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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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Crystal Meth Seized From Drug Dealer On The Run

… Crystal Meth Seized From Drug Dealer On The Run May 11, 2018 New York Contact … later identified as two pounds of Crystal Methamphetamine from the vehicle. Andrew Herrera’s vehicle was eventually …
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A member of Montgomery drug trafficking organization sentenced to 30 years for conspiracy, drug and gun charges

… 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 …
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California Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Federal Prison for Transnational Drug Trafficking Scheme

… 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 …
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Career Criminal Sentenced for Distributing Cocaine

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

… 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 …
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65 people charged in Operation Double Dippin

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

… 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 …
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One Of The Largest Methamphetamine Distributors In New England Sentenced To 23 Years In Prison

… of methamphetamine onto New England streets, and profited from the pain and misery of others,” said Jodi Cohen, … 2021, 12 controlled purchases of methamphetamine were made from the drug trafficking organization—two of which were … Alkayisi also regularly bragged to these distributors about quality of his methamphetamine, saying, “You’re gonna get …
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Eleven Defendants Charged With Distributing Multi-Kilogram Amounts Of Heroin Or Cocaine Following DEA-Led Investigation

… @DEAChicagoDiv Todd C. Smith Domestic Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin Additional Division Info Community Outreach: … contained in six separate criminal complaints, stem from an investigation led by the DEA, together with task … criminal organization that routinely distributed high quality heroin throughout the Midwest,” Mr. Riley said. “The …
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151 Arrested In DEA-Led Investigation Of Synthetic Drug Rings

… to serve on the frontline, protecting the American public from designer drugs, a highly dangerous and deceptive group … federal, state, and local forensic laboratories increased from 23 reports in 2009 to 32,784 reports in 2013; to 37,500 … of chemicals used in manufacturing processes devoid of quality controls and government regulatory oversight. …
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Orlando Man Sentenced To 32 Years for Possessing Illegal Firearms and Selling Fentanyl That Killed a Woman

… After some time, N.K. realized that the pills she was buying from them contained fentanyl. On October 31, 2021, N.K. … On March 31, 2022, within days of purchasing “M30” pills from Fonseca Flores, N.K. sent a text message to Parady …
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Melvin Hill Sentenced on Federal Drug And Firearms Charges

… told Burlington narcotics investigators that they could buy narcotics from Hill. In February and March, this source made two controlled purchases of fentanyl from Hill in transactions that were recorded and surveilled …
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Brevard County Man Sentenced to More Than 16 Years for Fentanyl Distribution

… plea on January 4, 2024.   According to court documents, from June through August 2023, Flewellen distributed … the Drug Enforcement Administration. From these controlled buys, Flewellen was responsible for distributing 27.96 grams …
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Operation Shaw-Crank Redemption Update: Final 3 Defendants Sentenced To A Combined Total Of Over 17 Years In Prison For Drug-Trafficking Organization

… total of 207 months for drug-trafficking offenses stemming from an investigation known as “Operation Shaw-Crank … type of illegal activity so that our children are protected from drug-trafficking and the crime that comes with it.”    … and Arkansas River Valley area. Numerous controlled buys, surveillance, search warrants, and monitoring have …
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Federal And State Authorities Arrest 15 Individuals On Federal Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering Charges

… Federal And State Authorities Arrest 15 Individuals On Federal Drug … (1) engage in financial transactions using proceeds derived from the importation, receiving, concealment, buying, and/or selling cocaine; (2), transport or transmit …
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Owner Of Smoke Shops In Bakersfield, Fresno And Visalia Pleads Guilty To Fraud Relating To The Sale Of Synthetic Drugs

… as K2 or spice in retail outlets throughout the U.S. and from his six smoke shops doing business under the name “The … and began manufacturing and distributing SSC products from that location. According to court documents, Nottoli … transaction in property derived from drug trafficking to buy a time share in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. If convicted of the …
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Northern District Of Georgia Targets Prescription Drug Abuse

… Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 2920 Brandywine Road Atlanta , GA 30341 United States … problem is too big to prosecute away and requires solutions from doctors, pharmacists, legislators, and public health … the devastating effects of these drugs and how we can best target the problem.  The Worley case was prosecuted by …
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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 …
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Heroin Pipeline From The Bronx To Otsego County Shut Down

… 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 …
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DEA Breaks Ground on New Laboratory in New Hampshire

… the District of New Hampshire, Jane Young, representatives from the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), New … and federal law enforcement partners as well as the support from congress that made this lab a reality.” “This … an integral role in this fight to save lives by providing quality scientific, technical and administrative support to …
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Over 25 Pounds of Fentanyl and Cocaine and $100,000 Cash Seized in Bronx Apartment

… forces for their commitment to reducing crime and enhancing quality of life in all our neighborhoods.” New York State … search of the two-bedroom apartment with assistance from the SNP Investigators Unit. Inside the first bedroom, … in the apartment. Field test results on narcotics recovered from the safe were positive for the presence of fentanyl and …
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Two Men Indicted for International Conspiracy to Ship Fentanyl, Other Drugs into United States through Dark Web Connections

… Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 2920 Brandywine Road Atlanta , GA 30341 United States … dark web.jpeg Deadly Fentanyl.jpg BRUNSWICK, GA:   Two men from Canada and the United Kingdom have been indicted in the … in Charge of the DEA Atlanta Field Division. “There is no quality control in the process, so there’s a high chance …
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Maine Man Sentenced for Role in Northern New England Fentanyl Trafficking Operation

… analogue – intended for distribution in Maine, allegedly from co-defendant Ivan Rodriguez Osorio in a hotel parking … Morris had allegedly made three prior drug purchases from Rodriguez Osorio, buying approximately 500 grams of fentanyl each time. Less …
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South Texas Dealer Admits to Selling Fentanyl to Teenager Resulting in Death

… revealed text messages which showed the victim wanting to buy “pase” from Carlos. “Pase” was code for cocaine. Carlos indicated … illustrates that no person - regardless of age - is safe from fentanyl’s deadly grip. As long as drug dealers decide …
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Fentanyl Distributer Tied to 13-Year-Old’s Overdose Death Pleads Guilty

… to focus our resources on stopping this deadly threat from reaching and causing more harm to our next generation.” … “We will never stop fighting to protect our community from this dangerous drug. I’m proud of the men and women of … messenger to a 13-year-old girl who asked him if she could buy “percs.”  Soliz agreed and delivered the pills to her …
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Fentanyl Dealer’s Product Kills a Man — Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison

… with fentanyl later that evening.  The next day, officers from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call from the aforementioned recovery and sober living facility … undercover operation at a gas station in Lantana, Fla., to buy 58 grams worth of fentanyl for $4,200. The transaction …
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Last Of The Arellano Felix Brothers Enters Guilty Plea In San Diego

… which moved hundreds of tons of cocaine and marijuana from Mexico and Colombia into the U.S. and made hundreds of … some of the income to pay AFO members to commit crimes; to buy firearms, ammunition and vehicles; to travel on … spent almost four years in custody in Mexico, from October 25, 2008 to August 31, 2012.  Sentencing was …
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10 Defendants Charged In $3.6 Million Drug Trafficking Ring

… Operation Engage DMV Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … added Colder. The two count indictment alleges that from at least 2010 until June 6, 2013 when the defendants … as (the initials of Shawn Joseph Malone) LLC in order to buy rental properties under the guise of appearing to have …