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Judge Sentences Caruthersville Man to 6 Years for Conspiracy to Distribute Meth

… to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. From Jan. 22 to March 11, 2020, Black conspired with others and sold methamphetamine through several controlled buys with an undercover agent. Black would agree to meet …
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Fresno Man Sentenced to Over 6 Years in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl That Caused Overdose Death

… an undercover law enforcement officer, posing as a drug-buying customer, ordered fentanyl pills from Gonzalez and met him in a parking lot for the purchase. …
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Houstonian Sent to Prison for Trafficking Meth and Heroin

… area. Law enforcement set up numerous controlled drug buys. Delgado-Santacruz would negotiate the sale price of … of 892 grams of meth and 3,059.357 grams of heroin from Dec. 9, 2020, to Jan. 18, 2022. The total street value …
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Two Face Life for Drug Trafficking in Local Parking Lot

… Jr., 28. Authorities were conducting surveillance at a Best Buy parking lot in McAllen They saw vehicles approach, after which Perez removed bags containing bricks of cocaine from the trunk of his vehicle. Mendez was parked in another …
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Tulare County Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Distribute 6 Pounds of Methamphetamine

… methamphetamine. A law enforcement source negotiated to buy a pound of methamphetamine from Meza and Chavez delivered the methamphetamine. A …
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Illinois Man Sentenced to 16 Years for Attempted Cocaine Trafficking

… the intent to distribute. Tinch in May 2018 attempted to buy a kilogram of cocaine from an individual in a grocery store parking lot in the …
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Minnesota Man Sentenced to 5 Years on Methamphetamine Charge

… this charge on Aug. 26, 2021. On Dec. 10, 2020, an officer from the Buffalo County Sheriff’s Department pulled over a … During post-arrest interviews, Stelzer and Moua admitted buying the methamphetamine together in the Twin Cities. …
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Phoenix mother indicted, accused of using 13-year-old daughter to hide cocaine

… using her 13-year-old daughter to try and hide cocaine from officers during a traffic stop. Covarruvia is charged … with a Phoenix drug trafficking organization, allegedly buying cocaine for resale.   Covarruvia faces multiple state …
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Mishawaka, Indiana man sentenced to 120 months in prison

… found over four pounds of methamphetamine, money used to buy drugs that same day from Mr. Sanders, along with Mr. Sanders and another …
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Fort Wayne, Indiana man sentenced to over 21 years in prison for methamphetamine charges

… case, in the summer of 2019, there were multiple controlled buys of methamphetamine made from Hernandez that ultimately led to his arrest and federal …
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Illinois man sentenced for bringing cocaine to Madison to sell

… working with law enforcement officers called Gomez to buy cocaine.  During the phone call, Gomez agreed to drive a half kilogram of cocaine from Rockford to the informant in Madison, Wisconsin.  When …
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San Antonio businessman pleads guilty to money laundering conspiracy

… dealership, MGM Auto, to agents, proposing that he would buy it back from the agents at a reduced price, i.e., less his …
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Federal jury finds Stockton man guilty of heroin and crack cocaine trafficking offenses

… operation was investigated using a confidential source to buy heroin and crack cocaine from Sherman’s front man and co-defendant, Lindsey Mills, …
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Corpus Man Receives 11 Years For Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering

… Christi area. Agents were able to determine the proceeds from drug sales enabled Yanez to buy and renovate these houses and that Yanez believed these …
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Attempted Purchase Of Cocaine Leads To 10-Year Federal Prison Sentence

… and had asked to purchase multiple kilograms of cocaine from him.  Simmons promised to buy a total of eight kilograms of cocaine for $33,000 …
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New York/New Jersey High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Program Receives National Recognition

… Jersey Drug Trafficking Organization Task Force/HIDTA (H2) from the New York/New Jersey HIDTA. H2 conducted a global … of the Miami Homestead office. The investigation began as a buy-bust, and developed into an international, …
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Former Stockton College Police Officer Admits Distributing Oxycodone

… forfeit $8,775, consisting of the illegal profits obtained from his sale of oxycodone.   According to documents filed … a doctor, and “if you gonna be a good customer for me and buy these every 28 days for 15 bucks, I won’t give these to …
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Lawrence Man Sentenced For Selling Crack

… working with the DEA arranged with a third person to buy an ounce of crack cocaine. The third person said he … by the DEA HIDTA Task Force, which includes agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Massachusetts …
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Man Pleads Guilty To Cocaine Charge

… Roosevelt Avenue, after previously making three controlled buys of cocaine from the defendant. During the execution of the search …
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DEA/San Diego Sheriff’s Department Arrest 65 People In Operation Mountain Shadow

… and Drug Enforcement Administration agents conducted "buy-walk" operations.  They bought methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine and firearms from the suspects.  Approximately 150 federal agents and …
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Stockton Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Marijuana Warehouse Grow

… for-profit grower of marijuana to shield his activity from law enforcement scrutiny. These growers sell their product in pound quantities to whoever will buy it, frequently selling to numerous marijuana …
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National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Remove Unneeded Prescriptions, Prevent Addiction

… Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 22, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time. This event offers … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Fentanyl Importer/Supplier and Sex Trafficker Sentenced to Life in Prison

… ordered Marion to forfeit the $13,190 that was recovered from his pocket at the time of his arrest, which represented … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at  Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Guatemalan National Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Smuggle Over 6,000 Kilograms of Cocaine into the United States

… in Guatemala that had been smuggled on maritime vessels from South America. The organization then brought the … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Osceola County Convicted Felon Sentenced to Six Years in Federal Prison for Firearm and Drug Offenses

… the Drug Enforcement Administration received information from the United States Postal Inspection Service that a … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Jacksonville Beach Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine

… cocaine. Murel was stopped in Baker County on his way back from Atlanta. Deputies from the Baker County Sheriff’s … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Tampa Man Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Double Murder, Robbery, and Conspiracy

… Neighbors heard the gun shots and observed blood dripping from the third floor back balcony apartment down to the … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Miami-Area Man Pleads Guilty to Multi-District Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy

… Veliz Villeda received shipments of methamphetamine from a co-conspirator in Birmingham, Alabama and … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Fentanyl Dealer Pleads Guilty to Distributing Narcotics

… 2019, Mitchell sold heroin, fentanyl, and crack cocaine from the Express Inn located in Clearwater. Mitchell used … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Woman Admits Distributing Fentanyl that Caused Death

… Monmouth County woman. On May 15, 2018, a 39-year old woman from Englishtown, referred to in court as Victim-1, texted Blake seeking to buy heroin. Blake and Victim-1 discussed the “stamp” or … of Special Agent in Charge Susan A. Gibson; detectives from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, under the …