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California Man Sentenced for Federal Drug Trafficking Charges

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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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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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High Ranking Gulf Cartel Member Convicted In Washington For Drug Trafficking

… Cano Flores was extradited to the United States from Mexico in August 2011 and was ordered detained in federal … in approximately 2001 while serving as a police officer in Mexico. While serving as a police officer, Cano Flores … Cartel to become a major transporter of narcotics within Mexico to the U.S. border and became the Cartel’s top …

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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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Arnoldo Rueda-Medina, Aka “La Minsa,” Faces Federal Charges In Dallas For Role In Cocaine And Methamphetamine Distribution And Money Laundering Conspiracies

… “La Minsa,” arrived in the United States today from Mexico to face criminal charges in connection with his top … our law enforcement partners throughout the DFW area and in Mexico, are countless,” added Shelley. “This case and others … together with our law enforcement partners both here and in Mexico, we can bring cartel leadership to justice,” said …

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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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Forty-One Facing Drug Trafficking Charges As A Result Of Multi-Agency Investigation In Chaves County

… 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) … Police Department, Chaves County Sheriff’s Office, the New Mexico State Police. Twenty-one of the defendants charged …

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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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Repeat Federal Offender Sentenced to 24 Years in Prison after Passing Kilogram of Cocaine to Car with Three Children

… is a frequent-flyer federal felon with direct ties to Mexico based drug traffickers,” said U.S. Attorney Michael … direct communication with drug traffickers based in Mexico. Greene’s criminal history includes two prior federal …

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Carlsbad man sentenced to 20 years in prison for methamphetamine trafficking

… 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) … ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Jerry Twaddle, 40, of Carlsbad, New Mexico, was sentenced on Sept. 9 in federal court to 20 …

FUGITIVE

Andres Alcantara-Aguirre

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

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Former Governor Of Mexican State Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To 131 Months In Prison For Money Laundering In Connection With Narcotics Bribes

… payments that he received from the Juarez Cartel - one of Mexico’s most notorious and violent cocaine cartels - … other countries. Villanueva Madrid, 65, was extradited from Mexico in May 2010. He pled guilty on August 2, 2012, before …

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Eighteen Individuals Charged With Participating In Tri-State Methamphetamine 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) … are considered fugitives. The defendants arrested in New Mexico will make their initial appearances in Las Cruces …

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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Extradition Of A Leader Of A Colombian Drug Trafficking Organization And Three Other International Narcotics Traffickers

… cocaine and methamphetamine trafficking extradited from Mexico; two defendants charged with cocaine trafficking … Quintero and Jesus Dominguez Gallardo, extradited from Mexico on charges of conspiring to traffic in … San Diego Field Division, Carlsbad Resident Office, Mexico Country Office, Tijuana Resident Office, Los Angeles …

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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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Albuquerque Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Narcotics 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) … seeks to reduce the number of opioid-related deaths in New Mexico ALBUQUERQUE - Daniel Jiron, 41, of Albuquerque, N.M., …

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Indictments against 11 high level Mexican drug cartel members unsealed

… The CJNG has emerged as the most powerful drug cartel in Mexico and is considered by the Department of Justice as one … Los Angeles area - as well as for significant violence in Mexico. The CJNG has grown in size and strength rapidly … Salazar is currently a fugitive and is believed to be in Mexico. The following individuals linked to the CJNG have …

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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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Tarrant And Parker County Men Receive Lengthy Federal Prison Sentences For Roles In Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

… May 2013, Favela received cocaine from various Mexico-based cocaine suppliers - usually receiving several … of cocaine. Typically, once Favela received cocaine from Mexico, he personally distributed it, often on consignment, … Villarreal-Flores worked as a money-courier for Favela’s Mexico-based supplier, transporting drug proceeds from …

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Sinaloa Cartel Member Sentenced To 22 Years In Federal Prison; Plea Agreements Unsealed For Leaders Of Cartel’s Chicago Cell

… CHICAGO - ― A high-level member of the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico was sentenced today to 22 years in federal prison … to transport cocaine from Central and South America to Mexico, as well as from Mexico into and throughout the United States. Vasquez …

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DEA Announces Results Of Operation Knight Stalker

… (or Los Caballeros Templarios “LCT”) in California and Mexico. Arrest warrants have been issued for 30 individuals … into the “La Familia Michoacán” (LFM) members working in Mexico and Southern California involved in the smuggling of … quantities of methamphetamine into the United States from Mexico. Early in the investigation, intelligence revealed …

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United States Seizes Luxury Condo Allegedly Owned By Former Mexican Governor

… South Padre Island alleged to be owned by former Tamaulipas Mexico Governor Tomas Yarrington has been successfully … of the property. Rodriguez is currently in custody in Mexico. From 1998 to at least 2005, the complaint states … schemes. Yarrington was the former mayor of Matamoros, Mexico, from 1992 to 1995; governor of Tamaulipas from 1999 …

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Federal Prison Sentences Handed Down In Columbus, NM Firearms Trafficking Investigation

… 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) … by three years of supervised release; 27 year old Palomas, Mexico, resident Manuel Ortega to 70 months incarceration …

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Midland Fentanyl Trafficker Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison

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Alaska Judge Sentences Texas Man To 84 Months In Prison In Heroin And Methamphetamine Drug Conspiracy

… two pounds of methamphetamine into the United States from Mexico. Alfaro previously pleaded guilty to conspiring with … Alaska themed t-shirt that had been requested by Alfaro’s Mexico-based coconspirator. During the sentencing hearing, … rings with ties to Alaska, California, Texas, Arizona, and Mexico. To date, the following individuals have been …

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Thirty-Four Facing Federal And Tribal Charges Arising Out Of Methamphetamine Trafficking On Mescalero Apache Reservation

… 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) … filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico in Nov. and Dec. 2015. Sixteen other members of the …

FUGITIVE

Moises Ivan Leal-Burciaga

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: Conspiracy & Possession w/ Intent to DistCocaine