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Caldwell Man Sentenced to 8 Years for Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute

… abetted his co-defendant in transporting methamphetamine from Mexico to Idaho prior to his arrest on February 19, … and the City County Narcotics Unit consisting of officers from the Caldwell Police Department and the Canyon County …
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Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty to Federal Firearm and Cocaine Distribution Charges

… County, Boston tossed a cigarette box containing cocaine from the window of the car he was driving. A nearby deputy … on the firearm. As a convicted felon, Boston is prohibited from possessing firearms and ammunition under federal law. …
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Roswell Woman Indicted On Federal Charges For Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills Containing Fentanyl & Synthetic Opioids

… allegedly sold approximately 100 pills for $1,400 in cash from her Roswell townhouse to a confidential source working … DEA agents searched Sellers's home and retrieved the money from the earlier transaction.  There, DEA agents found more …
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The DEA Announces 20TH Take Back Day

… indicating a majority of abused prescription drugs come from family and friends, including from home medicine cabinets, clearing out unused medicine is …
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Gang Member Sentenced For Multiple Charges

… CHRISTI, Texas - A 25-year-old Corpus Christi resident and member of the Texas Mexican Mafia has been sentenced to … offender. At the hearing, the court also heard testimony from a federal agent who reported that in August 2017, … website for the young women who then gave half the proceeds from their commercial sex acts to Tunchez. During the …
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Grand Jury Returns Superseding Indictment Against Defendant In Shooting Of DEA Task Force Officer

… the shooting, investigating agents recovered two firearms from Hardy’s residence, as well as amounts of cocaine … included multiple undercover purchases of cocaine (“crack”) from Hardy. If convicted, Hardy faces a mandatory minimum …
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Colombian Drug Kingpin Found Guilty By Miami Federal Jury

… week trial, which included the testimony of special agents from DEA, Homeland Security Investigations, the Internal … defendant was part of a drug distribution chain spanning from Colombia to Central America, Mexico, and the United …
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DEA Investigations Result In The Prosecution Of Multiple Defendants

… and seven others were arrested on federal charges stemming from their alleged roles in a conspiracy to possess with the … agreement, Rodriguez admitted that he obtained fentanyl from Mexico and then delivered it to another person for …
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Federal Court Orders Tampa Pharmacy to Close in Case Alleging Unlawful Opioid Distribution

… pharmacy shut down and prohibited two of its employees from ever owning, managing or operating any business where … Li Yang and a related corporate entity, L&Y Holdings LLC, from ever owning, managing or operating any business where …
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St. Petersburg Man Sentenced to More Than 17 Years

… by conducting 17 undercover hand-to-hand heroin purchases from co-defendant Quincy Turner. Further investigation … 2019, law enforcement intercepted calls and text messages from Weston’s cellphone and established that Weston was …
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Two Individuals Sentenced in Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Distribution Case

… Tuschoff was monitored by law enforcement while he traveled from Boise to Phoenix to meet with individuals that … members of the BADGES Task Force that include investigators from the Pocatello Police Department, Chubbuck Police …
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Regional Drug Distributor and His Assistant Sentenced to Federal Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Drugs

… and Castillo lived together and operated their DTO from a non-descript suburban home and employed several … in Texas, after they had been smuggled into the country from Mexico. They then drove the drugs to Florida, delivered …
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Miami doctor arrested for overprescribing oxycodone resulting in death

… basis, and often, more than once within a 30 day period. From June 2017 through January 2018, Dr. Farinas prescribed a total 2,665 opioid pills. From evidence gathered, the investigation also revealed that …
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Operation Synthetic Opioid Surge, a new program announced by the Attorney General to combat opioid addiction

… Operation Engage Detroit Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … Special Operations Division operation to insure that leads from street-level cases are used to identify larger scale … traffickers behind bars and keep the American people safe from the threat of these deadly drugs." “We recommended …
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20 Individuals Charged in a West Texas Drug Conspiracy

… Texas and elsewhere. The indictment further alleges that from approximately January 2018 through June 2018, the … Caprock HIDTA Task Force and TAG are comprised of agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration, Homeland Security …
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Washington D.C. Drug Dealer Sentenced to 14 Years

… Rod J. Rosenstein.         According to his guilty plea, from 2004 to January 1, 2006, Minor was part of a drug … stairs to approach Minor’s bedroom, Minor fired two shots from a Highpoint Luger 9mm handgun toward the closed door of …
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Members of Large Drug Organization Sentenced for Gun, Drug, and Money Laundering Charges

… Members of Large Drug Organization Sentenced for Gun, Drug, and Money Laundering Charges September 26, 2005 Washington, … Operation Engage DMV Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … result of several wiretaps initiated by the investigators, from 1997 through 2003, the defendants used numerous …
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Six Members of a Severn Street Drug Operation and a Supplier Indicted on Cocaine Trafficking and Firearms Charges

… 7, 2005. The indictment, which was unsealed, alleges that from 2002 until the present, conspirators used residences on … traffickers in open view of the community to deter citizens from cooperating with police or the sale of drugs. The …
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Defendants Found Guilty Of Rico Charges

… for two years by Gross Sr. and Louis Colvin. Testimony from cooperating co-conspirators, including Mr. Colvin, and voluminous documentary evidence, along with evidence from various related state arrests of the defendants, …
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Prince George's County Drug Dealer Sentenced to Life Imprisonment

… for distributing crack cocaine in Prince George’s County from at least 1999 through June of 2003. The Drug … surveillance of the residence was frequently conducted from the PGPD headquarters parking lot. As a result of the …
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Local Drug Arrests International Drug Nexus

… January 2002 after a seizure of 9,291 kilograms of cocaine from a Mexican fishing vessel in December 1991. It was a … was found. Matin was also wanted on a 1997 fugitive warrant from Dayton, Ohio. Kevin Abney was arrested in Northwest …
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DRUG INVESTIGATION PAYS OFF

… Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 2920 Brandywine Road Atlanta , GA 30341 United States … and transported millions of U.S. dollars in drug proceeds from the United States back to Mexico.  DEA Special Agent in … we can dismantle an entire drug trafficking organization from top to bottom. Law enforcement agencies, who understand …
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DEA announces results in massive statewide opioid sweep

… sweep demonstrates just how far reaching this problem is, from street level drug traffickers, to mid and high level … partners are committed to keeping our communities safe from these insidious drug dealers.”   During the three-day …
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Chicago Medical Clinic Owner Gets Six Years Prison for Selling Opioids to Patients Illegally

… organized groups of people to obtain opioid prescriptions from Dr. Galvani, often leading to long lines that stretched … visits with those individuals, the plea agreement states.  From February 2012 to March 2013, Shariff and Dr. Galvani …
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High-level member of Chicago gang arrested on federal drug charges

… of selling or directing sales of heroin on eight occasions from December 2018 to March 2019. Seven of the alleged sales … the task forces, which are comprised of agents and officers from numerous federal, state and local law enforcement …
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DEA’s 17th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day provides impressive results with record-breaking participation

… of prescription drug abusers say they get their drugs free from friends and family, including from the home medicine cabinets. Providing individuals with …
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Former owner of Chicago medical clinic guilty of selling opioid prescriptions to patients who lacked medical need for the drugs

… people to see Dr. Galvani and obtain opioid prescriptions from him, the plea agreement states. Shariff, 68, of … visits with those individuals, the plea agreement states.  From February 2012 to March 2013, Shariff and Dr. Galvani …
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Officials unveil Chicago’s action plan for attacking Mexican drug cartels

… Social Accounts X Todd C. Smith Domestic Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin Additional Division Info Community Outreach: … of the St. Louis Field Division; multiple Mexican Officials from the Mexican Attorney General’s Office;  the Mexican …
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DEA, AZHIDTA, Governor's Office, MATFORCE host inaugural Arizona Drug Summit: Uniting for Solutions

… together to focus on Arizona’s poly drug crisis from numerous angles,” said Dawn Mertz, Director of the … use disorder, drug trafficking, and prevent our children from using and abusing drugs.”  Sponsoring and supporting …
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22 individuals named in federal indictments charging money laundering and drug trafficking

… is a step toward disrupting the flow of methamphetamine from Mexican sources of supply into Tulsa.  Methamphetamine … Police Department will continue to protect its citizens from these violent drug cartel organizations operating in …