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Boston Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Receive 24 Kilos of Cocaine from a Mexican Drug Cartel Source

… Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Receive 24 Kilos of Cocaine from a Mexican Drug Cartel Source January 30, 2024 New … a confidential source received 23.9 kilograms of cocaine from a drug-trafficking organization (DTO) based in Mexico. …
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Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Announces New Effort to Reduce Violent Crime

… Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Announces New Effort to Reduce Violent Crime May 27, … of Justice effort to help protect our communities from the recent increase in major violent crimes. “Today, we … grant-making, we will support programming at all stages – from the earliest violence interruption strategies to …
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Sinaloa Cartel-Connected Drug Distribution Ring That Used Semi-Trucks to Transport Huge Loads Disrupted With Multiple Arrests

… Luthy Miller. The drug traffickers transported narcotics from Mexico, via California, sometimes using a semi-truck to … seized hundreds of pounds of methamphetamine and fentanyl from this group that could have yielded a staggering 6.9 … Eder Ramirez Pino, 33, distributor previously removed from the U.S. Rosendo Vazquez Medrano, 37, a redistributor …
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DEA Announces Actions Related To Marijuana And Industrial Hemp

… DEA Announces Actions Related To Marijuana And Industrial Hemp August 11, 2016 Headquarters Contact … and medical evaluation and scheduling recommendation from the Department of Health and Human (HHS), which was … most appropriate way to assess whether a product derived from marijuana or its constituents is safe and effective and …
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Detection of Phenethylamine, Amphetamine, and Tryptamine Imine By-Products from an Acetone Extraction (Microgram Journal 2011;8(1):29-35)

January 01, 2011
… Amphetamine, and Tryptamine Imine By-Products from an Acetone Extraction (Microgram Journal … Amphetamine, and Tryptamine Imine By-Products from an Acetone Extraction (Microgram Journal …
January 01, 2011
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Repeat Offender Engaged in Fentanyl Trafficking in Spokane Sentenced to 204 Months in Federal Prison

… approximately $53,902 in United States currency was seized from the residence, vehicle and Crause’s person. “Mr. Crause … lengthy prison term, which may be the only way to stop him from poisoning our community. “Fentanyl remains one of the … was even more rewarding for us, because we stopped, Crause from trafficking fentanyl. After seeing the dangerous living …
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Sitka Woman Sentenced to 15 Years for Role in Drug Trafficking Ring

… Operation Engage Seattle Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … Robert A. Saccone Domestic Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington Additional Division Info Community Outreach … recruited Fuller to distribute drugs upon her release from incarceration for a drug trafficking organization …
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Nebraska Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Fentanyl Conspiracy

… than seven years in federal prison. Joshua Rysavy, age 35, from South Sioux City, Nebraska, received the prison term … utilized an undercover officer to make several purchases from Rysavy of counterfeit oxycodone pills marked “M30” but … thousands of lethal doses of fentanyl were removed from the streets of South Sioux City, Nebraska, and Sioux …
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Top Lieutenant and Head of Security for Rafael Caro Quintero Extradited from Mexico to Face Narcotics Trafficking and Firearms Charges

… Top Lieutenant and Head of Security for Rafael Caro Quintero Extradited from Mexico to Face Narcotics Trafficking and Firearms … arrested in Mexico on a provisional arrest warrant issued from the Eastern District of New York and subsequently …
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Prolific Fentanyl Distributor in Greater Seattle Area Sentenced to Six Years in Prison

… of Fentanyl Pills in University District Pills seized from Saho.jpg Fentanyl pills seized from Saho. SEATTLE – A 40-year-old Everett, Washington man … arrests in late 2025. The drug trafficking ring operated from Kent to Everett and members of the ring frequented two …
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Indian Man Sentenced to More Than 17 Years in Federal Prison for Smuggling Almost $8 Million Worth of Drugs into the United States

… States after successfully seeking asylum, and faces removal from the United States after completing his prison term. … area just south of the U.S.-Canada border, a half-mile away from the port of entry at Danville, Washington.  United …
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Front Range Task Force Prevents Millions of Potentially Deadly Doses of Fentanyl from Reaching the Streets of Longmont

… Prevents Millions of Potentially Deadly Doses of Fentanyl from Reaching the Streets of Longmont December 05, 2022 … to protect our community and prevent more tragic deaths from fentanyl.  Our office will continue to vigorously …
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DEA celebrates Red Ribbon Week with Virtual Red Ribbon Rally

… of October. This year’s Red Ribbon Rally features voices from our community and special guests who represent diverse … Any questions regarding the virtual rally please email: community.outreach@usdoj.gov .  For more information …
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… that such records (or portions of them) are protected from public disclosure by one of nine exemptions, or by one … your request via the PAL, DEA will accept your request via e-mail or United States Postal Service (USPS); however, use of e-mail or USPS will result in slower receipt and processing …
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Fairbanks Man Indicted for Distributing Fentanyl Resulting in a Fatal Overdose

… District Office is investigating the case, with assistance from the Alaska State Troopers, as part of the Fairbanks … criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime and drug trafficking. … Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task …
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DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Awareness Day on April 29

… is not immune.  In 2023, more than 105,000 Americans died from drug poisonings with nearly 70 percent of those deaths … to synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl. Provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) … (Vicodin ®). The only safe medications are ones that come from licensed and accredited medical professionals. Social …
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Former Raleigh Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking and Firearms Charges, Barred from Law Enforcement Certification

… Guilty to Drug Trafficking and Firearms Charges, Barred from Law Enforcement Certification March 13, 2023 Atlanta … enforcement certification and will be permanently barred from any law enforcement certification in the State of North Carolina from either the Criminal Justice Commission or the Sheriffs’ …
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Former Anesthesiology Resident Who Worked at Seattle Children's, UW Medicine, and Harborview Medical Center, Sentenced for Stealing and Using Narcotic Pain Medicine While on Duty

… patients at Children’s – the youngest was just 11-days old. From the beginning of his shift, Voegel-Podadera began … selfishly diverted powerful pain medication away from patients, including young children and infants, while …
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Three Defendants in Significant Gun and Drug Involved Cases in Western Washington Sentenced to Prison

… Three Defendants in Significant Gun and Drug Involved Cases in Western Washington Sentenced to … in terms of lives lost and all of the ripple effects from people who are addicted.” In asking for a seven-year …
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DEA Hosts the 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 25th

… Prescription Drug Take Back Day this Saturday, October 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  At nearly 4,000 collection sites … the DEA’s National Take Back Day to lessen community risk from drug abuse and keep Americans safe!” “DEA’s National … our shared commitment to protecting the American people from drug-related harm,” said DEA Administrator Terrance …
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Prolific Drug Distributor with Lengthy Criminal Record Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Role in Drug Ring Tied to Aryan Prison Gang

… shotgun and an SKS rifle, which as a felon he is prohibited from possessing. Escoto denies being a member of an Aryan … three kilos of heroin, and more than $330,000 in cash from eighteen locations in Washington and Arizona. Earlier … Administration (DEA) with critical investigative teamwork from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Washington …
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DEA Launches Fentanyl Free America Initiative to Combat the Synthetic Drug Crisis

… commitment to protecting American lives and communities from the devastating impacts of fentanyl, which claimed … contained a potentially lethal dose, a significant drop from 76% of pills tested just two years prior in FY 2023. … fentanyl powder purity decreased to 10.3%, down from 19.5% during the same time period. These reductions in …
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Approximately 32,000 Fentanyl Pills Seized at JFK Airport Hotel: Two Men from California Arrested

… 32,000 Fentanyl Pills Seized at JFK Airport Hotel: Two Men from California Arrested November 23, 2022 New York Contact … our unrelenting efforts to prevent deadly fentanyl pills from reaching the streets.  In recent weeks, working with …
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Department of Corrections inmate faces max 20-year federal sentence for conducting large meth deals from prison

… 20-year federal sentence for conducting large meth deals from prison February 25, 2021 Atlanta Contact Info Contact … pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute methamphetamine from prison, said Peter D. Leary, the Acting U.S. Attorney … using contraband cell phones to direct criminal activities from behind bars will face severe consequences in the …
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El Dorado County man pleads guilty to distributing a designer drug from the dark web that caused the death of a minor

… County man pleads guilty to distributing a designer drug from the dark web that caused the death of a minor January … drugs, including a controlled substance known as 25I-NBOMe, from Europe to his residence in El Dorado County, by placing … 8, 2012, Richter imported a number of doses of 25I‑NBOMe from Europe. He then distributed some to Jesse Roberts, who …
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DEA Launches Fentanyl Free America Initiative to Combat the Synthetic Drug Crisis

… nearly seven million potentially deadly doses of fentanyl from communities across the Midwest. OMAHA  – The U.S. Drug … removal of nearly seven million potentially deadly doses from communities across the Midwest. DEA intelligence … two dozen pill press machines in October, including two from Minnesota, further highlights this trend. “Fentanyl …
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DEA Announces Arrests Of Two Former U.S. Soldiers And One Former German Soldier For Conspiracy To Murder A DEA Agent

… were hardened global criminals involved in everything from drug and arms trafficking to contract assassinations. … in today's Indictment read like they were ripped from the pages of a Tom Clancy novel. The charges tell a … the defendants and the CSs occurred by telephone, over e-mail, and in a series of surreptitiously audio-recorded …
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Border Enforcement Security Task Force Seizes 30,000+ Fentanyl Pills from Alleged Trafficker in Tukwila, Washington

… Security Task Force Seizes 30,000+ Fentanyl Pills from Alleged Trafficker in Tukwila, Washington August 04, … any prison term. The case was investigated by agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and officers from Homeland Security Investigation (HSI), and the Seattle …
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Owner Of Long Island Produce Distributor Charged In Manhattan Federal Court With Embezzling Money From Company Profit-Sharing Plan

… Charged In Manhattan Federal Court With Embezzling Money From Company Profit-Sharing Plan April 22, 2015 New York … (914) 682-6256 Defendant allegedly stole more than $800,000 from his company’s retirement plan to pay for corporate and …
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Alleged Drug Kingpins Charged With Multi-State Operation That Imported 1,000 Kilograms Of Heroin From Mexico Into The United States

… Operation That Imported 1,000 Kilograms Of Heroin From Mexico Into The United States June 04, 2015 … 2008, the Laredo DTO has manufactured and imported heroin from its operation in Mexico and supplied other DTOs in …