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Sacramento Area Drug Traffickers Indicted In Significant Federal Drug Trafficking Investigation

… purchases of heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA, and Oxycodone from Washington’s organization. The drug traffickers under … 12, 2013. The firearm indictment against Washington stems from a 2011 search warrant served at Washington’s residence … The indictment alleges that Washington is prohibited from possessing firearms because of four prior felony …
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Eighth Defendant Sentenced For Drug Trafficking And Conducting Illegal Cash Transactions

… conspiracy where co-conspirators obtained prescriptions from a Central Valley doctor, filled them in area pharmacies … obtained prescriptions for oxycodone and hydrocodone from a doctor in Visalia, filled those prescriptions at … were made in amounts less than $10,000 to prevent the bank from filing Currency Transaction Reports that banks are …
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Visalia Doctor Sentenced For Illegally Dispensing Oxycodone

… his professional practice. Brown deposited the cash earned from these prescriptions into different personal bank … for oxycodone, hydrocodone, and medical marijuana cards from Dr. Brown in Modesto. They recruited other individuals to obtain prescriptions and marijuana cards from the doctor and paid them for the prescriptions and …
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Two San Francisco International Airport Security Screeners Charged In Bribery And Drug Smuggling Scheme

… Security Administration.  In exchange for an offer of money from Anibal Giovanni Ramirez, 28, of San Francisco, Sunux … bribery-related charges also may result in disqualification from holding any office of honor, trust, or profit in the … Sunux, Lopez, and Ramirez has involved officers and agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Drug …
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U.S. Attorney’s Office Distributes Forfeited Proceeds Of Cocaine Trafficking Case To Kern County Sheriff’s Office And The Bakersfield Police Department

… large money seizures were made, including $169,910 seized from a truck in Sheldon, Illinois that was driven by Bisla. … agencies through the sharing of proceeds resulting from federal forfeitures. State and local law enforcement … and the communities we serve. The money received from drug trafficking suspects in this case will be funneled …
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Jury Finds Sacramento Area Drug Trafficker Guilty On All Counts

… an undercover operative bought heroin and methamphetamine from Washington’s organization. The drug traffickers … in a separate indictment against Washington that stems from a 2011 homicide investigation. When deputies executed a … The indictment alleges that Washington is prohibited from possessing firearms because of four prior felony …
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Kern County Man Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison For Cocaine Smuggling

… trailer containing cocaine smuggled into the United States from Mexico at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry, to a location in … Montoya began unloading 18 one-kilogram packages of cocaine from a hidden compartment in the underside of the trailer … partners to prevent these dangerous and addictive drugs from reaching our streets and ensure the perpetrators of …
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Long Beach Man Sentenced To 6 Years & 4 Months In Prison For Trafficking Oxycodone And Hydrocodone

… To 6 Years & 4 Months In Prison For Trafficking Oxycodone And Hydrocodone September 29, 2015 San Francisco Contact … obtained prescriptions for oxycodone and hydrocodone from a doctor in Visalia, filled those prescriptions at … bank accounts held by Chim and co‑defendants in California from which the funds were then withdrawn by Chim. Deposits …
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Traffic Stops In San Joaquin, Shasta, And Nevada Counties Lead To Federal Narcotic Trafficking Charges

… the defendants on November 24, 2012, after they fled from an attempted traffic stop. At the time of the arrest, … in San Joaquin County. Robles was previously released from state custody on bail. This case is the product of an … approximately 15 kilograms of heroin were removed from the gas tank. A federal grand jury charged them today …
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Bail Bondsman Pleads Guilty To Drug And Firearms Crimes

… Bail Bondsman Pleads Guilty To Drug And Firearms Crimes March 04, 2013 San Francisco Contact … “Today’s guilty plea marks the eighth conviction resulting from the OCDETF investigation.” According to court … a convicted felon. Federal law prohibits a convicted felon from possessing a firearm. In pleading guilty, Vasquez …
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More Operation Mercury Convictions

… Rufino Orozco Martinez, 32, an undocumented alien from Mexico, and Jorge Torres, 28, of Bakersfield, conspired … three pounds of processed marijuana and an assault weapon from the grow site. Gallegos is scheduled for sentencing … According to court records, Manjarrez came to California from Mexico to work for co-defendant, Jonathan Anthony Meza, …
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Sixth National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Is This Saturday

… pounds of expired, unwanted prescription medications from Northern California and Central Valley residents during … The majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet, according to surveys of …
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Northern California And Central Valley Resident Dispose Of More Than 7.5 Tons Of Medicine During DEA’s Third National Prescription Drug Take-Back Event

… take-back event last September. The overwhelming response from the community has dramatically decreased the potential … majority of teens who abuse prescription drugs obtain them from family and friends for free, including from the home medicine cabinet. Many Americans simply do not …
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Another Huge Turnout At DEA's National Prescription Drug Take-Back Event

… Domestic Northern California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton areas … Take-Back Day. As a result of the overwhelming response from the community more than 14 tons of medicine is out of … local law enforcement agencies and community groups from Alameda, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra …
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Leader Of Stockton Area Drug Trafficking Group Sentenced To 18 Years In Federal Prison

… that the group had collected over $5 million in cash from the sale of drugs between August 2007 and November … month term of supervised (TSR) to commence on their release from prison. The other defendants received smaller TSRs. … of Hector Ojeda Barraza) and Ismael Quintero (formerly from Los Angeles) are fugitives and are believed to be in …
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Large-Scale Redding-Area Marijuana Manufacturing Organization Dismantled

… plants and one loaded .38 caliber handgun were seized from the location; no arrests were made. On August 22, 2011, … 2,612 marijuana plants and 60 pounds of processed marijuana from the residence on Big Oak Lane. Additionally, agents … seized approximately 400 pounds of processed marijuana from the residence on Jewel Lane. This case is the product …
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Cartel Enforcer Sentenced to 28 Years for Drug Trafficking and Violence

… these criminal networks and protect our communities from the violence and addiction they bring.” “My Day One … criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task …
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DEA, DA SINI, U.S. Postal Inspection Service & DA’S East End Drug Task Force announce takedown of alleged Montauk Drug distribution ring

… of law enforcement to stop drug trafficking organizations from the transport and distribution of drugs into … months, providing this organization an expanded client base from Memorial Day to Labor Day,” District Attorney Sini … received packages of illicit substances through the mail from locations in and outside of the continental United …
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21 Indicted In Lawrence and Southbridge Area Cocaine and Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracies

… can rest knowing these alleged criminals have been removed from their neighborhoods. Our efforts will not stop.” … large quantities of cocaine through packages mailed from Puerto Rico to addresses used by the DTO and mailed … with fentanyl. Approximately nine kilograms of cocaine from packages sent through the mail and 800 grams of …
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Massachusetts Fugitive Charged with Possessing Fentanyl and Cocaine

… the defendant was trafficking huge quantities of fentanyl from his home in the Bronx—a home he shared with his minor … deadly narcotic not only off the street, but removed it from a residence mere steps from a day care center for young children.  HSI, along with …
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Bronx Gang Member Charged with Murder, Attempted Murder, and Racketeering

… partners are focused on safeguarding our communities from gang violence and drug trafficking and this arrest is … a gang based in the Bronx whose members and associates, from 2015 to 2022, conspired to commit various crimes with … other things, the gang members sold crack, robbed and stole from commercial establishments in the New York City area and …
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Mexican drug traffickers charged with drug trafficking crime based on seizure of almost three tons of cocaine

… tons of cocaine into the United States.  The charge arises from a September 1, 2020, seizure by Mexico’s Secretaría de … law enforcement’s commitment to keeping America safe from drug trafficking, drug abuse, and violent crime.” … in federal court [1] : On or about Sept. 1, 2020, aircraft from the Mexican Navy located and began tracking a boat …
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Former Wallingford Doctor Who Sold Opioid Prescriptions for Cash Sentenced to Federal Prison

… prescribing practices.  In early 2016, investigators from both the DEA Diversion Control Division and the … prescriptions.  For at least three years, Bousquet received from Braylovsky monthly prescriptions for 170 oxycodone 30mg … confidential source who purchased oxycodone prescriptions from him during the investigation.  Braylovsky then met with …
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Four Sentenced in Federal Court for their Role in Meth Trafficking Ring and Related Firearms Crime

… Wilmington - (910) 815-4513 COLUMBIA, S.C.  — Two men from the Midlands and a California man and woman were … Evidence presented to the court showed that from 2018 to 2021, Guzman served as a California-based … for Guzman. Boulware received methamphetamine from Guzman and Velazquez and distributed drugs to others, …
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Sovah Health to Pay United States $4.36 Million to Settle Claims of Controlled Substance Act Violations

… settlement is the third-largest civil penalty ever obtained from a hospital system under the Controlled Substances Act … Martinsville & Henry County) united to form Sovah Health. From 2017 to 2019, a  Sovah Health employee  diverted more …
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Two MS-13 Leaders Convicted of Racketeering Conspiracy and Conspiring to Commit Multiple Murders

… gang composed primarily of immigrants or descendants from El Salvador.  Branches or “cliques” of MS-13, one of … March 2017, a member of the Sailors Clique who was hiding from law enforcement in the Lynchburg, Virginia area had a … the high schooler. The gang members kidnapped the student from his front lawn and cut his hand off before killing him. …
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Roanoke Drug Kingpin Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison

… Operation Engage DMV Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … ways for their willingness to transport narcotics by car from places such as New York, North Carolina, Tennessee, and … by Jordan himself as the “Batmobile.” The car was in route from New York to Roanoke and stopped by law enforcement …
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Roanoke law enforcement and community leaders announce new cooperative initiative to curb violent crime

… outreach Roanoke CARE_0.jpg ROANOKE, Va. – Today, leaders from the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bureau of … In addition, partner agencies will work with officials from the City of Roanoke, Roanoke City Public Schools and … safer by removing illegal guns and violent offenders from our streets and curbing violence before it begins.”   …
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Simon City Royals Gang Leader Sentenced for Racketeering Conspiracy

… Simon City Royals (SCR) gang. According to court documents, from 2016 until 2022, Allen Posey, 49, of Hazlehurst, … U.S. Attorney Clay Joyner. “Safeguarding our communities from violent gangs will always be a top priority for our … was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Sam Stringfellow from the Northern District of Mississippi and Trial Attorney …
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Seattle Man Who Distributed Thousands of Fentanyl Pills in Whatcom County Sentenced to Six Years in Prison

… 2023, law enforcement seized bags containing 1,000 pills from two of Ahmed’s customers. In March of 2023, law enforcement seized a total of 3,000 fentanyl pills from Ahmed. Ahmed was armed Gun with extended magazine … found with him in the car he was driving. He is prohibited from possessing firearms due to prior criminal convictions. …