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Indiana Man Sentenced to 130 Months for Fentanyl Trafficking

… Indiana Man Sentenced to 130 Months for Fentanyl Trafficking September 18, 2023 Chicago Contact … Fidel.ArroyoJr@dea.gov Division Contacts Illinois Rockford - (815) 987-4494 Springfield - (217) 585-2750 Indiana … A. Cooke, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Merrillville, Indiana, and U.S. …
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Indiana Man Sentenced to 151 Months for Cocaine Trafficking

… Indiana Man Sentenced to 151 Months for Cocaine Trafficking September 18, 2023 Chicago Contact … Fidel.ArroyoJr@dea.gov Division Contacts Illinois Rockford - (815) 987-4494 Springfield - (217) 585-2750 Indiana … A. Cooke, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Merrillville, Indiana, and U.S. …
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10 Members of Crack/Fentanyl Distribution Organization Arrested in Niagara Falls

… Westchester - (914) 682-6256 Executed Arrest Warrants for 15 Individuals Totaling 56 Felony Charges Regarding the … Agent in Charge Frank A. Tarentino III of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) New York Division, Niagara … James SMITH (04/17/1990)     The following law enforcement agencies conducted the enforcement operation:  the …
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Chicago Man Sentenced to 7 Years for Trafficking Heroin, Cocaine in Chicago Area

… Chicago Man Sentenced to 7 Years for Trafficking Heroin, Cocaine in Chicago Area December 21, … Fidel.ArroyoJr@dea.gov Division Contacts Illinois Rockford - (815) 987-4494 Springfield - (217) 585-2750 Indiana … — Sheila Lyons, Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Chicago Field Division, and Acting …
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Resident Alien Sent to Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Meth and Fleeing While Out on Bond

… Resident Alien Sent to Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Meth and Fleeing While Out on … of Mexico residing in San Antonio has been sentenced for possession with intent to distribute meth and failure to appear, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge …
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Two Suburban Chicago Physicians Sentenced to Federal Prison for Health Care Fraud

… Two Suburban Chicago Physicians Sentenced to Federal Prison for Health Care Fraud December 20, 2023 Chicago Contact Info … Fidel.ArroyoJr@dea.gov Division Contacts Illinois Rockford - (815) 987-4494 Springfield - (217) 585-2750 Indiana … — Shiela Lyons, Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Chicago Field Division, and Acting …
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Rome Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing with the Intent to Distribute Fentanyl

… Tarentino III, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, New York Division and Thomas … 21, 2021, he purchased approximately 36 grams of fentanyl for redistribution. He also admitted that on September 14, 2021, he purchased approximately 50 grams of fentanyl for redistribution.   Sentencing is scheduled for October …
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Illinois Man Sentenced to 30 Months for Theft of Medical Products and Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Distribute

… Illinois Man Sentenced to 30 Months for Theft of Medical Products and Possession of a Controlled … Fidel.ArroyoJr@dea.gov Division Contacts Illinois Rockford - (815) 987-4494 Springfield - (217) 585-2750 Indiana … C. Smith, Assistant Special Agent in Charge at U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Chicago Field Division, and U.S. …
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Illinois Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Possession of Fentanyl with Intent to Distribute

… Illinois Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Possession of Fentanyl with Intent to Distribute … Fidel.ArroyoJr@dea.gov Division Contacts Illinois Rockford - (815) 987-4494 Springfield - (217) 585-2750 Indiana … C. Smith, Assistant Special Agent in Charge at U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Chicago Field Division, and U.S. …
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Final Defendant In Rhode Island’s Largest Cocaine Bust Ever Pleads Guilty In Federal Court

Final Defendant In Rhode Island’s Largest Cocaine Bust Ever Pleads Guilty In Federal Court October 01, 2012 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 Kristen Govostes Recruiter Name Garth Hamelin bostonspecialagentrecruiter@dea.gov …
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Former TSA Officer Sentenced To 45 Months In Federal Prison For Accepting Cash From Narcotics Trafficker

Former TSA Officer Sentenced To 45 Months In Federal Prison For Accepting Cash From Narcotics Trafficker September 20, 2012 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 Kristen Govostes Recruiter Name Garth Hamelin …
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Over 25 Pounds of Fentanyl and Cocaine and $100,000 Cash Seized in Bronx Apartment

… members of the U.S. Marshals NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force executed an unrelated arrest warrant at a residence in … Duyvil in the Bronx. When officers with the Fugitive Task Force entered 536 Kappock Street, Apt. 6E, at approximately … were inside the apartment. Members of the New York Drug Enforcement Task Force (NYDETF) were alerted and seized the …
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Five Men Charged With Using New York Diamond District Companies As Front To Illegally Move More Than $600 Million

… businesses, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) New Jersey Division Cheryl … money transmitting business. The defendants appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Edward S. Kiel in Newark federal … of millions of dollars in illegal financial transactions for customers – including converting cash to checks or wire …
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Jury Convicts Cartel Leader in Murder-for-Hire Conspiracy

… Jury Convicts Cartel Leader in Murder-for-Hire Conspiracy December 15, 2023 Houston Contact Info … Mexican citizen residing in Laredo on multiple counts for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, kidnapping and murder-for-hire, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) …
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Nearly 1,000 Pounds of Meth Seized in Tulare and Kings County

… Social Accounts X Bob P. Beris Domestic Northern California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San … 415-999-0613 Akilah.k.Johnson@dea.gov Division Contacts California Bakersfield - (661) 396-3736 Fresno - (559) 487-5402 … were arrested on May 17, 2023, during a coordinated law enforcement operation and have been charged in a criminal …
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Fentanyl Trafficker Sentence to 22 Years in Prison

… NEW YORK CITY - Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Ismael Bimbow was sentenced to 22 years in prison today for his participation in a large-scale narcotic trafficking … that sold kilogram quantities of fentanyl and heroin and for possessing firearms to protect the drug operation.  …
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Communities Across Arizona Turn in Over 3.5 tons of Unneeded Prescription Medications to Prevent Drug Misuse

… PHOENIX  – On April 22, 2023, DEA and its law enforcement partners came together once again to protect our … medications from communities across the country. For more than a decade, Take Back Day has helped Americans …
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Buffalo Man Going to Prison for Selling Heroin Which Lead to the Death of a 24-Year-Old Man

… Buffalo Man Going to Prison for Selling Heroin Which Lead to the Death of a 24-Year-Old … in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford. Assistant U.S. Attorney Joshua A. Violanti, who … The deceased man’s girlfriend told officers that the day before, she met Arroyo and co-defendant Genesis Tolentino-Cruz …
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Communities Across the Country Remove Nearly 664,000 Pounds of Unneeded Prescription Medications to Prevent Drug Misuse

… x2242 NEWARK, N.J.  – On April 22, 2023, DEA and its law enforcement partners came together once again to protect our … across the country. DEA’s New Jersey Division and law enforcement partners collected more than 15,000 pounds of …
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Clinic Office Manager Sentenced for Operating $1.2M Pill Mill Scheme

… Clinic Office Manager Sentenced for Operating $1.2M Pill Mill Scheme December 12, 2023 … – A medical clinic office manager has been sentenced for operating a pill mill clinic that unlawfully distributed … Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Houston Division and …
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Fourth Honduran National Extradited to the U.S. in Prosecution of Tenderloin District Drug Trafficking Organization

… Social Accounts X Bob P. Beris Domestic Northern California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San … 415-999-0613 Akilah.k.Johnson@dea.gov Division Contacts California Bakersfield - (661) 396-3736 Fresno - (559) 487-5402 … cocaine base, and cocaine in San Francisco.  Information about the three defendants previously extradited …
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Dealer Heads to Prison for Possessing Over 5,000 Grams of Pure Meth

… Dealer Heads to Prison for Possessing Over 5,000 Grams of Pure Meth May 06, 2024 … HOUSTON – A 25-year-old Houston resident has been sentenced for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute meth, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. …
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Armed Indiana Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison

… Fidel.ArroyoJr@dea.gov Division Contacts Illinois Rockford - (815) 987-4494 Springfield - (217) 585-2750 Indiana … Gannon, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Indianapolis, and U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Myers for the Southern District of Indiana announced that Charles …
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Federal Officer Charged with Bribery and Attempted Importation of Cocaine

… Port of Entry in Laredo has been arrested, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge … Emanuel Celedon is set to make his initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Christopher dos Santos at 9:40 … from Oct. 1-17, Celedon accepted U.S. currency in exchange for allowing an individual to transport a substance he …
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Physician Sentenced for $1.2M Pill Mill Scheme

… Physician Sentenced for $1.2M Pill Mill Scheme December 04, 2023 Houston Contact … A Texas doctor has been sentenced to seven years in prison for operating a pill mill clinic that unlawfully prescribed over 600,000 opioid pills in exchange for cash. A federal jury convicted Dr. Oscar Lightner, 73, …
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Buffalo Man Pleads Guilty to Drug and Gun Charges

… Tarentino III, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), New York Division announced … that Rayshawn Miller, 40, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. to possession … of Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia. Sentencing is scheduled for July 11, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. before Judge Sinatra.        …
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Bath Man Pleads Guilty to Meth Charge

… Tarentino III, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), New York Division announced … to distribute five grams or more of methamphetamine before U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. The charge … of Major Brian Ratajczak.   Sentencing is scheduled for July 27, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. before Judge Geraci.   # # …
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Four Individuals Charged with Drug-Distribution Conspiracy

… Info Contact Us (504) 840-1100 571-362-2805 Public Information Officer (571) 362-4892 NOFD.Recruiter@dea.gov Talk … - (318) 676-4080 Arkansas Fayetteville - (479) 442-2618 Fort Smith - (479) 783-6300 Little Rock - (501) 217-6500 … Gulfport - (228) 863-2992 Jackson - (601) 965-4400 Oxford - (662) 234-8542 HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Four people have …
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Four Members of Armed Fentanyl, Meth, Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy Convicted Following Federal Jury Trial

… Fidel.ArroyoJr@dea.gov Division Contacts Illinois Rockford - (815) 987-4494 Springfield - (217) 585-2750 Indiana … Gannon, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Indianapolis, and U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Myers for the Southern District of Indiana announced that a …
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Long-time Laredo Drug Dealer Heads to Prison for Selling “China White”

… Long-time Laredo Drug Dealer Heads to Prison for Selling “China White” November 30, 2023 Houston Contact … LAREDO, Texas – A 39-year-old man has been sentenced for possessing with the intent to distribute fentanyl, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge …