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Alleged dark web narcotics trafficker indicted for distributing heroin and methamphetamine in exchange for bitcoin

… web.” De Alba was detained on Oct. 24, 2019, at the U.S.-Mexico border while attempting to enter the United States. … DE ALBA (also known as “RaptureReloaded”) Age: 39 Tijuana, Mexico E.D.N.Y. Docket No. 19-CR-563 (DLI)   Heroin …
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NYPD Officer convicted of drug trafficking and firearms offenses in Manhattan Federal Court

… heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine across the border from Mexico into the United States, and then into New York … to other co-conspirators to bring back to drug suppliers in Mexico. On March 13, 2018, the New York Drug Enforcement …
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India-Based Chemical Company and Top Employees Indicted for Unlawful Import of Fentanyl Precursor Chemicals

… Tons of a Precursor Chemical to the United States and Mexico for the Manufacture of Fentanyl An India-based … – two metric tons of N-BOC-4P to be shipped to Sinaloa, Mexico, and another two metric tons of N-BOC-4P to be …
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Albuquerque Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 20-years in Federal Prison

… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … 324-7395 Michelle.Rincon@dea.gov Division Contacts New Mexico Albuquerque - (505) 452-4500 Las Cruces - (575) …
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CBP Officer Arrested in El Paso, Charged with Alien Smuggling and Drug Trafficking

… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … 324-7395 Michelle.Rincon@dea.gov Division Contacts New Mexico Albuquerque - (505) 452-4500 Las Cruces - (575) …
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Former Mexican Lawyer Who Became Major Meth Supplier to Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to More Than Seven Years in Prison

… Stalled During the Pandemic Tacoma – A former attorney from Mexico was sentenced June 21, 2024, to 90 months in prison … a drug user. In fact, he previously worked as a lawyer in Mexico and came to the U.S. in 2020 when the pandemic …
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Central Oregon Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Federal Prison

… bulk quantities of drugs from either Southern California or Mexico into Oregon. On December 10, 2022, investigators … with bringing him fentanyl from Southern California or Mexico. On March 15, 2023, investigators located and …
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Idaho Man Sentenced to Over 15 Years in Federal Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute 10 Pounds of Fentanyl

… a large drug trafficking organization with direct ties to Mexico. Watson locally sold approximately $15,000 worth of … magnitude of dangerous, illicit drugs with direct ties to Mexico and the Mexican Drug Cartels that are in our …
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Cartel Money Launderer Sentenced to 96 Months in Federal Prison

… Sanchez-Rios then wired that money to individuals in Mexico. The defendant conducted wire transfers in small … Tortilla & Meat Market in Martinsville to individuals in Mexico. The investigation of the case was conducted by the …
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Mexican National Sentenced to Over 12 Years for Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering & Illegal Entry

… Heroin.jpeg CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Jose Velasquez, 38, of Mexico, was sentenced yesterday to 151 months in prison and … Velasquez laundered drug proceeds to the DTO leaders in Mexico via money wires. Velasquez also used his boutique …
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California Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Federal Prison for Transnational Drug Trafficking Scheme

… During the call, Ferrel claimed he had been traveling from Mexico to Yakima every week with between 180 and 220 pounds … also said he had direct access to a source of drugs in Mexico and people in Mexicali and Tijuana to help move it. …
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Former Federal Officer Receives More Charges for Alien Smuggling

… be several kilograms of cocaine into the United States from Mexico through the Laredo POE without inspection.  If … Southern and Western Districts of Texas, District of New Mexico, District of Arizona and Southern District of …
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Pilot Involved in Cocaine Trafficking Scheme Sentenced to 4 Years in Federal Prison

… announced that RONIER SANCHEZ ALONSO, 47, of Naucalpan, Mexico, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. … cocaine would be loaded onto trucks for transport through Mexico into the U.S.  A fake flight plan filed with …
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Former Employee of San Francisco Money Services Business Charged with Conspiring to Launder Drug Proceeds

… of cash to various foreign bank accounts, including some in Mexico, at the unnamed co-conspirator’s direction. … each of the three recipient bank accounts was located in Mexico, including two in Sinaloa. And the complaint alleges …
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Federal Grand Jury Indicts Mexican National of Orchestrating Fentanyl and Meth Scheme that Sent Narcotics Across U.S.

… today. Edgar Valentin Felix Osuna, 25, of Sinaloa, Mexico, who was arrested on August 29 in Barstow while on … kilograms of methamphetamine. “From at least 2019, while in Mexico and while on federal probation [in a narcotics …
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High Level Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison for Leadership Role in Drug Distribution Conspiracy

… of narcotics who was in direct contact with suppliers in Mexico. Vazquez-Limon made multiple pound drug deals and … heroin, and cocaine, smuggling the drugs into the U.S. from Mexico and then transporting them up the west coast for …
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Mexican Cocaine Supplier and Florida Coconspirator Sentenced to Federal Prison For Conspiracy To Distribute Cocaine

… Kimball Mizelle has sentenced Juan Antonio Ortiz-Valle (54, Mexico) to six (6) years and three (3) months in federal … the future. Ortiz-Valle said he worked with individuals in Mexico and Texas, and that he had sources that could supply …
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DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within the United States

… Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartels—the two drug cartels based in Mexico that are responsible for the vast majority of the … members and associates of the Sinaloa Cartel operating in Mexico, China, and Central America, including the leaders of …
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DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within the United States

… Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartels—the two drug cartels based in Mexico that are responsible for the vast majority of the … members and associates of the Sinaloa Cartel operating in Mexico, China, and Central America, including the leaders of …
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DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within the United States

… Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartels—the two drug cartels based in Mexico that are responsible for the vast majority of the … members and associates of the Sinaloa Cartel operating in Mexico, China, and Central America, including the leaders of …
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DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within the United States

… Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartels—the two drug cartels based in Mexico that are responsible for the vast majority of the … members and associates of the Sinaloa Cartel operating in Mexico, China, and Central America, including the leaders of …
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Federal Judge Sentences Florida Man to Over 21 Years in Prison for Drug and Gun Charges

… that Perez obtained his drugs from drug distributors in Mexico by way of Georgia. Perez then distributed the drugs … transfer receipts indicating that Perez was wiring money to Mexico, under false names and addresses. In the camper, …
Melendez-Elizondo, Melina Yuriri
FUGITIVE

Melina Yuriri Melendez-Elizondo

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: The following alleged Federal Drug Violations:ct. 2 -21 usc 963 & 841 (b) (1) (A) - Importation of over 5 kilograms of cocainect. 3 - 21 usc 846 & 841 (b) (1) (A) - conspiracy to distribute & to possess with intent to distribute over 5 kilograms of cocaineCt. 4 - 21 usc 841(a) (1) & (b) (1) (A) - Possession with intent to distribute over 5 kilograms of cocaineCt. 10 - 18 USC 1956(h) to 18 USC 1956 (a)(2)(A) & (a)(2)(B)(i) money laundering.
Gonzalez-Sanchez, Sergio
FUGITIVE

Sergio Gonzalez-Sanchez

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: Ct. 2 - 21 USC 963 & 841(b)(1)(A)- Importation of over 5 kilograms of cocaineCt. 3 - 21 USC 846 & 841(b)(1)(A)- Conspiracy to distribute & to possess with intent to distribute over 5 kilograms of cocaineCt. 4 - 21 USC 841(a)(1)&(b)(1)(A)- Possession with intent to distribute over 5 kilograms of cocaineCt. 10 - 18 USC 1956(h) to 18 USC 1956(a)(2)(A)&(a)(2)(B)(i) Conspiracy to commit money launderingand Cts. 11-13 – 18 USC 1956(a)(2)(A) & (a)(2)(B)(i) Money laundering under case number MO-10-CR-142(5).
Bustillos-Magallanes, Jose Luis
FUGITIVE

Jose Luis Bustillos-Magallanes

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: 21USC 841(a)(1) & 846 Conspiracy to Possess a Controlled Substance with Intent to Distribute21 USC 960 & 963 Conspiracy to Import a Controlled Substance21 USC 959 Distribution for Purpose of Unlawful Importation18 USC 956 Conspiracy to Kill In a Foreign Country18 USC 1956(h) Conspiracy to Launder Monetary Instruments18 USC 1956 Laundering of Monetary Instruments
Melendez-Elizondo, Lluvia Rocia
FUGITIVE

Lluvia Rocia Melendez-Elizondo

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: The following alleged Federal Drug Violations:ct. 2 -21 usc 963 & 841 (b) (1) (A) - Importation of over 5 kilograms of cocainect. 3 - 21 usc 846 & 841 (b) (1) (A) - conspiracy to distribute & to possess with intent to distribute over 5 kilograms of cocaineCt. 4 - 21 usc 841(a) (1) & (b) (1) (A) - Possession with intent to distribute over 5 kilograms of cocaineCt. 10 - 18 USC 1956(h) to 18 USC 1956 (a)(2)(A) & (a)(2)(B)(i) money laundering.
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Georgia Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Possession of Meth with Intent to Distribute After Ordering Fabric Soaked in Meth

… in packages at the Atlanta airport addressed to him from Mexico. Chad Williamson, 44, of Fitzgerald, Georgia, was … 2021. The packages were shipped from Naucalpan de Juarez, Mexico, and marked as religious image and/or Bible gift; one …
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Fentanyl Distribution Nets West Texas Man 12 Years in Federal Prison

… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … 324-7395 Michelle.Rincon@dea.gov Division Contacts New Mexico Albuquerque - (505) 452-4500 Las Cruces - (575) …
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Multi-Agency Investigation Leads to Charges Against 13 Alleged Members of a Tucson-Area Drug Trafficking Organization

… 19, of Las Vegas, Nevada Rodrigo Lopez-Lozoya, 36, of Mexico Jesus Ramon Lozoya-Portillo, 41, of Mexico On December 8, 2022, United States Magistrate Judge …
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Midland Man Sentenced for Illegal Fentanyl and Firearm Possession

… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … 324-7395 Michelle.Rincon@dea.gov Division Contacts New Mexico Albuquerque - (505) 452-4500 Las Cruces - (575) …