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Kanawha County Man Sentenced to More Than 16 Years in Prison for Federal Drug Crime

… contained methamphetamine to the confidential informant from approximately December 2022 to in or about April 2024. …
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Indiana Man Sentenced to Over 8 Years for Meth Trafficking

… including the DEA North Central Laboratory with assistance from the Indiana State Police and the Mishawaka Police …
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Illinois Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Possession with Intent to Distribute Heroin and Possessing a Firearm During and in Furtherance of a Drug Crime

… – and two firearms. Smith had a prior federal conviction from 2015 for selling heroin. Smith was indicted in January …
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Raleigh County Man Sentenced to Prison for Fentanyl Crime

… Drug and Violent Crime Unit, which consists of officers from the West Virginia State Police, the Raleigh County …
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Narcotics (Opioids)

Opium

January 22, 2025
Opium is a highly addictive non-synthetic narcotic that is extracted from the poppy plant, Papaver somniferum. The opium poppy is the key source for many narcotics, including morphine, codeine, and heroin.
January 22, 2025
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Diversion Investigator Careers

January 22, 2025
… investigate the diversion of pharmaceutical chemicals and drugs. Diversion Investigator Diversion Investigators … investigate the diversion of pharmaceutical chemicals and drugs. Diversion Investigator The Diversion Investigator … to perform investigative work Ability to gather data from multiple sources Ability to research and analyze data …
January 22, 2025
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Third Ward Narcotics Dealer Heads to Prison

… enforcement operation revealed Jerry was selling narcotics from a drug house in Third Ward. Jerry sold counterfeit …
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Brevard County Man Sentenced to More Than 11 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine

… controlled purchases of multiple ounces of methamphetamine from Naber. After a third controlled purchase failed when …
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Louisville’s Big Four Bridge turns red to honor National Red Ribbon Week

… a Red Ribbon during the last week in October, Americans from all walks of life demonstrate their opposition to …
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Indiana Man Sentenced to Over 7 Years for Drug and Firearm Offenses

… Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives with assistance from the LaPorte County Drug Task Force, the Michigan City …
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Sacramento Man Indicted for Methamphetamine Trafficking

… and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, with assistance from the High-Intensity Drug-Trafficking Area Task Force. …
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Havelock Man Convicted of Multiple Drug Offenses

… of heroin in the Havelock area for approximately one year from 2018–2019. He involved several people in his scheme, …
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Federal jury convicts Bryson City woman of distribution of a controlled substance resulting in death

… identified in court documents as “J.F.,” ordered heroin from White. White agreed to supply the heroin to J.F. and …
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New York Man Sentenced for Fentanyl Trafficking

… Vasquez brought over 30,000 bags of fentanyl laced heroin from the Bronx to Springfield on March 30, 2022. Acting …
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Angelina County Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Meth

… to purchase kilogram amounts of methamphetamine directly from Lopez on multiple occasions.  This case was …
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Mexican City Council Woman Admits to Trafficking Nearly a million dollars in cocaine

… On June 10, Denisse Ahumada-Martinez drove a vehicle from Reynosa, Mexico, into the United States to the …
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Tulare County Woman Sentenced to 16 Years and 3 Months in Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine

… community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and …
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Fletcher Man Sentenced to 60 Months in Methamphetamine Case

… Gillilan admitted to having distributed methamphetamine from the home in late 2021. United States Attorney Nikolas …
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Mexican National Sentenced to Federal Prison for East Texas Drug Trafficking

… Gregg County, Texas.  Hernandez sourced the illegal drugs from wholesalers in California. Additionally, Hernandez …
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Armed Indiana Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison

… U.S. Probation Office for four years following his release from federal prison and pay a $500 fine. U.S. Attorney Myers …
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Austin Pharmacy to Pay $200,000 in Civil Penalties for Alleged Violations of the Controlled Substances Act

… and investigate the diversion of controlled substances from their lawful purpose into illicit drug traffic. In …
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Lodi Man Sentenced to over Six Years in Prison for Heroin Trafficking Conspiracy

… by the Drug Enforcement Administration with assistance from the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office, Homeland …
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Southern California Resident Indicted for Trafficking 150,000 Fentanyl Pills

… to court documents, on July 12, 2023, Lopez-Zavala traveled from Southern California to the Central Valley to deliver …
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Indiana Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Drug, Firearm Offenses

… heroin, cocaine, and approximately $19,000 in cash from his residences. Coleman’s sentence was enhanced for his …
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Indiana Woman Sentenced to 63 Months for Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl

… of supervised release. According to documents in the case, from June through mid-August 2021, McCoy conspired with …
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Iowa Man Sentenced to Nearly 11 Years for Trafficking Meth and Heroin in Northwest Illinois

… also discovered an arrest warrant pending against Davis from Cook County, Illinois. The officer arrested Davis and …
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Grass Valley Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for a Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy and other Narcotics Offenses

… to be given medical treatment after using drugs purchased from Hubbert. On March 26, 2021, Robinson was sentenced to …
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California Man Arrested for Trafficking 91 Kilograms of Cocaine Worth $1.8 Million

… that the driver was knowingly transporting the cocaine from California to the Chicago area for further …
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Oroville Man Charged with Trafficking Fentanyl and Methamphetamine

… by the Drug Enforcement Administration with assistance from the Butte County Sheriff’s Office and the Oroville …
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San Antonio Woman Pleads Guilty to Providing Fentanyl That Led to Man’s Death

… that the victim’s death was the result of toxic effects from Fentanyl and Methamphetamine. Cardenas is scheduled to …