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Lubbock Man Involved In Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy Pleads Guilty In Federal Court

June 14, 2017
… male died of an overdose after purchasing furanyl fentanyl from the defendant LUBBOCK, Texas - A Lubbock, Texas, man, … Bryant Jr. and pleaded guilty to a federal offense stemming from his role in a fentanyl distribution conspiracy.  The … and determined that the cause of death was drug toxicity from furanyl fentanyl.  A postmortem forensic toxicology …
June 14, 2017
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Members Of Crack Cocaine Distribution Ring Sent To Federal Prison

July 18, 2013
… 2011, agents of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) with assistance from the Rio Grande City Police Department launched an … Esteban Trevino. The group sold large quantities of crack from two adjacent residences in Rio Grande City. In handing … community and strongly admonished them for dealing drugs from their residences in the midst of their families …
July 18, 2013
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Drug Traffickers Plead Guilty On Eve Of Trial

June 05, 2014
… and United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson.  Marichalar, from Mission, pleaded guilty shortly before the jury was empanelled this morning, while Cross, from Indianapolis, Ind., and Gonzalez, from Miami, Fla., entered their guilty pleas late yesterday. …
June 05, 2014
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25 Waco Area Aryan Brotherhood Members And Associates Charged In Connection With Methamphetamine Distribution Operation

September 11, 2014
… connection with this investigation. “These charges resulted from unprecedented collaboration of federal, state, and … commitment to prevent gang violence and criminal activity from poisoning our communities, but it also sends a clear … less than 50 grams. These charges and arrests resulted from a joint investigation conducted by the Federal Bureau …
September 11, 2014
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Federal Judge Sends Three To Prison For More Than 30 Years In “Operation El Patron”

November 12, 2014
… to federal prison following their convictions resulting from a long-term Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task … in a conspiracy to distribute bulk quantities of cocaine from Texas to Georgia and returned drug proceeds to Laredo … counts of laundering U.S. currency in amounts ranging from $200,468 to $999,465. Flores Sr. and Jr. were both …
November 12, 2014
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Dr. Gerald Ratinov And 18 Others Arrested In Illegal Pain Management Clinic Operation

March 29, 2011
… and has stopped a dirty doctor and his cohorts from continuing to profit from the wretchedness of addiction. We will do our part to … Harris County District Attorney’s Office with participation from the Texas Medical Board, the Texas Pharmacy Board, …
March 29, 2011
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Austin Portion Of Project Delirium Nets 35 Arrests

July 21, 2011
… defendants conspired to launder and transport the proceeds from the drug distribution activity ultimately to the source … Operations Division, comprised of agents and analysts from the DEA, FBI, ICE, Internal Revenue Service, U.S. … Protection, U.S. Marshals Service, as well as attorneys from the Criminal Division’s Narcotic and Dangerous Drug …
July 21, 2011
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San Juan Resident Sentenced To Prison For Guns And Drugs

October 20, 2011
… one-day trial earlier this year, the jury heard testimony from a Drug Enforcement (DEA) agent that on March 3, 2011, … received information that marijuana was about to be moved from a stash house along the Rio Grande River near San Juan … the Santa Ana Wildlife Refuge approximately a quarter-mile from the river. Avila lived at the residence owned by his …
October 20, 2011
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Laredo Los Zetas Arms Traffickers Plead Guilty

January 10, 2013
… learned of a shipment of weapons to be delivered in Laredo from the Dallas area for transportation to Mexico. Otilo … were tasked with receiving the shipment of weapons from Dallas in Laredo and arranging for the transportation … large duffel bags believed to contain weapons were removed from the Explorer and placed inside the tractor. Agents then …
January 10, 2013
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DEA Takes Down Cortez Area Methamphetamine Trafficking Organization

December 01, 2011
… have been charged and arrested, effectively removing them from our streets,” said U.S. Attorney John Walsh. “The drug … today sends a message to those that are profiting from the distribution of this dangerous drug - that the DEA … investigated by the Drug Enforcement (DEA) with assistance from the Southwest Drug Task Force, Immigration and Customs …
December 01, 2011
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St. Jude's Pharmacy Owner In Cape Coral Sentenced To 3 Years For Structuring Bank Deposits

July 23, 2014
… on June 26, 2013.        According to court documents, from at least April 2011 to at least November 15, 2012, in … admitted that she and her husband made structured deposits from the proceeds of the distribution of Oxycodone outside … for cash.  Martha Otano and her husband used the proceeds from the pharmacy to purchase two homes in Cape Coral and …
July 23, 2014
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Husband And Wife “Pill Mill” Operators Sentenced To Prison

April 13, 2015
… Husband And Wife “Pill Mill” Operators Sentenced To Prison April … large number of those patients residing out of state, many from Kentucky.             At each of the Clinic’s …            The Golds also laundered the unlawful proceeds from the Clinic in a variety of ways, including making cash …
April 13, 2015
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Four Tampa Residents Charged In Conspiracy To Import XLR-11, A Synthetic Cannabinoid, A/k/a "Spice"

May 28, 2015
… Engage Ft. Lauderdale Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … synthetic cannabinoid, a/k/a “Spice,” to the United States from China.  A.D. Wright, Special Agent in Charge, Drug … 28, Ahmed Maher Elhelw, 25, and Tanjina Islam Piya, 24, all from Tampa, were charged with conspiracy to import a …
May 28, 2015
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Jury Convicts Synthetic Cannabinoid Distributor

July 23, 2015
… that Nahmani purchased vast quantities of illegal chemicals from China and distributed those chemicals in Florida and across the country.  The powdery chemicals shipped from China were turned into both leafy and liquid synthetic … North Miami Beach PD, and Miami-Dade PD; with the support from DEA Office of Diversion Control Drug & Chemical …
July 23, 2015
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OPBAT Assists In $2.5 Million Drug Bust In The Bahamas

September 09, 2015
… Miami.Training@dea.gov NASSAU, BAHAMAS - A joint task force from Operation Bahamas, Turks and (OPBAT) seized 2,842 … weekend. The OPBAT task force was comprised of elements from the U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA), U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. … of Bahamas partnership to combat drug smuggling to and from the Bahamas. The OPBAT Operations Center in Nassau is …
September 09, 2015
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Orlando Man Sentenced To Over 15 Years For Drug And Firearm Offenses

March 20, 2017
… mia032017_fig1.jpg WESTON, Fla. - Eric C. Falkowski, 35, from Orlando, Florida, was sentenced to 15 years and 8 … fentanyl, butyryl fentanyl, and other controlled substances from China in order to manufacture counterfeit prescription … As a previously convicted felon, Falkowski was prohibited from possessing a firearm or ammunition under federal law. …
March 20, 2017
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New Jersey Pharmacist Pleads Guilty In Illegal Pharmaceutical Drug Distribution Scheme

September 07, 2011
… tax years 2008 and 2009 which failed to report his proceeds from the scheme. In connection with his guilty plea, Hsia, … in the names of fictitious patients. Data obtained from the Automation of Reports and Consolidated System, … by law enforcement at the time of his arrest was derived from the scheme. Hsia also admitted that he willfully …
September 07, 2011
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New Orleans Man With Ties To Texas Drug Associates Pleads Guilty To Drug Conspiracy

June 28, 2013
… Engage New Orleans Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … the Honorable Stanwood Duval, Jr. Tyler’s charges stem from a 2009 Drug Enforcement Administration investigation of … the deal could take place and confiscated almost $400,000 from the house.  Of the money confiscated, $100,000 was …
June 28, 2013
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Pontchatoula Man Sentenced For Drug Trafficking

August 08, 2013
… the trafficking of more than five kilograms of cocaine from the Houston, Texas area, to Bogalusa, Louisiana.In … Derek Moss for the purposes of obtaining cocaine from drug source Luis Colon.  During the investigation, … of the occasions, agents followed Smith, Moss and Mark back from Texas to the Laplace, LA area.  Smithwas stopped as he …
August 08, 2013
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Former Immigration Officer Admits Leading Interstate Methamphetamine Distribution Ring

March 09, 2015
… admitted coordinating shipments of crystal methamphetamine from interstate suppliers and providing them to retailers in … Jersey. Freehauf admitted that he arranged the shipments from California, Arizona and elsewhere and repackaged the … in Charge Maria L. Kelokates; law enforcement officers from the N.J. National Guard Counter Drug Task Force, under …
March 09, 2015
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Essex County, New Jersey, Man Pleads Guilty To His Role In Oxycodone Distribution Ring

June 02, 2016
… prescriptions for oxycodone and other controlled substances from various doctors in New Jersey, filled them at … the drug trafficking organization. Policarpio admitted that from Feb. 5, 2014, to Aug. 13, 2014, he personally purchased pills containing oxycodone from conspirators and then sold the pills to others. …
June 02, 2016
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New Jersey Doctor Indicted On Charges He Sold Oxycodone Prescriptions To Patients With No Legitimate Need For The Drug

March 02, 2017
… Christopher S. Porrino announced the indictment of a doctor from Passaic County for selling prescriptions of Oxycodone … Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Enforcement Bureau.  From June 2010 through April 2016, Kang allegedly sold …
March 02, 2017
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Leader Of Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced In Federal Court Defendant Receives 25 Years In Prison

January 23, 2011
… for the movement and sale of methamphetamine and cocaine from Mexico into the United States, and the distribution … and at times used a minor female to transport drugs to and from Mexico to Louisiana. The defendant’s couriers were … in this trade. We are committed to holding drug dealers, from couriers to leaders, accountable.” This case was …
January 23, 2011
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The New Orleans Field Division DEA Office Is Taking Back Unwanted Prescription Drugs April 30, 2011

March 31, 2011
… nofdoutreach@dea.gov NEW ORLEANS, LA. - On April 30 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Drug Enforcement (DEA) has … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. In addition, Americans are …
March 31, 2011
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Freeport Physician Pleads Guilty To Health Care Fraud And Unlawful Dispensing Charges

October 30, 2013
… were reversed on appeal in 2012.  He was released from custody, and a retrial was scheduled.  On October 31, … 2012, Ignasiak faked his own suicide and became a fugitive from justice.  Almost a year later, in September 2013, he … and 10 years for failure to appear. The case resulted from a four-year investigation by the North Florida Health …
October 30, 2013
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Four Crewmen Indicted For Drug Trafficking On The High Seas

January 29, 2014
… Fleet (RFA) Wave Knight.  The USCG helicopter launched from the RFA Wave Knight when the 25-foot go-fast boat was … and detained the crewmen and retrieved 45 bales of cocaine from the debris field, where the packages had been thrown … Express Strike Force, comprised of agents and analysts from the DEA, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. …
January 29, 2014
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DEA Miami Field Division Along With The Attorney General Of Florida Announce Arrests Of International Drug Traffickers

March 05, 2014
… for their involvement in a drug smuggling ring spanning from South America to New York. This week, DEA agents from the Orlando District Office served arrest warrants in … were trafficking large amounts of cocaine and heroin from South America, through Puerto Rico and the Dominican …
March 05, 2014
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Eight More Individuals Sentenced In Operation Sooner Or Later

April 29, 2014
… roles in an international cocaine conspiracy that spanned from Mexico, McAllen and Mission, Texas, and into Ocala and … groups were based in Guerrero and Tamaulipas, Mexico.  From early 2007 until late 2011, they were responsible for …
April 29, 2014
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Tommy Allen Sentenced To 240 Months In Prison For Distributing Crack Cocaine

January 31, 2017
… prison for distributing crack cocaine.  Upon his release from prison, he will be on supervised release for five … “Grill,” distributed crack cocaine and fielded phone calls from customers ordering crack cocaine from the organization.  Tommy Allen admitted to being …
January 31, 2017
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Physician And Owner Of Atlanta Pain Clinic Sentenced For Illegally Prescribing Painkillers

March 29, 2017
… distances to obtain prescriptions for controlled substances from the clinic, including more than a dozen regular patients who traveled nearly 200 miles from Vidalia and Hazlehurst. Nisar Piracha, 63, of Norcross, … also agreed to the forfeiture of over $425,000 in proceeds from his pill mill operation.  Piracha was convicted on this …
March 29, 2017