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Ventura County Men Charged With Trafficking Meth In Kern County

… a drug courier who was bringing methamphetamine out of Mexico and into California and other states. On July 19, …
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Approximately 100,000 Fake Oxycodone Pills Containing Fentanyl

… overdose or poisoning in the U.S. Criminal drug networks in Mexico are mass-producing illicit fentanyl and fake pills …
Audias Flores-Silva
FUGITIVE

Audias Flores-Silva

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: Conspiracy to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, and one kilogram or more of heroin for importation into the US
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Former Bank of America employee pleads guilty for his role in drug conspiracy linked to a Mexican drug cartel

… in an illegal narcotics operation stretching from Sinaloa, Mexico, to Western New York. Law enforcement officers began …
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DEA Los Angeles Field Division Makes Historic Seizure of Approximately 1 Million Fentanyl Pills

… overdose or poisoning in the U.S. Criminal drug networks in Mexico are mass-producing illicit fentanyl and fake pills …
Hugo Alarcon
FUGITIVE

Hugo Alarcon

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances
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Colombian Woman Sentenced to 10 Years and $5 Million Forfeiture for Narcotrafficking

… shipments of cocaine from Colombia to Mexico and Central America for ultimate distribution in the …
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Atlanta News 2010

July 15, 2021
… in the Airport November 8, 2010 Manager of Local Cell for Mexico-Based Drug Trafficking Organization Pleads Guilty in …
July 15, 2021
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Bakersfield Resident Sentenced To Four-Year Prison Term For Coastal Marijuana Cultivation Operation

… Uriostegui , 40, an undocumented alien from Guerrero, Mexico, today to four years in federal prison for conspiring …
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Bay Area Brothers Sentenced For Ecstasy Trafficking

… organizations operating in Southern California and Mexico. The methamphetamine and cocaine were then …
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Alpaugh Marijuana Cultivator Sentenced

… Eliazar, aka Eleazar, Castellanos Gutierrez, 27, of Colima, Mexico, for conspiring to cultivate, distribute, and possess …
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Houston Marijuana Ringleader Sentenced to 18 years in Federal Prison

… his co-conspirators brought marijuana into the U.S. from Mexico and transported the marijuana to Dennis’ compound in …
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Drug Distribution Takedowns in Seattle Area Result in 18 Arrests and More Than 3.4 Million Lethal Doses of Fentanyl Seized

… Drug Distribution Groups – One Tied to Ecuador the Other to Mexico Drugs and Firearms Seized in Western Washington in …
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Bridgeport Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Heroin Trafficking Ring

… least 30 kilograms of heroin that had been transported from Mexico to Bridgeport hidden inside motorcycles equipped with …
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Leader of Baily Boys Gang in Buffalo, N.Y. sentenced to 40 years

… Texas as he attempted to return to the United States from Mexico. Contreras supplied the Schuele Boys with upwards of …
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Cocaine supplier sentenced to more than 10 years in Buffalo, N.Y.

… Texas, as he attempted to return to the United States from Mexico. Contreras supplied the Schuele Boys with upwards of …
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Four Ecuadorian Nationals Trafficking Over 700 Kilos of Cocaine, Intercepted

… vessels several hundred nautical miles off the coast of Mexico and Guatemala. A U.S. Coast Guard cutter intercepted …
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Daniel C. Comeaux named Special Agent in Charge of the Houston Division

… across South, Central, and East Texas, 645 miles of U.S./Mexico border, and is home to a population of over 16 …
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Drug Trafficker Sentenced to More than Seven Years in Prison

… Judge Frank D. Whitney sentenced Jose Flores Romero, 29, of Mexico, to 87 months in prison followed by three years of …
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Tulare County Agricultural Marijuana Cultivators Plead Guilty

… announced. Ezidoro Hurtado-Cerillos, 37, a citizen of Mexico, and his wife, Ernestina Villareal-Guerrero, 34, of …
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DEA announces launch of Operation Crystal Shield

… and control elements operating on both sides of the Arizona/Mexico Border.  Arizona and DEA’s investigations within the …
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Drug dealer who sold out of his home sentenced to 72 months

… that utilized contacts and sources of supply from Mexico, California, and elsewhere. The organization …
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Guatemalan Attorney General Visits Eastern District of Texas

… violations.  The mayor of Ayutla, a town on the border with Mexico, Suniga Rodriguez surrendered to U.S. Drug …
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Five Defendants Charged in San Jose Drug Distribution Schemes

… federal investigations into the movement of drugs from Mexico to the streets of the San Jose area.   “We describe …
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40 Alleged Meth Traffickers Charged in Operation Kullvid-20

… conspired to smuggle powered methamphetamine from Mexico into the United States. Distributors then oversaw the …
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Two men arrested on methamphetamine charges

… 47, and Giovani Ramirez-Soto, 26, both citizens of Mexico, were arrested and charged by criminal complaint with …
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Car stop led to arrest of two men on drug charges

… 47, and Giovani Ramirez-Soto, 26, both citizens of Mexico, were arrested and charged by criminal complaint with …
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DEA Leadership

August 12, 2026
… 2020, he was serving as DEA's Acting Regional Director for Mexico, Canada, and Central America. Prior to joining DEA, …
August 12, 2026
FUGITIVE

Edulfo Leyva Perez

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substance
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DEA Announces Expansion of Operation Crystal Shield

… all methamphetamine in the United States is produced in Mexico in industrial-scale labs, smuggled through major …