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Mother And Son Meth Team Sentenced To Federal Time

… organization that was responsible for selling large amounts of methamphetamine in Autauga, Elmore, and … meth, several firearms, including two assault weapons, and over $13,000 in cash.  During the sentencing hearing, the …
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New York Woman Sentenced To Five Years In Federal Prison For Trafficking Cocaine

… conspiracy. ANDELIZ also was ordered to pay a fine in the amount of $12,500. On January 25, 2011, a jury found ANDELIZ … of these meetings. Law enforcement agents subsequently discovered that the car had a hidden trap underneath its back … purchases of narcotics and court-authorized wiretaps over several telephones, revealed that Thompson converted or …
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North Andover Psychiatrist Settles Drug Diversion Allegations

… North Andover Psychiatrist Settles Drug Diversion Allegations … today with Dr. Richard Heller, a psychiatrist in North Andover, Mass., in connection with his uncontrolled storage of … May 2015 that Dr. Heller had been maintaining a substantial amount of unused medications for which he did not have …
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Northern Maine Medical Center Agrees To Pay $125,000 To Settle Civil Controlled Substances Act Allegations

… used.  The CSA establishes a closed system of controls over the handling of controlled substances by registrants, … pharmacy.  The CSA requires registrants to document the amount, date and manner of destruction and disposal of controlled substances.  The government alleged that the only information NMMC maintained …
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DEA Announces Barrio Azteca Lieutenant Who Ordered Consulate Murders In Ciudad Juarez Sentenced To Life In Prison

… Castrellon, who murder innocent victims, traffic huge amounts of drugs worldwide, and incite violence are taken … murdered nearly 1,600 others as part of a cartel conflict over a drug trafficking route from Mexico into the United … the rest of his life in prison for his crimes.” “I cannot overstate the significance of this victory in our ongoing …
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Lawrence Heroin Ring Charged

… In the Martinez-Tejeda/Carmenatty residence, agents found over $500,000 in cash that was in the process of being counted and packaged.  Federal agents also recovered two handguns, various items for the processing and … and a $100 special assessment.  Depending on the total amount of drugs recovered and whether a defendant is held …
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Major Player In Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced To 12 A½ Years In Federal Prison

… and other members of a drug trafficking organization.  Over the course of the next several months, investigators … Mendez-Alvarado traveled to California to pick up a large amount of methamphetamine and bring it back to Fort Smith …
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Former Kirkland Residents Sentenced To Prison For Hash Oil Explosion

… years of supervised release.  The men were ordered to pay over $97,000 in restitution for damage to the apartment … the Green Lake neighborhood of Seattle, as well as a small amount of butane used in hash oil manufacturing.  In …
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Narcotics Task Force Announces Marijuana Seizures

… Advocates Rejecting Marijuana, (HARM) announce the total amount of illegal marijuana plants seized in San Diego … year 2013, NTF and our law enforcement partners seized over 120,084 marijuana plants from 113 separate grow …
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Narcotics Task Force Announces Marijuana Seizures

… Advocates Rejecting Marijuana, (HARM) announce the total amount of illegal marijuana plants seized in San Diego … year 2014, NTF and our law enforcement partners seized over 131,818 marijuana plants from 103 separate grow …
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Stephentown Man Sentenced To 30 Years For Gun And Drug Convictions

… at Stegemann’s house and surrounding property, and recovered large amounts of cocaine, heroin, and oxycodone pills, along with two loaded handguns, a loaded shotgun, and over $296,000 in U.S. currency.  Most of these items were …
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Pasco Man Sentenced To Life Imprisonment Following Jury Conviction For Murder In Connection With Drug Trafficking

… Department and the Pasco Police Department. After discovering the murder was connected to a … nature of the murder. The Judge specifically noted that the amount of drugs trafficked by Valdovinos’ organization was one of the largest he had seen in over 20 years on the Federal bench. He noted both …
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Dispatcher In Dial For Dope Tacoma Heroin Case Sentenced To Ten Years In Prison

… of a heroin trafficking ring that delivered large amounts of heroin and methamphetamine from Mexican cartels … the Tacoma area. Rubio Garcia was also ordered to forfeit over $50,000 in currency and a 2009 GMC Acadia seized at the …
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Los Angeles Lawyer Sentenced To 4 Years In Prison For Role In Wide-ranging Marijuana Conspiracies

… to make profits from the illegal distribution of large amounts of marijuana. Much of the marijuana grown in … Florist in Sacramento. Law enforcement officers seized over 5,000 marijuana plants in all stages of growth from … business. Subsequent investigation and search warrants uncovered the link to Hoffman, Nguyen, and others.   These …
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Two Associates Of La Cosa Nostra Convicted On All Counts By Jury In The July 2010 Robbery And Murder Of A Brooklyn Businessman

… prison, a maximum penalty of life in prison, and a fine of over $250,000 when they are sentenced in August. “The … death,” said U.S. Attorney Lynch. According to the Government’s trial evidence, the defendants plotted to rob … business in Brooklyn, believing he would be carrying large amounts of cash. The defendants, together with several of …
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Man Sentenced To 13 Years Imprisonment For Selling Methamphetamine In The Hawaiian Islands

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … a total of 484 grams of pure crystal methamphetamine over the course of three drug transactions that Laulea …
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Leader Of Multi-State Polydrug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to Nearly Two Decades in Prison for Drug Conspiracy, Illegal Possession of Firearms and Money Laundering

… drugs on his behalf. Correa was regularly intercepted over court-authorized wiretaps discussing distribution of …
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Member Of Violent Gang Sentenced To Nearly Five Years In Prison For Racketeering And Firearm And Drug Trafficking Offenses

… of and possession with intent to distribute cocaine.  Over the course of a two-year investigation, Darosa was … a “waist bag” across his chest – law enforcement had recovered firearms from similar bags in the past. During a … ammunition, including one round in the chamber, was recovered.  According to court documents, Cameron Street is a …
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Three More Indicted in Drug-trafficking Conspiracy

… allegedly conspired to use physical force against an undercover agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to influence or prevent the undercover agent from testifying at their trial. The superseding … by agents, analysts, and prosecutors who remain together over time, and they epitomize the model that has proven most …
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DEA-Led Investigation Dismantles Albuquerque-Based Drug Trafficking Organization

… to the search warrants, law enforcement authorities seized over 20 kilograms of methamphetamine and 10 kilograms of … in assisting the Drug Enforcement Administration in recovering the 34 firearms referenced above. The investigation …
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Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 23 years in Prison

… a legally required report showing that Sanchez had provided over $10,000 to the dealership. On Aug. 10, 2020, Sanchez …
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Twenty-One Individuals Charged With Using Fraudulent Prescriptions To Obtain Oxycodone

… increase in prescription drug abuse and addiction and overdose deaths in New Mexico, particularly among teens and … Judicial District Attorney Kari E. Brandenburg noted that, “Over the course of the past three years our office … as one of the worst in the country for prescription drug overdoses.  We are extremely grateful for the work done in …
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DEA Holds 22nd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to prevent addiction and reduce overdose deaths

… at 289 collection sites throughout the division.  The amounts collected for each state within the division was the … law enforcement, Take Back Day has removed more than 15 million pounds of medication from circulation since its …
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Rock Hill Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Involvement in Fentanyl Distribution Ring

… investigate a group of defendants who were obtaining large amounts of cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin, and marijuana … marijuana. The group used the fentanyl to make more than 1 million counterfeit Roxicodone pills, which were sold to …
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Defendant Charged in Connection with Narcotics Manufacturing and Distribution Center

… mill was a ticking time bomb for New Yorkers.  With the amount of fentanyl seized, potentially countless lethal doses were taken off the streets.  This multi-million-dollar seizure was in a prime location for …
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Starr County Justice of the Peace and Another Sent to Prison for Roles in Drug Trafficking Organization

… from Mexico into the United States in addition to large amounts of cocaine and marijuana. The court learned about … up to life in federal prison as well as a possible $10 million fine. He remains in custody. The Drug Enforcement …
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Nine Defendants Charged In Benton Harbor, Michigan Heroin Conspiracy

… of heroin, several medical-grade fentanyl patches, a small amount of crack cocaine, and approximately $27,000 in … in prison and a maximum of 40 years in prison and a $5 million fine. The filed complaint details the alleged roles …
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24 Individuals Indicted For Drug Trafficking

… Port-of-Spain - (868) 628-8136 Forfeiture Allegation of $42 million SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - U.S. Attorney for the … of Orlando and Kissimmee, Florida, in order to stash large amounts of U.S. currency and drugs. The co-defendants and …
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Lone American Living in Tukwila Indicted in International Drug Trafficking Investigation Sentenced to Five Years in Prison

… District Court in Seattle to five years in prison. Just over a year ago, law enforcement teams from the Drug … the second and third most common substances involved in overdose deaths in King County in 2024. Lead defendant Ramon …
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West Babylon man indicted for alleged major cocaine trafficking operation

… of cocaine, Reyes allegedly ran illegal dice and card games out of his West Babylon residence. Surveillance …