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High-ranking member of violent drug trafficking ring sentenced to nine years in prison

May 10, 2022
… loads of meth; possessed guns and threatened violence over drug debts Seattle – A significant drug distributor for … revealed the trafficking organization was bringing in large amounts of meth and heroin as well as fentanyl-laced pills …
May 10, 2022
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Seven people charged with trafficking cocaine in the Fox Valley area of Wisconsin

January 08, 2021
… with offenses related to a conspiracy to distribute large amounts of cocaine in the Fox Valley in Wisconsin. According … of Mr. Taco to distribute and accept payments for large amounts of cocaine at the Mr. Taco (Kimberly) restaurant. D uring the takedown on December 2, 2020, over two kilograms of cocaine were seized from Luis Morales’ …
January 08, 2021
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Suburban Detroit Resident Sentenced To 15 + Years In Federal Prison For Large Scale Cocaine And Marijuana Conspiracy

September 19, 2013
… 362-0443 Orlando Gordon admitted to selling kilo quantity amounts of cocaine and pound quantities of marijuana to … admitted to having another person purchase money orders in amounts less than $3,000 to avoid reporting requirements. … Michigan, large quantities of drugs, including a seizure of over 1,000 kilograms/2,200 pounds of marijuana, and multiple …
September 19, 2013
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Two Pharmacists Convicted For Illegally Dispensing To Patients Of A Pill Mill

March 29, 2017
… the conspiracy, Ofume and Iriele generated more than $5.1 million dollars from unlawful prescriptions issued by … also intends to seek money judgments equal to the amount of proceeds defendants obtained from their illegal drug trafficking and the amount of money laundered. The sentencings of Ofume and …
March 29, 2017
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DEA Laboratory Testing Identifies New Soft/Pliable Form of Fentanyl

December 15, 2025
… with purity levels ranging from less than 1% to over 20%. Even at low concentrations, fentanyl is extremely … 100 times more potent than morphine. Even a small amount—equivalent to a few grains of salt—can cause fatal overdoses. Its potency, combined with its ability to be …
December 15, 2025
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Drug Trafficking Defendants Sentenced to Prison

March 22, 2022
… and Possession of a Narcotic Drug (Cocaine) For Sale in an Amount Over the Statutory Threshold, a class 2 felony …
March 22, 2022
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California Supplier Of Methamphetamine To Hawaii Sentenced To 14 Years

June 24, 2013
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … that transported methamphetamine from California to Hawaii over a period of several months.  Ramirez sold methamphetamine during several transactions to undercover officers of the Drug Enforcement (DEA). Ramirez’s last …
June 24, 2013
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Boston Man Pleads Guilty To Methamphetamine Distribution Charges

July 05, 2022
… and February 2021, investigators conducted three undercover purchases of methamphetamine from Lennon. On Jan. 13, … nearly 400 grams of fentanyl and fentanyl analogues, over 500 grams of methamphetamine, over 40 grams of cocaine … at least four years of supervised release and a fine of $5 million. The charge of distribution of 50 grams or more of …
July 05, 2022
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Merced County Doctor Indicted for Multimillion Dollar Disability Insurance Fraud Scheme, Money Laundering, and Unrelated Drug Charges

October 27, 2022
… Merced County Doctor Indicted for Multimillion Dollar Disability Insurance Fraud Scheme, Money … between February 2020 and March 2022, Mamdani submitted over 6,000 initial claims to EDD for disability insurance … up to $99 million dollars with potential actual losses of over $53 million. Mamdani is separately charged with …
October 27, 2022
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Upshur County Man Sentenced To 60 Months For Federal Conspiracy

April 12, 2017
… defendant included U.S. currency and bank accounts totaling over $1.2 million, real property, precious metals, two airplanes, six …
April 12, 2017
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Upshur County Woman Sentenced For Federal Conspiracy

April 18, 2017
… defendant included U.S. currency and bank accounts totaling over $1.2 million, real property, precious metals, two airplanes, six …
April 18, 2017
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Canadian Man Sentenced For Marijuana Smuggling

March 04, 2011
… marijuana from Canada into the United States and smuggled millions of dollars of U.S. currency into Canada as payment … efforts of DEA, ICE and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Over thirty defendants were convicted for their involvement …
March 04, 2011
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Two Ashland Residents Sentenced To Federal Prison For Distributing Controlled Substance Analogues And Filing False Tax Returns

November 09, 2015
… pay a $50,000 fine and $186,000 in taxes they evaded.  The government established that Morrison and Novak distributed, … Ashland.  The sales of the illegal drugs generated over $2 million in receipts and the defendants skimmed approximately … taxes. U.S. Attorney Vaudreuil stated, “The defendants made millions of dollars by distributing synthetic drugs from the …
November 09, 2015
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DEA’S National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Is Saturday

April 27, 2016
… p.m. April 30 SEATTLE - After collecting and destroying 5.5 million pounds-2,762 tons-of unused prescription drugs in … their potentially dangerous, unwanted medicines to one of over 5,000 collection sites around the country that are … prescription drugs, particularly opioid painkillers.  6.5 million Americans abuse prescription drugs, according to the …
April 27, 2016
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DEA’S National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Is Saturday

April 27, 2016
… p.m. April 30 SEATTLE - After collecting and destroying 5.5 million pounds-2,762 tons-of unused prescription drugs in … their potentially dangerous, unwanted medicines to one of over 5,000 collection sites around the country that are … prescription drugs, particularly opioid painkillers.  6.5 million Americans abuse prescription drugs, according to the …
April 27, 2016
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DEA’S National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Is Saturday

April 27, 2016
… p.m. April 30 SEATTLE - After collecting and destroying 5.5 million pounds-2,762 tons-of unused prescription drugs in … their potentially dangerous, unwanted medicines to one of over 5,000 collection sites around the country that are … prescription drugs, particularly opioid painkillers.  6.5 million Americans abuse prescription drugs, according to the …
April 27, 2016
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DEA’S National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Is Saturday

April 27, 2016
… p.m. April 30 SEATTLE - After collecting and destroying 5.5 million pounds-2,762 tons-of unused prescription drugs in … their potentially dangerous, unwanted medicines to one of over 5,000 collection sites around the country that are … prescription drugs, particularly opioid painkillers.  6.5 million Americans abuse prescription drugs, according to the …
April 27, 2016
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Husband, Wife Behind Meth Trafficking in Missouri

January 21, 2025
… parole. The court also ordered Sims to forfeit to the government $480,000, which represents the proceeds of drug … Sims had distributed approximately 50 pounds of meth over the past five months. Under federal law, it is illegal …
January 21, 2025
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Defendant Pleads Guilty of Fentanyl Distribution

December 16, 2024
… ammunition, and $21,000 in cash. The fentanyl was discovered in multiple locations throughout the house, including … Robins said he had made about 10 trips to St. Louis, Mo., over the past 10 months to purchase fentanyl. Under federal …
December 16, 2024
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Illinois Man Found Guilty of Selling Fatal Fentanyl Pills

September 12, 2024
… in U.S. District Court in St. Louis found Deontae’ Tre’Von Overall, 28, guilty of one count of distribution of fentanyl … and testimony at trial showed that the victim contacted Overall’s cellular phone on Dec. 3, 2022, seeking the … three pills that mimicked the appearance of Percocet from Overall at Overall’s home in St. Louis. The victim died …
September 12, 2024
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Meth Dealer Sentenced to 16 Years

February 05, 2024
… to six pounds of methamphetamine each week from his source over the past five or six months. At the time of this …
February 05, 2024
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Missouri Man Sentenced to 17 Years for Heroin Conspiracy, Illegal Firearms

October 10, 2023
… for distributing at least 461.9 grams of heroin, which is over 4,600 potentially lethal, 0.1-gram “doses” of the drug. …
October 10, 2023
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Leader of St. Louis Fentanyl Ring Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison

August 02, 2023
… in a guilty plea in January that he had been caught with over 800 grams of fentanyl on March 6, 2020 after fleeing …
August 02, 2023
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Two Meth Dealers Sentenced to 23 Years Total in Prison

February 01, 2023
… between 36 and 48 ounces of methamphetamine from Foley over a six-month period. Hensley also admitted that he …
February 01, 2023
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California Man Sentenced for ‘Extraordinary Quantity’ of Meth

September 12, 2022
… in the vehicle he was driving when he was pulled over by a Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper on Sept. 12, …
September 12, 2022
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Kentucky Man Sentenced to 16 Years for Meth Trafficking in Jasper County, Mo.

August 31, 2022
… Young was arrested on July 26, 2020, when he was pulled over by a Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper on … methamphetamine hidden under the center console gear shift cover. All five bundles of methamphetamine weighed a total of …
August 31, 2022
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St. Louis Man Admits Federal Murder-for-Hire Plot

August 08, 2022
… and a co-defendant were arrested after the guns were handed over. Cunningham agreed in his plea to forfeit those guns: … they are willing to engage in. Selling fentanyl that causes overdose deaths and plotting to kill someone? It’s best for …
August 08, 2022
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Kansas City, Kansas, Man Pleads Guilty to Heroin Trafficking

August 12, 2021
… three bundles of about 3.2 kilograms of heroin. An undercover law enforcement officer conducted a controlled delivery of the package on Nov. 20, 2020. The undercover detective knocked on the front door of the residence … Hawthorne had conducted similar transactions twice over the previous few months and had paid approximately …
August 12, 2021
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El Paso Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to More Than 10 Years in Prison

February 01, 2024
… The criminal complaint filed July 12, 2023 alleged that over a separate three-day period Rinker sold quantities of … in July 2023 and pleaded guilty Nov. 1, 2023. “Our Fentanyl Overdose Response Team (FORT) does not just investigate …
February 01, 2024
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Kermit Man Sentenced for Distribution of Meth

January 25, 2024
… a mechanical failure. After securing the area, deputies recovered over 25 grams of crystal meth from McGill. McGill pled …
January 25, 2024