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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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Alleged Leader of a Violent Wing of the Sinaloa Cartel Charged with Narcoterrorism, Material Support of Terrorism and Drug Trafficking

… Field Office. “Los Rugrats has fueled brutal violence in Mexico that reaches into the United States along with a …
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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 …
May 07, 2025
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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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Canadian Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking More Than 850 Kilograms of Cocaine and Meth from U.S. into Canada

… and Border Protection, and law enforcement authorities in Mexico investigated this matter. Significant assistance was …
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High-Ranking CJNG Leader Charged with Federal Drug Trafficking Conspiracy, Firearm Offenses, and Money Laundering Conspiracy

… Audias Flores Silva, also known as “Jardinero,” 45, of Mexico, a high-ranking leader of the Mexico-based drug trafficking organization the Cartel de … to launder drug proceeds from the United States back to Mexico. Before his capture on April 27 by Mexican …
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Northern District of West Virginia Part of National Health Care Fraud Takedown Resulting in 455 Defendants Charged in Connection with Over $6.5 Billion in Alleged Fraud

… of New Hampshire, District of New Jersey, District of New Mexico, Eastern District of New York, Northern District of … Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, …
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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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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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Illegal Aliens and Convicted Felons Sentenced for Transnational Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering

… and money laundering organization stretching from Mexico to Atlanta.   “Fentanyl continues to devastate … to a middleman in Norcross, Georgia. At the direction of Mexico-based drug traffickers, the middleman delivered the … Sandra Beatriz Hernandez Chilel, who laundered the funds to Mexico through her Norcross, Georgia money service business, …
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Mexican National to Spend 27 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Over One Thousand Kilograms of Meth in Homeland Security Task Force Case

… well over one thousand kilograms of methamphetamine from Mexico into the United States, for distribution in and …
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Mexican National Unlawfully Residing in the United States Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug Conspiracy

… two men near a blue semi-truck bearing license plates from Mexico and a Texas temporary tag. Investigators stopped …
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Governor of Sinaloa and Nine Current and Former Mexican Officials Face Drug Trafficking and Weapons Charges

… violence, including thousands of murders, throughout Mexico and elsewhere around the world, including in the … for massive bribes.  Indeed, certain police officials in Mexico, including, as alleged, certain of the defendants, … enemies of the Cartel and kidnapping individuals in Mexico suspected of cooperating with U.S. law enforcement in …
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Illegal Alien, Co-Leader of Nationwide Drug Trafficking Ring, Who Plotted to Kill Centralia, Washington Police Officer, Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison

… of Fentanyl Pills and Pounds of Meth from Her Family in Mexico Iris A-G drug seizure.png Seized fentanyl and … narcotics across the country while sourcing drugs from Mexico and seeking to retaliate against an officer who … elsewhere, were coming from Iris AMADOR-GARCIA’s family in Mexico.” “Ms. Amador-Garcia and her organization distributed …
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HSTF: Two Sentenced in Connection with Drug Trafficking in Seattle’s International District and Homeless Encampments along I-5

… no legal status in the U.S. and was previously removed to Mexico. This investigation is part of the Homeland Security …
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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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Jacksonville Man Sentenced to More Than 17 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Offense Involving Fentanyl and Meth

… a bond, however, failed to appear in court and fled to Mexico before ultimately surrendering to authorities.   …
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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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“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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HSTF: Mexican National, Long-Time Resident of Renton, Washington Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison for Distributing Pound Quantities of Meth and Cocaine

… heroin, and cocaine into the Seattle area from Mexico and Colombia.  When law enforcement searched his … trafficking organization bringing drugs into the U.S. from Mexico and Colombia. In all the investigation resulted …
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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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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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Mexican Illegal Alien Faces Federal Charges for Trafficking Methamphetamine

… 2026 ATLANTA - Edgar Zamarron-Cobos, an illegal alien from Mexico, faces federal charges after law enforcement seized … further revealed that Zamarron-Cobos is a citizen of Mexico who is illegally present in the United States. On April 17, 2026, Edgar Zamarron-Cobos, 30, from Mexico, was named in a criminal complaint charging him with …
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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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Suspicious Travel Leads To DEA Seizure Of 670,000 Fake Pills In Colorado & New Mexico

… To DEA Seizure Of 670,000 Fake Pills In Colorado & New Mexico November 25, 2024 Rocky Mountain Contact Info Contact … of approximately 670,000 fentanyl pills in Colorado and New Mexico. Earlier this month, a tip out of Albuquerque led to … fake pills are now off the streets of Colorado and New Mexico.” The suspect in custody was later identified as a …
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Cartel-Linked Minnesotan Indicted for Operating a Mexico-Based Drug Trafficking Operation

… Cartel-Linked Minnesotan Indicted for Operating a Mexico-Based Drug Trafficking Operation August 06, 2024 … agencies in which 15 individuals were charged in a Mexico-based drug trafficking conspiracy that distributed … Within weeks of his arrest, Ward fled to Jalisco, Mexico, where he met up with Mexican and American drug …
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Lead Defendant in Long Running Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Extradited to the United States from Mexico

… Trafficking Conspiracy Extradited to the United States from Mexico July 16, 2024 Phoenix Contact Info Contact Us … Paez-Quintero, a Mexican national, has been extradited from Mexico to the United States to face charges related to drug … to U.S authorities after an extradition proceeding in Mexico demonstrates the ongoing cooperation between the …
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Man Sentenced in El Paso for Trafficking Meth into U.S. from Mexico

… Man Sentenced in El Paso for Trafficking Meth into U.S. from Mexico October 10, 2023 El Paso Contact Info Contact Us … 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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Seventeen Charged and Twelve Arrested in Joint Enforcement Operation in Carlsbad, New Mexico

… Arrested in Joint Enforcement Operation in Carlsbad, New Mexico August 01, 2023 El Paso Contact Info Contact Us (915) … 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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DEA Fugitive Jesus “Chuy” González Penuelas Targeted with New U.S. Sanctions

May 20, 2026
… importation.  Chuy González operates primarily in Sinaloa, Mexico with U.S.-based distribution cells in California, …
May 20, 2026