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April 04, 2024
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April 04, 2024
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DEA Washington Division Holds Second Annual Family Summit on Fentanyl

… and submit it to familyoutreach@dea.gov . DEA has resources available to help parents and care givers talk to kids about …
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U.S. Attorney Announces 17 Indictments in Fayetteville Area as Part of Ongoing Federal Violent Crime and Drug Strategy

… violence and narcotics behind bars. We are using every tool available to keep our communities safe.” VCAP is a …
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Joint Local, State And Federal Synthetic Drug Round-Up Leads To The Arrest Of 30 Defendants Charged With Selling “Spice” And “Bath Salts”

… Drug Round-Up Leads To The Arrest Of 30 Defendants Charged With Selling “Spice” And “Bath Salts” July 01, 2013 Atlanta … Division X Account @DEAAtlantaDiv Jae W. Chung Domestic Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina Additional … our law enforcement partners will utilize every resource available to ensure these activities are thwarted.” High …
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Major Heroin Supply Chain From New York City To Upstate Counties, Long Island Dismantled: Five Arrested, $5 Million In Heroin, $115,000 Cash And Two Guns Seized

… “We are thankful that the necessary resources were available from the DEA and the State, to tackle this problem …
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16 Defendants Charged in Superseding Indictment Alleging Bulk Shipments of Cocaine to Canada, Four Murders

… Mexico, were previously charged in the original indictment with running a continuing criminal enterprise, murder, and … member of that family survived the shooting but was left with serious physical injuries. Wedding and Clark allegedly … transportation to Canada, but investigators interrupted the delivery and seized the cocaine. In total, several …
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Alaska Man Receives 30-Year Sentence for Distribution of Carfentanil that Killed a Teen and Resulted in the Near-Fatal Overdose of an Adult

… 14, 2024, Sean Mobley, 45, agreed to supply an individual with fentanyl powder to distribute to a third party. Mobley … The minor victim used the substance, overdosed and died within minutes. Mobley dumped her body in a remote area and … for peddling this poison.” “Mr. Mobley acted callously and without remorse. He peddled whatever he could get his hands …
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Illegal Criminal Sentenced to 120 Months in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking and Weapons Charges

… of his sentence, Reyes-Parra, an alien born in Mexico and without legal authority to be in the United States, is … The Drug Enforcement Administration investigated this case with assistance from the High Desert Drug Task Force, which …
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U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration To Participate in National Night Out Events Across the Country

… sworn to protect. This night is all about coming together with the common goal to keep our communities safe,” said DEA Administrator Terrance Cole. “We are proud to stand with you tonight, and every night, to fight back against the … communities we serve and work together to build a future without the misery that drugs bring,” said David F. Reames, …
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Two Indicted for Packaging Fentanyl in Inwood: Deadly Drug Mixtures Seized

… Frank A. Tarentino III Domestic New York state with offices located in New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Long … deadly poison – fentanyl and xylazine packaged for profit — without regard for the lives it would cost,” said NYPD …
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Operation Florida Keys Results in 16 Arrests and Seizure of Drugs, Guns, and Cash

… unlawful possession of a handgun, possession of a handgun without a having first obtained a permit, second-degree …
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Eleven Muskogee defendants indicted in federal drug conspiracy

… District Attorney’s Office. Those defendants are charged with various drug-related and communications offenses.   The … combine, conspire, confederate and agree together, and with others known and unknown to the grand jury, to commit … enforcement partners, and that they have with each other. Without those strong relationships and commitments to work …
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Sky Global Executive and Associate Indicted for Providing Encrypted Communication Devices to Help International Drug Traffickers Avoid Law Enforcement

… high-level distributor of Sky Global devices, are charged with a conspiracy to violate the federal Racketeer … and Nokia handsets. Sky Global device users communicate with each other in a closed network, and Sky Global routes … to traffic drugs and commit acts of violent crime without detection. Similar to our 2018 investigation of …
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Attorney General William P. Barr announces updates on Operation LeGend at Kansas City press conference

… defendant has been charged with illegally dealing firearms without a license;  One defendant has been charged with the …
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Twelve men charged in Syracuse-based heroin/fentanyl trafficking conspiracy

… have appeared in federal court in Syracuse and were held without bail pending detention hearings scheduled for next …
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Owner of Oakland Money Services Business Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Laundering Drug Proceeds to Mexico

… wire payments using legitimate customers’ names and IDs, without authorization from those customers, to feign …
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Former Member of Baltimore’s Safe Streets Program Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Distribution Conspiracy

… seized the drugs, but permitted Alexander to leave without being arrested.  After the traffic stop, Alexander …
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Pharmacist Sentenced to More Than 14 Years in Federal Prison for a Drug Distribution Conspiracy and for Murder for Hire

… CS-2 with boxes of medications in exchange for cash without requiring a prescription.  Robinson continued to …
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South Carolina Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Selling Guns and Drugs

… with intent to distribute crack cocaine, dealing firearms without a license, and distribution and possession with …
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National Healthcare Fraud Enforcement Action Results in Charges involving more than $1.4 Billion in Alleged Losses

… National Healthcare Fraud Enforcement Action Results in Charges involving more than $1.4 Billion in Alleged Losses September 20, 2021 … to worsen the problem by distributing controlled substances without a legitimate medical purpose," said Special Agent in …
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11 Sentenced in Nationwide Drug and Money Laundering Conspiracy

… United States. The focus of the organization was on profit without a care for the addicted victims of Williams’ illegal …
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Matriarch Sentenced for Role in Violent Multimillion-Dollar Honduran Cocaine Trafficking Organization

… of Virginia. “Today’s sentence would not have been possible without the coordinated efforts of our prosecutors and law …
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97 in Puerto Rico Charged With Drug Trafficking

… in their vehicles or taxis and purchase the narcotics without ever having to leave the car, much like a …
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Forty-Four Michigan And Ohio Residents Indicted In Scheme To Illegally Divert And Distribute Rx Drugs Along “US-23 Pipeline”

… Forty-Four Michigan And Ohio Residents Indicted In Scheme To … Marquette, and Traverse City - (571) 362-0443 Seven doctors, four pharmacists, among those indicted Health care … insurers for services supposedly provided to the patients, without regard to the medical necessity of those …
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Walgreens Agrees To Pay A Record Settlement Of $80 Million For Civil Penalties Under The Controlled Substances Act

… were outsourced to a “central fill” pharmacy for filling.  Without Walgreens’ retail pharmacies identifying these …
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DEA Arrests Azusa Gang Members Responsible For Narcotics Trafficking And Campaign Of Hate Crimes Targeting African-Americans

… of the Avenues street gang received sentences of life without parole in federal prison for their roles in the …
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Baltimore Attorney Stanley Needleman Sentenced To Prison For Federal Tax Crimes Including Failing To Report Over $1.5 Million In Income

… allow other criminals to spend their illegal proceeds without being detected by authorities.” “Tax violations have …
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Tricked-out Upper Manhattan Stash Apartments Conceal $12 Million In Heroin And $500,000 In “Crystal Meth”

… Criminal Court last night. Abreu and Paulino were held without bail. Bail for Garcia was set at $250,000. The …
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Former Pain Clinic Owner Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Oxycodone and Methadone

… and continuing through November 18, 2022, Wahi conspired with others to dispense controlled substances, including … period, patients regularly traveled to this clinic, and without seeing Wahi or any other doctor, paid Harskey cash …
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Felon Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Distribution of Drugs and Unlawful Possession of a Firearm

… and unlawful possession of firearms including a 9mm handgun without a serial number. The government recommended a … 13, 2022, and October 5, 2022, Jason Roon conspired with others to distribute 50 grams or more of …