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Fourteen members of a Washington Heights drug trafficking organization charged with distributing heroin

… and Rosa remain at large, and Gil will be transferred from immigration detention next week. The case has been … has cut a wide swath across our nation, affecting people from all walks of life, in every neighborhood," said NYPD …
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Canadian Dark Web Vendor Sentenced for Importing Millions of Counterfeit Xanax Pills into the United States

… midst of a catastrophic overdose epidemic where the threat from synthetic opioids disguised as fake prescription … trafficking investigation required significant coordination from multiple federal, state and local law enforcement … ledgers revealed McCann and others purchased alprazolam from China, pressed the alprazolam into counterfeit Xanax …
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Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Fentanyl Distribution and Money Laundering

… phone containing international wire transfer receipts sent from America Latina, a money service business in Oakland.  … because she had received anti-money laundering training from the national wire service companies whose wire services … Agent in Charge Robert Tripp.  “Those who choose to profit from poisoning our communities and endanger public safety …
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Kanawha County Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Fentanyl Crime

… Jackson further admitted that he acquired fentanyl powder from a source outside the United States, the “M30” punch and die sets from China and commercially manufactured binding powder from a company in the United States. Jackson began renting …
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DEA Brings Its “One Pill Can Kill Game Over” Tournament to New England for a First-of-Its-Kind Event

… Field Division will team up with college esports teams from across New England to host the first of its kind, … teenagers between the ages of 14 and 18 die every week from a drug poisoning or overdose death, according to a … by Clark University Esports on Thursday, June 6, 2024, from 7 to 9 p.m. ET on Twitch (twitch.tv/onepillcankill).  …
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Six Indicted for Illegal Firearms Possession, Drugs

… a previous felony. Defendants named in federal indictments from the March 2022 term of the U.S. District Court grand … a man brandishing a firearm. Accompanied by an officer from the Georgia Department of Community Supervision, … Task Force arrested Greene in October 2020 after he ran from officers and was found with a pistol and a large bag of …
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Federal Jury Convicts Minnesota Man for Distributing Fentanyl that Caused 11 Overdose Deaths

… of 4-FA, a controlled substance analogue, which was shipped from China. The package actually contained 100 grams of 99 … analogues. According to the evidence presented at trial, from 2014 through December 6, 2016, Broussard obtained controlled substances, including fentanyl, from China-based drug suppliers. Broussard conspired with …
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Indictment charges 24 individuals connected to southeastern Connecticut drug ring

… unsealed today after eight defendants were arrested, stems from a joint investigation led by the Drug Enforcement … Whyte, of New London, obtained heroin, fentanyl and cocaine from various sources in Connecticut and elsewhere, and … narcotics, another firearm and nearly $200,000 in cash from other members of the conspiracy.    The 22-count …
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Coordinated Law Enforcement Operations Lead to Takedown of Portland-Area Transnational Drug Trafficking Cells

… oxycodone, heroin, methamphetamine, and other illegal drugs from sources of supply in California and elsewhere and used … to traffic large quantities of heroin and methamphetamine from California for distribution in the Portland and Salem, … of counterfeit oxycodone, heroin, and methamphetamine from California for distribution in and around Portland and …
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Central Florida cocaine trafficking ring dismantled

… and a currency counter.   According to court documents, from Nov. 27, 2017, through April 18, 2018, leaders of the … shipment of more than 20 kilograms of cocaine into Florida from Puerto Rico. After packaging the cocaine for … partners throughout the region to keep our communities safe from illicit drug trafficking and the associated dangers …
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Federal Investigation Dismantles Major Methamphetamine Trafficking Ring Operating In Southeastern New Mexico

… seized approximately seven pounds of methamphetamine from a vehicle driven by Garcia, and $50,000 from Fierro-Carrasco’s residence. Fierro-Carrasco and Garcia … to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine from August through November 10, 2011. According to the …
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Federal Indictment Charges Eight With Participating In Taos County Heroin Trafficking And Money Laundering Ring

… and methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy that existed from at least June 2012 and continued until Dec. 2015.  It … and all property derived, either directly or indirectly, from proceeds obtained from the criminal activity charged in the indictment. During …
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Two Defendants Admit Roles In $65 Million Stolen Identity Income Tax Refund Fraud Scheme

… including Social Security numbers and dates of birth, from unwitting individuals, who often reside in the … task force in New Jersey composed of investigators from the IRS and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, along with the U.S. Secret Service, and with assistance from the Drug Enforcement (the “New Jersey Task Force”). An …
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27 Defendants Facing State Or Federal Drug Charges For Allegedly Selling Heroin And Crack Cocaine On City’s West Side

… of heroin was seized during the course of the investigation from last August through this month.  Early today, Chicago … to the 12th Street Vice Lords other than making money from selling drugs within the 12th Street territory. “This … Investigation Division.  “This investigation stemmed from numerous citizen complaints, and those citizens should …
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Two Members Of Manchester-Based Drug Ring Sentenced To Lengthy Prison Terms

… arrested after a law enforcement investigation that lasted from 2013 to August of 2014.  The investigation included the … as over $30,000 in cash, and three firearms were recovered from that location.  Garcia, Jennifer Nunez, Hernandez, and … in October of 2014, after returning to the United States from the Dominican Republic. Court documents showed that …
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Operator Of Venetian Resort In Las Vegas Agrees To Return Over $47 Million After Receiving Money Under Suspicious Circumstances

… for failing to properly report suspicious funds received from a gambler. This is also the first time a casino has … seized approximately $207 million in United States currency from the residence in what remains the largest-ever seizure … money to the Las Vegas Sands Corp. and subsidiary companies from two different banks and seven different Mexican money …
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Authorities Arrest 5 Linked To LA "Pill Mill"

… including a January 2013 seizure of nearly 10,000 pills from the residence of ringleader Jagehauel Gillespie, and a … 2010 seizure of 48 bottles of promethazine with codeine from a car being driven across Texas by Gillespie and … 45, of Houston, who allegedly shipped controlled substances from Southern California to Texas; and Ray Steven Benton, …
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DEA Announces Major Steroid Operation

… the vast majority of which are manufactured and trafficked from underground labs in China.   DEA-led Operation Cyber … These products are commonly obtained via the internet from Chinese chemical manufacturing companies and … people are ruining their lives and damaging their bodies from steroid abuse,” said DEA Acting Administrator Chuck …
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Two Men Charged With Distributing Synthetic Drugs That Caused Overdoses At Wesleyan University

… Police Chief McKenna.  “We received incredible assistance from outside agencies, including the Middlesex County … of Molly or $200 per gram, Lonergan regularly sold Molly from his dorm room between 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. during … drugs.  Also in 2014, Kramer began purchasing Molly from Lonergan and distributing it to students at Wesleyan. …
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Nine Members Of Eastern European Organized Crime Syndicate Charged With Racketeering, Extortion, Loansharking, Illegal Gambling, And Drug Trafficking

… - (914) 682-6256 Defendants allegedly extorted money from victims in the United States and abroad (BROOKLYN, N.Y. … New York State (NYSP).  The arrests resulted from a long-term investigation by the DEA’s New York … Crime Drug Enforcement Strike Force, with assistance from the Westchester County Police Department Narcotics …
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Father, Girlfriend Of Rikers Island Inmate Charged With Conspiracy And Solicitation To Commit Murder

… $300 in cash to Leasure, who at that point fled on foot from the residence. Shortly thereafter, it is alleged that … entered a second residence approximately four houses away from the first one while again wearing a ski mask and black … At one point, the male occupant received a telephone call from his brother and Leasure allegedly held what appeared to …
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DEA Hosts 25th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event offers an easy, no-cost … medications—those that are old, unwanted, or expired—from their homes.  These medications can be a gateway to … for a nonmedical purpose obtained that medication from a family member or friend.  Removing unnecessary …
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Rewards Offered for Capture of Three Former Venezuelan Officials Charged in Miami Federal Court with Drug Trafficking and Other Crimes

… by delaying and preventing Marin Zamora’s extradition from Venezuela to the United States.  According to … as the head of Interpol, McTurk-Mora solicited bribes from traffickers arrested in Venezuela to prevent their … who lined their pockets by protecting drug traffickers from detection and arrest enabled the entry of enormous …
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DEA announces 19th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. Collection sites will adhere … DEA will also accept vape pens or other e-cigarette devices from individual consumers, only after the batteries are …
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Attorney General Barr announces Timothy J. Shea as new Acting Administrator of Drug Enforcement Administration

… Shea served as Associate Deputy Attorney General from 1990 to 1992 and as Counselor to the Attorney General … a crackdown targeting violent crime in seven U.S. cities. From 1992 to 1997, Shea served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney …
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Portland Man Sentenced To Almost Seven Years For Trafficking Bath Salts And Opiates

… the charges on April 1, 2016. According to court records, from February through May 2015, Day was involved in a … heroin, and fentanyl. Heroin and fentanyl were obtained from sources in New Hampshire and Massachusetts and bath salts were obtained through the mail from a source outside the United States.  Day and his …
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Methamphetamine Trafficker Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison

… 11, 2012. According to evidence presented at trial, from early 2011 until his arrest on October 18, 2011, Coronado sold large quantities of methamphetamine from his home in Riverview to lower-level dealers. The … multiple-ounce quantities of high purity methamphetamine from Corona for purposes of distribution. Corona previously …
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DEA’s Third National Prescription Drug Take-Back Event Collects 188.5 Tons

… partners have removed 995,185 (498.5 tons) of medication from circulation in the past 13 months. “The amount of … majority of teens who abuse prescription drugs obtain them from family and friends for free, including from the home medicine cabinet. Many Americans simply do not …
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Six Colombian Nationals Charged With Murder Of DEA Agent

… He was a hero, in every sense of the word, who was taken from us far too suddenly and far too soon," said Attorney … cooperation with Colombian authorities, and with assistance from INTERPOL and the Justice Department’s Office of … Affairs.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael P. Ben’Ary from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of …
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DEA Announces Tip Line, Wanted Poster For Chapo

… term. However, on January 19, 2001, Guzman-Loera escaped from the federal maximum security prison in Jalisco, Mexico. While on the run from Mexican authorities, Guzman-Loerare-established himself … Sinaloa, Mexico. On July 11, 2015, he again escaped from Altiplano federal maximum security prison in the State …