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Georgia Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Possession of Meth with Intent to Distribute After Ordering Fabric Soaked in Meth

March 30, 2023
… Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 2920 Brandywine Road Atlanta , GA 30341 United States Atlanta … meth in packages at the Atlanta airport addressed to him from Mexico. Chad Williamson, 44, of Fitzgerald, Georgia, … Parcel Center in March 2021. The packages were shipped from Naucalpan de Juarez, Mexico, and marked as religious …
March 30, 2023
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Berkeley Resident Sentenced to Four Years in Prison in Tenderloin Fentanyl Distribution Scheme

February 13, 2023
… at his arrest in Berkeley on April 19, 2022, Ordonez ran from the police with a backpack containing around 1,118.8 … person to work to sell more than 40 grams of fentanyl from February 9, 2022 to the date of his arrest on April 19, … 10, 2022.  Ordonez admitted that on April 19, 2022, he ran from police, dropping his backpack, which contained more …
February 13, 2023
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Bremerton Couple Sentenced to Prison for Distributing Significant Amounts of Fentanyl and Meth

January 30, 2023
… in the rental car they were using to transport the drugs from Arizona.  Both have been detained at FDC SeaTac since … that Berryhill was shipping what appeared to be narcotics from their store.  Berryhill was obtaining drugs from a supplier in Phoenix, Arizona.  Berryhill would fly or …
January 30, 2023
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EDVA Forfeits Over 164 Illegal Firearms and Prosecutes 250 Illegal Firearms Offenders in 2022

December 19, 2022
… EDVA Forfeits Over 164 Illegal Firearms and Prosecutes 250 Illegal Firearms Offenders in 2022 … that are criminally forfeited are removed from the possession of a convicted criminal defendant and … the firearm to a rightful owner. “Removing illegal firearms from the hands of felons and other prohibited people is a …
December 19, 2022
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DEA Chicago Division Seizes Over 18.3 Million Deadly Doses of Fentanyl Throughout Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin in 2022

January 04, 2023
… Deadly Doses of Fentanyl Throughout Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin in 2022 January 04, 2023 Chicago Contact Info … worked to seize over 379 million deadly doses of fentanyl from communities across the country,” said Administrator … secret factories in Mexico with chemicals sourced largely from China. In 2021, the DEA issued a  Public Safety Alert …
January 04, 2023
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Drug Enforcement Administration Announces the Seizure of Over 379 million Deadly Doses of Fentanyl in 2022

January 04, 2023
… @DEALouisville Jim Scott Domestic Kentucky, Tennessee, and West Virginia Additional Division Info Community … worked to seize over 379 million deadly doses of fentanyl from communities across the country,” said Administrator … secret factories in Mexico with chemicals sourced largely from China. In 2021, the DEA issued a  Public Safety Alert …
January 04, 2023
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Over 164 Illegal Firearms Seized and 250 Firearms Offenders Prosecuted in Eastern Virginia in 2022

December 19, 2022
… Over 164 Illegal Firearms Seized and 250 Firearms Offenders Prosecuted in Eastern Virginia in … that are criminally forfeited are removed from the possession of a convicted criminal defendant and … the firearm to a rightful owner. “Removing illegal firearms from the hands of felons and other prohibited people is a …
December 19, 2022
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Selling Synthetic Drugs Results in $9.2M Forfeiture and Prison for Seven

September 07, 2022
… Freeze and Death Grip which were delivered to shop owners from California. Payments were often sent to accounts Bowles … During the investigation, authorities tracked payments from multiple retail smoke shops throughout the United … involved in the scheme. Financial records show that from February 2012 through 2019, the network received over …
September 07, 2022
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Former Nurse Sentenced to 18 Months in Federal Prison for Tampering with Morphine Medications at Moses Lake Clinic

August 01, 2022
… Confluence Health, Tuller used syringes to remove morphine from at least 17 vials, and then ingested that morphine as … to be in excruciating pain after receiving only saline from what was supposed to be morphine vials. In sentencing … actions and investigations helped remove an individual from a position of trust and stop any further harm from …
August 01, 2022
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Leader of Mexico’s United Cartels Extradited to U.S.

June 13, 2022
… Engage Ft. Lauderdale Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … a/k/a “Fruto,” the former mayor of Aguililla, Mexico and, according to the allegations, a leader of the United … federal court in Miami, Florida today after his extradition from Guatemala.  A South Florida grand jury returned an …
June 13, 2022
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15 People Convicted in $11M Cartel Drug Conspiracy

April 27, 2022
… “These individuals were a thorn that has now been ripped from the city of Laredo and surrounding areas thanks to the … planned to use the vehicle to pick up a marijuana load from a warehouse on San Mateo Drive in Laredo. Law … seized approximately 1,168 kilograms of marijuana from the ranch and an additional 969 kilograms from inside …
April 27, 2022
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DEA Holds 22nd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to prevent addiction and reduce overdose deaths

April 19, 2022
… 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. … who misused a prescription medication obtained the medicine from a family member or friend. The Centers for Disease …
April 19, 2022
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Seven people charged with trafficking cocaine in the Fox Valley area of Wisconsin

January 08, 2021
… December 2, 2020, over two kilograms of cocaine were seized from Luis Morales’ vehicle and residence. If convicted, Luis … law enforcement partners to keep Wisconsin citizens safe from the distribution of illegal drugs and the violence that … of law enforcement to bring to justice those who profit from drug trafficking.” “Outstanding work by agents with …
January 08, 2021
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DEA announces 19th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

October 19, 2020
… Prescription Drug Take Back Day October 19, 2020 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet.     Collection sites will …
October 19, 2020
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Thirteen charged, eight search warrants, more than a thousand grams of fentanyl, three firearms seized in Project Safe Neighborhoods investigation

November 19, 2019
… will act aggressively to protect our neighborhoods from being inundated with deadly illegal drugs like cocaine … it is alleged that the individual purchasing the fentanyl from Rivera was introduced to Rafael Ferrer, 39, of … Task Force consists of agents and law enforcement officers from the FBI, the Rhode Island State Police, the Providence, …
November 19, 2019
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Rhode Island man sentenced to 179 months for trafficking heroin into Southeastern Connecticut

August 05, 2019
… the evidence introduced during the trial, this matter stems from an investigation that began after several heroin … quantities of heroin. Luciano, who also received heroin from sources in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, distributed … warrants and seized more than three kilograms of heroin from other members of the conspiracy and approximately …
August 05, 2019
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10 Charged for Multi-Year Cocaine Conspiracy

January 14, 2022
… and Larry Dotson, 40, Madison. This indictment charges that from December 2014 to November 2020, Winfield Agee and … or more of cocaine.  The indictment also charges that from November 2010 to July 2020, Agee conspired to … occurred on Jan. 13, 2022. The indictment also charges that from December 2018 to May 2020, Jason Hall conspired to …
January 14, 2022
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DEA Reveals Criminal Drug Networks Are Flooding the U.S. with Deadly Fentanyl

December 16, 2021
… @DEAChicagoDiv Shane Catone Domestic Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin Additional Division Info Community Outreach: … announced the results of a public safety surge that lasted from September 29, 2021 through December 14, 2021. The surge …
December 16, 2021
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Colombian Nationals Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Use “Narco-Submarines”

September 14, 2021
… Organization have pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a conspiracy to distribute cocaine using vessels … (SPSS) vessels, sometimes known as narco-submarines, from Colombia into the Pacific Ocean, destined for Sinaloa … the U.S. interdicted three SPSS vessels that had departed from Colombia and were en route to Mexico. The first SPSS …
September 14, 2021
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Drug Dealer Who Ordered Dumping of Body of Fentanyl Overdose Victim Sentenced to Life Imprisonment

June 23, 2021
… Sheriff’s Office, a dangerous drug dealer has been removed from the Tampa area and a life sentence ensures he can no … “We know there is a delineation between those who suffer from substance abuse and addiction and those who prey on … for the harm and destruction they cause on those suffering from substance abuse and addiction, their families and our …
June 23, 2021
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Leaders of Colombia’s “Clan Rincon” sentenced to prison terms for roles in international drug trafficking conspiracy

March 17, 2020
… Engage Ft. Lauderdale Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … MIAMI – Pedro Nel Rincon-Castillo, 53, a Colombian national and the leader of the “Clan Rincon,” was sentenced yesterday … are emeralds and cocaine. Most of the world’s emeralds come from Boyacá and the region is rife with coca farms that …
March 17, 2020
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Two Colombian nationals and one Belizean national sentenced for roles in international cocaine smuggling conspiracy

August 13, 2019
… 30 to 40 bales of cocaine onboard a go-fast vessel from Colombia to Belize, following a known cocaine smuggling … Dec. 1, 2018, a U.S. Coast Guard HC-130 aircraft deployed from Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C. spotted and recorded … vessel were interdicted and boarded by USCG officers from the Tactical Law Enforcement Team Pacific. That …
August 13, 2019
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Los Angeles men sentenced to 20 & 25 years in prison for running nationwide synthetic drug trafficking ring

June 21, 2018
… jury trial in Syracuse in July 2017. Upon their release from prison, Raymond and Requena will each serve a … diamond necklaces, and diamond rings; and funds seized from 16 bank accounts. Additionally, the court ordered a … companies and using Post Office boxes to divert attention from the warehouse where they manufactured their product. …
June 21, 2018
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Money Laundering Scheme Exposed

November 01, 2005
… David S. Olesky Domestic Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, and Utah Additional Division Info Salt Lake City District … in January of this year and includes investigators from DEA, Internal Revenue Service, Federal Bureau of … money. The indictment alleges they took U.S. currency made from the sale of narcotics in Colombia and laundered it …
November 01, 2005
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Armed Career Criminal Receives 20 Years in Prison for Gun and Drug Charges

July 08, 2021
… this collaboration, another violent felon has been removed from the communities of Leon County. ”This case is another … Office (LCSO) made two controlled purchases of cocaine from Penn, leading to a search warrant for his apartment. … LCSO conducted another controlled purchase of cocaine from Penn on Oct. 13, 2020 and obtained a second search …
July 08, 2021
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Attorney General William P. Barr Joins DEA Acting Administrator Timothy J. Shea to Announce Results of Operation Crystal Shield

September 10, 2020
… our state and local partners to prevent this deadly drug from reaching the streets of our communities. Prosecuting … devotion of DEA and our partners to protect our communities from the scourge of drug trafficking and violent crime under …
September 10, 2020
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Former Mexican governor extradited on money laundering charges

October 29, 2019
… transaction, the property constituted or was derived from proceeds traceable to offenses including bribery of a … holders and allegedly transferred stolen Coahuila finances from Mexico into an account in Brownsville. They later … charges allege the Mexican government employed Torres-Lopez from 1994 to 2011. His roles allegedly included work as the …
October 29, 2019
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Jury finds Fresno man guilty on six counts of drug and sex trafficking offenses

May 10, 2019
…    “It excites me to see ruthless gang members removed from our society, especially those like Filiberto Chavez who … and Lockhart’s apartments and seized methamphetamine from both.   Additionally, in June and July of 2017, Chavez … each of their prostitutes. On July 2, 2017, Chavez flew from California to New York with his prostitute. On July 18, …
May 10, 2019
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Long Island Doctor Convicted Of Causing The Overdose Deaths Of Two Patients And Illegally Distributing Oxycodone

May 23, 2018
… Long Island Doctor Convicted Of Causing The Overdose Deaths Of Two … Donoghue. “The defendant lined his pockets with cash from patients in exchange for illegally prescribing …
May 23, 2018
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New Orleans-area Woman Pleads Guilty To Scheme To Possess Oxycodone By Fraud And To Possess With Intent To Distribute Oxycodone On The Black Market

April 04, 2018
… physicians who have their prescription templates stolen from them.  DEA, along with our law enforcement partners, … aggressively pursue those who seek to perpetuate and profit from the opioid crisis in this country, as well as undermine … who contribute to this problem, especially those who steal from physicians to do so.”  “HHS-OIG will never hesitate to …
April 04, 2018