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HSTF Investigation Leads to 17 Years in Prison for Tucson's "Queen of the South," Bringing Her Reign to a Close

… than three years while a fugitive in Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico, leading to three separate federal criminal …
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Two Members of Mexico Connected Drug Trafficking Group Sentenced to Prison

… Two Members of Mexico Connected Drug Trafficking Group Sentenced to Prison … – Two members of a drug trafficking ring with ties to Mexico were sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court in … be deported following his prison term. He is a citizen of Mexico. Alex Ortiz served as stash house operator for the …
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Barrio Azteca Member Pleads Guilty to Racketeering and Drug Conspiracy Charges Related to 2010 U.S. Consulate Murders in Juarez

… 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) … Guajardo Lopez, also known as “Kiki,” 59, of Juarez, Mexico, pleaded guilty today to racketeering conspiracy and …
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Cartel-linked Fugitive Wanted for Serious Crimes Returned to the United States from Mexico

… for Serious Crimes Returned to the United States from Mexico August 13, 2025 Houston Contact Info Contact Us (713) … people transferred to U.S authorities Aug. 12, pursuant to Mexico’s National Security Law, who were fugitives from …
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DEA Washington Division Special Agent in Charge Cindy Marx, Will Take the Lead in Combating Drug Trafficking in the DMV Area

… drug trafficking organizations, especially those linked to Mexico, by employing her extensive expertise in complex …
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Illegal Aliens Face Federal Drug Trafficking Charges After Union City Meth Lab Bust

… Gomez and Robert Gomez Garcia, both illegal aliens from Mexico, face federal drug distribution charges after a … Miranda Gomez, 34, and Robert Gomez Garcia, 33, both of Mexico, appeared in federal court yesterday on a criminal …
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Ten Charged in Grant County Meth and Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy

… 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) … of methamphetamine and fentanyl throughout southwest New Mexico between 2023 and 2026. According to court documents, …
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Texas Woman Arrested After 20 Pounds of Cocaine Seized at New Mexico Checkpoint

… Woman Arrested After 20 Pounds of Cocaine Seized at New Mexico Checkpoint June 26, 2025 El Paso Contact Info Contact … 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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Illegal Alien Faces Federal Fentanyl and Firearms Charges After Stockbridge Arrest

… ATLANTA – Rogelio Moises Rosel Dimas, an illegal alien from Mexico, appeared in federal court yesterday to answer a … On July 30, 2026, Rogelio Moises Rosel Dimas, 39, of Mexico, appeared in federal court on a criminal complaint …
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Three Wanted Defendants from Mexico Secured in Arizona

… Three Wanted Defendants from Mexico Secured in Arizona March 05, 2025 Phoenix Contact … 43; and Jose Guadalupe Tapia-Quintero, 53; all of Mexico, appeared last week for their initial appearances after they were secured from Mexico on February 27, 2025. The defendants taken into U.S. …
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DEA Seizes Record-Setting Number of Fentanyl Pills in Albuquerque, New Mexico

May 07, 2025
… Record-Setting Number of Fentanyl Pills in Albuquerque, New Mexico May 07, 2025 On Monday, April 28, 2025, DEA agents in Albuquerque, New Mexico seized more fentanyl pills in one bust than most … to kill the majority of people in the entire state of New Mexico.   “This historic drug seizure, led by the DEA, is a …
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Federal Grand Jury Indicts 7 for Kentucky Meth Trafficking Conspiracy following Homeland Security Task Force Investigation

… According to the indictment, Ramon Molina-Torres ,47, of Mexico, Francisco Pablo Alonzo ,   23,   of Guatemala, Diego … Bellamy , 23, of Owensboro, Ayseymer Soto-Gomez , 24, of Mexico, and Eliazar Lopez-Pedraza , 46, of Mexico, were all charged with one count of conspiring …
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New Charges and Rewards Announced for the Capture and/or Conviction of Senior Leaders of Notorious Mexican Cartel

… one of the most prolific and dangerous drug cartels in Mexico. Alongside the indictments, the Department of State’s … targeting Americans who owned timeshare properties in Mexico,” said U.S. Attorney Joseph Nocella Jr. for the … in losses attributable to timeshare fraud schemes in Mexico. It is significant that our white-collar prosecutors …
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HSTF Shuts Down Mexican Cocaine Smuggling Operation Leading to 15 Prison Sentences

… a Kansas City metro-based drug trafficking ring linked to Mexico.   In December 2019, the Drug Enforcement … Gamboa-Saenz, 39, is an illegal alien from Chihuahua, Mexico. His network of traffickers smuggled cocaine from Mexico into the United States, which was then transported …
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Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Deputy Convicted of Tipping Off DEA Targets

… 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) … the July 10 conviction of a Bernalillo County, New Mexico Sheriff’s Office detective for obstructing Drug …
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Alleged Sinaloa Cartel Leader Extradited from Mexico, Appears in Court

… Alleged Sinaloa Cartel Leader Extradited from Mexico, Appears in Court January 23, 2025 San Diego Contact … cocaine, heroin and marijuana into the United States from Mexico, appeared in federal court today following his extradition from Mexico yesterday. Leal-Hernandez was indicted by a federal …
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Second Cocaine Trafficker Receives Prison Sentence in Homeland Security Task Force investigation

… distribution of multi-kilogram quantities of cocaine from Mexico into the United States. During surveillance …
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Alleged Member of Cartel Enforcement Group Extradited from Mexico

… Alleged Member of Cartel Enforcement Group Extradited from Mexico February 21, 2025 San Diego Contact Info Contact Us … Generación, commonly known as CJNG, was extradited from Mexico to the United States on Thursday and made his first … Affairs worked with law enforcement partners in Mexico to secure the arrest and extradition of Perez Villa. …
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Homeland Security Task Force Yields 30 Year Prison Sentence for Colombian Drug Trafficking Organization Leader

… to be smuggled from Costa Rica through Central America and Mexico prior to importation into the United States. Navarro …
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Two Men Indicted for Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… with the Jalisco New Generation Cartel operating in Mexico and a principal member of a Kansas City-based drug …
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“Drug Kingpin” Gets 28 Years for Trafficking Drugs from Mexico to Alaska

… “Drug Kingpin” Gets 28 Years for Trafficking Drugs from Mexico to Alaska September 05, 2024 Seattle Contact Info … a.k.a. “Javi,” 41, a U.S. citizen who was living in Mexico, was the leader of a transnational criminal drug … money laundering and weapons offenses. Guevara fled to Mexico where he headed an enterprise that trafficked large …
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11 Defendants Sentenced for Their Role in a Conspiracy to Traffic Fentanyl from the Mexico Border to Idaho

… for Their Role in a Conspiracy to Traffic Fentanyl from the Mexico Border to Idaho April 16, 2025 Seattle Contact Info … In July 2023, the investigation expanded to include Lee’s Mexico-based drug supplier and other co-conspirators. The … conspirators helped traffic fentanyl from the United States/Mexico border to distribute in Idaho. Additional …
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Prolific Chinese Money Launderer Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Laundering Drug Trafficking Proceeds Following Homeland Security Task Force Investigation

… of illegal drugs into the United States, primarily through Mexico. “Today’s sentence reinforces an important principle, …
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Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Wiring Drug-Trafficking Profits to Mexico

… Owner Pleads Guilty to Wiring Drug-Trafficking Profits to Mexico July 01, 2024 St. Louis Contact Info Contact Us (314) … the proceeds of heroin and methamphetamine trafficking to Mexico. A Kansas City, Mo., woman also pleaded guilty to her … conspiracy. Ana Lilia Leal-Martinez, 48, a citizen of Mexico residing in Overland Park, Kan., pleaded guilty …
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San Antonio Man Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Federal Prison for Smuggling Meth and Fentanyl from Mexico

… in Federal Prison for Smuggling Meth and Fentanyl from Mexico May 02, 2025 Houston Contact Info Contact Us (713) … ANTONIO – A San Antonio man who had resided in Coahuila, Mexico was sentenced in a federal court Thursday to 135 … license plate indicated that the vehicle had crossed into Mexico on Aug. 11, 2023 and returned into the U.S. the …
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Law Enforcement Cooperation Between United States and Mexico Leads to Mexican Takedown of Significant Fentanyl Trafficker

… Law Enforcement Cooperation Between United States and Mexico Leads to Mexican Takedown of Significant Fentanyl … bilateral cooperation between the United States and Mexico resulted in Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office,  Fiscalía General de la …
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Illegal Alien, Convicted Felon, and Austell Man Face Federal Charges Following Tri-County Narcotics Operations

… Wilmington - (910) 815-4513 ATLANTA – An illegal alien from Mexico, a convicted felon, and an Austell man appeared in … that Mendoza-Valencia is allegedly an illegal alien from Mexico. On July 22, 2026, DEA agents stopped Christian … Earlier this week, Silvano Mendoza-Valencia, 40, of Mexico, and Robert Louis Burr, 45, of College Park, Georgia, …
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Leader of Mexico’s United Cartels Extradited to U.S.

… Leader of Mexico’s United Cartels Extradited to U.S. June 13, 2022 … a/k/a “Fruto,” the former mayor of Aguililla, Mexico and, according to the allegations, a leader of the United Cartels in Michoacán, Mexico, made his initial appearance in federal court in …
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Mexican Drug Supplier Pleads Guilty to Trafficking More than 170 Pounds of Cocaine in Metro Atlanta

… trafficker who was extradited to the United States from Mexico late last year, has pleaded guilty to federal drug … with the importation of large quantities of cocaine from Mexico to metro Atlanta.   “International drug traffickers … that was importing large quantities of cocaine from Mexico into the United States. Macedo Bustos, one of the …
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Homeland Security Task Force Investigation in Western Washington Leads to 10.5 Year Sentence for Local Distributor for Cartel Connected Drug Ring

… redistributor for the Camargo Banuelos brothers of Sinaloa, Mexico. The brothers arranged the transportation of kilos of …