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Soth Bay veteran indicted for alleged impersonation of federal officer

July 11, 2019
… way to assist the California Highway Patrol to remove a car from the scene of an accident. On that occasion, the person … Jeffrey Backhus is prosecuting the case with assistance from Elise Etter. This prosecution is the result of an …
July 11, 2019
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Former Bailiff sentenced in drug conspiracy

June 19, 2019
… De La Cruz, however, used it to line his pockets. From 2016 through 2018, De La Cruz obtained law enforcement … could then retain and steal the controlled substance from the source of supply for further distribution …
June 19, 2019
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Two California men sentenced for Ketchikan drug trafficking conspiracy

May 30, 2019
… conspiracy to transport methamphetamine and heroin from the Lower 48 to Ketchikan for distribution. Arthur … of methamphetamine and the collection of drug proceeds from co-conspirators. Castillo would then take the money to …
May 30, 2019
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South Bay methamphetamine trafficker sentenced to 10 years in prison

May 22, 2019
… 22, 2014, Suarez ordered “a hand” (i.e., five kilograms) from Cervantes and then Cervantes met Suarez to deliver the … the product, Suarez repaid Cervantes in cash proceeds from the drug trafficking.   The evidence further …
May 22, 2019
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Several charged in federal drug trafficking and money laundering conspiracies

April 30, 2019
… U.S. currency, which they knew represented the proceeds from drug trafficking, from the United States to Mexico. The transactions and …
April 30, 2019
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Vallejo couple charged in pill manufacturing operation at elder care facility

February 08, 2019
… as the owner. On Feb. 7, 2019, DEA, with assistance from the Vallejo Police Department, served a federal search … the DEA and the Vallejo Police Department, with assistance from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection.  This case was …
February 08, 2019
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Anchorage man indicted on federal drug trafficking charges

November 15, 2018
… Oregon 1-888-219-4261 Over 16 pounds of heroin seized from Christmas-themed boxes ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Don Deviet … package was intercepted on Nov. 6, 2018, originating from “David Johnson” in California, to be delivered to …
November 15, 2018
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Anchorage man sentenced for fentanyl trafficking

November 15, 2018
… Action Policing and Vice Units arranged to purchase heroin from Devoe at the Northway Mall, in front of the Carrs … up $5 bill containing .75 grams of cocaine, which fell from his hand. During the contact, officers observed …
November 15, 2018
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Mexican National Found Guilty Of Drug Trafficking And Illegal Reentry

May 18, 2018
… young male got out of the van and retrieved a cardboard box from a vehicle that pulled in next to the van. The young … Georgia on May 2, 2016 having been deported and removed from the United States on October 4, 2012 and not receiving …
May 18, 2018
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Indian Trail Man Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison On Drug Trafficking Charges

May 17, 2018
… rooms. According to court records, the deceased male died from a heroin overdose. Law enforcement identified Parker as … 2017. When law enforcement arrested Parker they also seized from his residence (Xanax pills and heroin), drug scales, …
May 17, 2018
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Multi-agency Investigation Dismantles Drug Trafficking Organization In Coffee County

May 17, 2018
… in our local communities. DEA received several leads from concerned citizens that were crucial in the success of … by agents of the GBI, as well as Task Force (TFO) selected from member agencies. It is the mission of the SRDEO to …
May 17, 2018
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Three Individuals Charged With Federal Drug Offenses For Allegedly Conspiring To Sell Synthetic Cannabinoids At Chicago Convenience Store

April 02, 2018
… bleeding, after using synthetic cannabinoids obtained from the store, the complaint states. Some of these … Last week, undercover law enforcement officers purchased K2 from Jad Allah and Mohammed inside the store, the complaint …
April 02, 2018
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El Paso Area Doctor Indicted On Federal Drug Charges

April 11, 2018
… Authorities allege that Dr. Easter, with assistance from Ms. Lightfoot, was responsible for doling out numerous … continue to pursue those who seek to perpetuate and profit from the diversion of prescription drugs.” The Drug …
April 11, 2018
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Arizona Woman Pleads Guilty To Federal Drug Trafficking Charges In New Mexico

February 20, 2018
… 19, 2017, with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine from July 14, 2016 through July 15, 2016, and distribution … Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives with assistance from the DEA and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. …
February 20, 2018
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DEA Announces Community Resources For Kensington Area

May 09, 2018
… provided and will continue to provide community resources from its 360 Strategy for residents of the Kensington area.  … programs for community organizers in the Kensington area from the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of (www.cadca.org) …
May 09, 2018
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Over 6 Tons Of RX Drugs Collected In DEA Take Back

May 07, 2018
… has finished calculating the amount of drugs collected from those agencies who participated in the April 28th … 79 collection points across the state, also an increase from October’s event. Cumulatively in Arizona, over 144,885 …
May 07, 2018
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Raids On Multiple Marijuana Grow Houses In Investigation Of International Money Laundering And Interstate Marijuana Trafficking

May 18, 2018
… Diversion Registration: Oregon 1-888-219-4261 Money from China Financing Criminal Drug Distribution Organization … homes had been purchased with large wire transfers of funds from the People’s Republic of (PRC). The source of the money …
May 18, 2018
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Pennsylvania Man Sentenced To More Than Four Years For Trafficking In Synthetic Marijuana

April 02, 2018
… for a traffic stop in Baker County, Florida, while driving from Tampa to his home. During a consensual search of his … confessed that three weeks prior, he had made another trip from Tampa to Pennsylvania and had transported a smaller …
April 02, 2018
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Federal Grand Jury Indicts Former Police Officer On Drug Charges

February 08, 2013
… up to life in federal prison. The indictment alleges that from January 2012 until January 2013, the six defendants … defendants are in federal custody. This indictment resulted from an investigation by the Drug Enforcement …
February 08, 2013
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Multi-Agency Working Group Addresses Heroin Problem In Colorado

April 06, 2017
… Response Working Group, which includes representatives from the Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) Denver Field … contracted when needles are shared. Results in the report from the methadone clinic study show: Heroin use spans …
April 06, 2017
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Three Kentucky Men Convicted In 100 Kilogram Crack Conspiracy

January 20, 2011
… of parole. According to evidence presented at trial from 2007 through 2009, the men were responsible for … two year-long investigation was the DEA, with assistance from Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms and the Christian County …
January 20, 2011
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Four Detroit Men Sentenced On Federal Drug Related Murder Charges

January 25, 2011
… crime head on,” McQuade said. "Removing paid killers from our community is essential to protecting public … Law enforcement partners to remove dangerous individuals from our community," said Dearborn Police Chief Haddad. …
January 25, 2011
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Four Ohio Physicians Lose Licenses To Prescribe Controlled Substances

May 17, 2011
… Suspension Order prohibits the physicians and pharmacy from possessing or dispensing controlled substances, pending … suspension order prohibits the employees at Prime Pharmacy from continuing to possess, order, or dispense Schedule II - …
May 17, 2011
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Ohio Jury Convicts Las Vegas Man Of Heroin Conspiracy

November 05, 2013
… showed that on January 7, 2013, law enforcement officers from the U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA), along with troopers of … package containing nearly two kilograms of suspected heroin from Osorio’s vehicle.  Both Osorio and the passenger in …
November 05, 2013
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Kentucky Man Pleads Guilty To Selling Heroin That Resulted In Overdose Death

June 23, 2014
… Mill, Kentucky, on April 20, 2013.  Baum subsequently died from a heroin overdose, from the heroin sold to him by Tingle-Brown. …
June 23, 2014
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Former Detroit Police Officer Sentenced To 1 Year In Prison For Leaking Confidential Information To Multi-Kilo Cocaine Trafficker

June 24, 2014
… to the dealer about how to explain away cash proceeds from drug sales.  In return, Coody borrowed the drug … the drug trafficker who received the leaked information from Coody, was previously sentenced by Judge O’Meara to 151 …
June 24, 2014
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Mexican National And Leader Of Large Meth Trafficking Organization Sentenced To 17 A½ Years In Federal Prison

July 23, 2014
… approximately six kilograms of crystal methamphetamine from the southwestern U.S. to the Cincinnati, Ohio, area … as well as quantities of cocaine and marijuana, from unknown Mexican sources of supply with ties to the Gulf …
July 23, 2014
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Owner Of Ohio Car Dealership Indicted On Money Laundering And Currency Transaction Report Charges

May 12, 2015
… by concealing the source and ownership of the proceeds from narcotics trafficking, as was represented to Barbarawi … that Barbarawi received approximately $21,533.50 in cash from two related transactions in connection with the sale of …
May 12, 2015
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Former Mount Vernon (OH) Police Officer Pleads Guilty To Extortion In Federal Court

March 04, 2016
… Traverse City - (571) 362-0443 Matthew Dailey removed drugs from police inventory and directed informant to sell them … and split the profits. A portion of the drugs were supplied from the Police Department’s property room, of which Dailey …
March 04, 2016
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Carfentanil-Related Overdose Death Indictments

September 21, 2016
… Crawford, 26, conspired in August 2016 to sell heroin from their residence in the Elmwood Place neighborhood of … Ohio, and Kentucky, a week does not pass without me hearing from or about families who have been affected by the opioid …
September 21, 2016