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Five Defendants Charged in San Jose Drug Distribution Schemes

… said Special Agent in Charge Comeaux. “As methamphetamine overdoses rise, the significant drug seizures in this … investigation of 5 locations yielded: 4 arrests, 4 guns, over 7 kg of methamphetamine and 2 kg cocaine,” said Special … price of the methamphetamine if the source were willing to buy larger quantities.  Like De La Cruz, Torres Cruz is …
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26th Annual IDEC to be held in Turkey

… the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will preside over the 26th - annual International Drug Enforcement Conference (IDEC), which will bring together over 300 high-level drug law enforcement officials from 93 …
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Members of a Large Drug Trafficking Organization Convicted of Drug, Gun, and Money Laundering Charges

… contact with a drug supplier in New York and continued, over a number of years, to obtain hundreds of kilograms of … Police Department, and the United States Attorney’s Office. Over the last two years, several other charged defendants …
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Operation Clean Sweep

… and Manassas Park areas. Law enforcement officers seized over $100,000 in cash and seventeen firearms. Information … warrants and arrests, law enforcement officers seized over $3,000 in cash and several ounces of cocaine. On …
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Chesapeake Man Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison For Drug Conspiracy

… Arrests resulted in the seizure of 5.5 kilos of cocaine and over $197,000 NORFOLK, Va. - German Alvarado Ponce, aka … resulted in the seizure of 5.5 kilograms of cocaine and over $197,000. Karl C. Colder, Special Agent in Charge for …
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Sixth Member Of Colombian Cocaine Exportation Conspiracy Sentenced

… of cocaine loads and, at times, made deliveries and sales.  Over the course of approximately two years, Moreno Martinez was involved in the movement of over 1,800 kilograms of cocaine destined for the United …
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Cocaine Distributor Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison

… Devane used the money to purchase more cocaine in Arizona.  Over the course of the conspiracy, Curtis deposited over $253,350 in drug proceeds and through his participation …
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Mexican National Sentenced to Over 8 Years in Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine

… Mexican National Sentenced to Over 8 Years in Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine … and subsequently delivered 8 pounds of the drug to undercover officers in Fresno. Court documents indicate that …
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Phoenix Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Over Nine Years in Prison

… Phoenix Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Over Nine Years in Prison August 12, 2022 Phoenix Contact …
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Repeat Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Over Ten Years in Prison

… Repeat Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Over Ten Years in Prison June 08, 2022 Phoenix Contact Info … checkpoint near Amado, Arizona, after it was discovered that he had approximately 190,000 fentanyl pills …
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Investigators Seize Over $178,000 And 100 Pounds Of Marijuana

… Investigators Seize Over $178,000 And 100 Pounds Of Marijuana April 02, 2014 … conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle and subsequently recovered $170,740 hidden inside the cab.  The following day, … innocent and are entitled to a fair trial at which the government has the burden of proving guilt beyond a …
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Connecticut Man Sentenced To Over 22 Years For Oxycodone Conspiracy

… Connecticut Man Sentenced To Over 22 Years For Oxycodone Conspiracy January 16, 2015 New …
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Final Defendant Sentenced In Nayarit, Mexico Based Heroin Trafficking Conspiracy

… from his residence in southwest Portland. Using controlled buys, surveillance and phone toll analysis, investigators … had been convicted and the court had ordered more than $1.4 million in forfeiture money judgments. Sentenced defendants …
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Record Heroin Seizure In Salem County, NJ

… individual bags which have a street value close to $2 million. Additionally, Miranda-Daza was found in possession of a substantial amount of currency which was seized along with the vehicle.  … stated “to make an arrest like this and remove such a large amount of heroin from the streets is amazing. A large dent …
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DEA’s 13th Drug Take Back Event Yields Huge Results In North Carolina

… proper disposal at sites set up throughout the state. This amount exceeded the last take back event by 5,423 pounds.  … across the United States.”  Both the local and the national amount collected was the largest amount in the previous 12 … to the 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 6.4 million Americans abused controlled prescription drugs. The …
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DEA’s 13th Drug Take Back Event Yields Huge Results In South Carolina

… proper disposal at sites set up throughout the state. This amount exceeded the last take back event by 2,436 pounds.  … across the United States.”  Both the local and national amounts were the largest amounts collected in the previous … to the 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 6.4 million Americans abused controlled prescription drugs. The …
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DEA’s 13th Drug Take Back Event Yields Huge Results In Tennessee

… proper disposal at sites set up throughout the state. This amount exceeded the last take back event by 4,323 pounds.  … across the United States.”  Both the local and national amounts were the largest amounts in the previous 12 Take … to the 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 6.4 million Americans abused controlled prescription drugs. The …
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Alleged Members Of Grant County Methamphetamine Trafficking Ring Arrested On Federal Charges

… is imprisonment for up to 20 years and fine of up to $1 million; for two other defendants is imprisonment for not less than five years or more than 40 years and a $5 million fine; and for the eight remaining defendants is … for not less than 10 years or more than life, and a $10 million fine. Counts 2-4, 6, 33 and 34 charge certain …
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Madison area gas station owner and retailer sentenced to 30 months in prison and fined $1 million

… and retailer sentenced to 30 months in prison and fined $1 million March 20, 2019 Chicago Contact Info Contact Us (312) …
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CVS To Pay $11 Million To Settle Civil Penalty Claims Involving Violations Of Controlled Substances Act

… CVS To Pay $11 Million To Settle Civil Penalty Claims Involving Violations …
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Three Sentenced In Alabama For Trafficking Heroin And Fentanyl

… Birmingham residents for conspiring to traffic nearly $2 million worth of heroin and fentanyl, announced Drug … of Phoenix, Ariz. The indictment in the case sought a $1.7 million monetary judgment against the defendants as proceeds of illegal activity.  The amount of fentanyl trafficked in the conspiracy was about …
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Twenty Indicted For Conspiring To Traffic Meth In Southwest Idaho

… or more of a mixture and substance containing detectable amounts of methamphetamine. The indictment alleges that on … of 10 years up to life in prison, a maximum fine of $10 million, and up to five years of supervised release. The …
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DEA and Kansas Law Enforcement Partners Join Together to Find Drug Traffickers behind Overdoses

… Four in 10 pills examined by DEA labs contain a deadly amount of fentanyl, an amount that can fit on the tip of a pencil. In addition to …
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Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Over 250 Kilograms of Cocaine

… to 10 Years in Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Over 250 Kilograms of Cocaine October 11, 2022 New Jersey … today to 120 months in prison for conspiring to distribute over 250 kilograms of cocaine. Mariano Enrique Arroyo Perez, …
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Indiana Man Sentenced to Over 11 Years for Trafficking Meth from California to Indiana

… Indiana Man Sentenced to Over 11 Years for Trafficking Meth from California to … Bloomfield and Solsberry addresses associated with Wrought over the past year. Guilty Plea Synthetic drugs Drug …
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Fort Smith Career Offender Sentenced To Over 10 Years In Prison For Distribution Of Methamphetamine

… Fort Smith Career Offender Sentenced To Over 10 Years In Prison For Distribution Of Methamphetamine … Methamphetamine. The Honorable P. K. Holmes, III presided over the sentencing in the United States District Court in …
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Monmouth County, N.J., Doctor Indicted On Oxycodone Distribution Conspiracy, Money Laundering And Tax Charges

… transactions. All but one of the deposits was for an amount less than $10,000, which is the amount that requires the filing of a Currency Transaction … a maximum potential penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine. The structuring count carries a maximum …
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DEA’s Seventh Pill Take Back Event Yields Fruitful Results In South Carolina

… - (919) 790-3004 Wilmington - (910) 815-4513 Highest amount ever collected out of 7 previous Take-Backs … the District of Columbia and U.S. territories. The local amount collected is the highest amount ever collected in the … drug abuse in the U.S. are alarmingly high; more (6.8 million) currently abuse prescription drugs than the number …
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DEA celebrates Red Ribbon Week with Virtual Red Ribbon Rally

… Any questions regarding the virtual rally please email: community.outreach@usdoj.gov .  For more information … The news of his death touched the nation, and today, millions of young people sign pledges to remain drug-free,” …
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Man Sentenced to Life Plus 10 Years in Prison for St. Louis Murder, Drug Conspiracy

… 2018 eventually resulted in the seizure of more than $1.5 million in drug proceeds, as well as 25 kilograms of … luxury vehicles, watches and guns. This photo shows $1.3 million seized in 2018 during a traffic stop in Phelps … 2018 eventually resulted in the seizure of more than $1.5 million in drug proceeds, as well as 25 kilograms of …