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Dealer of Fake Oxycodone Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Fentanyl Death

… to be fentanyl toxicity. Investigators discovered records from a mobile banking app established a pattern of cash … undercover officer made four separate Oxycodone controlled-buys from Meama-Kajue between February and April 2021. Laboratory …
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Indictments target north sound drug trafficking ring distributing 2 kilos of heroin a week

… of the investigation, law enforcement utilized information from a number of people working with law enforcement some of whom made drug buys from members of the organization.  The charges contained in …
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Sacramento real estate broker and three others indicted for international money laundering conspiracy

… Rosa - (707) 837-2324 Stockton - (571) 387-3956 Money wired from China to be used to buy homes for indoor marijuana grows SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A … marijuana. This is the third indictment stemming from Operation Lights Out — an operation that has already …
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Ohio Woman Pleads Guilty To Conspiring To Kidnap Man After Failed Cocaine Deal

… Hernandez Castillo conspired to kidnap an individual from April 4th through April 7th, 2017. In March, the … individual told Casillas that an associate of his wanted to buy one kilogram of cocaine. Casillas and Hernandez agreed …
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Seven Charlotte Men Sentenced For Conspiracy To Traffic Narcotics

… Western District of North Carolina. The sentencings stem from a joint six-month investigation conducted by the Drug … According to the January 2013 criminal indictment, from 2006 through 2013, the 10 defendants engaged in a drug … 2013, law enforcement made approximately 30 undercover drug buys from the defendants at or near a residence located on …
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Federal Jury Convicts Eagle Pass Brothers For Role In Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

… grams of cocaine. Evidence presented in trial revealed that from January 2009 until April 2014, the Cardonas used Real … drug proceeds. The Cardona brothers used the proceeds from their cocaine distribution to fuel their lifestyle of … cars that they showed at various car shows in Texas and to buy and remodel homes. During recorded phone calls played at …
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Six Mission, Texas Residents Plead Guilty To Participating In Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering Scheme

… Residents Plead Guilty To Participating In Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering Scheme January 23, 2017 Houston Contact … (1) engage in financial transactions using proceeds derived from the importation, receiving, concealment, buying, and/or selling of cocaine; (2), transport or …
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New York Man Imprisoned 39 Months For Heroin Trafficking

… New York, trafficked approximately one kilogram of heroin from New York to Rutland from early 2012 to February 2013. The three New York men … used confidential informants to make controlled buys of the heroin from Willis and Murphy in the Rutland …
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38 Charged In Three Separate Drug Trafficking Conspiracies

… Engage Philadelphia Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … drug and gun law violations. According to the indictment, from January 2010 to February 2011, in the Western District … end user. They don’t care if people spend their last penny buying these drugs. They don’t care if these individuals …
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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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Defendant Extradited From Dominican Republic To Face Charges For Using Manhattan Apartment To Operate Industrial-Scale Pill Pressing Operation

… Defendant Extradited From Dominican Republic To Face Charges For Using Manhattan … offices located in New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Long Island, Plattsburgh, Rochester, Syracuse and Westchester County …
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July 15, 2021
… Doctor, Office Asst. Charged with Fraud Related to Steroids July 28, 2009 McCormick County Men Plead Guilty to …
July 15, 2021
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Senior FARC Commander Extradited from Colombia

… Senior FARC Commander Extradited from Colombia June 10, 2022 New York Contact Info Contact Us … “Richard,” was extradited this morning to the United States from Colombia to face charges in the Eastern District of New … violent narco-trafficking group imported tons of cocaine from Colombia into New York City. Through dedicated and …
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Overdose Death Investigations Challenge DEA Agents to Bring Justice

February 08, 2023
… collected during a warrant search of a residence. Deaths from illicit drugs, especially fentanyl, are at historic … their illicit product,” said Dickey. “It’s in everyone’s best interest to make sure we not only cut off the source, …
February 08, 2023
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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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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 …