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Second Devil’s Den Marijuana Cultivator Pleads Guilty

… 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, …
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Five Indicted For Kern County Marijuana Cultivation Operations

… Orozco-Martinez, 32, an undocumented alien from Guerrero, Mexico; Jorge A. Torres, 27, of Michoacán, Mexico; Salvador Gallegos Jr., 22, and Christopher Norberto …
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Mexican National Pleads Guilty To Marijuana Conspiracy In Bakersfield

… 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 …
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Soccer Player Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison

… 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 …
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Madera Vineyard Marijuana Cultivator Sentenced For Firearm Possession

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

… Yakima - (509) 454-4407 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 …
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Co-Founder of Sinaloa Cartel Charged in Superseding Indictment with Conspiracy to Manufacture and Distribute Fentanyl

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

… 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 …
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Acting Administrator Uttam Dhillon, Museum of Natural History and Science

February 21, 2019
… Museum of Natural History and Science, Albuquerque, New Mexico 02-21-19 Target America Press Conference As Prepared …
February 21, 2019
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Leader of Multi-Million Dollar International Money Laundering and Drug Trafficking Ring Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison

… area and laundered millions of dollars of drug proceeds to Mexico. “This case highlights the evolving nature of drug … where liquid methamphetamine, obtained from sources in Mexico, was converted into hundreds of kilograms of crystal … The proceeds were laundered and sent to coconspirators in Mexico.  As part of the criminal operation, Dominguez Torres …
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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
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Illegal alien charged in money laundering conspiracy and for firearms violation

… 1, 2017. He is further charged with being an alien from Mexico, illegally and unlawfully in the United States, who … in McAllen. From there, Barajas shipped the merchandise to Mexico for his customers, according to the allegations.   … with drug proceeds for shipment to drug traffickers in Mexico, according to the charges.   If convicted of the …
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Albuquerque Man Sentenced for Drug Trafficking and Firearm Offenses

… 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) … today. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico prosecuted the case. The investigation was conducted …
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Mexican National Sentenced to 5 ½ Years for Fentanyl Trafficking

… 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 …
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Mexican National Guilty of Federal Drug Trafficking and Firearm Offenses

… 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) … Investigators also learned that Jimenez was born in Mexico and never sought or obtained legal status in the …
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Approximately 300,000 Fentanyl Pills and Five Kilograms of Powdered Fentanyl Recovered from Vehicle’s Gas Tank

… 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 …
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DEA and Texas DPS conduct joint operation

… 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) … Office and members of the 5th Judicial District of New Mexico.   To report prescription drug fraud, please contact …
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Task Force Investigation Results In Federal Drug Charges Against Gang Members And Associates That Operated In The San Gabriel And Antelope Valleys

… 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 …
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Heroin Signature Report

October 15, 2018
… the geographic area where the samples were manufactured (Mexico, South America [SA], Southwest Asia [SWA], or …
October 15, 2018
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Mexican national sentenced to 64 months in prison for trafficking fentanyl

… “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 …
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Meth on the rise in New Jersey

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

… 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 …
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Kansas Man Sentenced in International Drug Smuggling Ring

… 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 …
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Two women plead guilty to heroin possession

… Maria Guadalupe Martinez-Plascencia, 48, of Guadalajara, Mexico, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to … Claudia Anel Cuevas-Sandoval, 38, also of Guadalajara, Mexico, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to …
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DEA Supports 2024 Red Ribbon Campaign to Promote Healthy, Drug-Free Lifestyles

… was tortured and brutally murdered by drug traffickers in Mexico in 1985. “DEA honors Red Ribbon throughout the month … students from Volcano Vista High School in Albuquerque, New Mexico; the presentation of colors by the Greater Cleveland …
Aaron Mahanaim Orozco Sandoval
FUGITIVE

Aaron Mahanaim Orozco Sandoval

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: Conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute heroin. Knowingly distribute and possess controlled substance with intent to distribute. Maintaining and using a drug-involved premises and intentionally causing, counseling, aiding and abetting.
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Mexican national sentenced to over 20 years in prison for setting fire to drug smuggling vessel during U.S. Coast Guard interdiction

… TAMPA, Fla. - Jesus Soto-Martinez (41, Michoacan, Mexico) was sentenced to 21 years and 3 months in federal … waters about 378 nautical miles south of Acapulco, Mexico. The defendants were carrying approximately 2,000 …
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Drug Coordinator Sentenced to 63 Months in Prison

… – Enrique Heriberto Nunez-Tiznado, 45, of Sasabe, Sonora, Mexico, was sentenced on February 22, 2024, by United States … on December 13, 2023. Nunez-Tiznado admitted he was a Mexico-based leader of an organization that supplied drugs …