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DEA, FBI, and Seattle Police Seize 2 RVs Packed with Meth and Fentanyl

October 26, 2022
… large loads of meth, heroin, fentanyl and cocaine from Mexico across the border and up I-5 to the Pacific …
October 26, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Brings in nearly 745,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications

November 02, 2021
… Criminal drug networks are shipping chemicals from China to Mexico where they are converted to dangerous substances like …
November 02, 2021
GENERAL INFORMATION

ATLANTA NEWS 2008

July 15, 2021
… Craig Petties ( U.S. Marshals Top 15 List) Arrested in Mexico January 15, 2008 Guilty Verdicts in Mexican Cocaine …
July 15, 2021
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New York News 2010

July 15, 2021
… with Links to Mexican and Colombian Cartels Extradited from Mexico to the United States June 11, 2010 17 Charged …
July 15, 2021
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13 Linked To Mexican Mafia And La Familia Indicted After Investigation Reveals Plot To Join Forces To Expand Drug Cartel’s Presence In U.S.

August 06, 2013
… of controlled substances, including methamphetamine, from Mexico into the United States,” according to the indictment. …
August 06, 2013
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Investigation Of Fentanyl-Heroin Distribution Network Results In 24 Arrests

July 28, 2016
… members of the network is manufactured in illicit labs in Mexico and China.   “Because of the potency of the 50-50 …
July 28, 2016
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Mexican Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Over 15 Years for Conspiracy to Distribute 167 Pounds of Meth

September 25, 2025
… Ariz. – Jorge Anaya-Valencia, 48, of Guyamas, Sonora, Mexico, who was unlawfully living in Arizona, was sentenced …
September 25, 2025
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High-Ranking Sinaloa Cartel Member Arrested After Being Charged in Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Conspiracy

April 22, 2025
… Emmanuel Martimiano Leon-Soto, age 42, of Naco, Mexico, is the last person arrested of 38 total individuals …
April 22, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Trafficker-Quantities of “Rainbow Fentanyl” Arrive in New York

October 04, 2022
… the multi-colored fentanyl pills allegedly originated in Mexico. DEA laboratory analysis of the narcotics seized in …
October 04, 2022
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Dangerous fentanyl masked as counterfeit oxycodone, 20,000 pills seized in the Bronx and Manhattan

February 11, 2019
… in these investigations are believed to have originated in Mexico. A highly potent synthetic opioid, fentanyl is …
February 11, 2019
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DEA One Pill Can Kill Social Media Campaign

October 09, 2024
… at www.dea.gov/onepill   The Sinaloa and CJNG cartels in Mexico are producing fentanyl and fentanyl-laced fake …
October 09, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Utah Sets Record For Fentanyl Pill Seizures

July 25, 2024
… to disrupt the Sinaloa and Jalisco drug cartels based in Mexico.” DEA continues to work closely with federal partners …
July 25, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Local Task Forces Crack Down on Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Distribution Networks

August 21, 2023
… trafficking conviction and his subsequent deportation to Mexico; Owenn Mitchell , of Salem, Oregon, was indicted on …
August 21, 2023
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Coordinated opioid fentanyl outreach initiative for the greater Spokane and Tri-Cities communities announced

October 14, 2020
… mass quantities by drug trafficking organizations based in Mexico. In response, law enforcement at the federal, state …
October 14, 2020
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DEA investigation leads to 36 arrests in fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine conspiracy

November 19, 2019
… Graham, III 52 Cincinnati Carlos Flores-Inzunza 31 Sinaloa, Mexico Jose Toquillas-Felix 32 Cincinnati Lashone Isom 42 …
November 19, 2019
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Ringleader of Central Valley drug trafficking organization sentenced to 20 years prison

March 20, 2019
… U.S. District Judge.   Olivares Hernandez, 52, a citizen of Mexico and formerly of Turlock, Calif., pleaded guilty on …
March 20, 2019
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DEA/Partners Take Down Alleged Cross-Country Drug Traffickers Dealing In Meth, Heroin, Cocaine, Fentanyl

October 29, 2014
… had ties to the Sinaloa cartel, imported drugs from Mexico which were smuggled into San Diego and distributed by …
October 29, 2014
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DEA New York and NYC’s Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor Seize Record Amounts of Fentanyl-Laced, Fake Prescription Pills and Fentanyl Powder During 2022

January 05, 2023
… CJNG Cartels is being mass-produced at secret factories in Mexico with chemicals sourced largely from China. In 2021, …
January 05, 2023
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Mexican National Who Supervised a Drug Trafficking Organization Operating in Orville, Washington, Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison

February 19, 2025
… Rice sentenced Erubey Arciga Medrano, age 35, of Michoacan, Mexico, to 180 months in federal prison on drug trafficking …
February 19, 2025
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38 Charged in Alleged Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

December 10, 2024
… “Hondo”;  EMMANUEL MARTIMIANO LEON-SOTO, age 44, of Naco, Mexico, also known as “Manny,” “Jose Manuel Lopez-Castro,” …
December 10, 2024
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Lawrence man faces 45 years in prison after pleading guilty to operating major fentanyl trafficking organization

October 08, 2019
… himself as a fentanyl supplier located in Sinaloa, Mexico. Martinez told him, “what I look for is quality for …
October 08, 2019
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DEA investigation leads to 36 arrests in fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine conspiracy

November 19, 2019
… Graham, III 52 Cincinnati Carlos Flores-Inzunza 31 Sinaloa, Mexico Jose Toquillas-Felix 32 Cincinnati Lashone Isom 42 …
November 19, 2019
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Seventeen Alleged Members And Associates Of MS-13 Indicted For Murder, Conspiracy To Commit Murder, Drug Trafficking

January 11, 2018
… has affiliates operating around the world in places such as Mexico, Colombia, South Korea, France, Australia, Peru, …
January 11, 2018
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DEA Leadership

November 28, 2025
… 2020, he was serving as DEA's Acting Regional Director for Mexico, Canada, and Central America. Before joining the DEA, …
November 28, 2025
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Washington Jury Finds Mexican National with Ties to the Jalisco Cartel Guilty of Trafficking in Hundreds of Pounds of Fentanyl, Heroin, Methamphetamine, and Cocaine in Eastern Washington and Montana

April 18, 2025
… Esquivel-Bolanos (a/k/a “Colorado”), age 45, of Guerrero, Mexico. Esquivel-Bolanos was found guilty on multiple drug …
April 18, 2025
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DEA’s Family Summits

February 11, 2025
… Billings, Montana El Paso June 25-26, 2024 Shiprock, New Mexico Houston June 20-21, 2024 Laredo, Texas Los Angeles …
February 11, 2025
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Seventeen Charged in Alleged Fentanyl, Cocaine Distribution Ring in Athens

August 26, 2025
… individuals:  Alicio Yanez-Pineda, aka “Cochito,” 48, of Mexico, is charged with one count of conspiracy to …
August 26, 2025
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Clandestine Drug Labs in the United States

March 28, 2025
… Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma …
March 28, 2025
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Major Drug Trafficker and 12 Others Arrested:

June 17, 2022
… from sources of supply in Puerto Rico and fentanyl from Mexico. The first gun sale in the investigation occurred on …
June 17, 2022
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Mexican Nationals Sentenced for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses

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