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Former Seattle Police Officer Pleads Guilty For Role In Drug Conspiracy Transporting Large Amounts Of Marijuana To The East Coast

… role in the smuggling of hundreds of pounds of marijuana from the Seattle area to Baltimore, Maryland.  Alex … pounds of marijuana and transport and launder the proceeds from the drug sales.  Chapackdee has remained in custody …
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Five Defendants Charged In Connection With Crack Cocaine Dealing In Seattle’s Pioneer Square Neighborhood

… amounts of crack cocaine, cocaine, fentanyl, and heroin from his vehicle.  The defendants taken into custody today … 1.5 lbs. of crack cocaine, and 187 grams of fentanyl from his vehicle in Seattle.  At the time of his arrest, …
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Federal Grand Jury Charges Multiple Defendants With Racketeering, Extortion, And Narcotics Crimes

… Federal Grand Jury Charges Multiple Defendants With Racketeering, … narcotics offenses with maximum prison terms ranging from 20 years to life with a mandatory minimum sentence of ten years, maximum fines ranging from $1 million to $4 million, and supervised release terms …
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MEDIA ADVISORY: DEA To Host Conference On The Formation Of A Tactical Diversion Squad In Clarksburg, West Virginia

… Operation Engage DMV Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … opioids, is a growing problem.  This diversion stems from various sources.  In addition to pharmacy robberies and … doctor shoppers, or illegitimate prescriptions from rogue practitioners.  DEA’s Tactical Diversion Squads …
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Baltimore Man Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison For Distribution Of Heroin

… - (540) 662-5879 Crashed into Another Car While Fleeing from Police, Resulting in the Death of the Other Driver … to turn off his car. Instead, Burley maneuvered his car from between the two police vehicles and sped away. The …
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Former Niagara Falls Police Officer, Two Co-defendants Plead Guilty For Their Roles In Drug Conspiracy

… at the residence.   On November 9, 2016, Special Agents from the Drug Enforcement (DEA), along with the Niagara … 2016, and November 8, 2016, Hopson obtained crack cocaine from Carrier and then sold it to an undercover officer. A …
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Man Sentenced To 147 Months On Gun And Drug Charges

… of wholesale quantities of heroin and cocaine in Buffalo from sources in Puerto Rico and New York City. On April 24, … law enforcement officers intercepted a parcel mailed from Puerto Rico destined for a residence on Hudson Street …
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Philadelphia District Attorney And The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Announce Heroin Bust Valued At $3.3 Million

… Philadelphia District Attorney And The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Announce Heroin … our communities.” In March of 2015, officers and detectives from the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office of … Intensity Drug Trafficking (HIDTA) Task Force and agents from the DEA began to investigate an area drug ring for …
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Media Advisory: New DEA Philadelphia Field Division Head Coming To Pittsburgh

… 777-6940 Scranton - (570) 496-1020 Event will take place from 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 15, 2015 … the U.S. Embassy in Port of Spain, Trinidad. Upon returning from his overseas assignment, Mr. Tuggle served at DEA …
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DEA Announces Release Of First Statewide Drug Overdose Assessment For Pennsylvania

… abuse in the communities that we serve. Deaths that result from the abuse or misuse of illicit street drugs and … and destroys lives,” said Tuggle.  DEA received information from 62 of the state’s 67 counties on 2,497 deaths caused by …
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DEA Announces 11th National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

… that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from home medicine cabinets.  In addition, Americans are now …
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Nine Canyon County Residents Arrested In Operation Flamethrower

… Yakima - (509) 454-4407 BOISE - - Law enforcement officials from the U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA), the Nampa Police … of January 14, 2011, federal agents and local authorities from 10 law enforcement agencies executed 18 search warrants …
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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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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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DEA Urges Idaho Residents To Clean Out The Medicine Cabinet!

… 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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Leader Of Tacoma Heroin Trafficking Ring Sentenced To Ten Years

… that delivered large amounts of heroin and methamphetamine from the Mexican cartels to street level customers in the … to get drugs into the hands of customers.  Drug customers from Lewis, Pierce, Kitsap, Thurston and Grays Harbor …
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Dispatcher In Dial For Dope Tacoma Heroin Case Sentenced To Ten Years In Prison

… that delivered large amounts of heroin and methamphetamine from Mexican cartels to street level customers in the Tacoma … with a ‘dispatcher’ to deliver the drugs to customers from Lewis, Pierce, Kitsap, Thurston and Grays Harbor …
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Oakland Man Sentenced To Almost 20 Years In Prison For Role In Conspiracy To Smuggle Drugs Around Airport Security

… of actual methamphetamine. According to court documents from at least January 2011 to April 28, 2014, Luckett was … transported the narcotics on outbound commercial flights from Oakland to Hawaii. Luckett recruited some of the …
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DC Heroin Dealer Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison

… a DC-based heroin dealer that targeted young individuals from northern Virginia as customers.  On August 21, 2013, the defendant sold heroin to a group of individuals from Fairfax County, Virginia, including 16-year-old Emylee …
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Twin Brothers Each Sentenced To 13 Years On Drug And Firearm Charges

… Nicholas, sold heroin, cocaine, crack cocaine, and firearms from various drug-involved premises, including an 11th … Deparasis brothers used and maintained the various premises from February of 2010 to approximately May of 2014. Nicholas …
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Portsmouth Man Charged With Manufacturing And Selling Over 13 Kilograms Of Cocaine And 478 Grams Of Heroin Worth $555,850.00

… manufactured, distributed and possessed cocaine and heroin from approximately November of 2013 to November of 2014.  A … warrant, officers recovered heroin, cocaine, and a firearm from Brown’s bedroom.  Brown bought and sold in excess of 13 …
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Laurel Heroin Dealer Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison

…    According to his plea agreement, Byrd admitted that from May 2012 through September 2014 he regularly … seized approximately one gram of heroin and $8,510 in cash from Byrd. United States Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein praised …
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Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced To 11 Years In Prison

… County Police Department. According to his plea agreement, from at least September 12 to December 18, 2013, Jackson and … confidential source and Fields to obtain the crack cocaine from a source in Hillcrest Heights. Jackson handed the drugs …
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Cocaine And Heroin Trafficker Sentenced To 23 Years In Prison

… the charge on June 13, 2012. According to court documents, from June 2011, through March 31, 2012, Blair and others … multiple kilograms of cocaine hydrochloride and heroin from sources in Galveston, Texas, which were distributed in …
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Cocaine Distributor Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison

… Field Division. According to Curtis’ guilty plea, from July 2011 through March 2012, Curtis conspired with … and others to distribute cocaine.  Devane shipped cocaine from Arizona to Curtis in Maryland for distribution.  Curtis …
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Vienna Man Sentenced To 80 Months In Prison In Connection With Heroin Overdose Death Of McLean Teenager

… by hiding the body of Emylee Lonczak, a 16-year-old girl from McLean, Va. who died after a heroin overdose. Karl C. … three other individuals, including Emylee Lonczak, traveled from Virginia into Washington, D.C. to purchase heroin.  All …
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Two Associates Of La Cosa Nostra Convicted On All Counts By Jury In The July 2010 Robbery And Murder Of A Brooklyn Businessman

… he lay slowly bleeding to death. Grasso stole a bag of cash from Donovan’s car, and the team fled. Donovan, whose … up the approximately $200,000 in cash they had stolen from Donovan. Grasso took the guns used in the robbery and …
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Member Of Violent Home Invasion Robbery Crew Sentenced To 264 Months For Conspiring To Commit Drug Robberies, Conspiring To Distribute Cocaine And Heroin, And Illegally Using A Firearm

… To Commit Drug Robberies, Conspiring To Distribute Cocaine And Heroin, And Illegally Using A Firearm July 10, 2014 New York Contact … in drug proceeds. Agents seized 107 kilograms of cocaine from these robberies. Ms. Lynch extended her grateful …
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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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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 …