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Two North Texas doctors, one nurse sentenced to prison for federal drug trafficking violation

… Accounts X Joseph B. Tucker Domestic Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma Additional Division Info … fentanyl, morphine, oxycodone, alprazolam and zolpidem, from his pain management medical offices in Sherman and … Office and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Stevan A. Buys and Jonathan R. Hornok.   # # #   On …
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Lockport man convicted by a federal jury of narcotics conspiracy tied to the Sinaloa Cartel going to prison for 25 years

… invoices to make it look like Western New Yorkers were buying sea cucumbers at astounding rates and quantities. The … March 23, 2015, Buffalo Police seized 32 kilograms of drugs from the Folger Street location—including Gillon’s eight … Western New York area. Approximately $20,000,000 was sent from Western New York banks to California in a two year …
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Business Owner Who Trafficked Pounds of Meth and Cocaine Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison

… Business Owner Who Trafficked Pounds of Meth and Cocaine Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison March 22, 2024 … and other information presented in court, officials from the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), Bureau of Alcohol, … ammunition. As part of his guilty plea, Johnson admitted to buying a motorcycle worth approximately $17,000, using drug …
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DEA Rocky Mountain Division Announces Record Fentanyl Seizures in 2022

… X David S. Olesky Domestic Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, and Utah Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Aminta … oversaturated drug market.  Anyone, including our kids, can buy dangerous and deadly drugs at the click of a button. … to do everything within our ability to keep this poison from reaching your communities.” Fentanyl remains the …
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Han Gil Hotel demolished, was a "safe haven" for drug distributors

… Accounts X Joseph B. Tucker Domestic Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma Additional Division Info … Attorney’s Office included a condition that the developer buy the property “as is,” and demolish the building within … for years, the hotel – which was located diagonally across from a local elementary school – served as home base for …
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… Missouri Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Steroids August 26, 2008 Vandalia, Illinois Man Sentenced …
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Facts about Fentanyl

April 02, 2025
… Illicit fentanyl, primarily manufactured in foreign clandestine labs and smuggled into the United States through … opioids.  Because there is no official oversight or quality control, these counterfeit pills often contain … usage.  DEA analysis has found counterfeit pills ranging from .02 to 5.1 milligrams (more than twice the lethal dose) …
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Indictment Charges Alleged Members of Drug Trafficking Organization in Drug, Gun and Money Laundering Charges

… Members of Drug Trafficking Organization in Drug, Gun and Money Laundering Charges June 27, 2023 Washington, DC … SAC WASHINGTON – This morning, law enforcement agents from the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), Drug … Street Crew exemplifies our commitment to improve the quality of life in our community and our relentless fight …
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Defendants Convicted and Sentenced in Long-Term Methamphetamine Drug Trafficking Investigation in Franklin and Gulf Counties

… obtaining up to 20–25 kilograms of methamphetamine per week from Atlanta, Georgia, and reselling it in North Florida, along with a web of methamphetamine dealers buying and selling methamphetamine in Franklin and Gulf … be on a term of supervised release when they are released from custody. This case resulted from an investigation by …
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Puerto Rican Drug Kingpin Among Ten Charged Over $1 Million Cocaine Delivery At Times Square Hotel

… and lived as a fugitive for two years after escaping from federal authorities who were about to arrest him in a … That morning, Gonzalez-Santiago had flown to JFK Airport from San Juan, P.R., in order to oversee distribution of the … Bronx drug supplier Francisco Rivera, who had intended to buy some of the 36 kilos of cocaine seized from Ricardo …
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Man Indicted In International Drug Conspiracy Extradited To Boston From Colombia

… In International Drug Conspiracy Extradited To Boston From Colombia March 05, 2013 New England Contact Info … States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz announced today that a man from Colombia, charged in an international cocaine …
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2nd Major Narcotics Trafficker Extradited To US From Columbia

… 2nd Major Narcotics Trafficker Extradited To US From Columbia January 27, 2017 New York Contact Info Contact … Jorge Alberto Siado-(“Siado”), who arrived in New York from Colombia yesterday afternoon, is the second narcotics …
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International Fugitive Extradited from Italy Pleads Guilty to Drug Charge

… International Fugitive Extradited from Italy Pleads Guilty to Drug Charge August 11, 2020 … is set for October 22, 2020.  According to court documents, from the late 1980s through early 1997, Yester-Garrido was … indicted in the Middle District of Florida for conspiracy, from February 2012 through February 2015, to distribute …
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Doctor admits soliciting sexual favors from patients in exchange for opioids

… Doctor admits soliciting sexual favors from patients in exchange for opioids December 09, 2020 New … a legitimate medical reason and soliciting sexual favors from patients in exchange for opioid prescriptions. Joseph …
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Former Nurse Sentenced for Drug Diversion from Boston-Area Hospital

… Former Nurse Sentenced for Drug Diversion from Boston-Area Hospital November 15, 2023 New England … in federal court today in Boston for diverting opioids from a Boston-area hospital. Andrea Falzano, 39, of … took advantage of her position of trust to steal drugs from her employer,” said Acting United States Attorney …
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Three Charged In Schemes To Smuggle Cocaine And Cash To And From Costa Rica

… Three Charged In Schemes To Smuggle Cocaine And Cash To And From Costa Rica March 08, 2017 New York Contact Info Contact … began as an investigation into the trafficking of cocaine from Costa Rica ultimately led agents to uncover a $300,000 …
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Seven Arrested For Heroin Ring That Reached From Pittsburgh To Nassau County

… Seven Arrested For Heroin Ring That Reached From Pittsburgh To Nassau County June 13, 2016 New York … shows our commitment to safeguarding our neighborhoods from the dangers of heroin abuse.” Approximately 3.4 …
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eBay to Pay $59 Million to Settle Controlled Substances Act Allegations Related to Pill Presses Sold Through Its Website

… producing counterfeit pills that appear indistinguishable from legitimate pharmaceutical drugs, including pills that … individuals who intend to use these machines illegally from obtaining them and to ensure that the machines are … further found that hundreds of eBay’s pill press buyers also purchased counterfeit molds, stamps, or dies, …
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Repeat Offender and Prolific Fentanyl Trafficker is Sentenced to Over 15 Years in Prison

… the CS and seized approximately 1.5 kilograms of fentanyl from his vehicle. According to court documents, Davis … fentanyl and cocaine shipped in bulk via the U.S. Mail from a supplier based in California. Davis mailed cash drug … to court records, Davis laundered his drug proceeds by buying luxury vehicles and renting several stash houses in …
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Fentanyl Pill Press Operator Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison

… pills containing other medications, meaning many users are buying and ingesting these counterfeit pills off the street … children. We will not rest until we stop this killer drug from circulating in our communities.  We urge everyone to … That night, agents also attempted to follow Mr. Warren from a residence in Saginaw, but he began driving …
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Two Charged In Manhattan Federal Court With Cocaine Offenses

… arrests of two subjects who have allegedly been dealing or buying cocaine in the city for years, with little regard for … an allegation. unsealed today in Manhattan federal court: From approximately 2003 to October 4, 2015, Holder lived in …
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AlphaBay, The Largest Online ‘dark Market,’ Shut Down

… Twice Domestic Dark Net’ Site Was Major Source of Fentanyl and Heroin, Linked to Overdose Deaths, and Used By Hundreds of Thousands of People to Buy and Sell Illegal Goods and Services Anonymously over the … mistake, the forces of law and justice face a new challenge from the criminals and transnational criminal organizations …
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Man Sentenced to Prison on Multiple Charges from Cocaine Trafficking Operation

… Man Sentenced to Prison on Multiple Charges from Cocaine Trafficking Operation June 24, 2022 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 … in the seizure of approximately 835.9 grams of cocaine from a safe, a Sig Sauer semi-automatic handgun loaded with …
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Alleged Sinaloa Cartel Leader Extradited from Mexico, Appears in Court

… Alleged Sinaloa Cartel Leader Extradited from Mexico, Appears in Court January 23, 2025 San Diego … cocaine, heroin and marijuana into the United States from Mexico, appeared in federal court today following his extradition from Mexico yesterday. Leal-Hernandez was indicted by a …
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Former Mexican Governor Extradited To The Southern District Of Texas

… Yarrington served as governor of Tamaulipas from 1999 to 2004. Tamaulipas lies along the southern border … of 2004. Portions of those funds were allegedly used to buy a Sabreliner 60 airplane in January 2005. As part of …
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DEA and law enforcement members from the state of Alabama briefed in Mexico

… DEA and law enforcement members from the state of Alabama briefed in Mexico September 18, … BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A delegation of law enforcement members from the state of Alabama, to include representatives from the Drug Enforcement Administration, recently returned …
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Eight defendants arrested for distributing millions of opioid pills from India

… arrested for distributing millions of opioid pills from India September 12, 2019 New England Contact Info … substances, including Tramadol, into the United States from India. As part of the defendants’ scheme, distributors … to vigorously investigate and prosecute those who profit from the suffering wrought by opioid distribution in the …
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6 Charged with Drug Trafficking Operation, Shipping Meth from California to Chicago

… 6 Charged with Drug Trafficking Operation, Shipping Meth from California to Chicago March 16, 2023 Chicago Contact … and the criminal complaint filed in February 2023, from February 2022 to February 2023, Jenkins and Heise … to ship parcels containing methamphetamine via U.S. Mail from Sacramento, California to Chicago. During their …
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Alleged Sinaloa Cartel Leader Extradited To The United States From The Netherlands

… Sinaloa Cartel Leader Extradited To The United States From The Netherlands July 10, 2014 San Diego Contact Info Contact Us (858) …