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Mexican National And Leader Of Large Meth Trafficking Organization Sentenced To 17 A½ Years In Federal Prison

… Albarran Caro, aka “Colorin”, 36, born in Chihuahua, Mexico, but residing illegally in Texas and Colorado, was … Christi, Texas; Jose Ayvar-Ramos, 36, born in San Pedro, Mexico but residing illegally in Texas and Oklahoma; Alberto Sanchez, 37, born in Caahuila, Mexico but residing illegally in Texas; and Ivan De Los …

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Leader of Colombian Criminal Organization Pleads Guilty to Sending Over 19,000 Kilograms of Cocaine Via Semi-Submersible Vessels to Sinaloa Cartel

… Ocean destined for Sinaloa Cartel members in Oaxaca, Mexico. Members of his organization served various roles and … waters that had departed from Colombia while enroute to Mexico. The first SPSS carried approximately 6,900 kilograms …

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Resident Alien Sent to Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Meth and Fleeing While Out on Bond

… CHRISTI, Texas – A 54-year-old legal permanent resident of Mexico residing in San Antonio has been sentenced for … individual who hired them to transport the narcotics from Mexico. The court permitted Avendano to be released on bond …

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Sinaloa drug cartel distributor sentenced to 180 months in prison

… Jesus Raul Salazar-Espinoza a.k.a. “Pedro,” 51, of Sinaloa, Mexico, was sentenced by United States District Judge André … coordinated drug-distribution activities in Los Angeles, Mexico and throughout the United States. The investigation … revealed that Salazar had previously been deported to Mexico multiple times over the years, but had illegally …

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Albuquerque Man Convicted of Federal Firearm Offenses

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Chinese National Charged in International Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… Alaska, to traffic large quantities of methamphetamine from Mexico into the U.S. and then to other countries, …

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Jury Convicts Cartel Leader in Murder-for-Hire Conspiracy

… other CDN members traveled from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, into Laredo. There, Gonzalez-Martinez solicited the … 33, and Rodolfo Reyna-Zapata, 25, all from Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, previously pleaded guilty to the kidnapping …

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DEA Administrator Remarks

DEA Administrator's Remarks on China-Based Chemical Manufacturing Companies and Arrests

June 23, 2023

… supplied drug traffickers, in the United States and Mexico, with the ingredients and scientific know-how needed …

June 23, 2023

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Third Co-Conspirator Pleads Guilty To Smuggling Cocaine Seized In Bakersfield

… Luis Montoya-Salazar, aka Rafael Salazar-(Montoya), 42, of Mexico City, pleaded guilty today to conspiring with Jimmy … Shafter, and Luis Ricardo Eslava-(Eslava) 42, of Sinaloa, Mexico, to import, distribute, and possess with intent to … and Gil to smuggle the cocaine into the United States from Mexico at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry. The cocaine was …

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El Paso Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced To 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) … a network of dozens of individual who imported cocaine from Mexico into El Paso then distributed the cocaine in Texas, …

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Dept. Of Justice Statement On The Arrest Of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera

… achievement, and a victory for the citizens of both Mexico and the United States. Guzman was one of the world's … violence, and corruption. We salute the Government of Mexico, and the professionalism and courage of the Mexican … We are pleased that we were able to work effectively with Mexico through the cooperative relationship that U.S. law …

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Dept. Of Justice Statement On The Arrest Of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera

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Agents Arrest 17 People in Large-Scale, Multi-State Drug Trafficking Ring

… 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 …

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DEA New Orleans Division Delivers Major Blow to Sinaloa Cartel, Securing Dozens of Arrests and Seizures

… enforcement partners – arrested 38 individuals with ties to Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel. All of those arrested are facing a …

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Man from Albuquerque pleads guilty to federal armed robbery of medical products and drug 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) … ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Joseph Matney, 40, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, pleaded guilty in federal court on Feb. 4 to armed …

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Laredo Man Guilty of Drug Trafficking Violations in the Eastern District of Texas

… Jorge Elias Golarte, 54, of Laredo, Texas and Monterrey, Mexico, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with the … is in the shipping business in Laredo, Texas and Monterrey, Mexico, admitted to his role in the conspiracy, distributing …

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Alleged El Paso Cell Ringleader For Vicente Carrillo Fuentes Drug Trafficking Organization Detained Pending Trial

… 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) … and the repatriation of drug proceeds to the Republic of Mexico announced United States Attorney Robert Pitman and …

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18 Operation Trena Sin Trono Defendants Plead Guilty

… shipments for the Zetas Cartel in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. The Trejo-Nava drug trafficking organization … drug proceeds from the Dallas area to Laredo and then to Mexico. The marijuana loads were fronted to distributors in … trailer to Laredo and then to into the Republic of Mexico. Erika Alvarez was identified as a courier of drug …

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Cartel-Connected illegal alien drug trafficker and associate sentenced to federal prison

… “Armond,” a/k/a “Armani,” 32, of C’daltimairano, Guerroro, Mexico, was sentenced to 135 months in prison, and Ryon … of methamphetamine from the “La Familia” cartel in Mexico. In August 2018, Santana-Hernandez delivered two … 52, of Millwood, Ga.; Cristian Jesus Martinez, 19, of Mexico;Angela Hurst, 38, of Douglas, Ga.; Kristel Merritt, …

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Alleged Drug Cartel Leader Charged

… . 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 …

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Last Of Los Zetas Money Launderers Ordered To Prison

… laundering organization based in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico who laundered drug proceeds for the Zeta drug … the organization shipped multiple loads of cocaine from Mexico to major distribution centers in the United States … for transportation to Laredo and Eagle Pass and then into Mexico. During the course of the investigation, a total of …

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Six Men Charged With Cultivating Marijuana On U.S. Forest Land In Wisconsin

… were charged: Jose Esqueda-Garcia, 19, a citizen of Mexico Norberto Burciago, 40, St. Paul, MN Cesar Omar Tinoco, 21, a citizen of Mexico Moises Lopez-Ontiveros, 21, a citizen of Mexico Jorge Lopez-Ontiveros, 24, a citizen of Mexico …

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International Narcotics Trafficker And Money Launderer Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To 20 Years In Prison

… narcotics trafficker and money launderer based in Mexico, was sentenced late yesterday in Manhattan federal … millions of dollars of narcotics proceeds back into Mexico where his company was based. Working from Mexico, Dominguez-Gabriel sent at least 300 kilograms of …

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More than 50 defendants charged in joint federal and state narcotics investigation centered on west side of Chicago

… (CHICAGO) - More than 50 individuals, including an alleged Mexico-based drug trafficker and a Wisconsin-based courier, … offered to kidnap a man who allegedly owed a debt to Mexico-based narcotics traffickers in exchange for cash and … Rak, 60, operates a drug trafficking organization in Mexico, and works with Christopher J. Doss, 47, of Racine, …

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Eastern District Of California Actions In “Project Delirium”

… suppliers, and a “border boss” operating in Mexicali, Mexico, who was responsible for coordination of narcotics shipments between the United States and Mexico. Law enforcement agents seized more than 145 pounds … fight against the drug trafficking organizations,” said Mexico’s Secretary of Public Security Genaro Garcia Luna. …

FUGITIVE

Sergio Garduno Escobedo

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: 1) 18 USC Sec 1962 (d) RICO Conspiracy; 2) 21 USC 846 and 841 (a)(1) Conspiracy to Possess Controlled Substanceover 5 kilograms of cocaine and over 1000 kilograms of marijuana; 3) 21 USC 963952(a) & 960(a)(b)(1)(B)&(G) Conspiracy to import a controlled substanceover 5 kilograms of cocaineand over 1000 kilograms of marijuana; 4)18 USC 1956 Conspiracy to launder money instruments; 5)18 USC 2 & 924(o) Conspiracy to possess firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking crimes and aid and abet; and 12) 21 USC 848(b)(1) and (2)(A) Engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise in furtherance of drug trafficking.

FUGITIVE

Juan Carlos Campa-Gutierrez

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: 21USC 848 Continuing Criminal Enterprise21 USC 846 & 841 (a)(1) &841 (b)(1)(A)(vii) Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance18 USC 1956 (a)(2)(A)(B)(i)&(h) Conspiracy to Launder Monetary Instruments5 counts of 21 USC 841 (a)(1)841 (b)(1)(A)(vii)7 18USC 2 Possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance and aiding &abetting

FUGITIVE

Leandra Arlina Castor

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: Ct. 1-21 USC 846 & 841 (a) (1)- Conspiracy to Possess a Controlled Substance with Intent to Distributeand Ct. 2-21 USC 841 (a) (1)- Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance (Cocaine) MO:11-CR-293Midland Division

FUGITIVE

Ricardo Valdez-Diaz

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: 21 USC 841(a)(1) and 846Possession w/ intent to distributeConspiracy

FUGITIVE

Victor Hugo Porras-Lara

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: 21 USC 846Conspiracy to Possess with Intent toDistribute and 21 USC 841 (a) (1) Possession with intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance (marijuana) and for Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute a controlled substance; to-with a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine in excess of five (5) kilograms.