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O.C. doctor arrested on federal narcotics charges that allege prescriptions to ‘patients’ who suffered fatal overdoses

December 18, 2018
… deaths. One man who allegedly obtained prescriptions from the doctor was involved in a car accident last month … a CVS pharmacy in Irvine stopped accepting prescriptions from Pham more than five years ago when the doctor could not …
December 18, 2018
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Ten defendants charged in federal investigation that dismantled Texas-to-Chicago drug pipeline

October 03, 2019
… Drug Trafficking Area program (HIDTA), with support from the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force … year. Pulphus obtained the drugs at least twice a month from a Texas-based supplier, Curtis Pope, 40, of Houston, … complaint states. Pope allegedly transported the cocaine from Texas in a semi- trailer truck. Another Texas resident, …
October 03, 2019
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Leader of International Drug Money Laundering Organization Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison

August 14, 2018
… of narcotics throughout the world.  The sentencing stems from an investigation led by the Drug Enforcement … cover of legitimate business to conceal proceeds derived from narcotics trafficking,” said DEA Assistant Special … of alleged high-level money launderer Filippo Magni from Italy earlier this summer.  Through a network of front …
August 14, 2018
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DEA Reports Significant Increase in Counterfeit Pills in Minnesota

August 12, 2020
… MINNEAPOLIS – Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents from the Minneapolis/St. Paul District Office are reporting … increase in counterfeit pills entering Minnesota from drug trafficking organizations (DTOs) in California, … Supplied by Mexican drug cartels, or coming directly from China, these pills look identical to legitimate …
August 12, 2020
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Atlanta Drug Dealer Charged Under Operation Scope For Distributing Heroin That Resulted In Overdose Death

April 09, 2018
… Attorney’s Office work together to remove such criminals from its streets.” “Weddington’s alleged heroin distribution … related to a heroin overdose. The person was released from the hospital later that evening, and proceeded to … Concourse of the airport and died the following morning from a heroin overdose. Months later, Weddington allegedly …
April 09, 2018
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Albuquerque Man Pleads Guilty To Participating In Crack Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

June 23, 2014
… purchasing ounce quantities of crack cocaine and cocaine from a co-conspirator and then selling the drugs to others … three ounces of crack cocaine and eleven ounces of cocaine from the co-conspirator on June 27, 2012.  Eylicio remains … the conspiracy count and admitted purchasing crack cocaine from two of his co-defendants and then reselling it to …
June 23, 2014
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Eddy County Resident Sentenced To 168 Months For Federal Methamphetamine Trafficking Conviction

January 21, 2016
… N.M. - Rodrigo Ivan Cazares, 34, a legal permanent resident from Zamora, Michoacan, Mexico who resides in Artesia, N.M., … Cazares was also ordered to forfeit the $48,389 seized from him during the investigation leading to his conviction. … prosecution with the goal of removing repeat offenders from communities in New Mexico for as long as possible.  …
January 21, 2016
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Oklahoma DOC Security Staff, Inspector General Agents Recognized By DEA

September 13, 2016
… security staff at Oklahoma State Penitentiary and agents from the DOC Inspector General’s office, we wouldn’t have … M. Allbaugh called the continued collaboration and teamwork from both the DEA and the DOC a success that has potential … like methamphetamine, behind bars.” Security personnel from Oklahoma State Penitentiary recognized were Security …
September 13, 2016
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Gulf Cartel Plaza Boss Heads To Prison For Life

May 14, 2013
… do not find refuge in the United States.” Rincon, 42, from Matamoros, Mexico, was convicted of conspiracy to … five kilograms of cocaine and 1000 kilograms of marijuana from January 2002 until his capture on Oct. 26, 2011. “HSI … During his time in that leadership role, the money derived from the Gulf Cartel was more than $20 million. As the plaza …
May 14, 2013
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Colorado Attorney General Joins Forces With DEA, U.S. Attorney, To Execute Largest Heroin Bust In History Of Rocky Mountain Region

May 20, 2015
… Two for a total of 54 state-level indictments combined from Phase One and Phase Two.  The operation also resulted … network that brought heroin, methamphetamine, and cocaine from Mexico to a vast network throughout the West.  The … officers fully identified all aspects of the organization from the opium poppy fields and heroin laboratories in …
May 20, 2015
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Blytheville-Area Drug Traffickers Arrested Twenty Five Charged In 62-count Indictment

January 17, 2014
… agencies and provide whatever resources we can to remove from our communities those individuals who provide a source … drug paraphernalia, and several firearms were seized from multiple houses during the operation.  The DEA … 2014, charges 25 defendants in 62 separate counts stemming from a large-scale investigation into methamphetamine and …
January 17, 2014
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Dominican National Admits Role In $65 Million Stolen Identity Income Tax Refund Fraud Scheme

June 23, 2014
… Jersey announced a Dominican national who was extradited from Canada earlier this year, today admitted his role in … including Social Security numbers and dates of birth, from unwitting individuals, who often reside in the … task force in New Jersey composed of investigators from the IRS and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, along …
June 23, 2014
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Dominican National Sentenced To 39 Months In Prison For Role In $65 Million Stolen Identity Income Tax Refund Fraud Scheme

October 23, 2014
… Jersey announced a Dominican national who was extradited from Canada earlier this year was sentenced today to 39 … including Social Security numbers and dates of birth, from unwitting individuals, who often reside in the … task force in New Jersey composed of investigators from the IRS and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, along …
October 23, 2014
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One Of The Largest Marijuana Seizures In Indiana History Announced After Six-Month Investigation

October 25, 2011
… by the investigators thwarted over five tons of marijuana from hitting the streets, while the second punch denied the foreign suppliers the proceeds from previous drug sales.” “The DEA and Metro Drug made … I am also proud to announce that the millions in cash taken from the Mexican drug lords will help fund public safety …
October 25, 2011
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Former Wesleyan Student Admits Distributing Synthetic Drug That Caused Multiple Overdoses

November 30, 2015
… distribute, and to distribute, (“Molly”).  The charge stems from an investigation into the distribution of controlled … are ingesting.  Wesleyan students who bought these drugs from this dorm-room chemist literally risked their lives by … of the Wesleyan campus.  Lonergan regularly sold Molly from his dorm room, charging approximately $20 per .1 gram, …
November 30, 2015
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High-Level Sinaloa Cartel Member’s Guilty Plea Unsealed; Zambada-Niebla’s Cooperation With U.S. Revealed

April 10, 2014
… will be no trial for Zambada-Niebla, whose case was severed from that of his co-defendants.  Among his co-defendants are … since the 1970s and their principal livelihood was derived from their sale of narcotics in the United States. … the importation of multi-ton quantities of cocaine from Central and South American countries, including …
April 10, 2014
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16 People Linked To San Fernando Valley-based Narcotics Delivery Service Indicted By Federal Grand Jury

December 13, 2017
… hidden compartments and the movement of bulk cash collected from narcotics transactions.             In relation to the … of drugs were packaged and dispatched to customers from a facility maintained by the ring in Van Nuys. … was a dispatcher, delivered drugs and collected proceeds from other delivery (currently a fugitive); A currently …
December 13, 2017
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DEA’s Traveling Exhibit “Drugs: Costs And Consequences” Opening In Cedar Park, Texas Gala And Ceremony To Be Held Thursday Evening Sept. 21, 2017 At 7:30 PM Ribbon Cutting Ceremony To Be Held September 22, 2017 At 10:00 AM

September 18, 2017
… Division. “The more we can educate parents and children from across the state on the dangers of drug abuse, the more … money laundering-in an historical and present-day context-from trading opium on the Silk Road in the 1800s to the …
September 18, 2017
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Top Department Of Justice Award Recognizes Federal, State, Local Law Enforcement Efforts Along The “Heroin Highway”

March 01, 2013
… enforcement agents and officers, and a federal prosecutor from the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of … Highway.” This notorious stretch of highway, running from I-195 East from Providence, R.I., to Cape Cod, Mass., has been used for …
March 01, 2013
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Owners Of Miami Export Business Found Guilty Of Operating Unlicensed Money Transmitting Business And International Money Laundering

November 16, 2017
… in connection with their transmission of over $100 million from foreign businesses into and through the United States … to effect the transmission of at least $100 million from entities outside the United States, mostly located in … of construction companies.  After they received this money from the Venezuelan Company, the defendants received …
November 16, 2017
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Dutchess County Man Pleads Guilty In White Plains Federal Court To Distributing Heroin And Fentanyl That Caused The Deaths Of Three People

April 27, 2015
… 19, 2014, and statements made during court proceedings: From at least late 2013 to February 2014, Sica and others … County Medical Examiner’s report concluded that he died from “acute heroin intoxication.” Delello’s death did not …
April 27, 2015
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Arizona Residents Dispose Of Over 6 Tons Of Prescription Drugs

May 02, 2013
… to discard unwanted, unused and expired prescription drugs from medicine cabinets, bedside tables and kitchen drawers. … 13,069 (6½ tons) of prescription medications were collected from members of the public at more than 95 locations manned … with DEA on the event.  When added to the collections from DEA’s previous five Take-Back events, more than 48,000 …
May 02, 2013
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Cocaine Concealed In Hundreds Of Pounds Of Yucca

July 07, 2016
… 720-431-8836 Drug stash house found across the street from P.S. 196 in the Bronx nyc070716_fig1.jpg … found concealed in fake Latin American root vegetables from a basement apartment in the Soundview section of the Bronx. The apartment is located across the street from P.S. 196, an elementary school, and close to two other …
July 07, 2016
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International Drug Trafficking Ring Used "Front" Companies To Transport Drugs Across America

August 09, 2016
… the organization utilized contacts and sources of supply from Mexico, California, and elsewhere for drug trafficking … in Charge James J. Hunt stated, “The Sinaloa Cartel’s reach from Mexico into U.S. cities is most evident in this … have successfully dismantled the organization that spanned from Mexico to Buffalo at all levels of operation.” “As set …
August 09, 2016
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Guilty Verdict In Major Drug Trafficking Case

September 30, 2016
… A. Gregovich 720-431-8836 Heroin and fentanyl transported from Mexico to Albany, NY for street distribution ALBANY, … District Attorney Soares stated, “Not one person is immune from the harsh realities of the heroin epidemic that plagues … This organization’s circuitous drug smuggling route from Mexico to Florida to New York was used to evade …
September 30, 2016
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Feds Seize Another Tunnel; Multiple Arrests And A Ton Of Marijuana Seized

March 24, 2016
… The tunnel, approximately 415 yards in length, stretches from El Sarape Restaurant in Mexicali, Mexico to a … rented a “walk behind saw and concrete blade” from a local business in El Centro, California, presumably … the drug traffickers used another residence four miles from the tunnel exit as a stash house at 1056 Horizon …
March 24, 2016
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Investigations Into Heroin And Oxycodone Powder Trafficking Ends In Arrests

July 31, 2014
… used a confidential informant to purchase oxycodone powder from Torres in the Southside Mall parking lot in the Town of … In June 2014, an arrest warrant was issued for Torres from the Town of Oneonta Court for criminal sale of a …
July 31, 2014
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Canadian Drug Kingpin With Ties To The Rizutto And Bonanno Crime Families, The Hells Angels, And The Mexican Sinaloa Cartel Sentenced To 27 Years For Leading A Billion Dollar Narcotics Trafficking Enterprise

August 20, 2014
… in narcotics proceeds that federal agents seized from multiple locations in New York, California, … transported tens of thousands of pounds of marijuana from outdoor growers in British Colombia to Montreal, … run by the Hells Angels and Native American co-conspirators from the Akwesasne Mohawk Reservation along the …
August 20, 2014
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Breaking Bad Drug Dealer Sentenced To 35 Years In Prison For Distributing Heroin And Fentanyl That Caused The Deaths Of Three People

October 08, 2015
… 19, 2014, and statements made during court proceedings: From at least late 2013 to February 2014, Sica and others … County Medical Examiner’s report concluded that he died from “acute heroin intoxication.” Delello’s death did not …
October 08, 2015
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DEA Launches Fentanyl Free America Initiative to Combat the Synthetic Drug Crisis

December 03, 2025
… commitment to protecting American lives and communities from the devastating impacts of fentanyl, which claimed … contained a potentially lethal dose, a significant drop from 76% of pills tested just two years prior in FY 2023. … fentanyl powder purity decreased to 10.3%, down from 19.5% during the same time period. These reductions in …
December 03, 2025