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St. Mary’s County Felon Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges for Distribution of Fentanyl and for Illegal Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition

February 16, 2022
… drug transaction.  As detailed in the plea agreement, after buying fentanyl from Keys, the three individuals returned to …
February 16, 2022
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Car Repair Shop Owner And His Son Sentenced For Drug Trafficking And Commercial Burglaries

March 10, 2015
… David Paschall used more than five drug “brokers” to buy drugs almost every day at his shop which he would then …
March 10, 2015
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Manchester Man Sentenced To 87 Months In Federal Prison For Conspiracy To Distribute Over Six Kilograms Of Methamphetamine

June 27, 2017
… To 87 Months In Federal Prison For Conspiracy To Distribute Over Six Kilograms Of Methamphetamine June 27, 2017 New … kilograms of methamphetamine.  On June 21, 2016, an undercover DEA Task Force Officer met with Ramirez-Aldava at a … for their excellent work in keeping this very large amount of methamphetamine off the streets.” The …
June 27, 2017
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Southern Illinois Man Sentenced To 188 Months In Prison For Methamphetamine Conspiracy

November 20, 2017
… Rodriguez and Long, where they collected multiple firearms, over 200 grams of ice, marijuana, and a large amount of U.S. currency. During sentencing, Rodriguez was …
November 20, 2017
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Baltimore Defense Attorney Sentenced to 57 Months in Federal Prison for Money Laundering Conspiracy

June 22, 2022
… Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, who presided over this case in the District of Maryland, today sentenced … used bank accounts of the law firm to launder more than a million dollars; used the law firm’s bank accounts to … Ravenell gave a drug dealer advice on how to launder the millions of dollars of cash that the dealer’s marijuana …
June 22, 2022
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Two Passaic County men charged in seizure of over 20 kilograms of cocaine

March 07, 2019
… Two Passaic County men charged in seizure of over 20 kilograms of cocaine March 07, 2019 New Jersey … consent to search the vehicle, law enforcement officers recovered approximately 20 kilograms of cocaine from the … a maximum of life in prison, and a maximum fine of $10 million. U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito credited special …
March 07, 2019
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Two Men Charged In Conspiracy To Distribute Over 140 Kilograms Of Heroin And Cocaine

August 28, 2017
… Two Men Charged In Conspiracy To Distribute Over 140 Kilograms Of Heroin And Cocaine August 28, 2017 New … search of the tractor trailer, law enforcement recovered approximately five large duffle bags containing a … a maximum potential penalty of life in prison, and a $10 million fine. Acting U.S. Attorney Fitzpatrick credited the …
August 28, 2017
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Leader Of Zapata Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering Organization Convicted

December 08, 2011
… of his drug trafficking. He agreed to transport large amounts of United States currency, which were the proceeds … proceeds from that activity in the amount of at least $18 million. In addition to the guilty plea today, 15 additional …
December 08, 2011
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Gramercy Medical Center Pumped More Than $10 Million In Narcotic Pills Onto Interstate Black Market

March 28, 2013
… Gramercy Medical Center Pumped More Than $10 Million In Narcotic Pills Onto Interstate Black Market March … schemes that together resulted in the diversion of well over 500,000 narcotic pills worth at least $10 million onto …
March 28, 2013
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DEA News: Huge Synthetic Drug Takedown

May 07, 2014
… to make thousands more.  Additionally, more than $20 million in cash and assets were seized.  These numbers are … manufacturers, many of these investigations continued to uncover the massive flow of drug-related proceeds to countries …
May 07, 2014
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Irish man who helped run the “Silk Road” website extradited

July 13, 2018
… Silk Road Website responsible for selling more than $200 million in illegal narcotics, other contraband NEW YORK  - … to more than 100,000 buyers, and to launder hundreds of millions of dollars derived from those unlawful … as an administrator who helped run the Silk Road, a secret online marketplace for illegal drugs, hacking services, and …
July 13, 2018
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La Crosse Man Sentenced to 48 months in prison

December 18, 2019
… methamphetamine from Conner.  During one of the controlled buys, Conner admitted to selling a half pound of … to three days.  At sentencing, Judge Conley noted that the amount of methamphetamine purchased by investigators …
December 18, 2019
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Samuel Velasco Gurrola Sentenced To Life In Prison For Murder-For-Hire Plot

March 24, 2017
… to the prison term, Briones ordered that Samuel Gurrola pay over $1 million in restitution to the families of his victims and a … Gurrola to life in federal prison and ordered him to pay over $1 million in restitution to the families of his …
March 24, 2017
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Former Leader of "Clan Del Golfo" Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 45 Years in Prison for Operating a Continuing Criminal Enterprise and Related Charges

August 09, 2023
… Usuga David, a.k.a. "Otoniel," Also Ordered to Pay $216 Million in Forfeiture BROOKLYN, NY - Earlier today, in … in the world, where he directed the exportation of massive amounts of cocaine to the United States and ordered the …
August 09, 2023
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Virginia Motorcycle Dealership Seized in Methamphetamine Bust

April 10, 2003
… approximately six pounds of methamphetamine. *Seized over 50 firearms from the dealership and the residence. * Currently, over three million dollars in assets have been seized. On July 31, …
April 10, 2003
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Illinois Ice Meth Dealer Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison

September 09, 2021
… he was sentenced, admitted that he conspired with others to buy and resell methamphetamine throughout the Pekin and … At the joint change-of-plea and sentencing hearing, the government stated that the investigation of Koch’s criminal … methamphetamine trafficking dated back to 2018 and involved over seven kilos of ice methamphetamine. The ice …
September 09, 2021
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Year in Review: DEA Innovates to Fight Fentanyl

January 18, 2024
… 18 and 45. In calendar year 2023, DEA seized more than 77 million fentanyl pills and nearly 12,000 pounds of fentanyl … is the most fentanyl seized by DEA in a single year. It amounts to more than 386 million deadly doses of fentanyl …
January 18, 2024
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California Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Federal Prison for Transnational Drug Trafficking Scheme

February 07, 2024
… A confidential informant was used to set up a meeting to buy as much as 20 pounds of crystal methamphetamine and 500 … of methamphetamine as well as pills that contained deadly amounts of fentanyl. Ferrel also said he had direct access … scheme and was responsible for transporting massive amounts of illegal narcotics into the Eastern Washington and …
February 07, 2024
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Man Sentenced for Multimillion-Dollar Cross-Country Cocaine Conspiracy

January 22, 2021
… Man Sentenced for Multimillion-Dollar Cross-Country Cocaine Conspiracy January 22, … kilograms or more of cocaine, which led to the seizure of over $1 million in cash, approximately 45 kilograms of cocaine, over $240,000 worth of jewelry, four firearms, and body …
January 22, 2021
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Conviction & Guilty Plea To Internet Drug Trafficking

January 05, 2017
… were involved in a conspiracy to distribute drugs over the Internet using illicit online drug marketplaces such as “Silk Road.” Payment for … transactions, resulting in gross proceeds of more than $1.9 million. These transactions included methamphetamine, …
January 05, 2017
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Twelve Individuals in Central Florida, Puerto Rico, and South Carolina Charged with Murder, Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering, Firearms Offenses, and Fraud

August 23, 2024
… The indictments also seek the forfeiture of more than $6.5 million identified as the amount involved in the offenses and proceeds of the … Limery Dones defrauded a bank by transmitting $110,000 to buy a house in the name of a third-party when, in reality, …
August 23, 2024
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Gulf Cartel Plaza Boss Heads To Prison For Life

May 14, 2013
… Today, U.S. District Judge Hilda G. Tagle, who presided over the trial, ordered Rincon to serve a life sentence in … Gulf Cartel. Rincon-Rincon was further ordered to pay a $1 million fine as to each of the two counts of conviction. In … drug terms. Rincon-Rincon would also receive large amounts of bulk cash currency that were proceeds from the …
May 14, 2013
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Two Money Couriers for Colombian-Based Drug Money Laundering Organization Convicted by Federal Jury

February 08, 2025
… money laundering organization that laundered more than $6 million in drug trafficking proceeds from Colombian cartels … Caribbean and European banking systems. St. Devon Anthony Cover, 61, was convicted of one count of money laundering …
February 08, 2025
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DEA Continues Its Drug Abuse Prevention Efforts With Prescription Drug Take Back Day This Saturday

April 24, 2017
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … of Unused Medications Prevents Drug Thefts, Abuse, and Overdoses LOS ANGELES - Addictive prescription drugs that … prescription drugs, particularly opioid painkillers.  6.4 Million Americans age 12 and over-2.4 percent of the …
April 24, 2017
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DEA and partners hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on October 27

October 24, 2018
… 324-7395 Michelle.Rincon@dea.gov DEA aims to dispose of 10 million pounds of unused pills El PASO , Texas  – After collecting a total of more than 9.9 million pounds (nearly 5,000 tons) of expired, unused and … unwanted prescription medications during 15 previous events over the past eight years, the Drug Enforcement …
October 24, 2018
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Dominican National Pleads Guilty To Fentanyl Trafficking

February 18, 2025
… According to court documents, in September 2024, an undercover agent ordered 30,000 blue pressed fentanyl pills and … was found to be in possession of a Dominican identification card. Together, the blue pressed pills and bags of brown … five years of supervised release; and a fine of up to $10 million. The defendant is subject to deportation proceedings …
February 18, 2025
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Haitian National Sentenced To 108 Months In Federal Prison For Conspiring To Launder Money Derived From Drug Trafficking

June 21, 2017
… months in prison with an order for a money judgment in the amount of $1.5 million to follow.  Philippe previously pled guilty to a … his account. Philippe further admitted that he arranged for over $70,000 in drug proceeds to be deposited into his …
June 21, 2017
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Federal Grand Jury Indicts Two Ashland Residents For Distributing Controlled Substance Analogues, Filing False Tax Returns And Money Laundering

December 16, 2014
… - (414) 336-7300 Indictment also seeks forfeiture of $1.5 million MADISON, Wis. - ―John W. Vaudreuil, United States … to defraud the United States by skimming a significant amount of cash from JC Moon sales and not including this … approximately $575,752 in business receipts from JC Moon over a three-year period; and (6) engaging in a $100,000 …
December 16, 2014
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Texas and Lafourche Parish Residents Guilty of Federal Controlled Substances Act Violations

May 07, 2025
… to distribute, and possess with intent to distribute, over 500 grams of cocaine, in violation of Title 21, United …
May 07, 2025
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Oktibbeha County Man Sentenced in OCDETF Illegal Firearm and Drug Trafficking Case

June 04, 2025
… MS – A Starkville, Mississippi man was sentenced today to over six years for illegal gun possession and drug …
June 04, 2025