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Two South Carolina Department of Corrections inmates sentenced to decades in federal prison for roles in separate drug trafficking rings

February 12, 2020
… their roles in separate major drug trafficking rings run from inside prison walls using contraband cell phones. “DEA … protect both the general public and the prison population from the public safety threat caused by contraband … that the dealers were being supplied cocaine and heroin from an organization in Marion County. The leader of that …
February 12, 2020
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DEA Dallas Seizes 1,447 Pounds of Drugs, 49 Firearms, and Over $6.6M in Drug-Related Assets

November 04, 2020
… numerous federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies from throughout Texas spanning from October of 2018 to June of 2020.   Operations Trap … trailers loaded with quantities of illegal drugs imported from Mexico across the Texas/Mexico border, and the seizure …
November 04, 2020
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Defendant Sentenced For Role In May 2013 Murder Of Southlake, Texas, Man

August 18, 2016
… presented at trial and documents filed in the case, from approximately March 1, 2011, until May 22, 2013, the … defendants traveled in interstate and foreign commerce from Mexico to Southlake, and elsewhere, with the intent to … result of that travel, Mr. Chapa was killed.  In addition, from approximately May 23, 2013, until September 5, 2014, …
August 18, 2016
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Former Governor Of State Of Tamaulipas, Mexico, Indicted In The Southern District Of Texas

December 02, 2013
… of bank fraud. Yarrington served as governor of Tamaulipas from 1999 to 2004. Tamaulipas lies along the southern border between the United States and Mexico directly across from Brownsville and Laredo. According to the indictment, …
December 02, 2013
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Spice Distribution Kingpin John Bowen Sentenced To 60 Months In Federal Prison

August 24, 2015
… in Denver returned indictments charging nine individuals from across the country with conspiracy and drug … “Spice” is a common term for synthetic cannabinoids.  From August through September 2013, there were 221 …
August 24, 2015
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Nineteen Individuals Indicted For Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering

May 27, 2014
… with intent to distribute and conspiracy to import heroin from Colombia and Venezuela into Puerto Rico, announced U.S. … José Luis Castro-Delgado; and Erika Casillas-Bonet. From in or about August 2012 through in or about April 2013: …
May 27, 2014
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20 Individuals Charged With Trafficking Heroin And Fentanyl

December 13, 2016
… in connection with trafficking heroin, Fentanyl and cocaine from Mexico and the Dominican Republic to Massachusetts and … imported large quantities of heroin, Fentanyl, and cocaine from Mexico and the Dominican Republic into the United … of drug shipments, as well as the collection of debts from their customer base, and payments of the drug debts …
December 13, 2016
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Jury Convicts Three Defendants Of Charges Related To Multi-Million Dollar Drug-Trafficking Conspiracy

July 06, 2011
… hundreds of kilograms of cocaine worth millions of dollars from Mexico to distribute in the Kansas City metropolitan … conspiracy to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine from Jan. 1, 2007, to Feb. 11, 2010, which was charged in a … City metropolitan area. A normal load of cocaine would be from 20 to 50 kilograms, which was smuggled in vehicles …
July 06, 2011
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West Babylon man indicted for alleged major cocaine trafficking operation

August 25, 2020
… the outstanding work of law enforcement, and with support from the community, we have shut down a significant drug … together with our partners to ensure that those who profit from the sale of dangerous, illegal drugs will be held fully … began earlier this year in response to numerous complaints from members of the community. Surveillance of Reyes’ house, …
August 25, 2020
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Six arrested, charged in multi-state narcotics conspiracy responsible for supplying fentanyl & cocaine to Dayton

August 26, 2020
… of DEA task force officer DETROIT – Two brothers originally from Dayton, Ohio and four others were arrested in North … authorities have seized narcotics, cash, and firearms from the drug trafficking organization on multiple occasions … – including fentanyl, cocaine, cash and firearms seized from a search warrant executed on Nov. 4, 2019. It was …
August 26, 2020
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DEA Launches Fentanyl Free America Initiative to Combat the Synthetic Drug Crisis

December 03, 2025
… commitment to protecting American lives and communities from the devastating impacts of fentanyl, which claimed … contained a potentially lethal dose, a significant drop from 76% of pills tested just two years prior in FY 2023. … fentanyl powder purity decreased to 10.3%, down from 19.5% during the same time period. These reductions in …
December 03, 2025
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Nine Defendants Indicted for Drug and Firearms Conspiracies

March 15, 2022
… firearm that Bermudez used in that shooting was recovered from his Essex County residence, loaded with seven rounds of 9mm ammunition. From April 2021 through May 18, 2021, Brown, a convicted …
March 15, 2022
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DEA and partners hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 27

April 23, 2019
… remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they are vulnerable to … in Charge Brad Byerley. “Last year, more Americans died from opioid overdoses than from all other drugs combined, including meth, cocaine and …
April 23, 2019
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Judge sentences St. Louis man to 10 years for drug trafficking and firearm charges

January 21, 2021
… informants to do controlled purchases of fentanyl from whoever was in possession of the common cell phone. On … of incarceration. On December 3, 2016, Fields placed a call from the St. Louis City Justice Center to a phone number and received updates from co-conspirators regarding drug trafficking and the …
January 21, 2021
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Three Columbia men charged with heroin trafficking

June 12, 2020
… in a conspiracy to distribute heroin in Boone County from December 17, 2019, to June 11, 2020. According to … source to make two controlled purchases of heroin/fentanyl from Keveon Johnson. The confidential source identified … used another confidential source to purchase heroin from Seawood, the affidavits say. When the confidential …
June 12, 2020
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Final Men Sent to Prison for Their roles in International Cocaine and Drug Money Conspiracy

November 04, 2024
… 2021, Acosta and Rojo directed another individual to travel from Laredo to Austin to retrieve five kilograms of cocaine and $9,000 in cash from Barrientos-Cano. He was to deliver the cocaine to their … cocaine to Saldivar, who was also acting on instructions from the two men and reported the bundles had been …
November 04, 2024
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Drug Investigations Lead To Treasury 311 Patriot Act Designation Against Lebanese Bank Tied To Hizballah

February 10, 2011
… money laundering network. This network moves illegal drugs from South America to Europe and the Middle East via West … “This action seeks to protect the U.S. financial system from the illicit proceeds flowing through LCB and to deprive … which it proposes prohibiting U.S. financial institutions from opening or maintaining correspondent or payable-through …
February 10, 2011
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DEA Brings In Record Number Of Unused Pills During 15th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

May 07, 2018
… this public health event.  There are no cities immune from drug overdoses and this event provided opportunities … own homes.  By removing unused prescription medication from medicine cabinets, households are safeguarding their homes from drug initiation and drug abuse.” “National Prescription …
May 07, 2018
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DEA Brings In Record Number Of Unused Pills During 15th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

May 07, 2018
… sites which resulted in 17,018 (8.5 tons) removed from circulation. Idaho - 37 collection sites which resulted in 4,(2.0 tons) removed from circulation. Oregon - 60 collection sites which resulted in 14,614 (7.3 tons) removed from circulation. This is a record collection number for …
May 07, 2018
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DEA In Kentucky Holds Sixth Rx Drug Take-Back Day And Public Participation Continues To Rise

May 06, 2013
… to discard unwanted, unused and expired prescription drugs from medicine cabinets, bedside tables, and kitchen drawers. … with DEA and manned 92 collection sites that ranged from parking lots of retail stores to police and fire … of pills, capsules, and other medications were collected from medicine cabinets across the Bluegrass State.  …
May 06, 2013
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Four Michigan Men Charged With Distributing Heroin, Fentanyl And Vicodin, That Resulted In Three Overdose Deaths

May 29, 2015
… Heroin overdose deaths in the United States have tripled from 2010 to 2013. Since January 1st, 2015, more than 60 … number of heroin overdose deaths in Oakland County doubled from 2013 to 2014. The men charged include: - Zachary R. … rifle and a 9mm semi-automatic pistol. Another indictment from a separate investigation charged McConico with …
May 29, 2015
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Nineteen Ohio Residents Charged In Heroin Distribution Conspiracy

November 09, 2015
… Laroo Wells, Arthur Ezell, Jr., Dymond Williams, all from Ashtabula, Ohio; John Sabo, Jeanie Sabo, Brenda Burdick, and Jacob Moser, from Conneaut; Francis Mitchell, Dawn Perry, and Julius Mitchell from Cleveland; Michael Mlynek, of Powhatan Point; and …
November 09, 2015
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39 People Charged On Heroin Conspiracy Charges In Central Ohio

October 25, 2017
… with intent to distribute heroin. The defendants are all from the Mansfield area unless otherwise noted. They are: … Hayes and Edward Jones obtained large amounts of heroin from Roberto Calderon in Chicago and then sold it in the … cocaine, cocaine and marijuana. The defendants are all from the Mansfield area unless otherwise noted. They are: …
October 25, 2017
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Pharmacist And Others Charged In Pill Mill Case Plead Guilty

September 07, 2016
… Texas, has pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge stemming from his involvement in a “pill mill” operation, announced … $41,112 to the United States that constitute proceeds from dispensing oxycodone during the conspiracy.  He faces a … their DEA registration numbers, preventing Dr. Andrews from issuing prescriptions for controlled substances and …
September 07, 2016
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Dallas Man Sentenced For Role In Conspiracy To Transport, Or Assist In Transporting, A Substance Represented To Be Cocaine

November 17, 2016
… a substance that was represented to be cocaine on flights from Dallas-Fort Worth International (DFW) was sentenced … enforcement operation.  As part of the conspiracy, that ran from approximately April 18, 2013, through July 14, 2015, … to be cocaine was transported on commercial airlines flying from DFW to destinations in Las Vegas, Nevada; Newark, New …
November 17, 2016
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Pharmacist Charged In Pill Mill Case Sentenced To 24 Months In Federal Prison

June 09, 2017
… $41,112 to the United States that constitute proceeds from dispensing oxycodone during the conspiracy.  Frimpong … our country daily, it is crucial that this peril is removed from our communities”, said SAC Shelley.  “Diverted … pain pills first.  Those who divert legitimate drugs from their lawful, therapeutic purposes to illicit, deadly …
June 09, 2017
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DEA And Local Law Enforcement Partners Collect Record Number Of Unused Pills As Part Of Its 14th Prescription Drug Take Back Day

November 08, 2017
… covers West Texas and all of New Mexico, bettered its total from Take Back 13 held in April 2017.  Totals from Take Back 14 were 10,975 pounds - 5.5 tons - up from 8,629 - 4.31 tons - collected just six months ago.  …
November 08, 2017
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Interstate Methamphetamine And Cocaine Trafficking Enterprise Charged In Jefferson County, Colorado

December 10, 2012
… drug smuggling organizations moving cocaine to Colorado from California and methamphetamine from Arizona to Colorado. In June 2012, investigators seized … Colorado. The drug proceeds are believed have resulted from the sale of methamphetamine in Lakewood by one of the …
December 10, 2012
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Six Defendants Charged In Controlled Substance Dispensation Conspiracy

February 27, 2013
… East Health Center, which operated in Garden City, Georgia from February through May of 2011. The indictment alleges … who lived outside the state of Georgia, including over 130 from Kentucky; over 50 from North Carolina; over 30 from South Carolina; and over …
February 27, 2013
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Owner Of Fashion District Clothing Company Pleads Guilty To Customs, Immigration And Money Laundering Offenses

June 01, 2015
… guilty late Friday afternoon to federal charges stemming from an investigation into “Black Market Peso Exchange” … bulk cash at his business he had reason to believe was from illegal activity, specifically drug trafficking. He … for a drug trafficking organization use money derived from the sale of narcotics to purchase goods, typically …
June 01, 2015