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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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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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DEA And Discovery Education Name Nate Trillo From Midlothian, Texas The 3rd Place Winner In Operation Prevention Video Challenge

… DEA And Discovery Education Name Nate Trillo From Midlothian, Texas The 3rd Place Winner In Operation …
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Anchorage Man Sentenced to Over 13 Years for Role in Alaska Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… to others both the controlled substances police seized from his vehicle in March 2023, and those seized from his vehicle in June 2023. After law enforcement … frame, Frye received nine transfers totaling over $1,000 from the same co-conspirator. “This defendant’s actions show …
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DeSoto County Drug Dealer Sentenced to Federal Prison

… According to court documents, on April 28, 2025, deputies from the DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office arrested Woods near … of methamphetamine that they found on his person. Aside from having an active warrant, Woods was also a multi-time … criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. This case was …
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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 …
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Rocky Mountain Field Division Removes Almost 900,000 Potentially Deadly Doses of Fentanyl from its Communities During Operation Last Mile

… Removes Almost 900,000 Potentially Deadly Doses of Fentanyl from its Communities During Operation Last Mile May 09, 2023 … to nearly 193 million deadly doses of fentanyl removed from communities across the United States.  More than 1,100 … 375,000 fentanyl pills and 25 pounds of fentanyl powder from its communities. This equates to more than 865,000 …
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New York Man Indicted in St. Louis, Accused of Selling Counterfeit Xanax on Dark Web

… 635-1331 Springfield - (417) 888-9800 ST. LOUIS – A man from New York state has been indicted in federal court in … of counterfeit generic alprazolam, an anti-anxiety drug, from another person on the dark web who has sold millions of … person manufactured the pills using active drug ingredients from China, a pill press and stamps that would mimic the …
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Former Health Care Worker Sentenced for Fentanyl Thefts

… to 12 months and a day in prison for stealing fentanyl from two hospitals where she worked. Faith Naccarato, 42, of … Naccarato used her fingerprint to remove vials of fentanyl from an automated dispensing cabinet in the surgical … 2020 and April 2020, Naccarato took vials of fentanyl from an automated dispensing cabinet in the noninvasive …
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Undocumented Man Gets 46 Months in Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl

… - (417) 888-9800 EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – A man originally from Mexico was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison in … distribute. Previously, Gomezllanos-Martinez was deported from the U.S. in March 2017. After serving his sentence in … Administration led the investigation with assistance from the Illinois State Police. Drug Trafficking Fentanyl …
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Woman Sentenced for Selling Prescription Drugs

… District Judge Sarah E. Pitlyk on Friday sentenced a woman from St. Charles, who fraudulently obtained prescription … by fraud. Rooney admitted that on numerous occasions from July 11, 2018 to October 2018, she visited a doctor and … that pharmacies would request and receive reimbursement from Medicaid for the drugs she received, her plea says. The …
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Kansas Man Sentenced in International Drug Smuggling Ring

… part in a conspiracy to traffic illegal narcotics sourced from his family in Mexico in the Kansas City metro area. His … drug debts, and transport bulk United States currency from Kansas City to Mexico. “As long as drug smugglers … in the same location. This co-located model enables agents from different agencies to collaborate on …
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DEA Announces Take Back Day April 24

… unwanted prescription drugs at designated collection sites from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 24, National … indicating a majority of abused prescription drugs come from family and friends, including from home medicine cabinets, clearing out unused medicine is …
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Jefferson County Man Pleads Guilty in Multi-State Meth Distribution Network

… the illicit drug organization. The indictment alleges that from January 2019 until Jan. 6, 2021, Brendon Thomas, Joe … Louis and seized 28 pounds of methamphetamine and a firearm from a hidden compartment from within the vehicle. The investigation involved the …
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Guilty Plea for Kansas City Man Involved in Drug Trafficking Ring

… 635-1331 Springfield - (417) 888-9800 Network Stretched from St. Louis and Kansas City to California ST. LOUIS – … uncovered a vast network of co-conspirators spanning from St. Louis to Kansas City to California. During the … Nov. 30, 2021. DEA investigated the case with assistance from the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department. Guilty Plea …
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Two St. Louis men indicted for drug trafficking crime that caused death

… Engage St. Louis Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … before the shooting, Perkins removed the license plates from his vehicle and Weeden turned his phone off. Just after … p.m., Perkins pulled his vehicle onto a side street across from the victim’s location, at which point Weeden emerged …
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St. Louis man pleads guilty to possession with intent to distribute meth

… – U.S. District Judge Ronnie L. White accepted a plea today from LeVaughn Neal. The 35-year-old St. Louis, Missouri … was conducting surveillance of suspicious packages mailed from Arizona to St. Louis. On October 17, 2019, postal inspectors intercepted a suspicious package mailed from Scottsdale, Arizona to a vacant home in Jennings, Mo. …
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St. Louis man sentenced to 60 months in prison

… person. His girlfriend had taken the methamphetamine from defendant in an attempt to hide it from police. Moore admitted that he intended to sell some of … Police Department investigated this case with assistance from the Drug Enforcement Administration St. Louis …
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California woman sentenced to 27 years for meth conspiracy

… a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Jasper County from March 8, 2016, through October 3, 2017. Kivett also … methamphetamine. Kivett transported methamphetamine from California, usually through the mail, to … purchased multiple kilograms of methamphetamine from Kivett for about $400 per ounce (28 grams). Those …
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Mexican Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 14 years in Federal Prison

… in Indianapolis and Texas. Lopez-Acevedo was extradited from Mexico in 2019 with the assistance of the Department of … Justice’s Office of International Affairs. Upon his release from prison, Lopez-Acevedo will be removed from the United States. The Drug Enforcement Drug …