Spokane, Washington – Chief U.S. District Judge Stanley Bastian has sentenced Julio Leal Parra, 47, of Benton City, Washington, to 191 months in federal prison for leading and organizing a…
EL PASO – A Mexican national was sentenced today to life in prison and ordered to pay a $100,000 fine for his role in the Sinaloa Cartel’s operations. According to…
BROWNSVILLE, Texas – Jose Alfredo Cardenas-Martinez aka El Contador has been indicted in the Southern District of Texas on various charges related to his position as the head of the…
SAN ANTONIO – Yesterday, Juan Gerardo Trevino-Chavez, aka Huevo, 39, of Laredo was arrested in San Diego, CA, on criminal charges related to his alleged involvement in drug trafficking in…
HOUSTON – Five men have pleaded guilty and received significant sentences for their involvement in a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. …
MYRTLE BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA — Less than twenty months after 30 Horry County and Myrtle Beach-area drug traffickers were indicted based on a federal wiretap investigation into narcotics and violence, the…
EL PASO – A Mexican national was sentenced today to life in prison for his role in the Sinaloa Cartel’s narcotics distribution operations. According to court documents, Arturo Shows Urquidi,…
Authorities have charged six men for allegedly operating a smuggling ring supplying firearms and ammunition to aid a Mexican drug cartel, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Monday. A federal…
SAN DIEGO – After a nearly decade-long U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) investigation, a drug trafficker and money launderer received a sentence of more than…
Assistant U. S. Attorney Larry Casper (619) 546-6734 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – January 11, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Roberto Gallegos-Lechuga, a drug trafficker and money launderer for the Sinaloa Cartel,…
Earlier today at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, Deovaldo Gutierrez Alfaro, also known as “Leoba,” was sentenced by United States District Judge Carol Bagley Amon to 60 months’ imprisonment for…
PHILADELPHIA, PA – On Monday, December 6, 2021, at 4:20 am, an unknown male gained entry to Luncha Cartel restaurant located at 207 W Chestnut Street through the back door.…
A major Dallas drug trafficker was convicted at trial of dealing methamphetamine out of his car dealership, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham. After four…
The directive for Drug Enforcement Administration officials to not use the term “Mexican cartel” came directly from the Biden administration to ease relations with the Mexican government, two recently retired…
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents together with Webb County Constable’s Office (WCCP2) Precinct 2 arrested a cartel member near downtown Laredo. The incident occurred on Nov. 9,…
TUCSON, Ariz. – Today, the United States Attorney’s Office, District of Arizona, announced the unsealing of two indictments charging high-ranking members of the Sinaloa Cartel with international drug trafficking. On…
TUCSON, Ariz. – Two indictments were unsealed in federal court that charge high-ranking members of the Sinaloa Cartel with international drug trafficking following investigations lead by U.S. Immigration and Customs…
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents arrest a Gulf Cartel (CDG) member, a Mara-Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang member, a migrant with a previous conviction for sexual…
Assistant U. S. Attorney Larry Casper (619) 546-6734 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – October 14, 2021 SAN DIEGO – A money launderer for the Sinaloa Cartel was sentenced in federal court…
Director of Media Relations Kelly Thornton (619) 546-9726 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – September 22, 2021 SAN DIEGO – A federal grand jury indictment was unsealed in San Diego today against alleged…