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Dark Web Narcotics Traffickers Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Illegal Drugs in Exchange for Cryptocurrency

… 426-5300 Westchester - (914) 682-6256 Defendants Offered Covert Shipment of Methamphetamines, Fentanyl, Heroin, LSD … defendants have learned, drug dealers who push their poison online cannot evade prosecution by hiding in the dark … and contact Melgarejo and Gray through encrypted email and messaging services. Melgarejo and Gray claimed to …
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Former State Lawmaker Sentenced for COVID-19 Fraud Scheme at Springfield Health Care Charity

… of 10 counts of wire fraud, 10 counts of distributing drugs over the internet without a valid prescription, and two … testing and related expenses, and future funding in the amount of $503,350. In total, Derges applied for $882,644 … $2.3 billion. Missouri allocated approximately $34 million in CARES Act funds to Greene County. To administer …
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Ringleader of Major Drug Trafficking and Money-Laundering Conspiracy in St. George Sentenced to Prison

… in March 2020 when federal agents began tracking large amounts of methamphetamine, linked to a Mexican cartel, … Between October 2021 and February 2022, agents intercepted over 200 phone calls in which Rubio-Quintana negotiated drug … drug suppliers. Agents conducted at least 13 controlled buys to include the purchase of methamphetamine and …
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Armed Drug Trafficker Sentenced for Firearms and Narcotics Offenses

… the defendant was driving, during which officers located over 230 grams of fentanyl and a loaded firearm. The …
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Marianna Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine

… to court records, on December 12, 2024, the defendant sold over 50 grams of methamphetamine during a law enforcement undercover operation.  The sale occurred at the defendant’s …
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Dominican Drug Supplier Operating from Abroad Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy

… involved coordination of suppliers and local distributors over an extended period and utilized sophisticated … of more than 750 grams of fentanyl during eight undercover purchase operations in 2022, 2023, and 2024. The charge … upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutes which govern the determination of a sentence in a criminal case. …
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Dominican Authorities Extradite to the United States an International Drug Supplier Who Coordinated Local Distribution Through Encrypted Messaging Apps

… involved coordination of suppliers and local distributors over an extended period and utilized sophisticated … of more than 750 grams of fentanyl during eight undercover purchase operations in 2022, 2023, and 2024. The Drug …
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Mexican National Sentenced to More Than Five Years in Prison For Conspiring to Traffic Cocaine and Money Laundering

… through California, to Massachusetts and into New England over a two-year period. Palafox and his co-conspirators also …
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DEA and Local Partners Host 18th National Drug Takeback on October 26th from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … (775) 327-8900 Guam Hagatna - (671) 472-7384 LOS ANGELES – Over the course of 17 prior events, the National Drug Take Back Day Initiative continues to remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medications from the nation’s …
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Iraqi National Dealing Fentanyl from Glen Allen Hotel Room Sentenced to Prison

Iraqi National Dealing Fentanyl from Glen Allen Hotel Room Sentenced to Prison August 15, 2025 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 Washington.Special.Agent@dea.gov …
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DEA-Led Operation Pill Nation Targets Rogue Pain Clinics In South Florida

… 813-287-5160 West Palm Beach - 561-684-8000 22 Arrested and over $2.2 million in cash seized as culmination of year-long … in Operation Pill Nation resulting from 340 undercover buys of prescription drugs from over 60 doctors in more than …
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Three men sentenced for attempting to smuggle $28 million of cocaine on the high seas

… Three men sentenced for attempting to smuggle $28 million of cocaine on the high seas August 23, 2019 San … kilograms (2,706 pounds) of cocaine—worth more than $28 million USD—on the high seas. The sentencing hearings … the defendants jettisoning dozens of bales of cocaine overboard. The defendants sped away again. With the go-fast …
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Mexican Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Over 15 Years for Conspiracy to Distribute 167 Pounds of Meth

… Mexican Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Over 15 Years for Conspiracy to Distribute 167 Pounds of … then Nunez-Aispuro loaded two plastic containers and one cardboard box out of the back seat of the Ford F-150 into … the Chevrolet Tahoe and inside the plastic containers and cardboard box found and seized approximately 76 kilograms …
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Two Men Arrested in Connection with Seizure of Tens of Thousands of Counterfeit Pills

… years of supervised release and up to life and a fine of $1 million. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court …
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Arizona Man Pleads Guilty to His Role in Conspiracies to Distribute Fentanyl and Narcotics and to Launder the Proceeds

… to a lifetime of supervised release and a fine of up to $10 million. The charge of money laundering conspiracy provides …
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DEA Hosts 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday

… an environmentally safe way.” Since 2010, a staggering 20 million pounds of unused medications have been collected at …
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Operation Shaw-Crank Redemption Results In 11 Defendants Being Sentenced To A Combined Total Of Over 93 Years For Drug-Trafficking

… In 11 Defendants Being Sentenced To A Combined Total Of Over 93 Years For Drug-Trafficking May 29, 2014 New Orleans … and Arkansas River Valley area. Numerous controlled buys, surveillance, search warrants, and monitoring have …
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Hannibal man sentenced for possession of over 50 grams of meth

… Hannibal man sentenced for possession of over 50 grams of meth March 04, 2020 St. Louis Contact Info … prison for possession with the intent to distribute over 50 grams of methamphetamine. The Hannibal Police … and a subsequent search of Seabaugh’s mobile phone discovered additional information confirming Seabaugh’s drug …
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Southwick Man Caught With $1 Million In Drug Money Pleads Guilty In Federal Court

… Southwick Man Caught With $1 Million In Drug Money Pleads Guilty In Federal Court … a search warrant for Cipolla’s storage locker and discovered over $1 million in cash and 118 pounds of marijuana.  …
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San Francisco News 2007

July 15, 2021
… Marijuana Cultivator Convicted By Jury December 3, 2007 $2 Million of LSD Seized by DEA    October 31, 2007 IRAs Seized … Pleads Guilty To Illegal Distribution Of Weight Loss Drugs Over The Internet September 27, 2007 Search Warrant Served … January 16, 2007 Tip Leads to Arrests in Illegal On-Line Pharmacy Scheme …
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Los Angeles Man Pleads Guilty to Kern Valley Prison-Based Drug Conspiracy

… a maximum statutory penalty of life in prison and a $10 million fine. The actual sentence, however, will be …
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Doctor Charged In Manhattan Federal Court For Illegal Distribution Of Millions Of Oxycodone Pills

… In Manhattan Federal Court For Illegal Distribution Of Millions Of Oxycodone Pills December 02, 2016 New York … for oxycodone, totaling nearly 2.4 million pills, over a five-year period.  Lambrakis was arrested yesterday …
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ATF/DEA/LAPD Take Down San Fernando Valley Drug Trafficking Ring

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … Reno - (775) 327-8900 Guam Hagatna - (671) 472-7384 Over 16 Firearms, 44 lbs. of Meth, 128 lbs. of Cocaine, 6 … joint investigation that included numerous controlled buys and interdictions of narcotics. Giselle Buraye, 23, aka …
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Mexican National and California Man Charged Following Seizure of Over 45 Kilograms of Fentanyl Pills and Powder

… National and California Man Charged Following Seizure of Over 45 Kilograms of Fentanyl Pills and Powder June 06, 2025 … charged by criminal complaint for conspiring to distribute over 36 kilograms of fentanyl pills, and over 9 kilograms of …
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2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown

… drug diversion schemes that involved the submission of over $14.6 billion in intended loss s and over 15 million pills of illegally diverted controlled substances. …
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International Drug Trafficking Organization Member Sentenced for Trafficking Over a Thousand Kilograms of Cocaine

… Trafficking Organization Member Sentenced for Trafficking Over a Thousand Kilograms of Cocaine December 03, 2021 … 2016, Amilcar Chavez-Barrera, 42, conspired to distribute over 1,000 kilograms of cocaine for distribution into the …
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Santa Barbara Doctor Sentenced To Over 27 Years In Federal Prison For Prescribing Exorbitant Quantities Of Dangerous Narcotics

… Santa Barbara Doctor Sentenced To Over 27 Years In Federal Prison For Prescribing Exorbitant … and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … for example, Diaz wrote prescriptions for more than 1.7 million doses of painkillers. His “patients” typically paid …
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Baltimore Crack Cocaine Dealer Exiled To Over 12 Years In Prison

… Baltimore Crack Cocaine Dealer Exiled To Over 12 Years In Prison May 21, 2014 Washington, DC Contact …
NEMESIO OSEGUERA-CERVANTES
FUGITIVE

Nemesio Oseguera-Cervantes

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: 21 USC 846; 21 USC 963; 21 USC 959; 21 USC 841; 21 USC 924
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Mexican National Sentenced to 5 ½ Years for Fentanyl Trafficking

… supervised release after pleading guilty to distribution of over 400 grams of fentanyl.  According to court documents, … of the box revealed five separate bags containing a large amount of counterfeit “M-30” pills containing fentanyl. The … drugs are pouring into our neighborhoods in staggering amounts, driven by Mexican cartels and enabled by …