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Lake City Man Sentenced to Five Years for Illegally Possessing Firearms and Distributing Crack Cocaine

… multiple felony offenses and therefore is prohibited by law from possessing firearms or ammunition under federal law. … community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and …
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DEA announces “360 Strategy” in Knoxville to address heroin, prescription drugs and violent crime

… in Knoxville to address heroin, prescription drugs and violent crime September 25, 2018 Louisville Contact Info … Christopher Evans made the announcement, along with members from other local and federal agencies and organizations in … form a “Community Alliance” that will comprise key leaders from law enforcement, prevention, treatment, the judicial …
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Pasco Man Indicted on Fentanyl Trafficking, International Money Laundering, and Assault Weapon's Charges

… prescription drugs containing suspected fentanyl from a shed and camper in the backyard. The indictment … Administration Tampa District Office, with assistance from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and …
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Bridgeport Gang Member Sentenced to More Than 24 Years for Racketeering

… sold narcotics, laundered narcotics proceeds, stole cars from inside and outside Connecticut and used them to commit … associates attacked a marijuana dealer and stole marijuana from him.  After Brantley was arrested on federal charges on …
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Meth Dealers Who Plotted to Kill DEA Agent Plead Guilty

… disrupt criminal networks, and curb the flow of drugs from reaching our neighborhoods.  Drug related violence … “Through our drug investigation and the tenacious efforts from our colleagues at FBI Dallas to hold these individuals …
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Local Santa Rosa Lima Cartel Cell Head Sentenced for Drug Crimes, Money Laundering

… orchestrating a series of other drug deliveries, spanning from Texas to South Carolina, over the course of at least … United States Attorney George Leal. The case stemmed from an Organized Crime Drug Task Force (OCDETF) …
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Cartel Traffickers Sentenced For Multi-kilogram Drug Conspiracy

… that contributed to the smuggling of large amounts of drugs from the Michoacan area into the United States for … worked as truck drivers to transport the drugs from Michoacán and Jalisco to Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, …
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Siskiyou Man Convicted of Bribery of a Public Official, Conspiracy to Commit Bribery, and Manufacturing More than 100 Marijuana Plants

… According to evidence presented at trial, the charges arose from a four-month effort by Yang and Gaosheng Laitinen, … sheriff if he could prevent the California Highway Patrol from enforcing the law against his water trucks, and he also …
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Darknet Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy and Firearm Charges

… covertly ordered heroin, methamphetamine, and other drugs from Partlow through the darknet. In November 2020, law … Postal Service Office of Inspector General, with assistance from the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the Drug …
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Reward for Information to Bring Colombian Money Launderer to Justice

… Engage Ft. Lauderdale Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … the boxes of food in order to make a personal profit from their production.  From this cost mark-up, the …
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DEA announces launch of Project Safeguard

… launch of Project Safeguard October 20, 2020 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 … are inextricably linked,” said Acting Administrator Shea.  “From the extreme levels of violence in Mexican cartels, to …
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Connecticut man sentenced to over nine years in prison for trafficking more than $200,000 worth of fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and cocaine base

… cash seizures revealed Stewart grossed at least $219,000 from his drug distribution activities over the three-year … like this one headed by Mr. Stewart, who are coming from out of state and responsible for distributing lethal …
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Twenty seven individuals charged or arrested as part of joint law enforcement effort

… of suspected drug proceeds.    This operation stemmed from careful planning and collaboration by Vermont law … are important in the struggle to protect this community from illicit drug trafficking and gun violence," said …
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Groveton man sentenced to 65 months for participating in fentanyl trafficking conspiracy

… learned that on March 1, 2018, McLain intended to travel from New Hampshire to a location in Lawrence, Mass., to … Officers seized four handguns, a rifle and ammunition from McLain’s residence. They also seized soda cans that …
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State of Maryland locations collect a record breaking amount of medications on National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.

… Winchester - (540) 662-5879 WASHINGTON – The results from DEA’s 18 th National Prescription Take Back Day are in … and Virginia – slightly more than the amount collected from the last Drug Take Back Day in April 2019. “The opioid …
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Former Angels Communications Director Eric Kay Convicted in Tyler Skaggs Overdose Case

… a search of Mr. Skaggs’s phone revealed text messages from June 30 suggesting that he had asked Mr. Kay to stop by … risk,” said U.S. Attorney Chad Meacham. “No one is immune from this deadly drug. A beloved pitcher, Tyler Skaggs was …
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DEA Phoenix Task Force and the Goodyear Police Department Seize Over 270,000 Fentanyl Pills, Guns and Money

… DEA Phoenix Task Force and the Goodyear Police Department Seize Over 270,000 … fake prescription pills, using chemicals sourced largely from China. These fake prescription pills are designed to … prescribed by a trusted medical professional that you get from a licensed pharmacist. All other pills are unsafe and …
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Mt. Vernon, Washington man sentenced to 8+ years in prison for dealing deadly fentanyl

… 374-3444 Yakima - (509) 454-4407 Some 900 pills seized from his home; same pills linked to overdose death Seattle – … of the defendant’s actions.” “Far too many people are dying from these fentanyl tainted pills — especially the young and …
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24 Members of Indianapolis Drug Trafficking Ring Sentenced

… around the historic Haughville neighborhood in Indianapolis from April 2018 to January 2019. A federal grand jury in … organization in January 2019. According to court documents, from April 2018 and continuing through January 2019, 24 …
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A Record Amount of Unwanted Medications Collected During National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… Engage Ft. Lauderdale Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … again showed their dedication to remove prescription pills from their homes to prevent addiction before it starts.   … are available at www.deatakeback.com .   Photos and video from Take Back Day are available at …
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South Florida pain management doctor sentenced to 17 ½ years in prison for illegally dispensing opioid drugs and bond jumping

… 17 ½ years in prison for illegally dispensing opioid drugs and bond jumping November 26, 2019 Miami Contact Info … and deadly substances to our communities.” “You cannot run from the law,” said U.S. Attorney Fajardo Orshan. “Dr. … instructions, office staff were required to obtain an MRI from patients to create a façade of legitimacy before an …
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Armed Robber Exiled to 35 Years In Federal Prison

… victim. Later that day, the CS received a text message from Holmes that he was on his way to the hotel.  Shortly … near a child’s playhouse.  Officers recovered two firearms from the yard.  One gun was found leaning on a fence near …
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Operation Fowl Play

… used to secretly store drugs” according to ASAC Kotowski. "From the information we learned from individuals in this investigation, we believe we …
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11 Defendants Indicted in Multi-State Drug Conspiracy

… Operation Engage DMV Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … Virginia and southern Pennsylvania could only have resulted from the outstanding cooperative efforts of state, local and … is continuing.” The single-count indictment charges that from 2001 to September 2006, the following defendants …
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Federal & state charges announced in long-term methamphetamine investigation

… @DEAChicagoDiv Todd C. Smith Domestic Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin Additional Division Info Community Outreach: … Milwaukee - (414) 336-7300 MADISON, WIS. – Federal, state, and local officials announced that 16 people have been … to distribute. The conspiracy is alleged to have operated from November 2018 to June 2019. The indictment alleges that …
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Ohio man will spend 15 years in prison for role in drug conspiracy

… of Eduardo Bonilla, who operated an international drug ring from his Ohio state prison cell from 2015 until June 2018 while serving a life sentence for …
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Retired Cadott, Wisconsin physician to pay $70,000 to resolve controlled substances prescribing, recordkeeping violations

… of his patients went to CMC because they were suffering from opioid use disorder and other addictions. Dr. Bowe had … the importance of preventing the diversion of drugs from legitimate to illegitimate uses. The CSA, in relevant …
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15 Indicted in Large-Scale Sacramento Cocaine and Heroin Trafficking Conspiracies

… agencies are critical to apprehending those that profit from the purveyance of dangerous drugs to our communities.” … Strike Force is a co-located model enables agents from different agencies to collaborate on …
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DEA and USPS unveil Drug Free USA Forever stamp

… star with lines of red, light blue, and blue radiating from one side of each of the star’s five points suggests the … place in schools and communities nationwide every year from Oct. 23-31, helps parents, teachers, business owners, …
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DEA announces launch of Project Safeguard

… Operation Engage Seattle Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … inextricably linked,” said Acting DEA Administrator Shea.  “From the extreme levels of violence in Mexican cartels, to …