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Salisbury Cocaine Dealer Sentenced To Over 11 Years In Prison

… Matthew Maciarello. According to their plea agreements, from July 2013 through August 27, 2013, Nelson conspired … overheard conversations in which Nelson agreed to buy one kilogram of cocaine from Brown.  Brown delivered the cocaine to Nelson at his …
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36 arrested during joint law enforcement initiative in northern Alabama

… Engage New Orleans Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … Agency began an investigation involving quantities of high quality methamphetamine being sold in Morgan and Lawrence … Agents also learned that the methamphetamine was coming from the San Bernardino area of California.  During the …
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Two Bronx Men Charged with 2014 Harlem Murder

… said: “Drugs and violence are a constant threat to the quality of life for New Yorkers.   This investigation … to HSI New York’s commitment to protect the public from highly addictive and often deadly drugs, and rid our … Keechant L. Sewell said: “This case involves a homicide from 2014. What this case highlights are that neither …
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San Jose Man Sentenced to More Than 16 years

… Domestic Northern California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton areas … 2021, a federal jury convicted Calderon, 35, most recently from San Jose, of the following four counts: possession with … During the negotiations, Calderon guaranteed the quality of the methamphetamine for the buyer and agreed to …
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Global investigation of Dark Web drug network leads to arrest of 3 German Nationals

… one of the world’s largest dark web marketplaces, the DEA and other law enforcement partners today announced the … the excellent cooperation between law enforcement agencies from around the globe who delivered another blow to criminal … as well as an online forum to discuss vendors and the quality of their wares.  The affidavit also describes an …
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Former Hinsdale Man Pleads Guilty To Crack Cocaine Conspiracy Charges

… directly or through intermediaries purchased crack cocaine from Racine.  On a third occasion, Racine fled after being provided with buy money but before providing the crack cocaine.  Racine …
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Fresno Man Sentenced to Over 6 Years in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl That Caused Overdose Death

… an undercover law enforcement officer, posing as a drug-buying customer, ordered fentanyl pills from Gonzalez and met him in a parking lot for the purchase. …
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Houstonian Sent to Prison for Trafficking Meth and Heroin

… area. Law enforcement set up numerous controlled drug buys. Delgado-Santacruz would negotiate the sale price of … of 892 grams of meth and 3,059.357 grams of heroin from Dec. 9, 2020, to Jan. 18, 2022. The total street value …
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Tulare County Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Distribute 6 Pounds of Methamphetamine

… methamphetamine. A law enforcement source negotiated to buy a pound of methamphetamine from Meza and Chavez delivered the methamphetamine. A …
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Illinois Man Sentenced to 16 Years for Attempted Cocaine Trafficking

… the intent to distribute. Tinch in May 2018 attempted to buy a kilogram of cocaine from an individual in a grocery store parking lot in the …
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Minnesota Man Sentenced to 5 Years on Methamphetamine Charge

… this charge on Aug. 26, 2021. On Dec. 10, 2020, an officer from the Buffalo County Sheriff’s Department pulled over a … During post-arrest interviews, Stelzer and Moua admitted buying the methamphetamine together in the Twin Cities. …
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Phoenix mother indicted, accused of using 13-year-old daughter to hide cocaine

… Operation Engage Glendale Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … using her 13-year-old daughter to try and hide cocaine from officers during a traffic stop. Covarruvia is charged … with a Phoenix drug trafficking organization, allegedly buying cocaine for resale.   Covarruvia faces multiple state …
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Mishawaka, Indiana man sentenced to 120 months in prison

… found over four pounds of methamphetamine, money used to buy drugs that same day from Mr. Sanders, along with Mr. Sanders and another …
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Fort Wayne, Indiana man sentenced to over 21 years in prison for methamphetamine charges

… case, in the summer of 2019, there were multiple controlled buys of methamphetamine made from Hernandez that ultimately led to his arrest and federal …
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Illinois man sentenced for bringing cocaine to Madison to sell

… working with law enforcement officers called Gomez to buy cocaine.  During the phone call, Gomez agreed to drive a half kilogram of cocaine from Rockford to the informant in Madison, Wisconsin.  When …
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San Antonio businessman pleads guilty to money laundering conspiracy

… dealership, MGM Auto, to agents, proposing that he would buy it back from the agents at a reduced price, i.e., less his …
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Federal jury finds Stockton man guilty of heroin and crack cocaine trafficking offenses

… Federal jury finds Stockton man guilty of heroin and crack cocaine trafficking offenses September 19, 2019 … operation was investigated using a confidential source to buy heroin and crack cocaine from Sherman’s front man and co-defendant, Lindsey Mills, …
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Corpus Man Receives 11 Years For Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering

… Christi area. Agents were able to determine the proceeds from drug sales enabled Yanez to buy and renovate these houses and that Yanez believed these …
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Attempted Purchase Of Cocaine Leads To 10-Year Federal Prison Sentence

… and had asked to purchase multiple kilograms of cocaine from him.  Simmons promised to buy a total of eight kilograms of cocaine for $33,000 …
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New York/New Jersey High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Program Receives National Recognition

… Jersey Drug Trafficking Organization Task Force/HIDTA (H2) from the New York/New Jersey HIDTA. H2 conducted a global … of the Miami Homestead office. The investigation began as a buy-bust, and developed into an international, …
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Former Stockton College Police Officer Admits Distributing Oxycodone

… forfeit $8,775, consisting of the illegal profits obtained from his sale of oxycodone.   According to documents filed … a doctor, and “if you gonna be a good customer for me and buy these every 28 days for 15 bucks, I won’t give these to …
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Lawrence Man Sentenced For Selling Crack

… working with the DEA arranged with a third person to buy an ounce of crack cocaine. The third person said he … by the DEA HIDTA Task Force, which includes agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Massachusetts …
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Man Pleads Guilty To Cocaine Charge

… Roosevelt Avenue, after previously making three controlled buys of cocaine from the defendant. During the execution of the search …
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DEA/San Diego Sheriff’s Department Arrest 65 People In Operation Mountain Shadow

… and Drug Enforcement Administration agents conducted "buy-walk" operations.  They bought methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine and firearms from the suspects.  Approximately 150 federal agents and …
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Stockton Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Marijuana Warehouse Grow

… for-profit grower of marijuana to shield his activity from law enforcement scrutiny. These growers sell their product in pound quantities to whoever will buy it, frequently selling to numerous marijuana …
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DEA And Discovery Education Name Operation Prevention Video Challenge PSA Winners

… dangerous drugs, and that requires all hands on deck. The best messengers of change for young adults are their peers. …
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46 Convicted in $18 Million Pill Mill Scheme in Fort Worth

… partners will never waver and always ensure justice is the best medicine.”    The lead defendant, 61-year-old … used a network of recruiters to enlist individuals from the community and local homeless shelters to pose as … to $200 cash, to obtain controlled substance prescriptions from Dr. Capistrano and Dr. Noel.   The recruiters – who …
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Twenty Charged In Chicago With Various Drug Trafficking Offenses, Including Five Allegedly Tied To The Mexican “Zetas” Cartel

… @DEAChicagoDiv Todd C. Smith Domestic Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin Additional Division Info Community Outreach: … Chicago area and in Laredo, Tex., of defendants stemming from the multi-jurisdiction investigation of … a reasonable doubt. A list of the federal defendants (with best known ages and residences in Chicago unless noted …
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DEA And USPIS Investigation Leads To Indictment Of 28 Individuals For Conspiracy To Possess With Intent To Distribute Marijuana

… California suppliers would purchase marijuana, originally from Mexico, in bulk so that it could be packaged and sent … The defendants mailed the packaged marijuana to Puerto Rico from U.S. Post Offices in California. They utilized … in drug trafficking and will not rest until we restore the quality of life to the people of Puerto Rico.” “This drug …
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