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Third major takedown of drug trafficking ring nets 14 arrests

September 01, 2020
… organized transnational groups with tentacles reaching from Mexico to Puget Sound.  They profit by pushing extremely …
September 01, 2020
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DEA Washington Holds National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Turn the Tide Against the U.S. Opioid Epidemic

October 22, 2021
… Criminal drug networks are shipping chemicals from China to Mexico where they are converted to dangerous substances like …
October 22, 2021
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Key Defendant in Drug Trafficking Network Sentenced to Nearly 20 Years in Federal Prison

February 09, 2022
… a drug trafficking organization that channeled drugs from Mexico through a California supplier. The network operated …
February 09, 2022
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Nine Defendants Indicted in Burke County Drug Trafficking Investigation

November 10, 2021
… developed information about cocaine trafficking from Mexico, through California to Atlanta, and then primarily to …
November 10, 2021
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Norcross cousins plead guilty to operating meth lab

November 15, 2019
… two co-defendants illegally entered the United States from Mexico and then utilized a family home across the street …
November 15, 2019
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Colombian National Sentenced to Over 17 Years for Recruiting Mariners to Traffic Cocaine to the Sinaloa Cartel

February 02, 2024
… Ocean, destined for Sinaloa Cartel members in Oaxaca, Mexico. Pineda-Torres recruited SPSS crew members for these …
February 02, 2024
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15 Charged after FBI Task Force Investigation into Waterbury Drug Trafficking Rings

December 01, 2023
… VERDEJO , aka “Ricky,” 25, Waterbury JOSE RINCON , aka “Mexico,” 42, Prospect JESUS MALDONADO , aka “Zeus,” 34, …
December 01, 2023
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Rocky Mountain Field Division Removes Almost 900,000 Potentially Deadly Doses of Fentanyl from its Communities During Operation Last Mile

May 09, 2023
… members and associates of the Sinaloa Cartel operating in Mexico, China, and Central America, including the leaders of …
May 09, 2023
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Leader of Multistate Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison

April 13, 2023
… Arizona, California, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania. From 2016 through …
April 13, 2023
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Leader of Drug Distribution Organization Sentenced to Ten Years

September 16, 2022
… of the conspiracies engaged in trafficking activities from Mexico, through California, Arizona, Nevada, and Oregon, and …
September 16, 2022
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DEA Washington Division Announces Major Results in Operation Angels Envy

May 26, 2021
… DEA Miami Division; DEA Dayton Resident Office; DEA Mexico Country Office; and the DEA Special Operations …
May 26, 2021
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18 Charged with Meth Trafficking in Indiana

May 03, 2022
… custody or  *at large: Defendant Charge(s) Edeer Avila, 38, Mexico  *NOT in custody Conspiracy to Distribute …
May 03, 2022
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Agents Seize $3.5 Million in U.S. Currency and Massive Quantities of Cocaine, Fentanyl, and .50 Caliber Ammunition in Otay Mesa

November 24, 2020
… threat to San Diego and our partners in the Republic of Mexico, we will continue to aggressively attack the Sinaloa …
November 24, 2020
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DEA To Kick Off Annual Red Ribbon Campaign

October 16, 2017
… Red Ribbon Campaign began after drug traffickers in Mexico tortured and brutally murdered Special Agent Enrique …
October 16, 2017
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Leader of Prolific Fentanyl Trafficking Ring Sentenced

November 30, 2021
… own drug addictions at spa-like resorts in Costa Rica and Mexico, which cost him between $30,000 and $50,000 per …
November 30, 2021
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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

November 04, 2021
… Criminal drug networks are shipping chemicals from China to Mexico where they are converted to dangerous substances like …
November 04, 2021
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Sixteen indicted in multi-state drug distribution ring

November 02, 2021
… to trade drugs for firearms – ones they could transport to Mexico – contributing to terrible violence south of the …
November 02, 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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DEA Holds National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Turn the Tide Against the U.S. Opioid Epidemic

October 19, 2021
… Criminal drug networks are shipping chemicals from China to Mexico where they are converted to dangerous substances like …
October 19, 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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Ohio man pleads guilty in methamphetamine conspiracy

March 01, 2019
… 21, Hamilton Luiz Roberto Diaz-Magana, 29, Queretaro, Mexico                         Jesus Garcia, aka “Jesse …
March 01, 2019
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DEA Acting Administrator makes first visit to Panama

December 09, 2020
… cartels  operating in South America and those operating in Mexico,” said Acting Administrator Shea. “DEA’s relationship …
December 09, 2020
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Twelve arrested in North Sound drug trafficking organization

August 05, 2020
… of the conspiracies engaged in trafficking activities from Mexico, through California and Oregon, and into the North …
August 05, 2020
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San Francisco man pleads guilty to crimes related to illegal fentanyl pill manufacturing operation

July 12, 2019
… Mexican Federal Police, located Zolfaghari and Vazquez in Mexico. Vazquez is currently serving her sentence in the …
July 12, 2019
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Operation Great Scott 17 DEA Little Rock Defendants Sentenced To Over 113 Years In Prison

June 28, 2013
… of methamphetamine. June 20 - Fernando Perez, 24, of Mexico was sentenced to 60 months in prison for distributing …
June 28, 2013
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Pair Sentenced In Child Support Collection Business And Drug Conspiracy

May 02, 2014
… which had Texas tags and had crossed the border into Mexico as recently as the day before the stop.  The …
May 02, 2014
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24 Indicted: Some Of The Largest Methamphetamine Manufacturers, Distributors, Users In Central New York State Year Long Major Investigation Reveals Return Of Smurfing, Clandestine Laboratories – 16 Arrested Of 24 Indicted

December 21, 2011
… (19) ANDREW A. RAYDER 23 Richland (20) (HOLT) OSTRANDER 32 Mexico (21) TIMOTHY S. PECK 34 Fulton (22) LAURIE GERVAIS 47 …
December 21, 2011
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Six Indicted In Conspiracy To Distribute Heroin And "Crystal Meth" In New York City And Pennsylvania

October 02, 2014
… subjects in Houston, Texas and that the drugs originated in Mexico.  Solis and Leitong met with the individual from …
October 02, 2014
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DEA New Orleans Division Delivers Major Blow to Sinaloa Cartel, Securing Dozens of Arrests and Seizures

September 02, 2025
… enforcement partners – arrested 38 individuals with ties to Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel. All of those arrested are facing a …
September 02, 2025
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Former Mexican Mafia Member Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Dealing Cocaine

July 24, 2025
… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional …
July 24, 2025