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Samuel Velasco Gurrola Sentenced To Life In Prison For Murder-For-Hire Plot

… 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) … a plot, with his brother’s help, to kill Sagredo while in Mexico in order to prevent her from testifying in the state …
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6 Traffickers Convicted for Smuggling Meth for Michoacan Cartel

… with an independent drug cartel located in Michoacan, Mexico, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) … a conspiracy to bring meth into the United States from Mexico and on to San Antonio, Dallas and beyond. Maria … Sept. 29, 2018. Martinez assisted drug traffickers in Mexico by finding and recruiting drivers willing to …
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“Logistics Coordinator” Convicted of Drug Trafficking

… She helped transport narcotics, mainly 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 evidence about text and whatsapp messages …
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Leader Of Major Heroin Trafficking Ring Operating Out Of Albuquerque’s Northeast Heights Sentenced To 20 Years In Federal Prison

… 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) … too will face the same fate as Bustamante-Conchas.” “New Mexico’s opioid addiction and overdose death rates have been …
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Dark Web Narcotics Traffickers Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Illegal Drugs in Exchange for Cryptocurrency

… They were arrested on November 14, 2019 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Jacquelyn M. Kasulis, Acting United States Attorney … to the defendants’ base of operations in Albuquerque, New Mexico. With overdoses on the rise, it is our goal to shut … (ALSO KNOWN AS “THEQUEENSHIVE”) Age: 27 Albuquerque, New Mexico BROOKE GRAY (also known as “THEQUEENSHIVE”) Age: 23 …
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Las Cruces Man Pleads Guilty To Participating In Dona Ana County Cocaine Trafficking Ring

… 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) … operation targeted cocaine trafficking in Southern New Mexico ALBUQUERQUE - Juan Velazquez, 26, of Las Cruces, …
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Dozens Of Alleged Members Of Sinaloa Cartel Charged; List Includes Kingpin “El Mayo,” His Sons And Other Top Leaders

… SAN DIEGO - Sixty alleged members and associates of the Mexico-based Sinaloa Cartel - including the highest ranking … the world’s most powerful drug lord until his arrest in Mexico in February 2014. This case began in late 2011 as an … Minnesota, Kentucky, Georgia; and the countries of Mexico, Canada, Colombia, Great Britain, the Philippines, …
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Project Below The Beltway Targets Sinaloa And Juarez Cartels And Affiliated Violent Street Gangs Nationwide

… 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) … Office, the Ector County District Attorney’s Office, New Mexico’s 13th Judicial District Attorney’s (Bernalillo …
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Several Traffickers Sentenced for Smuggling Meth for Cartel

… Jose Alfredo Cruz-Salas, 37, of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Karina Garcia, 27, Laredo, pleaded guilty Oct. 4, … 75 kilograms of meth into the United States from Mexico. Today, U.S. District Judge Marina Garcia Marmolejo … Sept. 29, 2018. Martinez assisted drug traffickers in Mexico by finding and recruiting drivers willing to …
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39 Defendants Indicted in $4.7 Million Meth, Heroin Conspiracy

… 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 …
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Chicago Twins’ Cooperation Against Sinaloa Cartel Yields 14- Year Prison Terms; New Charges Target Cartel’s Top Echelon

… from street level dealers to the highest echelons of the Mexico-based Sinaloa Cartel and a rival cartel before they … left behind millions of dollars in additional assets in Mexico after they began cooperating. The judge also placed … $1.8 billion of drug proceeds from the United States to Mexico, primarily through bulk cash smuggling.     At great …
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Chula Vista Airplane Broker Who Managed Money Laundering Crew Using Drug Proceeds Sentenced To 60 Months

… nationwide for purchase of over 35 airplanes for export to Mexico SAN DIEGO - Chula Vista airplane broker Vicente … of over 35 airplanes and airplane parts for exportation to Mexico. He did so by laundering and structuring bulk … for the purchase of over 35 airplanes for exportation to Mexico. He further admitted that he facilitated the purchase …
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Multi-agency Investigation Dismantles Las Cruces-based Drug Trafficking Organizations

… 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) … traffickers and money launderers operating in southern New Mexico, west Texas and as far east as Tennessee and South …
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La Familia Michoacan Drug Cartel Leader Pleads Guilty To Drug Distribution And Money Laundering Charges

… of the La Familia Michoacán.”  “The cartel leadership in Mexico is not immune from our reach,” said U.S. Attorney … the United States. Rueda-Medina was arrested in Michoacán, Mexico on July 11, 2009, and was extradited to the United … through border checkpoints near Laredo, Texas and Tijuana, Mexico and delivered to stash locations in the Northern …
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Leader of Guatemalan Drug Trafficking Organization that Smuggled Multi-Ton Quantities of Drugs Sentenced to 17.5 Years

… and ultimately to conspirators in northwest Guatemala and Mexico, who in turn imported that cocaine into the United … Guard; HSI Attaché Guatemala City, Guatemala; HSI Attaché Mexico City, Mexico; Department of Justice, Office of International …
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DEA Statement On The Capture Of Joaquin “Chapo” Guzman-Loera

… by Guzman-Loera’s ruthless acts of violence. The DEA and Mexico have a strong partnership and we will continue to support Mexico in its efforts to improve security for its citizens … violencia despiadada cometidas por Guzmán-Loera.  La DEA y México tienen una fuerte relación colaborativa y seguirá …
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Texas Man Sentenced to Nearly 20 Years in Federal Prison for Dealing Meth

… trafficking organization, transporting methamphetamine from Mexico into the U.S., and was paid $1,500 per trip. Corona …
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22 Charged, 7 Arrested In Major Los Angeles Strike Force Investigation

… of pounds of methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin from Mexico into the United States. The narcotics were … the domestic narcotics sales were then funneled back to Mexico.             During the two-year wiretap … that regularly transported narcotics across the U.S.-Mexico border and at times stored drugs in “stash houses” …
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Former Mexican governor sent to US prison for money laundering

… - (254) 297-0300 CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A former Coahuila, Mexico, governor has been ordered to federal prison for his … payments. Law enforcement took Torres-Lopez into custody in Mexico Feb. 5, 2019, where he remained until his extradition … future. Villarreal-Hernandez, 50, of Saltillo, Coahuilla, Mexico, has also been convicted in the Southern and Western …
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Three in Albuquerque Charged with Possessing, Trafficking Methamphetamine and Fentanyl

… 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) … is and must remain a top priority for the District of New Mexico.” Indictments and complaints are only allegations. A …
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Leader Of Major Drug Trafficking Ring And Seven Co-Conspirators Sentenced To Prison

… Carolina and funneling millions in drug proceeds back to Mexico STATESVILLE, N.C. - One of the leaders and seven … Carolina and funneling millions in drug proceeds back to Mexico were sentenced earlier this week, announced Jill … court in Statesville are: David Maldonado-Rendon, 33, of Mexico - Sentenced to 210 months and five years of …
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El Paso Division Arrests For Project Delirium

… 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) … Paso Division, which covers Far West Texas and all of New Mexico, were part of the nationwide takedown in Project …
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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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Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, Sinaloa Cartel leader, sentenced to life in prison plus 30 years

… Loera was a principal leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, a Mexico-based international drug trafficking organization … December 2014.      From the mid-1980s until his arrest in Mexico in 1993, Guzman Loera was a mid-level operative of … “El Rapido” for how quickly he transported drugs from Mexico to the United States for the Colombian cartels. After …
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DEA Hosts Local and State Agencies at the El Paso Intelligence Center 2024 Law Enforcement Partners Summit

… 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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Mexican Cartel Leader Edgar Valdez-Villareal, A/k/a "La Barbie," Pleads Guilty To Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering

… in the United States and rose to be a high-level leader of Mexico's Beltran-Leyva Cartel, pleaded guilty Wednesday to … for the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Government of Mexico and literally hundreds of DEA’s federal, state and …
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El Paso, Texas Man Sentenced For Federal Methamphetamine Trafficking Conviction

… 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 after a co-conspirator in Guadalajara, Mexico, negotiated the deal with one of the undercover …
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DEA-led operation nets more than 600 arrests targeting Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación

… Chicago Special Agent in Charge Robert J. Bell said.  “In Mexico, CJNG has used extreme violence, extortion and bribes … 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 …
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Former Border Patrol Agent Sentenced to More Than 12 Years on Bribery, Firearms, and Narcotics Charges

… conspired to import narcotics into the United States from Mexico, from January 8, 2018, until his arrest on September … $1.2 million, which he transported to the United States-Mexico border and then handed off to other individuals so the cash could be smuggled into Mexico. In exchange for his role in the narcotics …
Andres Alcantara-Aguirre
FUGITIVE

Andres Alcantara-Aguirre

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: Importation of Controlled Substances (21 USC 952)