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Colombian Narcotics Kingpin Sentenced To 360 Months In Prison

… north from South America to points in Central America and Mexico - en route to its eventual destination of the United …
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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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Estherville, Iowa, Police Officer Honored for Commitment to Drug Abuse Prevention

… being kidnapped, brutally tortured, and then murdered in Mexico in 1985 while working undercover gathering …
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Several Laredoans Head To Prison In Conspiracy To Transport Cocaine

… Salvador Ibarra De-Alba, 49, of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, each previously pleaded guilty at varying times in …
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Paxton, Ill. Man Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison For Operating Extensive Cocaine Trafficking Network In Central Illinois

… for the importation of more than 200 pounds of cocaine from Mexico destined for central Illinois, stretching from Paxton …
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Bolton, Mississippi Resident Sentenced To Prison For Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering

… transport thousands of pounds of marijuana from the Texas/Mexico border into Mississippi. He laundered part of his …
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Alleged Rizzuto Organized Crime Family Associate Sentenced To 10 Years Imprisonment

… purchase more cocaine from the powerful Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico for exportation to and distribution in Canada. Taloni …
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Ninety-Year Old Drug Trafficker Sentenced To Three Years In Prison For Transporting 1,200 Pounds Of Cocaine Into Michigan

… nineteen individuals from across the country and into Mexico for their roles in this mass narcotics operation.  …
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DEA Agents In Fort Wayne, Indiana Seize Over One Ton Of Marijuana

… Road in Fort Wayne.  The marijuana, which originated in Mexico and was transported through Texas prior to its …
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Leader of Cartel Del Noreste and newphew of Los Zetas leaders receives two consecutive life sentences plus 20 years in federal prison

… partners, a very significant drug trafficker from Mexico has been brought to justice," said DEA Special Agent …
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Treasury Continues Targeting Sinaloa Cartel Leadership

… of Jose Guadalupe Tapia Quintero, a Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico based senior lieutenant of the Sinaloa Cartel.  Jose …
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East Texans Arrested On Federal Drug Trafficking Charges

… based in the East Texas area with direct ties to Mexico.  The organization also distributes cocaine and …
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Two South Texas Men Convicted Of Trafficking Methamphetamine In Houston

… pure and had been imported into the United States from Mexico.   Judge Hughes has set sentencing for Feb. 25, 2013, …
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Man Sentenced To Over 10 Years For Drug-Trafficking With Unlawful Use Of A Firearm

… W. Shepherd announced that Ulices Quintero-Patino, 30, of Mexico, was sentenced on one count of possession of …
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DEA Acting Administrator makes first visit to Panama

… cartels  operating in South America and those operating in Mexico,” said Acting Administrator Shea. “DEA’s relationship …
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Panhandle Residents Arrested In Law Enforcement Operation

… 22, 2013.  Mejia remains a fugitive, believed to be in Mexico. “Our local, state and federal law enforcement …
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Spokane Man Sentenced for Involvement in Shooting Death of Idaho Teen

… tens of thousands of fentanyl pills from a source in Mexico, via Arizona, and distributing those pills in …
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Alleged Colombian Drug Kingpin Extradited To The United States To Face Drug Charges

… loads of cocaine from South America to Central America and Mexico with an eventual destination of the United States. In …
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Two Organized Crime Members Sentenced To 180 Months And 168 Months, Respectively, For Conspiring To Distribute Cocaine

… Las Vegas, Nevada, obtained the cocaine from his sources in Mexico and then arranged for it to be transported to …
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24 Laredoans Indicted On Drug And Money Laundering Charges

… smuggle drug proceeds back to the sources of the drugs in Mexico, according to the indictment. The charges are the …
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Four Charged In Methamphetamine Deal Near The Houstonian

… 26, and Loya-Plancarte, 22, both of Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico, were arrested Saturday after an incident near the …
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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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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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Red Ribbon Week kicks off Friday as DEA remembers fallen agent and promotes drug education in communities

… in 1985 by drug traffickers he was investigating in Mexico. After Kiki’s death, people began wearing red ribbons …
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Two Men Sentenced To Prison For Cocaine Trafficking

… O. Cogburn, Jr., sentenced Ildefonso Madrid Flores, 28, of Mexico, to 151 months in prison, to be followed by four …
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DEA And Partners Arrest And Charge A Dozen Suspected Meth Traffickers

… The task force is a multi-agency effort to focus on Mexico-based drug trafficking organizations with ties to the …
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Seventh Person Convicted In Conspiracy To Transport Cocaine

… The organization transported cocaine from Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, to Houston and Miami, Fla., on a regular basis. With …
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International Narcotics Trafficker Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To 280 Months In Prison

… shipped tons of cocaine and heroin to various locations in Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, and other …
Valencia-Zavala, Fernando
FUGITIVE

Fernando Valencia-Zavala

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: 21 USC 846-methamphetamine
Valencia-Zavala, Fernando
FUGITIVE

Vidal Cervantes-Almonte

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: Conspiracy to Distribute Meth