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Largo Armed Drug Dealer Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison

… According to court documents, on April 11, 2014, officers from the Largo Police Department conducted a traffic stop of … As a previously convicted felon, he was prohibited from possessing a firearm or ammunition under federal law.   …
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Daytona Man Sentenced To 15 Years For Federal Drug Offense

… evidence presented during trial, on May 20, 2014, officers from the Daytona Beach Police Department responded to a 911 … of Hill.  Officers also recovered an additional $1,630 from his rental car. This case was investigated by the Drug …
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Three Pasco And Lake County Residents Arrested With Twenty Pounds Of Methamphetamine

… seized marijuana, a gun, and over $50,000 in cash from a Dade City residence where Hendricks lived with his … to 15 pounds of methamphetamine a week over the past year from a source in Atlanta, Georgia and stated that he was to …
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Pharmacist Sentenced To More Than Eight Years In Federal Prison

… 2014.           According to evidence presented at trial, from February 2010 through May 2011, Weiler worked at two … and members of doctor shopping organizations who traveled from Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee.  Owners and operators of …
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Federal Jury Convicts Fort Myers Man Of Heroin Trafficking

… also attempted to purchase a one kilogram brick of heroin from an undercover officer in October 2015.  He had … Fort Myers Resident Office, with assistance from the Cape Coral Police Department and the Lee County …
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Broward County School District Employee Sentenced To Three Years In Prison For Obstructing Drug Investigation

… Florida. Session’s relative was one of the detectives from the Lauderhill Police Department assigned to the … relative, received information, including details from a confidential informant, regarding individuals …
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Mass. Couple Sentenced To 87 Months For Conspiracy To Distribute 17 Kilos Of Cocaine

… statements made in court: Rosa and Enrique Nunez traveled from Massachusetts to Newark Liberty International Airport … the meeting, Rosa Nunez removed approximately $41,000 from a secret compartment in the Nunez’ vehicle. Enrique …
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International Narcotics Trafficker Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court To Conspiring To Distribute One Ton Of Cocaine Using A U.S.-Registered Aircraft

… in the Southern District of New York on November 9, 2012, from the Dominican Republic, where he was apprehended on … for an aircraft registered in the United States to be flown from the Dominican Republic to Belgium. Watson was arrested …
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Cooperative Investigation Nets Record Methamphetamine Seizure In Pennsville

… Police and Salem County Prosecutors Office with assistance from the Drug Enforcement (DEA) Camden Resident Office … by all agencies. A large quantity of CDS has been removed from the streets.”  On …
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Colombian Cartel Leader Sentenced To 11 Years In Prison For Trafficking Narcotics Sold In The United States

… of New Jersey announced a Colombian cartel leader expelled from Venezuela to face federal charges in New Jersey for his … organization purchased multi-kilogram quantities of cocaine from processing laboratories located in Colombia and …
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Record Heroin Seizure In Salem County, NJ

… have been avoided and lives saved by the removal of heroin from our streets.” Miranda-Daza was lodged in the Salem … arrest like this and remove such a large amount of heroin from the streets is amazing. A large dent was put into a …
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DEA Hosts “HOPE: Chronicles Of Drug Addiction And Recovery”

… addiction NEWARK, N.J. - - Sharing stories of recovery from prescription opioid and heroin addiction, writers from the New Jersey area help to inspire others who are …
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Trenton Man Admits Participation In Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracyg

… with intent to distribute 28 grams or more of cocaine base. From September 2013 through his arrest on January 13, 2016 … and to manufacture and distribute cocaine base, primarily from two adjacent residences in Trenton. On September 6, …
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New Jersey Residents Turn In Almost 16,000 Pounds Of Unused Prescriptions

… A majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from the medicine cabinet by family and friends.”    DEA … tragic.  That’s why it was great to see thousands of folks from across the country clean out their medicine cabinets …
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Mercer County Man Sentenced For Role In Trenton Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

… also sentenced Enmond to five years of supervised release. From September 2013 through his arrest on January 13, 2016, … Wellons to distribute cocaine and crack-cocaine, primarily from two adjacent residences in Trenton. On September 6, …
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New Jersey Man Sentenced For Role In Oxycodone Distribution Ring

… prescriptions for oxycodone and other controlled substances from various doctors in New Jersey, filled them at … of the drug trafficking organization. Horvath admitted that from February 5, 2014 to August 13, 2014, he personally went …
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Mercer County Man Admits Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

… with intent to distribute 28 grams or more of cocaine base. From September 2013 through his arrest on Jan. 13, 2016, … and manufacture and distribute crack cocaine primarily from two adjacent residences in Trenton. At his plea …
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Pennsylvania Couple Charged With Distributing Fake Oxycodone Pills Containing Heroin

… for the District of New Jersey, announced s man and woman from Hazleton, Pennsylvania, were charged today with … liquid labeled “Fentanyl.” A stolen firearm was recovered from inside a compartment in the wall of the residence. U.S. …
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Fort Myers Man Sentenced To Life In Prison For Selling Heroin

… in which he sold heroin to undercover detectives from the Fort Myers Police Department and the Lee County … As a previously convicted felon, Benitez is prohibited from possessing a firearm or ammunition under federal law. …
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Leader Of Sarasota Oxycodone Distribution Ring Pleads Guilty

… doctors in the Miami area, and drove his co-conspirators, from Sarasota, to these doctors' offices in Miami.  The … for money and drugs. Benefield also obtained prescriptions from doctors without having the prescribed patients actually …
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Overseer Of Manatee County Marijuana Grow Houses Convicted At Trial

… separate marijuana grow houses throughout Manatee County from mid-2010 through October 2011.  The houses were located … packages to him containing multiple pounds of marijuana from California.  Tran pleaded guilty to conspiracy to …
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Latin Kings’ Second Crown Convicted In Orange County

… Queen (AKLQN), also known as the Latin Kings since 1986.  From 2008 to 2010, Perez was the second crown or second in … by-laws, code of conduct, and use of extreme violence. From February to March of 2010, Perez and 13 other AKLQN …
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Convicted Felon Indicted For Impersonating DEA Agent And Possessing Firearm

… for burglary of a dwelling, any one of which precludes him from possessing a firearm or ammunition. This investigation … twenty years and had allegedly collected a $2,000 donation from an Orlando businessman on behalf of an agents’ …
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Flight Attendant And Co-Conspirator Indicted For Heroin Smuggling

… Orlando International Airport.  After landing on a flight from Bogota, Colombia, Alvarado was selected for inspection … This case was investigated by the DEA with assistance from U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration …
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Ocala Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Drug, Firearm And Theft Charges

… a state cocaine distribution offense, which prohibited him from possessing firearms.  A separate financial … refunds through the filing of false income tax returns from November 2011 through March 2013.   This case was …
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Caribbean Narcotics Traffickers Found Guilty By A Federal Jury

… USCG boarding teams recovered 1,265 kilograms of marijuana from the jettison fields and then boarded MISS TIFFANY. The … both men were subsequently turned over to special agents from the Panama Express Strike Force.         This …
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DEA Miami Agents Awarded The Attorney General's Most Prestigious Award

… The MFD Group 10 is comprised of DEA agents and TFOs from North Miami Beach Police Department, Broward County … Golden Eagle II are based on the investigative efforts from an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task (OCDETF) joint …
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California Women And Florida Man Sentenced For Conspiracy To Body-Smuggling Drugs To Tampa

… Johnson, along with co-defendant Selena Blanchard, traveled from San Diego, California to Tampa, Florida. The purpose of … manner, Cooper and Blanchard had delivered methamphetamine from California to Carbajal, in Tampa, on prior occasions.  …
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Key West Man Sentenced To 30 Years On Drug Charges

… a Tallahassee apartment based upon outstanding drug charges from Key West.  At the time of his arrest, agents seized six ounces of cocaine, digital scales, and $2,760 from Watson.  At his sentencing, the Court determined that …
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Orlando Man Pleads Guilty To Impersonating A DEA Agent And Unlawful Possession Of A Firearm

… as well as his fake DEA credentials, badge, and clothing. From 1994 to 1996, Mejias was convicted of three separate felony burglaries and therefore prohibited from possessing a firearm or ammunition under federal law. …