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Federal jury convicts Buffalo man of drug distribution resulting in overdose death

… to possess with intent to distribute heroin, butyryl fentanyl, fentanyl, cocaine, and crack cocaine; possession …
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Laurens County Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Nearly 20 Years in Federal Prison

… - (910) 815-4513 Defendant Pled Guilty to Distributing Fentanyl Just two milligrams of fentanyl can be a … months in prison after pleading guilty to Distribution of Fentanyl, said Jill E. Steinberg, U.S. Attorney for the …
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More than 100 Pounds of Illegal Drugs Seized in Rural Eastern Washington a Significant Amount Destined for the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation

… Operation Engage Seattle Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … Kennewick - (509) 374-3444 Yakima - (509) 454-4407 161,000 Fentanyl-Laced Pills, 80 Pounds of Meth, Heroin, Cocaine, …
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Buffalo man charged with selling drugs that led to a death faces life in prison

… a/k/a Unc, 44, of Buffalo, NY, with distribution of heroin, fentanyl, and acetyl fentanyl causing death; conspiracy to …
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Six members of Paterson-based 230 Boys Gang indicted in 29-count indictment

… P. McMahon NewJerseySpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 80 Mulberry Street 2nd Floor … of a Paterson street gang on charges of selling heroin and fentanyl, including a charge against one defendant for …
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Four Poughkeepsie individuals charged in White Plains Federal Court with narcotics offenses

… and approximately 1.5 kilograms of substances containing fentanyl.  Three firearms were also recovered from … As alleged, these dealers were selling and transporting fentanyl, heroin and crack cocaine throughout the …
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Nassau Doctor Charged with Five Counts of Murder for Depraved Prescription Abuse

… Nassau Doctor Charged with Five Counts of Murder for Depraved … from the parking lots of the Rockville Centre hotel where he lived and a nearby Dunkin’ Donuts. The grand jury … HCL 30 mg: 6,660 Alprazolam 2 mg: 4,070 Zolpidem 10 mg: 540 Fentanyl: 5 Oxycodone HCL 15 mg: 530 Percocet: 2,266 …
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Homeland Security Task Force Arrests 2 and Seizes Over 550 Kilos of Meth in San Antonio

… wholesale produce distribution warehouse on Dec. 15, 2025, where they received large shipments of methamphetamine … before entering a cargo van and driving to an office space where they stored the methamphetamine that was concealed in …
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DEA Remembers Those We Lost During the Oklahoma City Bombing

April 11, 2025
… 2025 Public Affairs ​A photo of the 9:03 Memorial Gate stands on the now-sacred ground where the events of April 19, 1995, unfolded. April 19, … 1995, 168 people were killed, including five DEA employees and 19 children.  In addition, 680 others were injured, and …
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Burlington County Man Charged with Drug and Weapons Offenses

… Burlington County Man Charged with Drug and Weapons Offenses July 26, 2021 New Jersey Contact Info … a search warrant at Layton’s residence in Mount Holly where they located: 1) a black “AR” style, 5.56 x 45mm …
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Attorney General William P. Barr Joins DEA Acting Administrator Timothy J. Shea to Announce results of Operation Crystal Shield

… committing acts of violence, spreading fear and destruction wherever they go.  Together with our law enforcement … down their distribution networks, and putting dealers where they belong – behind bars.  DEA is committed to its … DEA directed enforcement resources to these cities where methamphetamine is often trafficked in bulk and then …
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Pilot Charged In Cocaine Trafficking Scheme Extradited From Paraguay

… Scheme Extradited From Paraguay July 25, 2022 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 … in the U.S., from the Dominican Republic to Venezuela where the cocaine was to be loaded onto the jet.  De Las … co-pilot.  From Venezuela, the jet was to fly to Honduras where the cocaine would be loaded onto trucks for transport …
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Mother of Three Children Sentenced to 23 Years for Meth Trafficking

… methamphetamine with the intent to distribute in a premises where a minor resided. According to court documents, … told investigators she made multiple trips to Arizona, where she would obtain one or two pounds of methamphetamine …
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Former Aryan Brotherhood Member Sentenced to 18 Years for Meth Trafficking

… an inmate in Oklahoma State Prison, who would then tell him where to go to obtain his methamphetamine. Pinkley also told … officers executed a search warrant at Pinkley’s residence, where they found a loaded Maverick 12-gauge shotgun leaning …
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Springfield, Mo., Man Sentenced to 18 Years for Meth Trafficking

… guilty to distributing methamphetamine on a premises where a minor resided. During the course of the … B. Hughes Apartments, inside another person’s apartment where two children, ages five and seven, resided. Wrinkle …
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Queens Man Convicted of Laundering Bitcoin and Operating Unlicensed Money Transmitting Business

… their criminal proceeds, remain anonymous and conceal where their Bitcoin was coming from so they could continue … identified an advertisement posted on localbitcoins.com where an individual with the username “Mustangy” offered to …
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Long Island man sentenced to 18 years’ imprisonment for cocaine trafficking and arson

… officers tracked that car to a shipping lot in New Jersey, where they observed Aichroth retrieve a duffle bag … by a co-conspirator to a residence in Islip, New York, where it was seized by law enforcement. During the execution …
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Career Offender and Meth Trafficker Sentenced To 15 Years in Prison

… Career Offender and Meth Trafficker Sentenced To 15 Years in Prison November … source of supply, and then travel back to Catawba County where she distributed narcotics to other local sellers. … a robbery in her apartment with three other co-conspirators where a victim was shot. Two of Vono’s young children were …
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California Woman Admits to Trafficking Methamphetamine in Rhode Island

… Carranza Reyes, a motor vehicle, and the Cranston residence where Carranza Reyes was staying.   Upon executing the … officers also searched Carranza Reyes’ own motor vehicle where they discovered over two- and one-half pounds of …
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Pilot Involved in Cocaine Trafficking Scheme Sentenced to 4 Years in Federal Prison

… to 4 Years in Federal Prison December 21, 2023 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 … in the U.S., from the Dominican Republic to Venezuela where the cocaine was to be loaded onto the jet.  De Las … co-pilot.  From Venezuela, the jet was to fly to Honduras where the cocaine would be loaded onto trucks for transport …
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Attorney General William P. Barr Joins DEA Acting Administrator Timothy J. Shea to Announce results of Operation Crystal Shield

… and seriously affects the quality of life in communities where it takes hold,” said Kyle W. Williamson, Special Agent … DEA directed enforcement resources to these cities where methamphetamine is often trafficked in bulk and then …
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DEA announces launch of Operation Crystal Shield

… resources to methamphetamine “transportation hubs” — areas where methamphetamine is often trafficked in bulk and then … identified eight major methamphetamine transportation hubs where these efforts will be concentrated: Atlanta, Dallas, …
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La Familia Michoacan Drug Cartel Leader Sentenced To 43 Years In Federal Prison

… stash locations in the Northern District of Texas and elsewhere. The announcement was made by Special Agent in Charge … our Mexican counterparts, a notorious drug cartel leader is where he should be --behind bars,” said U.S. Attorney Nealy … tortured, and murdered. A note found at the scene where the bodies were dumped stated “Vengan por otro, los …
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DEA Brings In Record Number Of Unused Pills During 15th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… epidemic.” “In the midst of this horrific opioid epidemic, where we’re losing over 116 people a day, it’s absolutely … of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they could be stolen and abused by family members and …
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El Paso Man Sentenced To Five Years In Federal Prison For Trafficking Cocaine

… Paso and then transported the drug to Connecticut and elsewhere.  Christopher Chavez’s role in the conspiracy … the cocaine from locations in El Paso to a warehouse where it was secreted within the cargo of tractor trailers … source and an undercover DEA agent met in New Jersey where Duron agreed to purchase 25 kilograms of cocaine.  In …
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Multiple Narcotics Trafficking Results In Significant Sentences

… the cocaine and was planning to take it to his stash house where Hernandez was supposed to come and get it. However, he … at which time Giovanni-Hernandez lied to the troopers about where he had been and made various statements trying to pass …
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Leader Of Zapata Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering Organization Convicted

… boats, which would pull up to his residence on the lake where individuals would then unload the marijuana. Later, … vehicles at the residence which would be driven to wherever the drugs were headed. Navarro also admitted today … specifically agreed to help transport this money to Mexico, where it would be given to other members of the drug …
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British Citizen Extradited To United States To Face Charges Of Conspiring To Traffic Cocaine On Commercial Airlines Cocaine Smuggled From The West Indies To England Via The United States

… British Citizen Extradited To United States To Face Charges Of Conspiring To Traffic Cocaine On … Genard Howard, who would travel to Jamaica and St. Lucia, where Roger Folkes, his brother, Romeo Folkes, and …
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Three DEA Operation “Meilky Way” Defendants Sentenced In Methamphetamine Distribution Case Ring Leader Sentenced To 35 Years Imprisonment

… of phone calls between Rojas-Olivera and co-defendants where Rojas-Olivera discussed his methamphetamine … distribution activities and drug debts, including calls where Rojas-Olivera threatened to kill a person who owed a …
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Six Charged In Global Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering Conspiracies

… Six Charged In Global Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering Conspiracies September 23, 2016 Los … we will cripple these global organizations no matter where they’re based.” Alejandro Javier Rodriguez-Jimenez ran … system, with stash houses in numerous American cities where co-conspirators received drug proceeds and laundered …