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Trafficking Over 250 Kilos of Meth in Gas Tank Lands San Benito Man in Prison

… Trafficking Over 250 Kilos of Meth in Gas Tank Lands San Benito Man in … after he switched lanes without signaling. They soon discovered he had several pending state arrest warrants and took …
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Citizen of Mexico Residing in Bakersfield Sentenced to over 10 Years in Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine and Fentanyl

… Citizen of Mexico Residing in Bakersfield Sentenced to over 10 Years in Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine and … counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl to an undercover agent. Medina was arrested on a federal criminal …
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Moses Lake man sentenced to over 12 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine

… Moses Lake man sentenced to over 12 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute …
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Local Law Enforcement Effort Takes Over Sixteen Pounds Of Marijuana Off Troy Streets

… Local Law Enforcement Effort Takes Over Sixteen Pounds Of Marijuana Off Troy Streets November …
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Boise Man Sentenced To Over 10 Years In Prison In 20-Defendant Meth Distribution Investigation

… Boise Man Sentenced To Over 10 Years In Prison In 20-Defendant Meth Distribution …
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Six month investigation into Trenton gang yields 18 arrests with guns and drugs seized

… of H-Block, and through informant information, controlled buys, surveillances and intelligence, authorities were able … as this investigation progressed.  On this day, an undercover officer made arrangements to purchase a quantity of … After conducting the narcotics transaction with the undercover detective at a gas station on North Olden Avenue in …
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Three Chinese Chemical Manufacturing Companies and Five Employees Charged with Conspiring to Manufacture Fentanyl

… is a down payment on our pledge to use every tool in the government’s arsenal, in every corner of the globe, to … defendant companies openly advertised their products all over the world, including to the United States and Mexico, … to improve fentanyl yield and advice on which chemicals to buy to replace banned precursor products. Mexican drug …
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First of Six-Member Drug Trafficking Ring Bringing Hundreds of Pounds of Narcotics to Western Washington Sentenced to 8.5 Years in Prison

… this is a serious criminal offense given the staggering amount of drugs being transported by this DTO. Between two seizures over the course of four days, agents were able to seize … and his co-conspirators were in charge of pumping massive amounts of dangerous and deadly substances into the …
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Alleged Rizzuto Organized Crime Family Associate Sentenced To 10 Years Imprisonment

… Westchester - (914) 682-6256 Defendant allegedly trafficked over 80 kilograms of cocaine and laundered millions of dollars in narcotics proceeds BROOKLYN, N.Y. - …
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Montreal-based Drug Trafficking Ring Operating Throughout The United States, Canada, Mexico, Guatemala, Colombia And Peru Dismantled

… than 300 kilograms of cocaine and laundered more than $1 million.  In connection with the cocaine conspiracy, … cocaine suppliers, to pay for more cocaine.  At least $1 million was sent to Chicago, Los Angeles, Peru, and … which used transnational networks to move huge amounts of cocaine and illegal money through our …
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Miami company pleads guilty to structuring financial transactions

… Latam Games’s corporate officers broke cash deposits into amounts of less than $10,000 and deposited these smaller amounts in Florida, California, and New Jersey. For example, … E. Kahn on April 11, 2019, and faces a fine of up to $1 million. A defendant’s sentence is imposed by a judge based …
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Former Seattle Police Officer Sentenced To Six Years In Prison For Role In Marijuana Smuggling Conspiracy

… deposited his share of the cash in his personal account, in amounts just under $10,000, thereby avoiding reports to law … his nephew, often through his girlfriend, with very large amounts of money to get THC up and running, which was close to $1 million. Meifang Yu was sentenced today to three years of …
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Seven Arrested On Federal Drug Conspiracy Charges

… in both indictments carry different penalties based on the amount of controlled substance attributable to each defendant, with the greater amounts carrying a maximum statutory penalty of life in federal prison and a $10 million fine, upon conviction. Assistant U.S. Attorney Sean …
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Five Worcester Residents Indicted For Marijuana Trafficking And Money Laundering Scheme

… bills for apparently “clean” money by stuffing “huge amounts” of cash into casino slot machines in Connecticut … in $100 bills.  Furthermore, the defendants shipped large amounts of currency from New England to California and … a minimum of four years of supervised release and a $5 million fine.  Each count of money laundering carries a …
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Mexican National Sentenced to 48 Months in Prison for Role in Cocaine Conspiracy

Mexican National Sentenced to 48 Months in Prison for Role in Cocaine Conspiracy February 05, 2026 Phoenix Contact Info Contact Us 571-362-5600 571-362-0582 Joshua Boyer 571-362-0582 PhoenixSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us …
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Communities Nationwide Join DEA and its Partners to Safely Dispose of 571,000 pounds of Unwanted Medication

Communities Nationwide Join DEA and its Partners to Safely Dispose of 571,000 pounds of Unwanted Medication November 04, 2025 Phoenix Contact Info Contact Us 571-362-5600 571-362-0582 Joshua Boyer 571-362-0582 PhoenixSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to …
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Man and woman arrested, charged with obstruction involving overdose heroin death

… stated she drove to Snyder Industries to give Toth his bank card, but later contradicted herself by stating she went to pick up Toth’s bank card. On Jan. 14, 2019, Yeates again stated to a detective she went to Snyder Industries to pick up a debit card from Toth and denied supplying heroin to Toth. On Jan. …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Brings in 745,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications, Continues Fight Against Opioid Epidemic

… Drug Take Back Day, the program has removed more than 15.2 million pounds of medication from circulation since its …
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Loudoun County To Host DEA Exhibit

… The exhibit has been experienced by more than 22 million visitors in 11 cities across the country in the last …
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Baltimore Prescription Drug Trafficker Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison

… face a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine for the drug conspiracy, and five years in …
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Two New Mexico residents indicted for trafficking drugs in Kansas

… less than 10 years in federal prison and a fine up to $10 million on each count. The Kansas Highway Patrol and the …
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Canadian pleads guilty for transporting 99 pounds through Kansas

… 10 years in federal prison, as well as a fine up to $10 million. The Drug Enforcement Administration St. Louis …
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Overland Park, Kansas, man indicted for fentanyl distribution, illegal firearm

… a penalty of not less than 20 years and a fine up to $1 million on the charge of distributing fentanyl; not less …
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Missouri Man Pleads Guilty To Crack Conspiracy

… of 10 years’ to life imprisonment; a fine of up to $4 million, 5 years’ mandatory supervised release, and a $100 …
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Pontoon Beach Woman Pleads Guilty To Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

… of five to 40 years’ imprisonment; a fine of up to $2 million, 4 years’ mandatory supervised release, and a $100 …
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DEA Announces Guilty Plea Of Mexican National For Cocaine Trafficking

… years to a maximum of life in prison, a fine of up to $10 million, and at least five years of supervised release. He …
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Man Charged With Methamphetamine Possession Following Traffic Stop

… a maximum sentence of life in prison, a fine of up to $10 million, a $100 special assessment, and at least five years …
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DEA Case Leads To Conviction Of Chester Woman

… and pseudoephedrine offenses carry fines of up to $1 million and $250,000, respectively. Reed is being held …
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Kansas Man Sentenced to 21 Years for Meth and Cocaine Trafficking

… Houston; Memphis; Jackson, Miss.; and other locations. Overall, the organization was responsible for the … personally distributed or assisted in the acquisition of over 60 pounds of methamphetamine and over five kilograms of cocaine. As part of his sentence, …
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DEA and partners hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on October 27

… Drugs Just Think Twice Domestic DEA aims to dispose of 10 million pounds of unused pills WASHINGTON – After collecting a total of more than 9.9 million pounds (nearly 5,000 tons) of expired, unused and … unwanted prescription medications during 15 previous events over the past eight years, the Drug Enforcement …