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Bardstown Man and Woman Sentenced to Over 30 years and 10 Years in Federal Prison for Fentanyl and Cocaine Trafficking Operation

… fentanyl from the southwest border of the United States and Mexico and transported the substances back to the Bardstown …
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Las Cruces Man Charged with Federal Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses

… 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) … device from Victor Andrew Pardo Jr., 26, in Las Cruces, New Mexico, for $300. The device was later analyzed by the …
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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DEA Phoenix, Phoenix Police Department, and the Arizona Attorney General's Office Disrupt Major Transnational Criminal Organization Operating in the United States and Mexico

… Criminal Organization Operating in the United States and Mexico February 20, 2025 Phoenix Contact Info Contact Us … organization that operated in the United States and Mexico, with the goal of selling and distributing millions …
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St. John the Baptist Parish Men Sentenced for Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

… a vessel off the coast of the Gulf of America (Gulf of Mexico). On March 19, 2024, DEA agents seized 85 kilograms …
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Two Surburban Chicago Men Convicted in Federal Investigation That Dismantled Mexico-to-Chicago Drug Pipeline

… Men Convicted in Federal Investigation That Dismantled Mexico-to-Chicago Drug Pipeline August 09, 2022 Chicago … charges as part of a federal investigation that disrupted a Mexico-to-Chicago drug pipeline. Sheldon Morales and Eduardo Santana conspired with a supplier in Mexico and two inmates in a prison in Texas to traffic …
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Albuquerque Man Sentenced for Drug Trafficking and Firearm Offenses

… 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) … today. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico prosecuted the case. The investigation was conducted …
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Four Defendants Charged in Alleged Schemes to Transport Methamphetamine from Mexico and Distribute Drugs in San Jose

… in Alleged Schemes to Transport Methamphetamine from Mexico and Distribute Drugs in San Jose February 11, 2021 … in relation to a scheme to transport methamphetamine from Mexico to the San Jose area for distribution, announced … simultaneous investigations into the movement of drugs from Mexico to the streets of the San Jose area. “The charges …
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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 …
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Anthony P. Placido: Drug Trafficking Violence in Mexico: Implications for the United States

May 05, 2010
… Anthony P. Placido: Drug Trafficking Violence in Mexico: Implications for the United States Testimony May 05, 2010 Anthony P. Placido: Drug Trafficking Violence in Mexico: Implications for the United States 100505_inc.pdf On …
May 05, 2010
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Citizen of Mexico Residing in Bakersfield Sentenced to over 10 Years in Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine and Fentanyl

… Citizen of Mexico Residing in Bakersfield Sentenced to over 10 Years in … Wilfredo Medina-Perez, 34, a native and citizen of Sinaloa, Mexico, residing in Bakersfield, was sentenced today to 10 … Uriel Ivan Portillo, 35, also a native and citizen of Mexico, was sentenced to three years and four months in …