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Federal Jury Returns Guilty Verdict in Fatal Fentanyl Overdose Case

… the time of his death, began using drugs after he returned from serving in Afghanistan at age 23. Although Gallagher moved from Boston to San Diego in 2018 in an attempt to break his … contain deadly fentanyl. And if someone you know suffers from addiction, we implore you to help them seek treatment. …
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Federal Charges Filed Following Record-Breaking Drug Seizure

… and walked away. He was apprehended approximately 100 yards from the trailer and placed under arrest. Further inspection … DEA has prevented a significant quantity of deadly drugs from reaching Americans,” said DEA Special Agent in Charge … the government stopped more 5,500 pounds of deadly drugs from entering our country, furthering our fight against …
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Jury convicts three men of trafficking nearly $17 million of cocaine

… federal jury convicted three defendants on charges stemming from their efforts to traffic approximately 734 kilograms … the defendants aboard a vessel approximately 50 yards away from 15 bales of cocaine. The Coast Guard detained the … of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents working from South America, Central America and Mexico to protect …
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Lancaster Man Going to Prison for a Decade

… Levine was a user of the heroin and fentanyl he obtained from Moore, but during the course of the conspiracy, he also … 18, 2017, Levine received a quantity of heroin and fentanyl from Moore, which Levine, in turn, distributed to an … the course of the investigation, law enforcement officers from the DEA, Amherst, Lancaster, and Buffalo Police …
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New Haven Man Sentenced To 12 Years In Federal Prison For Role In Cocaine Trafficking Ring

… suspicious package that had been sent through the U.S. Mail from New Haven to an address in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.  The … kilogram quantities of cocaine that had been shipped from Puerto Rico to addresses in and around New Haven, the … revealed that Rodriguez-Caraballo picked up cocaine parcels from the addresses they were shipped to, repackaged the …
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Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced to More Than 7 Years in Federal Prison

… documents and statements made in court, this matter stems from an investigation conducted by the Drug Enforcement … into individuals who were receiving shipments of cocaine from Puerto Rico and California and distributing the drug in … and also parcels containing large quantities of marijuana, from California to addresses in Hartford.  When the drug …
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DEA Hosts 25th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event offers an easy, no-cost … medications—those that are old, unwanted, or expired—from their homes.  These medications can be a gateway to … for a nonmedical purpose obtained that medication from a family member or friend.  Removing unnecessary …
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DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day

… the public on the serious dangers of fentanyl poisoning from fake pills and other illicit drugs.  DEA supports the … ever encountered," said DEA Administrator Anne Milgram.  "From large cities to rural America, no community is safe …
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United States District Court Orders Forfeiture of Real Estate Purchased by Mexican Cartel Leader Rafael Caro Quintero with Proceeds of his Drug Trafficking Organization

… crimes. As we continue to safeguard the American public from drug trafficking and the dangers associated, we will … of methamphetamine and multi-kilogram quantities of cocaine from Mexico to the United States. As part of its … law enforcement learned that Caro Quintero used proceeds from the sale of illegal narcotics to purchase real estate …
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Mexican drug cartel member receives 216-month prison sentence

… accounts that were utilized by others to structure deposits from places around the United States, including Buffalo to … accounts to ship packages containing kilograms of cocaine from California to cities across the country including … involved in an illegal narcotics operation stretching from Sinaloa, Mexico, to Western New York. Law enforcement …
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Three defendants sentenced for role in drug conspiracy linked to a Mexican drug cartel

… accounts that were utilized by others to structure deposits from places around the United States, including Buffalo to … accounts to ship packages containing kilograms of cocaine from California to cities across the country including … involved in an illegal narcotics operation stretching from Sinaloa, Mexico, to Western New York. Law enforcement …
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Rochester drug kingpin sentenced to life in prison

… offices located in New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Long Island, Plattsburgh, Rochester, Syracuse and Westchester County … which represented the gross proceeds Montague obtained from the criminal enterprise. Assistant U.S. Attorneys … the transportation of several hundred kilograms of cocaine from the western United States to the Rochester area between …
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California Couple Sentenced to Prison for Mail Order Drug Trafficking

… opioids, and other controlled drugs purchased by customers from an online pharmacy.       U.S. District Judge Aileen M. … substance, including methamphetamine. The Kaisers are from Sacramento, California.    For about six months in … the United States purchased narcotics without prescriptions from an online pharmacy. The foreign drug trafficking …
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Lawrence Woman Sentenced To Probation For Fentanyl Charges

… Burlington - (802) 951-2900 16 kilos of fentanyl recovered from residence and vehicle BOSTON – A   Lawrence, Mass. … with the April 2021 seizure of 9.6 kilograms of fentanyl from her Lawrence residence and an additional 6.4 kilograms of fentanyl from a hidden compartment in a car registered to her. In …
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Federal Jury Finds California Drug Supplier Guilty of Distribution in Relation to Fatal Fentanyl Overdose of Fairbanks Man

… pills laced with deadly fentanyl. The pills were shipped from California and arrived in Fairbanks on Oct. 17, 2020. … the area. On Oct. 26, 2020, the victim purchased two pills from the shipment and was found dead in his home on Oct. 28, … who cause irreparable damage by trafficking it to our state from Outside.” “I am very proud of the role that Fairbanks …
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Jury convicts career drug dealer of trafficking cocaine

… court: On multiple occasions in late 2015, Lewis traveled from southwest Georgia to the Atlanta metro area and … backseat of his vehicle.  While on his way back to Albany from East Point, Lewis’s vehicle was stopped by the Fulton … Five kilograms of highly-pure cocaine were recovered from the backseat, and Lewis was arrested. Immediately …
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Heroin Trafficker Sentenced For Transporting

… Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 2920 Brandywine Road Atlanta , GA 30341 United States … 4.24 kilograms of heroin, hidden inside a car battery, from Texas to the Atlanta-area.   Robert J. Murphy, special … Office face when trying to prevent dangerous drugs from hitting the streets of our communities. As a result of …
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Bridgeport Man Who Trafficked Cocaine Sentenced to 70 Months in Federal Prison

… kilogram-quantities of cocaine through the U.S. Mail from Puerto Rico.  In the summer of 2021, investigators also … Rodriguez, to deliver to him five kilograms of cocaine from Florida.  Landdy Rodriguez was also supplied with cocaine from Salvador Crespo, who ran an underground bar in …
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Jury Convicts Cartel Leader in Murder-for-Hire Conspiracy

… Del Noreste (CDN), and several other CDN members traveled from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, into Laredo. There, … and murder of an individual the Cartel believed had stolen from them. The investigation revealed Gonzalez-Martinez … to plan and coordinate the recovery of drugs and proceeds from the intended victim. In addition, Gonzalez-Martinez …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Day Removes Almost 600,000 Pounds of Unneeded Prescription Medications Across the Country

… covers the state of Florida, collected over 22,651 pounds from 213 collection sites.   For more than a decade, DEA’s … removed almost 17.9 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. Removing unnecessary …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Day Removes Almost 600,000 Pounds of Unneeded Prescription Medications Across the Country

… removed almost 17.9 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. Removing unnecessary medications from the home can help prevent situations involving; not …
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DEA announces 19th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… X Instagram Jim Scott Domestic Kentucky, Tennessee, and West Virginia Additional Division Info Community … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. Collection sites will adhere …
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Gloucester County Man Convicted of Drug Conspiracy and Firearms Offenses

… and over one kilogram of heroin, which was recovered from his apartment. Osorio was arrested while driving with his conspirators from New Jersey to Brooklyn to sell an additional quantity of heroin, which was recovered from the vehicle. In addition to the drugs recovered from …
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DEA Holds 22nd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to prevent addiction and reduce overdose deaths

… Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 30 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This bi-annual event offers free, … . “Disposing of unneeded medications can help prevent drugs from being misused,” said DEA Administrator Anne Milgram. … is no question that prescription drug abuse and theft from medicine cabinets is an issue for every community,” …
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Puerto Rico Man Sentenced to 75 Months for Trafficking Cocaine to Connecticut

… Trafficking Cocaine to Connecticut April 08, 2021 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 … three years of supervised release, for trafficking cocaine from Puerto Rico to Connecticut through the U.S. Mail. … kilogram-quantities of cocaine through the U.S. Mail from Puerto Rico to Connecticut and elsewhere.  The …
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Dominican National sentenced to nine years in prison for running conspiracy to traffic kilos of heroin and cocaine

… least ten kilograms of heroin and five kilograms of cocaine from California, and who conspired with others to work at … containing one or more kilos of heroin or cocaine shipped from California, that were earmarked for delivery to … working at the direction of Sanquintin as they drove away from the stash house. On those occasions, DEA agents seized …
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Dominican National sentenced to 78 months for participating in fentanyl trafficking conspiracy

… employed numerous individuals to sell fentanyl to customers from various New England states, including New Hampshire. … the Martinez phone banks. He then collected cash proceeds from the sales and delivered them to the leaders of the …
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Dominican National sentenced to five years for fentanyl and heroin conspiracy and distribution

… 2018.  Investigators intercepted communications to and from the defendants’ phones which evidenced their drug … drugs, meet with customers and to collect cash derived from drug sales.  In November 2018, law enforcement stopped a passenger van headed from New York City to Worcester, Massachusetts and observed …
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New York resident supplied by Waterbury drug trafficker sentenced to federal prison

… documents and statements made in court, this matter stems from a joint investigation headed by the DEA New Haven Task … that Jordan was receiving large quantities of heroin from various suppliers, including Brian Hanna, of Brooklyn, … to purchase distribution quantities of heroin and fentanyl from Jordan.  He then sold the drug to his own customers in …
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Conspirator in fentanyl, cocaine trafficking organization sentenced to 60 months in federal prison

… that imported hundreds of kilograms of fentanyl and cocaine from the Dominican Republic and distributed them in Rhode … He arranged for the shipment of fentanyl and cocaine from the Dominican Republic and oversaw the distribution of … by law enforcement. The conversations ranged in topic from Diaz arranging for numerous multi-kilogram purchases of …