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18 Sentenced To Federal Prison For Roles In Austin-Based Drug Distribution Operation

… 18 Sentenced To Federal Prison For Roles In Austin-Based Drug Distribution Operation August … sentenced over the past two days to federal prison terms for their roles in a cocaine and methamphetamine distribution operation announced …
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Texas “Mexikan” Mafia Members Get Long Prison Sentences TMM Describes Itself As A Criminal Organization Dealing In Drugs, Firearms, Assassination Contracts, Prostitution, Robbery

… (TMM) have been ordered to significant terms in prison for their roles in a Racketeer Influence Corrupt (RICO) … The hearings began yesterday and concluded today before Senior U.S. District Judge John D. Rainey.   Gilberto … in illegal drugs such as heroin, methamphetamine and cocaine.   Several others were previously sentenced to …
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Narcotics Trafficker Sentenced To More Than 11 Years In Federal Prison

… to a Recruiter /events Find Us 40 Middlesex Turnpike Bedford , MA 01730 United States New England Contacts New … to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Lowell Jarod Forget Special Agent In Charge View Jarod Forget Bio Jarod … years of supervised release, for trafficking heroin and cocaine.  Pinzon-Gallardo also was ordered to pay a $50,000 …
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Thirteen Sentenced For Narcotic Distribution And Violent Home Invasions

… Thirteen Sentenced For Narcotic Distribution And Violent Home Invasions January … earlier guilty pleas to distributing large quantities of cocaine and cocaine (crack). The charges involved a large scale narcotics ring responsible for selling kilos of crack from around May 2011 to on or …
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Three East Hartford Residents Involved In Drug Trafficking Ring Are Sentenced

… Three East Hartford Residents Involved In Drug Trafficking Ring Are … to a Recruiter /events Find Us 40 Middlesex Turnpike Bedford , MA 01730 United States New England Contacts New … and associates in southern California shipped heroin, cocaine and marijuana to Fernandez at various addresses in …
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Federal Jury Convicts Former Houston Police Officer Of Conspiracy

… Federal Jury Convicts Former Houston Police Officer Of Conspiracy January 15, 2016 … Info Contact Us (504) 840-1100 571-362-2805 Public Information Officer (571) 362-4892 NOFD.Recruiter@dea.gov Talk … 47, of conspiracy to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine hydrochloride and conspiracy to possess firearms in …
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Opiate Overdoses Surpass Murders In New Orleans For First Time

… Opiate Overdoses Surpass Murders In New Orleans For First Time July 11, 2017 New Orleans Contact Info Contact Us (504) 840-1100 571-362-2805 Public Information Officer (571) 362-4892 NOFD.Recruiter@dea.gov Talk … systems. The Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office reported that cocaine was present in 105 deaths in 2016, compared to 34 in …
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Two Men Found Guilty Of Drug Trafficking Charges

… 1,000 kilograms of marijuana and less than 500 grams of cocaine, conspiracy to commit money laundering and three … conspiracy to commit money laundering. The case was tried before U.S. District Judge Susan R. Bolton from March 19 through April 4, 2013. Sentencing is set before Judge Bolton on July 8, 2013. "DEA and its partners are …
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NYC Police Officer Convicted In Manhattan Federal Court For Participating In A Drug Distribution Conspiracy

… NYC Police Officer Convicted In Manhattan Federal Court For Participating In A Drug Distribution Conspiracy October … N.Y. -   - Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, James P. O’Neill, the … in a long-running conspiracy to distribute large amounts of cocaine and MDMA, known as “Molly,” in the Bronx.  The jury …
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Three Time Convicted Felon Arrested In Otsego County On Drug Charges

… Agent in Charge of the New York Division, U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) and John M. Muehl District Attorney, Otsego … Charge James J. Hunt stated, “This arrest shows how law enforcement is focused on identifying, investigating and … pistol, approximately 30 grams of powder and crack cocaine valued at $3,000, 59 packets of heroin valued at …
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Gang Member Arrested On Gun And Drug Charges

… - James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA), New York Division and U.S. Attorney William … complaint with possession with intent to distribute cocaine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug … her life. The defendant took a handgun and fled before officers arrived. On May 23, 2016, Niagara Falls Police …
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Seven Arrested, Charged With Drug Conspiracy And Money Laundering

… N.Y. - Brian Crowell, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), New York Division and William J. Hochul, … of Buffalo, N.Y.; Chandra Woods, 29, of Los Angeles, California; Jessica Lopez, 32, of Buffalo, N.Y.; Phillip … to distribute, and to distribute, methamphetamine and cocaine, and money laundering conspiracy. The charges carry …
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NYPD Officer Assigned To Harlem Precinct Indicted For Armed Robbery And Narcotics Trafficking

… NYPD Officer Assigned To Harlem Precinct Indicted For Armed Robbery And Narcotics Trafficking April 04, 2013 … 682-6256 Officer participated in armed robberies in uniform in the Bronx and upper Manhattan and supplied NYPD … metropolitan area that netted more than 250 kilograms of cocaine and $1 million in drug proceeds. As detailed in the …
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Chester County Shuts Down Drug Pipeline From Mexico

… Southern Chester County, resulting in multiple arrests for dealing cocaine. The final defendant was arrested last week, … case established a drug distribution network responsible for distributing significant quantities of cocaine in …
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21 Charged In Operation Flamethrower

… Oregon Bend - (541) 385-8798 Eugene - (541) 465-6861 Medford - (541) 776-4260 Portland - (503) 721-6600 Salem - … grand jury in Boise indicted 13 people on February 8, 2011, for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, … (2006 - 2007 methamphetamine case), Operation White (2008 cocaine case), Operation Tall (2008 - 2009 …
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North Carolina Drug Supplier To Henrico Drug Dealers Sentenced To 24 Years In Prison

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … to conspiring to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine.  Special Agent in Charge Karl C. Colder of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Washington Field Division; Dana J. …
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Three San Francisco International Airport Security Screeners Charged With Fraud And Smuggling Drugs

… View Bob P. Beris Bio Bob P. Beris, Domestic Northern California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San … Outreach: Akilah Johnson 571-387-5018 Division Contacts California Bakersfield - (661) 396-3736 Fresno - (559) 487-5402 … on charges of defrauding the government and smuggling cocaine, announced Acting United States Attorney Brian J. …
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More than 900,000 Potentially Lethal Doses of Fentanyl Removed from the Streets of Los Angeles in Major Drug Bust

March 27, 2026
… stopped a vehicle that contained counterfeit pills, cocaine, crystal methamphetamine, and MDMA.  Subsequently, a … 30 pounds of crystal methamphetamine, 5 kilograms of cocaine, heroin, GHB, ketamine, psilocybin mushrooms, 3 …
March 27, 2026
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Federal Indictment Alleges Alliance Between Sinaloa Cartel and Money Launderers Linked to Chinese Underground Banking

… Drugs Just Think Twice Domestic China and Mexico Took Law Enforcement Actions Following Justice Department’s … one count of conspiracy to aid and abet the distribution of cocaine and methamphetamine, one count of conspiracy to …
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DEA New York Division and NY Attorney General Announce Takedown of Major Gun Trafficking Operation in Queens

… the indictments of three individuals for their roles in a gun trafficking … those who pose a threat to our communities through the sale of illegal firearms,” said DEA New York Division … them to Abner Sparkes, who would meet a customer for sales at 115th Road and 222nd Street in Cambria Heights, …
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Agency Heads Announce Major Criminal Action Against Cartel

… an Enterprise, Conspiracy, Transportation of Marijuana for Sale; Money Laundering; Participating in a Criminal …
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March 03, 2021
… Synthetic drugs (1115) Guns/Weapons (1027) OCDETF/Task Force (822) Fake Pills (670) Arrests/Convictions - Major … (482) Prescription Drugs (373) Overdose (315) Major Law Enforcement Operation (275) Take Back Day (253) Diversion Division (252) Task Forces/Task Force Officers (241) …
March 03, 2021
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Robeson County Woman Stopped with Fentanyl in Child Car Seat Receives 25 Year Sentence

… woman was sentenced Dec. 21, 2022 to 300 months in prison for conspiring to distribute four hundred grams or more of … in the house that Leggett used as a hub for her fentanyl sales.  The investigation revealed that Leggett was …
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Search of Concord warehouse leads to re-arrest of dark web vendor

… View Bob P. Beris Bio Bob P. Beris, Domestic Northern California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San … Outreach: Akilah Johnson 571-387-5018 Division Contacts California Bakersfield - (661) 396-3736 Fresno - (559) 487-5402 … producing counterfeit drugs as well as the manufacture and sale of counterfeit drugs in a scheme to distribute …
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Federal investigation of Portland drug trafficking organization reveals black market peso exchange scheme

… Oregon Bend - (541) 385-8798 Eugene - (541) 465-6861 Medford - (541) 776-4260 Portland - (503) 721-6600 Salem - (503) 399-5902 Washington Bellingham - (360) … pesos in exchange for U.S. dollars acquired from narcotics sales in the U.S. This complex money laundering scheme …
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State Inmate Sentenced To Prison For Distributing Methamphetamine And Heroin From Prison

… State Inmate Sentenced To Prison For Distributing Methamphetamine And Heroin From Prison … the price of narcotics and the time and place of the sales with the buyer in extensive, recorded telephone …
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Owner Of Fashion District Clothing Company Pleads Guilty To Customs, Immigration And Money Laundering Offenses

… About Drugs Just Think Twice Operation Engage Southern California Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging … a drug trafficking organization use money derived from the sale of narcotics to purchase goods, typically using large … organizations to collect proceeds from their drug sales in the United States without having to take the risk …
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Lead Defendant In Operation Adam Bomb Investigation Enters Guilty Plea

… About Drugs Just Think Twice Operation Engage Southern California Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging … The Farmer’s Market accepted payments for illegal drug sales through Western Union, Pecunix, PayPal and I-Golder. …
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Doctor Convicted Of Manslaughter And Reckless Endangerment: Illegally Sold Prescriptions To 20 Patients

… including Manslaughter, Reckless Endangerment, Criminal Sale of a Prescription for a Controlled Substance, Scheme to Defraud, Grand … Falsifying Business Records and Offering a False Instrument for Filing. The jury returned its verdict following four …
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UPDATE: One of South America’s Most Notorious Alleged Drug Traffickers is now in U.S. Custody

March 14, 2026
… United States where he will now face charges connected to cocaine trafficking and money laundering. This arrest marks … is believed to be responsible for moving ton quantities of cocaine from South America to Europe, while generating tens … criminal organization is believed to have trafficked cocaine in Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil, Belgium, the …
March 14, 2026