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Leader of Drug Delivery Service Responsible for Three Fentanyl Poisoning Deaths Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison

… was fully aware that a customer had previously overdosed from the deadly fentanyl Ortega laced into his product yet … dangerous drugs in New York City via a crew of workers from at least in or about 2015 to in or about February … any of the three victims – Ortega received a text message from a different customer warning Ortega that his drugs had …
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Alleged “Iron Pipeline” Gun Trafficking Network Shut Down

… offices located in New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Long Island, Plattsburgh, Rochester, Syracuse and Westchester County Additional Division Info Community … A. Pena-Camilo (25) of Washington, D.C., allegedly fled from arresting officers but was later located in Washington, …
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Pharmacy owner charged with illegally distributing oxycodone and operating a health care fraud and kickback scheme

… health care fraud, and providing “kickbacks” to customers from Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements to induce them to obtain substances from his pharmacy.  Paulsen will be presented before U.S. …
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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 … X Instagram 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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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 announces 19th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… to dispose of unwanted, unused prescription drugs during pandemic WASHINGTON – 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 …
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Attorney General Barr announces Timothy J. Shea as new Acting Administrator of Drug Enforcement Administration

… Shea served as Associate Deputy Attorney General from 1990 to 1992 and as Counselor to the Attorney General … a crackdown targeting violent crime in seven U.S. cities. From 1992 to 1997, Shea served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney …
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Portland Man Sentenced To Almost Seven Years For Trafficking Bath Salts And Opiates

… the charges on April 1, 2016. According to court records, from February through May 2015, Day was involved in a … heroin, and fentanyl. Heroin and fentanyl were obtained from sources in New Hampshire and Massachusetts and bath salts were obtained through the mail from a source outside the United States.  Day and his …
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Methamphetamine Trafficker Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison

… 11, 2012. According to evidence presented at trial, from early 2011 until his arrest on October 18, 2011, Coronado sold large quantities of methamphetamine from his home in Riverview to lower-level dealers. The … multiple-ounce quantities of high purity methamphetamine from Corona for purposes of distribution. Corona previously …
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DEA’s Third National Prescription Drug Take-Back Event Collects 188.5 Tons

… partners have removed 995,185 (498.5 tons) of medication from circulation in the past 13 months. “The amount of … majority of teens who abuse prescription drugs obtain them from family and friends for free, including from the home medicine cabinet. Many Americans simply do not …
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Six Colombian Nationals Charged With Murder Of DEA Agent

… He was a hero, in every sense of the word, who was taken from us far too suddenly and far too soon," said Attorney … cooperation with Colombian authorities, and with assistance from INTERPOL and the Justice Department’s Office of … Affairs.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael P. Ben’Ary from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of …
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Lawrence Man Sentenced On Federal Drug Charges

… with the intent to distribute. In May 2013, detectives from the Nashua Police Department conducted a controlled purchase of cocaine from the defendant. During a subsequent search of the vehicle from which that transaction occurred, officers located a …
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Coarsegold Cannabis Cultivator Convicted

… Stockton - (571) 387-3956 46th Federal Conviction Stemming from Multi-agency Operation Trident FRESNO, CA - United … Coarsegold, Calif. This is the latest conviction stemming from Operation Trident, a multi-agency marijuana enforcement … of approximately 639,042 marijuana plants, primarily from public lands in the Sierra foothills and mountains, and …
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Dover Man Arrested After Receiving Large Shipment Of Marijuana

… after the occupants refused to answer the door. Recovered from the residence were over four pounds of marijuana from a box that had just been delivered from California. Also recovered were 12 grams of marijuana …