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Mexican National Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Role in Large Scale International Cocaine Trafficking Offense

… court documents, Jesus Rauda-Avila, 46, was a member of a Mexico-based drug trafficking organization (DTO) led by … the narcotics’ passage through Central America and Mexico and into the United States. During the investigation, … of funds, drivers, and vehicles from northern Mexico to southern Mexico to purchase and pick up cocaine, …
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Brownsville Cocaine Trafficker Sent to Prison in Homeland Security Task Force investigation

… distribution of multi-kilogram quantities of cocaine from Mexico into the United States. On March 1, 2024, law …
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Man Sentenced in El Paso for Trafficking Meth into U.S. from Mexico

… Man Sentenced in El Paso for Trafficking Meth into U.S. from Mexico October 10, 2023 El Paso Contact Info Contact Us … 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) …
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Seventeen Charged and Twelve Arrested in Joint Enforcement Operation in Carlsbad, New Mexico

… Arrested in Joint Enforcement Operation in Carlsbad, New Mexico August 01, 2023 El Paso Contact Info Contact Us (915) … 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) …
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Lead Defendant in Long Running Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Extradited to the United States from Mexico

… Trafficking Conspiracy Extradited to the United States from Mexico July 16, 2024 Phoenix Contact Info Contact Us … Paez-Quintero, a Mexican national, has been extradited from Mexico to the United States to face charges related to drug … to U.S authorities after an extradition proceeding in Mexico demonstrates the ongoing cooperation between the …
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Cartel-Linked Minnesotan Indicted for Operating a Mexico-Based Drug Trafficking Operation

… Cartel-Linked Minnesotan Indicted for Operating a Mexico-Based Drug Trafficking Operation August 06, 2024 … agencies in which 15 individuals were charged in a Mexico-based drug trafficking conspiracy that distributed … Within weeks of his arrest, Ward fled to Jalisco, Mexico, where he met up with Mexican and American drug …
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Suspicious Travel Leads To DEA Seizure Of 670,000 Fake Pills In Colorado & New Mexico

… To DEA Seizure Of 670,000 Fake Pills In Colorado & New Mexico November 25, 2024 Rocky Mountain Contact Info Contact … of approximately 670,000 fentanyl pills in Colorado and New Mexico. Earlier this month, a tip out of Albuquerque led to … fake pills are now off the streets of Colorado and New Mexico.” The suspect in custody was later identified as a …
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Foreign National Extradited from Mexico to the United States to Face Fentanyl Trafficking Charges

… Foreign National Extradited from Mexico to the United States to Face Fentanyl Trafficking … Felipe Lopez Zamora, aka Gordo, 28, formerly of Tijuana, Mexico, and 13 co-defendants, charging them with a variety … on an extradition request, and he remained detained in Mexico pending his extradition. He was extradited from …
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New Mexico Man Sentenced to More Than 27 Years in Prison for Cocaine Distribution

… New Mexico Man Sentenced to More Than 27 Years in Prison for … 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) …
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Two Life Prison Sentences for Major Athens Methamphetamine Dealer in Homeland Security Task Force Case

… Meth Lab Supplied by Traffickers Hiding Drugs from Mexico in Jalapeños Boxes MACON, Ga. – The man who … drug ring moving thousands of kilograms of drugs from Mexico in boxes of jalapeños to a conversion lab in Monroe, … Monroe (Walton County), who were receiving the drugs from Mexico, stashed in boxes of jalapeños. The methamphetamine …
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Mexican National Faces Federal Drug Trafficking Charges in New Mexico

… National Faces Federal Drug Trafficking Charges in New Mexico August 23, 2022 El Paso Contact Info Contact Us (915) … 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) …
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DEA El Paso and United Against Fentanyl will Walk for Lives on July 11

… 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) … Saturday, July 11, 2026 Nationwide. Albuquerque, New Mexico – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration El Paso …
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DEA’s Work in New Mexico HIDTA Initiative Earns National Award

… DEA’s Work in New Mexico HIDTA Initiative Earns National Award June 10, 2022 … 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) …
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Owner of Oakland Money Services Business Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Laundering Drug Proceeds to Mexico

… to 18 Months in Prison for Laundering Drug Proceeds to Mexico March 19, 2024 San Francisco Contact Info Contact Us … large amounts of cash from drug dealers and wiring it to Mexico, disguising it to look like routine remittances. The … laundering it through his business through wire payments to Mexico,” said First Assistant U.S. Attorney Patrick D. …
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Illegal Alien Faces Federal Charges Following Massive Clayton County Methamphetamine Seizure

… 2026 ATLANTA - Maira Porras Corras, an illegal alien from Mexico, is facing federal drug charges related to the recent … in cash.   Yesterday, Maira Porras Corras, 36, of Hidalgo, Mexico, appeared in federal court on a criminal complaint …
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Three Business Owners Charged with Wiring Drug Trafficking Money to Mexico

… Owners Charged with Wiring Drug Trafficking Money to Mexico September 22, 2022 St. Louis Contact Info Contact Us … wire transfers to send the drug-trafficking proceeds to Mexico. Ana Lilia Leal-Martinez, 46, a citizen of Mexico residing in Overland Park, Kansas, Ana Paola Banda, …
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Flight Attendant, Two Bank Employees Charged in Federal Indictment of Alleged Mexico-Based Drug Trafficking Organization

… Two Bank Employees Charged in Federal Indictment of Alleged Mexico-Based Drug Trafficking Organization May 21, 2024 … have been charged in a federal indictment that accuses a Mexico-based drug trafficking organization of moving … from the Midwest to the southern part of the U.S. and into Mexico, the indictment states. The traffickers also …
EVENT
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Community Event
March 06, 2019
March 06, 2019

New Mexico Youth Summit on Opioid Awareness

4:30 AM - 7:30 AM (EST)
Rio Rancho, NM
More than 3,000 Students to Participate in the New Mexico Youth Summit on Opioid Awareness The Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation in partnership with the DEA 360 Campaign to hold educational event promoting healthy choices and a drug-free lifestyle for students What: Public health officials refer to the opioid drug epidemic...
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Two Illegal Aliens and Marietta Man Face Federal Charges After Seizure of Nearly 500 Pounds of Meth

… and Lourdes Prudente Blanco, both illegal aliens from Mexico, and Alan Hernandez, of Marietta, Georgia, are facing … 47, and Lourdes Prudente Blanco, 48, both of Mexico, and Alan Hernandez, 34, of Marietta, Georgia, …
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Former Albuquerque Dentist Ordered to Pay $320,000 for Violating Controlled Substances and False Claims Acts

… 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) … C. Gardner, DDS, was licensed to practice dentistry in New Mexico and held a state-controlled substances registration. …
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Homeland Security Task Force Secures Life Sentences for Two Leaders of Multimillion-Dollar Cocaine and Fentanyl-Trafficking Organization That Used Children as Couriers

… from cartel-connected suppliers in Texas and, ultimately, Mexico. The DTO’s fentanyl pills—counterfeited “M30” pills … to exotic locations including France, Greece, the Maldives, Mexico, Thailand, and the United Arab Emirates. In December …
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Homeland Security Task Force Investigation in Seattle Leads to Eight-Year Sentence for Leader of Drug Trafficking Organization

… faces a lengthy prison sentence and removal to Mexico.” According to records filed in the case, in 2023, …
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Dual Lebanese-Syrian National Sentenced to Prison for His Role in a Narco-terrorism Conspiracy

… Kassis and co-conspirators, who were based in Colombia and Mexico, agreed to supply military-grade weapons diverted … Istanbul Country Office; Panama City Country Office; Mexico City Country Office; and Madrid Country Office. The …
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Alleged Drug Trafficker Arraigned in Chicago After Extradition From Mexico

… Drug Trafficker Arraigned in Chicago After Extradition From Mexico May 27, 2022 Chicago Contact Info Contact Us (312) … in federal court in Chicago after his extradition from Mexico. Adán Casarrubias Salgado, 53, of Guerrero, Mexico, also known as “El Tomate,” “Tomatito,” “Star,” and …
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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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Sinaloa Drug Trafficker Extradited From Mexico

… Sinaloa Drug Trafficker Extradited From Mexico January 27, 2011 El Paso Contact Info Contact Us … 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) …
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Federal Jury Convicts Syndicato De Nuevo Mexico Associate of Murdering Federal Witness, Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses

… Federal Jury Convicts Syndicato De Nuevo Mexico Associate of Murdering Federal Witness, Drug … 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) …
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New Mexico Pharmacy Agrees to Settlement Relating to Violations of the Controlled Substances Act

… New Mexico Pharmacy Agrees to Settlement Relating to Violations … 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) …
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Robeson County Man Sentenced to 21 Years for Trafficking Kilograms of Drugs from Mexico

… to 21 Years for Trafficking Kilograms of Drugs from Mexico February 27, 2023 Atlanta Contact Info Contact Us … kilograms of methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin from Mexico to Robeson County, North Carolina.  On December 8, … caught this drug trafficker bringing kilos of dope from Mexico to North Carolina,” said U.S. Attorney Michael …
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Houston Woman Convicted for Smuggling 98.26 Kilos of Methamphetamine into the United States

… counts of trafficking methamphetamine into the U.S. from Mexico, announced  U.S. Attorney for the Western District of …