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Seventeen individuals charged with drug trafficking crimes as part of joint law enforcement investigation

CONCORD, N.H. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray and New Hampshire Attorney General Gordon J. MacDonald announced today that 17 individuals have been charged with drug trafficking crimes as part of a joint investigation. Eleven individuals have been...
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Former couple sentenced in crystal meth conspiracy

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Two Corpus Christi residents have been ordered to federal prison following their conviction for conspiracy to sell crystal methamphetamine and using firearms to facilitate that crime, announced DEA Houston Division Special Agent in Charge Will. R. Glaspy and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Ray Green, 30...
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Orthopedic Surgeon Sentenced for Opioid Prescription Conspiracies

TULSA, Okla. – An orthopedic surgeon, who formerly practiced in Claremore, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court for leading multiple conspiracies to write fraudulent opioid prescriptions from October 2015 to October 2017, announced United States Drug Enforcement Administration Dallas Division Special Agent in Charge Clyde E. Shelley, Jr. and...
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53 kilograms of cocaine and fentanyl seized from truckload of Tupperware

NEWARK, N.J. – U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito, DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan, New York City Police Commissioner James P. O’Neill, Acting Superintendent of the New York State Police Keith M. Corlett and Homeland Security Investigations New York Special Agent in Charge Angel M. Melendez announced...
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Quiroga brothers sentenced in drug and bulk cash smuggling conspiracy

LAREDO, Texas – Two brothers have been ordered to federal prison following their convictions of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and conspiracy to smuggle bulk cash from Mexico, announced DEA Houston Division Special Agent in Charge Will R. Glaspy and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Mario Luis...
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Meth distributor heads to federal prison

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 36-year-old Houston resident was sentenced in Corpus Christi federal court following his conviction for possessing with intent to distribute crystal methamphetamine, announced DEA Houston Division Special Agent in Charge Will R. Glaspy and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Aaron Dee Summer III pleaded guilty Jan...
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Brownsville man heads to federal prison for buying crack cocaine

BROWNSVILLE, Texas – A 46-year-old man has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of possession with intent to distribute cocaine base, announced DEA Houston Division Special Agent in Charge Will R. Glaspy and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Martin Arambula pleaded guilty Dec. 27, 2017. Today, U.S. District...
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East Bay drug traffickers sentenced to 15 years and 10 years in prison

OAKLAND, Calif. – Michael Vicochea was sentenced to 15 years in prison, and Christian Vanleer was sentenced to 10 years in prison, for their respective roles in a drug distribution conspiracy and related crimes, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and DEA Special Agent in Charge Chris Nielsen. The...
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Guatemalan national living in Rhode Island sentenced to 42 months in federal prison for trafficking heroin

HARTFORD, Conn. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut John H. Durham announced that Mario Recinos, 27, a citizen of Guatemala last residing in Central Falls, R.I., was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P...
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Lewiston pharmacy tech sentenced for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho – Marcella Moore, 44, of Lewiston, Idaho, was sentenced to federal prison earlier today for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. Chief U.S. District Judge David C. Nye sentenced Moore to 54 months in prison followed by three years supervised release. Judge Nye also ordered Moore to pay...