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Brevard County Man Sentenced to More Than 16 Years for Fentanyl Distribution

… or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl. Flewellen entered a guilty plea on … the Drug Enforcement Administration. From these controlled buys, Flewellen was responsible for distributing 27.96 grams … which agents located an additional 14.6 grams of fentanyl, over 50 grams of cocaine, and 263 grams of pure …
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Eight Indicted In Money Laundering Ring

… - (802) 951-2900 Two defendants owned Chinatown restaurant; over $250,000 in drug proceeds hidden with frozen meat … and money transmitting conspiracies that laundered tens of millions of dollars’ worth of drug trafficking proceeds, as … trade-based scheme that used stolen and/or fraudulent gift cards to purchase and ship thousands of Apple products …
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Three Members of a Prolific Chinese Money Laundering Organization Plead Guilty to Laundering Tens of Millions of Dollars in Drug Proceeds

… Laundering Organization Plead Guilty to Laundering Tens of Millions of Dollars in Drug Proceeds May 01, 2025 Atlanta … Yu, 42, of China, were members of the CMLO that laundered over $92 million in illicit funds, including proceeds from …
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Duxbury Man Indicted For Distributing Fentanyl And Cocaine In Greater Plymouth Area And Conspiring To Launder The Proceeds

… Between April 2025 and July 2025, Tatum was intercepted over court-authorized wiretaps allegedly discussing … house and at a location in Middleborough where large amounts of fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine were … at least five years and up to life and a fine of up to $10 million. The charge of money laundering conspiracy provides …
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The Dallas Field Division Announces the Seizure of Over 11.4 million Deadly Doses of Fentanyl and over 7,000 Pounds of Methamphetamine in 2022

… The Dallas Field Division Announces the Seizure of Over 11.4 million Deadly Doses of Fentanyl and over 7,000 …
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San Diego and Imperial County residents turn in large amounts of unwanted medications on National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… San Diego and Imperial County residents turn in large amounts of unwanted medications on National Prescription … 355-0857 San Ysidro - (619) 671-4500 DEA brings in nearly a million pounds of prescription medications nationwide SAN …
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39 Kilos Of Heroin Worth Over $20 Million Seized In Richmond Hill, Queens

… 39 Kilos Of Heroin Worth Over $20 Million Seized In Richmond Hill, Queens September 20, 2012 …
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Kennewick WA Man Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Federal Prison

… Kennewick WA Man Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Federal Prison April 11, 2022 Seattle … two pounds of methamphetamine as part of a controlled buy. This led agents to Zavala-Alvarez’s residence in …
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Washington Man Who Distributed Large Amounts of Fentanyl in the Tri-Cities Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison

… Washington Man Who Distributed Large Amounts of Fentanyl in the Tri-Cities Sentenced to 9 Years … that United States District Judge Mary K. Dimke sentenced Ricardo Cantu, age 26, to 108 months in prison on drug … Gaspar totaling nearly two pounds of methamphetamine and over 3,041 fentanyl pills. Cantu and Mora were armed with …
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Fresno Pharmacy Agrees To Pay $1 Million In Civil Penalties To Resolve Controlled Substances Act Claims

… Fresno Pharmacy Agrees To Pay $1 Million In Civil Penalties To Resolve Controlled Substances … no material violations, the United States will reduce the amount ultimately paid in settlement. The payment and action …
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DEA’s Louisville Field Division Kept Nearly 89 Million Lethal Doses of Fentanyl out of Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia in 2025

… DEA’s Louisville Field Division Kept Nearly 89 Million Lethal Doses of Fentanyl out of Kentucky, Tennessee … estimates that these seizures represent nearly 89 million potentially deadly doses of fentanyl.  Two …
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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 … Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) collected nearly a million pounds of unused, unwanted and expired medications … event, October 24. The nearly 500 ton total is the largest amount ever collected in the program’s 10 years of …
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DEA New Orleans Division Delivers Major Blow to CJNG; Arkansas Leads Division with 25 Arrests in Four-State Sweep

… methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin to fuel addiction, overdoses, and violence in communities across the United … wanted fugitives and the subject of a reward of up to $15 million under the U.S. Department of State Narcotics Rewards … crime. The public is encouraged to submit tips to the DEA online at dea.gov/submit-tip  or by calling 1-877-792-2873. …
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Joint Federal/State/Local Narcotics Investigation Results In Two Defendants Arrested, Substantial Amounts Of Cocaine, Marijuana And Currency Seized

… Results In Two Defendants Arrested, Substantial Amounts Of Cocaine, Marijuana And Currency Seized November … of ten years, a maximum sentence of life, and a $10 million fine. According to Assistant United States Attorney …
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70 kilograms of cocaine worth over $10 million seized in Hunts Point

… 70 kilograms of cocaine worth over $10 million seized in Hunts Point August 30, 2019 New York … produce. This seizure is significant because we interdicted millions of dollars-worth of cocaine amidst pallets of …
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Man Charged Following Seizure of Over One Million Suspected Fentanyl Pills

… Man Charged Following Seizure of Over One Million Suspected Fentanyl Pills March 22, 2023 Phoenix …
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National Health Care Fraud Takedown Results in 324 Defendants Charged in Connection with Over $14.6 Billion in Alleged Fraud

… Results in 324 Defendants Charged in Connection with Over $14.6 Billion in Alleged Fraud June 30, 2025 New … of over $14.6 billion in alleged false billings and over 15 million pills of illegally diverted controlled substances. …
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As Part Of Nationwide Health Care Fraud Takedown, DEA Arrests Orange County Doctor Who Illicitly Sold Over 1.2 Million Narcotic Pills

… DEA Arrests Orange County Doctor Who Illicitly Sold Over 1.2 Million Narcotic Pills July 13, 2017 Los Angeles Contact … and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis …
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New COVID-19 Vaccine will bring opportunities for Fraud

… 475-7500 Tulsa - (918) 459-9600 BEAUMONT, Texas - With millions of people waiting for their turn to get the new … itself.  Always be suspicious of unsolicited phone calls, emails, or home visits that ask for payment information in … from a vaccine distribution site will ask for your credit card or banking information.  If you want to verify whether …
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International Scheme To Extort Americans By Impersonating DEA Special Agents Foiled

… DEA agents or other representatives of the United States Government.  The defendants targeted individuals who they … in this scheme and copy-cat schemes demanded at least $3.5 million, and received at least $880,000, in extortionate … Attorney Bharara said: “These defendants generated untold millions of dollars in illicit profits by posing as DEA …
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Pensacola Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Meth and Firearm Charges

… Pensacola residence, during which investigators located over 3,100 grams of methamphetamine, as well as a large amount of marijuana, four firearms, ammunition, over $129,000 in United States currency, and other drug …
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Cocaine Dealer In St. Mary’s County Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison

… Chasanow also entered an order requiring Holt to forfeit $1 million, two vehicles, three properties located in … Holt gave his girlfriend around $20,000, more or less, to buy a 2012 Jeep. In December 2012, Holt also delivered … 2013 in a superseding indictment, he was notified that the government would seek forfeiture of any property obtained as …
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Leader Of A Baltimore Drug Organization Sentenced To Over 15 Years In Prison For Conspiring To Distribute Over 1,000 Kilograms Of Marijuana And To Launder Drug Proceeds

… Leader Of A Baltimore Drug Organization Sentenced To Over 15 Years In Prison For Conspiring To Distribute Over … - (540) 662-5879 Tally sheets showed sales of $14.5 million of marijuana and purchase of a plane for $450,000 …
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Worldwide Drug Trafficker Sentenced

… drugs were sent from Pakistan to the customers, and Malik emailed the tracking numbers that his co-conspirators in … of the three-year investigation, agents made eight undercover purchases of various drugs from Malik that were shipped …
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St. Albans Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime

… or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine. According to court documents and … a lifetime of supervised release, and a fine of up to $10 million. United States Attorney Moore Capito made the … United States District Judge Thomas E. Johnston presided over the hearing. Assistant United States Attorney Jeremy B. …
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Three Fentanyl Traffickers Sentenced to Federal Prison

… Rosa Cotto Pleaded guilty on July 12, 2022. Responsible for over 1.5 kilograms of fentanyl Sentenced on November 7, … fentanyl and a controlled purchase was set up by the DEA to buy an additional half kilogram of fentanyl. Rosa Cotto … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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$2.1 Million in Meth Proceeds Results in Guilty Verdicts

… $2.1 Million in Meth Proceeds Results in Guilty Verdicts November … convicted by a federal trial jury for their roles in a $2.1 million conspiracy to distribute over 100 kilograms of methamphetamine in the Kansas City …
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Grand Jury Indicts New Defendants And Brings Additional Charges Against L.A.-Based OxyContin Ring That Allegedly Bilked Medicare

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … and Medi-Cal were fraudulently billed for more than $8.9 million for the addictive painkiller and unneeded medical … allegedly resold the OxyContin on the street and reaped millions of dollars in profits. The indictment alleges that …
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DEA issues warning over counterfeit prescription pills from Mexico

… DEA issues warning over counterfeit prescription pills from Mexico November 04, … involved in more deaths than any other illicit drug.  “Buying drugs from street dealers is deadly especially when … but can vary based on an individual’s body size, tolerance, amount of previous usage and other factors. The full …
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Online drug dealer pleads guilty in fentanyl overdose death

… Online drug dealer pleads guilty in fentanyl overdose death … California, admitted in his plea agreement that he posted online advertisements for the illegal sale of prescription …