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Sacramento Man Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison For Cocaine Trafficking

… had multiple kilograms of cocaine shipped in vans from California to Alaska. The vans were driven to Seattle and then shipped from Seattle to Alaska. When the cocaine arrived in Alaska, … 2006, Summerfield attempted to send 13 kilograms of cocaine from Elk Grove to Alaska using commercial shipping …
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Soccer Player Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison

… - (707) 837-2324 Stockton - (571) 387-3956 Conviction Stems from Multi-Agency Investigation of South Valley Drug Dealers … Antonio Lopez-Florez, 34, a professional soccer player from Guadalajara, Mexico, and Ernesto Rocha, 21, of … led by the DEA Bakersfield Resident Office with assistance from U.S. Immigration and Customs (ICE) Office of Homeland …
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Two Sentenced For Heroin Offenses

… and the DEA’s Special Operations Division, with assistance from the Stanislaus County Drug Enforcement Agency, the … to court documents, the conspiracy formed a chain of supply from Michoacan, Mexico to the Modesto and the Bay Area. … addicts. The conspiracy came full-circle when the bulk cash from Bay Area heroin sales was smuggled back to Michoacan, …
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Madera Vineyard Marijuana Cultivator Sentenced For Firearm Possession

… sentenced Julio Ramirez Pérez, 33, an undocumented alien from Oaxaca, Mexico, to five years in prison to be followed … his co-defendant, Antonio Pérez, 40, an undocumented alien from Guanajuato, Mexico, who was also found on the property, … 2010 that focused primarily on the eradication of marijuana from public land. Other agencies that participated in …
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Steilacoom, Washington, Couple Sentenced to Prison for Leading Drug Trafficking Ring Tied to Aryan Prison Gangs

… today send a clear message: the only thing to be gained from these crimes is time behind bars. I am grateful to our … three kilos of heroin, and more than $330,000 in cash from eighteen locations in Washington and Arizona. The … body armor, ammunition, scopes, and tripods seized from their residence and a storage unit they used to store …
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Washington Jury Finds Mexican National with Ties to the Jalisco Cartel Guilty of Trafficking in Hundreds of Pounds of Fentanyl, Heroin, Methamphetamine, and Cocaine in Eastern Washington and Montana

… of imprisonment of life in prison. He may also face removal from the United States. The evidence presented at trial … of stealing more than thirty pounds of methamphetamine from the organization and to threaten to kill that the … “I was able to work on this case and the investigation from the outset,” stated Acting U.S. Attorney Richard …
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Indictments returned targeting East Bay drug trafficking rings

… a series of purchases of cocaine, cocaine base and heroin from Jeffrey McCoy. In furtherance of their investigation, … the agents also seized significant quantities of narcotics from various defendants during the investigation. The … 4 kg of heroin mixed with fentanyl and $46,000 Seized from courier after leaving LEE’s residence 8/8/2018 18 lbs …
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Psilocybin

January 25, 2025
Psilocybin comes from certain types of psilocybe mushrooms. Psilocybin is metabolized in the body to the active drug psilocyn, also present in many of the same mushrooms.
January 25, 2025
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DEA Administrator's Remarks on China-Based Chemical Manufacturing Companies and Arrests

January 22, 2025
… and communities across the United States, killing Americans from all walks of life. Targeting entire criminal drug networks, from the source of supply to the last mile of distribution, …
January 22, 2025
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DEA Administrator's Remarks on China-Based Chemical Manufacturing Companies and Arrests

January 22, 2025
… and communities across the United States, killing Americans from all walks of life. Targeting entire criminal drug networks, from the source of supply to the last mile of distribution, …
January 22, 2025
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DEA-led operation nets more than 600 arrests targeting Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion

… Engage Philadelphia Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … “Menchito,” and second in command of CJNG, was extradited from Mexico to the United States on charges of alleged drug … and over $4.6 million in assets have been seized from CJNG associates pursuant to Project Python.  The …
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NTF dismantles butane hash oil extraction lab 15 times larger than lab that caused recent explosion

…   Hash oil, also known as honey oil, is commonly extracted from marijuana plant material using butane. Butane is a … as lighter fuel for cooking and camping. Because the vapors from butane can linger dangerously and release explosive gas … with butane buried on the property. By-products from the extraction process and hazardous chemicals were …
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DEA Washington Division Gears up to Celebrate the 24th National Drug Take Back Day

… Operation Engage DMV Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … Christopher C. Goumenis Domestic all of Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia Additional Division Info … Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 22nd, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event offers anonymous disposal …
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FL Man Who Allegedly Commandeered E-Prescribing Privileges of Doctors Charged with Criminal Sale

… FL Man Who Allegedly Commandeered E-Prescribing Privileges of Doctors Charged with … of narcotic prescriptions.  Devin Anthony Magarian, 21, from Kissimmee, Florida, was arraigned on January 17, 2024, … on their diligent work and commend the DEA Diversion team from the DEA Long Island District Office.” DA Donnelly said …
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Queens Pharmacist Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Illegally Distributing Oxycodone and Filing False Tax Returns

… Criminal Investigation, New York, announced the charges. “From pharmacist to pill pusher, Daniel Russo betrayed his … in cash for the prescriptions. Russo then hid the proceeds from the scheme and filed false corporate income tax returns …
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Queens Pharmacist Pleads Guilty to Illegally Distributing Oxycodone and Filing False Tax Returns

… he was pocketing – and not paying taxes on – income from those sales and others in his business,” stated Acting … in cash for the prescriptions. Russo then hid the proceeds from the scheme and filed false corporate income tax returns … to report over $1 million in earnings, much of it generated from his oxycodone distribution scheme. More than a dozen …
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Queens Man Indicted in Connection with Seizure of Approximately $300,000 in Cocaine during Citywide Drug Trafficking Investigation

… of cocaine (over 13 pounds) and more than $50,000 cash from his burgundy Nissan sports car. Almonte was arrested after law enforcement tracked his vehicle from Queens to the Bronx on November 28, 2022. Bridget G. … day with seizures like this which prevented traffickers from mixing and selling a deadly fentanyl and cocaine …
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Colombian Woman Sentenced to 10 Years and $5 Million Forfeiture for Narcotrafficking

… announced the sentence. “For years, the defendant profited from trafficking cocaine and operating a ‘collection … regard for the harm she inflicted on communities stretching from Colombia to the United States,” stated United States … Lopez made millions of dollars exporting loads of cocaine from Colombia to the United States,” said DEA Special Agent …
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Two Leaders of Violent Puerto Rico Drug Cartel Convicted at Trial

… Puerto Rico police officers, the defendants profited from distributing tons of cocaine throughout Puerto Rico and … enterprise whose members and associates engaged in, from in or about 2004 to in or about 2016, dozens of … of kilograms of cocaine, including the shipment of cocaine from Puerto Rico to New York. Cocaine supplied by La ONU was …
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Distributor Convicted of Conspiring to Distribute Controlled Substances and Defrauding the DEA

… at trial: Violations of the Federal Narcotics Laws From 2012 through March 2017, Doud knowingly and … by other distributors. Conspiracy to Defraud the DEA From 2012 through March 2017, Doud took steps to conceal …
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Member of Eastern European organized crime syndicate sentenced to 198 months' imprisonment for racketeering and other violent crimes

… a litany of violent crimes and racketeering that reached from Brooklyn to abroad,” stated DEA Special Agent in Charge … reported to Tsvetkov as debt payments were collected from the victim. In connection with a separate extortion, … suspected of stealing marijuana and thousands of dollars from the syndicate’s stash house on Ocean Avenue. Tsvetkov …
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RICO indictment charges “110 Gang”

… the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act RICO from 2012 until now.  According to the indictment, the 110 … and a determined goal of making our city safer from gang violence and drug trafficking.”     “Today’s … their gang has committed in Syracuse.  Our work is far from done, and we will continue to collaborate with our …
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State and Local Task Forces

January 22, 2025
… seen. Nearly all of the fentanyl in the United States comes from Mexico, and most of it is trafficked by the Sinaloa and … BNDD. The first task force was comprised of investigators from major state and local regional agencies, primarily the … budgets of DEA field division offices without resources from DEA headquarters, and do not include State and Local …
January 22, 2025
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First Fentanyl Distribution Resulting in Death Conviction in Western District of Louisiana

… Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that three individuals from Shreveport have been sentenced for their involvement in … by DEA agents proved that the driver had obtained fentanyl from Courtney Cox, who had gotten it from her local supplier, Thompson. Cox later confessed to …
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Mexican National Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison on Drug Charges

… Operation Engage Seattle Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … sentence, this is the case.” Aviles-Pacheco is prohibited from possessing firearms due to his status of being an … and our partners work tirelessly to protect our community from people who sell drugs that harm and kill our citizens,” …
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Multiple Pharmaceutical Distributor Executives, Sales Representatives and Brokers Charged in Connection with Unlawful Sales of over 70M Opioid Pills

… Distributor Executives, Sales Representatives and Brokers Charged in Connection with Unlawful Sales of … syrup known for their reputation of enhancing the high from the opioids. The distributors allegedly charged their … distributors were all located outside Texas, far removed from their Houston-area pill-mill pharmacy customers and the …
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Atlanta Woman Sentenced to Prison for Supplying Fentanyl and Meth to Armed Drug Trafficking Organization

… Atlanta Woman Sentenced to Prison for Supplying Fentanyl and Meth to Armed Drug Trafficking Organization August 14, … court orders to intercept the phone calls and text messages from cell phones belonging to Breland and Reeves and conducted controlled purchases of methamphetamine from Reeves. Reeves would supply other co-defendants with …
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U.S. Attorney Joins with Special Agents in Charge of DEA and FBI to Announce Law Enforcement Surge Combatting Nighttime Fentanyl Trafficking in the Tenderloin District of San Francisco

… U.S. Attorney Joins with Special Agents in Charge of DEA and FBI to Announce Law Enforcement Surge Combatting … Domestic Northern California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton areas … the flow of drugs and dealers coming into San Francisco from nearby counties; conducting regular joint federal and …
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New York Man Arrested for Fentanyl Trafficking in Burlington

… Then, in the early morning hours of May 12, 2024, officers from the South Burlington Police Department encountered … to detain them. Woods was momentarily compliant, then ran from police, leading them on a foot chase through multiple … however, would be determined by the Court with guidance from the advisory United States Sentencing Guidelines and …
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Florida Pilot Involved in Cocaine Trafficking Scheme is Sentenced

… Trafficking Scheme is Sentenced June 02, 2024 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 … others to transport approximately 1700 kilograms of cocaine from South America to the U.S.  On August 6, 2016, De Las …