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Three Aryan Brotherhood Prison Gang Members Convicted of Murder in Aid of Racketeering, RICO Conspiracy, and Conspiracy to Commit Murder in Aid of Racketeering

… continued to commit brutal murders and other heinous crimes from behind bars, all while coordinating the distribution of … our commitment to tackle violent criminal enterprises from the top down.” “Today’s convictions further our effort to dismantle a violent criminal enterprise run from inside California prisons,” said U.S. Attorney Phillip …
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“Operation Wu Block” defendant pleads guilty

… in the removal of drugs, guns, money and over 60 defendants from our streets, which had an immediate impact on our … juries in the Middle District of Georgia. The charges range from conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute … distribute methamphetamine or heroin with sentences ranging from a maximum twenty years to life in prison; distribution …
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Lead defendant gets 20 years in major Statesboro drug trafficking investigation

… call for help, this poly-drug trafficker was removed from the streets and will spend well-deserved time in … safer.” “By operating a pipeline of illegal narcotics from Atlanta, California and Mexico, this conspiracy … been terminated, and hopefully some families will benefit from their demise.” “This case is collaborative effort to …
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Seven Alleged Members Of Cincinnati Area Drug Trafficking Organization Arrested

… occurred without incident, included agents and officers from the agencies named above, in addition to the Bureau of … agents picked up approximately $500,000 in U.S. currency from Williams and Alexander, and then again on June 5, 2012 … agents picked up approximately $400,000 in U.S. Currency from Williams. All of the U.S. currency is believed to be …
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13 Linked To Mexican Mafia And La Familia Indicted After Investigation Reveals Plot To Join Forces To Expand Drug Cartel’s Presence In U.S.

… and that they directed the activities of the street gang from a California state prison and received payments derived from the gang’s illegal activities. During this morning’s … we have demonstrated our ability to stop the Mexican Mafia from realizing a new power base by disrupting the gang’s …
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DEA’s Commitment to Expanding Access to Medication-Assisted Treatment

… to medication-assisted treatment to help those suffering from substance use disorder. “In this moment, when the … access to medication-assisted treatment for those suffering from opioid-related substance use disorder. Beginning in … use of medication-assisted treatment for those suffering from substance use disorder. In July 2021, DEA implemented a …
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DEA to kick off annual Red Ribbon Campaign

… 1985. Red Ribbon Week is officially celebrated nationally from October 23-31; however, communities and school … red ribbons during the last week in October, Americans from all walks of life demonstrate their opposition to … There will also be musical performances by Eat at Joe’s from Georgetown Day High School in Washington, D.C. The …
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El Paso News 2010

July 15, 2021
… December 11, 2010 Three DEA El Paso Fugitives Extradited from Mexico November 19, 2010 DEA Operations Dismantle Two … Midland August 17, 2010 Cuidad Juarez Trafficker Extradited from Mexico July 9, 2010 Federal Prison Sentences Handed …
July 15, 2021
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DEA Museum Holds Lecture Series

… of drug trafficking organizations to prevent their products from further distribution in the United States. The Lecture … additional information on smuggling artifacts using objects from the Museum’s collection. The DEA Museum collects, … Thursday, June 17, 1:00-2:30 p.m. EDT WHERE: Live-streamed from DEA Headquarters ACCESS: Streaming link will be emailed …
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DEA Releases 2020 National Drug Threat Assessment

… continue to evolve. While fentanyl and fentanyl analogues from China have decreased substantially following the DEA’s … period ending in July of 2020, a significant increase from 2019, when more than 70,000 people died of overdoses. … the first part of 2020. The assessment gathers information from many data sources, such as drug investigations and …
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DEA To Hold Its Third Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day This Month

… dangerous prescription drugs. On Saturday, October 29, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time, Americans will be able to … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. “We all have another unique …
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Leader Of Redding-based Methamphetamine Distribution Operation Sentenced To 21 Years In Prison

… investigation, imported large quantities of methamphetamine from Southern California and then distributed them … undercover agents made four purchases of methamphetamine from Martinez and his couriers. These purchases occurred in … Martinez on July 7, 2015, in Orland. They seized $49,500 from Martinez and his car. He had intended to use nearly all …
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Mexican Man Gets Significant Sentence For Cocaine Conspiracy

… role in the smuggling of a 3,100 kilogram load of cocaine from Panama.   Nava-Valencia previously pleaded guilty and … authorities seized approximately 2,080 kilograms of cocaine from a warehouse in Panama City, Panama. The seized cocaine … approximately 3,100 kilograms which was to be shipped from Panama to Mexico and eventually destined for the United …
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Texas Man Sentenced To More Than 10 Years For Methamphetamine Trafficking

… organization responsible for transporting methamphetamine from Texas to Central Florida. In October 2014, he arranged … methamphetamine in the spare tire of a car and transport it from his home in Texas to Florida.  A Florida Highway Patrol … three kilograms of crystal methamphetamine were recovered from inside the spare tire of the car. This case was …
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Bergen County Woman Sentenced For Role In Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

… to traffic approximately two kilograms of cocaine from Puerto Rico to New Jersey. Sasha Melendez, 38, … Administration of an ongoing conspiracy to import cocaine from Puerto Rico. She was arrested on March 24, 2015 in … Bergen County after she accepted delivery of a mail parcel from Puerto Rico containing approximately two kilograms of …
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California Man Sentenced To 76 Months In Prison For Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

… conspiracy to traffic approximately 12 kilograms of cocaine from California to New Jersey. Jesus Raul Iribe, 38, of … they planned to use a tractor-trailer to transport cocaine from California to New Jersey and other destinations along … that he conspired with others to traffic the cocaine from California to New Jersey.   In addition to the prison …
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Illinois Man Admits Role In Cross-country Drug Distribution Conspiracy

… charging him with conspiracy to distribute heroin. From June 2014 through November 2014, Zamora conspired with … officers recovered an additional two kilograms of heroin from his residence in DeKalb. The charge to which Zamora …
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Maine Man Gets 7 Year Sentence For Heroin, Bath Salts Trafficking

… “bath salts” and heroin.  According to court records, from at least February through July 2015, Greenlaw was part … and heroin throughout the state. The heroin was obtained from New Hampshire and Massachusetts, and “bath salts” were obtained through the mail from a source outside the United States.  This case was …
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Maine Man Sentenced To Five Years For Conspiracy To Traffic Oxycodone And Cocaine

… of a group of people who imported oxycodone and cocaine from Rhode Island to Maine in 2014 and 2015. In April 2015, … when an undercover agent ordered cocaine and oxycodone from him.  When Lacomb and another conspirator arrived to … and 35 oxycodone pills were seized.  This case results from a joint investigation conducted by the U.S. Drug …
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Sixth Madison-Area College Student Sentenced For Conspiracy To Import & Distribute Marijuana In Wisconsin

… campus.  pleaded guilty to this charge on November 3, 2015. From September 2012 to February 2015, Israeli and six other … of as many as 19 loads of marijuana, ranging in quantity from five to 50 pounds, from California and Colorado to …
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Hardin County Man Sentenced For Drug Violations

… cocaine powder into crack cocaine, and $1,050 in cash from controlled substance sales.  On Feb. 17, 2015, Turner … 20 grams of crack cocaine and another $2,013 in his pocket from illegal crack cocaine sales.  Turner was indicted on … with co-defendants responsible for dealing crack cocaine from a Beaumont residence on Avenue A for over 10 years.  …
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Two Local Marijuana Traffickers Sentenced To Prison

… serve a five-year-term. The investigation revealed that from 2008 through 2013, Alaniz and Romo conspired to transport large amounts of marijuana from the Rio Grande Valley to various destinations via … agents seized hundreds of thousands of dollars in currency from both defendants as part of the investigation. Alaniz …
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Old Town Man Sentenced To 4¾ Years For Bath Salt Distribution Conspiracy

… between April and December 2011.  He obtained MDPV from other members of the conspiracy and traded, sold or otherwise distributed it from his Old Town residence using cellular telephones and … by the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency with assistance from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the Old …
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Heroin Trafficker Sentenced To Three Years In Prison

… one kilogram of heroin to an individual and then traveled from Porterville to Foster City to make the sale.  … Ramos-Lopez was arrested after retrieving the drugs from a hidden compartment of his pickup truck.  On January … Nikhil Bhagat is prosecuting the case with assistance from Ana Guerra.  The prosecution is the result of an …
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Elk Grove Man Sentenced To 11 Years In Prison For Distribution Of Prescription Pills And Heroin

… 2014 that Mathews was purchasing prescription medications from individuals in the Sacramento area. At the same time, … was receiving cash deposits into various bank accounts from another state. The investigation revealed that Mathews … and paying those individuals in exchange for pills obtained from pharmacies. Mathews would then transport the pills to …
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Canadian Drug Trafficker Sentenced To 81 Months In Prison

… large amounts of Ecstasy or MDMA into the United States from Canada. He also worked with these organizations and others in the United States to export cocaine from the United States to Canada. The importation and … the process of purchasing a six-kilogram sample of cocaine from a Los Angeles-based source of supply with the $126,000 …
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Fowler Meth Dealer Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison

… that agents seized another 2.5 pounds of methamphetamine from Penaloza’s Orange Cove residence during the execution … indicated the drug had been smuggled into the United States from Mexico. The remaining defendants, Javier Lopez-Estrada, … DEA and the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office with assistance from the U.S. Immigration and Customs (ICE) Office of …
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Tulsa “Pill Mill” Doctor Pleas Guilty to Opioid Drug Conspiracy

… opioids. We won’t turn a blind eye while you seek to profit from turning Oklahomans into opioid addicts.” U.S. District … Joel-lyn McCormick prosecuted the case with assistance from AUSA Vani Singhal, AUSA Melody Nelson, and AUSA Reagan …
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360 Strategy: DEA Philadelphia Hosts Youth Drug Summit at Temple University

December 07, 2018
… of the Division’s 360 Strategy program.  Over 350 students from the Alexander K. McClure Elementary School, the Isaac … “They were teaching us to avoid drugs and how to stay away from them.” “Our efforts to educate children about the …
December 07, 2018
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Two Sacramento Men Sentenced for Fentanyl Pill Trafficking

… of fentanyl-laced counterfeit oxycodone “M-30” pills from Mexico and distributing them in northern California and … eight have been sentenced to terms of imprisonment ranging from 19 months to over 10 years. Rosario Zamora Rojo and … by the Drug Enforcement Administration, with assistance from Homeland Security Investigations, the Federal Bureau of …