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Chicago Area Pizzeria Owners Among Those Charged In Drug Conspiracy

… during the operation captured the defendants arranging the delivery, sale and transportation of the narcotics to their … 21 when investigators learned they would be making a delivery of heroin and marijuana and stopped their vehicle. …
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Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced To 8 Years In Federal Prison

… drug trafficking activities arranged by telephone for the delivery of all of the cocaine Rosario had in his possession … possession. Rosario arranged for another person to make the delivery to a Cranston residence. According to information …
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Mexican Cartel Member Sentenced To Prison For Conspiracy Involving Over 400 Kilograms Of Methamphetamine

… received shipments of methamphetamine and coordinated its delivery in Atlanta, Georgia, and throughout the Southeast.  … and even statue molds.  Garcia-Villanueva also coordinated delivery of the methamphetamine throughout the Southeast.  …
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Heroin Trafficker Faces Statutory Penalties Of Up To 60 Years In Federal Prison; Forfeit Heroin Sales Proceeds Of $382,227 In Cash, $39,000 Rolex Watch

… the transactions. During discussions to arrange the second delivery, Reyes told the undercover officer arrangements for the sale and delivery of heroin to him was being slowed because his …
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Nine Canyon County Residents Arrested In Operation Flamethrower

… Lourdes Muro (32) of Nampa, Idaho, aiding and abetting delivery of a controlled substance, immigration hold; Fabian … juveniles have been charged with aiding and abetting the delivery of a controlled substance. More than 20 other …
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LeFlore County Resident Sentenced To Twenty Years In Federal Prison For Distributing Meth

… a sale for 27.85 grams of methamphetamine in a controlled buy during an undercover investigation by the Oklahoma … a sale for 52.9 grams of methamphetamine in a controlled buy during an undercover investigation by the Drug … Division. “The DEA is fully committed to working closely with our federal, state, and local law enforcement partners …
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Homicides in Buffalo Down Over 50% Following Implementation of VIPER

… Following Implementation of VIPER September 09, 2021 New York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 … possess firearms and ammunition; Individuals who unlawfully buy, sell, or traffic (or attempt illegally to buy, sell or traffic) guns; and Violent criminals and drug …
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H Block Gang Member Pleads Guilty To Drug Conspiracy

… pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances. U.S. … a member shot a Boston Police officer at point blank range without warning or provocation.  The charge of conspiracy to … crimes involving children. The HSTF further utilizes all available tools to prosecute and remove the most violent …
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New York Drug Enforcement Task Force and NY Attorney General Take Down Ghost Gun Trafficking Ring

… Frank A. Tarentino III Domestic New York state with offices located in New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Long … Solomon with trafficking numerous ghost guns, weapons without serial numbers or other identifying markers, … often discussed how many completed firearms they had available to sell, counting the “tops” and “bottoms” they …
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International money laundering, drug trafficking and illegal wildlife trade operation dismantled

… Robert J. Murphy. “Their money is their lifeline and without it, their drug distribution activities cannot … officers’ expertise, along with the utilization of available tools, and valuable partnerships resulted in the …
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40-plus white supremacist street gang members indicted

… Division X Account @DEAAtlantaDiv Jae W. Chung Domestic Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina Additional … an overall win for the citizens we are sworn to protect.” “Without the phenomenal character and competence of the … States Attorney General’s drug strategy to reduce the availability of drugs by disrupting and dismantling major …
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DEA 2020 Year in Review: Combatting Serious Drug-Related Threats During the Pandemic

… import, distribute, or possess a fentanyl-related substance without appropriate DEA registration and approval. As a … a new e-commerce outreach program aimed at reducing the availability of equipment used to manufacture counterfeit …
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Midland-Odessa Area Barrio Azteca Members And Associates Indicted On Federal Drug And Racketeering Charges

… “Citizens of the Midland/Odessa area should be able to live without fear and intimidation by violent street gangs,” said … the safety of our communities that we will use all tools available to us, including drug and racketeering laws, to …
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Vermont Heroin, Crack Distributors Charged

… of making their residences in Chittenden County, Vermont available for drug activity. These charges resulted from … as described below: Michelle West, age 41, for conspiring with Rashaad Phillips of Boston and Saquan Moore of Boston … a house West controlled at 98 Shady Lane in Colchester, VT, available for drug activity. Gayle Morenus, age 41, for …
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Bristol Man Sentenced to 70 Months in Prison for Trafficking Cocaine from Puerto Rico to Connecticut

… occasions, investigators conducted surveillance of the delivery of suspect parcels and the scheduled delivery of seized parcels.  During surveillance, …
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‘Drug Runner’ Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison

… sold. In at least three instances he used Fernandes to make deliveries; in another instance he allegedly had his girlfriend make a delivery. Anthony Medeiros pleaded guilty on May 6, 2021, to …
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Two men indicted in cocaine pipeline operating between Puerto Rico and Buffalo

… Inspection Service and the DEA involving a controlled delivery was conducted targeting 192 Grant Street. That … leading to the defendants. On Feb. 12, 2020, a controlled delivery of a package containing sham cocaine was conducted …
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Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for 42 Months for Distributing 25 Pounds of Meth via a Rideshare

… law enforcement efforts and our strong partnership with the U.S. Attorney’s Office.” On July 10, 2023, an … drug broker. The agreed-upon price was $2200 per pound, with a separate $3000 delivery fee, for a total cash price of $58,000. The …
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Southern Indiana Meth Trafficking Operation Disrupted; Trio Sent to Federal Prison

… to distribute methamphetamine and attempted possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Patricia Minor, … court, between March 1 and May 3, 2022, January conspired with others to distribute large quantities of … on the package and instructed her to be present for the delivery. Law enforcement officers intercepted the package, …
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California Woman Sentenced to Nearly Four Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Meth in Rhode Island

… incarcerated in a Maine prison, participated in the delivery of four pounds of methamphetamine to a courier who … inside a duffel bag and in a sophisticated hide located within the engine compartment of the vehicle. Carranza Reyes … 2024, to a charge of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and to a charge of …
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Boston Man Sentenced To Five Years In Prison For Offense Involving 24 Kilograms Of Cocaine

… Guerrero pleaded guilty to one count of attempt to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine. In … the drugs were intercepted by law enforcement and replaced with “sham” cocaine for the delivery to the Massachusetts recipient – later identified …
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Defendant Sentenced to Federal Prison for Operating Illegal Pill Factory

… Wilmington - (910) 815-4513 Investigation started after delivery of commercial pill press to home AUGUSTA, GA:   A … and Brown began in January 2020 when DEA agents tracked the delivery of a commercial pill press to their Midville …
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Boston Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Receive 24 Kilos of Cocaine from a Mexican Drug Cartel Source

… by law enforcement and replaced with “sham” cocaine for the delivery to the Massachusetts recipient – later identified … 1, 2022, in Boston, Guerrero arrived to receive the cocaine delivery, for which he provided an envelope containing …
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Osceola County Convicted Felon Sentenced to Six Years in Federal Prison for Firearm and Drug Offenses

… Kissimmee, was shipped from Puerto Rico and scheduled for a delivery the next day. A controlled delivery of the parcel to Arroyo-Rivera’s mailbox was …
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Providence Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Federal Prison

… (802) 951-2900 PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Providence man who took delivery of a locked case inside of which he expected to … now contained thirteen replica “kilos” of cocaine. Upon delivery of the case to Nolasco on June 22, 2020, DEA agents …
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Atlanta Man Sentenced to more than Six Years in Prison for Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy Using Laundry Detergent Boxes

… $5,700, with more quantities of the drug to follow via deliveries from his drug courier. A drug courier drove from … $11,000 of drug monies owed to him for the methamphetamine delivery. The following week, Galvan and a drug courier …
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Puerto Rico Man Sentenced to Prison For Trafficking Cocaine to Connecticut

… occasions, investigators conducted surveillance of the delivery of suspect parcels and the scheduled delivery of seized parcels.  During surveillance, …
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Massachusetts Man Sentenced to 150 Months for Participating in Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy

… with Martinez and arranging to obtain fentanyl deliveries.  On March 14, 2018, the two spoke and arranged … of fentanyl to Lessard later that night.  After the delivery, the Lowell Police Department obtained a search …
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Two Afghan heroin traffickers sentenced in Manhattan federal court for conspiring to import heroin into the United States

… 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.  In parallel, …
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Man Sentenced Five Years for Trafficking Cocaine through U.S. Mail

… occasions, investigators conducted surveillance of the delivery of suspect parcels and the scheduled delivery of seized parcels.  During surveillance, …