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Philadelphia Pill Mill Doctor Sentenced To Seven Years In Prison

January 29, 2013
… prescriptions for oxycodone.  Minicozzi ordered the drugs from a supplier and had them shipped to his office in small … pleaded guilty, created phony medical records for his drug-buying customers. In addition to the prison term, U.S. …
January 29, 2013
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Four Indicted In 30 Lb. Methamphetamine Seizure In Anderson, CA

July 18, 2013
… on July 10, 2013, a confidential informant arranged to buy 15 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine for $195,000 from Martinez-Diaz. They arranged to meet in a parking lot …
July 18, 2013
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Hartford Man Sentenced To 7 Years In Prison For Role In Armed Robbery

August 07, 2014
… to a house on Case Street in Hartford for the purpose of buying stolen jewelry.  When one of the individuals entered … bound.  Shortly thereafter, the second victim was removed from the house and placed in a vehicle parked at the … to enter his friend’s vehicle and remove the keys from the ignition so that the kidnappers could kidnap the …
August 07, 2014
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First DEA Seizure Of Carfentanil In New York Acts As Public Service Announcement

May 11, 2018
… City should be prepared for the full weight of our nation’s best investigators to bear down on them. I commend everyone … local partners to prevent the flow of these illegal drugs from reaching our neighborhoods.” HSI Special …
May 11, 2018
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Leader of large drug trafficking organization and five associates sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking

December 18, 2019
… According to admissions made as part of his guilty plea, from March 2017 and continuing to June 2017, Hull directed … this investigation, law-enforcement agents seized firearms from the residence of Cody Stafford and Dustin Henderson. … are destructive poisons that can cause terrible harm to the quality of life in any community,” said Special Agent in …
December 18, 2019
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Doctor Sentenced for Health Care Fraud and Money Laundering

March 14, 2025
… 790-3004 Wilmington - (910) 815-4513 GREENSBORO – A doctor from Mt. Airy, North Carolina was sentenced to 30 months of … have a legal and ethical responsibility to provide the quality health care that patients need. When they don’t, our …
March 14, 2025
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California Narcotics Trafficker Sentenced

July 29, 2021
… Operation Engage DMV Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … to fellow co-conspirators who then shipped narcotics from the west coast to the east coast of the United States. … Avalos and co-conspirators in which they discuss the quality, logistics, and potential financial gain from …
July 29, 2021
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Nephews Of First Lady Of Venezuela Found Guilty Of Conspiring To Import Cocaine Into The United States

November 18, 2016
… an effort to dispatch large loads of cocaine via aircraft from Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetia, … cocaine-laden aircraft with legitimate-seeming flight plans from Venezuela to Honduras.  On or about October 3, 2015, … to it as a “little animal,” so that they could test the quality of the drugs. In early November 2015, Flores De …
November 18, 2016
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Former U.S. Border Patrol Agent Sentenced to 87 Months in Prison for Attempting to Distribute Methamphetamine and Receiving Bribes

May 29, 2024
… allow unauthorized immigrants to enter the United States from Mexico. Hernandez also agreed to move methamphetamine and other controlled substances from the Southern District of California further north to … on a tour of the U.S.-Mexico border, showing them the best locations to sneak unauthorized immigrants into the …
May 29, 2024
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Ft. Worth Doctors Leave Patients Wasted and Dazed in a Pill Mill Operation; 49 Arrested

September 24, 2020
… hold the public’s trust to provide what is in the best interests of their patients,” said DEA Dallas Field … allegedly used a network of recruiters to enlist “patients” from the community and local homeless shelters.  Recruiters … to $200 cash, to obtain controlled substance prescriptions from Dr. Capistrano and Dr. Noel.  The recruiters – who paid …
September 24, 2020
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Hayesville, N.C. man sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison for drug trafficking

March 19, 2020
… case, Maggie Valley man operating methamphetamine lab from his residence is sentenced to 17 years ASHEVILLE, N.C. … the investigation, law enforcement conducted two controlled buys of methamphetamine from Mashburn and seized methamphetamine, 24 firearms and …
March 19, 2020
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Federal jury convicts last man standing in 29-defendant organized crime case in Myrtle Beach

February 04, 2019
… including Johnson, to enhance profits they made from the sale of heroin, cocaine, fentanyl, and marijuana. … heroin distributor who purchased heroin and fentanyl from the organization’s main source of supply for drugs. … in the parking lot of drug rehabilitation facilities to buy heroin and fentanyl to sell to his customers.  The …
February 04, 2019
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San Jose Man Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Interstate Marijuana Distribution Conspiracy

March 27, 2023
… with intent to distribute marijuana that was shipped from Fresno for distribution in Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. … to Frazier in Kansas City. The first shipment was seized from Frazier during a traffic stop after Phan, Vo’s courier, … from drug trafficking. At his place of business, FIND-BUY-ITEMS, agents found 70 pounds of marijuana and indoor …
March 27, 2023
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J-CODE announces 61 arrests in its second coordinated law enforcement operation targeting opioid trafficking on the Darknet

March 26, 2019
… of Justice and Department of Defense, with participation from international partners during the Cyber Patrol Action … to combat the opioid epidemic and protect our citizens from dangerous drugs. The U.S. Postal Inspection Service … safe.”   “The Darkweb is not as dark as you think. When you buy or sell illegal goods online, you are not hidden from …
March 26, 2019
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Owner Of Kentucky Pain Clinics Faces Additional Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering Charges

March 20, 2013
… Of Kentucky Pain Clinics Faces Additional Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering Charges March 20, 2013 Detroit Contact … a home and farm equipment, with proceeds he obtained from drug trafficking. He has been charged with 11 new money … illegally distributing and dispensing prescription drugs to buy a house in Willisburg, Kentucky, a boat, farm property, …
March 20, 2013
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Jury Convicts Conroe Man Of Trafficking Cocaine And Conspiring To Launder Drug Money

November 03, 2016
… seized approximately four kilograms of cocaine from a vehicle that had been driven there from the Houston area. The investigation revealed the … had already been speaking to Benitez about trying to buy large amounts of cocaine from him and his drug supplier. …
November 03, 2016
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New Bedford Drug Dealers Arraigned On Drug Trafficking Indictment

May 03, 2013
… Practitioner 571-362-9171 BOSTON - Three men, one from Bourne and two from New Bedford, were arraigned late yesterday on an … at his home on March 1, 2013, agents recovered the recorded buy money from the February 25, 2013 attempted purchase of …
May 03, 2013
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Third Convicted Cuban Cocaine Smuggler Sentenced To Prison For 151 Months

December 14, 2011
… In March, 2009, Tucson DEA agents received information from sources in Mexico that an individual, later identified … agreed to purchase five kilograms of cocaine for $90,000 from the undercover agents. The deal was scheduled to take … location in Tucson. Law enforcement agents swarmed the buy-site and all suspects were arrested without incident. …
December 14, 2011
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Sunnyside Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Drug Trafficking And Being An Illegal Alien In Possession Of Ammunition

July 10, 2015
… and a five year term of court supervision following release from federal prison. Fuentes was also ordered to pay $4,000 … by a three year term of court supervision following release from federal prison. Both ten year sentences imposed by the … Spokane Regional Drug Task (SRDTF) conducted a controlled buy of four ounces of methamphetamine from Henry Patrick …
July 10, 2015
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Supplier in Juvenile Fentanyl Overdoses Case Charged with Drug Conspiracy

February 15, 2023
… Wednesday afternoon. “Make no mistake: Unless it comes from a licensed medical provider, that pill your child … victims, all middle and high school students, ranged in age from 13 to 17 and usually referred to the pills with slang … drug transactions with juvenile dealers and described the quality of the pills he was selling to his customers.  …
February 15, 2023
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Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to Eight Years in Overdose Death

April 06, 2022
… and destruction caused by fentanyl knows no boundaries. From coast to coast this poison is devastating families,” … oxycodone.  However, small variations in the amount or quality of fentanyl can have significant effects on the …
April 06, 2022
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Five Estonian residents arrested for conspiring to import carfentanil and fentanyl into the United States

May 09, 2019
… which he understood to be illicit narcotics proceeds, from Europe to the United States. In mid-October 2017, … Bokov agreed to transfer narcotics proceeds for the cartel from Europe to the United States. Between the fall 2017 and … States, that the purported cartel was satisfied with the quality of the narcotics, and that the CS wanted to purchase …
May 09, 2019
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Kalamazzo, Michigan methamphetamine trafficker sentenced to over nineteen years

September 26, 2018
… Operation Engage Toledo Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … ring that operated in Kalamazoo and Van Buren Counties from July 2016 to December 2017. In addition to his prison … threat to our communities and our commitment to improve the quality of life for our citizens." "Crystal methamphetamine …
September 26, 2018
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Presidentially pardoned San Antonio man once again arrested on federal drug charges

December 10, 2020
… Lieutenant Hilario Nieto who previously received a pardon from President Barack Obama, announced Drug Enforcement … a Presidential pardon for his past offenses and released from federal prison chose to flout that generous gift after … the associated crimes, are particularly destructive to the quality of life in our communities. DEA will continue to …
December 10, 2020
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Nine Defendants Charged In Benton Harbor, Michigan Heroin Conspiracy

November 24, 2014
… between 50 and 65 grams of heroin per week in Benton Harbor from 2013 to the date of his arrest. Jackson, 44, of Benton … such as these rooting out those who would profit from spreading poison on our streets,” he said. U.S. … to significant results, with the potential to improve the quality of life for the residents of Benton Harbor.”  “As …
November 24, 2014
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Fourteen Indicted In Large-Scale Heroin Trafficking Ring

October 14, 2016
… Dominican Republic and New York. Thirteen men and one woman from Springfield, Mass. and Bronx, NY were indicted on … that we will hold accountable those who seek to profit from addiction by selling and trafficking drugs on our … to ensure this poison and those who peddle it are removed from our communities.”  “The Springfield Police Department …
October 14, 2016
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DEA Targets Tucson Synthetic Drug Traffickers

July 28, 2016
… Those arrested will be facing federal charges stemming from the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of … steadfast in our efforts to protect America’s citizens from the misery of drug use and abuse.” Nearly 600 pounds of … cash. “This operation will be instrumental in restoring the quality of life for the neighborhoods impacted by the …
July 28, 2016
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Operation Lockport Led To The Arrest Of 25 People And Dismantled A Major Drug Trafficking Ring In Western New York

January 28, 2014
… supplying the Tonawanda Indian Reservation, shattering the quality of life along the way. Today's arrests have put an … the resellers, to the suppliers who transported the drugs from Florida to Buffalo concealed in soles of shoes. I … distribution organization would transport the cocaine from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to the City of Niagara …
January 28, 2014
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New York State Corrections Officer And 11 Additional Members And Associates Of A Queens-Based Sect Of The Bloods Gang Arrested On Narcotics Conspiracy Charges

July 08, 2015
… Cola” and “Sweet Dreams” and over $5,000 in U.S. currency from Lambus’s residence. Additionally, law enforcement … “Sweet Dreams” and approximately $7,000 in U.S. currency from the residence where Trappier and Duncan were arrested, … sent samples of heroin to their distributors to test for quality, and supplied the members of their gang, as well as …
July 08, 2015
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Physician Practicing In Grass Valley, Yuba City Sentenced To More Than Four Years In Prison For Illegal Prescription Practice

February 22, 2018
… Board, the California Department of Consumer Affairs Health Quality Investigation Unit, and the California Attorney …
February 22, 2018