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Mariah Ferry sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for kidnapping and brutal beating of 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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Illinois man sentenced for bringing cocaine to Madison to sell

… working with law enforcement officers called Gomez to buy cocaine.  During the phone call, Gomez agreed to drive a …
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Winchester Man Sentenced to Prison Time for Eutylone & "Ecstasy" Distribution

… Drug and Gang Task Force conducted multiple controlled drug buys from Parson and his uncle, Gregory McKinley Frye.  On …
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Springfield Woman Sentenced to 16 Years for Heroin Conspiracy

… officers utilized confidential sources to make controlled buys of heroin from Steed and others, and conducted …
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Leader of Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy Sentence to More Than Eight Years in Federal Prison

… and a confidential source to conduct several controlled buys of cocaine and crack cocaine from Quander, or at …
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Ventura County Men Charged With Trafficking Meth In Kern County

… other states. On July 19, 2013, agents had the informant buy one pound of methamphetamine for $7,500 from …
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Five Defendants Charged in San Jose Drug Distribution Schemes

… price of the methamphetamine if the source were willing to buy larger quantities.  Like De La Cruz, Torres Cruz is …
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Four Indicted In 30 Lb. Methamphetamine Seizure In Anderson, CA

… on July 10, 2013, a confidential informant arranged to buy 15 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine for $195,000 …
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Franklin County man pleads guilty to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute meth

… County, Missouri. Investigators conducted controlled buys of methamphetamine from Campbell and Spencer in and …
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eBay to Pay $59 Million to Settle Controlled Substances Act Allegations Related to Pill Presses Sold Through Its Website

… further found that hundreds of eBay’s pill press buyers also purchased counterfeit molds, stamps, or dies, … companies, and that many of eBay’s pill press buyers have been successfully prosecuted in connection with … medications—is killing Americans. Drug traffickers buy the tools to make fake pills, like pill presses, …
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Stockton Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Marijuana Warehouse Grow

… sell their product in pound quantities to whoever will buy it, frequently selling to numerous marijuana …
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California meth supplier pleads guilty to possession with intent to distribute

… a controlled purchase with the defendant. During the buy, which took place inside Bess’s vehicle, the defendant …
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Mishawaka, Indiana man sentenced to 120 months in prison

… found over four pounds of methamphetamine, money used to buy drugs that same day from Mr. Sanders, along with Mr. …
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ATF/DEA/LAPD Take Down San Fernando Valley Drug Trafficking Ring

… joint investigation that included numerous controlled buys and interdictions of narcotics. Giselle Buraye, 23, aka …
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Franklin County Woman pleads guilty to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine

… Jefferson County, Mo. Investigators conducted controlled buys of methamphetamine from Campbell and Spencer in and …
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Melvin Hill Convicted by Jury on Federal Drug and Firearms Charges

… Burlington narcotics investigators that the source could buy narcotics from Hill. In February and March, this source …
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Clovis Woman Sent To Prison For Mortgage Fraud Scheme

… months in prison for a conspiracy to defraud lenders while buying homes to use to grow marijuana, Drug Enforcement …
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Essex County, New Jersey, Man Pleads Guilty To Role In Oxycodone Distribution Ring

… and his two conspirators then found a fourth conspirator to buy the 180 Endocet pills. Oxycodone is a Schedule II …
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Lockport man convicted by a federal jury of narcotics conspiracy tied to the Sinaloa Cartel going to prison for 25 years

… invoices to make it look like Western New Yorkers were buying sea cucumbers at astounding rates and quantities. The …
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Law enforcement agencies collaborate to take down major methamphetamine suppliers

… an investigation. Detectives learned that Stuard would buy one kilogram (2.2 lbs.) of methamphetamine at a time and …
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DEA Rocky Mountain Division Announces Record Fentanyl Seizures in 2022

… oversaturated drug market.  Anyone, including our kids, can buy dangerous and deadly drugs at the click of a button. …
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Multi-Agency Operation Nets more than 70 arrests in Highlands County

… conducted long-term surveillances, made undercover buys, and utilized innovative investigative techniques to …
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Springfield, Mo., man sentenced to 20 years for meth conspiracy

… Stone was preparing to travel to the Kansas City area to buy methamphetamine. Agents from the Drug Enforcement …
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New Hampshire Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Fentanyl Intended for Distribution

… Once on the highway, agents stopped Warner, who admitted to buying 70 grams of fentanyl, an amount consistent with …
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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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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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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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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 …