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Former CBP Officer Sentenced For Allowing Drugs Through Port Of Entry

… loaded with marijuana to enter the United States from Mexico in exchange for money. On Nov. 19, 2014, Zavala was … The driver then abandoned the vehicle and fled on foot to Mexico. The van was carrying 1362 Kilograms of marijuana …

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National Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering Organization In Sandy Springs Dismantled

… of thousands of kilograms of cocaine imported from Mexico and transported from California to Kansas City, … while he remained incarcerated. The cocaine originated from Mexico and was supplied from California by Jose Gastelum and … Police Department; Heard County Sheriff's Office; New Mexico State Police, Arkansas State Police; Los Angeles …

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Two Charged With Attempting To Smuggle Half A Million In Heroin Through LAX

… DEA agents also arrested Joel Aron, 18, of Tijuana, Mexico, after he boarded a Hawaiian Airlines flight. Both … time he acted as a courier, he would cross the border from Mexico into the United States, and take a Greyhound bus to …

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Federal Grand Jury Indicts Former Police Officer On 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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35 Years For Leader Of Major Marijuana Trafficking Operation

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Former Odessa Adult Bookstore Owner Sentenced To Prison

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Albuquerque Man Arrested On Federal Methamphetamine Trafficking Charges

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Former Leader of the Violent “Clan Del Golfo” Drug Trafficking Organization Pleads Guilty to Engaging in a Continuing Criminal Enterprise and Other Related Charges

… exporting multi-ton shipments of cocaine from Colombia to Mexico and Central America for ultimate importation into the … shipments of cocaine from Colombia into Central America and Mexico for ultimate importation to the United States. To …

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Nine Million Dollars’ Worth Of Cocaine Seized In Buffalo, N.Y.

… distribution organization with direct connections to Mexico. Cocaine was smuggled into the United States from Mexico and eventually brought to Arizona and then …

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South Carolina Drug Trafficker Helping Move Kilograms of Cocaine Sentenced to More than Six Years

… a drug ledger, and money transmittal receipts to Guerrero, Mexico, and to Cortes, Honduras. During an interview with …

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DEA Announces Guilty Plea Of Mexican National For Cocaine Trafficking

… Order of Removal, which will require him to be deported to Mexico following his release from prison. According to the … area of the vehicle. The cocaine was being transported from Mexico to Indiana for distribution there when the vehicle …

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Ohio man will spend 15 years in prison for role in drug conspiracy

… his operation outside of prison and send the proceeds to Mexico. State and federal authorities investigated and … 21, Hamilton Luiz Roberto Diaz-Magana, 29, Queretaro, Mexico Jesus Garcia, aka Jesse …

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Kansas Grand Jury Indicts Two for Drug Trafficking

… case, Enrique Alonso Estrada-Barrios, 26, of Belen, New Mexico, is charged with one count of possession with intent …

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65 people charged in Operation Double Dippin

… linked to the Payan Drug Trafficking Organization based in Mexico. The Payan DTO has been identified as a DTO … and the transportation of narcotics proceeds back into Mexico. In total, the investigation utilized 47 Colorado …

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Ohio Man Convicted In 200 Kilo Cocaine Conspiracy

… in conspiracy that brought large shipments of cocaine from Mexico into Ohio COLUMBUS, Ohio - A U.S. District Court jury … responsible for arranging large shipments of cocaine from Mexico and Texas into the Columbus area. “Collado-Rivera is …

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CBP Officer Arrested For Allowing Drugs Through Port Of Entry

… loaded with marijuana to enter the United States from Mexico in exchange for money. On Nov. 19, 2014, Zavala was … then allegedly abandoned the vehicle and fled on foot to Mexico. The van was carrying 1362 Kilograms of marijuana …

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Niagara Falls man sentenced to 78 months for role in drug conspiracy tied to Sinaloa Cartel

… contacts and a source of supply whose territory included Mexico, Arizona, California and elsewhere. The source of … Jose Ruben Gil, aka Unc, aka Ruben Gil Campos, aka Mayor of Mexico, was convicted and is awaiting sentencing; Sonia …

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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 Washington Chief Issues Public Safety Alert: Dangerous Increase in Fake Rx Pills Containing Fentanyl

… pills brought into the United States are produced in Mexico, and China is supplying chemicals for the manufacturing of fentanyl in Mexico. SAC Forget is focusing resources and working with …

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DEA Issues Public Safety Alert on Sharp Increase in Fake Prescription Pills Containing Fentanyl and Meth

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Spring, TX Man Handed Significant Sentence In Large Scale Meth Conspiracy

… very pure form known as “ICE,” which had been imported from Mexico. The Judge noted that Reyes possessed firearms, lead … Mejia, 22, all of Houston; and Refugio Ibarra, 26, of Mexico, have already been sentenced to terms ranging from 87 …

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Two members of trafficking organization convicted on money laundering and drug charges

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Third Convicted Cuban Cocaine Smuggler Sentenced To Prison For 151 Months

… Tucson DEA agents received information from sources in Mexico that an individual, later identified as Michel … a continuing supply of cocaine through Tucson, by way of Mexico. In addition to Cervantes-Conde’s 12-1/2 year prison …

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Federal Jury In Del Rio Convicts Los Zetas Cartel Drug Dealer

… ties to the Los Zetas Cartel operating in Piedras Negras, Mexico, faces up to life in federal prison after a jury … of kilograms of marijuana into the United States from Mexico announced Joseph M. Arabit, Drug Enforcement …

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Operation Legend: Update on federal charges

… the operation was expanded to Chicago and Albuquerque, New Mexico on July 22, 2020; to Cleveland, Ohio, Detroit, … been charged with other violent crimes. Albuquerque, New Mexico 35 defendants have been charged with federal crimes …

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Federal And State Authorities Arrest Eight In El Paso Area Roundup

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Hobbs Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Methamphetamine Trafficking Charge

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Colombian Cocaine Smuggler Sentenced To More Than 15 Years In Federal Prison

… for the purpose of transporting cocaine from Colombia to Mexico. The cocaine was later imported into the US for … 1,000 kilograms of cocaine that was flown from Colombia to Mexico, and later distributed to the US by Ochoa Vasco DTO. …

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Operation Special Delivery Dismantles International Interstate Drug Ring

… Arpaio. “This case focused on both the source of drugs from Mexico through dealers in Arizona, to the final destination … of foreign nationals from Jamaica, Nigeria, Ghana and Mexico, some of whom are in the United States illegally.” …

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Mexican National Sentenced to 5 Years for Trafficking Cocaine and Possessing Firearms

… his sentence, Resendiz-Gomez will face deportation to Mexico. The case was investigated by the Manitowoc County …