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New Reward Offered for the Capture of Jian Zhang

August 30, 2021
… Drug Trafficking Organization (DTO). A reward of up to $5 million is being offered through the U.S. Department of … and sold fentanyl and fentanyl analogues to U.S. customers over the internet. The investigation, coordinated and …
August 30, 2021
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Doctor Pleads Guilty To 18 Drug Trafficking Charges For Dispensing Narcotics Without Examining “Patients”

July 20, 2011
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … period of supervised release, and a fine of up to $11.5 million. In a plea agreement filed last night in United … wrote prescriptions to cash-paying customers and undercover agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration and the …
July 20, 2011
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West Plains Man Sentenced for Meth Conspiracy

October 13, 2021
… 21, 2019. Gonzales admitted that he received distributive amounts of methamphetamine from co-defendants Shirley J. … contained assorted pills, a baggie that contained a small amount of marijuana, several glass smoking devices, and a …
October 13, 2021
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Tony Torrez Charged With Violating Federal Narcotics Trafficking And Firearms Laws

November 02, 2015
… contained a bag containing U.S. currency and a small amount of marijuana.  The Toyota allegedly contained bags … assault rifles, ammunition, a bullet proof vest, a small amount of suspected cocaine, and drug paraphernalia.  The …
November 02, 2015
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Tallahassee Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Possessing Methamphetamine with the Intent to Distribute It

November 16, 2023
… Where Coleman had been standing, the trooper also located over a pound of methamphetamine and a loaded firearm. All … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
November 16, 2023
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Bradenton Man Sentenced to more than 17 Years for Distributing Cocaine Obtained through the Mail

May 22, 2023
… and 6 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute over five kilograms of cocaine. Hernandez Coss had pleaded … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
May 22, 2023
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Kilogram Cocaine Trafficker Convicted at Trial

February 16, 2022
… from the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office pulled him over for a tint violation on his vehicle. Inside the car, … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
February 16, 2022
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Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison

January 27, 2022
… federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute over a kilogram of fentanyl and fentanyl-laced heroin. … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
January 27, 2022
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DEA warns of methamphetamine and fentanyl drug market built by aftermath of COVID-19 in New York

January 26, 2021
… 720-431-8836 Shadowing Covid-19-related deaths, fatal drug overdoses continue to climb Coronavirus-stamped … Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) seized an alarming amount of methamphetamine and fentanyl during 2020.  In … tactics. The DEA New York Division seized nearly $170 million of drug proceeds and assets, and over $603 million …
January 26, 2021
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DEA Task Force seizes $150 million worth of opioids from tractor trailer headed to Northeast

March 04, 2019
… DEA Task Force seizes $150 million worth of opioids from tractor trailer headed to … prison, a maximum of life in prison and a fine of up to $10 million. This case is being investigated by the New York …
March 04, 2019
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Federal Court Shuts Down San Joaquin County Pharmacy and Orders $1 Million in Civil Penalties

November 14, 2023
… Court Shuts Down San Joaquin County Pharmacy and Orders $1 Million in Civil Penalties November 14, 2023 San Francisco … and pharmacist/owner Lawrence Howen have agreed to pay $1 million in penalties to resolve allegations of violations of …
November 14, 2023
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Major law enforcement operation dismantles multi-million dollar drug trafficking network in Rochester

May 05, 2020
… Major law enforcement operation dismantles multi-million dollar drug trafficking network in Rochester May 05, … multiple kilos of fentanyl, other drugs, guns, nearly $1 million cash seized ROCHESTER, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. …
May 05, 2020
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Bristol Trio Convicted In Crack Cocaine Conspiracy, Leader Of Conspiracy Faces Two Mandatory Life Terms

December 07, 2006
… on the remaining charges. In addition, JONES faces ten million dollars in fines. WORLEY faces life imprisonment … minimum term of ten years imprisonment and fines of ten million dollars. CLOYD faces twenty years imprisonment and one million dollars in fines on each charge. The investigation …
December 07, 2006
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Indiana Man Sentenced to Over 7 Years for Drug and Firearm Offenses

September 12, 2024
… Indiana Man Sentenced to Over 7 Years for Drug and Firearm Offenses September 12, … at Roberson’s house in February 2023, resulted in the recovery of almost 400 grams of cocaine, one pound of …
September 12, 2024
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Buffalo Man Sentenced To Over 21 Years On Drug Charges

December 09, 2014
… Buffalo Man Sentenced To Over 21 Years On Drug Charges December 09, 2014 New York … 2008 and July 29, 2008, the defendant was intercepted over New York State wiretaps, on numerous occasions, …
December 09, 2014
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Buffalo Woman Sentenced To Over 8 Years On Drug Conspiracy Charge

July 02, 2015
… Buffalo Woman Sentenced To Over 8 Years On Drug Conspiracy Charge July 02, 2015 New … prescriptions and then turn the controlled substances over to Long for further distribution. The controlled …
July 02, 2015
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Drug Trafficking Organization Member Sentenced for 8 Felony Counts

July 02, 2024
… search of the St. Louis County home, investigators recovered plastic bags containing more than 1,200 fentanyl … associated with the Goolsby drug trafficking organization. Over 120 pounds of cocaine, fentanyl, and meth, $2 million in drug proceeds and payments and dozens of firearms …
July 02, 2024
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Three Carlsbad Residents Indicted On Federal “Spice” Trafficking Charges

December 14, 2012
… as synthetic marijuana or “spice.”  According to the DEA, over the past several years, there has been a growing use of … Drug Administration for human consumption, and there is no oversight of the manufacturing process.  Synthetic … face a maximum penalty of 20 years of imprisonment and a $1 million fine.  Charges in indictments and criminal …
December 14, 2012
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DEA’s 17th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day has highest-ever partner participation

May 06, 2019
… its law enforcement partners have now collected nearly 12 million pounds of unused or expired prescription medications over the course of 17 successful DEA National Prescription … dangerous unwanted drugs.   This brings the total amount of drugs collected by DEA since the fall of 2010 to …
May 06, 2019
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Year in Review: The DEA Rocky Mountain Field Division Sees Record Year in Fentanyl Seizures

January 31, 2024
… In calendar year 2023, DEA seized nationally more than 77 million fentanyl pills and nearly 12,000 pounds of fentanyl … is the most fentanyl seized by DEA in a single year and amounts to more than 386 million deadly doses of fentanyl …
January 31, 2024
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Bergen County, N.J., Man Sentenced To 17 Months In Prison In $65 Million Stolen Identity Income Tax Refund Fraud Scheme

October 08, 2014
… County, N.J., Man Sentenced To 17 Months In Prison In $65 Million Stolen Identity Income Tax Refund Fraud Scheme … related to the scheme, where conspirators were directing millions of dollars of refunds just a few towns and cities. …
October 08, 2014
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Fresno County Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Distribute Fentanyl

February 24, 2025
… fentanyl. The investigation began after a fentanyl‑overdose death in Fresno. On Nov. 23, 2024, Wakley connected the overdose victim with Kerns to buy fentanyl pills. Over the next 48 hours, the victim …
February 24, 2025
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Hayesville, N.C. man sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison for drug trafficking

March 19, 2020
… quantities of methamphetamine.  According to court records, over the course of the investigation, law enforcement conducted two controlled buys of methamphetamine from Mashburn and seized …
March 19, 2020
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Federal jury convicts last man standing in 29-defendant organized crime case in Myrtle Beach

February 04, 2019
… federal jury after three days of trial during the lapse in government appropriations. The jury found Johnson guilty of … enforcement agencies engaged in an investigation lasting over two years and used wire and electronic intercepts and … in the parking lot of drug rehabilitation facilities to buy heroin and fentanyl to sell to his customers.  The …
February 04, 2019
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Dealer of Fake Oxycodone Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Fentanyl Death

June 01, 2023
… male subject in December 2020, coordinating the transaction over a social media app. Emergency Medical Service personnel … cause of death to be fentanyl toxicity. Investigators discovered records from a mobile banking app established a … undercover officer made four separate Oxycodone controlled-buys from Meama-Kajue between February and April 2021. …
June 01, 2023
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San Jose Man Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Interstate Marijuana Distribution Conspiracy

March 27, 2023
… from drug trafficking. At his place of business, FIND-BUY-ITEMS, agents found 70 pounds of marijuana and indoor … of cocaine, 20 pounds of packaged marijuana, a firearm, and over $45,000 in cash. At Zambrano’s residence, agents found …
March 27, 2023
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Indictments target north sound drug trafficking ring distributing 2 kilos of heroin a week

July 20, 2018
… Salem, Oregon Victor Martinez, 23, Mount Vernon, Washington Over the course of the investigation, law enforcement … people working with law enforcement some of whom made drug buys from members of the organization.  The charges …
July 20, 2018
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Four Defendants Receive A Combined 61 Years For Distribution Of Methamphetamine

November 19, 2012
… Between August and November of 2011, multiple undercover controlled buys of methamphetamine were made from each suspect. At … III, based on the testimony and evidence presented by the Government, held each defendant responsible for distributing …
November 19, 2012
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DEA Makes Three More “Fake Pot” Drugs Temporarily Illegal Today

May 16, 2013
… themselves of their current stocks and to cease making or buying more. Over the past three years, smokable herbal blends containing …
May 16, 2013
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Federal Jury Convicts Eagle Pass Brothers For Role In Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

October 26, 2015
… guilty of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute over 500 grams of cocaine. They also found Michael Cardona … cars that they showed at various car shows in Texas and to buy and remodel homes. During recorded phone calls played at … of cocaine ready for distribution and five weapons. The government is seeking the criminal forfeiture in this case of …
October 26, 2015