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Bakersfield Drug Dealer Sentenced To Over 11 Years In Prison

September 15, 2014
… aka Rene Salas-(Salas), 38, an undocumented alien from Mexico, was sentenced today to 11 years and eight months in …
September 15, 2014
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Bay Area Brothers Sentenced For Ecstasy Trafficking

February 22, 2013
… organizations operating in Southern California and Mexico. The methamphetamine and cocaine were then …
February 22, 2013
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Madera Cornfield Pot Farmer Sentenced

December 05, 2011
… Wagner announced today that Carlos Martinez, 31, of Oaxaca, Mexico, was sentenced to four years and two months in prison …
December 05, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Madera County Marijuana Cultivator Sentenced

December 12, 2011
… to distribute marijuana. Pacheco is a native and citizen of Mexico and is subject to deportation upon completion of his …
December 12, 2011
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Methamphetamine Traffickers Indicted

June 23, 2011
… 19, of Alhambra, and Rafael Alfonso Torres, 22, of Mexico, with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and …
June 23, 2011
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Coarsegold Cannabis Cultivator Sentenced

August 29, 2011
… Medina-Mendoza, aka Eduardo Nunez Medina, 49, of Guerrero, Mexico, was sentenced today to 46 months in prison for …
August 29, 2011
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Madera Vineyard Pot Grow Yields Five-Year Prison Sentence

September 26, 2011
… that Antonio Pérez, 40, an illegal alien from Guanajuato, Mexico, was sentenced to five years in prison, to be …
September 26, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

“Operation SLO Ride” Dismantles Major Drug Trafficking Organization in Tulare County

March 14, 2024
… individuals now charged: Alberto “Beto” Alvarado, 53, of Mexico, is alleged to be the Mexico-based source of supply who directed the importation …
March 14, 2024
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DEA El Paso SAC Thorne-James to address local media

October 25, 2024
… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional …
October 25, 2024
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Father and Son Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in Prison in Large-Scale Cocaine and Heroin Trafficking Conspiracy

May 20, 2022
… Defendants conspired to traffic cocaine and heroin from Mexico to Springfield area OCDETF/Task Force Drug …
May 20, 2022
GENERAL INFORMATION

Office of Training Programs

January 22, 2025
… special vetted SIU Teams in Ghana, Afghanistan, Thailand, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Dominican Republic, …
January 22, 2025
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DEA to kick off annual Red Ribbon Campaign

October 16, 2018
… Red Ribbon Campaign began after drug traffickers in Mexico tortured and brutally murdered Special Agent Enrique …
October 16, 2018
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Statement from DEA Administrator Anne Milgram

December 02, 2021
… the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG). CJNG is one of Mexico’s most violent and prolific drug trafficking …
December 02, 2021
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Dual U.S.-Mexican citizen arrested for violations of the Kingpin Act

February 27, 2020
… known as “La Negra,” 33, who was residing in Guadalajara, Mexico, was arrested in Washington, D.C. Wednesday pursuant …
February 27, 2020
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Observant bystander travelling through Indiana led DEA Chicago Field Division to historic 225 pound methamphetamine seizure

September 23, 2020
… United States is manufactured in industrial-scale labs in Mexico and ultimately smuggled into the United States. The …
September 23, 2020
GENERAL INFORMATION

Seattle News 2006

July 15, 2021
… Leads to Multiple Cells of Drug Organization Based in Mexico NOV 28, 2006 DEA's Seattle Division to Promote …
July 15, 2021
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Drug Enforcement Administration announces creation of U.S. Postal Service drug-free stamp

October 31, 2019
… in 1985 by drug traffickers he was investigating in Mexico. After his death, high school students signed …
October 31, 2019
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Combatting The Drug Networks Supplying Chicago

March 27, 2018
… consumed in the United States is produced by powerful Mexico-based transnational criminal (TCOs), such as the …
March 27, 2018
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Mexican Citizen Sentenced To 12 Years In Federal Prison For The Possession Of Methamphetamine

July 11, 2017
… 459-9600 DALLAS - Alfonso Escobedo Garcia, 36, citizen of Mexico, was sentenced yesterday before U.S. District Judge …
July 11, 2017
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Nuevo Progreso Man Sentenced To Nearly 12 Years For Drug Trafficking

June 03, 2013
… an undocumented alien from Nuevo Progreso, Tamaulipas, Mexico, has been ordered to federal prison following his …
June 03, 2013
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Laredoan Convicted In Meth And Marijuana Conspiracy

July 23, 2013
… for 1200 to 1500 kilograms of marijuana to be flown from Mexico to the United States. On separate occasions, he …
July 23, 2013
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U.S. And Chinese Drug Enforcement Agencies Meet On Synthetic Opioid Efforts

September 29, 2016
… the Internet. They are also sent to the United States from Mexico by cartels that purchase the drugs in bulk and then …
September 29, 2016
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Brownsville Man Sent To Prison On Firearms Charge

April 18, 2017
… with the belief they were going to be transported to Mexico. Pedraza was previously convicted of burglary of a …
April 18, 2017
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Two Men Plead Guilty To Possession Of Marijuana

August 08, 2017
… of Laredo, and Juan Galvan-Hernandez, 40, of Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, admitted they knowingly possessed with the intent to …
August 08, 2017
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Mexican National Sentenced For Possession With Intent To Distribute Marijuana

December 04, 2017
… CHRISTI, Texas - A 30-year-old citizen and national of Mexico has been ordered to federal prison for Marijuana …
December 04, 2017
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--Media Advisory-- Breakup Of Major Drug-Smuggling Organization To Be Announced

May 18, 2011
… of a major drug trafficking organization based out of Mexico. Event Information: - For more information, contact …
May 18, 2011
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Washington Man Sentenced For Possession With Intent To Distribute Methamphetamine

June 03, 2016
… a Mexican national, is likely to be deported to Mexico at the end of his prison term. Maldonado-Farias …
June 03, 2016
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Coarsegold Cannabis Cultivator Convicted

March 15, 2011
… Medina-Mendoza, aka Eduardo Nunez Medina, 48, of Guerrero, Mexico, entered a guilty plea yesterday to conspiring to …
March 15, 2011
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Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison

July 18, 2016
… in the conspiracy.  Renteria, 32, a citizen of Mexico who was living in the San Jose area at the time of …
July 18, 2016
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Methamphetamine Trafficker Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison

October 25, 2016
… methamphetamine. Valencia-Alcazar, 35, a citizen of Mexico who was living in Sunnyvale at the time of the …
October 25, 2016