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Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced To More Than 8 Years In Federal Prison

April 14, 2022
… area. Investigators intercepted numerous communications over a court-authorized wiretap during which Rivera and …
April 14, 2022
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Two Men Face Federal Drug Charges After Multi-Agency Enforcement Operation at Rutland Motel

March 25, 2022
… of suspected cocaine base, 168 bags of suspected heroin, over $5,000, and a Glock 9-millimeter handgun.  The …
March 25, 2022
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DEA Seattle Field Division Gears Up for National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

October 27, 2022
… making our communities safer and healthier by driving down overdose deaths and poisonings through targeted enforcement … Agent in Charge of the DEA Seattle Field Division. ”For over a decade, National Take Back Day has encouraged the …
October 27, 2022
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DEA Rolls Out Operation Engage in Anchorage

February 17, 2021
… initiative aimed at reducing drug use, abuse, and overdose deaths.  “Operation Engage” allows participating … “We continue to see an increase in non-fatal and fatal drug overdose deaths as a result of the widespread abuse of … through a wide range of resources.  The impact and overall effectiveness of this initiative is directly …
February 17, 2021
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Federal Grand Jury Indicts Jamestown Felon on Gun and Meth Charges

November 08, 2023
… grand jury has returned an indictment charging Steven Glover, Sr., 39, of Jamestown, NY, with being a felon in … of December 14, 2022, a Jamestown Police officer observed Glover in a vehicle. The officer knew that Glover was suspended from driving. The officer stopped the …
November 08, 2023
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Bronx Gang Member Convicted of Racketeering, Drug Trafficking, and Firearms Offenses

September 20, 2023
… by U.S. District Judge Katherine Polk Failla, who presided over the eight-day trial.  According to the Superseding …
September 20, 2023
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Jamestown Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Heroin and Fentanyl Which Resulted in Two Deaths

August 10, 2023
… August 30, 2018, an individual identified as J.H., fatally overdosed after ingesting a substance containing fentanyl, … September 9, 2018, an individual identified as J.T. fatally overdosed after ingesting a substance containing heroin, … Euclid Avenue residence during which investigators recovered two loaded firearms, a drug ledger, 48 bags of …
August 10, 2023
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Buffalo Man Convicted of Drug Conspiracy by a Federal Jury Going to Prison for 22 Years

April 12, 2023
… Lloyd and on May 11, 2017, Houston police officers pulled over a rental vehicle driven by Dunnigan and Lloyd. During a … warrant at an Elmwood Avenue residence in Buffalo, recovering 177 grams of cocaine, 344 grams of butyryl fentanyl, …
April 12, 2023
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Jamestown Felon Arrested on Gun and Methamphetamine Charges

March 27, 2023
… — U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Steven Glover, 39, of Jamestown, NY, was arrested and charged by … of December 14, 2022, a Jamestown Police officer observed Glover in a vehicle. The officer knew that Glover was suspended from driving. The officer stopped the …
March 27, 2023
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Buffalo Man Pleads Guilty to Drug and Gun Charges

January 25, 2023
… digital scales, sandwich baggies, five cell phones, and over $63,000 in US currency, which constituted proceeds from …
January 25, 2023
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Utica Man Admits to Possessing Cocaine for Distribution and Possessing a Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking

December 15, 2022
… As part of his guilty plea, Tejada admitted to possessing over 500 grams of cocaine at his residence in Utica, as well …
December 15, 2022
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Four Defendants Arrested, Charged with Selling Drugs and Guns in the Medina, NY Area

November 30, 2022
… associated with the four defendants, investigators recovered six firearms, including an assault rifle and a … and drug packaging materials.  Investigators also recovered approximately a pound of fentanyl, a half-pound of … and $29,000 in cash, $20,000 of which was for one sale of over ¼ kilogram of fentanyl. The complaints are the result …
November 30, 2022
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In a Landmark Ruling, Mexican Court Upholds U.S. Forfeiture Order Authorizing Seizure of Drug Cartel Leader’s Real Estate

November 17, 2022
… all available resources, including asset forfeiture.” “For over thirty years, the men and women of the DEA have worked … Country Office for their assistance with the case.  The government’s case is being handled by the Office’s Asset Recovery Section and International Narcotics and Money …
November 17, 2022
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Jamestown Woman Pleads Guilty to Drug Conspiracy

April 11, 2022
… of state to acquire more narcotics in-person and was pulled over by an Illinois State Police Trooper. During a search of his vehicle, law enforcement officers recovered approximately 6,359 grams of methamphetamine, 3,157 … Street residence that Babcock shared with Martinez and recovered methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, a plastic …
April 11, 2022
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Two Men Arrested Following Police Chase

September 02, 2021
… began traveling at higher rates of speed, passing cars over double yellow lines, failing to use turn signals, using … the parcel behind the dumpster, where it was later recovered.  The eight kilograms of cocaine seized has an …
September 02, 2021
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Former New York Giant on Home Confinement under Cares Act Charged with Narcotics Trafficking

April 26, 2021
… charging Hall with possessing with intent to distribute over five kilograms of suspected cocaine.  Hall, a former …
April 26, 2021
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Former New York Giant on Home Confinement under Cares Act Charged with Narcotics Trafficking

April 26, 2021
… charging Hall with possessing with intent to distribute over five kilograms of suspected cocaine.  Hall, a former …
April 26, 2021
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CBL/BFL Member going to prison for violent assault

December 16, 2020
… concussion. On September 12, 2019, the defendant possessed over 20 grams of methamphetamine pills in his apartment with …
December 16, 2020
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CBL/BFL member who participated in multiple attempted murders and the murder of a rival gang member going to jail for 19 years

June 23, 2020
… in Cheektowaga, NY and drove away. Watkins was pulled over by a Cheektowaga Police Officer a short time later on Walden Avenue. The officer recovered a .45 caliber pistol in the defendant's trunk. On … and the co-defendant shot Wimes to death. Buffalo Police recovered a .45 caliber pistol near Wimes's body.   A total of …
June 23, 2020
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Armed drug trafficker sentenced to prison

February 28, 2020
… Wade inside the residence.  While searching, officers found over 15 grams of a substance containing heroin, fentanyl and …
February 28, 2020
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Deli employee arrested for selling controlled substances near two Hamburg schools

January 09, 2020
… commerce with intent to mislead. “Our cases take us all over the world, but sometimes the most important ones are in …
January 09, 2020
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Jury convicts man of cocaine conspiracy

May 30, 2019
… of nearly $70,000 in jewelry. Evidence presented by the Government at trial established that the defendant was … U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford, who presided over the trial of the case.   …
May 30, 2019
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32-year-old man receives life in prison

March 11, 2019
… ultimately was injected by the woman, resulting in her overdose death. Hours later, the Cheektowaga Police … heavily tinted windows. Wise was found in possession of over $8,000 in cash, while a co-conspirator, Jerell …
March 11, 2019
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Second Bronx gang member arrested and charged in Manhattan Federal Court with 2011 murder of Bolivia Beck

December 19, 2018
… Schofield.  “This investigation into the Killbrook Gang uncovered a racketeering conspiracy involving drug trafficking, … and tragic of circumstances," said U.S. Attorney Berman. "Over seven years have passed, but our remarkable partners at …
December 19, 2018
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Long Island man sentenced to 90 months’ imprisonment for fentanyl trafficking

December 14, 2018
… to enrich himself, exposing them to significant risk of overdose with fentanyl, a drug that is a leading factor in … which he gave to Brown. Telephone calls intercepted over a court-authorized wiretap revealed that Brown also … at Brown’s Long Island drug locations resulted in the recovery of more than 76 grams of fentanyl, more than 150 grams …
December 14, 2018
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15th defendant indicted in Jamestown meth ring arraigned

October 25, 2018
… throughout the investigation, law enforcement officers recovered 10 firearms and multiple rounds of ammunition, over 20 cellular telephones, drug paraphernalia, and U.S. …
October 25, 2018
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Indoor marijuana grow op dismantled and two men arrested

September 25, 2018
… and substantial grow and cultivation operation, with over a hundred marijuana plants in various stages of …
September 25, 2018
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Convicted felon found guilty of conspiring to sell three kilograms of heroin and possession of a loaded firearm

September 13, 2018
… had agreed to sell three kilograms of heroin to an undercover police office for over $170,000. When sentenced by United States District … hard work.” Evidence presented at trial, including undercover recordings and physical surveillance, established that …
September 13, 2018
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Richland County Man Sentenced for Drug Smuggling Conspiracy

March 25, 2025
… following his sale of counterfeit pills to an undercover agent. During the sale, Dozier-Eaddy sold the undercover agent 200 counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl.   … contained two individually wrapped packages containing over 900 grams of cocaine and 5 grams of crack cocaine. The …
March 25, 2025
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Alaska Man and Two Men from California Indicted, Arrested for Tramadol Trafficking Conspiracy

March 25, 2025
… Naqvi and Hussain are allegedly responsible for shipping over 15,000 parcels suspected of containing tramadol across …
March 25, 2025