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Valley Resident Sentenced for Meth Charges

… resulted in a two-car collision.  At trial, the jury heard from a local police officer who explained how Perez crashed … The officer approached Perez after observing him pull a bag from his truck’s cab and place it into the bed of the truck. He instructed Perez to not take anything from the vehicle. Perez’s daughter arrived on the scene. At …
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Former North Carolina physician pleads guilty to drug distribution, health care fraud and aggravated identity theft charges

… pleads guilty to drug distribution, health care fraud and aggravated identity theft charges June 05, 2018 Atlanta … family medicine, Dr. Smith had sought and received approval from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to operate an … and substance abuse issues.  According to court documents, from at least January 2017 to October 2017, Dr. Smith began …
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Members of a Large Drug Trafficking Organization Convicted of Drug, Gun, and Money Laundering Charges

… Large Drug Trafficking Organization Convicted of Drug, Gun, and Money Laundering Charges June 23, 2005 Washington, DC … Operation Engage DMV Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … compartments to transport hundreds of kilograms of cocaine from the New York area to the Maryland-D.C. area from 1997 …
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Texas man sentenced to 11 years for cocaine conspiracy

… revealed that Smith was mailing packages containing cocaine from Houston to co-defendant Joseph Harper in Madison. In total, postal records from November 2017 to November 2018 showed 32 packages mailed from Smith to addresses in Wisconsin or Iowa associated with …
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DEA Arizona announces 18th National Prescription Drug Take Back

… - 571-324-7324 Event will take place throughout Arizona from 10:00 am-2:00 pm on Saturday, October 26 PHOENIX – DEA … Prescription Drug Take-Back will take place October 26th, from 10 am-2 pm local time. Sites will be set up throughout … cannot accept liquids, needles, sharps or batteries from vaping devices.)  Arizona’s collection sites are listed …
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Large methamphetamine and fentanyl distribution network dismantled in Evansville, IN

… Large methamphetamine and fentanyl distribution network dismantled in Evansville, … @DEAChicagoDiv Todd C. Smith Domestic Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin Additional Division Info Community Outreach: … and Guzman were the sources of supply for the drugs coming from the Mexican drug cartels to Evansville and Southwest …
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McCall woman sentenced to more than 11 years for methamphetamine distribution

… of distributing  methamphetamine. Their charges stemmed from an investigation into their large scale distribution of methamphetamine in McCall from January through August 2019. Law enforcement discovered … an undercover federal agent purchased methamphetamine from Hanson. Hanson and Joiner were arrested in Boise on …
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Houston Marijuana Ringleader Sentenced to 18 years in Federal Prison

… money judgment against the defendant for proceeds derived from his criminal conduct. On September 12, 2019, a federal … during trial, Dennis led a marijuana trafficking conspiracy from at least July 2014 to June 2018. During this time … and his co-conspirators brought marijuana into the U.S. from Mexico and transported the marijuana to Dennis’ …
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Trucker guilty of hauling nearly $2 million in drug proceeds

… Edgardo Serrano admitted he drove $1,758,465 in proceeds from the sale of illegal narcotics from Florida to the Rio Grande Valley. He is originally from New Boston, Michigan, but now resides in Miami, …
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Mexican foreign national convicted of meth trafficking

… to distribute methamphetamine.     The jury heard testimony from co-defendant Mexican national Genaro Pavon Pena that … of methamphetamine and cash proceeds. The jury also heard from law enforcement officers regarding search warrants and … 2016 and February 2018.    Benito removed gasoline tanks from vehicles coming from Mexico to extract liquid …
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Members of international drug trafficking conspiracy plead guilty

… Operation Engage Seattle Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … (509) 374-3444 Yakima - (509) 454-4407 Defendants used cash from China to purchase and operate marijuana grow houses – … admitted in their plea agreements that they used money from conspirators in the Peoples Republic of China to …
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Fugitive Marijuana Trafficker Sentenced To Prison

… of a conspiracy to import almost 6,700 pounds of marijuana from Thailand in the mid-80s.  Eidson admitted that he went … assumed identity for approximately 26 years, until agents from the Diplomatic Security Service discovered who he was.  … 1985 with an undercover operation involving special agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration and deputies from …
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Chicago Field Division Contributes To The Record Number Of Prescription Drugs Collected At 15th National Prescription Drug Take-Back Event

… @DEAChicagoDiv Todd C. Smith Domestic Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin Additional Division Info Community Outreach: … 136,498 pounds of unwanted prescription drugs with help from the men and women of DEA (and their local counterparts) … - simply by disposing of unwanted prescription medications from their medicine cabinets,” said DEA Acting Administrator …
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Drug Induced Homicide

… at the scene.   Toxicology reports indicate that he died from an overdose from heroin that contained a fentanyl compound. The … the opioid crisis.  The Task Force has further support from the various prosecutor levels to include the U.S. …
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Man And Woman Admit To Their Roles In Synthetic Drug Distribution That Lead To An Overdose Death

… to Schedule I controlled substances. Parker admitted that from May 16, 2016 through Aug. 3, 2017, he conspired with … business. Those conspirators received raw materials from China or elsewhere through the mail, repackaged and … shipped them to Parker's customers. Koleski admitted that from December 2016 through August 2017, she conspired with …
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DEA Announces 15th National Drug Take Back

… - 571-324-7324 Event will take place throughout Arizona from 10 am-2 pm on Saturday, April 28th phx042518img.jpg … Prescription Drug Take-Back will take place April 28th from 10 am-2 pm local time.  Sites will be set up throughout … in Arizona can prevent the potential onset of addiction from within their own homes and significantly reduce the …
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Former National Director Of Anti-corruption In Colombia Extradited To The United States To Face Wire Fraud And Money Laundering Charges Related To Foreign Bribery

… Director of Anti-Corruption in Colombia and an attorney from Colombia were extradited yesterday to the United States … by Moreno and Pinilla who attempted to entice a bribe from the CS.  Specifically, in exchange for 100 million … offered to give the CS copies of sworn statements taken from cooperators who had testified against the CS.  In June …
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Columbus Man Gets 5 Year Sentence In Marijuana And Cocaine Distribution Case

… multi-thousand pounds of marijuana were being transported from Arizona to the Columbus area. Between the mid 2000’s … vehicles to transport marijuana and bulk currency to and from Arizona and Ohio. The organization utilized stash … Johnston received more than five kilograms of cocaine from Arizona for distribution in the Columbus, Ohio area. …
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Cincinnati Man Receives 12 Year Prison Sentence For Oxycodone Distribution Scheme

… - (571) 362-0443 Nicholas Sandlin directed others to travel from Ohio to Florida, Pennsylvania, Missouri and Kansas pain … prison term.    Sandlin admitted to conspiring with others from December of 2011, through February of 2013, to … to pain clinics in Florida, in which numerous individuals from the Greater Cincinnati area would obtain similar …
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Leader Of Large Prescription Drug Trafficking Ring Sentenced To 15 Years In Federal Prison

… that smuggled large quantities of Alprolazam (Xanax) from Mexico to Kentucky and Tennessee dating back to 1996 … trafficking organization, which brought prescription drugs from Mexico to eastern Kentucky and northern Tennessee for … firearms, vehicles, and other property. King admitted that, from around 1996 until September of 2013, he developed a …
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DEA To Hold 10TH National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day This Saturday

… and Traverse City - (571) 362-0443 Event will take place from 10 am-2 pm on Saturday, September 26th DETROIT - This Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time, come to one of the almost … show that many abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine …
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Seventh Member Of Ohio Oxycodone Money Laundering Conspiracy Pleads

… to participating in a conspiracy to launder the proceeds from the illegal sale of dangerous painkillers, including … According to court documents, Castro deposited the proceeds from the illegal sale of oxycodone to a bank account in … by someone Castro knew was illegally trafficking pills from Las Vegas to Columbus. Castro pleaded guilty to one …
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Two Defendants Sentenced In Opioid Pill Mill Case

… by U.S. District Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater stemming from their involvement in a “pill mill” operation, announced … drug distribution conspiracy.  That indictment alleged that from at least May 2013 through July 2014, the defendants … in Brady, Texas, he and Barron transferred the oxycodone from the prescription bottle labelled for the other …
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DEA Holds Its Eighth Prescription Drug Take Back Day On Saturday April 26

… unwanted prescription medications over the past three-and-a-half years, the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and more than 4,200 national, tribal, and community law … on Drug Use and Health.  And more Americans died in 2010 from overdoses of prescription (22,134, including 16,651 …
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“Shrek” Receives Significant Sentence In Operation El Patron

… drug and international money laundering charges resulting from a long-term Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task … organization. He assisted with a drug conspiracy, existing from 2006 to 2010, that shipped cocaine, marijuana and U.S. currency from Mexico through Laredo to Atlanta, Ga., and throughout …
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More Los Zetas Money Launderers Convicted, Others Head To Prison

… who transported bulk cash drug proceeds in tractor trailers from the Chicago, Ill., area to Laredo. Casarez then … as a commercial truck driver who transported drug proceeds from the Chicago area to Laredo. Santos was implicated in … for the organization and coordinated the cash deliveries from the Chicago area to Laredo totaling approximately $6 …
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19 Arrested In Connection With Austin-Based Cocaine Distribution And Bulk Cash Smuggling Operation

… count of bulk cash smuggling. The indictment alleges that from January 2009 to the present the defendants conspired to … multiple sources of cocaine smuggled into the United States from Mexico. Authorities allege that in addition to … Florida and Alabama for further distribution. Proceeds from the sale of the cocaine were transported back to Austin …
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Denver Woman Sentenced To 15 Years In Federal Prison For Illegally Distributing Prescription And Illicit Drugs

… of confidants who would obtain controlled substances, all from the same medical doctor.  The confidants would then … officers observed Hee and a co-defendant sell the narcotics from an SUV in various parking lots.  As part of the … (commonly known as ecstasy), cocaine, and marijuana from Hee and her co-defendant.  Some of the sales took place …
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Public Response To DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Days Keeps Growing

… David S. Olesky Domestic Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, and Utah Additional Division Info Salt Lake City District … to discard unwanted, unused and expired prescription drugs from medicine cabinets, bedside tables, and kitchen drawers. … (371 tons) of prescription medications were collected from members of the public at more than 5,829 locations …
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Longmont Police Department And DEA Arrest Doctor For Oxycodone Distribution

… 778-1500 Indictment alleges doctor illegally distributed from his practice LONGMONT, Colo. - The Longmont Police … of Oxycodone, a schedule II controlled substance, from his medical practice.  The arrest was based on a Grand Jury Indictment from the Boulder County District Attorney’s Office.  The …