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Bakersfield Man Sentenced In Relation To Marijuana Dispensary

… September 2004 and February 2006, the business had $16.2 million in gross sales. Court records show that law … face a mandatory sentence of 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine. Two other co-defendants have pleaded guilty to …
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Anchorage Man Gets Five Years For Drug & Money Laundering Crimes

… - (509) 374-3444 Yakima - (509) 454-4407 Nearly $1 Million in Proceeds to be Forfeited to the Government … release. Hunter will also forfeit approximately $1 million in proceeds from the sale of heroin, including five …
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Orthopedic Surgeon Charged With Unlawful Distribution Of Oxycodone

… Gundel faces up to 20 years in prison, a fine of up to $1 million, and a term of supervised release. The investigation … Gundel faces up to 20 years in prison, a fine of up to $1 million, and a term of supervised release. On …
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Thirty-Pound Methamphetamine Drug Bust In Tulare County Results In Federal Conspiracy Charges Against Five Individuals

… a maximum statutory penalty of life in prison and a $10 million fine. If convicted, Arjona-Elston and Perez‑Martinez … face a maximum statutory penalty of 20 years and a $1 million fine. Any sentence, however, would be determined at …
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Two Bakersfield Men Plead Guilty To Distributing Methamphetamine

… a maximum statutory penalty of life in prison and a $10 million fine. Morales faces a maximum statutory penalty of 40 years in prison and a $5 million fine. The actual sentence, however, will be …
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Marijuana Business Owner Sentenced To 87 Months

… September 2004 and February 2006, the business earned $16 million from selling marijuana with a cost of 5.5 million. Court records show that Chavez, Sr., and Chavez, …
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Tulare County AG Marijuana Grower Pleads Guilty

… in prison, a maximum term of life and a fine of up to $10 million. Garcia Torres also faces deportation upon … Mercury has resulted in the seizure of nearly half a million marijuana plants and the prosecution of 84 …
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Bakersfield Marijuana Dispensary Owner Arrested, Charged With Conspiring With Others To Distribute Methamphetamine And Marijuana

… statutory penalty of 10 years to life in prison and a $10 million fine. If convicted, Chavez faces a maximum statutory penalty of five to 40 years in prison and a $5 million fine. Any sentence, however, would be determined at …
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Four Defendants Indicted In Drug Trafficking Ring That Shipped Methamphetamine And Marijuana To Hawaii And New York

… a maximum statutory penalty of life in prison and a $10 million fine. If convicted, Poloai faces a maximum statutory penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine. Any sentence, however, would be determined at …
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Residents From Modesto And Southern California Indicted For Large-Scale Statewide Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… face a sentence of 10 years to life in prison and a $10 million fine. If convicted, the remaining defendants face a maximum statutory penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine. Any sentence, however, would be determined at …
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Second Devil’s Den Marijuana Cultivator Pleads Guilty

… Mercury has resulted in the seizure of nearly half a million marijuana plants and the prosecution of 81 … faces five years to life in prison and a fine of up to $10 million. His actual sentence, however, will be determined at …
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Bakersfield Marijuana Business Owner Pleads Guilty

… September 2004 and February 2006, the business earned $16 million in gross sales. His son, David Chavez Jr., owned and … He faces a mandatory five-year term in prison and a $2 million fine. The actual sentence, however, will be …
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Bakersfield Marijuana Store Owner Sentenced To Four Years In Prison

… September 2004 and February 2006, the business earned $16 million in gross sales. David Chavez Sr. pleaded guilty on … He faces a mandatory minimum five years in prison and a $2 million fine. The actual sentence, however, will be …
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Mendota Marijuana Cultivator Indicted

… overall operation resulted in the seizure of nearly half a million marijuana plants, 38 firearms, and $67,445 in cash. … convicted, Robles faces a 10 years to life in prison, a $10 million fine, and is subject to deportation. Any sentence, …
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Two Plead Guilty To Charges In Connection With Marijuana Cultivation In Bakersfield Warehouse

… seized approximately 1,161 marijuana plants valued at $4.6 million, and 54.8 pounds of processed marijuana valued at … years in prison and maximum term of life in prison and a $4 million fine. Taylor faces a maximum prison term of 20 years …
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Five Indicted For Kern County Marijuana Cultivation Operations

… in prison, a maximum penalty of life in prison, and a $10 million fine. If convicted of the drug crimes, the … a maximum prison term of 40 years, and a fine of up to $5 million. The actual sentences, if convicted, will be …
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More Indictments In Operation Mercury Targeting Marijuana Grown On Agricultural Land

… the cultivation operation is valued at more than $2.3 million. In addition, at least one of the men acknowledged … term of 10 years and a maximum term of life, and a $10 million fine. The actual sentence, however, will be …
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Two Fresno Men Charged With Drug Conspiracy

… years in prison, a maximum term of life in prison, and a $2 million fine. Based on prior felony drug convictions, … 10 years in prison, a maximum of life in prison, and a $4 million fine. The actual sentence, however, will be …
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Frisco Man In Custody On Federal Charges Stemming From A Murder-For-Hire Plot

… partner, later identified as H.M., and forcing him to sign over a gas station that Molavi lost to H.M. in civil court. … man that if the business partner did not sign the business over, he wanted him flown to Mexico and murdered. On March … asserted that he wanted H.M. kidnapped and forced to sign over the gas station. The man told Molavi that a man known …
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New York News 2009

July 15, 2021
… 2009 International Drug Ring Charged  > July 06, 2009 $30 Million Worth of Heroin Seized in the Bronx Traffickers … County, NY June 23, 2009 United States Recovers $4.3 Million From Narcotics Money Laundering June 12, 2009 Five … Services Company Found Guilty of Laundering Hundreds of Millions of Dollars Through U.S. Banks January 30, 2009 …
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The DEA Museum is Seeking New Partner Venues

January 18, 2022
… exhibit Drugs: Costs and Consequences .  Already seen by 20 million people in 17 locations, the comprehensive exhibit is …
January 18, 2022
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New York Man Arrested for Fentanyl Trafficking in Burlington

… fentanyl containing xylazine, drug packaging materials, and over $1,100 in U.S. currency. Within the apartment, law … which had previously been reported stolen. In the apartment over 22 grams of pure methamphetamine, over 48 grams of cocaine base, and approximately 17 grams of …
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Okaloosa DTO Members Sentenced

… (DEA) and the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) over the past two years. In the summer of 2019, federal agents seized over 16.5 kilograms of methamphetamine, over seven kilograms …
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Follow DEA On Twitter @DEAnews For The Latest News And Updates

… us at https://www.twitter.com/deanews To sign up for email updates from DEA, please visit: …
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Thirteen Defendants Plead Guilty To Drug Trafficking Charges

… them with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute over 500 grams of cocaine, in violation of Title 21, United … charging him with possession with intent to distribute over 500 grams of cocaine, in violation of Title 21, United … him with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute over 5 kilograms of cocaine, in violation of Title 21, …
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Approximately 70 pounds of heroin and fentanyl seized from wholesale distribution network in the Bronx and Yonkers

… would have carried a wholesale value of approximately $1.75 million and a street value upwards of $10 million. Between Sept. 4, 2018, and Oct. 25, 2018, members … their work on the case. “The defendants trafficked in multi-million dollar quantities of potentially lethal opioids. …
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October 26, 2019
October 26, 2019

DEA Take Back Day (October 26, 2019)

2:00 AM - 6:00 AM (EDT)
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Find a collection site near you! The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day addresses a crucial public safety and public health issue. According to the 2018 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 9.9 million Americans misused controlled prescription drugs. The study shows that a majority of abused prescription drugs...
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California Man Convicted for Fentanyl Analogue Pill Mill Operation

… 400,000 of his illegal pills per month and made millions of dollars from his illegal operation in digital … by a maximum of 20 years in prison and a fine of $1 million. Sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 6, 2021. Acting …
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Passaic County Man Admits Participating in Drug Conspiracy

… penalty of 40 years in prison and a fine of at least $5 million. The count of distribution of fentanyl and heroin … carries a maximum of 20 years in prison and a fine of $1 million. Sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 14, 2021. Acting …
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Repeat Offender Arrested for Distributing Methamphetamine

… five years of supervised release and a fine of up to $10 million. The charge of distribution of and possession with … four years of supervised release and a fine of up to $8 million. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court …