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California Man Charged with Fentanyl Trafficking

… aboard a bus traveling through Kansas City, Missouri, from Los Angeles, Calif. Matthew John Gomez, 27, was charged … March 16, as he got off a bus traveling through Kansas City from Los Angeles. Gomez was wearing a backpack and carrying … of removing his backpack when he quickly stepped away from the detective in an attempt to flee. A struggle ensued, …
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DEA to hold 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… unwanted prescription drugs at designated collection sites from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 24, National … indicating a majority of abused prescription drugs come from family and friends, including from home medicine cabinets, clearing out unused medicine is …
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Jury Convicts Leader of Large-Scale Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy

… containing the fentanyl, and his fingerprint was recovered from packaging material.  However, Hunter ran from investigators, and made good his escape. The jury found … Hunter’s frequent pattern of travel to St. Louis from Los Angeles.  “At the time DEA seized Hunter’s 27 …
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Kansas City, Kansas, Man Pleads Guilty to Heroin Trafficking

… intercepted by law enforcement officers when it was shipped from California to Kansas City, Missouri. Solomon B. … local FedEx facility. The package, which was being shipped from California to a Kansas City, Mo., address, contained a … repositioned the parcel on the porch in order to conceal it from the street. A couple of hours later, Hawthorne arrived, …
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St. Louis man sentenced to 20 years for drug-related murder

… learned a prospective customer had purchased fentanyl from a rival drug dealer, instead of from Calvin’s drug trafficking organization. Calvin and … St. Charles County Sheriff’s Department, with assistance from the St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office. The case was …
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Man sentenced to 30 years for meth distribution

… methamphetamine. Norles transported the methamphetamine from California to Missouri and distributed that … trooper seized nearly 2.4 kilograms of methamphetamine from a Dodge Charger in which Norles was a passenger during … trim. The traffic stop was made while Norles was returning from a trip to Los Angeles, California. Norles possessed …
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Missouri man sentenced for distributing heroin resulting in death

… R.K.’s cell phone and noticed a thread of text messages from August 3, 2016, wherein R.K. and “Heather” discussed … into custody. Officers seized two small bags of heroin from Miller. Natoli admitted he would accompany Miller to … that B.A. had purchased the heroin that he had overdosed on from Miller for $120. Miller gave B.A. the heroin and Natoli …
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Kirbyville man sentenced to 24 years for meth conspiracy

… in southwest Missouri and in the Lebanon, Missouri, area from March 1, 2018, to Jan. 22, 2019. According to court … troopers seized nearly 2.4 kilograms of methamphetamine from a Dodge Charger in which Norles was a passenger during … Missouri, on Jan. 22, 2019, while Norles was returning from a trip to Los Angeles, California. Tribble is the first …
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St. Joseph man sentenced to 15 years for leading $2.1 million meth conspiracy

… to one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine from Jan. 1, 2015, to Nov. 16, 2017, and one count of … coordinating large shipments of methamphetamine from the Kansas City area to Buchanan County, Clinton … violation on a black Audi A4 driven by Pardee. Pardee fled from officers at speeds exceeding 100 miles per hour for …
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California man pleads guilty to drug trafficking

… Villanueva at a local bus station when he disembarked from a bus originating from Los Angeles, California, en route to New York City. … them. No one claimed the backpack, so detectives removed it from the bus and searched it. They found four bundles, …
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St. Joseph Man sentenced for $6 million in synthetic cannabinoid conspiracy

… to distribute misbranded drugs across state lines from March 1, 2011, to April 30, 2014. They also each … wire transfers, totaling $1,725,250, to purchase chemicals from individuals in China from November 2011 to March 2012. Some of the chemicals that …
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Leader of the Rodriguez Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 10 years for Drug Conspiracy and Money Laundering

… that distributed fentanyl in and around Oneida County from May 2020 to October 2021.  On September 20, 2021, the … back to Utica and recovered three kilograms of fentanyl from a speaker inside of Ares’ rental car.  During the conspiracy, Rodriguez, Sr. also provided cash obtained from drug trafficking to a straw purchaser to buy cars, …
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Two Jamestown Residents Plead Guilty for Their Roles in Drug Conspiracy

… investigators conducted a controlled purchase of fentanyl from Gross. Defendant Lewis distributed amounts of heroin and fentanyl, sourced in part from Richard Philbrick. He utilized electronic media to … purchases of heroin, fentanyl and methamphetamine from Lewis during the investigation. Richard Philbrick was …
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DEA Gears Up for National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 29, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  This event offers anonymous disposal … who misused a prescription medication obtained the medicine from a family member or friend. “I encourage everyone across … the United States.” “When you remove leftover medications from your medicine cabinets, you remove threats of drug …
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Nedrow Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug and Gun Charges

… warrant and seized the cocaine base and the loaded handgun from the defendant’s bedroom, along with scales and plastic … Resident Office, which includes Task Force Officers from the City of Auburn Police Department, the City of … Police, the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office, Investigators from the Onondaga County District Attorney’s Office, and the …
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California Man Pleads Guilty to Bringing Over 65,000 Fentanyl Pills to Syracuse for Distribution

… plea, Acosta admitted that, on April 4, 2022, he travelled from Bakersfield, CA to a storage unit in Syracuse, NY.  … that Acosta was transporting fentanyl and other narcotics from his home in Bakersfield to drug dealers in the Central … Bakersfield, CA are investigating the case with assistance from the Finger Lakes Drug Task Force, Auburn Police …
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Federal Trial Jury Convicts Syracuse Man of Drug and Firearm Offenses

… located a hidden compartment (or “trap”) in the dashboard. From the trap, Detectives recovered over 400 grams of … of at least 8 years following the defendant’s release from incarceration. A defendant’s sentence is imposed by a …
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New York City Man Pleads Guilty to Delivery of 1,000 Bricks (50,000 bags) of Fentanyl to Syracuse

… agreed to deliver 1000 bricks (50,000 bags) of fentanyl from New York City to Syracuse for $75,000.00.  On November … admitted that he was delivering the fentanyl to Syracuse from New York City as part of a drug deal. At the time of … Department-Special Investigations Division, with assistance from Investigators of the Onondaga County District …
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One Man Pleads Guilty, Another Sentenced for Their Roles in Drug Ring

… Gilbert purchased approximately 75 ounces of cocaine from Thompson. On Aug. 5, 2020, investigators executed a … 2020, he purchased approximately 49 grams of cocaine from co-defendant Thompson. On August 5, 2020, investigators … a Loaded Firearm – Third Degree and is legally prohibited from possessing ammunition. Saan Thompson and Louis Gilbert …
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Syracuse resident sentenced to nine years in federal prison for drug conspiracy and distribution

… distribute heroin, fentanyl, acetyl fentanyl, and cocaine from a location on Syracuse’s west side. In pleading guilty, … (5) year term of supervised release after he is released from prison and ordered to forfeit $15,740.00. He faces … proceedings in Immigration Court concerning his removal from the United States to the Dominican Republic.  This case …
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Niagara Falls man going to prison for more than 11 years on cocaine conspiracy and gun charges

… Falls, NY. The parcel contained a quantity of cocaine from a California source of supply that Maye intended to … and the parcel containing the sham material was recovered from within the residence shortly thereafter. Subsequently, … occasions in Niagara County Court and is legally prohibited from possessing a firearm. John Maye was previously …
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DEA and partners collect a record amount of unwanted medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… again showed their dedication to remove prescription pills from their homes to prevent addiction before it starts. DEA, … were collected in order to safeguard Americans homes from drug abuse,” said DEA Special Agent in Charge Ray … Day are available at www.deatakeback.com . Photos and video from Take Back Day are available at …
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DEA announces launch of Operation Crystal Shield

… trafficked into and within the United States.  From FY 2017 to FY 2019, DEA domestic seizures o f methamphetamine increased 127 percent from 49,507 pounds to 112,146 pounds . During the same time …
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Deli employee arrested for selling controlled substances near two Hamburg schools

… as selling hydrocodone, a Schedule II Controlled Substance, from inside Bayview Deli on Bayview Road in Hamburg. The deli is across the street from Big Tree Elementary School and Frontier Central High … the DEA conducted two controlled purchases of hydrocodone from Alawi. According to the New York State Bureau of …
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Two Rochester men plead guilty for their roles in drug conspiracy

… the defendants, to obtain a particular quantity of drugs from the Casado organization’s drug stash, and deliver it to … organization would collect the proceeds of the drugs sales from the drug runners periodically throughout the day. … of 2019, investigators conducted 13 undercover purchases from the organization.   On March 14, 2019, a search warrant …
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Long Island man convicted of trafficking narcotics in South Brooklyn

… were encrypted. The evidence at trial included testimony from co-conspirators, narcotics seizures, ledgers containing … and transactions, and more than 50 pages of messages from Blackberry phones seized from co-conspirators detailing their drug trafficking …
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Two men arrested for conspiring to distribute heroin and fentanyl

… repeatedly sold heroin and fentanyl, seeking to profit from these highly addictive and potentially lethal drugs,” … opioid investigations and removing relentless drug dealers from our city streets.” As alleged in the complaint, in … who stated that the overdose victim had obtained heroin from “Dougie” and that “Dougie” works with “Max B.” A …
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DEA’s New York Division welcomes Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan

… New leader of the DEA New York office returns to New York from DEA Special Operations Division in Washington D.C. NEW … Division.  Mr. Donovan was responsible for 500 personnel from DEA and 34 partner agencies; including federal and … across the United States.  Mr. Donovan is a 1993 graduate from St. John’s University with a degree in Criminal …
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Heroin trafficking ring “investor” convicted at trial

… 2017, Conners possessed $1,033 in cash, which was proceeds from the sale of heroin.  At sentencing scheduled for March … to a heroin distribution ring that transported heroin from Schenectady and Annapolis, Maryland, and sold it in the … in Plattsburgh, which consists of law enforcement officers from the DEA, Homeland Security Investigations, United …
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Two Tallahassee Men Found Guilty in Large-Scale Conspiracy to Distribute Marijuana

… purchasing hundred-pound quantities of marijuana per week from farms and brokers in California and reselling the … conducted a controlled purchase of 28 pounds of marijuana from a subsequently charged codefendant. During the … agents observed the codefendant obtaining the marijuana from Cosby’s residence immediately prior to the controlled …