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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Charges 13 Members And Associates Of Lower East Side Narcotics Organization With Narcotics And Firearms Offenses

December 21, 2012
… two undercover NYPD officers made approximately 25 buys of cocaine and crack cocaine from various members of …
December 21, 2012
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Houston News 2008

July 15, 2021
… 5, 2008 McKesson Corporation Agrees to Pay More Than $13 Million to Settle Claims That if Failed to Report Suspicious … DEA Charges Ten and Arrests Five with the Distribution of Over 1000 Kilograms of Marijuana March 13, 2008 Duval County …
July 15, 2021
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San Diego News 2008

July 15, 2021
… Issuing Unlawful Prescriptions September 4, 2008 Twin Undercover Narcotics Operations Targets San Diego Gang Members … Fraud July 14, 2008 DEA Task Force Eradicates $20 Million Marijuana Grow in CA National Forest June 30, 2008 … Trafficking Group Pleads Guilty MAY 6, 2008 Undercover Operation Targets SDSU Campus April 29, 2008 Colombian …
July 15, 2021
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Caribbean News 2004

July 15, 2021
… Administration And Puerto Rico Police Department Seized Over One Million In U.S. Currency  SEP 4, 2004 Ten Individuals …
July 15, 2021
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Seven Defendants Arrested in Joint State/Federal Investigation into Myrtle Beach Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

October 12, 2021
… or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of heroin, a Schedule I controlled substance, and 500 … or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine and 500 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine, Schedule II controlled substances.  This …
October 12, 2021
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DEA Kicks Off Red Ribbon Campaign

October 17, 2016
… chaired by then President and Mrs. Reagan. Approximately 80 million people participate in Red Ribbon events every year. … drug prevention program, bringing drug awareness to millions of people in the United States each year; Whereas State Governors and attorneys general, the National Family …
October 17, 2016
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New Charges For Former NY State Assemblyman Brook-Krasny

June 14, 2017
… charged with schemes to illegally sell prescriptions for over 3.7 million opioid painkillers, to defraud Medicaid and Medicare of millions of dollars and to commit money laundering through …
June 14, 2017
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DEA And Tempe Police Announce Results Of Operation Crank Call

December 20, 2011
… Lake Havasu, Nogales, Sierra Vista, Tucson, and Yuma areas Over 203 Arrests; 435 pounds of Methamphetamine; $7.8 Million dollars in cash; and multiple high-powered weapons … DEA and our partners have taken large quantities of drugs, millions of dollars in drug trafficker assets, and powerful …
December 20, 2011
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Canadian Drug Kingpin With Ties To The Rizutto And Bonanno Crime Families, The Hells Angels And The Mexican Sinaloa Cartel Pleads Guilty To Narcotics Trafficking Crimes Carrying Sentence Of 20 Years To Life And $1 Billion In Forfeiture

May 31, 2013
… spanning all of North America and responsible for smuggling over 100,000 kilograms of marijuana, 83 kilograms of cocaine … the Bonanno crime family in New York, the organization used millions of dollars in drug proceeds to purchase cocaine …
May 31, 2013
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Canadian Drug Kingpin With Ties To The Rizutto And Bonanno Crime Families, The Hells Angels, And The Mexican Sinaloa Cartel Sentenced To 27 Years For Leading A Billion Dollar Narcotics Trafficking Enterprise

August 20, 2014
… empire spanning North America and responsible for smuggling over 100,000 kilograms of marijuana, 83 kilograms of … "This sentence is a message to drug distributors who reap millions while pushing drugs, fear and violence throughout …
August 20, 2014
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10 Charged in Narcotics Distribution across the Northeast

June 17, 2021
… Outreach & Red Ribbon: Ciara A. Gregovich 720-431-8836 Over 120 pounds of fentanyl, heroin and cocaine recovered in … to those challenges by flooding our communities with deadly amounts of heroin, fentanyl and cocaine, amplifying the …
June 17, 2021
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Long Beach Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Narcotics Charges: Includes Distribution Of Pills Manufactured With Acetyl-fentanyl

August 28, 2017
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … by the Drug Enforcement Administration, authorities seized over 9 kilograms of acetyl-fentanyl as well as Xanax and …
August 28, 2017
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O.C. Doctor Who Illegally Prescribed Addictive Pain Medications, Often Meeting With Patients At Starbucks, Gets 11¼-Year Sentence

October 17, 2013
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … often held at Starbucks stores was sentenced late today to over 11 years in federal prison.             Alvin Mingczech … Yee met with numerous “patients,” including three undercover operatives, during evening meetings at Starbucks across …
October 17, 2013
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Doctor To Plead Guilty To Distributing Addictive Painkillers

June 13, 2014
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … a dozen prescriptions to “patients” who were actually undercover law enforcement officers, as well as disguising over $550,000 in cash received for issuing such …
June 13, 2014
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Essex County Man Indicted for Operating Heroin Mill

February 05, 2021
… Garcia Cabrera, 51, of Newark, is charged with possessing over 400 grams of fentanyl with intent to distribute. Garcia … suspected heroin also contained fentanyl. The possession of over 400 grams of fentanyl with intent to distribute count … a mandatory minimum term of 10 years in prison and a $10 million fine. Acting U.S. Attorney Honig credited special …
February 05, 2021
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Communities Nationwide Turn In Nearly 630,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications on DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

November 13, 2024
… (571) 363-8417 LOUISVILLE, Ky. --  On Oct. 26, DEA and over 4,400 law enforcement partners collected nearly 630,000 … it starts. Locally, the Louisville Field Division, which covers Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia, collected just … National Prescription Take Back Day has removed nearly 19.2 million pounds of unneeded medications from communities …
November 13, 2024
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Federal Grand Jury Returns Indictment Against Selma Man After Seizure of 17 Kilograms of Fentanyl Pills

January 26, 2023
… charging him with possession with intent to distribute over 400 grams of fentanyl, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert … fentanyl-pill trafficking. During the searches, officers recovered over 17 kilograms of fentanyl-laced pills. … years up to a maximum penalty of life in prison and a $10 million fine. Any sentence, however, would be determined at …
January 26, 2023
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DEA Announces Expansion of Operation Crystal Shield

January 15, 2021
… increased meth on our streets and deaths from meth use and overdose. This action is an important step to stymie this … Shield generated more than 800 investigations resulting in over 2,100 arrests, the seizure of nearly $54.5 million in drug proceeds, more than 300 firearms, and more …
January 15, 2021
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National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Results in DEA and Partners Collecting Hundreds of Thousands of Pounds of Unneeded Medications in an Effort to Prevent Addiction and Reduce Overdose Deaths

May 23, 2022
… Medications in an Effort to Prevent Addiction and Reduce Overdose Deaths May 23, 2022 Louisville Contact Info Contact … with its law enforcement partners, has collected nearly 16 million pounds of unneeded prescription medications. Across the Louisville Division, which covers Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia, over 28,000 …
May 23, 2022
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Iowa Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Meth Trafficking

March 10, 2022
… of actual methamphetamine. At the sentencing hearing, the government established that Grommet worked with associates to distribute over seven kilograms of ice methamphetamine in both Illinois … term of 10 years and up to life in prison, up to a $10 million fine, and at least five years and up to a life term …
March 10, 2022
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Anaheim Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Conspiracy

August 24, 2021
… Castellanos, 38, of Whittier, were charged with conspiring over a two-year period to distribute drugs in Stanislaus and … Counties. As part of the drug conspiracy, Reyes delivered over 11 pounds of methamphetamine to Valencia for … penalty of 20 years in prison and a fine up to $10 million. The actual sentences, however, will be determined …
August 24, 2021
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San Francisco News 2005

July 15, 2021
… JUL 25, 2005 DEA and Kern County Sheriff’s Department Seize Over 2,000 Marijuana Plants in Raids JUL 7, 2005 DEA Seizes … JUN 24, 2005 15 Arrested, 9,000 Marijuana Plants Worth 5 Million Seized In Raid JUN 22, 2005 Lawyer and Doctor …
July 15, 2021
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Two men indicted for trafficking heroin and fentanyl in San Joaquin County

December 19, 2019
… November 2018 and November 2019, Guzman met with an undercover agent four times. During three of the meetings, he sold … after each transaction. In all, law enforcement bought over a pound of heroin and 500 fentanyl pills from Guzman. … prison, and a maximum penalty of life in prison and a $10 million fine. Any sentence would be determined at the …
December 19, 2019
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President Of Car Dealership Sentenced To 40 Months For Money Laundering For The Gulf Cartel

May 08, 2013
… to file IRS Forms (a report required for cash purchases over $10,000).  A federal jury found Torres guilty on … assault weapons, bullet proof vests, and nearly $1 million. Torres is the eleventh defendant convicted in this … for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute over 1,000 kilograms of marijuana and conspiracy to commit …
May 08, 2013
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DEA Miami Agents Awarded The Attorney General's Most Prestigious Award

December 13, 2013
… the arrests of 88 other individuals, and the seizure of over $309 million in assets, over 6,480 kilograms of cocaine, 1.4 kilograms of heroin, …
December 13, 2013
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Individual Found Guilty Of Drug Trafficking

August 19, 2015
… United States District Court Judge Pérez-Giménez presided over the trial. Eight other co-conspirators had already … Netherlands Antilles into Puerto Rico. During trial, the government presented video, audio, and telephone recordings … sale as well as the laundering of funds in excess of $12 million U.S. The complex conspiracy involved numerous …
August 19, 2015
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Former NFL Player Sentenced To 17 Years In Federal Prison For Role In Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

May 01, 2013
… 100 kilograms of cocaine per month, and profited over $1 million.  During a search of Wilson's residence on December … 2011, investigators found a quarter-kilogram of cocaine, over an ounce of crack cocaine, a loaded .380 caliber …
May 01, 2013
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Two Barnstable County Men Arrested On Drug Charges

August 21, 2014
… to distribute, and to possess with intent to distribute, over 100 grams of heroin. In addition, Andrade is charged … a lifetime of supervised release, and a fine of up to $5 million. Actual sentences for federal crimes are typically …
August 21, 2014
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Oregon Man Sentenced For Growing Marijuana In Northern Idaho

March 08, 2013
… seized marijuana, marijuana growing equipment, vehicles, over $50,000 in currency and precious metals, and over $1 million in real estate. In November 2012, four …
March 08, 2013
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Businessman Sentenced For Bakersfield Drug Operation

June 22, 2015
… Creek Building Center in Malibu, to pay the growers and cover the costs of electricity, supplies, and equipment.  The … plants and 55 pounds of processed marijuana valued at over $4.8 million, along with thousands of dollars of marijuana …
June 22, 2015