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Virginia Beach Man and Woman Sentenced for Fentanyl Trafficking and Firearm Charges

… and a loaded .40 caliber handgun. They were returning from Rhode Island where they had picked up the drugs from the source of supply. There were also two small …
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South Carolina Man Sentenced to 40 Years on Distribution of Methamphetamine, International Money Laundering, Gun Charges

… Texas, to pick up large quantities of methamphetamine from accomplices in those cities who acted as conduit from various sources in Mexico. Desorcy coordinated these …
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Jury Convicts Marijuana Trafficker of Drug-Related Murder

… X.B., arranged for his two associates to purchase marijuana from Palma Flores. In reality, X.B. intended for his … home in Alexandria, one of them stole the marijuana from Palma Flores and brought it back to X.B. Palma Flores …
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Charlottesville Dermatologist Sentenced for Diverting Pain Medication

… without their knowledge or consent, to obtain the drugs from local pharmacies. As part of her plea agreement with … Administration investigated the case, with assistance from the Virginia State Police.  Assistant U.S. Attorneys …
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International DTO Leader Sentenced in Operation Go Explorer

… orchestrated the movement of 3,586 kilograms of cocaine from Costa Rica to Guatemala. In June 2016, Barrera-Salguero … coordinated the transportation of 381 kilograms of cocaine from Costa Rica to Guatemala City, Guatemala. Once the …
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Five Indicted for Conspiring to Distribute Cocaine and Other Drugs

… Storey was the main source of supply for the conspiracy from his residence in Charlotte, North Carolina. Storey regularly traveled from Charlotte to Lynchburg to supply multiple individuals …
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Beltsville cocaine dealer sentenced to 11 years in federal prison

… Police Department. According to Robinson’s plea agreement, from in or about Feb. 2017, through in or about February … plea agreement, a black and silver 9mm rifle was recovered from the tote. The butt stock of the firearm was sawed off, …
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Nigerian man pleads guilty to international heroin trafficking conspiracy

… expected to net a personal profit of thousands of dollars from the sale. In June 2018, Anyaoku and two accomplices … was arrested and later extradited to the United States from South Africa in June 2019. Anyaoku pleaded guilty to …
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Career criminal, selling deadly heroin and fentanyl around Norfolk, off the streets

… his cousin as a middle man in an attempt to protect himself from criminal exposure, but the store security cameras … “This callous mindset will not be tolerated, especially from an individual with a criminal history like Alexander, …
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Pair Sentenced on Meth Charges

… documents, on September 23, 2021, law enforcement officers from the Virginia State Police and Washington County … in cash.      Law enforcement also recovered text messages from both Younce and Smith, including one message where …
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Washington D.C. Drug Dealer Sentenced to 14 Years

… Rod J. Rosenstein.         According to his guilty plea, from 2004 to January 1, 2006, Minor was part of a drug … stairs to approach Minor’s bedroom, Minor fired two shots from a Highpoint Luger 9mm handgun toward the closed door of …
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Authorities Announce Federal, State and City Partnership to Attack Drug-Trafficking and Violent Crime in Petersburg, VA

… any time imposed in federal correctional institutions far from Virginia. The partners stated that they have already … of Virginia and Special Assistant United States Attorneys from the Office of the Attorney General of Virginia. On …
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Members of Large Drug Organization Sentenced for Gun, Drug, and Money Laundering Charges

… result of several wiretaps initiated by the investigators, from 1997 through 2003, the defendants used numerous … compartments to transport hundreds of kilograms of cocaine from New York to the Maryland-D.C. area, which they then …
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Six Members of a Severn Street Drug Operation and a Supplier Indicted on Cocaine Trafficking and Firearms Charges

… 7, 2005. The indictment, which was unsealed, alleges that from 2002 until the present, conspirators used residences on … traffickers in open view of the community to deter citizens from cooperating with police or the sale of drugs. The …
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Defendants Found Guilty Of Rico Charges

… for two years by Gross Sr. and Louis Colvin. Testimony from cooperating co-conspirators, including Mr. Colvin, and voluminous documentary evidence, along with evidence from various related state arrests of the defendants, …
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Prince George's County Drug Dealer Sentenced to Life Imprisonment

… for distributing crack cocaine in Prince George’s County from at least 1999 through June of 2003. The Drug … surveillance of the residence was frequently conducted from the PGPD headquarters parking lot. As a result of the …
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NINETEEN PERSONS INVOLVED IN A DOMINICAN BASED ORGANIZATION ARE INDICTED ON DRUG TRAFFICKING CHARGES

… for transporting multi-ton quantities of cocaine each month from South America to Puerto Rico and the Caribbean for … the federal drug laws. On November 11, 2003 teams of agents from the DEA, FBI, and other local agencies served 13 arrest …
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Local Drug Arrests International Drug Nexus

… January 2002 after a seizure of 9,291 kilograms of cocaine from a Mexican fishing vessel in December 1991. It was a … was found. Matin was also wanted on a 1997 fugitive warrant from Dayton, Ohio. Kevin Abney was arrested in Northwest …
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Members Of Portsmouth Cocaine Trafficking Organization Plead Guilty

… crack cocaine around an intersection across the street from Brighton Elementary School in Portsmouth.  The … conducted 17 controlled purchases of crack cocaine from members of the organization. Hodges, who pleaded guilty …
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Eleven Dominican Republic Citizens Indicted For Impersonating Federal Agents And Wire Fraud

… Investigations observed that "When consumers purchase drugs online from unscrupulous Internet pharmacies, they not only put … To date, investigators have received over 1,000 complaints from victims who paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in …
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Pennsylvania Pharmaceutical Wholesaler Value Drug, Inc. To Pay $4,000,000 In Settlement

… size, unusual frequency or those that substantially deviate from a normal pattern.  The settlement resolves allegations that from January 1, 2009 through September 12, 2012, Value Drug …
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North Carolina Drug Supplier To Henrico Drug Dealers Sentenced To 24 Years In Prison

… signed as part of his guilty plea, Cooke admitted that from 2007 to 2013 he distributed between five and 15 kilograms of cocaine from North Carolina to dealers in Henrico and Urbanna, …
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PCP Dealer Sentenced To Over 19 Years In Prison

… Police Department. According to Wilson’s guilty plea, from August 2011 through February 2012, Wilson participated … the conspiracy, Wilson bought PCP, cocaine and heroin from co-defendant Samuel Braxton, a/k/a “Fats.”  Wilson then …
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Oxycodone Drug Trafficking Ring Faces Federal And State Operating From Massachusetts, Florida And Puerto Rico

… Drug Trafficking Ring Faces Federal And State Operating From Massachusetts, Florida And Puerto Rico April 11, 2013 … have brought down an oxycodone ring that distributed drugs from Massachusetts to Puerto Rico,” stated Attorney General …
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DEA Asset Forfeiture

March 28, 2025
… of drug trafficking and money laundering groups worldwide, from the lowly courier carrying cash or drugs to the top … standard needed to arrest someone) and obtain a warrant from a judge (with some exceptions).  The US Department of … exceptions);  Publication. DEA must advertise the seizure online for 30 days;  Proof. In all judicial forfeiture …
March 28, 2025
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Alleged dark web narcotics trafficker indicted for distributing heroin and methamphetamine in exchange for bitcoin

… “As alleged, De Alba dispensed heroin and methamphetamine from the shadowy corners of the internet, believing that it … distribution networks everywhere.” The internet contains online marketplaces for narcotics and other contraband on … the United States, and “stealth” delivery options ranging from “Basic Stealth” and “Better Stealth,” to “Super Stealth …
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Jury Convicts Hampton Roads Conspirators of Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Charges

… of conspirators that peddled illegal and potent substances from Puerto Rico into the Hampton Roads area,” said Raj … 42, and Nastassja Lopez-Alvarado, 31, both originally from Puerto Rico but living in Suffolk, were responsible for … at the Richmond International Airport and were prevented from taking approximately $28,000 in U.S. currency in a …
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Atlanta Woman Sentenced to 204 Months in Prison for Role in Methamphetamine Conspiracy

… 204 months in federal prison. According to court documents, from October 2018 through August 2019, members of a … to acquire a total of seven kilograms of methamphetamine from Degollado, which were then distributed to co-defendants … all admitted they distributed methamphetamine acquired from Dear throughout southwest Virginia during this …
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Owner of Tennessee Drug Screening Lab Sentenced to 36 months on Federal Health Care Fraud Charge

… to one count of intentionally omitting information from reports as required under the Controlled Substances … Dube in a letter dated June 29, 2012, that he was excluded from participating in any federal health care program. … In addition, Michael Dube also received kickback payments from third parties for referring individuals to those third …
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Cartel Money Launderer Sentenced to 96 Months in Federal Prison

… Intermex Wire Transfer, LLC. Sanchez-Rios admitted that from 2016 through 2018, she used the business to launder the … of CJNG. Sanchez-Rios’ role was to receive U.S. currency from multiple individuals working for the CJNG, which she knew were the drug trafficking proceeds and derived from a criminal offense.  Sanchez-Rios then wired that money …