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Bridgeport Gang Member Involved In Courthouse Shootings Sentenced To 15 Years In Federal Prison

… to their crimes and to protect gang members and associates from detection and prosecution by law enforcement authorities.  From approximately 2017 until August 2020, GHB/Hotz members …
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Six Members of St. Louis Drug Ring Linked to Murders Plead Guilty

… Lee obtained bulk fentanyl and crystal methamphetamine from Juan Jose Francisco Gonzalez in Arizona via Darryl … being offered. Bost later claimed credit, received $10,000 from Lee and then paid Johnson, plea agreements by Lee and …
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Former High School Dean Charged with Murder

… that a high school dean should be protecting his students from.  In addition, as alleged, the defendant shot and … law enforcement partners to weed out violent gang activity from every corner of our community.” DEA Special Agent in …
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Syracuse Man Sentenced to Ten Years Imprisonment for Drug Trafficking and Firearm Offenses

… term of five-years supervised release following his release from prison, and to forfeit to the United States a handgun … brought kilogram quantities of heroin and fentanyl from Pennsylvania to Syracuse, where they packaged the drugs …
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Two Defendants Arrested for Operating Narcotics Delivery Service

… in this investigation.” As alleged in the Complaints [1] : From at least January 2018 to at least in or about February … continued to operate the Cab Louie Delivery Service.  From in or about October 2019 to in or about February 2020, …
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Rockville Centre doctor indicted for allegedly selling opioid and amphetamine prescriptions

… business still had a Radio Shack sign and merchandise racks from Radio Shack on the walls. According to the indictment, … on demand. The defendant is alleged to have accepted cash from the buyers.   The buyers allegedly asked for drugs, in …
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New York City prison bribery and narcotics smuggling prosecution completed with sentencing of last defendant

… Noel’s six co-defendants received sentences ranging from six months in a residential facility to 26 months’ … and endangering his fellow officers, Carl Noel will now go from guard to convicted felon,” said United States Attorney …
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More Than 450 Arrests of Illegal Immigrants and Suspected Drug Criminals Across Arkansas

… of illegal immigration and protect our communities from criminals who seek to illegally enter the United States … office. The illegal immigrants located in Arkansas came from 23 different countries. The crimes some of these …
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Violent Bridgeport Gang Member Sentenced to More Than 22 Years in Federal Prison

… to their crimes and to protect gang members and associates from detection and prosecution by law enforcement … gangs have been convicted of federal offenses stemming from this investigation, which has and solved eight murders …
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Lead Defendant in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced to Nearly 15 Years in Federal Prison

… - (910) 815-4513 Defendant conducted drug transactions from halfway house Methamphetamine DEA Stock Photo.jpg DEA … local, state, and federal partners to keep dangerous drugs from reaching our community’s streets and protecting the …
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Combined Federal and State Investigation in Idaho Leads to Arrests in Large-Scale Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… type of drugs distributed.  Maximum prison sentences range from up to 20 years to life in federal prison. “We are proud … are crucial to ongoing efforts to keep communities safe from the devastating impacts of drug trafficking and should …
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Co-Conspirator in Idaho Drug Ring Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Fentanyl

… our partners will work tirelessly to stop drug traffickers from flooding our communities with drugs and violence,” said … of our citizens, ensuring our streets remain free from the harmful influence of drugs.” U.S. Attorney Josh …
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Counterfeit Pills Laced with Fentanyl Get Burgaw Man 16.5 Years in Prison

… also confirmed repeated trips to California and Arizona from March of 2021 through November of 2021. Information … month to purchase approximately 5,000-10,000 fentanyl pills from his source of supply and have them shipped back to …
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Three New Haven Men Charged with Trafficking Pills Containing Meth and Fentanyl, Fentanyl Powder Mixed with Xylazine

… ROBERT COVINGTON , 32, of New Haven, with offenses stemming from the distribution of counterfeit pills containing … Firearms and Explosives.  The Task Force includes personnel from the East Haven Police Department, Milford Police …
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Domestic Trafficker Admits to Possession with Intent to Distribute Over 2,000 Counterfeit Pills

… On Dec. 23, 2023, law enforcement responded to a call from the Embassy Suites Hotel in Laredo. Hotel staff found … fentanyl. The investigation revealed Somers had traveled from Louisiana to meet a friend in South Texas. In phone …
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41 Charged in Massive Poly-Drug Indictment Linked to Cartel

… the overall control of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.  From Dec. 28, 2018, to April 22, 2020, the conspirators … and distributed drugs smuggled into the United States from Mexico. The leader of one of these groups – Roque …
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California Man and Utah Man Sentenced for Drug Trafficking in Idaho

… amounts of illegal controlled substances into eastern Idaho from California.  In January 2023, investigators intercepted … will continue to target and remove dangerous drug dealers from our communities.” U.S. Attorney Hurwit commended the …
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Federal Judge Sentences Supplier of Methamphetamine Trafficking Ring to 17 ½ Years

… a supplier with a drug ring that trafficked methamphetamine from Georgia into Western North Carolina. From 2018 to April 2019, while Daniel was incarcerated in …
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Georgia Cocaine Trafficker and Money Launderer Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison

… trafficked approximately 1,000 kilograms of cocaine from California into North Carolina and South Carolina and … and remains a fugitive. Today’s lengthy sentence stems from an investigation led by one of the Western District of …
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Prison Sentence for Final Defendant Wraps up Prosecution of Middle Georgia Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… The operation’s name, “Ace in the Hole,” was derived from the alias of Justin Adams, a/k/a “Ace,” 41, of Vidalia, … buying “crack” cocaine and “ice”-grade methamphetamine from Toussaint for resale to individual users and …
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Fourteen members of methamphetamine trafficking ring charged with drug conspiracy and related charges

… g a t i on targeting the trafficking of methamphetamine from Georgia into Western North Carolina.  “Methamphetamine … in the criminal indictment unsealed today in federal court, from 2018 through April 2019, the 14 defendants were …
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Affiliates of notorious white supremacist street gang plead guilty to federal charges

… Gangsters, a violent criminal street gang largely operated from inside Georgia’s prison system. The multi-agency … and the Bloomingdale Police Department, with assistance from the U.S. Marshals Service. The case is being prosecuted …
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DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within the United States

… Last Mile comprised 1,436 investigations conducted from May 1, 2022 through May 1, 2023, in collaboration with … to nearly 193 million deadly doses of fentanyl removed from communities across the United States, which have …
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15 People Charged with Trafficking Semi-Truckloads of Marijuana and Laundering Drug Proceeds

… products and to launder the bulk cash proceeds from selling the drugs. Adewale Adediran, the alleged leader … defendants remain at large. According to the indictment, from 2016 until this year, Adediran and the drug trafficking …
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Drug Trafficking Ringleader, Who Hid Huge Amounts of Drugs and Cash in Arlington, Sentenced to 15 Years

… property, along with more than $300,000 cash – proceeds from the harm he spread across the community,” said U.S. … load of methamphetamine that was coming to Washington State from California, disguised in boxes.   All told, in the …
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Repeat Offender Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Distributing Drugs for a Transnational Drug Trafficking Ring

… and Bremerton Police Department (BPD), with assistance from  Tahoma Narcotics Enforcement (TNET); the Seattle, … Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF) with support from Northwest High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas ( …
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DEA Warns of Brightly-Colored Fentanyl Used to Target Young Americans

… said DEA Acting Special Agent in Charge Jacob D. Galvan from the Seattle Field Division. “It doesn’t matter what … the number of states where DEA has seized rainbow fentanyl from 18 to 26** Fake Pills Synthetic drugs Drug Trafficking …
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Multi-agency investigation dismantles major drug trafficking organization in southeastern New Mexico

… on Thursday leading to the arrest of five defendants from New Mexico, Arizona, California, and Texas, and the … are committed to dismantling these criminal organizations from the highest levels down.”   “All agencies involved …
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President Biden Releases National Drug Control Strategy to Save Lives, Expand Treatment, and Disrupt Trafficking

… Becerra, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services. “From small towns to big cities, I have traveled nationwide … strengthening public safety; divert non-violent individuals from the criminal justice system and juvenile justice …
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Mexican Cartel Member Sentenced to Life in Prison for Violating RICO Statute

… where thousands of kilograms of cocaine were unloaded from tanker trucks and then reloaded with weapons and money … our commitment to prevent violence and criminal activity from poisoning the communities of El Paso and our sister …