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Logistics Coordinator Sent to Prison for Drug Trafficking

… She helped transport narcotics, primarily 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 saw evidence of text and WhatsApp messages …
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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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DEA El Paso to Host Family Summit

… Bio Division Social Accounts X Omar Arellano 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) … agencies want to hear from families in West Texas and New Mexico as they share about their loved ones, but also assist …
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Mariah Ferry and Jose Torrez plead guilty to federal kidnapping charges for abducting and brutally beating two victims suspected of stealing drugs and money

… Bio Division Social Accounts X Omar Arellano 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 another co-conspirator to a rural area in New Mexico where they buried J.S.’s body in a shallow …
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Eight Charged with Conspiring to Distribute Fentanyl and Money Laundering Conspiracy

… to a poly-drug trafficking organization operating in Mexico, were actively distributing fentanyl and cocaine and … Hyde Park, Mass.; 3.         Fermin Castillo, residing in Mexico; 4.         Saturnino Guerrero, a Dominican national … a Massachusetts-based drug cell, coordinated directly with Mexico-based drug suppliers to obtain and distribute drugs …
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Eleven Individuals Involved in Osceola County Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to Federal Prison

… 7 years, 3 months Jorge Alberto Quijada-Moreno (31, Mexico) Conspiracy 9 years, 1 month Jose Robles-Roque (40, … about when shipments of heroin would be delivered from Mexico to Chicago and from Chicago to Osceola County by the … to Osceola County from either Chicago or directly from Mexico, by Antonio E. Moya, Luis Vazquez-Trujillo, Jose …
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DEA Reveals Criminal Drug Networks Are Flooding the U.S. with Deadly Fentanyl

… overdose deaths and criminal drug networks in Mexico. These groups are harnessing social media platforms … DEA officials warn that criminal drug networks in Mexico are mass-producing deadly fentanyl and … Division. “Predatory violent criminal drug networks in Mexico are mass-producing fake pills, which are flooding …
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Italian national implicated in international money laundering and narcotics conspiracy extradited to the United States

… a variety of methods. The Organization has ties to Panama, Mexico, Italy, Spain, and the United States, among other … of $250 million in proceeds on behalf of drug cartels in Mexico and Central America.  This case is also related to … with directions to wire it to shell accounts in Mexico, Hong Kong, and Italy, among other places. In this …
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Six Arrested In El Paso On Federal Drug Trafficking Charges

… Bio Division Social Accounts X Omar Arellano 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) … direction of Juan Gerardo Pinedo, 33, of Sunland Park, New Mexico, conspired to distribute controlled substances …
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Gulf Cartel Plaza Boss Heads To Prison For Life

… a threat to the citizens of both the United States and Mexico,” said Peña. “This case highlights the work of law … refuge in the United States.” Rincon, 42, from Matamoros, Mexico, was convicted of conspiracy to possess with the … was proven to be the Plaza Boss of Rio Bravo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. During his time in that leadership role, the money …
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Colorado Attorney General Joins Forces With DEA, U.S. Attorney, To Execute Largest Heroin Bust In History Of Rocky Mountain Region

… that brought heroin, methamphetamine, and cocaine from Mexico to a vast network throughout the West.  The … from the opium poppy fields and heroin laboratories in Mexico to distribution cells based in Colorado.  Our … ‘Drug Kingpin’ charges against the organization’s bosses in Mexico, we have dealt a powerful blow to this …
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Carlsbad Man Sentenced For Role In Scheme To Launder Money For Drug Rings, Including The Sinaloa Cartel

… involved operatives in Canada, India, the United States and Mexico who laundered drug trafficking proceeds generated … Rios, 33, of Coachella, who authorities believe fled to Mexico; Tina Pham, 25, of Montreal; and a Canadian man known … Port of Entry, but authorities believe he has now fled to Mexico.             This investigation was conducted by the …
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SoCal Toy Company Pleads Guilty In Money Laundering Conspiracy

… Exchange, which enables drug trafficking organizations in Mexico and Colombia to launder proceeds from their drug … generated by drug trafficking organizations based in Mexico and Colombia. Structured deposits involve amounts of … Toys to conceal the flow of money from the United States to Mexico and Colombia,” said United States Attorney André …
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Guilty Verdict In Major Drug Trafficking Case

… - (914) 682-6256 Heroin and fentanyl transported from Mexico to Albany, NY for street distribution ALBANY, N.Y. - … This organization’s circuitous drug smuggling route from Mexico to Florida to New York was used to evade police.  … trafficking operation spanning from the supplier in Mexico, to West Palm Beach, Florida, up through New York …
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Canadian Drug Kingpin With Ties To The Rizutto And Bonanno Crime Families, The Hells Angels And The Mexican Sinaloa Cartel Pleads Guilty To Narcotics Trafficking Crimes Carrying Sentence Of 20 Years To Life And $1 Billion In Forfeiture

… the Hells Angels and the notorious Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico, pled guilty earlier today before U.S. District Judge … to purchase cocaine from the powerful Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico for exportation to and distribution in Canada by … and firearms between the United States, Canada and Mexico. His territory - all of North America. His goal - to …
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Canadian Drug Kingpin With Ties To The Rizutto And Bonanno Crime Families, The Hells Angels, And The Mexican Sinaloa Cartel Sentenced To 27 Years For Leading A Billion Dollar Narcotics Trafficking Enterprise

… the Hells Angels, and the notorious Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico, was sentenced earlier today to 27 years in prison by … and firearms between the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Today’s sentence sends a powerful message to those … to purchase cocaine from the powerful Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico for exportation to and distribution in Canada by …
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Wide Ranging Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Dismantled

… Kennewick - (509) 374-3444 Yakima - (509) 454-4407 Mexico based defendants trafficking large amounts of heroin … large amounts of methamphetamine and heroin from Mexico to Washington state was dismantled today with more … members of the criminal organization smuggling drugs from Mexico across the border into Texas and California, and then …
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Mexican National Sentenced to 20 years for International Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

… organization while  residing in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. His role was to oversee the receipt and packaging of cocaine in Mexico and coordinate its transportation to the U.S. border. … a fugitive for seven years until his arrest in Monterrey, Mexico, in Sept. 2022 as part of a joint Mexican and …
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Illegal Aliens Sentenced for Distribution of Kilogram Quantities of Fentanyl and Heroin in Myrtle Beach

… previously sentenced in this case.  All four men are from Mexico and were in the United States illegally.   Evidence … part of a drug trafficking organization that originated in Mexico and operated in Myrtle Beach during 2023 and 2024.  After being sent to South Carolina from Mexico, Parra Lopez served as a manager of the operation …
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DEA-led operation nets more than 600 arrests targeting Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación

… 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 … and second in command of CJNG, was extradited from Mexico to the United States on charges of alleged drug …
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Operación dirigida por la DEA que tiene como blanco al Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación genera más de 600 arrestos

… criminales transnacionales de más rápido crecimiento en México que se encuentra entre los fabricantes de … en buena parte por los elevados niveles de violencia en México. Con el abuso de la metanfetamina y el aumento en los … a cargo dentro de la organización, fue extraditado de México a Estados Unidos bajo cargos por tráfico de drogas y …
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Lone American Living in Tukwila Indicted in International Drug Trafficking Investigation Sentenced to Five Years in Prison

… Seized During Investigation that Stretched from Seattle to Mexico to Colombia Fentanyl seized in Kent. Download … arrested on June 5, 2024, have ties to suppliers in Mexico and Colombia. In sentencing McDaniel to five years in … 2024. Lead defendant Ramon Duarte Garcia, 37, a citizen of Mexico who lived in Kent, Washington, was identified as a …
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High-Ranking Member of Violent Mexican Drug Cartel Sentenced on Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Charge

… also known as El Chelelo, 53, of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, was a member of Los Zetas, a drug trafficking … as regional leader, known as a “plaza boss,” in Monterrey, Mexico, commanding dozens of members of The Company in drug … Affairs worked with law enforcement partners in Mexico to secure the arrest and July 2023 extradition of …
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Mexican National Sentenced to More Than Five Years in Prison For Conspiring to Traffic Cocaine and Money Laundering

… individuals to traffic cocaine and heroin from Mexico, through California, to Massachusetts and into New … was later determined 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.  United States Attorney Leah B. Foley; Jarod A. …
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Seven Southwest Missouri Residents, Mexican Nationals Indicted for Meth Conspiracy

… methamphetamine. Wilbert Pacheco-Salazar, 36, a citizen of Mexico residing in Springfield, Mo., Frank Lee Chapman, 35, and Omar Rosales-Olmos, 51, a citizen of Mexico, both of Joplin, Mo., Jaime Francisco Figueroa, 42, … Mo., and Indelfonso Vazquez-Martinez, 52, a citizen of Mexico, were charged in a 16-count indictment returned under …
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Mexican National Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison on Drug Charges

… – Efren Alexander Aviles-Pacheco, 29, of Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico, illegally living in Ontario, Oregon, was sentenced … Aviles-Pacheco that he will most certainly be deported to Mexico after serving his sentence. According to court … was sentenced to 46 months in prison and was deported to Mexico after serving his sentence. Shortly after being …
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Former U.S. Border Patrol Agent Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Distribute Meth and Receiving Bribes

… and controlled substances to enter the United States from Mexico. Hernandez also admitted to moving the drugs from the … Dr. Joseph V. Cuffari. Hernandez admitted to taking Mexico-based smugglers on a tour of the US/Mexico border, identifying the best locations to sneak …
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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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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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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 …