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Tulare And Stanislaus County Men Indicted On Federal Drug Trafficking Charges

September 15, 2011
… Cortes is also charged with distributing a smaller amount of methamphetamine on July 8, 2011. This case is the … sentence, a maximum sentence of life in prison and a $10 million fine. The actual sentence, however, will be …
September 15, 2011
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Second Largest Border Meth Bust in History on Southern Border

October 11, 2020
… agencies can do when we combine forces – prevent over $7 million worth of deadly drugs from entering our country; …
October 11, 2020
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Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty to Drug and Firearm Offenses

August 03, 2023
… a hooked knife and buprenorphine (Suboxone) strips were recovered from Soares’ backpack. Additionally, cocaine and fentanyl intended for distribution were recovered from Soares’ person. As a result, Soares was indicted … three years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $5 million. The charge of possession with intent to distribute …
August 03, 2023
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Justice Department Announces First Ever Indictments Against Designated Chinese Manufacturers Of Deadly Fentanyl And Other Opiate Substances

October 17, 2017
… illegal drugs, used different names and company identities over a period of at least six years and operated websites … a maximum statutory penalty of 20 years in prison, a $1 million fine, and three years of supervised release. Zhang …
October 17, 2017
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Pacific Beach resident pleads guilty to distributing fentanyl that caused two overdoses, one of them fatal

October 24, 2019
… pleads guilty to distributing fentanyl that caused two overdoses, one of them fatal October 24, 2019 San Diego … the death of one man and sent another to the hospital over Labor Day weekend in September 2018. A third man - … Diego death toll could potentially reach 120, which would amount to a 33 percent increase over last year’s total of 90 …
October 24, 2019
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Former Georgia Medical Examiner And Seven Others Federally Indicted For Opioid Distribution

March 02, 2018
… & Narcotics Agency visited Burton in early 2017 and discovered that he was prescribing painkillers to a large number … allegedly issued over 1,100 opioid prescriptions, which amounted to over 108,000 individuals doses, including over …
March 02, 2018
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Baltimore Drug Dealer Sentenced for Distributing Fentanyl, Cocaine, Heroin & Gun Possession

March 18, 2022
… WashingtonDiversionOutreach@dea.gov Investigators Seized Over 90 Grams of Controlled Substances, Including Fentanyl, … to his guilty plea, after the investigation of a fatal overdose victim in Harford County, Maryland, investigators … store bathroom. As result of an investigation into an overdose, investigators began to conduct physical …
March 18, 2022
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Eastern Shore Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty & Sentenced on Drug Charges

July 12, 2022
… the Salisbury, Maryland apartment where law enforcement recovered over two kilograms of cocaine.  Holbrook agrees that he …
July 12, 2022
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“NFL” Gang Member Sentenced to 13 Years in Federal Prison for Racketeering Charges

June 27, 2022
… to him that he and other NFL members distributed over one kilogram of heroin during his participation in the … Similarly, on January 31, 2018, Davis posted discovery information from a state prosecution that identified a … a nearby gas station where agents searched his car and recovered 40 grams of a heroin fentanyl mix and a pistol loaded …
June 27, 2022
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DEA Washington Joins D.C. Partners to Announce New Partnership Focused on Violent Crime

February 18, 2022
… across Washington D.C. The press conference announcement covered the new D.C. Homicide Reduction Partnership (HRP) – a … This HRP is part of the DEA Washington’s Operation Overdrive initiative in Washington, D.C. Operation Overdrive aims to use a data-driven, intelligence-led …
February 18, 2022
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Heroin Dealer Pleads Guilty and is Sentenced to Four Years in Federal Prison

March 09, 2022
… a result of the executed search warrant, law enforcement recovered, among other things, digital scales, blenders, … by agents, analysts, and prosecutors who remain together over time, and they epitomize the model that has proven most …
March 09, 2022
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Drug Distributor for East Baltimore Monument Street Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to More Than Five Years in Federal Prison

November 23, 2021
… 571-362-2476 WashingtonDiversionOutreach@dea.gov Over the Course of the Monument Street Investigation, Law … # # # Gangs Guns/Weapons Major Law Enforcement Operation Overdose Task Forces/Task Force Officers Arrests/Convictions …
November 23, 2021
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Narcotics Dealer Sentenced to Ten and a Half Years in Federal Prison for Federal Drug Trafficking Charges and Assault on a Federal Officer

November 22, 2021
… A 9-month-old Child and Three Adult Victims Overdosed on Fentanyl and Heroin Distributed by Trimmer and … that Trimmer distributed. Shortly after ingestion, Victim A overdosed and lost consciousness. After receiving life support treatment, Victim A survived the overdose, which constituted a serious bodily injury. Prior …
November 22, 2021
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Penn North Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to Nine Years in Federal Prison

September 14, 2021
… of Pennsylvania and North avenues in Baltimore City.  Over the course of the investigation, investigators … November 21, 2019 for Gillam’s person. Law enforcement recovered 50 gelatin capsules containing approximately 18 grams … executed search and seizure warrants, law enforcement recovered a total of 138 grams of a fentanyl and quinine …
September 14, 2021
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Physician Assistant Sentenced for Conspiring to Distribute and Dispense Oxycodone, Fentanyl, Methadone, and Alprazolam

August 26, 2021
… Richard D. Bennett sentenced William Soyke, age 68, of Hanover, Pennsylvania to 37 months in federal prison, followed … to lower patients’ prescription doses, both doctors overruled Sokye’s opinion.  Further, if another health care … in a range of motion test, and while they were bending over, he would position himself behind them such that his …
August 26, 2021
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California Narcotics Trafficker Sentenced

July 29, 2021
… In exchange, Avalos provided the associate with cocaine.  Over the course of the next month, at Avalos’s instruction, … conspiracy. Law enforcement captured four parcels and discovered approximately 505 grams of cocaine and 42 pounds of … another co-conspirator’s California residence. Officers recovered approximately 500 grams of drugs, a .38 caliber …
July 29, 2021
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Silver Spring, Maryland Man Faces Federal Charges for Distribution of Fentanyl Resulting in the Death of a Minor Victim

September 21, 2022
… Maryland minor victim in January 2022, law enforcement discovered a counterfeit pill that appeared to be 30mg of … Examiner the victim’s cause of death to be a fentanyl overdose.  A forensic analysis of the victim’s cell phone … was issued a criminal citation for the possession of over 10 grams of marijuana.  In that case, law enforcement …
September 21, 2022
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Pakistani Father and Son Convicted in International Heroin Trafficking Scheme

December 05, 2005
… the same McDonalds in Beltsville. The CW turned the heroin over to the DEA and FBI. At a series of meetings in the fall … Unbeknownst to the Afridis, the recipient was an undercover agent for Her Majesty’s Customs and Excise, who was … On August 29, 2003, at the request of the United States government and pursuant to provisional arrest warrants, …
December 05, 2005
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Meth “mules” plead guilty in 23-kilo bust on I-75

December 18, 2020
… Butts County Sheriff’s Office Deputy patrolling I-75 pulled over a white Chevrolet Camaro driven by Crawford for … the car. Matthews admitted she had drugs and pulled a small amount of marijuana out of her pants. The deputy conducted a … lives and communities.”   “Those caught trafficking large amounts of methamphetamine through Middle Georgia will face …
December 18, 2020
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Two defendants sentenced for operating clandestine PCP laboratory that exploded in 2013 fire

August 07, 2019
… site in South Fulton County was one of the largest ever discovered on the east coast,” said DEA Atlanta Division Special … chemicals ignited and caused the laboratory to catch fire. Over the next two days, the home that concealed the lab … supervised release, and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $85,000. Warnock pleaded guilty to conspiracy to …
August 07, 2019
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Six charged for drug trafficking crimes in Anchorage, Alaska

September 28, 2020
… enterprise that was responsible for distributing large amounts of heroin and methamphetamine in Alaska. According to the indictment, over the course of the conspiracy, Shanholtzer relocated … to launder the proceeds of their drug sales, which amounted to hundreds of thousands of dollars. The indictment …
September 28, 2020
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Drug Enforcement Administration Collects Record Number Of Potentially Dangerous Prescription Drugs As Part Of Its 14th Prescription Drug Take Back Day

November 07, 2017
… was collected at last spring’s event. This brings the total amount of prescription drugs collected by DEA since the fall … pounds, or 4,508 tons. DEA’s Detroit Division, which covers Michigan, Ohio, and Kentucky, collected 67,211 … in its 8th year, this event continues to remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s …
November 07, 2017
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Drug Enforcement Administration Collects Record Number Of Potentially Dangerous Prescription Drugs As Part Of Its 14th Prescription Drug Take Back Day

November 07, 2017
… was collected at last spring’s event. This brings the total amount of prescription drugs collected by DEA since the fall … pounds, or 4,508 tons. DEA’s Detroit Division, which covers Michigan, Ohio, and Kentucky, collected 67,211 … in its 8th year, this event continues to remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s …
November 07, 2017
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Drug Enforcement Administration Collects Record Number Of Potentially Dangerous Prescription Drugs As Part Of Its 14th Prescription Drug Take Back Day

November 07, 2017
… was collected at last spring’s event. This brings the total amount of prescription drugs collected by DEA since the fall … pounds, or 4,508 tons. DEA’s Detroit Division, which covers Michigan, Ohio, and Kentucky, collected 67,211 … in its 8th year, this event continues to remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s …
November 07, 2017
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Several Laredoans Head To Prison In Conspiracy To Transport Cocaine

May 27, 2014
… prison. The court further entered a money judgment in the amount of $2,408,204 against all seven. De-Alba, … Enforcement (DEA) came upon several co-conspirators loading over 12 kilograms of cocaine into this secret compartment. … delivered to Miami, the compartment was loaded with large amounts of United States currency destined for Nuevo Laredo. …
May 27, 2014
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Drug Trafficking Ringleader Craig Petties Sentenced To Life In Federal Prison

August 23, 2013
… co-conspirators sorted, counted, packaged, and stored large amounts of cash derived from the sale of controlled … District of Tennessee. The co-conspirators delivered large amounts of currency derived from the sale of cocaine from … custody at the Federal Correctional Institution in Memphis. Over 40 people have been charged and convicted as part of …
August 23, 2013
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More Operation Trena Sin Trono Defendants Head To Prison

August 01, 2017
… issued a final order of forfeiture as to Medrano in the amount of $262,000 and $260,000 as to Garcia. Erasmo … or tractor trailers to Laredo and then Nuevo Laredo. Over the course of the conspiracy which spanned from June … the Trejo-Nava Organization between May 15-17, 2012, which amount totaled 568 kilograms. Medrano was involved in …
August 01, 2017
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Cranston, West Warwick Businessman Charged In Federal Court With Possession With The Intent To Distribute “Bath Salts”

May 08, 2014
… drug makers, wholesalers and retailers in 30 states over the past two days. Lonardo is charged with one count of … distribute a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of: a-(a-PVP), an analog of (MDV), a Schedule I … 2013, after receiving numerous complaints of apparent drug overdoses and erratic behavior in the general vicinity of …
May 08, 2014
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Man Sentenced to Prison after Fentanyl Found in BBQ Grill

December 05, 2024
… an outstanding warrant. While on the premises, officers discovered a large bag containing over a half pound of fentanyl concealed in a barbecue grill …
December 05, 2024
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Man Sentenced for Selling Fentanyl that Killed Mother of Three

December 20, 2023
… mother, leaving her three young children alone for over 15 hours, was sentenced Wednesday to 7.5 years in … He also admitted that the victim was killed by a fentanyl overdose. On Wednesday, Judge Fleissig said it was “beyond … Regional Drug Task Force.  Drug Trafficking Fake Pills Overdose Fentanyl On On Press Release Image Layout Landscape …
December 20, 2023