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Eleven Indicted In Methamphetamine Conspiracy

… charges the defendants with taking part in a conspiracy from February 2011 to the present to possess with intent to … to work together to remove these hardened criminals from our streets.” On Tuesday and Wednesday, federal agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, officers from …
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Cocaine Dealer In St. Mary’s County Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced To 14 Years In Prison

… entered an order requiring Allen to forfeit $14,706 seized from his residence during the execution of a search warrant, … D.C. Field Office.    According to his plea agreement, from February 2012 to April 2013, Allen obtained cocaine and heroin from co-conspirator Jamar Holt, for distribution to …
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Oxon Hill Felon Exiled To 7 Years In Prison For A Heroin Distribution Conspiracy And Being A Felon In Possession Of A Gun

… - (540) 662-5879 DEA Seized an Uzi submachine gun from defendant’s residence GREENBELT, Md. - U.S. District … Sheriff Tim Cameron. According to Bruce’s plea agreement, from July 2013 until approximately July 2014, Bruce … and Saint Mary’s Counties, Maryland.  Bruce obtained heroin from one or more suppliers, and used his residence on …
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Cocaine Dealer Exiled To Over 10 Years In Prison

… - (540) 662-5879 Arranged for cocaine to be smuggled from California to Maryland in concealed vehicle “traps” … that once the cocaine arrived in Maryland, it was removed from the cars at co-defendant Tommy Heard’s home. During the … learned that a vehicle containing drugs was being driven from California to Baltimore. On May 14, 2012, law …
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Corrupt Colombian Government Employee And Criminal Defense Attorney Convicted In Obstruction Of Justice Case

… Task Force, which is comprised of agents and officers from the DEA, NYPD and NYSP, and HSI in Bogota, Colombia.  … in this case. The defendants convictions resulted from an investigation that revealed that, through his … access to law enforcement materials, including requests from the United States government for the extradition of …
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Over $800,000 Worth Of Illicit Drugs Seized And Marijuana Grow Op Dismantled

… (CID) and the DEA Albany District Office with assistance from the DEA Northeast Aviation Resident Office and investigators from the  Delaware County Sheriff’s Office Criminal … Office deputies and investigators, NYS parole officers from the Utica office and investigators from the DCSO and …
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Whatcom County Resident Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison For Conspiring To Smuggle Massive Cocaine Shipment To Canada

… was unaware of the drugs and was just following directions from a blackberry smart phone that mysteriously appeared in … every month. The marijuana was smuggled into the U.S. from Canada and distributed across the country to … Georgia and New Jersey, among other locations. Proceeds from the marijuana distribution were used to purchase …
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Canadian Trucker Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison For Drug Conspiracy

… every month.  The marijuana was smuggled into the U.S. from Canada and distributed across the country to … Georgia and New Jersey, among other locations.  Proceeds from the marijuana distribution were used to purchase … 2012 as he tried to drive a different truck into the U.S. from Canada at the Eastport, Idaho, Port of Entry.  The …
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Owners Of Smoke Shack And Smoke Shack 2 Sentenced To Federal Prison

… serve three years of supervised release upon their release from prison.  This investigation was dubbed Operation Not … profits in excess of $120,000, but less than $200,000, from a specified source of unlawful activity. On May 1, 2012, Jason Guerrero purchased diamond jewelry from an area jewelry store for $18,000 in cash. On May 8, …
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Visalia Doctor Indicted For Illegally Dispensing Oxycodone

… Domestic Northern California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton areas … his professional practice. Brown deposited the cash earned from this into different personal bank accounts in a manner … to raise awareness of this epidemic and deter criminals from engaging in the illegal sale of prescription drugs,” …
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Fresno County Marijuana Prosecution Updates

… warrant. Law enforcement eradicated 2,932 marijuana plants from there and seized a firearm that Taylor had in his … 2, 2014. 327 Marijuana Plants Seized after Shots Fired from Rural Northeast Fresno (Case No. 1:12-cr-365 AWI - Peo … with intent to distribute 327 marijuana plants seized from a rural Fresno County location last October. According …
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Largest Online Male Escort Service Raided

… services. Once the fee is paid, subscribers can select from a number of categories created by Rentboy.com the … when in fact this internet brothel made millions of dollars from the promotion of illegal prostitution,” stated Acting … proceeds they generate.” “As alleged, Rentboy.com profited from the promotion of prostitution despite their claim that …
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Jury Convicts Syracuse Man In Heroin And Crack Cocaine Conspiracy

… American cities, large and small.  No city is immune from drug addiction as long as there are drug suppliers … quantities of crack cocaine and heroin in the Syracuse area from April of 2013 through June 18, 2014, when arrests were … Wilson made arrangements for heroin and cocaine powder from New York City to be delivered to him in Syracuse; …
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Two Anchorage Residents Charged with Conspiring to Traffic Fentanyl Pills and Powder to Alaska, Laundering the Proceeds

… on Aug. 6, 2024, Clifton allegedly shipped a parcel from Washington to Cruickshank in Alaska. The parcel … Clifton had two prior serious drug felony convictions from 2015 and 2017 in the Alaska Superior Court in Kenai and … Field Office are investigating the case, with assistance from the Alaska State Troopers and Alaska High Intensity …
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Major Drug Redistributor for Ring Connected to Aryan Prison Gang Sentenced to 10+ Years in Prison

… loads of narcotics meant that both the reach and the damage from Mr. Hempel’s drug activity was widespread in our … powder, three kilos of heroin, and over $330,000 in cash from eighteen locations in Washington and Arizona. Earlier … impact. Users of these drugs frequently resort to stealing—from family members, friends, and complete strangers—to feed …
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Department of Justice Files Nationwide Lawsuit Against Amerisource Bergen Corp. and Subsidiaries for Controlled Substances Act Violations

… Files Nationwide Lawsuit Against Amerisource Bergen Corp. and Subsidiaries for Controlled Substances Act Violations … relief. “For years, AmerisourceBergen put its profits from opioid sales over the safety of Americans,” U.S. … legal obligation to monitor the orders that they receive from pharmacies and other customers and must inform the Drug …
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Nineteen charged in heroin conspiracy

… distribute multiple kilograms of heroin and methamphetamine from sources in Mexico and elsewhere, announced U.S. … Enforcement Administration.  “The DEA, along with partners from numerous federal, state, local, and tribal law … are citizens of Mexico.   According to the indictment, from December 2015 to the present, each defendant was a …
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Physician pleads guilty to manslaughter and reckless endangerment in the deaths of three patients of his Flushing, Queens pill mill

… City Human Resource Administration (HRA), with assistance from the Nassau County Police Department and the Suffolk … overdosed within three days of receiving prescriptions from the physician. The five counts of Reckless Endangerment … to taper off addictive medications.   Choy drew patients from a wide geographic area, including Long Island, Upstate …
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Man sentenced after trial conviction for role in home invasion

… offices located in New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Long Island, Plattsburgh, Rochester, Syracuse and Westchester County … as a result of his trial conviction on charges stemming from his arrest by the New Jersey State Police as he and a … burglar tools, zip ties, and duct tape. The arrests stemmed from a sting operation initiated by the DEA New York Drug …
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Five Indicted for Drug Trafficking in “The Jungle” and Seattle’s International District

… danger on our streets." “The fentanyl powder alone seized from this group could have unleashed 1.7 million potentially … trafficking organizations and remove dangerous individuals from our communities to keep Seattle and Washington state … of a firearm because he has criminal history that bars him from possessing firearms The current charges carry a …
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Prominent Oregon Drug Trafficker and Final Defendant in Large Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced

… Prominent Oregon Drug Trafficker and Final Defendant in Large Drug Trafficking Conspiracy … Operation Engage Seattle Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … to traffic large quantities of heroin and methamphetamine from California for distribution in Portland and Salem. One …
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Over 20 Pounds of Narcotics and a Gun Seized in the Bronx

… Over 20 Pounds of Narcotics and a Gun Seized in the Bronx July 19, 2024 New York Contact … operation in the Bronx prevented deadly narcotics from reaching the streets and neighborhoods of New York City … Strike Force Group Z-43, comprised of agents and officers from DEA New York Division, the New York City Police …
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Laurens County Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Nearly 20 Years in Federal Prison

… 110,757 people to drug poisonings – a majority from synthetic opioids such as fentanyl,” said Robert J. … holds him accountable while protecting the community from his criminal activity.” As described in court documents and testimony, investigators from the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office, with assistance …
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Middle Georgia Defendants Charged with Drug Trafficking conspiracy

… Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 2920 Brandywine Road Atlanta , GA 30341 United States … Office for the Middle District of Georgia is recused from the case, which is being prosecuted by the Southern … also seized 39 illegally possessed firearms, ranging from pistols and shotguns to assault-style rifles. Two homes …
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Sarasota Meth Trafficker Pleads Guilty

… to the plea agreement, on September 22, 2022, a deputy from the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office retrieved a package from a FedEx facility after the deputy’s canine partner had … package was addressed to a residence in Sarasota. Agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration, along with …
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Washington Man Sentenced for Involvement in Shooting Death of Coeur d’Alene Teen

… and shot Casper six times.  While Bartlett and Creech fled from the gun fire, Holmberg sped off with Casper still in the vehicle.  Several blocks later, Casper was pushed from the moving car and left to die. Despite attempts by … this case, and in the multiple other prosecutions arising from this investigation, show that our office and our law …
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Multi-Agency Investigation Results in Indictment and Arrest of “Drug Kingpin”

… to his leadership role in trafficking narcotics directly from Mexico to Alaska. Guevara was arrested by Mexican immigration authorities from the Instituto Nacional de Migración in Sonora, Mexico, … to import heroin, methamphetamine, and cocaine directly from Mexico to Alaska. Guevara claimed membership in, and …
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Multi-state international drug trafficking organization targeted in 18-month investigation

… DEA Special Agent in Charge Keith Weis. “Those profiting from pushing illicit opioids such as fentanyl and heroin … and potentially deadly opioid.  Following one seizure from a vehicle, Washington State Patrol troopers were … 2018, law enforcement seized more than 13 pounds of heroin from the engine compartment of a semi-truck driven by a …
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Former Honduran National Police Chief sentenced to 14 years in prison for conspiring to import cocaine into the United States and to possess firearms

… for conspiring to import cocaine into the United States and to possess firearms September 28, 2018 New York Contact … case confirms that anyone who associates and benefits from drug trafficking can and will be held accountable.” …
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Longest cross-border tunnel discovered in San Diego

… entrance and members of the SDTTF began mapping the tunnel from Mexico. Concealed by a small industrial building, the … slightly west and extending an astonishing 4,068 feet from the border, with a total length of 4,309 feet – over … tall and two feet wide, has an average depth of 70 feet from the surface. It includes an extensive rail/cart system, …