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Six MS-13 gang members indicted for allegedly conspiring to commit murder

… 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 …
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Fourteen members of a Washington Heights drug trafficking organization charged with distributing heroin

… 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 …
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Canadian Dark Web Vendor Sentenced for Importing Millions of Counterfeit Xanax Pills into the United States

… 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 …
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Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Fentanyl Distribution and Money Laundering

… 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 …
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Large-Scale Counterfeit Pill Manufacturer Charged With Drug Offenses And Pandemic Loan Fraud

… 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 …
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Kanawha County Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Fentanyl Crime

… 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 …
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Six Indicted for Illegal Firearms Possession, Drugs

… Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 2920 Brandywine Road Atlanta , GA 30341 United States … Jae W. Chung 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 …
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Harford County Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for His Participation in a Drug Distribution Conspiracy

… 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 …
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Indictment charges 24 individuals connected to southeastern Connecticut drug ring

… 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 …
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Coordinated Law Enforcement Operations Lead to Takedown of Portland-Area Transnational Drug Trafficking Cells

… 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 …
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Central Florida cocaine trafficking ring dismantled

… 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 …
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27 Defendants Facing State Or Federal Drug Charges For Allegedly Selling Heroin And Crack Cocaine On City’s West Side

… 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 …
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Two Members Of Manchester-Based Drug Ring Sentenced To Lengthy Prison Terms

… 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 …
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22 Charged In The Southern District Of Texas As Part Of Largest National Medicare Fraud Takedown In History

… (254) 297-0300 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 …
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Two Men Charged With Distributing Synthetic Drugs That Caused Overdoses At Wesleyan University

… 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. …
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Nine Members Of Eastern European Organized Crime Syndicate Charged With Racketeering, Extortion, Loansharking, Illegal Gambling, And Drug Trafficking

… - (914) 682-6256 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 …
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Father, Girlfriend Of Rikers Island Inmate Charged With Conspiracy And Solicitation To Commit Murder

… 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 …
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2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown

… 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 …
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Terrance C. Cole Sworn in as Administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration

… 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 …
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DEA Recognizes 2025 National Fentanyl Awareness Day with Debut of Faces of Fentanyl Online Exhibit

… Fentanyl Awareness Day with extended DEA Museum hours from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. this coming Tuesday. The Faces of … work against these dangerous criminal organizations is far from over. The families affected by fentanyl deserve … has ever faced.   In 2023, more than 105,000 Americans died from drug poisonings, nearly 70% of those deaths were …
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Mexican National Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Role in Conspiracy to Distribute Kilograms of Fentanyl and Cocaine and Launder Proceeds

… twice BOSTON – A Mexican national previously deported twice from the United States has been sentenced in federal court … of fentanyl and other narcotics via tractor trailer from the area of Ontario, Calif., to Massachusetts. Law … undercover officer delivered $202,090 drug money, received from coconspirators in Massachusetts, to Lopez Medina in …
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50,000 Fake Pills Seized in San Diego

… operation in San Diego on June 28, 2022.  Investigators from the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Narcotic Task … Department (SDPD) worked together to prevent the fake pills from being distributed.  Berenice Sanchez-Tapia, age 47, was … law enforcement agencies determined to prevent fake pills from making it to the streets of San Diego,” said DEA …
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Chula Vista Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl-Laced Pills that Caused Overdose Death of 20-Year-Old

… was caused by the fentanyl-laced pills that J.P. purchased from Mefford. Finally, Mefford admitted that he transported multi-pound level quantities of methamphetamine from San Diego to Kansas. Once in Kansas, Mefford … the methamphetamine to various individuals. Detectives from the Chula Vista Police Department’s Narcotics …
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San Diego Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Fentanyl Distribution Resulting in Death

… a 25-year-old husband and father of two young children from El Cajon. Davis was convicted by a federal jury on … 3:39 a.m. The U.S. Attorney’s Office is releasing excerpts from a security video which was presented as evidence at … to take it away and make it better. The biggest tragedy from all of this is that 2 innocent children have to grow up …
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DEA Announces 19th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… Kelly McKay Recruiter Name Kieran Garcia (858) 616-4040 sandiegospecialagentrecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. There will be 16 collection …
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Attorney General William P. Barr Joins DEA Acting Administrator Timothy J. Shea to Announce Results of Operation Crystal Shield

… devotion of DEA and our partners to protect our communities from the scourge of drug trafficking and violent crime under … COVID, DEA has been working hard to stop ruthless cartels from bringing methamphetamine into our communities,” said …
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DEA announces launch of Operation Crystal Shield

… trafficked into and within the United States. From FY 2017 to FY 2019, DEA domestic seizures of methamphetamine increased 127 percent from 49,507 pounds to 112,146 pounds. During the same time …
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Online drug dealer pleads guilty in fentanyl overdose death

… in 2017 and began purchasing various prescription pills from him.   According to his plea agreement, on the evening … oxycodone pills, for $240. The “blues” purchased from Lucas were counterfeit and contained deadly … pills using deadly fentanyl.  More than 399,000 people died from opioid overdoses, including prescription and illicit …
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Lead Defendant in Richmond County Meth-Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced to More Than 20 Years in Federal Prison

… Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 2920 Brandywine Road Atlanta , GA 30341 United States … sell drugs, whether they’re selling them on the streets or from inside a prison,” said the Special Agent in Charge of … orchestrated a large-scale meth distribution operation from behind bars while serving a 10-year state sentence for …
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Five Arrested for Drug Trafficking in Chittenden County

… conducted 17 controlled purchases of illegal drugs from members of the organization.  Affidavits filed in this … allege that members of the organization bring narcotics from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to distribute in Chittenden … 1,300 grams of suspected cocaine base that had been thrown from the window of the apartment.  Stokes-Johnson, Weaver, …