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DEA Hopes To Remove A Third Of A Million Pounds Of Expired Prescription Drugs From Circulation On Its Sixth Take-Back Day April 27

April 25, 2013
… leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Fort Lauderdale Deanne L. Reuter Special Agent In Charge … previous five events in the past three years, the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and its national, tribal, and community … partnered with the DEA to take in over 2 million pounds-almost 1,018 tons-of expired prescription drugs since …
April 25, 2013
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Colombian Drug Trafficker Indicted And Extradited On Drug Trafficking Charges

April 26, 2013
… leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Fort Lauderdale Deanne L. Reuter Special Agent In Charge … Fla. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and Robert E. … OCDETF program is to identify, disrupt and dismantle the most serious drug trafficking, weapons trafficking, and …
April 26, 2013
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Houston Man Guilty In Beaumont IH-10 Drug Trafficking

March 22, 2017
… possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Zack Hawthorn.   According to information presented in court, on Dec. 28, 2015, law … OCDETF program is to identify, disrupt and dismantle the most serious drug trafficking organizations, weapons …
March 22, 2017
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Leaders Of Clandestine Marijuana Grow House Organization Sentenced To Federal Prison

March 30, 2017
… A pound of hydroponic marijuana sells in the Houston area for approximately $2500 per pound.      A total of nine defendants were charged in the case, most of whom were taken into custody as authorities executed … mature marijuana plants. All nine eventually pleaded guilty for their respective roles to conspiracy to possess with …
March 30, 2017
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San Antonio-Based Texas Mexican Mafia Drug Trafficking Organization Dismantled 37 TMM Members Charged, 34 Arrested Including “General” Raul Ramos

May 19, 2017
… including “TMM General” Raul Ramos, and are looking for three others in connection with a heroin/cocaine … The indictment alleges that the defendants are responsible for distributing heroin and methamphetamine since January … OCDETF program is to identify, disrupt and dismantle the most serious drug trafficking, weapons trafficking and money …
May 19, 2017
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High-Ranking Gulf Cartel Leader Extradited To United States

August 23, 2011
… announced Administrator Michele M. Leonhart of the Drug Enforcement Administration and Assistant Attorney General … Cano-Flores, 39, made his initial appearance yesterday before U.S. Magistrate Judge John M. Facciola in the District … of drug proceeds into Mexico. The Gulf Cartel controls most of the cocaine and marijuana trafficking through the …
August 23, 2011
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Viktor Bout Associate Extradited To The United States

May 28, 2013
… M. Leonhart and Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, today announced that … 2013, at the request of the United States. He will appear before U.S. Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn for presentment and … in facilitating arms delivery to some of the world’s most lethal combat zones. With his extradition today to face …
May 28, 2013
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$102 Million Settlement Of Civil Forfeiture And Money Laundering Claims Against Lebanese Canadian Bank

June 26, 2013
… $102 Million Settlement Of Civil Forfeiture And Money Laundering Claims Against Lebanese … - Michele M. Leonhart, the Administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement ("DEA"), and Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara … Société Générale de Banque au ("SGBL"), acquired most of the assets of LCB. In connection with the purchase, …
June 26, 2013
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Head Of The Gulf Cartel Sentenced To Federal Prison For Drug Trafficking

June 30, 2015
… Head Of The Gulf Cartel Sentenced To Federal Prison For Drug Trafficking June 30, 2015 Houston Contact Info … - Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and U.S. Attorney John M. Bales announced … OCDETF program is to identify, disrupt and dismantle the most serious drug trafficking, weapons trafficking and money …
June 30, 2015
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DEA Announces Barrio Azteca Lieutenant Who Ordered Consulate Murders In Ciudad Juarez Sentenced To Life In Prison

April 24, 2014
… Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Robert Pitman for the Western District of Texas, and FBI El Paso Special … sentence is a clear sign that the DEA, along with our law enforcement partners, will not tolerate those who attack … remain fugitives, including Eduardo Ravelo, an FBI Top Ten Most Wanted Fugitive. The case was investigated by the DEA …
April 24, 2014
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DEA To Publish Final Rule Rescheduling Hydrocodone Combination Products

August 21, 2014
… Twice Domestic WASHINGTON - On Friday the U. S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) will publish in the Federal Register the … Schedule II, as recommended by the Assistant Secretary for Health of the U.S. Department of Health and Human (HHS) … of other substances, such as acetaminophen or aspirin. “Almost seven million Americans abuse controlled-substance …
August 21, 2014
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DEA And European Authorities Uncover Massive Hizballah Drug And Money Laundering Scheme

February 01, 2016
… Domestic 7 countries involved in disrupting drug money flow for terror regime WASHINGTON - The United States Drug Enforcement (DEA) today announced significant enforcement … Hizballah External Security Organization BAC last week. The most significant arrest was of the U.S.-designated SDGT …
February 01, 2016
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Head Of New Haven-Area Oxycodone Trafficking Ring Sentenced To More Than Five Years In Federal Prison

April 04, 2013
… to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Lowell Jarod Forget Special Agent In Charge View Jarod Forget Bio Jarod Forget Domestic Connecticut, Massachusetts, … of oxycodone to him on a regular basis.  Marchitto sold most of the pills that he and his associates were able to …
April 04, 2013
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Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced To Over 17 Years In Federal Prison

August 20, 2015
… been sentenced to 17 years, seven months in federal prison for trafficking 22 kilograms of cocaine and for possessing a firearm in furtherance of that offense.  … pose a danger to the community.”           “One of our most solemn responsibilities is to protect the public from …
August 20, 2015
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Bristol Businessman Sentenced To Serve 24 Months In Prison For Conspiracy To Distribute Synthetic Drugs

December 01, 2015
… Bristol Businessman Sentenced To Serve 24 Months In Prison For Conspiracy To Distribute Synthetic Drugs December 01, … three years of supervised release after his prison term and forfeit over $300,000 in assets. Bickley was indicted in … Abuse Research identified synthetic marijuana as the third most reported substance used by U.S. high school students …
December 01, 2015
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Saco Attorney Sentenced To Two Years For Money Laundering Conspiracy

December 16, 2014
… Saco Attorney Sentenced To Two Years For Money Laundering Conspiracy December 16, 2014 New … to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Lowell Jarod Forget Special Agent In Charge View Jarod Forget Bio Jarod … OCDETF program is to identify, disrupt and dismantle the most serious drug trafficking, weapons trafficking and money …
December 16, 2014
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Danbury Man Sentenced To More Than 10 Years In Federal Prison For Trafficking Cocaine And Oxycodone

December 18, 2014
… Man Sentenced To More Than 10 Years In Federal Prison For Trafficking Cocaine And Oxycodone December 18, 2014 New … to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Lowell Jarod Forget Special Agent In Charge View Jarod Forget Bio Jarod … felony conviction and multiple misdemeanor convictions, most of which are related to drug trafficking. Catino has …
December 18, 2014
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Conviction In Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

December 19, 2014
… to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Lowell Jarod Forget Special Agent In Charge View Jarod Forget Bio Jarod Forget Domestic Connecticut, Massachusetts, … Practitioner 571-362-9171 ( - BOSTON - A Dominican man, who most recently resided in Salem, was convicted yesterday of …
December 19, 2014
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Connecticut Man Sentenced To Over 22 Years For Oxycodone Conspiracy

January 16, 2015
… Connecticut Man Sentenced To Over 22 Years For Oxycodone Conspiracy January 16, 2015 New England … to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Lowell Jarod Forget Special Agent In Charge View Jarod Forget Bio Jarod … OCDETF program is to identify, disrupt and dismantle the most serious drug trafficking, weapons trafficking and money …
January 16, 2015
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Newington Man Sentenced To Six Years In Prison For Role In Coast-To-Coast Cocaine Trafficking Ring

February 03, 2015
… Newington Man Sentenced To Six Years In Prison For Role In Coast-To-Coast Cocaine Trafficking Ring February … to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Lowell Jarod Forget Special Agent In Charge View Jarod Forget Bio Jarod … he was on federal supervised release at the time of this most recent offense.  On July 21, 2013, U.S. District Judge …
February 03, 2015
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Forty Eight Columbia Point Dawgs Charged In Federal Sweep

June 18, 2015
… Forty Eight Columbia Point Dawgs Charged In Federal Sweep … to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Lowell Jarod Forget Special Agent In Charge View Jarod Forget Bio Jarod … known on the street as “the Point,” is Boston’s largest and most influential city-wide gang. The criminal organization …
June 18, 2015
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Saco Attorney Pleads Guilty To $177,500 Money Laundering Conspiracy

April 29, 2014
… to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Lowell Jarod Forget Special Agent In Charge View Jarod Forget Bio Jarod Forget Domestic Connecticut, Massachusetts, … OCDETF program is to identify, disrupt and dismantle the most serious drug trafficking, weapons trafficking and money …
April 29, 2014
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New Orleans Field Division Collects Over 35,000 Pounds On Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

May 09, 2016
… Info Contact Us (504) 840-1100 571-362-2805 Public Information Officer (571) 362-4892 NOFD.Recruiter@dea.gov Talk … 2016, the New Orleans Field (NOFD) and its community law enforcement partners collected 35,993 - pounds of unwanted, … turned in by the general public across the country at almost 5,400 sites.  “We are pleased at the response of the …
May 09, 2016
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Is This Saturday

October 18, 2016
… Info Contact Us (504) 840-1100 571-362-2805 Public Information Officer (571) 362-4892 NOFD.Recruiter@dea.gov Talk … prescription drugs in the past six years, the U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) is continuing its efforts to take back … Americans abuse prescription drugs, according to the most recent National Survey on Drug Use and (NSDUH), more …
October 18, 2016
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Buffalo Man Indicted In The Murder Of Cattaraugus County Man During Robbery

January 10, 2018
… of crack cocaine; and using and maintaining a premises for drug dealing. The charges carry a maximum penalty of life in prison. The defendant was arraigned today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jerimiah J. McCarthy. Ruth was … their crimes are committed in the inner city or in the most remote of rural areas, this Office is targeting those …
January 10, 2018
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Member Of Violent Home Invasion Robbery Crew Convicted Of Conspiring To Commit Drug Robberies And Conspiring To Distribute Cocaine And Heroin

November 13, 2014
… and a minimum of ten years’ imprisonment on the most serious charge. The verdict was announced by Loretta E. Lynch, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, and James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), New York Division. “Fiorentino tarnished …
November 13, 2014
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Second Of Five Spice Conspirators Sentenced

August 25, 2014
… in prison, followed by three years of supervised release for conspiring to launder money.  Palmer was ordered by the … and other financial transactions, through both domestic and foreign financial institutions.  The transactions consisted … derived property of a value greater than $10,000.  Most of the transactions occurred in Idaho, Washington, and …
August 25, 2014
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Narcotics Task Force Announces Marijuana Seizures

December 09, 2013
… Narcotics Task Force Announces Marijuana Seizures December 09, 2013 San … @DEASanDiegoDiv James M. Nunnallee Domestic Southern California in the Carlsbad, Imperial County, and San Ysidro … and dangerous cultivation and manufacturing operations, most of which have direct ties to local marijuana dispensary …
December 09, 2013
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Narcotics Task Force Announces Marijuana Seizures

December 10, 2014
… Narcotics Task Force Announces Marijuana Seizures December 10, 2014 San … @DEASanDiegoDiv James M. Nunnallee Domestic Southern California in the Carlsbad, Imperial County, and San Ysidro … and dangerous cultivation and manufacturing operations, most of which have direct ties to local marijuana dispensary …
December 10, 2014
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DEA Assists With Another Super Tunnel; Yields 22 Arrests And 12 Tons Of Marijuana So Far

October 23, 2015
… @DEASanDiegoDiv James M. Nunnallee Domestic Southern California in the Carlsbad, Imperial County, and San Ysidro … SAN DIEGO - The San Diego Tunnel Task Force seized control of a sophisticated cross-border super … tunnel activity. Federal authorities here have seized almost two tons of marijuana and counting. The newly-completed …
October 23, 2015