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DEA To Train Law Enforcement On Heroin Overdose Investigations To Combat Epidemic Of Prescription Opioid And Heroin Abuse

June 20, 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 20, 2016
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DEA Announces 4,642 Drug Related Deaths In Pennsylvania In 2016

June 08, 2017
… number represents a 37 percent increase in overdose deaths from 2015 and establishes a death rate for 36.5 per 100,000 … analysis and visualizations.   A summary of key findings from the 2016 report indicate the presence of a prescription …
June 08, 2017
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Drug Trafficker Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison

July 24, 2014
… into the Nunez-Lopez Drug Trafficking (DTO) took place from Jan. 2012 through May 2012 in Phoenix.  On May 4, 2012, … The evidence showed that the DTO imported methamphetamine from Mexico into the United States and transported it to the …
July 24, 2014
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Arizonans Turn In 5 Tons Of Prescription Drugs To DEA

October 02, 2015
… over 10,601 pounds of controlled substances were removed from homes throughout the state in a cooperative effort to …
October 02, 2015
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Career Offender Sentenced To 15 Years In Federal Prison

July 19, 2016
… to serve 10 years of supervised release when released from custody. In October 2014, Drug Enforcement (DEA) agents … offenses and has two prior drug delivery convictions from 2003 and 2006. At the time of his arrest for the …
July 19, 2016
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Spokane DEA & ATF Lead Large Scale Enforcement Action 20 Arrested & 75 Firearms & Methamphetamine Seized

December 14, 2017
… pounds of methamphetamine. This enforcement action stems from a Federal Indictment that was handed down in the … individuals with a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine from on or about September, 2016 through December, 2017. An …
December 14, 2017
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Philadelphia Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Heroin Conspiracy

February 02, 2018
… a 5-year term of supervised release following his release from prison and pay a forfeiture money judgement in the … the Oswego County Sheriff’s Office, Investigators from the Oswego County District Attorney’s Office, the SUNY …
February 02, 2018
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Former City Pharmacist Sentenced To 10 Years For Dealing Illegal Drugs

July 06, 2011
… Young, 70, formerly a licensed Philadelphia pharmacy owner from Cherry Hill, New Jersey, was sentenced this afternoon … prescriptions in their own names and in the names of others from corrupt doctors, such as Joseph L. Borkson, who issued …
July 06, 2011
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Bucks County, Pennsylvania Doctor Sentenced For Running Northeast Philadelphia Pill Mill

September 19, 2011
… to forfeit over $5 million which will include proceeds from the sale of a beach home in New Jersey, a timeshare in … IRS for taxes and interest that Vassalluzzo failed to pay from 2004 to 2009. Vassalluzzo also must complete three …
September 19, 2011
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Federal Prison Inmates Among Group Charged In Drug Conspiracy

April 01, 2013
… Engage Philadelphia Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … Garcia, and Alfredo Moralez-Bustos came to Philadelphia from California to meet with the “buyers” and discuss the … Rodolfo Luviano and Juan Antonio Lopez, who drove from Oklahoma to Philadelphia, to accept a delivery of …
April 01, 2013
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Chicago Man Pleads Guilty To Participating In Multi-State Heroin Trafficking Conspiracy

March 23, 2015
… the conspiracy and transporting seven kilograms of heroin from Chicago to Pennsylvania in February 2014. The charge against Bautista-Ocampo resulted from an investigation by the Drug Enforcement (DEA), …
March 23, 2015
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DEA Announces New Leadership

July 30, 2015
… the US Embassy in Port of Spain, Trinidad. Upon returning from overseas Mr. Tuggle served various duties while at DEA … with a concentration in National Security Studies from Johns Hopkins University. He completed his …
July 30, 2015
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Major International Drug Traffickers Extradited For Importing Narcotics Into The United States

November 19, 2016
… SAN DIEGO - Roberto Ponce-Rocha was extradited from Colombia on November 17, 2016,  where he had been … Southern District of New York following their extradition from Panama.  Caicedo-Zuniga and Munoz-Cordoba, who are both …
November 19, 2016
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Three Defendants Indicted In One Of The Nation’s Largest-Ever Fentanyl Seizures

June 19, 2017
… the intent to distribute.  Most of the fentanyl was seized from a house in Lemon Grove. According to a search warrant … potency - up to 50 times stronger than heroin - deaths from fentanyl-laced heroin and counterfeit pills are …
June 19, 2017
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Anchorage Man Gets Five Years For Drug & Money Laundering Crimes

January 12, 2011
… will also forfeit approximately $1 million in proceeds from the sale of heroin, including five golf simulators, two … he then sold in Anchorage. Hunter then used the profits from this distribution to purchase a 2007 Cadillac Escalade …
January 12, 2011
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Thirteenth Defendant Pleads Guilty In Idaho Meth Case

January 25, 2011
… a minimum five years of supervision following his release from prison. According to the plea agreement, on July 17, … and Guadalupe Valenzuela to transport the methamphetamine from California to Idaho. Martinez-Herrera and …
January 25, 2011
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500+ Pounds Of BC Bud Nets Canadian Man 30 Months In Prison

March 21, 2011
… Bud into the United States. Engine trouble stopped the men from fleeing back to Canada after being spotted. … investigated by the Drug Enforcement (DEA) with assistance from the U.S. Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs …
March 21, 2011
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If You’ve ‘Got Drugs’, Clean Out The Medicine Cabinet This Saturday!

April 26, 2011
… street drugs. The majority of teenagers get pharmaceuticals from family and friends - and the home medicine cabinet. The … dangerous prescription drugs on Saturday, April 30, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. This is the second DEA led …
April 26, 2011
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Washington Man Convicted In Federal Court Of Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

July 15, 2011
… arranging to import nine kilograms of cocaine into Alaska from suppliers in Washington State. The drugs were … Police on July 9, 2009, while being smuggled through Oregon from California. A Drug Enforcement Administration Task …
July 15, 2011
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Sureno 13 Gang Member Sentenced For Drug And Gun Crimes

July 18, 2011
… Rodriquez is a convicted felon, and thus was prohibited from possessing a firearm. Court records show that Rodriquez … by the Drug Enforcement Administration, with assistance from the Seattle Police Department, Shoreline Police …
July 18, 2011
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Advisory Of DEA Enforcement In The Western District Of Washington And Statement Of DEA Special Agent In Charge Matthew G. Barnes

November 15, 2011
… of these marijuana stores were the subject of complaints from their surrounding communities as well as medical … a prior federal conviction. The following is a statement from Special Agent in Charge Matthew G. Barnes: “It has …
November 15, 2011
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Anchorage Man Sentenced To 160 Months For Conspiracy To Distribute Synthetic Heroin

June 25, 2012
… During the period of the conspiracy, which spanned from December 2008 through April 2009, over one kilogram of … a friend and drug customer of both Moores and Adams, died from an overdose of fentanyl. Analysis of M.C.’s blood …
June 25, 2012
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Owner Of Non-Profit “Club” Charged With Illegal Distribution Of Prescription Narcotics

March 12, 2013
… monitored or personally witnessed by undercover officers from the Seattle Police Department and Drug Enforcement … the pills, in some instances, by purchasing prescriptions from those who had been prescribed the medication.  Shepard …
March 12, 2013
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Colorado Man Sentenced To 186 Months Prison In Methamphetamine Conspiracy

May 15, 2013
… MAY 15 - ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Mario Gutierrez, 40, from Northglenn, Colorado, was sentenced on May 10, 2103, in … 2009 and November 2011, Gutierrez sent methamphetamine from the Denver, Colorado, area to co-conspirator Jess Baird …
May 15, 2013
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Fairbanks Man Sentenced To 87 Months In Prison For Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

September 09, 2013
… 1-888-219-4261 ANCHORAGE, Alaska -   Joshua Mustovich, 31, from Fairbanks, Alaska, was sentenced on September 6, 2013, … a duffle bag with $250,000 in cash, that he had received from Donnell Johnson, to a co-conspirator in Fairbanks, …
September 09, 2013
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Wasilla Conspiracy Leader Sentenced For Designer Drug Case Which Resulted In Death

December 06, 2013
… of the conspiracy, that he directly imported the drugs from China, and that he repeatedly wired money to China or … previously pled guilty to federal drug charges stemming from a conspiracy to possess and distribute methylone. Two …
December 06, 2013
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Mexican National Living In Star Sentenced To 188 Months For Trafficking Methamphetamine

February 11, 2014
… was also ordered to forfeit $100,000 in proceeds derived from the drug trafficking offense and $18,400 in seized … between October 2012 and April 2013. Four co-defendants from the Treasure Valley area were sentenced to prison …
February 11, 2014
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Tractor Trailer Accident In Sherman County Leads To Federal Indictment Charging Multiple Drug Crimes

February 13, 2014
… produce. Martinez-Perez was not injured and was released from the scene. The following day, a private tow company was … the inside of the cargo bed, two bundles of narcotics fell from the produce pallets. SCSO were contacted and responded …
February 13, 2014
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Alaska Man Sentenced To 6a½ Years In Prison For Trafficking Oxycodone And Morphine

May 12, 2016
… Service in Anchorage intercepted a package sent to Connor from co-defendant Stacy Mistler, a resident of Marysville, … and December 17, 2012, Mistler sent prescription drugs from Northern California to Connor in Alaska. Connor made …
May 12, 2016
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Former Northern California Man Sentenced To Six Years For Conspiracy To Grow And Distribute Marijuana

January 24, 2017
… Ebyam and his co‑conspirators sought to make profits from the illegal distribution of large amounts of marijuana. … seized over 5,000 marijuana plants in all stages of growth from these two locations: approximately 2,168 plants at …
January 24, 2017