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Leader of Lawrence Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to Over 15 Years in Prison

… families and communities. In 2021, 80,816 people died from opioid-related overdoses in the United States — the … continue to do everything we can to protect our communities from this deadly crisis.” “DEA is committed to investigating …
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Waterbury Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison

… was receiving large quantities of fentanyl and heroin from a source in New York and then selling the narcotics to … involved the shipments of kilogram-quantities of cocaine from Puerto Rico to Connecticut, the conversion of cocaine … arrested at the anticipated meeting place.  Reynoso fled from the meeting scene in his vehicle, which was found …
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Boston Area Fentanyl And Cocaine Supplier Sentenced

… base and marijuana throughout Southeastern Massachusetts from a base of operations in Brockton. The investigation … for Goncalves and others. Intercepted communications from Perez Felix’s cellphone determined that he distributed … large quantities of heroin, fentanyl and cocaine from a base of operations in Boston throughout the greater …
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Patchogue Man Pleads Guilty to Criminal Possession of a Weapon and Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance for Selling Fentanyl

… Man Pleads Guilty to Criminal Possession of a Weapon and Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance for Selling … not even a pending upstate sentence deterred this defendant from continuing with business as usual.” “To state it … undercover officers purchased cocaine and fentanyl from Shewprashad on two separate dates between March and …
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Troy Woman Pleads Guilty to Nationwide Marijuana and THC Trafficking Conspiracy

… and shipped thousands of kilograms of marijuana and THC from Fresno to locations throughout the United States, … packages of marijuana were shipped through UPS and FedEx from a shipping store in Fresno, Fast Pack & Ship, by Dwight … food containers and suitcases, and was typically picked up from Coles by David Singletary, aka “DB.”    Coles, Turner, …
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Prison Sentence Announced for Queens Man on Narcotics and Gun Possession Charges

… Task Force (NYDETF), Group T-31, comprised of agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) New … New York State Police investigators. The investigation ran from approximately May of 2020 to March of 2021. In total, … Members of NYDETF Group T-31 obtained security footage from the storage facility. A review of footage from December …
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United States seeks forfeiture of real estate in Mexico purchased by cartel leader Rafael Caro Quintero with proceeds of his drug trafficking organization

… offices located in New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Long Island, Plattsburgh, Rochester, Syracuse and Westchester County Additional Division Info Community … properties Caro Quintero purchased with blood money reaped from the drug trafficking, addiction and violence he sowed …
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‘Mayor of Mexico’ is sentenced to 12 years in prison for his role in operating a multi-million dollar Continuing Criminal Enterprise

… offices located in New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Long Island, Plattsburgh, Rochester, Syracuse and Westchester County … of approximately $420,000 in U.S. currency. The cash seized from the tractor­-trailer was money collected from the sale of heroin and cocaine in the Buffalo area that …
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Meriden Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Cocaine Trafficking Offenses

… possession charges.  On that date investigators seized from Acevedo approximately 390 grams of cocaine and $281,000 … investigators made two controlled purchases of cocaine from Acevedo. Acevedo was arrested on a federal criminal … with several visitors at his home and receiving a paper bag from one visitor who was a known drug associate.  Acevedo …
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DEA Announces Three New Telemedicine Rules that Continue to Open Access to Telehealth Treatment while Protecting Patients

… has never been seen in-person by the medical provider and the patient is being prescribed controlled medication. … visits without ever having an in-person medical evaluation from a medical provider. The special registration is … of Veterans Affairs (VA).  It exempts VA practitioners from Special Registrations requirements. Once a patient has …
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Springfield Man Sentenced to 7 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl and Cocaine While on Supervised Release

… to 7 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl and Cocaine While on Supervised Release December 08, 2024 … and for violating the conditions of his supervised release from a prior federal conviction. According to court … supervised release for trafficking heroin.  He was released from federal prison in April 2021. In July 2022, the Drug …
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Meriden Man Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Trafficking Offenses

… possession charges.  On that date investigators seized from Acevedo approximately 390 grams of cocaine and $281,000 … investigators made two controlled purchases of cocaine from Acevedo. Acevedo was arrested on a federal criminal … with several visitors at his home and receiving a paper bag from one visitor who was a known drug associate.  Acevedo …
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Charlottesville Methamphetamine Traffickers Plead Guilty

… area. Santo Hidalgo Siguenza, a.k.a. “Chila,” 40, from El Salvador, Francisco Rocha Uribe, 31, from  Mexico, Rafael Vasquez Navarette, 26, from El Salvador, and Luis Guillermo Melendez-Henrique, 31, …
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Major Baltimore Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty, Sentenced

… Distribute Heroin Less Than Three Weeks After His Release from State Prison Baltimore, Md., – U.S. District Judge … Baltimore District Office. According to his guilty plea, from September 2020 to November 2020, Skordalos participated … joined the DTO less than three weeks after his release from state prison. In September 2020, federal agents …
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Baltimore County Felon Sentenced to More Than Five Years in Federal Prison for Obtaining Two Kilograms of Cocaine to Distribute and for Illegal Possession of a Firearm

… of Cocaine to Distribute in Maryland; Was Prohibited from Possessing a Firearm Greenbelt, Md., – U.S. District … to his guilty plea, on October 3, 2019, Alexander traveled from his Towson, Maryland residence to New York to acquire … conducted a traffic stop on Alexander as he was returning from New York to Maryland. Law enforcement recovered …
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Owner of Fauquier County gas station pleads guilty to distributing spice

… synthetic cannabinoids—commonly known as “spice” or “K2”—from the gas station he owned and operated with his business … A. Latif, 70, and his business partner have sold spice from their gas station, located in Warrenton, since 2012. … vigilance for the continued protection of our community from those that would exploit the weaknesses associated with …
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Member of Maryland MS-13 extortion operation in DC suburbs sentenced to 51 months in federal prison

… Member of Maryland MS-13 extortion operation in DC suburbs sentenced to 51 … Washington, DC metropolitan area, MS-13 generated income from various sources, including the extortion of money from …
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California Man Sentenced to 24 Years for Trafficking 33+ Kilograms of Methamphetamine and 3+ Kilograms of Fentanyl

… for distributing multiple kilograms of methamphetamine from California into North Carolina. Court records show that … to purchase multiple kilograms of methamphetamine from Laveaga’s DTO. During the investigation, Laveaga’s … transported approximately 20 kilograms of methamphetamine from California to the Charlotte area. On other occasions, …
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Lead Defendant Sentenced in Burke County Drug Trafficking Investigation

… collaborative efforts will continue to identify and remove from our communities those who would drive violent crime … as the DEA developed information about cocaine trafficking from Mexico, through California to Atlanta, and then … primarily to distributors in Burke County. Investigators from the Burke County Sheriff’s Office then worked with the …
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Three Men Charged Following Seizure of Over 221 Kilograms of Methamphetamine

… 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 …
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Defendants in major Statesboro drug trafficking investigation enter guilty pleas

… 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 …
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Year in Review: DEA Innovates to Fight Fentanyl

… 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 …
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Year in Review: DEA Innovates to Fight Fentanyl

… @DEAChicagoDiv Todd C. Smith 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 …
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Waterbury Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced to More Than 17 Years in Federal Prison

… 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 …
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Former Federal Officer Receives More Charges for Alien Smuggling

… 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. …
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Pilot Involved in Cocaine Trafficking Scheme Sentenced to 4 Years in Federal Prison

… 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 …
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San Jose Doctor Convicted of Twelve Counts of Illegally Prescribing Opioids

… 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 …
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Federal Jury Finds Venezuelan National Guilty of Trafficking $21 Million Of Cocaine on the High Seas

… 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 …
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30 Charged in Ft. Worth Meth Distribution Ring

… 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 …
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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

… 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 …