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Head Of New Haven-Area Oxycodone Trafficking Ring Sentenced To More Than Five Years In Federal Prison

… to Florida where they obtained prescriptions for large amounts of oxycodone at unscrupulous pain clinics, commonly …
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Jury Finds Florida Man Guilty Of Role In Oxycodone Trafficking Ring

… agreed to travel to the northeastern U.S. to drive large amounts of U.S. currency, which were proceeds of the …
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DEA Nashville District Office To Hold 11th Prescription Drug Take-Back Day This Saturday

… proper disposal at sites set up throughout the state. This amount was the highest collected during the 10 previous take …
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Pain Management Physician Charged With Overbilling Medicare

… in prison, three years of supervised release, a fine in the amount of $250,000 or twice the pecuniary gain to Mashali or …
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Bridgeport Man Sentenced To 40 Months In Prison For Selling Cocaine

… also known as “Smash,” of Norwalk, who converted large amounts of cocaine into crack, which he distributed …
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Former Spartanburg County Magistrate Enters Guilty Plea In Drug Conspiracy Case

… a quantity of a substance containing a detectible amount of methamphetamine and cocaine, a violation of Title …
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Jury Finds Springdale Man Guilty Of Drug Conspiracy And Firearm Charges

… methamphetamine, digital scales, plastic baggies, a large amount of U.S. currency, and a Kimber .45 caliber handgun …
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North Country Couple Sentenced On Methamphetamine Charges

… finished methamphetamine and Granger sold “user quantity” amounts of the finished methamphetamine to others.  Granger, …
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Belchertown, MA Man Sentenced To 41 Months In Federal Prison

… organization that was responsible for bringing a large amount of heroin to our area,” said Chief Christopher Premo, …
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Methamphetamine Transport Coordinator Found Guilty At Trial

… that those who attempt to profit by distributing large amounts of methamphetamine will be prosecuted and subjected …
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Second Annual Game Changers Kicks Off In Lockport

… James J. Hunt stated, “While we continue to seize record amounts of heroin nationwide, we are also working with our …
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Five Defendants Charged In Connection With Crack Cocaine Dealing In Seattle’s Pioneer Square Neighborhood

… in January 2018, when law enforcement seized significant amounts of crack cocaine, cocaine, fentanyl, and heroin from …
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DEA Announces 10 Arrests & 1,700 Bags Of Heroin Seized In Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania

… is just another example of how heroin, and a significant amount of it at that, affects every community regardless of …
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Patriarch Of Family Drug Trafficking Ring Pleads Guilty

… is also used as an anesthetic during surgery. Just a small amount - even a few grains - can be fatal.  Authorities …
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Leader Of Tacoma Heroin Trafficking Ring Sentenced To Ten Years

… of a heroin trafficking ring that delivered large amounts of heroin and methamphetamine from the Mexican …
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Lane County Drug Trafficker Sentenced To 168 Months In Prison

… 263 grams of methamphetamine, $25,269 in currency, large amounts of wrapping material, a pistol and a shotgun with a …
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Danville Real Estate Agent Sentenced To Four Years In Prison For Bank Fraud And Money Laundering Scheme

… ordered the defendant to pay a forfeiture judgment in the amount of $2,086,405 and a fine of $50,000.  Keslinke also …
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Sacramento Area Drug Trafficker Sentenced To 34 Years In Prison

… years and is responsible for the distribution of large amounts of dangerous drugs into our community. That conduct …
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Eighth Defendant Sentenced For Drug Trafficking And Conducting Illegal Cash Transactions

… in California. Deposits and withdrawals were made in amounts less than $10,000 to prevent the bank from filing …
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Jury Finds Sacramento Area Drug Trafficker Guilty On All Counts

… presented at trial, in 2010, Washington distributed large amounts of cocaine base, cocaine, and heroin in the …
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Long Beach Man Sentenced To 6 Years & 4 Months In Prison For Trafficking Oxycodone And Hydrocodone

… withdrawn by Chim. Deposits and withdrawals were made in amounts of $10,000 or less to prevent Currency Transactions …
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Jury Convicts Schenectady Man On Crack And Gun Charges

… stash house for purposes of distribution, and that the amount of crack cocaine involved was 28 grams or more.  The …
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New York City Heroin, Cocaine Trafficker Found Guilty

… Williams spent six years covertly transporting massive amounts of cocaine and heroin into New York City.  Williams …
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Former High School Dean Convicted of 2010 Murder

… Israel Garcia Led the GMG YGz, a Violent Street Gang, for Over a Decade Following the Murder of 21-Year-Old Alfonso … street in the Bronx, New York, as part of a dispute over narcotics trafficking territory.  Garcia was also …
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Boston Man Sentenced for Trafficking Cocaine

… through their drug trafficking activities, assumed control over multiple apartments, where they stored, cooked, … A traffic stop following an observed cocaine deal recovered 62 grams of crack cocaine from Aman. During a … search of Aman’s residence, magazine clips and ammunition, over 350 grams of cocaine, over 150 grams of cocaine base …
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New York City Man Convicted of Drug and Gun Offenses

… admitted that, between April and October 2022, he sold over 100 grams of methamphetamine and over 30 grams of fentanyl in the Utica, New York area. He also admitted that on December 9, 2022, he possessed over 700 grams of fentanyl, over 700 grams of …
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Caldwell man sentenced for federal drug crimes

… count for possessing with the intent to distribute over fifty grams of pure methamphetamine, which carried a … Gonzales, 40, of Twin Falls, pleaded guilty to distributing over fifty grams of pure methamphetamine. He was sentenced … Gonzales, 45, of Boise, was sentenced on April 16, 2019, to over 11 months and given credit for time served for using a …
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DEA Continues To Act Against Synthetic Drugs

… taking steps that conclude with today’s Final Rule. Over the past two years, synthetic stimulants sold under the … adults, and is sold at a variety of retail outlets and over the Internet.  However, they have not been approved by …
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Grants Pass Man Charged in Federal Court for Trafficking Fentanyl and Illegally Possessing a Firearm

Grants Pass Man Charged in Federal Court for Trafficking Fentanyl and Illegally Possessing a Firearm May 16, 2025 Seattle Contact Info Contact Us (206) 553-5443 (571) 387-3831 (571)-387-3193 SeattleSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events …