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Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced To 11 Years In Prison

October 13, 2015
… County Police Department. According to his plea agreement, from at least September 12 to December 18, 2013, Jackson and … confidential source and Fields to obtain the crack cocaine from a source in Hillcrest Heights. Jackson handed the drugs …
October 13, 2015
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Cocaine And Heroin Trafficker Sentenced To 23 Years In Prison

September 14, 2012
… the charge on June 13, 2012. According to court documents, from June 2011, through March 31, 2012, Blair and others … multiple kilograms of cocaine hydrochloride and heroin from sources in Galveston, Texas, which were distributed in …
September 14, 2012
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Cocaine Distributor Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison

May 27, 2013
… Field Division. According to Curtis’ guilty plea, from July 2011 through March 2012, Curtis conspired with … and others to distribute cocaine.  Devane shipped cocaine from Arizona to Curtis in Maryland for distribution.  Curtis …
May 27, 2013
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Vienna Man Sentenced To 80 Months In Prison In Connection With Heroin Overdose Death Of McLean Teenager

May 16, 2014
… by hiding the body of Emylee Lonczak, a 16-year-old girl from McLean, Va. who died after a heroin overdose. Karl C. … three other individuals, including Emylee Lonczak, traveled from Virginia into Washington, D.C. to purchase heroin.  All …
May 16, 2014
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Three Defendants Arrested In Connection With Illegal Fentanyl Pill Manufacturing Operation

June 10, 2016
… also sold the fentanyl-laced pills to customers through an online marketplace.  The complaint alleges that Zolfaghari’s … years, and a fine of $1,000,000 or twice the gain or loss from their criminal activity, for each violation of 21 … Service, and Customs and Border Protection, with assistance from the San Francisco Police Department and San Francisco …
June 10, 2016
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Large Scale Dark Web Heroin, Cocaine Trafficker Pleads Guilty

April 14, 2017
… digital currency is used by dark web marketplaces because online transactions in digital currency can be completed … and cocaine on AlphaBay, and then mailed the narcotics from post offices in New York to customers throughout the … law enforcement made two undercover purchases of heroin from “Area51,” which were delivered to a post office box in …
April 14, 2017
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Dominican National Sentenced to 38 Months in Prison for Selling Oxycodone from New Britain Grocery Store

September 16, 2022
… Sentenced to 38 Months in Prison for Selling Oxycodone from New Britain Grocery Store September 16, 2022 New … years of supervised release, for distributing oxycodone from a New Britain grocery store. According to court … investigating individuals who were selling oxycodone pills from Elzier Grocery, located at 1485 Corbin Avenue in New …
September 16, 2022
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Extradition Of Felix Trujillo-Manrique From Colombia On Heroin Trafficking Charges

June 27, 2013
… Attorney Announces Extradition Of Felix Trujillo-Manrique From Colombia On Heroin Trafficking Charges June 27, 2013 … that Felix Trujillo-Manrique was extradited yesterday from Colombia for allegedly conspiring to import heroin from …
June 27, 2013
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Kansas City Pharmacy Filled Forged Prescriptions

August 20, 2021
… CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City, Missouri pharmacy is prohibited from continuing its past practice of filling prescriptions … of the consent decree, Spalitto’s is permanently prohibited from dispensing any controlled substance without verifying … a free prescriber registration validity application online, which Spalitto’s could have used to discover that …
August 20, 2021
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Leader of Drug Ring in Prince George’s and Charles Counties Sentenced to Over 11 Years For Cocaine Distribution and Money Laundering

February 21, 2007
… that Fenwick forfeit several vehicles and $16,971 seized from one of his homes . According to his guilty plea, from 2000 to 2003 Fenwick coordinated the distribution of … to customers, by obtaining bulk quantities of cocaine from others, including Henry Saunders, and providing the …
February 21, 2007
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Mexican Fugitive and Co-Conspirator Arrested on U.S. Drug, Money Laundering Charges

July 24, 2007
… to destroy the meth trade.” Agents and task force officers from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) arrested … District Court for the District of Columbia alleges that from December 2005 until March 2007, Ye Gon conspired with … and engaging in monetary transactions in property derived from specified unlawful activity. The complaint alleges that …
July 24, 2007
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31 Indicted For Operating A Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Enterprise

June 18, 2004
… of Takoma Park, Maryland, and 30 others for crimes arising from their three and a half year operation of a large drug … area. The second superceding indictment charges that from at least January 2001 through May 31, 2004, the …
June 18, 2004
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Salisbury Area Drug Ring Leader Sentenced to 30 Years

June 08, 2004
… prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release arising from his guilty plea on March 29, 2004 to charges of … multiple ounces and kilogram quantities of these drugs from sources of supply in New York, Pennsylvania, and … couriers to transport the drugs and monies back and forth from Maryland and New York. Seldon would cook the cocaine …
June 08, 2004
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Suitland Drug Ringleader Sentenced To 14 Years In Prison

May 02, 2011
… and local partners, to stop drug traffickers who profit from the harm they present to our community.” According to … Cox led a drug trafficking ring in Suitland, Maryland. From at least February 2007 to February 2009, Cox regularly …
May 02, 2011
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Waldorf Drug Trafficker Sentenced To Over 20 Years In Prison

December 15, 2014
…    According to evidence presented at the six-day trial, from at least August 2010 through June 6, 2013, White … During this time period, White sent shipments from the East Coast to California via FedEx and private … sealed packaging.  The evidence further established that from August 2010 through May 2013, White sent 25 shipments, …
December 15, 2014
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Hyattsville Man Sentenced For Selling Misbranded Prescription And Non-Prescription Drugs

January 08, 2013
… Washington Field Office. According to his plea agreement, from 2007 to March 27, 2012, Jimenez purchased misbranded prescription and nonprescription drugs from conspirators who brought the drugs into the United States from El Salvador and elsewhere, and then sold the drugs from …
January 08, 2013
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Violent Armed Drug Trafficker from Boise's North End Sentenced to 262 Months in Federal Prison

April 17, 2025
… Violent Armed Drug Trafficker from Boise's North End Sentenced to 262 Months in Federal … fine.  According to court records, Ernstson, originally from San Francisco, California, led a drug trafficking … after picking up a load of methamphetamine and cocaine from the Portland, Oregon area. He was armed with a loaded …
April 17, 2025
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Former Mercer County Pharmacist Charged with Illegally Distributing Oxycodone and Other Opiates from Trenton Pharmacy

May 12, 2022
… with Illegally Distributing Oxycodone and Other Opiates from Trenton Pharmacy May 12, 2022 New Jersey Contact Info … quantities of oxycodone and other controlled substances from a pharmacy located in Trenton. Florence Ndubizu, 62, of … and a $1 million fine, or twice the gross gain or loss from the offense, whichever is greatest. Count Three, …
May 12, 2022
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West Haven Woman Who Diverted Narcotics from Dying VA Medical Center Patients is Sentenced

December 22, 2024
… West Haven Woman Who Diverted Narcotics from Dying VA Medical Center Patients is Sentenced December … must serve in home confinement, for diverting narcotics from veterans under her care while she worked as a nurse at …
December 22, 2024
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Alleged Drug Courier From Detroit Arrested On Federal Charge Of Attempting To Smuggle Cocaine Through LAX

March 07, 2017
… Alleged Drug Courier From Detroit Arrested On Federal Charge Of Attempting To … special agents that she had previously transported drugs from Los Angeles to Detroit on four or five occasions, and …
March 07, 2017
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DEA St. Louis Division Hosts Families with Loved Ones who Died from Illegal Drugs

June 27, 2024
… St. Louis Division Hosts Families with Loved Ones who Died from Illegal Drugs June 27, 2024 St. Louis Contact Info … family summits as part of our commitment to decrease deaths from illegal drugs,” said Special Agent in Charge Michael A. … in the United States in 2023. The number of people dying from drugs has decreased, while the number of deaths from …
June 27, 2024
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Woman Who Dealt Drugs From Her Lake Stevens Restaurant Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison

February 02, 2023
… Woman Who Dealt Drugs From Her Lake Stevens Restaurant Sentenced to 10 Years in … Registration: Oregon 1-888-219-4261 Husband Absconded from 10-Year Sentence and Remains a Fugitive Lk Stevens drug …
February 02, 2023
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Oxycodone Drug Trafficking Ring Faces Federal And State Operating From Massachusetts, Florida And Puerto Rico

April 11, 2013
… Drug Trafficking Ring Faces Federal And State Operating From Massachusetts, Florida And Puerto Rico April 11, 2013 … have brought down an oxycodone ring that distributed drugs from Massachusetts to Puerto Rico,” stated Attorney General …
April 11, 2013
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DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day

August 19, 2022
… the public on the serious dangers of fentanyl poisoning from fake pills and other illicit drugs.  DEA supports the … the dangers of fentanyl, fake pills, and purchasing drugs online. Just one of these fake pills can be enough to take a …
August 19, 2022
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Felon Pleads Guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute

August 10, 2021
… to his guilty plea, on October 3, 2019, Alexander traveled from his Towson, Maryland residence to New York to acquire … in Maryland. The following day, as Alexander was returning from New York to Maryland, law enforcement conducted a … also recovered approximately $3,357 in U.S. currency from Alexander’s person at the time of the arrest. As …
August 10, 2021
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DEA Washington Division Participating in Community Events for National Night Out

August 03, 2021
… National Night Out was established in 1984 with funding from the Bureau of Justice Assistance of the U.S. Department … safety demonstrations, seminars, youth events, visits from emergency personnel, and more. National Night Out sends … expecting over 16,000 communities and millions of people from all 50 states, U.S. territories, and military bases …
August 03, 2021
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Jarod A. Forget named Special Agent in Charge of the Washington Division

January 12, 2021
… assigned to DEA’s New York Drug Enforcement Task Force. From there, he spent a number of years working at the … trafficking organizations, shut down illicit opioid dealers from China and Mexico, and established collaborative strike …
January 12, 2021
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Bristol Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Meth and Firearms Convictions

January 12, 2023
… a firearm. According to court documents, the charges stem from a Washington County Virginia Sheriff’s Office traffic stop in January 2020, where Himes fled from police and was later found to be in possession of … firearm and more crystal ice methamphetamine were recovered from the front passenger seat of Himes’ vehicle. At the time …
January 12, 2023
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Member of Bristol, Virginia Methamphetamine Drug Ring Sentenced

October 13, 2022
… woman, who conspired with others to traffic methamphetamine from multiple states into Southwest Virginia, was sentenced … woman, who conspired with others to traffic methamphetamine from multiple states into Southwest Virginia, was sentenced … trafficking more than 10 kilograms of methamphetamine from Houston, Texas, and that her illicit distribution …
October 13, 2022
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Forrestville Man Sentenced to Over 29 Years for Cocaine Conspiracy and Gun Violations

February 26, 2007
… Rod J. Rosenstein.         According to his plea agreement, from February 2001 to December 2004 Burton conspired to … grams and 1.5 kilograms of cocaine base (crack cocaine).  From 2002 until 2004, Burton used an apartment at 3502 …
February 26, 2007