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Two Mexican Citizens Face Mandatory Life In Federal Prison After Jury Convicts Them On Federal Charges Related To May 2013 Murder Of A Southlake, Texas, Man

… defendants traveled in interstate and foreign commerce from Mexico to Southlake, and elsewhere, with the intent to kill, … Cepeda-Cortes and others conspired to travel from Mexico and elsewhere to Southlake and elsewhere, with the … presented at trial, were acting on orders from a man in Mexico, Rodolfo Villarreal Hernandez, known as “El Gato,” or …
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San Jose man sentenced to 102 months for conspiracy to distribute drugs and other crimes

… the police. Torres further admitted that he is a citizen of Mexico, who was deported from the United States to Mexico in January 2011 and again in September 2016. Following his second removal to Mexico, Torres admitted that he re-entered the United States …
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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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El Paso Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison

… 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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Jarod A. Forget named Special Agent in Charge of the Washington Division

… he spent a number of years working at the Guadalajara, Mexico Office, directing many high-profile enforcement operations against Mexico’s most notorious and ruthless drug cartels, like the …
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Two Sentenced For Heroin Offenses

… the conspiracy formed a chain of supply from Michoacan, Mexico to the Modesto and the Bay Area. Court records reveal … from Bay Area heroin sales was smuggled back to Michoacan, Mexico in the same hidden compartments. The investigation … into the United States and $670,000 in cash destined for Mexico as proceeds of the heroin trafficking. DEA estimates …
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Texas Man Sentenced to Nearly 20 Years in Federal Prison for Dealing Meth

… trafficking organization, transporting methamphetamine from Mexico into the U.S., and was paid $1,500 per trip. Corona …
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Local trafficker distributing methamphetamine in North San Diego County sentenced to 10 years

… period, he obtained bulk methamphetamine from a broker in Mexico and subsequently sold smaller quantities of … each month from his methamphetamine supplier in Mexico. “San Diego communities are being flooded by high quantities of low-cost methamphetamine made in Mexico,” said DEA Acting Special Agent in Charge Steve …
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Multiple People Indicted for Meth Trafficking, Money Laundering

… money wire transfers totaling $55,500 to a person in Mexico City, Mexico in order to promote unlawful activity. He is also …
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Regional Drug Distributor and His Assistant Sentenced to Federal Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Drugs

… RODRIGUEZ.jpg TAMPA, Fla. - Adan Barajas Maldonado (35, Mexico) was sentenced to 25 years in prison for conspiring … Texas, after they had been smuggled into the country from Mexico. They then drove the drugs to Florida, delivered them … customers, collected payments, wired drug profits to Mexico, and recruited others to wire money as well to evade …
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New Boston Man Sentenced for East Texas Drug Trafficking Crimes

… trafficking ring; smuggling large quantities of drugs from Mexico to cities across the United States and returning with … house was drug proceeds from New York that was destined for Mexico. In addition to his brother, Armando Moya identified … their drug-trafficking conspiracy, including their boss in Mexico named Don Roberto. The defendant’s brother, Jose …
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Mexican Citizen Living In San Antonio Sentenced To Life In Federal Prison For His Role In Kidnapping Scheme

… Luis Martin Cavazos Cantu was kidnapped from his Monterrey, Mexico residence by several men. While Cantu was in the custody of his abductors in Mexico, Deleon Garza placed several phone calls from Bexar … Drug Enforcement (DEA) in San Antonio and in (Monterrey and Mexico City) in cooperation with the State of Nuevo León …
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Career Trafficker Tied To 170 Pounds Of Cocaine And $1.5 Million In Illicit Proceeds Sentenced To 20 Years In Federal Prison

… which involved a partnership between operatives in Mexico, Canada and the United States.  Fourteen of the 22 …  They are: Jesus Esteban Felix Leon, 43, of Culiacan, Mexico; Jesus Felix Alvarez, 23, of Culiacan, Mexico; a man known only as “96”; Inocencio …
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Federal Investigation Dismantles Deming-Based Methamphetamine Trafficking Organization

… 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) … filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico in Las Cruces. The indictment was announced by …
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DEA and partners collect a record amount of unwanted medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… 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) … of the citizens of El Paso, Midland, Alpine and all of New Mexico, nearly 6,000 pounds of medications were safely …
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El Paso Man Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Prison for Trafficking Cocaine

… 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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El Paso Man Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison for Marijuana Trafficking

… 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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Former Piedras Negras “Plaza” Drug Trafficker Sentenced To Federal Prison

… drug traffickers in the Piedras Negras “Plaza” in Coahuila, Mexico, and was responsible for the transportation of thousands of kilograms of cocaine and marijuana from Mexico into the United States. Law enforcement … a minimum of 500 kilograms of cocaine per month from Mexico into the United States, and at least 6,000 kilograms …
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Monterey County drug dealer and Mexican pharmacist charged in fentanyl overdose death case

… in connection with a scheme to transport the drugs from Mexico to California, announced United States Attorney David … and November 2019, Schraidt Rodriguez, 61, a pharmacist in Mexico, smuggled bottles of alprazolam and counterfeit, fentanyl-laced pills across the border from Mexico to California.  Once he was in the United States, …
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Zeta Commander “Taliban” Facing Trial In The U.S.

… 2013. Velasquez-Caballero, 43, of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, has been in custody in Mexico since Sept. 26, 2012, when he was arrested in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. He was extradited under the treaty between the …
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DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Awareness Day

… landscape. DEA will stop at nothing to defeat the two Mexico based cartels – Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartels – …
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Denver OCDETF Strike Force Takes Down Mexican Drug Trafficking Organization Responsible For Distributing Large Quantities Of Cocaine And Methamphetamine

… brought cocaine and methamphetamine into the country from Mexico, transported it through California, into Colorado in … some drug proceeds were distributed from Colorado back to Mexico. Other methods of moving money included smuggling … “Don Chequetas”, age 58, a resident of Aurora but from Mexico, has been charged with operating a Continuing …
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DEA announces launch of Operation Crystal Shield

… 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) … “In DEA’s El Paso Division, which covers West Texas and New Mexico, we are seeing a significant increase in the amount …
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Man from Albuquerque sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for methamphetamine trafficking

… 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) … to distribute methamphetamine in Bernalillo County, New Mexico. The evidence showed investigators from the Bureau of …
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Angleton Man Hammered With 35-Year Sentence For Trafficking Meth

… methamphetamine that had been imported into the U.S. from Mexico. As part of this conspiracy, Gallegos admitted he … the organization typically brought methamphetamine from Mexico into the country near McAllen, ultimately … often responsible for supplying the methamphetamine from Mexico. He coordinated the shipments from McAllen, typically …
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DEA And USPIS Investigation Leads To Indictment Of 28 Individuals For Conspiracy To Possess With Intent To Distribute Marijuana

… in the districts of Puerto Rico, California, Florida and Mexico, using the United States Postal (USPS). According to … suppliers would purchase marijuana, originally from Mexico, in bulk so that it could be packaged and sent to … a drug trafficking organization from its root: starting in Mexico, where the marijuana was bought then transported …
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Head Of The Gulf Cartel Appears In Beaumont Federal Court On Drug Trafficking Charges

… Juan Francisco Saenz-Tamez, 23, of Camargo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, was arrested by federal agents on Oct. 9, 2014 while … into the large-scale trafficking of illegal drugs from Mexico into the Eastern District of Texas led to the … oversaw much of the violence and bloodshed that has plagued Mexico and DEA is pleased he will face justice in the United …
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DEA Albuquerque Office Partners with Bernalillo County to Host Free Training for Employers

… 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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Key Leaders Of South American Drug Cartel & Transportation Broker Convicted In Seattle Trial

… planes to transport tons of cocaine from South America to Mexico, Africa and Europe. One of the drug trafficking … was transported, and then wired more than $491,000 from Mexico as a down payment for transporting 10 tons of cocaine from the coast of Ecuador to Mexico. During the negotiations, members of the organization …
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Albuquerque Man Pleads Guilty To Participating In Crack Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

… 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) … Judicial District Attorney’s Office for the State of New Mexico, and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney …