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Loudoun County To Host DEA Exhibit

… the world. Visitors will experience a drug investigation from start to finish, helping them understand the … in a simulated MRI machine and view real wreckage from a drug related car accident. A portion of Drugs: Costs … stakeholders in Loudoun County to address this issue from a variety of angles, and am honored to be a co-sponsor …
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Eastern Shore Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty & Sentenced on Drug Charges

… established that Holbrook received quantities of cocaine from other persons and distributed or participated in the … 4, 2020, Holbrook arranged to receive a quantity of cocaine from supplier, Shakoor Stevenson.  On that day, Holbrook and …
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Two Penn North Baltimore Neighborhood Drug Dealers Plead Guilty to Fentanyl Related Charges

… undercover officer purchased 10 gelatin fentanyl capsules from the same two DTO associates.  Chemical analysis of … purchases in the known territory of the Bullseye DTO from co-conspirators who advised their narcotics as being …
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Oxon Hill Man Sentenced to Over 10 Years in Federal Prison for a Drug Distribution Conspiracy and for Illegal Possession of Stolen Firearms

… County Police Department. According to his guilty plea, from at least December 2020 until February 11, 2021, Rushdan … and picking up bags at the apartment while traveling to and from drug trafficking locations. On February 11, 2021, law …
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Hagerstown, Maryland Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty to Federal Fentanyl and Heroin Drug Charges

… March 18, 2019, law enforcement received an anonymous tip from a Hagerstown, Maryland storage facility customer … bore Smith’s photograph and the alias “Michael Silver”. From March 20 to April 24, 2019, law enforcement surveilled …
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Final Defendant in a Harford County Drug Conspiracy Sentenced to Six Years in Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Crack Cocaine

… regarding the purchase of three ounces of crack cocaine from co-defendant Hammond were intercepted.  Bolden had … transported money to Hammond and received a small backpack from Hammond, which investigators believed contained the …
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Oxon Hill Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges for a Drug Distribution Conspiracy and for Illegal Possession of Stolen Firearms

… County Police Department. According to his guilty plea, from at least December 2020 until February 11, 2021, Rushdan … and picking up bags at the apartment while traveling to and from drug trafficking locations. On February 11, 2021, law …
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Final Defendant in a Harford County Drug Conspiracy

… regarding the purchase of three ounces of crack cocaine from co-defendant Hammond were intercepted.  Bolden had … transported money to Hammond and received a small backpack from Hammond, which investigators believed contained the …
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Two Indicted on Drug Conspiracy and Other Charges in Landmark Case Following Fentanyl Overdose Death

… – A brother and sister were arrested on charges stemming from an investigation by federal and local law enforcement … 2021, death of a 20-year-old woman in Southeast Washington from acute Fentanyl intoxication. According to the …
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Leader of Wholesale Drug Distribution Network Pleads Guilty to Distributing Synthetic Cannabinoids and Laundering Millions in Proceeds

… of the sale of that spice. According to court documents, from 2017 through November 2019, Joseph Ruis, 56, was the … The spice connected to this conspiracy caused an individual from New Hampshire to fatally overdose. Ruis controlled the …
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Penn North Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to Nine Years in Federal Prison

… to his plea agreement, in July 2019, investigators from Drug Enforcement Administration’s Strike Force Group 1 … October 2019, investigators conducted controlled purchases from co-conspirators who had discussed drug trafficking with …
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Physician Assistant Sentenced for Conspiring to Distribute and Dispense Oxycodone, Fentanyl, Methadone, and Alprazolam

… as a physician assistant with Drs. Rosen and Hoffberg from 2011 to 2018, where he treated patients during … pleaded guilty on June 9, 2021, to accepting kick-backs from a pharmaceutical company in exchange for prescribing a …
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Essex Man Pleads Guilty To Crack Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

… Harford County Narcotics Task Force received authorization from a Circuit Court County Judge to intercept wire and … individual obtaining two to three ounces of crack cocaine from Hammond, the source of supply for the DTO. Hammond met …
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Baltimore man sentenced to prison after agents recovered fentanyl he hid in an illegal taxi

… were going.  Young answered that the driver was a friend from school and that she was giving him a ride home.  … she retrieved the bag.  The officer saw that, aside from the driver’s wallet and some personal items, the bag …
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Possible meth lab found in Hagerstown Maryland

… Clandestine Laboratory Team (consisting of Special Agents from the DEA Hagerstown Resident Office and Task Force Officers from the Washington County Narcotics Task Force) responded …
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Greene County Man Indicted for Possessing Over 10,000 Fentanyl Pills and a Kilogram of Fentanyl Powder

… alarming rate and our Virginia communities are not immune from its devastation. By arresting Mr. Woodson and removing this poison from our streets, we are effectively saving many lives. We …
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DEA Announces “360 Strategy” In Charleston To Huntington, West Virginia Tri-County Area

… enforcement; and both education and medical professionals from the Charleston to Huntington Tri-county areas. “The … better than anyone else the toll this epidemic extracts from their communities,” said Special Agent-in-Charge …
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American Express Bank International Enters Into Deferred Prosecution Agreement And Forfeits $55 Million To Resolve Bank Secrecy Act Violations

… uphold their responsibility to safeguard financial markets from the illegal activities of international drug cartels … will continue to work to stop financial institutions from knowingly disregarding their obligations to have these …
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Maryland Science Center To Host DEA Exhibit

… the world. Visitors will experience a drug investigation from start to finish, helping them understand the … in a simulated MRI machine and view real wreckage from a drug-related car accident. A portion of Target …
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Illegal Drug Company Gallant Pharma And Co-Founder Sentenced

… such drugs took more than two weeks to arrive in Virginia from overseas during a July 2012 heat wave.  Many drugs sold … and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, with assistance from INTERPOL and the Arlington County Police Department.  …
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New Britain Man Sentenced to More Than 11 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Narcotics from Car Dealership

… Than 11 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Narcotics from Car Dealership March 10, 2026 New England Contact Info … five years of supervised release for trafficking narcotics from a car dealership in New Britain. According to court … controlled purchases of narcotics, primarily cocaine, from Ortiz and other members of the conspiracy.  Three …
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28 Charged in Winchester, VA Cocaine Operation

… “The cocaine in these cases was being brought to Winchester from Florida. Through the use of force and intimidation, … Virginia area. The crack and powder cocaine was transported from southeast Florida to Winchester by Adelson Michel and … that is based in Florida. Members of this gang would travel from Florida to Winchester to distribute crack cocaine. …
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Border Enforcement Security Task Force Seizes 30,000+ Fentanyl Pills from Alleged Trafficker in Tukwila, Washington

… Security Task Force Seizes 30,000+ Fentanyl Pills from Alleged Trafficker in Tukwila, Washington August 04, … any prison term. The case was investigated by agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and officers from Homeland Security Investigation (HSI), and the Seattle …
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Owner Of Long Island Produce Distributor Charged In Manhattan Federal Court With Embezzling Money From Company Profit-Sharing Plan

… Charged In Manhattan Federal Court With Embezzling Money From Company Profit-Sharing Plan April 22, 2015 New York … (914) 682-6256 Defendant allegedly stole more than $800,000 from his company’s retirement plan to pay for corporate and …
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Alleged Drug Kingpins Charged With Multi-State Operation That Imported 1,000 Kilograms Of Heroin From Mexico Into The United States

… Operation That Imported 1,000 Kilograms Of Heroin From Mexico Into The United States June 04, 2015 … 2008, the Laredo DTO has manufactured and imported heroin from its operation in Mexico and supplied other DTOs in …
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DEA Detroit Field Division Investigation Leads to Seizure of $14.9 Million from Cartel-Linked Money Laundering Operation

… Division Investigation Leads to Seizure of $14.9 Million from Cartel-Linked Money Laundering Operation March 17, 2026 … a civil case aiming to forfeit over $14.9 million seized from an international drug money laundering scheme, United … The suit alleges that the $14.9 million seized came from tracking drug money deposits into the bank accounts of …
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Baltimore Attorney Stanley Needleman Pleads Guilty To Federal Tax Crimes For Failing To Report Over $1.5 Million In Income

… - (540) 662-5879 Federal Agents Seized $1,153,660 Cash from Safes in Basement of Defendant’s Home GREENBELT, MD. - … committed tax evasion by omitting $1.5 million of income from his federal tax returns over five years, and he …
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Drug Supplier From New Hampshire Sentenced To Six Years In Federal Prison For Multi-State Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… Drug Supplier From New Hampshire Sentenced To Six Years In Federal Prison … community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and …
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Brevard County Man Pleads Guilty to Multi-Kilogram Cocaine Offense

… Melbourne, Fla. Hines exited his vehicle and fled on foot from law enforcement. Once he was detained, officers located … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  More …
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Third Man in Multi-Kilogram Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced

… 37, and others would obtain kilogram quantities of fentanyl from various sources of supply. The group would then use a …