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HSTF: Mexican National, Long-Time Resident of Renton, Washington Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison for Distributing Pound Quantities of Meth and Cocaine

… methamphetamine, heroin, and cocaine into the Seattle area from Mexico and Colombia.  When law enforcement searched his … including a 2022 DUI, but sanctuary policies kept him from being turned over to federal immigration authorities.  … a federal felony conviction to finally get him removed from the U.S. following his term in prison.” According to …
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Dealer Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison For Distributing Fentanyl that Resulted in U.S. Marine’s Death

… caused by the defendant’s conduct” by profiting from his prolific sales of fentanyl. A jury convicted Atta … final sale to C.M.R. occurred on May 20, 2020. C.M.R. died from an overdose the next day. “This was a selfish, …
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Honduran National Who Exposed His Infant to Fentanyl Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Repeated Arrests for Trafficking Fentanyl

… Operation Engage Seattle Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … Accounts X Robert A. Saccone Domestic Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington Additional Division Info Community Outreach: … of vehicle listed in the registration. Huisa was removed from the car while law enforcement determined whether the …
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Spokane Physician Pays $120,000 to Resolve Allegations He Prescribed Controlled Substances Without Legitimate Medical Purpose

… to protect patients, the public, and American taxpayers from this dangerous conduct.” The settlement can be found …
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Former Ellensburg Doctor Indicted on 26 Felony Counts for Falsifying and Issuing Commercial Driver’s Licenses and Prescriptions for Controlled Substances

… her staff prescriptions which she herself would take from the staff member. According to court documents, Elperin …
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Midwestern Communities Safely Dispose of 18,710 Pounds of Unwanted Medications at DEA Take Back Day Event

… Drug Take Back Day. The removal of these medications from homes nationwide helps prevent prescription drug misuse …
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Rhode Island Businesswoman Sentenced to More Than Three Years in Prison for Money Laundering

… a friend to drive $350,000 in Perez’s drug proceeds from Rhode Island to Correa’s “investors” in North Carolina. … “investors” then wired $350,000 in two transactions, from two separate business accounts, in the amount of … for the concealed drug proceeds, Correa used her work email address to communicate with the North Carolina …
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Two suburban Chicago residents charged with illegally selling narcotics over the internet; law enforcement seizes websites

… at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago on a flight from China. He is charged with one count of conspiracy to … month, law enforcement surreptitiously corresponded with email accounts belonging to Ark Pharm, and conducted five …
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Illinois Man Found Guilty of Selling Fatal Fentanyl Pills

… ST. LOUIS – A jury  Wednesday evening convicted a man from Belleville, Illinois, of a charge related to his sale … bought three pills that mimicked the appearance of Percocet from Overall at Overall’s home in St. Louis. The victim died later that evening from fentanyl intoxication caused by ingesting the fake …
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Springfield Man Received Delivery of 30 Pounds of Meth

… a delivery of approximately 30 pounds of methamphetamine from California. Saul Fernandez, 29, pleaded guilty before … of methamphetamine that was transported to Springfield from California. According to today’s plea agreement, an … Investigators saw Fernandez pick up the vehicle from the cooperator, stopped him a short time later walking …
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Third Defendant Sentenced in Meth Conspiracy

… participating in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine from Aug. 11 to Oct. 14, 2020. Paulson is the third and … users. Paulson admitted that he purchased methamphetamine from Kingsley and sold bulk quantities to lower level dealers. Agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration, through undercover …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Day Removes Almost 600,000 Pounds of Unneeded Prescription Medications Across the Country

… removed almost 17.9 million pounds of unneeded medications from communities across the country. According to a report … for a nonmedical purpose obtained that medication from a family member or friend. Removing unnecessary medications from the home can help prevent situations involving: not …
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Jury Convicts St. Louis Man of Meth Trafficking

… - (417) 888-9800 Officers Seized 31 Pounds of Meth from Luggage at Bus Station KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A St. Louis man traveling by bus from Los Angeles has been convicted in a federal jury trial … at about 10:27 p.m. Saturday, March 9, 2019. A bus arrived from Los Angeles en route to St. Louis, and a Kansas City, …
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Meth Dealer Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison

… participating in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine from Aug. 11 to Oct. 14, 2020. Co-defendant Kurt Thomas … users. Paulson admitted that he purchased methamphetamine from Kingsley and sold bulk quantities to lower level dealers. Agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration, through undercover …
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Meth and Cocaine Drug Ringleader Sentenced to Prison

… conspiracy to various drug charges and have been sentenced from time served and supervised release up to 21 years and … Administration investigated the drug trafficking ring from February 2017 to August 2018 in Madison and St. Clair … Illinois. "We want the entire criminal drug organization, from the dealers to the highest level of distribution …
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Two Meth Dealers Sentenced to 23 Years Total in Prison

… distribute methamphetamine in Boone and Callaway counties from Sept. 22, 2020, to April 5, 2021. Foley used two … methamphetamine to multiple customers, including Hensley, from each of these locations. On July 19, 2022, Hensley … he purchased between 36 and 48 ounces of methamphetamine from Foley over a six-month period. Hensley also admitted …
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DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day

… the public on the serious dangers of fentanyl poisoning from fake pills and other illicit drugs. DEA supports the … ever encountered,” said DEA Administrator Anne Milgram. “From large cities to rural America, no community is safe …
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New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty After Suitcase with Three Kilos of Cocaine is Found on Bus

… Mo., bus station on Oct. 22, 2018. As passengers debarked from a bus that originated in Los Angeles, California, … as “Jo Cordero Jr.” Cordero had flown on United Airlines from Newark to Los Angeles on Oct. 8, 2018. Cordero departed … and its contents, investigators identified Cordero’s DNA from the waistband of a pair of underwear and his …
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California Man Sentenced for ‘Extraordinary Quantity’ of Meth

… of methamphetamine” in a borrowed car as he traveled from California through Missouri. Johnny Jordan Thompson, … trooper stopped Thompson, who was driving a loaned vehicle from a dealership in Ontario, Calif., on Interstate 70 in … most of the past 20 years in prison on offenses ranging from vehicle theft to armed bank robbery to, most recently, …
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Federal Charges Filed against St. Louis Woman Linked to Multiple Overdose Deaths

… information that Chuny Reed was distributing crack cocaine from her residence located at 4451 Forest Park Avenue. … Investigators learned that video surveillance footage from inside the apartment complex was available via the … this individual was discovered dead inside his apartment from an apparent overdose. At the scene of the overdose …
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West Plains Man Sentenced for Meth Conspiracy

… participating in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine from Dec. 31, 2015, to June 21, 2019. Gonzales admitted that he received distributive amounts of methamphetamine from co-defendants Shirley J. Hicks, 63, of West Plains, and … admitted that he had recently purchased methamphetamine from Hicks. Law enforcement officers executed a search …
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Three Sedalia Residents Indicted for Drug Trafficking, Illegal Firearms

… Springfield - (417) 888-9800 Officers Seized 28 Firearms From Residence JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Three Sedalia, … after law enforcement officers seized 28 firearms from a residence during the investigation. James Jacob …
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St. Louis City man charged with federal drug and firearm charges

… St. Louis City man charged with federal drug and firearm charges March 26, 2020 St. Louis Contact Info … determine that the victim had purchased illegal narcotics from Markquis Bryant on March 6, 2020. During the week of … an amount of suspected heroin and/or fentanyl was purchased from Bryant at his residence in the 5300 block of Queens …
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Two Albuquerque Men Charged with Federal Drug Trafficking Offenses

… to sell 30,000 fentanyl pills to an undercover detective from the Albuquerque Police Department for $30,000. Agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration conducted … flee but was quickly apprehended. Agents recovered the bag from the car and determined it contained a large amount of …
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DEA Brings In Record Number Of Unused Pill During 15th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… go to www.deatakeback.com. “More people die each year from prescription pain killer overdoses than from illegal drugs because they believe that taking a … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine …
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Federal Jury Finds Artesia Woman Guilty On Methamphetamine Trafficking Charges

… dealer arranged to purchase a half ounce of methamphetamine from Chavez in Artesia.  After negotiating an $800 price for … driven by Hernandez.  After Chavez obtained the $800 from the undercover agent, he went to the vehicle and got the methamphetamine from Hernandez.  Chavez then delivered the methamphetamine …
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El Paso Man Sentenced To Ten Years For Participating In Las Cruces-Based Methamphetamine Trafficking Ring

… participating in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy from Jan. 2012 through May 2012.  According to a superseding … 2012, members of the conspiracy transported methamphetamine from El Paso, Texas, and Phoenix, Ariz. to Doña Ana County, … with others to bring large quantities of methamphetamine from Texas and Arizona to New Mexico so that the drugs could …
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Federal Grand Jury Indicts Davon Lymon On Narcotics Trafficking And Firearms Charges

… Bernalillo County, N.M.  At the time, Lymon was prohibited from possessing firearms because he previously has been … by the Albuquerque office of ATF and APD, with assistance from the Albuquerque office of the FBI, the U.S. Marshals … prosecution with the goal of removing repeat offenders from communities in New Mexico for as long as possible.  …
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El Paso Drug Trafficker Sentenced To 293 Months In Federal Prison

… Engage Albuquerque Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … forfeit to the Government proceeds and property derived from his drug transportation business including $2.4 million … revealed that David Lopez had been transporting marijuana from El Paso, Texas to cities in the United States from …
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Detention Ordered For El Paso Defendant Charged In Cocaine/heroin Trafficking Indictment

… in cocaine and heroin throughout the El Paso area from April 2014 through July 2015 announced United States … smuggled large quantities of heroin and cocaine from Juarez into El Paso, Texas, and distributed the drugs … to be scheduled. These federal and state charges resulted from an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task (OCDETF) …