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DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within American Communities

… both in pill and powder form have risen exponentially over the past five years.  OMAHA, NE –The U.S. Drug … the United States to flood American communities with huge amounts of fentanyl and methamphetamine, which drives …
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San Antonio septuagenarian convicted of trafficking $1 million in marijuana

… San Antonio septuagenarian convicted of trafficking $1 million in marijuana January 11, 2023 Houston Contact Info … drugs in the trunk. When agents opened the trunk, they discovered 10 large, vacuum-sealed bundles of marijuana weighing … 91 kilograms with an estimated street value of more than $1 million. U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos will …
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McKesson Agrees To Pay Record $150 Million Settlement For Failure To Report Suspicious Orders Of Pharmaceutical Drugs

… McKesson Agrees To Pay Record $150 Million Settlement For Failure To Report Suspicious Orders … McKesson supplied various U.S. pharmacies an increasing amount of oxycodone and hydrocodone pills, frequently …
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Four Harrisonburg Area Drug Dealers Indicted

… ranging from 25 years to life in prison and up to $17 million in fines. Tony Smith faces 15-80 years in prison and up to $10 million in fines. In a separate indictment, Jose Israel … a “stash house”. Inside the trailer, police recovered large amounts of methamphetamine and some cocaine. Both …
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New Hampshire Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Fentanyl Intended for Distribution

… Once on the highway, agents stopped Warner, who admitted to buying 70 grams of fentanyl, an amount consistent with narcotics distribution.  The charge … four years of supervised release and a fine of up to $5 million. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court …
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Pain Clinic Owners And Medical Directors Indicted For Alleged “Pill Mill” Relocated From Florida To Maryland

… for approximately 328,520 oxycodone pills - a total dosage amount of 7,631,085 mg of oxycodone.  Between September 2011 … for approximately 178,151 oxycodone pills - a total dosage amount of 3,879,500 mg of oxycodone.  On each office visit … Margulis and Wiseberg, through Healthy Life, at least $2 million for office visits.  Most of these proceeds were …
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Arden, N.C. Fentanyl and Meth Trafficker is Sentenced to 11+ Years in Prison

… convictions for drug trafficking, was distributing kilogram amounts of methamphetamine and fentanyl in Buncombe County. … found nearly $3,800 in cash in Fair’s pockets. They also recovered a heat-sealed package and a plastic bag that … an individual cooperating with law enforcement arranged to buy from Fair $4,400 worth of methamphetamine and fentanyl. …
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DEA and U.S. Attorney in the Western District of Louisiana announce settlement with drug distributor

… Oxford - (662) 234-8542 Morris & Dickson Company to pay $22 million in civil penalty claims NEW ORLEANS – Morris & … significant upgrades to its compliance program by investing millions of dollars to hire additional staff and implement … of controlled substances are critical components of the government’s effort to stop the illegal distribution and sale …
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Armed Baldwin County Methamphetamine Dealers Sentenced to Prison

… Jr., 43, each of Bay Minette, admitted to distributing bulk amounts of methamphetamine to various individuals in north …
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First Defendant Sentenced in Family-Based Drug Trafficking Ring Connected to Lummi Nation Overdose Deaths

… Drug Trafficking Ring Connected to Lummi Nation Overdose Deaths November 21, 2025 Seattle Contact Info … 454-4407 Four Lummi Nation Tribal Citizens Died of Fentanyl Overdoses in Four Days Seized fentanyl.jpg Fentanyl seized … link some of the Jacksons to a Seattle area street gang. Over the course of the investigation law enforcement seized …
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Doctor And Wife Guilty Of Tax Evasion; Millions Of Amphetamine Based Pills Illegally Dispensed At Area Weight Loss Clinics

… Doctor And Wife Guilty Of Tax Evasion; Millions Of Amphetamine Based Pills Illegally Dispensed At …
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Lubbock Fentanyl Distributor Pleads Guilty

… of not more than 20 years in federal prison and a $1 million fine.  Judge Bryant recommended that the district … distribute a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl, a Schedule II controlled substance.  … Lanier admits to supplying Holl and Robertson with large amounts of Fentanyl he purchased online on the Darknet from …
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DEA Launches Fentanyl Free America Initiative to Combat the Synthetic Drug Crisis

… 2020.  As of December 1, 2025, DEA has seized more than 45 million fentanyl pills, and more than 9,320 pounds of fentanyl powder, removing an estimated 347 million potentially deadly doses of fentanyl from our …
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DEA Launches Fentanyl Free America Initiative to Combat the Synthetic Drug Crisis

… 2020.  As of December 1, 2025, DEA has seized more than 45 million fentanyl pills, and more than 9,320 pounds of fentanyl powder, removing an estimated 347 million potentially deadly doses of fentanyl from our …
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National Health Care Fraud Takedown Results in Charges against 601 Individuals Responsible for over $2 Billion in Fraud Losses

… Results in Charges against 601 Individuals Responsible for over $2 Billion in Fraud Losses June 28, 2018 Headquarters … Doctors Charged and 84 Opioid Cases Involving More Than 13 Million Illegal Dosages of Opioids WASHINGTON  – Attorney … work with our partners to protect the health and safety of millions of Americans.” “It takes a special kind of person …
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Philadelphia District Attorney And The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Announce Heroin Bust Valued At $3.3 Million

… Administration Announce Heroin Bust Valued At $3.3 Million June 10, 2015 Philadelphia Contact Info Contact Us … drug trafficking organization and seized a substantial amount of heroin denying its distribution to our streets. …
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Fairbanks Man Sentenced to Over 14 Years in Case for Possessing Kilograms of Illegal Drugs with Intent to Distribute

… Fairbanks Man Sentenced to Over 14 Years in Case for Possessing Kilograms of Illegal … of cocaine, over 1.7 kilograms of marijuana, and smaller amounts of heroin, suboxone and Xanax. They also seized …
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Indictment Charges Alleged Darknet Marketplace Fentanyl Dealer

… (“YVS”). Blair’s YVS Darknet marketplace profile page lists over 459 successful drug sales in that time period. YVS was … with Blair and a storage unit owned by Blair. They seized over 10,000 suspected fentanyl pills, plastic tubs of raw … grams of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of a fentanyl analogue; possessed with intent to …
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Alleged dark web narcotics trafficker indicted for distributing heroin and methamphetamine in exchange for bitcoin

… distribution networks everywhere.” The internet contains online marketplaces for narcotics and other contraband on … to pay her in Bitcoin, and contact her through encrypted email and messaging services. De Alba offered customers free … death in March 2018, De Alba used his identity and credit cards to fund her narcotics business on the Wall Street …
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Texas Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced To More Than 18 Years In Prison And Forfeits More Than $1.2 Million

… To More Than 18 Years In Prison And Forfeits More Than $1.2 Million February 20, 2015 Miami Contact Info Contact Us … the rental properties, Elik Motors, and cash. The total amount of the forfeiture exceeded $1.2 million. The case was …
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DEA Safely Disposes of 620,000 Pounds of Unused Medications on 28th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… Drug Take Back Day. The DEA New Orleans Division collected over 41,348 pounds across Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, and … Back Day has helped Americans safely remove nearly 19.8 million pounds of expired, unwanted, or unused medications … community partners.”  “The results speak for themselves: over 20 tons of potentially harmful medications are now out …
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Money Laundering Scheme Exposed

… alleged effort by the defendants to launder more than $1.45 million in Black Market Peso Exchange money. The indictment … Colombian-based conspirators would withdraw money using ATM cards. For example, Count 3 of the indictment charges … structuring or breaking currency in excess of $10,000 into amounts less than $10,000. Using at least 12 bank accounts …
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Drug Robbery Crew Member Pleads Guilty To Armed Robbery, Conspiracy, And Narcotics Trafficking Crew Netted More Than 250 Kilograms Of Cocaine And $1 Million In Drug Proceeds In Over 100 Robberies

… Crew Netted More Than 250 Kilograms Of Cocaine And $1 Million In Drug Proceeds In Over 100 Robberies November 14, 2011 New York Contact Info …
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Gainesville Man Sentenced for Carrying Multiple Firearms While Selling Drugs

… Court documents reflect that the defendant was pulled over for multiple traffic violations. During the traffic …
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Gainesville Felon Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison

… and found the defendant’s backpack with a loaded pistol, over 50 grams of methamphetamine in a variety of forms, and …
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Springfield, Massachusetts Man Sentenced to 60 Months for Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine Base in Central Vermont

… base in Central Vermont.  According to court records, over the course of multiple years, Joseph Llano operated a …
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Marianna Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Meth Distribution and Prison Contraband Convictions

… to court records, on March 7, 2024, the defendant sold over 80 grams of methamphetamine during an undercover law enforcement operation. The defendant was taken into … staff searched the defendant’s left boot, where they discovered two, cylinder shaped plastic tubes that were found to …
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Two Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Narcotics in Southwestern Connecticut

… investigators intercepted calls and text messages over court-authorized wiretaps between Pichardo and his …
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Indictments Charge Eighteen With Oxycodone Trafficking

… The arrested individual subsequently revealed that, over the course of approximately one year, he had regularly … the success of the operation, he provided cash and gift cards to Christopher Allenand JOHN BEST, Transportation … term of imprisonment of 20 years and a fine of up to $1 million: Christopher Allen - , 45, of Palm Beach Gardens, …
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When Small Towns and DEA Partner to Tackle Drug Trafficking

December 23, 2020
… began when a Kansas State University student died of a drug overdose in 2017.  The investigation into this death led to … Whiteley. “Complex investigations also take a considerable amount of money, in paying informants and buying contraband, which makes it more difficult on smaller …
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