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Three Men Charged Following Seizure of Over 221 Kilograms of Methamphetamine

October 21, 2021
… these dangerous drugs and the crime associated with them from ruining lives.” “The dangerousness of this type of … to stopping that danger and keeping this community safe from the criminal organizations that are involved in … Officers arranged a controlled purchase of methamphetamine from a suspected drug broker. On September 30, 2021, the …
October 21, 2021
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Defendants in major Statesboro drug trafficking investigation enter guilty pleas

February 04, 2019
… 27 Alfred Anthony Woods, 28 Noah Quinn Pope, 25 Agreements from Oliver and Bishop also include admitting illegal … much safer because these drug traffickers have been removed from the streets.” “Securing admissions of guilt from all of the defendants in this operation represents an …
February 04, 2019
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Year in Review: DEA Innovates to Fight Fentanyl

January 17, 2024
… Engage New Orleans Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … a potentially deadly dose of fentanyl. This is an increase from 6 out of 10 pills in 2022 and 4 out of 10 pills in … lives lost.  Nearly 70% of these drug poisonings are from fentanyl.     DEA has responded to this unprecedented …
January 17, 2024
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Year in Review: DEA Innovates to Fight Fentanyl

January 17, 2024
… @DEAChicagoDiv Shane Catone Domestic Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin Additional Division Info Community Outreach: … a potentially deadly dose of fentanyl. This is an increase from 4 out of 10 pills in 2021 and 6 out of 10 pills in … lives lost.  Nearly 70% of these drug poisonings are from fentanyl.    DEA has responded to this unprecedented …
January 17, 2024
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Waterbury Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced to More Than 17 Years in Federal Prison

January 04, 2024
… boxed Bluetooth speakers and shipped through the U.S. mail from Puerto Rico to multiple addresses in Waterbury.  … Santiago-Miranda was a frequent mailer of cocaine parcels from Puerto Rico to Waterbury and was also the recipient of … at the time of his arrest. In total, law enforcement seized from Rodriguez a total of $455,308.83 in cash and from a …
January 04, 2024
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Former Federal Officer Receives More Charges for Alien Smuggling

December 29, 2023
… to be several kilograms of cocaine into the United States from Mexico through the Laredo POE without inspection.  If … Responsibility conducted the investigation with assistance from the Texas Department of Public Safety, Border Patrol, … the rise in prolific and dangerous smuggling emanating from Central America and impacting our border communities. …
December 29, 2023
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Pilot Involved in Cocaine Trafficking Scheme Sentenced to 4 Years in Federal Prison

December 21, 2023
… to 4 Years in Federal Prison December 21, 2023 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 … others to transport approximately 1700 kilograms of cocaine from South America to the U.S.  On August 6, 2016, Sanchez …
December 21, 2023
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San Jose Doctor Convicted of Twelve Counts of Illegally Prescribing Opioids

June 22, 2023
… substance medications in just the one-year period from May 2016 to May 2017.  An investigation ensued in 2017 … as patients.  The undercover agents received prescriptions from Siao despite complaining of only vaguely of pain or … had been lost or stolen, despite Siao receiving an alert from E.J.’s insurer regarding her opioid prescriptions and …
June 22, 2023
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Federal Jury Finds Venezuelan National Guilty of Trafficking $21 Million Of Cocaine on the High Seas

May 22, 2023
… and a USCG Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) were deployed from HNLMS Holland, a Dutch naval vessel patrolling in the … the suspicious vessel. The helicopter and its crew were from the USCG Helicopter Interdiction Squadron (“HITRON”) … unit based in Jacksonville and the LEDET boarding team was from the USCG Tactical Law Enforcement Team South (“TACLET …
May 22, 2023
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30 Charged in Ft. Worth Meth Distribution Ring

October 15, 2020
… Wednesday in “Operation Ice Tank.” Five were bonded over from state custody and four remain fugitives. All 30 were … laboratories cannot be tolerated.  The DEA and our partners from Fort Worth, Haltom City, and North Richland Hills, remain committed to neighborhoods free from the scourge of illicit drugs.” During this week’s …
October 15, 2020
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Italian national connected to seizure of over 1,500 kilos of cocaine bound for Europe aboard fishing vessels pleads guilty to cocaine trafficking

May 10, 2019
… States. Biondo is an Italian national who was extradited from Spain and made an initial appearance in federal court … of 400 kilograms. In June 2014, the first sailboat departed from Grenada to the designated coordinates to receive the … intercepted communications regarding a shipment of cocaine from South America to Europe. Biondo identified customers in …
May 10, 2019
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Twenty Seven Arrested in the Rio Grande Valley on Drug Charges

October 28, 2021
… MCALLEN, TEXAS – Twenty seven defendants were arrested from the Rio Grande Valley region on state charges related … following defendants were arrested on state charges ranging from Possession with Intent to Distribute, Manufacturing, … Heights, Texas; The state criminal complaints allege that from January 2021 until October 2021, this drug trafficking …
October 28, 2021
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Career Criminal & Leader of Seattle Drug Distribution Network Sentenced

August 26, 2021
… firearms, following a 5-day jury trial.  The case stemmed from a 6-month investigation in 2017 by the Seattle Police … This federal sentence is necessary to protect the public from the defendant’s callous disregard for community … 42 grams of methamphetamine and 180 grams of fentanyl from McKnight’s vehicle in Seattle.  At the time of his …
August 26, 2021
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11 Conspirators Indicted for Importing Large Quantities of Cocaine and Heroin

March 06, 2008
… Indicted for Importing Large Quantities of Cocaine and Heroin March 06, 2008 Washington, DC Contact Info … “Most of the illegal drugs sold in Maryland are imported from outside the state,” said U.S. Attorney Rod J. … investigation.” According to the three count indictment, from 2001 to February 2008, the defendants conspired to …
March 06, 2008
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Operator of Charm City Motors Sentenced to Almost 11 Years

August 08, 2008
… IRS-CI evaluates currency reports to trace the money from the criminal activity to the criminal." stated Special … County, Texas, driving a vehicle which had been purchased from Charm City Motors.  Hidden in a trap inside the vehicle … Campbell and Custis to drive the car containing the cocaine from Texas to Maryland, and he would be paid $5,000 plus …
August 08, 2008
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Sentencing of California-based drug lord

February 14, 2019
… "Heroin, fentanyl and cocaine—trafficked into our state from other regions—have been a scourge to our community. In Kent County alone, the number of overdose deaths from controlled substances increased by over 50 percent from 2016 to 2017, and we lost 156 of our neighbors to …
February 14, 2019
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Record settlement reached in University of Michigan hospital drug diversion civil penalty case

August 30, 2018
… 801-904. The settlement, which is civil in nature, resulted from a years-long Drug Enforcement … and Southeast Michigan, each of which received narcotics from the main hospital’s pharmacy and dispensed them to … rendered unlawful all of the narcotics distributions from the main hospital to the unregistered off-site …
August 30, 2018
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Former chief of Honduran National Police charged with drug trafficking and weapons offenses

April 30, 2020
… in Honduras and elsewhere worked together, and with support from certain prominent public and private individuals, … to receive multi-ton loads of cocaine sent to Honduras from, among other places, Colombia and Venezuela via air and … and eventually to the United States .  For protection from law enforcement interference, and in order to …
April 30, 2020
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Members of African criminal enterprise charged with large-scale trafficking of rhinoceros horns and elephant ivory and heroin distribution

June 14, 2019
… networks involved in a wide array of unlawful acts – from drug trafficking to conspiring to commit acts of terror … international treaties implemented by certain U.S. laws.   From December 2012 through May 2019, Kromah, Cherif, Surur …
June 14, 2019
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DEA Brings In Record Number Of Unused Pills During 15th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

May 08, 2018
… - simply by disposing of unwanted prescription medications from their medicine cabinets,” said DEA Acting Administrator … communities by turning in over 43,000 pounds of medications from their homes. DEA thanks the public for their immense … remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they could be stolen and …
May 08, 2018
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Dr. Rogelio Lucas And His Wife Convicted On 30 Counts

May 07, 2018
… at trial, approximately $680,000 in cash was recovered from the Scarsdale residence. Photographs in evidence showed boxes recovered from a bedroom containing cash and handwritten notations by … those who chose to pay in this manner would be restricted from receiving oxycodone. Multiple drug rings received …
May 07, 2018
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Twenty Charged In Drug Conspiracy Distributing Heroin & Meth Throughout King, Pierce, Snohomish And Thurston Counties

March 28, 2018
… the gun was being purchased for someone who is prohibited from possessing firearms.  After being alerted by law … the Puyallup Police Department, with significant assistance from Bonney Lake, Auburn and Kent Police Departments.   The investigation was supported by agents from Homeland Security Investigations, and the Bureau of …
March 28, 2018
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Denver OCDETF Strike Force Takes Down Mexican Drug Trafficking Organization Responsible For Distributing Large Quantities Of Cocaine And Methamphetamine

April 20, 2017
… Responsible For Distributing Large Quantities Of Cocaine And Methamphetamine April 20, 2017 Rocky Mountain Contact … throughout our communities, making themselves rich from the suffering of others,” stated Special Agent in … brought cocaine and methamphetamine into the country from Mexico, transported it through California, into …
April 20, 2017
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Thirteen Heroin Traffickers Indicted In Northern Ohio

January 14, 2013
… Operation Engage Toledo Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … use of a bank safe deposit box to store and conceal profits from the sale of heroin.  Count 3 of the indictment charges … and a 1976 Oldsmobile Cutlass. The indictment alleges that from March 2012 to August 15, 2012, defendant Rayshawn Reed …
January 14, 2013
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Lorain County Ohio Combines Efforts With Federal Law Enforcement To Combat Drug Trafficking And Violent Crime

November 12, 2015
… convicted of felony offenses which would prohibit him from possessing a firearm and ammunition. Spencer also sold … convicted of felony offenses which would prohibit him from possessing a firearm and ammunition. Calvin L. … convicted of felony offenses which would prohibit him from possessing a firearm or ammunition. Steve J. Hamilton, …
November 12, 2015
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Two Kentucky Men Charged With Illegal Distribution Of Fentanyl Resulting In Death

November 12, 2015
… Marquette, and Traverse City - (571) 362-0443 Charges stem from joint investigation between DEA and the Versailles … the drug they supplied. The indictment also alleges that from June 2015, until October 2015, Aguirre-Jerardo, … used in medical treatment and is occasionally diverted from legitimate sources for illicit use. However, most …
November 12, 2015
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23 Years In Prison For “Dr. Khan”

June 16, 2017
… and two counts of money laundering. The convictions arose from the operation of the defendant’s fraudulent medical … operated Compassionate and related health care corporations from 2006 until 2013.   Ashrafkhan was responsible for … heroin use.   “More people die in America every year from prescription drug overdoses than from overdoses of all …
June 16, 2017
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Arnoldo Rueda-Medina, Aka “La Minsa,” Faces Federal Charges In Dallas For Role In Cocaine And Methamphetamine Distribution And Money Laundering Conspiracies

January 27, 2017
… including “La Minsa,” arrived in the United States today from Mexico to face criminal charges in connection with his … The act also prohibits U.S. citizens and companies from doing any kind of business activity with Rueda-Medina, … and it certainly worked here.”  The indictment alleges that from approximately September 2008 to October 21, 2009, in …
January 27, 2017
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Multiple Narcotics Trafficking Results In Significant Sentences

October 03, 2014
… of an illegal drug trafficking conspiracy spanning from Oct. 1, 2012, to Sept. 4, 2013. The drug trafficking … cocaine shipments across the U.S. border with Mexico and from coast to coast in the U.S. In late 2012, Chavez-Arriaga …
October 03, 2014
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Former Parker Doctor, Office Manager, And Two Pharmacists Indicted For Conspiracy And Illegal Distribution Of Prescription Medication Resulting In Patient Deaths

April 12, 2016
… in the indictment at least two patients who received drugs from Littleford died as a result.  Dianna L Smithling was … Michigan was the office manager at the Pain & Injury Clinic from approximately July 2011 to approximately November … the prescriptions should have still had opioids left from a prior prescription, if they had been taking the …
April 12, 2016