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MGH To Pay $2.3 Million To Resolve Drug Diversion Allegations

September 28, 2015
… large volumes of controlled (prescription medications) from the hospital.  Altogether, the two nurses stole nearly … oxycodone, an addictive painkiller.  Both nurses stole from automated dispensing machines that MGH used to store …
September 28, 2015
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Arlington Career Criminal Sentenced For Heroin Distribution

January 22, 2016
… of money used by a cooperating witness to purchase heroin from Bain in March 2014.  Agents also seized drug … to prescription medication to switch to heroin.  Overdoses from heroin have climbed substantially as a result.  Between …
January 22, 2016
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Danbury Man Sentenced To 16 Years In Federal Prison For Armed Home Invasions

March 10, 2016
… Prison For Armed Home Invasions March 10, 2016 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 … five years of imprisonment.  Sometime after his release from prison he had the words “Face Shot” tattooed on his … Police Department.  The DEA Task Force includes personnel from the New Haven, Hamden, Branford, Meriden, West Haven, …
March 10, 2016
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New Jersey Firefighter Charged With Drug Distribution

May 12, 2016
… gave conflicting answers, and said that they had just come from Lawrence.  Jimenez denied having weapons or drugs in … the cooperating witness began purchasing cocaine and heroin from Cruz-Rivera.  On Oct. 4, 2013, Jimenez allegedly told …
May 12, 2016
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Sixty-Six Gang Members Facing Federal RICO, Firearm And Drug Trafficking Charges

June 09, 2016
… of investigation BOSTON - Sixty-six alleged gang members from the Greater Boston area have been charged with federal … year period, investigators seized approximately 37 firearms from 18th Street Gang members alone, including 29 hand guns, …
June 09, 2016
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Hartford Man Sentenced To 8 Years In Prison For Gang-Related Narcotics Trafficking

June 10, 2016
… Gang-Related Narcotics Trafficking June 10, 2016 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 … documents and statements made in court, this matter stems from a year-long joint law enforcement investigation headed … to five years of probation.  Brown had been detained from May 2014 until the date of his sentencing.  As a …
June 10, 2016
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Manchester Man Arrested For Conspiracy To Distribute And Unlawful Distribution Of Methamphetamine

July 12, 2016
… for $85,000. Approximately 5.13 kilograms were recovered from Ramirez Aldava’s vehicle at the time of his arrest.  A … quantities of controlled substances into New Hampshire from source countries such as Mexico, and to bringing …
July 12, 2016
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Twenty-Three Individuals Charged In A Prescription Drug Distribution Conspiracy

March 25, 2015
… of a communication facility.  The indictment alleges that from at least May 2013 through July 2014, these individuals … by the Drug Enforcement Administration, with assistance from the Texas Department of Public Safety, the Louisiana …
March 25, 2015
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Two Attorneys Among Four Convicted Of $9.2 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme

December 08, 2011
… of at least $4.2 million in alleged fraud proceeds from the convicted defendants. Convicted at trial were … was initiated by the DEA/IRS Financial Investigations Team from information learned during a separate investigation of …
December 08, 2011
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24th Member Of Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy Sentenced

June 03, 2013
… his own addiction and because he did not financially profit from his involvement in the case. Twenty-three individuals … in February 2008, the United States received authority from Judge Crabb to conduct wiretaps on several of the …
June 03, 2013
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Three Members Of International Synthetic Drug-Trafficking Organization Arrested In Los Angeles

April 16, 2015
… forfeited over $2 million in cash and other assets obtained from his illegal activities, including a house, two cars and … chemicals used to produce these SSCs were imported from China, then applied to a plant-like substance and sold …
April 16, 2015
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Task Force Charges Four Tied To Opana Epidemic In Southern Indiana

June 23, 2015
… County Sheriff's Department executed enforcement actions from June 16 through June 20, 2015, which resulted in the … occurring in rural Scott County and Clark County, Indiana from drug users injecting Opana and sharing needles amongst …
June 23, 2015
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Albany And Valdosta Drug Dealers Sentenced To Serve Federal Prison Time

February 11, 2011
… with the Pataula Drug Task Force received information from a reliable confidential informant that Morgan would be traveling from his house in Hawkinstown, Georgia, to Newton, Georgia, …
February 11, 2011
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DEA Office In Atlanta Holding Its Sixth Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, Saturday, April 27, 2013

April 24, 2013
… that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet.  During this Saturday’s …
April 24, 2013
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DEA Office In Charlotte Holding Its Sixth Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, Saturday, April 27, 2013

April 24, 2013
… that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet.  During this Saturday’s …
April 24, 2013
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DEA Office In Columbia Holding Its Sixth Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, Saturday, April 27, 2013

April 24, 2013
… that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet.  During this Saturday’s …
April 24, 2013
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DEA Office In Nashville Holding Its Fourth Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, Saturday, April 27, 2013

April 24, 2013
… that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet.  During Saturday’s event, …
April 24, 2013
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Major Drug Trafficker Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison

February 26, 2014
… are committed to removing such dangerous substances from our streets. This defendant will now have plenty of … the charges and other information presented in court: From late-2009 to late-2010, several state, federal, and …
February 26, 2014
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Two Men Arrested In Buncombe County Face Drug Trafficking Charges Following 1,400 Pound Marijuana Seizure

March 20, 2014
… seized 15 cardboard boxes containing 23 blocks of marijuana from a pull-behind box trailer, and 27 cardboard boxes … on the property. The total weight of marijuana seized from Chavez’s residence was approximately 1,400 pounds, with …
March 20, 2014
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Drug Trafficker Sentenced To Prison On Money Laundering Conspiracy Charges

July 31, 2014
… in court documents and the defendants’ sentencing hearings, from about 2011 to February 2013, Perez-Ruiz was the local … for trafficking more than 150 kilograms of cocaine from Mexico to the United States, with a total street value …
July 31, 2014
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DEA Investigations Lead To Largest Treasury Kingpin Designation Against Mexican Cartel

August 09, 2017
… Twice Domestic OFAC Action Targets 22 Mexican Nationals and 43 Entities in Mexico, including Flores Organization … (OFAC) today identified Mexican national Raul Flores Hernandez and the Flores Drug Trafficking (Flores DTO) as … are frozen, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them. The Government of …
August 09, 2017
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18 Sentenced To Federal Prison For Roles In Austin-Based Drug Distribution Operation

August 28, 2015
… days to federal prison terms for their roles in a cocaine and methamphetamine distribution operation announced Drug … Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division and United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr. United … and close to $100,000 in U.S. currency. This case resulted from an investigation conducted by the Austin High Intensity …
August 28, 2015
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Bandidos Outlaw Motorcycle Organization Leaders Arrested National President, Vice President And Sergeant At Arms Indicted On Federal RICO And VICAR Charges

January 06, 2016
… Bandidos Outlaw Motorcycle Organization Leaders Arrested National President, Vice President And Sergeant At Arms Indicted On Federal RICO And VICAR … alleges that in 2014, Portillo received methamphetamine from Colorado-area Bandidos members and that Forster was …
January 06, 2016
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Harris County Residents Arrested On East Texas Drug Trafficking Charges

February 25, 2016
… Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney John M. Bales announced today that seven … jury on Feb. 3, 2016.  According to one of the indictments, from December 2010 until June 30, 2015, the defendants … Danielle Garamillo, 21. According to the other indictment, from March 2014 until present, the defendants conspired to …
February 25, 2016
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Seven Ordered To Federal Prison For Extensive Marijuana Grow House Operation

March 04, 2016
… uniformly equipped with covered windows to prevent light from coming in or interior lights shining out. The houses … electric current and also prevented the utility provider from noticing the excessively high power consumption that …
March 04, 2016
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Another Ordered To Prison In Large Drug And Money Laundering Conspiracy

May 02, 2016
… Another Ordered To Prison In Large Drug And Money Laundering Conspiracy May 02, 2016 Houston Contact … drug trafficking organization that received marijuana loads from Mexico and arranged to transport the marijuana to the … drivers used by the organization to transport marijuana from Laredo to Dallas. He was a commercial truck driver …
May 02, 2016
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Authorities Arrest 24 In Maverick And Zavala Counties On Federal Charges

August 18, 2016
… Pass and seven in Crystal City-alleged as proceeds derived from the illegal drug trafficking activities. The indictment … judgement which represents the alleged proceeds derived from, and the value of property involved in, the criminal …
August 18, 2016
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DEA And Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announce Charges Against Senior South American Counterterrorism Figure For Attempting To Support Hezbollah

November 08, 2013
… DEA And Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announce Charges Against Senior … ten kilograms of cocaine on a commercial flight departing from Suriname. Bouterse personally verified the arrangements … to assist with their applications for visas to travel from South America into the United States. In addition, in …
November 08, 2013
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Felon Pleads Guilty To Impersonating An Armed Federal Agent

June 09, 2015
… At that point, Harbison returned to his car and fled from the scene. Doraville and Dunwoody Police Officers then … Harbison’s residence and ultimately, officers arrested him. From the defendant’s residence, police officers recovered …
June 09, 2015
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Mexican Drug Kingpin Sentenced To 11 Years In Prison For Trafficking Black Tar Heroin

August 26, 2015
… network and oversaw all aspects of his drug operation, from production in Mexico, to smuggling the narcotics across … him in that district. Castro-Rocha’s prosecution stems from “Operation Dirty Girl II,” which is the local portion …
August 26, 2015