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40 Alleged Meth Traffickers Charged in Operation Kullvid-20

… conspired to smuggle powered methamphetamine from Mexico into the United States. Distributors then oversaw the …
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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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Coordinated Law Enforcement Operations Lead to Takedown of Portland-Area Transnational Drug Trafficking Cells

… resulted in arrests of individuals with ties to Mexico and significant seizures of drugs, including …
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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

… these kind of violent actions were more often seen in Mexico, but have become more common on the border.  “These …
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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

… Ramirez-Barreto was linked to the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico, as were his drug sources, and his operation supplied …
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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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South Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Participating in a Conspiracy to Distribute Protonitazene from China

… synthetic opioids, such as protonitazene, to the U.S. and Mexico, several U.S. based drug traffickers were identified. …
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Matriarch Sentenced for Role in Violent Multimillion-Dollar Honduran Cocaine Trafficking Organization

… inland through Honduras into Guatemala and, eventually, Mexico, where the cocaine would then be imported into, and …
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Matriarch of Violent Multimillion-Dollar Honduran Cocaine Trafficking Organization Pleads Guilty

… inland through Honduras into Guatemala and, eventually, Mexico, where the cocaine would then be imported into, and …
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Red Ribbon Week Education Reaches Thousands Across the Midwest

… in 1985 by drug traffickers he was investigating in Mexico. After Kiki’s death, people began wearing red ribbons …
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Drug Investigation Leads To Racketeering Case And 36 Indictments

… organization that imported methamphetamine and cocaine from Mexico into western Colorado, California, Kansas, and …
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Los Angeles Roundup Targets 38th Street Gang

… one stash house. The gang allegedly imported narcotics from Mexico and provided “street-level” distribution amounts to …
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Two Dozen Charged After DEA Task Force Takes Down Coast To Coast Narcotics Distribution Ring

… - , 27, of Lynwood, Calif. JOSE RIVERA-BARON - , a.k.a. "Mexico" and "Chyks, 30," of East Hartford JOSE DEJESUS …
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Record-Breaking Seizure: Over 70 Kilograms Of Heroin, $2 Million Cash And Firearm Recovered In The Fieldston Section Of The Bronx

… of heroin at least once a month from suppliers in Culican, Mexico, an area controlled by the Sinaloa Cartel. The …
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DEA Chicago Field Division Welcomes New Special Agent in Charge

… SAC Smith was assigned to the Foreign Operations Division, Mexico, Central America and Canada Section at DEA …
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Chinese National Charged in International Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… Alaska, to traffic large quantities of methamphetamine from Mexico into the U.S. and then to other countries, …
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Mexican National Unlawfully Present in the United States Sentenced to 20 Years for Discharging a Firearm at Spokane Police During a Drug Trafficking Crime

… custody. Garcia was released in 2021 and deported to Mexico. Garcia returned unlawfully to the United States in …