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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

October 01, 2021
… collaborate closely with its international partners, within Mexico and around the world, to aggressively investigate and …
October 01, 2021
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14 Arrested After Federal, State And Local Investigation Into Waterbury Drug Trafficking

May 27, 2022
… and “Spanky,” 38, of Bristol VICTOR DURAN-BARRERA , a.k.a. “Mexico,” 41, of Bridgeport GARRY GEBEAU , 56, of Ansonia …
May 27, 2022
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Jury Convicts St. Louis Man of Drug Trafficking and Charges Connected to Nine Murders

February 25, 2025
… communities with poison directly sourced from cartels in Mexico. Anthony Jordan is not only a drug trafficker, but a …
February 25, 2025
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Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Fentanyl Distribution and Money Laundering

October 07, 2024
… to America Latina for the business to wire to recipients in Mexico and Honduras in the form of roughly 125 international …
October 07, 2024
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Ten Defendants Charged in Augusta-area Drug Trafficking Operation

November 03, 2022
… that identified a pipeline of illegal drugs from Mexico routed through Atlanta and into the greater Augusta …
November 03, 2022
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Three Members of Northern California Drug Trafficking Groups Convicted at Trial

February 16, 2024
… things, that both suppliers received drugs from sources in Mexico. At trial, the government also presented evidence of …
February 16, 2024
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Leader of Craven County Armed Drug Organization Trafficking Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Sentenced to 35 Years

October 11, 2023
… Medina-Beltran is an undocumented noncitizen from Sonora, Mexico. “Medina-Beltran supplied kilogram quantities of …
October 11, 2023
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Washington Man Sentenced for Involvement in Shooting Death of Coeur d’Alene Teen

July 22, 2023
… tens of thousands of fentanyl pills from a source in Mexico, via Arizona, and distributing those pills in …
July 22, 2023
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DEA, Arizona Attorney General & Tempe Police Announce 150+ Subjects Charged & Massive Quantities of Narcotics Seized

February 23, 2023
… Cartels who mass-produce the drug in secret laboratories in Mexico with chemicals sourced largely by China. It is a …
February 23, 2023
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Spokane Man Sentenced for Involvement in Shooting Death of Idaho Teen

December 21, 2022
… tens of thousands of fentanyl pills from a source in Mexico, via Arizona, and distributing those pills in …
December 21, 2022
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40 Alleged Meth Traffickers Charged in Operation Kullvid-20

June 09, 2022
… conspired to smuggle powered methamphetamine from Mexico into the United States. Distributors then oversaw the …
June 09, 2022
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30 Multi-State Drug Trafficking Ring Members Arrested, Charged

December 03, 2021
… distribution of methamphetamine to Indianapolis through a Mexico-based drug trafficking organization. After the …
December 03, 2021
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Coordinated Law Enforcement Operations Lead to Takedown of Portland-Area Transnational Drug Trafficking Cells

November 02, 2021
… resulted in arrests of individuals with ties to Mexico and significant seizures of drugs, including …
November 02, 2021
GENERAL INFORMATION

Atlanta News 2010

July 15, 2021
… in the Airport November 8, 2010 Manager of Local Cell for Mexico-Based Drug Trafficking Organization Pleads Guilty in …
July 15, 2021
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2 get combined 197 years in federal prison

March 04, 2021
… these kind of violent actions were more often seen in Mexico, but have become more common on the border.  “These …
March 04, 2021
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Tri-City Metro Drug Task Force receives over $132,800 forfeiture award from U.S. Department of Justice as a result of dismantling fentanyl-laced pill drug trafficking ring in the Tri-City area

January 26, 2021
… pills, are illegally manufactured most commonly in Mexico and have found their way into this community and …
January 26, 2021
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Eleven indicted in wide-ranging conspiracy trafficking heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine in multi-state area

December 16, 2020
… heroin, and cocaine, smuggling the drugs into the U.S. from Mexico and then transporting them up the west coast for …
December 16, 2020
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DEA announces launch of Project Safeguard

October 20, 2020
… cocaine and fentanyl distributors with close ties to Mexico who had previously evaded prosecution.  This …
October 20, 2020
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Nineteen indicted in cartel-connected drug trafficking conspiracy

July 28, 2020
… a drug trafficking organization tied to the CJNG cartel in Mexico.  Defendants arrested today made their initial …
July 28, 2020
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DEA And Attorney General Announce Arrests Connected To Multi-Million Dollar Haul Of Cocaine From Mexican Cartel

September 30, 2011
… vehicles to smuggle large amounts of US currency back into Mexico. Once in the United States, the cocaine was being …
September 30, 2011
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DEA Omaha Field Division Welcomes New Special Agent in Charge

September 08, 2025
… In this role, Gillespie led multi-agency teams targeting Mexico-based cartel leaders and their criminal distribution …
September 08, 2025
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Final Defendant Pleads Guilty in Southeast Alaska Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

June 18, 2025
… proceeds from Alaska to co-conspirators in California and Mexico. Seal-Uttke is scheduled to be sentenced on Sept. 24, …
June 18, 2025
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Father and Son indicted for Providing Material Support to Mexican Cartel Engaged in Terrorism

May 30, 2025
… have profound implications for both the United States and Mexico, we will continue to explore all leads and identify …
May 30, 2025
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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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Six Colombian Nationals and Owner of Consumer Electronic Business Charged for Their Roles in Money Laundering and Unlicensed Money Transmission Business Offenses

January 17, 2020
… wired to bank account-1 from foreign locations, including Mexico. Agarwal understood these funds to be narcotics …
January 17, 2020
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DEA warns of methamphetamine and fentanyl drug market built by aftermath of COVID-19 in New York

January 26, 2021
… 90% of all the illicit drugs in the United States come from Mexico and the majority go to major transportation hubs like …
January 26, 2021
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Sweeping DEA Operation Targets Pharmacy Burglaries and the Illegal Sale of Addictive Prescription Medications

August 29, 2024
… Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South …
August 29, 2024
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5 Sinaloa Cartel Members plead guily to trafficking charges in Operation Cookout

January 29, 2021
… Ramirez-Barreto was linked to the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico, as were his drug sources, and his operation supplied …
January 29, 2021
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Ten Defendants Charged in Augusta-Area Drug Trafficking Operation

November 28, 2022
… that identified a pipeline of illegal drugs from Mexico routed through Atlanta and into the greater Augusta …
November 28, 2022
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South Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Participating in a Conspiracy to Distribute Protonitazene from China

January 12, 2024
… synthetic opioids, such as protonitazene, to the U.S. and Mexico, several U.S. based drug traffickers were identified. …
January 12, 2024