda, 33, of Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico, to 60 months’ imprisonment, to be followed by five … earlier this year. The DEA investigation into a Mexico-based drug trafficking organization began in October … was employed as a police officer in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, and was in contact with an undercover agent …
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Former Mexican governor sent to US prison for money laundering

… - (254) 297-0300 CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A former Coahuila, Mexico, governor has been ordered to federal prison for his … payments. Law enforcement took Torres-Lopez into custody in Mexico Feb. 5, 2019, where he remained until his extradition … future. Villarreal-Hernandez, 50, of Saltillo, Coahuilla, Mexico, has also been convicted in the Southern and Western …
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Skagit County business owner sentenced to prison for laundering money for drug cartel that trafficked heroin and fentanyl

… money transmitter status to hide and send drug proceeds to Mexico for drug trafficking group tied to cartel SEATTLE -- … laundering the drug proceeds by transmitting the funds to Mexico using the money remittance services offered at his … drug traffickers to send tens of thousands of dollars to Mexico in amounts structured to avoid any reporting …
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Two Hobbs, NM Men Sentenced To Federal Prison For Drug Trafficking

… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … 324-7395 Michelle.Rincon@dea.gov Division Contacts New Mexico Albuquerque - (505) 452-4500 Las Cruces - (575) … drivers to pick up marijuana along the border with Mexico in South Brewster and Presidio, Counties of Texas, …
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Angleton Man Hammered With 35-Year Sentence For Trafficking Meth

… methamphetamine that had been imported into the U.S. from Mexico. As part of this conspiracy, Gallegos admitted he … the organization typically brought methamphetamine from Mexico into the country near McAllen, ultimately … often responsible for supplying the methamphetamine from Mexico. He coordinated the shipments from McAllen, typically …
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Laredo Los Zetas Arms Traffickers Plead Guilty

… for their roles in a conspiracy to export weapons to Mexico destined for Los Zetas drug trafficking organization, … in Laredo from the Dallas area for transportation to Mexico. Otilo Osorio and Ranferi Osorio were identified as … for the transportation of said weapons to the Republic of Mexico. On Nov. 9, 2010, agents set up surveillance at the …
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Last Of Los Zetas Arms Traffickers Convicted

… of guilty for his role in a conspiracy to export weapons to Mexico destined for Los Zetas Drug Trafficking Organization, … from the Dallas area to Laredo and then to the Republic of Mexico for ultimate delivery to Los Zetas Drug Trafficking … weapons in Laredo and arranging for their transportation to Mexico. On Nov. 9, 2010, agents set up surveillance at the …
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Mexican Citizen Living In San Antonio Sentenced To Life In Federal Prison For His Role In Kidnapping Scheme

… Luis Martin Cavazos Cantu was kidnapped from his Monterrey, Mexico residence by several men. While Cantu was in the custody of his abductors in Mexico, Deleon Garza placed several phone calls from Bexar … Drug Enforcement (DEA) in San Antonio and in (Monterrey and Mexico City) in cooperation with the State of Nuevo León …
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6 To Prison For Laundering Millions For Drug Cartel Also Ordered To Forfeit Nearly $3 Million- Javier Rena Remains Fugitive

… Elena Bonilla-Torres, 41, of Puente de Camciclan, Nayarit, Mexico; Guillermo Trevino, 44, of Weslaco; and Erwin Rolando Contreras-Mata, 27, of Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico, all pleaded guilty Aug. 31, 2016. U.S. District … drug proceeds were stored prior to being smuggled into to Mexico, while Haro admitted to handling the communications …
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30 Years For Los Zetas Cartel Leader

… responsible for starting the violence that still plagues Mexico today, stating that even though it has morphed into … of cocaine and 1000 kilograms or more of marijuana from Mexico into the United States. Millions of dollars in drug … from the United States to Velasquez-Caballero and others in Mexico. To date, 15 others have been convicted by plea or …
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DEA Investigation Leads To Treasury Designation Against Cocaine Supplier For Sinaloa Cartel

… drug trafficking organization with operations in Colombia, Mexico, Ecuador, Panama and Spain that is closely allied … value card company Monedeux with locations in Colombia, Mexico, Panama, Spain, and the United States. Multiple … Villa owns or controls 15 companies operating in Colombia, Mexico, and Ecuador that are involved in a variety of …
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Former Piedras Negras “Plaza” Drug Trafficker Sentenced To Federal Prison

… drug traffickers in the Piedras Negras “Plaza” in Coahuila, Mexico, and was responsible for the transportation of thousands of kilograms of cocaine and marijuana from Mexico into the United States. Law enforcement … a minimum of 500 kilograms of cocaine per month from Mexico into the United States, and at least 6,000 kilograms …
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Drug Trafficking Organization Leader Sentenced To Twenty Years

… - PHOENIX, AZ. - Arnoldo Zazueta-Miranda, 36, of Mexico, was sentenced last week by U.S. District Judge … while also coordinating the return of narcotics proceeds to Mexico. Two weapons, along with ammunition, drug ledgers, … cocaine to customers. Jose Roberto Simental-Moreno, 25, of Mexico, sentenced to 12 years in prison. He served as …
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Leader Of Mexican Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced To 11 Years Prison

… of Carlos Ramon Castro-Rocha, 42, of Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico, to 11 years in prison.  Castro-Rocha, a former … of heroin from a base of operations in Guasave, Sinaloa, Mexico.  After a brief hold in stash houses throughout … Springs, Colorado; Denver, Colorado; Albuquerque, New Mexico; and Salt Lake City, Utah. Between October 2008 and …
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More Operation Mercury Convictions

… today of Ramon Manjarrez Del Vaal, 37, of Sinaloa, Mexico, Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Special Agent … Rufino Orozco Martinez, 32, an undocumented alien from Mexico, and Jorge Torres, 28, of Bakersfield, conspired to … to court records, Manjarrez came to California from Mexico to work for co-defendant, Jonathan Anthony Meza, 20, …
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Alleged Member of Mexican Drug Trafficking Organization Extradited to El Paso

… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … 324-7395 Michelle.Rincon@dea.gov Division Contacts New Mexico Albuquerque - (505) 452-4500 Las Cruces - (575) … to the Western District of Texas following his arrest in Mexico last week. According to court documents, from January …
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Mexican Cartel Member Sentenced to Life in Prison for Violating RICO Statute

… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … 324-7395 Michelle.Rincon@dea.gov Division Contacts New Mexico Albuquerque - (505) 452-4500 Las Cruces - (575) … with weapons and money headed for Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico. During his involvement with the Sinaloa Cartel, the …
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DEA And USPIS Investigation Leads To Indictment Of 28 Individuals For Conspiracy To Possess With Intent To Distribute Marijuana

… in the districts of Puerto Rico, California, Florida and Mexico, using the United States Postal (USPS). According to … suppliers would purchase marijuana, originally from Mexico, in bulk so that it could be packaged and sent to … a drug trafficking organization from its root: starting in Mexico, where the marijuana was bought then transported …
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5 Charged For Possession Of Over 2 Tons Of Cocaine In Maritime Enforcement Operation

… like to thank our law enforcement partners in the U.S, Mexico, and Colombia for their diligent work and … and then trying to outrun authorities in the waters off of Mexico. I want to thank our law enforcement partners, who … Aircraft was on routine patrol off the western coast of Mexico and approximately 590 nautical miles south of Mexico. …
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DEA Recognizes Law Enforcement Appreciation Day

January 22, 2025
… strikes a blow to the crime element in Roswell, New Mexico Please don’t forget to show appreciation to your …
January 22, 2025