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Gulf Cartel Plaza Boss Heads To Federal Prison

November 17, 2014
… as the Gulf Cartel, headquartered in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico, which imports, warehouses, transports and … within the United States, the money would be transported to Mexico to further the aims of this criminal enterprise. … 2010. San Fernando is an important thoroughfare in Northern Mexico and narcotics commonly pass through San Fernando on …
November 17, 2014
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Cooperation Between United States and Mexican Law Enforcement Leads to Significant Actions Against Transnational Drug Trafficking Organization

July 07, 2023
… organization operating in Nogales, Sonora, along the U.S.-Mexico border. After extensive bilateral cooperation between the United States and Mexico, Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office, Fiscalía General …
July 07, 2023
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El Paso Division Arrests For Project Delirium

July 21, 2011
… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … Paso Division, which covers Far West Texas and all of New Mexico, were part of the nationwide takedown in Project … investigations, 10 were in Texas; and 20 were in New Mexico. In addition, El Paso Division agents and their law …
July 21, 2011
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El Paso, Texas Man Sentenced To Twenty Years In Federal Prison For Heroin Trafficking Conviction

November 05, 2013
… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … DEA’s El Paso Division, Chief Pete N. Kassetas of the New Mexico State Police and Chief Terry Sisneros of the Raton … According to the evidence at trial, on June 24, 2008, a New Mexico Motor Transportation Police officer executed a …
November 05, 2013
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DEA Leads Largest U.S. Strike Against La Familia Cartel Twenty-Month Series Of Investigations Lead To Nearly 2,000 Arrests, Over $60 Million Seized

July 21, 2011
… operations of Mexican drug cartels in the United States and Mexico,” said Deputy Attorney General James Cole. “Today, we … the Secretariat of Public Security, the Government of Mexico has seen increased results in their fight against the drug trafficking organizations,” said Mexico’s Secretary of Public Security Genaro Garcia Luna. …
July 21, 2011
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Three Defendants Arrested During 2023 Joint Enforcement Operation in Carlsbad Plead Guilty to Federal Drug Offenses

April 03, 2024
… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … send multiple firearms and a black jeep to an individual in Mexico. Gonzalez arranged for Purdy and Maldonado to pick up … could be loaded with firearms to be illegally exported to Mexico. Purdy and Maldonado then turned over the Jeep to a …
April 03, 2024
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Federal Jury Finds Career Offender From Albuquerque Guilty Of Crack Trafficking And Firearms Charges

December 15, 2015
… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … District Attorney Angela R. “Spence” Pacheco, and New Mexico State Police Lt. Scott McFaul who serves as the … Office and federal law enforcement agencies work with New Mexico’s District Attorneys and state, local and tribal law …
December 15, 2015
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Leader of Houston-Based DTO Pleads Guilty to Leading Large-Scale Meth Distribution and Importation Conspiracy

June 02, 2023
… large numbers of firearms from the United States into Mexico.  The organization then traded the firearms for … of kilograms of crystal and liquid methamphetamine from Mexico into Texas and further distributed it throughout the … or “CDH,” because it was based in Houston and had ties to Mexico-based drug trafficking cartels.  CDH was also an …
June 02, 2023
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Leader of International Drug Money Laundering Organization Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison

August 14, 2018
… announced that Jesus Rodriguez-Jimenez, 47, of Monterrey, Mexico, was sentenced today to 30 years in prison by United … ran an international money laundering business with ties to Mexico, Italy, Hungary, Panama, and China, facilitating the … of dollars in drug proceeds on behalf of drug cartels in Mexico and Central America.  Through a web of front …
August 14, 2018
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Project Below The Beltway Targets Sinaloa And Juarez Cartels And Affiliated Violent Street Gangs Nationwide

December 07, 2012
… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … methamphetamine and marijuana, into the United States from Mexico.  These cartels also are responsible for laundering … Office, the Ector County District Attorney’s Office, New Mexico’s 13th Judicial District Attorney’s (Bernalillo …
December 07, 2012
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In a Landmark Ruling, Mexican Court Upholds U.S. Forfeiture Order Authorizing Seizure of Drug Cartel Leader’s Real Estate

November 17, 2022
… of real property located in and around Guadalajara, Mexico pursuant to a request for mutual legal assistance … represents the United States’ groundbreaking use of Mexico’s new statute to divest drug cartel leader Rafael …
November 17, 2022
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DEA-Led Operation Dismantles Clovis-Based Drug Trafficking Organization

December 15, 2023
… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Towanda Thorne-James, Special Agent in Charge of … enforcement operation in Clovis and Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico. During the federal arrests, agents seized six …
December 15, 2023
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Head Of The Quintero Drug Trafficking Enterprise Sentenced To Federal Prison

December 08, 2011
… TX - Juan Jose Quintero-Payan, 69, of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, has been sentenced to 222 months in prison and … multi-ton loads of marijuana to the United States from Mexico, using specially altered natural gas tanker trucks, … Criminal Division, United States Department of Justice and Mexico’s Procuraduria General De La (Office of the General …
December 08, 2011
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United States Seizes Luxury Condo Allegedly Owned By Former Mexican Governor

December 11, 2012
… South Padre Island alleged to be owned by former Tamaulipas Mexico Governor Tomas Yarrington has been successfully … of the property. Rodriguez is currently in custody in Mexico. From 1998 to at least 2005, the complaint states … schemes. Yarrington was the former mayor of Matamoros, Mexico, from 1992 to 1995; governor of Tamaulipas from 1999 …
December 11, 2012
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Mexican Cartel Leader Edgar Valdez-Villareal, A/k/a "La Barbie," Pleads Guilty To Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering

January 06, 2016
… in the United States and rose to be a high-level leader of Mexico's Beltran-Leyva Cartel, pleaded guilty Wednesday to … for the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Government of Mexico and literally hundreds of DEA’s federal, state and …
January 06, 2016
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Key Player In Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced

January 31, 2011
… Paul Gastellum-Chavez, aka Juan Chavez Rodriguez, 57, of Mexico, was sentenced to 13 years in prison by U. S. … for transporting multi-ton quantities of marijuana from Mexico into the United States. “This sentencing sends a … shipments of marijuana into the United States from Mexico via ports of entry located in Arizona using tractor …
January 31, 2011
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Alaska Judge Sentences Texas Man To 84 Months In Prison In Heroin And Methamphetamine Drug Conspiracy

January 20, 2016
… two pounds of methamphetamine into the United States from Mexico. Alfaro previously pleaded guilty to conspiring with … Alaska themed t-shirt that had been requested by Alfaro’s Mexico-based coconspirator. During the sentencing hearing, … rings with ties to Alaska, California, Texas, Arizona, and Mexico. To date, the following individuals have been …
January 20, 2016
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Mexican National and Alleged Alien Smuggler Indicted in El Paso on First Material Support of Terrorism Charges for Supporting CJNG

May 16, 2025
… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … from Navarro-Sanchez’s possession during her arrest in Mexico on May 4, 2025. Download Original Image AM-15, … from Navarro-Sanchez’s possession during her arrest in Mexico on May 4, 2025. Photo of three packages of meth and …
May 16, 2025
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Federal Inmate Sentenced To Eight Years For Conspiring To Import Marijuana While In Federal Prison

March 12, 2015
… time in federal prison, arranged shipment of marijuana from Mexico to northwest Wisconsin MADISON, Wis. - ― John W. … announced that Humberto Fierro-Rascon, 41, a citizen of Mexico, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge James D. … arranged to smuggle a shipment of marijuana from Mexico to Christopher Johnson in northwest Wisconsin. …
March 12, 2015
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Notorious Mexican Cartel Leader Convicted for International Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses

September 24, 2024
… large quantities of methamphetamine and cocaine from Mexico into the United States. Oseguera-Gonzalez was the … (CJNG), which is based in the State of Jalisco in Mexico. The CJNG is one of the most dangerous drug cartels in Mexico. Oseguera-Gonzalez personally used firearms, …
September 24, 2024
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Leaders of Dangerous Mexican Drug Cartel Responsible for Extreme Violence Charged with International Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses

October 16, 2024
… to maintain control of drug trafficking routes throughout Mexico. Since becoming leaders of Los Zetas in 2012, which … using extreme violence to control large swaths of Northern Mexico, including along the U.S. border. Based on … Miguel and Omar Trevino Morales were incarcerated in Mexico in 2013 and 2015, respectively, but continued to …
October 16, 2024
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Two Defendants Arrested During 2023 Joint Enforcement Operation in Carlsbad Plead Guilty to Conspiracy Charges

January 24, 2024
… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced today that Brian Kain Purdy and Sabino … to another individual, who had traveled to Carlsbad from Mexico in order to pick up the firearms and transport them …
January 24, 2024
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Former Dona Ana County doctor sentenced to 108 months for conviction on unlawful distribution of prescription painkillers and health care fraud charges

May 09, 2019
… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … was licensed to practice medicine in the state of New Mexico and was registered with the DEA to prescribe … depression due to the methadone Jain prescribed. The New Mexico Medical Board suspended Jain’s license in June 2012, …
May 09, 2019
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Members Of Taos County-Based Heroin Trafficking And Money Laundering Ring Enter Guilty Pleas

December 09, 2016
… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … seeks to reduce the number of opioid-related deaths in New Mexico ALBUQUERQUE - Ivan Romero, 40, the leader of a heroin … of the DEA, the HIDTA Region III Drug Task Force, New Mexico State Police, Taos Police Department, Taos County …
December 09, 2016
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Leader Of Major Drug Trafficking Ring And Seven Co-Conspirators Sentenced To Prison

April 07, 2016
… Carolina and funneling millions in drug proceeds back to Mexico STATESVILLE, N.C. - One of the leaders and seven … Carolina and funneling millions in drug proceeds back to Mexico were sentenced earlier this week, announced Jill … court in Statesville are: David Maldonado-Rendon, 33, of Mexico - Sentenced to 210 months and five years of …
April 07, 2016
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Ten Alleged Members Of Sunland Park Heroin Trafficking Ring Facing Federal Narcotics Trafficking Charges

July 14, 2016
… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … seeks to reduce the number of opioid-related deaths in New Mexico ALBUQUERQUE - Ten individuals are facing heroin … Martinez said, “At a time when communities throughout New Mexico are suffering the devastating impact of a heroin and …
July 14, 2016
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Chicago Twins’ Cooperation Against Sinaloa Cartel Yields 14- Year Prison Terms; New Charges Target Cartel’s Top Echelon

January 27, 2015
… from street level dealers to the highest echelons of the Mexico-based Sinaloa Cartel and a rival cartel before they … left behind millions of dollars in additional assets in Mexico after they began cooperating. The judge also placed … $1.8 billion of drug proceeds from the United States to Mexico, primarily through bulk cash smuggling.     At great …
January 27, 2015
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DEA News: HSBC Holdings Plc. And HSBC Bank USA N.A. Admit To Anti-Money Laundering And Sanctions Violations, Forfeit $1.256 Billion In Deferred Prosecution Agreement

December 11, 2012
… activities from HSBC Group Affilliates, particularly HSBC Mexico, one of HSBC Bank USA’s largest Mexican customers.  … money laundering risks associated with doing business in Mexico, from at least 2006 to 2009, HSBC Bank USA rated … U.S. dollars from HSBC Mexico during this period, when HSBC Mexico’s own lax AML controls caused it to be the preferred …
December 11, 2012
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Federal Prison Sentences Handed Down In Columbus, NM Firearms Trafficking Investigation

October 09, 2012
… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … by three years of supervised release; 27 year old Palomas, Mexico, resident Manuel Ortega to 70 months incarceration … the purchased firearms were illegally destined to people in Mexico. Gabriela Gutierrez’ role was recruiting one straw …
October 09, 2012
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El Paso, Texas Man Sentenced For Federal Methamphetamine Trafficking Conviction

June 26, 2014
… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … of methamphetamine after a co-conspirator in Guadalajara, Mexico, negotiated the deal with one of the undercover … 25, a U.S. citizen who resides in Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, was arrested on Sept. 20, 2013.  Miranda pleaded …
June 26, 2014