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California Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Trafficking

June 07, 2023
… aboard a bus traveling through Kansas City, Missouri, from Los Angeles, Calif. Matthew J. Gomez, 28, pleaded … 16, 2023, as he got off a bus traveling through Kansas City from Los Angeles. Gomez was wearing a backpack and carrying … of removing his backpack when he quickly stepped away from the detective in an attempt to flee. A struggle ensued, …
June 07, 2023
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Fentanyl and Meth Dealer Sentenced to 15+ Years

May 18, 2023
… substance with intention to distribute. Upon release from federal prison, he will serve five years of supervised … controlled substances in December 2021 based on information from a confidential source. Undercover sources working with … 5.4 grams of fentanyl and 6.883 grams of methamphetamine from Shannon on two separate occasions in St. Clair County. …
May 18, 2023
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St. Louis Man Pleads Guilty to Heroin Trafficking in Springfield

December 27, 2022
… Rush to participating in a conspiracy to distribute heroin from Sept. 1, 2012, to April 3, 2017. Battle admitted that he traveled from St. Louis to Springfield on April 6, 2016, to deliver … then returned to his vehicle and retrieved an item from the trunk. As federal agents approached to arrest him, …
December 27, 2022
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Two Men Admit Trying to Bring 100 Pounds of Methamphetamine to the St. Louis Area

November 02, 2022
… that was being brought to the St. Louis area from Colorado. Demond Benard McDaniels Jr., 26, of St. … with intent to distribute methamphetamine. The case stemmed from an Oct. 8, 2020 traffic stop in Kansas. A Geary County … roughly 100 pounds of methamphetamine that was being driven from Colorado to the St. Louis area. The Drug Enforcement …
November 02, 2022
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Drug Trafficker who Hid in Dog House Sentenced to 30 Years

June 21, 2022
… District Judge Stephen R. Clark on Tuesday sentenced a man from California to 30 years in prison for drug trafficking … records showing Bull had sold over 500 pounds of marijuana from April 2019 to sometime in 2020 were seized three days later from the home where Bull stayed in St. Louis. Four other …
June 21, 2022
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Texas Man Receives 25 Years for Meth Trafficking and Firearms Possession

June 15, 2022
… crime. Co-defendant Brittany Brannan, 35, also from Texas, has pleaded guilty to her role in the … were arrested on Dec. 27, 2020, after attempting to flee from law enforcement officers. A Stone County, Mo., … According to court documents, Houghton had absconded from parole in Texas with Brannan. They were part of a large …
June 15, 2022
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California Man Charged with Fentanyl Trafficking

March 17, 2022
… aboard a bus traveling through Kansas City, Missouri, from Los Angeles, Calif. Matthew John Gomez, 27, was charged … March 16, as he got off a bus traveling through Kansas City from Los Angeles. Gomez was wearing a backpack and carrying … of removing his backpack when he quickly stepped away from the detective in an attempt to flee. A struggle ensued, …
March 17, 2022
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DEA to hold 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

April 19, 2021
… unwanted prescription drugs at designated collection sites from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 24, National … indicating a majority of abused prescription drugs come from family and friends, including from home medicine cabinets, clearing out unused medicine is …
April 19, 2021
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Jury Convicts Leader of Large-Scale Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy

October 06, 2021
… containing the fentanyl, and his fingerprint was recovered from packaging material.  However, Hunter ran from investigators, and made good his escape. The jury found … Hunter’s frequent pattern of travel to St. Louis from Los Angeles.  “At the time DEA seized Hunter’s 27 …
October 06, 2021
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Kansas City, Kansas, Man Pleads Guilty to Heroin Trafficking

August 12, 2021
… intercepted by law enforcement officers when it was shipped from California to Kansas City, Missouri. Solomon B. … local FedEx facility. The package, which was being shipped from California to a Kansas City, Mo., address, contained a … repositioned the parcel on the porch in order to conceal it from the street. A couple of hours later, Hawthorne arrived, …
August 12, 2021
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St. Louis man sentenced to 20 years for drug-related murder

January 04, 2021
… learned a prospective customer had purchased fentanyl from a rival drug dealer, instead of from Calvin’s drug trafficking organization. Calvin and … St. Charles County Sheriff’s Department, with assistance from the St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office. The case was …
January 04, 2021
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Man sentenced to 30 years for meth distribution

September 04, 2020
… methamphetamine. Norles transported the methamphetamine from California to Missouri and distributed that … trooper seized nearly 2.4 kilograms of methamphetamine from a Dodge Charger in which Norles was a passenger during … trim. The traffic stop was made while Norles was returning from a trip to Los Angeles, California. Norles possessed …
September 04, 2020
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Kirbyville man sentenced to 24 years for meth conspiracy

March 05, 2020
… in southwest Missouri and in the Lebanon, Missouri, area from March 1, 2018, to Jan. 22, 2019. According to court … troopers seized nearly 2.4 kilograms of methamphetamine from a Dodge Charger in which Norles was a passenger during … Missouri, on Jan. 22, 2019, while Norles was returning from a trip to Los Angeles, California. Tribble is the first …
March 05, 2020
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St. Joseph man sentenced to 15 years for leading $2.1 million meth conspiracy

February 25, 2020
… to one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine from Jan. 1, 2015, to Nov. 16, 2017, and one count of … coordinating large shipments of methamphetamine from the Kansas City area to Buchanan County, Clinton … violation on a black Audi A4 driven by Pardee. Pardee fled from officers at speeds exceeding 100 miles per hour for …
February 25, 2020
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California man pleads guilty to drug trafficking

January 14, 2020
… Villanueva at a local bus station when he disembarked from a bus originating from Los Angeles, California, en route to New York City. … them. No one claimed the backpack, so detectives removed it from the bus and searched it. They found four bundles, …
January 14, 2020
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St. Joseph Man sentenced for $6 million in synthetic cannabinoid conspiracy

January 02, 2020
… to distribute misbranded drugs across state lines from March 1, 2011, to April 30, 2014. They also each … wire transfers, totaling $1,725,250, to purchase chemicals from individuals in China from November 2011 to March 2012. Some of the chemicals that …
January 02, 2020
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Two Jamestown Residents Plead Guilty for Their Roles in Drug Conspiracy

December 19, 2023
… investigators conducted a controlled purchase of fentanyl from Gross. Defendant Lewis distributed amounts of heroin and fentanyl, sourced in part from Richard Philbrick. He utilized electronic media to … purchases of heroin, fentanyl and methamphetamine from Lewis during the investigation. Richard Philbrick was …
December 19, 2023
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DEA Gears Up for National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

October 27, 2022
… Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 29, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  This event offers anonymous disposal … who misused a prescription medication obtained the medicine from a family member or friend. “I encourage everyone across … the United States.” “When you remove leftover medications from your medicine cabinets, you remove threats of drug …
October 27, 2022
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Nedrow Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug and Gun Charges

May 05, 2023
… warrant and seized the cocaine base and the loaded handgun from the defendant’s bedroom, along with scales and plastic … Resident Office, which includes Task Force Officers from the City of Auburn Police Department, the City of … Police, the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office, Investigators from the Onondaga County District Attorney’s Office, and the …
May 05, 2023
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California Man Pleads Guilty to Bringing Over 65,000 Fentanyl Pills to Syracuse for Distribution

April 27, 2023
… plea, Acosta admitted that, on April 4, 2022, he travelled from Bakersfield, CA to a storage unit in Syracuse, NY.  … that Acosta was transporting fentanyl and other narcotics from his home in Bakersfield to drug dealers in the Central … Bakersfield, CA are investigating the case with assistance from the Finger Lakes Drug Task Force, Auburn Police …
April 27, 2023
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Federal Trial Jury Convicts Syracuse Man of Drug and Firearm Offenses

October 21, 2022
… located a hidden compartment (or “trap”) in the dashboard. From the trap, Detectives recovered over 400 grams of … of at least 8 years following the defendant’s release from incarceration. A defendant’s sentence is imposed by a …
October 21, 2022
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New York City Man Pleads Guilty to Delivery of 1,000 Bricks (50,000 bags) of Fentanyl to Syracuse

August 17, 2022
… agreed to deliver 1000 bricks (50,000 bags) of fentanyl from New York City to Syracuse for $75,000.00.  On November … admitted that he was delivering the fentanyl to Syracuse from New York City as part of a drug deal. At the time of … Department-Special Investigations Division, with assistance from Investigators of the Onondaga County District …
August 17, 2022
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One Man Pleads Guilty, Another Sentenced for Their Roles in Drug Ring

August 02, 2021
… Gilbert purchased approximately 75 ounces of cocaine from Thompson. On Aug. 5, 2020, investigators executed a … 2020, he purchased approximately 49 grams of cocaine from co-defendant Thompson. On August 5, 2020, investigators … a Loaded Firearm – Third Degree and is legally prohibited from possessing ammunition. Saan Thompson and Louis Gilbert …
August 02, 2021
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Syracuse resident sentenced to nine years in federal prison for drug conspiracy and distribution

November 13, 2020
… distribute heroin, fentanyl, acetyl fentanyl, and cocaine from a location on Syracuse’s west side. In pleading guilty, … (5) year term of supervised release after he is released from prison and ordered to forfeit $15,740.00. He faces … proceedings in Immigration Court concerning his removal from the United States to the Dominican Republic.  This case …
November 13, 2020
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Niagara Falls man going to prison for more than 11 years on cocaine conspiracy and gun charges

October 22, 2020
… Falls, NY. The parcel contained a quantity of cocaine from a California source of supply that Maye intended to … and the parcel containing the sham material was recovered from within the residence shortly thereafter. Subsequently, … occasions in Niagara County Court and is legally prohibited from possessing a firearm. John Maye was previously …
October 22, 2020
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DEA and partners collect a record amount of unwanted medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

November 02, 2020
… again showed their dedication to remove prescription pills from their homes to prevent addiction before it starts. DEA, … were collected in order to safeguard Americans homes from drug abuse,” said DEA Special Agent in Charge Ray … Day are available at www.deatakeback.com . Photos and video from Take Back Day are available at …
November 02, 2020
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DEA announces launch of Operation Crystal Shield

February 20, 2020
… trafficked into and within the United States.  From FY 2017 to FY 2019, DEA domestic seizures o f methamphetamine increased 127 percent from 49,507 pounds to 112,146 pounds . During the same time …
February 20, 2020
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Deli employee arrested for selling controlled substances near two Hamburg schools

January 09, 2020
… as selling hydrocodone, a Schedule II Controlled Substance, from inside Bayview Deli on Bayview Road in Hamburg. The deli is across the street from Big Tree Elementary School and Frontier Central High … the DEA conducted two controlled purchases of hydrocodone from Alawi. According to the New York State Bureau of …
January 09, 2020
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Two Rochester men plead guilty for their roles in drug conspiracy

September 06, 2019
… the defendants, to obtain a particular quantity of drugs from the Casado organization’s drug stash, and deliver it to … organization would collect the proceeds of the drugs sales from the drug runners periodically throughout the day. … of 2019, investigators conducted 13 undercover purchases from the organization.   On March 14, 2019, a search warrant …
September 06, 2019
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Long Island man convicted of trafficking narcotics in South Brooklyn

August 15, 2019
… were encrypted. The evidence at trial included testimony from co-conspirators, narcotics seizures, ledgers containing … and transactions, and more than 50 pages of messages from Blackberry phones seized from co-conspirators detailing their drug trafficking …
August 15, 2019