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Dallas News 2006

July 15, 2021
… Sentencing for Local Woman MAY 8, 2006 Assets Worth Millions Seized from Oklahoma Horse Ranch MAR 8, 2006 20 …
July 15, 2021
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Caribbean News 2006

July 15, 2021
… 10 Firearms, and 3 Vehicles in Arecibo, PR SEP 12, 2006 $28 Million Worth Of Cocaine Seized In Puerto Rico AUG 4, 2006 …
July 15, 2021
EVENT
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Community Event
August 02, 2019
August 02, 2019

10th Annual Community Drug Awareness Day Conference focuses on opioid addiction

1:00 AM - 7:30 AM (EDT)
Houston , TX
Today, our country’s most pervasive drug threat is the opioid overdose epidemic, which has been spurred on by the nonmedical abuse of prescription pain medications and heroin. This widespread outbreak is devastating and destroying communities throughout our country. It cuts across all demographics and socio-economic classes, including adults and adolescents...
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24 People Indicted for Cross-County Marijuana Distribution and Money Laundering Conspiracies, Firearms Offenses, and Other Crimes

… purchased the residence for $9,000 in 2016 and sold it for over $250,000 in 2020.  The indictment alleges that Lawrence … things, seven properties in Fresno and Capital Region; over $300,000 in cash and funds seized from bank accounts; … including a 2021 Mercedes G63 and a 2021 Mercedes S580; over $500,000 worth of jewelry, including a Patek Philippe …
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Three Charged In Schemes To Smuggle Cocaine And Cash To And From Costa Rica

… indictment of three individuals in connection with three overlapping patterns of criminal activity.  Manhattan … case morphed into a money laundering investigation and uncovered a scam bilking elderly Americans. Con artists have … of cocaine from Costa Rica ultimately led agents to uncover a $300,000 fraud scheme that victimized elderly people …
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Four defendants arrested in drug trafficking ring that stretched across the United States

… seized six firearms, ammunition, a quantity of marijuana, over 7 ½ kilos of suspected cocaine and crack cocaine, over 2 kilograms of fentanyl, over $750,000.00 in cash, six traps—many of which were …
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Mexican drug cartel member receives 216-month prison sentence

… Munoz, Pethrod Dunnigan and Bryant Hudson, accounted for over $1,000,000 in structured deposits in Buffalo and over $10,000,000 in structured deposits nationwide during this timeframe. The defendant himself had over $1,500,000 in structured deposits made into accounts he …
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Three defendants sentenced for role in drug conspiracy linked to a Mexican drug cartel

… Munoz, Pethrod Dunnigan and Bryant Hudson, accounted for over $1,000,000 in structured deposits in Buffalo and over $10,000,000 in structured deposits nationwide during this timeframe. The defendant himself had over $1,500,000 in structured deposits made into accounts he …
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New Hampshire Man Sentenced To Eight Years In Prison For His Role In Methamphetamine Trafficking Conspiracy

… in federal court in Boston. During the investigation over 160 pounds of pure methamphetamine, as well as an … no serial number, two loaded Smith & Wesson handguns and over 4,200 rounds of ammunition were seized. An illegal … In May 2021, Alkayisi distributed approximately over 5.3 kilograms of methamphetamine to Daneault.   …
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Anchorage Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison Following Drug, Firearm Conviction

… down the toilet. Agents searched the residence and discovered a total of over 150 grams of meth, 100 grams of heroin and 90 grams of … presented at trial, these drugs had a street value of over $54,000. Agents also found tools commonly used by drug …
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DOJ and Lincoln Pharmacy in Tacoma Settle Allegations the Pharmacy Failed to Follow the Controlled Substances Act

… Pharmacy in Tacoma have reached a settlement agreement over inspection findings by the Drug Enforcement … actions the DEA has taken with providers and pharmacies over administrative violations of the CSA. “The DEA will … administrative claims with the U.S. Attorney’s Office over administrative failure to follow the Controlled …
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Drug Traffickers Sentenced to Decades for Selling Meth and Marijuana in Indiana

… During the months long investigation, law enforcement discovered that large quantities of methamphetamine and … In addition to drug seizures, authorities have seized over $15,000 in drug proceeds and seven firearms, including … Bradley Clephane, 37, Gosport, Indiana 262 months (over 21 years) in prison, 5 years supervised release …
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Fourteen People Charged with Trafficking Heroin, Fentanyl, and Cocaine in Racine, Wisconsin

… a shotgun and ammunition; quantities of drugs, including over 200 grams of heroin, over 100 grams of crack cocaine, over 50 grams of fentanyl, and various quantities of …
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DEA to accept electronic vaping devices and cartridges as part of National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday

… Concerns have been raised across the United States over illnesses and death caused by vaping and the high youth … high, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs. DEA launched its prescription … Field Division participated in the drug take back day and, over the course of four hours, 89,366.3 pounds or over 44 …
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Two Pensacola brothers each sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for large drug and money laundering conspiracy

… search of the Lyons/Booker residence in Pensacola revealed over $300,000 in United States currency as well as over $300,000 in jewelry and high-end clothing. Based upon … than 5 kilograms of cocaine.  The conspirators laundered over $250,000 through bank accounts and jewelry stores …
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St. Petersburg Man Sentenced to More Than 17 Years

… - 813-287-5160 West Palm Beach - 561-684-8000 Distributed over 18 Kilograms of Cocaine in Addition to Heroin and … enforcement began the investigation by conducting 17 undercover hand-to-hand heroin purchases from co-defendant Quincy … for distributing more than 18 kilograms of cocaine, over 161 grams of heroin, and over 89 grams of fentanyl and …
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Texas clinic owner and clinic employee sentenced to prison for conspiring to unlawfully prescribe hundreds of thousands of opioids

… scheme, Aster Medical Clinic dispensed prescriptions for over 200,000 dosage units of hydrocodone, a Schedule II controlled substance, and over 145,000 dosage units of carisoprodol, a Schedule IV … issued unlawful prescriptions for controlled substances to over 40 people on its busiest days.  “Runners” brought …
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Two Individuals Convicted On Large-Scale Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

… Panama City, were involved in a conspiracy that distributed over 200 kilograms of cocaine in and around Bay County, … before United States District Judge Richard Smoak. Over the course of this investigation, law enforcement …
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Buffalo Man Charged With Federal Robbery Of A Pharmacy And Illegal Sale Of Oxycodone

… fine. DEA Special Agent in Charge John P. Gilbride said, “Over the past few years DEA has seen an increase in pharmacy … Buffalo, N.Y. Wearing a black hood and white surgical mask over his nose and mouth, McCallum proceeded to the …
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DEA’s Seventh Statewide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Results In Another Big Haul

… - 571-324-7324 More than 10,000 pounds of prescription and over-the-counter medicine collected in seventh statewide … (DEA), announced that this past Saturday, DEA collected over 10,000 pounds of prescription medications, … members of the public at more than 90 locations manned by over 60 state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies …
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Arizona Residents Dispose Of 3 Tons Of Prescription Drugs

… - 571-324-7324 More than 6,000 pounds of Prescription and Over-the-Counter Medicine Collected in Second Statewide … in Charge of the Drug Enforcement (DEA), announced that over 6,000 pounds of prescription drugs were collected …
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Heroin Trafficker Sentenced To 12 Years For Heroin Overdose Deaths

… Heroin Trafficker Sentenced To 12 Years For Heroin Overdose Deaths February 10, 2017 New York Contact Info … to a term of 12 years in prison, and forfeiture of over $100,000 in drug proceeds and property, for his …
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Colombian Drug Kingpin and Paramilitary Leader Pleads Guilty

… life imprisonment, as well as forfeiture in excess of $45 million and a fine of up to $2.25 million. Breon Peace, United States Attorney for the Eastern …
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One Convicted And Another Sentenced In 10-Defendant Marijuana Conspiracy

… trailers, guns and jewelry, valued at more than $1.5 million. Additionally, as part of their plea agreements, they have also agreed to a $10 million money judgment against them. Evidence presented in …
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Former Physician Indicted For Selling Amphetamine Diet Pills To Patients After Losing Medical License

… BNE records show Bernhard obtained approximately 1.5 million amphetamine pills by these means between January … license was revoked, but he was still able to obtain millions of pills and prescribe dangerous narcotics, …
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DEA and law enforcement partners announce significant progress in making communities safer through Project Safe Neighborhoods and Project Eject

… based on sound policing policies that have proven effective over many years, which includes being targeted and … feedback, and reduced violent crime in our Capitol City by over 16% since this time last year. I want to commend the … the highlights of the U.S. Attorney’s Office’s PSN actions over the past year: Enforcement Actions   On December 7, …
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Federal, State And Local Law Enforcement Cite Public Safety Threats From Butane Hash Oil Labs In Rhode Island

… use of butane. In the past year, illicit BHO labs were discovered by law enforcement in South Kingstown, Westerly, … lab. Investigators seized more than 500 grams of BHO and over 9,000 grams of marijuana from the home, as well as 72 … laboratory. It is alleged in the indictment that over a period of approximately two years, White and Marshall …
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24 In Arkansas Charged In Nationwide Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action

… Agent-in-Charge of DEA’s New Orleans Field Division which oversees DEA’s Little Rock District Office, and Patrick C. … $1.3 billion in false billings. Of those charged, over 120 defendants, including doctors, were charged for …
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FAST and KCO Memorial Dedication

September 16, 2025
FAST and KCO Memorial Dedication In Honor of Those Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice In Honor of Those Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice FAST KCO Memorial Unveiled In Honor of Fallen DEA Special Agents and Military Personnel Ahead of 24th Anniversary of …
September 16, 2025
STORY

More than 900,000 Potentially Lethal Doses of Fentanyl Removed from the Streets of Los Angeles in Major Drug Bust

March 27, 2026
… Operations Brian Clark, Pacific & Southwest Region. “Half a million counterfeit pills and 15 kilos of fentanyl are now …
March 27, 2026