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Task Force Investigation Into PCP Trafficking Leads To Federal Charges Against Producers And Distributors Of The Dangerous Drug

LOS ANGELES - Federal, state and local authorities this morning arrested 20 individuals who are named in two federal indictments that target manufacturers and distributors of Phencyclidine - commonly known as PCP or “angel dust” - a dangerous narcotic with deep ties to the violent Grape Street Crips and other...
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Northern Nevada Man Convicted Of Distributing Synthetic Drugs

RENO, Nev. - - In the first federal jury trial of its kind in Nevada involving synthetic drugs commonly referred to as "spice," a Reno, Nevada man has been convicted of multiple counts related to the distribution and possession of the dangerous substances, announced Daniel G. Bogden, United States Attorney...
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Three Arrested For Heroin Distribution; Two Were Convicted Felons

OTSEGO, N.Y. - Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration James J. Hunt, Otsego County Sheriff Richard J. Devlin Jr., and Oneonta Police Department Chief Dennis R. Nayor announce the arrest of three individuals involved in the possession and distribution of heroin...
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Two Indicted In Investigation Involving Smuggling Heroin Into Attica Correctional Facility; Two Others Facing Heroin Charges

BUFFALO, N.Y. - James J. Hunt, the Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Division of the U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) and U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Elizabeth Camue Martinez, 33, of Buffalo, N.Y., and...
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against Owner Of Bronx Clinic And 23 Other Individuals Involved In Illegal Distribution Of More Than Five Million Oxycodone Pills

MANHATTAN, N.Y. - James J. Hunt, the Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Division of the U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA), Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Bridget G. Brennan, the Special Narcotics Prosecutor for the City of New (“SNP”)...
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International Narcotics Trafficker Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court To The Manufacture, Shipment, And Importation Of Tons Of Cocaine Into The United States And Other Countries

MANHATTAN, N.Y. - James J. Hunt, the Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Division of the U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) and Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced that Yesid Rios Suarez pled guilty on February 4, 2013 in...
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Drug Enforcement Task Force Uncovers Heroin Mill In The Bronx, NY: $8 Million Worth Of Heroin Seized

MANHATTAN, N.Y. - James J. Hunt, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s New York (DEA), Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor, New York City Police Commissioner William J. Bratton and Joseph A. D’Amico, Superintendent of the New York State Police, announced the...
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Allan Peters Guilty Of Conspiracy To Distribute More Than 1,000 Kilograms Of Marijuana

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. - On January 30, 2014, United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian, James J. Hunt, the Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Division of the U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) announced that Allan Peters was found guilty after a four day jury trial in Syracuse, New...
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Operation Lockport Led To The Arrest Of 25 People And Dismantled A Major Drug Trafficking Ring In Western New York

BUFFALO, N.Y. - Forty people were indicted for operating two different drug trafficking rings that operated throughout Erie, Genesee and Niagara counties. Through parallel investigations that included undercover operations, GPS tracking devices and hundreds of hours of covert surveillance, investigators seized more than $100,000 in cocaine along with large quantities...
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Two Mexican Mafia Members Guilty Of Federal Racketeering Charges In Crackdown Targeting Ontario Street Gang

LOS ANGELES - Two members of the Mexican Mafia prison gang were found guilty on January 27, 2014, on federal racketeering charges for overseeing the conduct of the main street gang in Ontario, California, a criminal enterprise that was responsible for numerous violent crimes and widespread drug trafficking. The convictions...