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Life Sentence for Man Convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine

… of conspirators who obtained multiple kilograms of cocaine from sources in the United States and abroad and distributed … the same name so that he could conceal the proceeds derived from his drug trafficking activities. The case was …
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Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to Charges of Manufacturing Methamphetamin

… Operation Engage DMV Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … methamphetamine for Tomershea also learned to manufacture from him. Since 2003, at least five co-conspirators who sold … convicted on federal drug manufacturing charges stemming from methamphetamine laboratories in Washington and Smyth …
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Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced to More Than 21 Years

… conducted three controlled purchases of cocaine base from Webster totaling 14.57 grams. During a search on March … Webster agreed to forfeit $22,024 in cash that was seized from Webster at the time of his arrest. The investigation …
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Third Methamphetamine Laboratory Raided In Maryland Since July

… Pennsylvania. DEA’s MATF Group 36 is comprised of Agents from DEA’s Washington Division and representatives from the Anne Arundel County Police Department, Calvert …
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Former Metropolitan Police Officer Sentenced to More Than 10 Years Imprisonment

… with the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police Department from 2000-2002. United States District Judge Leonie M. … their drugs and money, and then had the dealers removed from the clubs. The defendant also used his position as a …
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Two Illegal Aliens Indicted In Cocaine Conspiracy

… JUN 17-- A federal grand jury indicted two illegal aliens from Mexico as part of a Mexican cocaine distribution … that had been illegally imported into the United States from Mexico. The estimated street value of the cocaine is …
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Man Indicted For Drug Trafficking After Over 800 Lbs. Of Marijuana Seized

… conspiracy to distribute over 1000 kilograms of marijuana from California to Maryland. The two-count indictment … intent to distribute 1000 kilograms or more of marijuana from about January, 2001 to June 5, 2003, as well as …
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Madera and Fresno Men Sentenced for Interstate Drug Shipments

… 34, of Kingsville, Missouri. The first shipment was seized from Frazier during a traffic stop after Tien Van Phan, 56, … Drug Trafficking Area Task Force consisting of agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration, Homeland Security …
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DEA to accept electronic vaping devices and cartridges as part of National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they are vulnerable to … more being added each day Collection sites will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time. The public can find a …
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Angola man sentenced to 121 months in prison

… of pulling over, Fitch accelerated rapidly away from the officer, and a chase ensued with Fitch operating … warrant, was taken into custody and $1,655.29 was recovered from his person. A search of the motorcycle revealed scales, …
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Munster doctor sentenced

… of controlled substances. Investigators obtained data from INSPECT, which showed that from April 2017 to Nov. 21, 2017, Joshi issued over 6,000 …
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Final participant sentenced for role in La Crosse methamphetamine conspiracy

… in La Crosse, to purchase two ounces of methamphetamine from her new source in California after her previous source … joined with Draheim only five days after getting released from state custody on a separate matter. Judge Conley …
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Detroit Field Division will host National Prescription Pill Take Back

… 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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DEA announces launch of Operation Crystal Shield

… trafficked into and within the United States. From FY 2017 to FY 2019, DEA domestic seizures of methamphetamine increased 127 percent from 49,507 pounds to 112,146 pounds. During the same time …
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Black market marijuana growers sent to federal prison

… joint investigation targeted individuals seeking to profit from the illicit production and distribution of marijuana,” … as a message to all individuals who are seeking to profit from the illicit sale of marijuana; they can and will be …
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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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Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes' Pharmacy settles claims

… Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes' Pharmacy settles claims November 20, … is the result of an inspection by the DEA for activity from March 2017 to March 2018. The DEA has the … oxycodone pills had been stolen or were unaccounted for from the Tribes’ pharmacy in St. Ignatius, on the Flathead …
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DEA launches Secure Your Meds campaign, calls on Americans to keep medications safe

… @DEAChicagoDiv Todd C. Smith Domestic Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin Additional Division Info Community Outreach: … is asking Americans to keep prescription medications safe and secure until they can properly dispose of them. The … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine …
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DEA announces launch of Operation Crystal Shield

… trafficked into and within the United States.  From FY 2017 to FY 2019, DEA domestic seizures o f methamphetamine increased 127 percent from 49,507 pounds to 112,146 pounds . During the same time …
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Chicago area drug trafficker convicted of drug and firearms offenses

… Chicago area drug trafficker convicted of drug and firearms offenses January 27, 2020 Chicago Contact Info … over three days of trial to establish that Evans traveled from his residence in Markham to Iroquois County on July 29, … and $100 in exchange for the gun, which had been stolen from Indiana. Evans’ DNA was later found on the bottom of …
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Former Mexican governor sent to US prison for money laundering

… At a previous hearing, the court heard additional evidence from two witnesses who described their relationship with … payments. Torres-Lopez worked for the Mexican government from 1994 to 2011. His roles included general director of …
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Fentanyl Dealer Pleads Guilty to Distributing Narcotics Resulting in Death

… and Pinellas County determined that the individual died from fentanyl toxicity. The following day, December 17, … Office and the Pasco Sheriff’s Office, with assistance from the Pasco and Pinellas County Medical Examiner’s …
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Buffalo Man Sentenced for Conspiring with Local Doctor Unlawfully to Obtain Drugs

… Rivera’s relatives and associates to exchange for cocaine from the defendant and to share the prescriptions with the … name, for his and Ricotta’s personal use. Rivera received from Dr. Keefe five prescriptions in Rivera’s own name and …
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Suspected gang member charged in meth conspiracy

… is set to appear in federal court on charges of conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute meth, announced … Special Agent in Charge Steven S. Whipple, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Eduardo Leon-Mata is a … as a clandestine drug laboratory for converting meth from liquid to crystalized form. The charges allege law …
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Another Clan Del Golfo associate extradited to face charges for international cocaine distribution conspiracy

… on charges of distributing kilogram quantities of cocaine from Colombia, announced Drug Enforcement Administration … in an ongoing five-year conspiracy to distribute cocaine from Colombia to the United States. In May 2019, they and …
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Three indicted on fentanyl-related charges

… Special Agent in Charge Steven S. Whipple, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. A federal grand jury returned the nine-count superseding indictment … bond. The new charges in the superseding indictment stem from an investigation into the drug overdose of a Montgomery …
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El Dorado County man sentenced 10 years in prison for distributing a drug that caused the death of a minor

… including a controlled substance known as n25i-nBOME, from Europe to his residence in El Dorado County by placing … 8, 2012, Richter imported a number of doses of n25i‑nBOME from Europe. Richter then distributed some of that …
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DEA launches Secure Your Meds campaign, calls on Americans to keep medications safe

… is asking Americans to keep prescription medications safe and secure until they can properly dispose of them. The … Meds awareness campaign addresses a vital public safety and health issue. Medicines that languish in home cabinets … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine …
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DEA announces launch of Operation Crystal Shield

… trafficked into and within the United States.  From FY 2017 to FY 2019, DEA domestic seizures o f methamphetamine increased 127 percent from 49,507 pounds to 112,146 pounds . During the same time …
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Illegal alien sentenced to 25 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and heroin

… 454-4407 BOISE, Idaho - Ubaldo Soto-Diaz, an illegal alien from Mexico, but residing in Portersville, California, was … manufactured in Mexico and then transported from California to Idaho. During their investigation of …