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Joshua Brandon Hinkle Sentenced To 110 Months For A-Pvp Distribution Conspiracy

… to making approximately 30 to 40 trips to obtain a-PVP from a source of supply in North Carolina, and bringing back … for resale.  A-PVP is a synthetic drug, primarily ordered from China, which is commonly referred to on the street as … has been referred to by users of the substance as “meth on steroids.”  Others who were previously sentenced in this …
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DEA St. Louis Division Hosts Families with Loved Ones who Died from Illegal Drugs

… St. Louis Division Hosts Families with Loved Ones who Died from Illegal Drugs June 27, 2024 St. Louis Contact Info … family summits as part of our commitment to decrease deaths from illegal drugs,” said Special Agent in Charge Michael A. … in the United States in 2023. The number of people dying from drugs has decreased, while the number of deaths from …
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DEA and its Partners Remove More than 670,000 Pounds of Unused Medications from Communities Nationwide

… Remove More than 670,000 Pounds of Unused Medications from Communities Nationwide May 29, 2024 El Paso Contact … more than 18.6 million pounds of unneeded medications from communities across the country. According to a report … for a nonmedical purpose obtained that medication from a family member or friend. DEA continues to expand …
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“Court Vision Academy” kicks off in Albany

… of a 19-week basketball program providing youth with high-quality athletic training and life skills.    “Court Vision … program will take place on Friday and Saturday nights from 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the TCCE and is open to boys … the community, the program provides kids with free, high-quality sports training and positive interactions with …
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Los Angeles Roundup Targets 38th Street Gang

… Southern California Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … by the Mexican Mafia prison gang, which demands “taxes” from the 38th Street gang and gives authorization for the …
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Meriden Man Sentenced to Nearly 8 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Cocaine

… and non-prescription drugs, including oxycodone, steroids and cocaine.  The investigation also revealed that Diaz coordinated shipments of kilograms of cocaine from Puerto Rico and also received from cocaine from another source in New York, and …
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Ross Ulbricht, The Creator And Owner Of The “Silk Road” Website, Found Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court On All Counts

… 682-6256 Silk Road was used by more than 100,000 users to buy and sell hundreds of kilograms of illegal drugs and … anonymity of the dark web is not a protective shield from arrest and prosecution.” According to the Complaint, …
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Ross Ulbricht, A/k/a “Dread Pirate Roberts,” Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To Life In Prison

… the “silk road" website, used by more than 100,000 users to buy and sell more than $200 million worth of illegal drugs … to the deaths of at least six young people.  Ulbricht went from hiding his cybercrime identity to becoming the face of …
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DEA Announces Guilty Plea Of U.S. Congressman On Cocaine Charges

… area of Washington, D.C. At this time, Radel agreed to buy about 3.5 grams of cocaine from the undercover officer.  He and the undercover officer … that a sitting Member of Congress was routinely using and buying cocaine.  Once this information was confirmed, law …
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DEA Summit Brings Together Families Suffering Tragic Losses from Fentanyl

… DEA Summit Brings Together Families Suffering Tragic Losses from Fentanyl October 19, 2023 Omaha Contact Info Contact Us … in Minneapolis October 19, bringing together 27 families from Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and South … in attendance. “This is a heavy day, but we are learning from one another. We want to learn from your story. We want …
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Louisiana Man Sentenced to 25 years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Violations

… of cash.  Powell told law enforcement he was planning to buy a vehicle with the money.  A large, concealed … criminal organizations (TCOs) and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. This case was …
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24 Boston gang members, associates charged with cocaine trafficking

… committed to protecting the residents of our communities from harm,” said United States Attorney Andrew E. Lelling. … William G. Gross. “This operation will greatly improve quality of life for our neighborhoods and protect the health … arrests and recovery of a cache of weapons and proceeds from this drug conspiracy. It is a clear message that we …
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Eleven Individuals Charged With Trafficking Heroin And Other Illegal Narcotics

… conspiracy involving the shipment of heroin from California to Baton Rouge and the distribution of … terms of imprisonment, fines, and forfeiture of proceeds from the illegal drug offenses: Michael Almanza, age 44, of … our schools, which causes terrible harm to the quality of life in any community. DEA is committed to …
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DEA to Host the 30th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 25th

… @DEALouisville Jim Scott Domestic Kentucky, Tennessee, and West Virginia Additional Division Info Community … Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 25, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at nearly 4,200 locations … poisonings.  “Removing unused and expired medications from your home and disposing of them properly is a simple …
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Arrests In DEA Narco-Terrorism Undercover OperationsOne DEA Operation Results In Arrests Of Defendants For Agreeing To Acquire $9.5 Million Worth Of Surface-to-Air Missiles And Other Weapons For Hizballah Separate DEA

… (DEA), announced the unsealing of two indictments resulting from two DEA narco-terrorism undercover operations: first, … to arrange the importation of hundreds of kilograms of high‑quality heroin into the United States. The CSs represented … of Hizballah. In those meetings, and in telephone calls and email messages, Aksu and Wehbe discussed the purchase of …
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Leader of Drug Trafficking Organization Responsible for Trafficking More Than 5,000 Kilograms of Cocaine Sentenced to Prison

… and statements made in court proceedings and filings: From approximately 2019 through 2022, Enriquez-Nunez was the … described the conduct as drug trafficking on an “epic, steroidal level.” In addition to the prison term, …
PRESS RELEASE

Money laundering charges added in international marijuana conspiracy to grow marijuana in Sacramento and Placer Counties houses

… defendants first charged in 2017 in a scheme to use money from China to buy houses to grow marijuana, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. … other and others to wire transfer approximately $870,000 from China to buy six houses for growing marijuana or to pay …
PRESS RELEASE

Four Defendants Charged In Conspiracy To Distribute Testosterone And Human Growth Hormones To Underage High School And Professional Athletes

… high school and professional athletes.  The charges stem from a DEA investigation, which focused on the illegal … a Schedule III controlled substance, that is, the anabolic steroid testosterone, in violation of Title 21, United …
PRESS RELEASE

Fourteen Members of a Jefferson County Drug Trafficking Organization Charged with Federal Drug and Gun Crimes

… involved an immense amount of collaboration and dedication from our law enforcement partners and underscores the impact … work tirelessly to hold accountable those who seek profit from the sale of these dangerous substances and bring them … communities have a profound negative effect on Americans’ quality of life,” said Special Agent in Charge Demetrius …
PRESS RELEASE

Drug Investigation Leads To Indictments And Arrests In Darby, Pennsylvania

… arrests of ten individuals named in separate cases stemming from a long-term investigation into drug dealing in and … indictments unsealed today had a detrimental effect on the quality of life of Darby Borough's citizens. My office will … individuals committing the crimes that interfere with the quality of life in a community.” “Delaware County is, …
PRESS RELEASE

L.A. Garment District Money Laundering Cartel Scheme Exposed

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … what is estimated to be at least $65 million in cash and from bank accounts around the world. In a BMPE system, a … broker finds business owners in the foreign country who buy goods from vendors in the United States and who need …
STORY

New, Dangerous Synthetic Opioid in D.C., Emerging in Tri-State Area

June 01, 2022
… emerging in the D.C. metropolitan area that is as dangerous and deadly as fentanyl. This week, the DEA Washington … never approved for medical use, nitazines are being sourced from China and being mixed into other drugs. Isotonitazene … after a lab test, so people don't realize they're buying them until it's too late. “We want to get this info …
June 01, 2022
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Multi-agency Investigation Targets Methamphetamine And Firearm Trafficking In Southeastern New Mexico

… violate the federal narcotics trafficking and firearms laws from May 2017 through Oct. 2017 in Eddy and Chaves Counties … including the quantities of methamphetamine - ranging from multiple ounces to five pounds - allegedly distributed … trafficking in Eddy and Chaves Counties and to improve the quality of life for the good people who live there.  It was …
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Judge sentences cartel-connected drug dealer to 25 years for trying to establish cocaine pipeline from Mexico to St. Louis

… dealer to 25 years for trying to establish cocaine pipeline from Mexico to St. Louis September 17, 2020 St. Louis … and elsewhere, obtained bulk quantities of cocaine from suppliers with ties to the Sinaloa Cartel. Burris then … Office for the Eastern District of Missouri with assistance from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of …
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Law enforcement agency cooperation strikes a blow to the crime element in Roswell, New Mexico

January 08, 2021
… many illicit drug-peddling reprobates residing in our city and the surrounding Chaves County,” Smith said. “It should … community has such an underbelly eroding at the very quality of life here in Roswell.” In addition to … point for cocaine, marijuana and methamphetamine smuggled from the New Mexico/Texas border to cities throughout the …
January 08, 2021
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Three Operation Wu Block methamphetamine dealers sentenced

… in prison followed by three years of supervised release; and, Austin Nathaniel Pineda, 23, of Stone Mountain, … trafficking activities posed a significant threat to the quality of life in northeast Georgia,” said the Special … caught pushing this deadly, highly addictive illegal drug from our communities,” said U.S. Attorney Charlie Peeler. …
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Wisconsin woman receives federal prison sentence for conspiracy to deal methamphetamine in multi-agency investigation

… in a years-long conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine from a farm near Butternut, Wisconsin in the Town of … that Peterson and Moore were selling methamphetamine from a location known as the “Meth Farm.” Beginning in … 2018, the undercover officer conducted seven controlled buys of methamphetamine from Moore and one from Peterson, …
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Two Defendants Sentenced In Opioid Pill Mill Case

… today by U.S. District Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater stemming from their involvement in a “pill mill” operation, announced … by a superseding indictment.  The indictment alleged that from at least May 2013 through July 2014, the defendants … seeking 30mg oxycodone pills.  Robertson offered to buy all the pills Robinson had for $16.00 per pill.  …
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DEA Issues Nationwide Alert On Fentanyl As Threat To Health And Public Safety

… local labs reported 3,344 fentanyl submissions in 2014, up from 942 in 2013.  In addition, DEA has identified 15 other … mg can be fatal. Its euphoric effects are indistinguishable from morphine or heroin. DEA has also issued warnings to law … on the streets during the course of enforcement, such as a buy-walk, or buy-bust operation. Fentanyl cases in 2014 have …

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