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Kansas City Man Sentenced for $1 Million Meth Conspiracy Near Elementary School

… 43, a lawful permanent resident of the United States from Mexico, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stephen R. … 18, 2018. Co-defendants Jose Vieyra-Lopez, 37, a citizen of Mexico; Megan Eubanks, 40, of Kansas City, Mo., and Victor …
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Four Defendants Plead Guilty to Meth Conspiracy Near Elementary School

… Kansas City, Missouri. Jose Vieyra-Lopez, 37, a citizen of Mexico; Megan Eubanks, 40, of Kansas City, Missouri., and … a lawful permanent resident of the United States from Mexico, pleaded guilty to his role in the drug-trafficking …
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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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Staten Island-based International Narcotics Trafficker and Money Launderer Sentenced to 48 Months in Prison

… conspired with others to import kilograms of cocaine from Mexico into the United States. Unbeknownst to LaCola, one of … 10 to 15 kilograms of cocaine from his sources of supply in Mexico. LaCola also offered his services as a money …
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Staten Island man sentenced to nine years’ imprisonment for international arms trafficking and money laundering

… a pipeline of lethal weaponry to purported drug cartels in Mexico,” said U.S. Attorney Donoghue. “Through our … he believed were bound for drug cartels operating in Mexico. After accepting payment for the weapons, Veliu …
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Repeat Federal Offender Sentenced to 24 Years in Prison after Passing Kilogram of Cocaine to Car with Three Children

… is a frequent-flyer federal felon with direct ties to Mexico based drug traffickers,” said U.S. Attorney Michael … direct communication with drug traffickers based in Mexico. Greene’s criminal history includes two prior federal …
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Drug Trafficker Involved in High-Speed Chase with Spokane Police Sentenced to Federal Prison

… a Drug Runner for a Drug Trafficking Organization Based in Mexico and Operating in Eastern Washington … a drug runner for a drug trafficking organization based in Mexico and operating in Eastern Washington. On August 13, …
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Midland Fentanyl Trafficker Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison

… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional …
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Starr County Justice of the Peace and Another Sent to Prison for Roles in Drug Trafficking Organization

… substantial quantities of drugs into the United States from Mexico which was then distributed throughout … the importation of approximately 43 kilograms of meth from Mexico into the United States in addition to large amounts …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Enters 15th Year of Removing Unneeded Medications from Communities

… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional …
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Violent Gang Members, Cartel Conduit Sentenced to Federal Prison for Roles in Major Meth-Trafficking Conspiracy

… transported illegal drugs into the Southern District from Mexico and Atlanta, aided by multiple criminal street gangs … continue to coordinate the trafficking operations from Mexico to Georgia.  Of the 35 defendants charged in …
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DEA Issues Public Safety Alert on Sharp Increase in Fake Prescription Pills Containing Fentanyl and Meth

… pills brought into the United States are produced in Mexico, and China is supplying chemicals for the manufacturing of fentanyl in Mexico. The drug overdose crisis in the United States is a …
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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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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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Final defendant sentenced to federal prison for drug and firearm offenses in connection with the murder of two Midlanders in July 2015

… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional …
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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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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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Arizona Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Interstate Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy

… learned that Penunuri left the local area and traveled to Mexico on the morning of June 3, 2018. Penunuri, a U.S. Citizen, resided in Hermosillo, Mexico until U.S. Customs and Border Patrol arrested him on …
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Federal authorities arrest El Paso Police Officer for providing assistance to drug dealer

… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional …
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DEA Reports Significant Increase in Counterfeit Pills in Minnesota

… trafficking organizations (DTOs) in California, Arizona and Mexico. In Minnesota, agents have recovered approximately … Minnesota’s counterfeit pills are primarily sourced from Mexico, with traffickers bringing loads across the Southwest …
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San Francisco man sentenced to more than 16 years in prison for crimes related to illegal fentanyl pill manufacturing operation

… Outreach: Akilah Johnson 571-387-5018 Defendant fled to Mexico before being apprehended and returned to the United … Mexican Federal Police located Zolfaghari and Vazquez in Mexico and returned them to the United States. In addition …
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DEA Omaha Division announces new office and partnership in Duluth, Minnesota

… to other major U.S. transportation-hub cities, the U.S.-Mexico border, and ultimately to drug cartels in Mexico and fentanyl suppliers in China.”   For more …
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Nine defendants charged in international drug trafficking conspiracy

… 571-387-5018 Complaint describes drug dealers with ties to Mexico and Honduras who transported drugs from Los Angeles … to obtain drugs. The defendants brought the drugs from Mexico through Los Angeles to the Bay Area. The defendants …
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Seven Members Of Las Cruces-Based Prescription Drug Trafficking Ring Facing Federal Charges

… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional …
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Three Carlsbad Residents Indicted On Federal “Spice” Trafficking Charges

… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional …
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Federal And State Authorities Make Arrests In El Paso Crack Cocaine Distribution Investigation

… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional …
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Carlsbad Man Pleads Guilty To Federal “Spice” Trafficking Charge

… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional …
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Federal And State Authorities In El Paso Arrest 14 Defendants On Federal Drug Trafficking/Money Laundering Charges

… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional …
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20 Individuals Charged With Trafficking Heroin And Fentanyl

… with trafficking heroin, Fentanyl and cocaine from Mexico and the Dominican Republic to Massachusetts and Rhode … large quantities of heroin, Fentanyl, and cocaine from Mexico and the Dominican Republic into the United States for …
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Fourteen Arrested In DEA Operation Family Reunion

… activities by a Whittier-based organization and its Mexico-based suppliers of cocaine and methamphetamine on … superseding indictment unsealed today also charges several Mexico-based methamphetamine suppliers, including Jose …