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Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Wiring Drug-Trafficking Profits to Mexico

July 01, 2024
… Co-Defendant Pleads Guilty to $4.7 Million Meth, Heroin Conspiracy KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The owner of an … 335 kilograms of methamphetamine, 22 kilograms of heroin, cocaine, and fentanyl, among other drugs, sourced from … Gonzalez-Celestine participated in four controlled drug buys that were monitored by law enforcement. She sold more …
July 01, 2024
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Defendant Caught with 14 Kilos of Fentanyl and Seven Kilos of Methamphetamine Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison

August 28, 2023
… Caught with 14 Kilos of Fentanyl and Seven Kilos of Methamphetamine Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison August 28, 2023 Seattle … and methamphetamine.  After conducting some controlled buys of drugs, agents moved in to arrest Guerrero-Acosta.  …
August 28, 2023
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DEA Makes Three More “Fake Pot” Drugs Temporarily Illegal Today

May 16, 2013
… themselves of their current stocks and to cease making or buying more. Over the past three years, smokable herbal …
May 16, 2013
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Three More Synthetic Drugs Become Illegal For At Least Two Years

November 15, 2013
… At Least Two Years November 15, 2013 Headquarters Contact Info Contact Us (202) 307-1000 (571) 776-2508 DEA Public Affairs HRA-SAA@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us Headquarters Quick Links Press Releases Local … themselves of their current stocks and to cease making or buying more.  During the next two years, DEA will work with …
November 15, 2013
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Final Operation X3 “Mexican Mafia” Defendant Sentenced

July 21, 2017
… Final Operation X3 “Mexican Mafia” Defendant Sentenced July … a conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine. Today, U.S. District Judge … for the main distributor - Juan Pablo Contreras - who would buy the heroin wholesale from Mexico and distribute it …
July 21, 2017
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Methamphetamine Wholesaler is Sentenced to More Than 15 Years in Prison

March 30, 2023
… Methamphetamine Wholesaler is Sentenced to More Than 15 … Raleigh - (919) 790-3004 Wilmington - (910) 815-4513 StockMeth.jpg DEA stock photo: Methamphetamine ASHEVILLE, N.C. – … Haywood County, after he had travelled to Georgia to buy methamphetamine. Law enforcement stopped Douville’s …
March 30, 2023
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Eleven Sentenced To Over 97 Years Combined For Methamphetamine Drug Trafficking Offenses

June 01, 2015
… Eleven Sentenced To Over 97 Years Combined For Methamphetamine Drug Trafficking Offenses June 01, 2015 New … reflecting the successful dismantling of this large scale methamphetamine trafficking organization," said DEA … methamphetamine in Northwest Arkansas.  Numerous controlled buys, surveillance, search warrants, and monitoring were …
June 01, 2015
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Two Charged In Manhattan Federal Court With Cocaine Offenses

May 25, 2016
… Two Charged In Manhattan Federal Court With Cocaine Offenses May 25, 2016 New York Contact Info Contact … arrests of two subjects who have allegedly been dealing or buying cocaine in the city for years, with little regard for …
May 25, 2016
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H Block Gang Member Pleads Guilty To Drug Distribution And Firearm Offense

May 29, 2025
… And Firearm Offense May 29, 2025 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 Kristen Govostes … to distribution and possession with intent to distribute cocaine and being a felon in possession of a firearm and … court documents, over 500 grams of cocaine, cocaine base (crack cocaine) and fentanyl, as well as over 20,000 doses of …
May 29, 2025
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Winnie Man, Vidor Woman Among Those Sentenced In Federal Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

May 26, 2011
… 12, 2011 to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine and was sentenced to 180 months in federal prison … pleaded guilty on Jan. 11, 2011 to conspiracy to distribute cocaine and was sentenced to 12 months and one day in … least 20 kilograms of cocaine was seized through undercover buys and during the execution of search warrants and …
May 26, 2011
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H-Block Gang Member Sentenced For Drug Distribution And Firearm Offense

August 12, 2025
… And Firearm Offense August 12, 2025 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 Kristen Govostes … to distribution and possession with intent to distribute cocaine and being a felon in possession of a firearm and …
August 12, 2025
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Drug Bust in Pontoon Beach Leads to 7-Year Prison Term for St. Louis Man

August 18, 2021
… PONTOON BEACH, Ill. – A St. Louis man who tried to buy cocaine in Illinois has been sentenced to 87 months in …
August 18, 2021
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Five Sentenced In Federal Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

May 25, 2011
… 29, 2011 to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine and was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison … was distributing large quantities of methamphetamine and cocaine throughout Houston and the Beaumont, Texas area. In … least 20 kilograms of cocaine was seized through undercover buys and during the execution of search warrants and …
May 25, 2011
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Four Men Sentenced In Federal Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

August 25, 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 …
August 25, 2011
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Prison Sentence for Final Defendant Wraps up Prosecution of Middle Georgia Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

March 01, 2022
… Prison Sentence for Final Defendant Wraps up Prosecution of Middle Georgia Drug … Ace in the Hole Methamphetamine_crystal-001.jpg kilos of cocaine.jpeg SAVANNAH, GA:   With a sentence handed down in …
March 01, 2022
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Heroin And Fentanyl Drug Ring Dismantled In The Bronx--Supplied The Northeast

February 02, 2017
… when the NYPD Bronx Gang Squad began investigating flagrant crack cocaine selling on McClellan Street and Grant Avenue in the … determined that people were coming from out-of-state to buy heroin there, and that the defendants were running a …
February 02, 2017
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New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty To Drug And Firearms Charges

March 09, 2016
… with intent to distribute acetyl fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine, and a second count of possession of firearms in … to court records, in June 2015, while DEA agents were buying heroin undercover from an unnamed trafficker, they … grams of acetyl fentanyl, 66 grams of heroin, 150 grams of cocaine hydrochloride, and 17.9 grams of marijuana.  Most of …
March 09, 2016
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Lead Defendant In Massive Gang Case Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison For Wide-Ranging Drug Trafficking Activities

January 09, 2011
… Lead Defendant In Massive Gang Case Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison For … to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute crack cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin, and marijuana; two … a day, seven days a week, at which his customers could buy the drug of their choice.” In relation to the narcotics …
January 09, 2011
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Han Gil Hotel demolished, was a "safe haven" for drug distributors

June 03, 2020
… haven" for drug distributors June 03, 2020 Dallas Contact Info Contact Us (214) 366-6900 571-324-7481 … Attorney’s Office included a condition that the developer buy the property “as is,” and demolish the building within … as home base for multiple drug dealers selling heroin, crack cocaine, and methamphetamine. The building functioned …
June 03, 2020
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California Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Federal Prison for Transnational Drug Trafficking Scheme

February 07, 2024
… California Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Federal Prison for Transnational Drug Trafficking Scheme … Registration: Oregon 1-888-219-4261 Trafficked Fentanyl and Methamphetamine to Eastern Washington Richland, Wash. - … A confidential informant was used to set up a meeting to buy as much as 20 pounds of crystal methamphetamine and 500 …
February 07, 2024
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Federal jury convicts last man standing in 29-defendant organized crime case in Myrtle Beach

February 04, 2019
… to enhance profits they made from the sale of heroin, cocaine, fentanyl, and marijuana. Targeting drug … in the parking lot of drug rehabilitation facilities to buy heroin and fentanyl to sell to his customers.  The …
February 04, 2019
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Tenderloin Dealer who Sold Fentanyl that Killed One and Injured Another Sentenced to Six Years in Prison

June 06, 2023
… Tenderloin Dealer who Sold Fentanyl that Killed One and Injured … District.  On May 18, 2020, Doblado-Canaca sold drugs to a buyer that he had sold to before.  He later learned that the … and Victim 2 snorted the drugs, believing they were taking cocaine, when in fact they ingested fentanyl.  Both Victim 1 …
June 06, 2023
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San Jose Man Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Interstate Marijuana Distribution Conspiracy

March 27, 2023
… from drug trafficking. At his place of business, FIND-BUY-ITEMS, agents found 70 pounds of marijuana and indoor … At Maldonado’s residence, agents found 4 kilograms of cocaine, 20 pounds of packaged marijuana, a firearm, and …
March 27, 2023
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Multi-Agency Operation Nets more than 70 arrests in Highlands County

October 02, 2020
… conducted long-term surveillances, made undercover buys, and utilized innovative investigative techniques to … the FBI, the ATF and the United States Marshal’s Service. Cocaine Heroin Marijuana (Cannabis) Opioids On …
October 02, 2020
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Six Mission, Texas Residents Plead Guilty To Participating In Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering Scheme

January 23, 2017
… derived from the importation, receiving, concealment, buying, and/or selling of cocaine; (2), transport or transmit monetary instruments to …
January 23, 2017
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Hartford Man Sentenced To 7 Years In Prison For Role In Armed Robbery

August 07, 2014
… to a house on Case Street in Hartford for the purpose of buying stolen jewelry.  When one of the individuals entered … forced the first victim to set up his friend, a known cocaine trafficker, in order to rob him.  The victim then …
August 07, 2014
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Arkansas Man Sentenced To 65 Months In Federal Prison For Drug Trafficking

October 12, 2016
… and the Springdale Narcotics Unit conducted two controlled buys with an intermediary for Calderon in which a quantity … addition to methamphetamine, officers found a quantity of cocaine, $15,699 in U.S. currency, digital scales, packaging …
October 12, 2016
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Atlanta Armed Robbery Crew Sentenced

July 31, 2014
… named “Tony,” a man who Dixon believed to be a high-level cocaine trafficker in the Atlanta area. “Tony” was in fact … Officer for the DEA, who Dixon had met when “Tony” tried to buy cocaine from Dixon as a part of an investigation. As the ATF …
July 31, 2014
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La Crosse Man Sentenced to 48 months in prison

December 18, 2019
… methamphetamine from Conner.  During one of the controlled buys, Conner admitted to selling a half pound of …
December 18, 2019
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South Bend, Indiana man sentenced for conspiracy to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine

June 11, 2020
… a pound of methamphetamine. Kinds admitted that he had been buying and selling methamphetamine by the pound, and that he …
June 11, 2020