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Member of Violent Gang Pleads Guilty to Racketeering and Drug Trafficking Offenses

… and hundreds of rounds of ammunition were allegedly seized from 11 of the defendants.     Lopes was identified by … cooperating witnesses as a member of Cameron Street. From 2019 through 2020, Lopes regularly received large …
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New Britain Man Sentenced to More Than 11 Years in Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl and Cocaine

… to More Than 11 Years in Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl and Cocaine May 14, 2024 New England Contact Info Contact Us … search of one package, which had been mailed from California, revealed approximately one kilogram of … had an associate who used a van to transport narcotics from California, or another location in the southwestern …
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Dallas Attorney Charged in Narcotics Money Laundering Scheme

… launderers, who enable criminal organizations to profit from those who find themselves addicted to controlled … them on how to further violate the law and profit from the devastation of our nation’s opioid epidemic, lining … agent admitted. “I don’t care where the money comes from,” the attorney responded. The pair allegedly negotiated …
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Third major takedown of drug trafficking ring nets 14 arrests

… cartel connected traffickers bringing fentanyl, meth and heroin into Western Washington Approximately $485,000 … Assault weapon seized during the investigation_0.jpg Pistol and ammo seized during the investigation_0.jpg Tactical … investigation_0.jpg Wrapped pistol and ammunition seized from a residence during the investigation_0.png SEATTLE - …
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Twelve People Charged Following Investigation of Drug Trafficking Ring

… has removed a large number of firearms and narcotics from the hands of violent drug traffickers operating … kilos of cocaine that defendant Arambula was bringing back from southern California. In all, law enforcement has seized … of firearms and toxic drugs such as fentanyl and cocaine from our communities.” The charges contained in the …
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California Man Sentenced to 13 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl and Cocaine to Connecticut

… to 13 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl and Cocaine to Connecticut April 13, 2024 New England … search of one package, which had been mailed from California, revealed approximately one kilogram of … had an associate who used a van to transport narcotics from California, or another location in the southwestern …
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Career Offender Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl Pills and Powder Days After Leaving Prison

… Ferrer chose to fan the flames by callously profiting from peddling lethal drugs in our communities,” said U.S. … illegal drugs off our streets and freeing our communities from the stranglehold of drug traffickers like him. There’s … in June 2019, eight days after his most recent release from the Adult Correctional Institutions. Ferrer had just …
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Baltimore Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Trafficking Charges

… Baltimore Police Department. According to his guilty plea, from 2017 to April 2019, Davis participated in a drug … base, and fentanyl to drug users and drug redistributors from Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania.  … obtained heroin and fentanyl in distribution quantities from other NFL members, which he then sold to customers on a …
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As Western Maryland battles the opioid crisis, meth is surging

… fewer domestic meth labs and more meth being smuggled in from other countries south of the border. However, Western … meth-related deaths occurring in Maryland rose by over 114% from 2017 to 2018 and has increased over 10-fold since 2014. … of prescription opioid-related deaths increased by 220% from 2014 to 2017, then decreased by about 8% from 2017 to …
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Lead Defendant in Pill-Production conspiracy Sentenced to Federal Prison

… 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 … with Intent to Distribute. In 2020, investigators from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) …
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Cocaine Supplier, Codefendant Sentenced to Federal Prison in Richmond County Narcotics Conspiracy

… Georgia and elsewhere safer by removing dangerous criminals from their neighborhoods.” “This operation is an outstanding … of the results of the collaborative law enforcement effort from local, state, and federal agencies,” said Acting U.S. … Estes. “We particularly commend the work of investigators from Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigations for …
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Year in Review: DEA Innovates to Fight Fentanyl

… Operation Engage Glendale Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … a potentially deadly dose of fentanyl. This is an increase from 4 out of 10 pills in 2021 and 6 out of 10 pills in … lives lost.  Nearly 70% of these drug poisonings are from fentanyl. DEA has responded to this unprecedented …
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Year in Review: DEA Innovates to Fight Fentanyl

… Operation Engage Seattle Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … a potentially deadly dose of fentanyl. This is an increase from 4 out of 10 pills in 2021 and 6 out of 10 pills in … lives lost.  Nearly 70% of these drug poisonings are from fentanyl.    DEA has responded to this unprecedented …
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Year in Review: DEA Innovates to Fight Fentanyl

… Suspicious Pharmaceutical Activities: (973)776-1172 Towanda R. Thorne-James Special Agent In Charge View Towanda R. … a potentially deadly dose of fentanyl. This is an increase from 4 out of 10 pills in 2021 and 6 out of 10 pills in … lives lost.  Nearly 70% of these drug poisonings are from fentanyl.    DEA has responded to this unprecedented …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Day Removes Almost 600,000 Pounds of Unneeded Prescription Medications Across the Country

… Operation Engage DMV Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … X Christopher C. Goumenis Domestic all of Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia Additional Division Info … Drug Take Back Day event on Saturday, October 25 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.  TakeBack-DPMWood-VAOct2023.jpg DPM …
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Former Alaska Advanced Nurse Practitioner Sentenced to 30 Years for Illegally Prescribing Millions of Opioids Causing Five Deaths

… Operation Engage Seattle Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … included pharmacists who refused to fill prescriptions from Spayd, law enforcement agents and officers who … deaths, Spayd’s employees, individuals who received pills from Spayd, medical experts, every Medical Examiner in …
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DEA Announces Results of Enforcement Surge to Reduce the Fentanyl Supply Across the United States

… (540) 662-5879 36 Million Lethal Doses of Fentanyl Removed from Communities between May and WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. … week the results of an enforcement operation that spanned from May to September and resulted in significant fentanyl … to keep you and your families safe.  Many people who die from fentanyl poisoning unknowingly consumed it mixed into …
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Ft. Worth Oncologist Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison in Pill Mill Conspiracy

… Accounts X Joseph B. Tucker Domestic Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma Additional Division Info … take advantage of individuals, especially ones who suffer from addiction.” According to evidence presented at three … used a network of recruiters to enlist individuals from the community and local homeless shelters to pose as …
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DEA Announces Results of Enforcement Surge to Reduce the Fentanyl Supply Across Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin

… the results of an enforcement operation that spanned from May to September and resulted in significant fentanyl … is equivalent to more than 36 million lethal doses removed from the illegal drug supply. Additionally, 338 weapons were … the operations of these cartels, remove deadly fentanyl from our communities, and save Americans’ lives.” “For the …
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Federal Jury Convicts Anchorage Man on Murder and Drug Charges

… multiple kilograms of heroin and methamphetamine to be sent from California to Alaska via the U.S. Postal Service to … mail, while other co-conspirators arranged for shipments from California. The enterprise also laundered hundreds of … institutions, wire transfers, and bulk cash smuggling from Alaska to other parts of the country. In April 2019, …
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Bridgeport Gang Member Sentenced to 40 Years for Murder, Role in Courthouse Shooting and Other Violence

… against rival gang members, robbed drug dealers, stole cars from inside and outside Connecticut and used them to commit … tampered with witnesses who might testify against them.  From approximately 2017 until August 2020, O.N.E. members …
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18 month multi-agency operation “Fury Road” results in 82 federal prosecutions; seizure of 128 firearms, 1 kilogram of heroin and cocaine base

… prosecutions; seizure of 128 firearms, 1 kilogram of heroin and cocaine base October 15, 2020 New England Contact Info … numerous federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies from Vermont and Massachusetts spanning from October of 2018 to February of 2020. The operation …
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Indictment charges 14 men with trafficking fentanyl, heroin and cocaine

… a.k.a. “Pantera,” 40, of New Haven.   The indictment stems from an investigation headed by the DEA New Haven Task Force … that Malbin Rubiera-Herrera acquired heroin and cocaine from sources in Connecticut and New Jersey and distributed … made controlled purchases of heroin and cocaine from Rubiera-Herrera. Subsequent court-authorized wiretaps …
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Sixteen individuals charged or arrested for drug trafficking crimes as part of joint law enforcement effort

… to facilitate the commission of a drug felony arising from his attempt to distribute 500 bags of heroin.   Rachael … arrested during the operation.   This operation stemmed from careful planning and collaboration by Vermont law … trafficking organizations or individuals who are coming from out of state to distribute these poisons, in order to …
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DEA To Kick Off Annual Red Ribbon Campaign

… Campaign began after drug traffickers in Mexico tortured and brutally murdered Special Agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena … 1985. Red Ribbon Week is officially celebrated nationally from October 23-31; however, communities and school … red ribbons during the last week in October, Americans from all walks of life demonstrate their opposition to …
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Pakistan Father Sentenced to Life and Son Sentenced to 30 Years in International Heroin Trafficking Scheme

… Winchester - (540) 662-5879 Pakistani Defendants Extradited From Thailand More Than 40 Kilograms of Heroin Seized in … of fax) to facilitate heroin offenses. Both men are from Pakistan. “This investigation clearly demonstrates the …
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Leaders Of Rice Drug Gang Face Decades In Prison For Convictions On Racketeering And Drug Conspiracy Charges

… racketeering conspiracy and drug conspiracy charges arising from their operation of a large narcotics-trafficking … plea today, we have dismantled a violent drug organization from top to bottom. This plea sends a clear message to drug … facts provided to the court as part of the plea agreement, from 1995 through 2004, the Rice brothers conspired with …
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Racketeering Indictment Charges Multiple Members Of Detroit’s Seven Mile Bloods Street Gang

… of other gangs operating on Detroit’s east side stemming from a murder that occurred in July 2014. During the past 18 … shootings on Detroit’s east side. The indictment also stems from collaborative law enforcement efforts to dismantle the opioid pipeline from Detroit to other states, alleging incidents in which …
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Laredo-Based Kingpin With Ties To Los Zetas Sentenced To Life In Federal Prison

… for shipping multi tons of marijuana and cocaine from the Laredo area to destinations in Dallas, Fort Worth, … for the transportation of marijuana and cocaine loads from Laredo to Dallas and other destinations. Salas-Galaviz …
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26 People Convicted In The Crenshaw Village Clean-Up

… Two Face prevented hundreds of kilograms of cocaine from entering into the State of Alabama. The Central Alabama … of the members and associates of CNB have been convicted; from the street-level crack cocaine dealer to the … we see cases that completely destroy an entire organization from top to bottom, but these operations did exactly that,” …