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Undocumented Alien Gets 30 Years In Prison For Trafficking Meth

May 21, 2018
… and a purity of 98.4%. The drugs had been imported from Mexico. The evidence in the case also revealed Arturo …
May 21, 2018
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New York Woman Admits Role In Dominican Heroin Trafficking Ring

April 02, 2018
… operating in New Jersey, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, and elsewhere, law enforcement learned that Yasmil …
April 02, 2018
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Laredo Man Sentenced For Conspiracy To Distribute Cocaine

March 22, 2018
… of U.S. currency in these cities and smuggling it into Mexico. He also stated that before the agents had approached …
March 22, 2018
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Mexican Citizen Receives Lengthy Sentence For Methamphetamine Trafficking

June 06, 2017
… District of Texas. Valenzuela-Ortega, 36, a citizen of Mexico, pleaded guilty in February 2017 to one count of …
June 06, 2017
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Six Involved In Large Scale Methamphetamine Trafficking Group Arrested

September 01, 2017
… Rodriguez, Tapia, Guizar-Hernandez are all citizens of Mexico and were in the United States illegally when the …
September 01, 2017
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Last Defendant Sentenced In Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy

October 03, 2017
… 459-9600 DALLAS - Alfonso Mercado-Cruz, 32, of Chiapas, Mexico, was sentenced yesterday before U.S. District Judge …
October 03, 2017
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Two Convicted Of Conspiring To Rob Drug Money From Undercover Agent

February 06, 2018
… posing as a buyer who was going to smuggle the rifle to Mexico. Both men will remain in custody pending sentencing. …
February 06, 2018
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Two Weslaco Residents Arrested For Trafficking Marijuana

November 06, 2013
… of marijuana and transportation from the United States-Mexico border to regional distributors in Memphis, Tenn., …
November 06, 2013
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Two Head To Prison For Attempted “Ice” Distribution

November 14, 2013
… of Mission, and Estevan Ochoa-Gomez, of Huixtla, Chiapas, Mexico, have been ordered to federal prison for more than 20 …
November 14, 2013
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Attempted Crystal Meth Distribution Results In Significant Sentences

November 14, 2013
… - Gelacio Cendejas-Renteria, 44, of Uruapan, Michoacan, Mexico, and Julian Martinez-Rodriguez, 44, of McAllen, have …
November 14, 2013
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Real Estate Agent Headed To Prison For Money Laundering

December 19, 2013
… under the auspices of the Gulf Cartel in Matamoros, Mexico, and throughout the Southern District of Texas.   …
December 19, 2013
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Jury Convicts 20-Year-Old Of Smuggling $1 Million In Meth

January 24, 2014
… Guerrero initially stated he was headed from Matamoros, Mexico, to a Quincenera in Houston. He later claimed he was …
January 24, 2014
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Multimillion Dollar Cocaine Conspiracy Results In Significant Sentence

April 07, 2014
… announced today Jose Gomez-Ramirez, 32, of Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, has been ordered to prison for his role in a …
April 07, 2014
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Brother-in-Law To Former Tamaulipas Governor Indicted In Money Laundering Scheme

October 03, 2014
… Guerra is married to the sister of former Tamaulipas, Mexico, Governor Eugenio Hernandez Flores. The charges …
October 03, 2014
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Two Head To Prison For Distributing Methamphetamine

November 21, 2014
… actions. Calderon, a naturalized citizen originally from Mexico residing in McAllen, and Galvan-Ibarra, an illegal …
November 21, 2014
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Mexican National Gets Nine Years For Marijuana Conviction And Related Assault Of Federal Officer

November 21, 2014
… - drug trafficking, which causes harm to both the U.S. and Mexico. Andrade has been in custody without bond since his …
November 21, 2014
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Additional Members Of South Laredo Trafficking Group Plead Guilty

December 04, 2014
… ninth defendant - Oscar Sanchez-Avila, 24, of Nuevo Laredo, Mexico - pleaded guilty to money laundering. To date, a …
December 04, 2014
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15 Indicted And Arrested In Cocaine Trafficking Ring

February 23, 2011
… agents in Philadelphia, Jackson, MS, and Hermosillo, Mexico. This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. …
February 23, 2011
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Jury Convicts Laredo Man Of Trafficking A Ton Of Marijuana

August 23, 2011
… organized the August load working directly with cartels in Mexico. The jury also heard recorded conversations during …
August 23, 2011
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Seven Arrested In Conspiracies To Transport Cocaine And Marijuana

September 06, 2012
… transported cocaine and/or drug proceeds to and from Mexico to Houston, Texas, and Miami, Fla., on a regular …
September 06, 2012
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Cuban National Convicted In Conspiracy To Transport Cocaine

January 08, 2013
… The organization transported cocaine from Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, to Houston and Miami on a regular basis. Six others …
January 08, 2013
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Seventh Person Convicted In Conspiracy To Transport Cocaine

January 18, 2013
… The organization transported cocaine from Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, to Houston and Miami, Fla., on a regular basis. With …
January 18, 2013
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Leader Of Interstate Cocaine Smuggling Organization Sentenced To More Than Ten Years In Federal Prison

November 25, 2014
… Edwards Honeywell has sentenced Jose Perez-(46, Michoacán, Mexico) to 10 years and 1 month in federal prison for …
November 25, 2014
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California Source Of Crystal Meth Sentenced To Federal Prison

February 04, 2015
… the large-scale importation of crystal methamphetamine from Mexico to Northern California and Pensacola, Florida.  Local …
February 04, 2015
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Texas Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced To More Than 18 Years In Prison And Forfeits More Than $1.2 Million

February 20, 2015
… source for large quantities of cocaine in Matamoros, Mexico. Since 2007, he had used various modes of …
February 20, 2015
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Ocala Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced To 10 Years For Distributing Cocaine And Money Laundering

April 02, 2015
… large quantities of cocaine in South Texas and Matamoros, Mexico. For more than seven years, he obtained cocaine from …
April 02, 2015
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Mexican National Sentenced To 64 Months In Prison For Possessing Heroin With Intent To Distribute

July 24, 2015
… heroin with intent to distribute. Uriel Coria-Coria, 22, of Mexico, was sentenced on one count of possession with intent …
July 24, 2015
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Four Mile Run To Honor Fallen DEA Agent

October 20, 2015
… Camarena was assigned to the DEA office in Guadalajara, Mexico when he was kidnapped, tortured, and murdered by …
October 20, 2015
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Atlantic County, New Jersey, Man Admits Role In Large-Scale Crack Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

January 20, 2016
… Francisco Alberto Rascon-Muracami, 22, of Obregon, Mexico, was sentenced Oct. 30, 2015 to 70 months in prison. …
January 20, 2016
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President Of Car Dealership Sentenced To 40 Months For Money Laundering For The Gulf Cartel

May 08, 2013
… the Gulf Cartel, a drug trafficking organization based in Mexico. Torres received cash and then sent vehicles back to …
May 08, 2013