PRESS RELEASE

Two Armed Men Plead Guilty To Manufacturing Marijuana And Possession Of Firearms

November 18, 2011
… SEATTLE,WASH - Santos Nemecio-Pantaleon, age 30, of Mexico, and Rigoberto Nemecio-Flores, age 21, of Mexico, pled guilty today to manufacturing marijuana and …
November 18, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Taft Drug Trafficker Receives 10-year Prison Sentence Distribution Of Heroin, Cocaine And Methamphetamine

January 23, 2018
… aka Cirilio Cardenas-Alvarez, 49, a citizen of Mexico and former resident of Taft, was sentenced on Monday … to the Pacific Northwest and Midwest that he obtained from Mexico and Guatemala. Alvarez-Muniz was arrested in …
January 23, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Announces Guilty Plea Of Mexican National For Cocaine Trafficking

September 06, 2012
… Order of Removal, which will require him to be deported to Mexico following his release from prison. According to the … area of the vehicle. The cocaine was being transported from Mexico to Indiana for distribution there when the vehicle …
September 06, 2012
PRESS RELEASE

Two Bakersfield Men Plead Guilty To Distributing Methamphetamine

June 26, 2017
… drug dealers and users in Kern County and Las Cruces, New Mexico. Blanco and Morales admit they distributed between … the narcotics on a commercial bus bound for Las Cruces, New Mexico. This case is the product of an investigation by the …
June 26, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Four Caught In Undercover Operation Targeting Drug Trafficking In Sacramento County

May 09, 2013
… Miguel Angel Flores-Mendez, aka, Migue, aka Miguel, 22, of Mexico; Luis Fernando Vasquez-Morales, aka, Luis Fernando Morales, 27, of Mexico; Joshua Avila, aka, Scarface, 36, of Sacramento; and …
May 09, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Tulare County Man Sentenced To 17.5 Years In Prison For Marijuana Cultivation Crimes

April 14, 2014
… month in prison. Bonifacio Cano Gutierrez, 20, of Colima, Mexico, was sentenced on January 6, 2014, to two years and six months in prison. He is subject to deportation to Mexico upon completion of his prison sentence. The remaining …
April 14, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Mexican National Sentenced To Fourteen Years In Prison For Methamphetamine Trafficking

July 31, 2014
… he had previously been deported from the United States to Mexico five times between 2003 and 2011, and that he had … trafficking offense in 2010. Corona-Mata, 32, of Michoacán, Mexico, was indicted by a federal grand jury on Feb. 28, …
July 31, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Second Devil’s Den Marijuana Cultivator Pleads Guilty

December 10, 2012
… FRESNO, Calif. - Ramon Manjarrez-Del Vaal, 36, of Sinaloa, Mexico, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to cultivate, … Manjarrez acknowledged that he came to California from Mexico to work for his co-defendant, Jonathan Anthony Meza, …
December 10, 2012
PRESS RELEASE

Five Indicted For Kern County Marijuana Cultivation Operations

August 30, 2012
… Orozco-Martinez, 32, an undocumented alien from Guerrero, Mexico; Jorge A. Torres, 27, of Michoacán, Mexico; Salvador Gallegos Jr., 22, and Christopher Norberto …
August 30, 2012
PRESS RELEASE

Mexican National Pleads Guilty To Marijuana Conspiracy In Bakersfield

November 26, 2012
… aka Guerrero, 40, an undocumented alien from Guerrero, Mexico, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to cultivate, … prison sentence, Uriostegui is subject to deportation to Mexico. This case is the product of an Organized Crime Drug …
November 26, 2012
PRESS RELEASE

Soccer Player Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison

May 16, 2011
… 34, a professional soccer player from Guadalajara, Mexico, and Ernesto Rocha, 21, of Bakersfield, were each … and co-defendant Jesus Rodriguez Salcido, 23, of Jalisco, Mexico, were in possession of firearms and all tried to …
May 16, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Madera Vineyard Marijuana Cultivator Sentenced For Firearm Possession

October 14, 2011
… Julio Ramirez Pérez, 33, an undocumented alien from Oaxaca, Mexico, to five years in prison to be followed by five years … Antonio Pérez, 40, an undocumented alien from Guanajuato, Mexico, who was also found on the property, was similarly …
October 14, 2011
GENERAL INFORMATION

Phoenix News 2003

July 15, 2021
…  OCT 22, 2003 Yuma-based Drug Smuggling Ring, Linked to Mexico's Notorious Arellano-Felix Drug Cartel, Dismantled …
July 15, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Illegal Criminal Sentenced to 120 Months in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking and Weapons Charges

August 08, 2025
… Oregon 1-888-219-4261 BOISE – Edwin Reyes-Parra, 22, of Mexico, was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for … completion of his sentence, Reyes-Parra, an alien born in Mexico and without legal authority to be in the United States, is likely to be deported back to Mexico. The Drug Enforcement Administration investigated …
August 08, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Co-Founder of Sinaloa Cartel Charged in Superseding Indictment with Conspiracy to Manufacture and Distribute Fentanyl

February 15, 2024
… or hit men, to carry out kidnappings and murders in Mexico to retaliate against rivals who threatened the … generated from the drug sales were then transported back to Mexico. Guzman Loera’s name has been removed from the fifth … ISMAEL ZAMBADA GARCIA (also known as “El Mayo”) Age: 76 Mexico E.D.N.Y. Docket No. 9-CR-466 (BMC)   Drug Trafficking …
February 15, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Year in Review: DEA Innovates to Fight Fentanyl

January 18, 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 18, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Year in Review: DEA Innovates to Fight Fentanyl

January 25, 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 25, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Heroin And Fentanyl Drug Ring Dismantled In The Bronx--Supplied The Northeast

February 02, 2017
… scheme brought heroin and fentanyl from Honduras through Mexico to Los Angeles, where long-haul truck drivers picked … arranging for the drugs to be brought from Honduras through Mexico and to the Los Angeles area. He arranged for truck … 35, Bronx Luz Varahona, 34, Bayonne, N.J. John Doe Sir, Mexico John Doe Pancho John Doe Pugloso Follow us on Twitter …
February 02, 2017
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Heroin Signature Report

October 15, 2018
Publication
… the geographic area where the samples were manufactured (Mexico, South America [SA], Southwest Asia [SWA], or …
October 15, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Mexican National Sentenced to 5 ½ Years for Fentanyl Trafficking

June 17, 2025
… of Indiana announced that Javier Moreno-Garibaldi, 38, of Mexico, has been sentenced to five and a half years in … into a drug trafficking organization operating in Mexicali, Mexico, trafficking large quantities of fentanyl and … fentanyl pills from an unknown supplier based in Mexicali, Mexico. The source of supply sent a series of text messages …
June 17, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Mexican National Guilty of Federal Drug Trafficking and Firearm Offenses

April 18, 2024
… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … Investigators also learned that Jimenez was born in Mexico and never sought or obtained legal status in the …
April 18, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Approximately 300,000 Fentanyl Pills and Five Kilograms of Powdered Fentanyl Recovered from Vehicle’s Gas Tank

May 03, 2023
… cartels, like the Sinaloa cartel, smuggle fentanyl from Mexico to major cities like New York for street … from the Ford Expedition is believed to have originated in Mexico. The investigation revealed that the vehicle has crossed the U.S.-Mexico border multiple times. This case fits a trafficking …
May 03, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

DEA and Texas DPS conduct joint operation

September 25, 2019
… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … Office and members of the 5th Judicial District of New Mexico.   To report prescription drug fraud, please contact …
September 25, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Task Force Investigation Results In Federal Drug Charges Against Gang Members And Associates That Operated In The San Gabriel And Antelope Valleys

December 12, 2013
… methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin were supplied from Mexico and distributed widely in southern California.  The … that facilitated the delivery of pure methamphetamine from Mexico through southwest states and ultimately to local … multiple pound quantities of methamphetamine from Sinaloa, Mexico.    Those charged in the federal indictments are …
December 12, 2013
DOCUMENT

The 2015 Heroin Signature Program Report

August 01, 2017
Publication
… heroin samples each year to identify the geographic area—Mexico, South America (SA), Southwest Asia (SWA), or …
August 01, 2017
DOCUMENT

The 2018 Heroin Signature Program

September 03, 2020
Publication
… heroin samples each year to identify the geographic area—Mexico, South America (SA), Southwest Asia (SWA), or …
September 03, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Mexican national sentenced to 64 months in prison for trafficking fentanyl

July 30, 2019
… “cars,” meaning kilograms of narcotics to be shipped from Mexico into the United States through California. The drugs … 300 grams of fentanyl that had originated with Matos in Mexico made its way to users in Newark in May 2017. In …
July 30, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Meth on the rise in New Jersey

February 01, 2019
… of methamphetamine distributed in New Jersey originates in Mexico and has a very high purity level. Methamphetamine is … high purity level is indicative of large-scale labs in Mexico, where the Sinaloa Cartel are attempting to expand …
February 01, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Trafficker smuggling large quantities of deadly fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine sentenced to 168 months

December 23, 2019
… conspiring to smuggle more than 450,000 fentanyl pills from Mexico into the United States during a nine-month period … who decide to smuggle fentanyl and other drugs from Mexico: If you aren’t caught at the border, DEA and our …
December 23, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Kansas Man Sentenced in International Drug Smuggling Ring

July 11, 2022
… to traffic illegal narcotics sourced from his family in Mexico in the Kansas City metro area. His primary role in … transport bulk United States currency from Kansas City to Mexico. “As long as drug smugglers infiltrate our borders …
July 11, 2022