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Two Men Sentenced On Meth Charges

… Varney and Carter engaged in the practice of “smurfing” (buying small quantities) at local pharmacies to get around …
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Three Chinese Chemical Manufacturing Companies and Five Employees Charged with Conspiring to Manufacture Fentanyl

… to improve fentanyl yield and advice on which chemicals to buy to replace banned precursor products. Mexican drug …
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Pharmacist Pleads Guilty To Illegally Selling Millions Of Prescription Pills On The Internet

… bottles that were received as a result of the undercover buys did not bear the name of any doctor who had prescribed …
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AlphaBay, The Largest Online ‘dark Market,’ Shut Down

… Deaths, and Used By Hundreds of Thousands of People to Buy and Sell Illegal Goods and Services Anonymously over the …
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Former Stockton College Police Officer Admits Distributing Oxycodone

… a doctor, and “if you gonna be a good customer for me and buy these every 28 days for 15 bucks, I won’t give these to …
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Jury Convicts Winchester Man of Distribution of Heroin Resulting in an Overdose

… heroin pipeline and conducted dozens of controlled heroin buys, traffic stops, search warrants, and interviews with …
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Lubbock Drug Traffickers Sentenced to Combined 106 Years in Federal Prison

… documents, DEA agents used a confidential informant to buy cocaine from several defendants. They also executed …
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Missouri man sentenced for distributing heroin resulting in death

… Natoli stated that he provided the money up front to buy the heroin and then drove Miller around to sell it. …
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North Carolina Man sentenced to Federal Prison for Distributing Opioids through the Dark Web

… poison are caught and prosecuted.” “Use of the Dark Web for buying and selling illegal drugs is a growing menace that …
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Mariah Ferry and Jose Torrez plead guilty to federal kidnapping charges for abducting and brutally beating two victims suspected of stealing drugs and money

… contacted M.T. under a ruse that Smothermon wanted to buy marijuana from M.T. When M.T. arrived at Smothermon’s …
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Dark web fentanyl trafficker sentenced to 13 years in federal prison

… on “Dream Market,” a dark web marketplace where users buy and sell illegal substances and services, and used that …
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San Antonio businessman pleads guilty to money laundering conspiracy

… dealership, MGM Auto, to agents, proposing that he would buy it back from the agents at a reduced price, i.e., less …
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Staten Island man sentenced to nine years’ imprisonment for international arms trafficking and money laundering

… business spanned the globe. By ‘cleaning’ drug money and buying and selling high powered weapons, he was able to …
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Suspected online drug dealer indicted in fentanyl overdose death

… website to illegally sell prescription pills. “Unless you buy your prescription pills from a legitimate pharmacy, it’s …
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San Francisco man sentenced to more than 16 years in prison for crimes related to illegal fentanyl pill manufacturing operation

… admitted that his role in the conspiracy included buying a pill press, using it to manufacture pills, and …
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Complaint Unsealed Charging 19 Gang Members And Associates With Conspiracy To Possess With Intent To Distribute And Conspiracy To Distribute Methamphetamine And Heroin

… use of cooperating defendants and sources, to controlled buys, consensually recorded telephone calls, …
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Philadelphia Pill Mill Doctor Sentenced To Seven Years In Prison

… pleaded guilty, created phony medical records for his drug-buying customers. In addition to the prison term, U.S. …
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Tri-Cities Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking

… meetings with Gonzales as well as two separate controlled buys, where Gonzales sold the confidential source at total …
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Last Defendant in Methamphetamine Trafficking Ring is Sentenced to More Than 15 Years in Prison

… of the investigation, law enforcement used controlled buys, seizures, and the execution of search warrants to …
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Newark Man Sentenced To More Than 24 Years In Prison For Role In Heroin Distribution Conspiracy

… and around New Jersey. Agents overheard Pender agreeing to buy heroin from others and observed Pender meeting with …
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Fresno County Man Sent To Prison For Mortgage Fraud Scheme

… prison for a scheme to defraud mortgage lenders in order to buy houses in Fresno and Mendocino Counties, Drug …
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DEA Reminds Families to Discuss the Dangers of Drugs Before Students Return to School

… turning to smartphones as a one-stop shop to market, sell, buy and deliver deadly, fake prescription pills and other …
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Nine Charged Following Investigation into Manufacturing and Interstate Trafficking of Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills Containing Fentanyl

… users who think they know the potency of the drugs they are buying. The sellers make a calculated decision to profit off …
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Selma Meth Dealer Pleads Guilty

… (MAGEC), which led a four-month street-level drug-buy program targeting individuals associated with the Dablan …
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Bakersfield Businessman Sentenced To Seven Years In Prison For International Drug Conspiracy

… both of Bakersfield, negotiated with an undercover agent to buy 70 kilograms of cocaine. During the negotiations, and in …
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New York/New Jersey High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Program Receives National Recognition

… of the Miami Homestead office. The investigation began as a buy-bust, and developed into an international, …
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Medical Director of Baltimore County Pain Management Clinic Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute and Dispense Oxycodone

… by the Practice (which indicated the patient was likely buying medications off the street or was doctor-shopping); …
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Ninth Circuit Affirms Convictions Of Two Modesto Men For Growing And Selling Marijuana

… investigation, law enforcement officials made 10 controlled buys and seized more than 50 pounds of marijuana, more than …
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Flagler Beach man sentenced to nearly 11 years in federal prison for selling benzoyl fentanyl and other drugs online

… Jodoin. Also in May 2018, during the time the undercover buy was being conducted, Jodoin posted an advertisement on …
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Man Sentenced To 35 Years For Meth Trafficking From Houston To Louisiana

… this investigation, law enforcement discovered Lavergne was buying large quantities of methamphetamine from suppliers in …