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Crack Distributor Convicted In Plattsburgh, New York

… During the trial, the government offered evidence that from approximately January 2010 until September 7, 2010, … trafficking activities. Based on the information obtain from the CS on September 7, 2010, the DEA used an undercover agent to purchase a quantity of crack cocaine from Nelson Cordero, after which the DEA conducted a search …
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DEA Brings In Record Amount Of Unused Prescription Drugs On National Prescription Take Back Day

… and abuse by turning in over 21 tons of medications from their homes.  DEA thanks the public for their … that a majority of abused prescription drugs were obtained from family and friends, often from the home medicine cabinet. The DEA’s Take Back Day …
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Over One Million Dollars Worth Of Marijuana Seized In Otsego, New York

… tablets, 26 oxycodone tablets and three long guns as from 196 Head Road. Approximately two pounds of marihuana … ketamine, psilocybin mushrooms and hashish were also seized from 124 Boughton Road by law enforcement. Both of the … revealed that Scott and Glover, both of who are from northern California, conspired to deliver the 183 pound …
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TSA Employee Charged With Conspiring To Defraud The United States By Obstructing Security Measures At The Buffalo Niagara International AirportSecond Person Charged With Operating A Continuing Criminal Enterprise In Violation Of Federal Narcotics Laws

… the Buffalo airport security and directing travelers away from the body image scanner/patdown security line, which can … at the aircraft departure gate, preventing those travelers from being subjected to random secondary screening. On yet … with the FBI, DEA and our other law enforcement partners from the start of this investigation. I want to assure the …
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Three California Men Sentenced For Leading A Large Scale Juneau Oxycodone Distribution And Money Laundering Conspiracy

… conspiracy who acquired large amounts of oxycodone from suppliers in the lower 48 states. In 2007, Thomas and … and wire remittance companies to transfer drug proceeds from Alaska to California. Thomas and Dantzler used dozens … to protect the public and deter the defendants and others from committing these types of crimes in the future. U.S. …
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Queen Creek Man Found Guilty Of Trafficking Heroin, Cocaine And Marijuana

… that will no longer be available to aid drug cartels from Mexico.” The evidence at trial showed that Chrzaszcz … transportation cell that would ship large amounts of drugs from Mexican sources of supply operating in Arizona to their … in Phoenix. Law enforcement later seized $1.17 million from the same organization. The defendant faces 10 years to …
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DEA Hosts Its Fifth Statewide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day September 29 As Public Participation Continues To Rise

… unwanted prescription drugs. On Saturday, September 29th, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time, Arizonans will be able to … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. The public can find a nearby …
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Drug Trafficking Organization Leader Sentenced To 40 Years In Prison

… of a drug trafficking organization have been removed from our community.  Our neighborhoods are safer as a result … was responsible for obtaining pounds of methamphetamine from a source of supply, hiring drug couriers to drive … high capacity firearm magazines, ammunition, and vehicles from the DTO at three separate stash houses operated by the …
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DEA Sponsors 7th National Prescription Take Back Day

… Prescription Take Back will be held on October 26, 2013 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  DEA and its law enforcement and … unwanted prescription drugs.  On Saturday, October 26th, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. DEA and its partners will hold their … its partners collected 9,849 pounds of prescription drugs from San Diego and Imperial Counties combined.  Nationally, …
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Leader Of Binghamton-Based Steroid Distribution Ring Pleads Guilty

… purchased distribution-size quantities of anabolic steroids from China.  He arranged for the steroids to be shipped … and his organization obtained these dangerous substances from China and then distributed them throughout the country, … drug, we want to keep them out of the U.S. Mail and away from the general public who may not be aware of the full …
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Arizona Residents Dispose Of 3 Tons Of Prescription Drugs

… one-day DEA nationwide campaign was held on April 30, 2011 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and provided Arizonans the ability to … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. In Arizona, one in five …
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DEA Target Sentenced To Over 19 Years For Heroin Trafficking

… to launder monetary instruments. “Criminals cannot hide from the law. These drug trafficking organizations are … including Denver, Colorado and Portland, Oregon. Working from Tucson, Corral supervised and managed other … 90%. The investigation in this case was conducted by agents from DEA’s Tucson District Office, HSI-Tucson, Tucson Police …
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DEA Investigation Leads To Million-Dollar Fine

… required by statute.  DEA agents in Yuma located wrappers from a missing June 2010 shipment of MMA drums in an … of our continuing responsibility to help protect the public from dangerous drugs, this office will continue to use both … of the Drug Enforcement Administration with assistance from Customs and Border Protection.  It is being prosecuted …
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Three Time Convicted Felon Arrested In Otsego County On Drug Charges

… Attorney’s Office investigators received information from Town of Worcester Supervisor Donald L. Lindberg that … mobile home.  Investigators and DEA special agents from the Albany District Office opened an investigation into … Velleca’s residence and vehicle was obtained on May 22nd from Otsego County Court Judge John F. Lambert. On May 31, …
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Owner Of Tebbs Headshops Pleads Guilty In Federal Court To Selling Bath Salts

… and engaging in a monetary transaction in property derived from specified unlawful activity.  DEA Special Agent in … a 2012 motor home for over $157,000 with cash proceeds from his illegal sell of controlled substances and … these law enforcement agencies.” This prosecution resulted from an investigation undertaken in the spring of 2012 by …
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Doctor Who Supplied Oxycodone Ring Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To 36 Months In Prison

… but Diana Williamson saw an opportunity to profit from the drug’s popularity with recreational users. By … recruited individuals to obtain oxycodone prescriptions from Williamson, helped the individuals fill the … oxycodone to third parties. According to records obtained from the New York State Office of the Medicaid Inspector …
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Correction Officer Convicted Of Drug Possession, Conspiracy, Bribery And Official Misconduct

… Duvivier, received three kilograms of (over 6.5 lbs.) from an undercover agent posing as the inmate’s cousin. The … Dyckman Street in Inwood. Duvivier accepted the three kilos from the undercover agent and was immediately placed under … car was spotted on Dyckman Street, just a few blocks away from the meeting place, and members of the DEA Strike Force …
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Undercover Operation Leads To Arrest Of Larchmont Psychiatrist

… Diversion (Group TDS-NY) comprised of agents and officers from the U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA), the New York City … of Registration order to the defendant. The order bars him from the privilege of writing prescriptions for controlled … Office for doing all they can to protect our communities from the threat of diverted pain medication. ”   “One of the …
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Fourteen Charged With Heroin And Cocaine Trafficking In The Bronx And Across The Hudson Valley

… and federal law enforcement to keep our neighborhoods safe from drug traffickers. I commend our law enforcement … exemplify our unrelenting efforts to remove drug dealers from our streets and make them safe for law-abiding … law enforcement that we will continue to target, and remove from our streets those who choose to engage in this type of …
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Sixth Defendant In New York-Based Armed Robbery Crew Convicted Of Gruesome North Carolina Murder

… to protecting communities, in New York and elsewhere, from the violence posed by violent robbers and drug … In 2006, members of the crew traveled to North Carolina from New York to engage in a series of robberies. On October … Attorney Jeremy Shockett, an Assistant District Attorney from the Bronx County District Attorney's Office. The …
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Las Vegas Airport Employee Sentenced To Prison For Role In Large Scale Cocaine Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… worked to import multiple kilograms of cocaine into Alaska from Las Vegas for distribution. After the drugs were sold, … agents recovered the approximate 10 kilograms of cocaine from inside. During his sentencing hearing, U.S. District … She also noted the need to deter others in the future from using their security clearances at airports to help …
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Justice Department Announces Settlement Agreement With Seattle Cancer Care Alliance Over Pharmacy Control Failures

… falsified and altered prescriptions to divert oxycodone from SCCA’s on-site pharmacy.  The nurse conducted the … The nurse would then pick up the controlled substances from the pharmacy under the guise that she was doing so as a … patient was already receiving high strength pain medication from SCCA.  When the patient disputed receipt of such …
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Two Springfield, Missouri, Men Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison For Methamphetamine Conspiracy

… this time. Kenna Harmon also obtained methamphetamine from other sources and provided distributive amounts to Van … Police officers followed Van Pelt when he drove away from Kenna Harmon’s residence and conducted a traffic stop, but Van Pelt fled from the vehicle. Officers found $23,663 inside the vehicle. …
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Philadelphia Doctor Charged With Running Pill Mill

… located at 3801-3805 Lancaster Avenue in Philadelphia. From June 2008 through February 18, 2010, Gosnell allegedly … give it to WMS staff who would then collect cash and “tips” from customers. According to the indictment, Gosnell did not …
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Chula Vista Airplane Broker Who Managed Money Laundering Crew Using Drug Proceeds Sentenced To 60 Months

… Judge Michael M. Anello found that the money was derived from drug proceeds. "This sentence is a reminder that people … cash, which Contreras-Amezquita knew was criminally derived from unlawful proceeds. Contreras-Amezquita also admitted … and approximately $249,820 in cash on December 19, 2011, from Contreras-Amezquita, and forfeited the bulk cash, which …
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Violent Mexican Drug Trafficking Organization Indicted For Meth And Heroin Distribution

… of the organization smuggled drugs across the border from Mexico, to a stash house in Arizona. The drugs were transported from Arizona to the Seattle area, and elsewhere, for … including an AK-47 assault rifle, which were seized from a duplex in Puyallup and an apartment in Lynnwood. The …
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Carbondale Man Sentenced To Life In Prison For Drug Dealing

… and his associates belonged to a group called “JACKMOB.” From at least January 2005, through October 2009, the group … decisions to waste his life. Perhaps others can learn from his example. No one takes pleasure in seeing such a …
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Recognition For DEA Agent James Terry Watson During The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally

… A letter addressed to DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart from the FOP, Lodge 2, announced the FOP’s plan to honor SA … on December 9, 1970 in Monroe, Louisiana. After graduating from Northeast Louisiana University with a degree in … he began a law enforcement career that would take him from Richland Parish, Louisiana to the mountains of …
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Marijuana And Mushrooms Seized In Search, One Arrest Made

… Office Criminal Investigation Division with assistance from the DEA Northeast Aviation Resident Office.  This past … Office deputies as well as New York State parole officers from Utica and the DEA Northeast Aviation Resident Office … as an important notice to those who attempt to profit from illegal activity.  Through the excellent work of our …
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$5 Million In Street-Ready Heroin Seized In The Bronx: Nearly Half A Million Packages And Raw Heroin Recovered

… of heroin weighing approximately 20 (44 lbs.) were seized from inside a vehicle. Agents and officers with the New York … T-42 is comprised of agents, officers and investigators from the DEA, the New York City Police (NYPD) and the New … retail distribution. More than $5,000 in cash was seized from the home the women share at 1055 Boston Road, Apt. 2A. …