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Second Mexican National Sentenced for Meth Conspiracy

… could smell the odor of burnt and raw marijuana emanating from the vehicle as he stood outside the front … search. As Jose Renteria-Rojas did so, air fresheners fell from the car. Jose Renteria-Rojas then collected them and …
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Two Indicted After Drug Shipment Intercepted on Interstate 44 in St. Louis County

… 635-1331 Springfield - (417) 888-9800 ST. LOUIS – A man from Texas and a woman from St. Louis were indicted Wednesday on drug conspiracy …
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Man Sentenced for Trying to Bring 100 Pounds of Meth to St. Louis

… District Judge Matthew T. Schelp on Tuesday sentenced a man from St. Charles, Missouri, caught trying to bring 100 … roughly 100 pounds of methamphetamine that was being driven from Colorado to McDaniels in the St. Louis area. The Drug …
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St. Louis Man Sentenced to 19+ Years for Money Laundering

… Engage St. Louis Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … trafficking organizations is making sure they don’t benefit from their illegal business. This nearly 20-year sentence … their alleged involvement. Each are facing charges ranging from attempt and conspiracy, conspiracy to launder monetary …
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Heroin Trafficking, Illegal Firearm Results in 15 Year Sentence

… to participating in a conspiracy to distribute heroin from May 15 to Sept. 18, 2019, and to possessing a firearm … obtained approximately 50 grams of heroin that was seized from him in a traffic stop. He returned to St. Louis on …
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Trafficker Behind Poly-Drug Distribution Network Sentenced

… beginning in 2020, he would arrange to have drugs mailed from Las Vegas to several locations in the St. Louis area. … of cocaine base, a drug ledger and $11,560 in drug proceeds from the house.  At Brownridge’s home in the 5300 block of …
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DEA Recognizes First Ever National Fentanyl Awareness Day

… Fentanyl Awareness Day, DEA released a video announcement from DEA Administrator Anne Milgram stressing the dangers of … The Faces of Fentanyl , to commemorate the lives lost from fentanyl poisoning.  If you would like to submit a …
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Trafficking Meth Leads to 8 Years in Prison

… she received a large package of methamphetamine shipped from California to distribute locally. Cassiopeia Marie … 26, 2019, law enforcement officers intercepted a package from California that had been shipped to the residence …
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Columbia Man Sentenced for Meth Trafficking

… he received a large package of methamphetamine shipped from California to distribute locally. Bryan Patton Tullous, … 26, 2019, law enforcement officers intercepted a package from California that had been shipped to the residence …
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Two Residents Plead Guilty to Meth Trafficking

… they received a large package of methamphetamine shipped from California to distribute locally. Bryan Patton Tullous, … 26, 2019, law enforcement officers intercepted a package from California that had been shipped to the residence …
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Springfield Man Pleads Guilty to Meth Conspiracy

… participated in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine from May 10 to Nov. 8, 2018. During the conspiracy, Iavolo received methamphetamine from a co-defendant who made multiple trips to Texas to …
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Kansas City man pleads guilty to meth conspiracy

… bags to the officer before he was able to wrest the bags from her. The officer was then contacted by the room … officer seized a bag of marijuana and a Taurus 9mm pistol from the truck. After obtaining a search warrant for …
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Monett man trafficked 'half the town'

… in Greene, Barry, Lawrence, and Howell Counties from May 10 to Dec. 19, 2018. Akins obtained at least 10 pounds of methamphetamine from co-defendant Damian Arreola-Chico, 30, of Purdy, Mo., …
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DEA and partners collect a record amount of unwanted medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… DEA and partners collect a record amount of unwanted medications … again showed their dedication to remove prescription pills from their homes to prevent addiction before it starts. DEA, … Illinois – efforts which will help keep these drugs from being misused in our communities.” In addition to DEA’s …
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DEA announces launch of Project Safeguard

… are inextricably linked,” said Acting Administrator Shea.  “From the extreme levels of violence in Mexican cartels, to … that have little regard for human life, and profit from the pain and suffering of our people. Along with our …
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St. Louis man pleads guilty to drug-related murder and fentanyl distribution

… learned a prospective customer had purchased fentanyl from a rival drug dealer, instead of from Calvin’s drug trafficking organization. Calvin and …
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Operation LeGend results in 97 arrests to date, including five murder suspects

… continue to provide regular updates.” Among those arrested from July 15 to July 31, new federal charges have been filed … Additional federal agents were assigned to the operation from the FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bureau of …
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DEA St. Louis Division launches website for community resources

… resource website that provides information on everything from substance use prevention, treatment providers, and free … are living through the nightmare of a loved one suffering from substance use disorder, they don’t know where to turn,” …
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Walnut Shade woman sentenced to 20 years for heroin, fentanyl trafficking

… Engage St. Louis Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … A. Davis Bio Michael A. Davis Domestic Illinois, Kansas and Missouri Additional Division Info Community Outreach: … or more of heroin and/or 400 grams or more of fentanyl from Aug. 1, 2018, to Feb. 19, 2019. Brott was stopped for …
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Springfield woman sentenced to 15 years for meth trafficking, and illegal firearms

… participating in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine from Dec. 7, 2016, to June 19, 2018, and to possessing … pistol. According to court documents, Hampton fled from the police prior to arrest, causing multiple collisions …
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Communities Nationwide Turn In Nearly 630,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications on DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… removed nearly 19.2 million pounds of unneeded medications from communities across our country. According to a report … medication for a non-medical purpose got that medication from a family member or friend. DEA continues to expand …
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Recruiter for Mexican Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison

… The organization imported liquid methamphetamine from Juarez, Mexico into El Paso, and then transported it to … arrested by Mexican authorities and extradited to the U.S. from Mexico on Nov. 1, 2023. U.S. Attorney Jaime Esparza of …
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Albuquerque Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking and Federal Firearm Offenses

… with emergency equipment engaged, but Romero drove away from the area, disregarding their lights and sirens. APD … and a .22 caliber semi-automatic handgun. Upon his release from prison, Romero will be subject to 5 years of supervised …
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Oklahoma Files First Degree Murder on Drug Dealer

… authorities to investigate where these drugs are coming from in order to dismantle this criminal operation that has … of a human being, or if the death of a human being results from the unlawful distribution of controlled dangerous … Director Office: (405) 522-3116 Cell: (405) 250-9230 Email: alex.gerszewski@oag.ok.gov   Ashton Johnston, Press …
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Juárez Cartel Leader Sentenced to Prison for Drug Trafficking

… of seven years and seven months in prison, beginning from the date of his extradition to the United States. The … Force (OCDETF) Green Reaper investigation with assistance from the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) and the Mexican …
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DEA warns of alarming increase of scam calls

… Engage Albuquerque Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … and members of the public to be cautious of telephone calls from criminals posing as DEA or other law enforcement … violation of federal law. Anyone receiving a telephone call from a person purporting to be a DEA special agent or other …
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DEA El Paso Recognizes First Ever National Fentanyl Awareness Day

… Fentanyl Awareness Day, DEA released a video announcement from DEA Administrator Anne Milgram stressing the dangers of … The Faces of Fentanyl , to commemorate the lives lost from fentanyl poisoning.  If you would like to submit a …
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Las Cruces psychiatrist pleads guilty to unlawfully prescribing opioids

… practice and without a legitimate medical purpose. From July 8, 2016, through April 5, 2019, Beale, a licensed … Diversion Squad investigated the case with assistance from the Dona Ana County Metro Narcotics Task Force, the Las …
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El Paso drug stash house operator sentenced to federal prison

… in possession of a firearm. According to court records, from June 2015 to September 2017, Navarro and others … Special Agent in Charge Buie. This sentence resulted from an investigation by the FBI/DEA Strike Force. The …
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El Paso drug trafficking brothers sentenced to federal prison

… premises. By pleading guilty, the brothers admitted that from January 2015 to April 2017, they ran a large-scale drug … Paso Special Agent in Charge Buie. These sentences resulted from an investigation by the FBI/DEA Strike Force. The …