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California Man Sentenced to 26 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine and Guns in Eastern Idaho

… two pounds of methamphetamine into the United States from Mexico at the San Ysidro Port of Entry on April 7, 2021. …
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California Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 35 years in Federal Prison for Transporting Heroin and Cocaine to Chicago Aboard Amtrak Trains

… was personally responsible for importing the drugs from Mexico into California via multiple cartel-level suppliers.  …
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Mexican National Sentenced to More than 12 Years for Drug Trafficking in the Tri Cities

… 5 Kilograms or More of Cocaine. Mendoza-Ruelas, who is from Mexico, also will serve 5 years of federal supervision after …
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Panamanian Attorney General Visits Coppell, Texas

… from Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Mexico for further distribution to the United States.  The …
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Murder-For-Hire Plot Foiled Againist a DEA Task Force Officer

… and Martinez remain fugitives and are believed to be in Mexico.  Drug trafficking is inherently violent and …
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Honduran Man Arrested in Portland Trafficking Rainbow Fentanyl and Firearms Is Charged in Federal Court

… into the suspected trafficking of illegal narcotics from Mexico for distribution and sale in Oregon and Washington …
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Grand Junction Man Sentenced to Life in Federal Prison for Distribution of Fentanyl Resulting in Death

… 2018, Holder imported tens of thousands of these pills from Mexico into Western Colorado where he and his …
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DEA Chicago Division Seizes Over 18.3 Million Deadly Doses of Fentanyl Throughout Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin in 2022

… CJNG Cartels is being mass-produced at secret factories in Mexico with chemicals sourced largely from China. In 2021, …
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Drug Enforcement Administration Announces the Seizure of Over 379 million Deadly Doses of Fentanyl in 2022

… CJNG Cartels is being mass-produced at secret factories in Mexico with chemicals sourced largely from China. In 2021, …
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Six Sent to Prison After Traffic Stops Yield Kilos of Meth

… of Corpus Christi, and Luis Reyes-Camacho, 36, a citizen of Mexico unlawfully in the United States, pleaded guilty July …
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DEA Supports Healthy, Drug-free Lives with 2022 Red Ribbon Campaign

… was tortured and brutally murdered by drug traffickers in Mexico in March 1985.   The campaign is dedicated to …
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Woman Arrested with Over 350,000 Fake M30 Fentanyl Pills

… PHOENIX  - Maria Fernanda Granillo-Velazquez, 21, of Mexico, was charged on August 19, 2022, by criminal …
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DEA Omaha Division Special Agent in Charge Speaks with School Administrators about the Drug Threat Facing Nebraska

… in the United States with criminal drug networks in Mexico mass producing fentanyl-laced fake prescription pills …
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High-ranking member of violent drug trafficking ring sentenced to nine years in prison

… brought the violence – the violence we see from cartels in Mexico was brought to the drug trade in our district.” …
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15 People Convicted in $11M Cartel Drug Conspiracy

… TX – Several individuals residing in South Texas and Mexico have pleaded guilty for their roles in a conspiracy …
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Dozens Arrested in 105 Count Narcotics Indictment

… transferred or transported money from the United States to Mexico to promote the illicit drug smuggling activities. …
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DEA Phoenix Task Force and the Goodyear Police Department Seize Over 270,000 Fentanyl Pills, Guns and Money

… fentanyl. DEA officials warn that criminal drug networks in Mexico are mass-producing deadly fentanyl and …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Brings in nearly 745,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications, Continues Fight against Opioid Epidemic

… Criminal drug networks are shipping chemicals from China to Mexico where they are converted to dangerous substances like …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Brings in nearly 745,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications

… Criminal drug networks are shipping chemicals from China to Mexico where they are converted to dangerous substances like …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Brings in nearly 745,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications, Continues Fight against Opioid Epidemic

… Criminal drug networks are shipping chemicals from China to Mexico where they are converted to dangerous substances like …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Brings in Nearly 745,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications, Continues Fight against Opioid Epidemic

… Criminal drug networks are shipping chemicals from China to Mexico where they are converted to dangerous substances like …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Brings in nearly 745,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications, Continues Fight against Opioid Epidemic

… Criminal drug networks are shipping chemicals from China to Mexico where they are converted to dangerous substances like …
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Landmarks Across Five State DEA Division Light Red for Red Ribbon Week

… in 1985 by drug traffickers he was investigating in Mexico. After Kiki’s death, people began wearing red ribbons …
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DEA Holds National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Turn the Tide Against the U.S. Opioid Epidemic

… Criminal drug networks are shipping chemicals from China to Mexico where they are converted to dangerous substances like …
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DEA Holds National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Turn the Tide Against the U.S. Opioid Epidemic

… Criminal drug networks are shipping chemicals from China to Mexico where they are converted to dangerous substances like …
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DEA announces launch of Operation Crystal Shield

… Organizations (DTO) import methamphetamine across the U.S.-Mexico border, then transport it though Texas, Mississippi …
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Enforcement operation dismantles meth supply ring in Jamestown, NY

… The methamphetamine is believed to originate in Mexico, and is then moved to southern California for …
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Virginia Motorcycle Dealership Seized In Methamphetamine Bust

… Bristol Virginia Area. The methamphetamine was sourced from Mexico, transported through Los Angeles, to the Atlanta, …
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DEA Los Angeles Special Agent in Charge David J. Downing to retire on May 31

… the leader of the most ruthless drug cartel in Mexico, and the formation of the Fusion Opioid HIDTA Task …
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Leader of Cartel Del Noreste and newphew of Los Zetas leaders receives two consecutive life sentences plus 20 years in federal prison

… partners, a very significant drug trafficker from Mexico has been brought to justice," said DEA Special Agent …