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Historic law enforcement operation dismantles largest drug trafficking network in Rochester

June 18, 2020
… offices located in New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Long Island, Plattsburgh, Rochester, Syracuse and Westchester County … Donovan.  “This criminal network was a major threat to the quality of life in Rochester by trafficking millions of … take down nine more defendants whose sole goal is to profit from the sale of deadly narcotics in the Rochester area,” …
June 18, 2020
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San Jose Man Convicted of Methamphetamine Trafficking and Gun Charges

June 24, 2021
… San Jose Man Convicted of Methamphetamine Trafficking and Gun Charges June 24, 2021 San Francisco Contact Info … price of $70,500 for 15 kilograms.  Calderon guaranteed the quality of the methamphetamine and agreed to exchange it for … grams (over 14 pounds) of pure methamphetamine was  seized from a nearby stash house.  Agents also located documents …
June 24, 2021
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North Carolina Man sentenced to Federal Prison for Distributing Opioids through the Dark Web

September 28, 2021
… poison are caught and prosecuted.” “Use of the Dark Web for buying and selling illegal drugs is a growing menace that … after Schmidt admitted purchasing the opioid Oxycodone from McKeehan and allowing McKeehan to use his mailing address for importing the drugs from an overseas distributor via the Dark Web. Schmidt was …
September 28, 2021
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Ringleader of Major Drug Trafficking and Money-Laundering Conspiracy in St. George Sentenced to Prison

July 28, 2023
… efforts to import and distribute dangerous and deadly drugs from Mexico. Between October 2021 and February 2022, agents … drug suppliers. Agents conducted at least 13 controlled buys to include the purchase of methamphetamine and … involved in this investigation and in removing this harm from our communities.” The case was investigated jointly by …
July 28, 2023
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Brevard County Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Offense

April 21, 2023
… more than 20 felony and 10 misdemeanor convictions.  From March through September 2022, during undercover drug buys and pursuant to a search warrant at Keel’s home. law …
April 21, 2023
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Tri-Cities Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking

August 12, 2022
… meetings with Gonzales as well as two separate controlled buys, where Gonzales sold the confidential source at total … together to keep our communities safe, healthy and free from dangerous drugs,” said Jacob D. Galvan, Acting Special … Waldref continued, “Today’s sentence removes Mr. Gonzales from our community for 10 years and reiterates the U.S. …
August 12, 2022
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East Bay Resident Found Guilty of Attempting to Help Smuggle Cocaine Through Bay Area Airports

March 09, 2022
… drug trafficker who would fly to the Bay Area to buy cocaine and needed a quick way to transport it back to … CS that he used to run  “bricks” or kilograms of  cocaine from the Bay Area airports to cities across the country … Bellot also told the CS that although he had taken a break from airport smuggling following the arrest of his airport …
March 09, 2022
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Authorities Announce Federal, State and City Partnership to Attack Drug-Trafficking and Violent Crime in Petersburg, VA

October 17, 2007
… arrest, and prosecute those persons who are selling or buying illicit narcotics in the City of Petersburg. Some of … any time imposed in federal correctional institutions far from Virginia. The partners stated that they have already … of Virginia and Special Assistant United States Attorneys from the Office of the Attorney General of Virginia. On …
October 17, 2007
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72 Individuals Indicted For Drug Trafficking In The Municipality Of San Juan

June 03, 2014
… Drug Abuse National Families in Action (NFIA) Michael A. Miranda Domestic Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Barbados, … to protect themselves and the drug trafficking organization from rival gangs. They would have access to different type … create a money (known as “el pote,” in Spanish) in order to buy weapons and ammunition, for the use of the members of …
June 03, 2014
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Atlanta Armed Robbery Crew Sentenced

July 31, 2014
… citizens is a top priority for this office. Their removal from our community will make Atlanta safer.” “Individuals … Officer for the DEA, who Dixon had met when “Tony” tried to buy cocaine from Dixon as a part of an investigation. As the ATF …
July 31, 2014
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Heroin Distributor Gets Nearly 33 Years In Federal Prison In Mexican Mafia Case

February 05, 2016
… was found to be the main distributor of heroin. He would buy the drugs wholesale from Mexico and distribute it locally and to San Antonio. … Rojas, 43, would secure kilogram amounts of heroin from Juan Pablo Contreras. With the exception of Ramirez, …
February 05, 2016
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Heroin Dealer Sentenced To Over 8 Years For Distributing Heroin Connected To Overdose Death

July 11, 2017
… in connection with the plea and sentencing proceedings: From at least in or about May 2015 up to and including in or … for his heroin addiction, texted de LosAngeles, asking to buy heroin.  During the ensuring text exchange, de …
July 11, 2017
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Queens To Suffolk Heroin Network Arrests Announced

July 12, 2017
… in connection with the plea and sentencing proceedings: From at least in or about May 2015 up to and including in or … for his heroin addiction, texted de LosAngeles, asking to buy heroin.  During the ensuring text exchange, de …
July 12, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Operation “Cruel Summer” Nets 46 Arrests

September 19, 2012
… were arrested in today's sweep. Today's sweep was conducted from 6:00 a.m. to noon. The Drug Enforcement (DEA) Violent … DEA agents and sheriff's deputies conducted more than 50 "buy-walk" operations. They bought methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine and firearms from the suspects. Thirty eight people were identified as …
September 19, 2012
PRESS RELEASE

Former leader of Kenyan organized crime family and his brother plead guilty to narcotics, weapons, and obstruction offenses

October 26, 2018
… on Jan. 29, 2017, when the defendants were expelled from Kenya and DEA agents brought them to the United States … authorities seized approximately 18 tons of ephedrine from an Avon Lifesciences factory in Solapur, India, … of 100 percent pure heroin—which he called “diamond” quality—for distribution in the United States. Thereafter, …
October 26, 2018
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against Doctor And 10 Other Individuals Involved In Illegal Distribution Of More Than One Million Oxycodone Pills

December 11, 2014
… Mirilishvili and his office staff allegedly took payments from drug chiefs, drug crews and ‘patients’ in exchange for … from reaching our streets and will hopefully improve quality of life for the residents who live on the same …
December 11, 2014
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No Stone Left Un-Turned: “Operation Black Stone” Targets Gang That Operated In Castle Hill & Co-Op City

July 29, 2015
… offices located in New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Long Island, Plattsburgh, Rochester, Syracuse and Westchester County … associates were indicted for a variety of related offenses, from conspiracy to commit murder to narcotics sales, …
July 29, 2015
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Counterfeit Pills Laced with Fentanyl Get Burgaw Man 16.5 Years in Prison

June 18, 2024
… with deadly fentanyl are made in makeshift labs with no quality control.  They are driving American addiction and … also confirmed repeated trips to California and Arizona from March of 2021 through November of 2021. Information … month to purchase approximately 5,000-10,000 fentanyl pills from his source of supply and have them shipped back to …
June 18, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Baltimore Narcotics Supplier and Tester Admits to Transporting More Than Two Kilograms of Cocaine to Maryland for a Drug Trafficking Organization

April 19, 2022
… Baltimore District Office. According to his guilty plea, from April 2020 to November 2020, Grigsby was a member of a … in which he discussed obtaining three kilograms of cocaine from a supplier for one of the DTO’s mid-level cocaine … the DTO leader on November 12, 2020, Grigsby provided a quality assessment of a drug sample.  In this conversation, …
April 19, 2022
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Harford County Narcotics Dealer Sentenced to Nine Years in Federal Prison for Participating in a Conspiracy to Sell Crack Cocaine

November 05, 2021
… a cocaine supplier. After purchasing nine ounces of cocaine from the supplier, Bolden and Murphy returned to Harford … to the cocaine source after customers complained about the quality of the cocaine. After meeting with the source, … discussing the purchase of three ounces of crack cocaine from co-defendant Hammond. Bolden arranged the transaction …
November 05, 2021
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Nine Defendants Charged With Conspiracy To Distribute Heroin And Oxycodone In Staten Island, New York

February 22, 2017
… Nine Defendants Charged With Conspiracy To Distribute Heroin And Oxycodone In Staten Island, New York February 22, 2017 … by many as the ‘opioid epidemic,’ with users transitioning from abusing diverted prescription medication, to heroin, to … a cycle of substance abuse which significantly impacts the quality of life within our communities. The State Police and …
February 22, 2017
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Large-scale, Spokane based fentanyl, heroin, and methamphetamine trafficker sentenced to 180 months in federal prison

February 08, 2021
… a 5 year term of court supervision after he is released from federal prison. "It is clear that this defendant … Spokane, Washington area. On June 11, 2020, a controlled buy of fentanyl-laced pills was conducted from Bridges. A search warrant was executed on a hotel room …
February 08, 2021
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Protecting the U.S. Homeland: Fighting the Flow from the Southwest Border

January 23, 2025
… Protecting the U.S. Homeland: Fighting the Flow from the Southwest Border Protecting the U.S. Homeland: Fighting the Flow from the Southwest Border Statement of George Papadopoulos … Entitled, “Protecting the U.S. Homeland: Fighting the Flow from the Southwest Border” Before the House Homeland …
January 23, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Heroin Pipeline From The Bronx To Otsego County Shut Down

March 01, 2013
… Heroin Pipeline From The Bronx To Otsego County Shut Down March 01, 2013 New … organization based in Oneonta, NY with heroin supplied from the Bronx, NY.  Over the past two years, the Albany …
March 01, 2013
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A member of Montgomery drug trafficking organization sentenced to 30 years for conspiracy, drug and gun charges

December 12, 2019
… in Montgomery County, Ala. The organization was supplied from persons operating in the Atlanta metropolitan … months. In addition, five controlled purchases were made from Phyfier at his home. Video footage presented during the … found that Phyfier and his co-conspirators would buy and sell various drugs to each other to support their …
December 12, 2019
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California Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Federal Prison for Transnational Drug Trafficking Scheme

February 07, 2024
… A confidential informant was used to set up a meeting to buy as much as 20 pounds of crystal methamphetamine and 500 … During the call, Ferrel claimed he had been traveling from Mexico to Yakima every week with between 180 and 220 … meet the informant.  Agents followed Ferrel as he traveled from his residence to another location that was being used …
February 07, 2024
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Career Criminal Sentenced for Distributing Cocaine

October 18, 2022
… Operation Engage DMV Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … operate a drug stash house in Portsmouth across the street from an elementary school. On September 17, 2018, this … in Portsmouth and been the subject of three controlled buys of cocaine coordinated by law enforcement. …
October 18, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Nationwide Drug Trafficking, Law Enforcement Impersonation, and Fraud Ring Disrupted

June 17, 2022
… of the organization’s unlawful transportation of marijuana from California to Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, Nevada, and … as a FBI Special Agent, attempted to dissuade a person from buying a property in Placer County, claiming that the …
June 17, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

65 people charged in Operation Double Dippin

April 18, 2019
… David S. Olesky Domestic Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, and Utah Additional Division Info Salt Lake City District … HIDTA Southern Colorado Task-Force is comprised of members from the Pueblo Police Department, Pueblo County Sheriff’s … investigation was initiated with small street-level buys from narcotics dealers in Pueblo, Colorado. Based on …
April 18, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

DEA-Led Operation Pill Nation Targets Rogue Pain Clinics In South Florida

February 24, 2011
… mia022411_fig2.jpg MIAMI, FL. - DEA Agents, with assistance from its federal, state, and local law enforcement partners, … arrests are the first in Operation Pill Nation resulting from 340 undercover buys of prescription drugs from over 60 doctors in more than …
February 24, 2011