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Kodiak, Alaska Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Role in 2022 Fatal Fentanyl Overdose

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A Kodiak man was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute deadly drugs that resulted in a fatal overdose in August 2022. While on pretrial release for state felony charges he committed in March 2022, Gerry Pugal, 38, agreed...
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El Paso Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Deadly Fentanyl Deal

EL PASO, Texas – An El Paso man was sentenced in federal court to 188 months in prison for distribution of fentanyl causing death, announced Omar Arellano, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA's El Paso Division and U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas, Justin R. Simmons. According...
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DEA Operation Meltdown Shuts Down Hundreds of Illegal Online Pharmacies

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, with the cooperation of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York, announced the seizure of more than 200 website domains tied to an India-based transnational criminal organization (TCO) working within the United States and allegedly responsible for at...
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Fall River Man Convicted of Drug Distribution Resulting in Death of a Minor and the Sale of Drugs and Machineguns on Telegram App

BOSTON – A Fall River man has pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to drug distribution resulting in the death of a minor, as well as multiple other charges filed this week associated with his sale of drugs, machineguns and firearm parts on the Telegram app. Benjamin Hunt, 27...
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Reno Doctor Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Involuntary Manslaughter Of Patient And Unlawful Distribution Of Large Quantities Of Prescription Drugs

RENO, Nev. - Dr. Robert Gene Rand, a Reno physician who operated Rand Family Care, was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for involuntary manslaughter of a patient and unlawful distribution of oxycodone. This sentence is the result of an investigation led by the Drug Enforcement Administration. Rand, 54...
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Birmingham Man Pleads Guilty To Selling Heroin That Killed Cullman Man, Injured Another

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A Birmingham man pled guilty today in federal court to selling heroin last year that caused the death of one person and seriously injured another, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge Bret Hamilton and U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town. Michael Dewayne “Big Boi”...
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