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OCDETF Cases Net Two Large Prison Sentences For Drug Traffickers

… to Special Agent Shroba, Geovany Calderon-Osorio, 24, from Fairmont City, Illinois, received a sentenced of 144 … have committed multiple firearm violations. Investigators from the DEA, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and … transported via private aircraft or commercial vehicles, from California to cities like St. Louis and Boston, among …
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Southern Illinois Woman Pleads Guilty To Possession Of A Listed Chemical Knowing It Would Be Used To Manufacture A Controlled Substance

… States Code, Section 841(c)(2). The violation took place from or about June 19, 2008, through May 21, 2010, in Saline … at Benton. At her plea, WENZEL admitted to the court that from Jun 19, 2008, through May 21, 2010, she would purchase or obtain from others pseudoephedrine pills for use in manufacturing …
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Sinaloa Cartel Leader Charged with Narcoterrorism, Material Support of Terrorism and Drug Trafficking

… Charged with Narcoterrorism, Material Support of Terrorism and Drug Trafficking February 26, 2026 San Diego Contact … their operations and prevent further drugs and violence from coming into our communities. The Sinaloa Cartel, … Signal) at +1-858-298-5670, at Threema ID: PTJ4HS3J, or by email at MFSinaloaTipLine@dea.gov. If you are located …
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Marijuana Kingpin Sentenced In DEA Investigation

… distribute marijuana in Greene County, Mo., and elsewhere from April 1, 2010, to June 19, 2013. Co-defendants Brian D. … Bond arranged for Hanson and others to pick up marijuana from individuals outside of Springfield, then transported … marijuana that had been smuggled into the United States from Mexico. Hanson, who was sentenced today to one year and …
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Two Men Indicted In $7 Million Dollar California To Missouri Marijuana Conspiracy

… Engage St. Louis Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … in a $7 million dollar marijuana conspiracy spanning from California to Missouri.  Zachary Scott (a.k.a. “Tuna”), … alleges that Nutt and Glaholt distributed this marijuana from 2001 through 2017, and primarily in the counties of …
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Meth Trafficker Sentenced to Nearly 16 Years in Federal Prison

… to be delivered through a network of couriers from Mexico to California and then to Salem, Oregon, where Delfin-Cervantes and his father resided. From there, Delfin-Cervantes organized delivery of the drugs …
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South Jersey Convicted Felon Sentenced To 70 Months In Prison For Role In Conspiracy To Traffic Guns From South Carolina To New Jersey

… 70 Months In Prison For Role In Conspiracy To Traffic Guns From South Carolina To New Jersey April 24, 2015 New Jersey … to today’s sentencing. He also thanked special agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration, under the …
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Judge sentences St. Louis man to 10 years for drug trafficking and firearm charges

… informants to do controlled purchases of fentanyl from whoever was in possession of the common cell phone. On … of incarceration. On December 3, 2016, Fields placed a call from the St. Louis City Justice Center to a phone number and received updates from co-conspirators regarding drug trafficking and the …
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Three Columbia men charged with heroin trafficking

… in a conspiracy to distribute heroin in Boone County from December 17, 2019, to June 11, 2020. According to … source to make two controlled purchases of heroin/fentanyl from Keveon Johnson. The confidential source identified … used another confidential source to purchase heroin from Seawood, the affidavits say. When the confidential …
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DEA And Local Law Enforcement Partners Collect Record Number Of Unused Pills As Part Of Its 14th Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… covers West Texas and all of New Mexico, bettered its total from Take Back 13 held in April 2017.  Totals from Take Back 14 were 10,975 pounds - 5.5 tons - up from 8,629 - 4.31 tons - collected just six months ago.  …
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Collinsville Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Methamphetamine

… 2021. At sentencing, Thomas faces a period of incarceration from 10 years to life imprisonment. In addition, Thomas … faces 5 years of supervised release following release from prison and could be fined up to $10,000,000. The Drug …
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13+ years in prison for drug dealer who sold fatal dose of heroin/fentanyl

… in Overland Park, Kan., responded to an emergency call from a parent of an overdose victim. A toxicologist determined that the victim died from respiratory distress caused by the effects of heroin …
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Guilty plea: 11+ pounds of pure meth were hidden in vehicle

… 635-1331 Springfield - (417) 888-9800 WICHITA, Kan. – A man from Arizona pleaded guilty today to driving 11.5 pounds of pure methamphetamine from Phoenix to Kansas. Sergio Martinez-Carlos, 22, Monahan, …
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Kansas City man faces 12 years in prison for distributing heroin

… Engage St. Louis Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … were called to a Walmart where they found a man suffering from a drug overdose. He was found with a syringe containing … on the victim’s cellphone that he had purchased heroin from Sanders. Sentencing is set for Jan. 13. Both parties …
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Texas man who ran Kansas City drug ring sentenced to 21 years

… City metro area. Portillo-Uranga managed the operation from his home in Teague. Investigators intercepted … that some of the traffickers were skimming cocaine from the shipments.   Drug Trafficking Cocaine On …
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Springfield man sentenced for meth trafficking

… that he participated in the drug-trafficking conspiracy from Sept. 20, 2017, to Feb. 7, 2018. Hocutt admitted that … one year. Hocutt also admitted to having purchased from co-conspirators, and distributed to others, at least …
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OCDETF Operation Nets Over A 12 Year Prison Sentence For Iowa Meth Dealer

… plea of guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine from U.S. District Judge Linda R. Reade for the U.S. … this one, we can take back and keep our neighborhoods safe from those seeking to destroy them.” During his plea hearing …
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13.5 Million Lethal Doses Of Fentanyl: California Man Indicted In DEA-Kansas Highway Patrol Investigation

… local partners are committed to protecting our communities from the dangers of potent opioids, like fentanyl. This … million lethal doses of this very potent and dangerous drug from hitting the streets.” SAC Shroba advised that Carlos …
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Dalgren Man Pleads Guilty To Obtaining Pseudoephedrine For Use In Manufacturing Meth

… District Court in Benton, Ill. The violation took place from on or about October 2007, through October, 2010, in … was then sold throughout southern Illinois. Records from several merchants throughout southern Illinois showed …
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Kansas City Man Sentenced To 19+ Years In Crack Case

… crack cocaine. During trial, evidence was presented that from July 1, 2009, to Dec. 30, 2009, Williams distributed … City metro area. Investigators arranged to purchase crack from Williams eight times. Williams was found to have …
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Dalgren Man Will Serve Over Seven Years In Prison For Illegal Possession Of Pseudoephedrine

… Engage St. Louis Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … following his incarceration. The violations took place from on or about October 2007, through October, 2010, in … by him and or sold to others in Southern Illinois. Records from several merchants throughout Southern Illinois showed …
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Carterville Man Sentenced For Meth-Making Offense

… following his incarceration. The violations took place from September 2007, through October 2010, in Jefferson and … by him and or sold to others in Southern Illinois. Records from several merchants throughout Southern Illinois showed …
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Father And Son Plead Guilty To Marijuana Conspiracy

… 56, and David Clarke, 34, a father and son originally from Jamaica, but living and working in Kansas City, MO, … 700 (1,500 pounds) of marijuana. The conspiracy took place from in or about 2005 through March 2008, in Madison County, …
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DEA Announces Guilty Plea Of Mexican National For Cocaine Trafficking

… require him to be deported to Mexico following his release from prison. According to the Stipulation of Facts, … dash area of the vehicle. The cocaine was being transported from Mexico to Indiana for distribution there when the …
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Granite City Man Sentenced For Methamphetamine Offenses

… With Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine. Upon release from prison, Wiggins will also be required to serve a term … sentencing is just one step in cleaning up our communities from illegal drug distribution, “Keeping our neighborhoods …
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DEA’s Goal Is To Remove A Third Of A Million Pounds Of Expired Prescription Drugs From Circulation On The Sixth Take-Back Day, April 27

… A Third Of A Million Pounds Of Expired Prescription Drugs From Circulation On The Sixth Take-Back Day, April 27 April … The majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine …
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Dark Web Dealer of Meth, Heroin Heads to Prison

… to the government $22,000, representing proceeds obtained from his illegal drug trafficking. On Aug. 16, 2023, LeCoque … web via an online marketplace called White House Market from May 15, 2020, to Aug. 6, 2021. Federal agents used cryptocurrency to purchase methamphetamine and heroin from LeCoque through an undercover account on two occasions …
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Kansas City felon charged with illegal firearm

… Engage St. Louis Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … and was the passenger in a vehicle that attempted to flee from police officers after the robbery, until it caused a collision with another vehicle. Dorch was released from prison in October 2019 after serving a five-year …
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11 Year Prison Sentence For California To Missouri Methamphetamine Distributors

… Engage St. Louis Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … that we do all that we can to keep our communities safe from the violence and crime drug dealers seek to introduce … Investigators identified that Delatorre was shipping meth from California to Springfield, Missouri, in two to …
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San Diego Man Sentenced to 18 Years for Supplying Fentanyl that Resulted in Deaths of Two in North Park

… and our unwavering commitment to stopping those who profit from this deadly drug.” San Diego Police officers, along with investigators from the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Overdose Response … Sargent’s duffel bag, also recovered from the bedroom, contained 30.4 grams of methamphetamine …