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Springfield Man Sentenced for Heroin Conspiracy

… a kilogram of heroin in Cole, Callaway, and Greene counties from July 1, 2015, to March 27, 2018. Robinson admitted that he transported heroin from St. Louis, Mo., to Springfield. Robinson then …
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Meth Dealing and Money Laundering Results in 17 Years of Prison

… noticing numerous suspicious packages being sent to and from addresses in East St. Louis and Phoenix. During the … to court documents, Cooper admitted to receiving narcotics from Jose and Steven Angulo in 2019 and acknowledged a …
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Crack Cocaine Dealer with Guns Sentenced to 10 Years

… five-year term of supervised release following his release from federal prison as part of his sentence. The crimes … search of his home. Curren had been dealing crack cocaine from his home for at least one and a half years prior to his …
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Poplar Bluff Man Sentenced for Carrying More Than a Kilo of Fentanyl Aboard Train

… luggage aboard a train that stopped in Kansas City, Mo., from Los Angeles, Calif., bound for St. Louis, Mo. Joseph D. … marijuana when Christie walked past him after disembarking from a train originating in Los Angeles. Christie told the …
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15 Indicted for Trafficking Cocaine in Kansas

… stopped more than a million dollars’ worth of cocaine from reaching our communities, and more than $730,000 of proceeds from returning to the organization. This is particularly …
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Drug Bust in Pontoon Beach Leads to 7-Year Prison Term for St. Louis Man

… $33,000 in cash. Kennedy has a prior felony drug conviction from Mississippi that prohibits him from lawfully possessing a gun. Brown had another $5,000 in …
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St. Louis Man Pleads Guilty to Cocaine, Fentanyl and Weapon Charges

… and subsequently seized over a half-kilogram of cocaine from Davis’s customer. Investigators resumed their … by the Drug Enforcement Administration with assistance from the Florissant Police Department, the Bridgeton, Mo., …
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Joplin Man Sentenced to 19 Years for Meth Conspiracy

… to distribute methamphetamine that was shipped via UPS from Arizona. Johnny T. Taylor, 33, was sentenced by U.S. … law enforcement officers tracked the suspicious package from its origin in Arizona and upon its arrival at the …
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KC man pleads guilty to meth conspiracy, faces 10 years in prison

… bags to the officer before he was able to wrest the bags from her. The officer was then contacted by the room … officer seized a bag of marijuana and a Taurus 9mm pistol from the truck. After obtaining a search warrant for …
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St. Louis man sentenced to 13 years for meth distribution

… was conducting surveillance of suspicious packages mailed from Arizona to St. Louis. On October 17, 2019, postal inspectors intercepted a suspicious package mailed from Scottsdale, Arizona, to a vacant home in Jennings, …
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17 pounds of fentanyl, heroin result in 8 years in prison

… 635-1331 Springfield - (417) 888-9800 Drugs were headed from California to New York WICHITA, Kan . – A California … Investigators learned Canas was transporting the drugs from California to New York for distribution when he passed …
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Judge sentences St. Louis County doctor for fraudulently obtaining opioid narcotic prescription drugs

… are used for illegal purposes, we seek to prevent them from causing injury or even death by the people who made … our investigative partners in preventing this doctor from contributing further to the opioid crisis." The …
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Former Everton city clerk sentenced to 10 years for money-laundering conspiracy

… that she participated in the money-laundering conspiracy from June 20 to Dec. 6, 2017. During that time, Conn was the … Halfway, Missouri, to send wire transfers of the proceeds from the distribution of methamphetamine to members of the …
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Sparta man sentenced to 14 years for meth conspiracy

… his/her source of methamphetamine had acquired anywhere from one-fourth of an ounce to one-fourth of a pound of methamphetamine from Robinson each week and had been doing so for several …
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Indictment: Kansas man planted poppies in effort to manufacture heroin

… The poppies were identified as Papaver somniferum, a plant from which opium is derived. “Opium poppies are an … Police Department led the investigation with assistance from the Clay County Sheriff’s Department, the Kansas Bureau …
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Hayti, Missouri man sentenced to 17 years in meth conspiracy

… of individuals who were conspiring to bring methamphetamine from the Southwest Border region into eastern Missouri for … no longer be making the Bootheel a stop for drugs coming from the Southwest Border, making Southeast Missouri a …
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Arizona man pleads guilty to transporting fentanyl through Kansas City to New York

… person 3.6 kilograms of fentanyl to carry aboard a bus from Denver, Colorado to New York City. However, the bag became separated from the courier at some point on the bus trip. The bag …
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Springfield, Missouri man pleads guilty to meth conspiracy

… methamphetamine in Cass, Greene, and Miller counties from May 14, 2017, to June 20, 2018. Thomas received methamphetamine to distribute from co-conspirator Christina E. Gauger, 39, of Springfield. …
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Mexican National pleads guilty to $10 million marijuana grow operation in Missouri

… clearing inside a large area of timber. A distinct path led from a building in the wooded area to the area containing … 2018; he was covered in mud, his arms had numerous bites from either mosquitos or other insects and it appeared he …
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Springfield, Missouri man pleads guilty to meth conspiracy

… methamphetamine in Cass, Greene, and Miller counties from May 14, 2017, to June 20, 2018. Williamson received methamphetamine to distribute from co-conspirator Christina E. Gauger, 39, of Springfield. …
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Syracuse Man Sentenced to 151 Months in Federal Prison for Possessing and Intending to Distribute Fentanyl and Unlawfully Possessing a Firearm

… possession of a controlled substance prevented Cintron from legally possessing a firearm in New York. United States … by the DEA Syracuse Resident Office, with assistance from the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, …
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Buffalo Man Going to Prison for 12 1/2 Years for Selling Fentanyl that Led to Two Deaths

… in Erie County Supreme Court, and is legally prohibited from possessing a firearm and ammunition. On December 30, … $3,798.00, and a 9mm semi-automatic pistol and ammunition from Alexander’s apartment. On February 18, 2021, an …
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Utica Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Conspiracy and Distribution of Fentanyl

… York Field Office. In pleading guilty Morales admitted that from May 2020 through October 2021, he acquired quantities of fentanyl from co-conspirators, which he then re-distributed to others …
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Syracuse Man Sentenced to Serve 157 Months for Possessing Fentanyl for Distribution and for Possessing Firearms in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking

… a 4-year term of supervised release following his release from prison. DEA and USPIS investigated the case, with assistance from the Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation …
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Elmira Man Sentenced for Methamphetamine Offense

… that on February 12, 2022, he drove a rental vehicle from his residence in Elmira to Cortland, New York. He … York State Police investigated the case, with assistance from the Elmira Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney …
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Buffalo Man Going to Prison for Selling Heroin Which Lead to the Death of a 24-Year-Old Man

… she and the deceased male used some of the heroin purchased from the defendants. The girlfriend went to sleep, and when … investigators conducted six controlled purchases of heroin from Arroyo and Cruz. On April 19, 2019, a federal search …
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New Jersey Doctor Admits Health Care Fraud Targeting Amtrak

… documents filed in this case and statements made in court: From April 2017 through June 2022, Mirza and his … prison and a $250,000 fine, or twice the gross gain or loss from the offense, whichever is greatest. Sentencing is …
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New York City Man Indicted for Drug and Gun Offenses

… his drug trafficking crimes.  Federal law prohibits Mingues from possessing the firearm as a result of a prior felony … State Police are investigating the case with assistance from the Utica Police Department, Syracuse Police …
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Dominican Citizen Pleads Guilty to Selling Cocaine while Illegally in the United States

… Campusano admitted that, at some point after being deported from the United States in 2009, he returned without … (ICE-ERO) are investigating the case with assistance from the New York State Police, Oneida County Sheriff’s …
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Elmira Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime

… that on February 12, 2022, he drove a rental vehicle from his residence in Elmira to Cortland, New York. He … State Police and DEA investigated the case, with assistance from the Elmira Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney …