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Six Arrested In El Paso On Federal Drug Trafficking Charges

… 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) … direction of Juan Gerardo Pinedo, 33, of Sunland Park, New Mexico, conspired to distribute controlled substances …
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Former El Paso Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Aid Cocaine Distribution

… 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 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, …
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Acting Administrator Uttam Dhillon, Museum of Natural History and Science

February 21, 2019
… Museum of Natural History and Science, Albuquerque, New Mexico 02-21-19 Target America Press Conference As Prepared …
February 21, 2019
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San Diego News 2002

July 15, 2021
… Taken Down  OCT 9, 2002 San Diego Grand Jury Indicts Mexico's Largest Ketamine Ring  AUG 21, 2002 DEA San Diego …
July 15, 2021
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Record Fentanyl Seizure by DEA Phoenix, Scottsdale Police & the Arizona Attorney General’s Office as DEA Announces Nationwide Public Safety Surge

… overdose deaths and criminal drug networks in Mexico. These groups are harnessing social media platforms … to date.  DEA officials warn that criminal drug networks in Mexico are mass-producing deadly fentanyl and …
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DEA Reveals Criminal Drug Networks Are Flooding the U.S. with Deadly Fentanyl

… overdose deaths and criminal drug networks in Mexico. These groups are harnessing social media platforms … DEA officials warn that criminal drug networks in Mexico are mass-producing deadly fentanyl and …
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Three Men Indicted, Nearly 1,400 Pounds of Methamphetamine Seized, and Two Methamphetamine Labs Dismantled

… Alvarez Sanchez, 37, and Raul Munoz Navarro, 54, both of Mexico, were arrested on December 11, 2024, during a …
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Two Mexican nationals indicted for transporting counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl

… a two-count indictment Thursday against Ivan Lopez, 34, of Mexico, and Erick Olivas Lopez, 39, of Mexico, charging them with conspiracy and possession with …
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Guatemalan National Extradited to Eastern District of Texas

… The drugs were then shipped to Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Mexico for further distribution to the United States.  … the bulk cocaine to his customers in Guatemala and Mexico.  A federal grand jury returned an indictment …
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Operators of large-scale drug trafficking organization in Kern County face federal charges

… 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. …
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Heroin And Fentanyl Drug Ring Dismantled In The Bronx--Supplied The Northeast

… scheme brought heroin and fentanyl from Honduras through Mexico to Los Angeles, where long-haul truck drivers picked … arranging for the drugs to be brought from Honduras through Mexico and to the Los Angeles area. He arranged for truck … 35, Bronx Luz Varahona, 34, Bayonne, N.J. John Doe Sir, Mexico John Doe Pancho John Doe Pugloso Follow us on Twitter …
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Leader of meth trafficking ring operating in Houston sentenced to 30 years in prison

… ran a local drug trafficking organization with providers in Mexico and participated in running a stash house. In handing …
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Fentanyl Flow to the United States

March 06, 2020
… to stem the flow of fentanyl into the United States. While Mexico and China are the primary source countries for …
March 06, 2020
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Drug Trafficker Sentenced In Operation "No Quarter"

… but throughout North Carolina, the United States and Mexico. These DTO's are responsible for the importation of … the related remittance of illegal drug proceeds back into Mexico. The investigation spanned ten years and five North … and numerous other DEA offices in the United States and Mexico; the Internal Revenue Service - Criminal …
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Pamlico County Drug Trafficker Sentenced In Operation "No Quarter"

… but throughout North Carolina, the United States and Mexico. These DTO's are responsible for the importation of … the related remittance of illegal drug proceeds back into Mexico. The investigation spanned ten years and five North … and numerous other DEA offices in the United States and Mexico; the Internal Revenue Service - Criminal …
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Oklahoma Prison-Based Drug Trafficking Organization Resulted in 21 Defendants Being Convicted

… at least some of those firearms intended to be exported to Mexico.  In one instance, a search of a storage facility … and ammunition that had been gathered for exportation to Mexico. Crimes for which the defendants were convicted …
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Odessa Area Methamphetamine Ring Members Sentenced to Federal Prison

… 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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Greenville Drug Trafficker Sentenced In Operation “No Quarter”

… but throughout North Carolina, the United States and Mexico. These DTO's are responsible for the importation of … the related remittance of illegal drug proceeds back into Mexico. The investigation spanned ten years and five North … and numerous other DEA offices in the United States and Mexico; the Internal Revenue Service - Criminal …
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Kinston Man Sentenced In Operation “No Quarter”

… but throughout North Carolina, the United States and Mexico. These DTOs are responsible for the importation of … the related remittance of illegal drug proceeds back into Mexico. The investigation spanned ten years and five North … and numerous other DEA offices in the United States and Mexico; the Internal Revenue Service - Criminal …
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DEA El Paso and Partners Light Star on the Mountain Red

… 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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16 People Sentenced To Lengthy Terms For Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering

… drugs which had been brought into the United States from Mexico from Zapata to other parts of the United States. The … in small boats which crossed Falcon Lake at night from Mexico into Zapata. The boats then docked at a house … of these drugs back to the Zapata area and ultimately into Mexico in order to promote the continuation of the drug …
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Los Gueros Mexican Drug Trafficking Organization Targeted

… may have under U.S. jurisdiction.  Based in Guadalajara, Mexico, Los Gueros is responsible for transporting multi-ton … ROOL Europe; and two other related entities based in Mexico, Operadora y Administradora de Restaurantes y Bares …
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Phoenix News 2003

July 15, 2021
…  OCT 22, 2003 Yuma-based Drug Smuggling Ring, Linked to Mexico's Notorious Arellano-Felix Drug Cartel, Dismantled …
July 15, 2021
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Canadian Drug Kingpin With Ties To The Rizutto And Bonanno Crime Families, The Hells Angels And The Mexican Sinaloa Cartel Pleads Guilty To Narcotics Trafficking Crimes Carrying Sentence Of 20 Years To Life And $1 Billion In Forfeiture

… the Hells Angels and the notorious Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico, pled guilty earlier today before U.S. District Judge … to purchase cocaine from the powerful Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico for exportation to and distribution in Canada by … and firearms between the United States, Canada and Mexico. His territory - all of North America. His goal - to …
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Smuggling Narcotics to Three Cities Lands Traffickers in Prison

… Florida. He also had connections to sources of supply in Mexico and the Dominican Republic. In handing down the … Antonio Trevino-Cabrera, 43, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, were also previously sentenced for their …
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Gulf Cartel Plaza Boss Heads To Prison For Life

… a threat to the citizens of both the United States and Mexico,” said Peña. “This case highlights the work of law … refuge in the United States.” Rincon, 42, from Matamoros, Mexico, was convicted of conspiracy to possess with the … was proven to be the Plaza Boss of Rio Bravo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. During his time in that leadership role, the money …
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El Paso Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Meth and Assaulting Co-Defendant

… 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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Colombian Narcotrafficker Sentenced to 18 Years’ Imprisonment

… cocaine into the United States through Central America and Mexico,” stated Acting United States Attorney Kasulis. “This … Colombia to intermediary locations in Central America and Mexico by air and by sea, before the cocaine was transported …
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Georgia Narcotics Trafficker Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in Prison

… began in July 2023, when law enforcement learned that a Mexico-based drug trafficker had arranged to send …