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Leader And A Member Of An International Ethnic-Albanian Organized Crime Syndicate Sentenced To 120 Months And 110 Months Respectively For Drug Trafficking

… narcotics throughout North America and the world. For over a decade, the defendants ran a global clearinghouse for … held before by U.S. District Judge Dora L. Irizarry. The government's case is being prosecuted by Assistant United …
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Former New York City Police Officer Convicted Of Armed Robbery And Drug Trafficking Charges

… Arbaje-Diaz, and NYPD Auxiliary officer Yvan Tineo pulled over a car, handcuffed the driver, and stole five kilograms … as well. In total, 52 defendants have been convicted. The government’s case is being prosecuted by Assistant United …
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Major Heroin Distribution Ring Dismantled In Onondaga County, NY

… Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third (weight over one-half ounce), and Criminal Possession of a …
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Major Illegal Narcotics Ring Dismantled In Elmira, Four Defendants Arrested

… Pennsylvania. During the search warrants, officers seized over 200 blue pills suspected to contain the substances … North Carolina with what they called ‘super pills’ leaving  overdose victims in its wake.”    “Overdose deaths in the Western District of New York are …
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Operation Vape Trail Cracks Down on Illegal Substances in Vape Shops

… America. During the operation, DEA seized more than 2.3 million vape devices and cartridges and more than 100 …
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Federal And State Authorities Arrest Total Of 38 Individuals Based On San Antonio Federal Drug Trafficking Indictments

… prison, or up to life in federal prison depending on the amount of heroin or methamphetamine involved. According to …
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Sixty Defendants Charged in Nationwide Takedown of Sinaloa Cartel Methamphetamine Network

… to the indictment and other publicly filed documents, over the last several years, this complex San Diego-based … obtaining phone records and financial documents, undercover agents, search warrants, as well as a six-month federal …
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Narcotics Trafficker Extradited from Colombia to Face International Cocaine Distribution Charges

… Taborda is finally facing justice at the hands of the U.S. government,” said DEA Special Agent-in-Charge Donovan. “This … Affairs, the Colombian National Police, and the Government of Colombia. “The waves of internationally … of the investigation, law enforcement authorities seized over 1.9 metric tons of cocaine attributable to Zapata …
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DEA Holds National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Turn the Tide Against the U.S. Opioid Epidemic

… that last year, more than 93,000 people died of drug overdoses in the United States, marking the largest number … year. Opioid-related deaths accounted for 75 percent of all overdose deaths in 2020. For more than a decade, DEA’s … directly in line with DEA’s priority to combat the rise of overdoses plaguing the United States. “The United States is …
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Two Leaders of Violent Puerto Rico Drug Cartel Convicted at Trial

… to seize power from Marquez-Alejandro.  Barbosa was shot over a dozen times while getting his hair cut at a … are in charge of the prosecution and represented the Government at trial. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jordan Estes, …
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Second leader of major opioid trafficking organization sentenced in Rochester

… bulk quantities of furanyl fentanyl and U-47700 from overseas suppliers China. They ordered the furanyl fentanyl … fentanyl and U-47700. In addition, at least one individual overdosed on more than one occasion after using the blue … Sayre location on May 16, 2017, law enforcement agents recovered, among other things, 244 blue pills containing …
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Head of deadly Elmira opioid trafficking ring pleads guilty

… bulk quantities of furanyl fentanyl and U-47700 from overseas suppliers in China. They ordered the furanyl … In addition, at least one individual – identified as J.M. – overdosed on more than one occasion after using the blue … Sayre location on May 16, 2017, law enforcement agents recovered, among other things, 244 blue pills containing …
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Pharmacist arrested in diversion of 5,000 oxycodone pills worth up to $150,000 from a pharmacy in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn

… for the purposes of selling the pills. In an attempt to cover up this diversion, Mui allegedly produced eight forged … York State Health Department’s Internet System for Tracking Over-Prescribing – Prescription Monitoring Program … personal profit. I commend the law enforcement team that uncovered this alleged criminal scheme and will now seek to …
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Methamphetamine

Methamphetamine

January 22, 2025
Stimulant that speeds up body’s system that comes as pill or powder. Available in prescription as Desoxyn® to treat obesity and ADHD. Crystal meth resembles glass fragments and is an illegally altered version of the prescription drug that is cooked with over-the-counter drugs in meth labs.
January 22, 2025
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Hallucinogen

Ecstasy Or MDMA (also Known As Molly)

January 21, 2025
Ecstasy/MDMA acts as both a stimulant and hallucinogen, producing an energizing effect, distortions in time and perception, and enhanced enjoyment of tactile experiences. Adolescents and young adults use it to reduce inhibitions and to promote: • Euphoria, feelings of closeness, empathy, and sexuality Known as a party drug, ecstasy comes...
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First Fentanyl Distribution Resulting in Death Conviction in Western District of Louisiana

… in a brick form, and 639.9 grams of fentanyl pills (over 5,000 pills). Agents learned that these two individuals … to a single car crash in Greenwood, Louisiana, and discovered that the driver was unconscious and not breathing but … examiner determined his death was caused by a fentanyl overdose. Further investigation by DEA agents proved that …
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Seven Defendants Sentenced to a Total of 41+ Years in Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of Firearms and Narcotics

… were sent to the crime lab for analysis and confirmed to be over 50 grams of pure methamphetamine. Brown pleaded guilty …
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Co-Conspirator in Idaho Drug Ring Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Fentanyl

… today to 10 years in federal prison for distributing over 7,000 fentanyl pills in Idaho's Magic Valley. According … who, unbeknownst to Lee or Dana at the time, was an undercover officer investigating their conspiracy.  The … lot located in Jerome, Idaho, where he met with the undercover officer. During the drug transaction, Dana handed the …
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Two Defendants Charged with Murder in Fatal Pacific Beach Fentanyl Overdose

… Charged with Murder in Fatal Pacific Beach Fentanyl Overdose June 04, 2024 San Diego Contact Info Contact Us … been charged with murder in connection with the fentanyl overdose death of 31-year-old Connor Gerhart. Defendants … to sell the victim fentanyl pills which resulted in his overdose death. “These defendants were aware of the dangers …
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Lawrence Man Sentenced to More Than One Year in Prison for Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy

… a fentanyl analogue, in Lawrence, Woburn, Wilmington and Andover. Specifically, in March 2022, Guzman and Morillo met … to a cooperating witness on one occasion, as well as over 560 grams of a fentanyl and fentanyl analogue mixture …
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Lawrence Man Sentenced to More Than Three and a Half Years in Prison for Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy

… a fentanyl analogue, in Lawrence, Woburn, Wilmington and Andover. In March 2022, Morillo and Guzman met with a … nearly 130 grams of fentanyl on one occasion, and over 560 grams of a mixture of fentanyl and p-fluorofentanyl …
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Former U.S. Border Patrol Agent Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Distribute Meth and Receiving Bribes

… individuals misuse their positions of trust within our government for nefarious activities,” said FBI San Diego … to be a drug trafficker but who was, in fact, an undercover federal agent. During this meeting, Hernandez agreed to … be hidden near the border fence and bring it to the undercover agent in exchange for $20,000. Undercover agents loaded …
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Six Indicted as Part of Whatcom County Fentanyl Trafficking Organization

… that worked to interdict potentially deadly pills over the last four months,” said U.S. Attorney Brown. “These … to a mini-mart where two people involved with the drug ring overdosed on fentanyl and had to be revived and transported … “While our community struggles with the impacts of fentanyl overdoses and deaths, the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office …
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Washington Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Shooting in Tri-Cities and Conspiring to Distribute Fentanyl-Laced Pills

… When law enforcement officers searched Ard’s home, they recovered approximately 500 fentanyl-laced pills and the gun … officers searched Ard’s cellular telephone and recovered additional drug-related evidence and numerous … new face of the opioid epidemic and the leading cause of overdose deaths across the country. According to DEA, in …
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18 month multi-agency operation “Fury Road” results in 82 federal prosecutions; seizure of 128 firearms, 1 kilogram of heroin and cocaine base

… With every seizure of illicit firearms and drugs over the course of 18 months, Vermont families and … experiencing the effects of the drug crisis and opioid overdose epidemic. The surges targeted drug and firearm …
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Upper East Side doctor convicted in Brooklyn Federal Court of causing overdose death of a patient

… Side doctor convicted in Brooklyn Federal Court of causing overdose death of a patient July 18, 2018 New York Contact … were abusing illegal drugs and the tragic result was an overdose death,” stated United States Attorney Donoghue. … and fentanyl patches by Dr. Tesher. According to a government expert witness, none of the patients for whom …
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Sixteen indicted in multi-state drug distribution ring

… 150 pounds of methamphetamine Seattle – A series of arrests over the last ten days has disrupted a multi-state … rifles, and a shotgun. An additional four guns were recovered at other search locations. Defendant Healer engaged …
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DEA Holds National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Turn the Tide Against the U.S. Opioid Epidemic

… that last year, more than 93,000 people died of drug overdoses in the United States, marking the largest number … year. Opioid-related deaths accounted for 75 percent of all overdose deaths in 2020. For more than a decade, DEA’s … directly in line with DEA’s priority to combat the rise of overdoses plaguing the United States. “The United States is …
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Indiana, California drug-trafficking organizations dismantled

… the superseding indictment states that Grindle took over 200 grams of methamphetamine and firearms from Mathews, … to enlist the help of co-conspirators to attempt to recover the drugs and guns. According to a second superseding … M. Kendra Klump, who is prosecuting these cases for the government, defendants, if convicted, each face up to life in …
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Twelve arrested in North Sound drug trafficking organization

… with the parents of young people who died from fentanyl overdoses linked to counterfeit pills.  We are making it a … pounds of heroin, 7,500 pills likely tainted with fentanyl, over $100,000 in cash, 4 firearms, and vehicles outfitted …