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Convicted Felon Sentenced to 11 Years on Drug and Gun Charges

June 15, 2021
… gun charges. U.S. District Judge Kenneth D. Bell presided over the hearing. According to filed court documents and …
June 15, 2021
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Prolific small-town meth dealer faces prison in larger wiretap case

July 09, 2020
… to 159 Alison Drive and departing. Officers pulled Grim over and found him with one ounce of methamphetamine. Grim … U.S. Attorney Leah McEwen is prosecuting the case for the Government. Questions can be directed to Pamela Lightsey, …
July 09, 2020
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Cranston Man Sentenced for Role in Conspiracy to Ship Cocaine into Rhode Island

February 26, 2024
… the direction of members of the drug trafficking operation, over sixty Priority Mail packages containing one or more …
February 26, 2024
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Corpus Man on Supervision for Firearms Charge Imprisoned for Drug Stash Found at Home

January 25, 2024
… residence. During the search, they found 389 grams of meth, over 27 grams of heroin, cocaine, marijuana, THC cartridges, …
January 25, 2024
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Mexican National Sentenced to 30 Years for Conspiring to Distribute Methamphetamine

January 24, 2024
… 1 kilogram of cocaine, 1 kilogram of heroin, and over 8 kilograms of methamphetamine (including roughly half …
January 24, 2024
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Leader of Portland Area Drug Distribution Organization Sentenced to More Than Eight Years in Federal Prison

January 09, 2024
… Area and elsewhere for redistribution and sale. Over the course of the investigation, DEA agents and other …
January 09, 2024
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Jury Convicts Cartel Leader in Murder-for-Hire Conspiracy

December 15, 2023
… with co-conspirators to plan and coordinate the recovery of drugs and proceeds from the intended victim. In … to carry out the murder. The firearms included a Colt Government Model caliber .45 pistol, Trooper MKIII caliber … The sicarios were led to a vehicle and firearms in an undercover operation. Authorities apprehended all three sicarios …
December 15, 2023
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Money Launderer for Cartel Sent to Prison

December 13, 2023
… drug trafficking and money laundering conspiracies spanned over the course of eight years. The conspiracy involved 39 …
December 13, 2023
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Four Members of Armed Fentanyl, Meth, Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy Convicted Following Federal Jury Trial

November 30, 2023
… Chief U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Walton Pratt presided over the trial and will sentence the defendants at a later …
November 30, 2023
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Armed Methamphetamine Trafficker is Sentenced to 11 Years in Federal

November 02, 2023
… of rounds of ammunition. According to court records, over the course of the conspiracy, Creech was responsible …
November 02, 2023
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Federal Grand Jury Indicts Three Defendants for Trapper Creek Murders in Alaska

October 29, 2023
… May 22. The drug conspiracy resulted in the distribution of over 33 kilograms of fentanyl, 11 kilograms of meth, four …
October 29, 2023
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Federal Grand Jury Indicts 10 Defendants in Large Drug Trafficking Ring in Alaska

October 27, 2023
… Alaska, in 2018 and shooting a woman in both kneecaps over drug debt. The indictment charges Quintana with …
October 27, 2023
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Dante Flowers Jr. Sentenced to 200-Month Prison Term for Drug Conspiracy and Firearm Crime

October 20, 2023
… his residence in Derby, Vermont, purportedly in a dispute over drug money. This assault internally decapitated the man … Flintroy were arrested after the shooting. Flowers Sr. recovered from the shooting and was also later arrested. … Assistant U.S. Attorney Wendy L. Fuller represented the government. Mark D. Oettinger, Esq. represented Flowers Jr.   …
October 20, 2023
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DEA New Orleans Accepting Applications for Citizens Academy

September 18, 2023
… look at the DEA mission through a series of weekly classes over a four-week period. During this time, DEA insiders hope …
September 18, 2023
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Gloucester County Man Convicted of Drug Conspiracy and Firearms Offenses

July 19, 2023
… Osorio conspired with others to distribute cocaine and over one kilogram of heroin, which was recovered from his apartment. Osorio was arrested while driving … to sell an additional quantity of heroin, which was recovered from the vehicle. In addition to the drugs recovered …
July 19, 2023
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DEA Rolls Out Operation Engage

February 24, 2021
… initiative aimed at reducing drug use, abuse, and overdose deaths.  “Operation Engage” allows participating … Centers for Disease Control show an alarming rise in drug overdose deaths, with synthetic opioids driving record-high … manufactured fentanyl, including fentanyl analogs. Overdose deaths involving methamphetamine increased almost …
February 24, 2021
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DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Awareness Day

May 08, 2023
… fentanyl poisoning. The memorial started with 100 photos; over the past year, Americans from across the country have …
May 08, 2023
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Houstonian ordered to prison following HPD officer shooting

April 25, 2023
… and struck Bryan. A search of Bryan’s vehicle revealed over 48 grams of meth, heroin, cocaine, ecstasy, a digital …
April 25, 2023
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Idaho Woman Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute 15 Pounds of Fentanyl

March 02, 2023
… week. When she was arrested on June 7, 2022, she had over 30,000 fentanyl pills (approximately seven pounds), …
March 02, 2023
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South Carolina Methamphetamine Trafficker Sentenced to More than 12 Years in Federal Prison

February 27, 2023
… of heroin, 70 firearms, more than $385,000 in cash, and over $800,000 in other property.  OCDETF identifies, …
February 27, 2023
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12 Defendants from 4 States Charged in Federal Meth Conspiracy

February 22, 2023
… with conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute over 500 grams of methamphetamine between July 2022 and Feb. …
February 22, 2023
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Manchester man pleads guilty to trafficking synthetic cannabinoids

October 15, 2019
… Manchester Police stopped Palmer and he voluntarily turned over the product he was selling.  Palmer claimed that the … noted that this drug had been associated with more than 47 overdoses in Connecticut and at least 244 overdoses in Washington, D.C. Further information is …
October 15, 2019
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Final Defendants Convicted in Complex, 20-Person Federal Fentanyl and Meth Trafficking Conspiracy

February 08, 2023
… case. U.S. District Court Judge James P. Hanlon presided over the trial. Coley and Duggar will be sentenced at a …
February 08, 2023
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DEA announces launch of Project Safeguard

October 20, 2020
… for this violence.  Across the Louisville Division, which covers Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia, investigators … – including three DEA fugitives, nearly 40 seized firearms, over $450 thousand in seized assets, and 37.59 kilograms of …
October 20, 2020
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Arlington Doctor and Nurse Practitioner Found Guilty of Operating a Pill Mill

July 07, 2021
… Leigha Simonton. U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman presided over the trial.   Diversion Division Guilty Plea …
July 07, 2021
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Two Texas Prison Gang Members Sentenced to a Combined 50 Years are Back in Prison

October 06, 2020
… residence. He was arrested and law enforcement recovered cocaine packaged for distribution and a Ruger .357 … .40 pistol. Agents also searched Langdon’s house and recovered approximately half-a-kilogram of heroin locked in a … revealed that Flores was responsible for importing over 417 kilograms of methamphetamine from Mexico into the …
October 06, 2020
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Renton, Washington, Mid-Level Leader of Local Drug Trafficking Group Connected to CJNG Cartel, Sentenced to Prison

January 31, 2023
… dangerous drug. According to records filed in the case, over the course of the investigation, one person was shot … their sentencing memo, prosecutors cited the latest data on overdose deaths noting, “an average of 17 overdose deaths occurred each week in King County in 2022, …
January 31, 2023
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Idaho Man Sentenced to Life in Federal Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine and Heroin

January 27, 2023
… of Arkansas, sitting by designation, who also presided over the trial. U.S. Attorney Hurwit commended the …
January 27, 2023
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Tucson Man Sentenced to Nine Years for Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl

January 20, 2023
… to Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl in connection with the overdose death of a young person in July 2020. On the … victim. Approximately three hours later, the victim was discovered unresponsive. The Pima County Medical Examiner … a search warrant at Pantoja’s residence where they located over 5,500 fentanyl pills and approximately $21,000 in cash. …
January 20, 2023
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Medical Doctor Plus Eight Others Indicted for Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering

November 02, 2022
… were also charged with related money-laundering offenses. Over the course of this investigation, law enforcement …
November 02, 2022