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St. Louis News 2009

July 15, 2021
… Operation Family Tree Flemington Woman Pleads Guilty to $6 Million Meth Conspiracy December 10, 2009 Operation Super … Charges Stolen Pseudoephedrine Used to Manufacture Over $1 Million Worth of Meth December 1, 2009 Federal … 16, 2009 Record-Breaking Internet Pharmacy Prosecution Nets Millions for Iowa Law Enforcement June 9, 2009 Galatia, …
July 15, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Passaic County Man Admits Role in Illegal Money Transmitting Scheme

January 07, 2022
… 2016 to December 2017, De La Cruz Acosta accepted $1.94 million in cash to purchase 67 cashier’s checks at banks in … of five years in prison and a fine of $250,000 or twice the amount involved in the offense, whichever is greater. …
January 07, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Leader of Trenton Drug Trafficking Organization Indicted

June 18, 2020
… his role overseeing and managing the distribution of large amounts of heroin in the Trenton area, U.S. Attorney Craig … a maximum potential penalty of 40 years in prison, and a $5 million fine. U.S. Attorney Carpenito credited special …
June 18, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Trafficker smuggling large quantities of deadly fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine sentenced to 168 months

December 23, 2019
… day by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials. “The amount of powdered fentanyl Kelly attempted to smuggle into the U.S. could have produced millions of fentanyl pills and significantly impacted the …
December 23, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

New Hampshire Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Methamphetamine Conspiracy

July 12, 2023
… Lunn sold pure methamphetamine to a cooperating witness in amounts ranging from 100 to almost 280 grams. Velez supplied … three years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $1 million. Sentences are imposed by a federal district judge …
July 12, 2023
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Ex-husband and wife duo from Michigan arrested in Yonkers, NY with eight kilograms of heroin

January 16, 2019
… thousand individual ‘decks’ with a street value of several million dollars. “The rampant use of opioids brings illicit … II. "Through their efforts, we have prevented a significant amount of heroin from reaching the streets, and arrested …
January 16, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

It was something more dangerous than marijuana that they were selling out of a deli - it was K2

August 20, 2018
… F. Hummel in Albany, New York, and bail was set in the amount of $25,000.   Hussein has a detention hearing … maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, a fine of up to $1 million and a term of supervised release of at least three …
August 20, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Maine Man Convicted For Role In Methamphetamine Conspiracy

December 07, 2023
… and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine in an amount greater than 50 grams.  Parlin is the 10th and final … to a lifetime of supervised release and a fine of up to $10 million. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court …
December 07, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Day Removes Almost 600,000 Pounds of Unneeded Prescription Medications Across the Country

November 13, 2023
… National Prescription Take Back Day has removed almost 17.9 million pounds of unneeded medications from communities … euphoric effects rather than medicinal purposes. “The vast amounts of unwanted prescription drugs collected on Take …
November 13, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Missouri Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Drug, Gun Offenses

October 17, 2023
… at the sentencing hearing showed that Toth brought large amounts of methamphetamine from Missouri to Taylorville, … less than five and up to 40 years’ imprisonment, up to a $5 million fine, and up to a life term of supervised release. …
October 17, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Corpus Christi Man Arrested for Selling Fentanyl-Laced Pills Causing Death

March 24, 2023
… possessed and delivered a substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl, the use of which resulted in the death … faces up to life in prison. He could also be fined up to $1 million. The possession of fentanyl with the intention to …
March 24, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Yuba County Men Indicted on Drug Trafficking Charges

November 17, 2022
… Phienemanh and Khamthong were supplying Anderson with large amounts of methamphetamine and heroin. Khamthong was … a maximum statutory penalty of life in prison and a $10 million fine. Any sentence, however, would be determined at …
November 17, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

More than four pounds of fentanyl lead to prison for two men

November 07, 2018
… is a powerful synthetic opioid typically prescribed in amounts less than a milligram.  The National Institute on … 4.5 pounds of fentanyl, if pure, could kill as many as one million people. Grijalva pleaded guilty to possession of …
November 07, 2018
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Bakersfield man pleads guilty to conspiring to structure funds

February 18, 2020
… guilty today to conspiring to structure at least half a million dollars in cash withdrawals from his bank accounts, … According to court documents, Akroush structured funds in amounts just under $10,000 in order to evade the currency …
February 18, 2020
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Houston Man Sentenced for Federal Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Violations

May 17, 2019
… drug trafficking organization that was distributing large amounts of drugs from Mexico to various cities in the United … and involved hundreds of kilograms of methamphetamine, and millions of dollars laundered through the dealership.  The …
May 17, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Five Men Convicted In Largest Crystal Meth Seizure In Michigan

June 19, 2013
… Buren County. The meth had a wholesale value of nearly $1/2 million, and is believed to be the largest seizure of … this investigation: “This case prevented an extremely large amount of crystal meth from flooding our community. It is an …
June 19, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Record Results From 13th DEA TakeBack Event: 33,261 Pounds In Ohio

May 09, 2017
… to the 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 6.4 million Americans abused controlled prescription drugs. The … cabinets and turn in - safely and anonymously - a record amount of prescription drugs."  In the more two years since …
May 09, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Record Results From 13th DEA TakeBack Event: More Than 20,000 Pounds In Michigan

May 09, 2017
… to the 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 6.4 million Americans abused controlled prescription drugs. The … cabinets and turn in - safely and anonymously - a record amount of prescription drugs."  In the more two years since …
May 09, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Record Results From 13th DEA TakeBack Event: 11,439 Pounds In Kentucky

May 09, 2017
… to the 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 6.4 million Americans abused controlled prescription drugs. The … cabinets and turn in - safely and anonymously - a record amount of prescription drugs."  In the more two years since …
May 09, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Law Enforcement Arrests Three Lubbock Residents On Fentanyl-Related Charges

October 27, 2016
… distribute a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl, a Schedule II controlled substance. A … the offense charged is 20 years in federal prison and a $1 million fine. This law enforcement operation focused on the …
October 27, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Attorney General Hunter Charges Doctor With Five Counts Of Second Degree Murder

June 23, 2017
… entrusted their well-being to her, a horrifyingly excessive amount of opioid medications. Nichols' blatant disregard for … 1, 2010 to Oct. 7, 2014, Nichols prescribed in excess of 3 million dosage units of controlled dangerous substances. …
June 23, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Brooks County Marijuana Traffickers Convicted

December 01, 2011
… were frequently used by this organization to store large amounts of narcotics after it has circumvented the … and maximum of life in federal prison and a maximum $8 million fine. A fifth defendant, Lamar Gonzalez, 38, has not …
December 01, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Public Response To DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Days Keeps Growing

May 02, 2013
… from DEA’s previous five Take-Back events, more than 2.8 million (1,409 tons) of prescription medications have been … the Denver Field Division, new records were set for the amount of prescription drugs collected in the division’s …
May 02, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

New Jersey Pharmacist Pleads Guilty In Illegal Pharmaceutical Drug Distribution Scheme

September 07, 2011
… were materially false in that they did not report the true amount of cash Hsia made through the pharmacy in tax years … a maximum potential penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine. The violations of the tax code to which Hsia …
September 07, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Brothers Plead Guilty For Roles In Drug Conspiracy

November 07, 2011
… in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina. The amount of these deposits was intended to avoid federal … potential penalty of 40 years in prison and a fine of $4 million. Sentencing is currently scheduled for Feb. 15, …
November 07, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

California Man Pleads Guilty To Operating Bi-Coastal Marijuana Distribution Ring

March 23, 2017
… was due, co-conspirators deposited (typically in an amount under $10,000) into one of many “feeder” accounts in … up to a lifetime of supervised release, and a fine of $1 million.  The charge of money laundering provides a sentence …
March 23, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Member Of Sinaloa Cartel Sentenced To 19 Years In Prison For Distributing Cocaine And Heroin Shipped To Chicago From Mexico

November 18, 2015
… prison for his role in a conspiracy to transport large amounts of narcotics to the Chicago area. Tomas … has resulted in seizures of approximately $30.8 million, approximately eleven tons of cocaine, 265 kilograms …
November 18, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’s Seventh Pill Take Back Event Yields Fruitful Results In Tennessee

November 07, 2013
… of Columbia and U.S. territories. The local and national amounts collected are the second highest totals ever … drug abuse in the U.S. are alarmingly high; more (6.8 million) currently abuse prescription drugs than the number …
November 07, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’s Seventh Pill Take Back Event Yields Fruitful Results In Georgia

November 07, 2013
… of Columbia and U.S. territories. The local and national amounts collected are the second highest totals collected … drug abuse in the U.S. are alarmingly high; more (6.8 million) currently abuse prescription drugs than the number …
November 07, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’s Seventh Pill Take Back Event Yields Fruitful Results In North Carolina

November 07, 2013
… of Columbia and U.S. territories. The national and local amounts collected are the second and third highest totals … drug abuse in the U.S. are alarmingly high; more (6.8 million) currently abuse prescription drugs than the number …
November 07, 2013