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DEA Collects Eight Tons Of Medicine In Los Angeles Area During Third Drug Take-Back Event

… 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 … abuse prescription drugs than the number of those using cocaine, hallucinogens, heroin, and inhalants combined, …
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Long Island Man Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Distribute Oxycodone

… at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, Terrance Belford pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute oxycodone, a Schedule II controlled substance. Belford was arrested in June 2017 for his participation in an … unlawfully, including oxycodone, Percocet and powder cocaine. Belford stated on Facebook that, if had he not been …
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"18 Park" Gang Leader Gets 35-year Sentence

… NEW YORK - Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York and James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), New York Division, announced that one of … Mott Haven area of the Bronx. Members of 18 Park sold crack cocaine and marijuana on a near-daily basis, turning the …
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Leader Of “BMB” Street Gang Sentenced To 150 Months In Prison On Racketeering Charges

… NEW YORK - Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York and James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) New York Division, announced that Nico … attempted murders, and armed robberies-and sold crack cocaine, marijuana, and oxycodone.   Burrell was a leader of …
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Tony Torrez Charged With Violating Federal Narcotics Trafficking And Firearms Laws

… and a substance believed to be “wax,” a concentrated form of THC oil processed from the marijuana plant.  Thereafter, the DEA obtained a federal search for the residence and seized items and paraphernalia … a bullet proof vest, a small amount of suspected cocaine, and drug paraphernalia.  The criminal complaint …
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Michigan Heroin Trafficker Receives 17 Year Federal Prison Sentence

… convicted and sentenced in the Federal District Court for the Western District of Michigan. The Honorable Gordon … the result of a joint investigation led by the U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA), Federal Bureau of Investigation, and … medical-grade fentanyl patches, a small amount of crack cocaine, and approximately $27,000 in alleged drug proceeds. …
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Leader Of “Texas Syndicate” Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced To More Than 25 Years In Prison

… 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 - … months in federal prison for his role in a methamphetamine, cocaine, and marijuana distribution conspiracy, announced …
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Southern District Of Texas Investigation And Personnel Win National Award

… - (254) 297-0300 LAREDO, Texas - The Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task (OCDETF) investigation known as Operation El … been selected as the recipient of the National OCDETF Award for Outstanding Investigation in the Southwest Region, … in bulk cash, $50,000 in non-cash assets, 489 kilograms of cocaine, 892 kilograms of marijuana, 1.2 kilograms of …
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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

… DEA And Local Law Enforcement Partners Collect Record Number Of Unused Pills As … the DEA and its more than 4,200 local and tribal law enforcement partners a record-setting … from prescription painkiller overdoses than from heroin, cocaine or any other illegal drug”, said Karen I. Flowers, …
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Operation Fallen Hero – Operation Bombardier

… - (210) 442-5600 Waco - (254) 297-0300 Houston Area Law Enforcement Join Forces to Attack Mexican Cartels and Associates HOUSTON, TX … in U.S. Currency, 322 pounds of marijuana, 13 kilograms of cocaine, 37 weapons, 10 vehicles, and the arrest of 33 …
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Head Of The Quintero Drug Trafficking Enterprise Sentenced To Federal Prison

… to 222 months in prison and ordered to pay a $250,000 fine for conspiracy to commit (RICO), Kenneth Magidson and Robert L. Pittman, United States Attorneys for the Southern and Western Districts of Texas, … tanker trucks, via El Paso, Texas. Multi-ton quantities of cocaine were acquired from Columbia and Peru for smuggling …
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Conviction & Guilty Plea To Internet Drug Trafficking

… leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Fort Lauderdale Miles D. Aley Special Agent In Charge View … jury found Julian Villa-Gomez Lemus, 31, of Visalia, California, guilty of conspiracy to distribute controlled … included methamphetamine, hydrocodone, marijuana, steroids, cocaine, and other controlled substances. The drugs were …
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Americans Turn Out In Droves For DEA’s Seventh National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

… Americans Turn Out In Droves For DEA’s Seventh National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day … leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Fort Lauderdale Miles D. Aley Special Agent In Charge View … abuse prescription drugs than the number of those using cocaine, heroin, hallucinogens like LSD, and (sniffed …
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Drug Trafficking Organization Operating In The San Juan Seaport Indicted For Conspiracy To Import Controlled Substances

… Organization Operating In The San Juan Seaport Indicted For Conspiracy To Import Controlled Substances October 25, … and coordinated the purchase of kilogram quantities of cocaine and heroin from sources in Colombia and Dominican … in Puerto Rico, longshoremen and other individuals working for private companies, providing services at the San Juan …
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Successful 2013 National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day In Puerto Rico And The U.S. Virgin Islands

… over 810.95 pounds of expired and unwanted medications for safe and proper disposal at 20 take-back sites in Puerto … Prescription Drug Take-Back Day event, and we thank them for participating in this effort to battle prescription drug … abuse prescription drugs than the number of those using cocaine, heroin, hallucinogens like LSD, and (sniffed …
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18 Individuals Indicted For Drug Trafficking At El Trebol Public Housing Project

… 18 Individuals Indicted For Drug Trafficking At El Trebol Public Housing Project … Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez, United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico.  The Drug Enforcement … that beginning in 2005, the organization distributed cocaine, heroin, crack, marihuana and prescription drugs …
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DEA, USCG Interdicts 1,729 Pounds Of Marijuana, Nabs Russian Smuggler, Seizes Sailing Vessel In Caribbean Sea

… Key Largo and a U.S. naval vessel with a Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment onboard apprehended a Russian smuggler … interdiction was the result of a multi-agency DEA led law enforcement effort in support of Operation Unified Resolve and … 2014, the Coast Guard has seized 15,104 kilograms of cocaine and 5,320 pounds of marijuana during 14 counter-drug …
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Two Men Charged With Sex Trafficking

… 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 … 2015, on charges related to the distribution of heroin and cocaine base in Vermont. Today, a federal grand jury in …
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Danbury Man Sentenced To 16 Years In Federal Prison For Armed Home Invasions

… Danbury Man Sentenced To 16 Years In Federal Prison For Armed Home Invasions March 10, 2016 New England Contact … to a Recruiter /events Find Us 40 Middlesex Turnpike Bedford , MA 01730 United States New England Contacts New … out of which members of the organization sold crack cocaine and heroin.  The organization also rented hotel …
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New Jersey Firefighter Charged With Drug Distribution

… 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 … 2012, the cooperating witness began purchasing cocaine and heroin from Cruz-Rivera.  On Oct. 4, 2013, …
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Sixty-Six Gang Members Facing Federal RICO, Firearm And Drug Trafficking Charges

… 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 … gang members.  The investigation also revealed significant cocaine, crack, and heroin dealing committed by gang …
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Vermont Man Charged With Five Counts Of Sex Trafficking

… 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 … on charges of conspiracy to distribute 28 grams or more of cocaine base and 100 grams or more of heroin and related …
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Charleston Drug Gang Busted

… conspired to distribute more than 280 grams of “crack” cocaine, more than 100 grams of heroin, and marijuana, and … in tandem with federal agencies, including the Drug Enforcement Administration; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, … Federal Bureau of Investigation.  An Assistant Solicitor for the Ninth Judicial Circuit has been designated by the …
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21 Defendants Charged In Brunswick-Based Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… defendants with conspiracy to distribute large amounts of cocaine and marijuana in Georgia and Florida. Several of the … The charge results from a joint investigation by the Drug Enforcement (DEA), the Glynn Brunswick Narcotics Enforcement Team, the Georgia Bureau of (GBI), the Federal …
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DEA Office In Atlanta Holding Its Sixth Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, Saturday, April 27, 2013

… previous five events in the past three years, the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and its national, tribal, and community … unused, or unwanted prescription drugs.  Local law enforcement agencies in thousands of American communities … abuse prescription drugs than the number of those using cocaine, hallucinogens, and heroin combined, according to …
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DEA Office In Charlotte Holding Its Sixth Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, Saturday, April 27, 2013

… previous five events in the past three years, the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and its national, tribal, and community … unused, or unwanted prescription drugs.  Local law enforcement agencies in thousands of American communities … abuse prescription drugs than the number of those using cocaine, hallucinogens, and heroin combined, according to …
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DEA Office In Columbia Holding Its Sixth Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, Saturday, April 27, 2013

… previous five events in the past three years, the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and its national, tribal, and community … unused, or unwanted prescription drugs.  Local law enforcement agencies in thousands of American communities … abuse prescription drugs than the number of those using cocaine, hallucinogens, and heroin combined, according to …
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DEA Office In Nashville Holding Its Fourth Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, Saturday, April 27, 2013

… previous five events in the past three years, the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and its national, tribal, and community … unused, or unwanted prescription drugs.  Local law enforcement agencies in thousands of American communities … abuse prescription drugs than the number of those using cocaine, hallucinogens, and heroin combined, according to …
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DEA’s Sixth Pill Take Back Event Yields Fruitful Results In Georgia

…  - - Georgians participating in the United States Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA’s) sixth National Prescription … turned in 12,605 pounds of unwanted or expired medications for safe and proper disposal at sites set up throughout the … drugs than the number of those who regularly used cocaine, hallucinogens, heroin, and inhalants combined . …
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DEA’s Sixth Pill Take Back Event Yields Fruitful Results In North Carolina

… North Carolinians participating in the United States Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA’s) sixth National Prescription … turned in 13,120 pounds of unwanted or expired medications for safe and proper disposal at sites set up throughout the … drugs than the number of those who regularly used cocaine, hallucinogens, heroin, and inhalants combined . …