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California Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Trafficking

… subject to a sentence of up to 20 years in federal prison without parole. The maximum statutory sentence is prescribed …
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Mexican National Sentenced for 88 Pounds of Meth Found in Car

… Beth Phillips to 11 years and six months in federal prison without parole. On Oct. 25, 2022, Renteria-Rojas pleaded …
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Heroin Trafficking, Illegal Firearm Results in 15 Year Sentence

… Judge M. Douglas Harpool to 15 years in federal prison without parole. On June 29, 2022, Hall pleaded guilty to …
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Springfield Felon Indicted for Illegal Firearm, Meth Trafficking

… a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in federal prison without parole if convicted. Today’s indictment charges …
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California Man Sentenced for ‘Extraordinary Quantity’ of Meth

… Judge Stephen R. Bough to 15 years in federal prison without parole. Thompson was sentenced as a career offender …
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Kentucky Man Sentenced to 16 Years for Meth Trafficking in Jasper County, Mo.

… Harpool to 16 years and eight months in federal prison without parole. On Feb. 14, 2022, Young was found guilty of …
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Texas Man Receives 25 Years for Meth Trafficking and Firearms Possession

… Roseann Ketchmark on June 14 to 25 years in federal prison without parole. On Oct. 14, 2021, Houghton pleaded guilty to …
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Republic Man Sentenced for Meth Trafficking after High-Speed Chase

… Judge M. Douglas Harpool to 14 years in federal prison without parole. On Sept. 30, 2021, Yarger pleaded guilty to …
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Columbia Man Sentenced for Meth Trafficking

… was sentenced to 10 years and 11 months in federal prison without parole. On Sept. 2, 2021, Tullous pleaded guilty to …
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Southeast Missouri Health Organization Pays $1.6 Million Settlement for Invalid Prescriptions

… who wrote prescriptions for controlled substances without legitimate medical purposes and outside the usual …
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Walnut Shade woman sentenced to 20 years for heroin, fentanyl trafficking

… Walnut Shade woman sentenced to 20 years for heroin, fentanyl trafficking March 09, 2020 St. Louis … Missouri, woman was sentenced in federal court today for her role in a conspiracy to distribute heroin and … by M. Douglas Harpool to 20 years in federal prison without parole. The case was investigated by the Drug …
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Springfield woman sentenced to 15 years for meth trafficking, and illegal firearms

… Judge M. Douglas Harpool to 15 years in federal prison without parole. On June 24, 2019, Hampton pleaded guilty to …
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Jamontay Brister Imprisoned for Drug Conspiracy

… of his prison sentence. Brister has been detained without bail since his arrest last July. According to court … a state court warrant to search the Burlington apartment within which Brister had rented a room. They executed the …
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DEA Hosts the 27th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday to Remove Unneeded Medications from Homes

… --  The Drug Enforcement Administration, in collaboration with more than 4,000 law enforcement partners across the … Prescription Drug Take Back Day has provided Americans with an easy, accessible way to rid their homes of … Prescription Drug Take Bay Day would not be possible without our incredible local and state law enforcement …
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Boston Physician Resolves Allegations Of Improper Prescribing Practices Involving Controlled Substances

… a mix of controlled substances, including opioids, without always appropriately documenting the risks. Ross … the settlement, Ross entered into a Memorandum of Agreement with the DEA that requires him to work with an independent …
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Large-Scale Hartford-Area Fentanyl Distributor Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison

… arrest.  On March 12, 2024, he pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, 40 grams or … the Bellevue Street apartment, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.  He awaits sentencing. … at the Bellevue Street apartment.  He then exited the car without the bag, but carrying a backpack.  Investigators …
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New York Man Appears on Federal Drug Charge

… District Court in Burlington on a complaint charging him with a federal drug offense. U.S. Magistrate Judge Kevin J. Doyle ordered that Brister be detained without bail pending trial, which has not been scheduled at …
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PRM Prison Gang Member Sentenced to 19 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking

… court documents, Clinton Ritchie, 34, of Eagle Pass, worked with other indicted co-conspirators to distribute narcotics … Ritchie to 235 months in prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance. … Houston Division. “Our Texas communities deserve to live without the constant threat of drug violence,” said Special …
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New Haven Pharmacy and Owner Agree to Pay $120,000 to Settle Controlled Substances Act Allegations

… YONG KWON, have entered into a civil settlement agreement with the federal government and paid $120,000 to resolve … The DEA also audited Whalley Drug for its compliance with CSA recordkeeping requirements, which the government … for controlled substances that had been issued without a legitimate medical purpose, in violation of the …
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Derry Man Sentenced to 36 Months in Federal Prison for Importing, Manufacturing, and Distributing Steroids

… packaging them in his residence, and dispensing the drugs without requiring a prescription. The Food & Drug …
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Amherst County Veterinarian Sentenced for Opioid Theft

… and one count of distribution of a controlled substance without a written prescription. According to court …
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Charlottesville Dermatologist Sentenced for Diverting Pain Medication

… registration numbers of other physicians in the practice, without their knowledge or consent, to obtain the drugs from …
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Bluefield Doctor Sentenced to Federal Prison on Misbranding Charge

… for Schedule II controlled substances, on occasion without the patient actually being seen or evaluated by Dr. …
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Four Ecuadorian Nationals Trafficking Over 700 Kilos of Cocaine, Intercepted

… more than five kilograms of cocaine onboard a vessel without nationality. If convicted, they face a mandatory …
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Meth “mules” plead guilty in 23-kilo bust on I-75

… consequences – federal prosecution and federal prison without parole,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Leary. “I want to …
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Two Albuquerque Men Charged with Federal Drug Trafficking Offenses

… to take both men into custody. Ramirez was arrested without incident. Aragon attempted to flee but was quickly …
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Umar Koon Pleads Not Guilty to Drug Charges

… seized $1,500 in cash from Koon’s person. Koon was held without bail on state charges until December 6, when he was …
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Reseda Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for Selling Dozens of ‘Ghost Guns’ and Pound Quantities of Meth

… count of engaging in the business of dealing in firearms without a license. He has been in federal custody since …
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Unsealed Indictment Charges Connecticut Man with Trafficking Guns and Fentanyl in Rhode Island and Connecticut

… him with engaging in the business of dealing in firearms without a license and conspiracy to distribute 40 grams or …
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Albuquerque Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking and Federal Firearms Offenses

… agents executed the search warrant, Garcia was arrested without incident and a search of his residence revealed …