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72 Individuals Indicted For Drug Trafficking In The Municipality Of San Juan

… Defendants are facing a forfeiture allegation of 15 million dollars SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - On May 28, 2014, a … create a money (known as “el pote,” in Spanish) in order to buy weapons and ammunition, for the use of the members of …
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Narco-Terrorists Charged in Federal Indictment with Exchanging Cocaine for Firearms, Explosives in War with Colombia’s Government

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … a large cocaine-manufacturing ring that trades cocaine to buy firearms to engage in terrorist activity in Colombia, … materials depicting the Hollywood sign in Los Angeles to a buyer. Four other Colombian nationals were also charged in a …
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DEA Reminds Families to Discuss the Dangers of Drugs Before Students Return to School

… turning to smartphones as a one-stop shop to market, sell, buy and deliver deadly, fake prescription pills and other …
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KC Man Sentenced to 21 Years for Meth Trafficking at Camdenton Hotel

… (417) 888-9800 Officers Seized Four Loaded Firearms, Large Amounts of Drugs, Cash JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City, …
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A-Town Trinitarios Gang Members Charged with Racketeering, Assault, and Firearms Offenses

… this afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge Henry J. Ricardo.  The case is assigned to U.S. District Judge Arun … an individual (“Victim-1”) outside a Bronx restaurant over money Victim-1 owed OLIVENCIA from the sale of stolen …
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Missouri Doctor Sentenced to Prison for Healthcare Fraud

… scheme and ordered him and his wife to repay $235,977. On over 1,000 occasions spanning nearly a decade, Dr. Abdul … in court. The Naushads betrayed the trust of elderly and impoverished patients to fund a lavish lifestyle that included a $2 million mansion, two vacation houses and four luxury cars, …
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El Paso Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced To Federal Prison

… the Juarez Cartel-was responsible for the distribution of over six tons of cocaine since 1996. Aguirre managed a … New York. Aguirre also directed the repatriation of tens of millions of dollars of drug proceeds from the United States …
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Final Defendant in Nationwide Meth Trafficking Ring Pleads Guilty

… ring has been convicted. Throughout the investigation over 160 pounds of pure methamphetamine, as well as an … term of supervised release of life and a fine of up to $10 million. The charge of money laundering conspiracy provides … release and a fine of up to $500,000 or twice the amount of laundered funds, whichever is greater. Sentences …
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Two Penn North Baltimore Neighborhood Drug Dealers Plead Guilty to Fentanyl Related Charges

… with intent to distribute a mixture containing a detectable amount of fentanyl.  In an unrelated case, James Meekins, … during the controlled purchases identified a detectable amount of fentanyl. In November and December of 2019, …
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37 Alleged Members And Associates Of An International Ethnic-Albanian Organized Crime Syndicate ArrestedDefendants Charged With Trafficking Cocaine, Marijuana, MDMA And Prescription Drugs, And Laundering Tens Of Millions Of Dollars In Narcotics Proceeds

… MDMA And Prescription Drugs, And Laundering Tens Of Millions Of Dollars In Narcotics Proceeds July 13, 2011 New …
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CVS Pharmacy pays one million penalty in settlement with DOJ for violations of the Controlled Substances Act

… CVS Pharmacy pays one million penalty in settlement with DOJ for violations of the … the terms of the agreement, CVS paid a civil penalty of one million to the United States. It is the largest civil fine …
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Sanderson Drug Dealer Sentenced To Over 19 Years

… Sanderson Drug Dealer Sentenced To Over 19 Years September 15, 2014 Miami Contact Info Contact … and cocaine base. On August 16, 2007, he was sentenced to over eight years in federal prison for distribution of …
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Methamphetamine Trafficker Sentenced To Over 17 Years In Prison

… Methamphetamine Trafficker Sentenced To Over 17 Years In Prison December 07, 2016 San Francisco … he sold 448 grams of actual methamphetamine to an undercover officer in exchange for $4,800.  Second, on September …
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Two Charged In Manhattan Federal Court With Cocaine Offenses

… arrests of two subjects who have allegedly been dealing or buying cocaine in the city for years, with little regard for … and others at the bar that he had a significant amount of cocaine, which he offered to share.  Later, …
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Fourteen Arrested In DEA Operation Family Reunion

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … of methamphetamine, 100 kilograms of cocaine and $1.1 million in cash. Just this morning, authorities seized more … drug trafficking organization. During the course of the overall investigation, which started in 2006 and has now …
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20 defendants charged in drug indictments; One alleged trafficker charged in death of carfentanil user

… to a search warrant affidavit, Darren Pham Tran, who overdosed on August 25, 2017 but survived, found his … warrants in the Central District of California and seized over 7,000 marijuana plants.  In addition, investigators … AirBnB and seized over $50,000 from out of state marijuana buyers who traveled from Florida to San Diego to buy …
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DEA Reveals Criminal Drug Networks Are Flooding the U.S. with Deadly Fentanyl

… A Lethal Dose to Every American NEWARK, N.J. – 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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Selling Synthetic Drugs Results in $9.2M Forfeiture and Prison for Seven

… them. In imposing the sentence, Judge Hanks noted that the overall operation was fueled by greed and without regard for … addition, he used various business entities to conceal the amount of the income made. During the investigation, … February 2012 through 2019, the network received over $15.4 million in illicit proceeds. Bowles, 47, Phoenix, Arizona, …
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15 People Convicted in $11M Cartel Drug Conspiracy

… blow to the cartels who were trafficking massive amounts of marijuana into the Laredo area for years and … continued the investigation and monitored the vehicle over the next several months. Duenes-Perez was often the … 11,240 kilograms of marijuana valued at approximately $11.6 million as part of the case. All 15 co-conspirators are …
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Leader Of Guadalajara And Sinaloa Cartels Charged With Conspiring To Murder A DEA Agent As Part Of A Continuing Criminal Enterprise

… Quintero to the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted List and that a $20 million reward provided by the United States Department of … Quintero’s stronghold in the Sinaloa Cartel has lasted for over thirty years, following the kidnapping and brutal … importing into the United States and distributing massive amounts of illegal narcotics and conspiring to murder …
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Colorado Attorney General Announces Indictment Of Massive Illegal Marijuana Trafficking Conspiracy

… Stockton and dozens of co-conspirators are alleged to have overseen a massive illegal interstate marijuana distribution … the co-conspirators are also alleged to have laundered millions of dollars in cash, and avoiding paying any … seizures are believed to only scratch the surface of the amount of illegal drugs produced by this organization.  …
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DEA Along With Manhattan, Brooklyn, And Miami U.S. Attorneys Announce Extradition Of Colombian Narcotics Kingpin

… hundreds of tons of cocaine per year, and laundered millions of dollars in drug proceeds (WASHINGTON) - Michele … law enforcement counterparts, Barrera’s criminal career is over as he now faces charges that may bring him a life … 30,000 kilograms of raw cocaine base into about the same amount of cocaine powder - in total, up to approximately 400 …
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Former Venezuelan Military Official Sentenced for Money Laundering and Bribery Scheme

… This conduct resulted in the transfer of nearly $1.7 million in U.S. dollars from Banesco Bank into an account … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Red Ribbon Week: A Time to Remember, A Time to Teach

… - (605) 434-4947 Sioux Falls - (605) 330-4421 ASAC COS SAC Governor.jpg DEA Omaha Division Assistant Special Agent in … Administration (DEA) Omaha Division will join with millions of Americans October 23, to kick off Red Ribbon …
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DEA Releases New Tip Line to Encourage Information on Drug Kingpin Operating Throughout Colorado

… Department of State to announce a reward offer of up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest and/or … be accessed by calling/texting/WhatsApp 720-355-0168 or by emailing Chuy-Reward@dea.gov . Identities are kept strictly … a primary supplier of heroin in the western United States over a decade ago just as Colorado experienced a spike in …
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Three Business Owners Charged with Wiring Drug Trafficking Money to Mexico

… - (417) 888-9800 Five More Defendants Indicted in $4.7 Million Meth, Heroin Conspiracy KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The … Lilia Leal-Martinez, 46, a citizen of Mexico residing in Overland Park, Kansas, Ana Paola Banda, 50, and Maria de …
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Two Hartford Men Charged With Murder

… Anthony “Smooth” Parker was included in cold case playing cards sold to inmates in Connecticut’s state correctional … or missing person case and lists telephone, mail and e-mail contacts that inmates can use to supply information. …
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DEA and partners hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on October 27

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … LOS ANGELES – 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 U.S. Drug Enforcement …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Is Saturday

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … April 30 LOS ANGELES - After collecting and destroying 5.5 million pounds-2,762 tons-of unused prescription drugs in … their potentially dangerous, unwanted medicines to one of over 5,000 collection sites around the country that are …
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Strasburg Man Charged with Drug Conspiracy

… cocaine and $4,764 in cash. Agents also seized a large amount of fake identification documents. The narcotics have …