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Massachusetts Fugitive Charged with Possessing Fentanyl and Cocaine

August 11, 2022
… seizure and arrest have saved lives and shut down a multi-million dollar drug mill located next door to a children's …
August 11, 2022
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DEA Issues Public Safety Alert on Sharp Increase in Fake Prescription Pills Containing Fentanyl and Meth

September 27, 2021
… every U.S. state in unprecedented quantities. More than 9.5 million counterfeit pills were seized so far this year, …
September 27, 2021
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Six MS-13 gang members indicted for allegedly conspiring to commit murder

March 25, 2019
… Bail was set for Mejia Sandoval at $500,000 cash or $1 million bond.   If convicted of the top count, the …
March 25, 2019
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DEA Breaks Ground on New Laboratory in New Hampshire

August 28, 2024
… of fentanyl year-to-date, which equates to nearly 4.7 million deadly doses of fentanyl.  “Synthetic drugs, like …
August 28, 2024
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Coordinated Law Enforcement Operations Lead to Takedown of Portland-Area Transnational Drug Trafficking Cells

November 02, 2021
… 13 pounds of cocaine, nine firearms, and more than $1.4 million cash in drug proceeds. “At a time when communities …
November 02, 2021
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Four Pharmacy Technicians Charged With Stealing And Selling Prescription Drugs

October 04, 2011
… for by the Medicare and Medicaid programs costs taxpayers millions of dollars and deprives deserving beneficiaries of …
October 04, 2011
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Nine Members Of Eastern European Organized Crime Syndicate Charged With Racketeering, Extortion, Loansharking, Illegal Gambling, And Drug Trafficking

November 09, 2016
… acts.  To collect outstanding debts, worth in the aggregate millions of dollars, they regularly used threats of …
November 09, 2016
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DEA Launches Bold Bilateral Initiative to Dismantle Cartel Gatekeepers and Combat Synthetic Drug Trafficking

August 18, 2025
… officials, and members of the intelligence community. Over the course of several weeks, participants will identify … Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF), ensuring a whole-of-government approach. HSTF integration brings together law … partners, and by bringing the full strength of the U.S. government to bear. This is a bold first step in a new era of …
August 18, 2025
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DEA to host Youth Drug Summit for Kensington & Fairhill Elementary School children

November 23, 2018
… on Nov. 27, 2018, as part of the DEA’s 360 Strategy.  Over 350 students from the Alexander K. McClure Elementary …
November 23, 2018
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Chinese national sentenced to 28 months in prison for importing fentanyl analogues and money laundering

January 13, 2021
… China, was identified as being responsible for importing over 500 kilograms of controlled substance analogues into …
January 13, 2021
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Bergen County man sentenced to 63 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine

November 17, 2020
… months in prison for possessing with intent to distribute over 50 grams of methamphetamine. Jeff DelaCruz, 38, of … a search warrant at DelaCruz’ residence, where they recovered approximately 140 grams of methamphetamine. In …
November 17, 2020
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Three men admit roles in Passaic County cocaine trafficking conspiracy

January 28, 2020
… underneath the dashboard. Law enforcement officers also discovered $297,350 in cash in Perez’s residence. A search of Pimentel’s residence revealed over 20 kilograms of cocaine, drug paraphernalia, and …
January 28, 2020
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DEA establishes new Monmouth/Ocean Task Force

August 20, 2018
… on the area resulting in an unprecedented number of drug overdose fatalities.”  The increased heroin and prescription … opioid threat to the Monmouth and Ocean County areas over the past several years led to the creation of this new …
August 20, 2018
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Drug dealer receives 12 year sentence for fentanyl overdose death

August 05, 2020
… Drug dealer receives 12 year sentence for fentanyl overdose death August 05, 2020 San Diego Contact Info … the fentanyl that led to a 33-year-old Ramona woman’s fatal overdose on July 9, 2018. On March 4, 2020, Steen pleaded … John W. Callery. “Today’s sentence of Michael Steen to over 12 years in federal prison is testament to the hard …
August 05, 2020
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The Dankery owner sentenced to 10 years

February 01, 2021
… 3745 Interpark Drive, Colorado Springs, Colorado. An undercover investigation was initiated into Fowlkes and The … search warrants were executed resulting in the seizure of over 600 lbs. of refined marijuana plant and plant …
February 01, 2021
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Nurse Arrested for Diversion of Controlled Substances

August 11, 2022
… for her personal use, and having done so repeatedly over the course of a few months.  It is not believed that …
August 11, 2022
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Syracuse Man Sentenced to 151 Months in Federal Prison for Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute

November 16, 2023
… Griswold admitted that, on November 9, 2022, he possessed over 500 grams of crystal methamphetamine hidden inside a …
November 16, 2023
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Buffalo man known as "Crazy" sentenced for cocaine conspiracy

September 10, 2020
… 7, 2016, the defendant conspired with others to distribute over 500 grams of cocaine in the Buffalo area. Martinez used …
September 10, 2020
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Man sentenced to 46 months for role in drug pipeline from Puerto Rico to Tonawanda, N.Y.

May 01, 2019
… U.S. Postal inspectors seized a package containing just over two kilograms of cocaine that was addressed to …
May 01, 2019
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Tonawanda cocaine dealer sentenced to 36 months

November 05, 2018
… residence on Military Road in Tonawanda. Officers seized over 25 grams of marijuana and a digital scale. A second …
November 05, 2018
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Eagle Pass Man Sentenced to Nearly 20 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Meth

October 01, 2024
… in importing and possessing with the intent to distribute over 10 kilograms of methamphetamine into the United States. …
October 01, 2024
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Charlotte Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison on Drug Trafficking and Firearms Charges

March 01, 2021
… of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), which oversees the Charlotte District Office, and Sheriff Bill … was the driver of the vehicle. Court documents show that, over the course of the traffic stop, Nicks removed from a …
March 01, 2021
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Concord, N.C. man pleads guilty to unlawful distribution of anabolic steroids

February 27, 2020
… Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration, which oversees the Charlotte Office, joins U.S. Attorney Murray in … of manufacturing or distributing a controlled substance. Over the course of the investigation, law enforcement also …
February 27, 2020
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Charleston area man given lengthy sentence on federal drug charges

November 15, 2019
… 1,345 grams of methamphetamine and 150 grams of heroin, over $15,000, and five cell phones. Further investigation … federal case. Cohen’s 17-year-old son died from a fentanyl overdose after using the drugs provided by Lee. The case was …
November 15, 2019
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New York Man Sentenced for Fentanyl Trafficking

January 09, 2024
… According to court documents, Reynoso Vasquez brought over 30,000 bags of fentanyl laced heroin from the Bronx to …
January 09, 2024
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North Carolina Man Sentenced to 14 Years for Meth Trafficking

August 17, 2023
… a traffic stop of a vehicle Wigfall was driving and recovered $47,500 in cash as well as controlled substances.  A search of his residence resulted in the seizure of over 1.5 kilograms of methamphetamine, 9.5 kilograms of …
August 17, 2023
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Austin Pharmacy to Pay $200,000 in Civil Penalties for Alleged Violations of the Controlled Substances Act

August 17, 2023
… Epidemic Act of 2005 (CMEA). The CMEA regulates over-the-counter sales of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and … Thomas Parnham negotiated the settlement on behalf of the government. The claims resolved by the settlement are …
August 17, 2023
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Indiana Woman Sentenced to 63 Months for Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl

July 25, 2023
… traveling back to Michigan City. At that time, McCoy had over a kilogram of fentanyl pills on her person.  This case …
July 25, 2023
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Grass Valley Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for a Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy and other Narcotics Offenses

June 28, 2023
… Robinson’s residence on June 2, 2020, resulted in the discovery of over 40 grams of fentanyl involved in this conspiracy. On … booking search of his person, resulted in the discovery of methamphetamine, heroin, and additional fentanyl. …
June 28, 2023
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Indiana Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Meth Charges

June 21, 2023
… 2022.  At the time of his arrest, law enforcement located over 800 grams of methamphetamine in Golden’s vehicle, which …
June 21, 2023