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First Lady Melania Trump kicks off National Red Ribbon Week with DEA

… special agent who was kidnapped, tortured, and murdered in Mexico by drug traffickers. Red Ribbon Week furthers the … drug prevention effort – began after drug traffickers in Mexico tortured and brutally murdered Special Agent Camarena …

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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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West Texas Methamphetamine Distributors Given Lengthy Prison Sentences

… to plea documents filed in the case: on May 5, 2017 New Mexico State Police stopped a vehicle being driven by … pounds of suspected methamphetamine near Albuquerque, New Mexico. Agents with Homeland Security (HSI) were able to … Security (HSI), Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office, and New Mexico State Police conducted the investigation. Assistant …

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Operation Kruz Control Delivers Major Action Against Large Scale Marijuana Trafficking Organization

… from (primarily through the Agua Prieta corridor) into New Mexico and Arizona and the smuggling of bulk drug proceeds back into Mexico. The Cruz DTO uses multiple load drivers and … into the United States and their illicit proceeds back to Mexico," said DEA Special Agent in Charge Doug Coleman. …

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Fourth Defendant Sentenced For Marijuana Cultivation Operation In Sequoia National Forest

… 387-3956 FRESNO, Calif. - David Arreola, 29, of Michoacán, Mexico, was sentenced today to seven and a half years in … 32; and Jose Luis García-Villa, 22, all of Michoacán, Mexico, conspired in the cultivation of approximately 8,876 … Arreola, like his co-defendants, faces potential removal to Mexico. This case is the product of an investigation by the …

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DEA Chicago Division Welcomes New Special Agent in Charge

… before serving as a Special Agent with assignments in Mexico City, Mexico, Kabul, Afghanistan, Phoenix and Chicago. From …

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Two Men Sent to Prison in Meth Trafficking Conspiracy

… S. Hamdani. Dorian Hazel Ruiz-Chavez, 36, a citizen of Mexico unlawfully in the United States, pleaded guilty Oct. … to be involved with the importation of narcotics from Mexico utilizing commercial tractor trailers with hidden …

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Mexican National Indicted for Trafficking Cocaine and Heroin into the U.S.

… Laredo- A 36-year-old resident of Guadalupe, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, has been charged with trafficking more than 12 …

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Mexican National Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Marijuana Possession

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Guilty Plea In Littlefield Methamphetamine Trafficking Investigation

… to plea documents filed in the case, on May 5, 2017, New Mexico State Police stopped a vehicle being driven by … pounds of suspected methamphetamine near Albuquerque, New Mexico. Agents with Homeland Security (HSI) were able to … Investigations, Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office, and New Mexico State Police are conducting the investigation. …

FUGITIVE

Kenge R. Ruiz

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: Conspiracy - 21 USC 846

FUGITIVE

Jesus Venzor Salas-Aguayo

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: Violations of Title 21 USC 841;846;

FUGITIVE

Bernabie Gandara

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: Conspiracy to Possess with intent to Distribute846/ Possession with intent to Distribute: 841(a) (1)

FUGITIVE

Sergio Villegas-Martinez

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: The following alleged Federal Drug Violations:conspiring to possess a controlled substance with intent to distribute over 5 kilograms of cocaine

FUGITIVE

Eliezer Octavio Meraz-Cruz

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: The following alleged Federal Drug Violations:
21 USC 846 & 841 (a) (1)- Conspiracy to Possess a Controlled Substance with Intent to Distributeand 21 USC 841 (a) (1)- Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance under case number EP-09-CR-1268-FM.
Conspiracy to distribute marijuana 21USC846

FUGITIVE

Cesar Vazquez-Ramirez

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: 21 USC 84621 USC 841 (a) (1)

FUGITIVE

Ivan Antonio Nungaray-Padilla

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: Title 21 841 and 846

FUGITIVE

Luis Pablo Rios-Rodriguez

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: Title 21 841846 (Marijuana and Cocaine)

FUGITIVE

Miguel Castanon-Diaz

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: Title 21 USC 841(A)(1) and 846

FUGITIVE

Arturo Herrera-Moreno

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: The following alleged Federal Drug Violations:21 USC 846 Conspiring to Possess with Intent to Distribute Cocaine

FUGITIVE

Lourdes Perez De Aguilar

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: The following alleged Federal Drug Violations:Importation of over 5 kilograms of cocaine; Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute over 5 kilograms of cocaine; conspiracy to commit money laundering

FUGITIVE

Ediberto Herrera-Moreno

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: The following alleged Federal Drug Violations:21 USC 846 Conspiring to Possess with Intent to Distribute Cocaine

FUGITIVE

Mario Marquez-Ramos

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute marijuanaconspiracy to import marijuanaviolation of 21 USC 956.

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DEA El Paso Division Safety Bulletin

… 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) … DEA’s El Paso Division, which covers West Texas and New Mexico, is issuing this safety bulletin to remind the public …

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Suburban Man Sentenced To 16 Years In Prison For Leading Chicago-area Cell Of International Drug Trafficking Organization

… probe that spanned more than two years and disrupted a Mexico-to-Chicago drug pipeline. Authorities seized four … overseen by his father, Lorenzo Salgado, who resides in Mexico but communicated with his son via phone, according to … sales and the subsequent transportation of the proceeds to Mexico. Lorenzo Salgado is charged with drug conspiracy and …

FUGITIVE

Julio Estrada-Montano

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: Dangerous Drugs, Money Laundering

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Mexican drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzmán is found guilty on all counts

… both in the United States, and in his own country of Mexico. Guzman’s deadly drugs destroyed many American … of our law enforcement partners in the United States, in Mexico, and around the world, who worked tirelessly to bring … is not the end. DEA will continue to collaborate with Mexico to bring down the cartels and individuals who bring …

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DEA Brings In Record Number Of Unused Pill During 15th 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) … El Paso Division, which covers West Texas and all of New Mexico, brought in 10,728.64 pounds during this event. For …

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Former Mexican Mayor Gets 21 Years In Prison For Drug Trafficking

… (DEA) today announced that former Fronteras, Sonora, Mexico Mayor Arturo Reyes Trujillo was sentenced to over 21 … was elected municipal (mayor) in Fronteras, Sonora, Mexico in 2012, and was arrested in September of that year. … instrumental in the case. Additionally, the Government of Mexico cooperated with Trujillo’s extradition to the United …

FUGITIVE

Isai David Navarro-Rivas

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: 21 USC 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(A)