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Lead Defendant Pleads Guilty in Waycross-Area Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

July 29, 2022
… Hayes was one of six defendants named in February 2021 in U.S.A. v. Hayes, et. al, an indictment targeting a drug …
July 29, 2022
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Violent Gang Members, Cartel Conduit Sentenced to Federal Prison for Roles in Major Meth-Trafficking Conspiracy

October 06, 2021
… as described in the indictment unsealed in December 2020 in USA v. Baker et al. Other key figures sentenced in U.S. …
October 06, 2021
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Prosecution of Richmond County Narcotics Conspiracy Wraps Up

July 26, 2021
… Defendants Convicted in Operation Snowfall AUGUSTA, GA -   With the sentencing of the lead defendant, the prosecution … prison after pleading guilty to Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and To Distribute Cocaine and … the greater Augusta community.” The 2019 indictments in USA v. Freeman, et. al. , a two-year investigation initiated …
July 26, 2021
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Heroin, fentanyl trafficking targeted in Operation Jump Start, with seven indicted on federal charges

January 27, 2021
… fentanyl trafficking targeted in Operation Jump Start, with seven indicted on federal charges January 27, 2021 … Each defendant in the 12-count indictment is charged with conspiracy, which carries upon conviction, a penalty of … now-unsealed indictment. Each of the seven defendants in U.S.A. vs. Joseph, et al., is charged with Conspiracy to …
January 27, 2021
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Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced to Two Decades in Federal Prison

December 20, 2023
… of 32 defendants named in the November 2022 indictment in USA v. Morales-Jimenez et al ., the culmination of an …
December 20, 2023
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Albuquerque Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Drug Trafficking Offenses

August 15, 2023
… Meth and heroin bundles.jpg 18-cr-02648-DHU USA v. Gallegos et al. - Photo of bundles on table. …
August 15, 2023
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19 Indicted in Eastern Oklahoma on Federal Charges for Methamphetamine and Weapons

November 04, 2020
… A copy of the full indictment can be found online at go.usa.gov/x7kAM.  The indictment alleges the defendants …
November 04, 2020
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Nine defendants charged in international drug trafficking conspiracy

August 07, 2019
Nine defendants charged in international drug trafficking conspiracy August 07, 2019 San Francisco Contact Info Contact Us (415) 436-7900 (415) 436-7994 Akilah Johnson SanFranSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us San Francisco …
August 07, 2019
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2015 National Heroin Threat Assessment Summary

April 01, 2015
Publication
… States is serious and has increased since 2007. Heroin is available in larger quantities, used by a larger number of … for, and use of, heroin is being driven by both increasing availability of heroin in the U.S. market and by some … chiefly because of price differences, but also because of availability, and the reformulation of OxyContin®, a …
April 01, 2015
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Leader of San Antonio based heroin trafficking operation sentenced to 15 years in federal prison

November 22, 2019
… Antonio. The Sanchez organization operated as a full-scale delivery service for heroin to the street-level user. … coordinated with organization members responsible for the delivery of the heroin. Those members then drove to the …
November 22, 2019
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Mexican national residing in Modesto is sentenced to 17.5 years in prison for methamphetamine trafficking

September 21, 2018
… enforcement officers watched one of his employees receive a delivery of 15 kilograms of methamphetamine at a Modesto stash house. The methamphetamine delivery was worth approximately $50,000. When agents …
September 21, 2018
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Undocumented Alien Gets 30 Years In Prison For Trafficking Meth

May 21, 2018
… to deliver methamphetamine in the Houston area, including a delivery of approximately one kilogram of methamphetamine on June 12, 2014. This delivery was part of an investigation that began in early …
May 21, 2018
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Mexican Citizen Sentenced To Nine Years For Trafficking Methamphetamine

February 16, 2018
… he said that his associate would make any future deliveries. The next day, Lucas-Ramos and the individual … working with law enforcement arranged for another delivery of methamphetamine. On July 1, 2015, Ortiz arrived …
February 16, 2018
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Northern Michigan Woman Sentenced To 12 Years In Federal Prison For Cocaine Conviction

March 30, 2015
… area during 2013 and 2014. Her prior convictions include delivery or manufacture of marijuana in 2005, possession of cocaine in 2007, and delivery or manufacture of crack cocaine in 2010. …
March 30, 2015
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Man Sentenced To 10 Years On Methamphetamine Charge

June 17, 2013
… 48 pounds of methamphetamine in Chicago, in a controlled delivery.  The methamphetamine was 99% pure and had a street value of $800,000 to $1 million. At the time of the delivery, the source told the CS to hold on to the drugs …
June 17, 2013
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Two Afghan Men Plead Guilty To Conspiring To Import Heroin Into The United States

June 29, 2017
… recorded calls, Lajaward, Said, and the UC agreed that the delivery of the three-kilogram heroin sample would occur in … and one of Lajaward’s associates in Kabul and received delivery of the three-kilogram heroin sample. At the same …
June 29, 2017
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Federal Jury In Del Rio Convicts Undocumented Alien Residing In Houston In Liquid Meth Case

January 20, 2017
… importation and distribution scheme, with prior deliveries to Houston and Dallas. On December 18, 2015, … an individual in Houston. HSI agents executed a controlled delivery of the methamphetamine. Upon arriving at the …
January 20, 2017
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Undocumented Alien Residing In Houston Sentenced To 50 Years In Federal Prison In Liquid Meth Case

September 25, 2017
… importation and distribution scheme, with prior deliveries to Houston and Dallas. On December 18, 2015, … an individual in Houston. HSI agents executed a controlled delivery of the methamphetamine. Upon arriving at the …
September 25, 2017
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Drugs Sent From Puerto Rico To Buffalo Led To Man’s Conviction

January 25, 2018
… the Drug Enforcement Administration conducted a controlled delivery of the package. During the delivery, the defendant arrived at the address and placed …
January 25, 2018
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Morgan Hill Resident Sentenced To Over 16 Years In Prison In Connection With Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy

June 01, 2015
… After Cuevas-Quezadaz and Ortiz left to make their deliveries, Becerril received a warning that Cuevas-Quezadaz … the arrests but directed him to complete certain additional deliveries.  When Cuevas-Quezadaz was arrested, the …
June 01, 2015
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Florida Man Sentenced to 13 Years for Leading a Fairbanks Drug Trafficking Organization

December 16, 2025
… Willie Lewis Wilson Jr., 41, of Madison, Florida, conspired with others to operate a drug trafficking organization in … like Mr. Wilson prey on our communities for money and without regard for the lives they ruin,” said David F. … to work with our law enforcement partners and exhaust all available resources to stop the flow of dangerous drugs into …
December 16, 2025
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46 Convicted in $18 Million Pill Mill Scheme in Fort Worth

March 24, 2021
… with Capistrano and Noel to prescribe dangerous drugs without legitimate medical purpose.  In order to make the … medications simultaneously and at the highest dosages available. “Pill mills funnel potentially deadly opiates …
March 24, 2021
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The Drug Situation in Delaware 2020

August 11, 2020
Publication
… (PFD) Intelligence Program conducted an analysis of drug availability and abuse for the State of Delaware. This … in Delaware considers a variety of factors including: availability, threat to public health, community impact, … this assessment: illicit and controlled prescription drug availability; drug prices and purity; and fatal drug-related …
August 11, 2020
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Attorney General William P. Barr Joins President Donald J. Trump to Announce Expansion of Operation Legend

July 22, 2020
… Ballistic Information Network.  ATF will also make available additional resources to assist the city of Chicago … federal law. The Bureau of Justice Assistance will make available $3.5 million in funding to reimburse the Chicago … efforts.  The COPS Office has also made $9.375 million available to the Chicago Police Department to fund the …
July 22, 2020
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Three More Lows Gang Members Charged with RICO Conspiracy and Murder

August 27, 2025
… Three More Lows Gang Members Charged with RICO Conspiracy and Murder August 27, 2025 Omaha … was financed, uncovering the cash flow that allowed them to buy weapons, traffic drugs, and sow fear in Minneapolis … out of business.” “Minnesotans deserve to live without the fear of gang violence at their doorstep—of …
August 27, 2025
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Accused Major Heroin Trafficker Extradited from Colombia for Prosecution in New York City

July 18, 2022
… in the U.S., Escobar Miranda allegedly coordinated the delivery of the heroin to New York City-based associates who … October of 2017, Escobar Miranda allegedly coordinated the delivery of eight kilograms of heroin to an individual in … of his drug trafficking operation to include shipping and delivery, distribution, and money laundering,” said DEA …
July 18, 2022
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Four Men Charged with Trafficking Nearly Five Tons of Cocaine Hidden in Furniture

July 22, 2021
… Montilla was a Massachusetts-based coordinator of cocaine deliveries who traveled to many delivery locations and coordinated the delivery of cocaine shipments with package recipients. At …
July 22, 2021
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More Than A Million Dosages Of Heroin Removed From The Streets Before Fourth Of July Holiday Weekend

July 01, 2016
… Frank A. Tarentino III Domestic New York state with offices located in New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Long … and wrapped in plastic according to brand name, ready for delivery on the street. The DEA estimated that the black … in our efforts to disrupt the supply chain and slow the delivery of this dangerous, illegal narcotic into our …
July 01, 2016
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DEA Announces Major Steroid Operation

September 01, 2015
… and protecting public health.” There is great danger in buying steroids, chemicals, and other illicit products on … extremely unsanitary, further illustrating the danger in buying these products illegally.  For example, recent lab …
September 01, 2015
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Father, Son, Sentenced for Trafficking Cocaine to St. Louis

May 15, 2024
… Father, Son, Sentenced for Trafficking Cocaine to St. Louis May 15, 2024 St. Louis … In August of 2018, Carlos Gonzalez was found in a hotel with two bags containing a total of $634,770 in cash, … Dixson Jr. and/or Dixson III sent couriers to Texas to buy kilograms of cocaine from Miguel Angel Gonzalez, who …
May 15, 2024