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Nine Indicted In Alleged Heroin Distribution Organization Operating In Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania And New York

August 19, 2013
… Field Division, Santo Domingo country office and Mexico City country office; the Cecil County Drug Task …
August 19, 2013
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Alleged Bonanno Organized Crime Family Associate Sentenced To Eleven Years Imprisonment

August 19, 2014
… purchase more cocaine from the powerful Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico for exportation to and distribution in Canada. …
August 19, 2014
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Documents

March 04, 2021
Documents Fulltext search Advanced Search Enter Keywords Below Filter Results Select To Narrow Search Results Document Type Publication (11) DEA Administrator Remarks (4) Speech (2) Testimony (2) Publication Type Intelligence (11) DEA Administrator (4) …
March 04, 2021
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Jury Convicts Illegal Alien who Distributed Cocaine and Machine Guns from Home

December 04, 2025
… Guadalupe Hernandez-Garza, a 26-year-old illegal alien from Mexico, as well as scales, cash in various denominations, …
December 04, 2025
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Mexican National Admits Distributing Cocaine in New Haven

September 24, 2025
… announced that MARTIN ONOFRE-MENDEZ, 50, a citizen of Mexico last residing in New Haven, has pleaded guilty in New …
September 24, 2025
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Federal Charges Filed Against Albuquerque Supplier in Major Drug Trafficking Investigation

September 10, 2025
… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional …
September 10, 2025
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DEA Leads Franklin Drug Investigations with Assistance from Franklin Police — 27 Arrests Made

August 28, 2025
… operation from our community.” “The Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico has a strong hold on drug distribution in New England …
August 28, 2025
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Domestic Trafficker Imprisoned For Possessing Over 2,000 Counterfeit Pills

July 23, 2025
… revealed the source of supply was from Sinaloa, Mexico. The investigation revealed Somers had traveled from …
July 23, 2025
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Pensacola Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Fentanyl, Meth, Cocaine, and Heroin

July 22, 2025
… and fentanyl.  Wire receipts detailing money transfers to Mexico were also recovered.  Lewis is a previously convicted …
July 22, 2025
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Leader Of Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to Decade in Prison for Fentanyl Conspiracy

June 16, 2025
… area, who sourced narcotics directly from Colombia, Mexico and the Dominican Republic. On two dates in 2021, …
June 16, 2025
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Three Members of a Prolific Chinese Money Laundering Organization Plead Guilty to Laundering Tens of Millions of Dollars in Drug Proceeds

May 01, 2025
… of illegal drugs into the United States, primarily through Mexico. Xia was one of the most active members of the …
May 01, 2025
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FORT Investigates Fentanyl Death, Brings First-Ever Texas Murder Charges

May 07, 2025
… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional …
May 07, 2025
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Four Defendants Charged in Federal Court for Trafficking Fentanyl and Methamphetamine

April 18, 2025
… alleges that Fletcher used a source of supply located in Mexico to obtain fentanyl pills and methamphetamine. These …
April 18, 2025
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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

September 30, 2021
… collaborate closely with its international partners, within Mexico and around the world, to aggressively investigate and …
September 30, 2021
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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

September 30, 2021
… collaborate closely with its international partners, within Mexico and around the world, to aggressively investigate and …
September 30, 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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13 arrested in Colombia for distributing thousands of kilograms of cocaine to the U.S.

May 28, 2019
… import thousands of kilograms of cocaine from Colombia and Mexico into the United States and Europe for …
May 28, 2019
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DEA Los Angeles Field Division Makes Historic Seizure of Approximately 1 Million Fentanyl Pills

July 14, 2022
… overdose or poisoning in the U.S. Criminal drug networks in Mexico are mass-producing illicit fentanyl and fake pills …
July 14, 2022
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High-Level CJNG Associate Financially Sanctioned

March 03, 2021
… Organization. The previously designated businesses in Mexico include shopping centers, real estate companies, …
March 03, 2021
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Seven People Charged in Augusta-Area Drug Trafficking Operation

April 22, 2022
… that identified a pipeline of illegal drugs from Mexico routed through Atlanta and into the Augusta area. …
April 22, 2022
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12 Kansas City-Area Men Indicted for Fentanyl Trafficking, Illegal Firearms

September 13, 2024
… Figueroa, 26, and Jonathan Gonzales, 25, both citizens of Mexico residing in Kansas City, Mo.; Luis Calvillo-Ortiz, …
September 13, 2024
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Lee’s Summit Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Conspiracy to Distribute More Than 2,000 Kilos of Cocaine

April 21, 2021
… the drug-trafficking organization back to Texas and/or to Mexico. Zaragoza-Navarrette hid the cocaine and/or the cash …
April 21, 2021
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DEA St. Louis Division’s Operation Crystal Shield backed by U.S. Attorneys

February 21, 2020
… in the production and distribution of methamphetamine from Mexico. Because St. Louis has become a transportation hub …
February 21, 2020
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Deadly Fentanyl Trafficked in Protein Powder Containers

February 08, 2023
… powder containers, as pictured below: Reyes-Sillero, 34, of Mexico, is charged with one count of possession with intent …
February 08, 2023
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Colombian Woman Sentenced to 10 Years and $5 Million Forfeiture for Narcotrafficking

July 06, 2022
… shipments of cocaine from Colombia to Mexico and Central America for ultimate distribution in the …
July 06, 2022
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Over 30 Individuals Sentenced to Federal Prison Following Angelina County Drug Trafficking Investigation

March 04, 2025
… of a drug trafficking organization that operated between Mexico, Houston, Angelina County, Tyler County, and other …
March 04, 2025
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State and Local Task Forces

January 22, 2025
… Nearly all of the fentanyl in the United States comes from Mexico, and most of it is trafficked by the Sinaloa and …
January 22, 2025
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DEA Washington Division Calls on the Community to Have Important Conversations on Dangers of Drugs and Fake Pills in Back-To-School Routines

August 22, 2024
… connections with the Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartels in Mexico. In 2023 DEA Washington Division saw a surge of over …
August 22, 2024
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DEA Seizes One-Quarter Of Utah's 2023 Fentanyl Pill Total… In Less Than Two Weeks

July 01, 2024
… last month proves the drug cartels primarily operating in Mexico are not slowing down production and distribution of …
July 01, 2024
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Miami DEA Stress Fentanyl Dangers During Community Stakeholder Meeting

May 16, 2024
… zero quality control pour into the United States by way of Mexico on a regular basis. “These pills look identical to …
May 16, 2024