PRESS RELEASE

Former Tamaulipas Governor Indicted In Money Laundering Scheme With Brother-in-Law

June 19, 2015
… Hernandez Flores, the former governor of Tamaulipas, Mexico, with conspiring to launder monetary instruments and …
June 19, 2015
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Leader Of Methamphetamine Trafficking Organization Sentenced To Fifteen Years

December 08, 2011
… that Juan Carlos Delgado-Sagaste, 30, of Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, was sentenced Tuesday by U.S. District Judge David … network whose tentacles stretched across northern Mexico to the neighboring cities of Arizona,” said DEA … organization which illegally exported firearms into Mexico. A joint investigation by several federal agencies …
December 08, 2011
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Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced To Over 12 Years In Federal Prison

September 13, 2011
… AZ. - Luis Nevarez-Meneses, 27, of Guasave, Sinaloa, Mexico, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. Chief Judge Roslyn … proceeds from their U.S.-based customers to be returned to Mexico. Nevarez-Meneses lived in the drug trafficking … the U.S. and the flow of proceeds from these dealings into Mexico.” The investigation in this case was conducted by the …
September 13, 2011
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Dispatcher In Dial For Dope Tacoma Heroin Case Sentenced To Ten Years In Prison

July 13, 2011
… utilized to ship hundreds of thousands of drug proceeds to Mexico. In the course of the thirteen month investigation, … there have been 22,700 narcotics related murders in Mexico since 2006, as Mexican cartels battle to decide who … and also assisted them with wiring illegal drug proceeds to Mexico using false names to conceal the money’s source and …
July 13, 2011
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Kern County Man Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison For Cocaine Smuggling

July 27, 2015
… with Jose Luis Montoya-Salazar, (Montoya), 42, of Mexico City, and Luis Ricardo Eslava-(Eslava), 42, of Sinaloa, Mexico, to import, distribute, and possess with intent to … containing cocaine smuggled into the United States from Mexico at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry, to a location in …
July 27, 2015
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63 Federal Convictions Stemming From Multi-Agency Operation Trident

August 01, 2011
… plea was entered by Saul Pacheco Panuco, 31, a citizen of Mexico. In pleading guilty, Pacheco Panuco admitted that he … plea was entered by Julio Ramirez Perez, 33, a citizen of Mexico. In pleading guilty, Ramirez Perez admitted that he … W. Wanger sentenced Rafael Perez-Peña, 43, a citizen of Mexico, to five years in prison, to be followed by five …
August 01, 2011
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Large-Scale Redding-Area Marijuana Manufacturing Organization Dismantled

October 07, 2011
… Officers encountered Francisco Zepeda Pulido, 27, of Colima Mexico, at the grow site. Two other adult Hispanic males … plants were seized. Additionally, Bernardo Laredo, 33, of Mexico City, Mexico, was subsequently arrested after federal search …
October 07, 2011
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DEA-led operation nets more than 600 arrests targeting Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación

March 11, 2020
… 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 …
March 11, 2020
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China-Based Chemical Manufacturing Companies and Employees Indicted for Alleged Fentanyl Manufacturing and Distribution

October 24, 2024
… throughout the world, including to the United States and Mexico, where drug cartels and traffickers combine the … Organizations such as the Sinaloa Cartel based in Sinaloa, Mexico and Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación based in Jalisco, Mexico, receive fentanyl precursors and synthetic opioids …
October 24, 2024
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Sheriff’s Deputies Allegedly Tipped Off DEA Target

September 26, 2024
… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … the execution of a state search warrant in Los Ranchos, New Mexico, in July 2021. After finding methamphetamine inside … Sean Long is prosecuting the case in the District of New Mexico. ### Drug Trafficking Guilty Plea Guns/Weapons …
September 26, 2024
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Former U.S. Border Patrol Agent Sentenced to 87 Months in Prison for Attempting to Distribute Methamphetamine and Receiving Bribes

May 29, 2024
… to smuggle methamphetamine and people across the U.S.-Mexico border while on duty, was sentenced in federal court … unauthorized immigrants to enter the United States from Mexico. Hernandez also agreed to move methamphetamine and … In his plea agreement, Hernandez acknowledged he took Mexico-based smugglers on a tour of the U.S.-Mexico border, …
May 29, 2024
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Carlsbad Man Sentenced for Federal Drug and Firearms Offenses

April 12, 2024
… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … during 2023 joint enforcement operation in Carlsbad, New Mexico which resulted in the arrest of 12 alleged drug and … The task force initiatives are also part of the New Mexico High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area program (HIDTA), …
April 12, 2024
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DEA-Led Investigation Dismantles Albuquerque-Based Drug Trafficking Organization

January 12, 2024
… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico,  announced the results of a law enforcement … Office, the Sandoval County Sheriff’s Office, the New Mexico State Police, Homeland Security Investigations, the …
January 12, 2024
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Cuban National Sentenced to Over 38 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking and Other Crimes

March 09, 2022
… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … a Mexican drug cartel operating out of Porvenir, Chihuahua, Mexico. Porvenir is across the Rio Grande River from the … human smuggling and trafficking groups operating in Mexico and the Northern Triangle countries of Guatemala, El …
March 09, 2022
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Operación dirigida por la DEA que tiene como blanco al Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación genera más de 600 arrestos

March 11, 2020
… criminales transnacionales de más rápido crecimiento en México que se encuentra entre los fabricantes de … en buena parte por los elevados niveles de violencia en México. Con el abuso de la metanfetamina y el aumento en los … a cargo dentro de la organización fue extraditado de México a Estados Unidos bajo cargos por tráfico de drogas y …
March 11, 2020
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DEA And Colorado Attorney General Topple International Cocaine Trafficking Organization

January 26, 2011
… that imported multi-kilogram quantities of cocaine from Mexico into Colorado. According to the indictment the … the other members of the ring, imported the cocaine from Mexico, through New Mexico, and distributed it to users in the Denver metro …
January 26, 2011
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Year-Long Wiretap Investigation Results in Four Arrests and Kilogram Seizures of Fentanyl, Methamphetamine, Heroin, and Cocaine

June 05, 2024
… Oregon 1-888-219-4261 Drug Trafficking Groups With Ties to Mexico and Colombia Fentanyl seized in Kent Download … M. Gorman. The drug conspirators have ties to suppliers in Mexico and Colombia, and law enforcement in those countries … arrested include: Ramon Duarte Garcia, 37, a citizen of Mexico residing in Kent, Washington. Humberto Lopez …
June 05, 2024
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Head of Albuquerque Fentanyl Trafficking Organization Sentenced

December 16, 2025
… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … for moving tens of thousands of fentanyl pills from Mexico into Albuquerque, along with alien smuggling and … for his sons and other individuals to be transported from Mexico into the United States. On one occasion, he directed …
December 16, 2025
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Former Olympian Wanted for Running Transnational Drug Enterprise and Ordering Several Murders Added to FBI’s List of Ten Most Wanted Fugitives

March 07, 2025
… hundreds of kilograms of cocaine from Colombia, through Mexico and Southern California, to Canada and other … Bondi  announced had arrived in the United States from Mexico last week.    In September 2024, a federal grand jury …
March 07, 2025
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Hobbs Woman Sentenced for High-Speed Chase that led to Fentanyl and Meth Bust

August 08, 2025
… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … received information that a vehicle traveling in Hobbs, New Mexico, contained fentanyl pills and methamphetamine. Agents … a vehicle, Johnson’s was a passenger in, to Tatum, New Mexico and attempted a second traffic stop, however the …
August 08, 2025
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39 Defendants Indicted in $4.7 Million Meth, Heroin Conspiracy

June 16, 2022
… Valencia-Mendoza, 40, addresses unknown and all citizens of Mexico; Flor Gonzalez-Celestine, 52, a citizen of Mexico residing in Kansas City, Mo.; and Jose Bernabe … Zamora-Cardenas, also known as “Mufa,” 52, a citizen of Mexico residing in Kansas City, Kan. The federal indictment …
June 16, 2022
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Cartel Leader Heads to Prison for Over $2M Drug Seizures

July 01, 2022
… B. Lowery. Juan Manuel Salazar Alvarez, 29, Michoacan, Mexico, pleaded guilty Nov. 5, 2020. Today, U.S. District … cartel’s large-scale operations functioning in Tamaulipas, Mexico. It comprised of couriers, stash house operators and … Manuel Enrique Ayala Rodriguez, 45, both of Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, were each sentenced to 192 months, while Giovani …
July 01, 2022
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Twenty-Four Arrested In Permian Basin Hydroponic Marijuana Distribution Operations

November 29, 2011
… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … marijuana supplier, 37-year-old David Pace of Ruidoso, New Mexico, and 19 other individuals in a conspiracy to … 24 - Andrews, Texas David Luis Pace - Age 37 - Ruidoso, New Mexico *Joshua James Montoya - Age 26 - Andrews, Texas *Cory …
November 29, 2011
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34 Suspects Indicted In Drug And Firearms Trafficking Organization

January 25, 2011
… illegally trafficking firearms from the United States to Mexico. Beginning earlier this morning, a multi-agency law … of firearms, including AK-47s, to be illegally exported to Mexico. Defendants, none of whom are licensed firearms … is committed to stopping the illegal flow of guns into Mexico,” said Dennis K. Burke, U.S. Attorney for the …
January 25, 2011
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Former U.S. Marine Angel Dominguez Ramirez Jr. Sentenced for Leading International Cocaine Distribution Organization

June 01, 2022
… transported ton-quantities of cocaine from South America to Mexico and into the United States. Dominguez had previously … at least $10 million dollars of drug proceeds back into Mexico monthly. “This case is a perfect example of how DEA … to work together with our law enforcement partners in Mexico to root out the leaders of these insidious …
June 01, 2022
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Multi-Year Investigation Leads to Indictment

June 14, 2022
… into a drug-trafficking conspiracy extending from Sinaloa, Mexico into the United States. Agents identified Mexico-based traffickers who coordinated shipments of … the people who smuggled the illicit proceeds back to Mexico; and other dealers. “Drug cartels, such as the …
June 14, 2022
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Alleged CJNG Cartel Enforcers Charged with Drug Trafficking

June 14, 2021
… maintained the ability to traffic drugs through Tijuana, Mexico, and into the United States through San Diego. In an … a catastrophic trail of human and physical destruction in Mexico. It is the most well-armed cartel in Mexico. Its members willingly confront rival cartels and …
June 14, 2021
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New Boston Man Sentenced for East Texas Drug Trafficking Crimes

June 05, 2020
… trafficking ring; smuggling large quantities of drugs from Mexico to cities across the United States and returning with … house was drug proceeds from New York that was destined for Mexico. In addition to his brother, Armando Moya identified … their drug-trafficking conspiracy, including their boss in Mexico named Don Roberto. The defendant’s brother, Jose …
June 05, 2020
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United States District Court Orders Forfeiture of Real Estate Purchased by Mexican Cartel Leader Rafael Caro Quintero with Proceeds of his Drug Trafficking Organization

April 15, 2021
… pieces of real property located in and around Guadalajara, Mexico. These properties, described in the civil forfeiture … Force, as well as the DEA Raleigh Resident Office and DEA Mexico City Country Office for their assistance with the … and multi-kilogram quantities of cocaine from Mexico to the United States. As part of its investigation, …
April 15, 2021
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Oakland Money Services Business Owner Sentenced to One Year in Prison for Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering

January 17, 2025
… of funds from Oakland to other parts of the United States, Mexico, Honduras, and other foreign countries.   Garcia … the cash be wired to well-known drug trafficking areas of Mexico or to persons in Honduras, without recording the true … confidential source to wire $9,200 in cash to recipients in Mexico without providing an ID or using the sender’s real …
January 17, 2025