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Man Sentenced To 35 Years For Meth Trafficking From Houston To Louisiana

September 26, 2017
… this investigation, law enforcement discovered Lavergne was buying large quantities of methamphetamine from suppliers in …
September 26, 2017
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DEA Releases 2015 Drug Threat Assessment: Heroin And Painkiller Abuse Continue To Concern

November 04, 2015
… the safety and security of our communities. They profit by buying drugs from regional Mexican criminal affiliates and …
November 04, 2015
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Man Found Guilty Of Trafficking Crack Cocaine

August 26, 2015
… videos selling crack cocaine, during one of the controlled buys Parker could also be heard cooking crack cocaine in the …
August 26, 2015
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Wilson Man Sentenced To 130 Months For Heroin Trafficking And Firearms Charges

March 22, 2016
… Task Force and Wilson Police Department used informants to buy a total of 800 bags of heroin from Turner during five …
March 22, 2016
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Rutland Man Imprisoned 5 Years For Heroin Trafficking

August 26, 2014
… used a confidential informant to make three controlled buys of heroin from Murphy in Rutland. In November 2012, …
August 26, 2014
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New York Man Imprisoned 69 Months For Heroin Trafficking

October 01, 2014
… used confidential informants to make controlled buys of the heroin from Willis and Murphy in the Rutland …
October 01, 2014
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Man Sentenced To 36 Months In Prison For Making Meth

January 25, 2018
… process, Billings engaged in the practice of “smurfing” (buying small quantities) at local pharmacies. The sentencing …
January 25, 2018
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Man Pleads Guilty To Cocaine Charge

January 25, 2018
… Roosevelt Avenue, after previously making three controlled buys of cocaine from the defendant. During the execution of …
January 25, 2018
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DEA/San Diego Sheriff’s Department Arrest 65 People In Operation Mountain Shadow

September 10, 2013
… and Drug Enforcement Administration agents conducted "buy-walk" operations.  They bought methamphetamine, heroin, …
September 10, 2013
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Federal Jury Convicts Pinehurst Doctor Of Drug Conspiracy

May 19, 2016
… a witness, and an audio recording of a government informant buying a prescription from him in a bathroom stall. …
May 19, 2016
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Twin Brothers/Heroin Dealers Sentenced To Federal Prison

July 21, 2016
… for years. DINT and the DEA began making controlled buys of heroin from the Jacobson brothers, who lived in …
July 21, 2016
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Doctor Sentenced To 16 Years For Distributing Drugs

December 01, 2017
… an audio recording of a person working with law enforcement buying a prescription from Beier in a bathroom stall. …
December 01, 2017
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Two Men Sentenced On Meth Charges

January 26, 2018
… Varney and Carter engaged in the practice of “smurfing” (buying small quantities) at local pharmacies to get around …
January 26, 2018
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Stockton Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Marijuana Warehouse Grow

May 22, 2013
… sell their product in pound quantities to whoever will buy it, frequently selling to numerous marijuana …
May 22, 2013
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Fresno County Man Sent To Prison For Mortgage Fraud Scheme

September 04, 2012
… prison for a scheme to defraud mortgage lenders in order to buy houses in Fresno and Mendocino Counties, Drug …
September 04, 2012
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Bakersfield Businessman Sentenced To Seven Years In Prison For International Drug Conspiracy

July 12, 2011
… both of Bakersfield, negotiated with an undercover agent to buy 70 kilograms of cocaine. During the negotiations, and in …
July 12, 2011
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Five Santa Fe Residents Arrested On Federal Oxycodone Trafficking Charges

September 26, 2013
… in Santa Fe County.  Oxycodone is an opioid narcotic pain reliever similar to morphine that is medically prescribed to treat moderate to severe pain and can be habit-forming. Ashraf Nassar, 30, Phillip …
September 26, 2013
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Walgreens Agrees To Pay A Record Settlement Of $80 Million For Civil Penalties Under The Controlled Substances Act

June 11, 2013
… II - V of the Act, such as oxycodone and other prescription pain killers, to be diverted for abuse and illegal black … and DEA regulations are designed to prevent prescription pain killers, like oxycodone, from ending up on our …
June 11, 2013
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Leader of Drug Trafficking Organization, Trafficking Cocaine Across Maryland and Bribing U.S. Postal Letter Carriers, Sentenced

August 02, 2021
… the proper address and to keep an accurate record of their deliveries.  Holloman began diverting packages containing … conducting surveillance of the Upper Marlboro package’s delivery.  Stanley fled the scene in his vehicle, but Savage …
August 02, 2021
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DEA and Texas DPS conduct joint operation

September 25, 2019
… suspected of prescription drug fraud or manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance involving prescription … three individuals were charged with manufacture and delivery of a controlled substance for trafficking …
September 25, 2019
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Violent Bridgeport Gang Member Sentenced to More Than 22 Years in Federal Prison

April 05, 2025
… members distributed heroin, crack cocaine, marijuana and Percocet pills; used and shared firearms; and committed at …
April 05, 2025
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Department of Justice and DEA Announce Seizures of Historic Amounts of Deadly Fentanyl-Laced Fake Pills in Public Safety Surge to Protect U.S. Communities

October 01, 2021
… identical to legitimate prescriptions such as Oxycontin®, Percocet®, Vicodin®, Adderall®, Xanax®, and other medicines. …
October 01, 2021
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Gang Member Involved in Courthouse Shooting Sentenced

June 08, 2022
… associates distributed heroin, crack cocaine, marijuana and Percocet pills; committed numerous acts of violence against …
June 08, 2022
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Three More Indicted in Drug-trafficking Conspiracy

January 26, 2023
… cocaine, powder cocaine, purported ecstasy pills, purported Percocet pills (believed to be counterfeit pills made with …
January 26, 2023
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DEA Issues Public Safety Alert on Sharp Increase in Fake Prescription Pills Containing Fentanyl and Meth

September 27, 2021
… opioid medications such as oxycodone (Oxycontin®, Percocet®), hydrocodone (Vicodin®), and alprazolam (Xanax®); …
September 27, 2021
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Large-Scale Counterfeit Pill Manufacturer Charged With Drug Offenses And Pandemic Loan Fraud

July 23, 2024
… of pills that looked like regular prescription Adderall or Percocet, but in reality, contained methamphetamine or …
July 23, 2024
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Six Members of Evansville Fentanyl and Meth Trafficking Ring Indicted

February 13, 2024
… counterfeit prescription pills that appear to be Oxycodone, Percocet, Xanax, and other drugs. Fake prescription pills …
February 13, 2024
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DEA, Arizona Attorney General & Tempe Police Announce 150+ Subjects Charged & Massive Quantities of Narcotics Seized

February 23, 2023
… like prescription drugs such as Oxycontin, Hydrocodone, Percocet, Xanax, and Adderall.  They are also hiding …
February 23, 2023
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DEA Task Force and Waterbury police investigation takes down heroin trafficking ring; 15 charged

October 29, 2019
… approximately 1,000 fentanyl pills disguised as Percocet pills, one firearm and approximately $50,000 in …
October 29, 2019
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DEA Issues Public Safety Alert on Sharp Increase in Fake Prescription Pills Containing Fentanyl and Meth

September 27, 2021
… opioid medications such as oxycodone (Oxycontin®, Percocet®), hydrocodone (Vicodin®), and alprazolam (Xanax®); …
September 27, 2021