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Fresno County Drug Traffickers Plead Guilty

January 29, 2013
… 8, 2013. They face 10 years to life in prison and a $10 million fine. Edwan Dablan faces an additional 20 years in …
January 29, 2013
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Bakersfield Warehouse Marijuana Grow Results In Prison Sentences For Two

February 25, 2013
… they face a sentence of 10 years to life in prison and a $4 million fine. Any sentences would be determined at the …
February 25, 2013
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Conspirators Indicted For Methamphetamine Trafficking

November 17, 2011
… and a maximum term of life imprisonment, along with a $10 million fine. The actual sentence, however, will be …
November 17, 2011
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Six Indicted For Fresno And Madera County Methamphetamine Distribution Ring

December 22, 2011
… face a maximum statutory penalty of life in prison, a $10 million fine, and a five-year term of supervised release. If …
December 22, 2011
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Fifth National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Results In Another Big Haul

October 04, 2012
… National Survey on Drug Use and (NSDUH), more than six million Americans abuse prescription drugs. That same study …
October 04, 2012
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Ten Indicted For Marijuana Growing On Public And Private Lands In Fresno And Tulare Counties

October 04, 2012
… years in prison and a maximum of life in prison and a $10 million fine. If convicted of impersonating a federal …
October 04, 2012
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Bakersfield Marijuana Storefront Owner And Employee Indicted

October 18, 2012
… maximum term of 40 years in prison, and a fine of up to $5 million for each count. If convicted of false statements, …
October 18, 2012
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Mexican National Pleads Guilty To Marijuana Conspiracy In Bakersfield

November 26, 2012
… years in prison, a maximum sentence of 40 years and a $5 million fine. The actual sentence, however, will be …
November 26, 2012
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Two Sentenced For Heroin Offenses

May 31, 2011
… DEA estimates place the street value of the heroin at $17.5 million. Investigators seized approximately 50 kilograms of …
May 31, 2011
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Multi-kilo cocaine dealer from Mecklenburg County sentenced to 15 years in prison

January 16, 2020
… 15 years in prison for possession with intent to distribute over 27 kilograms of cocaine. According to court documents, …
January 16, 2020
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Jury Convicts Cocoa Man of Conspiracy to Possess with the Intent to Distribute Fentanyl

December 11, 2020
… Administration made six recorded purchases, totaling over 150 grams of fentanyl, outside Swanson’s home in Cocoa. … law enforcement executed a search of Swanson’s home and recovered baggies, digital scales covered with fentanyl and cocaine, and firearms from …
December 11, 2020
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Terrance C. Cole Sworn in as Administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration

July 25, 2025
… Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security in Governor Youngkin’s cabinet overseeing 11 state public safety agencies, comprising more …
July 25, 2025
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Trial Victory Secured in Largest Single Fentanyl Pill Bust in DEA History

August 08, 2025
… offenses. Following Sedillo’s arrest, Martinez took over operations and attempted to expand them to introduce …
August 08, 2025
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Pacific Beach Resident Sentenced for Distributing Fentanyl that Caused Two Overdoses

June 25, 2021
… Sentenced for Distributing Fentanyl that Caused Two Overdoses June 25, 2021 San Diego Contact Info Contact Us … the death of one man and sent another to the hospital over Labor Day weekend in September 2018. Two other … men—including the source of Kol’s fentanyl—also fatally overdosed that weekend from the same batch of fentanyl …
June 25, 2021
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“Pill Mill” doctor pleads guilty to opioid distribution, admits signing prescriptions for dead and jailed patients

January 21, 2020
… in the San Diego area.  Dr. Salerno’s medical career is over; he betrayed his oath to the medical community and his … justice in this case. Salerno also admitted that an undercover federal agent who visited Salerno’s clinic on six … signature. In a separate instance, on a date when the undercover agent did not visit the clinic and the doctor did not …
January 21, 2020
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Two Georgia Men Sentenced for Trafficking Fentanyl

October 05, 2023
… Wilmington - (910) 815-4513 Investigation started after overdose death Suspected fentanyl pills_x.jpg Seizures of … both in pill and powder form have risen exponentially over the past five years.  SAVANNAH, GA --  Two Georgia men, … acquitted on enhanced charges related to the death of an overdose victim. Cothern pled guilty to Distribution of …
October 05, 2023
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Three Members Of Cape Cod Heroin Trafficking Ring Sentenced To Prison For Violent Kidnapping And Drug Offenses

May 31, 2023
… on video and worked together to shoot at a Hyannis man over a drug debt. Edwin Otero, 33, of Hyannis, was sentenced … with guns and worked together to shoot at a Hyannis man over a drug debt owed to Otero. Otero, Joseph and Basilici …
May 31, 2023
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Braintree Man Sentenced for Role in Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy and Ammunition Offense

October 26, 2022
… through their drug trafficking activities, assumed control over multiple apartments, where they stored, cooked, … cocaine base (crack cocaine), two loaded firearms and over $360,000 were recovered. At the time of the offense, Angomas had a prior …
October 26, 2022
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Supplier And Distributor for Two Boston-Area DTOs Sentenced

September 29, 2022
… development. It is alleged that the DTO assumed control over multiple apartments, where they stored, cooked, … of each DTO and is estimated to have distributed a total of over 3.5 kilograms of cocaine.   Drayton is the second …
September 29, 2022
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Federal jury convicts two men of cocaine conspiracy spanning from Houston to Buffalo

September 02, 2020
… next day on May 11, 2017, Houston police officers pulled over a rental vehicle driven by Dunnigan with Lloyd in the … Avenue in Buffalo. During the search, investigators recovered 177 grams of cocaine, 344 grams of butyryryl … before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara, who presided over the trial of the case. Arrests/Convictions - Major …
September 02, 2020
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Fentanyl Traffickers Sentenced to Almost 22 Years and Almost 17 Years in Prison

December 13, 2022
… arrested.  Inside of the vehicle, law enforcement agents recovered the weighted bag, which Shannon had attempted to hide behind the car’s dashboard.  The black bag contained over 1,000 individual glassines envelopes of fentanyl and an additional bag contained over 1,000 doses of powdered fentanyl.  Law enforcement …
December 13, 2022
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Montgomery Man Found Guilty of Selling Fentanyl Pills that Resulted in Another Man’s Death

August 15, 2024
… how the victim obtained the fentanyl revealed that, for over a year, Coley had been supplying the victim with … conviction sends a clear message: those who choose profit over people will be held accountable.” Following this …
August 15, 2024
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Brockton Woman Sentenced To More Than Eight Years In Prison For Drug Trafficking And Gun Charges

August 14, 2024
… in federal court in Boston. Throughout 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 …
August 14, 2024
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Former Mexican Lawyer Who Became Major Meth Supplier to Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to More Than Seven Years in Prison

June 28, 2024
… other defendants were indicted and arrested  in March 2023. Over the course of the investigation, agents seized from … prosecutors pointed out that despite a small decrease in overdose deaths nationwide, Washington had an increase in …
June 28, 2024
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Bennington Man Convicted of Federal Gun and Drug Charges

May 17, 2024
… the bags Moffitt was carrying that day, law enforcement recovered over 3,500 individual bags containing fentanyl, additional … in its chamber, with its safety off. Moffitt also possessed over $16,000 in cash upon his arrest.   The jury found that …
May 17, 2024
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Major Meth Trafficker in Burke County is Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison

May 02, 2024
… of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), which oversees the Charlotte District Office, and Sheriff Banks … and vehicle in Burke County. Law enforcement seized over $100,000 from Gowan’s residence and vehicle, as well as …
May 02, 2024
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UPS Employee Heads to Prison for Concealing Cocaine in Packages

March 27, 2024
… for orange jumpsuits.” Almanza was a UPS employee of over 20 years and used his knowledge to help circumvent … package shipped. Salinas Jr., 51, Pharr, a UPS employee for over seven years, previously received 27 months in federal …
March 27, 2024
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Drug Conspiracies Sentenced to Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl and Methamphetamine

September 30, 2022
… that Vasquez-Rico was the head of the local drug ring. Over the course of the investigation, undercover agents posing as customers purchased fentanyl and …
September 30, 2022
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Burlington Armed Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 60 Months

February 22, 2024
… located inside a safe an additional 140 grams of fentanyl, over $17,300 of cash, and assorted opiate pills. Elsewhere … units rented by Anderson. In total, law enforcement seized over $243,000 of cash, high-end jewelry, approximately 158 …
February 22, 2024
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Arizona Man Sentenced for Role in International Drug Trafficking Ring Targeting Alaska

February 12, 2024
… of Miguel Guevara’s drug trafficking ring that smuggled over a dozen kilos of meth, heroin and cocaine from Mexico … station in Yuma, Arizona, at knifepoint, all wearing masks over their faces. Three other defendants in this case have …
February 12, 2024