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DEA M.E.T. – Long Beach P.D. Operation Nets Drugs, Guns And Criminals

… that resulted in the removal of numerous criminals from the streets of Long Beach, as well as the seizure of … the L.B.P.D., 10 members of the DEA’s M.E.T., and 1 agent from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and (ATF). … 28, 2011, and focused on removing street level narcotics from the community. The task force placed the emphasis of …
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Two Charged In 154 Pound Cocaine Seizure Destined For East Coast

… men were charged today in a federal narcotics case stemming from their involvement in a conspiracy to transport 70 kilograms of cocaine from California to North Carolina. Bobby Ray Palacios, 40, … driver and asked him to transport 80 kilograms of cocaine from Bloomington, California, to North Carolina. The DEA …
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Simi Valley Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Narcotics Charge

… A. Howard Matz, Tejera pleaded guilty to a charge stemming from a May 2010 incident in which he provided heroin and cocaine to a Simi Valley man who died from an overdose after Tejera injected him three times - … Sheriff’s Department, which received substantial assistance from the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office and the …
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DEA To Hold Drug Take-Back Event At Locations Throughout Los Angeles Saturday, October 29th

… dangerous prescription drugs. On Saturday, October 29, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the public will be able to drop off … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. “The Prescription Drug …
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Twenty-One Charged Federally In “Operation Woodchop”

… 28 individuals were charged with state crimes ranging from drug violations to murder and property crimes. In March … Boys. These two gangs operate only a few miles apart from one another and often work together or through criminal … the lead agency conducting this operation with assistance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of …
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Colombian Narco-Trafficker Extradited To Face Federal Drug And Money Laundering Charges

… of Florida, announce the December 12, 2011 extradition from Colombia to the United States of defendant Ramon … five or more kilograms of cocaine into the United States from 1998 through December 4, 2008. He is also charged with … and shutting off the supply of cocaine reaching our borders from abroad.” On …
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Mexican Drug Trafficker Sentenced To 40 Years In Federal Prison

… a ten-year term of supervised release, upon his release from prison, and to forfeit property located in Reddick, … of 2010, loads of cocaine were shipped via tractor trailer from Mexico and South Texas, to Reddick. From there, Garza …
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Members Of Pasco County Oxycodone Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced In Federal Court

… was sentenced to 37 months. According to court documents, from early 2009 through November 2010, the Humphrey drug … “These drug dealers used their own children to profit from the illegal distribution of prescription drugs. Not … investigate those who commit these atrocious acts to profit from the diversion of prescription drugs.” “We are proud to …
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Federal Jury Convicts Eagle Pass Brothers For Role In Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

… grams of cocaine. Evidence presented in trial revealed that from January 2009 until April 2014, the Cardonas used Real … drug proceeds. The Cardona brothers used the proceeds from their cocaine distribution to fuel their lifestyle of … District Judge Alia Moses in Del Rio. The case resulted from a joint investigation by the Federal Bureau of …
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Two Austinites Sentenced To Ten Years In Federal Prison For Role In Synthetic Marijuana Distribution Scheme

… distributed at least that amount of synthetic cannabinoids from 2011 until June 2013. Synthetic cannabinoids, also … distribution operation. Those sentences handed down range from five years imprisonment to probation. Two … Sapkota--are awaiting sentencing dates. This case resulted from an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration …
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Final Two Aryan Brotherhood Associates Sentenced To Federal Prison For Their Roles In Methamphetamine Distribution Operation All 34 Individuals Charged And Convicted In This Investigation Have Now Been Sentenced To Federal Prison

… and 500 grams of methamphetamine. “These sentences resulted from unprecedented collaboration of federal, state, and … commitment to prevent gang violence and criminal activity from poisoning our communities, but it also sends a clear … connection with this investigation to imprisonment ranging from just under two years to 35 years in federal prison. …
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Several Charged With Trafficking Marijuana For Cartel Members In Mexico

… Dec. 20, 2016. The ninth defendant - Jesus Alanis, 25, from Roma - was already in custody on unrelated charges. … their arrests. The indictments allege the conspiracies ran from May 2013 to February 2014. According to the … aliens and tasked them with carrying backpacks of marijuana from locations throughout South Texas until the organization …
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Six Mission, Texas Residents Plead Guilty To Participating In Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering Scheme

… (1) engage in financial transactions using proceeds derived from the importation, receiving, concealment, buying, and/or … the source, ownership and control of proceeds derived from unlawful activity.  The defendants face up to 20 years … To date, 12 defendants have entered guilty pleas resulting from this investigation. Four defendants-45-year-old …
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DEA Administrator, Attorney General Announce Enforcement Efforts Against Illegal Prescription Drug Distributors In Florida

… easily obtain dangerous prescription controlled substances from corrupt medical professionals are coming to an end,” … drugs, the days of easily acquiring these drugs from corrupt doctors and pharmacists are numbered.” “The … efforts to protect people - especially children and teens - from the dangers of misused or abused prescription drugs, …
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Jury Convicts Houston Man Of Smuggling Almost 9 Kilograms Of Methamphetamine

… heard that on June 22, 2012, Favorite drove a Honda minivan from Laredo to the Border Patrol immigration checkpoint on … in the van and that he and his mother had driven down from Houston. However, when agents asked if the bottles … they were only his. He stated he received them previously from a Hispanic male, but would not elaborate. The bottles …
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Four Charged In Federal Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering Conspiracies

… Briones-Ruiz, Nieto-Gonzalez and others allegedly conspired from Jan. 1, 2005, to Oct. 22, 2014, to possess with the … during the same time period to launder the proceeds from distributing controlled substances. They face a maximum … further charged with international transportation of funds from drug sales which also carries a 20-year-maximum and …
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Pawtucket Man Convicted In Federal Court Of Conspiracy, Possession With The Intent To Distribute Oxycodone

… on August 11, 2011, Pawtucket Police detectives and agents from the DEA Drug Task Force conducted court authorized … shop, 33 oxycodone pills and three cell phones were seized from Pineda and his work station. Pineda was seated in the … Milind M. Shah, and law enforcement officers and agents from the Pawtucket Police Department and the DEA Drug Task …
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DEA Drug Task Force, Providence Police Investigation Results In Seizure Of Record 19 Kilos Of Heroin

… on-going investigation and record seizure of pure heroin from the streets of Rhode Island has resulted in the arrest … witnessed by a team of law enforcement agents and officers from the DEA Task Force and Providence Police. On each … a location to meet with a person who would be traveling from Massachusetts to Rhode Island to pick-up the two kilos …
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Island Pond Man Sentenced To 33 Months For Providing Pseudoephedrine For Methamphetamine Manufacturing

… by a federal grand jury for methamphetamine-related crimes. From July to December 2011, Dodge supplied more than 15 … the precursor and assisted Santaw in the disposal of waste from a methamphetamine lab. Coker and Santaw manufactured …
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Two Men Arrested For Drug Trafficking

… Over one kilo of heroin and bullet proof vest recovered from search today BOSTON - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent … a criminal complaint was unsealed today charging two men, from Bourne and New Bedford, with federal narcotics trafficking. The complaint resulted from federal, state and local  authorities efforts to reduce …
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Norwalk Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Federal Prison For Narcotics Trafficking

… Connecticut narcotics trafficking ring. This matter stems from “Operation There It Is,” a six-month wiretap … purchased multi-hundred gram quantities of cocaine from various sources of supply, including individuals who … 11 years of imprisonment before being discharged from the Connecticut Department of Correction. In 2012, just …
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New Haven Man Sentenced To More Than Eight Years For Role In Crack Cocaine Trafficking Ring

… the evidence disclosed during the trial, this matter stems from a joint law enforcement investigation conducted in 2010 … school, to distribute large quantities of crack cocaine. From June through October 2010, Fields was regularly …
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Mexican Cartel Member Sentenced To Prison For Conspiracy Involving Over 400 Kilograms Of Methamphetamine

… massive amounts of methamphetamine into the Atlanta area from the Mexican border,” said U.S. Attorney John Horn.  … Horn, the charges and other information presented in court: From at least April 2014 through the November 2014, Israel …
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Macon Attorney Pleads Guilty

… announces that Holly Hogue Edwards, age 36, an attorney from Macon, Georgia, today entered a guilty plea to … with a sample of methamphetamine to try, explaining it was from a different source of supply from the source she typically uses.  The agent then provided …
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Newington Man Sentenced To Six Years In Prison For Role In Coast-To-Coast Cocaine Trafficking Ring

… his role in a cocaine trafficking ring. This matter stems from a joint law enforcement investigation headed by the … formerly of East Hartford, sent kilogram parcels of cocaine from California to Jenkins, Luther Nance and their … with narcotics conspiracy and related offenses stemming from the sale of crack cocaine and heroin in several …
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Two Hartford Men Charged With Murder

… murder of Anthony Parker of Hartford. This matter stems from a long-term investigation being conducted by the FBI’s … and gang-related violent activity.  Officers and inspectors from the Cold Case Unit of the Office of the Chief State’s … 15 Thomaston Street.  Parker was unconscious and suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.  Parker was transported by …
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Milford Man Sentenced To 65 Months In Prison For Distributing Heroin Connected To Overdose Death

… “They ignore the countless overdoses and deaths that result from the use of heroin as well as the lingering destruction … According to court documents and statements made in court, from November 2013 to April 2014, Russow obtained heroin from a source in New Haven and then distributed the drug out …
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Waterbury Man Sentenced To More Than 5 Years In Federal Prison For Distributing Meth

… documents and statements made in court, this matter stems from a joint investigation by the Drug Enforcement … would pay McCluskey and Laschober with proceeds generated from his distribution of the drug. For a time during the … Wallin received between one and three pounds of meth from McCluskey and Laschober on a monthly basis.  On six …
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Jury Finds Two New Haven Men Guilty Of Narcotics Distribution Offenses

… at trial, Thompson received kilogram quantities of cocaine from suppliers, including co-defendant Christopher "White … Vaughn received distribution quantities of crack cocaine from co-defendant Britt Martin, also known as "Big Baby," … 2011, investigators made two controlled purchases of crack from Vaughn. The jury found Thompson guilty of one count of …
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Stamford Man Sentenced To Four Years In Federal Prison For Distributing Crack

… narcotics trafficking ring.              This matter stems from a six-month investigation spearheaded by the Drug … purchased multi-hundred gram quantities of cocaine from various sources of supply, including individuals who … and customers.  Wills regularly purchased crack cocaine from Wooten’s associate, Gary England, and then sold the …