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New Haven Man Sentenced To 9 Years In Prison For Role In Fraudulent Oxycodone Prescription Scheme

APR 03 - HARTFORD, Conn. - Julian Cintron, also known as “Papi” and “Jay,” 37, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to 108 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his leadership role in a scheme to...
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San Francisco-Based Drug Trafficker Sentenced To Over 13 Years In Prison

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Herman Keese, 57, of San Francisco, was sentenced on Thursday to 13 years and eight months in prison by U.S. District Judge Troy L. Nunley, United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge John J. Martin announced today. Keese pleaded guilty...
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$2 Million Worth Of Cocaine Seized In NYC’s Diamond District

MANHATTAN, N.Y. - - James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) New York Division, Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor, George P. Beach II, Superintendent of the New York State Police, and New York City Police Commissioner James P. O’Neill announced...
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Jasper County, Texas Methamphetamine, Crack Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced

BEAUMONT, Texas - A 35-year-old Kirbyville, Texas man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced DEA Special Agent-in-Charge of the Houston Division, Joseph M. Arabit, and Acting U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today. McGee Lamar Falcon pleaded guilty on Oct. 16...
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14 Mexican Citizens And 3 U.S. Citizens Indicted In Heroin And Meth Conspiracy That Stretched Across North America

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A federal grand jury has charged 17 individuals with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin and/or methamphetamine in a superseding indictment. Benjamin C. Glassman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, Timothy J. Plancon, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement...
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DEA Investigation Yields Large Operational Crystal Methamphetamine/Ice Coversion Lab

ATLANTA - Daniel R. Salter, the Special Agent in (SAC) of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) Atlanta Field Division and Vernon Keenan, Director of the Georgia Bureau of (GBI), announced today that on March 29, 2017, DEA Atlanta gleaned information about a load of Crystal Methamphetamine, also known as ICE...
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Santa Rosa Man Pleads Guilty To Role In North Bay Drug Distribution And Money Laundering Conspiracy

SAN FRANCISCO - Eutimio Reyna-(aka “Tony,” aka “Gordo,” aka “Little Tony”) pleaded guilty in federal court in San Francisco yesterday to charges of conspiracy to distribute heroin and methamphetamine, distribution of heroin, and money laundering, announced United States Attorney Brian J. Stretch and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge...
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Member Of Bronx Gang Pleads Guilty To Murder And Racketeering Conspiracy

MANHATTAN, N.Y. - - Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that today Elijah Davila, aka “Montana,” pled guilty to committing the murder of Pablo Beard, participating in racketeering and narcotics conspiracies, and committing a firearms offense, all in connection with...
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Bloods Gang Member Admits To Racketeering Conspiracy Plea Calls For 22-Year Prison Sentence

NEWARK, N.J. - - Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, and William E. Fitzpatrick, Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey announced a solider of the Sex Money Murder set of the Bloods street gang today admitted his role...
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Leaders Of Clandestine Marijuana Grow House Organization Sentenced To Federal Prison

HOUSTON - The three leaders of a Houston area indoor marijuana grow house organization have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms, announced DEA Special Agent-in-Charge of the Houston Division, Joseph M. Arabit and Acting United States Attorney Abe Martinez. Quang Nguyen, 50, pleaded guilty Aug. 15, 2016, while Phuc Tran...