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Rochester Man Going to Prison for His Role in Cocaine Conspiracy

… Rochester Man Going to Prison for His Role in Cocaine Conspiracy October 11, 2022 New York … P. Geraci, Jr.      Assistant U.S. Attorney Katelyn M. Hartford, who handled the case, stated that between September … Bernard Street. At that location, Scott worked as a lookout for the organization, watching for threats to their …
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Bronx Man Admits Role in Distributing Heroin and Fentanyl, Causing Death of 15-Month-Old Child

… Jhan Carlos Capellan Maldonado, 35, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Esther Salas in Newark federal court to a superseding information charging him with one count of distributing heroin … all have previously pleaded guilty to the same charge before Judge Salas. “The defendant admitted organizing and …
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Local Man Sent to Prison After Helping Traffic Over 250 Kilograms of Meth in Gas Tank

… has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction for conspiring to possess with intent to distribute liquid meth, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge … and the seriousness of his conduct. Vargas was responsible for helping Pedro Rodriguez III, 45, San Benito, transport …
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Indiana Man Charged with Engaging in an Unlicensed Firearms Dealing Business After Selling More than 500 Guns for Over $350,000

… Firearms Dealing Business After Selling More than 500 Guns for Over $350,000 July 11, 2023 Chicago Contact Info Contact … 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 …
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Asheville, N.C. Man is Sentenced to 14 Years for Trafficking Meth and Fentanyl

… Asheville, N.C. Man is Sentenced to 14 Years for Trafficking Meth and Fentanyl January 16, 2024 Atlanta … prison today followed by five years of supervised release for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Robert J. …
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Illinois Man Sentenced to 7 Years for Drug, Gun Crimes

… Illinois Man Sentenced to 7 Years for Drug, Gun Crimes March 09, 2023 Chicago Contact Info … Fidel.ArroyoJr@dea.gov Division Contacts Illinois Rockford - (815) 987-4494 Springfield - (217) 585-2750 Indiana … Todd C. Smith, Assistant Special Agent in Charge at Drug Enforcement Administration-Chicago, and U.S. Attorney for the …
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Wisconsin Man Sentenced to 5 Years for Meth Trafficking

… Wisconsin Man Sentenced to 5 Years for Meth Trafficking March 09, 2023 Chicago Contact Info … Fidel.ArroyoJr@dea.gov Division Contacts Illinois Rockford - (815) 987-4494 Springfield - (217) 585-2750 Indiana … G. McGarry, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of Drug Enforcement Administration-Wisconsin, and U.S. Attorney …
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Indiana Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Drug Trafficking, Gun Crimes

… Indiana Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Drug Trafficking, Gun Crimes March 09, 2023 Chicago … Fidel.ArroyoJr@dea.gov Division Contacts Illinois Rockford - (815) 987-4494 Springfield - (217) 585-2750 Indiana … Madison - (608) 210-4300 Milwaukee - (414) 336-7300 FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Alfred A. Cooke, Assistant Special Agent …
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Final Defendant Sentenced for Tucson-Based Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Conspiracy

… Final Defendant Sentenced for Tucson-Based Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering … 29 grams of cocaine to locations in and outside of Arizona for several years up until June 2, 2017. As part of the … $250,000 of narcotic proceeds using this method.  This effort is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task …
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Atlantic County Man Admits Role in Drug Distribution Scheme

… x2242 CAMDEN, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Susan A. Gibson and U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger announced … Gonzalez, 38, of Egg Harbor Township, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Renée Marie Bumb to an information …
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Tucson Man Sentenced to 17 Years for Distributing Fentanyl Resulting in Death

… Tucson Man Sentenced to 17 Years for Distributing Fentanyl Resulting in Death October 05, … in restitution to the decedent’s family as compensation for expenses related to the young man’s funeral and burial . … 2019, Gomez sold the decedent six pills containing fentanyl for $90, which caused the decedent to overdose and die from …
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Cooperation Between United States and Mexican Law Enforcement Leads to Significant Actions Against Transnational Drug Trafficking Organization

… Cooperation Between United States and Mexican Law Enforcement Leads to Significant Actions Against Transnational … TUCSON, Ariz . – Today, United States and Mexican law enforcement announced significant enforcement actions against a prolific transnational drug …
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Defendants Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking in Lafayette Area

… Defendants Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking in Lafayette Area January 12, 2024 New … 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 …
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Citizen of Mexico Residing in Bakersfield Sentenced to over 10 Years in Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine and Fentanyl

… in Bakersfield Sentenced to over 10 Years in Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine and Fentanyl March 18, 2022 … 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 …
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Castor Man Sentenced for Possessing Methamphetamine and Numerous Firearms

… Castor Man Sentenced for Possessing Methamphetamine and Numerous Firearms January … 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 …
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Mississippi Man Sentenced for Drug Trafficking

… Mississippi Man Sentenced for Drug Trafficking January 10, 2024 New Orleans Contact … 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 …
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Chicago Men Arrested, Charged for Drug Trafficking, Gun Crimes

… Chicago Men Arrested, Charged for Drug Trafficking, Gun Crimes June 30, 2023 Chicago … Fidel.ArroyoJr@dea.gov Division Contacts Illinois Rockford - (815) 987-4494 Springfield - (217) 585-2750 Indiana … – Sheila Lyons, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Chicago Field Division, announced …
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Man Sentenced to 178 Months for Conspiring to Import Cocaine into the United States

… Man Sentenced to 178 Months for Conspiring to Import Cocaine into the United States … x2242 NEWARK, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Susan A. Gibson and U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger announced …
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Former Officer Convicted of Smuggling Cocaine

… Former Officer Convicted of Smuggling Cocaine June 27, 2023 … guilty verdicts against a 51-year-old Raymondville resident for trafficking drugs, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge …
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Jamestown Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Heroin/Fentanyl that Led to Overdose Death and Serious Bodily Injury

… –  James Brandow, 34, of Jamestown, NY, pleaded guilty before Senior U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny to … bodily injury to an individual identified as B.F. This effort is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) operation. OCDETF identifies, …
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Bakersfield Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing and Attempting to Sell Fentanyl, Cocaine and Methamphetamine

… 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 … Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Wade R. …
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Indiana Man Sentenced to Life Plus 25 Years for Drug and Armed Drug Trafficking Offenses

… Indiana Man Sentenced to Life Plus 25 Years for Drug and Armed Drug Trafficking Offenses June 21, 2023 … Fidel.ArroyoJr@dea.gov Division Contacts Illinois Rockford - (815) 987-4494 Springfield - (217) 585-2750 Indiana … Madison - (608) 210-4300 Milwaukee - (414) 336-7300 FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Alfred A. Cooke, Assistant Special Agent …
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Leader of Drug Trafficking Organization Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Thousands of Kilograms of Cocaine

… YORK CITY –   Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that … of cocaine, pled guilty today in Manhattan federal court before U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer to conspiring to … DEA, approximately 1,300 kilograms of cocaine was seized before it could hit the streets.  Now, the leader of this …
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Rochester Man Going to Prison for Cocaine Conspiracy

… Rochester Man Going to Prison for Cocaine Conspiracy February 10, 2023 New York Contact … Frank P. Geraci, Jr. Assistant U.S. Attorney Katelyn M. Hartford, who handled the case, stated that in October 2020, law enforcement began investigating the illegal drug activities of …
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Concord Resident Responsible for Teen's Fentanyl Poisoning Death Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison

… Concord Resident Responsible for Teen's Fentanyl Poisoning Death Sentenced to Eight Years … 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 …
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Former Federal Officer Receives More Charges for Alien Smuggling

… Former Federal Officer Receives More Charges for Alien Smuggling December 29, 2023 Houston Contact Info … bribery and drug trafficking has now also been indicted for illegally smuggling four undocumented aliens into the …
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Union County Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Drug Distribution Charges

… Union County Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Drug Distribution Charges February 10, 2022 New Jersey … x2242 NEWARK, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Susan A. Gibson and U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger announced …
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Buffalo Man Going to Prison for Cocaine Conspiracy

… Buffalo Man Going to Prison for Cocaine Conspiracy August 30, 2022 New York Contact Info … Ketty Larco-Ward of the Boston Division, and the Drug Enforcement Administration, under the direction of Special …
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Man and Woman Charged with Multiple Gun and Drug Charges, and Hobbs Act Robbery

… firearms while doing so. The defendants were arraigned before U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael J. Roemer and are detained. This effort is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) operation. OCDETF identifies, …
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New Jersey Doctor Charged with 34 Counts of Unlawful Distribution of Controlled Substances

… x2242 NEWARK, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Susan A. Gibson and U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger announced … credited special agents, diversion investigators and task force officers from the Drug Enforcement Administration’s …