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Cuban national sentenced to 10 years in prison for drug trafficking, firearms offenses

… 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) … Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that Ali Godoy, 51, a national of Cuba, …
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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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Logistics Coordinator Sent to Prison for Drug Trafficking

… She helped transport narcotics, primarily cocaine, from Mexico to Laredo and the Rio Grande Valley. The drugs were … of the organization reside in Cadereyta, Nuevo Leon, Mexico where Leal has lived the majority of her adult life. … in transporting bulk cash money, ammunition and weapons to Mexico. The court saw evidence of text and WhatsApp messages …
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DEA Administrator's Remarks on the Arraignment of Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada Garcia

September 13, 2024
… Cartel, one of the most ruthless and dangerous cartels in Mexico and responsible for the unprecedented drug crisis …
September 13, 2024
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Mexican Cartel Member Sentenced to Life in Prison for Violating RICO Statute

… 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) … with weapons and money headed for Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico. During his involvement with the Sinaloa Cartel, the …
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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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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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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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Leader of International Drug Trafficking Organization Operating in Oregon Sentenced to Federal Prison

… March 2018 through August 2020, while operating out of Mexico, Diaz-Ramirez helped lead an international drug … quantities of methamphetamine, heroin, and cocaine from Mexico into the United States. Diaz-Ramirez’s organization … in cash. In total, 35 people—including sources of supply in Mexico, couriers, local cell operators in Lane County, and …
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Mexican National Guilty of Federal Drug Trafficking and Firearm Offenses

… 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) … Investigators also learned that Jimenez was born in Mexico and never sought or obtained legal status in the …
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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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Former U.S. Border Patrol Agent Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Distribute Meth and Receiving Bribes

… and controlled substances to enter the United States from Mexico. Hernandez also admitted to moving the drugs from the … Dr. Joseph V. Cuffari. Hernandez admitted to taking Mexico-based smugglers on a tour of the US/Mexico border, identifying the best locations to sneak …
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Albuquerque Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking and Federal Firearms Offenses

… 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) … Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced today that Leonardo Garcia was sentenced …
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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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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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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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DEA’s Fentanyl Free America Billboards Remind Omaha Community of Local Threat, Work to be Done

… from drug threats. We work investigations that lead us into Mexico and chip away at the cartels pushing lethal …
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Florida Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Conspiring to Launder Money and Distribute Fentanyl

… of drug proceeds to be paid out to drug suppliers in Mexico for the purpose of laundering the cash. In total, …
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Albuquerque Smoke Shop Owner Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Drug Offense

… 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) … Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the …
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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 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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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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41 Charged in Massive Poly-Drug Indictment Linked to Cartel

… and distributed drugs smuggled into the United States from Mexico. The leader of one of these groups – Roque Zamudio-Mendoza, 52, Mexico, was the main source of drugs smuggled into the … are now deceased. Zamudio-Mendoza, who is believed to be in Mexico, and 15 others are still at large and warrants remain …
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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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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 … enforcers, and associates of the cartels in Mexico, to tracking down the criminal organizations and …
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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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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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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 …