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Eastern Shore Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty & Sentenced on Drug Charges

… established that Holbrook received quantities of cocaine from other persons and distributed or participated in the … 4, 2020, Holbrook arranged to receive a quantity of cocaine from supplier, Shakoor Stevenson.  On that day, Holbrook and …
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Two Penn North Baltimore Neighborhood Drug Dealers Plead Guilty to Fentanyl Related Charges

… undercover officer purchased 10 gelatin fentanyl capsules from the same two DTO associates.  Chemical analysis of … purchases in the known territory of the Bullseye DTO from co-conspirators who advised their narcotics as being …
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Oxon Hill Man Sentenced to Over 10 Years in Federal Prison for a Drug Distribution Conspiracy and for Illegal Possession of Stolen Firearms

… County Police Department. According to his guilty plea, from at least December 2020 until February 11, 2021, Rushdan … and picking up bags at the apartment while traveling to and from drug trafficking locations. On February 11, 2021, law …
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Hagerstown, Maryland Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty to Federal Fentanyl and Heroin Drug Charges

… March 18, 2019, law enforcement received an anonymous tip from a Hagerstown, Maryland storage facility customer … bore Smith’s photograph and the alias “Michael Silver”. From March 20 to April 24, 2019, law enforcement surveilled …
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Oxon Hill Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges for a Drug Distribution Conspiracy and for Illegal Possession of Stolen Firearms

… County Police Department. According to his guilty plea, from at least December 2020 until February 11, 2021, Rushdan … and picking up bags at the apartment while traveling to and from drug trafficking locations. On February 11, 2021, law …
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Two Indicted on Drug Conspiracy and Other Charges in Landmark Case Following Fentanyl Overdose Death

… – A brother and sister were arrested on charges stemming from an investigation by federal and local law enforcement … 2021, death of a 20-year-old woman in Southeast Washington from acute Fentanyl intoxication. According to the …
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Leader of Wholesale Drug Distribution Network Pleads Guilty to Distributing Synthetic Cannabinoids and Laundering Millions in Proceeds

… Pleads Guilty to Distributing Synthetic Cannabinoids and Laundering Millions in Proceeds November 02, 2021 … Operation Engage DMV Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … of the sale of that spice. According to court documents, from 2017 through November 2019, Joseph Ruis, 56, was the …
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Penn North Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to Nine Years in Federal Prison

… to his plea agreement, in July 2019, investigators from Drug Enforcement Administration’s Strike Force Group 1 … October 2019, investigators conducted controlled purchases from co-conspirators who had discussed drug trafficking with …
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Physician Assistant Sentenced for Conspiring to Distribute and Dispense Oxycodone, Fentanyl, Methadone, and Alprazolam

… as a physician assistant with Drs. Rosen and Hoffberg from 2011 to 2018, where he treated patients during … pleaded guilty on June 9, 2021, to accepting kick-backs from a pharmaceutical company in exchange for prescribing a …
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Dark Web Vendor of Opioids and Counterfeit U.S. Currency Pleads Guilty

… web criminal marketplaces. According to court documents, from around October 2016 through February 2021, Albie Pagan, … U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and detectives from local assisting police agencies. The task force is …
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Essex Man Pleads Guilty To Crack Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

… Harford County Narcotics Task Force received authorization from a Circuit Court County Judge to intercept wire and … individual obtaining two to three ounces of crack cocaine from Hammond, the source of supply for the DTO. Hammond met …
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Baltimore man sentenced to prison after agents recovered fentanyl he hid in an illegal taxi

… were going.  Young answered that the driver was a friend from school and that she was giving him a ride home.  … she retrieved the bag.  The officer saw that, aside from the driver’s wallet and some personal items, the bag …
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Possible meth lab found in Hagerstown Maryland

… Clandestine Laboratory Team (consisting of Special Agents from the DEA Hagerstown Resident Office and Task Force Officers from the Washington County Narcotics Task Force) responded …
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Six Augusta-Area Defendants Indicted on Separate Firearms, Drug Charges

… of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon. Smith sped away from an attempted traffic stop Feb. 12, 2021, by a Richmond …
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Jacksonville Pharmacist, Pharmacy Owner Admit to Charges Related to Illegally Filling Drug Prescriptions Issued by South Georgia Doctor

… coats and fill prescriptions. Thanks to a concerted effort from our law enforcement partners, south Georgia and its … is being held to account.” As described in court documents, from on or about Oct. 9, 2014 to June 13, 2017, in Camden …
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Rome-Area Drug Traffickers Sentenced for Distributing Deadly Opioids that Killed Victims

… has suffered the loss of literally thousands of citizens from the use and abuse of fentanyl and unfortunately Rome is … Circle K bathroom, where he injected the drugs he purchased from Brown, resulting in his death. The substance Brown sold …
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Key Figure in Laurens County Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced to Federal Prison

… partners present a united front to protect our communities from the scourge of drug abuse.” “This defendant, along with … in our fight to remove violent, drug-dealing criminals from our neighborhoods.” “Laurens County residents can take …
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Eleven Methamphetamine Traffickers Sentenced to Prison

… ring have been ordered to serve prison sentences ranging from 36 months to 210 months for federal drug conspiracy … According to filed court documents and court proceedings, from 2018 to April 2019, the co-defendants were involved in …
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Prosecution of Richmond County Narcotics Conspiracy Wraps Up

… Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 2920 Brandywine Road Atlanta , GA 30341 United States … case closes the door on an organization that once profited from peddling cocaine in the Richmond County area,” said … the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, with assistance from the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office and the Aiken …
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Ten Defendants Charged with Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Alleging Prescription Drug Fraud

… Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 2920 Brandywine Road Atlanta , GA 30341 United States … Estes. “This cooperation is vital in battling the damage from illegally obtained opioids.” “The opioid crisis in this … and the Savannah Police Department, with assistance from the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office and Richmond …
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Logistics Coordinator Sent to Prison for Drug Trafficking

… She helped transport narcotics, primarily cocaine, from Mexico to Laredo and the Rio Grande Valley. The drugs … apprehended that group shortly after stealing the cocaine from Leal. The defense attempted to convince the judge that …
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Elderly Eastern Oregon Couple Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Meth in Idaho

… Then on May 12, 2023, Avilez-Lopez and Medina-Zeveda drove from Ontario to Los Angeles, to pick up a large load of … in the floorboards. “The drug threat can come from anywhere and is not restricted to any age or …
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Recidivist Drug Trafficker Sentenced to More Than 13 Years in Federal Prison

… sentence imposed today will protect our citizens from Sweeney’s unabated drug trafficking.” “DEA stands … with the intent to distribute heroin.  Sweeney was released from federal custody in January 2018, and placed on three …
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DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within the United States

… DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within the United … Operation Engage Seattle Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … Last Mile comprised 1,436 investigations conducted from May 1, 2022 through May 1, 2023, in collaboration with …
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Lead Defendant Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Major Augusta-Area Drug Trafficking Operation

… gasoline on this raging fire while enabling violent crime from the illicit drug trade,” said U.S. Attorney Estes. … in early 2018 and identified a pipeline of illegal drugs from Mexico routed through Atlanta and into the Augusta …
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40 Charged With Gun, Drug Crimes in Lubbock

… of criminals, their guns, and their drugs were removed from the streets in a matter of hours, and the community is … local law enforcement to remove the worst criminal elements from this community, and we’re not planning to rest until …
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Greene County Man Indicted for Possessing Over 10,000 Fentanyl Pills and a Kilogram of Fentanyl Powder

… Man Indicted for Possessing Over 10,000 Fentanyl Pills and a Kilogram of Fentanyl Powder January 12, 2023 … alarming rate and our Virginia communities are not immune from its devastation. By arresting Mr. Woodson and removing this poison from our streets, we are effectively saving many lives. We …
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Members of Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Plead Guilty to Drug and Gun Charges in Operation “Titan Fall”

… the firearms depicted in the attached photo were recovered from Roman’s home. This case was investigated by the Drug … Administration Orlando District Office with assistance from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the U.S. Postal …
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Bridgeport Gang Member Sentenced to more than 17 Years in Prison for Role in Courthouse Shooting

… narcotics proceeds, robbed drug dealers, stole cars from inside and outside Connecticut and used them to commit … tampered with witnesses who might testify against them.  From approximately 2017 until August 2020, O.N.E. members …
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Multiple Defendants Charged in Federal Investigation that Dismantled Telephone Drug Hotline in Chicago

… purchases of fentanyl-laced heroin and crack cocaine from the defendants’ drug trafficking operation, according … organization on the West Side of Chicago, with assistance from Tremaine Brent, 32, of Chicago. Drug dealers in …