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New Hampshire Men Sentenced For Heroin Trafficking Conspiracy

May 08, 2014
… to the offense on May 7, 2013. According to court records, from 2011 until February 2013, Merritt led a group of … the Rochester, New Hampshire Police Department; and results from the ongoing effort of the Organized Crime Drug …
May 08, 2014
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South Portland Man Sentenced To More Than Four Years For Heroin Trafficking Conspiracy

May 09, 2014
… to the offense on May 14, 2013. According to court records, from 2011 until February 2013, the conspirators, led by … the Rochester, New Hampshire Police Department; and results from the ongoing effort of the Organized Crime Drug …
May 09, 2014
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Bradley And Old Town Residents Plead Guilty To Bath Salt Distribution Conspiracy

May 14, 2014
… April and December 2011.  The defendants obtained MDPV from other members of the conspiracy and traded, sold or … by the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency with assistance from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the Bangor …
May 14, 2014
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Eddington Man Sentenced To Over Six Years On Firearms And Heroin Charges

September 10, 2014
… on April 5, 2013, the defendant was arrested after he fled from a vehicle that was stopped by law enforcement agents in … DNA was found on the safe and firearm. He was prohibited from possessing firearms because he was convicted in Maine …
September 10, 2014
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Norwalk Man And Two Others Arrested In Heroin Sting

October 02, 2014
… As alleged in the criminal complaint, this matter stems from an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration … Police Department.  The Task Force includes personnel from the Norwalk, Stamford, Stratford and Milford Police …
October 02, 2014
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Massachusetts Man Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison For Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

October 07, 2014
… guilty on October 28, 2013. According to court records, from early 2012 until June 2013, Wilkerson supplied kilogram … on August 29, 2014 and awaits sentencing. This case results from a joint investigation conducted by the United States …
October 07, 2014
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New York City Woman Sentenced To Almost Two Years For Oxycodone Trafficking

November 17, 2014
… where officers seized 645 oxycodone 30 mg tablets from Howard.  At sentencing, Howard was identified as a … by the Waterville Police Department, with assistance from the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency and the U.S. Drug …
November 17, 2014
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New York City Man Sentenced To Five Years For Oxycodone Trafficking

November 19, 2014
… where officers seized 645 oxycodone 30 mg tablets from Howard.  Waters admitted that Howard was doing him a … by the Waterville Police Department, with assistance from the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency and the U.S. Drug …
November 19, 2014
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Greenbush Resident Sentenced To Over Eight Years For Bath Salt Distribution Conspiracy

November 20, 2014
… the Bangor area.  She also collected payment for the drug from other members of the conspiracy.  Bryden is one of … by the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency with assistance from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, and the …
November 20, 2014
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Bangor Resident Sentenced To 7a½ Years In Prison For Bath Salt Distribution Conspiracy

November 20, 2014
… drugs and used the money to purchase additional quantities from other members of the conspiracy.  Hathorn is one of … by the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency with assistance from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, and the …
November 20, 2014
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Schenectady Man Sentenced For Crack Distribution

September 26, 2017
… term of supervised release, to begin after Khan’s release from prison. In July 2016, following a three-day trial, a … distributing crack cocaine on four occasions in Schenectady from July to September 2013.  Khan is serving a term of …
September 26, 2017
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Man Arrested On Drug Charges Sold Fentanyl Out Of Car In Commercial Parking Lots

January 25, 2018
… substances containing butyryl fentanyl and furanyl fentanyl from the defendant using a confidential (CS). Hennings … surveilled before and after several of the purchases coming from or returning to his residence at 325 Southside Parkway …
January 25, 2018
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Drug Trafficker Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To 172 Months In Prison For Participation In International Narcotics Distribution Conspiracy

June 16, 2011
… a large shipment of cocaine being flown into New York from the Dominican Republic. On June 21, 2009, law … separate breadfruit shipments aboard a commercial flight from the Dominican Republic. According to U.S. Customs and …
June 16, 2011
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Boise Doctor Charged With 17 Count Indictment

June 16, 2014
… while on release.  Pending trial, Minas will be prohibited from writing prescriptions and will not engage in the … Squad which is comprised of law enforcement personnel from the DEA, Ada County Sheriff’s Office, Boise Police …
June 16, 2014
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California Man Convicted In Federal Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

July 22, 2014
… on March 26, 2013.  The package had been sent to Anchorage from Anaheim, California.  Gonzales and his co-defendant, … contained 52 grams of methamphetamine.  A forensic chemist from the U.S. Postal Service Forensic Laboratory testified …
July 22, 2014
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Wasilla Man Sentenced To 90 Months In Prison For Heroin Trafficking

November 24, 2014
… that in October 2013, he received an Express Mail package from California containing heroin that had been concealed … to distribute the heroin to others. Upon his release from prison, Faatafuga will remain under court supervision …
November 24, 2014
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Four Plead Guilty To Crimes Connected To Two Hash Oil Manufacturing Explosions

December 01, 2014
… residents suffered shattered bones as they had to jump from their upper level apartments. Robby Wayne Meiser, 46, … wall of the building 6-8 inches, and disconnected the roof from the building walls.   The charge of endangering human …
December 01, 2014
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Wasilla Man Sentenced To 85 Months In Prison For Heroin Trafficking Conspiracy

February 24, 2015
… Baretta Faatafuga received an Express Mail package from California containing heroin that had been concealed … to distribute the heroin to others. Upon his release from prison, Gwaltney will remain under court supervision …
February 24, 2015
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Brothers Sentenced To Federal Prison For Delivery Of Heroin Resulting In Death

May 19, 2015
… Operation Engage Seattle Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … distributing the heroin to Putnam that caused her death. From there, investigators were able to identify several …
May 19, 2015
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Lane County Men Sentenced For Distribution Of Methamphetamine

May 19, 2015
… 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.  Following his release from prison, Felix-Rodriguez will be on supervised release … In 2011, a DEA undercover agent purchased methamphetamine from Felix-Rodriguez on multiple occasions, and ultimately …
May 19, 2015
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DEA Prescription Drug Take-Back A Success

October 31, 2011
… SAN DIEGO & IMPERIAL COUNTIES, CA - The final tally is in from the 3rd National Prescription Take-Back Day this past … in both counties. This represents an increase of 1,133 lbs. from the Take-back event held earlier this year in April. …
October 31, 2011
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Narcotics Task Force Announces Marijuana Seizures Numbers For 2011 Are Released

December 08, 2011
… enforcement partners seized over 199,599 marijuana plants from 150 separate grow locations - 83 outdoor sites and 67 … fact that almost (over 91,995 of these plants) were removed from our public lands, including both U.S. Forest Service …
December 08, 2011
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Narcotics Task Force Announces Marijuana Seizures

December 03, 2012
… enforcement partners seized over 97,399 marijuana plants from 100 separate grow locations - 40 outdoor sites and 60 … significance is the fact that 24,016 were removed from our public lands.  That includes both U.S. Forest …
December 03, 2012
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Murderer Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To 34 Years In Prison

July 28, 2016
… the Lora murder on November 22, 2013, via a federal writ from FCI Fairton, where he was serving a sentence on an … a botched attempt to steal kilogram-quantities of cocaine from Lora. On July 27, 2016, Smith appeared before Judge …
July 28, 2016
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Schenectady Heroin Distributor Sentenced To 16 Years

August 10, 2016
… of supervised release, to begin after Baker is released from prison.  In December 2015, a jury convicted Baker … a 4-day trial. The evidence at trial demonstrated that from January 2015 to June 2015, Baker worked with another …
August 10, 2016
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West Charlton Woman Sentenced On Narcotics Conviction

September 07, 2016
… to sell hundreds of Oxycodone pills that she stole from the Ballston Spa pharmacy that employed her. The … In her plea, Burgess admitted that she stole the pills from a Ballston Spa pharmacy where she worked.  This case …
September 07, 2016
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Albany Man Pleads Guilty To Oxycodone Conspiracy

September 26, 2016
… other factors. As part of his plea, Commisso admitted that from at least December 2015 through February 2016, he obtained approximately 745 oxycodone tablets from a co-conspirator for resale in the Northern District of …
September 26, 2016
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Connecticut Man Sentenced To 12 Years For Methylone Conspiracy

September 28, 2016
… that Canfield imported substantial quantities of methylone from manufacturers in China and redistributed that methylone … to receive, on his behalf, kilograms of methylone from Chinese distributors and sell that methylone to users …
September 28, 2016
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Rensselaer Man Pleads Guilty To Oxycodone Conspiracy

December 13, 2016
… other factors. As part of his plea, Brooks admitted that from about November 2015 through January 2016, he obtained approximately 150 oxycodone tablets from a co-conspirator, for resale in the Northern District …
December 13, 2016
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DEA To Train Law Enforcement On Heroin Overdose Investigations To Combat Epidemic Of Prescription Opioid And Heroin Abuse

June 06, 2016
… of the evidence at the scene that may tell us where and from whom these drugs came.”  Tuggle added that … approximately 120 people die each day in the United States from drug overdoses.  The DEA will offer this one-day free …
June 06, 2016