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Indianapolis Man Sentenced to Over 20 Years for Drug Trafficking and Gun Crimes

… Indianapolis Man Sentenced to Over 20 Years for Drug Trafficking and Gun Crimes November …
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DEA Hosts the 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 25th

… pose a threat if misused – resulting in a staggering 20 million pounds of unused medications collected to date.   …
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Albuquerque Man Convicted of Federal Firearm Offenses

… Albuquerque. On June 28, 2022, DEA agents planned a larger buy from Tomasaour at the motel and then executed a search warrant on the motel room. Agents planned to buy five pounds of methamphetamine and approximately 2,000 fentanyl pills. Prior to the buy, agents set up surveillance on the motel. While waiting …
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Leader Of Brighton Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 50 Months in Prison

… of two different drug trafficking conspiracies during the overall period of November 2018 through June 2020. According … Way DTO which, when all drugs were calculated as powder, amounted to over 500 grams of cocaine. Drayton also participated in a number of controlled buys involving cocaine base during the investigation. …
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Chillum Drug Dealer Caught with Two Kilograms in Cocaine Sentenced to Over Five Years in Federal Prison

… Dealer Caught with Two Kilograms in Cocaine Sentenced to Over Five Years in Federal Prison February 16, 2022 … release, for possession with intent to distribute over two kilograms of cocaine.  The sentence was announced …
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DEA St. Louis Division Breaks Fentanyl Seizure Record

… - (417) 888-9800 More Than 670 pounds Seized; 41% Increase Over 2021 20221107 DEA-STLCoPD fake pills-3.jpg These 20,000 … drug trafficking organizations, seizing and stopping $13.7 million from reaching criminal organization leaders. …
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Armed Drug Dealer on Federal Supervised Release is Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison

… of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), which oversees the Charlotte District Office, and Chief Michael … vehicle. During a search of Hodsden, law enforcement recovered a loaded XDS .45 caliber pistol loaded with five … fentanyl mixed with cocaine, and various separate amounts of fentanyl and cocaine. A search warrant was …
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TSA And Law Enforcement Officers In Nevadaand Florida Charged In Prescription Drug Ring Narcotics Trafficking Network Results In 20 Arrests

… the announcement with DEA. “This investigation not only uncovered the trafficking of diverted pain medications but also … the success of the operation, he provided cash and gift cards to certain Transportation Security (“TSA”) officers …
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Dominican citizen extradited to U.S. for drug trafficking through sham internet pharmacy

… opioid U-47700, distribution of controlled substances over the Internet, and conspiracy to commit money … drug distribution operation  purporting to be an online pharmacy.  Guzman-Cabrera was arrested on July 3, … then sent the proceeds from the sales, totaling millions of dollars, from the United States to the Dominican …
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Pensacola Man Sentenced For Conspiring To Distribute Approximately $20 Million Worth Of Cocaine

… Sentenced For Conspiring To Distribute Approximately $20 Million Worth Of Cocaine May 13, 2014 Miami Contact Info … co-defendant were apprehended leaving a residence in which over $260,000 in cash was located.  The co-defendant was …
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Law Enforcement Arrested Three Defendants and Seized Approximately 120 Kilograms of Cocaine, $1.3 Million in Cash, and a Firearm

… and Seized Approximately 120 Kilograms of Cocaine, $1.3 Million in Cash, and a Firearm March 15, 2021 New York … away from alleged drug traffickers while saving lives. Over one hundred kilograms of cocaine is significant in many …
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DEA St. Louis Division Breaks Fentanyl Seizure Record in 2021

… seized this pile of 16 kilograms in 2021, part of record amount of fentanyl seized in the division. 2021 DEA St. Louis Money $1.5mil.jpg Investigators seized $1.5 million in one 2021 case in the St. Louis region. ST. LOUIS … have been attempting to distribute fentanyl in record amounts, leading to an alarming increase in overdose deaths. …
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DEA New York Enforcement Division Announces Takedown of Brooklyn Fentanyl and Cocaine Trafficker

… More Than 8,887 Oxycodone Pills Containing Fentanyl and Over 891 Grams of Cocaine NEW YORK – DEA New York … 8,887 counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl and over 891 grams of cocaine, worth approximately $100,000. The …
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Five Members of Hobbs Based Drug Trafficking Organization Arrested on Federal Drug Trafficking Charges

… Navarrette made multiple sales of methamphetamine to undercover agents beginning in October 2024, when he sold … grams of methamphetamine for $500. The quantities escalated over subsequent months, with Raul Muñoz Navarrette selling over 400 grams of pure methamphetamine on multiple occasions …
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Former Police Officer Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To 15 Months In Prison For Participating In Drug Robbery Conspiracy

… United States District Judge SIDNEY H. STEIN, presided over the trial and imposed today's sentence. According to … friend started committing robberies and reaped over $1 million in profits between 2001 and 2008. Members of the Crew used the money to buy dozens of luxury vehicles, including BMWs, Mercedes …
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Hagerstown Woman Sentenced To Over Three Years In Prison For Distribution Of Heroin Resulting In An Overdose Death

… Hagerstown Woman Sentenced To Over Three Years In Prison For Distribution Of Heroin Resulting In An Overdose Death April 22, 2015 Washington, DC Contact Info … to an individual, resulting in his death from a heroin overdose. Judge Bennett also ordered Koons to pay …
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California Cocaine Courier Sentenced To Five Years In Prison

… 662-5879 Transported 50 kilograms of cocaine worth $1.5 million BALTIMORE - On May 12, 2014, U.S. District Judge … Mr. Nunez was caught bringing into Maryland a significant amount of cocaine. The quick and effective cooperation … kilograms of cocaine with a street wholesale value of $1.5 million.  Nunez admitted that he knew the bags contained …
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Two Kentucky Pharmacies And Three Narcotic Treatment Programs Settle With U.S. Government -Agree To Pay $1 Million To Settle Allegations Of Improper Record Keeping Of Controlled Substances

… Programs Settle With U.S. Government -Agree To Pay $1 Million To Settle Allegations Of Improper Record Keeping Of … of drug, the dosage strength, the name of drugs, or the amount of the drugs they were dispensing. The investigations …
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Colombian Woman Sentenced to 10 Years and $5 Million Forfeiture for Narcotrafficking

… Colombian Woman Sentenced to 10 Years and $5 Million Forfeiture for Narcotrafficking July 06, 2022 New … intimidation and fear, Hilda Maria Gonzalez Lopez made millions of dollars exporting loads of cocaine from Colombia …
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Court Sentences Mobile County Man to 14 Years in Prison for Methamphetamine Trafficking

… to Traffic Methamphetamine after Hall agreed to sell undercover agents approximately 8.5 ounces of methamphetamine for … across the road. The chase continued at speeds over 100 MPH until Hall stopped and was apprehended with the assistance of a canine. Law enforcement recovered the bucket and approximately 1,275 grams of …
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Trucker Sentenced after Failed Attempt to Hide Cocaine with Urine

… to federal prison for possession with intent to distribute over 23 kilograms of cocaine, announced Drug Enforcement … under the bed. The drugs, concealed in a trash bag and cardboard box, tested positive for cocaine. They also found …
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Leader of Prolific Fentanyl Trafficking Ring Sentenced

… effort necessary to effectively reduce violent crime and overdoses in our cities,” said Frank A. Tarentino III, … of multiple searches, law enforcement seized more than $1 million in cash and gold from Woolard’s five-acre compound, … at trial revealed that in 2015 and 2016, Woolard began buying fentanyl and furanyl fentanyl powder from China after …
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DEA and partners hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 27

… 686-4085 EL PASO, Texas – With robust public participation over the course of 16 prior events, the National … Take Back Day Initiative continues to remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s … in its ninth year, DEA has collected a total of nearly 11 million pounds (more than 5,400 tons) of expired, unused and …
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DEA Washington Division Gears up to Celebrate the 24th National Drug Take Back Day

… Enforcement Administration’s Washington Division seized over 8.3 million potentially deadly doses of fentanyl in 2022. “This … or socioeconomic status. It is extremely alarming that the amount of fentanyl [fake pills and powder] confiscated by …
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Ibrar A. Mian Named Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Washington Division

… Administration’s (DEA) Washington Division, which covers the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia … prey on Americans.  Year-after-year we have seized record amounts of drugs, many of them mixed with fentanyl and other … the DEA Washington Division’s efforts prevented over 3 million estimated fatal doses of fentanyl from infiltrating …
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Connecticut Man Sentenced For Possessing Marijuana & $1 Million In Drug Money

… Connecticut Man Sentenced For Possessing Marijuana & $1 Million In Drug Money May 26, 2016 New England Contact Info … a search warrant for Cipolla’s storage locker and discovered over $1 million in cash and 111 pounds of marijuana.  …
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Operators of Three Texas Pharmacies and Two Pain Clinics Arrested for Illegally Dispensing Nearly Four Million Opioid Pills

… Pain Clinics Arrested for Illegally Dispensing Nearly Four Million Opioid Pills December 21, 2021 Houston Contact Info … the proceeds to promote the enterprise, depositing cash in amounts below $10,000 to avoid bank reporting requirements, …
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MGH To Pay $2.3 Million To Resolve Drug Diversion Allegations

… MGH To Pay $2.3 Million To Resolve Drug Diversion Allegations September 28, … substances revealed pill count discrepancies totaling over 20,000, missing or incomplete medication inventories, …
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Salisbury Cocaine Dealer Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison

… based on his previous federal drug conviction and the amount of drugs involved in the conspiracy. Riley was … “Mr. Riley was responsible for trafficking a large amount of cocaine throughout the Salisbury area in a very … - from a jail cell in a federal prison,” added Tuggle. The government proved at trial that Riley distributed over 15 …
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Five Men Charged With Using New York Diamond District Companies As Front To Illegally Move More Than $600 Million

… Companies As Front To Illegally Move More Than $600 Million September 11, 2023 New Jersey Contact Info Contact … these and other entities as fronts to conduct hundreds of millions of dollars in illegal financial transactions for …