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35 Years for Second Drug and Weapons Conviction

… calling Mr. Lopez to schedule a $1,000, two-ounce meth buy. Two days later, equipped with an audio/video recording … Mr. Lopez was prohibited by law from possessing – including buying, borrowing, carrying, storing, or shooting – …
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DEA Announces Results of Enforcement Surge to Reduce the Fentanyl Supply Across the United States

… - (973) 357-4037 Monmouth/Ocean - (732) 431-7160 x2242 36 Million Lethal Doses of Fentanyl Removed from Communities … during the period of May 23 through Sept. 8, 2022. The amount of fentanyl taken off the streets during this surge …
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DEA Agent Involved in Shooting

DEA Agent Involved in Shooting April 30, 2025 Atlanta Contact Info Contact Us (404) 893-7000 571-362-3458 DEA.Atlanta.Media@dea.gov SA Sheri Kindred 571-362-2922 Atlanta.Division.Recruiting@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 2920 Brandywine Road …
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DEA Arrests El Monte Flores And Mexican Mafia Gang Members Charged In Federal Racketeering Indictment

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … intimidation, kidnapping, weapons trafficking, credit card fraud, identity theft, and hate crimes directed against …
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Final Two Men Sentenced for Conspiracy that Seized 29 Kilos of Fentanyl

… multiple bags of powder and multiple containers containing over 150,000 pills, totaling over 29 kilograms of fentanyl, approximately 1,890 grams of … drugs, agents found several pill press machines, a large amount of cash, and various drug paraphernalia.  United …
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… sufficient detail so they can be located with a reasonable amount of effort.  Individuals may submit a FOIA request for … FOIA Requester Service Center: (571) 776-2300 Email: DEA.FOIA@dea.gov Checking on the Status of Your FOIA …
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Laurel Narcotics Trafficker Pleads Guilty to Bringing Large Quantities of Fentanyl, Cocaine and Other Drugs from California to Maryland

… duffle bags that contained narcotics proceeds.  The amount of currency located in the residence totaled … firearms, kilogram quantities of narcotics, and a large amount of U.S. Currency. Investigators also executed search …
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Two heroin and cocaine trafficking rings in Western New York dismantled

… 682-6256 23 Individuals charged with moving significant amounts of drugs from Puerto Rico and NYC into Western New … and two kilograms of heroin with a street value of $1.3 million were recovered.  “Cocaine and heroin have been New York’s drugs of …
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Arizona Residents Dispose Of Over Three Tons Of Prescription Drugs In Third Statewide Take-Back Event

… Arizona Residents Dispose Of Over Three Tons Of Prescription Drugs In Third Statewide … in Charge of the Drug Enforcement (DEA), announced that over 6,000 pounds of unwanted or expired medications were …
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Bakersfield Drug Dealer Sentenced To Over 11 Years In Prison

… Bakersfield Drug Dealer Sentenced To Over 11 Years In Prison September 15, 2014 San Francisco …
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Year in Review: DEA Innovates to Fight Fentanyl

… 18 and 45. In calendar year 2023, DEA seized more than 77 million fentanyl pills and nearly 12,000 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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Fresno-Based Investigation Results In Nationwide Arrests For Drug Distribution And Cash Structuring Conspiracy

… held by the defendants. The cash deposits were all made in amounts of $10,000 or less so that the banks would not file … were made, the defendants would withdraw cash in equivalent amounts from the bank accounts at locations in California. … California. In total, the defendants funneled more than $7 million in cash through their bank accounts. During the …
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Four Gun Traffickers Charged with Selling Over 50 Firearms in Brooklyn

… Four Gun Traffickers Charged with Selling Over 50 Firearms in Brooklyn January 11, 2023 New York … for attempting to flood the streets of Brooklyn with over 50 deadly weapons, including ghost guns, as well as …
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Four Gun Traffickers Charged with Selling over 50 Firearms in Brooklyn

… Four Gun Traffickers Charged with Selling over 50 Firearms in Brooklyn January 11, 2023 New York … for attempting to flood the streets of Brooklyn with over 50 deadly weapons, including ghost guns, as well as … into criminals’ hands. I commend and thank the NYPD undercover officer who so successfully worked this long-term …
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Final Defendant Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Transport Stolen Catalytic Converters Across State Lines

… Thousands of Catalytic Converters Stolen as Part of a Multi-Million-Dollar Business SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A former … catalytic converters across state lines as part of a multi-million-dollar business. Danielle Ice, 34, of Columbia, Mo., …
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Nevada City Woman Sentenced To Over Five Years In Prison For Marijuana Cultivation And Structuring Currency Transactions

… Nevada City Woman Sentenced To Over Five Years In Prison For Marijuana Cultivation And … cash transactions at six different financial institutions over three days so she could avoid federal reporting …
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Two Men Arrested with 100 Pounds of Cocaine Stamped with the Nickname of One of the World’s Greatest Soccer Players

… - (315) 426-5300 Westchester - (914) 682-6256 Gun and over $200,000 seized from apartment and vehicle in Jamaica … the street from a public park, a stash of cocaine worth $2 million dollars, a handgun and equipment to support large … Katz said, “These defendants allegedly brought a massive amount of cocaine into our community while illegally armed. …
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Soth Bay veteran indicted for alleged impersonation of federal officer

… Indictment alleges defendant carried a fake badge, pulled over a vehicle and falsely stated to driver he was a DEA … Eve of 2018 during which Taylor, 49, of San Jose, pulled over a driver and falsely stated he was a DEA agent. Taylor … sentence of three years in prison and a fine in the amount of $250,000. If convicted of the impersonation …
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Chillum Drug Dealer Caught with Two Kilos of Cocaine

… guilty today to possession with intent to distribute over 2,000 grams of cocaine. The guilty plea was announced … At his Chillum, Maryland residence, law enforcement recovered over 2,406 grams of cocaine, digital scales, baggies, and …
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Cross-Country Meth Dealer Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison

… Winchester - (540) 662-5879 Guy Bowman Conspired to Traffic Over 200 Pounds of Methamphetamine ABINGDON, Va. – A former … Virginia for redistribution.  At the time of their arrests, over two pounds of crystal methamphetamine with a purity of …
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US Attorney’s Office Announces “The Right Prescription For New Jersey”Federal, State Agencies And Non-Profits Come Together To Prevent Prescription Drug Abuse

… their family. The Virtual Backpack is the connection to on-line resources that contain all multi-media pieces … Chest Challenge: 1. Take inventory of your prescription and over-the-counter medicine. 2. Secure your medicine chest. 3. …
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Massachusetts Man Sentenced To Over 12 Years Imprisonment For Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy

… Massachusetts Man Sentenced To Over 12 Years Imprisonment For Fentanyl Distribution … the defendant’s residence which resulted in the seizure of over 7 kilograms of fentanyl. “This is another example of …
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Leader of prescription fraud ring sentenced to over three years in federal prison

… Leader of prescription fraud ring sentenced to over three years in federal prison January 30, 2020 Chicago … IDs. Fuller’s laptop alone contained information regarding over 150 fraudulent prescriptions for controlled substances … Attorney Cindy J. Cho, who prosecuted this case for the government, Fuller will serve three years of supervised …
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Springdale Man Sentenced To Over Eight Years In Prison For Conspiracy To Distribute Methamphetamine

… Springdale Man Sentenced To Over Eight Years In Prison For Conspiracy To Distribute … a $2500.00 fine. The Honorable Robert T. Dawson presided over the sentencing in the United States District Court in …
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New Jersey U.S. Attorney Files Civil Suit Seeking Forfeiture Of $1.7 Million Seized From New York-Based Exporter

… U.S. Attorney Files Civil Suit Seeking Forfeiture Of $1.7 Million Seized From New York-Based Exporter June 23, 2014 … through 2013. One money laundering customer sent the $1.7 million the government seeks to forfeit to Cellular Next LLC …
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Temple Hills Drug Dealer Sentenced To 27 Years In Prison

… - (540) 662-5879 Distributed at least 3 kilograms of PCP over the course of the drug conspiracy GREENBELT - , Md. - … intercepted, on a court-ordered wiretap of his phone, on over 600 drug-related telephone conversations during which …
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Pharmacist Charged With Illegal Distribution Of Painkillers

… is alleged to have conspired with two other individuals over the last three years to distribute prescription … will not be tolerated in Harrison County,” said Colder. “Over approximately three years, Mr. Blount illegally …
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DEA’S 15h Rx Drug Take Back Event Yields Fruitful Results In The Atlanta Field Division & State Of Tennessee

… North Carolina amassed an impressive 29, 412 pounds. This amount was the highest total ever collected during the … in its 9th year, this event continues to remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s … a record setting amount of nearly 475 (close to one million pounds) of expired and unwanted prescription …
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Pharmacist Convicted Of Illegally Dispensing Prescription Drugs

… Boatwright was convicted of unlawfully distributing large amounts of oxycodone, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), … sentence of up to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $1 million; of unlawfully distributing large amounts of hydrocodone, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § (a)(1), …
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DEA’s Eighth Pill Take Back Event Yields Fruitful Results In South Carolina

… proper disposal at sites set up throughout the state. This amount exceeded the previous statewide total collected … of Columbia and U.S. territories. The local and national amounts collected are the highest amounts ever collected of … drug abuse in the U.S. are alarmingly high; more (6.8 million) currently abuse prescription drugs than the number …