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Two Defendants Charged with Murder in Fatal Pacific Beach Fentanyl Overdose

June 04, 2024
… Seau purchased at least $1,200 worth of fentanyl pills from co-defendant Cavanaugh in La Mesa. Thereafter, Seau … San Diego Police Chief David Nisleit. “The impacts we see from Fentanyl sales is overwhelming and destructive, … has charged eight fentanyl dealers with homicide stemming from selling or furnishing fentanyl-laced drugs. In 2021 and …
June 04, 2024
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Seven Defendants Arrested in Joint State/Federal Investigation into Myrtle Beach Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

October 12, 2021
… this investigation with significant participation from the following agencies: Myrtle Beach Police Department, … today because these poly-drug traffickers have been removed from the streets.” “The United States Attorney’s Office … officers and agents, along with the support we receive from our community members, shows the continued commitment …
October 12, 2021
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Kanawha County Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Crime

January 26, 2024
… Jackson further admitted that he acquired fentanyl powder from a source outside the United States, the “M30” punch and die sets from China and commercially manufactured binding powder from a company in the U.S. Jackson began renting the St. …
January 26, 2024
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Member Of Violent Gang Pleads Guilty To Racketeering, Drug And Firearm Offenses

January 25, 2024
… assaulted rival gang member; drugs, firearm seized from stash house in Hingham BOSTON – A Boston man has … Wesson .38 caliber revolver and $15,597 in cash were seized from his stash house in Hingham. Santos was previously … in the same location. This co-located model enables agents from different agencies to collaborate on …
January 25, 2024
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Approximately 40 Individuals Arrested in Multi-State Drug Trafficking Takedown

January 24, 2024
… (571) 362-4737 nofdoutreach@dea.gov Defendants are from East Mississippi, Mexico, California, Texas, and … in the Southern District of Mississippi charging defendants from Lauderdale, Newton, Neshoba, Scott, and Jasper counties … as Mexico, California, Texas, and Alabama. The charges stem from a four-year federal investigation of multiple drug …
January 24, 2024
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Malas Manas Transnational Criminal Organization Leadership Indicted on Charges of Human Smuggling and Drug Trafficking

December 14, 2023
… drug smuggling through the movement of monetary instruments from the United States to the Republic of Mexico.  The indictment further alleges that from 2019 until 2023 Roman-Figueroa, Bernal, … in the same location. This co-located model enables agents from different agencies to collaborate on intelligence …
December 14, 2023
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15 Charged after FBI Task Force Investigation into Waterbury Drug Trafficking Rings

December 01, 2023
… have been charged with federal offenses stemming from the distribution of cocaine, crack cocaine, and … U.S. Attorney’s Office.  The continued support we receive from our federal partners makes our community safer.” U.S. … The FBI’s Waterbury Safe Streets Gang Task includes members from the FBI, the Waterbury Police Department, the Naugatuck …
December 01, 2023
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Leader of Multistate Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison

April 13, 2023
… drug trafficking and distribution enterprise that stretched from Alaska to Arizona, California, Massachusetts, Michigan, … Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania. From 2016 through October 2020, Pompa-Villa, the leader of …
April 13, 2023
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Spouse and Cousin of Drug Trafficking Ringleader Sentenced to Significant Prison Terms for Their Roles in Drug Distribution Conspiracy

March 23, 2023
… we removed significant amounts of narcotics and firearms from the community and prevented the organization from using its proceeds to further their illicit schemes.” … load of methamphetamine that was coming to Washington State from California, disguised in boxes for household items.  …
March 23, 2023
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Leader of Drug Distribution Organization Sentenced to Ten Years

September 16, 2022
… Organized Shipments of Fentanyl, Heroin, Meth, and Cocaine from Arizona and Southern California Drugs hidden in secret … that fentanyl is having on our society, given that deaths from fentanyl have skyrocketed.” “This investigation … of the conspiracies engaged in trafficking activities from Mexico, through California, Arizona, Nevada, and …
September 16, 2022
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Upper East Side doctor convicted in Brooklyn Federal Court of causing overdose death of a patient

July 18, 2018
… they help cut off the supply of drugs and stop fraudsters from exploiting vulnerable people. I want to thank the DEA, … believe that they have helped prevent many more New Yorkers from falling into addiction and death.” “Dr. Tesher … pharmacy and pharmacy chain; removed prescription authority from numerous rogue doctors, and expanded …
July 18, 2018
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Sixteen indicted in multi-state drug distribution ring

November 02, 2021
… and fentanyl distribution ring.  The drugs were coming up from California and were being distributed in King, Pierce, … and Bremerton Police Department (BPD), with assistance from  Tahoma Narcotics Enforcement (TNET); the Seattle, … Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF) with support from Northwest High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas ( …
November 02, 2021
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New Reward Offered for the Capture of Jian Zhang

August 30, 2021
… States and Canada. According to a 2017 federal indictment from the U.S. Attorney’s Office District of North Dakota, … already been convicted and sentenced to penalties ranging from 20 years to life imprisonment.  These strict sentences … Attorney’s Office, District of North Dakota with assistance from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon, …
August 30, 2021
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Three doctors, a pharmacist, and a business owner charged in opioid indictments

May 29, 2018
… hired Dr. Hallaba to write prescriptions at his clinic.  From September 2015 to April 2017, both doctors are alleged … Wellston Clinic Pharmacy. The grand jury alleges that from September 1 to December 9, 2015, Dr. Ferris signed …
May 29, 2018
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Three doctors, a pharmacist, and a business owner charged in opioid indictments

June 29, 2018
… hired Dr. Hallaba to write prescriptions at his clinic.  From September 2015 to April 2017, both doctors are alleged … Wellston Clinic Pharmacy. The grand jury alleges that from September 1 to December 9, 2015, Dr. Ferris signed …
June 29, 2018
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Several charged in $9.6 million opioid distribution conspiracy

June 01, 2018
… Andrei Tibu, 30, of Canton      The indictment alleges that from January 2015 through March 2018, these pharmacists and … this crisis, disrupting any financial benefit received from the sale of dangerous prescription drugs that plague … in monetary transactions with the criminal cash proceeds from her illicit pharmacy business.      This case is being …
June 01, 2018
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Indictments against 11 high level Mexican drug cartel members unsealed

October 16, 2018
… against the CJNG is being conducted by special agents from the DEA Los Angeles Division and federal prosecutors from the Department of Justice Criminal Division Narcotic and Dangerous Drug Section. Representatives from the U.S. Departments of State and Treasury participated …
October 16, 2018
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Ohio man pleads guilty in methamphetamine conspiracy

March 01, 2019
… and then overseeing redistribution of the drugs to dealers from Columbus to Dayton. He also personally collected …   Ramirez and McQueen, as part of this scheme, traveled from Southern Ohio to California in April 2018 to acquire … delivery of kilogram quantities of methamphetamine from Texas and elsewhere in the Southern United States. He …
March 01, 2019
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Drug trafficking organizer sentenced to prison as part of a multi defendant drug investigation and prosecution

March 07, 2019
… drug ring alleging they brought cocaine and methamphetamine from Mexico which then travelled through California to Metro … quantities of cocaine and methamphetamine from Mexico to California.  The drugs were then transported … said U.S. Attorney Jason Dunn. "Thanks go to the agents from the DEA, IRS CI and the Aurora Police Department who …
March 07, 2019
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Kokomo, Indiana members of drug trafficking organization convicted by jury

November 19, 2019
… Michael Jones, 37, Jason Reed, 50, and Shaun Myers, 37, all from Kokomo, Indiana, were convicted on drug trafficking, … with Pierre Riley being his source of supply operating from Macon, Georgia, and bringing controlled substances into … substances and protect postal employees and customers from violence related to drug trafficking. The excellent …
November 19, 2019
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Twelve San Antonio based Texas Mexican Mafia members and associates arrested -- indicted on federal drug trafficking charges

October 02, 2020
… are responsible for distributing controlled substances from July 2020 to September 23, 2020. During today’s … in drug distribution and other violent criminal activity from establishing a foothold in our neighborhoods.” This indictment resulted from a Texas Anti-Gang Center (TAG) investigation conducted …
October 02, 2020
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Operation Synergy Results In 18 Arrested For Synthetic Cannabinoid Distribution Operations In Austin And San Antonio

June 26, 2013
… people, who have had potentially serious health effects from their use,” stated U.S. Attorney Pitman. He added, “To … that pose potentially serious health risks. For example, from January 1, 2010 through February 28, 2013, the Texas … guilty in a court of law. These investigations resulted from the efforts of the Drug Enforcement Administration and …
June 26, 2013
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38 Years For Lymon On Firearms, Heroin Trafficking Charges

April 24, 2017
… the time Lymon committed the crimes, he was prohibited from possessing firearms because of his prior felony … ATF and APD investigated the firearms case, with assistance from the Albuquerque office of the FBI, the U.S. Marshals … prosecution with the goal of removing repeat offenders from communities in New Mexico for as long as possible. On …
April 24, 2017
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Operation Great Scott 17 DEA Little Rock Defendants Sentenced To Over 113 Years In Prison

June 28, 2013
… doing all we can to keep our streets and neighborhoods safe from drug trafficking, criminal activity, and violence.” … included over 40 controlled purchases of methamphetamine from members of the drug-trafficking organization.  In … members of the organization.  Also during the case, agents from DEA and the Department of Homeland Security executed a …
June 28, 2013
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Anesthesiologist Sentenced For Illegally Prescribing Oxycodone And Other Prescription Painkillers

February 23, 2017
… IRS Criminal Investigation. “The prescriptions obtained from these types of pill mill clinics are most often sold or … an inordinate number of people, most having traveled from out-of-state.  Several physicians were associated with … Enforcement Task (OCDETF) Program, along with assistance from multiple federal, state, and local law enforcement …
February 23, 2017
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DEA Task Force Takes Down Fentanyl Distribution Ring

May 19, 2016
… and made multiple controlled purchases of fentanyl from Petersen.  Subsequent court-authorized wiretaps … to purchase large quantities of fentanyl that were shipped from China.  Casadei also obtained and distributed various … Administration’s Hartford Task Force includes personnel from the DEA Hartford Resident Office and the Bristol, …
May 19, 2016
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Eight People Charged With Making Their Homes Available For Drug Distribution In Winooski, Vermont

July 22, 2016
… Vermont available for drug activity. These charges resulted from a long-term investigation into the distribution of … in drug trafficking by giving drug dealers a safe haven from which to operate and peddle their poison. As this … seized a significant amount of heroin and crack cocaine from a hotel room in Williston. She admitted to working with …
July 22, 2016
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Thirty-Nine Alleged Associates Of Two Chicago Area Drug Trafficking Organizations Facing Federal Narcotics Charges

September 26, 2012
… today. The charges contained in a criminal complaint stem from an investigation led jointly by the Federal Bureau of … Enforcement (DEA) that began in July 2011, with assistance from other federal, state, and local law enforcement … Both organizations took steps to protect themselves from detection by law enforcement, including using code …
September 26, 2012
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Thirty-Three Alleged Gang Members Arrested In Early Morning Raids By Local, State And Federal Officials

October 09, 2013
… indictment returned by a federal grand jury charges that from about 1996 to September 2013, the defendants; Nathaniel … indicted in Cook County State Court on charges stemming from the investigation. The acts of violence allegedly … this criminal street gang's membership has been identified, from street level workers to the so-called “king."  The …
October 09, 2013
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Grand Jury Indicts 14 In L.A.-Based OxyContin Ring

October 13, 2011
… need the powerful painkiller. The OxyContin was obtained from pharmacies, often by fraudulently billing the public … abusing their authority in the medical community to profit from those vulnerable to these drugs.” The indictment also … General’s region in Los Angeles. “Schemes that steal from taxpayers to pay for high-profit street drugs - as the …
October 13, 2011