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Wife of Sinaloa Cartel Kingpin Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison

… also ordered Alvarez Hernandez to forfeit more than $5 million dollars’ worth of luxury watches, jewelry, vehicles … a trap gas tank the size of half the truck bed were discovered. The truck yard contained numerous tractors and … automobiles, and other items) based on the massive amount of cocaine that Jorge and his organization …
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Six Defendants Plead Guilty to Scheme to Transport Stolen Catalytic Converters Across State Lines

… Thousands of Catalytic Converters Stolen as Part of a Multi-Million-Dollar Business SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Six Springfield, … converters. By December 2019, Marshall had mostly ceased buying junk vehicles and scrapping them out for parts, and …
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Dark Web Narcotics Trafficker Sentenced to 96 Months in Prison

… and possessing with intent to distribute, illegal drugs over the “dark web.” De Alba distributed an array of illegal … work throughout this investigation.” The internet contains online marketplaces for narcotics and other contraband on … to receive packages from her suppliers and using credit cards in her deceased husband’s name to fund the tracking of …
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Edinburg Man Sentenced for Attempting to Smuggle $3 million in Cocaine

… Edinburg Man Sentenced for Attempting to Smuggle $3 million in Cocaine April 17, 2025 Houston Contact Info … weight of 43.04 kilograms with an estimated street value of over $3 million. Previously released on bond, Sustaita was taken …
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DEA Brings Its “One Pill Can Kill Game Over” Tournament to New England for a First-of-Its-Kind Event

… DEA Brings Its “One Pill Can Kill Game Over” Tournament to New England for a First-of-Its-Kind … more potent than heroin, and just two milligrams – the amount that can fit on the tip of a pencil – can be deadly.  Often, people buy what they think is a legitimate prescription pill like …
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39 Defendants Indicted in $4.7 Million Meth, Heroin Conspiracy

… 39 Defendants Indicted in $4.7 Million Meth, Heroin Conspiracy June 16, 2022 St. Louis … - (573) 635-1331 Springfield - (417) 888-9800 Distributed Over 335 Kilos of Meth, 22 Kilos of Heroin KANSAS CITY, Mo. …
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Five Individuals Charged in Multi-Million Dollar Conspiracy

… Five Individuals Charged in Multi-Million Dollar Conspiracy November 04, 2021 Houston Contact … to authorities in relation to a multi-year, multi-million dollar money laundering conspiracy, announced Drug …
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Fentanyl Supply Chain

April 28, 2026
… responsible for regulating and enforcing national controls over listed chemicals (i.e. precursors chemicals) in … Americans, they simply move on to try to victimize the millions of other Americans who are social media users.” …
April 28, 2026
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Doctor, Pharmacist And Call-Center Manager Found Guilty In Massive Prescription Drug Distribution Conspiracy

… crimes related to a multi-state drug conspiracy that sent millions of dollars’ worth of highly addictive prescription … and mydoctorconsultonline.com, to solicit customers to buy hydrocodone and other pills without valid prescriptions, … for their “consultation” and pills up front, via credit card, and medical insurance was not accepted. Doctors …
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Two California Men Charged With Participating In ‘Black Market Peso Exchange’ Scheme Used To Move Money Out Of U.S.

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … and the import-export company they allegedly used to move millions of dollars linked to illegal activity from the … that Lin and Pareja used Peace & Rich to receive large amounts of cash derived from illegal activity.  The cash - …
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DEA issues warning over counterfeit prescription pills from Mexico

… DEA issues warning over counterfeit prescription pills from Mexico November 04, … but can vary based on an individual’s body size, tolerance, amount of previous usage and other factors. The full …
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Houston Man Indicted in Fayetteville for Selling Designer Drugs Around the World

… statutes, each representing a separate transaction of over $10,000 with the proceeds of his allegedly illicit … presented in court indicates that Spivey made nearly $5 million through online sales of Bummy Legion vape juices in the two years …
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FedEx Indicted For Its Role In Distributing Controlled Substances And Prescription Drugs

… substances, based on the provision of information over the Internet.  While some Internet pharmacies were … filled orders based solely on the completion of an online questionnaire, without a physical examination, …
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Defendants Face Justice for Distributing 3,200 Kilos of Methamphetamine

… criminal networks operating in Georgia.” “The vast amount of methamphetamine being supplied is truly alarming … mandatory minimum sentence of ten years in prison and a $10 million fine. Kendell Cawthon, 60, of Baldwin, Georgia, … located hundreds of pounds of rotting jalapeños and discarded jalapeño boxes in the backyard of the house. More …
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Sampson County Drug Boss Found Guilty of Selling Massive Amounts of Methamphetamine into Eastern NC Communities

… Sampson County Drug Boss Found Guilty of Selling Massive Amounts of Methamphetamine into Eastern NC Communities …
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Four South Arkansas Men Sentenced To A Total Of Over 31 Years For Unrelated Drug Trafficking Offenses

… Four South Arkansas Men Sentenced To A Total Of Over 31 Years For Unrelated Drug Trafficking Offenses … $179,375.00 in U.S. currency attempting to pay for a large amount of cocaine.  The co-conspirator stated that Wayne was … Street Crimes Unit arranged for multiple controlled buys of suspected crack cocaine in October, 2013 from the …
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Three Members of an International Money Laundering Organization Charged with Laundering Millions of Dollars in Drug Proceeds

… Money Laundering Organization Charged with Laundering Millions of Dollars in Drug Proceeds April 24, 2025 Atlanta … of the Criminal Division’s Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section and Assistant U.S. Attorney Everett E. …
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Two KC Men Plead Guilty To $1.2 Million Oxycodone Conspiracy

… Two KC Men Plead Guilty To $1.2 Million Oxycodone Conspiracy May 16, 2017 St. Louis Contact … City - (573) 635-1331 Springfield - (417) 888-9800 OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - -On May 16, 2017, Assistant Special …
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DEA Recognizes 2025 National Fentanyl Awareness Day with Debut of Faces of Fentanyl Online Exhibit

… Fentanyl Awareness Day with Debut of Faces of Fentanyl Online Exhibit April 25, 2025 Headquarters Contact Info … drug threat facing the United States as drug-related overdoses remain the leading cause of death among Americans …
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DEA and partners collect a record amount of unwanted medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… DEA and partners collect a record amount of unwanted medications during National Prescription … Madisonville - (270) 821-6899 DEA brings in nearly a million pounds of prescription medications Louisville, Ky. – … which comprises Kentucky, Tennessee, and West Virginia, over 17.5 tons of expired, unused, or unneeded medication …
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Two Sentenced to Over 46 Years for Drug Murder

… Two Sentenced to Over 46 Years for Drug Murder April 13, 2026 Miami Contact … after the shooting, and the victim’s body was not discovered in the hotel room until the day after. Sanchez …
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Convicted Felon Admits to Possessing Distributable Amounts Heroin

… Convicted Felon Admits to Possessing Distributable Amounts Heroin August 06, 2024 Houston Contact Info Contact … Garcia Jr. aka Rule was selling drugs in the Laredo area. Over the next two months, investigators continued to receive … faces up to 40 years in federal prison and a possible $5 million maximum fine. Garcia will remain in custody pending …
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Local Man Sentenced for Possession of $5 Million in Meth

… Local Man Sentenced for Possession of $5 Million in Meth September 01, 2021 Houston Contact Info … The drugs had an estimated street value of more than $5.2 million. Rangel-Sanchez will remain in custody pending …
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Yakima Valley Vineyard Investigation Results In Federal Arrests And Over $3 Million In Assets Subject To Forfeiture

… Vineyard Investigation Results In Federal Arrests And Over $3 Million In Assets Subject To Forfeiture July 14, 2011 … filed a money judgment against the defendants in the amount of $3,462,988.00, which are drug proceeds. …
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Leader of Multi-Million Dollar International Money Laundering and Drug Trafficking Ring Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison

… Leader of Multi-Million Dollar International Money Laundering and Drug … conversion laboratories in the Atlanta area and laundered millions of dollars of drug proceeds to Mexico. “This case … at Louis Vuitton and more than $425,000 at Burberry over roughly four and a half years.  During the …
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DEA Brings In Record Amount Of Unused Prescription Drugs On National Prescription Take Back Day

… DEA Brings In Record Amount Of Unused Prescription Drugs On National Prescription … and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … to the 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 6.4 million Americans abused controlled prescription drugs.  The …
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Multi-Agency Operation Nabs Three-Seizes Three Kilos Of Heroin And $4.1 Million

… Operation Nabs Three-Seizes Three Kilos Of Heroin And $4.1 Million March 21, 2017 New York Contact Info Contact Us … members of a narcotics trafficking group and the seizure of over $4.1 million and three kilograms of (over six pounds) …
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DEA Brings In Record Amount Of Unused Prescription Drugs On National Prescription Take Back Day

… DEA Brings In Record Amount Of Unused Prescription Drugs On National Prescription … 863-2992 Jackson - (601) 965-4400 Oxford - (662) 234-8542 Over 42,000 pounds collected in the New Orleans Field … drugs at collection sites throughout the division.  The amounts collected for each state within the NOFD: Louisiana …
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eBay to Pay $59 Million to Settle Controlled Substances Act Allegations Related to Pill Presses Sold Through Its Website

… eBay to Pay $59 Million to Settle Controlled Substances Act Allegations … further found that hundreds of eBay’s pill press buyers also purchased counterfeit molds, stamps, or dies, … buy the tools to make fake pills, like pill presses, online,” said DEA Administrator Anne Milgram. “eBay and …
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Three Convicted for Fraudulently Billing Over $8 Million to Medicare and Medicaid Through Opioid Addiction Treatment Clinics in Kentucky

… Three Convicted for Fraudulently Billing Over $8 Million to Medicare and Medicaid Through Opioid …

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