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Pill Distributor Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Tens of Thousands of Pills Containing Fentanyl and Meth

… Diaz posing as a potential drug customer seeking to buy counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl. On …
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Fentanyl Dealer’s Product Kills a Man — Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison

… undercover operation at a gas station in Lantana, Fla., to buy 58 grams worth of fentanyl for $4,200. The transaction …
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Former lawyer for Mexico’s attorney general sentenced for drug trafficking

… next day, undercover authorities again meet with Velasco to buy an additional two kilograms of cocaine. Law enforcement …
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Illinois Man Sentenced to 16 Years for Attempted Cocaine Trafficking

… the intent to distribute. Tinch in May 2018 attempted to buy a kilogram of cocaine from an individual in a grocery …
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Woman Admits Distributing Fentanyl that Caused Death

… referred to in court as Victim-1, texted Blake seeking to buy heroin. Blake and Victim-1 discussed the “stamp” or …
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Michigan Man Sentenced to 96 Months for Drug and Gun Crimes in Burlington

… (including some of the bills used in one of the controlled buys), about 20 grams of fentanyl, about 65 grams of …
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Mexican National Who Supervised a Drug Trafficking Organization Operating in Orville, Washington, Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison

… law enforcement conducted a series of controlled drug buys from Medrano and others selling drugs on his behalf. On …
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Missouri Man Charged in Suspected Overdose Death of Mother of Three

… messages in which the victim told Carpenter she wanted to buy fentanyl, charging documents say. Carpenter was arrested …
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Methamphetamine Wholesaler is Sentenced to More Than 15 Years in Prison

… Haywood County, after he had travelled to Georgia to buy methamphetamine. Law enforcement stopped Douville’s …
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Judge Sentences Caruthersville Man to 6 Years for Conspiracy to Distribute Meth

… others and sold methamphetamine through several controlled buys with an undercover agent. Black would agree to meet …
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Nationwide Drug Trafficking, Law Enforcement Impersonation, and Fraud Ring Disrupted

… as a FBI Special Agent, attempted to dissuade a person from buying a property in Placer County, claiming that the seller …
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Minnesota Man Sentenced to 5 Years on Methamphetamine Charge

… During post-arrest interviews, Stelzer and Moua admitted buying the methamphetamine together in the Twin Cities. …
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DEA Brings Its “One Pill Can Kill Game Over” Tournament to New England for a First-of-Its-Kind Event

… fit on the tip of a pencil – can be deadly.  Often, people buy what they think is a legitimate prescription pill like …
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Missouri Man Sentenced to 28 Years for Leading Meth Conspiracy

… by law enforcement in Arkansas on his return trip from buying methamphetamine in Texas. Officers found 2.5 …
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Wisconsin Man Sentenced to 70 Months for Trafficking Methamphetamine

… asked the confidential informant if they would like to buy a “dirty” gun. The confidential informant agreed and …
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California Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Federal Prison for Transnational Drug Trafficking Scheme

… A confidential informant was used to set up a meeting to buy as much as 20 pounds of crystal methamphetamine and 500 …
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Three Convicted in $500,000 Mexican Cartel Weapon Scheme

… the sale of a ranch in Mexico and they were planning to buy land in Laredo to build a home. Perez-Ortiz later …
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Wisconsin Man Sentenced to Six Years for Methamphetamine Charge

… During post-arrest interviews, Moua and Stelzer admitted buying the methamphetamine together in the Twin Cities. Moua …
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Couple Who Murdered Government Witness Sentenced to Life in Prison

… cooperate with law enforcement and conducted a controlled buy of $40 worth of methamphetamine on January 19, 2016. …
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Fentanyl Pill Press Operator Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison

… pills containing other medications, meaning many users are buying and ingesting these counterfeit pills off the street …
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Defendant Caught with 14 Kilos of Fentanyl and Seven Kilos of Methamphetamine Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison

… and methamphetamine.  After conducting some controlled buys of drugs, agents moved in to arrest Guerrero-Acosta.  …
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Drug Bust in Pontoon Beach Leads to 7-Year Prison Term for St. Louis Man

… 888-9800 PONTOON BEACH, Ill. – A St. Louis man who tried to buy cocaine in Illinois has been sentenced to 87 months in …
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Phoenix mother indicted, accused of using 13-year-old daughter to hide cocaine

… with a Phoenix drug trafficking organization, allegedly buying cocaine for resale.   Covarruvia faces multiple state …
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Maine Man Sentenced for Role in Northern New England Fentanyl Trafficking Operation

… made three prior drug purchases from Rodriguez Osorio, buying approximately 500 grams of fentanyl each time. Less …
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DEA Encourages Back to School Drug Awareness and Education Among Family and Friends

… emphasize this. A lot of people aren’t aware what they’re buying online and ingesting is actually fentanyl disguised …
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Federal jury finds Stockton man guilty of heroin and crack cocaine trafficking offenses

… operation was investigated using a confidential source to buy heroin and crack cocaine from Sherman’s front man and …
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Illinois Ice Meth Dealer Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison

… that Wright worked with associates to pool money to buy larger quantities of methamphetamine and would …
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Kansas City, Kansas, defendants sentenced to 20 years in meth lab fire

… as well as business surveillance video showing a defendant buying items found in the meth lab. The Drug Enforcement …
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Franklin County, Mo., man sentence in meth and firearms case

… and Jefferson counties. Investigators conducted controlled buys of methamphetamine from Campbell and Spencer in and …
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Repeat Offender and Prolific Fentanyl Trafficker is Sentenced to Over 15 Years in Prison

… to court records, Davis laundered his drug proceeds by buying luxury vehicles and renting several stash houses in …