Sergio Antonio Arce-Valenzuela
FUGITIVE

Sergio Antonio Arce-Valenzuela

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: Conspiracy
Luis Jose Avalos-Zarate
FUGITIVE

Luis Jose Avalos-Zarate

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: Conspiracy
PRESS RELEASE

Operators of large-scale drug trafficking organization in Kern County face federal charges

November 13, 2020
… Whited, 37, of Idaho; Miguel Angel Sanchez-Meza, 48, of Mexico; Juan Vizuett-Resendiz, 34, of Texas; and Vincente … Eden Landeros, 40, and Israel Munguia-Munoz, 40, both of Mexico, with conspiring to distribute methamphetamine. …
November 13, 2020
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Twelve charged with narcotics trafficking offenses

December 06, 2019
… County, San Bernardino County, and Monterey County) and in Mexico to source, transport, and distribute controlled … conspired with two drug traffickers based in Mexicali, Mexico to supply him with kilogram quantities of narcotics …
December 06, 2019
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Sinaloa Cartel associate sentenced to 10 year prison term for drug trafficking

July 26, 2019
… and returned to German Bueno, the DTO’s leader, in Sinaloa, Mexico. During the investigation, several ledgers were … value for each shipment. In 2016, Bueno was murdered in Mexico. During sentencing, Senior Judge Nielsen commented …
July 26, 2019
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Quiroga brothers sentenced in drug and bulk cash smuggling conspiracy

April 10, 2019
… distribute cocaine and conspiracy to smuggle bulk cash from Mexico, announced DEA Houston Division Special Agent in … the time of their pleas, Quiroga traveled to Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, to pick up $12,000 at his brother’s direction. …
April 10, 2019
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DEA showcases the dangers of drug addiction through travelling museum exhibit

February 21, 2019
… in Albuquerque with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, where it will … to the exhibit is included in the admission to the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science. For more …
February 21, 2019
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El Paso Area Doctor Indicted On Federal Drug Charges

April 11, 2018
… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional …
April 11, 2018
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Albuquerque Man Arrested On Federal Methamphetamine Trafficking Charges

December 03, 2012
… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional …
December 03, 2012
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Former Odessa Adult Bookstore Owner Sentenced To Prison

January 04, 2013
… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional …
January 04, 2013
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Federal Grand Jury Indicts Former Police Officer On Drug Charges

February 08, 2013
… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional …
February 08, 2013
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DEA And Texas DPS Arrest 13 In Operation Tangled Web

September 29, 2015
… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional …
September 29, 2015
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Ohio Man Convicted In 200 Kilo Cocaine Conspiracy

November 17, 2016
… in conspiracy that brought large shipments of cocaine from Mexico into Ohio COLUMBUS, Ohio - A U.S. District Court jury … responsible for arranging large shipments of cocaine from Mexico and Texas into the Columbus area. “Collado-Rivera is …
November 17, 2016
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Ohio Woman Pleads Guilty To Conspiring To Kidnap Man After Failed Cocaine Deal

October 20, 2017
… Hernandez then called the supplier of the drugs, who was in Mexico, to discuss how to respond. The source of the cocaine … residence. Hernandez told the victim that people from Mexico would harm his family if the drug owner did not …
October 20, 2017
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U.S. Seizes Investment Account Of Former Mexican Governor’s Political Appointee

December 12, 2014
… De Vivienda Y (ITAVU) director in the State of Tamaulipas, Mexico. The account, held at UBS Financial Services Inc. in … The complaint alleges Tamez transferred bribe monies from Mexico into the account in the United States.  ITAVU is the …
December 12, 2014
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McAllen Jury Convicts Major Brownsville Drug Trafficker

September 10, 2012
… KARIS, a now deceased Gulf Cartel plaza boss in Reynosa, Mexico. Evidence at trial demonstrated Hinojosa operated a … drug proceeds from Houston to the Gulf Cartel in Matamoros, Mexico. Previously released on bond, Hinojosa fled and did …
September 10, 2012
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More Los Zetas Money Launderers Convicted, Others Head To Prison

October 30, 2012
… who would transport the drug proceeds to Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, for ultimate delivery to the Zeta organization. … drug proceeds destined to be transported to the Republic of Mexico for delivery to the Zeta Drug Trafficking …
October 30, 2012
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Couple Handed Lengthy Sentences In International Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

January 29, 2013
… United States and worked closely with the Gulf Cartel in Mexico to move cocaine into the United States.  Gallegos … and husband, to transport the cocaine she received from Mexico to various points in the United States including …
January 29, 2013
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Canada Extradites Second Drug Trafficking Defendant To Colorado For Prosecution

May 14, 2015
… six others, in 2010 for the importation of cocaine from Mexico.  The cocaine was brought to Colorado, where it was … others, conspired to import into the United States from Mexico, and then export from the United States into Canada, …
May 14, 2015
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Leader Of Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced In Federal Court Defendant Receives 25 Years In Prison

January 23, 2011
… the movement and sale of methamphetamine and cocaine from Mexico into the United States, and the distribution … at times used a minor female to transport drugs to and from Mexico to Louisiana. The defendant’s couriers were often …
January 23, 2011
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Four Men Indicted In 75-Liter Methamphetamine Seizure

June 06, 2013
… charges the defendants: Antunez, a.k.a. “Negrito,” 39, of Mexico; Aparicio, 38, of Mexico; Ascencio, 49, of Mableton, Georgia.; and Ruiz, 54, …
June 06, 2013
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Five More Sentenced To Federal Prison In Operation Sooner Or Later

December 14, 2012
… operation targeted international cocaine trafficking from Mexico to the Middle District of Florida and Oxycodone … 3 months in federal prison), Francisco Avila-(24, Sinaloa, Mexico and Ocala, Florida - 10 years in federal prison), and …
December 14, 2012
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International Narcotics Trafficker Extradited To Face Drug Trafficking And Narco-Terrorism Charges

April 30, 2013
… organization responsible for supplying members of the Mexico based Sinaloa Drug Cartel thousands of kilograms of … of cocaine were then transported to the United States, via Mexico for distribution. The proceeds from the drug …
April 30, 2013
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Head Of The Gulf Cartel Sentenced To Federal Prison For Drug Trafficking

June 30, 2015
… Juan Francisco Saenz-Tamez, 23, of Camargo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, pleaded guilty on Jan. 13, 2015 to distribution and … into the large-scale trafficking of illegal drugs from Mexico into the Eastern District of Texas led to the …
June 30, 2015
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DEA Issues Nationwide Alert On Fentanyl As Threat To Health And Public Safety

March 18, 2015
… that the precursor chemicals came from companies in Mexico, Germany, Japan, and China. Historically, this is not … The source of that fentanyl was traced to a single lab in Mexico. When that lab was identified and dismantled, the …
March 18, 2015
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Second Trafficker Targeting Eastern North Carolina Sentenced For Methamphetamine Conspiracy

August 13, 2015
… but throughout North Carolina, the United States and Mexico. These organizations are responsible for the … the related remittance of illegal drug proceeds back into Mexico. The investigation of this case was conducted by the …
August 13, 2015
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California-Based Heroin Distributor Sentenced To More Than 10 Years In Prison On Drug Trafficking Charges

October 20, 2015
… responsible for smuggling bulk drug shipments from Mexico. Court records show that Gasca used an extensive … ongoing investigation into drug trafficking of heroin from Mexico. Over the course of the investigation, law …
October 20, 2015
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International Narcotics Distributor Sentenced To 20 Years’ Imprisonment For Trafficking Narcotics And Laundering Millions Of Dollars

January 05, 2018
… kilograms of cocaine and heroin from South America and Mexico for distribution in the United States, flooding our … using a Queens-based jewelry store, which sent the money to Mexico. The defendant also facilitated the transport of …
January 05, 2018
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Career Offender Admits To Possessing A Firearm While Trafficking In Heroin

September 05, 2014
… PORTLAND, Ore - Marcelino Lopez-Diaz, 25, of Nayarit, Mexico, appeared on September 4, 2014, in U.S. District … selling heroin in order to send money home to his mother in Mexico. The investigation was led by the Drug Enforcement …
September 05, 2014
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Third Convicted Cuban Cocaine Smuggler Sentenced To Prison For 151 Months

December 14, 2011
… Tucson DEA agents received information from sources in Mexico that an individual, later identified as Michel … a continuing supply of cocaine through Tucson, by way of Mexico. In addition to Cervantes-Conde’s 12-1/2 year prison …
December 14, 2011