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Jury finds Fresno man guilty on six counts of drug and sex trafficking offenses

May 10, 2019
…    “It excites me to see ruthless gang members removed from our society, especially those like Filiberto Chavez who … and Lockhart’s apartments and seized methamphetamine from both.   Additionally, in June and July of 2017, Chavez … each of their prostitutes. On July 2, 2017, Chavez flew from California to New York with his prostitute. On July 18, …
May 10, 2019
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Omaha Division Special Agent Carlos Lavastida awarded Enrique S. Camarena Award

December 20, 2018
… Carlos Lavastida is one of three law enforcement officers from Iowa presented with the Enrique S. Camarena Award by … Thimmesch said. “By removing these drug and sex traffickers from the streets of metropolitan Des Moines, Special Agent … keeping young people involved in lawful activities and away from criminal activity and drug abuse.  Officer Brandt’s …
December 20, 2018
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DEA In Springfield, Missouri Achieve Significant Prison Sentences For Two Recent Investigations

May 24, 2018
… prison sentence in another case. These sentences originated from two different drug investigations that were charged, … began as the officer attempted to retrieve the key fob from Soto-Garcia.  Soto-Garcia threw the fob underneath the … money counter, and approximately five grams of crystal meth from Soto-Garcia’s residence.  Seized from the “stash” …
May 24, 2018
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Long Island Doctor Convicted Of Causing The Overdose Deaths Of Two Patients And Illegally Distributing Oxycodone

May 23, 2018
… Donoghue. “The defendant lined his pockets with cash from patients in exchange for illegally prescribing … for their role in fueling the opioid epidemic.” “From the time he was arrested, to today’s conviction, it was …
May 23, 2018
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New Orleans-area Woman Pleads Guilty To Scheme To Possess Oxycodone By Fraud And To Possess With Intent To Distribute Oxycodone On The Black Market

April 04, 2018
… physicians who have their prescription templates stolen from them.  DEA, along with our law enforcement partners, … aggressively pursue those who seek to perpetuate and profit from the opioid crisis in this country, as well as undermine … who contribute to this problem, especially those who steal from physicians to do so.”  “HHS-OIG will never hesitate to …
April 04, 2018
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Pharmacy Tech Sentenced To Five Years In Prison For Tampering With Opioids For IV Fluid

February 21, 2018
… confidence that they are receiving the proper treatment from those entrusted with providing their medical care,” … he removed morphine sulfate and hydromorphone hydrochloride from vials intended for use in mixing IV bags. He diluted … surreptitiously removed vials of morphine and hydromorphone from CRX’s locked inventory, withdrew drugs from the vials …
February 21, 2018
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Federal And State Authorities Indict 35 Individuals In Connection With Permian Basin Cocaine And Heroin Distribution Operations

January 10, 2014
… with intent to distribute heroin. Authorities allege that from May to December of last year, the defendants were … multiple ounce quantities of "high quality" heroin from the Sierra Blanca area then selling it in Midland and … conspiracy to distribute cocaine. Authorities allege that from April to December of last year, Martinez, Rodriguez and …
January 10, 2014
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Santa Fe Man Sentenced To Seventy-Eight Months For Participating In Crack Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

July 30, 2014
… the conspiracy count and admitted purchasing crack cocaine from two of his co-defendants and then reselling it to … and the HIDTA Region III Drug Task Force, with assistance from the 1st Judicial District Attorney’s Office, and is … The Region III Drug Task Force is comprised of officers from the New Mexico State Police, Santa Fe Police Department …
July 30, 2014
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El Paso Man Sentenced To Five Years In Federal Prison For Trafficking Cocaine

October 07, 2016
… a cocaine trafficking operation that smuggled cocaine from Mexico into El Paso and then transported the drug to … the conspiracy typically involved transporting the cocaine from locations in El Paso to a warehouse where it was … Chavez and his associates.  Investigators also recovered from the Jeep a duffel bag containing approximately $284,000 …
October 07, 2016
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Twenty People Indicted For Heroin Conspiracy In Northeast Ohio

January 14, 2014
… The indictment describes a conspiracy that took place from 2011 through 2014, in which heroin was brought to Akron from Atlanta, Chicago and other cities. It also details … Phelps obtained multi-ounce and larger quantities of heroin from various suppliers, including Sykes, Sanders and a …
January 14, 2014
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Three Metro Detroit Doctors Among Conspirators Charged With Illegal Distribution Of Opiate Prescription Drugs

March 09, 2016
… 362-0443 Boris Zigmond organization grossed $5.7million from illegal distribution of 1 million oxycodone painkillers … of West Bloomfield The superseding indictment alleges that from January 2013, through May 2015, Zigmond was the leader … of the organization was to secure written prescriptions from medical doctors for controlled substances, primarily …
March 09, 2016
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Five Members Of Michigan Heroin Trafficking Organization Sentenced To Federal Prison

May 20, 2016
… conspiracy frequently transported heroin over 400 miles from Detroit to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula MARQUETTE, Mich. … organization responsible for regularly importing heroin from Detroit into Marquette County between 2012 and 2015. … and possess with intent to distribute heroin and cocaine from 2012 to 2015. Abram’s case was transferred to the …
May 20, 2016
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DEA And Partners Holding Second Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day In April

March 28, 2011
… and unwanted prescription drugs. On Saturday, April 30th, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time, DEA and its counterparts … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. “The overwhelming public …
March 28, 2011
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24 Arrested In Crystal City Area-Based Cocaine Distribution Operation

October 17, 2014
… for the drug conspiracy charge. The indictment alleges that from February 2014 to September 2014, the defendants … Charge Joseph M. Arabit. These charges and arrests resulted from an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task (OCDETF) … and Homeland Security Investigations with assistance from the United States Border Patrol; Federal Bureau of …
October 17, 2014
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Major Cocaine Trafficking Network Impacting Colorado And The Mountain West United States Dismantled

September 27, 2012
… is comprised of Special Agents and Task Force Officers from DEA, FBI, HSI, IRS-CID, Aurora Police Department, … identified an interstate drug smuggling line moving cocaine from California through Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Wyoming, and … $150,000 in drug proceeds believed to have originated from Colorado. On September 14, 2012, the Colorado …
September 27, 2012
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Fifteen Alleged Members Of The “Detroit Boyz” Charged In New Jersey And Pennsylvania Drug Distribution Conspiracy

June 13, 2011
… nine defendants. According to the Complaint unsealed today: From March 2010 through June 10, 2011, the defendants … engaged in a drug distribution conspiracy to profit from the distribution of controlled substances - chiefly …
June 13, 2011
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Two Shreveport Business Owners/Operators Forfeit $1.3 Million For Assisting Drug Traffickers In Money Laundering/Wire Fraud Scheme

August 26, 2013
… or represented that they derived, significant income from the distribution of illegal drugs.  The defendants knowingly accepted cash proceeds from drug dealers, allowed vehicle purchases in the names of … Office, to facilitate the release of vehicles seized from drug dealers.  In 2009 and 2010, the FBI conducted …
August 26, 2013
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Three Men Sentenced To A Total Of Over 31 Years For Distributing Methamphetamine

August 22, 2014
… purchases of approximately one ounce of methamphetamine from the defendant, George Robert. These three controlled … followed by three years supervised release. Agents from the DEA and the Springdale Police Department began an … purchased approximately five ounces of methamphetamine from Galvan in three controlled transactions. On January 22, …
August 22, 2014
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Curious Goods LLC Coconspirators Sentenced For Synthetic Marijuana Sales Scheme

December 16, 2014
… ordered to forfeit $859,989 in illegal proceeds derived from the scheme, as well as two cars and a speed boat. Also … I controlled dangerous substances under federal law. From March 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011, Curious Goods …
December 16, 2014
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DEA-NJ And NYPD Recover 270 Pounds Of Fentanyl, Heroin And Cocaine With A Street Value Of Over $30 Million

September 18, 2017
… a total of 64 kilograms of pure (over 140 pounds) - from a residential building at 85-15 120th Street in Kew … 25 kilograms of fentanyl and (55 pounds) were recovered from a vehicle in the Bronx. Over the past week, the NYPD … to the removal of 270 pounds of lethal narcotics from the black market.” “The NYPD has been successful in …
September 18, 2017
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Multiple Arrests For Federal Drug Conspiracy And Firearms Charges Announced

June 29, 2011
… charges. The Greater Racine Task Force includes personnel from the FBI, Racine Police Department, Racine County … Team on June 24, 2011. Police seized a (2.2 lbs) of cocaine from their car. The investigation is part of an ongoing, … this year after law enforcement received information from confidential sources of a cocaine distribution …
June 29, 2011
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Maryland Man Who Distributed Synthetic Drug That Caused Overdoses At Wesleyan University Is Sentenced

May 05, 2016
… of the Wesleyan campus.  Lonergan regularly sold Molly from his dorm room, charging approximately $20 per .1 gram, … 2014, Kramer began purchasing what he believed to be Molly from Lonergan and distributed it to students at Wesleyan.  … 2015, Kramer purchased approximately 45 grams of MDMA from Lonergan.  Kramer broke that quantity into five and …
May 05, 2016
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Three New Haven Men Charged With Distributing Drugs Involved In Wave Of Overdoses

June 28, 2016
… against three New Haven residents.  The charges stem from an ongoing statewide initiative targeting narcotics … said Special Agent in Charge Ferguson.  “Those suffering from the disease of fentanyl and heroin addiction need … and the Criminal Intelligence Unit worked flat out from Thursday afternoon through this weekend to save New …
June 28, 2016
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Tufts Medical Center & Local Pharmacy Chain Settle Alleged Violations Of Controlled Substances Act

September 20, 2016
… regulations and to avoid diversion of controlled substances from medical offices.  On September 2, 2016, the U.S. … and are extremely addictive, without a valid prescription from a physician,” said DEA SAC Ferguson. “This settlement … in eastern Massachusetts.  According to the settlement, from January 2012 to January 2016, Eaton Apothecary in …
September 20, 2016
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Former Wesleyan Student Who Distributed Synthetic Drugs That Caused Overdoses Sentenced To Prison

September 29, 2016
… of the Wesleyan campus.  Lonergan regularly sold Molly from his dorm room, charging approximately $20 per .1 gram, … 2014, Kramer began purchasing what he believed to be Molly from Lonergan and distributed it to students at Wesleyan.  … 2015, Kramer purchased approximately 45 grams of MDMA from Lonergan.  Kramer broke that quantity into 5 and …
September 29, 2016
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Three Bristol-Based Drug Traffickers Plead Guilty

October 28, 2016
… under advisement until sentencing, set for Jan. 31, 2017.  From 2014 to 2016, Lopez imported at least 50 to100 kilograms of cocaine from Puerto Rico to Massachusetts and distributed it in New …
October 28, 2016
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25 Charged In Drug Trafficking Organization

November 17, 2015
… off shotgun and several handguns) In March 2015, agents from the Drug Enforcement (DEA) learned of a drug conspiracy … Cazares-Garcia received large quantities of methamphetamine from sources in Mexico that were delivered to Indianapolis … also responsible for obtaining large quantities of heroin from local suppliers and redistributing the drug through …
November 17, 2015
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Federal Jury Convicts Brothers In Synthetic Drug Distribution Conspiracy

October 28, 2014
… convicted two brothers on multiple felony offenses stemming from their operation of a dangerous, designer synthetic drug … by a federal grand jury in July 2014.  The charges stem from the Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) Project … that requires the defendants to forfeit their proceeds from the offenses as well as vehicles, a residence on …
October 28, 2014
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Banamex USA Agrees To Forfeit $97 Million In Connection With Bank Secrecy Act Violations

May 22, 2017
… in the NPA and the accompanying statement of facts, from at least 2007 until at least 2012, BUSA processed more … of those actions, two executives were fined and prohibited from working at financial institutions in the future, one was fined, and one was prohibited from working at financial institutions in the future. As …
May 22, 2017
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33 Indicted In Mid-State Drug Conspiracy Involving Oxycodone And Other Pharmaceuticals Upper Cumberland Region Was Target Of Investigation

April 18, 2011
… at an early afternoon press conference were representatives from the U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA), the U.S. Postal … involving pharmaceuticals that were illegally diverted from legitimate channels of distribution, such as pharmacies … traveling to other states to obtain controlled substances from co‑conspirators who had acquired them illegally; and …
April 18, 2011