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Indoor marijuana grow op dismantled and two men arrested

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

… 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 …
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Richland County Man Sentenced for Drug Smuggling Conspiracy

… 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 …
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Alaska Man and Two Men from California Indicted, Arrested for Tramadol Trafficking Conspiracy

… Naqvi and Hussain are allegedly responsible for shipping over 15,000 parcels suspected of containing tramadol across …
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Bonita Drug Dealer Sentenced to More Than 21 Years for Supplying Fentanyl that Resulted in Death of 15-Year-Old Girl

… for providing the fentanyl pills that resulted in the fatal overdose of a 15-year-old girl in 2022. According to court … the girl was underage. On November 12, 2022, she fatally overdosed from pills that Chavez provided. According to the government’s sentencing memo, the victim was in the ninth …
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Convicted Felon Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Drug and Firearms Offenses

… of the residence where Diaz was staying resulted in the recovery of a black Taurus G2S 9mm firearm, a 9mm magazine … 9mm rounds, a 9mm magazine containing one live 9mm round, over 40 grams of fentanyl, several plastic bags containing …
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Dominican National Charged With Methamphetamine Trafficking

… federal court in Boston on Feb. 27, 2025. On Jan. 14, 2025, over a text exchange, Arias Ubri allegedly agreed to supply … upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutes which govern the determination of a sentence in a criminal case.  …
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Florence Doctor Sentenced for Distributing Oxycodone in “Sex for Scripts” Scheme

… that  Rodriguez provided 15 prescriptions for Oxycodone over an eight-month period to a patient who felt pressured … stated, “DEA investigators did remarkable work in uncovering this doctor’s unlawful acts. The DEA will continue …
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Dominican Man Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison for Cocaine and Fentanyl Conspiracy

… were seized. At the time of his arrest in October 2020, over a kilogram of fentanyl and a loaded firearm from a …
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Lexington Man Sentenced for Trafficking in Fentanyl and Carfentanil

… found plastic bags in the apartment, which contained over 7,000 fentanyl tablets, and four semi-automatic …
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Justice Department Sues Stockton-based Nurse Practitioner to Stop Her Sale of Illegal Opioid Prescriptions

… for cash, often during brief text message conversations over the encrypted messaging application Telegram. The … and litigation of this matter illustrates the government’s continued emphasis on combating opioid abuse. …
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West Haven Woman Who Diverted Narcotics from Dying VA Medical Center Patients is Sentenced

… introduced fentanyl to this patient approximately 19 times over a nine-day period so that she could divert some for … pain medication from him before he died. In order to cover up her crimes, Severino misrepresented in VA medical …
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Two Aryan Brotherhood Prison Gang Members Sentenced to Two Consecutive Life Terms in Prison for RICO Conspiracy and Murder in Aid of Racketeering

… The trial evidence showed that Aryan Brotherhood members oversaw a significant heroin and methamphetamine trafficking … to direct drug trafficking activities, order murders, and oversee other criminal activities inside and outside of the … after the murder, DEA intercepted calls made by Yandell over a contraband cellphone in which he bragged about …
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Multistate Kilo-Level Fentanyl Trafficker with Network from Philadelphia to Raleigh Sentenced to 10 Years

… in the network. His arrest resulted in the seizure of over 10 kilograms of cocaine, $7,591 in cash, and an AR-15 …
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Alabama Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Selling Fentanyl Pills that Resulted in Another Man’s Death

… there are serious consequences for those who choose profit over people.” The Drug Enforcement Administration and the …
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DEA Hosts the 27th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday to Remove Unneeded Medications from Homes

… expired, and unused prescription medications at over  4,100 collection sites across the United States to …
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Arkansas Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking & Firearms Offenses

… Offense. The Honorable Chief Judge Susan O. Hickey presided over the sentencing hearing in the United States District …
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Eight Sentenced in Laredo Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… into the interior of the United States.  Authorities seized over 14 kilograms of meth, 12 kilograms of heroin, 10 …
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Boston Physician Resolves Allegations Of Improper Prescribing Practices Involving Controlled Substances

… patient’s requests. After multiple hospitalizations and an overdose, the hospital arranged for another physician to take over Ross’s treatment of the patient.   As part of the …
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Hot Springs Woman Sentenced to More Than 15 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking Offense

… Honorable Chief Judge Susan O. Hickey presided over the sentencing hearing in the U.S. District Court in …
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Mexican National Sentenced to 11 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking and Illegal Reentry After Deportation

… a series of controlled purchases from Ramon. Ramon sold over a kilogram of pure methamphetamine to the confidential …
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Former Division Chief of Logistics for Kootenai County EMSS Sentenced in Drug Diversion Scheme

… relate to a drug diversion scheme that Higgins carried out over multiple years while employed as the Division Chief of …
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Arizona Man Sentenced to 90 Months in Federal Prison for Meth Distribution in New Hampshire

… defendant to his Lakes Region co-conspirators, containing over 600 grams of methamphetamine. Law enforcement arrested …
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Dark Web Fentanyl Distributor Receives 20-Year Sentence

… Office and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) discovered the source of these packages—Holcomb’s home in … Holcomb into custody and seized several bags of fentanyl; over 1,500 counterfeit pills containing fentanyl; a 3D …
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Wilmington Doctor to Pay $170,000 to Resolve Allegations of Unlawful Prescribing of Opioids

… for Schedule II controlled substances, like oxycodone, over that two-year time-period.  The United States’ …
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Derry Man Sentenced to 36 Months in Federal Prison for Importing, Manufacturing, and Distributing Steroids

… networks, including those that import unapproved drugs from overseas and distribute those drugs with reckless disregard … residence on March 23, 2023, federal investigators recovered the raw materials and machines used to manufacture … numerous bins and shelves with finished products—in total over 3,000 vials and 64,000 pills of controlled substances …
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Pawtucket Man to Serve Six Years in Federal Prison for Selling Fentanyl Pills

… witness thousands of fentanyl pills, for a total of $9,250 over a period of less than two months. Doran was sentenced …
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Providence Man Admits Role in Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy, Plot to Kidnap a U.S. Postal Worker

… chemist who determined that they contained a total of over 3 kilograms of cocaine.  In addition to admitting his …
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Federal Jury Convicts Heavily Armed Meth Dealer

… case. U.S District Court Judge James R. Sweeney presided over the trial and will sentence Brown at a later date. …
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Georgia Man Convicted of Trafficking Methamphetamine

… than $7,900 in cash. Trial evidence also established that, over the course of the conspiracy, Lee was responsible for …