Arnoldo Nunez-Mendoza
FUGITIVE

Arnoldo Nunez-Mendoza

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances
Marcelino Espinoza Zazueta
FUGITIVE

Marcelino Espinoza Zazueta

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances possess with intent to distribute controlled substance and aiding and abetting
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Department of Treasury Designates Sinaloa-based Mexican Narcotics Trafficker Under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Act

… Penuelas DTO operates primarily in Sinaloa and Sonora, Mexico, various ports of entry in the United States, as well … smuggles various drugs, including heroin and fentanyl, from Mexico for distribution in multiple U.S. cities. Treasury …
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Man from Albuquerque pleads guilty to drug possession and firearm 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) …
Lopez-Lopez, Cesar
FUGITIVE

Cesar Lopez-Lopez

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: 21 USC 841Possession of Cocaine21 USC 846Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine18 USC 3148Pre-Trial Release Violation
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Fresno Drug Trafficker Sentenced To 22 Years

… 387-3956 FEESNO, CA - Theresa Martinez-Martinez, 48, of Mexico, was sentenced on Monday by United States District … Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and deported to Mexico. In early 2012, the U.S. Marshals Fugitive …
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Heroin conspiracy sends doctor to federal prison

… Texas – A 37-year-old U.S. citizen who was living in Mexico has been ordered to federal prison following his … Moya is a medical doctor who operated a clinic in Reynosa, Mexico. Law enforcement stopped him June 6, 2018, for a …
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Three defendants sentenced for role in drug conspiracy linked to a Mexican drug cartel

… Adler, who handled the case, stated Riestra, a citizen of Mexico who was previously deported, utilized multiple names, … in an illegal narcotics operation stretching from Sinaloa, Mexico, to Western New York. Law enforcement officers began …
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Mexican drug cartel member receives 216-month prison sentence

… Adler, who handled the case, stated Riestra, a citizen of Mexico who was previously deported, utilized multiple names, … in an illegal narcotics operation stretching from Sinaloa, Mexico, to Western New York. Law enforcement officers began …
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Federal criminal complaint filed against Gregory Keith Robinson and Jaquan Bray

… 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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El Paso Area Doctor Indicted On Federal Drug 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) …
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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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San Francisco man sentenced to more than 16 years in prison for crimes related to illegal fentanyl pill manufacturing operation

… (707) 837-2324 Stockton - (571) 387-3956 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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Colombian national sentenced to more than 24 years for conspiring to send more than 12,000 kilograms of cocaine to the Sinaloa Cartel

… Ocean, destined for Sinaloa Cartel members in Oaxaca, Mexico. Riascos-Riascos was involved in installing the … on an SPSS that successfully reached its destination in Mexico, in May 2015. This case was investigated by the Drug …
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DEA warns of alarming increase of scam calls

… 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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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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DEA Releases 2024 National Drug Threat Assessment

… sold in the United States today is manufactured in Mexico, and it is purer and more potent than in years past. …
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Mexican National Sentenced To Fourteen Years In Prison For Methamphetamine Trafficking

… he had previously been deported from the United States to Mexico five times between 2003 and 2011, and that he had … trafficking offense in 2010. Corona-Mata, 32, of Michoacán, Mexico, was indicted by a federal grand jury on Feb. 28, …
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International Narcotics Distributor Sentenced To 20 Years’ Imprisonment For Trafficking Narcotics And Laundering Millions Of Dollars

… kilograms of cocaine and heroin from South America and Mexico for distribution in the United States, flooding our … using a Queens-based jewelry store, which sent the money to Mexico. The defendant also facilitated the transport of …
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Final Defendant Pleads Guilty in Southeast Alaska Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… proceeds from Alaska to co-conspirators in California and Mexico. Seal-Uttke is scheduled to be sentenced on Sept. 24, …
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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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Tulare County Man Sentenced To 17.5 Years In Prison For Marijuana Cultivation Crimes

… month in prison. Bonifacio Cano Gutierrez, 20, of Colima, Mexico, was sentenced on January 6, 2014, to two years and six months in prison. He is subject to deportation to Mexico upon completion of his prison sentence. The remaining …
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Wide Ranging Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Dismantled

… Kennewick - (509) 374-3444 Yakima - (509) 454-4407 Mexico based defendants trafficking large amounts of heroin … large amounts of methamphetamine and heroin from Mexico to Washington state was dismantled today with more … members of the criminal organization smuggling drugs from Mexico across the border into Texas and California, and then …
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DEA’s New York Division welcomes Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan

… located in Chantilly, Virginia. Assigned to the Mexico, Central America and Canada Section, Mr. Donovan … capture of Joaquin Guzman-Loera, aka Chapo, in Los Mochis, Mexico. Section Chief Donovan was also one of the original …
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Bakersfield Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty To Conspiring To Distribute Methamphetamine, Heroin And Cocaine

… 387-3956 FRESNO, Calif. - Miguel Sanchez-(Sanchez), 46, of Mexico, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to distribute and … Gamaliel Salas-Mendoza, aka Rene Salas (Salas), 38, also of Mexico, maintained a stash house in Bakersfield from where …
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Methamphetamine trafficker sentenced to nearly 4 years in prison

… at drug deal in Puyallup Tacoma - A 28-year-old citizen of Mexico was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma … had traveled to the Pacific Northwest from Mexico and was staying at a Tukwila hotel when agents …
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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

… 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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Pilot Charged In Cocaine Trafficking Scheme Extradited From Paraguay

… announced that RONIER SANCHEZ ALONSO, 46, a citizen of Mexico who is charged in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy, … cocaine would be loaded onto trucks for transport through Mexico into the U.S.  A fake flight plan filed with …
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Trio headed to prison for drug conspiracy

… Flores and Rodriguez’s role in providing the drugs from Mexico to Garza who sold it to his buyers in Louisiana for … times. Flores and Rodriguez had a source of supply in Mexico for the drugs. Garza also sold crack cocaine locally …
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Two men admit to selling cocaine in a parking lot

…   Frederico Hernandez, 26, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, and Miguel Angel Cruz-Recio, 41, Laredo, admitted … as he attempted to apply for entry into Laredo from Mexico at the Gateway to the Americas Bridge.   U.S. …