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7 Defendants Indicted On Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering And Gun Charges

… the drug proceeds from the conspiracy were at least $1.5 million. The indictment seeks the forfeiture of the … face a maximum penalty of life imprisonment and a $4million fine if convicted of the drug conspiracy charge. The … in this indictment are the result of a joint investigation over 2 years by the Prince George's County Police …
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DEA achieves significant milestone during 16th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… and its law enforcement partners have now surpassed its 10 million pound goal and collected nearly 11 million pounds of unused, unwanted or expired prescription medications over the course of 16 successful DEA National Prescription … leftover prescription drugs. This brings the total amount of prescription drugs collected by DEA since the fall …
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DEA Reveals Criminal Drug Networks Are Flooding the U.S. with Deadly Fentanyl

… Provide A Lethal Dose to Every American CHICAGO  - As U.S. overdose deaths reach a devastating new height, claiming a … pills contain at least two milligrams of fentanyl—an amount that is considered to be a lethal dose. Today’s … pills. In 2021, DEA has seized a staggering 20.4 million fake prescription pills. During the recent public …
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Workers Comp Manager Sentenced In High Profile Pill Mill Case

… - (662) 234-8542 Christopher Manfuso Paid More Than $2.6 Million in Kickbacks MOBILE, Ala. - A former worker’s … Manfuso of Fulton, Maryland pled guilty to paying over $2.6 million in illegal kickbacks to Dr. Xiulu Ruan. …
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Tulare County Woman Pleads Guilty to Distributing Over 3 Pounds of Methamphetamine

… Tulare County Woman Pleads Guilty to Distributing Over 3 Pounds of Methamphetamine February 13, 2023 San … statutory penalty of up to 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine. The actual sentence, however, will be …
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Trenton Man Admits Intent To Distribute Over 100 Grams Of Heroin

… Trenton Man Admits Intent To Distribute Over 100 Grams Of Heroin February 10, 2016 New Jersey … of heroin from Brown’s home, where detectives also discovered a loaded semi-automatic handgun. An additional 13 … carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine. Sentencing is scheduled for May 17, 2016. U.S. …
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Justice Department, DEA propose significant opioid manufacturing reduction in 2019

… for 2019 by an average ten percent as compared to the 2018 amount. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking marks the third … straight year of proposed reductions, which help reduce the amount of drugs potentially diverted for trafficking and … made significant progress in reducing prescription rates over the past year. Cutting opioid production quotas by an …
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Largest Settlement In DEA History: McKesson Pays $150 Million

… Largest Settlement In DEA History: McKesson Pays $150 Million January 17, 2017 New England Contact Info Contact Us … “This settlement penalizes McKesson, which distributes millions of opioid pills every year, for lax oversight and …
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DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Awareness Day on April 29

… drug threat facing the United States as drug-related overdoses remain the leading cause of death among Americans … (CDC) predicts an almost 28 percent decline in drug overdose deaths year-over-year in Missouri, while nationally, a 26.5% decline in …
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U.S. District Court Enters Judgment Against Fugitive And Surety In Fentanyl Distribution Case

… Vazquez and her surety Candelaria Antoinette Sapp in the amount of $50,000, announced United States Attorney Brian J. … manufactured and sold counterfeit oxycodone pills online that were laced with fentanyl, a powerful opiate. … the bond against both Vazquez and her surety, Sapp, in the amount of $50,000. The entry of judgment essentially means …
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DEA-Led Investigation Of Mexican DTO Results In Charges Against 28

… It also seeks the imposition of a money judgment in the amount of at least $1.4 million, the amount allegedly derived from the crimes charged in the …
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Armed Asheville Drug Distributor of Fentanyl and Meth is Sentenced to Over 28 Years in Prison

… Drug Distributor of Fentanyl and Meth is Sentenced to Over 28 Years in Prison May 22, 2025 Atlanta Contact Info … enforcement stopped and searched Rice’s vehicle, seizing over 11.5 kilograms of methamphetamine, a .40 caliber pistol …
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Wisconsin woman receives federal prison sentence for conspiracy to deal methamphetamine in multi-agency investigation

… 50 grams of methamphetamine in Ashland County, Wisconsin over the past several years. Becky Peterson pleaded guilty … as the “Meth Farm.” Beginning in August 2017, an undercover investigator made contact with Moore and began making … 2018, the undercover officer conducted seven controlled buys of methamphetamine from Moore and one from Peterson, …
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Bolton, Mississippi Resident Sentenced To Prison For Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering

… 2014 to 172 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute over 1,000 kilograms of marijuana, and 120 months in prison … both the local and national economy.  Robinson attempted to buy a vehicle using illegal drug proceeds, which is a … an active role in the war on drugs.  Individuals guilty of buying assets for the purpose of laundering their illegal …
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Two Money Couriers For Colombian-Based Drug Money Laundering Organization Sentenced

… 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 sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Richard …
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6 To Prison For Laundering Millions For Drug Cartel Also Ordered To Forfeit Nearly $3 Million- Javier Rena Remains Fugitive

… 6 To Prison For Laundering Millions For Drug Cartel Also Ordered To Forfeit Nearly $3 Million- Javier Rena Remains Fugitive April 28, 2017 Houston …
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Ponchatoula Man Guilty Violating the Federal Controlled Substances Act

… to distribute, and possess with intent to distribute, over 40 grams of fentanyl, in violation of Title 21, United … Four charged him with possession with intent to distribute over 40 grams of fentanyl, in violation of Title 21, United … fentanyl pills out of his car window. Law enforcement recovered the pills, and they tested positive for 341 grams of …
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UPS Employee Heads to Prison for Concealing Cocaine in Packages

… for orange jumpsuits.” Almanza was a UPS employee of over 20 years and used his knowledge to help circumvent … package shipped. Salinas Jr., 51, Pharr, a UPS employee for over seven years, previously received 27 months in federal …
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California Man Sentenced to 19 Years for Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Conspiracy

… California. The search warrants resulted in the seizure of over 10 kilograms of fentanyl, approximately 7.5 kilograms … approximately 170 pounds of marijuana, marijuana edibles, over $450,000 in cash, and 19 firearms.  In pronouncing the …
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48 Alleged Drug Traffickers and Violators Arrested as Part of an 18-month-long HSTF Narcotics Operation

… and removed a dangerous presence that had cast a shadow over West Texas communities.   These drugs fuel addiction, … offenses, and other violations. The operation involved over 30 agents, officers, and deputies from the Drug …
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Father, Son, Sentenced for Trafficking Cocaine to St. Louis

… Dixson Jr. and/or Dixson III sent couriers to Texas to buy kilograms of cocaine from Miguel Angel Gonzalez, who … bought it from Carlos Gonzalez. Dixson Jr. was at one point buying as much as eight to 16 kilograms per week. During the …
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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

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

… David Paschall used more than five drug “brokers” to buy drugs almost every day at his shop which he would then …
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Husband and Wife Convicted of Federal Charges Relating to Drug and Firearm Investigation

… kilogram presses, a total of five firearms, and various amounts of ammunition. One of the firearms was a privately …
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Two Anchorage Residents Charged with Conspiring to Traffic Fentanyl Pills and Powder to Alaska, Laundering the Proceeds

… - (509) 374-3444 Yakima - (509) 454-4407 Laundered Over Half a Million Dollars in Drug Proceeds Alaska seized drugs.jpg …
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DEA achieves significant milestone during 16th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… off unused pills reaching a program total of nearly 11 million pounds WASHINGTON – With the robust participation of … of unused, unwanted or expired prescription medications over the course of 16 successful DEA National Prescription … leftover prescription drugs. This brings the total amount of prescription drugs collected by DEA since the fall …
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DEA achieves significant milestone during 16th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… off unused pills reaching a program total of nearly 11 million pounds WASHINGTON – With the robust participation of … of unused, unwanted or expired prescription medications over the course of 16 successful DEA National Prescription … leftover prescription drugs. This brings the total amount of prescription drugs collected by DEA since the fall …
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DEA achieves significant milestone during 16th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… off unused pills reaching a program total of nearly 11 million pounds DALLAS – Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. … of unused, unwanted or expired prescription medications over the course of 16 successful DEA National Prescription … leftover prescription drugs. This brings the total amount of prescription drugs collected by DEA since the fall …
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DEA Washington Division Announces Summer Teen Academies Across the DMV

DEA Washington Division Announces Summer Teen Academies Across the DMV July 31, 2025 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 Washington.Special.Agent@dea.gov Talk to a …
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San Francisco Woman Who Helped Sell Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills Sentenced

… - Candelaria Vazquez was sentenced in absentia today to over 12 years in prison for her role in a conspiracy to … hundreds of thousands of fentanyl-laced pills via online marketplaces.  Fentanyl is a dangerous and highly … is such a powerful opiate, a small difference in the amount of fentanyl in a homemade pill can make a huge …