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International Narcotics Distributor Pleads Guilty To Multiple Narcotics And Money Laundering Conspiracies

… of heroin, and more than a thousand kilograms of marijuana, from Mexico into the United States and distributed those … time period to transport millions of dollars of proceeds from the sale of those narcotics back to Mexico, in a way …
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“YGz” Gang Member Pleads Guilty To Attempted Murders In Connection With Racketeering Conspiracy

… residents and innocent bystanders with violence stemming from its feuds with rivals, and flooding the streets with … other gang members to further the interests of the gang.  From at least 2005 to June 2016, members and associates of …
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Final Defendant Sentenced In ‘Operation Frozen Freight’

… trailers to package and ship loads of marijuana from Arizona to Ohio, then to package, ship or deposit cash proceeds from those sales. Charges in the initial and superseding …
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"Operation Smack Talk" Results In The Seizure Of Nearly 90 Pounds Of White Heroin Seven Defendants Arrested In One Of The State’s Largest Heroin Busts

… responsible for distributing hundreds of pounds of heroin from Tucson to various cities on the west coast.  On June … a bedroom closet.  The heroin was smuggled into Arizona from Mexico utilizing non-factory hidden compartments in …
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DEA Takes Down Drug Den Day Care

… Arrest Team, Repeat Offender Unit and tactical teams from Phoenix PD, Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, and …
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Member Of Alleged International Organization Of Money Launderers For The Largest Drug Cartels Extradited To The United States

… 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, …
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Robber Sentenced To 35 Years For Conspiring To Commit Drug Robberies, Distribute Narcotics And Illegally Using A Firearm

… 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 …
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Riverhead Physician Assistant Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Illegally Prescribe Oxycodone

… 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 …
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Gang Member Arrested On Gun And Drug Charges

… 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. …
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Seven Arrested, Charged With Drug Conspiracy And Money Laundering

… 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 …
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Two Members Of Manhattan Trinitarios Gang Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court For Racketeering And Firearms Offenses

… 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. …
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NYPD Officer Assigned To Harlem Precinct Indicted For Armed Robbery And Narcotics Trafficking

… 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 …
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Two More Arrests In Heroin Trafficking Ring Based In Otsego County

… 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 …
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Federal Jury Convicts Two Syracuse Men For Conspiracy To Import And Distribute Synthetic Drug “Molly”

… 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 …
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Correction Officer Sentenced To 8 Years In Prison For Receiving A Bribe Of $100,000 In Cocaine

… 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 …
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Manhattan Doctor Pleads Guilty To Illegally Selling Prescriptions To Drug Trafficking Organization

… 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 …
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77-Year Sentence Imposed On Anchorage Man For Drug Trafficking, Kidnapping, And Using Firearms In Furtherance Of Those Crimes

… 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 …
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Members Of Portsmouth Cocaine Trafficking Organization Plead Guilty

… 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 …
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Florida Pharmacist And Web Site Operator Sentenced For Illegally Distributing Prescription Drugs

… 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 …
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San Diego Area Prescription Take Back Numbers Released

… Ysidro - (619) 671-4500 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 …
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Yakama Nation Captain Awarded DEA Tribal Narcotics Officer Of The Year

… 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 …
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Pennsylvania Pharmaceutical Wholesaler Value Drug, Inc. To Pay $4,000,000 In Settlement

… 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 …
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North Carolina Drug Supplier To Henrico Drug Dealers Sentenced To 24 Years In Prison

… 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, …
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PCP Dealer Sentenced To Over 19 Years In Prison

… 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 …
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DEA And Otsego County Sheriff's Office Arrest Two Defendants On Drug Charges

… 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 …
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Undercover Operation Reveals Inmates Plan To Commit Murder

… 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 …
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Member Of Home Invasion Robbery Crew Sentenced To 27 Years For Murdering Pregnant Woman During Botched Robbery

… 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 …
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Federal Grand Jury Indicts Five For Conspiracy, Smuggling And Money Laundering In “Spice” Case

… 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 …
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Defendants Sentenced In $25 Million Tax Fraud And Drug Conspiracy

… 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, …
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East Bay Counterfeit Drug Manufacturer Convicted

… 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 …