PRESS RELEASE

Mariah Ferry sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for kidnapping and brutal beating of two victims suspected of stealing drugs and money

June 26, 2020
… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Mariah Ferry, 22, of Albuquerque, New Mexico was sentenced today in federal court in Santa Fe, New Mexico to 30 years in prison on charges related to the …
June 26, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced To Life Imprisonment

January 12, 2011
… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … 47-year-old Rigoberto Melero Aguirre, a citizen of Mexico, to life in federal prison. In addition, Judge … a network of dozens of individual who imported cocaine from Mexico into El Paso then distributed the cocaine in Texas, …
January 12, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

La Familia Michoacan Drug Cartel Leader Pleads Guilty To Drug Distribution And Money Laundering Charges

September 18, 2017
… of the La Familia Michoacán.”  “The cartel leadership in Mexico is not immune from our reach,” said U.S. Attorney … the United States. Rueda-Medina was arrested in Michoacán, Mexico on July 11, 2009, and was extradited to the United … through border checkpoints near Laredo, Texas and Tijuana, Mexico and delivered to stash locations in the Northern …
September 18, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Multi-District OCDETF Investigation Linked To Zeta Organization Leads To Local Arrests

November 16, 2011
… who operated out of the Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico area responsible for coordinating the transportation … controlled substances including marijuana and cocaine from Mexico into the United States to major distribution centers … transportation from the United States to the Republic of Mexico, according to the indictment. The investigation …
November 16, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Perfume Store Owner Charged With Laundering Millions Of Dollars For Mexican Narcotics Trafficking Organizations

January 18, 2011
… multiple retail perfume stores located on the United States-Mexico border, for his alleged participation in an … in the United States and ultimately returning them to Mexico. Datta was arrested on January 15, 2011, after … in Manhattan federal court today: Narcotics traffickers in Mexico and other countries in which narcotics are grown, …
January 18, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

California Man Sentenced To 75 Months In Prison For Role In Large-Scale Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

January 11, 2016
… name. Ayala had received the drugs from co-conspirators in Mexico and admitted intending to sell them to an … rings with ties to Alaska, California, Texas, Arizona, and Mexico. To date, the following individuals have been …      drug money out of the United States and into Mexico;  Genaro Gutierrez-Reyes, of California, previously …
January 11, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Chula Vista Airplane Broker Who Managed Money Laundering Crew Using Drug Proceeds Sentenced To 60 Months

October 13, 2017
… nationwide for purchase of over 35 airplanes for export to Mexico SAN DIEGO - Chula Vista airplane broker Vicente … of over 35 airplanes and airplane parts for exportation to Mexico. He did so by laundering and structuring bulk … for the purchase of over 35 airplanes for exportation to Mexico. He further admitted that he facilitated the purchase …
October 13, 2017
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Family Summit
August 26, 2025 - August 27, 2025
August 26, 2025 - August 27, 2025

DEA El Paso to host Family Summit in Church Rock

2:00 PM - 1:15 PM (EDT)
Church Rock, NM
WHEN: Tuesday Aug. 26 from 6-8 p.m. and Wednesday Aug. 27 from 8 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. MST. WHERE: Red Rock Park, Church Rock, New Mexico WHAT: Summit for New Mexico and West Texas families who have suffered the terrible loss of a loved one to fentanyl or other illicit...
PRESS RELEASE

Operation Cash Out Launched Across Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Montana

May 16, 2024
… with their poison. Fentanyl pills are manufactured in Mexico for as little two cents per pill, yet can sell for … estimated to be a multi-billion-dollar enterprise for the Mexico-based cartels. The Sinaloa Cartel and Jalisco Cartel … cash smuggling and money laundering networks. According to Mexico’s Central Bank, Banxico, more than $63 billion in …
May 16, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Two Mexican Cartel Members Found Guilty of Violating RICO Statute

October 26, 2021
… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … at trial, Arturo Shows Urquidi, aka “Chous,” 50, of Juarez, Mexico and Mario Iglesias-Villegas, aka “Dos,” “El 2,” “Delta,” “Parka,” “Grim Reaper,” 36, of Villa Ahumada, Mexico, were found guilty of one count of conspiracy to …
October 26, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Indictment targeting massive international cocaine conspiracy unsealed with arrival in U.S. of extradited Colombian kingpin

September 14, 2018
… worth hundreds of millions of dollars from South America to Mexico for eventual sale in the United States. The … submarines and “go-fast” boats to move the narcotics to Mexico; and then used various means to smuggle the loads across the U.S.-Mexico border, with significant quantities of cocaine being …
September 14, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Samuel Velasco Gurrola Sentenced To Life In Prison For Murder-For-Hire Plot

March 24, 2017
… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … a plot, with his brother’s help, to kill Sagredo while in Mexico in order to prevent her from testifying in the state … father and sister killed in an attempt to lure Sagredo to Mexico. On October 3, 2008, Francisco Maria Sagredo …
March 24, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

38 Years For Lymon On Firearms, Heroin Trafficking Charges

April 24, 2017
… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … Armijo sentenced Davon Lymon, 36, of Albuquerque, New Mexico for his conviction on federal heroin trafficking and … Office and federal law enforcement agencies work with New Mexico’s District Attorneys and state, local and tribal law …
April 24, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Leaders of International Drug Trafficking and Firearms Smuggling Organization Sentenced to 21 and 20 Years in Prison

January 11, 2024
… organization smuggled substantial quantities of firearms to Mexico to trade them for hundreds of kilograms of … of kilograms of crystal and liquid methamphetamine from Mexico into Texas and further distributed it throughout the … , or “CDH,” because it was based in Houston and had ties to Mexico-based drug trafficking cartels.  CDH was also an …
January 11, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Extradition Of A Leader Of A Colombian Drug Trafficking Organization And Three Other International Narcotics Traffickers

October 21, 2013
… cocaine and methamphetamine trafficking extradited from Mexico; two defendants charged with cocaine trafficking … Quintero and Jesus Dominguez Gallardo, extradited from Mexico on charges of conspiring to traffic in … San Diego Field Division, Carlsbad Resident Office, Mexico Country Office, Tijuana Resident Office, Los Angeles …
October 21, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

High Ranking Gulf Cartel Member Convicted In Washington For Drug Trafficking

February 26, 2013
… Cano Flores was extradited to the United States from Mexico in August 2011 and was ordered detained in federal … in approximately 2001 while serving as a police officer in Mexico.  While serving as a police officer, Cano Flores … Cartel to become a major transporter of narcotics within Mexico to the U.S. border and became the Cartel’s top …
February 26, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Fugitive Gets Forty-One Month Sentence For Transporting Drug Proceeds

March 20, 2014
… of heroin sales in the United States, across the border to Mexico. Rivera was given the money by co-defendant Luis … heroin dealer, to deliver to Garcia Hernandez's contacts in Mexico. Rivera was stopped at the U.S.-Mexican border at … intended to transport the money through the border and into Mexico, and he knew that the money represented the proceeds …
March 20, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Statement On The Capture Of Joaquin “Chapo” Guzman-Loera

January 08, 2016
… by Guzman-Loera’s ruthless acts of violence. The DEA and Mexico have a strong partnership and we will continue to support Mexico in its efforts to improve security for its citizens … violencia despiadada cometidas por Guzmán-Loera.  La DEA y México tienen una fuerte relación colaborativa y seguirá …
January 08, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Alleged Mexican drug kingpin charged with leading a continuing criminal enterprise and other drug-related charges

October 02, 2019
… in October 2014 and is presently incarcerated in Mexico. Ray Donovan, special agent in charge, Drug … drug traffickers to justice.  I applaud the Government of Mexico, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern … or hit men, to carry out kidnappings and murders in Mexico to retaliate against rivals who threatened the …
October 02, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Former Mexican governor extradited on money laundering charges

October 29, 2019
… CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A former Coahuila, Mexico, governor is set to appear in federal court to face … 65, on Feb. 8, 2017. He has been in custody in Mexico since Feb. 5, 2019. Today, he was returned to the … and allegedly transferred stolen Coahuila finances from Mexico into an account in Brownsville. They later …
October 29, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Six Arrested In El Paso/Alpine Portion Of Project Delirium

July 21, 2011
… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … In El Paso, 43-year-old Amado Erives-Montes, a resident of Mexico, and 42-year-old Jesus Lorenzo Sanchez of El Paso, … with 39-year-old Javier Ivan Muro-Palacios, a resident of Mexico, and 30-year-old Victor Manuel Atilano of El Paso, …
July 21, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Arnoldo Rueda-Medina, Aka “La Minsa,” Faces Federal Charges In Dallas For Role In Cocaine And Methamphetamine Distribution And Money Laundering Conspiracies

January 27, 2017
… “La Minsa,” arrived in the United States today from Mexico to face criminal charges in connection with his top … our law enforcement partners throughout the DFW area and in Mexico, are countless,” added Shelley. “This case and others … together with our law enforcement partners both here and in Mexico, we can bring cartel leadership to justice,” said …
January 27, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Former Gulf Cartel Plaza Bosses Receive Long Prison Sentences

March 10, 2015
… criminal syndicates to maintain control of the plazas in Mexico. Both received enhancements for importation of … and dedicated effort by HSI Brownville and Attache Mexico special agents, RGV Sector Border Patrol agents, … impacting public safety on both sides of our border with Mexico." Zuniga-Hernandez served as plaza boss of the El …
March 10, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Mexican drug traffickers charged with drug trafficking crime based on seizure of almost three tons of cocaine

September 09, 2020
… Cocaine Shipment in a Go-Fast Vessel off the Coast of Mexico’s Quintana Roo State Quintana Roo Seizure Photo 1.jpg … The charge arises from a September 1, 2020, seizure by Mexico’s Secretaría de Marina (the “Mexican Navy”) of …
September 09, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within the United States

May 08, 2023
… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … doses of fentanyl removed from communities across New Mexico and 17 counties of West Texas. A total of 71 cases … Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartels—the two drug cartels based in Mexico that are responsible for the vast majority of the …
May 08, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 23 years in Prison

October 14, 2022
… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that Richard Orlinski “Sugar” Sanchez, 44, of Dexter, New Mexico, was sentenced to 23 years in prison on Oct. 12. On …
October 14, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

2.5 Tons of Methamphetamine and 100,000 Fentanyl Pills Interdicted

February 05, 2021
… The charge arises from a January 29, 2021 seizure by Mexico’s Secretaría de Marina (the “Mexican Navy”) of … investigative work of the OCDETF New York Strike Force and Mexico’s Secretaría de Marina. The case is being handled by …
February 05, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

22 Charged, 7 Arrested In Major Los Angeles Strike Force Investigation

June 08, 2017
… of pounds of methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin from Mexico into the United States. The narcotics were … the domestic narcotics sales were then funneled back to Mexico.             During the two-year wiretap … that regularly transported narcotics across the U.S.-Mexico border and at times stored drugs in “stash houses” …
June 08, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Mexican Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 14 years in Federal Prison

March 03, 2023
… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced today that Cruz Lopez-Acevedo was … to 14 years in prison. Lopez-Acevedo, 52, of Zacatecas, Mexico, pleaded guilty on March 15, 2022, to conspiracy to …
March 03, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Man from Albuquerque pleads guilty to federal drug and firearm possession charges

February 07, 2020
… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. –Raymond Maestas, 43, of Albuquerque, New Mexico pleaded guilty in federal court in Albuquerque on … Administration, Albuquerque Police Department, New Mexico State Police, and the New Mexico Attorney General’s …
February 07, 2020