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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 …
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DEA Releases 2020 National Drug Threat Assessment

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

… DE ALBA (also known as “RaptureReloaded”) Age: 40 Tijuana, Mexico E.D.N.Y. Docket No. 19-CR-563 (DLI)   Fake Pills Dark …
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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

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

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

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

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

… in 1985 by drug traffickers he was investigating in Mexico. Today, millions of people recognize Red Ribbon Week …
Jesus Alfredo Guzman-Salazar
FUGITIVE

Jesus Alfredo Guzman-Salazar

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Controlled Substance; Attempt/Conspiracy-Controlled Substance-Import/Export with Intent to Distribute
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Former Mexican Judicial Officer Convicted for Hiring Drivers to Transport Drug Loads

… of Almaraz-Muniz who was a law enforcement official in Mexico and operated as the drug supplier. At trial, …
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Green Bay Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Dealing Fentanyl Resulting in Death and Possessing a Firearm

… deadly dose. The Sinaloa Cartel and Jalisco Cartel in Mexico, using chemicals largely sourced from China, are …
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Windsor Man Sentenced to 70 Months in Federal Prison for Trafficking Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills Containing Fentanyl

… of Alprazolam (Xanax) that appeared to be manufactured in Mexico. During the investigation, investigators also seized …
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Ringleader of Extensive Sinaloa Cartel Network Sentenced

… Ramirez-Barreto was linked to the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico, as were his drug sources, and his operation supplied …
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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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Department of Justice and DEA Announce Seizures of Historic Amounts of Deadly Fentanyl-Laced Fake Pills in Public Safety Surge to Protect U.S. Communities

… collaborate closely with its international partners, within Mexico and around the world, to aggressively investigate and …
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Department of Justice and DEA Announce Seizures of Historic Amounts of Deadly Fentanyl-Laced Fake Pills in Public Safety Surge to Protect U.S. Communities

… collaborate closely with its international partners, within Mexico and around the world, to aggressively investigate and …
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Department of Justice and DEA Announce Seizures of Historic Amounts of Deadly Fentanyl-Laced Fake Pills in Public Safety Surge to Protect U.S. Communities

… collaborate closely with its international partners, within Mexico and around the world, to aggressively investigate and …
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Department of Justice and DEA Announce Seizures of Historic Amounts of Deadly Fentanyl-Laced Fake Pills in Public Safety Surge to Protect U.S. Communities

… collaborate closely with its international partners, within Mexico and around the world, to aggressively investigate and …
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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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Department of Justice and DEA Announce Seizures of Historic Amounts of Deadly Fentanyl-Laced Fake Pills in Public Safety Surge to Protect U.S. Communities

… collaborate closely with its international partners, within Mexico and around the world, to aggressively investigate and …
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Four Co-Conspirators Sentenced to Federal Prison for Distributing Fentanyl and Meth in Idaho's Magic Valley

… revealed that Morris had just returned from the Mexico border where she obtained these drugs before bringing …
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Mexican National Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Trafficking Meth

… Judge William F. Jung has sentenced Benancio Pineda (50, Mexico) to 10 years in federal prison for conspiring to …
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Prior Convicted Drug Trafficker Sentenced to More than 10 Years in Federal Prison on Meth Offense

… Judge Brian J. Davis sentenced Andrez Galarza Miranda (51, Mexico) to 10 years and 1 month in federal prison for …