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DEA and partners hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on October 27

… that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet,” said Acting Administrator …
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Chicago News 2007

July 15, 2021
… Over 1 Ton of Marijuana and $400,000 US Currency Seized From Drug Organization December 4, 2007 Indianapolis Man … Distribution Ring May 8, 2007 DEA Task Force Trims "Weed" From Rockford Home May 2, 2007 Gangster Disciples Drug Ring …
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Detroit News 2010

July 15, 2021
… 2010 Ex-Nurse Sentenced in Federal Court for Stealing Drugs From University of Louisville Hospital March 4, 2010 … Postal Worker Guilty of Stealing Controlled Substances from Mail January 6, 2010 Western Kentucky Man Charged With …
July 15, 2021
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DEA to hold 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… indicating a majority of abused prescription drugs come from family and friends, including from home medicine cabinets, clearing out unused medicine is …
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DEA announces launch of Operation Crystal Shield

… — areas where methamphetamine is often trafficked in bulk and then distributed across the country. While continuing to … trafficked into and within the United States.  From FY 2017 to FY 2019, DEA domestic seizures o f …
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DEA Holds Its Fifth Prescription Drug Take-Back Day September 29 As Public Participation Continues To Rise

… that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. The public can find a nearby …
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Afghan Heroin Conspiracy Foiled

… to import into this country kilogram quantities of heroin from Afghanistan.  I want to thank the DEA for their … one or more kilograms of heroin into the United States from a foreign country; (ii) distribute one or more …
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Cocaine Smuggled In Lite Bright Toy Seized At Airport

… International Airport. The couriers were travelling from San Juan, Puerto Rico and utilized hot mustard and … Ryan Trego and Det. Christine Kelliher respectively. From November to December 15, 2011 DEA Philadelphia and the …
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Guilty Plea In Interstate Prescription Pill Trafficking Conspiracy

… in his arrest. Further investigation revealed that from November 7, 2011, through December 17, 2012, Connor had been receiving shipments of controlled substances from a person in Marysville and making deposits in her bank …
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Bakersfield Drug Dealer Sentenced To Over 11 Years In Prison

… aka Rene Salas-(Salas), 38, an undocumented alien from Mexico, was sentenced today to 11 years and eight … and his cousin maintained a stash house in Bakersfield from where law enforcement officers seized seven pounds of …
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Mother And Son Arrested In Fresno For Conspiring To Sell 50 Pounds Of Crystal Methamphetamine

… 49 pounds of crystal methamphetamine was seized from the interior and the trunk of the Renterias’ vehicle. … Methamphetamine Task Force which is made up of agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Immigration …
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Madera Cornfield Pot Farmer Sentenced

… he had conspired to grow 45,500 marijuana plants ranging from 2 to 13 feet tall within a cornfield in Madera. … of approximately 663,898 marijuana plants primarily from public lands in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and …
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Madera Man Pleads Guilty To Conspiring To Cultivate Marijuana

… north of Fresno. This is the latest conviction stemming from Operation Trident, a multi-agency marijuana enforcement … of approximately 663,898 marijuana plants, primarily from public lands in the Sierra foothills and mountains, and …
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Madera Man Sentenced For Marijuana Cultivation

… approximately 663,898 marijuana plants, primarily from public lands in the Sierra foothills and mountains, and … criminal defendants. This investigation involved agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration, the California …
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Madera Vineyard Pot Grow Yields Five-Year Prison Sentence

… announced today that Antonio Pérez, 40, an illegal alien from Guanajuato, Mexico, was sentenced to five years in … 2010 that focused primarily on the eradication of marijuana from public land. The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office …
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New England News 2006

July 15, 2021
… OCT 5, 2006 Federal Employee Sentenced for Selling Drugs from J.F.K. Federal Building OCT 2, 2006 New London Man … 6, 2006 Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Smuggle $128,090 From U.S. to Brazil SEP 1, 2006 Willimantic Heroin Supplier …
July 15, 2021
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Operation Vape Trail Cracks Down on Illegal Substances in Vape Shops

… aimed at removing dangerous and illegal vaping substances from communities across America. During the operation, DEA … underscores our commitment to protecting Americans from dangerous, deadly, and illegal substances that threaten …
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Merrimack Valley operation results in arrest of 38 individuals

… in arrest of 38 individuals September 23, 2019 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 … time we target drug dealers in Lawrence or their customers from points north.”   “Operation Devil’s Highway should … will not relent in putting those distributors profiting from addiction and lawlessness out of business, so that the …
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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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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 … X 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 …