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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 …
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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 …
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Recidivist Drug Trafficker Sentenced to More Than 13 Years in Federal Prison

… individuals located in New Hampshire, the Caribbean and Mexico to import multiple kilograms of methamphetamine into …
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Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced to Two Decades in Federal Prison

… quantities of cocaine, methamphetamine and other drugs from Mexico and the Caribbean for distribution in the Southern …
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Leader of Violent, Cartel-Connected, Drug Trafficking Ring Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison

… enforcement has linked the organization to a cartel in Mexico. Magana-Ramirez was responsible for bringing large …
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Red Ribbon Week Brings Drug Awareness to Communities Across the Nation

… in 1985 by drug traffickers he was investigating in Mexico. After Kiki’s death, people began wearing red ribbons …
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DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within American Communities

… members and associates of the Sinaloa Cartel operating in Mexico, China, and Central America, including the leaders of …
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Mexican National Sentenced to 144 Months for Drug Trafficking in the Tri Cities

… methamphetamine. Muniz-De La Mora, who is from Sinaloa, Mexico, also will serve 5 years of federal supervision after …
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Local Leader of Violent Drug Trafficking Ring Sentenced to 12+ Years in Prison

… has linked the organization to the CJNG cartel in Mexico. In November 2019, the DTO received a shipment of …
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Lead Defendant Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Major Augusta-Area Drug Trafficking Operation

… early 2018 and identified a pipeline of illegal drugs from Mexico routed through Atlanta and into the Augusta area. The …
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Lubbock Drug Traffickers Sentenced to Combined 106 Years in Federal Prison

… that he regularly worked with a cocaine source of supply in Mexico, who delivered the drug with little advance notice …
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19 Indicted in Eastern Oklahoma on Federal Charges for Methamphetamine and Weapons

… sourced from Transnational Criminal Organizations based in Mexico and distributed throughout Northeastern Oklahoma, and …
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DEA Reports Nearly 4.7 million Lethal Doses of Fentanyl Seized in Five State Omaha Division

… Cartel (CJNG) 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, …