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Bucks County, Pennsylvania Doctor Sentenced For Running Northeast Philadelphia Pill Mill

… 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 …
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Federal Prison Inmates Among Group Charged In Drug Conspiracy

… 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 …
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Chicago Man Pleads Guilty To Participating In Multi-State Heroin Trafficking Conspiracy

… 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), …
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DEA Announces New Leadership

… 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 …
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Major International Drug Traffickers Extradited For Importing Narcotics Into The United States

… 671-4500 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 …
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Three Defendants Indicted In One Of The Nation’s Largest-Ever Fentanyl Seizures

… 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 …
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Anchorage Man Gets Five Years For Drug & Money Laundering Crimes

… 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 …
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Thirteenth Defendant Pleads Guilty In Idaho Meth Case

… 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 …
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500+ Pounds Of BC Bud Nets Canadian Man 30 Months In Prison

… 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 …
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If You’ve ‘Got Drugs’, Clean Out The Medicine Cabinet This Saturday!

… 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 …
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Washington Man Convicted In Federal Court Of Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… 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 …
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Sureno 13 Gang Member Sentenced For Drug And Gun Crimes

… 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 …
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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

… 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 …
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Anchorage Man Sentenced To 160 Months For Conspiracy To Distribute Synthetic Heroin

… 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 …
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Owner Of Non-Profit “Club” Charged With Illegal Distribution Of Prescription Narcotics

… 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 …
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Colorado Man Sentenced To 186 Months Prison In Methamphetamine Conspiracy

… 454-4407 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 …
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Fairbanks Man Sentenced To 87 Months In Prison For Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… (509) 454-4407 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, …
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Wasilla Conspiracy Leader Sentenced For Designer Drug Case Which Resulted In Death

… 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 …
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Mexican National Living In Star Sentenced To 188 Months For Trafficking Methamphetamine

… 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 …
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Tractor Trailer Accident In Sherman County Leads To Federal Indictment Charging Multiple Drug Crimes

… 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 …
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Alaska Man Sentenced To 6a½ Years In Prison For Trafficking Oxycodone And Morphine

… 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 …
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Former Northern California Man Sentenced To Six Years For Conspiracy To Grow And Distribute Marijuana

… 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 …
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10 Years For South Bay Methamphetamine Trafficker

… he received approximately 15 pounds of methamphetamine from Valladares so that he could distribute the … passenger seat of his sport utility vehicle and traveled from Modesto to Chowchilla, California. Along the way, …
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Two Bakersfield Men Plead Guilty To Distributing Methamphetamine

… co-conspirators. Agents seized the crystal methamphetamine from Blanco, Morales, and another convicted co-conspirator, … of an investigation by the DEA and task force officers from Kern County Probation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian K. …
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Bakersfield Man Arrested For Conspiring With Law Enforcement Officers To Sell Methamphetamine And Marijuana

… sealed and was unsealed today. The indictment alleges that from April 2012 to August 2015, Carter conspired with Mara … the intent to distribute, methamphetamine. Diaz was removed from active duty with the Bakersfield Police Department in …
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Dark Web Marketplace Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty

… Domestic Northern California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton areas … methamphetamines on AlphaBay, and then mailed the narcotics from a post office in San Francisco to customers throughout … enforcement officers made an undercover purchase of heroin from “Blime-Sub,” which was delivered to a post office box …
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Trinity County Man Sentenced For Growing Marijuana On Multiple Properties

… cultivation charges. Deputies seized 2,142 marijuana plants from 22 greenhouses. On August 16, 2011, at a property near … cultivation. Federal juries in this district are drawn from multiple counties. U.S. Attorney Wagner said: “In some …
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Sacramento And Bay Area Drug Traffickers Given Lengthy Sentences

… Sacramento And Bay Area Drug Traffickers Given Lengthy Sentences May … of 2008, agents purchased approximately 9,000 MDMA pills from Johnson. During the investigation, court-authorized … the California Highway Patrol seized 11,000 MDMA pills from a vehicle driven by Robert Ly after he was stopped on …
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Seven Arrested In Butte County Methamphetamine Trafficking Investigation: Operation Crystal Ball

… Domestic Northern California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton areas … warrants.  “DEA’s mission is to stop criminal organizations from selling drugs in our communities.  Methamphetamine is a … couriers transported pound quantities of methamphetamine from Mexico to Butte County and at the direction of Aguilar, …
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Twelve Charged With Conspiracy To Commit Murder

… instances. “DEA is committed to protecting the community from violent criminal organizations like Deep-C.  The cold, … search warrant, recovered the weapon used in that shooting from a residence and arrested two suspects. In July, …