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Joint law enforcement operation results in major eradication in northwest New Mexico

… operation results in major eradication in northwest New Mexico November 16, 2020 El Paso Contact Info Contact Us … 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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Major Transnational Drug Trafficking Network Dismantled in Ecuador

… cocaine through Ecuador and onward to Central America, Mexico, and international markets. Preliminary results in …
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Man from Zuni, New Mexico sentenced to federal prison

… Man from Zuni, New Mexico sentenced to federal prison April 15, 2020 El Paso … 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 lawyer for Mexico’s attorney general sentenced for drug trafficking

… Former lawyer for Mexico’s attorney general sentenced for drug trafficking … 1995 and worked for the attorney general of the Republic in Mexico for nearly 30 years. In handing down the sentence, …
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Final Defendant Sentenced In Nayarit, Mexico Based Heroin Trafficking Conspiracy

… Final Defendant Sentenced In Nayarit, Mexico Based Heroin Trafficking Conspiracy March 28, 2018 … Briones Pasos aka Mario Ozuna, 36, of Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico, was sentenced today to 151 months in prison for his … hundreds of pounds of black tar heroin from Nayarit, Mexico to the Portland metropolitan area. “Most of the …
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DEA and law enforcement members from the state of Alabama briefed in Mexico

… enforcement members from the state of Alabama briefed in Mexico September 18, 2019 New Orleans Contact Info Contact … Administration, recently returned from a covert trip to Mexico and to the state of Sinaloa, home of the Sinaloa …
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New Mexico Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Meth and Firearm Charges

… New Mexico Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Meth and … 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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Law enforcement agency cooperation strikes a blow to the crime element in Roswell, New Mexico

January 08, 2021
… strikes a blow to the crime element in Roswell, New Mexico January 08, 2021 The community of Roswell, New Mexico, population 50,000, is known for always welcoming … marijuana and methamphetamine smuggled from the New Mexico/Texas border to cities throughout the United States. …
January 08, 2021
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Six defendants charged in conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine in Northern New Mexico

… in conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine in Northern New Mexico February 28, 2020 El Paso Contact Info Contact Us … 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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DEA’s Acting Administrator Timothy Shea visiting the border between the U.S. and Mexico

September 16, 2020
… Timothy Shea visiting the border between the U.S. and Mexico September 16, 2020 DEA’s Acting Administrator Timothy Shea visited the border between the U.S. and Mexico September 14, at a location near El Paso, Texas.  … Administrator Shea met with the U.S. Attorney for New Mexico, conducted a round-table meeting with law enforcement …
September 16, 2020
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Feds Seize Longest Tunnel On California-Mexico Border

… Feds Seize Longest Tunnel On California-Mexico Border April 20, 2016 San Diego Contact Info Contact … seizure ever associated with a tunnel along the California-Mexico border. The tunnel is estimated to be more than 800 … It stretches from a house in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico to an outdoor fenced-in commercial lot in an Otay …
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Southern California Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine from Mexico to Modesto

… to 9 Years in Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine from Mexico to Modesto January 18, 2022 San Francisco Contact … in prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine from Mexico destined for Modesto, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. … 49; Antonio Valencia-Hernandez, 66, both of Michoacán, Mexico; and Jose Reyes-Pineda, 49, of Anaheim were charged …
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Statement On DEA, Mexico Efforts To Fight Money Laundering

… Statement On DEA, Mexico Efforts To Fight Money Laundering December 06, 2011 … in their own country, which we respect. As our partners in Mexico have stated, the joint investigations to detect and … each country. The cooperation between the United States and Mexico is based on principles of shared responsibility, …
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High-Ranking CJNG Leader Charged with Federal Drug Trafficking Conspiracy, Firearm Offenses, and Money Laundering Conspiracy

… Audias Flores Silva, also known as “Jardinero,” 45, of Mexico, a high-ranking leader of the Mexico-based drug trafficking organization the Cartel de … to launder drug proceeds from the United States back to Mexico. Before his capture on April 27 by Mexican …
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Heroin Pipeline Stretching From Mexico To NYC And Long Island Dismantled

… Heroin Pipeline Stretching From Mexico To NYC And Long Island Dismantled December 19, 2014 … dollar illegal drug pipeline which ran directly from Mexico to New York City and Long Island as part of an … sold via Craigslist. In total, nine defendants from Mexico, California, Brooklyn, the Bronx and Queens have been …
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Top Lieutenant and Head of Security for Rafael Caro Quintero Extradited from Mexico to Face Narcotics Trafficking and Firearms Charges

… Head of Security for Rafael Caro Quintero Extradited from Mexico to Face Narcotics Trafficking and Firearms Charges … offenses. The defendant, a Mexican citizen, was arrested in Mexico on a provisional arrest warrant issued from the … District of New York and subsequently extradited from Mexico to the United States on March 1, 2023. Quintero …
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Indiana Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 10 Years for Trafficking Meth Imported from Mexico

… Sentenced to 10 Years for Trafficking Meth Imported from Mexico August 17, 2023 Chicago Contact Info Contact Us (312) … cocaine. Solomon also stated that he worked with a man from Mexico, who supplied the drugs that Solomon then distributed …
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Multi-agency Investigation Targets Methamphetamine And Firearm Trafficking In Southeastern New Mexico

… Methamphetamine And Firearm Trafficking In Southeastern New Mexico October 05, 2017 El Paso Contact Info Contact Us … Social Accounts X Robert “Eric” Castañeda Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … law enforcement community remains committed to keeping New Mexico’s smaller communities safe from drug trafficking …
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Escalating Violence in Mexico and the Southwest Border as a Result of the Illicit Drug Trade

May 06, 2009
… Escalating Violence in Mexico and the Southwest Border as a Result of the Illicit … Drug Trade Speech May 06, 2009 Escalating Violence in Mexico and the Southwest Border as a Result of the Illicit …
May 06, 2009
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Illegal Aliens Sentenced for Distribution of Kilogram Quantities of Fentanyl and Heroin in Myrtle Beach

… previously sentenced in this case.  All four men are from Mexico and were in the United States illegally.   Evidence … part of a drug trafficking organization that originated in Mexico and operated in Myrtle Beach during 2023 and 2024.  After being sent to South Carolina from Mexico, Parra Lopez served as a manager of the operation …
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Man from Mexico pleads guilty to federal heroin trafficking charge

… Man from Mexico pleads guilty to federal heroin trafficking charge … 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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Two Sentenced To Prison For Roles In 2010 Wedding Murders In Juarez, Mexico

… To Prison For Roles In 2010 Wedding Murders In Juarez, Mexico March 21, 2013 El Paso Contact Info Contact Us (915) … 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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Treasury Sanctions Regional Commander of Mexico’s CJNG in Coordination with Justice and State Actions

… Treasury Sanctions Regional Commander of Mexico’s CJNG in Coordination with Justice and State Actions … large portions of CJNG territory along the Pacific coast of Mexico, including the state of Nayarit.  CJNG is a violent …
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Nineteen South Bay Residents Charged in Alleged Scheme to Funnel Drugs into U.S. and Firearms to Mexico

… in Alleged Scheme to Funnel Drugs into U.S. and Firearms to Mexico February 11, 2021 San Francisco Contact Info Contact … Connections To The Sinaloa Cartel To Transport Drugs From Mexico Into The United States SAN FRANCISCO – A federal … of these drugs were acquired in Mexico, including from Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel.  Firearms and their components, as …
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Federal Officials Participate In New Mexico Pharmacists Association’s Mid-Winter Meeting

… Federal Officials Participate In New Mexico Pharmacists Association’s Mid-Winter Meeting January … Social Accounts X Robert “Eric” Castañeda Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … prescription drug trafficking and abuse contributes to New Mexico’s heroin and opioid epidemic and enlisting their …
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Alleged Drug Trafficker Extradited From Mexico To Eastern District Of California

… Alleged Drug Trafficker Extradited From Mexico To Eastern District Of California April 04, 2016 San … 1, 2016, Alvaro Rios-Madrid, 57, of Guamuchil, Sinaloa, Mexico, was formally extradited to the United States by Mexico to face federal narcotics charges, United States …
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Multi-agency investigation dismantles major drug trafficking organization in southeastern New Mexico

… major drug trafficking organization in southeastern New Mexico February 08, 2019 El Paso Contact Info Contact Us … 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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Governor of Sinaloa and Nine Current and Former Mexican Officials Face Drug Trafficking and Weapons Charges

… violence, including thousands of murders, throughout Mexico and elsewhere around the world, including in the … for massive bribes.  Indeed, certain police officials in Mexico, including, as alleged, certain of the defendants, … enemies of the Cartel and kidnapping individuals in Mexico suspected of cooperating with U.S. law enforcement in …
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Illegal Aliens and Convicted Felons Sentenced for Transnational Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering

… and money laundering organization stretching from Mexico to Atlanta.   “Fentanyl continues to devastate … to a middleman in Norcross, Georgia. At the direction of Mexico-based drug traffickers, the middleman delivered the … Sandra Beatriz Hernandez Chilel, who laundered the funds to Mexico through her Norcross, Georgia money service business, …
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Bakersfield trucker sentenced for shipping drugs sourced from Mexico

… trucker sentenced for shipping drugs sourced from Mexico January 28, 2019 San Francisco Contact Info Contact … Alvarez-Muniz arranged for the shipment of the drugs from Mexico to Mira Loma, Jennings picked up the drugs and drove …