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Brooks County Man Convicted of Meth Trafficking

… the following months, law enforcement conducted controlled buys from Alvarado and other co-conspirators. On Aug. 8, …
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Manchester Man Sentenced to 80 Months in Federal Prison for Operating Counterfeit Pill Lab

… methamphetamine pills from the defendant during controlled buys in March and April, 2024.  Investigators applied for … blue pills that the defendant sold during the controlled buys. DEA tested some of the pills and powders recovered …
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Drug Enforcement Administration Encourages Open Conversations on Dangers of Drugs and Social Media as Students Return to School

… are encouraged to emphasize the dangers associated with buying pills online. In Nebraska, DEA has seized fentanyl … on the tough topics including the use of social media for buying and selling drugs. One pill can kill. Let’s raise …
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Drug Trafficker Unlawfully Residing in the United States Sentenced to Federal Prison for His Leading Role in Distributing Fentanyl and Heroin and Laundering Millions in Drug Proceeds

… Laundered Money Through A Tualatin Beauty Salon and By Buying Real Estate PORTLAND, Ore.— Luis Antonio Beltran … the Mazatlán Beauty Salon in Tualatin, Oregon, and by buying real estate that they converted into …
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Washington Man Guilty of Distributing Fentanyl Resulting in Two Fatal Overdoses in Alaska

… in Skagway. The object of the conspiracy was to have Cotton buy fentanyl in Spokane for a cheaper price, ship it to …
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Two Madison Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Fentanyl Trafficking

… the Madison Police Department conducted two undercover buys of fentanyl pills involving Pollard. During the two controlled buys, Pollard assisted with selling an undercover officer …
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Man Pleads Guilty for Conspiracy to Distribute 900 Pounds of Methamphetamine and Illegal Reentry

… police officer. Police followed Mercado-Chaparro after the buy and saw him conduct other drug deals. Several days …
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Attorney General Alan Wilson Announces Indictments in State Grand Jury Operation ‘Ganjapreneur’ Involving Marijuana and Illegal THC Products Being Sold Openly in SC Businesses

… sought to peddle these products to anyone who would buy them. In turn, they were directly profiting off the …
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DEA One Pill Can Kill Social Media Campaign

October 22, 2026
… Learn more at  www.dea.gov/onepill #DYK that you cannot buy a legitimate pharmaceutical drug on social media?  Not … Parental Resources Counterfeit Pills: What You Need to Know Buying Drugs Online: What You Should Know Wyatt’s Story Drug …
October 22, 2026
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Defendants Sentenced for Trafficking Methamphetamine in Middle Georgia

… Informants (CI) to conduct three methamphetamine buys from Mendez and two heroin buys from Willis; the substances were later tested and …
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Sumter Man Sentenced for Drug Conspiracy in Sumter, Richland Counties

… in both counties.  RCSD deputies made several undercover buys of methamphetamine and fentanyl from Tucker over a …
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Albuquerque Man Convicted of Federal Firearm Offenses

… Albuquerque. On June 28, 2022, DEA agents planned a larger buy from Tomasaour at the motel and then executed a search warrant on the motel room. Agents planned to buy five pounds of methamphetamine and approximately 2,000 fentanyl pills. Prior to the buy, agents set up surveillance on the motel. While waiting …
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Louisiana Man Sentenced to 25 years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Violations

… of cash.  Powell told law enforcement he was planning to buy a vehicle with the money.  A large, concealed …
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Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Death Resulting from Gun Crimes

… of his mother, Lynn Hooks, and his friend, Dakota Carr, to buy a gun for himself and one for his girlfriend from Piazza … pawn shop, and he, Hooks and Carter conspired to have Hooks buy the guns to get around a background check requirement … Hooks lied on a form and falsely claimed to be the guns’ buyer. Carr processed that form, knowing that it contained …
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Drug Dealer Heads to Prison for Selling Fentanyl to Overdose Victim

… victim left McMikle’s home at approximately 6 a.m., after buying a capsule containing fentanyl. The victim, who had … fentanyl. Another man pleaded guilty last year and admitted buying fentanyl from McMikle. The Drug Enforcement …
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Columbus Resident Sentenced to Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine

… referenced in court, DEA agents conducted a controlled buy of 55.64 grams of 100% pure methamphetamine from Thomas … 17, 2019, at a gas station in Columbus. Another controlled buy occurred on Sept. 6, 2019, when DEA agents purchased …
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Attorney General Alan Wilson Announces Large State Grand Jury Operation ‘Ganjapreneur’ Involving Illegal THC Products Being Sold Openly in South Carolina Businesses

… sought to peddle these products to anyone who would buy them. In turn, they were directly profiting off the …
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Charlotte Car Dealership Owner and Sales Manager Plead Guilty to Money Laundering Conspiracy

… Martin further facilitated the fraud by allowing G.D. to buy the vehicles using the names of straw purchasers in … and received at least $100,000 in cash from G.D. to buy The Scorpio nightclub, while concealing G.D.’s ownership …
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New, Dangerous Synthetic Opioid in D.C., Emerging in Tri-State Area

June 01, 2022
… after a lab test, so people don't realize they're buying them until it's too late. “We want to get this info … being mixed together, you never know what you’re actually buying," says DEA Intelligence Analyst Maura Gaffney. Only …
June 01, 2022
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Father, Son, Sentenced for Trafficking Cocaine to St. Louis

… Dixson Jr. and/or Dixson III sent couriers to Texas to buy kilograms of cocaine from Miguel Angel Gonzalez, who … bought it from Carlos Gonzalez. Dixson Jr. was at one point buying as much as eight to 16 kilograms per week. During the …
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Sands Point Cardiologist Sentenced For Vicious Assault-for-Hire Plot Against Rival Doctor

… weapons.  The investigation included six undercover drug buys from the seller.  During this period of time, the drugs … to the building instead.  During one of the undercover drug buys, a conversation ensued about a Feb. 25, 2015, arson …
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Grand Jury Returns 77-Count Indictment Against Nassau Cardiologist For Murder-for-Hire Plot Against Rival Doctor

… in December 2014, when the first of six undercover drug buys from the seller was conducted.  During this period of … to the building instead.  During one of the undercover drug buys, a conversation ensued about a Feb. 25 arson that …
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Judge Sentences St. Louis Drug Dealer Known to Carry a Gun During Drug Deals

… distributor known to carry a firearm. One source confirmed buying methamphetamine daily from Burns-Jackson over a six-month period. The other source confirmed buying methamphetamine from Burns-Jackson over a two-month …
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Spokane Man Involved in Robbery of Large Amount of Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Sentenced to Federal Prison

… 6, 2022, Baughman went to a stash house in Spokane to buy a large quantity of methamphetamine and fentanyl from a … trafficking organization. Immediately recognizing that the buy money was counterfeit, the sellers declined the sale. …
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St. Louis County Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison in Connection with Fentanyl Death

… a week. On those occasions Brewer and/or Houston would buy 20 to 40 pills at $10 to $20 per pill. The investigation … facility and contacted Houston and Brewer via Snapchat to buy “Percocet pills.” Matthews disputed that he provided the …
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Buffalo Man Going to Prison for More than 20 Years for Selling Heroin and Fentanyl that Resulted in Two Deaths

… investigators conducted a combined total of 13 controlled buys of suspected controlled substances from Spain. Following each controlled buy, the suspected controlled substance was analyzed and …
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Joint Investigation Leads To Arrest Of Doctor For Selling Assault Weapons & Drugs During Course Of Murder-for-Hire Plot

… to December 2014, when the first of six undercover drug buys from the seller, until March 2015, was conducted.  … a professional dispute. During one of the undercover drug buys, a conversation ensued about a Feb. 25 arson that …
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Father and Son Admit Trafficking Cocaine to St. Louis

… Jr. and/or Dixson III would send couriers to Texas to buy kilograms of cocaine from Miguel Angel Gonzalez, who … 2021, Quintin Deforest Adkins drove to Texas with cash to buy six kilograms of cocaine. That vehicle was seized, and …
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New Jersey Woman Sentenced to 5 years in Prison for Residential Marijuana Grows in Sacramento and Placer Counties

… also acknowledged using proceeds from a marijuana grow to buy another property to continue growing marijuana. This …
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Drug dealer who sold out of his home sentenced to 72 months

… the Niagara County Drug Task Force conducted a controlled buy at Thompson’s residence on Elmwood Avenue. The drug sold … March 4, 2015, the task force conducted a second controlled buy at Thompson’s residence. The drug sold by the defendant during the second buy tested positive for heroin. On March 10, 2015, a New …