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East St. Louis Man Pleads Guilty To Crack Cocaine Offense

… term of supervised release of at least three years, and a $1million fine. Arnold is currently scheduled to be sentenced … baggies containing 7.3 grams of crack cocaine and a small amount of marijuana were located in Arnold’s underwear. …
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South Texas Woman Sentenced for Trafficking over $1M in Crystal Meth and Black Tar Heroin

… South Texas Woman Sentenced for Trafficking over $1M in Crystal Meth and Black Tar Heroin January 19, … She also admitted to knowingly transporting and possessing over 31 kilograms of meth and five kilograms of heroin. Law … The drugs had an estimated street value of more than $1.3 million. Marquez will remain in custody pending transfer to …
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Virginia Motorcycle Dealership Seized in Methamphetamine Bust

… 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, …
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National Healthcare Fraud Enforcement Action Results in Charges involving more than $1.4 Billion in Alleged Losses

… Wilmington - (910) 815-4513 Six defendants, more than $50 million in Southern District of Georgia WASHINGTON: A … “Healthcare crimes hurt every taxpayer and put profits over the care of our nation’s most vulnerable citizens,” … of these cases. Telemedicine Fraud Cases The largest amount of alleged fraud loss charged in connection with the …
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La Crosse Man Sentenced to 48 months in prison

… 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 …
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Man Sentenced for Multimillion-Dollar Cross-Country Cocaine Conspiracy

… 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 …
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Conviction & Guilty Plea To Internet Drug Trafficking

… 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, …
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California Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Federal Prison for Transnational Drug Trafficking Scheme

… 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 …
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Operation Great Scott 17 DEA Little Rock Defendants Sentenced To Over 113 Years In Prison

… Great Scott 17 DEA Little Rock Defendants Sentenced To Over 113 Years In Prison June 28, 2013 New Orleans Contact … left Waldron and drove to Irving, Texas, to pick up a large amount of methamphetamine.  After Paramo was stopped in …
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Five Defendants Alleged To Have Impersonated FDA Agents Indicted For Conspiring To Extort Pharmaceutical Drug BuyersDominican Extortion Conspiracy Targets U.S. Purchasers Of Offshore Pharmaceuticals

… distributors located in the Dominican Republic called and emailed persons in the United States, including persons in … Western (a money wire service) or through their credit cards. The indictment alleges that after making their … of incarceration to extort funds from these customers. The amounts of money allegedly demanded as fines ranged between …
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DEA Safely Disposes 620,000 Pounds of Unused Medication on 28th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… Back Day has helped Americans safely remove nearly 19.8 million pounds of expired, unwanted, or unused medications … Take Back is all about the community. Responsibly discarding prescription meds is key to stopping misuse and …
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Smuggling Over $2M in Fentanyl and Other Narcotics Lands Women in Prison

… Smuggling Over $2M in Fentanyl and Other Narcotics Lands Women in … through the checkpoint. During a search, authorities discovered 12 bundles of cocaine, three bundles of heroin and … a combined estimated street value of approximately $2.25 million. Hernandez will remain in custody pending transfer …
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Bakersfield Man Pleads Guilty to Transporting over 100 Pounds of Methamphetamine

… Bakersfield Man Pleads Guilty to Transporting over 100 Pounds of Methamphetamine December 07, 2021 San … inspected Newell’s vehicle at the border crossing and discovered approximately 98 packages containing approximately … years in prison up to a maximum of life in prison and a $10 million fine. The actual sentence, however, will be …
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Leader Of Zapata Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering Organization Convicted

… 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 …
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16 Defendants Charged In A Commercial Burglary Ring And Drug Conspiracy

… The indictment seeks the forfeiture of at least $2 million, four properties and seven vehicles alleged to be … face a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine.  The following defendants are charged in a … come to the auto shop daily to purchase significant amounts of Oxycodone and other pharmaceuticals and …
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DEA News: Huge Synthetic Drug Takedown

… 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 …
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DEA Omaha Division Safely Disposes of 20,628 Pounds of Unused Medications on 28th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… Take Back Day has helped Americans dispose of nearly 19.8 million pounds of medications. Of that total, the DEA Omaha …
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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

… 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 …
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Year in Review: DEA Innovates to Fight Fentanyl

… 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 …
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Meth distributor heads to federal prison

… near Falfurrias. During the investigation, authorities discovered luggage belonging to Summer with 28 bundles totaling … methamphetamine.   Law enforcement arrested him and discovered he was hiding an additional kilogram of fentanyl … the Rio Grande Valley area of Texas on several occasions over the previous six months.   Summer has been and will …
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Three Arrested in San Antonio and Charged Federally with Meth Trafficking

… who were arrested last night while attempting to distribute over four kilograms of crystal methamphetamine, announced … federal and state authorities arranged for an undercover drug deal with Ponce who agreed to sell multiple … a canine unit alerted on Trinidad’s car, authorities recovered approximately 4.6 kilograms of crystal …
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Indiana Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Meth Trafficking

… on Dec. 18, 2025. According to documents in the case, over the course of four transactions, Suggs sold a total of …
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Gramercy Medical Center Pumped More Than $10 Million In Narcotic Pills Onto Interstate Black Market

… 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 …
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Gulf Cartel Plaza Boss Heads To Prison For Life

… 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 …
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DEA Announces Significant Fentanyl Seizure in New York

… making it impossible for them to do business.” “The amount of illegal fentanyl concentrated in New York City and … its appearance, or whether it is purchased on the street or online, it is deadly.  I commend the Drug Enforcement … One Pill Can Kill enforcement surge resulting in 10.2 million fentanyl pills and approximately 980 pounds of …
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Manchester Man Sentenced To 87 Months In Federal Prison For Conspiracy To Distribute Over Six Kilograms Of Methamphetamine

… 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 …
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Alert - Extortion Scam Targeting DEA Registrants

June 11, 2019
… is aware that registrants are receiving telephone calls and emails by criminals identifying themselves as DEA employees … submit the information through “ Extortion Scam Online Reporting ” posted on the DEA Diversion Control …
June 11, 2019
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Sinaloa Cartel Leader Charged with Narcoterrorism, Material Support of Terrorism and Drug Trafficking

February 26, 2026
… of Terrorism and Drug Trafficking February 26, 2026 $5 Million Reward Offered for Information Leading to the Arrest … political and police corruption - to retain authority over the Tijuana Plaza.  A superseding indictment unsealed …
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Illinois Ice Meth Dealer Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison

… 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 …