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H Block Gang Member Pleads Guilty To Drug Conspiracy

… shootings and violence. According to court documents, over 500 grams of cocaine, cocaine base (crack cocaine) and fentanyl, as well as over 20,000 doses of drug-laced paper were seized during the … and up to life of supervised release and a fine of up to $1 million. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court …
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40 Charged, Huge Cash And Drug Seizures Of Organization Tied To Murders

… City - (573) 635-1331 Springfield - (417) 888-9800 $2.1 million, 82 lbs of meth, 12 kilograms of cocaine, 5 … the results of a successful DEA investigation that yielded over 50 federal indictments for a nationwide drug … of and distribution of drugs in the regional areas huge amounts of cocaine, meth, marijuana, and heroin to various …
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Pill Press Resources

August 15, 2025
… the Drug Enforcement Administration seized more than 60 million fentanyl-laced fake pills and nearly 8,000 pounds of … fentanyl, methamphetamine and nitazenes. The DEA seizing over 134 million counterfeit pills between 2023 and 2024. These pills …
August 15, 2025
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DEA and partners collect a record amount of unwanted medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… DEA and partners collect a record amount of unwanted medications during National Prescription … 790-3004 Wilmington - (910) 815-4513 DEA brings in nearly a million pounds of prescription medications ATD_01.jpg … and unwanted medications across the country, the largest amount ever collected in the program’s ten years. Americans …
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More Than A Million Dosages Of Heroin Removed From The Streets Before Fourth Of July Holiday Weekend

… More Than A Million Dosages Of Heroin Removed From The Streets Before … run out the rear of the house and attempt to climb over a fence.   Members of T-21 detained are Carlos Cabrera, … of heroin, as well as approximately $300,000. A substantial amount of packaging equipment was also recovered, including …
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Bronx Man Indicted Following Seizure of Approximately $2.5 Million Worth of Powdered Fentanyl and Fentanyl Pills

… Bronx Man Indicted Following Seizure of Approximately $2.5 Million Worth of Powdered Fentanyl and Fentanyl Pills … seizure of approximately 8 kilograms of powdered fentanyl (over 17 pounds) and up to 10,000 counterfeit pills allegedly … seizures of deadly fentanyl suggests an alarming amount is entering New York City. Loads of lethal drugs are …
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22 Charged In The Southern District Of Texas As Part Of Largest National Medicare Fraud Takedown In History

… in health care fraud schemes involving approximately $900 million in false billings. Twenty-three state Medicaid Fraud … both in terms of the number of defendants charged and loss amount.   “As this takedown should make clear, health care … between pharmacist and doctor; between taxpayer and government - and pervert them to their own ends. The …
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CVS Pharmacy, Inc. to pay $1.5 million to settle Civil Penalty Claims for violation so the Controlled Substance Act

… CVS Pharmacy, Inc. to pay $1.5 million to settle Civil Penalty Claims for violation so the … (“CDC”), on average 46 Americans died every day from an overdose involving prescription opioids in 2016. In response … highly addictive drugs, and that they prescribe limited amounts.  This case is the latest in a series of federal …
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Two Shreveport Business Owners/Operators Forfeit $1.3 Million For Assisting Drug Traffickers In Money Laundering/Wire Fraud Scheme

… Two Shreveport Business Owners/Operators Forfeit $1.3 Million For Assisting Drug Traffickers In Money … proved that the defendants readily accepted large amounts of money thought to be drug proceeds and skimmed … indicative of money laundering, including cash transactions over $10,000 on a Form 8300.  The indictment charges five …
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Two Defendants Admit Roles In $65 Million Stolen Identity Income Tax Refund Fraud Scheme

… Two Defendants Admit Roles In $65 Million Stolen Identity Income Tax Refund Fraud Scheme … Tax Refund Treasury Checks to Rodriguez and others. After buying the Tax Refund Treasury Checks, Rodriguez and others …
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Lockport man convicted by a federal jury of narcotics conspiracy tied to the Sinaloa Cartel going to prison for 25 years

… as containing “Sea Cucumbers.” Evidence presented by the Government at trial showed that sea cucumbers are commonly … invoices to make it look like Western New Yorkers were buying sea cucumbers at astounding rates and quantities. The … •           8.5 kilograms of fentanyl Using standard dosage amounts, the seized drugs potentially represented over …
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High-Ranking Members of Sinaloa Cartel Charged with Material Support of a Foreign Terrorist Organization and Narcoterrorism

… fentanyl and exposed a money laundering network that pushed millions in cartel profits through U.S. banks. This is not a … pipeline that has flooded the Midwest with significant amounts of fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine. We … the fight, using all the resources of the United States government, to destroy the Sinaloa Cartel.” “The Sinaloa …
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Sixteen indicted for trafficking large amounts of heroin and methamphetamine in Seattle area

… Sixteen indicted for trafficking large amounts of heroin and methamphetamine in Seattle area … criminal group began in September 2018, and utilized undercover purchases as well as various types of surveillance.  Of …
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The United States and Montgomery County Based Pharmacy and Pharmacist Reach a Consent Decree Over Allegations of Illegally Dispensed Controlled Substances

… County Based Pharmacy and Pharmacist Reach a Consent Decree Over Allegations of Illegally Dispensed Controlled … to patients causing their MME levels to be many times that amount—and upwards of 1800 daily MME.  The government …
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Federal Court Sentenced Clayton Woman for Laundering Millions for Cartels and Moving Kilo Quantities of Narcotics

… Federal Court Sentenced Clayton Woman for Laundering Millions for Cartels and Moving Kilo Quantities of Narcotics … Rodriguez-Flores was also responsible for laundering millions of dollars in drug proceeds to Mexico.  …
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February 16, 2023
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February 16, 2023
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Ocean Bank Enters Into Deferred Prosecution Agreement And Forfeits More Than $10 Million

… Deferred Prosecution Agreement And Forfeits More Than $10 Million August 22, 2011 Miami Contact Info Contact Us (571) … Beach - 561-684-8000 Agrees to Pay $10,988,136 to U.S. Government MIAMI - , FL. - Ocean Bank, the largest …
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Byfield Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Meth Trafficking Ring

… methamphetamine supplier in the Eastern Massachusetts area. Over the next several months, investigators identified Adams … five years of supervised release and a fine of up to $10 million. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court … upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutes which govern the determination of a sentence in a criminal case. …
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Wakefield Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Meth Trafficking Ring

… methamphetamine supplier in the Eastern Massachusetts area. Over the next several months, investigators identified … five years of supervised release and a fine of up to $10 million. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court … upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutes which govern the determination of a sentence in a criminal case. …
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Southbridge Man Pleads Guilty To Drug Distribution Conspiracy

… to other known drug traffickers in the Springfield area.  Over the course of the investigation, four packages related … three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $1 million. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court …
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Washington Man Guilty of Distributing Fentanyl Resulting in Two Fatal Overdoses in Alaska

… in Skagway. The object of the conspiracy was to have Cotton buy fentanyl in Spokane for a cheaper price, ship it to …
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Richmond Felon Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Latest Firearms Conviction

Richmond Felon Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Latest Firearms Conviction December 16, 2025 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 Washington.Special.Agent@dea.gov …
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Eleven Defendants Charged With Distributing Multi-Kilogram Amounts Of Heroin Or Cocaine Following DEA-Led Investigation

… Eleven Defendants Charged With Distributing Multi-Kilogram Amounts Of Heroin Or Cocaine Following DEA-Led Investigation … of 10 years to a maximum of life in prison and a $10 million fine, while defendants Beltran, Macedo, …
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Global investigation of Dark Web drug network leads to arrest of 3 German Nationals

… Just Think Twice Domestic Wall Street Marketplace allowed over 5,400 illicit vendors to sell to over 1 million customers WASHINGTON – After a two-year … vendors and their customers.  Annibale, who used the online monikers “MED3LIN,” also acted as a public relations …
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DEA Washington Warns of Deadly Counterfeit Drugs on Social Media

July 23, 2021
… are reporting these counterfeit pills causing tragic overdose deaths across the region. Embraced by drug dealers, … of small-time dealers who sell both large and small amounts of drugs to individual users in local communities. … they are seeing kids, teens, and young adults ordering online. SAC Jarod Forget says these sales often involve …
July 23, 2021
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Alleged Newark Drug Dealer And Associates Indicted In Heroin Distribution Conspiracy

… information revealed that Pender was distributing large amounts of heroin in and around New Jersey during the course … During the calls, agents overheard Pender agreeing to buy heroin from Bassett. They also observed Pender meet with … a maximum potential penalty of life in prison and a $10 million fine on each count of the Indictment. To date, 18 …
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Repeat Offender Sentenced for Continuing to Traffic Fentanyl at Northern Quest Casino in Spokane

… on the Defendant’s vehicle which resulted in the seizure of over 20,000 deadly fentanyl laced pills, approximately one … DEA Seattle Field Division. “Fentanyl in the smallest amounts is fatal, and fentanyl traffickers endanger lives …
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Illegal Alien Sentenced to 20 years in Federal Prison for Church Parking Lot Meth Deal

… Administration (DEA) agents arrested him, they uncovered a substantial amount of methamphetamine destined for our communities,” … lives.” On Dec 12, 2023, Quiroz-Salto arranged to deliver over 20 kilograms of methamphetamine aka “ice” in the …
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Orlando Man Found Guilty of Conspiring to Distribute Fentanyl that Resulted in Death

… distribute a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl, resulting in N.K.’s death, as described … After some time, N.K. realized that the pills she was buying from them contained fentanyl. Specifically, on … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Pinellas Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison

… County to manufacture and sell narcotics. In videos posted online, Harris and his fellow BTE members featured images of … approximately $1,843 cash, and make-shift business cards containing a phone number traced to a BTE … search warrants at the BTE stash houses, agents located over 200 grams of pure methamphetamine, more than 100 grams …

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