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Third major takedown of drug trafficking ring nets 14 arrests

September 01, 2020
… investigation_0.jpg Wrapped pistol and ammunition seized from a residence during the investigation_0.png SEATTLE - … successfully removed a number of violent drug traffickers from the streets of the Seattle-Tacoma area, and will enable … organized transnational groups with tentacles reaching from Mexico to Puget Sound.  They profit by pushing …
September 01, 2020
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Twelve People Charged Following Investigation of Drug Trafficking Ring

June 30, 2021
… has removed a large number of firearms and narcotics from the hands of violent drug traffickers operating … kilos of cocaine that defendant Arambula was bringing back from southern California. In all, law enforcement has seized … of firearms and toxic drugs such as fentanyl and cocaine from our communities.” The charges contained in the …
June 30, 2021
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Three Sentenced in International Controlled Substances and Prescription Drug Trafficking Operation

April 23, 2024
… that required a prescription. Bateman had been extradited from the United Kingdom to face charges. Chief Judge … and Soma. Bateman also received commission payments from Doshi. In or about May 2018, Bateman and Doshi began …
April 23, 2024
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California Man Sentenced to 13 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl and Cocaine to Connecticut

April 13, 2024
… search of one package, which had been mailed from California, revealed approximately one kilogram of … had an associate who used a van to transport narcotics from California, or another location in the southwestern … 2022, investigators observed Ramos-Acevedo unloading items from the van in New Britain. On September 7, 2022, the …
April 13, 2024
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Career Offender Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl Pills and Powder Days After Leaving Prison

April 03, 2024
… Ferrer chose to fan the flames by callously profiting from peddling lethal drugs in our communities,” said U.S. … illegal drugs off our streets and freeing our communities from the stranglehold of drug traffickers like him. There’s … in June 2019, eight days after his most recent release from the Adult Correctional Institutions. Ferrer had just …
April 03, 2024
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Violent Felon Sentenced to 11 Years for Armed Trafficking of Counterfeit Fentanyl Pills

January 19, 2024
… Sauer 9 mm semiautomatic handgun that was previously stolen from an Indiana State Police trooper. In an interview with … per day. At the time of the search, Cook was prohibited from possessing firearms due to his 2018 felony conviction … the U.S. Probation Office for 5 years following his release from federal prison. U.S. Attorney Myers thanked Assistant …
January 19, 2024
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Lead Defendant in Pill-Production conspiracy Sentenced to Federal Prison

November 30, 2022
… with Intent to Distribute. In 2020, investigators from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) … machines and kilogram quantities of chemical binding agents from several companies, some of which were located in … with our partner agencies to safeguard the American public from the manufacture and distribution of illicit drugs,” …
November 30, 2022
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Cocaine Supplier, Codefendant Sentenced to Federal Prison in Richmond County Narcotics Conspiracy

October 21, 2021
… Georgia and elsewhere safer by removing dangerous criminals from their neighborhoods.” “This operation is an outstanding … of the results of the collaborative law enforcement effort from local, state, and federal agencies,” said Acting U.S. … Estes. “We particularly commend the work of investigators from Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigations for …
October 21, 2021
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Year in Review: DEA Innovates to Fight Fentanyl

January 19, 2024
… a potentially deadly dose of fentanyl. This is an increase from 4 out of 10 pills in 2021 and 6 out of 10 pills in … lives lost.  Nearly 70% of these drug poisonings are from fentanyl. DEA has responded to this unprecedented … both. These Counter Threat Teams draw on the intelligence from our 334 offices around the world to map the cartels’ …
January 19, 2024
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Year in Review: DEA Innovates to Fight Fentanyl

January 18, 2024
… a potentially deadly dose of fentanyl. This is an increase from 4 out of 10 pills in 2021 and 6 out of 10 pills in … lives lost.  Nearly 70% of these drug poisonings are from fentanyl. DEA has responded to this unprecedented … both. These Counter Threat Teams draw on the intelligence from our 334 offices around the world to map the cartels’ …
January 18, 2024
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Year in Review: DEA Innovates to Fight Fentanyl

January 17, 2024
… a potentially deadly dose of fentanyl. This is an increase from 4 out of 10 pills in 2021 and 6 out of 10 pills in … lives lost.  Nearly 70% of these drug poisonings are from fentanyl.    DEA has responded to this unprecedented … both. These Counter Threat Teams draw on the intelligence from our 334 offices around the world to map the cartels’ …
January 17, 2024
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Year in Review: DEA Innovates to Fight Fentanyl

January 17, 2024
… a potentially deadly dose of fentanyl. This is an increase from 4 out of 10 pills in 2021 and 6 out of 10 pills in … lives lost.  Nearly 70% of these drug poisonings are from fentanyl.    DEA has responded to this unprecedented … both. These Counter Threat Teams draw on the intelligence from our 334 offices around the world to map the cartels’ …
January 17, 2024
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Former Alaska Advanced Nurse Practitioner Sentenced to 30 Years for Illegally Prescribing Millions of Opioids Causing Five Deaths

June 16, 2023
… included pharmacists who refused to fill prescriptions from Spayd, law enforcement agents and officers who … deaths, Spayd’s employees, individuals who received pills from Spayd, medical experts, every Medical Examiner in … Many of her patients were vulnerable and suffering from chronic pain, addiction, and mental illness, yet Spayd …
June 16, 2023
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Ft. Worth Oncologist Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison in Pill Mill Conspiracy

June 04, 2021
… take advantage of individuals, especially ones who suffer from addiction.” According to evidence presented at three … used a network of recruiters to enlist individuals from the community and local homeless shelters to pose as … to $200 cash, to obtain controlled substance prescriptions from Dr. Capistrano and Dr. Noel.  The recruiters – who paid …
June 04, 2021
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DEA Announces Results of Enforcement Surge to Reduce the Fentanyl Supply Across Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin

September 28, 2022
… the results of an enforcement operation that spanned from May to September and resulted in significant fentanyl … is equivalent to more than 36 million lethal doses removed from the illegal drug supply. Additionally, 338 weapons were … the operations of these cartels, remove deadly fentanyl from our communities, and save Americans’ lives.” “For the …
September 28, 2022
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Albuquerque career criminal sentenced to life imprisonment for heroin distribution resulting in death of Cameron Weiss

January 23, 2020
… Michelle.Rincon@dea.gov La Cueva High School student died from overdose in 2011 after becoming addicted to opioids … be contacted through go-betweens. After he was released from jail on Aug. 7, 2011, Mr. Weiss contacted a go-between, who purchased heroin from Moya and delivered it to Mr. Weiss. The following day, …
January 23, 2020
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Federal Jury Convicts Anchorage Man on Murder and Drug Charges

March 16, 2022
… multiple kilograms of heroin and methamphetamine to be sent from California to Alaska via the U.S. Postal Service to … mail, while other co-conspirators arranged for shipments from California. The enterprise also laundered hundreds of … institutions, wire transfers, and bulk cash smuggling from Alaska to other parts of the country. In April 2019, …
March 16, 2022
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Bridgeport Gang Member Sentenced to 40 Years for Murder, Role in Courthouse Shooting and Other Violence

March 09, 2022
… against rival gang members, robbed drug dealers, stole cars from inside and outside Connecticut and used them to commit … tampered with witnesses who might testify against them.  From approximately 2017 until August 2020, O.N.E. members …
March 09, 2022
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18 month multi-agency operation “Fury Road” results in 82 federal prosecutions; seizure of 128 firearms, 1 kilogram of heroin and cocaine base

October 15, 2020
… numerous federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies from Vermont and Massachusetts spanning from October of 2018 to February of 2020. The operation … operation be a warning  to those traffickers who are coming from out of state to distribute this poison, that DEA and …
October 15, 2020
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Indictment charges 14 men with trafficking fentanyl, heroin and cocaine

June 11, 2019
… a.k.a. “Pantera,” 40, of New Haven.   The indictment stems from an investigation headed by the DEA New Haven Task Force … that Malbin Rubiera-Herrera acquired heroin and cocaine from sources in Connecticut and New Jersey and distributed … made controlled purchases of heroin and cocaine from Rubiera-Herrera. Subsequent court-authorized wiretaps …
June 11, 2019
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Sixteen individuals charged or arrested for drug trafficking crimes as part of joint law enforcement effort

April 16, 2019
… to facilitate the commission of a drug felony arising from his attempt to distribute 500 bags of heroin.   Rachael … arrested during the operation.   This operation stemmed from careful planning and collaboration by Vermont law … trafficking organizations or individuals who are coming from out of state to distribute these poisons, in order to …
April 16, 2019
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DEA To Kick Off Annual Red Ribbon Campaign

October 16, 2017
… 1985. Red Ribbon Week is officially celebrated nationally from October 23-31; however, communities and school … red ribbons during the last week in October, Americans from all walks of life demonstrate their opposition to … will also be musical performances by the Annandale Singers from Annandale High School in Virginia. The emcee for the …
October 16, 2017
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Racketeering Indictment Charges Multiple Members Of Detroit’s Seven Mile Bloods Street Gang

March 01, 2016
… of other gangs operating on Detroit’s east side stemming from a murder that occurred in July 2014. During the past 18 … shootings on Detroit’s east side. The indictment also stems from collaborative law enforcement efforts to dismantle the opioid pipeline from Detroit to other states, alleging incidents in which …
March 01, 2016
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Samuel Velasco Gurrola Sentenced To Life In Prison For Murder-For-Hire Plot

March 24, 2017
… his criminal organization to kill his wife to prevent her from testifying against him. By the time he was he was done, … and indecency with a child. Evidence further revealed that from September 2008 until November 2008, he initiated a … to kill Sagredo while in Mexico in order to prevent her from testifying in the state case. Testimony revealed that …
March 24, 2017
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Laredo-Based Kingpin With Ties To Los Zetas Sentenced To Life In Federal Prison

December 12, 2011
… for shipping multi tons of marijuana and cocaine from the Laredo area to destinations in Dallas, Fort Worth, … for the transportation of marijuana and cocaine loads from Laredo to Dallas and other destinations. Salas-Galaviz …
December 12, 2011
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26 People Convicted In The Crenshaw Village Clean-Up

August 11, 2014
… Two Face prevented hundreds of kilograms of cocaine from entering into the State of Alabama. The Central Alabama … of the members and associates of CNB have been convicted; from the street-level crack cocaine dealer to the … we see cases that completely destroy an entire organization from top to bottom, but these operations did exactly that,” …
August 11, 2014
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Federal Authorities Seize $34 Million In Cocaine, Detain Three Smugglers In The Caribbean

October 23, 2013
… to safeguarding Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands from the threats that come from the sea,” said Capt. Drew W. Pearson, commander of … partners to interdict these major drug shipments as far from shore as possible and bring those responsible to …
October 23, 2013
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23 Arrested For Distributing Heroin And Fentanyl

February 14, 2017
… 21 others for conspiring to distribute heroin and fentanyl from the summer of 2016 through the present.  The defendants … our families and our communities.  Those that are suffering from a fentanyl and heroin substance use disorder need … treatment and recovery but those that distribute and profit from spreading this poison need to be held accountable.  …
February 14, 2017
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Jury Finds Pill-Mill Doctor Guilty Of 51 Counts

January 23, 2014
… at the trial, Azmat - worked at East Health Center from February 21 to March 18, 2011.  During that time, Azmat … long distances to receive their prescriptions, often coming from Kentucky, Ohio, and Florida.  Patients typically paid … had any medical education, training or experience aside from having been associated with earlier pill-mill …
January 23, 2014
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Pair Sentenced In Child Support Collection Business And Drug Conspiracy

May 02, 2014
… Georgia.  As a part of his plea the pair admitted that from September 2007 through August 2009, they, and others … to assist them in collecting child support payments from non-custodial parents, claiming that all fees connected … to society. These crack distributors have now been removed from the streets, largely because of the true spirit of …
May 02, 2014