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Mexican National Guilty of Federal Drug Trafficking and Firearm Offenses

… 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 …

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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

… 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 …

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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 …

DOCUMENT

Publication

The 2015 Heroin Signature Program Report

August 01, 2017

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

August 01, 2017

DOCUMENT

Publication

The 2018 Heroin Signature Program

September 03, 2020

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

September 03, 2020

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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 …

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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USAO employee indicted for conspiring to obstruct justice

… from San Antonio. Gustamante allegedly imported drugs from Mexico, sold them in the San Antonio area and transported proceeds back to suppliers in Mexico. Kimberly Loya served as a courier for Gustamante’s …

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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 …

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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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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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El Paso Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty to Causing Fentanyl Overdose Death

… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional …

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Sinaloa Cartel Associate Sentenced to Over 11 Years for Conspiring to Traffic Cocaine in Chicago Area

… Roberto Velazquez Martinez, 39, of Santiago Papasquiaro, Mexico, conspired with several individuals to import and … into the United States on behalf of drug traffickers in Mexico. Velazquez traveled to Chicago in the fall of 2018 to …

FUGITIVE

Oswaldo Espinosa

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE FIVE KILOGRAMS OR MORE OF COCAINE, POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE FIVE KILOGRAMS OR MORE OF COCAINE AND MONEY LAUNDERING

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Truck Driver Charged in Attempt to Smuggle Over Half-a-Ton of Cocaine Into the United States

… and Yuma areas TUCSON, Ariz. – Oswaldo Lopez-Escobar, of Mexico, was charged by complaint on October 5, 2023, for … applied for admission into the United States from Mexico at the Mariposa Port of Entry in Nogales. During a …

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DEA Albuquerque Accepting Applications for Citizen’s Academy

… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional …

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Great Falls Woman Sentenced to Five Years for Dealing Meth and Heroin

… and heroin for a drug trafficking organization based in Mexico was sentenced on Monday to five years in prison, to … Falls with direct connections to a drug trafficking ring in Mexico. The organization is known to recruit locals, like …

FUGITIVE

Alfonso Limon-Sanchez

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: Conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance 21 USC 846

FUGITIVE

Cesar Lopez-Lopez

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: 21 USC 841Possession of Cocaine21 USC 846Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine18 USC 3148Pre-Trial Release Violation