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10 Charged in Narcotics Distribution across the Northeast

… ANTONIO BARDERA. These three allegedly obtained narcotics from international sources and oversaw large shipments of … quantities of fentanyl, heroin and cocaine to and from one another. Over time, the investigation expanded to … discussed receiving a shipment of narcotics to be sent from Peru. In August of 2020, DEA special agents in the …
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Long Island gun trafficking ring dismantled

… Long Island gun trafficking ring dismantled February 05, 2020 New … offices located in New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Long Island, Plattsburgh, Rochester, Syracuse and Westchester County … Additional photos of firearms and ammunition recovered from Takedown.jpg SUFFOLK COUNTY, N.Y . – New York Attorney …
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José Adolfo “Fito” Macías Villamar Faces International Drug and Weapon Charges Following His Extradition to the United States

… José Adolfo “Fito” Macías Villamar Faces International Drug and Weapon Charges Following His Extradition to the United … trafficking into the United States, firearms trafficking from the United States, and acts of extreme violence.   … in furtherance of drug trafficking; smuggling firearms from the United States; and straw purchasing of firearms …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Brings in nearly 745,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications, Continues Fight against Opioid Epidemic

… Kelly McKay Recruiter Name Kieran Garcia (858) 616-4040 sandiegospecialagentrecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter … removed close to 745,000 pounds of unneeded prescriptions from medicine cabinets across the country as part of DEA’s … has removed more than 15.2 million pounds of medication from circulation since its inception. On October 23, with …
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Supervisor Of Colombian Maritime Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison

… (802) 951-2900 Defendant trafficked literal tons of cocaine from Colombia and Venezuela to Puerto Rico, Spain, and other … locations BOSTON – A Colombian man, who was extradited from Colombia after indictment, was sentenced today in … Carrillo-Ramirez was indicted in April 2017 and extradited from Colombia in April 2019. Since 2013, Carrillo-Ramirez …
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Four People Charged in Multimillion-Dollar Health Care Fraud Scheme to Defraud Amtrak

… documents filed in this case and statements made in court: From 2019 to the present, Mirza, Figueroa, Gelzer, Burt, and others recruited Amtrak employees – primarily from New Jersey and New York – to participate in the scheme …
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Leaders Of Methamphetamine Ring Each Receive 200-Month Prison Sentence

… prison sentences — which equals 16 years, 8 months — from United States District Judge James M. Moody, Jr. Judge … by Mendoza, out of Dallas. Wilson acquired methamphetamine from Mendoza in Texas and either personally transported it … to purchase a kilogram of methamphetamine directly from Wilson. Also, in February 2022, the DEA seized …
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Mom Pleads Guilty to Providing Fentanyl That Killed Her Sons’ Father

… Silva Banuelos put her sons, ages 8 and 10, onto a flight from Albuquerque to Dallas to visit her ex-husband, their father.  Surveillance video from Dallas / Love Field Airport shows that her ex-husband …
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Carrollton Couple Tied to Possibly 10 Juvenile Overdoses Charged with Fentanyl Conspiracy

… the DEA Dallas Field Division. “DEA Dallas and our partners from the Carrollton Police Department will work to identify … Schools.  Nine students at those schools – ranging in age from 13 to 17 – suffered ten overdoses, three of which were … paralysis, told law enforcement the pills she ingested came from juvenile dealers who obtained the drugs from Mr. …
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Former Border Patrol Agent Sentenced to More Than 12 Years on Bribery, Firearms, and Narcotics Charges

… conspiracies wherein he both unlawfully purchased firearms from federally licensed firearms dealers on behalf of other … and provided firearms to felonswho are prohibited from possessing firearms. While the investigations into the … also conspired to import narcotics into the United States from Mexico, from January 8, 2018, until his arrest on …
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Tallahassee Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking Offenses

… demonstrated that Gordon was obtaining methamphetamine from Georgia and selling it in Tallahassee, Florida. On … source to purchase two ounces of methamphetamine from Gordon. Three days later, Gordon fled from officers of the Tallahassee Police Department, who were …
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Large-scale counterfeit fentanyl pill dealer found guilty

… Engage Ft. Lauderdale Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … pills that were made with fentanyl, that Fisher had ordered from China. Fisher ordered pill presses from China, some of which were seized by Homeland Security. …
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The Drug Enforcement Administration, Colorado Attorney General’s Office and the West Metro Drug Task Force dismantle international cocaine trafficking ring

… drug trafficking network that transported cocaine from Mexico into the United States to a distribution network … discovered that the head of this group, working from his residence in Greeley, Colorado, arranged to import large quantities of cocaine from various sources from the Republic of Mexico into the …
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East Bay man charged with fentanyl-laced pills that killed buyer

… fentanyl.  The young adult customer purchased the pills from Pascoe and shortly after taking the apparent Oxycodone pills at a Walnut Creek home died from an overdose of fentanyl.    “This sad, tragic death shows how easy it is to die from drugs bought from drug dealers,” said U.S. Attorney …
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Cochise County man pleads guilty to transport of a narcotic drug for sale and misconduct involving weapons

… in Cochise County are determined to protect the community from drug traffickers like Timothy Henry, whose guilty plea … a major victory for those who seek to rid our neighborhoods from the plague of drugs,” said Cheri A. Oz, Special Agent … In March 2018, they purchased one pound of methamphetamine from Henry in an undercover operation at a Tucson-area truck …
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Manager Of Mystic Enchantments Arrested, Charged In Ongoing Investigation Of Spice, K2 Distribution In Central Illinois

… II to manage the distribution of synthetic cannabinoids from Mystic Enchantments. As alleged in the complaint … and recovered approximately 1,445 additional packets from the back room. As a result of the undercover purchase … controlled substances and controlled substance analogues, from retail stores in Decatur, including JB’s, United …
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DEA Louisville Announces 360 Degree Strategy

… of (UofL) School of Medicine, and representatives from the law enforcement, medical, and substance abuse … in our society. DEA is collaborating with professionals from law enforcement, drug prevention, drug treatment, and the medical community, to attack this problem from a holistic approach.” “The heroin epidemic, ravaging …
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Large Northern Ohio Drug Trafficking Group Faces Multiple Charges In Federal Court

… of fentanyl, heroin and cocaine into Greater Cleveland from Chicago and Yonkers, New York, law enforcement … S. Rendon said. “Sadly, the death toll continues to mount from this epidemic. Daily we mourn as parents bury their … of Warrensville Heights. The defendants conspired together from 2010 through 2016 to obtain fentanyl, heroin, cocaine …
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Carencro Officer Indicted On Extortion, Illegal Use Of Government Database, And Lying To Federal Agents In Desperado’s Case

… former Carencro Police Officer for receiving cash payments from Desperado’s Gentlemen’s Cabaret. Timothy “Timmy” … right, one count of obtaining information by computer from government or protected computer, and two counts of … enforced related ordinances. According to the indictment, from January 1, 2007, until December 5, 2012, Prejean …
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against Owners Of Three Pharmacies, Pharmacists, And Others For Illegal Distribution Of Millions Of Dollars’ Worth Of Oxycodone And Other Painkillers Nine Individuals Allegedly Used New York And New Jersey

… distribution of oxycodone and other controlled substances from three pharmacies in New York and New Jersey to … the Indictment unsealed today in Manhattan federal court:   From at least November 2011 up to and including October …
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DEA News: 5 Extradited, Charged With North Korean Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… Domestic WASHINGTON - DEA Administrator Michele M. Leonhart and Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the … Thailand in September. The five defendants were extradited from Thailand, arrived in the Southern District of New York … is the only one currently able to obtain methamphetamine from North Korea: “Because before, there were eight [other …
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Two Men Detained In Federal Custody In Record Seizure Of Crystal Methamphetamine

… of nearly 14 kilos of crystal meth allegedly orchestrated from inside a Massachusetts jail PROVIDENCE, R.I. - John J. … immigration matter. The drugs were allegedly shipped from California to Massachusetts, concealed inside a … of between 10-15 kilos of crystal meth into New England from California. The drugs were allegedly shipped in late …
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Drug Traffickers Sentenced: Distributed Multi-Kilogram Quantities Of Cocaine, Marijuana Near Chamblee High School

… that operated out of a house located approximately 350 feet from Chamblee Charter High School, in Chamblee, Georgia.  … and set up its base of operations down the street from a school,” said U. S. Attorney John Horn.  “In doing … Service is charged with defending the nation’s mail system from illegal use.  We remain steadfast in our resolve to …
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Cape Cod Brothers Convicted In Oxycodone Trafficking Scheme

… M. Gonsalves were convicted on multiple charges arising from a three year conspiracy involving hundreds of thousands … multi-thousand-pill loads of 30-milligram oxycodone from South Florida up to New England, first by plane and … During the trial, witnesses testified about seizures from the Gonsalves Brothers’ co-conspirators of two …
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Narcotics Charges Against New York City Department Of Education Employee

… you down.” According to the Complaint filed yesterday:  From at least February 2014 through October 15, 2014, … in a conspiracy to transport multiple kilograms of cocaine from Puerto Rico to the Bronx for distribution in New York …
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Man Sentenced In Alabama For Nine Pharmacy Burglaries

… Patrol units in the area heard an audible alarm coming from the pharmacy and pulled into the parking lot. Singleton … They left a box they had filled with Controlled Substances from the pharmacy on the floor of the pharmacy in their … which contained Walmart price tags. The price tags were from purchases at a Walmart in Mobile, Alabama.  Video of …
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Mexican National Sentenced As Leader And Organizer Of Marijuana Grow On Public Lands

… five years of supervised release following his release from prison. Villasenor-Villa, the organizer and leader of … were located in the Boise National Forest, a few miles from Highway 21 in Boise County. Ayala-Talavera, … hundred marijuana plants that had already been harvested from the growing operation. Investigators located and …
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Silver Spring Felon Admits Distributing Acetyl Fentanyl Resulting In Death And Illegal Possession Of A Firearm

… of a firearm. Nazari admitted that death resulted from the use of the acetyl fentanyl analogue that he … and searched the customer’s vehicle and recovered residue from the acetyl fentanyl analogue that Nazari had sold to … to flush drugs down the toilet.  Law enforcement seized from the basement bathroom approximately 7.5 grams of acetyl …
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Upper Marlboro Felon Exiled To 10 Years In Prison For Gun And Drug Offenses

… Renee Holland.  A 9mm semiautomatic pistol was recovered from the bedroom where Owens and Holland were found.  The … previously been convicted of a felony and was prohibited from possessing a firearm. On November 4, 2014, deputies from the DEA Task Force, Calvert County Sheriff’s Office …
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Leader Of Mexican Drug Organization Sentenced To 11 Years In Prison

… Rod J. Rosenstein. “Our local communities are not immune from the poison the Mexican drug cartels bring to the … allows us to attack these organizations at every level, from command and control operations to the street level dealers.” According to their guilty pleas, from 2006 through December 11, 2008, Rio-Corrales, Arceo and …