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Last Of Five Bakersfield Men Sentenced In Conspiracy To Distribute Methamphetamine

October 31, 2017
… the Drug Enforcement Administration and Task Force Officers from the Kern County Probation Office. Assistant United …
October 31, 2017
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Chico Couple Indicted For Trafficking Methamphetamine In Butte And Shasta Counties

December 21, 2017
… cash, and five firearms. Vance is prohibited by law from possessing firearms. This case is the product of an …
December 21, 2017
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Sacramento Man Sentenced In Alaska For Drug Conspiracy

December 13, 2012
… in which oxycodone was delivered to Juneau, Alaska, from sources located in Sacramento, California, through …
December 13, 2012
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Clovis Pharmacy Owner Agrees To Pay $200,000 In Civil Penalties To Resolve Controlled Substances Act Claims

March 21, 2016
… United States Attorney Catherine Swann, and it results from an investigatory audit by the DEA Fresno Diversion …
March 21, 2016
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Arrest In Sacramento-Area Fentanyl Investigation

July 19, 2016
… by the Drug Enforcement Administration with assistance from the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office, the Sacramento …
July 19, 2016
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Fresno Business Owner Pleads Guilty To Money Laundering

February 01, 2017
… in 2014, even though he never earned all of those funds from the company. S.V. paid Iyer a commission for …
February 01, 2017
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10 Years For South Bay Drug Trafficker

April 04, 2017
… acknowledged distributing methamphetamine, collecting money from the sale of the drugs, and using his cellular telephone …
April 04, 2017
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Fresno Man Charged With Laundering Over $800,000 In Marijuana Trafficking Proceeds

August 17, 2017
… this technique to launder more than $800,000 in proceeds from selling marijuana. This case was the product of an …
August 17, 2017
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Placerville Man Sentenced To 42 Months For Interstate Marijuana Distribution Conspiracy

May 06, 2013
… that Mr. Mulready received two packages filled with cash from out-of-state individuals.  A search of Mulready’s house …
May 06, 2013
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Fairfield Man Sentenced To 19.5 Years In Prison For Drug Trafficking And Firearm Offenses

July 01, 2013
… path and recovered fragments of crack cocaine thrown from Jamerson’s car during flight. About two months later, …
July 01, 2013
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Bakersfield Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty To Conspiring To Distribute Methamphetamine, Heroin And Cocaine

February 18, 2014
… 38, also of Mexico, maintained a stash house in Bakersfield from where law enforcement officers seized seven pounds of …
February 18, 2014
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Santa Clara Resident Sentenced To Forty Four Months In Prison For Burglary Of Controlled Substances

March 14, 2014
… CA, without permission, and stole approximately 5,737 pills from the pharmacy. He also admitted that the replacement …
March 14, 2014
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Colorado Resident Charged In California Marijuana Conspiracy

May 08, 2014
… by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration with assistance from the U.S. Marshals Service and Bakersfield Police …
May 08, 2014
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Modesto Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Conspiracy To Distribute Methamphetamine

May 21, 2014
… his garage. Laboratory tests of the methamphetamine seized from Garcia’s home revealed that it was 99.8% pure. Garcia, …
May 21, 2014
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Weight Loss Clinic And Doctor Pay $250,000 To Settle Controlled Substance Act Claims

June 10, 2014
… The United States alleged that on various occasions from January 2010 to July 2012, Dr. (1) distributed …
June 10, 2014
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Florida Man Sentenced To 5 Years Imprisonment For Structuring More Than $2.5 Million In Proceeds Of Drug Trafficking

February 09, 2015
… the purpose of funneling cash proceeds of drug trafficking from Florida and other states back to California. Riffle …
February 09, 2015
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Coloradan Sentenced For California Marijuana Conspiracy

April 20, 2015
… by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration with assistance from the U.S. Marshals Service and Bakersfield Police …
April 20, 2015
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Three Fresno Residents Indicted For Methamphetamine Trafficking

May 14, 2015
… 2015, Fernandez received a shipment of methamphetamine from Mexico with Medina’s assistance. Fernandez took it to a …
May 14, 2015
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Six Bakersfield Residents Indicted For Conspiracy To Distribute Methamphetamine

December 17, 2015
… John J. Martin announced. According to court documents, from November 1, 2014, to December 9, 2015, the defendants …
December 17, 2015
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Stockton Marijuana Grow Cultivator Convicted Of Narcotics And Firearms Charges

February 19, 2013
… (METRO) began investigating. On February 14, 2012, agents from the DEA executed a search warrant and found …
February 19, 2013
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Trinity County Man Pleads Guilty To Growing Marijuana On Multiple Properties

March 12, 2013
… cultivation charges. Deputies seized 2,142 marijuana plants from 22 greenhouses. On August 16, 2011, at a property near …
March 12, 2013
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Three Indicted For Squaw Valley Marijuana Cultivation Operation

September 20, 2012
… officers seized more than 1,000 marijuana plants from rural farmland in Squaw Valley rented by Thourakhone. …
September 20, 2012
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Indictment In Scheme To Smuggle Cocaine Into Canada

October 04, 2012
… delivery and then seized another 40 kilograms of cocaine from that residence. This case is the product of an …
October 04, 2012
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Stanislaus County Couple Indicted For Growing Marijuana On Agricultural Land

October 11, 2012
… parcel of farmland that they own approximately 450 feet from Waterford High School, in violation of both federal and …
October 11, 2012
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Superseding Indictment Filed Against Marijuana Cultivators Indicted For Transporting To Texas

April 14, 2011
… According to court documents, the conspiracy spanned from the Eastern District of California to the Northern …
April 14, 2011
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DEA Launches Bold Bilateral Initiative to Dismantle Cartel Gatekeepers and Combat Synthetic Drug Trafficking

August 18, 2025
… Bold Bilateral Initiative to Dismantle Cartel Gatekeepers and Combat Synthetic Drug Trafficking August 18, 2025 … to strengthen collaboration between the United States and Mexico in the fight against cartels, whose trafficking … Portero addresses all aspects of cartel criminal activity—from drug smuggling to weapons trafficking to illicit …
August 18, 2025
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Indiana Man Sentenced to 5 Years for Fentanyl Trafficking

April 09, 2025
… including the DEA North Central Laboratory, with assistance from the Indiana State Police. The case was prosecuted by …
April 09, 2025
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South Carolina Man Admits Interstate Gun Trafficking Conspiracy

December 14, 2021
… to engage in the busines of unlicensed firearms dealing. From April 2021 through May 18, 2021, Wilkerson was a member …
December 14, 2021
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Passaic County Man Admits Distributing Fentanyl

May 25, 2021
… call detail records, law enforcement determined that from at least September 2018 through October 1, 2019, …
May 25, 2021
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Monmouth County Man Admits Possessing with Intent to Distribute More than 40 Grams of Fentanyl

May 19, 2021
… of Special Agent in Charge Susan A. Gibson, and detectives from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, under the …
May 19, 2021