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Leader of Cocaine Trafficking Organization Sentenced to Two Decades in Federal Prison

February 22, 2021
… Leader of Cocaine Trafficking Organization Sentenced to Two Decades in … kilograms of cocaine and more than a kilogram of ecstasy (MDMA) in connection with arrest.  In total in this … more than 30 pounds of marijuana, nearly 2 kilograms of MDMA, approximately $900,000 in cash, nearly two dozen …
February 22, 2021
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Hartford Man Sentenced to 4 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Offense

December 14, 2023
… opioid films, fentanyl pills disguised as oxycodone, MDMA, drug packaging and processing materials, U.S. … Cocaine Marijuana (Cannabis) Heroin Fentanyl Ecstasy/MDMA On On Press Release Image Layout Landscape …
December 14, 2023
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Charlotte Man is Sentenced for Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking Crime

November 07, 2023
… Charlotte Man is Sentenced for Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking Crime November 07, 2023 … over 3,500 pressed oxycodone pills that contained fentanyl, MDMA pills, and quantities of cocaine, cocaine base, and … Drug Trafficking Fake Pills Guns/Weapons Fentanyl Ecstasy/MDMA Cocaine Marijuana (Cannabis) On On Press Release Image …
November 07, 2023
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Pharmacist Sentenced To 78 Months In Prison For Attempting To Weaponize Deadly Toxins And Possessing Narcotics Manufacturing Equipment

January 30, 2015
… synthesizing controlled substances, including (MDA) and (MDMA), also known as “ecstasy.” He bought and had delivered … as precursor chemicals used in the manufacture of MDA and MDMA. Possession of that type of flask is prohibited if …
January 30, 2015
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Western U.P. Crystal Meth Conspiracy Shut Down

December 17, 2015
… moved to Las Vegas in about 2000 and became a heavy methamphetamine user.  He returned to Ironwood in 2012, but … purchases of methamphetamine from Hill.  These undercover buys gave the officers the evidence they needed to get a …
December 17, 2015
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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
… 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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Wisconsin Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Meth Trafficking, Gun Crimes

October 08, 2024
… supervised release after Xiong pled guilty to distributing methamphetamine and possessing a firearm as a previously … Drug Task Force used informants to make four controlled buys of methamphetamine from Xiong. Agents arrested Xiong …
October 08, 2024
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Machine Gun Owner Sentenced to 11 Years for Fentanyl, Meth Conspiracy

November 15, 2023
… Machine Gun Owner Sentenced to 11 Years for Fentanyl, Meth … County, Missouri man who admitted selling fentanyl and methamphetamine, fleeing from police and possessing machine … and fentanyl and used a confidential source to make drugs buys from him. “Like many business owners, drug trafficking …
November 15, 2023
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Pill Distributor Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Trafficking Tens of Thousands of Pills Containing Fentanyl and Meth

December 08, 2024
… Pill Distributor Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Trafficking Tens of Thousands of … tens of thousands of pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine.  Angel Joel Diaz, a/k/a “Guero,” 36, was … Diaz posing as a potential drug customer seeking to buy counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl. On …
December 08, 2024
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DEA issues warning over counterfeit pills

August 05, 2019
… sales has turned up a batch of counterfeit pills, made with methamphetamine.   “To anyone who goes outside the … Evans said.   Counterfeit medicine that U.S. consumers can buy online poses a serious hazard to consumers’ health, …
August 05, 2019
GENERAL INFORMATION

Miami News 2003

July 15, 2021
… Operations Headhunter and Pipe Dreams  FEB 14, 2003 Israeli MDMA Trafficker Extradicted to South Florida  FEB 4, 2003 …
July 15, 2021
GENERAL INFORMATION

Miami News 2003

July 15, 2021
… Operations Headhunter and Pipe Dreams  FEB 14, 2003 Israeli MDMA Trafficker Extradicted to South Florida  FEB 4, 2003 …
July 15, 2021
STORY

When Small Towns and DEA Partner to Tackle Drug Trafficking

December 23, 2020
… When Small Towns and DEA Partner to Tackle Drug Trafficking When Small Towns and DEA partner to tackle drug … a considerable amount of money, in paying informants and buying contraband, which makes it more difficult on smaller … a 2018 DEA investigation where he was involved in tracking methamphetamine distribution in his community back to its …
December 23, 2020
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DEA/San Diego Sheriff’s Department Arrest 65 People In Operation Mountain Shadow

September 10, 2013
… 14 pounds of heroin, 56 pounds of cocaine, 93 pounds of methamphetamine, 76 firearms, one live hand grenade and … and Drug Enforcement Administration agents conducted "buy-walk" operations.  They bought methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine and firearms from the …
September 10, 2013
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Jury Convicts Cahokia Heights Man of Drug Distribution, Gun Charges

April 24, 2025
… recovered approximately 88 grams of cocaine base, meth, MDMA, marijuana, nine firearms and ammunition.  Jimerson had … Jimerson was a gun toting felon pedaling crack cocaine and methamphetamine, and he’s heading to federal prison, where …
April 24, 2025
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Lowell Gang Member Pleads Guilty in Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Conspiracies

September 12, 2023
… Lowell Gang Member Pleads Guilty in Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Conspiracies … agents seized or purchased approximately 12 kilograms of methamphetamine, 2.4 kilograms of cocaine, 2.1 kilograms of MDMA, 513 grams of heroin, and 169 grams of Fentanyl; …
September 12, 2023
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Updated Results From DEA’s Largest-Ever Global Synthetic Drug Takedown Yesterday

June 26, 2013
… Drug Takedown Yesterday June 26, 2013 Headquarters Contact Info Contact Us (202) 307-1000 (571) 776-2508 DEA Public … of dangerous substances perceived to mimic cocaine, LSD, MDMA, and/or methamphetamine. Users have reported impaired perception, …
June 26, 2013
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Undercover Operation Nabs Two Defendants Charged In Federal Court With Distribution Of Synthetic Drug Known As “Bath Salts”

February 15, 2013
… Undercover Operation Nabs Two Defendants Charged In Federal Court With Distribution Of Synthetic Drug Known … reactions similar to those experienced after ingesting MDMA - commonly known as “ecstasy” - or stimulants like cocaine and methamphetamine.   They have been linked to overdoses, …
February 15, 2013
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Stockton Methamphetamine Trafficker Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison for Selling Methamphetamine through Facebook

June 02, 2023
… Stockton Methamphetamine Trafficker Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison for Selling Methamphetamine through Facebook June 02, 2023 San Francisco …
June 02, 2023
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Pill Distributor Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Tens of Thousands of Pills Containing Fentanyl and Meth

April 08, 2024
… Pill Distributor Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Tens of Thousands of Pills Containing Fentanyl and Meth … tens of thousands of pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine. Angel Joel Diaz, a/k/a “Guero,” 35, pleaded … Diaz posing as a potential drug customer seeking to buy counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl. On …
April 08, 2024
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U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Emergency Schedules All Illicit Fentanyls In An Effort To Reduce Overdose Deaths

February 07, 2018
… U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Emergency Schedules All Illicit Fentanyls In An … is often mixed with heroin and other (such as cocaine and methamphetamine) or used in counterfeit pharmaceutical … prescription drugs. As a consequence, users who buy these substances on the illicit market are often unaware …
February 07, 2018
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Pharmacist Admits Attempting To Use Deadly Toxins As Weapons, Possessing Narcotics Manufacturing Equipment

May 29, 2014
… synthesizing controlled substances, including (MDA) and (MDMA), also known as “ecstasy.” He bought and had delivered … as precursor chemicals used in the manufacture of MDA and MDMA. Possession of that type of flask is prohibited if …
May 29, 2014
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Canadian Drug Kingpin With Ties To The Rizutto And Bonanno Crime Families, The Hells Angels And The Mexican Sinaloa Cartel Pleads Guilty To Narcotics Trafficking Crimes Carrying Sentence Of 20 Years To Life And $1 Billion In Forfeiture

May 31, 2013
… marijuana, 83 kilograms of cocaine and tens of thousands of MDMA pills through the U.S. and Canada BROOKLYN, N.Y. -   - … of pounds of marijuana, 83 kilograms of cocaine, 60,000 MDMA pills, multiple firearms and ammunition, more than 800 …
May 31, 2013
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Canadian Drug Kingpin With Ties To The Rizutto And Bonanno Crime Families, The Hells Angels, And The Mexican Sinaloa Cartel Sentenced To 27 Years For Leading A Billion Dollar Narcotics Trafficking Enterprise

August 20, 2014
… 83 kilograms of cocaine, and tens of thousands of MDMA pills through the U.S. and Canada BROOKLYN, N.Y. - … of pounds of marijuana, 83 kilograms of cocaine, 60,000 MDMA pills, multiple firearms and ammunition, more than 800 …
August 20, 2014
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Methamphetamine Traffickers Sentenced

March 27, 2017
… Methamphetamine Traffickers Sentenced March 27, 2017 Dallas … and possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine.  The sentencing was announced by Clyde E. …
March 27, 2017
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Sands Point Cardiologist Sentenced For Vicious Assault-for-Hire Plot Against Rival Doctor

January 31, 2017
… weapons.  The investigation included six undercover drug buys from the seller.  During this period of time, the drugs … to the building instead.  During one of the undercover drug buys, a conversation ensued about a Feb. 25, 2015, arson …
January 31, 2017
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Business Owner Who Trafficked Pounds of Meth and Cocaine Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison

March 22, 2024
… a drug trafficking organization that distributed pounds of methamphetamine and cocaine across Eastern North Carolina. … ammunition. As part of his guilty plea, Johnson admitted to buying a motorcycle worth approximately $17,000, using drug …
March 22, 2024
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Joint Law Enforcement Efforts Result in Lengthy Sentences

May 27, 2021
… Joint Law Enforcement Efforts Result in Lengthy Sentences May … teams engaged in undercover operations including controlled buys of narcotics and illegal firearms. Over the course of the investigations, law enforcement also seized methamphetamine, crack cocaine, fentanyl, and 56 firearms. …
May 27, 2021
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Kennewick WA Man Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Federal Prison

April 11, 2022
… Enforcement Administration (DEA) seized over 8 pounds of methamphetamine, 64 ounces of liquid methamphetamine and … two pounds of methamphetamine as part of a controlled buy. This led agents to Zavala-Alvarez’s residence in …
April 11, 2022
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Methamphetamine Distribution Ring Dismantled

April 08, 2015
… Methamphetamine Distribution Ring Dismantled April 08, 2015 … Most defendants face charges related to the distribution of methamphetamine. “The violence and social devastation that …
April 08, 2015