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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Is Saturday

… Winchester - (540) 662-5879 Twice-annual event takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 30 WASHINGTON - After … combined.  “Most prescription drug abusers get their pills from friends and family, including from the household medicine cabinet,” said DEA Acting …
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Doctor Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison for Unlawfully Distributing Opioids and Soliciting Sexual Favors from Patients

… Distributing Opioids and Soliciting Sexual Favors from Patients May 06, 2021 New Jersey Contact Info Contact … a legitimate medical reason and soliciting sexual favors from patients in exchange for opioid prescriptions. Joseph …
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South Jersey Brothers Admit Role In Conspiracy To Traffic Guns From South Carolina To New Jersey

… Jersey Brothers Admit Role In Conspiracy To Traffic Guns From South Carolina To New Jersey March 06, 2015 New Jersey … shotguns, and an assault rifle. They obtained the firearms from pawn shops, gun stores, and other sources in South …
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Dominican National Sentenced to 38 Months in Prison for Selling Oxycodone from New Britain Grocery Store

… Sentenced to 38 Months in Prison for Selling Oxycodone from New Britain Grocery Store September 16, 2022 New … years of supervised release, for distributing oxycodone from a New Britain grocery store. According to court … investigating individuals who were selling oxycodone pills from Elzier Grocery, located at 1485 Corbin Avenue in New …
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Extradition Of Felix Trujillo-Manrique From Colombia On Heroin Trafficking Charges

… Attorney Announces Extradition Of Felix Trujillo-Manrique From Colombia On Heroin Trafficking Charges June 27, 2013 … that Felix Trujillo-Manrique was extradited yesterday from Colombia for allegedly conspiring to import heroin from …
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Violent Armed Drug Trafficker from Boise's North End Sentenced to 262 Months in Federal Prison

… Violent Armed Drug Trafficker from Boise's North End Sentenced to 262 Months in Federal … fine.  According to court records, Ernstson, originally from San Francisco, California, led a drug trafficking … after picking up a load of methamphetamine and cocaine from the Portland, Oregon area. He was armed with a loaded …
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Rolling Hills Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl-Laced Pills that Caused High School Freshman’s Death

… pills to a 15-year-old boy and mocked the victim online as he was dying of an overdose, was sentenced today … Judge Aenlle-Rocha also ordered Wilson, upon his release from prison, to be placed on supervised release for 12 …
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Charlottesville Methamphetamine Traffickers Plead Guilty

… area. Santo Hidalgo Siguenza, a.k.a. “Chila,” 40, from El Salvador, Francisco Rocha Uribe, 31, from  Mexico, Rafael Vasquez Navarette, 26, from El Salvador, and Luis Guillermo Melendez-Henrique, 31, …
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Major Baltimore Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty, Sentenced

… Distribute Heroin Less Than Three Weeks After His Release from State Prison Baltimore, Md., – U.S. District Judge … Baltimore District Office. According to his guilty plea, from September 2020 to November 2020, Skordalos participated … joined the DTO less than three weeks after his release from state prison. In September 2020, federal agents …
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Baltimore County Felon Sentenced to More Than Five Years in Federal Prison for Obtaining Two Kilograms of Cocaine to Distribute and for Illegal Possession of a Firearm

… of Cocaine to Distribute in Maryland; Was Prohibited from Possessing a Firearm Greenbelt, Md., – U.S. District … to his guilty plea, on October 3, 2019, Alexander traveled from his Towson, Maryland residence to New York to acquire … conducted a traffic stop on Alexander as he was returning from New York to Maryland. Law enforcement recovered …
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Owner of Fauquier County gas station pleads guilty to distributing spice

… synthetic cannabinoids—commonly known as “spice” or “K2”—from the gas station he owned and operated with his business … A. Latif, 70, and his business partner have sold spice from their gas station, located in Warrenton, since 2012. … vigilance for the continued protection of our community from those that would exploit the weaknesses associated with …
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Member of Maryland MS-13 extortion operation in DC suburbs sentenced to 51 months in federal prison

… Washington, DC metropolitan area, MS-13 generated income from various sources, including the extortion of money from businesses.  In addition, they targeted legitimate …
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Career Criminal Sentenced for Distributing Cocaine

… operate a drug stash house in Portsmouth across the street from an elementary school. On September 17, 2018, this … and recovered more cash and the magazine matching the gun from his pockets. Dawson had additional crack cocaine in his pocket. Dawson and Boomer were arrested then released from jail within the next week or two. By the next summer, …
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11 Conspirators Indicted for Importing Large Quantities of Cocaine and Heroin

… “Most of the illegal drugs sold in Maryland are imported from outside the state,” said U.S. Attorney Rod J. … investigation.” According to the three count indictment, from 2001 to February 2008, the defendants conspired to … the United States large quantities of cocaine and heroin from Spain, Panama, Barbados, St. Thomas, and Dominica, …
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Operator of Charm City Motors Sentenced to Almost 11 Years

… IRS-CI evaluates currency reports to trace the money from the criminal activity to the criminal." stated Special … County, Texas, driving a vehicle which had been purchased from Charm City Motors.  Hidden in a trap inside the vehicle … Campbell and Custis to drive the car containing the cocaine from Texas to Maryland, and he would be paid $5,000 plus …
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Pharmacist Sentenced To 78 Months In Prison For Attempting To Weaponize Deadly Toxins And Possessing Narcotics Manufacturing Equipment

… to work tirelessly to keep criminals such as Mr. Gonzalez from being a threat to society.” According documents filed … explosive devices. Gonzalez made the purchases through an online marketplace through which third-party vendors in the …
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Salisbury Cocaine Dealer Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison

… drug trafficking days. A new day has dawned for Mr. Riley - from a jail cell in a federal prison,” added Tuggle. The … to trial testimony and his co-defendants’ plea agreements, from July 2013, through August 27, 2013, Riley conspired … the cocaine to Nelson.  Brown also purchased cocaine from White. In late July 2013, law enforcement intercepted …
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U.S. Charges Alleged Lebanese Drug Kingpin With Laundering Drug Proceeds For Mexican And Colombian Drug Cartels

… network for coordinating multi-ton shipments of cocaine from Colombia to Los Zetas Mexican drug cartel destined for … said DEA Administrator Leonhart. “According to information from sources, his alleged drug and money laundering … shipments of tens of thousands of kilograms of cocaine from Colombia through Central America for sale to Los Zetas …
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Haji Bagcho, One Of World’s Largest Heroin Traffickers, Convicted On Drug Trafficking, Narco-Terrorism Charges

… of the Drug Enforcement Administration. Haji Bagcho, from Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, was investigated by … than 20 countries, including the United States. Proceeds from his heroin trafficking were then used to support … of cooperating witnesses, the DEA purchased heroin directly from the organization on two occasions, which Bagcho …
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Former Mercer County Pharmacist Charged with Illegally Distributing Oxycodone and Other Opiates from Trenton Pharmacy

… with Illegally Distributing Oxycodone and Other Opiates from Trenton Pharmacy May 12, 2022 New Jersey Contact Info … quantities of oxycodone and other controlled substances from a pharmacy located in Trenton. Florence Ndubizu, 62, of … and a $1 million fine, or twice the gross gain or loss from the offense, whichever is greatest. Count Three, …
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West Haven Woman Who Diverted Narcotics from Dying VA Medical Center Patients is Sentenced

… West Haven Woman Who Diverted Narcotics from Dying VA Medical Center Patients is Sentenced December … must serve in home confinement, for diverting narcotics from veterans under her care while she worked as a nurse at …
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Alleged Drug Courier From Detroit Arrested On Federal Charge Of Attempting To Smuggle Cocaine Through LAX

… Alleged Drug Courier From Detroit Arrested On Federal Charge Of Attempting To … special agents that she had previously transported drugs from Los Angeles to Detroit on four or five occasions, and …
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DEA St. Louis Division Hosts Families with Loved Ones who Died from Illegal Drugs

… St. Louis Division Hosts Families with Loved Ones who Died from Illegal Drugs June 27, 2024 St. Louis Contact Info … family summits as part of our commitment to decrease deaths from illegal drugs,” said Special Agent in Charge Michael A. … in the United States in 2023. The number of people dying from drugs has decreased, while the number of deaths from …
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Woman Who Dealt Drugs From Her Lake Stevens Restaurant Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison

… Woman Who Dealt Drugs From Her Lake Stevens Restaurant Sentenced to 10 Years in … - (509) 374-3444 Yakima - (509) 454-4407 Husband Absconded from 10-Year Sentence and Remains a Fugitive Lk Stevens drug …
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Bristol Man Sentenced on Drug and Gun Charges

… to traffic approximately 45 kilograms of methamphetamine from Atlanta, Georgia, and Houston, Texas into Southwest …
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Winchester Woman Pleads Guilty to Distributing Acetyl Fentanyl and Fentanyl

… of foil containing a grayish-colored power was recovered from Heishman’s residence. The foil packet was one of the …
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Harrisonburg man sentenced for distributing fatal mixture of heroin and fentanyl

… and toxicology analysis determined that Murphy died from fentanyl and heroin intoxication. The investigation of …
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Cocaine supplier for local Virginia Bloods gang sentenced to prison

… to individuals in Virginia. According to court documents, from 2015 until early 2019, Chad Stewart, 44, of Anaheim, …
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Virginia man producing dangerous anabolic steroids and masking agents in his basement, selling them on social media, sentenced to prison

… at least three years. Kestel imported raw steroid powders from China and manufactured them into consumable steroid …
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Richmond man running multi-state heroin trafficking conspiracy sentenced

… to a federal grand jury. According to court documents, from approximately 2015 through October 2017, Gregory …