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Hayward resident sentenced to over five years in prison for selling firearms and prescription drugs

August 06, 2018
… Hayward resident sentenced to over five years in prison for selling firearms and …
August 06, 2018
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Fort Myers Couple Sentenced To Prison For Conspiring To Distribute Over 17 Kilograms Of Cocaine

March 21, 2018
… Couple Sentenced To Prison For Conspiring To Distribute Over 17 Kilograms Of Cocaine March 21, 2018 Miami Contact … to court documents, a Drug Enforcement (DEA) undercover agent purchased an ounce of cocaine from Jose Nunez on …
March 21, 2018
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New York Man Sentenced To Over 16 Years For Drug Conspiracy And Firearm Charge

June 08, 2016
… New York Man Sentenced To Over 16 Years For Drug Conspiracy And Firearm Charge June …
June 08, 2016
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Texas Man Sentenced To Over 8 Years In Prison For Bossier City Methamphetamine Distribution Charge

February 22, 2017
… Texas Man Sentenced To Over 8 Years In Prison For Bossier City Methamphetamine …
February 22, 2017
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Mexican National Who Supervised a Drug Trafficking Organization Operating in Orville, Washington, Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison

February 19, 2025
… When he imposed the sentence, Judge Rice noted the large amount of drugs and firearms involved in this case. … law enforcement conducted a series of controlled drug buys from Medrano and others selling drugs on his behalf. On …
February 19, 2025
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Two Indicted for Packaging Fentanyl in Inwood: Deadly Drug Mixtures Seized

April 11, 2025
… Thousands of glassine envelopes of fentanyl mixtures recovered, along with powdered and bottled xylazine, and boxes … local, state, and federal law enforcement officers recovered thousands of glassine envelopes of potentially lethal …
April 11, 2025
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DEA Holds National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Turn the Tide Against the U.S. Opioid Epidemic

October 19, 2021
… that last year, more than 93,000 people died of drug overdoses in the United States, marking the largest number … year. Opioid-related deaths accounted for 75 percent of all overdose deaths in 2020. For more than a decade, DEA’s … San Diego County Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force Report Card, unintentional prescription-caused deaths increased …
October 19, 2021
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GUARDS

December 30, 2024
… Click to enlarge Development of the Guards Method Involved over 90 iterations and three stationary phases while … RT PRECISION:   Within-day: < 0.19% RSD Intermediate (over 5 weeks): < 1.2% RSD (DMSO2) Reproducibility (across …
December 30, 2024
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DEA And Community Partners In Michigan Hold Prescription Drug Take Back Day On Saturday

October 18, 2016
… Kalamazoo, Marquette, and Traverse City - (571) 362-0443 Over 130 Take Back locations across the Great Lakes State … prescription drugs, particularly opioid painkillers.  6.4 million Americans age 12 and over, which is 2.4% of the …
October 18, 2016
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DEA And Community Partners In Ohio Hold Prescription Drug Take Back Day On Saturday

October 18, 2016
… Kalamazoo, Marquette, and Traverse City - (571) 362-0443 Over 235 Take Back locations across the Buckeye State … prescription drugs, particularly opioid painkillers.  6.4 million Americans age 12 and over, which is 2.4% of the …
October 18, 2016
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Guns and Heroin Result in 10+ Years in Prison

November 01, 2023
… for distributing at least 115.5 grams of heroin, which is over 1,150 potentially lethal, 0.1-gram “doses” of the drug, … for distributing at least 461.9 grams of heroin, which is over 4,600 potentially lethal, 0.1-gram “doses” of the drug. … distributing at least 2.835 kilograms of heroin, which is over 28,000 potentially lethal, 0.1-gram “doses” of the …
November 01, 2023
Melendez-Elizondo, Melina Yuriri
FUGITIVE

Melina Yuriri Melendez-Elizondo

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: The following alleged Federal Drug Violations:ct. 2 -21 usc 963 & 841 (b) (1) (A) - Importation of over 5 kilograms of cocainect. 3 - 21 usc 846 & 841 (b) (1) (A) - conspiracy to distribute & to possess with intent to distribute over 5 kilograms of cocaineCt. 4 - 21 usc 841(a) (1) & (b) (1) (A) - Possession with intent to distribute over 5 kilograms of cocaineCt. 10 - 18 USC 1956(h) to 18 USC 1956 (a)(2)(A) & (a)(2)(B)(i) money laundering.
Gonzalez-Sanchez, Sergio
FUGITIVE

Sergio Gonzalez-Sanchez

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: Ct. 2 - 21 USC 963 & 841(b)(1)(A)- Importation of over 5 kilograms of cocaineCt. 3 - 21 USC 846 & 841(b)(1)(A)- Conspiracy to distribute & to possess with intent to distribute over 5 kilograms of cocaineCt. 4 - 21 USC 841(a)(1)&(b)(1)(A)- Possession with intent to distribute over 5 kilograms of cocaineCt. 10 - 18 USC 1956(h) to 18 USC 1956(a)(2)(A)&(a)(2)(B)(i) Conspiracy to commit money launderingand Cts. 11-13 – 18 USC 1956(a)(2)(A) & (a)(2)(B)(i) Money laundering under case number MO-10-CR-142(5).
Melendez-Elizondo, Anibal
FUGITIVE

Anibal Melendez-Elizondo

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: The following alleged Federal Drug Violations:
ct. 2 -21 usc 963 & 841 (b) (1) (A) - Importation of over 5 kilograms of cocainect. 3 - 21 usc 846 & 841 (b) (1) (A) - conspiracy to distribute & to possess with intent to distribute over 5 kilograms of cocaineCt. 4 - 21 usc 841(a) (1) & (b) (1) (A) - Possession with intent to distribute over 5 kilograms of cocaineCt. 10 - 18 USC 1956(h) to 18 USC 1956 (a)(2)(A) & (a)(2)(B)(i) money laundering.
Melendez-Elizondo, Lluvia Rocia
FUGITIVE

Lluvia Rocia Melendez-Elizondo

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: The following alleged Federal Drug Violations:ct. 2 -21 usc 963 & 841 (b) (1) (A) - Importation of over 5 kilograms of cocainect. 3 - 21 usc 846 & 841 (b) (1) (A) - conspiracy to distribute & to possess with intent to distribute over 5 kilograms of cocaineCt. 4 - 21 usc 841(a) (1) & (b) (1) (A) - Possession with intent to distribute over 5 kilograms of cocaineCt. 10 - 18 USC 1956(h) to 18 USC 1956 (a)(2)(A) & (a)(2)(B)(i) money laundering.
PRESS RELEASE

Brooklyn Doctor Indicted In Illegal Sales Of Over 200 Painkiller Prescriptions: Pills Worth $700,000 On Black Market

October 29, 2014
… Brooklyn Doctor Indicted In Illegal Sales Of Over 200 Painkiller Prescriptions: Pills Worth $700,000 On … of Dr. Schiller Desgrottes on charges he illegally sold over 200 prescriptions for oxycodone, a highly addictive …
October 29, 2014
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DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within the United States

May 05, 2023
… the United States to flood American communities with huge amounts of fentanyl and methamphetamine, which drives … and resulted in 3,337 arrests and the seizure of nearly 44 million fentanyl pills, more than 6,500 pounds of fentanyl … Americans, they simply move on to try to victimize the millions of other Americans who are social media users.” As …
May 05, 2023
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DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within the United States

May 05, 2023
… the United States to flood American communities with huge amounts of fentanyl and methamphetamine, which drives … and resulted in 3,337 arrests and the seizure of nearly 44 million fentanyl pills, more than 6,500 pounds of fentanyl … Americans, they simply move on to try to victimize the millions of other Americans who are social media users.” “As …
May 05, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

“Operation G-60” Dismantles Mexican Drug Trafficking Organization Operating In Metro Atlanta

June 09, 2011
… 16 Alleged Drug Traffickers and Money Launderers Arrested - Millions in Cocaine and Drug Money Seized ATLANTA, GA. - A … efforts of the DEA and our state and local partners, over seven million dollars worth of cocaine and over a …
June 09, 2011
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Five Charged in Sophisticated Scheme to Mail Cocaine from Puerto Rico New York City inside Children’s Lunchboxes

October 27, 2021
… five individuals in a sophisticated conspiracy to smuggle millions of dollars in cocaine from Puerto Rico to New York … packages contained a total of 30 kilograms of cocaine (over 66 pounds) concealed inside children’s lunchboxes and … investigation resulted in the seizure of roughly twice that amount, for a total of 30 kilograms of cocaine. Agents, …
October 27, 2021
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No Stone Left Un-Turned: “Operation Black Stone” Targets Gang That Operated In Castle Hill & Co-Op City

July 29, 2015
… conspiracy to commit murder to narcotics sales, committed over the course of the investigation. Those indicted for … a group of individuals responsible for a disproportionate amount of violence and narcotic trafficking,” said Police …
July 29, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Six Men Facing Federal Drug Charges

January 21, 2022
… purchased controlled substances—usually cocaine—in amounts consistent with individuals who are re-distributing …
January 21, 2022
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Six indicted in drug conspiracy that included production and distribution of power synthetic opioid

June 12, 2019
… a drug conspiracy dating back to 2016 that imported large amounts of drugs purchased with cryptocurrency on the dark …   “Illegal opioid production and distribution, whether online or through conventional drug distribution methods, is …
June 12, 2019
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Two Charged with Connection with Scheme to Operate Industrial-Scale Illegal Narcotics Pill Pressing Operations Throughout New York City

April 08, 2024
… DEA Special Agent in Charge Frank A. Tarentino III said: “Over the weekend, the DEA New York and our law enforcement … El Dorado Task Force does to remove the threat of lethal amounts of fentanyl-laced counterfeit prescription pills … At these locations, drug traffickers have manufactured millions of pills for further distribution, sometimes …
April 08, 2024
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Physician pleads guilty to 16 felony charges: operated Brooklyn pill mills and directed fraudulent Medicaid/Medicare Billing

March 11, 2019
… connection with schemes to illegally sell prescriptions for millions of oxycodone pills, to defraud Medicaid and … open. Feygin and his staff were responsible for prescribing over 3.7 million oxycodone pills between early 2012 and …
March 11, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

DEA News: HSBC Holdings Plc. And HSBC Bank USA N.A. Admit To Anti-Money Laundering And Sanctions Violations, Forfeit $1.256 Billion In Deferred Prosecution Agreement

December 11, 2012
… Domestic Bank Agrees to Enhanced Compliance Obligations, Oversight by Monitor in Connection with Five-Year Agreement … narcotics traffickers and others to launder hundreds of millions of dollars through HSBC subsidiaries, and to …
December 11, 2012
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Essex Man Sentenced to Six Years in Federal Prison for Crack Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

October 28, 2021
… powder and crack cocaine in Harford County, Maryland. Over the course of the investigation, detectives intercepted numerous drug-related communications over social media and phone calls, which identified Hammond …
October 28, 2021
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Essex Man Pleads Guilty To Crack Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

July 01, 2021
… communication of drug trafficking organization members.  Over the course of the investigation, detectives intercepted numerous drug-related communications over social media and phone calls.  The intercepted …
July 01, 2021
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Baltimore Felon Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for His Participation in a Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy

March 16, 2021
… vehicle.  During a search of the vehicle, investigators recovered over 100 grams of fentanyl from a bag inside the center … and store drugs.  Inside the residence, investigators recovered fentanyl, as well as drug paraphernalia and packaging …
March 16, 2021
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Dominican National Indicted for Fentanyl Distribution While On Supervised Release For Drug Trafficking Conviction

June 01, 2025
… to a lifetime of supervised release and a fine of up to $5 million. Because of the prior conviction, Mejia Sanchez may … to a lifetime of supervised release and a fine of up to $8 million. The defendant is subject to deportation upon …
June 01, 2025