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Baltimore Fentanyl Dealer Admits to Selling Narcotics to Customers Across Four States

… During the existence of the conspiracy, which spanned from January 2017 to December 2020, scores of customers from Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia …
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Heroin Dealer Pleads Guilty and is Sentenced to Four Years in Federal Prison

… 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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Narcotics Dealer Sentenced to Ten and a Half Years in Federal Prison for Federal Drug Trafficking Charges and Assault on a Federal Officer

… after ingesting narcotics, and the child obtained narcotics from Wall’s belongings, ingested the narcotics, and … task force officer attempted to physically stop Trimmer from fleeing. Trimmer then proceeded to grab the officer’s …
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Prince George’s County Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Federal Prison for a Heroin Distribution Conspiracy Conducted Over the Dark Web

… Washington Division. According to Ramseur’s plea agreement, from at least April 2014 through December 2015, Ramseur was … Ramseur accepted orders for heroin and received payments from customers in Bitcoin. Ramseur and his co-conspirators packaged and shipped heroin from Capitol Heights, Maryland, to customers throughout the …
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California Narcotics Trafficker Sentenced

… to fellow co-conspirators who then shipped narcotics from the west coast to the east coast of the United States. … regularly traveled to the New York area to collect money from accomplices and other narcotic customers.  For example, … the quality, logistics, and potential financial gain from trafficking-controlled substances. Additionally, there …
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Baltimore Drug Kingpin Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison

Baltimore Drug Kingpin Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison February 03, 2014 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 Washington.Special.Agent@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter …
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Career Offender from Little Rock Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine

… Career Offender from Little Rock Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for … An investigation revealed that on July 10, 2024, deputies from the Saline County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to … (CI) to conduct a controlled purchase of methamphetamine from Morning. The CI contacted Morning to purchase fentanyl …
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DEA Wins International Award for Publication Aimed at Preventing Drug Misuse Among College Students

… tools, and worksheets in eight easy-to-follow chapters.  An online version is available for download on DEA’s website: …
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Three More Synthetic Drugs Become Illegal For At Least Two Years

… (CSA) for the next two years.  These drugs are marketed online and through illicit channels as illicit hallucinogens …
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DEA Teams up with more than 4,300 Partners to Remove Unneeded Prescription Medications from Communities

… 4,300 Partners to Remove Unneeded Prescription Medications from Communities November 14, 2022 Philadelphia Contact Info … removed almost 17 million pounds of unneeded medications from communities across the country. “The Take Back campaign … and encourage everyone to remove unneeded medications from their home.” A specific breakdown of amounts collected …
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DEA and its Partners Remove More than 670,000 Pounds of Unused Medications from Communities Nationwide

… Remove More than 670,000 Pounds of Unused Medications from Communities Nationwide May 28, 2024 Louisville Contact … more than 18.6 million pounds of unneeded medications from communities across the country. According to a report … for a nonmedical purpose obtained that medication from a family member or friend. DEA continues to expand …
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DEA and its Partners Remove More than 670,000 Pounds of Unused Medications from Communities Nationwide

… Remove More than 670,000 Pounds of Unused Medications from Communities Nationwide May 24, 2024 Miami Contact Info … more than 18.6 million pounds of unneeded medications from communities across the country. According to a report … for a nonmedical purpose obtained that medication from a family member or friend. DEA continues to expand …
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Pawtucket Man Sentenced To 7 A½ Years In Federal Prison For Manufacturing And Distributing Meth From Newport Motel Room

… In Federal Prison For Manufacturing And Distributing Meth From Newport Motel Room November 13, 2014 New England … 2014, when DEA Drug Task Force agents and detectives from the Warwick and Newport Police Departments executed a …
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Man Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison For Possessing 21 Kilos Of Cocaine Seized From His Tractor-Trailer

… Years In Prison For Possessing 21 Kilos Of Cocaine Seized From His Tractor-Trailer October 31, 2016 New York Contact … The NYDETF had obtained information that a truck driver from California was transporting multi-kilogram quantities …
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Alert – DEA warns of increasing extortion scam calls

… and members of the public to be cautious of telephone calls from criminals posing as DEA employees threatening arrest … violation of federal law. Anyone receiving a telephone call from a person purporting to be a DEA employee seeking money … should refuse the demand and report the threat using DEA’s online form or by calling 877-792-2873. Reporting scam calls …
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Dark web fentanyl trafficker sentenced to 13 years in federal prison

… Llama.” The charged fentanyl distribution conspiracy lasted from October 2016 to August 2018, during which time Scanlan … to court records, Scanlan and Arias made over $100,000 from their dark web drug trafficking and split the money … extent of the law.” “Illicit opioid distribution, whether online or through conventional drug distribution methods, …
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Prior Felon Sentenced to 128 Months in Federal Prison for Drug Offenses

… Court documents reflect that Lee, despite being released from federal prison in July 2021, along with others was … After initially stopping for the Trooper, Lee fled from Troopers who attempted to give chase. Shortly … of the Attorney General.  To access public court documents online, please visit the U.S. District Court for the …
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Virginia Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Meth on the Darknet

… via the darknet. According to court documents, from about May 2019 through December 2019, Tyler Pham, 39, … law enforcement agents conducted 20 controlled purchases from “addy4cheap” on both markets for a total of 767 peach …
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Winchester Man Sentenced to Prison Time for Eutylone & "Ecstasy" Distribution

… Eutylone Seizure (1).png Eutylone and firearm seizure from DEA Washington Division files HARRISONBURG, Va. – A … and Gang Task Force conducted multiple controlled drug buys from Parson and his uncle, Gregory McKinley Frye.  On …
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Federal Jury Convicts Mexican National for Trafficking Fentanyl and Heroin

… United States Border Patrol or ICE custody.  Evidence taken from the two men’s cell phones showed that, before their arrest, they had traveled directly from Burbank, California, where Juarez-Sanchez had obtained …
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DEA Washington Holds Press Conference with D.C. Partners on Overdose Deaths in the District

… April. The two will face charges for the deaths resulting from the fentanyl they distribute -- the first time such a case has been prosecuted in the city. “Even one death from drug overdose is one two too many. Causing this type of …
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Baltimore County Husband and Wife Sentenced to Federal Prison for a Crack Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

… the seat.”  Law enforcement recovered a .45-caliber handgun from the center console of the vehicle and a large black bag containing 1,012.3 grams of crack cocaine from under the front passenger seat. Law enforcement …
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Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty to Heroin Distribution and Admits That Heroin He Distributed Resulted in a Fatal Overdose

… .34 grams of cocaine. According to an autopsy report from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for the State … on Victim A’s phone was a text to order narcotics from Smith and according to historical cell-site data, Smith …
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Felon Sentenced to Eight Years in Federal Prison for a Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy

… .22 caliber ammunition. Brown knew that he was prohibited from possessing firearms and ammunition as a result of a … detained pending trial. In April 2020 Brown was released from pretrial detention pending trial.  However, while on …
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Owings Mills Man Pleads Guilty and is Sentenced to Over Six Years in Federal Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl

… Approximately 2.8 grams of fentanyl were retrieved from the box along with Vines’ fingerprints from the interior of the parcel. On March 19, 2021, Vines …
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Chillum Drug Dealer Caught with Two Kilos of Cocaine

… Police Department (PGPD). According to his guilty plea, from July 2020 to November 2020, Ipina sold various … with other currency, to purchase 10 kilograms of cocaine from a drug supplier in Texas. In total, Ipina distributed …
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Norfolk Man Responsible for Fatal Overdose Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl, Heroin, and Firearm Charges

… Christopher McKinley Barnes, 36, sold heroin and fentanyl from late 2016 until he was arrested on April 16, 2019. … a kilogram of heroin in the Hampton Roads area and to users from the Outer Banks region of North Carolina. In July 2018, …
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Two men plead guilty to roles in large multi-drug trafficking conspiracy across Hampton Roads Virginia

… Mackie, 44. Once Byrd was unable to obtain more cocaine from his source, he would make arrangements with Mackie to obtain cocaine from him. Byrd sold both a few ounces of cocaine at a time …
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D.C. man pleads guilty to heroin and fentanyl trafficking and firearms charges

… Law enforcement conducted multiple controlled buys of drugs from Mace. In September 2019, an undercover detective met … Mace noticed an undercover police vehicle and fled from the scene. He was arrested shortly afterwards and …
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High-level Baltimore fentanyl distributor convicted in federal court

… According to the evidence presented at his five-day trial, from April 2018 through January 2019, Paul Alexander … to kill 5 million people—and more than $4 million in cash from Alexander’s car and apartments Jan. 2, 2019. The …