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Former Dona Ana County doctor sentenced to 108 months for conviction on unlawful distribution of prescription painkillers and health care fraud charges

… 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) … was licensed to practice medicine in the state of New Mexico and was registered with the DEA to prescribe …
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Seven Arrested In El Paso On Federal Drug Trafficking/Firearms Charges

… 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) … in conspiracies to distribute marijuana and cocaine from Mexico in New Mexico, Colorado, Wisconsin, Indiana, Iowa, …
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Mariah Ferry sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for kidnapping and brutal beating of two victims suspected of stealing drugs and money

… 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) … ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Mariah Ferry, 22, of Albuquerque, New Mexico was sentenced today in federal court in Santa Fe, New …
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Malas Manas Transnational Criminal Organization Leadership Indicted on Charges of Human Smuggling and Drug Trafficking

… and Jesus Armando Gonzalez-Villela, citizens of Mexico, for Conspiracy to Transport Aliens; Conspiracy to … (TCO), operating in the Santa Cruz and Mascarenas areas of Mexico, with the permission of the Sinaloa Cartel.  The … instruments from the United States to the Republic of Mexico.  The indictment further alleges that from 2019 until …
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Mexican Cartel Leaders Edgar Valdez-Villarreal, A.k.a. “La Barbie,” And Carlos Montemayor Gonzalez, Extradited To The U.S.

… money laundering, are among 13 defendants extradited from Mexico this afternoon to face pending charges in the United … and Montemayor are alleged to be high-level members of Mexico’s Beltran-Leyva Cartel and were arrested in Mexico on …
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Albuquerque Man Pleads Guilty To Heroin Trafficking Chargest

… 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) … to Reduce the Number of Opioid-Related Deaths in New Mexico . ALBUQUERQUE, N.M - Joshua Greene, 19, of …
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Co-Founder of Sinaloa Cartel Charged in Superseding Indictment with Conspiracy to Manufacture and Distribute Fentanyl

… or hit men, to carry out kidnappings and murders in Mexico to retaliate against rivals who threatened the … generated from the drug sales were then transported back to Mexico. Guzman Loera’s name has been removed from the fifth … ISMAEL ZAMBADA GARCIA (also known as “El Mayo”) Age: 76 Mexico E.D.N.Y. Docket No. 9-CR-466 (BMC)   Drug Trafficking …
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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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Federal Jury Convicts Los Zetas Drug Cartel Sicario And Plaza Boss

… numerous murders and other acts of violence in Northern Mexico in furtherance of a drug distribution operation … for the murders of at least 29 individuals in Northern Mexico between January 2009 and July 2015. In one incident, … in the massacre of numerous people in Allende, Coahuila, Mexico, at the hands of Los Zetas members in March of 2011. …
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Sinaloa Cartel Trafficker Sentenced

… for shipping methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin from Mexico for importation into San Diego. According to court … arrangements for tractor-trailers to travel from Sinaloa, Mexico to Baja California, Mexico, carrying methamphetamine, … Affairs , San Diego Law Enforcement Coordination Center, Mexico’s Secretaria de la Defensa (SEDENA), Mexico’s …
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High-Ranking Gulf Cartel Leader Extradited To United States

… Gulf Cartel, has been extradited to the United States from Mexico to face drug conspiracy charges, announced … is part of a concerted, combined, and coordinated effort by Mexico and the United States to target the command and … the Gulf Cartel’s drug trafficking activities in Camargo, Mexico,” said Assistant Attorney General Breuer. …
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Two San Gabriel Valley Men Who Participated In ‘Black Market Peso Exchange’ That Moved Money Out Of U.S. Sentenced To Federal Prison

… linked to illegal activity from the United States to Mexico were sentenced today for operating an unlicensed … in duffel bags - and they worked with “peso brokers” in Mexico to illegally convert the dollars to pesos. The three … by couriers working in conjunction with a peso broker in Mexico. In a Black Market Peso Exchange scheme, a peso …
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Third “Project Python” Man Sent to Prison

… LAREDO, Texas – A 50-year-old resident of Guanajuato, Mexico, has been ordered to prison for his role in a … revealed the batteries originated from Michoacán, Mexico with an average load of 7.5 kilos of meth.  Martinez … 43, and Eduardo Coronel-Cardoza, 35, both of Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, received 198 months and 78 months, respectively. The …
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Pawankumar Jain Pleads Guilty To Unlawfully Dispensing Prescription Painkillers And Health Care Fraud

… 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) … seeks to reduce the number of opioid-related deaths in New Mexico LAS CRUCES, N.M. - Pawankumar Jain, 63, a physician …
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Prison healthcare company agrees to $215,000 settlement relating to Controlled Substances Act claims

… 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) … N.M. – Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico Fred J. Federici has announced that Centurion …
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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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Leader of International Drug Money Laundering Organization Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison

… announced that Jesus Rodriguez-Jimenez, 47, of Monterrey, Mexico, was sentenced today to 30 years in prison by United … ran an international money laundering business with ties to Mexico, Italy, Hungary, Panama, and China, facilitating the … of dollars in drug proceeds on behalf of drug cartels in Mexico and Central America.  Through a web of front …
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DEA Helps Foil Iranian Terror Plot

… Arbabsiar allegedly met on a number of occasions in Mexico with a DEA confidential (CS-1) who has posed as an … The complaint alleges that Arbabsiar met with CS-1 in Mexico on May 24, 2011, where Arbabsiar inquired as to … and July 2011, the complaint alleges, Arbabsiar returned to Mexico and held additional meetings with CS-1, where …
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Deming man appears in federal court for child pornography charges

… 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) … ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Jeffery Dean Biddle, 41, of Deming, New Mexico, made an initial appearance in federal court on March …
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Operación dirigida por la DEA que tiene como blanco al Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación genera más de 600 arrestos

… 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) … drogas ilegales hacia y a través del oeste de Texas y Nuevo México serán responsables por el daño que causan a nuestras …
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DEA Announces Barrio Azteca Lieutenant Who Ordered Consulate Murders In Ciudad Juarez Sentenced To Life In Prison

… “51,” “Guero,” “Pecas,” “Tury,” and “86,” 35, of Chihuahua, Mexico, the Barrio Azteca Lieutenant who ordered the March … of a cartel conflict over a drug trafficking route from Mexico into the United States,” said Acting Assistant … and $785,500 in forfeiture. After his extradition from Mexico on June 28, 2012, a federal jury found Gallegos …
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U.S. Attorney's Office and DEA Announce Federal Charges Against Albuquerque Based Drug Trafficking Organization

… 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 Citizen Pleads Guilty To Role In Organization Responsible For Flying Hundreds Of Kilograms Of Cocaine To The U.S. And Laundering Money From Its Sales

… and money laundering organization operating out of Mexico from 2002-2008 has been convicted, announced Drug … Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Richard Garcia-Sanchez, 40, of Mexico City, Mexico, pleaded guilty today for his roles in these …
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Year in Review: DEA Innovates to Fight Fentanyl

… and prosecution. While the cartels’ operations are based in Mexico, DEA has identified more than 50 additional countries … from companies in China, mass produce the fentanyl in Mexico, and then traffic and distribute finished fentanyl … leaders, enforcers, and associates of the cartels in Mexico, to tracking down the criminal organizations and …
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Year in Review: DEA Innovates to Fight Fentanyl

… and prosecution. While the cartels’ operations are based in Mexico, DEA has identified more than 50 additional countries … from companies in China, mass produce the fentanyl in Mexico, and then traffic and distribute finished fentanyl … leaders, enforcers, and associates of the cartels in Mexico, to tracking down the criminal organizations and …
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Two California Men Charged With Participating In ‘Black Market Peso Exchange’ Scheme Used To Move Money Out Of U.S.

… linked to illegal activity from the United States to Mexico, are scheduled to be arraigned this afternoon after … large sums of cash and worked with “peso brokers” in Mexico to illegally convert the dollars to pesos. The three … by couriers working in conjunction with a peso broker in Mexico. In a Black Market Peso Exchange scheme, a peso …
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Five Residents Of Valencia And Socorro Counties Arrested On Federal Methamphetamine Trafficking Charges

… 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) … and Ovidio Estrada, 37, both residents of Los Lunas, New Mexico. Members of the organization included Carmen Diaz, …
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13 Drug Traffickers Sentenced to More than 235 Years Combined in Federal Prison

… and money laundering scheme that operated in North Texas, Mexico, and elsewhere from March of 2018 to August of 2018.  … drug trafficking organization with ties to a cartel in Mexico associated with the Zeta Cartel. “For years, Los … then sent back to cocaine and methamphetamine suppliers in Mexico. “We will not allow drug traffickers, members or …
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Canadian National Sentenced to over 11 years in Prison for Facilitating Cocaine Shipments from South America to Canada

… a waypoint for hundreds of kilograms of cocaine coming from Mexico and South America and destined for Canada. Not a U.S. …
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Man Pleads Guilty In New York To Conspiring With Iranian Military Officials To Assassinate Saudi Arabian Ambassador To The United States

… at the direction of these co-conspirators, he traveled to Mexico on several occasions during 2011 in order to arrange … do so.   Arbabsiar traveled to and from the United States, Mexico and Iran and was in telephone contact with his … to which Arbabsiar pleaded: Arbabsiar met with CS-1 in Mexico on multiple occasions between May 2011 and July …