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Myrtle Beach drug boss sentenced to over nine years in federal prison on oxycodone conspiracy charge

July 19, 2019
… closet under a pile of clothes. Agents and officers seized from the house two laptops as well as multiple cell phones … pictures of counterfeit prescriptions and incoming calls from various pharmacies. Agents linked the phone numbers of … “This sentencing removes yet another dangerous criminal from our streets and sends a clear message to others who may …
July 19, 2019
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Honduran national sentenced to more than 11 years for trafficking methamphetamine

September 27, 2019
… County.  Court records show that law enforcement recovered from an Asheville-area hotel a suitcase which belonged to … methamphetamine. According to documents filed in this case, from July 2017 to October 2017, Neris and Thomas trafficked … between half of a kilogram to a kilogram of methamphetamine from a supplier located in Atlanta.  As Neris previously …
September 27, 2019
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Drug conspiracy leader sentenced to over 10 years

June 12, 2019
… was part of a drug conspiracy that trafficked cocaine from Texas to North Carolina. In October 2017, DEA agents … seized 23 kilograms of cocaine near Nashville, Tenn., from a vehicle en route to North Carolina. According to … had been contracted by Flores to transport the cocaine from Texas to members of the drug conspiracy located in …
June 12, 2019
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Federal Officer Charged with Bribery and Attempted Importation of Cocaine

December 05, 2023
… attempted importation of cocaine. The charges allege that from Oct. 1-17, Celedon accepted U.S. currency in exchange … to be several kilograms of cocaine into the United States from Mexico through the Laredo Port of Entry without … allegedly accepted another bribe for the same conduct from on or about Oct. 23-30.   If convicted, Celedon faces …
December 05, 2023
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Pawtucket Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Cocaine Trafficking Charge

November 15, 2023
… Cocaine Trafficking Charge November 15, 2023 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 … Cruz-Aponte admitted that he agreed to retrieve the package from the front porch of a Pawtucket residence and deliver it … the court, the package retrieved by Cruz-Aponte was shipped from Colombia and was intercepted by Customs and Border …
November 15, 2023
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Mexican National Residing in Stockton Pleads Guilty to Heroin and Fentanyl Trafficking

September 26, 2023
… 4.5 kilograms of heroin and $42,066 in cash were seized from Aispuro’s residence. Aispuro has agreed to forfeit the … containing fentanyl and 2.8 kilograms of heroin were seized from Guzman’s residence. This case is the product of an … by the Drug Enforcement Administration with assistance from the U.S. Marshals Service and the San Joaquin …
September 26, 2023
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Eastern Idaho Attorney Indicted for Drug Trafficking Charges

September 15, 2023
… of methamphetamine. The indictment alleges that from June 2022 to February 19, 2023, Dunn conspired with … of 2022. Federal agents with DEA, supported by detectives from Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office, Jefferson County … by the Drug Enforcement Administration with assistance from the Idaho Falls Police Department, the Bonneville …
September 15, 2023
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Communities Across Arizona Turn in Over 3.5 tons of Unneeded Prescription Medications to Prevent Drug Misuse

May 16, 2023
… came together once again to protect our communities from prescription misuse by safely disposing of 663,725 … more than 17 million pounds of unnecessary medications from communities across the country. For more than a decade, … their homes of unneeded medications to protect loved ones from deadly drugs and drug poisonings,” said DEA …
May 16, 2023
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Communities Across the Country Remove Nearly 664,000 Pounds of Unneeded Prescription Medications to Prevent Drug Misuse

May 15, 2023
… came together once again to protect our communities from prescription misuse by safely disposing of 663,725 … more than 17 million pounds of unnecessary medications from communities across the country. Across the Louisville … their homes of unneeded medications to protect loved ones from deadly drugs and drug poisonings,” said DEA …
May 15, 2023
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Wives of Convicted Drug Traffickers Plead Guilty to Laundering Drug Proceeds

April 21, 2023
… Flores,” 47, both confirmed in their plea agreements that from December 2008 until March 2020, they conspired with … generated hundreds of millions of dollars of proceeds from the sale of narcotics. After their husbands’ … November 2008, Lopez and Gaytan stored cash drug proceeds from their husbands’ drug operations, proceeds which they …
April 21, 2023
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DEA Chicago Division Welcomes New Special Agent in Charge

March 15, 2023
… City, Mexico, Kabul, Afghanistan, Phoenix and Chicago. From 2012-2015, she held the position of first Country … to house a DEA-led “Joint Counter Narcotics Task Force.” From 2008-2012, she was group supervisor of two key …
March 15, 2023
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Desoto County Career Criminal Sentenced to More Than Twenty Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking

March 10, 2023
… According to court records, on April 28, 2019, deputies from the DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office attempted to conduct … Instead of stopping his vehicle, Harrelson accelerated away from deputies until his vehicle became disabled after striking a power pole and a tree. Harrelson then ran from his vehicle before he was apprehended and arrested by …
March 10, 2023
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Indianapolis Man Sentenced to 16 Years for Fentanyl, Meth Trafficking

March 06, 2023
… by Community Corrections didn’t deter the defendant from pushing fentanyl, meth, and crack into our … their investigation and commitment to protect the public from dangerous, repeat drug traffickers.” The DEA and IMPD … the U.S. Probation Office for five years after his release from federal prison. U.S. Attorney Myers thanked Assistant …
March 06, 2023
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DEA working hard to tackle rising drug threat in Johnson City area

April 08, 2019
… a much cheaper price.   According to the most current data from the Centers for Disease Control, more than 70,000 Americans died from drug overdose deaths in 2017, up nearly 10 percent over … a decade. Of those overdose deaths, just over 49,000 were from synthetic opioids, which include prescription …
April 08, 2019
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Ohio Man Sentenced for Distributing Counterfeit Pharmaceuticals in Dallas

July 21, 2021
… with our communities to educate and prevent these drugs from reaching our homes and will most importantly, hold those accountable who choose to distribute and profit from this poison.” According to information presented in … in the same location. This co-located model enables agents from different agencies to collaborate on …
July 21, 2021
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Guatemalan National Extradited to Eastern District of Texas

June 08, 2021
… for multi-ton cocaine shipments which originated from Columbia.  The drugs were then shipped to Costa Rica, … airplanes used to transport cocaine shipments departing from Colombia and Venezuela to arrive at his clandestine … the criminal activities of Mr. Villagran and his associates from American investigators and our overseas law enforcement …
June 08, 2021
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Oakland Resident Who Sold Fentanyl in San Francisco's Tenderloin Sentenced to Four Years

January 13, 2023
… agents on four occasions in the Tenderloin District from November 2021 to February 2022.  He admitted that on … the residence.  Alvarado admitted the cash was proceeds from past drug sales.  The money was forfeited as part of … term of supervision for Alvarado following his release from prison.  Alvarado was in custody at the sentencing …
January 13, 2023
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DEA Houston Field Division Announces the Seizure of Over 7 million Deadly Doses of Fentanyl in 2022

December 28, 2022
… worked to eradicate over 7 million deadly doses of fentanyl from our communities across the southern, eastern, and … secret factories in Mexico with chemicals sourced largely from China. In 2021, the DEA issued a Public Safety Alert on … a potentially lethal dose of fentanyl. This is an increase from DEA’s announcement in 2021 that four out of ten …
December 28, 2022
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International Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison

November 21, 2022
… the front companies purported to sell and then transported from Mexico on semi-trailer trucks driven by unwitting … to 100 kilograms of cocaine or up to $1.5 million in cash. From 2012 to 2017, Gonzalez Garcia was responsible for the …
November 21, 2022
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Local Teens Participate in Youth Leadership

September 19, 2022
… able to provide this training in 2021 and 2022. This year from July 25-28, eight local teens attended daily training … also received prevention messaging and career exploration from the DEA and through a partnership with MATFORCE (a … Youth Leadership training. We appreciate the presentation from MATFORCE on vaping and drug prevention, the Prescott …
September 19, 2022
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California Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Meth into Southern Oregon

September 08, 2022
… prison for trafficking large quantities of methamphetamine from Southern California to Southern Oregon for … was transporting pound quantities of methamphetamine north from California in rental cars and then selling it to local … by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration with assistance from the Medford Area Drug and Gang Enforcement (MADGE) team …
September 08, 2022
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DEA encourages communities nationwide to Go Red for Red Ribbon

October 23, 2020
… all of our agents as they work to keep our communities safe from the scourge of drugs and violent drug traffickers." Red … in Mexico. After Special Agent Camarena’s death, people from his hometown started wearing red ribbons to honor his …
October 23, 2020
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Suburban Chicago Physician Charged with Federal Health Care Fraud

July 15, 2022
… information filed Thursday in federal court alleges that from 2016 to 2021, Diaconescu pre-signed blank prescriptions … picked up the pre-signed prescriptions for the opioids from other workers at the clinic without having a … then knowingly submitted false claims seeking reimbursement from Medicare for the purported visits, knowing that such …
July 15, 2022
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Directing Transportation of Drugs Lands Local Meth Trafficker in Prison

July 08, 2022
… learned that Wilkinson supplied the individual with meth from February through June 2020. On Aug. 25, 2020, law … intercepted a 2.8 kilogram shipment of meth in transit from Houston. Subsequent investigation revealed that … kilograms of meth and other drugs on numerous occasions from Houston to Corpus Christi. Wilkinson will remain in …
July 08, 2022
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Mexican Posse Gang Members Sentenced to Federal Prison for Narcotics Trafficking

April 22, 2022
… 924(c)(1)(A)(i). Perez III’s conviction and sentence stem from his leadership of a violent, nationwide drug … known as “Eight Ball,” often obtained controlled substances from California and shipped drug proceeds through the U.S. … investigation led by law enforcement agents and officers from the DEA, the North Central High Intensity Drug …
April 22, 2022
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Pharmacy Owner Convicted of Unlawfully Dispensing 1.5 Million Doses of Controlled Substances

March 08, 2022
… yesterday for unlawfully distributing controlled substances and laundering money from his now-shuttered pharmacies. According to court … care facilities. CC Pharmacy brought in over $5.5 million from the unlawful sale of these controlled substances, cash …
March 08, 2022
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Minnesota man and woman sentenced to prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine in Crawford County, Wisconsin

January 26, 2021
… purchase of approximately three ounces of methamphetamine from a female identified as Denise Kraimer. The confidential informant had purchased methamphetamine from Kraimer in the past and said she was usually accompanied by a male. Kraimer agreed to drive from Minnesota to Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, to complete …
January 26, 2021
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Stamford Heroin Trafficker Sentenced to 78 Months in Federal Prison

June 15, 2021
… purchases of approximately 100 grams of heroin each from Veras.  Investigators then arranged to purchase a kilogram of heroin from Veras for $58,000. On May 16, 2019, Veras was arrested … Police Department.  The Task Force includes personnel from the DEA, Connecticut State Police and Norwalk, …
June 15, 2021
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Norwich Man Involved in Southeastern Connecticut Drug Ring Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison

March 29, 2021
… Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison March 29, 2021 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 … Connecticut drug trafficking ring. This matter stems from an investigation led by the Drug Enforcement … Allgood, also known as “Boy Roy,” received narcotics from another member of the conspiracy and then distributed …
March 29, 2021
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Dominican Man Residing in Lawrence Sentenced to 75 Months for Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy

April 05, 2021
… employed numerous individuals to sell fentanyl to customers from various New England states, including New Hampshire. … Trafficking Organizations and individuals who are coming from out of state to distribute this poison in order to … in the Granite State.  Drug traffickers who seek to profit from selling opioids in the Granite State will be prosecuted …
April 05, 2021