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Two Indicted In Investigation Involving Smuggling Heroin Into Attica Correctional Facility; Two Others Facing Heroin Charges

… effects of this addiction.  As for the traffickers, because delivery of these substances is akin to handing a person a …
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Man Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To Two Consecutive Life Terms For February 2000 Double Murder In The Bronx

… two representatives of the Mexican DTO, coordinated the delivery of approximately 274 kilograms of cocaine to the …
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Nine Million Dollars’ Worth Of Cocaine Seized In Buffalo, N.Y.

… destined for Chicago. On February 23, 2017, a controlled delivery of 18 kilograms of “sham” cocaine was made by …
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Eight Madera And Merced County Residents Indicted In Gang-Related Drug Trafficking Conspiracies

… 29, 2011, Esquivel, Hernandez, and Jiminez arranged the delivery of two ounces of methamphetamine to Moreno and …
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DEA Omaha Division Safely Disposes of 20,628 Pounds of Unused Medications on 28th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… Administration (DEA) Omaha Division joined forces with 155 law enforcement agencies across the five-state … cabinet out on a routine basis, safe disposal options are available year-round. Nearly 17,000 pharmacies, hospitals, … DEA’s Spring National Prescription Drug Take Back Day are available at  Take Back Day . Diversion Division …
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DEA-led operation nets more than 600 arrests targeting Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación

… methamphetamine equally rose over 500% in one year.  Heroin availability, which jumped considerably over the past five … has driven down the price of cocaine while increasing its availability.  In 2018, cocaine was determined to be the …
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Teens Tackling The Opioid Crisis: Discovery Education And The Drug Enforcement Administration Announce Finalists In 1st Annual Operation Prevention Video Challenge

… behind addiction and its impact on the brain and body. Available at no cost, the initiative’s resources help … of the participants on a job well done!” “We proudly join with the DEA to congratulate the teen finalists of the first … and support non-enforcement programs aimed at reducing the availability of illicit controlled substances on the …
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Brooks County Man Convicted of Meth Trafficking

… the following months, law enforcement conducted controlled buys from Alvarado and other co-conspirators. On Aug. 8, …
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Narco-Terrorists Charged in Federal Indictment with Exchanging Cocaine for Firearms, Explosives in War with Colombia’s Government

… Narco-Terrorists Charged in Federal Indictment with Exchanging Cocaine for Firearms, Explosives in War with Colombia’s Government May 19, 2025 Los Angeles Contact … a large cocaine-manufacturing ring that trades cocaine to buy firearms to engage in terrorist activity in Colombia, …
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Eight-week federal trial results in conviction of Chapo associates in Buffalo, NY

… invoices to make it look like Western New Yorkers were buying sea cucumbers at astounding rates and quantities. The …
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Massive Fentanyl Seizure In Bronx

… putting their lives in drug dealers’ hands every time they buy a bag. A fatal dose of fentanyl is only two to three …
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Arrest And Unsealing Of Charges Against Senior Adviser To The Operator Of The “Silk Road” Website

… unlawful goods and services to well over a hundred thousand buyers, and to launder hundreds of millions of dollars … transactions.          Silk Road enabled its users to buy and sell drugs and other illegal goods and services …
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Heroin And Fentanyl Drug Ring Dismantled In The Bronx--Supplied The Northeast

… Fentanyl Drug Ring Dismantled In The Bronx--Supplied The Northeast February 02, 2017 New York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 … determined that people were coming from out-of-state to buy heroin there, and that the defendants were running a …
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Revised Regulation Allows DEA-Registered Pharmacies to Transfer Electronic Prescriptions at a Patient’s Request

September 01, 2023
… electronic prescription be transferred to another pharmacy without having to go back to their practitioner to initiate …
September 01, 2023
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Two South Jersey Men Charged with Making and Selling Homemade Handguns and Machine Guns

… with conspiring to manufacture and distribute firearms without a license and possession of a machine gun. Hillsee … in the business of manufacturing and distributing firearms without a license carries a maximum potential penalty of …
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Dominican Man Indicted for Illegally Reentering United States and Distributing Fentanyl

… in Lawrence for allegedly reentering the United States without authorization. According to the indictment, in addition to the charge of being in the U.S. without authorization, Santos-Ocasio also allegedly …
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Newton Physician Resolves Allegations Of Improper Prescribing Practices Concerning Controlled Substances

… for Schedule II, IV or V controlled substances without first reviewing the patients’ prescription histories … prescribed dangerous drugs to Massachusetts residents without abiding by critical requirements. Protecting against …
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Husband, Wife Behind Meth Trafficking in Missouri

… D. Sims, 63, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison without parole. The court also ordered Sims to forfeit to … of a controlled substance, and operating a motor vehicle without a license. Richard Sims is the first defendant to be …
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Jury Convicts Missouri Man of Meth Trafficking, Illegal Firearms

… guilty on Tuesday, Jan. 14, of possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute, possessing firearms in … floorboard that contained a loaded Beretta firearm, along with a plastic bag that contained 344 grams of pure … a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in federal prison without parole, up to a sentence of life in federal prison …
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Defendant Pleads Guilty of Fentanyl Distribution

… - (573) 635-1331 Springfield - (417) 888-9800 Also Found with 14 Firearms SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Springfield, Mo., man … Robins, 51, pleaded guilty to one count possessing fentanyl with the intent to distribute and one count of possessing … a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in federal prison without parole, up to a sentence of life in federal prison …
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Missouri Man Pleads Guilty for Distributing Thousands of Fentanyl Pills

… 25, pleaded guilty to one count of possessing fentanyl with the intent to distribute and one count of being a felon … loaded Taurus revolver and a loaded Springfield 9mm handgun with a drum magazine. On the driver’s side rear floorboard, … mandatory minimum sentence of five years in federal prison without parole, up to a sentence of 35 years in federal …
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Southwest Missouri Man Sentenced to 22 Years for Meth Trafficking, Illegal Firearms

… Aug. 23, to 22 years and nine months in federal prison without parole. On Feb. 13, 2024, Holden pleaded guilty to … methamphetamine, one count of possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute, and one count of possessing …
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Jury Convicts Fentanyl Distributor

… 43, was found guilty of one count of possessing fentanyl with the intent to distribute. Law enforcement officers … approximately 300 grams of fentanyl, which is consistent with distribution and not merely personal use. Following the … a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in federal prison without parole, up to a sentence of life in federal prison …
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State Trooper Seized 88 Pounds of Meth from Vehicle in Saline County

… May 30, to 11 years and six months in federal prison without parole. The court also ordered Gomez-Padilla to … been sentenced to 11 years and six months in federal prison without parole. They each pleaded guilty to their roles in …
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Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Meth Trafficking

… on Wednesday, Nov. 8, to 30 years in federal prison without parole. Potter was found guilty at trial on Feb. 16, … on June 29, 2023, to three years in federal prison without parole. Lee’s Summit, Mo., police officers saw …
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Missouri Heroin Dealer Sentenced to 20 Years

… Judge M. Douglas Harpool to 20 years in federal prison without parole. On Aug. 24, 2022, Hayward was convicted at … 25, 2021, to 16 years and eight months in federal prison without parole. Co-defendants Richard J. Smith, 48, of …
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California Man Sentenced for Mailing Meth to Missouri for Distribution

… sentenced to 12 years and eight months in federal prison without parole. On April 21, 2022, Martinez pleaded guilty … on Oct. 11, 2022, to eight years in federal prison without parole. This case was investigated by the Drug …
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Meth Dealer Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison

… Williamson, 51, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison without parole. The court also ordered Williamson’s sentence … on April 6, 2023, to seven years in federal prison without parole after pleading guilty to his role in the …
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Second Mexican National Sentenced for Meth Conspiracy

… April 6, to 11 years and six months in federal prison without parole. His brother and co-defendant, Jose Alfredo … April 3, to 11 years and six months in federal prison without parole. Both Gustavo and Jose Renteria-Rojas have …
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Two Meth Dealers Sentenced to 23 Years Total in Prison

… R. Bough. Foley was sentenced to 17 years in federal prison without parole. Hensley was sentenced to six years in federal prison without parole. On June 30, 2022, Foley pleaded guilty to …