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Drug Enforcement Administration Announces Fall Take Back Day

… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … and Sheriff Departments in El Paso, West Texas, and New Mexico Where:           Over 10 locations in El Paso, West Texas, and over 40 in New Mexico In partnership with local law enforcement, Take Back …
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Albuquerque Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking and Federal Firearm Offenses

… 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, and Eric Castañeda, Acting Special Agent in Charge … a guilty verdict against Romero, 47, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, on March 30, 2023, on one count each of possession …
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Mexican National Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison for East Texas Drug Trafficking

… determined that the drugs were sourced by an individual in Mexico with ties to the Sinaloa Cartel and that the drugs were shipped from Mexico to California and eventually to the greater Dallas … with U.S. currency and a “cover load” for delivery to Mexico. The trailers would leave that location and arrive at …
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Former Gulf Cartel Leader Convicted Of Drug Conspiracy And Assaults On Federal Officers

… and money laundering organization in Northern Tamaulipas, Mexico. During his association with the CDG, … from the sale of narcotics were returned to the CDG in Mexico. Money laundering efforts to promote this scheme included bulk cash currency smuggling to Northern Mexico, the use of funnel accounts to wire money into …
Velasquez-Pineda, Pedro
FUGITIVE

Pedro Velasquez-Pineda

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: ct. 2 -21 usc 963 & 841 (b) (1) (A) - Importation of over 5 kilograms of cocainect. 3 - 21 usc 846 & 841 (b) (1) (A) - conspiracy to distribute & to possess with intent to distribute over 5 kilograms of cocaineCt. 4 - 21 usc 841(a) (1) & (b) (1) (A) - Possession with intent to distribute over 5 kilograms of cocaineCt. 10 - 18 USC 1956(h) to 18 USC 1956 (a)(2)(A) & (a)(2)(B)(i) money laundering under case number MO-10-CR-142(11)
Castor, Leandra Arlina
FUGITIVE

Leandra Arlina Castor

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: Ct. 1-21 USC 846 & 841 (a) (1)- Conspiracy to Possess a Controlled Substance with Intent to Distributeand Ct. 2-21 USC 841 (a) (1)- Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance (Cocaine) MO:11-CR-293Midland Division
Hernandez-De La Cruz, Benjamin
FUGITIVE

Benjamin Hernandez-De La Cruz

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: Conspiracy to Possess a Controlled Substance with Intent to Distribute and Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance
Carrillo-Fuentes, Vicente
FUGITIVE

Vicente Carrillo-Fuentes

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: Conspiracy to Possess Cocaine with Intent to Deliver
Uribe-Zubiate, Roberto
FUGITIVE

Roberto Uribe-Zubiate

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: conspiring to possess with intent to distribute over 100 kilograms of marijuana
Grijalva, Oscar Erives
FUGITIVE

Oscar Erives Grijalva

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: The following alleged federal drug charges: Conspiracy
Acosta-Pena, Lizbeth
FUGITIVE

Lizbeth Acosta-Pena

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: 21 USC 846 and 84121 USC 963 18 USC 1956
Chavez Del Bosque, Alfredo
FUGITIVE

Alfredo Chavez Del Bosque

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: The following alleged federal drug charges:
Conspiracy
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Federal Jury Convicts Albuquerque Man of Drug Trafficking Offenses and Federal Firearm Violation

… 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 a federal jury on March 30 … Romero. The jury convicted Romero, 47, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, on one count each of possession with intent to …
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Mexican National Sentenced to More Than 12 Years for Role in Methamphetamine Importation Conspiracy

… court documents, Zavala-Perez conspired with individuals in Mexico and others to distribute and import methamphetamine from Mexico. On March 30, 2022, Zavala-Perez sold half a kilogram of methamphetamine imported from Mexico in a controlled purchase for $3,750. On April 1, …
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Cuban national sentenced to 10 years in prison for drug trafficking, firearms offenses

… 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 that Ali Godoy, 51, a national of Cuba, … possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and in New Mexico in 2000 of tampering with evidence and failure to …
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Plant City Man Pleads Guilty to Mexican Methamphetamine Drug Conspiracy

… plea agreement, Zavala-Perez conspired with individuals in Mexico and others to distribute and import methamphetamine from Mexico. On March 30, 2022, Zavala-Perez sold half a kilogram of methamphetamine imported from Mexico to a confidential informant for $3,750. Two days …
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DEA-led operation nets more than 600 arrests targeting Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación

… the fastest growing transnational criminal organizations in Mexico, and among the most prolific methamphetamine … the United States, and elevated levels of violence in Mexico. With methamphetamine abuse and overdose deaths on … and second in command of CJNG, was extradited from Mexico to the United States on charges of alleged drug …
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Chase Smothermon sentenced to 45 years for abducting, torturing and killing one victim, brutally beating a second

… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … judge sentenced Chase Smothermon, 32, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, to 45 years in prison for abducting and assaulting … Smothermon pleaded guilty in federal court in Santa Fe, New Mexico. An indictment charged Smothermon, and two other …
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Man from Albuquerque sentenced to more than 20 years in federal prison for methamphetamine trafficking and firearm possession

… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Waldo Nahle, 37, of Albuquerque, New Mexico was sentenced in federal court in Santa Fe, New Mexico on Jan. 10 to more than 20 years (250 months) in …
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Investigation by Tucson Strike Force Leads to Indictment of 13 Involved in Drug Distribution Conspiracy

… Jasiel Soloman Corral-Cinco, 32, of Nogales, Sonora, Mexico Eduardo Martinez-Torres, 38, of Tucson, Arizona … Carlos Edgardo Rincones Vega, 25, of Nogales, Sonora, Mexico Hector Manuel Cruz, 37, of Tucson, Arizona Angel Ariel-Zubia, 31, of Nogales, Sonora, Mexico Melecio Hernan Garcia, 32, of Rio Rico, Arizona …
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Santa Fe Duo Appears in Court on Firearm and Drug Trafficking Charges

… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … 25, and Mario Guizar-Anchondo, 19, both of Santa Fe, New Mexico, made an initial appearance in federal court today, … Administration (DEA), Santa Fe Police Department, New Mexico State Police and Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office. …
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Federal Law Enforcement in Chicago Seize Private Plane and 100 Kilograms of Cocaine

… Defendants Arrested as Part of Investigation of Suspected Mexico-to-Chicago Drug Pipeline CHICAGO — Robert J. Bell, … as part of an investigation that disrupted a suspected Mexico-to-Chicago drug pipeline and resulted in government … area earlier Wednesday via private plane from Toluca, Mexico, via Houston, Texas. The plane arrived at …
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More than 50 defendants charged in joint federal and state narcotics investigation centered on west side of Chicago

… (CHICAGO)  - More than 50 individuals, including an alleged Mexico-based drug trafficker and a Wisconsin-based courier, … offered to kidnap a man who allegedly owed a debt to Mexico-based narcotics traffickers in exchange for cash and … Rak, 60, operates a drug trafficking organization in Mexico, and works with Christopher J. Doss, 47, of Racine, …
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Local Drug Arrests International Drug Nexus

… the largest and most-powerful trafficking organizations in Mexico. The scope of Zambada-Garcia's influence in Mexico is ledgendary and spans nearly thirty years. The … with almost every known drug trafficking organization in Mexico. Yesterday, as part of that investigation, several …
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Former Santa Fe Pharmacist Pleads Guilty And Is Sentenced For Conviction On Misdemeanor Charge Of Dispensing Testosterone Without A Prescription

… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … of any specific prescriptions for the medication. The New Mexico Board of Pharmacy suspended Nunez’s pharmacist … office, the Food and Drug Administration and the New Mexico Board of Pharmacy.  The case was prosecuted by …
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Head Of The Gulf Cartel Appears In Beaumont Federal Court On Drug Trafficking Charges

… Juan Francisco Saenz-Tamez, 23, of Camargo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, was arrested by federal agents on Oct. 9, 2014 while … into the large-scale trafficking of illegal drugs from Mexico into the Eastern District of Texas led to the … oversaw much of the violence and bloodshed that has plagued Mexico and DEA is pleased he will face justice in the United …
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Operation Fallen Hero – Operation Bombardier

… in crime who are operating on both sides of the Texas/Mexico border,” said Thomas Hinojosa, Acting Special Agent … of law enforcement to address the violent drug cartels in Mexico, their associates in the U.S., and other criminal … government. Our counterparts on the front line in Mexico have shared in these tragic sacrifices, losing many …
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Texas Businessman Found Guilty Of Laundering Millions Of Dollars For A Mexican Narcotics Trafficking Organization

… multiple retail perfume stores located on the United States-Mexico border, was found guilty yesterday of money … the United States, the ("narco dollars") were smuggled to Mexico, where they were aggregated and stored. Mexican money … Texas, that would then ship the perfume to purchasers in Mexico. DEA undercover agents were first introduced to Datta …
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Los Zetas Cartel Member Sentenced To Over 33 Years In Prison On Federal Drug Charges

… Polite announced that Efrain Grimaldo, a resident of Mexico, was sentenced today by U.S. District Chief Judge … Sergio Grimaldo has recently been extradited from Mexico on these same charges and is scheduled for trial on … for death and suffering from the cities and towns of Mexico, across the U.S. border, and into our communities in …
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Drug Trafficker Sentenced To Prison On Money Laundering Conspiracy Charges

… Western District and transferring the drug proceeds back to Mexico. The local group was part of international money … of drug proceeds in bulk cash and wire transfers to Mexico, court records show. To date, six other defendants … for trafficking more than 150 kilograms of cocaine from Mexico to the United States, with a total street value of …