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DEA Task Force Investigation Dismantles Hartford-Based Heroin And Fentanyl Distribution Ring

June 29, 2017
… were receiving bulk quantities of heroin and fentanyl from out-of-state suppliers.  They then stored, processed … at epidemic levels across New England and those suffering from opioid addiction need access to treatment and … Administration’s Hartford Task Force includes personnel from the DEA Hartford Resident Office and the Bristol, …
June 29, 2017
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Vermont Man Charged With Five Counts Of Sex Trafficking

April 28, 2017
… upon the drug addictions of his victims, withholding drugs from them until they were in withdrawal so severe that they … demeaning story about a woman who allegedly stole narcotics from him, interspersed with still photographs of her in … however, would be determined by the court with guidance from the advisory Federal Sentencing Guidelines. The United …
April 28, 2017
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Two Men Charged With Cocaine Trafficking

June 17, 2011
… Filed court documents indicate that the allegations stem from a traffic stop of a Ford F-150 pickup truck that … prevented several million dollars worth of cocaine from polluting the streets of North Carolina’s cities and … will soon learn that the only retirement they will earn from their illicit business will be spent in a federal …
June 17, 2011
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DEA’s Seventh Pill Take Back Event Yields Fruitful Results In South Carolina

November 07, 2013
… that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. Take-Back Days are presently … water supplies, and medications were being retrieved from the trash by those who would abuse or sell them.  To …
November 07, 2013
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Pamlico County Drug Trafficker Sentenced In Operation "No Quarter"

December 30, 2013
… he and his co-conspirators purchased 1 kilogram of cocaine from a confidential informant. On November 30, 2010, the … confidential informant to buy 4.8 grams of cocaine (crack) from Willis. The investigation revealed that Williswas … kilograms of cocaine (crack) and 27 kilograms of marijuana from 1992 until November 30, 2010. The Organized Crime Drug …
December 30, 2013
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Anderson, S.C. Attorney Pleads Guilty To Obstruction

January 13, 2014
… facing federal drug charges in South Carolina stemming from a large-scale cocaine conspiracy. Court records indicate that on five occasions from February 21 to March 15, 2013, Anderson lied to federal … possessed the Chevelle but then lied about the location from where he had obtained the vehicle. Harry S. Sommers, …
January 13, 2014
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International Cocaine Trafficking Network Impacting The Low Country And Midlands Charged In Charleston, SC

May 13, 2014
… program in dismantling drug trafficking organizations, from their South Carolina base up to their sources of … This collaborative effort among law enforcement agencies from every branch of government shows clearly there’s no … is comprised of special agents and Task Force Officers from DEA, Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office, Charleston …
May 13, 2014
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Career Trafficker Tied To 170 Pounds Of Cocaine And $1.5 Million In Illicit Proceeds Sentenced To 20 Years In Federal Prison

August 17, 2015
… for his role in acquiring more than 170 pounds of cocaine from Los Angeles-area traffickers with the intent to … authorities in Arizona seized nearly 70 pounds of cocaine from Wakil during two traffic stops.  Additionally, … made three seizures of cash totaling more than $1.5 million from vehicles that Wakil was driving.  “[O]n each occasion, …
August 17, 2015
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Two Colombian Nationals Extradited To Los Angeles On Charges Of Leading Multi-Ton Cocaine Conspiracy Via Clandestine Air Shipments

October 05, 2016
… of overseeing shipments of thousands of pounds of cocaine from Colombian laboratories to Central American distribution … and Rios would “transport the cocaine via overland routes from production laboratories outside Meta, Colombia, to … drug cartels and disrupted the entire cocaine supply chain, from the production in Colombia to the distribution in the …
October 05, 2016
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DEA Announces Actions Related To Marijuana And Industrial Hemp

August 11, 2016
… and medical evaluation and scheduling recommendation from the Department of Health and Human (HHS), which was … most appropriate way to assess whether a product derived from marijuana or its constituents is safe and effective and … state law. The 2014 Act did not remove industrial hemp from the list of controlled substances and, with certain …
August 11, 2016
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Rancho Cucamonga Man Convicted For Operating Large-Scale Marijuana Grow Operation

October 12, 2012
… came after he had received written warnings in October 2011 from the U.S. Attorney’s Office that G3’s marijuana stores … investigation of this case was conducted by special agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration with assistance from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. On …
October 12, 2012
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Two California Men Charged With Participating In ‘Black Market Peso Exchange’ Scheme Used To Move Money Out Of U.S.

March 05, 2013
… used to move millions of dollars linked to illegal activity from the United States to Mexico, are scheduled to be … used Peace & Rich to receive large amounts of cash derived from illegal activity.  The cash - tens of thousands of … peso broker finds business owners in Mexico who buy goods from vendors in the United States, such as Peace & Rich, and …
March 05, 2013
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DEA And The Museum Of Science And Industry Open Powerful New Exhibit

September 16, 2011
… Coordinator: (571) 362-2942 Miami.Training@dea.gov Exhibit from the Drug Enforcement Administration explores the many … 4801 E. Fowler Avenue, Tampa, is open Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and on Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Target America , located in the …
September 16, 2011
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Last Member Of A Large Drug Trafficking Organization With Ties To Mexico Sentenced

November 14, 2012
… pled guilty on March 29, 2012. According to court documents from early 2008 through July 2011, the Drug Trafficking … in Mexico and was transported through Texas to Georgia. From Georgia, it was sent via couriers to central Florida …
November 14, 2012
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56 Individuals Arrested On Federal And State Methamphetamine & Pseudoephedrine Charges

April 19, 2013
… Shawn M. (34), Joseph D. (33), and Hunter G. (23), all from the greater Pensacola area, were involved in a … of pseudoephedrine in order to manufacture methamphetamine from January 1, 2011, until their arrests.  Pseudoephedrine … (ECSO) obtained 64 arrest warrants for drug charges ranging from trafficking in pseudoephedrine with intent to …
April 19, 2013
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Two San Gabriel Valley Men Who Participated In ‘Black Market Peso Exchange’ That Moved Money Out Of U.S. Sentenced To Federal Prison

April 24, 2014
… used to move millions of dollars linked to illegal activity from the United States to Mexico were sentenced today for … used Peace & Rich to receive large amounts of cash derived from illegal activity. The cash - as much as hundreds of … peso broker finds business owners in Mexico who buy goods from vendors in the United States, such as Peace & Rich, and …
April 24, 2014
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DEA Arrests El Monte Flores And Mexican Mafia Gang Members Charged In Federal Racketeering Indictment

July 30, 2014
… El Monte Flores gang, an organization that takes direction from the Mexican Mafia prison gang and controls criminal … by members of El Monte Flores, including acts of (ranging from battery to murder), drug trafficking offenses, robbery, … used and threatened to use violence to extort “taxes” from other drug traffickers. The defendants named in the …
July 30, 2014
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SoCal Doctor Sentenced To Over 5 Years In Federal Prison

January 06, 2015
… drug best known as Xanax - in exchange for cash payments from “patients.” According to a sentencing memo filed by … as a doctor to endanger his patients’ lives and to profit from their addiction,” prosecutors said in court papers. … with the UCs, and that his conduct was an extreme departure from the accepted standard of care.”             Sun’s …
January 06, 2015
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Richard Ammar Chichakli Arrested On Money Laundering, Wire Fraud, And Conspiracy Charges

January 10, 2013
… Powers (“IEEPA”) by attempting to purchase two aircraft from companies located in the U.S., in violation of economic … pursuant to its authority under IEEPA, prohibited Bout from conducting any business in the U.S. In 2005, that … Samar Airlines, contracted to purchase two Boeing aircraft from companies located in the U.S. In connection with the …
January 10, 2013
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Kerrville Doctor Sentenced To Six Years In Prison For Prescribing Controlled Substances Without A Legitimate Medical Purpose

February 26, 2015
… the Texas Medical Board for that reason.  Further testimony from a witness who had been prescribed Hydrocodone … has a direct correlation to the safety of our community.  From the proliferation of prescription medication induced …
February 26, 2015
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Four More Waco Area Aryan Brotherhood Members And Associates Sentenced To Prison For Role In Methamphetamine Distribution Operation

July 08, 2015
… and ordered to pay a $1,000 fine. “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 21 months to 35 years in federal prison. Sentencings …
July 08, 2015
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Temple, Texas Aryan Brotherhood Associate Sentenced To 20 Years In Federal Prison For Her Role In Methamphetamine Distribution Operation To Date, 30 Individuals Have Been Sentenced To Federal Prison In Connection With This Investigation

August 12, 2015
… Petrie to pay a $1,000 fine. “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 21 months to 35 years in federal prison. Sentencing for …
August 12, 2015
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New Haven Men Sentenced To Federal Prison For Distributing Narcotics

September 27, 2012
… Judge Ellen Bree Burns in New Haven. This matter stems from a joint law enforcement investigation conducted by the … officers conducted three controlled purchases of crack from Napoleon. Later in 2010, Napoleon was intercepted … a wiretap ordering eighth-ounce quantities of crack cocaine from another member of the conspiracy. He then sold the …
September 27, 2012
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Metro-West Drug Traffickers Charged In Oxycodone Distribution Ring

May 09, 2013
… customers.  Bourque is alleged to have acquired Oxycodone from multiple sources of narcotics supply, and utilized … cash, and a loaded firearm. According to court documents, from at least February 2011 through April 2013, Bourque, … which strive, above all else, to protect their communities from crime and those that perpetrate illegal activities.”  …
May 09, 2013
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Head Of New Haven Drug Trafficking Ring Sentenced To 25 Years In Federal Prison

June 18, 2013
… New Haven narcotics trafficking ring. This matter stems from a joint law enforcement investigation conducted in 2010 … that Jackson purchased multiple kilograms of cocaine from various sources of supply, and then converted a large … prior drug trafficking convictions failed to deter him from criminal behavior,” stated Acting U.S. Attorney Daly.  …
June 18, 2013
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Three Members Of Mexican Cartel Sentenced To Prison For Conspiracy Involving Liquid Methamphetamine

January 06, 2015
… with the intent to distribute methamphetamine stemming from their roles in the delivery of liquid methamphetamine … these defendants shipped liquid methamphetamine to Atlanta from the Mexican border and then distributed it throughout … organization, including receiving methamphetamine shipments from couriers at residences in Mableton, Ga. and depositing …
January 06, 2015
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Thirteen Sentenced For Narcotic Distribution And Violent Home Invasions

January 29, 2015
… Richardson, 23, of Nashville were each sentenced resulting from their earlier guilty pleas to distributing large … scale narcotics ring responsible for selling kilos of crack from around May 2011 to on or about July 16, 2013 in the … safety by removing drug traffickers and violent individuals from our communities. These results could not have occurred …
January 29, 2015
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Conway Men Enter Guilty Pleas In Federal Drug Conspiracy

July 16, 2015
… Agents also seized multiple firearms, to include an AK47, from the residence where Marcus Hemingway was arrested.  … Later that same day, agents seized $106,000 in cash from a safe in a storage unit in the Myrtle Beach area-money … field-tested positive as cocaine was seized on that date from co-conspirator James Earl Spain II.  Spain told law …
July 16, 2015
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Johnston County Trafficker Sentenced For Cocaine Conspiracy

August 12, 2015
… Inoue at Raleigh Durham International Airport after seizing from his luggage 3,891 grams of cocaine that was destined … used a confidential informant to buy 9 ounces of cocaine from Arrollo-Silva at a stash house located off of Sanders … candles, commonly used by drug traffickers to protect them from being arrested. Morales-Silva and Penaloza-Millan have …
August 12, 2015
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Mexican Cartel Leader Edgar Valdez-Villareal, A/k/a "La Barbie," Pleads Guilty To Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering

January 06, 2016
… and began coordinating shipments of cocaine into Mexico from Colombia and other South American countries using … customers in Memphis and Atlanta.  Valdez obtained cocaine from Colombia, exported the cocaine from Mexico to customers located in the United States in …
January 06, 2016