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Federal Grand Jury Returns Superceding Indictment Against Members of Major Drug Organization

… from the members – PCP that has been valued at nearly $1 million or narcotics destined for the streets of Washington, …
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Prince George's County Drug Dealer Sentenced to Life Imprisonment

… Jr. and Nicholson, Sr. were ordered to forfeit $1.5 million, and their interests in the residences located on …
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Lodi Man Sentenced to over Six Years in Prison for Heroin Trafficking Conspiracy

… Lodi Man Sentenced to over Six Years in Prison for Heroin Trafficking Conspiracy … to a co-conspirator, who then sold those drugs to an undercover agent.        This case was the product of an …
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Indiana Man Sentenced To Over 17 Years for Gun and Drug Trafficking Crimes

… Indiana Man Sentenced To Over 17 Years for Gun and Drug Trafficking Crimes September …
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St. Petersburg man sentenced to over twelve years in prison for selling cocaine

… St. Petersburg man sentenced to over twelve years in prison for selling cocaine January 28, … on October 28, 2019. According to court documents, an undercover law enforcement officer met with Heatly, at which time …
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Over 12 Pounds Of Methamphetamine Seized In Multiple Law Enforcement Agency Operation

… Over 12 Pounds Of Methamphetamine Seized In Multiple Law …
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Johnson City Man Sentenced To Over Eight Years For Methamphetamine And Firearms Offenses

… Johnson City Man Sentenced To Over Eight Years For Methamphetamine And Firearms Offenses …
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Bangor Resident Sentenced To Over Three Years For Bath Salt Distribution Conspiracy

… Bangor Resident Sentenced To Over Three Years For Bath Salt Distribution Conspiracy …
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Portland Man Sentenced To Over Nine Years For Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering

… Portland Man Sentenced To Over Nine Years For Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering …
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Fitchburg Man Sentenced For Attempting To Take Delivery Of Over 500 Pounds Of Marijuana

… Fitchburg Man Sentenced For Attempting To Take Delivery Of Over 500 Pounds Of Marijuana July 08, 2015 New England … to take possession of the marijuana. Agents later recovered additional quantities of marijuana and hashish at …
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Greenbush Resident Sentenced To Over Eight Years For Bath Salt Distribution Conspiracy

… Greenbush Resident Sentenced To Over Eight Years For Bath Salt Distribution Conspiracy … of Bryden’s involvement in dealing bath salts,” and the government was appropriate to characterize the defendant and …
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Hot Springs Woman Sentenced To Over 7 Years In Federal Prison For Drug Trafficking

… Hot Springs Woman Sentenced To Over 7 Years In Federal Prison For Drug Trafficking February …
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Springdale Man Sentenced To Over 14 Years In Federal Prison For Drug Trafficking

… Springdale Man Sentenced To Over 14 Years In Federal Prison For Drug Trafficking March …
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DEA And Homeland Security Strike Force Seize Over 57 Pounds Of Cocaine

… DEA And Homeland Security Strike Force Seize Over 57 Pounds Of Cocaine September 10, 2011 Phoenix Contact … of a suspect’s residence in Phoenix where the drugs were recovered along with a firearm. Two individuals were arrested …
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Virginia Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Meth on the Darknet

… peach tablets, and in Luk’s residence, investigators found over 6,000 peach tablets weighing approximately 2.2 … in connection with the conspiracy and were sentenced to over 13 years in prison combined.  Jarod Forget, Special …
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Third Man in Multi-Kilogram Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced

… in prison for participating in a conspiracy to distribute over seven kilograms of fentanyl. According to court … enforcement seized pill manufacturing materials along with over seven kilograms of fentanyl in both pill and raw form, … prosecuted the case. ## Task Forces/Task Force Officers Overdose Fake Pills Arrests/Convictions - Major Seizures …
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South Carolina Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Illegal Steroids

… - (540) 857-2555 Winchester - (540) 662-5879 Cochcroft Made Over $200,000 Selling Fraudulent “Dietary Supplements” … plea agreement, Cochcroft forfeited criminal proceeds of over $200,000. Cochcroft admitted that he marketed to the …
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Charlottesville Methamphetamine Traffickers Plead Guilty

… middle of a drug deal along with a .38 caliber revolver, over a kilogram of virtually pure methamphetamine, and … cash.  Lab analysis of the methamphetamine found it to be over 98% in purity.  While law enforcement was searching the …
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Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking

… County Police Department confidential source and undercover detective on multiple occasions. When a search warrant was executed on Brown’s residence, officers recovered 999 counterfeit pressed pills containing fentanyl, approximately 723 grams of methamphetamine, over 500 grams of cocaine, and 665 grams of …
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Fifth Defendant in Multi-Kilogram Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced

… in prison for participating in a conspiracy to distribute over seven kilograms of fentanyl. According to court … enforcement seized pill manufacturing materials along with over seven kilograms of fentanyl in both pill and raw form, …
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New Castle, Virginia Pharmacist Indicted

… supposed to be dispensed and taken by the patient, with two over-the-counter products—a Vitamin B2 product called … substituted for Zoloft. Additional substitutions were discovered, leading to a search warrant which was conducted on … on this date. As a result of the search warrant and media coverage, many additional patients came forward with …
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Large Scale Los Angeles PCP “Cook” Sentenced To Life In Prison

… - (540) 857-2555 Winchester - (540) 662-5879 Supplied over $700,000 worth of PCP to a Prince George’s County drug … be made in Maryland into Bullette’s accounts in payment for over 70 gallons of PCP. On June 1, 2013, police in … age 31, of Bowie, Maryland, Shawn Anthony, age 35, of Landover, Maryland and Don Juan Campbell, age 34 of Laurel, …
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Four Charged in Connection with Drug Distribution Scheme Involving Cocaine and Firearms

… Vaughan who ordered him detained. Due to the significant amount of narcotics involved in this case the defendants …
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DEA Washington Division Calls on the Community to Have Important Conversations on Dangers of Drugs and Fake Pills in Back-To-School Routines

… in Mexico. In 2023 DEA Washington Division saw a surge of over 250% in fentanyl pill seizures. Maryland recorded the … pill seizures with 132,000 pills, a 471 percent increase over 2022 totals. Virginia seized over 415,300 pills in 2023, which was a 260 percent increase …
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Elks Extend "Hands Across the Border" to Kick Off Red Ribbon Week

… and links our country together to work for a solution. All over America the Elks promote Red Ribbon Week through their …
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DEA Releases 2016 National Heroin Threat Assessment Summary

… fentanyl that can be sold on the street. “We tend to overuse words such as ‘unprecedented’ and ‘horrific,’ but … to these facts.” The number of users, treatment admissions, overdose deaths, and seizures from traffickers all increased … priorities, and allocate resources. The can be viewed online. hq062716_attach.pdf On …
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DEA Releases 2015 National Heroin Threat Assessment

… heroin use and availability on the rise and causing more overdose deaths than at any time in the last decade.  … by an increase in controlled prescription (CPD) abuse over the past decade. Many CPD users became addicted to … priorities, and allocate resources. can be viewed online. …
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Grand Jury Indictes 9 For Laundering Drug Money

… transmitter businesses that were allegedly used to launder millions of dollars in drug money and funnel the proceeds to … in August 2002, records show Envios Aguilera transferred millions of dollars on behalf of its clients. Investigators … money and money laundering often involves an enormous amount of financial transactions and financial outlets …
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Suburban Detroit Doctor Receives 7 Year Sentence For Writing Unlawful Prescription For Controlled Substances Including Oxycodone

… also admitted to defrauding the health care system of $2.3 million DETROIT - A physician who practiced in Warren, … defrauded Medicare, Medicaid, and Blue Cross of about $2.3 million. In addition to imprisonment, Awada was ordered to pay restitution to Blue Cross and Medicare in the total amount of $2.3 million, and was ordered to forfeit various …
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16 Charged In Alleged Large Scale Marijuana Trafficking Organization

… 10 years and up to life in prison as well as a possible $4 million fine. With the exception of Ishmael Villarreal, … up to 40 years in federal prison and another possible $2 million on each count. Martinez-Trevino is further charged … The United States is also seeking a money judgment in the amount of $4 million. The investigation was led by both HSI …