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Albuquerque Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Narcotics Trafficking Charges

July 15, 2016
… provisions seeking a money judgment of at least $1.3 million and property and assets obtained directly or …
July 15, 2016
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DEA and partners hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on October 27

October 24, 2018
… Sandoval Divsersion.SAN@dea.gov DEA aims to dispose of 10 million pounds of unused pills SAN DIEGO – 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 …
October 24, 2018
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Suburban Chicago Man Sentenced to 7 Years in Federal Prison for Laundering Drug Trafficking Proceeds

November 08, 2022
… and Mexico to facilitate the receipt of approximately $1.5 million in narcotics proceeds in the United States. Han … Law enforcement then searched Han’s residence and discovered a money counter, multiple firearms, over $1.1 million in cash concealed in cookie tins inside of a drop …
November 08, 2022
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DEA and partners hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on October 27

October 25, 2018
… 387-2558 utahrecruiter@dea.gov DEA aims to dispose of 10 million pounds of unused pills DENVER – 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 …
October 25, 2018
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Results Are In And Thousands Of Pounds Of Unused, Unwanted And Expired Medication Was Cleaned Out Of New Yorkers Medicine Cabinets

November 03, 2016
… medication was collected at almost 5,200 collection sites.  Over the life of the program, 7.1 million (more than 3,500 tons) of prescription drugs have … with painkillers.  Almost 30,000 people-78 a day-died from overdosing on these painkillers or heroin in 2014, according …
November 03, 2016
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DEA Pennsylvania And Delaware Holding Third Prescription Take-Back Day In October

October 20, 2011
… of Pennsylvania and the State of Delaware turned over more than 15 tons of expired and unused prescription … heroin and inhalants combined. Last year, 2.4 million people, 12 and older, abused prescriptions for the … environmental and health hazards. DEA recognizes that the overwhelming and continued success of the Take-Back …
October 20, 2011
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Six Sentenced To Federal Prison For Drug Trafficking

April 20, 2011
… months in prison, five years supervised release, and a $2 million money judgment. Guadalupe Valenzuela, 45, a Mexican … 18, 2010, the conspiracy was responsible for distributing over 100 pounds of methamphetamine throughout southwest Idaho. Millions of dollars in drug proceeds were secreted out of …
April 20, 2011
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Illinois Resident Sentenced For Synthetic Drug Conspiracy

February 12, 2018
… the United States. They generated in excess of $33 million in sales. At the time of the illicit enterprise, … law enforcement agencies seized and forfeited over $6.6 million representing drug proceeds. Co-defendant New …
February 12, 2018
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Clovis Woman Pleads Guilty To Money Laundering

June 27, 2016
… five-month life span. ZenBio generated in excess of $33 million from the sale of at least 24 tons of synthetic … investigation of this case, law enforcement officers seized over $6 million in cash and assets derived from drug proceeds.   …
June 27, 2016
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Alleged Marijuana Growers In Siskiyou County Arrested For Conspiring To Bribe Sheriff

August 31, 2017
… Jon Lopey in Yreka. During the meeting, Yang offered $1 million to the Sheriff in exchange for his assistance with … about how he could assist them. Because Yang’s offer of $1 million was contingent on Yang securing and profiting from … $10,500 in cash. These funds were immediately turned over to the FBI as evidence. This case is the product of an …
August 31, 2017
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DEA Holds Prescription Drug Take-Back Event October 26

October 21, 2013
… in the U.S. are alarmingly high; almost twice as many (6.8 million) currently abuse prescription drugs than the number … in DEA’s six previous Take-Back Days turned in nearly 2.8 million pounds-almost 1,409 tons-of prescription drugs, most recently at more than 5,800 sites operated by over 4,300 of DEA’s law enforcement partners.  The public …
October 21, 2013
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Is Saturday

April 25, 2016
… April 30 WASHINGTON - 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 25, 2016
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Alleged Bonanno Associate Pleads Guilty To Narcotics Trafficking Crimes Carrying Sentence Of 10 Years To Life

May 06, 2013
… trafficked cocaine and marijuana and laundered tens of millions of dollars in narcotics proceeds BROOKLYN, N.Y. - … to the indictment and other court filings submitted by the government, Venizelos was a major Staten Island-based …
May 06, 2013
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Mexican National Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Traffic Cocaine and Money Laundering

June 16, 2025
… through California, to Massachusetts and into New England over a two-year period. Palafox and his co-conspirators also … upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutes which govern the determination of a sentence in a criminal case.  …
June 16, 2025
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Rhode Island Man Sentenced to Twenty Years in Federal Prison in One of Rhode Island’s Largest Fentanyl Seizures

May 29, 2025
… by law enforcement.  The seizure of a combined total of over sixteen kilograms of fentanyl-laced pills and fentanyl …
May 29, 2025
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Missouri Man Pleads Guilty to $900,000 Drug-Trafficking Conspiracy

June 07, 2024
… of today’s plea agreement, Harris must forfeit to the government a money judgment of up to $887,600, based upon his … by agents, analysts, and prosecutors who remain together over time, and they epitomize the model that has proven most …
June 07, 2024
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DEA arrest 15 in multi-state drug trafficking ring

October 08, 2020
… stated Special Agent in Charge William J. Callahan, who oversees the Drug Enforcement Administration St. Louis … by agents, analysts, and prosecutors who remain together over time, and they epitomize the model that has proven most …
October 08, 2020
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Mexican National Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Drug Smuggling Operation

February 24, 2022
… found Villegas guilty of one count of conspiracy to possess over 1,000 kilograms of marijuana with intent to distribute. …
February 24, 2022
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Federal authorities arrest El Paso Police Officer for providing assistance to drug dealer

December 04, 2020
… with one count of possession with intent to distribute over 500 grams of cocaine. According to court records, on … running license plates on vehicles associated with undercover operations. “Law enforcement officers must he held to … Steven Spitzer are prosecuting this case on behalf of the government. It is important to note that a federal grand jury …
December 04, 2020
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Pawan Kumar Jain Arrested On Charges Of Unlawfully Dispensing Prescription Drugs And Health Care Fraud

April 17, 2014
… 111-count federal indictment alleges that Jain’s over-prescribing of opioid pain medication resulted in the … Office to make sure physicians who attempt to defraud the government, sometimes with fatal results, are held …
April 17, 2014
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Defendant Sentenced For Role In May 2013 Murder Of Southlake, Texas, Man

August 18, 2016
… to one count of interstate stalking and testified for the government at trial.  Two co-defendants in the case, his … multiple times with a 9mm pistol while seated in his Range Rover that was parked at Southlake Town Square.  A Toyota … electronic devices to assist in the search, and he created email accounts for Ledezma-Cepeda and “El Gato” to …
August 18, 2016
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Federal And State Authorities In El Paso Arrest 14 Defendants On Federal Drug Trafficking/Money Laundering Charges

June 22, 2017
… of cocaine, 600 kilograms of marijuana, seven vehicles, and over $138,000 in U.S. currency attributed to the Orrantia …
June 22, 2017
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International Internet Drug Distributor Sentenced In Operation Dutch Connection After Extradition To U.S. Gainsville Co-Conspirator Cooperated Against Drug Source

February 11, 2011
… activities to law enforcement because of a dispute over drug money owed by Albano to Mahdioui. The … federal agents in Atlanta set up an international undercover sting operation. Agents in Atlanta communicated with Mahdioui via e-mail and ordered 1,000 hits of LSD, at a price of $5,000, …
February 11, 2011
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Brian S. Besser Named Special Agent in Charge of the Denver Field Division

March 04, 2022
… most recently served as the Interim Assistant Administrator over the Diversion Control Division at DEA headquarters in … Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and Montana. Besser maintains oversight responsibility for the investigative, enforcement, … DEA’s global program for regulating more than 1.9 million DEA registrants across the entire pharmaceutical …
March 04, 2022
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Lansing Man Indicted for Drug Trafficking and Possessing Firearms

November 21, 2024
… Searches at properties used by Kevin Dunson yielded over four kilograms of methamphetamine, two kilograms of cocaine, four firearms, and over a half-million dollars DETROIT – Kevin Dunson, 43, …
November 21, 2024
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DEA announces 17th National Drug Take Back

April 23, 2019
… with new locations added regularly. Currently, over 59 state, local and tribal police departments are … 96 collection points state-wide, a significant increase over the previous year, and highest-ever number of sites in … of the program. Nationally, DEA has collected nearly 11 million pounds since 2010.    # # # Take Back Day On …
April 23, 2019
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13th Drug Take-Back Announced By DEA

April 28, 2017
… , with new locations added regularly.  Currently, over 45 state, local, and tribal police departments are providing 68 collection points state-wide.  Nationally, over 5,000 sites across the country will be collecting … 12 Take-Back events nationwide from 2010-2016, over 7.1 million pounds, or 3,500 tons of drugs were collected.   In …
April 28, 2017
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Forty Eight Columbia Point Dawgs Charged In Federal Sweep

June 18, 2015
… Diversion/Medical Practitioner 571-362-9171 BOSTON - Over 500 federal, state, and local law enforcement officers … a Maserati, a Mercedes Benz, and an Audi; and $1.5 million in cash. Michael J. Ferguson, Special Agent in …
June 18, 2015
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Northwest Arkansas Fentanyl Distributors Sentenced to Combined 52 Years in Federal Prison in Drug Overdose Death Cases

November 13, 2023
… Sentenced to Combined 52 Years in Federal Prison in Drug Overdose Death Cases November 13, 2023 New Orleans Contact … Distribute. The Honorable Judge Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing hearing in the United States District … the deceased’s body, officers located a syringe and a small amount of a white substance, later determined to be …
November 13, 2023
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Nineteen South Bay Residents Charged in Alleged Scheme to Funnel Drugs into U.S. and Firearms to Mexico

February 11, 2021
… Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux. “As methamphetamine overdoses rise, the significant drug seizures in this … heroin, and 16 firearms.  In additional court filings the government argues that based on intercepts and intelligence … §§ 121.1, 123.1, and 127.1   Lifetime imprisonment $10 million fine Lifetime supervised release     4 years’ …
February 11, 2021