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Former Governor Of State Of Tamaulipas, Mexico, Indicted In The Southern District Of Texas

… Former Governor Of State Of Tamaulipas, Mexico, Indicted In The Southern District Of Texas December … Ruvalcaba, the former governor of the State of Tamaulipas, Mexico, has been unsealed. The unsealing was announced by … along the southern border between the United States and Mexico directly across from Brownsville and Laredo. …
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Marijuana Smuggling Ring Busted Along U.S. - Mexico Border

… Marijuana Smuggling Ring Busted Along U.S. - Mexico Border February 25, 2011 Phoenix Contact Info Contact … up a marijuana smuggling operation along the United States-Mexico border allegedly responsible for trafficking tons of … smuggle thousands of pounds of marijuana across the Arizona/Mexico border. The message to these organizations should be …
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Sacramento Man Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison for Fentanyl Pill Trafficking that Resulted in an Overdose Death

… tens of thousands of fentanyl pills and cocaine from Mexico and distributing them in northern California and … extradition of Luis Lopez Zamora to the United States from Mexico. Assistant U.S. Attorney David W. Spencer is …
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A Year of Impact: DEA Recognizes its Success in Combatting Drug Cartels and Saving Lives

… committed against our nation.  Return of 29 defendants from Mexico, including of Rafael Caro Quintero In February 2025, … the United States secured custody of 29 defendants from Mexico, some of whom are facing charges in federal districts …
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Former Chihuahua, Mexico State Police Officer Sentenced to Prison on Federal Racketeering Charge

… Former Chihuahua, Mexico State Police Officer Sentenced to Prison on Federal … 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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Eduardo Arellano-Felix Extradited From Mexico To The United States To Face Charges

… Eduardo Arellano-Felix Extradited From Mexico To The United States To Face Charges August 31, 2012 … (AFO), was extradited today by the government of Mexico to the United States to face racketeering, money … in Charge Daphne Hearn commented, "The FBI is pleased with Mexico's efforts to bring to justice a leader from one of …
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Homeland Security Task Force Arrests Maduro Regime Ally Alex Saab on Money Laundering Charges Involving Venezuelan Food Contracts and Oil

… including falsely documenting imports from Colombia and Mexico. “Thanks to the efforts of the Homeland Security Task …
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Chester County Shuts Down Drug Pipeline From Mexico

… Chester County Shuts Down Drug Pipeline From Mexico July 10, 2013 Philadelphia Contact Info Contact Us … operation was designed to attack the drug pipeline from Mexico that runs through Southern Chester County, resulting … discovered that these defendants had direct ties to Mexico and throughout the United States, intersecting with …
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Driver from New Mexico sentenced for 40 pounds of meth hidden in fuel tank

… Driver from New Mexico sentenced for 40 pounds of meth hidden in fuel tank … Springfield - (417) 888-9800 WICHITA, KAN . – A New Mexico man was sentenced today to nine years in federal … Challenger he was driving. Ramirez had driven from New Mexico with orders to deliver the drugs to Wichita. He kept …
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Drug Trafficking Organization With Ties To Mexico Indicted On Meth Charges

… Drug Trafficking Organization With Ties To Mexico Indicted On Meth Charges July 28, 2011 Miami Contact … not U.S. citizens and have significant ties to Michoacan, Mexico. According to a third superseding indictment stemming … the Central Florida area. The methamphetamine originated in Mexico and was transported through Texas to Georgia. From …
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Indianapolis Man Sentenced to Over 15 Years for Trafficking Dozens of Kilograms of Fentanyl and Meth from Mexico into Indianapolis

… Trafficking Dozens of Kilograms of Fentanyl and Meth from Mexico into Indianapolis August 08, 2023 Chicago Contact … that was responsible for transporting drug proceeds to Mexico. On April 5, 2019, HSI agents conducting surveillance …
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High ranking member of the Sinaloa Cartel arraigned in Chicago after extradition from Mexico

… Sinaloa Cartel arraigned in Chicago after extradition from Mexico June 16, 2020 Chicago Contact Info Contact Us (312) … A former high-ranking member of the Sinaloa drug cartel in Mexico was arraigned today on federal drug charges following his extradition from Mexico. The defendant, Felipe Cabrera Sarabia, was charged …
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Arizona Woman Pleads Guilty To Federal Drug Trafficking Charges In New Mexico

… Pleads Guilty To Federal Drug Trafficking Charges In New Mexico February 20, 2018 El Paso Contact Info Contact Us … 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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Texas Woman Pleads Guilty To Federal Cocaine Trafficking Charges In New Mexico

… Pleads Guilty To Federal Cocaine Trafficking Charges In New Mexico February 15, 2018 El Paso Contact Info Contact Us … 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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Federal Investigation Dismantles Major Methamphetamine Trafficking Ring Operating In Southeastern New Mexico

… Trafficking Ring Operating In Southeastern New Mexico November 30, 2011 El Paso Contact Info Contact Us … 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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Connecticut Heroin, Crack Dealer “Willi Mexico” Pleads Guilty

… Connecticut Heroin, Crack Dealer “Willi Mexico” Pleads Guilty May 10, 2017 New England Contact Info … that Carlos Alberto Lopez-Zelada, 40, also known as “Willi Mexico” last residing in Willimantic, pleaded guilty …
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Last Member Of A Large Drug Trafficking Organization With Ties To Mexico Sentenced

… Of A Large Drug Trafficking Organization With Ties To Mexico Sentenced November 14, 2012 Miami Contact Info … the central Florida area. The methamphetamine originated in Mexico and was transported through Texas to Georgia. From … not U.S. citizens and have significant ties to Michoacan, Mexico. Upon completion of their prison sentences, those …
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Gulfport, MS, Man Sentenced to Life for Fentanyl Offenses and 300 Months for Conspiracy to Tamper with Witnesses

… phone.  He also arranged for the shipment of fentanyl from Mexico to Gulfport, Mississippi for distribution. During the …
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Illegal Alien and His Associate Charged with Trafficking 85 Kilograms of Methamphetamine

… ATLANTA - Alberto Ortiz-Osornio, an illegal alien from Mexico, and Marco Antonio Solano-Posadas face federal drug … investigation further revealed that Ortiz is a citizen of Mexico who is illegally present in the United States. On …
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DEA Statement On The Mexico Arrest Of Knights Templar Cartel Leader “La Tuta”

… DEA Statement On The Mexico Arrest Of Knights Templar Cartel Leader “La Tuta” … Gomez-Martinez, a.k.a. "La Tuta," is another win for Mexico in the fight against brutal criminal cartels like the …
Alica Valdez-Farias
FUGITIVE

Alicia Valdez-Farias

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: Conspiracy to distribute of a controlled substance
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Police Chief, Mayor And Village Trustee Of Columbus, New Mexico Indicted In Federal Firearms Trafficking Case

… Police Chief, Mayor And Village Trustee Of Columbus, New Mexico Indicted In Federal Firearms Trafficking Case March … 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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High-Ranking Sinaloa Cartel Member Extradited to Atlanta to Face Cocaine Trafficking Charges

… - (910) 815-4513 ATLANTA – Following his extradition from Mexico to the United States, Roberto Najera Gutierrez, a/k/a … massive amounts of cocaine from South America and through Mexico that were intended to poison communities in the … Sinaloa Cartel to transport cocaine from South America to Mexico for importation into the United States, including …
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Mexico City Man Sentenced To Federal Prison For Importation Of Cocaine And Heroin

… Mexico City Man Sentenced To Federal Prison For Importation … 2016, Rodriguez-Sanchez, a Mexican citizen and resident of Mexico City, attempted to enter the United States of America …
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Leader of Mexico’s United Cartels and Others Charged in South Florida Federal Court with Importing Over 1200 Pounds of Crystal Methamphetamine

… Leader of Mexico’s United Cartels and Others Charged in South Florida … a/k/a “Fruto,” 57, who is the former mayor of Aguililla, Mexico and, according to the allegations, the leader of the United Cartels in Michoacán, Mexico, with drug trafficking crimes. It also charges …
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Multi-Agency Enforcement Operation In New Mexico Significant Part Of Nationwide Synthetic Drug Takedown

… Multi-Agency Enforcement Operation In New Mexico Significant Part Of Nationwide Synthetic Drug … Social Accounts X Robert “Eric” Castañeda Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … of the Albuquerque Fire Department. In announcing New Mexico’s role in yesterday’s nationwide takedown, U.S. …
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DEA-led multi-agency investigation dismantles major New Mexico poly-drug trafficking drug trafficking organization

… DEA-led multi-agency investigation dismantles major New Mexico poly-drug trafficking drug trafficking organization … 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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Former Leader Of The Arellano Felix Organization Extradited From Mexico To United States To Face Charges

… Leader Of The Arellano Felix Organization Extradited From Mexico To United States To Face Charges April 29, 2011 San … (AFO), was extradited today by the government of Mexico to the United States to face racketeering, money … that threaten our way of life.” “The FBI is pleased with Mexico’s efforts to bring to justice a leader from one of …
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Wife of Former U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer in El Paso extradited to the United States from Mexico

… Officer in El Paso extradited to the United States from Mexico October 04, 2018 El Paso Contact Info Contact Us … 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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Multi-Agency Investigation Dismantles Marijuana Distribution Ring Operating In Southeastern New Mexico And West Texas

… Marijuana Distribution Ring Operating In Southeastern New Mexico And West Texas April 27, 2015 El Paso Contact Info … 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) …