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Arnoldo Rueda-Medina, Aka “La Minsa,” Faces Federal Charges In Dallas For Role In Cocaine And Methamphetamine Distribution And Money Laundering Conspiracies

January 27, 2017
… including “La Minsa,” arrived in the United States today from Mexico to face criminal charges in connection with his … The act also prohibits U.S. citizens and companies from doing any kind of business activity with Rueda-Medina, … and it certainly worked here.”  The indictment alleges that from approximately September 2008 to October 21, 2009, in …
January 27, 2017
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Multiple Narcotics Trafficking Results In Significant Sentences

October 03, 2014
… of an illegal drug trafficking conspiracy spanning from Oct. 1, 2012, to Sept. 4, 2013. The drug trafficking … cocaine shipments across the U.S. border with Mexico and from coast to coast in the U.S. In late 2012, Chavez-Arriaga …
October 03, 2014
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Head Of The Quintero Drug Trafficking Enterprise Convicted

June 28, 2011
… long standing criminal enterprise whose operations spanned from Colombia and Peru in South America, to Mexico, the … numerous multi-ton loads of marijuana to the United States from Mexico, using specially altered natural gas tanker … Paso, Texas. Multi-ton quantities of cocaine were acquired from Colombia and Peru for smuggling into Mexico by …
June 28, 2011
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Former Parker Doctor, Office Manager, And Two Pharmacists Indicted For Conspiracy And Illegal Distribution Of Prescription Medication Resulting In Patient Deaths

April 12, 2016
… in the indictment at least two patients who received drugs from Littleford died as a result.  Dianna L Smithling was … Michigan was the office manager at the Pain & Injury Clinic from approximately July 2011 to approximately November … the prescriptions should have still had opioids left from a prior prescription, if they had been taking the …
April 12, 2016
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Three Tampa Residents Plead Guilty For Their Involvement In A Conspiracy To Import A Synthetic Cannabinoid, XLR-11, A/k/a "Spice", And Drug Paraphernalia

August 12, 2015
… a/k/a “Spice,” and paraphernalia to the United States from China, before United States Chief Magistrate Judge … Ahmed Yehia Khalifa, 28, and Ahmed Maher Elhelw, 25, both from Tampa, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to import a … and drug paraphernalia. After having received consent from Hossain, law enforcement searched a storage facility …
August 12, 2015
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DEA Announces 10th National Prescription Drug Take Back

July 28, 2015
… (571) 362-4737 nofdoutreach@dea.gov Event will take place from 10 am-2 pm on Saturday, September 26th … Prescription Drug Take-Back will take place September 26th from 10 am-2 pm local time. As with the previous nine … show that many abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine …
July 28, 2015
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Pennsylvania Man Sentenced To 33 Months In Prison For Role In $65 Million Stolen Identity Income Tax Refund Fraud Scheme

July 30, 2014
… 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 (New Jersey Task Force).   An …
July 30, 2014
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Three DEA Operation “Meilky Way” Defendants Sentenced In Methamphetamine Distribution Case Ring Leader Sentenced To 35 Years Imprisonment

February 07, 2013
… and northeast Arkansas. The methamphetamine was smuggled from Mexico to Arkansas for distribution. In total, law … case," stated Thyer. "It is a high priority to remove meth from our communities. More importantly, that we dismantle … today, justice has prevailed to prevent this operation from re-establishing itself.  Additionally, the …
February 07, 2013
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Law Enforcement Officer Arraigned For Compromising Drug Investigation

July 03, 2017
… Force, was sworn to uphold the law and protect the public from harm. Instead, he violated his oath by unlawfully … Attorney John A. Horn. “His conduct is shocking, especially from someone sworn to uphold the law. Leaks of sensitive …
July 03, 2017
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Doctor Sentenced To 7 Years For Illegally Prescribing Narcotics, Defrauding Government Programs

November 04, 2015
… repeatedly violated his oath to protect his patients from harm,” said U.S. Attorney Daly.  “He flooded our … his former patients, who traveled approximately 180 miles from her home in New York to receive prescriptions from Dr. …
November 04, 2015
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Defendants Sentenced In Federal Court For Attempting To Send Firearms To Mexico Defendants Planned To Transport Assault Rifles Across Border

March 17, 2011
… Sally Quillian Yates said, “The illegal flow of firearms from Atlanta to Mexico must be stopped. These trafficked … information presented in court: Federal agents learned from a confidential source that BERNAL-PEREZ, acting on … to send to Mexico. On January 30, 2010, agents learned from a confidential source that RODRIGUEZ-GOMEZ was going to …
March 17, 2011
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Corrupt Federal Officer Pleads Guilty To Smuggling Guns And Drug Money Through The Airport Former Officer And Wife Also Plead Guilty To Marriage Fraud Scheme

March 18, 2011
… SAMUELS approximately $25,000 in money represented to be from the sale of drugs. With the assistance of others, and … 2010, SAMUELS accepted over $50,000 in purported drug money from another undercover officer. SAMUELS then traveled from Atlanta to Jamaica, where SAMUELS delivered the money …
March 18, 2011
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Former Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Officer Charged With Drug Trafficking Conspiracy And Extortion

June 28, 2011
… Defendant Allegedly Extorted Drugs and Other Property from Area Drug Dealers While He Served as Police Officer … at a local Savannah night club was extorting narcotics from area drug dealers within the club and selling the drugs … other officer then took the placebo drugs and cell phone from the informant. The informant was then escorted from the …
June 28, 2011
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Multiple Defendants Arrested For Operating Prescription Drug "Pill Mill"

June 30, 2011
… Our goal is to stop criminal enterprises that profit from the illegal trade of dangerous narcotics and take away any financial benefit they receive from their criminal activity.” Atlanta FBI Special Agent in … and information presented in court: In May 2010, working from information from the FBI/ Northwest Georgia Criminal …
June 30, 2011
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Leader Of Oxycodone Trafficking Ring Sentenced To Over 10 Years In Prison

September 11, 2012
… are proud to announce that this criminal has been removed from the streets and is worthy of the prison term he … for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of deaths from prescription drug overdoses exceeds the number of deaths from the use of other illegal drugs such as …
September 11, 2012
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Two "Pill Mill" Owners Convicted

March 27, 2014
… been acquitted in Florida of similar charges stemming from his ownership of a Florida pain clinic. Harry S. … presented in court:  In May 2010, using information from the Bartow/Cartersville Drug Task Force, multiple … with over 98 % of their patients traveling to the clinic from surrounding states, the majority from Kentucky and …
March 27, 2014
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Two ‘Pill Mill’ Owners Sentenced

June 23, 2014
… presented in court:  In May 2010, using information from the Bartow/Cartersville Drug Task Force, multiple … with over 98 % of their patients traveling to the clinic from surrounding states, the majority from Kentucky and Tennessee.  Many of those visiting had …
June 23, 2014
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Israeli Organized Crime Figure Sentenced To 32 Years In Federal Prison For Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering And Extortion

July 31, 2015
… [Paniry] was middle management, taking orders directly from Matsri and making sure the dirty work was done, whether … using ‘hawala’ transactions to move cash instantaneously from New York to Los Angeles, and from Vancouver to Los Angeles.” The evidence presented at …
July 31, 2015
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2 Named In Major Los Angeles-Detroit Heroin, Cocaine Trafficking Operation

April 04, 2017
… LOS ANGELES - As part of a DEA investigation stemming from a multi-kilogram narcotics seizure at Los Angeles … trafficking organization that shipped cocaine and heroin from Los Angeles to Detroit. A Pasadena resident - Kevin … transport narcotics and made arrangements for her to travel from Detroit to Los Angeles. Once in Los Angeles in early …
April 04, 2017
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DEA-Led Operation Pill Nation Targets Rogue Pain Clinics In South Florida

February 24, 2011
… mia022411_fig2.jpg MIAMI, FL. - DEA Agents, with assistance from its federal, state, and local law enforcement partners, … arrests are the first in Operation Pill Nation resulting from 340 undercover buys of prescription drugs from over 60 doctors in more than 40 “pill mills” conducted …
February 24, 2011
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DEA Releases 2016 Drug Threat Assessment: Fentanyl-related Overdose Deaths Rising At An Alarming Rate

December 06, 2016
… Administrator Chuck Rosenberg today announced results from the 2016 National Drug Threat (NDTA) , which details … communities. These gangs receive deadly drugs like heroin from regional cartel affiliates and then supply them to … reporting 10,574 people in the United States died in 2014 from heroin overdoses. 2 Deaths in the “synthetic opioids” …
December 06, 2016
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Jury Finds Warehouse Manager And Truck Driver Guilty In Drug Conspiracy

November 04, 2015
… During trial, the government presented testimony from 13 witnesses and admitted more than 300 exhibits to prove their guilt in the drug conspiracy which occurred from June 2011 through June 2013. Ortega was a warehouse … drivers used by the organization to transport marijuana from Laredo to Dallas.   Ortega was a warehouse manager in …
November 04, 2015
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Houston Doctor And Pharmacist Guilty In Pill Distribution Network Dispensed Approximately 1.6 Million Dosage Units Of Oxycodone In A Two-year-period

February 14, 2017
… former patients who explained that they drove for six hours from the Baton Rouge, Louisiana, area to see Evans to obtain … During the trial, the jury heard testimony for 14 days from 15 witnesses, including other doctors who appeared as … and not for a legitimate medical purpose. He saw patients from Louisiana and other states, prescribed oxycodone and …
February 14, 2017
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Four Detained, Six Firearms Seized In Alleged Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

June 03, 2013
… jointly with DEA, and assisted by agents and officers from the FBI, Homeland Security (HSI), United States … drug termed “Molly,” and 100 Ecstasy pills directly from Yang for a total of $61,025.  A handgun was seized from Yang. Yang’s Pawtucket residence was among the …
June 03, 2013
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Date Rape Drug Distributor Pleads Guilty

October 28, 2015
… University to order the butanediol, or date rape drug, from the manufacturer.  Howard then sold the date rape drug … to continuing the efforts to keep our streets safe from this type of predator.” "Those who take advantage of … chemicals. The Auburn Police Division solicited assistance from ALEA, FBI, DEA, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office to bring …
October 28, 2015
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New York City Police Officer Indicted On Narcotics Conspiracy And Official Misconduct Charges

December 04, 2014
… ATF.  DETF Group T 33 is comprised of agents and officers from the DEA, the NYPD and the New York State Police. A … located at 1617 Stillwell Avenue. ALSTON removed cocaine from a hidden compartment in the vehicle and handed it to … asking, “Yo, you want me to come and uhm…pick that up from you or no?” Using coded language, ALSTON referred to …
December 04, 2014
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Federally Licensed Gun Dealer Convicted Supplied Guns To Upstate Drug Gangs

June 10, 2011
… of John B. Rumble, Jr., a federal firearms (FFL), stemming from a seven-count indictment that charged Rumble with one … job is hard enough in trying to stop illegal gun runners from selling their weapons under the radar. It is even more … safer.” “This highly successful prosecution resulted from a well-coordinated investigative effort involving the …
June 10, 2011
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Undercover Operation Nabs Two Defendants Charged In Federal Court With Distribution Of Synthetic Drug Known As “Bath Salts”

February 15, 2013
… Distribution of over $100,000 worth of Bath Salts sold from headshop in Kingston, NY WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -  Brian R. … of our law enforcement partners to protect our communities from this dangerous drug and to prosecute those who … police officer have made recorded purchases of bath salts from Hartrum and Greene.  During these transactions, Hartrum …
February 15, 2013
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces The Extradition Of Dominican Republic Former Drug Control Operations Chief

April 08, 2013
… National Directorate for Drug (the “DNCD”), was extradited from the Dominican Republic on charges of conspiracy to … Friday and previously filed in Manhattan federal court: From 2001 to May 2005, Hiraldo-Guerrero conspired with …
April 08, 2013
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Alleged Bonanno Associate Pleads Guilty To Narcotics Trafficking Crimes Carrying Sentence Of 10 Years To Life

May 06, 2013
… John Venizelos, also known as “John V,” “Big Man” and “John from Staten Island,” an alleged associate of the Bonanno … $148,480 and two firearms that federal agents seized from his residence. The guilty plea was announced by Loretta … connection with his attempts to dissuade a co-conspirator from cooperating with law enforcement by, among other …
May 06, 2013