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Member Of Alleged International Organization Of Money Launderers For The Largest Drug Cartels Extradited To The United States

April 15, 2016
… in August 2015, on a provisional arrest warrant issued from the Eastern District of New York, and was extradited to … superseding indictment, the investigation determined that from approximately January 1, 2004 through December 31, …
April 15, 2016
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Robber Sentenced To 35 Years For Conspiring To Commit Drug Robberies, Distribute Narcotics And Illegally Using A Firearm

June 16, 2016
… his co-conspirator later recovered two kilograms of cocaine from the victim’s apartment. During another attempted … proceeds, Nolasco shot them rather than pay them the money from the sale. After shooting both drug traffickers in the …
June 16, 2016
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Riverhead Physician Assistant Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Illegally Prescribe Oxycodone

June 17, 2016
… and receiving large quantities of cash - half the profit from prior illegal sales. As part of his guilty plea, Troyan … and a pharmacy chain, removed prescription authority from numerous rogue doctors, and expanded …
June 17, 2016
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Gang Member Arrested On Gun And Drug Charges

June 29, 2016
… away. A chase ensued during which Ramos threw something from his car window. The object, which turned out to be … later, the Erie County Sheriff’s Department received a call from an individual identifying themselves as Gregory Ramos. …
June 29, 2016
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Seven Arrested, Charged With Drug Conspiracy And Money Laundering

January 22, 2013
… and cocaine. The defendant shipped the drugs from California to Buffalo for distribution by his … with a sense of urgency to protect the citizens of Buffalo from this drug trafficking organization." "This …
January 22, 2013
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Two Members Of Manhattan Trinitarios Gang Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court For Racketeering And Firearms Offenses

February 14, 2013
… Gang Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court For Racketeering And Firearms Offenses February 14, 2013 New York Contact … competitors, and individuals who stole narcotics proceeds from the enterprise. Members and associates of the WHMO … dispute over $150,000 of drug proceeds that had been stolen from the WHMO. Feliz and Minier are half-brothers. Mr. …
February 14, 2013
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NYPD Officer Assigned To Harlem Precinct Indicted For Armed Robbery And Narcotics Trafficking

April 04, 2013
… and search warrants, and then forcibly took drugs and money from the traffickers. Members of the crew restrained the … Task (DETF) which his comprised of agents and officers from the DEA, NYPD and the NYSP; along with the NYPD …
April 04, 2013
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Two More Arrests In Heroin Trafficking Ring Based In Otsego County

April 04, 2013
… every member of this heroin trafficking ring faces justice. From the Bronx source of supply, to the recent arrests of … resources to dismantle organizations profiting from the sale of poison in our communities.”  Sheriff …
April 04, 2013
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Federal Jury Convicts Two Syracuse Men For Conspiracy To Import And Distribute Synthetic Drug “Molly”

May 16, 2013
… Judge Glenn T. Suddaby. These prosecutions resulted from an investigation first undertaken in the spring of … this lab-created poison for profit in our communities from the street corner dealer to the source of supply based …
May 16, 2013
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Correction Officer Sentenced To 8 Years In Prison For Receiving A Bribe Of $100,000 In Cocaine

September 17, 2013
… Duvivier, received the cocaine worth approximately $100,000 from an undercover agent posing as the inmate's cousin. Whitfield's car was spotted just a few blocks away from the meeting place, and members of the DEA Strike Force …
September 17, 2013
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Manhattan Doctor Pleads Guilty To Illegally Selling Prescriptions To Drug Trafficking Organization

September 18, 2013
… that illegally obtained painkiller prescriptions from Gibbs. Named in the same indictment as Gibbs, Vaughan … (Group TDS-NY) which is comprised of agents and officers from the U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA), the New York City …
September 18, 2013
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77-Year Sentence Imposed On Anchorage Man For Drug Trafficking, Kidnapping, And Using Firearms In Furtherance Of Those Crimes

June 10, 2015
… pure methamphetamine, as well as other drugs, into Alaska from California. On March 13, 2013, Seugasala, Khamnivong, … hit two police cars and then threw a loaded firearm from his vehicle. The firearm was found by a citizen on the …
June 10, 2015
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Members Of Portsmouth Cocaine Trafficking Organization Plead Guilty

March 18, 2016
… crack cocaine around an intersection across the street from Brighton Elementary School in Portsmouth.  The … conducted 17 controlled purchases of crack cocaine from members of the organization. Hodges, who pleaded guilty …
March 18, 2016
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Florida Pharmacist And Web Site Operator Sentenced For Illegally Distributing Prescription Drugs

January 30, 2013
… to commit international money laundering, arising from the distribution of prescription drugs without valid … of a phentermine overdose; a bottle of phentermine tablets from Superior Drugs was found in her home.  The deceased …
January 30, 2013
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San Diego Area Prescription Take Back Numbers Released

October 28, 2016
… Divsersion.SAN@dea.gov SAN DIEGO - The final tally is in from the 12th National Prescription Take-Back Day which took … than 3,500 tons) of prescription drugs have been removed from medicine cabinets, kitchen drawers, and nightstands by …
October 28, 2016
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Yakama Nation Captain Awarded DEA Tribal Narcotics Officer Of The Year

September 23, 2011
… Yakima Resident Office’s mission. “Captain Shike III comes from a lineage of Yakamas that have proudly and well served … a half of a million marijuana plants have been eradicated from these lands. Because of these efforts and his ability …
September 23, 2011
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Pennsylvania Pharmaceutical Wholesaler Value Drug, Inc. To Pay $4,000,000 In Settlement

June 25, 2014
… size, unusual frequency or those that substantially deviate from a normal pattern.  The settlement resolves allegations that from January 1, 2009 through September 12, 2012, Value Drug …
June 25, 2014
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North Carolina Drug Supplier To Henrico Drug Dealers Sentenced To 24 Years In Prison

August 08, 2014
… signed as part of his guilty plea, Cooke admitted that from 2007 to 2013 he distributed between five and 15 kilograms of cocaine from North Carolina to dealers in Henrico and Urbanna, …
August 08, 2014
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PCP Dealer Sentenced To Over 19 Years In Prison

March 12, 2013
… Police Department. According to Wilson’s guilty plea, from August 2011 through February 2012, Wilson participated … the conspiracy, Wilson bought PCP, cocaine and heroin from co-defendant Samuel Braxton, a/k/a “Fats.”  Wilson then …
March 12, 2013
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DEA And Otsego County Sheriff's Office Arrest Two Defendants On Drug Charges

January 03, 2014
… 2011, a quantity of Oxycodone powder was purchased from Remillard during the investigation.  In Late December … Sheriff's Office had previously obtained the search warrant from County Court Judge Brian D. Burns.  The search resulted …
January 03, 2014
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Undercover Operation Reveals Inmates Plan To Commit Murder

March 28, 2014
… Administration Albany District Office with assistance from the New York State Department of Financial Services … who spearheaded this investigation with collaboration from the Otsego County District Attorney's Office, the NYS …
March 28, 2014
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Member Of Home Invasion Robbery Crew Sentenced To 27 Years For Murdering Pregnant Woman During Botched Robbery

August 20, 2014
… In the spring of 2001, the crew received information from a member of an international drug trafficking … Enforcement Task Force which comprises agents and officers from the DEA, New York City Police Department and New York …
August 20, 2014
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Federal Grand Jury Indicts Five For Conspiracy, Smuggling And Money Laundering In “Spice” Case

May 16, 2013
… Wisconsin, the defendants conspired to purchase and import from China chemicals known as JWH018, AM2201, UR-144, and … The government is seeking forfeiture of proceeds derived from the alleged criminal activities. The five defendants …
May 16, 2013
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Defendants Sentenced In $25 Million Tax Fraud And Drug Conspiracy

December 30, 2013
… drug trafficking activities. According to court documents, from January 2010 to March 2012, Joel Santana-Pierna led his … security numbers. Most of these stolen identities were from citizens of Puerto Rico. Using this stolen information, …
December 30, 2013
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East Bay Counterfeit Drug Manufacturer Convicted

February 09, 2017
… plea, Beckford, 28, of Oakland, Calif., admitted that from January 17, 2014, through December 12, 2015, he engaged in a scheme to import controlled substances from China and other foreign sources, obtain manufacturing …
February 09, 2017
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23 Charged In Drug Distribution Conspiracy And Related Crimes

May 17, 2017
… the DEA intercepted at least 500 grams of cocaine headed from Fresno to Northern California.  The second seizure … the result of an investigation by the DEA with assistance from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and …
May 17, 2017
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8 Indicted In Heroin, Methamphetamine Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

June 29, 2017
… was the head of a drug trafficking organization that from March 1, 2016, through June 16, 2017, imported and … and the Bakersfield Police Department with assistance from Kern County Probation Department, Bureau of Alcohol, …
June 29, 2017
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Marijuana Dispensary Owner Sentenced To Five Years In Prison

December 13, 2013
… Domestic Northern California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton areas Additional Division Info Community … October of 2011) for approximately $200,000, using funds from the CVCC and MediZen dispensary. Davies and Smith also …
December 13, 2013
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Leader Of “Trinitarios” Gang Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To 10 Years In Prison

October 29, 2015
… well as statements made during the sentencing proceedings: From approximately 2009 until his arrest in July 2014, Sosa … to protect their drug distribution territory and themselves from rival gang members, or for use in retaliation against …
October 29, 2015
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Partner In Stockton And Sacramento Marijuana Businesses Pleads Guilty

January 18, 2013
… marijuana and six counts of distributing marijuana from storefronts in Stockton and Sacramento, Drug … and the U.S. Marshals Service, with assistance from the Stockton Police Department and other local law …
January 18, 2013