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Two Men Plead Guilty in Retaliatory Drug Murder in St. Louis

August 01, 2022
… StLouisDiversionOutreach@dea.gov ST. LOUIS – Two men from St. Louis County pleaded guilty Monday and admitted … 2022. Two days before the murder, Phillips had arranged to buy fentanyl from Weeden, his source of supply of the drug, but instead …
August 01, 2022
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DEA implements ecommerce outreach program to combat counterfeit drug production

August 03, 2020
… States.  This DEA-led initiative focuses on educating online retailers about the sale of pill presses and … counterfeit pills that are nearly indistinguishable from controlled prescription medications.” DEA is engaging …
August 03, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Prolific wholesale fentanyl distributor sentenced to 35 years in federal prison after seizure of more than $4 million in cash and 10 kilograms of fentanyl from the defendant—enough to kill 5 million people

January 16, 2020
… more than $4 million in cash and 10 kilograms of fentanyl from the defendant—enough to kill 5 million people January … He will also forfeit to the government all of the proceeds from his drug business, including the cash, cars, jewelry, … According to the evidence presented at his five-day trial, from April 2018 through January 2019, Paul Alexander …
January 16, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Albuquerque Man Convicted of Federal Firearm Offenses

June 06, 2024
… Albuquerque. On June 28, 2022, DEA agents planned a larger buy from Tomasaour at the motel and then executed a search warrant on the motel room. Agents planned to buy five pounds of methamphetamine and approximately 2,000 …
June 06, 2024
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Hayesville, N.C. man sentenced to more than 21 years in federal prison for trafficking in methamphetamine

March 25, 2020
… of the investigation, law enforcement conducted controlled buys and seized significant quantities of methamphetamine from the drug conspiracy.  According to court records, law … sentencing hearing, investigators made three controlled buys of methamphetamine from Jones and seized …
March 25, 2020
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Drug Dealer Heads to Prison for Selling Fentanyl to Overdose Victim

August 20, 2024
… victim left McMikle’s home at approximately 6 a.m., after buying a capsule containing fentanyl. The victim, who had … fentanyl. Another man pleaded guilty last year and admitted buying fentanyl from McMikle. The Drug Enforcement Administration …
August 20, 2024
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Federal judge sentences Charlotte man to nine years in prison for drug trafficking and money laundering conspiracy

February 04, 2019
… - (910) 815-4513 Defendant used the drug proceeds to buy multiple homes and luxury vehicles CHARLOTTE, N.C. – … between California and Charlotte. Court records show that from 2013 to 2018, Zhou was involved in the DTO, and engaged … around Mecklenburg County, and used the drug proceeds to buy multiple residences and luxury vehicles. On April 3, …
February 04, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Independence Man Sentenced For Meth Conspiracy

May 16, 2017
… an ounce of methamphetamine for $1,400 in a controlled drug buy on Jan. 12, 2016. Law enforcement officers then executed … well as drug paraphernalia and approximately $1,200 of the buy money that had been used by a cooperating individual to … he had purchased more than a pound of methamphetamine from his supplier two weeks earlier. He admitted he had …
May 16, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Georgia man sentenced to 10 years for trafficking lethal synthetic opioid he purchased on dark web using cryptocurrency

February 01, 2019
… release on drug trafficking conspiracy charges, for buying the deadly synthetic opioid U-47700 on the dark web … across the Western District is a priority for my office. From the virtual street corner to the concrete one, those …
February 01, 2019
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Two Green Bay Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl Disguised as Percocet

June 08, 2023
… brother—had negotiated with an Arizona-based source to buy thousands of counterfeit Percocet® “M30” pills … fentanyl. James flew to Arizona in early January 2022 to buy at least 15,000 pills. While there, he sent a video to a … operation, including when James returned from Arizona with the “load” of pills. When James was …
June 08, 2023
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East Bay Man Sentenced to More Than 5 Years for Sale of Fentanyl That Killed a Young Woman

August 22, 2022
… 2020, a former high school classmate came to his house to buy oxycodone pills.  He sold her thirteen M30 pills, which … disregard for her safety.  Pascoe told the victim he would buy the oxycodone pills from a street source he referred to as his “other connect.”  …
August 22, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Shawnee Auto Dealer Sentenced To 30 Months For Illegal Deals With Drug Traffickers

July 05, 2011
… to 30 months in federal prison for helping drug dealers buy vehicles used for drug trafficking without attracting … was distributing marijuana, cocaine and methamphetamine from California to buyers in Kansas and Missouri. Crow … another instance, undercover officers talked to Lenie about buying a 2006 Acura TSX for $15,950 in cash. They told him …
July 05, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

DEA implements ecommerce outreach program to combat counterfeit drug production

August 04, 2020
… States.  This DEA-led initiative focuses on educating online retailers about the sale of pill presses and … counterfeit pills that are nearly indistinguishable from controlled prescription medications.” DEA is engaging …
August 04, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Three Indicted for Conspiracy to Illegally Distribute Almost $8 Million in Prescription Diet Drugs

June 13, 2008
… returned yesterday. The three-count indictment charges that from at least March 2005 until December 2006, the defendants … their credit card information and completing a brief on-line questionnaire. Customers were also allowed to order … medical entities such as Waterview Pharmacy, Drugs Discount Online Inc. and LEXA Medical Supplies Inc. All the …
June 13, 2008
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Two Charged And Two Sentenced In Scheme To Sell Narcotics On Dark Web

May 11, 2017
… of a criminal investigation into drug dealers operating on online through "Dark Web" criminal marketplaces designed to … occasions, Drug Enforcement (DEA) agents made undercover online purchases of controlled substances from “OwlCity” and received the purchased narcotics, to …
May 11, 2017
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Major Meth Distributor Pleads Guilty

March 22, 2023
… admitted he participated in the drug-trafficking conspiracy from Nov. 1, 2020, to April 28, 2022. During the … officers seized multiple kilograms of methamphetamine from various members of the drug-trafficking organization, … A confidential informant assisted in the controlled buy of 413 grams (approximately one pound) of …
March 22, 2023
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Athletes and Opioids Poster

February 19, 2019
Publication
… than prescribed.” Prescription opioid addiction – stemming from misuse – has hit the nation hard in recent years. … around misusing pain pills. Athletes and Opioids Poster (Online) (508).pdf Narcotics (Opioids) On …
February 19, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

DEA and FDA warn website operators illegally offering opioids for sale

September 30, 2019
… have issued warning letters to four website owners of rogue online pharmacies offering to distribute or dispense … Pharmacy, there are currently tens of thousands of illicit online pharmacies. Given the severity of the opioid … risks to U.S. consumers. Preventing rogue online pharmacies from further flooding our communities with opioids is …
September 30, 2019
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St. Louis County Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison in Connection with Fentanyl Death

January 26, 2024
… a week. On those occasions Brewer and/or Houston would buy 20 to 40 pills at $10 to $20 per pill. The investigation … learned that J.G. had been purchasing “M-30” Percocet pills from Brewer and Houston. On Feb. 3, J.G. was attending an … facility and contacted Houston and Brewer via Snapchat to buy “Percocet pills.” Matthews disputed that he provided the …
January 26, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Columbus Convicted Felon Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Attempting to Sell “Meth” in Harris County, Georgia

March 02, 2021
… our local, state, and federal partners to work every case from the beginning to the end, without let-up. I am pleased … County Sheriff’s Office and DEA arranged a controlled buy of “ice” methamphetamine from McBride on September 20, 2019. McBride initially told …
March 02, 2021
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Operation Boyztown Results in Rare Life Sentence for Methamphetamine Distributor

May 05, 2020
… that Navarette employed drivers who made at least six trips from Arizona to Omaha, transporting no less than eight to 12 … border with Mexico and the need to remove criminal aliens from the United States,” Omaha Division Special Agent in … drug offenders.  Twenty-five years ago, if you wanted to buy wholesale quantities of drugs at wholesale prices, you …
May 05, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

D.C. Area Pharmacist Indicted And Arrested On Charges Involving Illegal Pharmaceutical Shipments

March 30, 2015
… his indictment on federal charges that he and a physician from Florida operated an Internet pharmacy site that … and operated an Internet pharmacy website known as apexonlinepharmacy.com between January 2005 and June 29, 2010. … the Internet solely on the basis of their answers to an on-line medical questionnaire.  Such prescriptions are …
March 30, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Columbus Resident Sentenced to Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine

December 19, 2024
… more than 14 years in a federal prison this week resulting from an investigation that began in 2019.  Quntay Thomas, … good fight in removing drug activity and volent offenders from our community. We will continue to work together … referenced in court, DEA agents conducted a controlled buy of 55.64 grams of 100% pure methamphetamine from Thomas …
December 19, 2024
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Spokane Man Involved in Robbery of Large Amount of Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Sentenced to Federal Prison

October 10, 2024
… 6, 2022, Baughman went to a stash house in Spokane to buy a large quantity of methamphetamine and fentanyl from a drug trafficking organization operating in Spokane. …
October 10, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Two defendants arrested for distribution of controlled substances through sham internet pharmacy

July 09, 2018
… drug distribution operation  purporting to be an online pharmacy.  U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman said, “As … sold pharmaceuticals through a website purporting to be an online pharmacy.  Bracy and Rodriguez-Lopez allegedly … computer showed that he had repeatedly ordered painkillers from the Pharmacy Website, and that he had wired thousands …
July 09, 2018
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51 Arrested In Major Heroin Takedown

June 10, 2015
… other drug of abuse, almost doubling between 2007 and 2013-from 161,000 to 289,000-according to the Substance Abuse and … and (8,260). According to National Seizure System data, from 2010 through 2014, heroin seizures in the U.S. rose 81 … on the streets during the course of enforcement, such as a buy-walk, or buy-bust operation. Fentanyl cases in 2014 have …
June 10, 2015
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Global investigation of Dark Web drug network leads to arrest of 3 German Nationals

May 03, 2019
… vendors and their customers.  Annibale, who used the online monikers “MED3LIN,” also acted as a public relations … the excellent cooperation between law enforcement agencies from around the globe who delivered another blow to criminal … in Germany, were the administrators of WSM, a sophisticated online marketplace available in six languages that allowed …
May 03, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Busts Steroid Traffickers And Dismantles Laboratories Across The Nation

September 22, 2015
… the vast majority of which are manufactured and trafficked from underground labs in China.    DEA-led Operation Cyber … began in early 2014, with the assistance of local agents from HSI, USPIS, IRS, and the Phoenix Police Department, … located in Lithuania and Moldova. There is great danger in buying steroids, chemicals, and other illicit products on …
September 22, 2015
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Illinois Ice Meth Dealer Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison

September 09, 2021
… he was sentenced, admitted that he conspired with others to buy and resell methamphetamine throughout the Pekin and Peoria areas for at least a six-month period from August 2019 until his arrest in February 2020.  … The ice methamphetamine specifically seized from Koch during the investigation was determined to have at …
September 09, 2021
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Santa Barbara Methamphetamine Distributor Sentenced to 180 Months in Prison

November 12, 2021
… Info Community Outreach: Ruth Morales (571) 387-6555 Buy-bust narcotics.jpg Seized narcotics  IMG_0455.JPG Seized … significant prison sentence for a criminal who was removed from our community, making for safer neighborhoods.” "This …
November 12, 2021