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Two Sentenced For Heroin Offenses

… DEA estimates place the street value of the heroin at $17.5 million. Investigators seized approximately 50 kilograms of …
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May 13, 2023
May 13, 2023

First Responder Career Fair

6:00 AM - 11:00 AM (EDT)
Independence, OH
First Responder Career Fair hosted by the Cleveland US Secret Service. Over 60 agencies will be attending. Free and open to the Public! *FBI, DEA, US Marshals, IRS, Cuyahoga County Sheriff, Independence Fire, Cleveland Police & Fire, OSHP, Fed Reserve, Metroparks, US Coast Guard, North Royalton PD, Akron PD, Strongsville...
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2017 National Drug Threat Assessment

October 01, 2017
… data; open source reporting; and intelligence from other government agencies to determine which substances and … represent the greatest threat to the United States. Over the past 10 years, the drug landscape in the United …
October 01, 2017
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2016 National Drug Threat Assessment

November 01, 2016
… health data; news reports; and intelligence from other government agencies to provide a coordinated and balanced … represent the greatest drug threat to the United States. Over the past 10 years, the drug landscape in the United …
November 01, 2016
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Phoenix News 2004

July 15, 2021
… US Currency  MAR 12, 2004 Three Arrested with Over a Pound of Cocaine  FEB 17, 2004 Three Men Arrested …
July 15, 2021
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Multi-kilo cocaine dealer from Mecklenburg County sentenced to 15 years in prison

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

… 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 …
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Terrance C. Cole Sworn in as Administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration

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

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

… 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 …
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“Pill Mill” doctor pleads guilty to opioid distribution, admits signing prescriptions for dead and jailed patients

… 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 …
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Two Georgia Men Sentenced for Trafficking Fentanyl

… 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 …
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Three Members Of Cape Cod Heroin Trafficking Ring Sentenced To Prison For Violent Kidnapping And Drug Offenses

… 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 …
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Braintree Man Sentenced for Role in Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy and Ammunition Offense

… 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 …
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Supplier And Distributor for Two Boston-Area DTOs Sentenced

… 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 …
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Federal jury convicts two men of cocaine conspiracy spanning from Houston to Buffalo

… 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 …
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Fentanyl Traffickers Sentenced to Almost 22 Years and Almost 17 Years in Prison

… 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 …
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Montgomery Man Found Guilty of Selling Fentanyl Pills that Resulted in Another Man’s Death

… 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 …
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Brockton Woman Sentenced To More Than Eight Years In Prison For Drug Trafficking And Gun Charges

… 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 …
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Former Mexican Lawyer Who Became Major Meth Supplier to Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to More Than Seven Years in Prison

… 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 …
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Bennington Man Convicted of Federal Gun and Drug Charges

… 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 …
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Major Meth Trafficker in Burke County is Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison

… 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 …
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UPS Employee Heads to Prison for Concealing Cocaine in Packages

… 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 …
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Drug Conspiracies Sentenced to Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl and Methamphetamine

… 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 …
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Burlington Armed Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 60 Months

… 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 …
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Arizona Man Sentenced for Role in International Drug Trafficking Ring Targeting Alaska

… 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 …
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Dark Web Vendor Sentenced to 18 months in Prison for Distributing Meth-Pressed Adderall Pills

… the drugs to buyers located throughout the United States. Over the years, Tan operated Adderall123 on numerous dark … agents seized two packages mailed by Tan that contained over 640 methamphetamine-pressed Adderall …
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FedEx Package Containing Meth Results in Federal Prison Sentence for Louisiana Man

… Agents also found in the residence and in Batiste’s vehicle over $13,000 in cash, digital scales and boxes of sandwich … positive for the presence of fentanyl with a neg weight of over 500 grams. Batiste was charged and pleaded guilty to …
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Charlotte Man is Sentenced for Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking Crime

… both in pill and powder form have risen exponentially over the past five years.  CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Benjamin James … of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), which oversees the Charlotte District Office, and Chief Johnny … scene of the accident searched Hemphill’s vehicle and recovered two firearms, over 3,500 pressed oxycodone pills that …
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Drug Trafficker Sentenced for Cocaine Trafficking

… through their drug trafficking activities, assumed control over multiple apartments, where they stored, cooked, … conspiracy, during which it is estimated he distributed over 500 grams of cocaine. During intercepted calls with … their meeting, law enforcement stopped Kallon and recovered approximately 62 grams of cocaine.  One remaining …