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Twenty Seven Arrested in the Rio Grande Valley on Drug Charges

… 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 …
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Career Criminal & Leader of Seattle Drug Distribution Network Sentenced

… 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 …
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11 Conspirators Indicted for Importing Large Quantities of Cocaine and Heroin

… 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 …
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Operator of Charm City Motors Sentenced to Almost 11 Years

… 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 …
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Sentencing of California-based drug lord

… "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 …
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Record settlement reached in University of Michigan hospital drug diversion civil penalty case

… 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 …
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Former chief of Honduran National Police charged with drug trafficking and weapons offenses

… 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 …
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Members of African criminal enterprise charged with large-scale trafficking of rhinoceros horns and elephant ivory and heroin distribution

… 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 …
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DEA Brings In Record Number Of Unused Pills During 15th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… - 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 …
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Dr. Rogelio Lucas And His Wife Convicted On 30 Counts

… 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 …
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Twenty Charged In Drug Conspiracy Distributing Heroin & Meth Throughout King, Pierce, Snohomish And Thurston Counties

… 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 …
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Denver OCDETF Strike Force Takes Down Mexican Drug Trafficking Organization Responsible For Distributing Large Quantities Of Cocaine And Methamphetamine

… 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 …
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Thirteen Heroin Traffickers Indicted In Northern Ohio

… 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 …
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Lorain County Ohio Combines Efforts With Federal Law Enforcement To Combat Drug Trafficking And Violent Crime

… 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, …
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Two Kentucky Men Charged With Illegal Distribution Of Fentanyl Resulting In Death

… 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 …
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23 Years In Prison For “Dr. Khan”

… 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 …
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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

… 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 …
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Multiple Narcotics Trafficking Results In Significant Sentences

… 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 …
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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

… 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 …
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Three Tampa Residents Plead Guilty For Their Involvement In A Conspiracy To Import A Synthetic Cannabinoid, XLR-11, A/k/a "Spice", And Drug Paraphernalia

… To Import A Synthetic Cannabinoid, XLR-11, A/k/a "Spice", And Drug Paraphernalia August 12, 2015 Miami Contact Info … a/k/a “Spice,” and paraphernalia to the United States from China, before United States Chief Magistrate Judge … Ahmed Yehia Khalifa, 28, and Ahmed Maher Elhelw, 25, both from Tampa, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to import a …
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DEA Announces 10th National Prescription Drug Take Back

… 965-4400 Oxford - (662) 234-8542 Event will take place from 10 am-2 pm on Saturday, September 26th … Prescription Drug Take-Back will take place September 26th from 10 am-2 pm local time. As with the previous nine … show that many abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine …
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Pennsylvania Man Sentenced To 33 Months In Prison For Role In $65 Million Stolen Identity Income Tax Refund Fraud Scheme

… including Social Security numbers and dates of birth, from unwitting individuals, who often reside in the … task force in New Jersey composed of investigators from the IRS and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, along with the U.S. Secret Service and with assistance from the Drug Enforcement (New Jersey Task Force).   An …
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Pharmacist Sentenced To 78 Months In Prison For Attempting To Weaponize Deadly Toxins And Possessing Narcotics Manufacturing Equipment

… to work tirelessly to keep criminals such as Mr. Gonzalez from being a threat to society.” According documents filed in this case and statements made in court: From September 18, 2011, through March 19, 2013, Gonzalez …
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Three DEA Operation “Meilky Way” Defendants Sentenced In Methamphetamine Distribution Case Ring Leader Sentenced To 35 Years Imprisonment

… and northeast Arkansas. The methamphetamine was smuggled from Mexico to Arkansas for distribution. In total, law … case," stated Thyer. "It is a high priority to remove meth from our communities. More importantly, that we dismantle … today, justice has prevailed to prevent this operation from re-establishing itself.  Additionally, the …
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Law Enforcement Officer Arraigned For Compromising Drug Investigation

… Force, was sworn to uphold the law and protect the public from harm. Instead, he violated his oath by unlawfully … Attorney John A. Horn. “His conduct is shocking, especially from someone sworn to uphold the law. Leaks of sensitive …
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Doctor Sentenced To 7 Years For Illegally Prescribing Narcotics, Defrauding Government Programs

… repeatedly violated his oath to protect his patients from harm,” said U.S. Attorney Daly.  “He flooded our … his former patients, who traveled approximately 180 miles from her home in New York to receive prescriptions from Dr. …
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Defendants Sentenced In Federal Court For Attempting To Send Firearms To Mexico Defendants Planned To Transport Assault Rifles Across Border

… Sally Quillian Yates said, “The illegal flow of firearms from Atlanta to Mexico must be stopped. These trafficked … information presented in court: Federal agents learned from a confidential source that BERNAL-PEREZ, acting on … to send to Mexico. On January 30, 2010, agents learned from a confidential source that RODRIGUEZ-GOMEZ was going to …
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Corrupt Federal Officer Pleads Guilty To Smuggling Guns And Drug Money Through The Airport Former Officer And Wife Also Plead Guilty To Marriage Fraud Scheme

… SAMUELS approximately $25,000 in money represented to be from the sale of drugs. With the assistance of others, and … 2010, SAMUELS accepted over $50,000 in purported drug money from another undercover officer. SAMUELS then traveled from Atlanta to Jamaica, where SAMUELS delivered the money …
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Former Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Officer Charged With Drug Trafficking Conspiracy And Extortion

… Police Officer Charged With Drug Trafficking Conspiracy And Extortion June 28, 2011 Atlanta Contact Info Contact Us … Defendant Allegedly Extorted Drugs and Other Property from Area Drug Dealers While He Served as Police Officer … at a local Savannah night club was extorting narcotics from area drug dealers within the club and selling the drugs …
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Multiple Defendants Arrested For Operating Prescription Drug "Pill Mill"

… Our goal is to stop criminal enterprises that profit from the illegal trade of dangerous narcotics and take away any financial benefit they receive from their criminal activity.” Atlanta FBI Special Agent in … and information presented in court: In May 2010, working from information from the FBI/ Northwest Georgia Criminal …