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Mars Hill Woman Pleads Guilty To Bath Salts Distribution Conspiracy

March 07, 2016
… occasions, Giggey ordered bath salts over the internet from China for personal use and to sell to other … and the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency with assistance from the Aroostook County Sheriff’s Department and the U.S. …
March 07, 2016
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Stetson Woman Sentenced To 14 Months For Cocaine And Oxycodone Trafficking Conspiracy

September 23, 2016
… drugs were acquired in Rhode Island and were distributed from her Stetson residence. The case was investigated by the … and the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency, with assistance from the Dexter Police Department and the Penobscot and …
September 23, 2016
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Stetson Man Sentenced To Almost 6 Years For Cocaine And Oxycodone Trafficking Conspiracy

November 08, 2016
… drugs were acquired in Rhode Island and were distributed from his Stetson residence. The case was investigated by the … and the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency, with assistance from the Dexter Police Department and the Penobscot and …
November 08, 2016
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Man Sentenced To 7 Years In Prison For Possession Of Methamphetamine

April 16, 2015
… in a compartment of Charre’s vehicle. Charre was travelling from Texas to Tulsa. The drugs had a value of at least … of conspiring with Juan Charre to bring the methamphetamine from Texas to Tulsa. Sentencing for Alejandro Charre is …
April 16, 2015
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Limington Man Sentenced To 12 Years For Distributing Methadone

June 01, 2017
… who consumed some of it and passed away on June 8, 2012 from acute methadone toxicity. This case results from an investigation conducted by the U.S. Drug Enforcement …
June 01, 2017
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U.S. And Chinese Drug Enforcement Agencies Meet On Synthetic Opioid Efforts

September 29, 2016
… Administrator Chuck Rosenberg and Director (DG) Hu Minglang from the Narcotics Control (NCB) of the Ministry of Public … over the Internet. They are also sent to the United States from Mexico by cartels that purchase the drugs in bulk and …
September 29, 2016
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DEA Schedules Deadly Synthetic Drug U-47700

November 10, 2016
… fatalities occurred in New York and 10 in North Carolina. From October 2015 to September 2016, DEA received 88 reports from State and local forensic laboratories of U-47700 …
November 10, 2016
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Two Kilos Of Pure Meth Lands Couple In Federal Prison

September 18, 2015
… Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A couple from South Texas was handed significant sentences following … to be designated in the near future. The convictions stem from an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration …
September 18, 2015
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Trafficking Nearly 10 Kilos Of Meth Lands Man Hefty Prison Sentence

January 11, 2017
… a service K9 alerted to the presence of contraband coming from the vehicle. After the vehicle was examined, agents … and removed 10 vacuum-sealed bundles of methamphetamine from the door panels. Laboratory analysis determined the …
January 11, 2017
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Young Undocumented Alien Sentenced For Smuggling Drugs

February 07, 2018
… LAREDO, Texas -  A 26 year old undocumented alien from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, has been ordered to … smuggle 7.5 kilograms of methamphetamine. He was traveling from Mexico on a Turimex commercial passenger bus with the …
February 07, 2018
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DEA Moves To Emergency Control Synthetic Stimulants

September 07, 2011
… Methylone). This action was necessary to protect the public from the imminent hazard posed by these dangerous chemicals. … months, DEA has received an increasing number of reports from poison centers, hospitals and law enforcement regarding …
September 07, 2011
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Chemicals Used In "Bath Salts” Now Under Federal Control And Regulation

October 21, 2011
… months, DEA has received an increasing number of reports from poison control centers, hospitals and law enforcement … demonstrates our commitment to keeping our streets safe from these and other new and emerging drugs that have …
October 21, 2011
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“Project Below The Beltway” Targets Sinaloa And Juarez Cartels And Affiliated Violent Street Gangs Nationwide

December 06, 2012
… including cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and marijuana from Mexico into the United States.  These cartels are also … for laundering millions of dollars in criminal proceeds from illegal drug trafficking activities. Individuals …
December 06, 2012
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DEA Publishes Proposed Regulations For Disposing Of Controlled Substance Prescription Drugs

December 26, 2012
… expand the options available to collect these medications from ultimate users for the purpose of disposal, to include … first five National Take Back Days resulted in the removal from circulation of more than 2 million (over a thousand …
December 26, 2012
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High-Ranking Member Of Mexican “Los Zetas” Cartel Pleads Guilty To Drug Conspiracy Charges

February 01, 2013
… shipments of cocaine and marijuana by motor vehicles from Mexico to cities in Texas for distribution to other … in prison. The case is being prosecuted by trial attorneys from the Criminal Division’s Narcotic and Dangerous Drug …
February 01, 2013
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Former Fugitive Narcotics Trafficker Handed Hefty Sentence

March 17, 2015
… of supervised release. The investigation revealed that from 2008 through 2011, Cortinas and others conspired to transport large amounts of cocaine from the Rio Grande Valley to Georgia via tractor-trailers. …
March 17, 2015
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Houston Man Pleads Guilty To Role In Money Laundering Conspiracy

April 16, 2015
… Oct. 24, 2014, Morales-Flores was driving a tractor-trailer from Houston to the Rio Grande Valley. A trooper with the … by the Drug Enforcement Administration with assistance from DPS. Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph Leonard is …
April 16, 2015
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DEA’S National Prescription Drug Take-Back Days Meet A Growing Need For Americans

May 08, 2014
… discard unwanted, unused and expired prescription drugs from medicine cabinets, bedside tables, and kitchen … 2,123 - tons) of prescription medications have been removed from circulation.  “DEA’s National Prescription Drug …
May 08, 2014
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Buxton Man Sentenced To Over 4 Years On Drug Conspiracy Charge

June 20, 2013
… in which co-conspirators obtained oxycodone pills from numerous medical providers in Florida by fraud and … containing over 800 oxycodone pills that had been sent from Florida to Maine by a co-conspirator. This case was …
June 20, 2013
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Former Canaan Man Pleads Guilty To Cocaine And Oxycodone Distribution Conspiracy

January 16, 2015
… and surrounding communities to obtain cocaine and oxycodone from out-of-state dealers, bring it to Central Maine and … and the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency with assistance from the Waterville Police Department. On …
January 16, 2015
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Skowhegan Woman Sentenced To 4 Years For Drug Trafficking

February 26, 2014
… the charge on April 30, 2013. Pelletier’s conviction stems from her involvement in a major drug trafficking … assisted McCray by obtaining oxycodone and cocaine from New York and distributing the drugs to customers …
February 26, 2014
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Connecticut Man Pleads Guilty To Distributing Cocaine

May 15, 2014
… to court records, on March 25, 2014, the defendant drove from Connecticut to a residence in Bangor to deliver seven ounces of cocaine and to collect about $3,000 from his customer for a prior drug delivery.  He was …
May 15, 2014
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Connecticut Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Cocaine Trafficking

October 29, 2014
… records, on March 25, 2014, the defendant drove the Impala from Connecticut to a Bangor residence to deliver about … to an individual there.  The defendant also collected money from drug customers at the residence.  He was arrested a …
October 29, 2014
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Pasco Man Sentenced To 18 Years For Heroin Trafficking

May 14, 2014
… by a 10 year term of court supervision upon release from prison. According to information disclosed during the … Task Force made multiple purchases of controlled substances from Tejeda.   On January 4, 2013, law enforcement officers …
May 14, 2014
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Career Offender Sentenced To 110 Months For Possession With Intent To Distribute Methamphetamine

June 09, 2014
… with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Upon her release from prison, Anderson will be on supervised release for four … July 19, 2013. At the time of her arrest, she was traveling from Portland to Lane County to distribute methamphetamine. …
June 09, 2014
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Heroin Dealer Sentenced To 156 Months In Federal Prison

April 29, 2015
… by a three year term of court supervision upon release from Federal prison. According to information presented … early 2014. In February 2014, an individual obtained heroin from Seiger and shortly thereafter died of a heroin …
April 29, 2015
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Anchorage Man Gets 10 Years For Meth Trafficking

May 21, 2015
… Jewett admitted to distributing illegal drugs in Alaska from October 2011 until his arrest in September 2013. In … using his co-conspirators to steal merchandise, especially from home improvement stores, then having them return the …
May 21, 2015
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Wilkes-Barre Man Sentenced To Prison On Drug Charges

June 26, 2014
… persons on May 21, 2013.  The charges against Lowe arose from his involvement in heroin trafficking and possession of … by a probation officer for four years following his release from prison. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United …
June 26, 2014
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Maryland Man Sentenced To Prison On Drug Charges

June 26, 2014
… persons on May 21, 2013.  The charges against Murray arose from his involvement in heroin trafficking. Murray was … by a probation officer for four years following his release from prison. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United …
June 26, 2014
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Two New York Men Sentenced For Trafficking Heroin

February 19, 2015
… with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin from New York to Scranton and Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. The prosecution arose from the efforts of a joint investigation conducted by the …
February 19, 2015