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Sinaloa Cartel's N.H.-Europe Drug Pipeline Uncovered
A three-year investigation led by the FBI's Boston field office netted a cartel kingpin's cousin, 346 kilos of cocaine, and the discovery of a new trafficking route from Spain to New Hampshire.
September 3, 2012
Special Units
DEA Targets Sinaloa Drug Cartel's Cocaine Supplier
To cripple the drug trafficking and money laundering activities of one of Mexico's most active cartels, the federal government has designated its Columbian cocaine supplier as a drug-trafficking kingpin. The move gives law enforcement agencies greater powers to punish the network's U.S. associates and freeze assets.
February 24, 2011
Special Units
Sinaloa Cartel Assassin Arrested in Mexico
Police in Mexico have announced the arrest of a Sinaloa drug cartel enforcer who prosecutors say ordered the 2009 attack on a drug treatment center in Ciudad Juarez in which 18 people were killed.
February 5, 2012
Special Units
Hundreds Arrested in Cross-Country Campaign Against Drug Cartel
Federal authorities arrested more than 750 people across the country in what they describe as "the largest and hardest hitting" operation to ever target the "the very violent and dangerously powerful" drug cartel known as Sinaloa.
February 24, 2009
Special Units
Cartel Leader Arrested in Amsterdam on San Diego Charges
A suspected top enforcer for Mexico's Sinaloa drug cartel is facing extradition to San Diego on drug trafficking charges after his arrest in Amsterdam last week.
January 6, 2014
Special Units
Video: How Mexican Police Captured Cartel Kingpin
Guzmán, alleged head of the Sinaloa cartel, was arrested in a hotel in Mazatlan, Mexico, bringing a likely end to one of the most storied drug trafficking careers in recent history.
February 23, 2014
Pol Guzman
Special Units
Cartel Operators Used Indian Reservation As Smuggling Pass-Through
Acting in coordination with a southwestern Arizona Native American tribe, the Drug Enforcement Administration arrested 27 of 46 suspected members of the Sinaloa drug cartel who smuggled illegals and drugs through reservation land.
May 18, 2011
Special Units
Traffic Stop Uncovers Ariz. Border Tunnel
Federal and local authorities uncovered a sophisticated underground tunnel at the California-Arizona-Mexico border with lighting, ventilation, and reinforced beams possibly linked to the Sinaloa drug cartel.
July 11, 2012
Photo: DEA
Special Units
Nebraska Deputy Arrests Mexican Drug Cartel Officer at Traffic Stop
A Mexican drug cartel officer was arrested in Nebraska Thursday. Jesus Ramon Buena-Peregina was wanted as a federal fugitive in the U.S. for four years. He was previously convicted of possession and distribution of 20 kilos of cocaine.
December 2, 2016
Jesus Ramon Buena-Peregina was wanted for four years on a federal warrant. He was arrested this week in Nebraska. (Photo: Seward County (NE) Sheriff's Office)
Special Units
Mexico Extradites Drug Cartel Boss to U.S.
Mexico has extradited top drug trafficker Cesar Gastelum Serrano to the United States, where he is accused of running a network that smuggles tons of cocaine into the U.S. via Central America.
November 17, 2015
Weapons
U.S, Mexican Law Enforcement Concerned Over Drug Cartel Violence Acceleration
Law enforcement officials on both sides of the border have deemed the drug cartel power struggle that is occurring in northern Mexico and its subsequent "bleed-over" into Arizona "an outright war" and an escalating concern.
June 6, 2007
Special Units
Arizona Deputy Arrested, Linked to Mexican Cartel
Deputy Alfredo Navarrette, 37, served in a special unit designed to target human smugglers moving through Maricopa County. Sheriff's detention officers Sylvia Najera, 25, and Marcella Hernandez, 28, were also arrested. Sheriff Joe Arpaio called his deputies' alleged actions "despicable."
May 25, 2011
Special Units
Ariz.-Neb. Cartel Trafficking Case Named Operation of the Year
The investigation and prosecution resulted in the dismantling of a large-scale marijuana trafficking enterprise bringing narcotics into Nebraska from Arizona. The criminal enterprise operated as a partnership between the South Family Bloods street gang and Sinaloa Cartel.
May 8, 2013
Patrol
Drug Lord "El Chapo" Found Guilty on All 10 Counts
Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman will live the rest of his life in prison after a jury said he conspired to commit murder, engaged in a continuing criminal enterprise, and other crimes.
February 12, 2019
Special Units
1,000 Agents and Officers Raid L.A. Fashion District, Seize Cartel Millions
An army of federal and local law enforcement agents stormed Los Angeles’ fashion district Wednesday, arresting nine suspects, seizing $65 million and searching businesses that federal prosecutors allege have been laundering money for criminals including drug dealers and Mexican drug cartel kidnappers.
September 11, 2014
Pol L Araids
Weapons
100 Fast and Furious Guns Found at Mexican Cartel Enforcer's Home
Associates of a Mexican drug cartel transported an arsenal of battle rifles from Phoenix to the home of the cartel's top enforcer in Ciudad Juarez under the Fast and Furious operation.
October 9, 2011
Special Units
A Field Guide to Mexican Drug Cartels
At least seven major Mexican Drug Trafficking Organizations (DTOs) are primarily responsible for the $39 billion drug trade that floods narcotics across the U.S.-Mexico border. Here's a guide to the most active, and largest, cartels.
November 21, 2010
Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman Loera has been leading the Mexican Federation (Sinaloa Cartel) since 1995.
Special Units
Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman Extradited From Mexico to the U.S.
Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has been extradited to the United States, according to a statement by the Mexican Foreign Ministry.
January 19, 2017
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