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Methamphetamine Transporter Pleads Guilty

… today that Eduardo Vargas-Cortes, 25, an undocumented alien from Mexico, pleaded guilty to possessing crystal … of approximately 663,898 marijuana plants primarily from public lands in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and …
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Madera Cornfield Pot Case Yields Guilty Plea

… Martinez and others to grow 45,500 marijuana plants ranging from two to 13 feet tall in a cornfield in Madera. During a … approximately 663,898 marijuana plants primarily from public lands in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and …
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Five Men Indicted For Agricultural Marijuana Grow In Stanislaus County

… Agents eradicated 907 marijuana plants and seized a firearm from the site. One of the men admitted he was the security … the operation. The case was investigated by federal agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and Stanislaus …
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Bakersfield Police Traffic Stop Leads To Federal Indictments In 25-Pound Methamphetamine Seizure

… Butler. Twenty-five pounds of methamphetamine were seized from the trunk of the vehicle. Butler’s telephone contained … seized an additional pound of crystal methamphetamine from a vehicle in the garage that was registered to Butler, …
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Oak Park Drug Trafficker Sentenced To More Than 24 Years In Federal Prison

… Sacramento. DEA made controlled purchases of crack cocaine from the female drug trafficker on six occasions. Mallory … drug trafficker. The FBI made three controlled purchases from this dealer female drug dealer and Mallory admitted …
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Bay Area Brothers Indicted For Ecstasy Trafficking

… and Georgia. They allegedly imported their Ecstasy directly from suppliers in Canada. Investigators learned the Rahimi … Northern California to purchase methamphetamine and cocaine from Mexican-based drug trafficking organizations operating …
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Marijuana Dispensary Worker Sentenced To 37 Months

… exclusively in distributing marijuana. In 2007, agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration seized a total of more than 85 kilograms of marijuana from the business. Five other Bakersfield defendants have …
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Methamphetamine Dealer Sentenced To More Than 12 Years In Prison

… the drugs had been smuggled into the United States from Mexico. The other defendants have already been … the DEA and Fresno County Sheriff’s Office with assistance from the U.S. Immigration and Customs (ICE) Office of …
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Madera Pot Farmer Pleads Guilty

… he had conspired to grow 45,500 marijuana plants ranging from two to 13 feet tall within a corn field in Madera. … of approximately 663,898 marijuana plants primarily from public lands in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and …
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Stockton Methamphetamine Trafficker Sentenced To 25 Years In Federal Prison

… and prices, and a security monitor depicting an image from a camera posted on an engine hoist in the front yard. … acid, and more than 60 grams of pseudoephedrine created from crushed cold and allergy pills. On …
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Man Charged in Sales of Nearly 50 Pounds of Crystal Meth in Manhattan and Queens

… 426-5300 Westchester - (914) 682-6256 Drugs transported from Atlanta, Ga. carried a street value of over $2 million … up to his arrest, ANDRADE-MORA travelled to New York City from North Carolina and allegedly met with an undercover … we have every tool at our disposal to protect New Yorkers from this deadly drug,” said Special Prosecutor Brennan. …
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Operation Chopping Block: Two Alleged Gang Members Indicted for Selling 33 Firearms to Undercover Officer

… While we focus on the Iron Pipeline bringing new guns from out of state, this is a case of stopping criminals from recycling weapons that are destroying our communities. … J. Patel said, “Anytime an illegally owned gun is removed from the street, it undoubtedly makes our communities …
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Peruvian citizen pleads guilty to role in transnational drug trafficking and money laundering conspiracy

… pleads guilty to role in transnational drug trafficking and money laundering conspiracy October 19, 2020 New York … based in Montreal, Canada, collected the cash proceeds from selling marijuana in the United States and cocaine in … Beltran’s guilty plea follows his formal extradition from Peru to the Northern District of New York in August …
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Two members of trafficking organization convicted on money laundering and drug charges

… of trafficking organization convicted on money laundering and drug charges March 26, 2019 New York Contact Info … companies to launder over $12,000,000 in drug proceeds from Buffalo to Los Angeles BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney … companies to launder over $12,000,000 in drug proceeds from Buffalo to Los Angeles, including Triton Foods, Inc., …
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Thirteen Individuals Indicted in Cross-State Drug Trafficking Conspiracy that Used Social Media Apps to Facilitate Drug Distribution and Guns for Drugs

… secondary sources of narcotics supply in those areas.     From November 9, 2023 to March 7, 2024, law enforcement … of the DTO’s social media accounts. These purchases ranged from 97 to 496 grams of fentanyl. A DTO runner would …
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China-Based Chemical Manufacturing Companies and Employees Indicted for Alleged Fentanyl Manufacturing and Distribution

… our continuing commitment to the protection of our country from the deadly scourge of fentanyl,” said U.S. Attorney … receive fentanyl precursors and synthetic opioids directly from China or from intermediaries in the United States. These substances …
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Chinese National Indicted for Importation of Enough Chemicals to Make Millions of Fatal Doses of Fentanyl

… defendant for importing enough fentanyl precursor chemicals from China to kill millions of Americans,” said Attorney … allegedly imported over 2,000 kilograms of raw materials from China destined for various places in Mexico used in the … over 2,000 kilograms of fentanyl precursor chemicals from China into the United States and on to Mexico in …
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Member of Violent Bridgeport Gang Sentenced to 9 Years in Federal Prison

… to 9 Years in Federal Prison July 09, 2024 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 … customers, and others, sold narcotics, and stole cars from inside and outside Connecticut, often using the cars to … gangs have been convicted of federal offenses stemming from this investigation, which has solved eight murders and …
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Six Members of Evansville Fentanyl and Meth Trafficking Ring Indicted

… trafficking operation. McGuire obtained the methamphetamine from an unknown source of supply and stored it in homes … a pencil. Seven out of ten illegal fentanyl tablets seized from U.S. streets and analyzed by the DEA have been found to … pills known as “M30s” imitate Oxycodone obtained from a pharmacy, but when sold on the street the pills …
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Member of Southwest Baltimore “NFL” Gang Pleads Guilty to a Federal Racketeering, Distributing Large Quantities of Drugs, Two Murders and an Attempted Murder

… Baltimore Police Department. According to his guilty plea, from at least 2016 through March 26, 2020, Bobby Cannon was … East Baltimore.  On January 4, 2019, Cannon borrowed a car from a female associate in southwest Baltimore and later … officers saw that Cannon had a gun, which they recovered from his jacket pocket.  Officers then searched Cannon’s van …
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Six Men Facing Federal Drug Charges

… 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 … were seized by law enforcement.  The packages were shipped from Brownsville, Texas to an address associated with the …
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Money Launderer and Wholesale Supplier of Narcotics to East Baltimore Monument Street Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison and Ordered to Forfeit $472,000

… Investigators conducted controlled purchases of narcotics from drug distributors in the shops, including Roundheart, … mixture. The total proceeds obtained by Williams from supplying controlled substances to co-conspirators was … or leased. Investigators recovered a total of $363,233 from various bank accounts associated with Williams' drug …
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Manager of Pain Clinic, Her Boyfriend, and Customers Facing Federal Charges for a Drug Distribution Conspiracy

… Manager of Pain Clinic, Her Boyfriend, and Customers Facing Federal Charges for a Drug Distribution … Operation Engage DMV Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … forged prescriptions for opioids using prescription pads from the clinics’ doctors, then illegally sold the forged …
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Indictment Targets Large-Scale Drug Trafficking Operation in Coastal Georgia Area

… Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 2920 Brandywine Road Atlanta , GA 30341 United States … continue to relentlessly pursue those who would gain profit from spreading poison in our communities,” said Acting U.S. … “I am grateful for the support CNT continues to receive from our partners at the federal, state, and local …
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Six indicted in drug conspiracy that included production and distribution of power synthetic opioid

… in the six-count indictment in U.S. District Court and from testimony in court proceedings, six defendants are … in the federal system.   According to the indictment, and from testimony delivered in court proceedings, Forrester … to stop criminal networks and prevent the opioid crisis from spreading.”   “This is just a small piece of the puzzle …
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DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within the United States

… DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within the United … Operation Engage DMV Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … Last Mile comprised 1,436 investigations conducted from May 1, 2022 through May 1, 2023, in collaboration with …
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Leader of Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to More Than 38 Years in Federal Prison

… users and smaller-scale suppliers who made daily purchases from the residence. The conspiracy included Thomas as the … and others who helped package and distribute the substances from the house. On September 9, 2020, Thomas was stopped by … Administration Gainesville Resident Office with support from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Marion County …
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DEA Task Force and Waterbury police investigation takes down heroin trafficking ring; 15 charged

… that received large quantities of heroin and fentanyl from suppliers in Connecticut and New York and distributed … said Chief Spagnolo.  “We are grateful for the support from the U.S. Attorney’s Office and for our partnership with … DEA New Haven Task Force includes participants from the U.S. Marshals Service, Internal Revenue Service – …
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DEA Washington Chief Issues Public Safety Alert: Dangerous Increase in Fake Rx Pills Containing Fentanyl

… Operation Engage DMV Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … are being so well made they aren’t able to be told apart from legitimate pills, outside testing. DEA lab analyses … fatal overdose deaths in unwitting victims across our area, from every background and every lifestyle,” said Special …
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DEA announces launch of Project Safeguard

… DEA’s efforts to combat drug-related violent crime Drugs and guns_2_0.jpg drugs and guns.jpg Project Safeguard_10.jpg … are inextricably linked,” said Acting Administrator Shea.  “From the extreme levels of violence in Mexican cartels, to …