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Rhode Island Businesswoman Sentenced to More Than Three Years in Prison for Money Laundering

… millions of fentanyl pills made to look like oxycodone and Percocet.  In late 2021 to early 2022, Perez enlisted his …
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Dominican Man Arrested for Fentanyl and Meth Conspiracy

… over 50 pill die casts with designs to counterfeit Percocet, Xanax, Adderall and others; Multiple kilogram …
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DEA Recognizes 2025 National Fentanyl Awareness Day with Debut of Faces of Fentanyl Online Exhibit

… that look like prescription medications, such as oxycodone (Percocet), alprazolam (Xanax), and hydrocodone (Vicodin). …
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Federal health care fraud takedown in Northeastern U.S. results in 54 defendants charged and convicted

… large amounts of controlled substances, such as oxycodone, Percocet, Xanax, and promethazine with codeine outside the …
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November 30, 2021
Drug Fact Sheets Filter Drug Fact Sheet Advanced Search Enter Keywords Below Filter Results Select To Narrow Search Results Drug Category Narcotics (Opioids) (4) Depressants (1) Hallucinogen (1) Stimulants (1) Synthetic Opioids (1) Clear All …
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Louisiana Man Sentenced to 25 years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Violations

… of cash.  Powell told law enforcement he was planning to buy a vehicle with the money.  A large, concealed …
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Missouri Man Sentenced to 28 Years for Leading Meth Conspiracy

… by law enforcement in Arkansas on his return trip from buying methamphetamine in Texas. Officers found 2.5 …
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Lockport man convicted by a federal jury of narcotics conspiracy tied to the Sinaloa Cartel going to prison for 25 years

… invoices to make it look like Western New Yorkers were buying sea cucumbers at astounding rates and quantities. The …
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Staten Island man sentenced to nine years’ imprisonment for international arms trafficking and money laundering

… business spanned the globe. By ‘cleaning’ drug money and buying and selling high powered weapons, he was able to …
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South Texas Dealer Sentenced for Selling Fentanyl to Teenager Resulting in Death

… revealed text messages which showed the victim wanting to buy “pase” from Carlos. “Pase” was code for cocaine. Carlos …
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DEA’s OD Justice Devotes Critical Resources to Fatal Drug Poisoning and Overdose Death Investigations Across the United States

… caused serious injury to a university student. Controlled buys, searches, and interviews revealed a large drug …
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OCDETF Investigation Results in Convictions of Six Defendants for Nearly 100 Combined Years in Prison for Meth and Heroin Trafficking Conspiracy

… Airport (“DFW”) to Los Angeles International Airport to buy drugs. Agents seized from inside one of their suitcases …
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Business Owner Who Trafficked Pounds of Meth and Cocaine Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison

… ammunition. As part of his guilty plea, Johnson admitted to buying a motorcycle worth approximately $17,000, using drug …
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Michigan Man Sentenced to 96 Months for Drug and Gun Crimes in Burlington

… (including some of the bills used in one of the controlled buys), about 20 grams of fentanyl, about 65 grams of …
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St. Mary’s County Felon Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges for Distribution of Fentanyl and for Illegal Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition

… drug transaction.  As detailed in the plea agreement, after buying fentanyl from Keys, the three individuals returned to …
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Joint Law Enforcement Efforts Result in Lengthy Sentences

… teams engaged in undercover operations including controlled buys of narcotics and illegal firearms. Over the course of …
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Melvin Hill Convicted by Jury on Federal Drug and Firearms Charges

… Burlington narcotics investigators that the source could buy narcotics from Hill. In February and March, this source …
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Lubbock Drug Traffickers Sentenced to Combined 106 Years in Federal Prison

… documents, DEA agents used a confidential informant to buy cocaine from several defendants. They also executed …
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San Diego Resident Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl that Resulted in 15-Year-Old’s Death

… to actively take steps to ensure that your children are not buying drugs online. We invite you to review the Fentanyl …
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Kennewick WA Man Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Federal Prison

… two pounds of methamphetamine as part of a controlled buy. This led agents to Zavala-Alvarez’s residence in …
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Three Drug Traffickers Convicted of Drug and Money Laundering Conspiracies

… at trial revealed that in 2015 and 2016, Woolard began buying fentanyl and furanyl fentanyl powder from China after …
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Prolific Snohomish County fentanyl dealer sentenced to 15 years in prison

… cut of the profits.  Many distributors used that profit to buy from Irons to support their own addiction. During this …
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Darknet drug vendor sentenced to 10 years prison

… the payment in San Francisco and used the money to buy drugs and supplies to fulfill JetSetLife customer …
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Western U.P. Crystal Meth Conspiracy Shut Down

… purchases of methamphetamine from Hill.  These undercover buys gave the officers the evidence they needed to get a …
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Former Governor Of State Of Tamaulipas, Mexico, Indicted In The Southern District Of Texas

… of 2004. Portions of those funds were allegedly used to buy a Sabreliner 60 airplane in January 2005. As part of …
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Operation Shaw-Crank Redemption Results In 11 Defendants Being Sentenced To A Combined Total Of Over 93 Years For Drug-Trafficking

… and Arkansas River Valley area. Numerous controlled buys, surveillance, search warrants, and monitoring have …
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Mexican Toy Dealer Pleads Guilty In Drug Money Laundering Case

… in Colombia and Mexico would contact currency brokers to buy discounted U.S. dollars, which they would use to …
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SoCal Toy Company Pleads Guilty In Money Laundering Conspiracy

… and Mexican pesos would contact currency brokers to buy discounted U.S. dollars, which they used to purchase …
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Grand Jury Indicts New Defendants And Brings Additional Charges Against L.A.-Based OxyContin Ring That Allegedly Bilked Medicare

… at casinos, to purchase automobiles and jewelry, and to buy more OxyContin. The scheme allegedly was orchestrated by …
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Big Island Marijuana “Ministry” Operator Pleads Guilty To Drug And Tax Offenses

… stating “it’s retail”, and “normal retail, you know, we buy it, you know, at forty-five hundred, five grand a pound, …