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Guilty Plea from Dealer Who Sold Fatal Dose of Fentanyl

June 14, 2024
… another person. That woman would testify that she wanted to buy oxycodone from Hovis and that Hovis said he was … of up to $1 million or both prison and a fine. The Drug Enforcement Administration and the St. Charles County, Mo., …
June 14, 2024
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New Jersey Man Admits to Conspiring with India-Based Company to Mail Illicit Pharmaceutical Meds to U.S.

October 25, 2023
… of a controlled substance. An indictment is merely a formal charge against a defendant. Under the law, a … a prescription and mailed from India is not someone to buy anything from. Laundering his illegal proceeds back to …
October 25, 2023
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Missouri Man Charged in Suspected Overdose Death of Mother of Three

July 13, 2022
… had been alone in a bedroom after their mother’s death for as many as 20 hours before their screaming alerted a … messages in which the victim told Carpenter she wanted to buy fentanyl, charging documents say. Carpenter was arrested …
July 13, 2022
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Drug Dealer Who Mailed Meth Sentenced to More Than 7 Years in Prison

May 19, 2022
… of the shipments. Simpson and Neal would wait in a vehicle for the package to be delivered, grab it and then drive … 12, 2019, DEA agents utilized a confidential source to buy $1,200 worth of crystal methamphetamine from Neal and …
May 19, 2022
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Springfield Woman Sentenced to 16 Years for Heroin Conspiracy

March 26, 2021
… Springfield Woman Sentenced to 16 Years for Heroin Conspiracy March 26, 2021 St. Louis Contact Info … Missouri, woman has been sentenced in federal court for her role in leading a conspiracy to distribute large … officers utilized confidential sources to make controlled buys of heroin from Steed and others, and conducted …
March 26, 2021
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Missouri man sentenced for distributing heroin resulting in death

March 09, 2020
… Missouri man sentenced for distributing heroin resulting in death March 09, 2020 … 58, of Dixon, Missouri was sentenced to 96 months in prison for distribution of heroin which resulted in death and … Natoli stated that he provided the money up front to buy the heroin and then drove Miller around to sell it. …
March 09, 2020
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Leader of the Rodriguez Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 10 years for Drug Conspiracy and Money Laundering

March 08, 2024
… Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 10 years for Drug Conspiracy and Money Laundering March 08, 2024 New … cash obtained from drug trafficking to a straw purchaser to buy cars, including a BMW. Ivan Rodriguez, Jr. will be …
March 08, 2024
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Pill Distributor Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Trafficking Tens of Thousands of Pills Containing Fentanyl and Meth

December 08, 2024
… Pill Distributor Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Trafficking Tens of Thousands of Pills Containing … Diaz posing as a potential drug customer seeking to buy counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl. On …
December 08, 2024
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North Carolina Man sentenced to Federal Prison for Distributing Opioids through the Dark Web

September 28, 2021
… North Carolina Man sentenced to Federal Prison for Distributing Opioids through the Dark Web September 28, … poison are caught and prosecuted.” “Use of the Dark Web for buying and selling illegal drugs is a growing menace that …
September 28, 2021
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Indiana Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to 35 Years for Distribution Resulting in the Overdose of a Kentucky Woman

December 13, 2023
… Indiana Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to 35 Years for Distribution Resulting in the Overdose of a Kentucky … near-death overdose, Matlock continued to invite Lindsey to buy heroin laced with fentanyl. On Feb. 28, 2021, EMS and …
December 13, 2023
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Three Sentenced in Austin for Distribution of Fentanyl Resulting in 18 Year Old’s Death

December 05, 2023
… Three Sentenced in Austin for Distribution of Fentanyl Resulting in 18 Year Old’s … Drug Enforcement Administration agents conducted controlled-buys with Lee and Zepeda, indicating that the two were …
December 05, 2023
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Henderson County Methamphetamine Distributor is Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison

September 14, 2023
… in prison followed by five years of supervised release for trafficking methamphetamine, announced Dena J. King, … a confidential source to arrange multiple controlled buys of methamphetamine from Nalley. On December 22, 2021, …
September 14, 2023
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Illinois Man Sentenced to 21 Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Meth

August 11, 2023
… Illinois Man Sentenced to 21 Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Meth August 11, 2023 Chicago … June 2021 and April 2022, the DEA conducted 13 controlled buys from the distributors working for Bernal, for a total …
August 11, 2023
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Ringleader of Major Drug Trafficking and Money-Laundering Conspiracy in St. George Sentenced to Prison

July 28, 2023
… (571) 387-2558 utahrecruiter@dea.gov St. George, Utah  – A foreign national was sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment … drug suppliers. Agents conducted at least 13 controlled buys to include the purchase of methamphetamine and …
July 28, 2023
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Methamphetamine Wholesaler is Sentenced to More Than 15 Years in Prison

March 30, 2023
… prison today followed by three years of supervised release for distributing methamphetamine, announced Dena J. King, … Haywood County, after he had travelled to Georgia to buy methamphetamine. Law enforcement stopped Douville’s …
March 30, 2023
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Mariah Ferry sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for kidnapping and brutal beating of two victims suspected of stealing drugs and money

June 26, 2020
… Mariah Ferry sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for kidnapping and brutal beating of two victims suspected … contacted M.T. under a ruse that Smothermon wanted to buy marijuana from M.T.  When M.T. arrived at Smothermon’s … Ferry and others bound, gagged and assaulted M.T. for hours. After several hours, two other co-conspirators …
June 26, 2020
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Chase Smothermon sentenced to 45 years for abducting, torturing and killing one victim, brutally beating a second

September 01, 2020
… Chase Smothermon sentenced to 45 years for abducting, torturing and killing one victim, brutally … 32, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, to 45 years in prison for abducting and assaulting two men, one of whom was … in records as M.T., under a ruse that Smothermon wanted to buy marijuana from him.  When M.T. arrived at Smothermon’s …
September 01, 2020
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Illinois Ice Meth Dealer Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison

February 25, 2022
… Arroyo Jr. (872) 222-0430 Division Contacts Illinois Rockford - (815) 987-4494 Springfield - (217) 585-2750 Indiana … that Wright worked with associates to pool money to buy larger quantities of methamphetamine and would …
February 25, 2022
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DEA issues warning over counterfeit prescription pills from Mexico

November 04, 2019
… to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Lowell Jarod Forget Special Agent In Charge View Jarod Forget Bio Jarod Forget Domestic Connecticut, Massachusetts, … involved in more deaths than any other illicit drug.  “Buying drugs from street dealers is deadly especially when …
November 04, 2019
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Groveton woman sentenced to 65 months for participating in fentanyl trafficking conspiracy

June 05, 2019
… Groveton woman sentenced to 65 months for participating in fentanyl trafficking conspiracy June … to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Lowell Jarod Forget Special Agent In Charge View Jarod Forget Bio Jarod … that she and her co-conspirator went to Lawrence to buy “dope.” Willey consented to a search of the car and …
June 05, 2019
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Central Florida Law Enforcement Warns of THC-Laced Edibles that Resemble Common Snack Foods

October 29, 2021
… Central Florida Law Enforcement Warns of THC-Laced Edibles that Resemble Common … leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Fort Lauderdale Deanne L. Reuter Special Agent In Charge …
October 29, 2021
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Flagler Beach man sentenced to nearly 11 years in federal prison for selling benzoyl fentanyl and other drugs online

May 14, 2019
… Beach man sentenced to nearly 11 years in federal prison for selling benzoyl fentanyl and other drugs online May 14, … leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Fort Lauderdale Deanne L. Reuter Special Agent In Charge … Jodoin. Also in May 2018, during the time the undercover buy was being conducted, Jodoin posted an advertisement on …
May 14, 2019
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Authorities Announce Federal, State and City Partnership to Attack Drug-Trafficking and Violent Crime in Petersburg, VA

October 17, 2007
… Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … this week in the first wave of a new federal and state enforcement action known as, "Operation Impact." The … arrest, and prosecute those persons who are selling or buying illicit narcotics in the City of Petersburg. Some of …
October 17, 2007
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Multiple Arrests Dismantle North Little Rock Drug Trafficking Organization

March 27, 2018
… Info Contact Us (504) 840-1100 571-362-2805 Public Information Officer (571) 362-4892 NOFD.Recruiter@dea.gov Talk … LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - DEA and their law enforcement partners arrested 10 defendants who, along with … executed three search warrants, and made nine controlled buys and seizures. Agents seized nine firearms, 189 …
March 27, 2018
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Six Charged In Southern Ohio With Running Heroin Ring

February 01, 2018
… of heroin. Benjamin C. Glassman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, and Timothy J. Plancon, … to believe Monroy-Cuadros was likely the source of supply for the group and Reyes-Valdes wired the group’s drug … proceeds. Investigators intercepted calls and observed drug buys on numerous occasions between October 2017 and January …
February 01, 2018
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Heroin Dealer Connected To The Overdose Death Of A Texas Woman Is Arrested On Federal Drug Charge

October 30, 2016
… Division X Account @DEADallasDiv Joseph B. Tucker Domestic Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma … DallasCommunityOutreach@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Fort Worth - (817) 639-2000 Lubbock - (806) 798-7189 Tyler - … at 7:00 p.m., the victim negotiated, in text messages, to buy a “dub” and a “point” from an individual, later …
October 30, 2016
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Eleven Sentenced To Over 97 Years Combined For Methamphetamine Drug Trafficking Offenses

June 01, 2015
… Eleven Sentenced To Over 97 Years Combined For Methamphetamine Drug Trafficking Offenses June 01, 2015 … Info Contact Us (504) 840-1100 571-362-2805 Public Information Officer (571) 362-4892 NOFD.Recruiter@dea.gov Talk … methamphetamine in Northwest Arkansas.  Numerous controlled buys, surveillance, search warrants, and monitoring were …
June 01, 2015
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Five Defendants Sentenced For On-Line Trafficking Of Prescription Drugs

January 27, 2014
… Five Defendants Sentenced For On-Line Trafficking Of Prescription Drugs January 27, … Division X Account @DEADallasDiv Joseph B. Tucker Domestic Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma … DallasCommunityOutreach@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Fort Worth - (817) 639-2000 Lubbock - (806) 798-7189 Tyler - …
January 27, 2014
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Two California Men Charged With Participating In ‘Black Market Peso Exchange’ Scheme Used To Move Money Out Of U.S.

March 05, 2013
… Two California Men Charged With Participating In ‘Black Market Peso … About Drugs Just Think Twice Operation Engage Southern California Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging …  The peso broker finds business owners in Mexico who buy goods from vendors in the United States, such as Peace & …
March 05, 2013
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Two San Gabriel Valley Men Who Participated In ‘Black Market Peso Exchange’ That Moved Money Out Of U.S. Sentenced To Federal Prison

April 24, 2014
… About Drugs Just Think Twice Operation Engage Southern California Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging … to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Southern California Do you know someone who has been affected by the loss … pesos. The peso broker finds business owners in Mexico who buy goods from vendors in the United States, such as Peace & …
April 24, 2014