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Six month investigation into Trenton gang yields 18 arrests with guns and drugs seized

January 14, 2021
… of H-Block, and through informant information, controlled buys, surveillances and intelligence, authorities were able … as this investigation progressed.  On this day, an undercover officer made arrangements to purchase a quantity of … After conducting the narcotics transaction with the undercover detective at a gas station on North Olden Avenue in …
January 14, 2021
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Three Chinese Chemical Manufacturing Companies and Five Employees Charged with Conspiring to Manufacture Fentanyl

June 23, 2023
… is a down payment on our pledge to use every tool in the government’s arsenal, in every corner of the globe, to … defendant companies openly advertised their products all over the world, including to the United States and Mexico, … to improve fentanyl yield and advice on which chemicals to buy to replace banned precursor products. Mexican drug …
June 23, 2023
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Montreal-based Drug Trafficking Ring Operating Throughout The United States, Canada, Mexico, Guatemala, Colombia And Peru Dismantled

February 09, 2018
… than 300 kilograms of cocaine and laundered more than $1 million.  In connection with the cocaine conspiracy, … cocaine suppliers, to pay for more cocaine.  At least $1 million was sent to Chicago, Los Angeles, Peru, and … which used transnational networks to move huge amounts of cocaine and illegal money through our …
February 09, 2018
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U.S. Attorney's Office and DEA Announce Federal Charges Against Albuquerque Based Drug Trafficking Organization

October 29, 2024
… his business, Albuquerque Classics. Throughout 2024, undercover agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) conducted multiple undercover purchases of cocaine, heroin, fentanyl, and … 2,025 grams of methamphetamine were allegedly sold to undercover agents over an eight-month period. On October 23, 2024, …
October 29, 2024
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Kauai Man Convicted Of Methamphetamine And Heroin Trafficking

January 13, 2014
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … and possess with intent to distribute a detectable amount of heroin. Florence T. Nakakuni, United States …
January 13, 2014
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DEA and partners hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on October 27

October 22, 2018
… Drugs Just Think Twice Domestic DEA aims to dispose of 10 million pounds of unused pills WASHINGTON – After collecting a total of more than 9.9 million pounds (nearly 5,000 tons) of expired, unused and … unwanted prescription medications during 15 previous events over the past eight years, the Drug Enforcement …
October 22, 2018
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California Man Sentenced to Over 5 Years in Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine and Money Laundering

February 14, 2025
… California Man Sentenced to Over 5 Years in Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute …
February 14, 2025
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Idaho Falls Man Sentenced to Over 15 Years in Federal Prison for Attempted Methamphetamine Distribution

February 14, 2023
… Idaho Falls Man Sentenced to Over 15 Years in Federal Prison for Attempted …
February 14, 2023
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Jackson man sentenced to over 17 years in federal prison for production and possession of child pornography

July 19, 2018
… Jackson man sentenced to over 17 years in federal prison for production and …
July 19, 2018
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Ohio Man Sentenced To Over 13 Years In Prison For Involvement In Cocaine And Heroin Trafficking Ring

May 05, 2016
… Ohio Man Sentenced To Over 13 Years In Prison For Involvement In Cocaine And …
May 05, 2016
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Springdale Man Sentenced To Over 12 Years In Prison For Drug Conspiracy And Federal Firearms Charges

January 27, 2016
… Springdale Man Sentenced To Over 12 Years In Prison For Drug Conspiracy And Federal …
January 27, 2016
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DEA And Partners Across Michigan Continue Drug Abuse Prevention Efforts With Prescription Drug Take Back Day On Saturday

April 27, 2017
… Kalamazoo, Marquette, and Traverse City - (571) 362-0443 Over 200 Take Back Locations Across Michigan Disposing of … prescription drugs, particularly opioid painkillers.  6.4 million Americans age 12 and over-2.4 percent of the …
April 27, 2017
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DEA And Partners Across Kentucky Work To Prevent Drug Abuse Prescription Drug Take Back Day Is This Saturday

April 27, 2017
… Kalamazoo, Marquette, and Traverse City - (571) 362-0443 Over 80 Take Back Locations State Wide Disposing of Unused … prescription drugs, particularly opioid painkillers.  6.4 million Americans age 12 and over-2.4 percent of the …
April 27, 2017
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Miami company pleads guilty to structuring financial transactions

December 06, 2018
… Latam Games’s corporate officers broke cash deposits into amounts of less than $10,000 and deposited these smaller amounts in Florida, California, and New Jersey. For example, … E. Kahn on April 11, 2019, and faces a fine of up to $1 million. A defendant’s sentence is imposed by a judge based …
December 06, 2018
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Former Seattle Police Officer Sentenced To Six Years In Prison For Role In Marijuana Smuggling Conspiracy

March 26, 2018
… deposited his share of the cash in his personal account, in amounts just under $10,000, thereby avoiding reports to law … his nephew, often through his girlfriend, with very large amounts of money to get THC up and running, which was close to $1 million. Meifang Yu was sentenced today to three years of …
March 26, 2018
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Seven Arrested On Federal Drug Conspiracy Charges

May 25, 2017
… in both indictments carry different penalties based on the amount of controlled substance attributable to each defendant, with the greater amounts carrying a maximum statutory penalty of life in federal prison and a $10 million fine, upon conviction. Assistant U.S. Attorney Sean …
May 25, 2017
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Five Worcester Residents Indicted For Marijuana Trafficking And Money Laundering Scheme

June 06, 2014
… bills for apparently “clean” money by stuffing “huge amounts” of cash into casino slot machines in Connecticut … in $100 bills.  Furthermore, the defendants shipped large amounts of currency from New England to California and … a minimum of four years of supervised release and a $5 million fine.  Each count of money laundering carries a …
June 06, 2014
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DEA Issues Public Safety Alert on Sharp Increase in Fake Prescription Pills Containing Fentanyl and Meth

September 27, 2021
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … every U.S. state in unprecedented quantities. More than 9.5 million counterfeit pills were seized so far this year, …
September 27, 2021
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U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Emergency Schedules All Illicit Fentanyls In An Effort To Reduce Overdose Deaths

February 07, 2018
… prescription drugs. As a consequence, users who buy these substances on the illicit market are often unaware …
February 07, 2018
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Brings in 745,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications, Continues Fight Against Opioid Epidemic

November 01, 2021
… Drug Take Back Day, the program has removed more than 15.2 million pounds of medication from circulation since its …
November 01, 2021
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Loudoun County To Host DEA Exhibit

December 22, 2015
… The exhibit has been experienced by more than 22 million visitors in 11 cities across the country in the last …
December 22, 2015
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Baltimore Prescription Drug Trafficker Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison

April 10, 2014
… face a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine for the drug conspiracy, and five years in …
April 10, 2014
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DEA’s Ninth And Final Prescription Drug Take Back Day Being Held Saturday September 27

September 23, 2014
… expired, unneeded, or unwanted prescription drugs to one of over 5,200 collection sites across the country between 10 … currently abuse prescription drugs dropped in 2013 to 6.5 million from 6.8 million in 2012, that is still more than … Health.  In addition, 22,134 Americans died in 2011 from overdoses of prescription medications, including 16,651 from …
September 23, 2014
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Marijuana Dispensary Owner Sentenced To Five Years In Prison

December 13, 2013
… to marijuana cultivation charges on September 21, 2012. Over $160,000 was previously forfeited in the case. … to action by the City of Stockton, generated more than $2.2 million in marijuana sales in less than a year. Similarly, …
December 13, 2013
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Stockton/Sacramento Marijuana Enterprise Defendants Sentenced

December 20, 2013
… charges related to the same two Stockton grow operations. Over $160,000 was previously forfeited in the case.  Last … to action by the City of Stockton, generated more than $2.2 million in marijuana sales in less than a year. Similarly, …
December 20, 2013
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Two Mobile Pain Doctors Convicted After Seven-Week Trial

March 02, 2017
… showed that Ruan and Couch purchased approximately $1.6 million worth of stock in Galena Biopharma, the manufacturer … with high reimbursement rates.  These monthly guaranteed amounts reached $80,000.00 per month for Ruan and $20,000.00 per month for Couch. The millions paid in kickbacks to the defendants associated with …
March 02, 2017
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Dominican Republic Citizen Extradited to the United States on Money Laundering Charges

May 20, 2022
… to commit money laundering for his role in laundering millions in illegal cash drug proceeds from the United … coordinated with conspirators in New Jersey to pick up millions of dollars in cash drug proceeds and convert the … of 20 years in prison and a fine of $500,000 or twice the amount involved in the offense, whichever is greater. U.S. …
May 20, 2022
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Two Plead Guilty in Methamphetamine Conspiracy

March 09, 2022
… Lunn sold pure methamphetamine to a cooperating witness in amounts ranging from 100 to almost 280 grams. Velez supplied … five years of supervised release and a fine of up to $10 million. The charge of possession with intent to distribute … five years of supervised release and a fine of up to $10 million. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court …
March 09, 2022
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Two Colombian businessmen charged with money laundering in connection with Venezuela bribery scheme

July 25, 2019
… also alleges and seeks forfeiture in excess of $350 million representing the amount of funds involved in the violation.   Saab and Pulido … the scheme, Saab and Pulido transferred approximately $350 million out of Venezuela, through the United States, to …
July 25, 2019
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Detroit Area Drug Trafficker Sentenced To Six Years In Federal Prison Stemming From Money Laundering Conviction

January 27, 2016
… Coates also ordered to pay restitution and forfeit $1.9 Million to United States DETROIT - Marcus Coates, 36, … in Michigan. Coates also knew the deposits would be made in amounts under $10,000 to avoid mandatory reporting …
January 27, 2016