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Ten Defendants Charged in Augusta-Area Drug Trafficking Operation

… As described in the newly unsealed indictment in USA v. Fields et. al , the investigation parallels the indictments in USA v. Wheatley et. al, together dubbed Operation Wheat … rooms. Those charged in the October 2022 indictment in USA v. Fields, et. al , include: Justin Wayne Fields , 39, …
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Baltimore District Office Presents $300K in Asset Forfeiture Checks to State and City Officials

Baltimore District Office Presents $300K in Asset Forfeiture Checks to State and City Officials October 29, 2007 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 …
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Texas men plead guilty to trafficking 10 kilograms of fentanyl

… drive to Atlanta, Georgia, where they would be paid for the delivery. “Fentanyl is the greatest and the most significant … and local law enforcement are fighting daily to limit the availability and spread of this deadly drug. This case alone … synthetic opioid. In recent years it has become more widely available in the United States and grown as a threat to …
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Drug Kingpin Indicted In New York

… Criminal Court on November 29, 2017 and ordered held without bail. NYC Fentanyl Seizures Spike by Over 1000% - … undercover, indicating in each instance that a kilogram was available. Quiroz-Zamora connected the undercover officer … of mainstream fentanyl overdoses, Quiroz-Zamora oversaw the delivery of multi-kilogram loads of fentanyl to New York, …
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Three Missouri Men Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Nearly 83 Pounds of Fentanyl

… sentenced to 23 years and eight months in federal prison without parole. Freeman was sentenced to 18 years in federal prison without parole. Huddleston was sentenced to five years in … guilty in state court to involuntary manslaughter and delivery of a controlled substance in connection with this …
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Texas man pleads guilty to conspiracy to distribute more than 720 kilos of cocaine

… Texas man pleads guilty to conspiracy to distribute more than 720 kilos of cocaine February 07, 2020 St. Louis … at least five kilograms of cocaine each time he made a delivery to the drug-trafficking organization. A … mandatory minimum sentence of five years in federal prison without parole, up to a sentence of 40 years in federal …
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Sunshine Week

January 19, 2025
… Your Right to Know March 12-18, 2023 “A popular Government without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, … you to review the information contained in the FOIA Library available at: https://www.dea.gov/foia/foia-library .  The records you seek may already be publicly available in the FOIA Library.  The FOIA Library contains a …
January 19, 2025
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Former lawyer for Mexico’s attorney general sentenced for drug trafficking

… to undercover authorities as a sample of the product he had available for purchase. The next day, undercover authorities again meet with Velasco to buy an additional two kilograms of cocaine. Law enforcement …
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New York/New Jersey High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Program Receives National Recognition

… of the Miami Homestead office. The investigation began as a buy-bust, and developed into an international, … efforts. Additional information about the HIDTA program is available on the ONDCP Web site: …
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DEA Releases 2015 Drug Threat Assessment: Heroin And Painkiller Abuse Continue To Concern

… the safety and security of our communities. They profit by buying drugs from regional Mexican criminal affiliates and … these dangerous drugs.   Other 2015 NDTA findings: Heroin availability is up across the country, as are abusers, …
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Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Wiring Drug-Trafficking Profits to Mexico

… Gonzalez-Celestine participated in four controlled drug buys that were monitored by law enforcement. She sold more … subject to a sentence of up to 20 years in federal prison without parole. Gonzalez-Celestine is subject to a mandatory …
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Seven Charged With Oxycodone Conspiracy In Broward County Pill Mill Operation

… prescriptions for oxycodone and other controlled substances without any legitimate medical purpose and outside the usual … including drug addicts and traffickers, seeking to buy large quantities of oxycodone and other controlled … oxycodone and other controlled substances to patients without regard to medical necessity, with only a cursory …
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Milton woman arrested for running multimillion-dollar black market marijuana enterprise

… and management of Northern Herb, a black-market marijuana delivery service that operated in Massachusetts from 2015 to … more than $300,000 towards the mortgage on her house and to buy a 2017 Porsche Boxster, among other things.  It is …
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Israeli National Indicted And Extradited To Boston On Cocaine Conspiracy And International Money Laundering Charges

… Altarabeen and his co-conspirator allegedly negotiated to buy 50 kilograms of cocaine from an undercover officer … to Beersheba, Israel, where the defendants expected to take delivery of the cocaine.  Altarabeen agreed to make an …
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Leader of Savannah-Area Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced to Decades in Federal Prison

… in court documents and the December 2020 indictment in USA v. Bulloch et al., infiltrated the drug trafficking … Premises. Collins managed “stash houses” and coordinated deliveries to lower-level drug dealers. Jontae Keel, a/k/a …
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Former Watertown Police Officer Convicted Of Passing False Prescriptions Using Another’s Identity

… substances and used the stolen identity to fill the scripts. The maximum sentence under the identity theft count …
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Former Deputy US Marshal Pleads Guilty To Felony Distribution Of Unapproved New Drugs And Felony Distribution Of Misbranded Drugs

… Marshals Service in the Eastern District of New York, without authorization, to operate Nutrition Dome, Inc. … Brooklyn, New York, was charged with the introduction and delivery for introduction of an unapproved new drug into … violation of 21 U.S.C. § 331(d), and the introduction and delivery for introduction of a misbranded drug, in violation …
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Texas doctors are served temporary restraining orders from illegally prescribing highly addictive opioids

… complaint, the defendants issued thousands of prescriptions without apparent regard for patient harm, including … Civil Division. “The Department of Justice will use every available tool to stop doctors who fail to uphold their …
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Eldon Man Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison For Meth Conspiracy, Attempted Jail Escape

… on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2013, to 20 years in federal prison without parole. On Aug. 15, 2013, Atterberry pleaded guilty … charges and is serving three consecutive life sentences without parole. Deputies discovered that the cell window had … made references to picking up the two after the escape and buying them clothes to wear. On Nov. 13, 2012, Atterberry …
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DEA Announces Significant Fentanyl Seizure in New York

… About Drugs Just Think Twice Domestic In collaboration with New York law enforcement partners, DEA makes … drugs such as Oxycontin, Hydrocodone, Percocet, Xanax, and Adderall.  They are also hiding fentanyl in other drugs such … to sell more drugs at any cost.  Rainbow fentanyl is often available in pill form and in block form as powder.  Any …
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Two Day Stretch in Omaha Nets 32,000 Fake Fentanyl Pills

… look like legitimate prescription medications, are readily available on the streets of Nebraska,” DEA Omaha Division … ®, Percocet ®), hydrocodone (Vicodin ®) and alprazolam (Adderall ®). In Nebraska, fake pills can sell for as low as …
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Joplin Man Sentenced to 19 Years for Meth Conspiracy

… Judge Roseann Ketchmark to 19 years in federal prison without parole. On June 23, 2020, Taylor pleaded guilty to … sentenced on Aug. 13, 2018, to 10 years in federal prison without parole. Taylor and Conant admitted they had a … methamphetamine. A federal agent conducted a controlled delivery of the package to its Seneca destination on May 7, …
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Mississippi man pleads guilty to smuggling meth in cookie box, heroin in sneakers

… and heroin aboard a train from Los Angeles, California, for delivery in St. Louis. Inside the suitcase, five bundles … mandatory minimum sentence of five years in federal prison without parole, up to a sentence of 80 years in federal prison without parole. The maximum statutory sentence is prescribed …
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Missouri Man Pleads Guilty to Meth Conspiracy

… grams of methamphetamine. Inspectors conducted a controlled delivery of a duplicate package, which contained rock salt, … a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in federal prison without parole, up to a sentence of life in federal prison without parole. The maximum statutory sentence is prescribed …
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Firearms Traffickers Sentenced To Federal Prison

… on September 18, 2015, to conspiracy to deal firearms without a license, dealing firearms without a license, being felons in possession of a firearm … The ongoing negotiations led to a series of sales and the delivery of a total of 15 illegal firearms and ammunition …
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Queens Man Convicted of Laundering Bitcoin and Operating Unlicensed Money Transmitting Business

… Frank A. Tarentino III Domestic New York state with offices located in New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Long … business of converting money from one form to another without a required license has been shut down and the … and that as part of the UC’s business he sold oxycodone, Adderall, and marijuana. The transactions occurred in the …
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Philadelphia Pill Mill Doctor Sentenced To Seven Years In Prison

… customers who had no legitimate need for the drugs and without a physical examination.  Minicozzi and his office … pleaded guilty, created phony medical records for his drug-buying customers. In addition to the prison term, U.S. …
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Twenty-Four Defendants Facing Federal Drug Charges For Transporting Heroin And Cocaine To Chicago Aboard Amtrak Trains

… the trafficking of drugs into our communities.” In U.S.A. v. Roque et al, 15 CR 485, 12 defendants were … of approximately $5 million in cash.             In U.S.A. v. Aragon Contreras et al, 15 CR 447, six defendants … Daniel Douglas, 43, of Blue Island, were indicted in U.S.A. v. Griffin et al, 15 CR 484, with theft of goods from …
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Operation Engage Kansas City

March 28, 2025
… Operation Engage Kansas City Kansas City Kansas City Learn more about illicit fentanyl and fake pills below. The One Pill Can Kill website can provide facts for families wanting to learn more about the dangers of fake pills and fentanyl.  One Pill …
March 28, 2025
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Indianapolis Doctor Charged In Illegal Painkiller Distribution

… insurance fraud and writing prescriptions for painkillers without a legitimate purpose INDIANAPOLIS -  - Marion County … allegedly writing prescriptions for painkiller medications without a legitimate purpose, outside the usual course of … information and probable cause affidavit for this case are available at: …