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Federal Racketeering Indictment Targets Mexican Mafia Control Of Inmates And Drug Trafficking Inside Los Angeles County Jail System

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … of the Mexican Mafia and its violent exercise of authority over Latino street gangs in Southern California and inside … money laundering; possession of at least 15 access (credit card numbers); aggravated identity theft; and use, …
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Indictment Charges Eight Men in an Interstate Fentanyl and Cocaine Conspiracy

… the eight defendants are in custody. The indictment alleges overlapping conspiracies to possess and distribute fentanyl, … that was involved in distributing unprecedented amounts of fentanyl within and beyond the Nation's Capital.” …
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Hazlehurst Pharmacy, Pharmacist to pay up to $2.1 million for dispensing thousands of illegitimate prescriptions

… Hazlehurst Pharmacy, Pharmacist to pay up to $2.1 million for dispensing thousands of illegitimate … 350,000 units of controlled substances prescribed by Bynes over the course of two years, despite obvious evidence Bynes …
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Mexican National Admits Laundering $1.5 million on behalf of Cartel

… Mexican National Admits Laundering $1.5 million on behalf of Cartel September 04, 2024 Houston … Valadez and co-conspirators laundered more than $1.5 million in drug proceeds during the course of the … faces up to life in federal prison and a possible $1o million maximum fine for the drug conviction. He also faces …
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DEA Safely Disposes of 620,000 Pounds of Unused Medications 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 …
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Mexican National Indicted for Trafficking Cocaine and Heroin into the U.S.

… convicted, Rivera-Leal faces up to life in prison and a $5 million fine.  The Texas Department of Public Safety …
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DEA and partners hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on October 27

… 837-6000 Midland - (432) 686-4085 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 …
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Medical Director of Baltimore County Pain Management Clinic Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute and Dispense Oxycodone

… by the Practice (which indicated the patient was likely buying medications off the street or was doctor-shopping); …
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President Obama Adds NEFD International Drug “Kingpin” To OFAC List

… distribution network for anabolic steroids that has sold millions of steroid dosages worldwide, including to … life, including amateur athletes, weight lifters, people recovering from injuries, doctors and others. Karner allegedly … Karner has also used drug trafficking profits to buy, among other things, a ski lodge in the Austrian Alps, …
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California Men Stopped on I-55 Charged with Trafficking over 100 Kilos of Cocaine

… California Men Stopped on I-55 Charged with Trafficking over 100 Kilos of Cocaine August 22, 2023 Chicago Contact … to search the vehicle, law enforcement officers recovered approximately 103 kilograms of suspected cocaine. … term of supervised release and a possible fine of up to $10 million. The arrests followed investigation by the Illinois …
Javier Francisco Benitez-Coronado
FUGITIVE

Javier Francisco Benitez-Coronado

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: 21 USC 841, 21 USC 846, 18 USC 1956(h)
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Mexican Felon Returns to Prison for Meth Trafficking

Mexican Felon Returns to Prison for Meth Trafficking December 10, 2025 Houston Contact Info Contact Us (713) 693-3000 sally.m.sparks@dea.gov Sally M. Sparks Recruiter Name Kimball L. Hardeman 571-324-8227 SpecialAgentRecruiter.Houston@dea.gov Talk to a …
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San Antonio Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl

San Antonio Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl December 03, 2025 Houston Contact Info Contact Us (713) 693-3000 sally.m.sparks@dea.gov Sally M. Sparks Recruiter Name Kimball L. Hardeman 571-324-8227 …
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DEA’s Louisville Field Division Targets Sinaloa Cartel Activities; 51 Arrested Across Three States

DEA’s Louisville Field Division Targets Sinaloa Cartel Activities; 51 Arrested Across Three States September 02, 2025 Louisville Contact Info Contact Us (502) 582-5908 (571) 362-6934 Kevin McWilliams Recruiter Name Special Agent Bethel "Bubba" Poston …
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Bucks County, Pennsylvania Doctor Sentenced For Running Northeast Philadelphia Pill Mill

… J. McCartney (215) 861-1974 Division Contacts Delaware Dover - (302) 672-6383 Wilmington - (302) 395-4600 … in prison for a conspiracy that illegally distributed millions of prescription controlled substance diet drugs. …
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Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Possession

… 857-2555 Winchester - (540) 662-5879 Intent to Distribute Over 500 Grams of Fentanyl Baltimore , Md., – John Cooley, … trafficking conspiracy involving the trafficking of large amounts of fentanyl and other controlled substances.  Cooley … Cooley’s person.  As a result of the search, officers recovered 20 separate plastic bags, each containing 50 gel …
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DEA San Francisco and Partners Make Historic Methamphetamine Seizure

… 12 firearms (eight handguns, three shotguns and one rifle), Over 1,000 rounds of ammunition, 1,900 marijuana plants and, Over 100 pounds of processed marijuana. “[This] operation … regarding illegal dumping. Evidence recovered from the discarded materials were consistent with byproducts of a clan …
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Leader Of Oxycodone Trafficking Ring Sentenced To Over 10 Years In Prison

… Leader Of Oxycodone Trafficking Ring Sentenced To Over 10 Years In Prison September 11, 2012 Atlanta Contact … Atlanta Field Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA), which oversees the Charlotte District Office; Sheriff Phillip H. … prescription drugs for the first time and more than 15 million people in this country are addicted to prescription …
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Terrebonne Parish Man Sentenced for Violating Federal Controlled Substances Act, Federal Gun Control Act, and Money Laundering

… S. Vance, after previously pleading guilty to possessing over a kilogram of fentanyl and four firearms, in addition … agents executed a search warrant at VERDIN’s home and recovered over a kilogram of fentanyl and four firearms.  VERDIN …
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Underground Steroid Distribution Ring Busted Raw Steroid Materials From China; 11 Search Warrants; Cash, Bank Accounts And Weapons Seized

… in Surprise, AZ.  During the raids, agents seized over 110 pounds of anabolic steroids, multiple packages of … the organization's customer base. Using his "underground" e-mail address, Radke instructed steroid users to send cash … their steroid orders concealed in magazines and birthday cards to Post Office boxes controlled by organizational …
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Two Brothers From Des Plaines Among 24 Defendants Charged With Trafficking Large Quantities Of Cocaine And Heroin

… drug charges after a two-and-a-half-year investigation uncovered their roles in trafficking wholesale amounts of cocaine and heroin and distributing it in the … they each face a maximum of life in prison and a $10 million fine. Quintana, Vazquez-Delgado and Diaz-Gallegos …
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DEA and partners hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on October 27

… 965-4400 Oxford - (662) 234-8542 DEA aims to dispose of 10 million pounds of unused pills NEW ORLEANS – After … unwanted prescription medications during 15 previous events over the past eight years, the U.S. Drug Enforcement … the New Orleans Field Division, the following amounts were collected last April:  Louisiana – 4,800 …
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DEA New York collects 15% more unused pills during 16th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… off unused pills reaching a program total of nearly 11 million pounds NEW YORK – 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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Three Charged in Fentanyl/Heroin Packaging Operation in the Bronx: Over 13 Pounds of Illicit Drug Mixtures Seized

… in Fentanyl/Heroin Packaging Operation in the Bronx: Over 13 Pounds of Illicit Drug Mixtures Seized December 05, … The drugs are estimated to carry a street value of over $2 million. An indictment filed by the Office of the Special …
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Major Drug Redistributor for Ring Connected to Aryan Prison Gang Sentenced to 10+ Years in Prison

… in distributing were unimaginable…. It’s pretty amazing the amount of drugs we’re talking about.” “At various times on … drug trafficking rings in this case were identified over an 18-month wiretap investigation. The three … than a kilo of fentanyl powder, three kilos of heroin, and over $330,000 in cash from eighteen locations in Washington …
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Tulare County Man Sentenced to over 7 Years in Prison for Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Deliveries, Co Conspirator Pleads Guilty

… Tulare County Man Sentenced to over 7 Years in Prison for Fentanyl and Methamphetamine … Aguilera delivered 800 fentanyl pills to an undercover officer in exchange for $4,250. Aguilera also … a maximum statutory penalty of 40 years in prison, and a $5 million fine. The actual sentence, however, will be …
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Three Arrested after 182-kilogram Cocaine Seizure

… people have been charged after authorities seized a large amount of cocaine over the weekend destined for the Houston area and northern … kilograms and an estimated street value of nearly $2.3 million.   All are charged in a criminal complaint with …
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Chicopee Business Man Sentenced In Cocaine And Heroin Conspiracy Sourced From Mexico

… - (603) 628-7411 Vermont Burlington - (802) 951-2900 Over 40 kilograms of cocaine, 14 kilograms of heroin and more than $1 million in cash seized BOSTON – A Chicopee businessman and … a large-scale drug dealer responsible for distributing vast amounts of drugs in Western Massachusetts. Roman, who owned …
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Thirty-Eight Pounds of Meth and Cocaine Recovered in Hell’s Kitchen Luxury Building

… Thirty-Eight Pounds of Meth and Cocaine Recovered in Hell’s Kitchen Luxury Building March 19, 2024 New … The estimated street value of the drugs seized is over $1.1 million. Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special … ’s Mexican passport and expired U.S. visa/border-crossing card, and SALAS’ Mexican voter registration, Colorado …
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DEA & The Arizona Financial Crimes Task Force Seizes Over 1,750 Pounds of Methamphetamine and Fentanyl in Major Drug Bust

… DEA & The Arizona Financial Crimes Task Force Seizes Over 1,750 Pounds of Methamphetamine and Fentanyl in Major … the further east it is trafficked across the U.S. The amount of narcotics seized represents an alarming threat to … fentanyl pills , any one of which could cause a fatal overdose. "This operation is a testament to the power of law …