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Prichard Police Officer Arrested on Charges of Civil Rights Violations, Bribery, Evidence Tampering, and Extortion

… individuals for bribes in exchange for letting them go free from arrest and agreed to accept corrupt payments to commit … Task Force (HSTF) investigation collected information from numerous sources and spanned a substantial … to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States. HSTF Mobile   comprises agents and …
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Illinois Man Sentenced to Over 4 Years for Illegal Firearm Possession, Assault of Law Enforcement Agent

… Social Accounts X Todd C. Smith Domestic Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin Additional Division Info Community Outreach: … by Homeland Security Investigations agents and an officer from the Posen Police Department, attempted to execute an … and grabbed Vesely by the front of his coat to stop him from fleeing.  Vesely put the Jeep into drive as he and the …
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Operators of Three Texas Pharmacies and Two Pain Clinics Arrested for Illegally Dispensing Nearly Four Million Opioid Pills

… and oxycodone. The complaint further alleges that from about September 2018 to about September 2020, Obute … hydrocodone and oxycodone. According to court documents, from about Jan. 1, 2019, to about Dec. 31, 2019, Emeakoroha … undercover officers obtained illegitimate prescriptions from Ravi, once in 2020 at his clinic operating out of 12555 …
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Groundbreaking Extradition Lands ELN Members in Texas for Narco-Terrorism and International Cocaine Distribution

… Groundbreaking Extradition Lands ELN Members in Texas for Narco-Terrorism and … and distributing kilogram quantities of cocaine from Colombia.   This is the first time believed members of … in an ongoing 20-year conspiracy to distribute cocaine from Colombia to the United States knowing or intending to …
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Former Mexican governor extradited on money laundering charges

… transaction, the property constituted or was derived from proceeds traceable to offenses including bribery of a … holders and allegedly transferred stolen Coahuila finances from Mexico into an account in Brownsville. They later … charges allege the Mexican government employed Torres-Lopez from 1994 to 2011. His roles allegedly included work as the …
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Illegal Alien and His Associate Charged with Trafficking 85 Kilograms of Methamphetamine

… 815-4513 ATLANTA - Alberto Ortiz-Osornio, an illegal alien from Mexico, and Marco Antonio Solano-Posadas face federal … every tool at our disposal to prevent foreign drug cartels from poisoning Georgians and to hold drug dealers … the U.S. Attorney’s Public Affairs Office at USAGAN.PressEmails@usdoj.gov or (404) 581-6016. The Internet address for …
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Illegal Alien Faces Federal Charges for Selling Fentanyl at a Farmers Market Produce Stand

… 815-4513 Atlanta – Luis Sanchez-Acevedo, an illegal alien from Mexico, appeared in federal court yesterday afternoon … on charges related to his alleged distribution of fentanyl from a Forest Park farmers market produce stand.  … the U.S. Attorney’s Public Affairs Office at USAGAN.PressEmails@usdoj.gov or (404) 581-6016. The Internet address for …
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Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 20 Years for Distributing Counterfeit Fentanyl Pills Resulting in a Fatal Overdose

… distributed a counterfeit pill to a 28-year-old woman from Columbia, who believed the pill to be Percocet. After … the victim’s death, Duckett took steps to distance himself from the incident, including checking out of a hotel the following day, deleting text messages from his phone, and moving his vehicle in an apparent …
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15 Alleged Members of Drug Trafficking Organization Indicted

… to the indictment, beginning at a time unknown but from at least on or about June 1, 2024, to November 18, … whichever is greater. “This investigation, which originated from a narcotics complaint in the Western District of … networks, enforce the rule of law, and remove them from our streets. I commend the outstanding investigative …
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Stericycle Resolves Criminal and Civil Investigations with over $56 Million Agreement for Long Running Failures in Handling Controlled Substances Bound for Disposal

… Stericycle Resolves Criminal and Civil Investigations with over $56 Million Agreement for Long Running Failures in Handling Controlled Substances Bound for Disposal June 05, … registrant fulfills their obligations to protect the public from exactly these kinds of risks.” “Controlled substance …
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Jamestown Man Sentenced to Prison on Meth Charge

… to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States. HSTF Buffalo comprises agents and officers from Homeland Security Investigations, the Federal Bureau of …
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Indiana Man Sentenced to 6 1/2 Years for Fentanyl Trafficking, Gun Crime

… region is safer today with Mr. Jacobs distant and away from the community,” said Assistant Special Agent in Charge … This case was investigated by the DEA, with assistance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Fort Wayne …
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Knoxville Man Charged in Federal Court with Fentanyl and Firearms Offenses

… criminal organizations and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.  Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task …
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DEA San Francisco Division Recognizes National Fentanyl Awareness Day

… Domestic Northern California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton areas Additional Division Info Community … taking it.  The only safe medications are ones that come from licensed and accredited medical professionals.  The …
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USAO employee indicted for conspiring to obstruct justice

… his wife Kimberly Loya, 27, and Nathan Lopez, 27. All are from San Antonio. Gustamante allegedly imported drugs from Mexico, sold them in the San Antonio area and …
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Nine Indicted in Counterfeit Promethazine-Codeine Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… Waco - (254) 297-0300 BEAUMONT, Texa s – A federal grand jury in Beaumont has returned a three-count indictment … Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division and  Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei today. The … Gina Acosta, 40, of Fresno. According to the indictment, from April 2014 until August 2021, the defendants conspired …
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Texas Physician Found Guilty for Unlawfully Prescribing Over 1.3 Million Doses of Opioids

… to and did unlawfully prescribe controlled substances from 2014 through February 2016 for patients at Spring … no known medical benefit. The clinic made over $4 million from prescriptions issued in the scheme, over $1.5 million …
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Former Mexican governor sent to US prison for money laundering

… At a previous hearing, the court heard additional evidence from two witnesses who described their relationship with … payments. Torres-Lopez worked for the Mexican government from 1994 to 2011. His roles included general director of …
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Ten U.S. Congress Members Visit the DEA McAllen Office

… were able to view over 46,000 pounds of narcotics seized from the McAllen area.  During the drug vault visit, several … border region.  The event ended with closing remarks from Houston Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux.  …
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Several area residents arrested in ongoing drug trafficking and money laundering conspiracies

… Several area residents arrested in ongoing drug trafficking and money laundering conspiracies November 18, 2020 Houston … custody on charges involving a five-year drug trafficking and money laundering conspiracies, announced Drug … and seized another firearm as well as a stolen trailer from the residence of Maria Isabel Alanis. A federal grand …
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Suspected gang member charged in meth conspiracy

… is set to appear in federal court on charges of conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute meth, announced … Special Agent in Charge Steven S. Whipple, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Eduardo Leon-Mata is a … as a clandestine drug laboratory for converting meth from liquid to crystalized form. The charges allege law …
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Another Clan Del Golfo associate extradited to face charges for international cocaine distribution conspiracy

… on charges of distributing kilogram quantities of cocaine from Colombia, announced Drug Enforcement Administration … in an ongoing five-year conspiracy to distribute cocaine from Colombia to the United States. In May 2019, they and …
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DEA launches Secure Your Meds campaign, calls on Americans to keep medications safe

… is asking Americans to keep prescription medications safe and secure until they can properly dispose of them. The … Meds awareness campaign addresses a vital public safety and health issue. Medicines that languish in home cabinets … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine …
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Three indicted on fentanyl-related charges

… Special Agent in Charge Steven S. Whipple, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. A federal grand jury returned the nine-count superseding indictment … bond. The new charges in the superseding indictment stem from an investigation into the drug overdose of a Montgomery …
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DEA announces launch of Operation Crystal Shield

… trafficked into and within the United States.  From FY 2017 to FY 2019, DEA domestic seizures o f methamphetamine increased 127 percent from 49,507 pounds to 112,146 pounds . During the same time …
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Mexican illegal behind bars for running meth trafficking ring

… for distribution in Houston. Benito removed gasoline tanks from vehicles coming from Mexico containing liquid meth, later processed into …
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Local man sent to prison for armed drug trafficking in school zone

… release .   During the trial, the jury heard testimony from multiple law enforcement officers.   On Nov. 14, 2018, … reach behind the driver’s seat. He was ultimately removed from the vehicle and taken into custody.   When officers …
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International drug conspiracy sends Galveston man to federal prison

… Special Agent in Charge Will R. Glaspy, Houston Division, and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Francisco Javier … 2018.     Today, Senior U.S. District Judge John D. Rainey handed Castillo a 157-month sentence to be immediately … in a criminal organization that imported methamphetamine from Mexico and that the lengthy sentence was appropriate …
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Former Bailiff sentenced in drug conspiracy

… De La Cruz, however, used it to line his pockets. From 2016 through 2018, De La Cruz obtained law enforcement … could then retain and steal the controlled substance from the source of supply for further distribution …
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Several charged in federal drug trafficking and money laundering conspiracies

… Several charged in federal drug trafficking and money laundering conspiracies April 30, 2019 Houston … U.S. currency, which they knew represented the proceeds from drug trafficking, from the United States to Mexico. The transactions and …