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Mexican National Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Trafficking Meth

… him 2 kilograms of methamphetamine, but Pineda was pulled over by law enforcement near Sun City Center. Law … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Defendants Convicted and Sentenced in Long-Term Methamphetamine and Oxycodone Drug Trafficking Investigation in Bay County

… in Bay County and surrounding areas of north Florida.  Over the course of the two-year investigation, DEA, working … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Hitman for Violent Narcotics Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison for His Role in Three Murders

… of their car. Valdez-Garcia then asked to pull the car over and shot the victims four times each. Valdez-Garcia … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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15 People Charged with Trafficking Semi-Truckloads of Marijuana and Laundering Drug Proceeds

… Madison - (608) 210-4300 Milwaukee - (414) 336-7300 Over $40 Million in Assets Seized INDIANAPOLIS – Michael J. Gannon, …
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Three Men Sentenced To A Combined Sentence Of Over 25 Years In Prison For Drug Trafficking

… Three Men Sentenced To A Combined Sentence Of Over 25 Years In Prison For Drug Trafficking October 17, … United States District Judge Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing in federal court in Fayetteville. “DEA …
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Dominican National Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Possessing with Intent to Distribute Over a Kilogram of Fentanyl

… 11 Years in Prison for Possessing with Intent to Distribute Over a Kilogram of Fentanyl April 06, 2025 New England … fentanyl.  In June and July of 2021, Franco Andujar sold over 100 grams of fentanyl to a cooperating witness in …
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California Man Pleads Guilty to Bringing Over 65,000 Fentanyl Pills to Syracuse for Distribution

… California Man Pleads Guilty to Bringing Over 65,000 Fentanyl Pills to Syracuse for Distribution … of Bakersfield, California, pled guilty today to possessing over 65,000 fentanyl pills with the intent to distribute …
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Denver OCDETF Strike Force Takes Down Mexican Drug Trafficking Organization Responsible For Distributing Large Quantities Of Cocaine And Methamphetamine

… 20 years and up to life in federal prison, as well as a $2 million fine. According to the indictment, between Feb. 1, … 500 grams or more of a substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine. For this count alone, each … Sessions. “This organization is alleged to have moved large amounts of meth and cocaine from Mexico to Colorado, with …
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Eight Arrested, Large Quantities Of Narcotics Seized Following Dismantling Of Heroin Mills

… of heroin with an estimated street value of more than $3 million have been seized following the dismantling of two … of heroin. The combined total of all the seized narcotics amounted to approximately 5.5 kilograms of heroin. According … the heroin mills not only supplied wholesale-quantity amounts of narcotics to multiple counties throughout New …
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Federal Jury Convicts Father and Son for Killing a Niagara Falls Man in Furtherance of a Drug Conspiracy

… Turner was shot and killed. Evidence was presented by the Government that Lavon Parks and James Parks were driving … shooting both before and after the murder. Ballistics recovered from the scene of the shooting matched a firearm that … drugs. The investigation included a series of controlled buys and payments involving defendant Lavon Parks. …
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Maine Man Sentenced for Role in Northern New England Fentanyl Trafficking Operation

… Vermont Burlington - (802) 951-2900 Defendant possessed over three kilograms of fentanyl for distribution in Maine … made three prior drug purchases from Rodriguez Osorio, buying approximately 500 grams of fentanyl each time. Less …
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Former Army Soldier Sentenced For Murder-for-Hire And Gun Possession

… were members of the Los Zetas Cartel, actually undercover Drug Enforcement (DEA) agents, to purchase marijuana in … co-defendant Calvin Epps, 29, of Hopkins, S.C., told undercover agents about a friend in the military who could provide … to carve a “Z” into the victim’s chest and was planning on buying a hatchet to dismember the body. Evidence at trial …
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Year in Review: DEA Innovates to Fight Fentanyl

… - (509) 454-4407 DEA Seattle Field Division Seizes 3.7 Million Fentanyl Pills, More Than 280 Pounds of Fentanyl … is the most fentanyl seized by DEA in a single year. It amounts to more than 386 million deadly doses of …
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Six Arrested for Multi-State Drug Conspiracy Spanning Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Texas

… distributing oxycodone pills. A series of controlled buys were conducted and Campbell’s telephone calls and text … prison, a lifetime of supervised release and a fine of $1 million. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court …
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Bronx-to-Suffolk County Heroin Distribution Network Dismantled Ten Suspects Arraigned On Conspiracy To Distribute Heroin Deer Park Man And His Brother Charged As Major Traffickers

… pay for their next fix,” said DA Spota.     “Winston Rose buys and sells heroin everyday but he isn’t in desperate … Rose companies, the defendants are in the drug business, a million dollar a year heroin sales network.” The wiretaps on …
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East Bay drug traffickers sentenced to 15 years and 10 years in prison

… the proceeds of drug trafficking, Vicochea made deposits in amounts of $9,000 or less and at multiple bank branches in … paid to him by an undercover officer during controlled buy operations in 2016.             In addition to Vicochea …
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Heroin Ring In The Bronx Used Car Carriers To Transport Drugs Cross Country

… in the trunks of two cars on a car carrier. The total amount of drugs seized is equivalent to 15,474 glassines of … to shut them down.  In this case, a street-level drug buy led to the identification of transnational heroin …
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Five Indicted In International Narcotics And Kidnapping Conspiracy: Mexican Source Of Supply

… - (914) 682-6256 Investigation leads to seizure of over 30 pounds of heroin, cocaine and approximately $835,000 … authorities seized over 13 kilograms of (30 lbs.) worth millions of dollars on April 17, 2015 in Little Rock, …
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Man Indicted for Trafficking Over 220 Pounds of Methamphetamine

… Man Indicted for Trafficking Over 220 Pounds of Methamphetamine February 24, 2022 Phoenix … During a traffic stop, the State alleges that police recovered approximately 222 pounds of methamphetamine. The … State further alleges that the estimated value of the recovered methamphetamine is $330,000. The charges are based …
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Federal Judge Sentences Florida Man to Over 21 Years in Prison for Drug and Gun Charges

… Federal Judge Sentences Florida Man to Over 21 Years in Prison for Drug and Gun Charges March 30, … a traffic stop of Perez’s vehicle in Sylva, North Carolina. Over the course of the stop, law enforcement recovered a …
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DEA, Coast Guard, Customs And Border Protection, And Homeland Security Investigations Partner To Interdict $29 Million Cocaine Shipment, Detain 13 Smugglers

… Homeland Security Investigations Partner To Interdict $29 Million Cocaine Shipment, Detain 13 Smugglers February 10, … federal law enforcement agencies resulted in the seizure of millions of dollars’ worth of narcotics. Our message …
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5 Arrests, $4 Million In Heroin Sized From Bronx, Yonkers Packaging Operation In DEA-New York Drug Enforcement Task Force Investigation

… 5 Arrests, $4 Million In Heroin Sized From Bronx, Yonkers Packaging … 18 kilograms of (nearly 40 pounds), worth up to $4 million, from a packaging mill in the Morris Heights …
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Niagara Falls man sentenced for involvement in multi-million dollar heroin, cocaine, and fentanyl conspiracy

… Niagara Falls man sentenced for involvement in multi-million dollar heroin, cocaine, and fentanyl conspiracy July …
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Five Tampa residents charged in $21 million money laundering conspiracy of drug trafficking proceeds

… Five Tampa residents charged in $21 million money laundering conspiracy of drug trafficking …
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Two Dominican Nationals Charged With Trafficking Massive Quantity Of Fentanyl

… two handguns, ammunition, multiple false identification cards with Rosario’s photo, and approximately $66,000 in … in a drug trafficking network that involved a massive amount of fentanyl and the production of thousands of …
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Doctor And Five Others Indicted In DEA Prescription Drug Investigation

… professional practice by taking cash, checks, and credit cards from those to whom he distributed.  Insurance was not … including but not limited to a money judgment in the amount of proceeds obtained as a result of the foregoing …
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Pharmacist Convicted for Conspiring to Unlawfully Dispense Over 100,000 Opioid Pills

… Pharmacist Convicted for Conspiring to Unlawfully Dispense Over 100,000 Opioid Pills September 14, 2023 Houston Contact … her role in a pill-mill pharmacy that unlawfully dispensed over 100,000 opioid pills in exchange for cash. According to …
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Tonawanda Man Sentenced To Over Ten Years In Prison For Cocaine And Marijuana Trafficking

… Tonawanda Man Sentenced To Over Ten Years In Prison For Cocaine And Marijuana … NY, who was convicted of conspiring to distribute over 15 kilograms of cocaine and 450 kilograms of marijuana, …
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Fair Haven Residents Indicted for Drug Trafficking, Gun Possession Offenses

… told the Vermont Drug Task Force (VDTF) that they could buy cocaine base from Muzzy. Thereafter, on September 23, … from Muzzy. The CS negotiated with Muzzy a third time to buy cocaine base, on May 3, 2023. When the CS went to …
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Buffalo Man Going to Prison for More than 20 Years for Selling Heroin and Fentanyl that Resulted in Two Deaths

… investigators conducted a combined total of 13 controlled buys of suspected controlled substances from Spain. Following each controlled buy, the suspected controlled substance was analyzed and …