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More than 50 pounds of fentanyl recovered in investigation of trafficking group with tentacles from Mexico to U.S. cities; Organization flooded the Bronx with heroin and fentanyl

… in investigation of trafficking group with tentacles from Mexico to U.S. cities; Organization flooded the Bronx with … dealers in the South Bronx to significant suppliers in Mexico linked to the Sinaloa cartel,” said District Attorney … defendants—Roberto Gonzalez Franco, of Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico; Oscar Alessandro Garcia, of Palmerton, Pa.; and John …
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Barrio Azteca Gang Leader Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy and Murder Charges Related to 2010 U.S. Consulate Murders in Juarez

… Social Accounts X Robert “Eric” Castañeda Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … 915-479-2540 Michelle.Rincon@dea.gov Division Contacts New Mexico Albuquerque - (505) 452-4500 Las Cruces - (575) … role in the March 2010 U.S. Consulate murders in Juarez, Mexico, in which three people associated with the U.S. …
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Jack Riley: Before the Caucus on International Narcotics Control United States Senate for a Hearing Entitled Drug Trafficking Across the Southwest Border and Oversight of the U.S. Counterdrug Assistance to Mexico

November 17, 2015
… Border and Oversight of the U.S. Counterdrug Assistance to Mexico Testimony November 17, 2015 Jack Riley: Before the … Border and Oversight of the U.S. Counterdrug Assistance to Mexico 111715t.pdf On …
November 17, 2015
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Texas Man Sentenced for Fatal High-Speed Flight from Border Patrol Checkpoint While Trafficking Meth

… Social Accounts X Robert “Eric” Castañeda Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … 915-479-2540 Michelle.Rincon@dea.gov Division Contacts New Mexico Albuquerque - (505) 452-4500 Las Cruces - (575) … this case with assistance from U.S. Border Patrol, the New Mexico State Police, Alamogordo Police Department, and Otero …
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Albuquerque Man Sentenced for Drug Trafficking and Firearm Offenses

… Social Accounts X Robert “Eric” Castañeda Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … 915-479-2540 Michelle.Rincon@dea.gov Division Contacts New Mexico Albuquerque - (505) 452-4500 Las Cruces - (575) … today. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico prosecuted the case. The investigation was conducted …
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Alleged Mexican Drug Kingpin Extradited To The United States To Face Drug And Money-Laundering Charges Defendant’s Organization Allegedly Trucked Thousands Of Kilograms Of Cocaine Across The Texas-Mexico Border

… Trucked Thousands Of Kilograms Of Cocaine Across The Texas-Mexico Border March 14, 2011 New York Contact Info Contact … drug kingpin Esteban Rodriguez-Olivera was extradited from Mexico to the United States on Friday, March 11, 2011, and … to the United States. Rodriguez-Olivera was arrested in Mexico on a provisional warrant issued from the Eastern …
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Alleged Leader of a Violent Wing of the Sinaloa Cartel Charged with Narcoterrorism, Material Support of Terrorism and Drug Trafficking

… Field Office. “Los Rugrats has fueled brutal violence in Mexico that reaches into the United States along with a …
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Leader of Massive Drug Trafficking Ring Sentenced to More Than Ten Years in Prison

… able to determine that Duran Aldaco was being supplied by a Mexico-based DTO. Agents determined that Duran Aldaco …
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Canadian Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking More Than 850 Kilograms of Cocaine and Meth from U.S. into Canada

… and Border Protection, and law enforcement authorities in Mexico investigated this matter. Significant assistance was …
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Sacramento Man Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison for Fentanyl Pill Trafficking that Resulted in an Overdose Death

… tens of thousands of fentanyl pills and cocaine from Mexico and distributing them in northern California and … extradition of Luis Lopez Zamora to the United States from Mexico. Assistant U.S. Attorney David W. Spencer is …
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Jacksonville Man Sentenced to More Than 17 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Offense Involving Fentanyl and Meth

… a bond, however, failed to appear in court and fled to Mexico before ultimately surrendering to authorities.   …
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Pierce County Drug Distributor Tied to Investigation of White Prison Gangs, Sentenced to Eleven Years in Prison in Homeland Security Task Force Investigation

… in this case, Hammond reached out to a drug supplier in Mexico seeking to do more deals while he was on pretrial …
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HSTF: Colombian Resident Extradited to Seattle is Sentenced to Prison for Conspiring to Ship Loads of Cocaine to Seattle and Other U.S. Destinations

… a Drug Trafficking Organization (DTO) that imported―from Mexico into the United States―fentanyl, cocaine, …
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‘Mayor of Mexico’ is sentenced to 12 years in prison for his role in operating a multi-million dollar Continuing Criminal Enterprise

… ‘Mayor of Mexico’ is sentenced to 12 years in prison for his role in …
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Illegal Aliens Charged With Meth Trafficking and Firearm Possession

… and Jorge Luis Ramirez Bibiano, both illegal aliens from Mexico, appeared in federal court earlier today on charges … both Solano Lorenzo and Ramirez Bibiano are citizens of Mexico and illegally present in the United States. Earlier today, Juan Carlos Solano Lorenzo, 30, of Guerrero, Mexico, appeared before Chief U.S. Magistrate Judge Russell …
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Illegal Alien with Serious Criminal History Sentenced to over 19 Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Traffic Fentanyl and Meth

… FRESNO , Calif. — Gilberto Arteaga, 43, of Michoacan, Mexico, illegally residing in Fresno, was sentenced today by … were using crossed from the United States into Mexico and then back, all in less than 12 hours. The car …
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Alleged Sinaloa Cartel Operator Mauricio Sanchez-Garza Extradited From Mexico To Face Federal Charges In San Antonio Sanchez Faces Money Laundering And Extortion Charges Related To A Hollywood Screenplay

… Cartel Operator Mauricio Sanchez-Garza Extradited From Mexico To Face Federal Charges In San Antonio Sanchez Faces … appearance in federal court following his extradition from Mexico yesterday. Sanchez is charged by two federal grand … The department appreciates the support of the government of Mexico in extraditing the defendant to the United States. On …
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Mexican National to Spend 27 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Over One Thousand Kilograms of Meth in Homeland Security Task Force Case

… well over one thousand kilograms of methamphetamine from Mexico into the United States, for distribution in and …
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Five Members of Hobbs Based Drug Trafficking Organization Arrested on Federal Drug Trafficking Charges

… Social Accounts X Robert “Eric” Castañeda Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … 915-479-2540 Michelle.Rincon@dea.gov Division Contacts New Mexico Albuquerque - (505) 452-4500 Las Cruces - (575) … of methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine in Hobbs, New Mexico. According to court documents, from October 2024, …
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Three Illegal Aliens Face Federal Charges for Operating a Brookhaven Meth Lab

… - (910) 815-4513 Atlanta – Three illegal aliens from Mexico, Sergio Cortes-Nieto, Christian Martinez Larumbe … Larumbe Dominguez, and Cortes Raquel are citizens of Mexico and illegally present in the United States.  Sergio … Dominguez, 31, and Jose Angel Cortes Raquel, 39, all of Mexico, appeared before a U.S. magistrate judge on a …
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Illegal Aliens Sentenced for Laundering Over a Million Dollars in Drug Proceeds

… and Sandra Bejarano-Garcia, illegal aliens from Mexico, have been sentenced to federal prison for laundering … Hernandez-Mora and Bejarano-Garcia are illegal aliens from Mexico. Earlier today, Sandra Bejarano-Garcia, 42, of Michoacán, Mexico, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Victoria M. …
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Previously Deported Illegal Alien Faces Federal Charges for Trafficking Fentanyl in Brookhaven

… revealed that Avila Gomez is a citizen and national of Mexico with no legal status in the United States. … Gomez was previously deported from the United States to Mexico in November 2014.   Abelardo Avila Gomez, 46, of Acapulco, Mexico, appeared before a U.S. Magistrate Judge earlier …
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Illegal Alien and His Associate Charged with Trafficking 85 Kilograms of Methamphetamine

… ATLANTA - Alberto Ortiz-Osornio, an illegal alien from Mexico, and Marco Antonio Solano-Posadas face federal drug … investigation further revealed that Ortiz is a citizen of Mexico who is illegally present in the United States. On …
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DEA Administrator Terrance Cole on the Capture of Ryan Wedding

January 23, 2026
… Wedding oversaw operations spanning from Colombia through Mexico into the United States and Canada.  This case exposes … cross-border collaboration with the Government of Mexico and am deeply grateful to our hard-working law enforcement partners in Mexico, Colombia and Canada who played a significant role in …
January 23, 2026
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Illegal Alien Sentenced After Tossing Kilos of Meth out of the Window During Pursuit

… 297-0300 McALLEN, Texas – A 27-year-old repeat felon from Mexico who unlawfully resided in Rio Grande City has been …
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Head of Albuquerque Fentanyl Trafficking Organization Sentenced

… Social Accounts X Robert “Eric” Castañeda Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … 915-479-2540 Michelle.Rincon@dea.gov Division Contacts New Mexico Albuquerque - (505) 452-4500 Las Cruces - (575) … for moving tens of thousands of fentanyl pills from Mexico into Albuquerque, along with alien smuggling and …
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Defendants Face Justice for Distributing 3,200 Kilos of Methamphetamine

… involved in a major methamphetamine ring operating between Mexico and a conversion site in Monroe, Georgia, responsible … thousands of kilograms of methamphetamine shipped in from Mexico and hidden in boxes of jalapeños, are being held … in prison and a $10 million fine. Yirla Adame Gomez, 25, of Mexico, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess …
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Sinaloa Cartel Leader Charged with Narcoterrorism, Material Support of Terrorism and Drug Trafficking

… the Sinaloa Cartel’s operations at the U.S. border with Mexico in Tijuana.” “René Arzate-García has progressed up … court documents, René Arzate-García is a Baja California, Mexico-based “plaza boss” for the Sinaloa Cartel, along with … including numerous kidnappings and murders in Tijuana, Mexico on behalf of the Sinaloa Cartel. René Arzate-García …
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