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Three Indicted on Federal Drug Distribution Charges

June 10, 2021
… Operation Engage DMV Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va . –  A husband and wife from Fairfax and their cousin from Spotsylvania were indicted last month for conspiring to …
June 10, 2021
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Richmond Man Sentenced for Fentanyl Trafficking

May 25, 2021
… inside cooperator, completed two controlled drug purchases from Pair. The cooperator, at the direction and under the supervision of law enforcement, purchased from Pair one ounce of heroin on October 30, 2019 and two … November 12, 2019. Upon analysis, both substances purchased from Pair were found to be fentanyl. Pair was subsequently …
May 25, 2021
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DEA Washington Division Announces 20th Drug Take Back Day To Help Local Families

March 01, 2021
… record number of expired or unused prescription medications from members of the community across the area. Over the … indicating a majority of abused prescription drugs come from family and friends, including from home medicine cabinets, clearing out unused medicine is …
March 01, 2021
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DEA Washington Division Commemorates African American History Month

February 11, 2021
… integral part of our unique history as a nation. It spans from some of America’s darkest days – the time of slavery – … These differences reflect where each individual comes from, the current world we all live in, and the great places … As a team, we will work to protect our fellow citizens from the threat of violent crime, deadly drugs, and …
February 11, 2021
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Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Dealing Fatal Doses of Fentanyl-laced Heroin

January 20, 2021
… fentanyl.  Because the recipient of the distribution died from overdose by ingesting the fentanyl within, Sovereign … today that in the fall of 2017 he made regular trips from Front Royal, Virginia to Baltimore, Maryland in order … in Front Royal. E.R. purchased a small packet of heroin from Sovereign which contained fentanyl. Later that night, …
January 20, 2021
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New Hampshire businessman pleads guilty to spice distribution & fatal overdose

January 28, 2021
… two shops in Seabrook—“Up N Smoke” and “The Smoking Monkey”—from which he sold retail quantities of spice, along with … pipes. Walsh ordered the spice that he sold in his stores from a California-based wholesale spice manufacturing and … Walsh ordered thousands of dollars of spice per week from his California-based co-conspirators, whose illicit …
January 28, 2021
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Silent No More Overdose Symposium brings opioid crisis experts to Virginia Commonwealth University to discuss real solutions

January 14, 2020
… of law enforcement efforts to keep these dangerous drugs from hitting the streets.” The symposium brought together … law enforcement, Diversion, and Intelligence experts from the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Washington … Justice Services; and Medical and education experts from VCU Medical Center, Substance Abuse & Mental Health …
January 14, 2020
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Virginia dentist running elaborate prescription scheme, reported to DEA tip line, sentenced

October 02, 2019
… for his personal use and the use of his co-conspirators from 2014 to 2018. Hartman crafted careful, elaborate plans … Hartman coached his office staff to send any phone calls from pharmacies with questions about prescriptions directly to him. He would then call the pharmacy from his personal cellphone and verify the prescription. …
October 02, 2019
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DEA teams with Washington Redskins to tackle opioid addiction

October 09, 2019
… and covering October 20th’s Redskins event at FedEx field.  From now until October 20th, the Redskins and the DEA are … outside the Pepsi Gate at FedExField with a helicopter from their Air Wing, a DEA Clan Lab truck with STEM …
October 09, 2019
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Huntersville, N.C. man faces federal “dark net” drug charges

March 19, 2020
… suspected narcotics. The parcel was allegedly mailed from Slovenia and addressed to Byrnes.  On or about August … paraphernalia. Law enforcement also recovered two firearms from his residence. The indictment also alleges a previous … firearms and approximately $13,800 in cash were recovered from Byrnes’ residence in this investigation. According to …
March 19, 2020
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Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Eight Kilograms of Meth

September 30, 2022
… traffic stop when his co-defendant attempted to escape from authorities with the bag of drugs. James E. Freitas, … bag. Mora was quickly apprehended; the bag that he carried from the car was searched and found to contain 8,099 grams … instant messages detailing both defendants travel to and from Tennessee to purchase and transport methamphetamine to …
September 30, 2022
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Georgia Man Convicted of Trafficking Methamphetamine

February 25, 2022
… court documents, trial evidence, and witness testimony, from 2018 to July 2020, Lee and his co-defendant, Paul Mark … traveled out of state to purchase methamphetamine from his supplier in Georgia, later identified as Lee. … executed a search warrant at Lee’s Georgia residence, from which they seized a firearm, four pounds of marijuana, …
February 25, 2022
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Drug Network Supplier Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison

November 10, 2021
… serve five years of supervised release after he is released from prison.  According to court documents and yesterday’s … the head of a person he accused of stealing drug proceeds from him during the course of the conspiracy and he … to kill that person. According to filed documents, from September 2018 to August 2019, Wondra was responsible …
November 10, 2021
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Craven County Armed Drug Dealer Sentenced in Excess of 28 Years

October 12, 2021
… confidential informants to purchase 27.97 grams of cocaine from Miller at his residence on Harding Avenue in Kinston. … a traffic stop of Miller’s vehicle as he drove away from a known drug location. Miller consented to a search of … used confidential informants to purchase methamphetamine from two individuals who were supplied by Miller. On April …
October 12, 2021
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Drug Trafficker Involved in Night Club Shoot Out Sentenced

October 12, 2021
… Law enforcement arrested Davis and recovered the firearm from the car.  Davis had previously been convicted of a felony and was prohibited from possessing a firearm.  Law enforcement had been … made two controlled purchases of methamphetamine from a residence on Dale Street in Goldsboro.  On July 3, …
October 12, 2021
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Three Sentenced to Prison for Methamphetamine Trafficking

November 06, 2020
… to filed court documents and statements made in court, from 2018 to September 2019, Chham, Sayavong, and Secrest, … of the drug conspiracy, and obtained the methamphetamine from a supply source in California. According to court … responsible for mailing packages containing methamphetamine from California to traffickers on the East Coast, including …
November 06, 2020
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DEA’s 17th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day yields fruitful results in South Carolina

May 06, 2019
… remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they could be stolen and … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet.   DEA launched its …
May 06, 2019
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DEA’s 17th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day yields fruitful results in North Carolina

May 06, 2019
… remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they could be stolen and … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet.   DEA launched its …
May 06, 2019
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Waynesboro Pharmacist Pleads Guilty to Felony Drug Charge

March 22, 2019
… and during court proceedings, Meeks acquired Oxycodone from his pharmacy, Liberty Square Pharmacy that was not … stopping unscrupulous medical professionals like Mr. Meeks from abusing his position of trust which could potentially … tragedy of opioid addiction is that it often transitions from legitimate need to desperate compulsion,” said Bobby L. …
March 22, 2019
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Cranston Man Sentenced for Role in Conspiracy to Ship Cocaine into Rhode Island

February 26, 2024
… upwards of 100 kilograms of cocaine into Rhode Island from Puerto Rico, announced United States Attorney Zachary … containing kilos of cocaine shipped to his residence from Puerto Rico, which in turn he delivered to leaders of … containing one or more kilograms of cocaine were shipped from different post offices in Puerto Rico to various …
February 26, 2024
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Providence Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Meth and Fentanyl

February 06, 2024
… same day the individual arranged for the purchase of meth from Walker. When approached by a DEA Task Force officer, … DEA Task Force seized 59 grams of meth and $5,902 in cash from Walker’s person and 449 grams of methamphetamine and 64 … Rhode Island DEA Drug Task Force is comprised of personnel from the DEA; Rhode Island State Police; the Cranston, …
February 06, 2024
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Aryan Brotherhood Prison Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Murder in Aid of Racketeering

December 21, 2023
… Domestic Northern California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton areas … pursue and prosecute those who commit such heinous acts from behind bars and beyond.” According to court documents, … heroin and methamphetamine trafficking operation from their California prison cells using smuggled cellphones …
December 21, 2023
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Leader of Colombian Criminal Organization Pleads Guilty to Sending Over 19,000 Kilograms of Cocaine Via Semi-Submersible Vessels to Sinaloa Cartel

December 21, 2023
… dispatched self-propelled semi-submersible (SPSS) vessels from Colombia into the Pacific Ocean destined for Sinaloa … SPSS vessels in international waters that had departed from Colombia while enroute to Mexico. The first SPSS … Task Force (OCDETF) comprised of agents and analysts from the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Federal Bureau …
December 21, 2023
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Umar Koon Pleads Not Guilty to Drug Charges

December 20, 2023
… informant, made seven controlled purchases of drugs from Koon. On five occasions, it is alleged that Koon sold … Koon on November 14 after he returned to Burlington from New York City on a bus. Agents seized a suitcase Koon … cocaine base and fentanyl. They also seized $1,500 in cash from Koon’s person. Koon was held without bail on state …
December 20, 2023
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Two Former Nurses Indicted in Connection to the Diversion of Dangerous Narcotics by Medical Professionals

December 11, 2023
… of fentanyl, a narcotic painkiller drug in liquid form, from a syringe intended for an operating room patient and … of fentanyl, a narcotic painkiller drug in liquid form, from an intravenous line bag attached to the patient and … to steal twenty-three intravenous bags of fentanyl solution from an automatic medication dispensing machine. Also in …
December 11, 2023
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Former Enfield Resident Sentenced to 25 Months in Prison for Cocaine Trafficking Offense

November 29, 2023
… for Cocaine Trafficking Offense November 29, 2023 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 … Horta-Molina arranged the shipment of a package from California to Sanchez-Razon’s residence in Enfield.  On … and for violating the conditions of his supervised release from a prior federal narcotics trafficking conviction. This …
November 29, 2023
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New Jersey Real Estate Investor and Online Influencer Charged with Multimillion-Dollar Investment Fraud Scheme

October 19, 2023
… dollars. Our office is committed to protecting the public from these schemes and prosecuting those who lie to … Starting in 2017, Pina began accepting investments from victim investors for the alleged purchase, remodel, and … gross amount of any pecuniary gain that any persons derived from the offense or of any pecuniary loss sustained by any …
October 19, 2023
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Former Wethersfield Resident Sentenced to Prison for Distributing Narcotics

October 14, 2023
… the sale and shipment of Xanax and crystal methamphetamine from California, and that he was receiving mailed packages … a court-authorized search of a package that was mailed from California to Sawicki’s Wethersfield address.  The … Police Department.  The DEA Task Force includes personnel from the DEA Hartford Resident Office and the Bristol, …
October 14, 2023
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Meriden Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl

October 14, 2023
… enforcement made multiple controlled purchases of fentanyl from Nunez-Irizarry.  In November 2021, Nunez-Irizarry … the DEA’s New Haven Task Force, which includes participants from the DEA, U.S. Marshals Service, Internal Revenue … Bulk Cash Trafficking Task Force, which includes members from the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the U.S. Postal …
October 14, 2023
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Six Charged in Cocaine and Fentanyl Conspiracy

October 13, 2023
… date has not yet been set. According to court records, from September 2022 through December 30, 2022, the … be determined by the federal district court with guidance from the advisory United States Sentencing Guidelines and … Burlington Office, and acknowledged significant assistance from the Milton Police Department, the Lamoille County …
October 13, 2023