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Three Admit Selling Anabolic Steroids

December 05, 2024
… purchases of anabolic steroids from Moore. During one buy, Moore told the undercover officer he purchased …
December 05, 2024
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Marijuana Drug Deal that Ended in Death Results in Guilty Pleas

June 11, 2024
… All were armed. When the victim contacted Brown-Shatto to buy more marijuana, the three drove to his home in the 7800 …
June 11, 2024
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Fentanyl and Illegal Firearms Possession Put Man in Prison for 22 Years

May 20, 2024
… from a more recent source in St. Louis, Mo. Bean stated he buys all his guns off the streets locally, and often takes …
May 20, 2024
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Machine Gun Owner Sentenced to 11 Years for Fentanyl, Meth Conspiracy

November 15, 2023
… and fentanyl and used a confidential source to make drugs buys from him. “Like many business owners, drug trafficking …
November 15, 2023
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13 Charged in St. Louis Drug Conspiracy

September 21, 2023
… distributors in St. Louis, and he used an intermediary to buy about 15 pounds of crystal methamphetamine from Sosa. …
September 21, 2023
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Final Defendant in Drug and Money Laundering Case Sentenced to 27 Years

July 18, 2023
… St. Clair County from February to October 2019. In recorded buys, confidential sources purchased more than 750 grams of …
July 18, 2023
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Springfield, Mo., man sentenced to 20 years for meth conspiracy

September 29, 2020
… Stone was preparing to travel to the Kansas City area to buy methamphetamine. Agents from the Drug Enforcement …
September 29, 2020
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Dark web fentanyl trafficker sentenced to 13 years in federal prison

February 11, 2020
… on “Dream Market,” a dark web marketplace where users buy and sell illegal substances and services, and used that …
February 11, 2020
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Federal Jury Convicts Father and Son for Killing a Niagara Falls Man in Furtherance of a Drug Conspiracy

January 02, 2024
… drugs. The investigation included a series of controlled buys and payments involving defendant Lavon Parks. …
January 02, 2024
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Orlando Man Sentenced To 32 Years for Possessing Illegal Firearms and Selling Fentanyl That Killed a Woman

March 28, 2025
… After some time, N.K. realized that the pills she was buying from them contained fentanyl. On October 31, 2021, …
March 28, 2025
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Melvin Hill Sentenced on Federal Drug And Firearms Charges

July 11, 2024
… told Burlington narcotics investigators that they could buy narcotics from Hill. In February and March, this source …
July 11, 2024
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DEA Reminds Families to Discuss the Dangers of Drugs Before Students Return to School

August 01, 2022
… turning to smartphones as a one-stop shop to market, sell, buy and deliver deadly, fake prescription pills and other …
August 01, 2022
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Pill Distributor Pleads Guilty To Trafficking Tens Of Thousands Of Pills Containing Fentanyl And Methamphetamine

April 08, 2024
… Diaz posing as a potential drug customer seeking to buy counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl. On …
April 08, 2024
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Pill Distributor Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Tens of Thousands of Pills Containing Fentanyl and Meth

April 08, 2024
… Diaz posing as a potential drug customer seeking to buy counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl. On …
April 08, 2024
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Brevard County Man Sentenced to More Than 16 Years for Fentanyl Distribution

March 29, 2024
… the Drug Enforcement Administration. From these controlled buys, Flewellen was responsible for distributing 27.96 grams …
March 29, 2024
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Two Sent to Prison After Drug Trafficking in Local Parking Lot

March 27, 2024
… friend Mendez. Authorities conducted surveillance at a Best Buy parking lot in McAllen in anticipation of the narcotics …
March 27, 2024
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Winchester Man Sentenced to Prison Time for Eutylone & "Ecstasy" Distribution

June 27, 2022
… Drug and Gang Task Force conducted multiple controlled drug buys from Parson and his uncle, Gregory McKinley Frye.  On …
June 27, 2022
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D.C. man pleads guilty to heroin and fentanyl trafficking and firearms charges

January 14, 2020
… organization. Law enforcement conducted multiple controlled buys of drugs from Mace. In September 2019, an undercover …
January 14, 2020
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Albuquerque Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking

February 28, 2024
… The citizen called Kerr and set up a time and location to buy fentanyl pills. DEA agents established surveillance at …
February 28, 2024
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California Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Federal Prison for Transnational Drug Trafficking Scheme

February 07, 2024
… A confidential informant was used to set up a meeting to buy as much as 20 pounds of crystal methamphetamine and 500 …
February 07, 2024
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Maine Man Sentenced for Role in Northern New England Fentanyl Trafficking Operation

January 09, 2024
… made three prior drug purchases from Rodriguez Osorio, buying approximately 500 grams of fentanyl each time. Less …
January 09, 2024
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South Texas Dealer Admits to Selling Fentanyl to Teenager Resulting in Death

January 04, 2024
… revealed text messages which showed the victim wanting to buy “pase” from Carlos. “Pase” was code for cocaine. Carlos …
January 04, 2024
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Defendant Caught with 14 Kilos of Fentanyl and Seven Kilos of Methamphetamine Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison

August 28, 2023
… and methamphetamine.  After conducting some controlled buys of drugs, agents moved in to arrest Guerrero-Acosta.  …
August 28, 2023
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DEA Encourages Back to School Drug Awareness and Education Among Family and Friends

August 09, 2023
… emphasize this. A lot of people aren’t aware what they’re buying online and ingesting is actually fentanyl disguised …
August 09, 2023
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Fentanyl Distributer Tied to 13-Year-Old’s Overdose Death Pleads Guilty

July 06, 2023
… messenger to a 13-year-old girl who asked him if she could buy “percs.”  Soliz agreed and delivered the pills to her …
July 06, 2023
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Career Criminal Sentenced for Distributing Cocaine

October 18, 2022
… in Portsmouth and been the subject of three controlled buys of cocaine coordinated by law enforcement. …
October 18, 2022
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Fentanyl Dealer’s Product Kills a Man — Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison

October 18, 2022
… undercover operation at a gas station in Lantana, Fla., to buy 58 grams worth of fentanyl for $4,200. The transaction …
October 18, 2022
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Nationwide Drug Trafficking, Law Enforcement Impersonation, and Fraud Ring Disrupted

June 17, 2022
… as a FBI Special Agent, attempted to dissuade a person from buying a property in Placer County, claiming that the seller …
June 17, 2022
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DEA El Paso Division Safety Bulletin

March 01, 2019
… exposure can be fatal. We remind the public that buying from street dealers is dangerous, because purchasers …
March 01, 2019
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Couple Who Murdered Government Witness Sentenced to Life in Prison

April 21, 2022
… cooperate with law enforcement and conducted a controlled buy of $40 worth of methamphetamine on January 19, 2016. …
April 21, 2022