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Operation Cash Out Launched Across Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Montana

… Administration (DEA) seized nationally more than 77 million fentanyl pills and nearly 12,000 pounds of fentanyl … and Montana – the DEA seized a record of more than 3.6 million fentanyl pills. Through the first quarter of 2024, … drug trafficking – with the Mexican drug cartels overseeing a multi-billion dollar drug trade, it is not …
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Pharmacy Burglary Conspirators Arraigned Tuesday in Federal Court

… - (601) 965-4400 Oxford - (662) 234-8542 More than $1.5 million worth of stolen pharmaceuticals involved. LITTLE … from Texas who are accused of stealing more than $1.5 million worth of narcotics from numerous pharmacies in … controlled substances. During the present investigation, over 96,000 tablets of Schedule II controlled substances …
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DEA And Attorney General Horne: Arrests Made In Large-Scale Criminal Operation

… Yuma - 571-324-7324 Joint law enforcement effort uncovers large-scale operation that laundered more than $1.6 million and shipped drugs across country phx121213-01.jpg … "Drug traffickers who profit from the laundering of millions of dollars in drug proceeds can no longer feel safe …
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Prison Sentence for Final Defendant Wraps up Prosecution of Middle Georgia Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… Edmonds was a mid-level drug dealer in the organization, buying “crack” cocaine and “ice”-grade methamphetamine from …
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Federal Jury Convicts Los Zetas Drug Cartel Sicario And Plaza Boss

… Los Zetas and served as a sicario until 2013 when he took over control of the Piedras Negras “Plaza,” or drug … Testimony also revealed that as the “Plaza boss,” Vasquez oversaw the importation and distribution of more than 1,000 … drug trafficking of this organization generates multi-million dollar revenues. The Los Zetas were first …
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Los Zetas Drug Cartel Sicario And Piedras Negras Plaza Boss Sentenced To Life In Federal Prison

… Jr. “Today’s sentence marks an end to his reign of terror over the drug plaza in Piedras Negras.” On July 19, 2016, … trafficker and weapons distributor until 2013 when he took over control of the Piedras Negras “Plaza” (or drug … drug trafficking of this organization generates multi-million dollar revenues. The Los Zetas were first …
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Nationwide Oxycodone Trafficking Ring Dismantled

… opioid family carries a high risk of abuse, addiction, and overdose, including death. In 2011, at least 93 overdose … Osemwengie, Badamosi, and other co-conspirators netted millions of dollars of drug proceeds that allowed them to …
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Thirteen Individuals Indicted in Cross-State Drug Trafficking Conspiracy that Used Social Media Apps to Facilitate Drug Distribution and Guns for Drugs

… Jane Young announces. According to court documents, over the course of two days last week, law enforcement … premises used by the DTO to store and package various amounts of narcotics. Law enforcement seized more than two … with the DTO account that was used to arrange the undercover purchases, and similarly executed a search warrant for …
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U.S. Attorney and Federal Law Enforcement Officials Assemble with State Law Enforcement Officers and Local Dignitaries in Show of Unity Against Fentanyl Trafficking in the Tenderloin District of San Francisco

… are completely unacceptable and require all levels of government to work together to close open-air drug markets … from the streets in the Tenderloin, nearly double the amount taken off the streets in the same area during the …
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Members of Mexican Cartel Pipeline Indicted on Charges of Distributing Large Quantities of Fentanyl in Adams County

… cocaine into Adams County.    The 6-month investigation uncovered direct ties between the Sinaloa Cartel and the … cartels that do our residents a great deal of harm." The amount of fentanyl announced today equates to over 290,000 lives potentially saved, which is more than …
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Michigan Based Pharmaceutical Wholesaler Harvard Drug Group To Pay U.S. $8,000,000 In Settlement

… Robert L. Corso announced today a settlement between the government and Harvard Drug Group, LLC, which resolves … The settlement calls for the payment of $8,000,000 to the government over the next three years, and the government has … agreed to suspend payment of the final $2,000,000 of this amount if Harvard demonstrates that it has implemented an …
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Tri-City Metro Drug Task Force receives over $132,800 forfeiture award from U.S. Department of Justice as a result of dismantling fentanyl-laced pill drug trafficking ring in the Tri-City area

… Tri-City Metro Drug Task Force receives over $132,800 forfeiture award from U.S. Department of … sharing funds. Kennewick Police Chief Ken Hohenberg, Governing Board Chair of the Metro Drug Task Force, accepted … is largely responsible for the marked increase in drug overdoses and deaths in Eastern Washington. Fentanyl is the …
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Drug Investigation Leads To Racketeering Case And 36 Indictments

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … that has resulted in the seizure of significant amounts of methamphetamine and cocaine and a grand jury …
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Essex County Man Admits to Fentanyl, Cocaine, and Firearms Charges

… man today admitted possessing with intent to distribute over five kilograms of fentanyl and four kilograms of … years in prison, a maximum of life imprisonment, and a $10 million fine. The count of distribution of 500 grams or more … years in prison, a maximum of 40 years in prison, and a $5 million fine. The count of possession of firearms by a …
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Z-43 Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Tons of Cocaine into United States

… in a large swath of Central America. Those days are over, and the residents of the Southern District of Texas … distribution. Guizar-Valencia also managed the receipt of millions of dollars in U.S. currency the cartel obtained …
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Two Malden Men Indicted For Trafficking Fentanyl and Methamphetamine

… defendants’ residence on May 25, 2021 resulted in the recovery of a firearm, over 200 rounds of ammunition, black tar heroin, MDMA … to a lifetime of supervised release and a fine of up to $10 million. The charge of possession with intent to distribute …
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DEA and partners hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… high, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs. Because the Environmental … After collecting nationally a total of more than 9.9 million pounds (nearly 5,000 tons) of expired, unused and … Enforcement Administration expects to reach a total of 10 million pounds collected following the upcoming fall 2018 …
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Lebanese businessman tied by Treasury Department to Hezbollah pleads guilty to money laundering conspiracy in furtherance of violations of U.S. sanctions

… conspired with at least five other persons to conduct over $50 million in transactions with U.S. businesses that violated … to the United States in March 2017 after his arrest overseas. Sentencing is scheduled to occur on Jan. 18, 2019. …
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Two Michigan Physicians Convicted Of Illegally Distributing Powerful Painkillers At Ann Arbor Area Pill Mill

… Meghont Clinic’s unlawful practices generated roughly $4.5 million dollars in revenue.  And the Clinic’s physicians prescribed over 1.5 million oxycodone pills, among other drugs. Each of the …
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Americans Turn Out In Droves For DEA’s Seventh National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

… tribal law-enforcement and community partners have removed over 3.4 million (1,733 tons) of medication from circulation.  (A … drug abuse in the U.S. are alarmingly high; more (6.8 million) currently abuse prescription drugs than the number …
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DEA's National Prescription Drug Take-Back Days Meet A Growing Need For Americans

… past Saturday.  After seven previous Take Back Days spread over almost four years, 780,158 (390 tons) of pills were … collected at previous DEA-coordinated Take-Back events, 4.1 million (2,123 tons) of prescription medications have been … (CS) medications is at an all-time high, with 6.8 million Americans reporting having abused prescription drugs …
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DEA’S National Drug Take-Back Day Collected Nearly 16 Tons In The Pacific Northwest

… than ever.  After seven previous Take Back Days spread over almost four years, 780,158 - ( 390 - tons) of pills … collected at previous DEA-coordinated Take-Back events, 4.1 million - ( 2,123 - tons) of prescription medications have … (CS) medications is at an all-time high, with 6.8 million Americans reporting having abused prescription drugs …
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Sixth Defendant In New York-Based Armed Robbery Crew Convicted Of Gruesome North Carolina Murder

… - (315) 426-5300 Westchester - (914) 682-6256 Crew netted over 750 kilograms of cocaine and $4 million in drug proceeds in more than 100 robberies - murder … in murders, including six for the Sifuentes murder. The government's case is being prosecuted by Assistant United …
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Yakama Nation Captain Awarded DEA Tribal Narcotics Officer Of The Year

… police officers who are responsible for more than 1.3 million acres of land. In the last few years, Mexican Drug … and the Bureau of Indian Affairs. In the last five years, over a half of a million marijuana plants have been eradicated from these …
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Partner In Stockton And Sacramento Marijuana Businesses Pleads Guilty

… Stockton. During the seven months it operated, it generated over $1.3 million in sales and profits of $288,000. According to the … and multiple retail outlets with annual sales in the millions of dollars that falsely claimed compliance with …
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Bronx Man Indicted as a Major Trafficker Following Seizure of 110 Pounds of Cocaine from Tractor-Trailer in Virginia

… of chips from tractor-trailer 2.JPG Box of chips used as cover load in tractor trailer NEW YORK CITY – An indictment … New York City and carried a street value of at least $1.25 million. Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special … bags of snack chips, DelaCruz was harboring over a million dollars’ worth of cocaine in duffle bags in the back …
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Attorney General William P. Barr announces updates in Operation Legend to include charges against 26 defendants alleged to operate a violent drug trafficking organization

… than 11 kilos of fentanyl (enough to deliver more than five million fatal doses), more than 94 kilos of methamphetamine, … nearly 14 kilos of cocaine, and more than $6.5 million in drug proceeds have been seized. Of the more than … are now in custody. Law enforcement officers also executed over two dozen search warrants in Wisconsin and California, …