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Southern Indiana Indictments Charge Alleged Marijuana Traffickers

May 27, 2011
… quantities of the drug from sources in Texas, Arizona and Mexico, for subsequent distribution in Southern Indiana. The … was seized as it was smuggled across the United States/Mexico border in Laredo, Texas, on December 10, 2010. On … of 1,000 kilograms of marijuana over several years, from Mexico to Southern Indiana and Kentucky. If convicted, they …
May 27, 2011
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Greenville Drug Trafficker Sentenced In Operation “No Quarter”

August 29, 2013
… but throughout North Carolina, the United States and Mexico. These DTO's are responsible for the importation of … the related remittance of illegal drug proceeds back into Mexico. The investigation spanned ten years and five North … and numerous other DEA offices in the United States and Mexico; the Internal Revenue Service - Criminal …
August 29, 2013
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Kinston Man Sentenced In Operation “No Quarter”

August 29, 2013
… but throughout North Carolina, the United States and Mexico. These DTOs are responsible for the importation of … the related remittance of illegal drug proceeds back into Mexico. The investigation spanned ten years and five North … and numerous other DEA offices in the United States and Mexico; the Internal Revenue Service - Criminal …
August 29, 2013
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Pamlico County Drug Trafficker Sentenced In Operation "No Quarter"

December 30, 2013
… but throughout North Carolina, the United States and Mexico. These DTO's are responsible for the importation of … the related remittance of illegal drug proceeds back into Mexico. The investigation spanned ten years and five North … and numerous other DEA offices in the United States and Mexico; the Internal Revenue Service - Criminal …
December 30, 2013
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Drug Trafficker Sentenced In Operation "No Quarter"

January 06, 2014
… but throughout North Carolina, the United States and Mexico. These DTO's are responsible for the importation of … the related remittance of illegal drug proceeds back into Mexico. The investigation spanned ten years and five North … and numerous other DEA offices in the United States and Mexico; the Internal Revenue Service - Criminal …
January 06, 2014
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Johnston County Trafficker Sentenced For Cocaine Conspiracy

August 12, 2015
… were destined for a cocaine trafficking organization in Mexico. On April 16, 2013, Arrollo-Silva met with a DEA … but throughout North Carolina, the United States and Mexico. These organizations are responsible for the … the related remittance of illegal drug proceeds back into Mexico. The investigation of this case was conducted by the …
August 12, 2015
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Mexican Drug Kingpin Sentenced To 11 Years In Prison For Trafficking Black Tar Heroin

August 26, 2015
… Carlos Ramon Castro-Rocha, a/k/a “Cuate,” 41, of Sinaloa, Mexico, was handed down a 135-month sentence, followed by a … all aspects of his drug operation, from production in Mexico, to smuggling the narcotics across the border, to … unsealed after Mexican authorities arrested Castro-Rocha in Mexico, on May 30, 2010, pursuant to extradition proceedings …
August 26, 2015
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Three East Hartford Residents Involved In Drug Trafficking Ring Are Sentenced

December 12, 2014
… as “Guerro” and “Guate,” 29, of East Hartford, formerly of Mexico, also was sentenced to 60 months of imprisonment, … - , also known as Ricardo Fernandez, 21, a citizen of Mexico last residing in East Hartford, was sentenced to … conspiracy to distribute cocaine.  He will be deported to Mexico. More than 20 individuals have been charged with …
December 12, 2014
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Queen Creek Man Found Guilty Of Trafficking Heroin, Cocaine And Marijuana

December 13, 2011
… that will no longer be available to aid drug cartels from Mexico.” The evidence at trial showed that Chrzaszcz was … dollars to Arizona for transfer to the sources of supply in Mexico. Additionally, on August 9, 2009, New Mexico State Police stopped two individual truck drivers and …
December 13, 2011
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International Narcotics Distributor Pleads Guilty To Multiple Narcotics And Money Laundering Conspiracies

August 04, 2016
… and more than a thousand kilograms of marijuana, from Mexico into the United States and distributed those … of proceeds from the sale of those narcotics back to Mexico, in a way that concealed the true source of the … SALVADOR JIMENEZ URIBE Age: 50 Residence: Guadalajara, Mexico EDNY Docket No. 12-CR-(RJD) On …
August 04, 2016
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Mexican National Pleads Guilty To Involvement In Naco Drug Tunnel Case

June 24, 2011
… States through a tunnel that extended into Naco, Ariz, from Mexico. The investigation began after the seizure of 5.6 … of the trial and remained a fugitive until his arrest in Mexico in 2010. He was extradited to the United States in … had passed through the tunnel that extended 210 feet from Mexico to Naco, Arizona. Both defendants were sentenced to …
June 24, 2011
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Hundreds Of Counterfeit Oxycodone Tablets Seized At Port Of Entry Contained Ultra-Deadly Fentanyl

April 15, 2016
… the first time that federal officials along the California-Mexico border have intercepted counterfeit oxycodone tablets … containing fentanyl as they were being smuggled from Mexico into the United States. “DEA will continue to … defendant Sergio Linyuntang Mendoza Bohon of Tijuana, Mexico, was arraigned on a charge that he unlawfully …
April 15, 2016
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Violent Mexican Drug Trafficking Organization Indicted For Meth And Heroin Distribution

August 19, 2011
… 18, 2011, charging 18 subjects involved in a Sinaloa, Mexico drug trafficking organization with multiple … of the organization smuggled drugs across the border from Mexico, to a stash house in Arizona. The drugs were … discussed a contract killing of unknown persons in Mexico. On May 12, 2011, a federal grand jury returned an …
August 19, 2011
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Multi-County Marijuana Prosecutions

March 11, 2013
… of his prison term, Garcia is subject to deportation to Mexico. Garcia’s co-defendant, Jose Cisneros Garcia, 53, of … 1:12-cr-0282 AWI) - Rafael Garcia Deniz, 44, of Jalisco, Mexico, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to cultivate, … Co-defendant Gonzalo Gutierrez Lopez, 40, of Jalisco, Mexico is awaiting sentencing. Both Garcia and Gutierrez are …
March 11, 2013
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DEA Statement On Arrest Of Omar Trevino Morales

March 04, 2015
… today issued the following statement on the arrest in Mexico of Zetas leader Omar Trevino Morales: "The Drug … Administration proudly congratulates the Government of Mexico and their leadership in the arrest of Omar Trevino …
March 04, 2015
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Approximately 70 pounds of heroin and fentanyl seized from wholesale distribution network in the Bronx and Yonkers

January 31, 2019
… distribution network in the Bronx and one who represented a Mexico-based narcotics supply organization. The alleged … again. The investigation revealed that Guzman represented a Mexico-based narcotics supply organization and had travelled … potentially lethal opioids. Through a direct connection to Mexico-based suppliers, the distribution network stockpiled …
January 31, 2019
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Seventeen Alleged Leaders And Associates Of CLAN USUGA Indicted In Brooklyn And Miami

June 23, 2015
… Guatemala, Panama, Honduras, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Mexico, and elsewhere. According to a previously unsealed … cocaine, as well as the receipt of shipments of cocaine in Mexico and Central America, for ultimate importation into … involved in multi-ton shipments of cocaine from Colombia to Mexico, El Salvador, and Panama for ultimate importation …
June 23, 2015
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Twenty Charged In Chicago With Various Drug Trafficking Offenses, Including Five Allegedly Tied To The Mexican “Zetas” Cartel

November 16, 2011
… millions of dollars in drug proceeds between Chicago and Mexico, federal law enforcement officials announced today. A … Trevino, a fugitive believed to reside in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, directed a money transportation network for the … places such as Chicago to Laredo, and then from Laredo to Mexico. At the direction of the Zetas, defendant Salvador …
November 16, 2011
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Illegal Alien and Mexican National Convicted of Possession with Intent to Distribute Kilograms of Meth

May 05, 2025
… Georgia at trial for receiving a package from Jalisco, Mexico containing over two kilograms of 100% pure methamphetamine. Ismael Delgado-Celis, 37, of Mexico, was convicted of Possession and Attempt to Possess … the Defendant attempted to receive a package directly from Mexico containing what was described as a horse saddle. …
May 05, 2025
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Alleged Drug Cartel Leader Charged

September 22, 2021
… . Based in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, Valenzuela Valenzuela is alleged to be a Sinaloa … including methamphetamine, heroin, and fentanyl, from Mexico into the United States. In addition to Valenzuela … Cabrera. Additionally, OFAC designated two companies in Mexico for being owned or controlled by Rochin Hurtado and …
September 22, 2021
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Alleged Drug Cartel Leader Charged

May 12, 2021
… raw opium gum and heroin sources of supply in northern Mexico, and increasingly a major distributor of fentanyl. … Penuelas DTO operates primarily in Sinaloa and Sonora, Mexico, various ports of entry in the United States, as well … The Gonzalez Penuelas DTO cooperates with other DTOs within Mexico, to include acting as an enforcement arm for the …
May 12, 2021
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Eleven Indicted for Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering

January 22, 2024
… for allegedly transferring funds from Illinois to Mexico to promote the drug trafficking enterprise. In … $7,000 from Collinsville, Illinois, to various locations in Mexico from May through July 2023. Hinojosa is also accused … by sending more than $2,000 from Collinsville to Sinaloa, Mexico, in July 2023. Nine of the 11 indicted defendants …
January 22, 2024
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Agents Arrest 17 People in Large-Scale, Multi-State Drug Trafficking Ring

October 22, 2021
… arrested 17 people in Missouri, Arizona, California, and Mexico linked to an organized multi-state drug trafficking … Louis; Kenny Thomas, 38, of St. Louis but was arrested in Mexico;  Raymundo Deleon, 40, who is in custody in Los … with operations in various states in the United States and Mexico has no regard for the people around them and will …
October 22, 2021
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DEA and U.S. Attorney's Office Announce Guilty Plea in High-Speed Chase and Drug Trafficking Case

February 25, 2025
… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … Department, Otero County Sheriff’s Office and the New Mexico State Police. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Devon Aragon …
February 25, 2025
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Armed Drug Cartel Member Sentenced to Over 20 Years in Prison for Trafficking Hundreds of Kilos of Cocaine and Methamphetamine

February 21, 2025
… have devastated communities in the United States, Mexico, and elsewhere. Today’s sentence sends another clear … in the United States, as well as unprecedented violence in Mexico, our neighbor. The DEA is relentlessly committed to … of the most powerful, violent, and prolific drug cartels in Mexico. The CJNG kills, tortures, corrupts, and traffics …
February 21, 2025
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U.S. Attorney's Office Secures Guilty Pleas in Albuquerque Fentanyl Case

January 15, 2025
… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico is prosecuting the case. # # # Drug Trafficking Fake …
January 15, 2025
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Leader of International Drug Trafficking Organization Operating in Oregon Sentenced to Federal Prison

June 21, 2024
… March 2018 through August 2020, while operating out of Mexico, Diaz-Ramirez helped lead an international drug … quantities of methamphetamine, heroin, and cocaine from Mexico into the United States. Diaz-Ramirez’s organization … in cash. In total, 35 people—including sources of supply in Mexico, couriers, local cell operators in Lane County, and …
June 21, 2024
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DEA and its Partners Remove More than 670,000 Pounds of Unused Medications from Communities Nationwide

May 29, 2024
… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … 2,086 pounds in West Texas and 4,622 pounds in New Mexico. “Once again, the communities we serve answered the …
May 29, 2024
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DEA Albuquerque Accepting Applications for Citizen’s Academy

April 03, 2024
… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … no prior felony convictions, live or work in northern New Mexico, pass a background check, and commit to all six …
April 03, 2024
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Albuquerque Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking

February 28, 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 that Danyell Kerr, Jr. was sentenced to 11 …
February 28, 2024