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Guns and Drug End with 10 Years in Prison for St. Louis County Man

June 16, 2022
… Guns and Drug End with 10 Years in Prison for St. Louis County Man June 16, 2022 St. Louis Contact … to be a drug transaction, and officers found fentanyl, cocaine base and a 9mm Taurus handgun in a Mercedes Benz … and cocaine base and admitted that the cash came from drug sales, his guilty plea says. Taylor pleaded guilty in March …
June 16, 2022
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Hartford Man Caught with Drugs and Ghost Gun in Bristol Sentenced to 30 Months in Federal Prison

November 13, 2023
… Hartford Man Caught with Drugs and Ghost Gun in Bristol … Task Force made a controlled purchase of fentanyl and crack cocaine from Morrison in Bristol.  After the drug sale, investigators followed Morrison as he drove his car …
November 13, 2023
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Indiana Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Charges

November 10, 2021
… Indiana Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Charges November 10, 2021 … guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine and fentanyl, announced United States Attorney … multiple stash houses to store narcotics, facilitated the sale of firearms and encouraged members of his conspiracy to …
November 10, 2021
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Jury convicts gang members of drug-related shooting

November 21, 2019
… leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Fort Lauderdale Deanne L. Reuter Special Agent In Charge … Jr. 25, both of Tampa, guilty of conspiring to distribute cocaine, crack cocaine, and marijuana, and discharging a … with law enforcement about the Bird Gang’s drug sales at the Blue House. This case was investigated by the …
November 21, 2019
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Three Corpus Residents Sent To Prison In Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering Conspiracies

June 20, 2013
… CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Three men arrested in January for various drug trafficking and money laundering … proved that in May 2011 Manuel Pena made deals to provide cocaine and methamphetamine to Bazaldua and Dominguez. He … guilty to conspiring to launder the proceeds of their drug sales through various financial transactions. As part of …
June 20, 2013
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Rio Grande Valley Defendants Sentenced To Lengthy Prison Terms For Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering

February 03, 2011
… Grande Valley Defendants Sentenced To Lengthy Prison Terms For Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering February 03, 2011 … used tractor-trailers to ship large quantities of cocaine and marijuana from the McAllen area to various … up large amounts of cash -- the proceeds from the drug sales -- and transported the cash to the Rio Grande Valley. …
February 03, 2011
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West Hartford Man Sentenced To 45 Months In Federal Prison For Distributing Crack, Heroin And Fentanyl

December 08, 2016
… West Hartford Man Sentenced To 45 Months In Federal Prison For … three years of supervised release, for distributing crack cocaine, heroin and fentanyl.  Judge Covello also ordered … fentanyl and no heroin at all. At the time of the drug sales, Diaz was released on a $750,000 bond after being …
December 08, 2016
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Two New Haven Men Plead Guilty To Distributing Drugs Involved In Rash Of Overdoses

August 04, 2016
… to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Lowell Jarod Forget Special Agent In Charge View Jarod Forget Bio Jarod … the victims believed the substance they were consuming was cocaine.  However, based in part on DEA laboratory testing, … arrest, Whaley was in possession of cocaine packaged for sale.  Pina and Whaley are scheduled to be sentenced on …
August 04, 2016
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Federal Jury Convicts Texas Couple Of Drug And Money Laundering Conspiracies

July 28, 2015
… 815-4513 Defendants distributed hundreds of kilograms of cocaine & marijuana NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Aldo Villarreal, 46, … laundering, announced David Rivera, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee. Villarreal’s wife, … purchase of used vehicles in Nashville and the subsequent sale of vehicles at El Shadai, a used car lot the defendants …
July 28, 2015
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Anchorage Man Sentenced To 40 Months Prison In Alaska Drug Conspiracy

May 07, 2013
… was sentenced on May 1, 2013, in U.S. District Court for his role in an Anchorage and Fairbanks drug conspiracy.  … Fairbanks, that between 2009 and February 2012, sold powder cocaine, marijuana, and oxycodone pills in both cities. When … portrayed in their music and videos was supported by their sales of illegal narcotics. Moultrie was indicted along with …
May 07, 2013
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Bridgeport Heroin Distributor Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison

March 16, 2022
… to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Lowell Jarod Forget Special Agent In Charge View Jarod Forget Bio Jarod … items used to process and package drugs for street sale, eight firearms, and more than $360,000 in cash.  … customers, was helping Martinez transition from the sale of cocaine and opioid pills to the sale of heroin. Fontanez was …
March 16, 2022
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Suburban Man Sentenced To 16 Years In Prison For Leading Chicago-area Cell Of International Drug Trafficking Organization

May 18, 2018
… Suburban Man Sentenced To 16 Years In Prison For Leading Chicago-area Cell Of International Drug … stash house in Bensenville where heroin and cash from drug sales were stored.  He also sold drugs in the Chicago area.  … who regularly supplied kilogram quantities of heroin and cocaine to wholesale buyers, perpetuate the drug trafficking …
May 18, 2018
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Worcester Business Owner Indicted For Fentanyl Distribution And Money Laundering

March 21, 2017
… Worcester Business Owner Indicted For Fentanyl Distribution And Money Laundering March 21, … and charged in connection with using the proceeds of drug sales to purchase and renovate nine properties in Worcester … controlled substances, including anabolic steroids, cocaine and fentanyl.  It is alleged that from April 2012 to …
March 21, 2017
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Fentanyl distributor who used the dark web and crypto currency sentenced to 30 years in federal prison

October 03, 2019
… and crypto currency in the Southwest Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force Region, a federal judge in San Antonio … for distributing approximately 245 kilograms of fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine, oxycodone and Xanax. The … money judgment against Allawi based on his online dark net sales profit. Judge Ezra also ordered that Allawi forfeit to …
October 03, 2019
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Los Angeles Street Gang Targeted In Federal Racketeering Indictment

January 19, 2011
… About Drugs Just Think Twice Operation Engage Southern California Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging … with the Mexican Mafia. The indictment alleges that drug sales comprised the bulk of the gang’s profits. In the … 34, of Lennox, a Lennox 13 member who allegedly distributed cocaine and methamphetamine, collected taxes from drug …
January 19, 2011
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St. Mary’s County Felon Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges for Distribution of Fentanyl and for Illegal Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition

February 16, 2022
… St. Mary’s County Felon Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges for Distribution of Fentanyl and for Illegal Possession of a … drug transaction.  As detailed in the plea agreement, after buying fentanyl from Keys, the three individuals returned to … and $7,080 in cash, which were proceeds of Keys’ drug sales. The seized firearm is a ghost gun—privately made with …
February 16, 2022
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Leader of International Drug Trafficking Organization Operating in Oregon Sentenced to Federal Prison

June 21, 2024
… organization operating in Lane County, Oregon, responsible for trafficking large quantities of methamphetamine, heroin, and cocaine into the state between 2018 and 2020, was sentenced … and first and second level distributors responsible for sales in and around Eugene—were  charged  and have been …
June 21, 2024
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Hartford Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Federal Prison for Narcotics Distribution and Gun Possession Offenses

October 04, 2023
… Hartford Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Federal Prison for … Task Force identified Alamo as a distributor of heroin and cocaine in Connecticut, New York, and elsewhere.  Alamo was … items used to process and package narcotics for street sale, a .40 caliber handgun equipped with a loaded 28-round …
October 04, 2023
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Honduran Man Arrested in Portland Trafficking Rainbow Fentanyl and Firearms Is Charged in Federal Court

January 25, 2023
… drugs.jpg Seized guns, rainbow fentanyl, fentanyl, meth, cocaine, heroin PORTLAND, Ore.—A Honduran man residing in … fentanyl. According to court documents, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Homeland Security … of illegal narcotics from Mexico for distribution and sale in Oregon and Washington state. To date, law …
January 25, 2023
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Five Members Of A Staten Island-Based Narcotics Distribution Network Charged With Narcotics And Firearms Offenses

February 11, 2011
… five members of a Staten Island-based crack and powder cocaine distribution network with narcotics and firearms offenses. The defendants appeared at noon today before United States District Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis at … and intimidation in order to further their illegal drug sales for one reason only, to make a profit,” said DEA …
February 11, 2011
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Law Enforcement Joins Forces In Coordinated Effort Against Drug Trafficking Cartel Members And AssociatesFederal, State, And Local Law Enforcement Officials United To Seize Loaded Guns And Drugs On The Upper West Side Of Manhattan

February 28, 2011
… Law Enforcement Joins Forces In Coordinated Effort Against Drug … was arrested; three loaded semi automatic handguns, crack, cocaine and oxycodone seized. These drugs - ready for sale throughout New York - and guns to be used for violence …
February 28, 2011
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DEA/NTF Arrest 10 Suspects; Indictment Unsealed

April 25, 2011
… @DEASanDiegoDiv James M. Nunnallee Domestic Southern California in the Carlsbad, Imperial County, and San Ysidro … with conspiracy to distribute five kilograms and more of cocaine. Luis Earnest Morquecho and Charles Frank Fuller are … was previously convicted of possession of marijuana for sale in San Diego County. In Count 4 of the indictment, …
April 25, 2011
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Bakersfield Drug Dealer Sentenced To 8 Years In Prison

April 28, 2014
… View Bob P. Beris Bio Bob P. Beris, Domestic Northern California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San … with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, heroin, and cocaine.   According to court documents, Sanchez and a … pounds of cocaine, a half-pound of heroin, all packaged for sale. In addition to the drugs, officers found and seized …
April 28, 2014
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Bakersfield Drug Dealer Sentenced To Over 11 Years In Prison

September 15, 2014
… View Bob P. Beris Bio Bob P. Beris, Domestic Northern California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San … with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, heroin, and cocaine. United States District Judge Anthony W. Ishii also … of cocaine, and a half‑pound of heroin, all packaged for sale. In addition to the drugs, officers found and seized …
September 15, 2014
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Bay Area Brothers Sentenced For Ecstasy Trafficking

February 22, 2013
… Bay Area Brothers Sentenced For Ecstasy Trafficking February 22, 2013 San Francisco … basis, and would often use the proceeds of their MDMA sales in Northern California to purchase methamphetamine and cocaine from Mexican-based drug trafficking organizations …
February 22, 2013
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Judge Sentences St. Louis Drug Dealer Known to Carry a Gun During Drug Deals

April 01, 2021
… guilty to drug trafficking. In November 2018, Drug Enforcement Administration investigators received information … distributor known to carry a firearm. One source confirmed buying methamphetamine daily from Burns-Jackson over a …
April 01, 2021
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NEFD announce 645 arrests and seizure of 17.9 kilograms of fentanyl, 7,800 illicit fentanyl pills, 13.9 kilograms of cocaine, 3.1 kilograms of heroin, 51 firearms and $1.2 million in cash during two-week New England surge

December 10, 2019
… fentanyl, 7,800 illicit fentanyl pills, 13.9 kilograms of cocaine, 3.1 kilograms of heroin, 51 firearms and $1.2 … to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Lowell Jarod Forget Special Agent In Charge View Jarod Forget Bio Jarod …
December 10, 2019
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Eleven defendants charged in federal court with committing narcotics and firearms offenses in the Bronx

October 29, 2018
… Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration Keith Kruskall,  United States … S. Berman. “From feeding the opioid crisis through the sale of oxycodone, to pouring crack into our streets, to … aka “Etho,” and Whykee Johnson, conspired to sell crack cocaine and marijuana and possessed firearms in furtherance …
October 29, 2018
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DEA Washington Division Releases 2020 National Drug Threat Assessment for D.C., Maryland, and Virginia Communities

March 02, 2021
… Division Releases 2020 National Drug Threat Assessment for D.C., Maryland, and Virginia Communities March 02, 2021 … large amounts of fentanyl, methamphetamine, heroin, and cocaine into the area, and have even established secondary …
March 02, 2021
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Washington Jury Finds Mexican National with Ties to the Jalisco Cartel Guilty of Trafficking in Hundreds of Pounds of Fentanyl, Heroin, Methamphetamine, and Cocaine in Eastern Washington and Montana

April 18, 2025
… of Pounds of Fentanyl, Heroin, Methamphetamine, and Cocaine in Eastern Washington and Montana April 18, 2025 … which began April 14, 2025. At sentencing, which is set for July 16, 2025, Esquivel-Bolanos faces a maximum term of …
April 18, 2025