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Canadian National Sentenced to over 11 years in Prison for Facilitating Cocaine Shipments from South America to Canada

September 08, 2025
… a waypoint for hundreds of kilograms of cocaine coming from Mexico and South America and destined for Canada. Not a U.S. …
September 08, 2025
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Mexican National and California Man Charged Following Seizure of Over 45 Kilograms of Fentanyl Pills and Powder

June 06, 2025
… and Ethyel Aldahyr Ontiveros-Flores, 25, of Mazatlan, Mexico, were arrested on the evening of June 2, 2025, and …
June 06, 2025
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Georgia Woman Who Trafficked Over 10 Pounds Of Methamphetamine Sentenced To Decade In Prison

May 29, 2025
… organization (DTO) that trafficked narcotics from Mexico into the United States.  Brooke Logan Paniagua, 28, …
May 29, 2025
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DEA Releases 2025 National Drug Threat Assessment

May 15, 2025
… Agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena, who was brutally murdered in Mexico in 1985. In February 2025, the United States secured …
May 15, 2025
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Mexican National Indicted for Trafficking Cocaine and Heroin into the U.S.

April 29, 2025
… Laredo- A 36-year-old resident of Guadalupe, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, has been charged with trafficking more than 12 …
April 29, 2025
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South Dakota and Colorado Men Convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute Meth Across South Dakota, Including the Crow Creek Reservation

April 03, 2025
… the Rocky Mountain Field Division, Omaha Field Division, Mexico City Country Office, Los Angeles Field Division, …
April 03, 2025
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DEA to Hold 21st Take Back Event on Saturday, October 23rd, 2021

October 20, 2021
… Criminal drug networks are shipping chemicals from China to Mexico where they are converted to dangerous substances like …
October 20, 2021
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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

November 02, 2021
… Criminal drug networks are shipping chemicals from China to Mexico where they are converted to dangerous substances like …
November 02, 2021
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DEA Holds National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Turn the Tide Against the U.S. Opioid Epidemic

October 20, 2021
… Criminal drug networks are shipping chemicals from China to Mexico where they are converted to dangerous substances like …
October 20, 2021
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Atlantic City leader of drug trafficking organization sentenced to 22 years in prison

May 01, 2019
… • and Francisco Alberto Rascon-Muracami, 25, of Obregon, Mexico, sentenced on Oct. 30, 2015, to 70 months in prison …
May 01, 2019
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Alleged Drug Trafficker Extradited from Ecuador

February 11, 2022
… quantities of cocaine, from Central and South America to Mexico and ultimately into the United States, as well as …
February 11, 2022
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DEA releases 2019 National Drug Threat Assessment

January 30, 2020
… San Diego faces unique challenges by being on the U.S.-Mexico border,” said San Diego Special Agent in Charge John …
January 30, 2020
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Massive takedown targets East County drug trafficking networks

September 19, 2019
… back to Sinaloa Cartel-associated drug traffickers in Mexico. During this investigation, agents coordinated …
September 19, 2019
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DEA New Orleans Division Announces the Seizure of Over 20 Million Deadly Doses of Fentanyl in 2022

January 11, 2023
… CJNG Cartels is being mass-produced at secret factories in Mexico with chemicals sourced largely from China. In 2021, …
January 11, 2023
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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

November 01, 2021
… Criminal drug networks are shipping chemicals from China to Mexico where they are converted to dangerous substances like …
November 01, 2021
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Approximately 100,000 Fake Oxycodone Pills Containing Fentanyl

July 19, 2022
… overdose or poisoning in the U.S. Criminal drug networks in Mexico are mass-producing illicit fentanyl and fake pills …
July 19, 2022
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DEA Releases 2020 National Drug Threat Assessment

March 02, 2021
… While another investigation linked directly back to Mexico that specializes in the movement of heroin. …
March 02, 2021
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Final Defendant Sentenced in Gang-Related South Georgia Meth-Trafficking Conspiracy

January 05, 2023
… Now, and targeted conspiracies to import illegal drugs from Mexico and route them through Atlanta and into the greater …
January 05, 2023
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Drug Trafficking Organization Member Sentenced for 8 Felony Counts

July 02, 2024
… and fentanyl to the St. Louis and Kansas City areas from Mexico via Texas and Florida. Green was a lower-level …
July 02, 2024
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Missouri Residents Indicted in Cocaine Conspiracy

May 14, 2024
… of Honduras, and Erika Martinez Hernandez, 40, a citizen of Mexico, both residing in Grand Prairie, Texas, were charged …
May 14, 2024
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Missouri Man Sentenced to 28 Years for Leading Meth Conspiracy

March 07, 2023
… acquired kilogram-level quantities of methamphetamine from Mexico and supplied co-defendants Patrick A. Dodson, also …
March 07, 2023
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Four Southern Missouri Men Sentenced for Meth Conspiracy

October 28, 2022
… acquired kilogram-level quantities of methamphetamine from Mexico. Dodson and Pyatt then distributed the …
October 28, 2022
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DEA arrest 15 in multi-state drug trafficking ring

October 08, 2020
… indicted defendants include: JORGE LOPEZ-QUEZADA, 31, of Mexico; YALITZA E. CALDERON-OLIVAS, 24, of Kansas City, …
October 08, 2020
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St. Louis drug trafficking leader pleads guilty

July 09, 2020
… kilogram quantities of cocaine, heroin and fentanyl from Mexico through Texas and Florida, to the St. Louis …
July 09, 2020
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Dark Web Narcotics Trafficker Sentenced to 96 Months in Prison

November 03, 2021
… DE ALBA (also known as “RaptureReloaded”) Age: 40 Tijuana, Mexico E.D.N.Y. Docket No. 19-CR-563 (DLI)   Fake Pills Dark …
November 03, 2021
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Lockport man convicted by a federal jury of narcotics conspiracy tied to the Sinaloa Cartel going to prison for 25 years

December 04, 2020
… contacts and a source of supply whose territory included Mexico, Arizona, California, and elsewhere. The source of …
December 04, 2020
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DEA’s OD Justice Devotes Critical Resources to Fatal Drug Poisoning and Overdose Death Investigations Across the United States

December 16, 2024
… dealers. Many times, we have successfully identified the Mexico based cartel source of supply multiple levels removed …
December 16, 2024
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Washington Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Role as “Right Hand Man” in Deadly Drug Distribution Ring

October 25, 2024
… connections to sources of supply in California and/or Mexico for drugs, but little to no local knowledge of the …
October 25, 2024
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Red Ribbon Week: A Time to Remember, A Time to Teach

October 22, 2024
… Camarena was investigating members of a drug cartel in Mexico when he was kidnapped, tortured and murdered. Shortly …
October 22, 2024
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Red Ribbon Motorcycle Ride Raises Drug Education Awareness

October 08, 2024
… in 1985 by drug traffickers he was investigating in Mexico. Today, millions of people recognize Red Ribbon Week …
October 08, 2024