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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, …
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Debt Collector and Drug Distributor for Cartel Connected, Violent, Drug Distribution Ring, Sentenced to 10 years in Prison

… that was connected to the violent CJNG cartel in Mexico.  Fuentes also served as a translator for leaders of …
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Red Ribbon Week Begins October 23

… in 1985 by drug traffickers he was investigating in Mexico. After Kiki’s death, people began wearing red ribbons …
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Leader of International Drug Trafficking Organization and His Trusted Lieutenant Plead Guilty to Federal Charges

… has linked the organization to the CJNG cartel in Mexico.  Magana-Ramirez was responsible for bringing large …
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Federal Charges Target Drug Trafficking Organization Bringing 20+ Kilo Loads of Meth to Washington

… Washington Esteban Martinez-Ortiz, 32, a citizen of Mexico, being sought by law enforcement. According to …
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15 Years in Federal Prison for Meth Trafficking and Child Exploitation

… a drug trafficking organization operating directly out of Mexico.  Alanis was arrested in a DEA Tri-Cities operation …
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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 arrests eight defendants linked to Coachella Valley-based drug ring that trafficked in large quantities of methamphetamine

… are fugitives, with three of those believed to be in Mexico.              The investigation – which was dubbed …
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Defendant Sentenced for Trafficking Methamphetamine from Prison

… of this methamphetamine with a source of supply based in Mexico. Law enforcement officers also conducted a traffic …
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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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Chinese Citizen Charged with Massive Anabolic Steroid and Fentanyl Precursor Chemical Distribution Scheme

… precursor would then be smuggled from the United States to Mexico, where it would be combined with other chemicals to …
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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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Union Bank of California Enters Into Deferred Prosecution Agreement And Forfeits $21.6 Million To Resolve Bank Secrecy Act Violations

… of multi-ton quantities of cocaine out of Colombia to Mexico, for transshipment to the U.S. and Europe. …
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Virginia Motorcycle Dealership Seized in Methamphetamine Bust

… Bristol Virginia Area. The methamphetamine is sourced from Mexico, transported through Los Angeles and then transported …
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DEA Arrests Eight Defendants Linked to Coachella Valley-Based Drug Ring that Trafficked in Large Quantities of Methamphetamine

… are fugitives, with three of those believed to be in Mexico.           The investigation – which was dubbed …
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Three Drug Traffickers Convicted of Drug and Money Laundering Conspiracies

… own drug addictions at spa-like resorts in Costa Rica and Mexico which cost him between $30,000 and $50,000 per month, …
GENERAL INFORMATION

Detroit News 2003

July 15, 2021
… Detroit Takes Down Major Suburban Drug Ring With Ties to Mexico  AUG 7, 2003 Methamphetamine Summit Held at Ohio …
July 15, 2021
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San Francisco News 2010

July 15, 2021
… January 8, 2010 Fugitive Appears in Court After Arrest in Mexico …
July 15, 2021