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7 Sentenced In DEA Investigation Of Methamphetamine Trafficking In Alabama

… Ala. - A federal judge this week sentenced seven people from Jefferson, Walker, Marion, and Franklin counties for … she led the operation by sending couriers to Atlanta to buy multiple kilograms of methamphetamine between January …
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Former Police Officer Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To 15 Months In Prison For Participating In Drug Robbery Conspiracy

… of home invasion robberies of suspected drug dealers from 2001 through 2008. The Pump, which cost nearly $2,000, … 2001 and 2008. Members of the Crew used the money to buy dozens of luxury vehicles, including BMWs, Mercedes …
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Ninth Circuit Affirms Convictions Of Two Modesto Men For Growing And Selling Marijuana

… of marijuana.” The evidence presented at trial showed that from 2004 until September 2006, the defendants openly ran … investigation, law enforcement officials made 10 controlled buys and seized more than 50 pounds of marijuana, more than …
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Selma Meth Dealer Pleads Guilty

… initiative, which consists of law enforcement agents from the DEA, Fresno County Sheriff’s Office, Fresno Police … (MAGEC), which led a four-month street-level drug-buy program targeting individuals associated with the Dablan …
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Over 86 Pounds of Suspected Heroin, 1,000 Fentanyl Pills and $200,000 Cash Seized in Ridgewood, Queens: Four Arrests

… of narcotics. Agents and officers heard noises coming from behind a closed door. Upon opening the door, they … and mail addressed to Martinez were also recovered from the apartment. Arraignments for the four defendants … in illegal narcotics should understand that the nation’s best investigators will stop at nothing to fight crime and …
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Investigation Of Fentanyl-Heroin Distribution Network Results In 24 Arrests

… and pure fentanyl into Long Island communities from New York City drug mills every week.  “They cut the … is one too many; and every day, more than 120 people die from an opiate related overdose in the U.S.  The heroin … enforcement agencies  to ensure that we are doing our very best to put a stop to this epidemic.  These arrests should …
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Brooklyn Woman Charged with Trafficking 18 Firearms into Brooklyn

… by investigating and prosecuting those who seek to profit from the proliferation of guns and fentanyl which have … commitment to delivering public safety and improving quality of life in every community,” stated NYPD …
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Historic law enforcement operation dismantles largest drug trafficking network in Rochester

… 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,” …
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San Jose Man Convicted of Methamphetamine Trafficking and Gun Charges

… 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 …
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Israeli National Indicted And Extradited To Boston On Cocaine Conspiracy And International Money Laundering Charges

… with a conspiracy to transfer $2.5 million of cocaine from Colombia to Israel via Boston as well as money … money laundering.  Altarabeen, who was extradited from Poland and arrived at Boston’s Logan Airport this … Altarabeen and his co-conspirator allegedly negotiated to buy 50 kilograms of cocaine from an undercover officer …
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20 Year Sentence For Birmingham Man On Drugs, Weapons Charges

… of Alabama student, died after purchasing fentanyl from Pearson. Police found her in a house on Jefferson … death. Witnesses said Bailey had been purchasing heroin from Pearson and that he likely substituted the fentanyl, … agents received fentanyl despite having attempted to buy heroin. A third charge of possession with the intent to …
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20 defendants charged in drug indictments; One alleged trafficker charged in death of carfentanil user

… cocaine, marijuana and ultra-deadly carfentanil from homes in City Heights, College Grove and Imperial … Special Agent in Charge Karen Flowers.  “Purging this gang from our community exemplifies our commitment to fighting … AirBnB and seized over $50,000 from out of state marijuana buyers who traveled from Florida to San Diego to buy …
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Federal Jury Convicts Father and Son for Killing a Niagara Falls Man in Furtherance of a Drug Conspiracy

… Federal Jury Convicts Father and Son for Killing a Niagara Falls Man in Furtherance of a … was an alleged crack cocaine dealer who had recently moved from Buffalo to Niagara Falls, where the night before the … drugs. The investigation included a series of controlled buys and payments involving defendant Lavon Parks. …
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Birmingham Man Pleads Guilty To Selling Fentanyl That Caused 20-Year-Old’s Death

… of the two drugs. The fentanyl deaths more than doubled from 49 in 2015. We are committed to our work with DEA and … Bailey, the woman who died after purchasing fentanyl from Pearson was a former University of Alabama student. … agents received fentanyl despite having attempted to buy heroin. A third charge of possession with the intent to …
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Three Wanted Defendants from Mexico Secured in Arizona

… Three Wanted Defendants from Mexico Secured in Arizona March 05, 2025 Phoenix … week for their initial appearances after they were secured from Mexico on February 27, 2025. The defendants taken into … in the same location. This co-located model enables agents from different agencies to collaborate on …
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Counterfeit Pills Laced with Fentanyl Get Burgaw Man 16.5 Years in Prison

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

… 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, …
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Harford County Narcotics Dealer Sentenced to Nine Years in Federal Prison for Participating in a Conspiracy to Sell Crack Cocaine

… 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 …
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Nine Defendants Charged With Conspiracy To Distribute Heroin And Oxycodone In Staten Island, New York

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

… 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, …
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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

… 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 …
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No Stone Left Un-Turned: “Operation Black Stone” Targets Gang That Operated In Castle Hill & Co-Op City

… 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, …
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DEA Makes Three More “Fake Pot” Drugs Temporarily Illegal Today

… themselves of their current stocks and to cease making or buying more. Over the past three years, smokable herbal …
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Three More Synthetic Drugs Become Illegal For At Least Two Years

… themselves of their current stocks and to cease making or buying more.  During the next two years, DEA will work with …
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North Carolina Man sentenced to Federal Prison for Distributing Opioids through the Dark Web

… 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 …
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Ringleader of Major Drug Trafficking and Money-Laundering Conspiracy in St. George Sentenced to Prison

… 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 …
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Brevard County Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Offense

… 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 …
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Tri-Cities Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking

… 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. …
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East Bay Resident Found Guilty of Attempting to Help Smuggle Cocaine Through Bay Area Airports

… 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 …
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Authorities Announce Federal, State and City Partnership to Attack Drug-Trafficking and Violent Crime in Petersburg, VA

… 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 …