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Previously Deported Illegal Alien Faces Federal Charges for Trafficking Fentanyl in Brookhaven

… revealed that Avila Gomez is a citizen and national of Mexico with no legal status in the United States. … Gomez was previously deported from the United States to Mexico in November 2014.   Abelardo Avila Gomez, 46, of Acapulco, Mexico, appeared before a U.S. Magistrate Judge earlier …
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57 People Linked To Drug Trafficking Organizations That Smuggled Narcotics From Mexico In PVC Pipes Charged In Federal Court

… Drug Trafficking Organizations That Smuggled Narcotics From Mexico In PVC Pipes Charged In Federal Court August 15, 2013 … drug trafficking organizations that smuggled narcotics from Mexico in PVC pipes typically hidden in the axles of … looked into a drug trafficking organization run by the Mexico-based Miguel Angel Molinero-Castro. The Molinero …
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DEA issues warning over counterfeit prescription pills from Mexico

… DEA issues warning over counterfeit prescription pills from Mexico November 07, 2019 Rocky Mountain Contact Info Contact …
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DEA issues warning over counterfeit prescription pills from Mexico

… DEA issues warning over counterfeit prescription pills from Mexico November 04, 2019 New Orleans Contact Info Contact Us …
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United States seeks forfeiture of real estate in Mexico purchased by cartel leader Rafael Caro Quintero with proceeds of his drug trafficking organization

… United States seeks forfeiture of real estate in Mexico purchased by cartel leader Rafael Caro Quintero with … eight real properties located in and around Guadalajara, Mexico was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn. The … addiction and violence he sowed in the United States and Mexico is just the latest step in our pursuit of justice,” …
Jose Alfredo Hurtado-Olascoaga
FUGITIVE

Jose Alfredo Hurtado-Olascoaga

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: International Drug Manufacturing and Distribution
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Fentanyl Free America Awards

July 16, 2026
… County has long served as a strategic transit corridor for Mexico based drug trafficking organizations. However, the … investigations further produced actionable intelligence on Mexico-based suppliers, which was shared with federal … actions in their communities.   Organization: New Mexico National Guard Joint Counterdrug Task Force Drug …
July 16, 2026
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Illegal Aliens Charged With Meth Trafficking and Firearm Possession

… and Jorge Luis Ramirez Bibiano, both illegal aliens from Mexico, appeared in federal court earlier today on charges … both Solano Lorenzo and Ramirez Bibiano are citizens of Mexico and illegally present in the United States. Earlier today, Juan Carlos Solano Lorenzo, 30, of Guerrero, Mexico, appeared before Chief U.S. Magistrate Judge Russell …
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Prosecution is Part of Homeland Security Task Force Effort to Combat Transnational Criminal Organizations

… Tulsa - (918) 459-9600 DALLAS, TX - An illegal alien from Mexico was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison for his … Texas area distribution cells affiliated with Michoacán, Mexico-based brokers, who arranged for an Arlington, …
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DEA issues warning over counterfeit prescription pills from Mexico

… DEA issues warning over counterfeit prescription pills from Mexico November 04, 2019 New England Contact Info Contact Us …
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Illegal Aliens Sentenced for Laundering Over a Million Dollars in Drug Proceeds

… and Sandra Bejarano-Garcia, illegal aliens from Mexico, have been sentenced to federal prison for laundering … Hernandez-Mora and Bejarano-Garcia are illegal aliens from Mexico. Earlier today, Sandra Bejarano-Garcia, 42, of Michoacán, Mexico, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Victoria M. …
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Omaha District Office Dismantles Significant Methamphetamine Organization With Ties To Mexico

… Significant Methamphetamine Organization With Ties To Mexico January 13, 2015 St. Louis Contact Info Contact Us …
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35 Members And Associates Of Barrio Azteca Gang Charged With Racketeering And Other Offenses, Including 10 Charged In U.S Consulate Murders In Juarez, Mexico

… Including 10 Charged In U.S Consulate Murders In Juarez, Mexico March 09, 2011 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us … were charged with the March 13, 2010, murders in Juarez, Mexico, of U.S. Consulate employee Leslie Ann Enriquez … state and local authorities arrested in Texas and New Mexico 12 of the charged defendants not already in custody. …
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Sinaloa Cartel Leader Charged with Narcoterrorism, Material Support of Terrorism and Drug Trafficking

… the Sinaloa Cartel’s operations at the U.S. border with Mexico in Tijuana.” “René Arzate-García has progressed up … court documents, René Arzate-García is a Baja California, Mexico-based “plaza boss” for the Sinaloa Cartel, along with … including numerous kidnappings and murders in Tijuana, Mexico on behalf of the Sinaloa Cartel. René Arzate-García …
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Multi-Agency Joint Investigation Shuts Down New Orleans Crack Cocaine Lab, Netting Major Narcotics Seizure and Arrest

… to Harry, tracking his recent travel to the United States-Mexico border region and Houston. On April 14, 2026, …
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DEA Administrator Terrance Cole on the Capture of Ryan Wedding

January 23, 2026
… Wedding oversaw operations spanning from Colombia through Mexico into the United States and Canada.  This case exposes … cross-border collaboration with the Government of Mexico and am deeply grateful to our hard-working law enforcement partners in Mexico, Colombia and Canada who played a significant role in …
January 23, 2026
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Illegal Alien Faces Federal Charges for Distributing Kilograms of Purple Fentanyl

… Gonzalez-Martinez, an illegal alien working directly with Mexico-based drug traffickers, appeared in federal court on … Last week, Martin Armando Gonzalez-Martinez, 22, of Oaxaca, Mexico appeared before a U.S. magistrate judge on a criminal …
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Judge sentences cartel-connected drug dealer to 25 years for trying to establish cocaine pipeline from Mexico to St. Louis

… to 25 years for trying to establish cocaine pipeline from Mexico to St. Louis September 17, 2020 St. Louis Contact … was again released and ultimately traveled to Culiacán, Mexico, to meet with members of the Sinaloa Cartel about …
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DEA Los Angeles issues warning over counterfeit prescription pills from Mexico

… issues warning over counterfeit prescription pills from Mexico November 04, 2019 Los Angeles Contact Info Contact Us …
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Mexican Illegal Alien and Convicted Felon Both Face Federal Charges After Norcross Drug Busts

… felon, and Arturo Carreno-Rivera, an illegal alien from Mexico, face federal charges after law enforcement seized at … 27, of Chamblee, Georgia, and Arturo Carreno-Rivera, 45, of Mexico, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge J. Elizabeth …
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Three Charged With Fentanyl Distribution

… text communication between Ales Mena and a contact in Mexico.  On three occasions from February to April of 2026, …
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Five Members of Hobbs Based Drug Trafficking Organization Arrested on Federal Drug Trafficking 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) … of methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine in Hobbs, New Mexico. According to court documents, from October 2024, …
Oscar Manuel Gastellum-Iribe
FUGITIVE

Oscar Manuel Gastellum-Iribe

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations:


Title 21, United States Code, Sections 846, 848(a), (b), and (e)(1)(A), 963, and 960a; Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2339B, and 924(c)(1)(A)
Conspiracy to distribute 5 kilograms or more of cocaine, 1 kilogram or more of heroin, 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, 400 grams or more of fentanyl and 1,000 kilograms or more of marijuana
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Head of Albuquerque Fentanyl Trafficking Organization Sentenced

… 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) … for moving tens of thousands of fentanyl pills from Mexico into Albuquerque, along with alien smuggling and …
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More than 50 pounds of fentanyl recovered in investigation of trafficking group with tentacles from Mexico to U.S. cities; Organization flooded the Bronx with heroin and fentanyl

… in investigation of trafficking group with tentacles from Mexico to U.S. cities; Organization flooded the Bronx with … dealers in the South Bronx to significant suppliers in Mexico linked to the Sinaloa cartel,” said District Attorney … defendants—Roberto Gonzalez Franco, of Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico; Oscar Alessandro Garcia, of Palmerton, Pa.; and John …
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More than 25 Defendants Charged in Nationwide Tren de Aragua Crackdown Resulting in the Seizure of Over 80 Firearms and Narcotics in Homeland Security Task Force Investigations

… in Colorado, Tennessee, New York, Florida, Illinois, New Mexico, Washington, Georgia, Nebraska, Texas, and elsewhere. …
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Jack Riley: Before the Caucus on International Narcotics Control United States Senate for a Hearing Entitled Drug Trafficking Across the Southwest Border and Oversight of the U.S. Counterdrug Assistance to Mexico

November 17, 2015
… Border and Oversight of the U.S. Counterdrug Assistance to Mexico Testimony November 17, 2015 Jack Riley: Before the … Border and Oversight of the U.S. Counterdrug Assistance to Mexico 111715t.pdf On …
November 17, 2015
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Carrollton Woman Pleads Guilty to Harboring Illegal Aliens and Participating in Massive Meth Distribution Operation

… revealed that the methamphetamine was imported from Mexico in bags of charcoal. During the investigation, agents … $1,900,000. Agents discovered that two illegal aliens from Mexico, Jonathan Guzman Esquivel and Alfonso … 34, and Alfonso Calderon-Rodriguez, 30, both of Uruapan, Mexico, previously pleaded guilty to possession with the …
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Hobbs Man Sentenced for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses

… 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) … a SUV driven by Robert Louis Ortiz III, 39, in Hobbs, New Mexico. During the stop, a canine alerted to narcotics, and …
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Defendants Face Justice for Distributing 3,200 Kilos of Methamphetamine

… involved in a major methamphetamine ring operating between Mexico and a conversion site in Monroe, Georgia, responsible … thousands of kilograms of methamphetamine shipped in from Mexico and hidden in boxes of jalapeños, are being held … in prison and a $10 million fine. Yirla Adame Gomez, 25, of Mexico, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess …