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Three Members Of International Synthetic Drug-Trafficking Organization Arrested In Los Angeles

… 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 …
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Task Force Charges Four Tied To Opana Epidemic In Southern Indiana

… 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 …
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Albany And Valdosta Drug Dealers Sentenced To Serve Federal Prison Time

… 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, …
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DEA Office In Atlanta Holding Its Sixth Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, Saturday, April 27, 2013

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

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

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

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

… 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 …
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Two Men Arrested In Buncombe County Face Drug Trafficking Charges Following 1,400 Pound Marijuana Seizure

… 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 …
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Drug Trafficker Sentenced To Prison On Money Laundering Conspiracy Charges

… 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 …
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DEA Investigations Lead To Largest Treasury Kingpin Designation Against Mexican Cartel

… 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 …
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18 Sentenced To Federal Prison For Roles In Austin-Based Drug Distribution Operation

… 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 …
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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

… 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 …
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Harris County Residents Arrested On East Texas Drug Trafficking Charges

… 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 …
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Seven Ordered To Federal Prison For Extensive Marijuana Grow House Operation

… 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 …
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Another Ordered To Prison In Large Drug And Money Laundering Conspiracy

… 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 …
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Authorities Arrest 24 In Maverick And Zavala Counties On Federal Charges

… 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 …
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DEA And Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announce Charges Against Senior South American Counterterrorism Figure For Attempting To Support Hezbollah

… 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 …
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Felon Pleads Guilty To Impersonating An Armed Federal Agent

… 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 …
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Mexican Drug Kingpin Sentenced To 11 Years In Prison For Trafficking Black Tar Heroin

… 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 …
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Felon Sentenced To Federal Prison For Impersonating An Armed Federal Agent

… At that point, Harbison returned to his car and fled from the scene. Doraville and Dunwoody Police Officers then went to Harbison’s residence and arrested Harbison. From Harbison’s residence, police officers recovered several …
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Distributors Of Synthetic Cannabinoids Plead Guilty To Federal Charges

… Plead Guilty To Federal Charges April 03, 2015 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 … Middlesex Turnpike Bedford , MA 01730 United States New England Contacts New England Quick Links Press Releases Local … to acquire quantities of synthetic cannabinoids directly from Costello. When the undercover officers expressed an …
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Twelve Individuals Arrested In Taunton Heroin Ring

… Mejia Ramos’ organization through court authorized wiretaps from January through July of this year.  The charging … documents, Mejia Ramos purchased large quantities of heroin from several wholesale suppliers, including Soto-Peguero and …
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“Pill Mill” Operators Plead Guilty To Drug Distribution And Money Laundering Charges

… March 3, 2016 in federal court to charges stemming from their operation of a “pill mill” in Opelika, Alabama.  … Division investigated the case, with assistance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Opelika Police …
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Two Central Arkansas Men Sentenced For Federal Drug And Firearms Violations

… that he located the gun underneath his seat during the trip from Little Rock to Fayetteville and that he had grabbed it … at least one prior felony conviction and were prohibited from possessing firearms. Atkins and Goston were indicted by …
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Bronx “YGz” Gang Member Sentenced To More Than 33 Years In Prison For Murdering An Innocent Bystander And Other Crimes

… a member of the Bronx-based street gang known as the YGz.  From at least 2005 to 2016, members and associates of the … of July holiday.  Moments later, while Williams was fleeing from the area, he fired gunshots at a group of bystanders, …
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Los Angeles Men Convicted In Northern New York For Running Nationwide Synthetic Drug Trafficking Ring

… the hospital or to a worse fate.  The defendants, operating from Los Angeles, made millions by spreading this poison … up shell companies, using P.O. boxes to divert attention from the warehouse where they manufactured their product, …
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Marc Henry Johnson Sentenced For Helping Drug Dealer Cover Up Role In Woman’s Cocaine Overdose

… related court proceedings: JOHNSON regularly bought cocaine from James Holder, who lived in and sold cocaine from a third-floor apartment in Chelsea.  During the night …
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Eleven Defendants Taken Into Custody Following Early Morning Roundup, A 12th Defendant Still Being Sought By Police

… or more of cocaine. The cocaine, which was trafficked from Puerto Rico, was being sold in the Buffalo area. DEA … in such behavior outweigh any benefits. Short-term profits from drug-dealing mean long-term sentences in federal …
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Methamphetamine Producers Targeted In Syracuse, New York

… to dismantle deadly threats and protect our towns from the perils of drug abuse.” Acting U.S. Attorney Grant … the Village of Endicott Police Department, with assistance from the New York State Department of Corrections and …