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Central Florida Law Enforcement Warns of THC-Laced Edibles that Resemble Common Snack Foods

Central Florida Law Enforcement Warns of THC-Laced Edibles that Resemble Common Snack Foods October 29, 2021 Miami Contact Info Contact Us (571) 362-3364 (571) 362-3364 - Option 5 Miami.FD.PIO@dea.gov 571-362-3106 Miami.Recruiting@dea.gov Talk to a …
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Multiple Arrests Dismantle North Little Rock Drug Trafficking Organization

… executed three search warrants, and made nine controlled buys and seizures. Agents seized nine firearms, 189 …
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Kentucky Career Criminal Sentenced To 20 + Years For Head Role In Cocaine Conspiracy

… acknowledged that he and Catching used drug proceeds to buy merchandise for the store.   Court documents state that …
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Six Charged In Southern Ohio With Running Heroin Ring

… proceeds. Investigators intercepted calls and observed drug buys on numerous occasions between October 2017 and January …
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Johnston County Trafficker Sentenced For Cocaine Conspiracy

… November 4, 2013, agents used a confidential informant to buy 9 ounces of cocaine from Arrollo-Silva at a stash house …
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New York Man Imprisoned 75 Months For Heroin Trafficking That Led To Overdose Death Of Rutland Man

… used confidential informants to make controlled buys of the heroin from Willis and Murphy in the Rutland …
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Three Defendants Sentenced In Heroin Conspiracy

… calls, ask the caller how much heroin he or she wanted to buy, and direct the caller to drive to a gas station or …
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DEA Announces New Los Angeles Field Division Special Agent in Charge

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … legal, and executive leadership experience built over the course of a distinguished 17-year DEA career and … as the DEA’s most complex and high-impact divisions, covering Southern California, Nevada, Hawaii, and the U.S. …
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New Jersey Pharmacy Admits Illegal Distribution of Prescription Opioids and Kickback Scheme

… caused a loss to federally funded healthcare programs of over $4.5 million. In addition, Dunn Meadow and its parent company, … Meadow has also agreed to pay up to $50 million dollars over the next five years to resolve its civil liability if …
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Principal Supplier And Drug Distributor Of Two Boston-Area Cocaine Trafficking Rings Pleads Guilty

… development. It is alleged that the DTO assumed control over multiple apartments, where they stored, cooked, … of each DTO and is estimated to have distributed a total of over 3.5 kilograms of cocaine.   Drayton is the second … and up to life of supervised release and a fine of up to $5 million. The charge of conspiracy to distribute and to …
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Leaders of Poly-Drug Distribution Network Plead Guilty in Federal Court

… and surrounding areas. According to court documents, over the course of the multi-agency investigation into the … 60 firearms, 18 high capacity magazines, more than $2.4 million in cash drug proceeds, over $300,000 in jewelry, two residences, ten vehicles, a …
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Updated Results From DEA’s Largest-Ever Global Synthetic Drug Takedown Yesterday

… targeted dangerous new and emerging class of chemicals from overseas WASHINGTON - Yesterday the Drug Enforcement (DEA) … 49 cities and five countries, along with more than $51 million in cash and assets seized.   Altogether, 9,445 … the flow of money - the lifeblood that allows these multi-million dollar organizations to proliferate.” “On behalf of …
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First Of Cape Cod Brothers Sentenced To Twenty Years For Oxycodone Trafficking Scheme

… he and his brother distributed on Cape Cod and generated over $5 million in proceeds. Joshua M. Gonsalves, 34, of Dennisport, … of the related money laundering conspiracy was to use the millions of dollars in drug proceeds to purchase additional …
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Eight Madera And Merced County Residents Indicted In Gang-Related Drug Trafficking Conspiracies

… and a maximum statutory penalty of life in prison and a $10 million fine. The actual sentence, however, will be … of the federal arrests and search warrants yesterday, over a pound of suspected methamphetamine and at least one … a maximum statutory penalty of 40 years in prison and a $5 million fine. The actual sentence, however, will be …
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Two Rock Hill Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Their Role in Drug Conspiracy

Two Rock Hill Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Their Role in Drug Conspiracy February 21, 2025 Atlanta Contact Info Contact Us (404) 893-7000 571-362-3458 DEA.Atlanta.Media@dea.gov SA Sheri Kindred 571-362-2922 Atlanta.Division.Recruiting@dea.gov Talk …
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“Operation SLO Ride” Dismantles Major Drug Trafficking Organization in Tulare County

“Operation SLO Ride” Dismantles Major Drug Trafficking Organization in Tulare County March 14, 2024 San Francisco Contact Info Contact Us (415) 436-7900 (415) 436-7994 Akilah Johnson SanFranSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us …
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Twenty Charged In Chicago With Various Drug Trafficking Offenses, Including Five Allegedly Tied To The Mexican “Zetas” Cartel

… - (608) 210-4300 Milwaukee - (414) 336-7300 More than $12 million and 250 kilograms of cocaine seized during the … Mexican drug cartel who were responsible for transporting millions of dollars in drug proceeds between Chicago and … evident when you consider the impact of the seizure of over $12 million in suspected drug proceeds. In the specific …
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DEA and partners hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on October 27

… San Ysidro - (619) 671-4500 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 …
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Suburban Chicago Man Sentenced to 7 Years in Federal Prison for Laundering Drug Trafficking Proceeds

… 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 …
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DEA and partners hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on October 27

… Cheyenne - (307) 778-1500 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 …
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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

… 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 …
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DEA Pennsylvania And Delaware Holding Third Prescription Take-Back Day In October

… J. McCartney (215) 861-1974 Division Contacts Delaware Dover - (302) 672-6383 Wilmington - (302) 395-4600 … 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 …
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Six Sentenced To Federal Prison For Drug Trafficking

… 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 …
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Illinois Resident Sentenced For Synthetic Drug Conspiracy

… 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 …
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Clovis Woman Pleads Guilty To Money Laundering

… 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.   …
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Alleged Marijuana Growers In Siskiyou County Arrested For Conspiring To Bribe Sheriff

… 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 …
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DEA Holds Prescription Drug Take-Back Event October 26

… 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 …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Is Saturday

… 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 …
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Alleged Bonanno Associate Pleads Guilty To Narcotics Trafficking Crimes Carrying Sentence Of 10 Years To Life

… 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 …