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Father, Girlfriend Of Rikers Island Inmate Charged With Conspiracy And Solicitation To Commit Murder

… $300 in cash to Leasure, who at that point fled on foot from the residence. Shortly thereafter, it is alleged that … entered a second residence approximately four houses away from the first one while again wearing a ski mask and black … At one point, the male occupant received a telephone call from his brother and Leasure allegedly held what appeared to …
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Homeland Security Task Force Arrests 2 and Seizes Over 550 Kilos of Meth in San Antonio

… that was concealed in the produce shipments. From there, the drugs were prepared for distribution. On Feb. 3, federal agents from the DEA and FBI, along with the officers from San …
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Terrance C. Cole Sworn in as Administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration

… to Enforcement – targeting traffickers, removing poison from the streets of this country, and protecting the … efforts and advancing DEA’s mission to protect communities from the deadly impact of illegal drugs. During his 22-year … and the Middle East. At the time of his retirement from federal service in 2020, Mr. Cole was serving as DEA’s …
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Mexican National Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Role in Conspiracy to Distribute Kilograms of Fentanyl and Cocaine and Launder Proceeds

… twice BOSTON – A Mexican national previously deported twice from the United States has been sentenced in federal court … of fentanyl and other narcotics via tractor trailer from the area of Ontario, Calif., to Massachusetts. Law … undercover officer delivered $202,090 drug money, received from coconspirators in Massachusetts, to Lopez Medina in …
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50,000 Fake Pills Seized in San Diego

… operation in San Diego on June 28, 2022.  Investigators from the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Narcotic Task … Department (SDPD) worked together to prevent the fake pills from being distributed.  Berenice Sanchez-Tapia, age 47, was … law enforcement agencies determined to prevent fake pills from making it to the streets of San Diego,” said DEA …
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Chula Vista Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl-Laced Pills that Caused Overdose Death of 20-Year-Old

… was caused by the fentanyl-laced pills that J.P. purchased from Mefford. Finally, Mefford admitted that he transported multi-pound level quantities of methamphetamine from San Diego to Kansas. Once in Kansas, Mefford … the methamphetamine to various individuals. Detectives from the Chula Vista Police Department’s Narcotics …
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San Diego Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Fentanyl Distribution Resulting in Death

… a 25-year-old husband and father of two young children from El Cajon. Davis was convicted by a federal jury on … 3:39 a.m. The U.S. Attorney’s Office is releasing excerpts from a security video which was presented as evidence at … to take it away and make it better. The biggest tragedy from all of this is that 2 innocent children have to grow up …
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DEA Announces 19th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. There will be 16 collection … our convenient sites, you could be saving someone you love from addiction or an overdose.” Given the ongoing COVID-19 …
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Attorney General William P. Barr Joins DEA Acting Administrator Timothy J. Shea to Announce Results of Operation Crystal Shield

… devotion of DEA and our partners to protect our communities from the scourge of drug trafficking and violent crime under … COVID, DEA has been working hard to stop ruthless cartels from bringing methamphetamine into our communities,” said …
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DEA announces launch of Operation Crystal Shield

… trafficked into and within the United States. From FY 2017 to FY 2019, DEA domestic seizures of methamphetamine increased 127 percent from 49,507 pounds to 112,146 pounds. During the same time …
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Lead Defendant in Richmond County Meth-Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced to More Than 20 Years in Federal Prison

… sell drugs, whether they’re selling them on the streets or from inside a prison,” said the Special Agent in Charge of … orchestrated a large-scale meth distribution operation from behind bars while serving a 10-year state sentence for … As described in court documents and testimony, agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration in November …
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Five Arrested for Drug Trafficking in Chittenden County

… conducted 17 controlled purchases of illegal drugs from members of the organization.  Affidavits filed in this … allege that members of the organization bring narcotics from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to distribute in Chittenden … 1,300 grams of suspected cocaine base that had been thrown from the window of the apartment.  Stokes-Johnson, Weaver, …
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Leader of Lawrence Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to Over 15 Years in Prison

… families and communities. In 2021, 80,816 people died from opioid-related overdoses in the United States — the … continue to do everything we can to protect our communities from this deadly crisis.” “DEA is committed to investigating …
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Waterbury Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison

… was receiving large quantities of fentanyl and heroin from a source in New York and then selling the narcotics to … involved the shipments of kilogram-quantities of cocaine from Puerto Rico to Connecticut, the conversion of cocaine … arrested at the anticipated meeting place.  Reynoso fled from the meeting scene in his vehicle, which was found …
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Five Bridgeport Men Convicted of Narcotics Trafficking Offenses

… made four controlled purchases of heroin and fentanyl from Frank Best.  The investigation, which included … narcotics. In addition, Lamont Jefferies received heroin from Frank Best that he distributed to his own customers. … to a Home Depot parking lot in San Diego and purchased from their suppliers 1.1 kilograms of fentanyl, cut with …
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Boston Area Fentanyl And Cocaine Supplier Sentenced

… base and marijuana throughout Southeastern Massachusetts from a base of operations in Brockton. The investigation … for Goncalves and others. Intercepted communications from Perez Felix’s cellphone determined that he distributed … large quantities of heroin, fentanyl and cocaine from a base of operations in Boston throughout the greater …
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Eleven Indicted for Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering

… five kilograms of cocaine and 50 grams of methamphetamine from at least August 2022 to December 2023 in Madison and … laundering conspiracy for allegedly transferring funds from Illinois to Mexico to promote the drug trafficking … money laundering for allegedly wiring more than $7,000 from Collinsville, Illinois, to various locations in Mexico …
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Springfield, Mo., Man Sentenced to 18 Years for Meth Trafficking

… to distribute methamphetamine in Greene County, Missouri, from Dec. 27, 2019, to Aug. 19, 2020. He also pleaded guilty … officers seized more than 425 grams of methamphetamine from Wrinkle and co-defendant Ashley N. Cooney, 39, of … law enforcement officer purchased methamphetamine from Wrinkle on two occasions. Wrinkle was in possession of …
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Missouri Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Meth Organization

… methamphetamine in Howell, Greene, and Texas counties from Dec. 31, 2015, to June 21, 2019. Rodriguez also pleaded … Jose I. Gonzales, 39, of West Plains, after being released from prison in March 2018. Rodriguez and Gonzales agreed to … pill, additional ammunition, and drug paraphernalia from the master bedroom. Law enforcement officers seized …
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Springfield Man Sentenced for Meth Conspiracy

… (417) 888-9800 Officers Seized More Than Two Kilos of Meth from Residence SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Springfield, Missouri, … officers seized more than two kilograms of methamphetamine from his residence. Walter M. Terrell, 37, was sentenced by … to distribute methamphetamine in Greene and Cass counties from May 10 to Nov. 8, 2018. Terrell admitted that he made …
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Seven Area Residents Indicted for Conspiracy to Transport Stolen Catalytic Converters Across State Lines

… conspiracy to transport stolen property across state lines from Dec. 12, 2019, to Oct. 15, 2021. Evan Marshall, 24, and … Marshall allegedly purchased stolen catalytic converters from an undercover agent and paid $1,030. On Oct. 15, 2021, … law enforcement action and moved 197 catalytic converters from his residence to another location in order to conceal …
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West Plains Woman Sentenced to 20 Years for Leading Meth Conspiracy

… - (417) 888-9800 Officers Seized More Than 5 Kilos of Meth From Her Property SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Two West Plains, … methamphetamine in Howell, Greene, and Texas counties from Dec. 31, 2015, to June 21, 2019. Hicks also pleaded …
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Attorney General Barr announces results of DEA Operation Crystal Shield

… devotion of DEA and our partners to protect our communities from the scourge of drug trafficking and violent crime under … are using the highway system to move their drugs from the Southwest border, not only to the cities located in …
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Patchogue Man Pleads Guilty to Criminal Possession of a Weapon and Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance for Selling Fentanyl

… not even a pending upstate sentence deterred this defendant from continuing with business as usual.” “To state it … undercover officers purchased cocaine and fentanyl from Shewprashad on two separate dates between March and … of the Suffolk County Police Department, with assistance from the Drug Enforcement Administration purchased cocaine …
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Troy Woman Pleads Guilty to Nationwide Marijuana and THC Trafficking Conspiracy

… and shipped thousands of kilograms of marijuana and THC from Fresno to locations throughout the United States, … packages of marijuana were shipped through UPS and FedEx from a shipping store in Fresno, Fast Pack & Ship, by Dwight … food containers and suitcases, and was typically picked up from Coles by David Singletary, aka “DB.”    Coles, Turner, …
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Prison Sentence Announced for Queens Man on Narcotics and Gun Possession Charges

… Task Force (NYDETF), Group T-31, comprised of agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) New … New York State Police investigators. The investigation ran from approximately May of 2020 to March of 2021. In total, … Members of NYDETF Group T-31 obtained security footage from the storage facility. A review of footage from December …
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United States seeks forfeiture of real estate in Mexico purchased by cartel leader Rafael Caro Quintero with proceeds of his drug trafficking organization

… properties Caro Quintero purchased with blood money reaped from the drug trafficking, addiction and violence he sowed … of methamphetamine and multi-kilogram quantities of cocaine from Mexico to the United States. As part of its … law enforcement learned that Caro Quintero used proceeds from the sale of illegal narcotics to purchase real estate …
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‘Mayor of Mexico’ is sentenced to 12 years in prison for his role in operating a multi-million dollar Continuing Criminal Enterprise

… of approximately $420,000 in U.S. currency. The cash seized from the tractor­-trailer was money collected from the sale of heroin and cocaine in the Buffalo area that … operation. After Gil's arrest, the money obtained from drugs sales in Buffalo and other East Coast cities was …
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Meriden Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Cocaine Trafficking Offenses

… possession charges.  On that date investigators seized from Acevedo approximately 390 grams of cocaine and $281,000 … investigators made two controlled purchases of cocaine from Acevedo. Acevedo was arrested on a federal criminal … with several visitors at his home and receiving a paper bag from one visitor who was a known drug associate.  Acevedo …
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Springfield Man Sentenced to 7 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl and Cocaine While on Supervised Release

… and for violating the conditions of his supervised release from a prior federal conviction. According to court … supervised release for trafficking heroin.  He was released from federal prison in April 2021. In July 2022, the Drug … the drug trafficking organization was receiving narcotics from sources in California via Mexico, and using Suarez’s …