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Wisconsin Man Sentenced to Six Years for Methamphetamine Charge

… officer from the Buffalo County Sheriff’s Department pulled over a car driven by Moua for a cracked windshield and … the trunk that contained approximately 465 grams, or just over 1 pound of methamphetamine. During post-arrest interviews, Moua and Stelzer admitted buying the methamphetamine together in the Twin Cities. Moua …
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Three individuals indicted for conspiring to traffic over 10,000 fentanyl pills, 10 lbs methamphetamine and possessing firearms in furtherance of their drug trafficking crimes

… Three individuals indicted for conspiring to traffic over 10,000 fentanyl pills, 10 lbs methamphetamine and … for conspiring and possessing with intent to distribute over 10,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl … a maximum statutory penalty of life in prison and a $10 million fine. Any sentence, however, would be determined at …
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Two Harford County Cocaine Dealers Convicted by Federal Jury

… Durbin and Walton included discussions regarding the amounts of drugs and the price, often using coded language. …  Durbin was also arrested.  According to trial testimony, over the course of the conspiracy Thompson made at least …
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Baltimore Heroin Dealer Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Drug Conspiracy Charge

… messages with the DTO’s leader negotiating the price and amount of heroin.  After one such exchange on November 4, 2020, a covert camera captured the DTO leader entering an apartment … his wife, and three minor children.  Law enforcement recovered a ballistic vest, a kilogram press and more than …
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District Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Distribution, Which Resulted in Death of Consumer from Virginia

… 30 grams of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of Fentanyl to an undercover law enforcement officer over five separate transactions. The guilty plea was …
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Feds Seize Longest Tunnel On California-Mexico Border

… San Ysidro - (619) 671-4500 Six arrested; unprecedented amount of cocaine confiscated SAN DIEGO - Federal officials … seizures from drug tunnels have been marijuana and small amounts of cocaine. A 2,000 pound cocaine seizure tells DEA … tunnels to try and push through what amounts to a $22 million loss just in cocaine alone. This loss is a …
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Medical Professionals Performed Perfunctory Exams On Longshoremen And Filled Scripts For Narcotics In Elaborate Scheme To Rip Off Insurance Companies

… doctor and a crooked chiropractor who conspired to rip off millions from insurance companies in a complex fraud scam. … by the doctor in this case is a staggering 1,775,703 over four years, enough to cover 7 miles if you placed pill … one sure result of Operation Shore Thing is that dangerous amounts of oxycodone are no longer illegally flowing through …
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Operation Fraud Street Mafia Results Announced: Nine Arrested for Drug Trafficking and Attempted Tax Fraud

… Santa Rosa - (707) 837-2324 Stockton - (571) 387-3956 Over 180 pounds of methamphetamine, 14 pounds of fentanyl, … of leading a conspiracy to defraud taxpayers of over $550 million by falsely claiming COVID-19 Employee Retention …
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DEA Reveals Criminal Drug Networks Are Flooding the U.S. with Deadly Fentanyl

… A Lethal Dose to Every American Washington, D.C. - 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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DEA to accept electronic vaping devices and cartridges as part of National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… Domestic WASHINGTON – With robust public participation over the course of 17 prior events, the National … Take Back Day Initiative continues to remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s … its tenth year, DEA has collected a total of more than 11 million pounds (almost 6,000 tons) of expired, unused and …
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Two Madison Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Fentanyl Trafficking

… the Madison Police Department conducted two undercover buys of fentanyl pills involving Pollard. During the two controlled buys, Pollard assisted with selling an undercover officer …
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DEA Announces Tip Line, Wanted Poster For Chapo

… Diego Division. In addition to the tip line, the public can email tips to CHAPOTIPS@USDOJ.GOV - . In concert with the … address, and the U.S. State Department reward of up to $5 million for the arrest of Chapo. “Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ … 22 members of his organization with conspiracy to import over eight tons of cocaine and money laundering. On …
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11 Wholesale Narcotics Traffickers Indicted for Supplying Baltimore Drug Dealers

… Resulted in the Seizure of Enough Fentanyl to Kill Over 200,000 People Baltimore, MD  – A 16-month … County Police Chief Melissa Hyatt. “The significant amounts of weapons and drugs seized during this … to work together to fight the violence on our streets.” Over the course of this investigation, law enforcement …
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Husband and wife sentenced to prison for operating Upper West Side pill mill

… of the defendants’ criminal activity, approximately 3.2 million pills of oxycodone with a street value of nearly $80 … May 4, 2018, and involved testimony from 17 witnesses and over 350 exhibits. As the evidence showed, prior to … the office and maintained numbered lists of patients and amounts paid per day. Generally, patients who received …
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Jury convicts three men of trafficking nearly $17 million of cocaine

… Jury convicts three men of trafficking nearly $17 million of cocaine August 14, 2019 San Diego Contact Info … 734 kilograms (1,614 pounds) of cocaine -- worth nearly $17 million -- on the high seas. The verdict was rendered after …
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Cahokia Man Pleads Guilty To Possession Of Crack Cocaine

… produced a valid driver’s license and an expired insurance card to a police officer. The defendant was arrested and …
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Cocaine Dealer Sentenced To 22 Years In Prison

… the 16 kilos. Whyte was also had numerous business cards for shipping companies and other businesses in Los …
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Leader of Lawrence Area Drug Trafficking Organization Pleads Guilty to Drug Conspiracy and Firearm Charges

… Smith and Wesson firearms and multiple fake identification cards bearing the Rodriguez Then’s likeness. During a … house multiple hidden compartments/wall hides were discovered, containing drug paraphernalia and narcotics … up to lifetime supervised release and a fine of up to $5 million. The charge of possession of a firearm in …
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Lubbock Fentanyl Distributors Sentenced

… distribute a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl, a Schedule II controlled substance.  Lanier supplied Holl and Robertson with large amounts of Fentanyl he purchased online on the Darknet from China using Bitcoin, a digital …
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Cousins Sentenced On Federal Charges For PCP Distribution

… 2006 until September 2008, Ware and others received large amounts of PCP from wholesalers in and around her home in the 300 block of 53rd Street NE. She paid large amounts of U.S. currency to her suppliers when she received …
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DEA to accept vaping devices and cartridges as part of National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… IMG_4728.JPG NEW ORLEANS – With robust public participation over the course of 17 prior events, the National … Take Back Day Initiative continues to remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s … in its 10th year, DEA has collected a total of more than 11 million pounds (almost 6,000 tons) of expired, unused and …
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Administrator Anne Milgram Remarks on the Overdose Epidemic

… Administrator Anne Milgram Remarks on the Overdose Epidemic November 17, 2021 Headquarters Contact … We’ve already seized 12,000 pounds of fentanyl.  The amount of illegal fentanyl in our country has risen to an … and our law enforcement partners have seized more than 14 million fake pills – an amount that has continued to rise …
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DEA and partners hold 17th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… J. McCartney (215) 861-1974 Division Contacts Delaware Dover - (302) 672-6383 Wilmington - (302) 395-4600 … Take Back Day Initiative continues to remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s … in its ninth year, DEA has collected a total of nearly 11 million pounds (more than 5,400 tons) of expired, unused, …
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DEA and partners hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 27

… - (254) 297-0300 HOUSTON – With robust public participation over the course of 16 prior events, the National … Take Back Day Initiative continues to remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s … in its ninth year, DEA has collected a total of nearly 11 million pounds (more than 5,400 tons) of expired, unused and …
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Five More Sentenced To Federal Prison In Operation Sooner Or Later

… convicted.  Five of the final individuals were sentenced over the previous two weeks.  Three individuals - Freddie … worked, at various times with Rembert and others to obtain amounts of up to 15 kilograms of cocaine from Francisco …
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Los Angeles 2002

July 15, 2021
… Los Angeles 2002  DEC 20, 2002 DEA Suspends Online Drug Activity  DEC 9-13, 2002 DEA Clan Lab School in … Alaska Drug Corridor"  SEP 19, 2002 "Date Rape" Drug Sold Over The Internet  AUG 7, 2002 More Than 57 Arrested in …
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Federal Authorities Seize $34 Million In Cocaine, Detain Three Smugglers In The Caribbean

… Federal Authorities Seize $34 Million In Cocaine, Detain Three Smugglers In The Caribbean … estimated to have a wholesale value of more than $34 million dollars. On Saturday, October 19, U.S. Magistrate …
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Arizona THIS Saturday is DEA's 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… pose a threat if misused – resulting in a staggering 20 million pounds of unused medications collected to date. DEA …
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32 Kilograms of fentanyl worth $28.8 million seized and two Dominican Nationals arrested for trafficking

… 32 Kilograms of fentanyl worth $28.8 million seized and two Dominican Nationals arrested for … 32 kilos of fentanyl with an alleged street value of $28.8 million. A firearm and $20,000 were also recovered. Angel … to a lifetime of supervised release and a fine of up to $1 million. Morell-Oneill faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years …
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International Narcotics Distributor Sentenced To 20 Years’ Imprisonment For Trafficking Narcotics And Laundering Millions Of Dollars

… Imprisonment For Trafficking Narcotics And Laundering Millions Of Dollars January 05, 2018 New York Contact Info … kilograms of cocaine, heroin, and marijuana and laundered millions in drug proceeds for nearly a decade BROOKLYN, N.Y. …