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Leominster Man and Woman Charged with Drug Offenses

… conspiring to distribute large quantities of counterfeit Adderall pills containing methamphetamine. Chanhda … was distributing significant quantities of counterfeit Adderall pills containing methamphetamine in Rhode Island … is alleged that approximately two kilograms of counterfeit Adderall pills containing methamphetamine and approximately …
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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: …
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Cumberland Man to Plead Guilty in Largest Meth-Laced Pill Seizure

… 628-7411 Vermont Burlington - (802) 951-2900 650,000 fake Adderall® pills; eleven kilos of meth powder; seven firearms … of approximately 660,500 methamphetamine-laced counterfeit Adderall® pills, the largest known seizure of its kind in … of approximately 660,500 methamphetamine-laced counterfeit Adderall® pills, weighing a total of approximately 660 …