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Jose Mercedes, Sr. Sentenced To 14 Years In Prison For Major Heroin Trafficking Operation

… governed an expansive network of heroin distribution from Mexico to the New York City area. At the time of the …
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Ten Defendants Charged in Augusta-area Drug Trafficking Operation

… that identified a pipeline of illegal drugs from Mexico routed through Atlanta and into the greater Augusta …
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Ocala Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced To 10 Years For Distributing Cocaine And Money Laundering

… large quantities of cocaine in South Texas and Matamoros, Mexico. For more than seven years, he obtained cocaine from …
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30 Multi-State Drug Trafficking Ring Members Arrested, Charged

… distribution of methamphetamine to Indianapolis through a Mexico-based drug trafficking organization. After the …
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Texas Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced To More Than 18 Years In Prison And Forfeits More Than $1.2 Million

… source for large quantities of cocaine in Matamoros, Mexico. Since 2007, he had used various modes of …
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Brokerage Accounts Used To Launder Drug Proceeds Forfeited

… of narcotics from Colombia to the United States through Mexico by members of the Sinaloa Drug Cartel.  As a result, …
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Idaho Man Sentenced to 9 Years for Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute

… 39, of Nampa, transported methamphetamine and cash between Mexico and Idaho for a period of approximately four months …
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Fentanyl Supply Chain

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… supplied drug traffickers, in the United States and Mexico, with the ingredients and scientific know-how needed …
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Mexican Truck Driver And A Laredo Woman Sentenced For Trafficking Drugs

… was driving after it crossed in to the United States from Mexico via the World Trade Bridge. Law enforcement followed …
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Man Sentenced for Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Distribution in Magic Valley

… It is expected that Verduzco will be deported to Mexico upon the completion of his sentence. Acting U.S. …
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Additional Members Of South Laredo Trafficking Group Plead Guilty

… ninth defendant - Oscar Sanchez-Avila, 24, of Nuevo Laredo, Mexico - pleaded guilty to money laundering. To date, a …
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Leader Of Interstate Cocaine Smuggling Organization Sentenced To More Than Ten Years In Federal Prison

… Edwards Honeywell has sentenced Jose Perez-(46, Michoacán, Mexico) to 10 years and 1 month in federal prison for …
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Two Head To Prison For Distributing Methamphetamine

… actions. Calderon, a naturalized citizen originally from Mexico residing in McAllen, and Galvan-Ibarra, an illegal …
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Mexican National Gets Nine Years For Marijuana Conviction And Related Assault Of Federal Officer

… - drug trafficking, which causes harm to both the U.S. and Mexico. Andrade has been in custody without bond since his …
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Brother-in-Law To Former Tamaulipas Governor Indicted In Money Laundering Scheme

… Guerra is married to the sister of former Tamaulipas, Mexico, Governor Eugenio Hernandez Flores. The charges …
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Member Of “Los Piojos” Cocaine Trafficking Family, Responsible For Importing Tons Of Cocaine Into US Convicted Millions Used To Buy Over 50 Racing Horses: Over 280 Kilos Of Cocaine, $15-20 Million In Assets Seized

… smuggling routes stretching from Guatemala to Diaz Ordaz, Mexico, across from McAllen, Texas. Cocaine was smuggled …
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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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Head Of Major Marijuana Trafficking Organization Convicted

… of supply arranged for the marijuana to be smuggled from Mexico to Laredo. The organization leased Laredo warehouses …
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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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Leader Of Maritime International Drug Transportation Organization Arraigned In Brooklyn

… cocaine from Colombia to locations in Central America and Mexico for ultimate delivery to the United States. …
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Trafficker-Quantities of “Rainbow Fentanyl” Arrive in New York

… the multi-colored fentanyl pills allegedly originated in Mexico. DEA laboratory analysis of the narcotics seized in …
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DEA Washington 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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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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Leader Of Colombian Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced To 27 Years In Federal Prison

… that were used to smuggle the drugs from Colombia to Mexico, via the Pacific Ocean, in international waters, …
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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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"Operation Smack Talk" Results In The Seizure Of Nearly 90 Pounds Of White Heroin Seven Defendants Arrested In One Of The State’s Largest Heroin Busts

… bedroom closet.  The heroin was smuggled into Arizona from Mexico utilizing non-factory hidden compartments in several …
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Final Defendant Sentenced In ‘Operation Frozen Freight’

… and Ohio and various DEA offices throughout the U.S. and in Mexico. DEA’s Document and Media (DOMEX) Program provided …