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Many Resident Sentenced To More Than 6 Years In Prison For Distribution Of Methamphetamine

March 16, 2015
… guilty plea, law enforcement agents conducted controlled buys of methamphetamine from Johnson on November 4, 7, and …
March 16, 2015
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Lawrence Man Sentenced For Selling Crack

May 09, 2011
… working with the DEA arranged with a third person to buy an ounce of crack cocaine. The third person said he …
May 09, 2011
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Three Family Members Sentenced For Cocaine Charges

October 30, 2012
… Oliver, were in Orlando, from St. Petersburg, and wanted to buy a kilogram of cocaine for $28,000. The following day, …
October 30, 2012
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Final Operation X3 “Mexican Mafia” Defendant Sentenced

July 21, 2017
… for the main distributor - Juan Pablo Contreras - who would buy the heroin wholesale from Mexico and distribute it …
July 21, 2017
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Coronavirus-stamped heroin/fentanyl glassines seized in the Bronx: Six individuals charged

May 08, 2020
… Ciara A. Gregovich 720-431-8836 Packaging mill produced over $1 million worth of individual dose envelopes stamped … glassine envelopes of suspected heroin/fentanyl worth over a million dollars, as well as $25,000 cash and drug …
May 08, 2020
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Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Nine Years Imprisonment

May 05, 2021
… Wilmington - (910) 815-4513 Law Enforcement Seized $2 Million in Drug Proceeds and Two Firearms from the … of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), which oversees the Charlotte District Office, and Johnny Jennings, …
May 05, 2021
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Florida Man Admits Role In Stolen Identity Income Tax Refund Scheme

September 08, 2016
… a Miami man admitted that he was responsible for depositing over $4.7 million in fraudulently obtained tax refund checks as part … court to one count of conspiracy to commit theft of government funds, one count of theft of government funds, and …
September 08, 2016
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DEA Announces Intent To Schedule Kratom

August 30, 2016
… half of 2016 than any previous year and easily accounts for millions of dosages intended for the recreational market, … health risks to users.  From February 2014 to July 2016, over 55,000 kilograms of kratom material were encountered by …
August 30, 2016
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DEA Continues Its Drug Abuse Prevention Efforts With Prescription Drug Take Back Day This Saturday

April 24, 2017
… of Unused Medications Prevents Drug Thefts, Abuse, and Overdoses SAN FRANCISCO - Addictive prescription drugs that … prescription drugs, particularly opioid painkillers.  6.4 million Americans age 12 and over-2.4 percent of the … 350,000 pounds of unused medication.  Nationwide, over 7.1 million pounds-more than 3,500 tons-of pills have been …
April 24, 2017
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Stanislaus County Couple Indicted For Growing Marijuana On Agricultural Land

October 11, 2012
… Agents found and eradicated 491 marijuana plants weighing over four tons. If convicted, Lee faces a sentence of five to 40 years in prison, and a $5 million fine for each count. Because Saelee was convicted in … of 10 years and a maximum of 80 years, along with a $10 million fine. Cultivating marijuana near a school carries an …
October 11, 2012
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DEA New England Field Division sets record collecting over 57 tons of prescription drugs, electronic vaping devices and cartridges during the 19th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

October 30, 2020
… DEA New England Field Division sets record collecting over 57 tons of prescription drugs, electronic vaping … New England Field Division and its partners, over the course of four hours, collected 115,944.24 pounds or over 57 tons of expired, unused, unwanted prescription …
October 30, 2020
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Havelock Man Convicted of Multiple Drug Offenses

July 06, 2021
… at trial, Daryl Lee Godette, 36, conspired to distribute over a kilogram of heroin in the Havelock area for … also maintained a separate residence for storing bulk amounts of heroin and preparing it for sale. A search warrant of that residence revealed over 1,200 grams of heroin and extensive drug distribution …
July 06, 2021
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Green Bay Woman Sentenced to 8 Years for Trafficking Fake Pharmaceutical Pills Laced with Fentanyl

August 23, 2023
… from the Brown County Drug Task Force, successfully recovered and seized over 8,400 fake pharmaceutical pills containing fentanyl, … she glamorized the life of a drug dealer, posing with large amounts of cash that she made by distributing drugs. This …
August 23, 2023
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Cincinnati Man Receives 13 Year Federal Prison Sentence For Heroin Conspiracy

May 22, 2013
… after he completes his prison term.  Moore admitted that over the course of approximately 15 months he distributed over 100 grams of heroin throughout northern Kentucky and southern Ohio.  He also acknowledged transporting large amounts of a substance used to cut heroin for distribution.  …
May 22, 2013
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Narcotics Task Force Announces Marijuana Seizures Numbers For 2011 Are Released

December 08, 2011
… and Health Advocates Rejecting (HARM) announced the total amount of illegal marijuana plants seized in San Diego … year 2011, NTF and our law enforcement partners seized over 199,599 marijuana plants from 150 separate grow … Of additional significance is the fact that almost (over 91,995 of these plants) were removed from our public …
December 08, 2011
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Arizonans Turn In 5 Tons Of Prescription Drugs To DEA

October 02, 2015
… DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.  In all, over 10,601 pounds of controlled substances were removed … with federal, state and local law enforcement partners in over 75 locations throughout Arizona, hosted collection … pounds of controlled substances.  Nearly 12% of that total amount was collected this past Saturday. On …
October 02, 2015
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Op Sweet Silence Defendant Pleads Guilty, Agrees to Serve 20 Years in Prison

May 13, 2025
… seizure then triggered a series of calls and messages over court-authorized wiretaps and the Muscogee County Jail … including Clemons, and others expressing frustration over the marijuana seizure.  Clemons was also a known … and spoons with suspected methamphetamine residue, over 50 pouches of prepackaged suspected marijuana and other …
May 13, 2025
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One Of The Largest Methamphetamine Distributors In New England Sentenced To 23 Years In Prison

September 25, 2024
… for distributing more than 660 pounds of methamphetamine over the course of six months BOSTON – The leader of a … in federal court in Boston. During the investigation over 160 pounds of pure methamphetamine, as well as an … drug trafficking organization that pushed massive amounts of methamphetamine onto New England streets, and …
September 25, 2024
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Bronx Gang Member Charged with Murder, Attempted Murder, and Racketeering

June 24, 2022
… in other states, and profited from the use of stolen credit cards and debit cards.  Gang members also used guns, and committed acts of …
June 24, 2022
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DEA New England Field Division collects over 46 tons of prescription drugs, electronic vaping devices and cartridges during the 18th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

October 26, 2019
… DEA New England Field Division collects over 46 tons of prescription drugs, electronic vaping … New England Field Division and its partners, over the course of four hours, collected 92,875 pounds or over 46 tons of expired, unused, unwanted prescription drugs …
October 26, 2019