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Drug Trafficker Unlawfully Residing in the United States Sentenced to Federal Prison for His Leading Role in Distributing Fentanyl and Heroin and Laundering Millions in Drug Proceeds

September 05, 2025
… Laundered Money Through A Tualatin Beauty Salon and By Buying Real Estate PORTLAND, Ore.— Luis Antonio Beltran … the Mazatlán Beauty Salon in Tualatin, Oregon, and by buying real estate that they converted into …
September 05, 2025
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Sumter County Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Conspiracy in Sumter, Richland Counties

August 15, 2025
… 790-3004 Wilmington - (910) 815-4513 fentanyl Powder.jpg Meth crystals2.jpg methamphetamine crystals COLUMBIA, S.C. … 40 grams or more of fentanyl, and a quantity of cocaine and crack cocaine. Evidence obtained in the investigation …
August 15, 2025
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A member of Montgomery drug trafficking organization sentenced to 30 years for conspiracy, drug and gun charges

December 12, 2019
… showed that in 2013 law enforcement began to investigate a cocaine and marijuana distribution organization operating in … found that Phyfier and his co-conspirators would buy and sell various drugs to each other to support their … and possession with intent to distribute powder cocaine, crack cocaine, and marijuana. The jury also found Phyfier …
December 12, 2019
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Melvin Hill Sentenced on Federal Drug And Firearms Charges

July 11, 2024
… told Burlington narcotics investigators that they could buy narcotics from Hill. In February and March, this source … arrested Hill on March 10 and recovered a loaded pistol and crack cocaine from his person. In his car and hotel room, officers …
July 11, 2024
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Nyack Man Arrested For Sales Of Synthetic Cannabinoid Resulting In One Known Overdose

October 15, 2015
… K2 is nothing more than poisonous products wrapped in candy wrappers and sold on the street as safe highs.  DEA … in Nyack that had “kids lined up outside the door” to buy the products. The SSCs distributed by Grogan caused one …
October 15, 2015
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Wiretap Investigation Yields More Than 77lbs Of Fentanyl, Heroin And Cocaine In “Operation High Hopes”

February 08, 2018
… Yields More Than 77lbs Of Fentanyl, Heroin And Cocaine In “Operation High Hopes” February 08, 2018 New … it could have caused is truly staggering. Individuals who buy and sell at this level aren’t users.  They’re not small …
February 08, 2018
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OCDETF Investigation Results in Convictions of Six Defendants for Nearly 100 Combined Years in Prison for Meth and Heroin Trafficking Conspiracy

November 19, 2024
… Six Defendants for Nearly 100 Combined Years in Prison for Meth and Heroin Trafficking Conspiracy November 19, 2024 New … of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of firearms during a drug … Airport (“DFW”) to Los Angeles International Airport to buy drugs. Agents seized from inside one of their suitcases …
November 19, 2024
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Franklin County woman sentenced to 64 months in prison

August 14, 2020
… Conspired to possess with intent to distribute meth ST. LOUIS  – Reanna Danielle Campbell, 26, of Franklin … to distribute and to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine. Campbell appeared in federal court today … County, Missouri. Investigators conducted controlled buys of methamphetamine from Campbell and Spencer in and …
August 14, 2020
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Members Of Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced To Over 46 Years Combined In Federal Prison

June 19, 2015
… operated in the Fort Smith area were sentenced this week. “Methamphetamine has the ability to destroy entire … often children and families who live in neighborhoods where meth dealers pedal their poison.  This investigation is a … of the investigation agents made more than ten controlled buys and executed at least five search warrants, which …
June 19, 2015
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111 Arrests Made In Operation "Wild Wild East"

January 30, 2015
… VTI by targeting violent, repeat offenders selling heroin, crack cocaine, and guns.  Over a six month period, special agents conducted undercover buys and telephone wire intercepts concentrated in eastern … jewelry valued at $332,289, and quantities of heroin and crack cocaine.  Of the 111 arrested during this operation, …
January 30, 2015
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Two Face Life for Drug Trafficking in Local Parking Lot

April 22, 2023
… Two Face Life for Drug Trafficking in Local Parking Lot April 22, 2023 Houston Contact Info … – Two Mission men have pleaded guilty for their roles in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy, announced Drug Enforcement … Jr., 28. Authorities were conducting surveillance at a Best Buy parking lot in McAllen They saw vehicles approach, after …
April 22, 2023
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Former lawyer for Mexico’s attorney general sentenced for drug trafficking

October 14, 2022
… to possess with intent to distribute 32 kilograms of cocaine, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) … trafficking.   On Jan. 27, Velasco provided a kilogram of cocaine to undercover authorities as a sample of the product … next day, undercover authorities again meet with Velasco to buy an additional two kilograms of cocaine. Law enforcement …
October 14, 2022
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Leader Of Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison

November 06, 2012
… Leader Of Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison November … Metropolitan Police (IMPD) purchased three grams of cocaine for $150 on Indianapolis’ west-side. Eight months … law enforcement agencies, the original small undercover buy culminated on December 15, 2010, with the seizure and …
November 06, 2012
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Bakersfield Businessman Sentenced To Seven Years In Prison For International Drug Conspiracy

July 12, 2011
… Bakersfield Businessman Sentenced To Seven Years In Prison For … both of Bakersfield, negotiated with an undercover agent to buy 70 kilograms of cocaine. During the negotiations, and in Singh’s presence, …
July 12, 2011
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Jamaican Drug Lord Christopher Michael Coke Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court

August 31, 2011
… Jamaican Drug Lord Christopher Michael Coke Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court August 31, … District of New York announced that Christopher Michael Coke, the leader of the Jamaica-based international criminal … Gardens was guarded by a group of gunmen who acted at Coke's direction. They were armed with illegally trafficked …
August 31, 2011
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Houston Man Guilty In Federal Drug Trafficking Ring

March 07, 2011
… was distributing large quantities of methamphetamine and cocaine throughout Houston and the Beaumont, Texas area. In … less that 113 pounds of methamphetamine and 31 kilograms of cocaine were distributed. At least 20 kilograms of cocaine was seized through undercover buys and during the execution of search warrants and …
March 07, 2011
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Two Houston Women Sentenced In East Texas Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

May 31, 2011
… was distributing large quantities of methamphetamine and cocaine throughout Houston and the Beaumont, Texas area. In … less that 113 pounds of methamphetamine and 31 kilograms of cocaine were distributed. At least 20 kilograms of cocaine was seized through undercover buys and during the execution of search warrants and …
May 31, 2011
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Richmond, Texas Man Sentenced In Federal Drug Trafficking Ring

June 09, 2011
… was distributing large quantities of methamphetamine and cocaine throughout Houston and the Beaumont, Texas area. In … less that 113 pounds of methamphetamine and 31 kilograms of cocaine were distributed. At least 20 kilograms of cocaine was seized through undercover buys and during the execution of search warrants and …
June 09, 2011
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Three Houston Men Sentenced In Federal Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

June 15, 2011
… was distributing large quantities of methamphetamine and cocaine throughout Houston and the Beaumont, Texas area. In … less that 113 pounds of methamphetamine and 31 kilograms of cocaine were distributed. At least 20 kilograms of cocaine was seized through undercover buys and during the execution of search warrants and …
June 15, 2011
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Houston Men Sentenced In Federal Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

June 23, 2011
… was distributing large quantities of methamphetamine and cocaine throughout Houston and the Beaumont, Texas area. In … less that 113 pounds of methamphetamine and 31 kilograms of cocaine were distributed. At least 20 kilograms of cocaine was seized through undercover buys and during the execution of search warrants and …
June 23, 2011
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Houston Man Sentenced In Federal Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

September 14, 2011
… was distributing large quantities of methamphetamine and cocaine throughout Houston and the Beaumont, Texas area. In … and that 113 pounds of methamphetamine and 31 kilograms of cocaine were distributed. At least 20 kilograms of cocaine was seized through undercover buys and during the execution of search warrants and …
September 14, 2011
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Corpus Man Receives 11 Years For Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering

June 21, 2012
… sentenced to federal prison for conspiring to distribute cocaine in the Corpus Christi area and concealing the … pleaded guilty to possessing with intent to distribute cocaine on March 1, 2012, and is set for sentencing … to determine the proceeds from drug sales enabled Yanez to buy and renovate these houses and that Yanez believed these …
June 21, 2012
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DEA Releases 2015 Drug Threat Assessment: Heroin And Painkiller Abuse Continue To Concern

November 04, 2015
… the United States, and are the primary suppliers of heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, and marijuana. These groups are … the safety and security of our communities. They profit by buying drugs from regional Mexican criminal affiliates and … Since 2002, prescription drug deaths have outpaced those of cocaine and heroin combined. Abuse of controlled …
November 04, 2015
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Fort Wayne man sentenced to 17 years in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine

August 21, 2019
… informant and an undercover agent made several controlled buys of heroin and cocaine from Mr. Jefferson.  Jefferson also agreed to …
August 21, 2019
DRUG FACT SHEET

Stimulants

January 25, 2025
Stimulants
Stimulants speed up the body’s systems. This class of drugs includes: Prescription drugs such as amphetamines [Adder- all® and Dexedrine®], methylphenidate [Concerta® and Ritalin®], diet aids [such as Didrex®, Bontril®, Preludin®, Fastin®, Adipex P®, Ionomin®, and Meridia®] and other illicitly used drugs such as methamphetamine, cocaine, methcathinone, and other synthetic...
January 25, 2025
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Melvin Hill Convicted by Jury on Federal Drug and Firearms Charges

August 25, 2023
… Burlington narcotics investigators that the source could buy narcotics from Hill. In February and March, this source … arrested Hill on March 10 and recovered a loaded pistol and crack cocaine from his person. In his car and hotel room, officers …
August 25, 2023
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DEA/San Diego Sheriff’s Department Arrest 65 People In Operation Mountain Shadow

September 10, 2013
… operation includes: 14 pounds of heroin, 56 pounds of cocaine, 93 pounds of methamphetamine, 76 firearms, one live … and Drug Enforcement Administration agents conducted "buy-walk" operations.  They bought methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine and firearms from the suspects.  Approximately 150 …
September 10, 2013
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12 People Charged With Heroin Trafficking After Statewide Multi-Jurisdictional Investigations

September 15, 2015
… to distribute illegal drugs -- in this case heroin and cocaine -- to areas of Vermont in order to profit and … charging eight people with a large-scale heroin and crack cocaine trafficking conspiracy based in Caledonia … Task Force and FBI took the lead in conducting controlled buys and interviewing witnesses. The FBI and HSI played an …
September 15, 2015
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Five Defendants, Including Two Doctors, Charged in Connection with Actor Matthew Perry's Fatal Overdose Death Last Year

August 19, 2024
… Five Defendants, Including Two Doctors, Charged in Connection with Actor … or consent, and lied to wholesale ketamine distributors to buy additional vials of liquid ketamine that Chavez intended …
August 19, 2024
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Seizure Of Additional $28 Million Worth Of Bitcoins Belonging To Ross William Ulbricht, Alleged Owner And Operator Of “Silk Road” Website

October 25, 2013
… Announces Seizure Of Additional $28 Million Worth Of Bitcoins Belonging To Ross William Ulbricht, Alleged Owner And … Road,” a hidden website designed to enable its users to buy and sell illegal drugs and other unlawful goods and … from Silk Road vendors. These purchases included heroin, cocaine, ecstasy, and LSD, among other illegal drugs, and …
October 25, 2013