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Joint Drug Takedown Results In 61 Arrests

December 18, 2013
… DEA Special Agent in Charge Brian R. Crowell stated, “Over the past two days, law enforcement at all levels …
December 18, 2013
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Former Correction Officer Convicted In Manhattan Federal Court For Smuggling Marijuana Into Riker’s Island In Connection With Inmate Distribution Ring

May 29, 2014
… U.S. District Judge Richard J. Sullivan, who presided over the trial. As alleged in the Indictment against …
May 29, 2014
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Brothers Who Led Heroin And Meth Distribution Ring Sentenced To Long Prison Terms

September 12, 2012
… on September 7, 2012, in U.S. District Court in Seattle to over a decade in prison. One of the leaders, Orlando Olais …
September 12, 2012
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Two Moses Lake Drug Traffickers Sentenced To Lengthy Prison Terms

March 21, 2013
… of the conspiracy, Martin Murillo-Barriga, was sentenced to over 16 ½ years. Based on the totality of the circumstances …
March 21, 2013
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Drug Trafficker Who Hid Kilos Of Heroin And Meth In Lakewood Apartment Walls Convicted

May 20, 2013
… of the apartment revealed two bricks of heroin weighing over 3 kilos, wrapped in duct tape, as well as an AK-47 …
May 20, 2013
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Drug Trafficker Who Hid Pounds Of Heroin And Methamphetamine In Apartment Walls Sentenced To Long Prison Term

August 28, 2013
… of the apartment revealed two bricks of heroin weighing over three kilos, wrapped in duct tape, as well as an AK-47 …
August 28, 2013
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Fairbanks Brother And Sister Sentenced In Drug And Money Laundering Conspiracy

November 04, 2013
… During the investigation, law enforcement officers seized over $350,000 in cash proceeds from Jackson and his …
November 04, 2013
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Pierce County Man Who Killed Two While Protecting Marijuana Grow Sentenced To Seven Years In Prison

February 03, 2014
… more than a dozen shots at the two men, killing both. For over a decade, Capodanno sold large quantities of marijuana, …
February 03, 2014
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East Bay Resident Pleads Guilty To Possession With Intent To Distribute Crystal Methamphetamine

August 23, 2016
… yesterday to possessing with the intent to distribute over four pounds of crystal methamphetamine announced United … admitted he engaged in three transactions with an undercover officer working with the DEA in an effort to distribute … for $3,000.  Conner sold the drugs to an undercover DEA Task Force officer in the parking lot of the Sun …
August 23, 2016
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East Bay Doctor Indicted For Health Care Fraud And Distribution Of Controlled Substances

April 11, 2014
… Medi-Cal, and other private health insurance plans to cover the cost of the medically unnecessary medications that … 15, 2010 and April 15, 2011, Medicare and Medi-Cal paid over $64,000 in false and fraudulent claims for drugs … of the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and the federal statute governing the imposition of a sentence, 18 U.S.C. § 3553. …
April 11, 2014
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Historic Demolition Of Drug Houses Underway In Buffalo, NY

August 25, 2015
… the illegal narcotics.   As part of the prosecution, over $50,000 in U.S. currency was seized and eight drug …
August 25, 2015
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Williamsville Doctor Pleads Guilty To Prescription Drug Charge

January 09, 2017
… fine. DEA Special Agent in Charge James Hunt stated, “Over the years, DEA has arrested rogue doctors who sell …
January 09, 2017
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Queens Man Sentenced To Life In Prison For Murder-for-hire

January 27, 2017
… in 1999.  U.S. District Judge P. Kevin Castel, who presided over the three-week jury trial, imposed today’s sentence. …
January 27, 2017
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Orangevale Man Sentenced For Hydrocodone Distribution

October 02, 2012
… with membership composed of federal, state and local governmental agencies, schools, nonprofits, and other interested stakeholders. Over the next year, this Action Committee will seek to …
October 02, 2012
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Another Huge Turnout At DEA's National Prescription Drug Take-Back Event

May 12, 2011
… Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. As a result of the overwhelming response from the community more than 14 tons … 28,377 pounds of medicine. This represents a 141% increase over what was collected by agencies in the San Francisco … rates, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs. Studies show that a majority …
May 12, 2011
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Brings in nearly 745,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications

November 02, 2021
… Drug Take Back Day, the program has removed more than 15.2 million pounds of medication from circulation since its …
November 02, 2021
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Extradition Of A Leader Of A Colombian Drug Trafficking Organization And Three Other International Narcotics Traffickers

October 21, 2013
… the United States and into our communities, while making millions of dollars poisoning Americans. The United States …
October 21, 2013
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Year-Long Wiretap Investigation Results in Four Arrests and Kilogram Seizures of Fentanyl, Methamphetamine, Heroin, and Cocaine

June 05, 2024
… they will have initial appearances and detention hearings over the next few weeks. Those arrested include: Ramon … a stolen firearm and $10,000 in drug trafficking proceeds. Over the course of the investigation, law enforcement seized …
June 05, 2024
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Fairbanks Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Fentanyl Resulting in a Fatal Overdose

April 04, 2025
… Pleads Guilty to Distributing Fentanyl Resulting in a Fatal Overdose April 04, 2025 Seattle Contact Info Contact Us … Registration: Oregon 1-888-219-4261 The Defendant is One of Over 60 Charged in Large-Scale Drug Trafficking Ring … from Ginnis. The man used the fentanyl and died of an overdose. On July 14, 2022, Ginnis was arrested in Fairbanks …
April 04, 2025
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Sacramento Man Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Heroin Trafficking

April 01, 2025
… meet with a co-defendant and pulled Greenhalgh’s vehicle over after he left the co-defendant’s house. Greenhalgh, the …
April 01, 2025
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DEA Gears Up for National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

October 27, 2022
… open on October 29th, San Diego and Imperial counties have over 150 prescription drug drop boxes that can be used …
October 27, 2022
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San Diego Resident Sentenced to Nearly 14 Years for Distributing Fentanyl that Resulted in Eighteen-Year-Old’s Death

November 22, 2021
… Shepherd smoked fentanyl with P.E.R. and Kolin; P.E.R. overdosed at that time, but did not die. Kolin took P.E.R. … smoked some of the fentanyl resin provided by Shepherd, overdosing and dying. She was only eighteen years old at the … “The United States just recorded the highest number of drug-overdose deaths in a 12-month period, with over 100,000 …
November 22, 2021
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Federal Charges Filed Following Record-Breaking Drug Seizure

August 06, 2021
… Further inspection of the trailer resulted in the discovery of 400 packages of a substance that field-tested … a victory in the fight against methamphetamine and fentanyl overdose deaths plaguing our county. DEA remains committed … “Due to stellar work by law enforcement agents, the government stopped more 5,500 pounds of deadly drugs from …
August 06, 2021
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Alleged CJNG Cartel Enforcers Charged with Drug Trafficking

June 14, 2021
… Substances. According to court filings filed by the government, Herrera Pardo, Hinojosa Guerrero, Perez Villa and … operated by leaders of Los Cabos, these individuals planned over 150 murders, the majority of which took place in … United States citizens in Tijuana in November 2018, the government alleges. These teenagers were residents of Chula …
June 14, 2021
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DEA announces launch of Project Safeguard

October 20, 2020
… 71 seized firearms, nearly $552,000 in seized assets, and over 112 kilograms of seized controlled substances, from the …
October 20, 2020
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Cocaine laced with fentanyl leads to multiple deaths, overdoses

September 14, 2018
… Cocaine laced with fentanyl leads to multiple deaths, overdoses September 14, 2018 San Diego Contact Info Contact … past weekend three people died, and two others overdosed but survived, related to the ingestion of what … drugs in San Diego County are spiking. Eighty one fatal overdoses were reported last year alone, more than double …
September 14, 2018
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Milla Gangsta Bloods gang member and another man charged with cocaine conspiracy

July 17, 2020
… for approximately a mile before eventually pulling over on the eastbound side of Route 33 near the Best Street … of Route 33 where Fletcher entered, a DEA Special Agent recovered a plastic bag that contained suspected marijuana. The … vehicle. During a search of the vehicle, investigators recovered telephones and a Walmart to Walmart money transfer …
July 17, 2020
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Bronx man convicted in Manhattan Federal Court of 2014 murder

June 26, 2019
… the Bronx. This drug crew was responsible for distributing over a kilogram of heroin, as well as quantities of …
June 26, 2019
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Fentanyl Dealer Pleads Guilty in Federal Court

January 30, 2023
… Defendant Supplied Fentanyl to Two Victims Causing Them to Overdose ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Megan Emily Tate, 28, of Sylva, … of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), which oversees North Carolina, and Sheriff Doug Farmer of the … she supplied two inmates with fentanyl, causing them to overdose. As a result, both overdose victims were …
January 30, 2023
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Robeson County Woman Stopped with Fentanyl in Child Car Seat Receives 25 Year Sentence

December 27, 2022
… revealed that Leggett was responsible for distributing over 3.5 kilograms of fentanyl during that six-month period. …
December 27, 2022