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DEA El Paso to host Family Summit in Church Rock

… Bio Division Social Accounts X Omar Arellano 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) … to 5:15 p.m. MST. WHERE: Red Rock Park, Church Rock, New Mexico WHAT: Summit for New Mexico and West Texas families …

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Leader of Sophisticated Sinaloa Cartel Money Laundering Organization Sentenced to 120 Months

… companies and transferred the monies to bank accounts in Mexico. To demonstrate the drug money connection, in … of Ramirez’s indicted co-defendants remain fugitives in Mexico, including the alleged former Mexico-based leader of the organization, Enrique Esparragoza …

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Sinaloa-based narcotics distributor designated under the Kingpin Act for trafficking fentanyl, heroin, and methamphetamine in Oregon

… in trafficking fentanyl, heroin, and methamphetamine from Mexico to the Pacific Northwest. Efrain Mendivil Figueroa, 41, of Sinaloa, Mexico, has been charged with conspiracy to distribute … raw opium gum and heroin sources of supply in northern Mexico, and increasingly a major distributor of fentanyl. …

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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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Five Sentenced for Smuggling Cocaine into the Country

… (254) 297-0300 McAllen, Texas – Four more individuals from Mexico have been sentenced for their roles in a conspiracy … 28, and Claudia Contreras-Viveros, 41, all of Mexico, had all previously pleaded guilty. U.S. District … following their sentences. Victor Aguilar, also of Mexico, was previously sentenced to 127 months. The …

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Sinaloa drug cartel distributor sentenced to 180 months in prison

… Jesus Raul Salazar-Espinoza a.k.a. “Pedro,” 51, of Sinaloa, Mexico, was sentenced by United States District Judge André … coordinated drug-distribution activities in Los Angeles, Mexico and throughout the United States. The investigation … revealed that Salazar had previously been deported to Mexico multiple times over the years, but had illegally …

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Dark Web Narcotics Traffickers Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Illegal Drugs in Exchange for Cryptocurrency

… They were arrested on November 14, 2019 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Jacquelyn M. Kasulis, Acting United States Attorney … to the defendants’ base of operations in Albuquerque, New Mexico. With overdoses on the rise, it is our goal to shut … (ALSO KNOWN AS “THEQUEENSHIVE”) Age: 27 Albuquerque, New Mexico BROOKE GRAY (also known as “THEQUEENSHIVE”) Age: 23 …

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Indictment unsealed in Brooklyn federal court charging an associate of a Sinaloa Cartel leader with drug-trafficking conspiracy and firearms crimes

… - (914) 682-6256 Ismael Quintero Arellanes was captured in Mexico on January 29, 2020 NEW YORK – A superseding … 2018. Quintero Arellanes was captured in Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico, on Jan. 29, 2020. The United States intends to seek … Agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, in February 1985. As an associate of the Caro …

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El Pasoan Omar Arellano named SAC of DEA El Paso Division

… Bio Division Social Accounts X Omar Arellano 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) … El Paso Division, which serves the entire state of New Mexico and 17 counties of West Texas. Arellano, who reported …

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Arizona Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses

… Bio Division Social Accounts X Omar Arellano 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) … his arrest at a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint in New Mexico in 2023. There is no parole in the federal system. …

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Mexican National Admits Laundering $1.5 million on behalf of Cartel

… States, Canada, Europe and Australia and move them back to Mexico. From 2016 to 2019, Valadez recruited others in … in possession of drug proceeds that needed to be moved to Mexico. Valadez then coordinated the transfer of proceeds back to Mexico through financial institutions. Valadez and …

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Member of International Drug Trafficking Organization Operating in Lane County Sentenced to Federal Prison

… quantities of methamphetamine, heroin, and cocaine from Mexico into the United States. While the organization leaders operated out of Mexico, Arroyo-Segoviano was responsible for the local … of drug proceeds, and payment to organization leadership in Mexico. Arroyo-Segoviano also supervised the local …

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Cartel-Connected illegal alien drug trafficker and associate sentenced to federal prison

… “Armond,” a/k/a “Armani,” 32, of C’daltimairano, Guerroro, Mexico, was sentenced to 135 months in prison, and Ryon … of methamphetamine from the “La Familia” cartel in Mexico. In August 2018, Santana-Hernandez delivered two … 52, of Millwood, Ga.; Cristian Jesus Martinez, 19, of Mexico;Angela Hurst, 38, of Douglas, Ga.; Kristel Merritt, …

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Arizona Man Sentenced for Role in International Drug Trafficking Ring Targeting Alaska

… - (509) 454-4407 Smuggled Meth, Heroin and Cocaine from Mexico ANCHORAGE, Alaska – An Arizona man was sentenced to … over a dozen kilos of meth, heroin and cocaine from Mexico into Alaska for six years. As part of his role in the … wire transfers to Guevara’s coconspirators and suppliers in Mexico. Rascone had four felony convictions in the state of …

FUGITIVE

Sergio Garduno Escobedo

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: 1) 18 USC Sec 1962 (d) RICO Conspiracy; 2) 21 USC 846 and 841 (a)(1) Conspiracy to Possess Controlled Substanceover 5 kilograms of cocaine and over 1000 kilograms of marijuana; 3) 21 USC 963952(a) & 960(a)(b)(1)(B)&(G) Conspiracy to import a controlled substanceover 5 kilograms of cocaineand over 1000 kilograms of marijuana; 4)18 USC 1956 Conspiracy to launder money instruments; 5)18 USC 2 & 924(o) Conspiracy to possess firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking crimes and aid and abet; and 12) 21 USC 848(b)(1) and (2)(A) Engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise in furtherance of drug trafficking.

FUGITIVE

Juan Carlos Campa-Gutierrez

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: 21USC 848 Continuing Criminal Enterprise21 USC 846 & 841 (a)(1) &841 (b)(1)(A)(vii) Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance18 USC 1956 (a)(2)(A)(B)(i)&(h) Conspiracy to Launder Monetary Instruments5 counts of 21 USC 841 (a)(1)841 (b)(1)(A)(vii)7 18USC 2 Possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance and aiding &abetting

FUGITIVE

Ricardo Valdez-Diaz

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: 21 USC 841(a)(1) and 846Possession w/ intent to distributeConspiracy

FUGITIVE

Victor Hugo Porras-Lara

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: 21 USC 846Conspiracy to Possess with Intent toDistribute and 21 USC 841 (a) (1) Possession with intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance (marijuana) and for Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute a controlled substance; to-with a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine in excess of five (5) kilograms.

FUGITIVE

Adrian Avila-Ramirez

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: 1) 18 USC Sec 1962 (d) RICO Conspiracy; 2) 21 USC 846 and 841 (a)(1) Conspiracy to Possess Controlled Substanceover 5 kilograms of cocaine and over 1000 kilograms of marijuana; 3) 21 USC 963952(a) & 960(a)(b)(1)(B)&(G) Conspiracy to import a controlled substanceover 5 kilograms of cocaineand over 1000 kilograms of marijuana; 4)18 USC 1956 Conspiracy to launder money instruments; and 5)18 USC 2 & 924(o) Conspiracy to possess firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking crimes and aid and abet.

FUGITIVE

Amado Nunez-Meza

FUGITIVE

Guadalupe Alonso Gonzalez-Aristiga

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: Title 21 sections 841 and 846Trafficking in cocaineconspiracy

FUGITIVE

Elias Calderon De Los Reyes

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: 21 USC 846 & 841 (a) (1) Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance-Cocaine Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Distribute-Cocaine

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DEA-led operation nets more than 500 arrests targeting Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación

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Attorney General William P. Barr Joins DEA Acting Administrator Timothy J. Shea to Announce results of Operation Crystal Shield

… Bio Division Social Accounts X Omar Arellano 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) … by DEA before reaching the streets of West Texas and New Mexico WASHINGTON – Today, Attorney General William P. Barr …

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DEA-led operation nets more than 600 arrests targeting Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación

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Las Vegas Real Estate Broker Arrested On Money Laundering Charges

… to narcotics traffickers and money launderers based in Mexico. Rodriguez was arrested this morning in Las Vegas, … $250 million in drug proceeds on behalf of drug cartels in Mexico and Central America through a variety of methods, … a variety of methods. The Organization has ties to Panama, Mexico, Italy, Spain, and the United States, among other …

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Federal Prison Sentences Handed Down In El Paso In Connection With Horizon City Kidnapping/Murder Investigation

… Bio Division Social Accounts X Omar Arellano 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) … in El Paso in September 2009 and his subsequent murder in Mexico by a drug cartel. Yesterday, Judge Briones sentenced …

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Federal Authorities Arrest Twelve Members Of El Paso-Based Drug Trafficking Organization

… Bio Division Social Accounts X Omar Arellano 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) … Macias and Jimmie Williams have conspired to import from Mexico more than 1,000 kilograms of marijuana for …

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Denver OCDETF Strike Force Takes Down Mexican Drug Trafficking Organization Responsible For Distributing Large Quantities Of Cocaine And Methamphetamine

… brought cocaine and methamphetamine into the country from Mexico, transported it through California, into Colorado in … some drug proceeds were distributed from Colorado back to Mexico. Other methods of moving money included smuggling … “Don Chequetas”, age 58, a resident of Aurora but from Mexico, has been charged with operating a Continuing …

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6 “Cruces Boys” Gang Members Arrested For Cocaine Trafficking

… Bio Division Social Accounts X Omar Arellano 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) … of (FBI), Las Cruces Police Department’s Gang Unit, New Mexico State Police, U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Marshals …