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Two men indicted for conspiracy to traffic methamphetamine and fentanyl in Tulare County

January 23, 2020
… and the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office with assistance from the California Department of Justice. Assistant U.S. …
January 23, 2020
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South Bay veteran pleads guilty to impersonating a federal officer

January 15, 2020
… Jeffrey Backhus is prosecuting the case with assistance from Elise Etter.  This prosecution is the result of an …
January 15, 2020
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Two men indicted for trafficking heroin and fentanyl in San Joaquin County

December 19, 2019
… Two men indicted for trafficking heroin and fentanyl in San Joaquin County December 19, 2019 San … Domestic Northern California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton areas … bought over a pound of heroin and 500 fentanyl pills from Guzman. When agents searched Guzman’s and Aispuro’s …
December 19, 2019
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Fentanyl distribution organization disrupted in Kern County

December 06, 2019
… pills to the undercover officer. Garcia, obtained fentanyl from Medina-Perez with the intention of distributing the …
December 06, 2019
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Laredo drug smuggler pleads guilty in marijuana conspiracy

December 03, 2019
… DEA Acting Special Agent in Charge Steven S. Whipple and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. On Sept. 13, authorities … Flores quickly fled the scene. Law enforcement found his abandoned vehicle at a nearby gas station. They conducted a … Administration conducted the investigation with assistance from Border Patrol. Assistant U.S. Attorney Yoona Lim is …
December 03, 2019
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Two men admit to selling cocaine in a parking lot

October 02, 2019
… Hernandez as he attempted to apply for entry into Laredo from Mexico at the Gateway to the Americas Bridge.   U.S. …
October 02, 2019
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Rancho Cordova men indicted for drug trafficking and firearm possession

September 05, 2019
… According to court documents, on Aug. 22, 2019, deputies from the U.S. Marshals Service assisted DEA special agents …
September 05, 2019
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Attorney licensed in New Jersey and New York charged with marijuana offenses

August 15, 2019
… used as a concentrated cannabis manufacturing laboratory, from which detectives seized more than 980 pounds of …
August 15, 2019
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Eagle Point drug trafficker sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine

August 05, 2019
… 2017, a person believed to have obtained methamphetamine from Caro-Gonzalez was stopped with approximately 16 pounds …
August 05, 2019
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Coeur d’Alene couple sentenced to federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine

July 01, 2019
… to make several controlled purchases of methamphetamine from the Turners. On Sept. 7, 2018, officers pulled over a …
July 01, 2019
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Fresno man sentenced to over 21 years prison for methamphetamine trafficking, possession of a firearm and interstate transportation for prostitution

June 21, 2019
… and use of weapons, and on two separate occasions, he fled from officers who were attempting to apprehend him. Montano …
June 21, 2019
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Local man sentenced for meth conspiracy and firearm offense

June 17, 2019
… approached, they could smell the odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle and asked the driver, Allen Sturtz, and the …
June 17, 2019
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Waco man sentenced to life in federal prison for meth trafficking

May 28, 2019
… Charles Kimble; McLennan County Sheriff Parnell McNamara; and, Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steven … fine. Lopez was among 20 defendants charged by federal grand jury indictment in August 2018 with conspiracy to … rest have been sentenced to federal prison terms ranging from seven years to life imprisonment. The DEA, FBI, U.S. …
May 28, 2019
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Southern Oregon man sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for marijuana trafficking

May 30, 2019
… the seizure, investigators seized more than $153,000 from the courier’s residence in North Carolina. Further …
May 30, 2019
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Boise nurse sentenced for obtaining controlled substances by fraud

April 17, 2019
… Diversion Squad, which is comprised of law enforcement from the DEA, Ada County Sheriff’s Office and U.S. …
April 17, 2019
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Meth distributor heads to federal prison

April 10, 2019
… DEA Houston Division Special Agent in Charge Will R. Glaspy and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Aaron Dee Summer III … of a charter bus traveling north through the U.S. Customs and Border Protection immigration checkpoint near … Summer admitted he had transported narcotics on the bus from Mexico and the Rio Grande Valley area of Texas on …
April 10, 2019
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Lewiston pharmacy tech sentenced for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances

April 09, 2019
… must respond aggressively against those that are profiting from fueling the crisis,” said DEA Special Agent in Charge …
April 09, 2019
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Jury convicts former police officer for involvement in drug trafficking scheme

March 07, 2019
… DEA Houston Division Special Agent in Charge Will R. Glaspy and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick announced the conviction of Giovanni Hernandez, a former sergeant with the Progresso Police … Weslaco, following a four-day trial.   The jury heard that from March through August 2017, a confidential source met …
March 07, 2019
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Three Arrested in San Antonio and Charged Federally with Meth Trafficking

February 26, 2019
… approximately 4.6 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine from inside her vehicle. All three defendants remain in …
February 26, 2019
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Portland nurse charged with drug trafficking

December 03, 2018
… of methamphetamine and heroin, and in February 2018, drove from Vancouver to Portland with approximately 93 grams of …
December 03, 2018
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Six-time felon receives lengthy sentence for methamphetamine distribution

August 20, 2018
… in a conspiracy to sell crystal methamphetamine and using a firearm to facilitate that crime, announced Drug … Agent in Charge Will Glaspy, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Joshua Caskey, of Alvin, … and cash to a known drug trafficking organization operating from Corpus Christi to Houston. Ultimately, authorities …
August 20, 2018
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Alameda resident sentenced for selling prescription drugs without a license and related charges

September 24, 2018
… and will begin serving the sentence when he is released from state custody.   Assistant U.S. Attorney Katherine …
September 24, 2018
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Mexican national residing in Modesto is sentenced to 17.5 years in prison for methamphetamine trafficking

September 21, 2018
… Domestic Northern California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton areas Additional Division Info Community … who had just received four kilograms of methamphetamine from Reyes. This case was the product of an investigation by …
September 21, 2018
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Georgia Supplier Of Methamphetamine In Western North Carolina Sentenced To More Than 21 Years

May 16, 2018
… serve 10 years under court supervision after he is released from prison. According to filed court documents and court …
May 16, 2018
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DEA Chicago Thanks Our Take-Back Partners

May 01, 2018
… lives by removing unused painkillers and controlled drugs from homes,” said DEA Acting Administrator Robert W. …
May 01, 2018
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Seven Defendants Sentenced Following Their Admissions To Trafficking Large Quantities Of Methamphetamine

April 24, 2018
… to transport large quantities of methamphetamine from other parts of the state to Lubbock, Texas.  On each …
April 24, 2018
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California Men Plead Guilty To Roles In Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy

March 31, 2018
… 475-7500 Tulsa - (918) 459-9600 AMARILLO, Texas - Two men from California, Erasmo Ramirez-Romero and Jorge Ramirez, …
March 31, 2018
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Undocumented Alien Gets 30 Years In Prison For Trafficking Meth

May 21, 2018
… grams and a purity of 98.4%. The drugs had been imported from Mexico. The evidence in the case also revealed Arturo …
May 21, 2018
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Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Federal Prison For Conspiracy To Distribute More Than 45 Kilograms Of Narcotics

April 17, 2018
… took two bags containing fentanyl, morphine and heroin from the tractor-trailer. He further admitted that there …
April 17, 2018
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Heroin Supplier For Columbia County Arrested In Casino Parking Lot

April 09, 2018
… large quantities of heroin to a Columbia County drug dealer from at least December 2017 through April 2018. Pacheco was …
April 09, 2018