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Three Convicted in $500,000 Mexican Cartel Weapon Scheme

… the sale of a ranch in Mexico and they were planning to buy land in Laredo to build a home. Perez-Ortiz later …
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East Bay Resident Found Guilty of Attempting to Help Smuggle Cocaine Through Bay Area Airports

… drug trafficker who would fly to the Bay Area to buy cocaine and needed a quick way to transport it back to …
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Illinois Ice Meth Dealer Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison

… that Wright worked with associates to pool money to buy larger quantities of methamphetamine and would …
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Groveton woman sentenced to 65 months for participating in fentanyl trafficking conspiracy

… that she and her co-conspirator went to Lawrence to buy “dope.” Willey consented to a search of the car and …
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Loudon man sentenced to 120 months in prison for participating in methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy

… in Pembroke and distributed the drugs to New Hampshire buyers. Bean and Waters would then wire the proceeds of … a total of more than $28,000 to Espejo in Las Vegas to buy methamphetamine. On May 2, 2018, postal inspectors …
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New Orleans man pleads guilty to various drug trafficking and firearms crimes, resulting in shooting of DEA Task Force Officer Stephen Arnold

… of that investigation, DEA made four separate controlled buys of ¼ and ½ ounce quantities of crack cocaine from Hardy …
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Central Florida Law Enforcement Warns of THC-Laced Edibles that Resemble Common Snack Foods

… West Palm Beach - 561-684-8000 ORLANDO, Fla. -  With Halloween right around the corner, law enforcement … as common snack foods in extremely sophisticated packaging with exact weights, color schemes, and protected branding, … Charge Marcus Anderson. “DEA remains dedicated to working with our law enforcement partners to ensure the information …
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Authorities Announce Federal, State and City Partnership to Attack Drug-Trafficking and Violent Crime in Petersburg, VA

… arrest, and prosecute those persons who are selling or buying illicit narcotics in the City of Petersburg. Some of …
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Multiple Arrests Dismantle North Little Rock Drug Trafficking Organization

… executed three search warrants, and made nine controlled buys and seizures. Agents seized nine firearms, 189 …
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Kentucky Career Criminal Sentenced To 20 + Years For Head Role In Cocaine Conspiracy

… acknowledged that he and Catching used drug proceeds to buy merchandise for the store.   Court documents state that …
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Six Charged In Southern Ohio With Running Heroin Ring

… proceeds. Investigators intercepted calls and observed drug buys on numerous occasions between October 2017 and January …
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Heroin Dealer Connected To The Overdose Death Of A Texas Woman Is Arrested On Federal Drug Charge

… at 7:00 p.m., the victim negotiated, in text messages, to buy a “dub” and a “point” from an individual, later …
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Denver Man Sentenced For Role In Murder-for-Hire And Drug Conspiracy

… to carve a “Z” into the victim’s chest and was planning on buying a hatchet to dismember the body. On March 24, 2012, …
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72 Individuals Indicted For Drug Trafficking In The Municipality Of San Juan

… 72 Individuals Indicted For Drug Trafficking In The Municipality Of San Juan June 03, … samuel.j.esquilin-carrero@dea.gov Diversion Outreach Coordinator: Johnny Melendez Cruz (571) 576-2660 … create a money (known as “el pote,” in Spanish) in order to buy weapons and ammunition, for the use of the members of …
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Five Defendants Sentenced For On-Line Trafficking Of Prescription Drugs

… and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Stevan Buys. On …
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Wiretap Investigation Yields More Than 77lbs Of Fentanyl, Heroin And Cocaine In “Operation High Hopes”

… it could have caused is truly staggering. Individuals who buy and sell at this level aren’t users.  They’re not small …
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Pamlico County Drug Trafficker Sentenced In Operation "No Quarter"

… Sheriff's Office used another confidential informant to buy 4.8 grams of cocaine (crack) from Willis. The …
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Heroin Distributor Gets Nearly 33 Years In Federal Prison In Mexican Mafia Case

… was found to be the main distributor of heroin. He would buy the drugs wholesale from Mexico and distribute it …
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Johnston County Trafficker Sentenced For Cocaine Conspiracy

… November 4, 2013, agents used a confidential informant to buy 9 ounces of cocaine from Arrollo-Silva at a stash house …
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New York Man Imprisoned 75 Months For Heroin Trafficking That Led To Overdose Death Of Rutland Man

… used confidential informants to make controlled buys of the heroin from Willis and Murphy in the Rutland …
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Three Defendants Sentenced In Heroin Conspiracy

… calls, ask the caller how much heroin he or she wanted to buy, and direct the caller to drive to a gas station or …
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Heroin Dealer Sentenced To Over 8 Years For Distributing Heroin Connected To Overdose Death

… for his heroin addiction, texted de LosAngeles, asking to buy heroin.  During the ensuring text exchange, de …
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Queens To Suffolk Heroin Network Arrests Announced

… for his heroin addiction, texted de LosAngeles, asking to buy heroin.  During the ensuring text exchange, de …
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Supplier Of “Molly” That Resulted In A Death At Electric Zoo Concert Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court To Narcotics Conspiracy Charge

… Frank A. Tarentino III Domestic New York state with offices located in New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Long … Edgardo Ramos. Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said: “With today’s guilty plea, Patrick Morgan now stands … 2013, the Three Individuals pooled their money in order to buy additional Molly pills from Morgan. The Three …
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13 Indicted In Wellsville Meth Roundup

… The defendants engaged in the practice of “smurfing” (buying small quantities) at local pharmacies to get around …
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Operation “Cruel Summer” Nets 46 Arrests

… DEA agents and sheriff's deputies conducted more than 50 "buy-walk" operations. They bought methamphetamine, heroin, …
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Catonsville Dentist Sentenced To 30 Months In Prison For Selling 140,000 Hydrocodone Pills

… from Riley for $1 a pill. In 2007, the drug dealer began buying an average of 500 pills a week for $1.30 a pill. The …
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Former Law School Student Sentenced To Four Years In Prison For Conspiring To Distribute Methamphetamine

… student at Georgetown Law School, traveled to California to buy the methamphetamine, which he then would ship to …
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against Supplier Of “Molly” That Resulted In A Death At Electric Zoo Concert

… 2013, the Three Individuals pooled their money in order to buy additional Molly pills from Morgan. The Three …
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Drug Distribution Takedowns in Seattle Area Result in 18 Arrests and More Than 3.4 Million Lethal Doses of Fentanyl Seized

… Western District of Washington wrapped up in October 2025 with multiple arrests and significant seizures of narcotics … the other they found drug and gun distribution intertwined with illegal cockfighting and an improvised explosive.” The … said Snohomish County Sheriff Susanna Johnson. “What began with a proactive Tulalip Tribal Police traffic stop and …