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Barnwell Man Sentenced To Life In Prison For Dealing In Hundreds Of Kilograms Of Cocaine

… distributed hundreds of kilogram quantities of cocaine from 2005 until he was arrested in 2012. During that time, … in removing another large-scale, armed drug trafficker from the community." The case was investigated primarily by …
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Federal Jury Returns Guilty Verdict For Cocaine Trafficker

… to filed court documents and evidence presented at trial: From about 2004 through 2013, Dieguez - a Cuban national - … co-conspirators obtained more than 700 kilograms of cocaine from Mexican (or other sources of supply with connections to …
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St. Lucie County Resident Sentenced To Prison For Drug Smuggling

… Office Marine Unit received information regarding a vessel from the Bahamas possibly containing illegal narcotics approaching the St. Lucie Inlet from the Bahamas. Deputies located the vessel, a 1984 …
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DEA Destroys 5 3/4 Tons Of Drugs

… that teens who abuse prescription drugs often obtain them from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. In addition, many Americans …
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DEA Announces Intent To Schedule Kratom

… they pose significant adverse health risks to users.  From February 2014 to July 2016, over 55,000 kilograms of … Poison Control Centers identified two exposures to kratom from 2000 and 2005.  Between 2010 and 2015, U.S. poison …
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AUC Paramilitary Leader Sentenced To 15+ Years In Prison For International Drug Trafficking

… We have been able to disrupt the flow of drugs coming from the north coast of Colombia, and punish the … with his guilty plea, Giraldo Serna admitted that, from the early 1990s through the early 2000s, soldiers …
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Wauchula Man Sentenced To More Than 24 Years For Cocaine Distribution

… the transportation of multiple quantities of cocaine from Mexico, through Texas, to the Middle District of … his arrest, Ramirez admitted to transporting various drugs from the Southwest border on multiple occasions. Ramirez had …
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Last Individual Sentenced As Part Of Operation Woodchop

… Boys.” These two gangs operated only a few miles apart from one another and often worked together or through … DEA Orlando District Office, with operational assistance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of …
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Honduran Citizen Indicted In Marijuana Grow House Conspiracy

… County Sheriff’s Office responded to an emergency call from a Plant City residence. Upon arrival, deputies … confiscated 204 marijuana plants and a 12 gauge shotgun from the scene. The case is being investigated by the DEA …
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Houston Man Pleads Guilty To Cocaine Trafficking

… and the entry of money judgments against profits derived from drug transactions conducted in this district and … by the DEA Pensacola Resident Office, with assistance from the Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation …
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Vice-President Of Car Dealership Sentenced To 6 Years For Money Laundering And Drug Trafficking For The Gulf Cartel

… vehicles, Medina and Torres received money that was derived from narcotics sales.  These vehicles were sent back to … At one point during the money laundering conspiracy, from October 26, 2010 to November 16, 2010, one cartel …
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Guatemalan Drug Smuggler Extradited To Tampa

… the Middle District of Florida, announced the extradition from Guatemala of Alma Lucrecia Hernandez-Preciado, a/k/a … and the United States Marshals Service, with assistance from the government of Guatemala and Guatemalan law …
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Convicted Armed Robber Sentenced To Federal Prison After Selling Firearms, Ammunition And Marijuana

… offenses on February 7, 2013. According to court documents, from June 22, 2012 through July 3, 2012, Durias repeatedly … As a previously convicted felon, he was prohibited from possessing a firearm or ammunition under federal law. …
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Former CBP Officer Sentenced For Allowing Drugs Through Port Of Entry

… Texas - A former Customs and Border (CBP) officer from Brownsville has been sentenced for conspiracy to … vehicles loaded with marijuana to enter the United States from Mexico in exchange for money. On Nov. 19, 2014, Zavala …
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Two Traffickers Sentenced To Prison

… others conspired to transport large amounts of marijuana from the Rio Grande Valley to various destinations via … to distribute multi-kilogram quantities of cocaine from the Rio Grande Valley to Houston and elsewhere. Agents …
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Houston Man Sentenced For Role In Money Laundering Conspiracy

… Oct. 24, 2014, Morales-Flores was driving a tractor-trailer from Houston to the Rio Grande Valley. A trooper with the … by the Drug Enforcement Administration with assistance from DPS. Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph Leonard is …
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Three Brownsville Residents Sent To Prison In Five-Year Drug Conspiracy

… throughout the U.S. During the time of the conspiracy - from 2007 to 2012 - more than 1000 kilograms of marijuana … Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation with assistance from the United States Border Patrol. Assistant U.S. (AUSA) …
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Two Men Head To Prison For Participating In A Cocaine Conspiracy

… and others were transporting large quantities of cocaine from South Texas to several cities in Ohio. As a result, … the transportation of approximately 30 kilograms of cocaine from San Benito to Toledo, Ohio. Agents eventually seized 17 …
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Orange, Texas Resident Sentenced For Gun And Drug Charges

… was ordered to forfeit his residence and the gun recovered from his house to the Government.  In addition, he received … Roberts began to sell ounce quantities of cocaine base from or near his residence in Orange, Texas.  In early 2009, …
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Eagle Pass Texas Mexican Mafia Leader Faces Up To Life Imprisonment After Pleading Guilty To Federal RICO Charge

… Corrupt (RICO) statute to include acts of murder, extortion and drug trafficking. That announcement was made today by … Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division; Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent in Charge Shane … In an effort to deflect law enforcement attention away from the criminal enterprise, Lopez provided money to Flores …
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Extradited Drug Smuggler Gets Nearly 30 Years In Federal Prison

… to face deportation proceedings following his release from prison.  Between August 2009 and March 13, 2012, … Each of those defendants received sentences ranging from 108 to 327 months in federal prison. The Drug …
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UH Professor Convicted In Relation To Massive Synthetic Narcotics Case

… he was paid to wire more than $200,000 in U.S. currency from a bank in the United States to accounts in the country … administration with an emphasis in finance which he earned from the University of Texas-Pan America in 2009. He is …
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Muhammad Jaffer Ali Sentenced To 16 Years In Federal Prison For Heading Up Synthetic Marijuana Distribution Ring

… analogues.  By pleading guilty, Jaffer admitted that from March 2013 to June 2013, he and others comprised the … has been punished accordingly.” This prosecution resulted from the efforts of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and …
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South Texas Man Sentenced For Drug Trafficking

… Ron Clark. According to information presented in court, from September 2015 to February 2016, Martin conspired with … under the left front wheel well.  This is the same location from where officers observed Brandon Martin a few days …
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Convict Who Went Back To Meth Trafficking In Laredo When On Supervised Release Gets Nearly 20 Years

… Waco - (254) 297-0300 LAREDO, Texas -  A 41-year-old man from Laredo, has been ordered to prison following his … committed the current offense while on supervised release from a previous federal drug trafficking conviction in 2000 …
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Eight Associated With La Familia Cartel Sentenced To Federal Prison For Roles In Austin-Based Meth Trafficking Operation

… with the LaFamilia cartel operating primarily in Austin and San Antonio announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge … later date before Judge Yeakel. According to court records, from December 2015 until September 2016, the defendants were …
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Mexican Man Gets 10 Years In Cocaine Conspiracy

… Agent in Charge of the Houston Division, Steven Whipple and  Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez.  Juan Carlos … near Corpus Christi on Aug. 11, 2016. Between Aug. 1 and Nov. 29, 2016, Gamez-Herrera assisted a South Texas drug trafficking organization.  He would receive cocaine from South Texas and assist with the delivery and …
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Louisiana Couple Sentenced For Trafficking Drugs Through East Texas

… It was determined the Jacksons were receiving the drugs from the Houston area so the investigation was expanded into … it was determined the Jacksons distributed methamphetamine from their residence on at least four separate occasions in …
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Undocumented Alien Gets 25 Years For Trafficking Meth

… (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Will Glaspy, Houston Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez. Jesus Ortiz-Flores … contained approximately six kilograms of methamphetamine from two unknown male couriers working for him. The couriers had approached him and mistakenly threw a bag in his car containing six bundles …
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Numerous Alleged Members Of Narcotics Trafficking Organization Taken Into Custody

… the United States at the Veterans Bridge Port of Entry from Mexico. Today, law enforcement arrested John Fontenot, … Administration led the investigation with assistance from Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security …