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Lawrence Man Sentenced On Federal Drug Charges

June 25, 2015
… with the intent to distribute. In May 2013, detectives from the Nashua Police Department conducted a controlled purchase of cocaine from the defendant. During a subsequent search of the vehicle from which that transaction occurred, officers located a …
June 25, 2015
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Coarsegold Cannabis Cultivator Convicted

March 15, 2011
… Johnson 571-387-5018 46th Federal Conviction Stemming from Multi-agency Operation Trident FRESNO, CA - United … Coarsegold, Calif. This is the latest conviction stemming from Operation Trident, a multi-agency marijuana enforcement … of approximately 639,042 marijuana plants, primarily from public lands in the Sierra foothills and mountains, and …
March 15, 2011
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Dover Man Arrested After Receiving Large Shipment Of Marijuana

February 14, 2013
… after the occupants refused to answer the door. Recovered from the residence were over four pounds of marijuana from a box that had just been delivered from California. Also recovered were 12 grams of marijuana …
February 14, 2013
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More Than 13 Tons Prescription Drugs Turned In By Northern California And Central Valley Residents

May 06, 2016
… drug abusers report in surveys that they get their drugs from friends and family.  Americans understand that cleaning out old prescription drugs from medicine cabinets, kitchen drawers, and bedside tables … drug overdoses-78 a day-in (the most recent statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).  Eight …
May 06, 2016
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Public Response To DEA’s 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Remains Robust

September 30, 2015
… Akilah Johnson 571-387-5018 SAN FRANCISCO - Results from the Drug Enforcement Administration’s 10th National … on the event.  Approximately 151 tons has been collected from the region during the ten prescription drug take-back … show that many abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine …
September 30, 2015
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Drug Trafficker in Western Washington, Caught Twice with Kilos of Drugs and Firearms, Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison

May 28, 2025
… as Key Cog in Drug Distribution Conspiracy Stretching from Colombia to Mexico and into Washington State SEATTLE – … this investigation, federal and state investigators worked from the streets of Seattle to drug suppliers in Mexico and … methamphetamine, cocaine, and two firearms were seized from his vehicle. When Duarte Garcia’s car was searched on …
May 28, 2025
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DEA & DA Sini: 15 gang members & associates indicted for alleged drug distribution ring

October 28, 2020
… Force, we have indicted 15 individuals on charges ranging from drug trafficking to weapons possession. This … to reducing violent crime and reclaiming our communities from menacing drug trafficking networks and gangs." "My … and their continued partnership to keep Long Island safe from gangs." The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, …
October 28, 2020
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DEA Announces Results of Enforcement Surge to Reduce the Fentanyl Supply Across the United States

September 30, 2022
… 36 Million Lethal Doses of Fentanyl Removed from Communities between May and September On September 27, … the results of an enforcement operation that spanned from May to September and resulted in significant fentanyl … is equivalent to more than 36 million lethal doses removed from the illegal drug supply. Additionally, 338 weapons were …
September 30, 2022
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Leader of Drug Delivery Service Responsible for Three Fentanyl Poisoning Deaths Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison

October 04, 2023
… was fully aware that a customer had previously overdosed from the deadly fentanyl Ortega laced into his product yet … dangerous drugs in New York City via a crew of workers from at least in or about 2015 to in or about February … any of the three victims – Ortega received a text message from a different customer warning Ortega that his drugs had …
October 04, 2023
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Alleged “Iron Pipeline” Gun Trafficking Network Shut Down

June 30, 2022
… offices located in New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Long Island, Plattsburgh, Rochester, Syracuse and Westchester County Additional Division Info Community … A. Pena-Camilo (25) of Washington, D.C., allegedly fled from arresting officers but was later located in Washington, …
June 30, 2022
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Pharmacy owner charged with illegally distributing oxycodone and operating a health care fraud and kickback scheme

September 12, 2019
… health care fraud, and providing “kickbacks” to customers from Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements to induce them to obtain substances from his pharmacy.  Paulsen will be presented before U.S. …
September 12, 2019
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Six MS-13 gang members indicted for allegedly conspiring to commit murder

March 25, 2019
… offices located in New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Long Island, Plattsburgh, Rochester, Syracuse and Westchester County … partners are committed to keeping our neighborhoods safe from drug trafficking and the associated violence.”   “These … who, as leaders here in the United States, receive orders from MS-13 gang leaders in El Salvador and direct local …
March 25, 2019
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Fourteen members of a Washington Heights drug trafficking organization charged with distributing heroin

November 08, 2018
… offices located in New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Long Island, Plattsburgh, Rochester, Syracuse and Westchester County … and Rosa remain at large, and Gil will be transferred from immigration detention next week. The case has been …
November 08, 2018
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Canadian Dark Web Vendor Sentenced for Importing Millions of Counterfeit Xanax Pills into the United States

January 23, 2025
… midst of a catastrophic overdose epidemic where the threat from synthetic opioids disguised as fake prescription … trafficking investigation required significant coordination from multiple federal, state and local law enforcement … ledgers revealed McCann and others purchased alprazolam from China, pressed the alprazolam into counterfeit Xanax …
January 23, 2025
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Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Fentanyl Distribution and Money Laundering

October 07, 2024
… phone containing international wire transfer receipts sent from America Latina, a money service business in Oakland.  … because she had received anti-money laundering training from the national wire service companies whose wire services … Agent in Charge Robert Tripp.  “Those who choose to profit from poisoning our communities and endanger public safety …
October 07, 2024
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Large-Scale Counterfeit Pill Manufacturer Charged With Drug Offenses And Pandemic Loan Fraud

July 23, 2024
… Counterfeit Pill Manufacturer Charged With Drug Offenses And Pandemic Loan Fraud July 23, 2024 New England Contact … which, as evidenced by these charges, includes shipments from China. This case is yet another example of the critical … the Massachusetts State Police to prevent illegal narcotics from reaching our streets.” “The FBI’s North Shore Gang Task …
July 23, 2024
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Kanawha County Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Fentanyl Crime

June 27, 2024
… Jackson further admitted that he acquired fentanyl powder from a source outside the United States, the “M30” punch and die sets from China and commercially manufactured binding powder from a company in the United States. Jackson began renting …
June 27, 2024
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Six Indicted for Illegal Firearms Possession, Drugs

March 10, 2022
… Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 2920 Brandywine Road Atlanta , GA 30341 United States Atlanta … Robert Murphy Domestic Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina Additional Division Info Community … a previous felony. Defendants named in federal indictments from the March 2022 term of the U.S. District Court grand …
March 10, 2022
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Harford County Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for His Participation in a Drug Distribution Conspiracy

December 21, 2022
… investigation revealed that co-defendant Jack Anderson from Tucson, Arizona was the sender of the package. On January 22, 2020, law enforcement learned from U.S. Postal Inspectors that Durbin sent a parcel from Havre de Grace, Maryland, addressed to Anderson in …
December 21, 2022
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Indictment charges 24 individuals connected to southeastern Connecticut drug ring

March 07, 2019
… southeastern Connecticut drug ring March 07, 2019 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 … unsealed today after eight defendants were arrested, stems from a joint investigation led by the Drug Enforcement … Whyte, of New London, obtained heroin, fentanyl and cocaine from various sources in Connecticut and elsewhere, and …
March 07, 2019
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Coordinated Law Enforcement Operations Lead to Takedown of Portland-Area Transnational Drug Trafficking Cells

November 02, 2021
… oxycodone, heroin, methamphetamine, and other illegal drugs from sources of supply in California and elsewhere and used … to traffic large quantities of heroin and methamphetamine from California for distribution in the Portland and Salem, … of counterfeit oxycodone, heroin, and methamphetamine from California for distribution in and around Portland and …
November 02, 2021
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Central Florida cocaine trafficking ring dismantled

June 12, 2019
… and a currency counter.   According to court documents, from Nov. 27, 2017, through April 18, 2018, leaders of the … shipment of more than 20 kilograms of cocaine into Florida from Puerto Rico. After packaging the cocaine for … partners throughout the region to keep our communities safe from illicit drug trafficking and the associated dangers …
June 12, 2019
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27 Defendants Facing State Or Federal Drug Charges For Allegedly Selling Heroin And Crack Cocaine On City’s West Side

June 12, 2014
… of heroin was seized during the course of the investigation from last August through this month.  Early today, Chicago … to the 12th Street Vice Lords other than making money from selling drugs within the 12th Street territory. “This … Investigation Division.  “This investigation stemmed from numerous citizen complaints, and those citizens should …
June 12, 2014
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Two Members Of Manchester-Based Drug Ring Sentenced To Lengthy Prison Terms

April 12, 2017
… arrested after a law enforcement investigation that lasted from 2013 to August of 2014.  The investigation included the … as over $30,000 in cash, and three firearms were recovered from that location.  Garcia, Jennifer Nunez, Hernandez, and … in October of 2014, after returning to the United States from the Dominican Republic. Court documents showed that …
April 12, 2017
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22 Charged In The Southern District Of Texas As Part Of Largest National Medicare Fraud Takedown In History

June 22, 2016
… HOUSTON - Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch and Department of Health and Human (DHHS) Secretary Sylvia … to Medicare using the fraudulent home health referrals from the physician, according to the indictment. Also … and three counts of health care fraud. The charges stem from their alleged roles in an $20 million Medicare fraud …
June 22, 2016
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Two Men Charged With Distributing Synthetic Drugs That Caused Overdoses At Wesleyan University

May 22, 2015
… Police Chief McKenna.  “We received incredible assistance from outside agencies, including the Middlesex County … of Molly or $200 per gram, Lonergan regularly sold Molly from his dorm room between 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. during … drugs.  Also in 2014, Kramer began purchasing Molly from Lonergan and distributing it to students at Wesleyan. …
May 22, 2015
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Nine Members Of Eastern European Organized Crime Syndicate Charged With Racketeering, Extortion, Loansharking, Illegal Gambling, And Drug Trafficking

November 09, 2016
… Gregovich 720-431-8836 Defendants allegedly extorted money from victims in the United States and abroad (BROOKLYN, N.Y. … New York State (NYSP).  The arrests resulted from a long-term investigation by the DEA’s New York … Crime Drug Enforcement Strike Force, with assistance from the Westchester County Police Department Narcotics …
November 09, 2016
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Father, Girlfriend Of Rikers Island Inmate Charged With Conspiracy And Solicitation To Commit Murder

May 23, 2016
… Father, Girlfriend Of Rikers Island Inmate Charged With Conspiracy And Solicitation To Commit Murder May 23, 2016 New York … $300 in cash to Leasure, who at that point fled on foot from the residence. Shortly thereafter, it is alleged that …
May 23, 2016
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2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown

June 30, 2025
… actors who prey upon our most vulnerable citizens and steal from hardworking American taxpayers,” said Attorney General … systems.” “Health care fraud drains critical resources from programs intended to help people who truly need medical … partners will continue to hold those accountable who steal from the American people and undermine our health care …
June 30, 2025
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Terrance C. Cole Sworn in as Administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration

July 25, 2025
… to Enforcement – targeting traffickers, removing poison from the streets of this country, and protecting the … efforts and advancing DEA’s mission to protect communities from the deadly impact of illegal drugs. During his 22-year … and the Middle East. At the time of his retirement from federal service in 2020, Mr. Cole was serving as DEA’s …
July 25, 2025