PRESS RELEASE

DEA El Paso Hiring Special Agents to Work in Local Offices

February 22, 2024
… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … Alpine, Texas or Las Cruces, Roswell, or Albuquerque, New Mexico. Upon completion of a 16 to 20-week basic agent …
February 22, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Year in Review: DEA Innovates to Fight Fentanyl

January 17, 2024
… 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 … enforcers, and associates of the cartels in Mexico, to tracking down the criminal organizations and …
January 17, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Administrator names Towanda R. Thorne-James as El Paso SAC

January 25, 2024
… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … in Charge (SAC) of the El Paso Division, which serves New Mexico and West Texas. Thorne-James reported to El Paso in …
January 25, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Year in Review: DEA Innovates to Fight Fentanyl

January 17, 2024
… 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 …
January 17, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Year in Review: DEA Innovates to Fight Fentanyl

January 17, 2024
… 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 …
January 17, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Several Traffickers Sentenced for Smuggling Meth for Cartel

June 07, 2023
… 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 …
June 07, 2023
Pavon-Reyes, Jorge Armando
FUGITIVE

Jorge Armando Pavon-Reyes

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: Violent Crimes in Aid of Racketerring18 USC 1952(b)Conspiracy to Kidnap a Federal Agent18 USC 1201(c)Kidnapping of a Federal Agent18 USC 1201(a)(5)Felony Murder of a Federal Agent18 USC 11111114Acessory After the Fact18 USC 3Aiding and Abetting18 USC 2
Melendez-Elizondo, Anibal
FUGITIVE

Anibal Melendez-Elizondo

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: The following alleged Federal Drug Violations:
ct. 2 -21 usc 963 & 841 (b) (1) (A) - Importation of over 5 kilograms of cocainect. 3 - 21 usc 846 & 841 (b) (1) (A) - conspiracy to distribute & to possess with intent to distribute over 5 kilograms of cocaineCt. 4 - 21 usc 841(a) (1) & (b) (1) (A) - Possession with intent to distribute over 5 kilograms of cocaineCt. 10 - 18 USC 1956(h) to 18 USC 1956 (a)(2)(A) & (a)(2)(B)(i) money laundering.
Lopez, Vicente
FUGITIVE

Vicente Lopez

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: 21:846&841(a)(1)Conspiracy to Possess a Controlled Substance with Intent to Distribute-Cocaine21:846&841(a)(1)Conspiracy to Possess a Controlled Substance with Intent to Distribute-Marijuana21:963Conspiracy to Import a Controlled Substance-Cocaine21:841(a)(1)Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Distribute-Marijuana21:841(a)(1)Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Distribute-Cocaine18:1956(a)(2)(A)-Laundering of Monetary Instruments
Martinez, Daniel
FUGITIVE

Daniel Martinez

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: The following alleged Federal Drug Violations:21 USC 846841 (a) (1) and 841 (b) (1) (A) (vii) 21 USC 963952 (a) and 960 (a) (1) and 960 (b) (1) (G)21 USC 95921 USC 956
PRESS RELEASE

Former Border Patrol Agent Sentenced to More Than 12 Years on Bribery, Firearms, and Narcotics Charges

December 28, 2022
… 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 …
December 28, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

DEA El Paso Division Safety Bulletin

March 01, 2019
… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … DEA’s El Paso Division, which covers West Texas and New Mexico, is issuing this safety bulletin to remind the public …
March 01, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

DEA and partners collect a record amount of unwanted medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

October 30, 2020
… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … of the citizens of El Paso, Midland, Alpine and all of New Mexico, nearly 6,000 pounds of medications were safely …
October 30, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

DEA In Springfield, Missouri Achieve Significant Prison Sentences For Two Recent Investigations

May 24, 2018
… one case while Adriana Gutierrez-Ramirez, 43, a citizen of Mexico but residing in Phoenix, Arizona received a 10-year … Highway Patrol stopped Gutierrez-Ramirez, a citizen of Mexico residing in Phoenix, and her co-defendant Luis Duarte, 60, also a citizen of Mexico residing in Phoenix, as they traveled through the …
May 24, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Hobbs Man Sentenced To Ten Years For Federal Methamphetamine Trafficking Conviction

February 20, 2018
… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … imported methamphetamine and cocaine into Lea County from Mexico through Arizona. The investigation, which was led by …
February 20, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Lonnie Dean Sentenced To Twenty Years In Federal Prison For Trafficking Methamphetamine In Valencia County And Assaulting A Federal Officer

November 12, 2013
… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … in the 13th Judicial District Court for the State of New Mexico.  Dean has entered a not guilty plea to the state …
November 12, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Santa Fe Man Sentenced To Seventy-Eight Months For Participating In Crack Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

July 30, 2014
… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … III Drug Task Force is comprised of officers from the New Mexico State Police, Santa Fe Police Department and the …
July 30, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

El Paso Man Sentenced To Five Years In Federal Prison For Trafficking Cocaine

October 07, 2016
… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … a cocaine trafficking operation that smuggled cocaine from Mexico into El Paso and then transported the drug to …
October 07, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

16 People Sentenced To Lengthy Terms For Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering

August 15, 2013
… drugs which had been brought into the United States from Mexico from Zapata to other parts of the United States. The … in small boats which crossed Falcon Lake at night from Mexico into Zapata. The boats then docked at a house … of these drugs back to the Zapata area and ultimately into Mexico in order to promote the continuation of the drug …
August 15, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

“Operation Dirty Dozen” Sends Five More To Federal Prison For Several Years

September 04, 2012
… Felix Landa-Gomez, 40, both of Miguel Aleman, Tamaulipas, Mexico. The superseding indictment also charged two new … were being imported from Miguel Aleman, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Once the marijuana was in the United States, the … cell responsible for receiving the marijuana from Mexico, stashing it in Roma and transporting it to Hidalgo …
September 04, 2012
PRESS RELEASE

Six Charged In Global Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering Conspiracies

September 23, 2016
… under their control.   The Organization has ties to Panama, Mexico, Italy, Spain, and the United States, among other … Jesus Rodriguez-Jimenez, who was based in Monterrey, Mexico, Alejandro Javier Rodriguez-Jimenez directed their … with directions to wire it to shell accounts in Mexico, Hong Kong, Italy and other places.  The Organization …
September 23, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Former Houston Police Officer Sentenced To Over 30 Years In Prison On Federal Drug And Firearm Charges

June 29, 2016
… supplied to the conspiracy by the Los Zetas drug cartel in Mexico.  Juarez played a pivotal role by providing law … some of which ended up among senior cartel leaders in Mexico. “The cartel’s efforts to infiltrate law enforcement are not limited to Mexico. They want to do it here as well, and we can't let …
June 29, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Law Enforcement Joins Forces In Coordinated Effort Against Drug Trafficking Cartel Members And AssociatesFederal, State, And Local Law Enforcement Officials United To Seize Loaded Guns And Drugs On The Upper West Side Of Manhattan

February 28, 2011
… to be used for violence are what fuel the same violence in Mexico responsible for the senseless and cruel death of a … associates, in coordination and unity with partners in Mexico who are also waging an aggressive fight about these … and Newark, while working with our foreign counterparts in Mexico and Central and South America. On …
February 28, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Drug Trafficking Ring Taken Down

March 28, 2011
… trafficking organization operating along the United States-Mexico border. The organization is allegedly responsible for … methamphetamine and cocaine into the United States from Mexico, according to a case unsealed on Thursday. On … organization whose tentacles stretched across northern Mexico to the neighboring cities of Arizona,” said DEA …
March 28, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Anchorage Trafficker Sentenced To Life In Prison

April 22, 2011
… recipient of 23 pounds of methamphetamine smuggled from Mexico to Alaska. This methamphetamine was delivered to … Investigators then watched Hall as he made round trips into Mexico for three days in a row - December 10, 11, and 12. … indicted for his role in supplying the methamphetamine from Mexico and is currently a fugitive. The investigation …
April 22, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Worldwide Drug Trafficker Sentenced

February 20, 2014
… chemicals to customers in the United States, Europe, Mexico, and other countries and conspired to launder the … Malik sold large quantities of ephedrine to customers in Mexico, the country of origin for most of the … needed to make methamphetamine to clandestine producers in Mexico and Africa. Malik had never set foot in this country …
February 20, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Sacramento Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison for Fentanyl and Meth Trafficking

July 21, 2025
… of fentanyl-laced counterfeit oxycodone “M-30” pills from Mexico and distributing them in northern California and … After supplying this methamphetamine, Zamora Rojo moved to Mexico. In December 2020, Zamora Rojo supplied thousands of … extradition of Luis Lopez Zamora to the United States from Mexico. Assistant U.S. Attorney David W. Spencer is …
July 21, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Mexican National Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Traffic Cocaine and Money Laundering

June 16, 2025
… individuals to traffic cocaine and heroin from Mexico, through California, to Massachusetts and into New … (which turned out to be pure fentanyl) from sources in Mexico. Palafox also admitted to conspiring to use a … money laundering by wiring drug proceeds to his mother in Mexico.  The charge of conspiracy to distribute cocaine …
June 16, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Guatemalan National is Extradited on International Cocaine Trafficking and Maritime Smuggling Charges

February 17, 2022
… in Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Mexico and elsewhere, knowing and intending that the cocaine … Guard; HSI Attaché Guatemala City, Guatemala; HSI Attaché Mexico City Mexico; Department of Justice, Office of International …
February 17, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Meth Distributors Sentenced to Prison and Forfeiture of Earnings

April 19, 2023
… in a conspiracy to transfer funds from the United States to Mexico to promote the drug-trafficking conspiracy. Roman … conspiracy, then sent several wire transfers to Mexico. Roman, who was on probation at the time of this … marijuana after he smuggled 38 kilograms of marijuana from Mexico into the United States. Roman also has prior felony …
April 19, 2023