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Fowler Meth Dealer Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison

… in Fowler. Penaloza also faces deportation to Mexico upon completion of his prison term. According to his … the drug had been smuggled into the United States from Mexico. The remaining defendants, Javier Lopez-Estrada, 27, of Michoacán, Mexico; Mario Martinez-Botello, 31, formerly of Albuquerque, …
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Methamphetamine Dealer Sentenced To More Than 12 Years In Prison

… aka Jose Esquivel Torres, age 27, of Michoacán, Mexico, was sentenced today to 12 years and three months in … methamphetamine. Lopez-Estrada also faces deportation to Mexico upon completion of his prison term. Lopez-Estrada … the drugs had been smuggled into the United States from Mexico. The other defendants have already been sentenced: …
Andres Alcantara-Aguirre
FUGITIVE

Andres Alcantara-Aguirre

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: Importation of Controlled Substances (21 USC 952)
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DEA-led operation nets more than 600 arrests targeting

… 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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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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Federal Indictment Charges 19 in Alleged Conspiracy to Traffic Methamphetamine

… large quantities of methamphetamine from their suppliers in Mexico into and throughout the Inland Empire. The 19-count … purchased methamphetamine from their suppliers in Mexico as well as Los Angeles and Riverside counties. Other … 46.6 pounds (21.2 kilograms) of methamphetamine from Mexico across the U.S port of entry at Calexico and into …
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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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Albuquerque Man Sentenced for Maintaining a Drug-Involved Premises at Motel

… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … investigated this case with assistance from the New Mexico Attorney General’s Office, the Albuquerque Police … Service, the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office, New Mexico State Police and Homeland Security Investigations. …
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DEA Releases New Tip Line to Encourage Information on Drug Kingpin Operating Throughout Colorado

… and trafficking organization is based in Northern Sinaloa, Mexico and has been a prominent source for heroin … Rocky Mountain Field Division is working closely with the Mexico City Country Office, as well as our Special … eyes. He is believed to be operating in Northern Sinaloa, Mexico. Additional information about Gonzalez can be found …
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Leader of Large Cartel-Connected Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison

… at Washington State University SEATTLE – A citizen of Mexico, twice federally convicted of drug trafficking in … five years in prison and was deported. He was convicted in Mexico for another drug trafficking crime. While serving … drug deals with buyers in the U.S. He was released in Mexico in 2018 and illegally returned to Washington State in …
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DEA showcases the dangers of drug addiction through travelling museum exhibit

… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … in Albuquerque with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, where it will … to the exhibit is included in the admission to the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science. For more …
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DEA Holds 22nd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to prevent addiction and reduce overdose deaths

… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … 30 locations. For additional locations in the rest of New Mexico, and Midland and Alpine, Texas, visit … El Paso, Midland, Alpine, Las Cruces, Albuquerque and New Mexico Tribal Lands. “DEA is committed to making our …
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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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Three in Albuquerque Charged with Possessing, Trafficking Methamphetamine and Fentanyl

… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … is and must remain a top priority for the District of New Mexico.” Indictments and complaints are only allegations. A … prison. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico is prosecuting this case. Among the agencies that …
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Northeast Heights Heroin Trafficking Ring Dismantled By Multi-Agency Investigation

… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … be transferred from Washington State to the District of New Mexico to face the charges against him. During today’s … U.S. Attorney Sean J. Sullivan and Shana B. Long.  The New Mexico State Police and Corrales Police Department assisted …
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Santa Fe Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Crack Cocaine And Firearms Charges

… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … Judicial District Attorney’s Office for the State of New Mexico, and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney … III Drug Task Force is comprised of officers from the New Mexico State Police, Santa Fe Police Department and the …
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Santa Fe Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Crack Cocaine And Firearms Charges

… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … Judicial District Attorney’s Office for the State of New Mexico, and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney … III Drug Task Force is comprised of officers from the New Mexico State Police, Santa Fe Police Department and the …
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Albuquerque Man Pleads Guilty To Participating In Crack Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … Judicial District Attorney’s Office for the State of New Mexico, and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney … III Drug Task Force is comprised of officers from the New Mexico State Police, Santa Fe Police Department and the …
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Defendant Sentenced For Role In May 2013 Murder Of Southlake, Texas, Man

… defendants traveled in interstate and foreign commerce from Mexico to Southlake, and elsewhere, with the intent to kill, … The defendants were acting on orders from a man in Mexico, Rodolfo Villarreal Hernandez, known as “El Gato,” or … located Mr. Chapa, “El Gato” sent two assassins from Mexico to Southlake to kill him.  Ledezma-Campano met the …
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International Drug Trafficking Ring Used "Front" Companies To Transport Drugs Across America

… organization utilized contacts and sources of supply from Mexico, California, and elsewhere for drug trafficking in … James J. Hunt stated, “The Sinaloa Cartel’s reach from Mexico into U.S. cities is most evident in this … successfully dismantled the organization that spanned from Mexico to Buffalo at all levels of operation.” “As set forth …
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Extradition Of Guatemalan Drug Trafficker Linked To Los Zetas Drug Cartel

… who was most recently aligned with Los Zetas, one of Mexico’s most violent and increasingly powerful drug … Guatemala and other countries in Central America into Mexico, and then transports cocaine to the United States. …
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Twelve Alleged Members Of Mexican-Based Cocaine Trafficking Ring Indicted

… has utilized a distribution network to smuggle cocaine from Mexico to northern Virginia. This indictment was the latest … multi-kilogram shipments of cocaine each month from Mexico through numerous couriers. Court documents allege … proceeds to the drug trafficking organization leaders in Mexico, distributing the cocaine, and collecting drug …
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Alfredo Beltran Leyva Sentenced To Life In Prison For Drug Trafficking

… into the United States.  The defendant was extradited from Mexico to the United States on Nov. 15, 2014, and pleaded … organization helped finance and which were transported to Mexico via air, land and sea.  Once the cocaine reached Mexico, the defendant’s organization transported it to key …
STORY

Statement from Administrator Milgram on the Increased Reward for DEA Priority Target El Mencho

December 04, 2024
… three years disrupting the operations of the two cartels in Mexico – the Sinaloa and Jalisco cartels – responsible for … and is responsible for unprecedented violence in Mexico.  We urge anyone with information related to El …
December 04, 2024
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DEA Laboratory Testing Reveals that 6 out of 10 Fentanyl-Laced Fake Prescription Pills Now Contain a Potentially Lethal Dose of Fentanyl

… by the Sinaloa Cartel and the Jalisco Cartel in Mexico. Never take a pill that wasn’t prescribed directly to … like fentanyl.  The Sinaloa Cartel and Jalisco Cartel in Mexico, using chemicals largely sourced from China, are …
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DEA El Paso and Discovery Education Train Albuquerque Schools on DEA Award-Winning Curriculum

April 04, 2024
… April 04, 2024 Albuquerque Public Schools has become a New Mexico leader in substance misuse prevention education by … for APS high school and middle school students in New Mexico. The next goal is to implement Operation Prevention … Division. “I challenge all other school districts in New Mexico and West Texas, to follow APS’s example. In fact, all …
April 04, 2024
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Houston Men Convicted for Roles in Cartel Related Kidnapping

… entered his plea in June. High-level drug traffickers in Mexico connected to the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion … the victim. “The CJNG is one of the most violent cartels in Mexico, responsible for trafficking tons of cocaine, meth … criminal organizations, one that ravages communities from Mexico to Houston…and beyond.” U.S. District Judge Andrew S. …
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Mexican drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzmán is found guilty on all counts

… both in the United States, and in his own country of Mexico. Guzman’s deadly drugs destroyed many American … of our law enforcement partners in the United States, in Mexico, and around the world, who worked tirelessly to bring … is not the end.  DEA will continue to collaborate with Mexico to bring down the cartels and individuals who bring …
GENERAL INFORMATION

Phoenix News 2010

July 15, 2021
… Phoenix News 2010 December 15, 2010 Fugitive Extradited From Mexico to Face Trial November 26, 2010 Terry Goddard … Target Indicted for Heroin Trafficking, Arrested in Mexico May 20, 2010 Federal Law Enforcement Memorial Service … 7, 2010 Man Sentenced for Smuggling Marijuana Near the Mexico Border …
July 15, 2021
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Guilty Plea In Littlefield Methamphetamine Trafficking Investigation

… to plea documents filed in the case, on May 5, 2017, New Mexico State Police stopped a vehicle being driven by … pounds of suspected methamphetamine near Albuquerque, New Mexico. Agents with Homeland Security (HSI) were able to … Investigations, Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office, and New Mexico State Police are conducting the investigation.  …