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Drug Trafficker Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To 172 Months In Prison For Participation In International Narcotics Distribution Conspiracy

NEW YORK, NY. - JOHN P. GILBRIDE, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Division of the Drug Enforcement ("DEA") and PREET BHARARA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that JOSE CABRERA, a/k/a "Jose Luis Cabrera Marcelino" was sentenced yesterday in federal court...
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10 Arrested In Major Narcotics Roundup On Buffalo's East Side

BUFFALO, NY. - John P. Gilbride, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Division of the Drug Enforcement ("DEA") and U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced that a federal grand jury in Buffalo returned three Indictments charging 10 individuals with various narcotics trafficking charges including conspiracy and distribution...
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Leader Of Mexican Drug Organization Sentenced To 11 Years In Prison

GREENBELT, MD - . -- Chief U.S. District Judge Deborah Chasanow sentenced Paulo Rio-Corrales, age 46, of Pomona, California, today to 11 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute kilogram quantities of heroin and cocaine, as well...
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Federally Licensed Gun Dealer Convicted Supplied Guns To Upstate Drug Gangs

UTICA, NY. - On June 3, 2011, John P. Gilbride, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA), Richard S. Hartunian, the United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York and Ronald B. Turk, Special Agent in Charge of the...
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Three Arrested On Charges Of Obstruction Of Justice And Perjury In Investigation Into Murder Of DEA Informant

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Three people from Maryland have been arrested and indicted in connection with an ongoing Drug Enforcement (DEA) investigation into the 2008 murder of a DEA confidential informant, announced Ava A. Cooper-Davis, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA’s Washington Division Office and U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen...
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Former New York City Police Officer Sentenced To 240 Months For Conspiring To Commit Robberies And To Distribute Heroin

BROOKLYN, NY. - On June 3, 2010 John P. Gilbride, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and Loretta E. Lynch, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York announced that Jorge Arbaje-Diaz, a former officer of the New York City...
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Ten Alleged Members Of A Colombian Drug Trafficking Organization Charged With Distributing Over 25,000 Kilograms Of Cocaine Designated Drug “Kingpin” Javier Antonio Calle Serna Charged With Murder

BROOKLYN, NY. - An indictment was unsealed yesterday in federal court in Brooklyn charging 10 leading members of “Los Rastrojos,” a paramilitary organization that employed hundreds of individuals and controlled the drug trade along the Pacific coast of Colombia, with the international distribution of more than 25,000 kilograms of cocaine...
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FARC Associate Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To 15 Years In Prison For Providing Material Support To A Foreign Terrorist Organization

NEW YORK, NY. - Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Division United States Drug Enforcement Administration John P. Gilbride and United States Attorney PREET BHARARA for the Southern District of New York, announced that JUANITO CORDOBA-BERMUDEZ, an associate of the 57 Front of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias...
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Baldwin Pharmacist Charged With Knowingly Doling Out Painkillers Through Phony Prescriptions Chowdhury’s Arrest Stems From Investigation Into Where Kayla Gerdes Obtained Drugs

MINEOLA, NY. - Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Division United States Drug Enforcement Administration John P. Gilbride and Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced today the arrest of a Baldwin pharmacist for filling dozens of prescriptions for addictive painkillers, despite knowing that the prescriptions he...
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Army Doctor Indicted For Illegally Distributing Oxycodone

BALTIMORE, MD. - A federal grand jury has indicted Dr. Joffre Erwin Robalino, 43, of Columbia, Maryland, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute oxycodone. The indictment was returned on June 1, 2011, and unsealed yesterday at Dr. Robalino’s initial appearance. Dr. Robalino was arrested last night...