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Massachusetts man sentenced to 97 months for participating in fentanyl and heroin distribution conspiracy

September 24, 2020
… According to court documents and statements made in court, from at least January of 2017 through July of 2017, Vasquez … in Lawrence, Massachusetts.  Customers, including customers from New Hampshire, would call a telephone number to order … to identify traffickers, like Mr. Vasquez who come from out of state to distribute this poison to the citizens …
September 24, 2020
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Waterbury man sentenced to 66 months in prison for trafficking narcotics

September 17, 2020
… 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 Santos, and selling to … The intercepts revealed that Santos was receiving narcotics from co-conspirators and supplying heroin and cocaine to a …
September 17, 2020
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Watertown man sentenced to 70 months in prison for role in heroin and fentanyl trafficking ring

July 23, 2020
… that received large quantities of heroin and fentanyl from suppliers in Connecticut and New York and distributed … Martinez purchased bulk quantities of heroin and fentanyl from a member of the organization who distributed narcotics from the Corner Mini market at 52 East Farm Road in …
July 23, 2020
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Dominican National involved in drug importation schemes sentenced to 12 years in prison

November 19, 2019
… others to transport approximately 1600 kilograms of cocaine from South America to the U.S.  On Aug. 6, 2016, a private jet, registered in the U.S., flew from the Dominican Republic to Venezuela where the cocaine …
November 19, 2019
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Violent Guatemalan Drug Lord Receives Life Sentence in EDTX

October 19, 2021
… violence against his rivals, used illicit proceeds from his drug sales to acquire weapons and to train his … he continued to run his drug trafficking organization from various local jails.  Fellow inmates helped to … message that international drug traffickers are not safe from prosecution simply because they reside overseas,” said …
October 19, 2021
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Takedown of Lane County Drug Trafficking Cell

October 05, 2021
… Operation Engage Seattle Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) with assistance from the Springfield Police Department, Eugene Police … its role in trafficking large quantities of methamphetamine from California to Oregon for resale in and around Lane …
October 05, 2021
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Federal jury convicts Colombian national for international cocaine smuggling conspiracy

January 31, 2020
… 30 to 40 bales of cocaine onboard a go-fast vessel from Colombia to Honduras following a known smuggling route …   On December 1, 2018, a USCG HC-130J aircraft deployed from Air Station Elizabeth City, North Carolina spotted and … interdicted and boarded by USCG law enforcement officers from Tactical Law Enforcement Team (TACLET) Pacific. That …
January 31, 2020
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International fugitive/Cuban national extradited

July 16, 2019
… indictment charging Nelson Pablo Yester-Garrido, age 62, from Cuba, with conspiracy to distribute large amounts of … of life in federal prison.    According to court documents, from the late 1980s through early 1997, Yester-Garrido was … “This is a great example of law enforcement and prosecutors from different countries working together to safeguard …
July 16, 2019
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Federal jury convicts two Colombian nationals and one Belizean national for international cocaine smuggling conspiracy

May 14, 2019
… 30 to 40 bales of cocaine onboard a go-fast vessel from Colombia to Belize, following a known cocaine smuggling … Rise.”   On Dec. 1, 2018, a USCG HC-130 aircraft deployed from Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., spotted and recorded … interdicted and boarded by USCG law enforcement officers from Tactical Law Enforcement Team Pacific. That boarding …
May 14, 2019
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Two defendants arrested for distribution of controlled substances through sham internet pharmacy

July 09, 2018
… computer showed that he had repeatedly ordered painkillers from the Pharmacy Website, and that he had wired thousands … have withdrawn hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash from these accounts, and have also used these bank accounts … conducted multiple purchases of controlled substances from the Pharmacy Website, and received instructions to send …
July 09, 2018
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Forrestville Man Sentenced to Over 29 Years for Cocaine Conspiracy and Gun Violations

February 26, 2007
… Rod J. Rosenstein.         According to his plea agreement, from February 2001 to December 2004 Burton conspired to … grams and 1.5 kilograms of cocaine base (crack cocaine).  From 2002 until 2004, Burton used an apartment at 3502 …
February 26, 2007
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Five Indicted in Scheme to Defraud Investment Banking Firm

April 20, 2006
… Operation Engage DMV Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … Christopher C. Goumenis Domestic all of Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia Additional Division Info … of a FBW customer, with directions to forward money from that customer’s account to a bank account to …
April 20, 2006
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Silver Spring Man Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in OCDETF Cocaine Conspiracy

March 06, 2006
… of facts presented at his guilty plea on August 8, 2005, from 2001 through February, 2004 numerous individuals … intent to distribute cocaine and heroin by procuring drugs from Guatemala for redistribution in and around Maryland and … in 2001 and continuing into 2003, Alma obtained cocaine from members of this conspiracy for resale in the District …
March 06, 2006
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Leaders of Baltimore Drug Conspiracy Plead Guilty

August 25, 2006
… provided to the court as part of their plea agreements, from about December 2003 until February 2006, Leonardo Wells obtained kilogram quantities of cocaine from various sources, and distributed these quantities to … Wells when he went to meet one of his wholesale customers from Hagerstown, MD. Leonardo became aware of law …
August 25, 2006
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Federal Grand Jury Returns Superceding Indictment Against Members of Major Drug Organization

December 13, 2003
… Bascom and Smith primarily arranged for the shipment of PCP from other areas for later distribution to the District of … Belmont Street, N.W., who is alleged to have obtained PCP from the local Maryland man, and who was the major … that has seized multi-gallon quantities of PCP from the members – PCP that has been valued at nearly $1 …
December 13, 2003
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Grand Jury Indictes 9 For Laundering Drug Money

December 12, 2005
… transmitter businesses that were used to launder proceeds from illegal drug sales. According to investigators, the … believe that while some of the money being transferred was from legal sources, millions of dollars came from the proceeds of illegal drug sales. According to J. …
December 12, 2005
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DEA Denver and partners in the Rocky Mountain Region hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on October 26th

October 24, 2019
… remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they are vulnerable to … of prescription drug abusers say they get their drugs free from friends and family, including from the home medicine cabinet. Take Back Day is a unique …
October 24, 2019
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Leader of prescription fraud ring sentenced to over three years in federal prison

January 30, 2020
… obtain oxycodone, Adderall, and promethazine with codeine from pharmacies throughout the United States. In addition, … fraudulent prescriptions, to obtain controlled substances from pharmacies located in various states. In 2018 and 2019, … and searched laptops, phones, and electronic accounts from the Fuller, Trotter, and Hodge. The electronic devices …
January 30, 2020
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Man Sentenced Five Years for Trafficking Cocaine through U.S. Mail

July 16, 2021
… four years of supervised release, for trafficking cocaine from Puerto Rico to Connecticut through the U.S. Mail. … was sending USPS parcels containing kilograms of cocaine from Puerto Rico to Connecticut and Massachusetts.  Between … The investigation revealed that the cocaine was being sent from Puerto Rico by Roberto Muniz and others. On January 9, …
July 16, 2021
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Florencia 13 Gang Member Sentenced to 160 Months in Federal Prison

July 01, 2021
… by a 5-year term of court supervision after he is released from prison. According to information disclosed during court … indictments, all involving separate criminal conduct from January 2019 until April 2020.  Leon was identified as … and Chief Bastian found that, shortly after Leon's release from state custody on the drive-by shooting conviction in …
July 01, 2021
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Seattle man convicted of drug and gun crimes

May 25, 2021
… Seattle man convicted of drug and gun crimes May 25, 2021 Seattle Contact Info Contact Us … jury trial.  The conviction of Clyde McKnight resulted from a 6-month investigation in 2017 by the Seattle Police … 42 grams of methamphetamine and 180 grams of fentanyl from McKnight’s vehicle in Seattle.  At the time of his …
May 25, 2021
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DEA announces 19th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

October 19, 2020
… to dispose of unwanted, unused prescription drugs during pandemic HOUSTON  – DEA is holding its 19th National … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. Collection sites will adhere …
October 19, 2020
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Fresno man sentenced to 30 years in prison for distributing fentanyl resulting in two overdose deaths in Fresno and Madera Counties

July 23, 2020
… that the cause of death for the individual was overdose from fentanyl. The other two individuals survived and were later released from the hospital. On Jan. 24, after a four-day trial, a jury found that the death resulted from the use of the fentanyl distributed by Pearson, and it …
July 23, 2020
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Monterey County man accused of dealing fentanyl-laced pills that killed one, injured another

June 22, 2020
… urge the young people of Monterey County to stay away from street drugs made to look like medicine.  Taking even … the investigation began on April 16, 2020, when officers from the Pacific Grove Police Department (PGPD) responded to … to be counterfeit M30 tablets containing fentanyl pills from this victim’s possessions. According to the complaint, …
June 22, 2020
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San Jose man sentenced to 102 months for conspiracy to distribute drugs and other crimes

February 10, 2020
… 2019. According to the plea agreement, Torres admitted that from January 2017 to April 2017, he conspired with others to … the methamphetamine into his car and started driving north from San Jose to San Francisco. Torres saw police lights … admitted that he is a citizen of Mexico, who was deported from the United States to Mexico in January 2011 and again …
February 10, 2020
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Anchorage man convicted of possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute

January 13, 2020
… Oregon 1-888-219-4261 Defendant was out on release from the State of Alaska in four pending criminal cases … on foot and took him into custody. Evidence retrieved from Pangilinan’s cellular telephone in the form of text … heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine) in quantities ranging from one gram to several ounces. Specifically, individuals …
January 13, 2020
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Third Portland-area man sentenced in methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy

July 30, 2019
… Third Portland-area man sentenced in methamphetamine trafficking … for obtaining hundreds of pounds of methamphetamine from a supplier for distribution in and around Portland. He … runner. He was responsible for obtaining methamphetamine from Alvarez, storing it, giving it to other runners to …
July 30, 2019
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Cottage Grove man sentenced to federal prison for hash oil explosion

July 01, 2019
… Operation Engage Seattle Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … the explosion, Scully was on federal supervision stemming from a money laundering conviction from 2016. In that case, Scully owned and operated a large, …
July 01, 2019
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Twelve arrested in connection with San Antonio-based heroin and cocaine

March 22, 2019
… alleges that the organization sourced its narcotics from Joe Anthony Ramirez and others.   The second indictment … and cocaine to street-level dealers and collect proceeds from narcotics sales all across San Antonio. Authorities are … beginning next week. The defendants face sentences ranging from up to 20 years imprisonment to up to life imprisonment …
March 22, 2019
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Transnational drug trafficker sentenced to 25 years for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, heroin, methamphetamine, and cocaine and for money laundering

December 19, 2018
… by a 5-year term of court supervision after he is released from federal prison. Upon completion of his sentence, … disclosed during court proceedings, this case arose from a joint investigation into the Ivan Calvillo …
December 19, 2018