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Wasilla Conspiracy Leader Sentenced For Designer Drug Case Which Resulted In Death

December 06, 2013
… of the conspiracy, that he directly imported the drugs from China, and that he repeatedly wired money to China or … previously pled guilty to federal drug charges stemming from a conspiracy to possess and distribute methylone. Two …
December 06, 2013
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Mexican National Living In Star Sentenced To 188 Months For Trafficking Methamphetamine

February 11, 2014
… was also ordered to forfeit $100,000 in proceeds derived from the drug trafficking offense and $18,400 in seized … between October 2012 and April 2013. Four co-defendants from the Treasure Valley area were sentenced to prison …
February 11, 2014
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Tractor Trailer Accident In Sherman County Leads To Federal Indictment Charging Multiple Drug Crimes

February 13, 2014
… produce. Martinez-Perez was not injured and was released from the scene. The following day, a private tow company was … the inside of the cargo bed, two bundles of narcotics fell from the produce pallets. SCSO were contacted and responded …
February 13, 2014
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Alaska Man Sentenced To 6a½ Years In Prison For Trafficking Oxycodone And Morphine

May 12, 2016
… Service in Anchorage intercepted a package sent to Connor from co-defendant Stacy Mistler, a resident of Marysville, … and December 17, 2012, Mistler sent prescription drugs from Northern California to Connor in Alaska. Connor made …
May 12, 2016
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Former Northern California Man Sentenced To Six Years For Conspiracy To Grow And Distribute Marijuana

January 24, 2017
… Ebyam and his co‑conspirators sought to make profits from the illegal distribution of large amounts of marijuana. … seized over 5,000 marijuana plants in all stages of growth from these two locations: approximately 2,168 plants at …
January 24, 2017
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10 Years For South Bay Methamphetamine Trafficker

June 13, 2017
… he received approximately 15 pounds of methamphetamine from Valladares so that he could distribute the … passenger seat of his sport utility vehicle and traveled from Modesto to Chowchilla, California. Along the way, …
June 13, 2017
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Two Bakersfield Men Plead Guilty To Distributing Methamphetamine

June 26, 2017
… co-conspirators. Agents seized the crystal methamphetamine from Blanco, Morales, and another convicted co-conspirator, … of an investigation by the DEA and task force officers from Kern County Probation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian K. …
June 26, 2017
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Turlock Attorney Sentenced For Importing Steroids

September 13, 2017
… of supervised release for importing raw anabolic steroids from China, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and Drug … unlawfully purchased and obtained anabolic steroids from a supplier in China. Encrypted emails and documented …
September 13, 2017
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Bakersfield Man Arrested For Conspiring With Law Enforcement Officers To Sell Methamphetamine And Marijuana

September 21, 2017
… sealed and was unsealed today. The indictment alleges that from April 2012 to August 2015, Carter conspired with Mara … the intent to distribute, methamphetamine. Diaz was removed from active duty with the Bakersfield Police Department in …
September 21, 2017
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Dark Web Marketplace Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty

October 16, 2017
… methamphetamines on AlphaBay, and then mailed the narcotics from a post office in San Francisco to customers throughout … enforcement officers made an undercover purchase of heroin from “Blime-Sub,” which was delivered to a post office box …
October 16, 2017
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Trinity County Man Sentenced For Growing Marijuana On Multiple Properties

May 14, 2013
… cultivation charges. Deputies seized 2,142 marijuana plants from 22 greenhouses. On August 16, 2011, at a property near … cultivation. Federal juries in this district are drawn from multiple counties. U.S. Attorney Wagner said: “In some …
May 14, 2013
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Sacramento And Bay Area Drug Traffickers Given Lengthy Sentences

May 16, 2013
… of 2008, agents purchased approximately 9,000 MDMA pills from Johnson. During the investigation, court-authorized … the California Highway Patrol seized 11,000 MDMA pills from a vehicle driven by Robert Ly after he was stopped on …
May 16, 2013
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Seven Arrested In Butte County Methamphetamine Trafficking Investigation: Operation Crystal Ball

August 21, 2013
… warrants.  “DEA’s mission is to stop criminal organizations from selling drugs in our communities.  Methamphetamine is a … couriers transported pound quantities of methamphetamine from Mexico to Butte County and at the direction of Aguilar, …
August 21, 2013
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Twelve Charged With Conspiracy To Commit Murder

August 28, 2013
… instances. “DEA is committed to protecting the community from violent criminal organizations like Deep-C.  The cold, … search warrant, recovered the weapon used in that shooting from a residence and arrested two suspects. In July, …
August 28, 2013
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Canadian Citizen Pleads Guilty To Shipping Cocaine To Canada; Sham Marriage Revealed During Court Proceedings

January 27, 2014
… Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force with assistance from the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Fresno Police Department, with assistance from the Fontana and Vernon Police Departments. Assistant …
January 27, 2014
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Modesto Man Pleads Guilty To Conspiring To Structure Cash Proceeds Of Interstate Oxycodone And Hydrocodone Trafficking

February 11, 2014
… obtained prescriptions for oxycodone and hydrocodone from a doctor in Visalia. After obtaining the prescriptions, … or less to attempt to prevent Currency Transaction Reports from being filed by the banks on those cash transactions. …
February 11, 2014
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Kent, Washington Man Pleads Guilty To Structuring Cash Proceeds Of Interstate Oxycodone And Hydrocodone Trafficking

March 03, 2014
… obtained prescriptions for oxycodone and hydrocodone from pharmacies in Modesto, California and then transported … or less to attempt to prevent Currency Transactions Reports from being filed by the banks on his cash deposits. Currency …
March 03, 2014
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Tacoma, Wash. Man Pleads Guilty To Trafficking Oxycodone And Making Illegal Cash Deposits

March 11, 2014
… obtained prescriptions for oxycodone and hydrocodone from a doctor in Visalia, Calif., filled those prescriptions … or less to attempt to prevent Currency Transactions Reports from being filed by the banks on his cash deposits. Currency …
March 11, 2014
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Fugitive Gets Forty-One Month Sentence For Transporting Drug Proceeds

March 20, 2014
… by United States border agents, and the $43,658 was seized from him at that time. Rivera had intended to transport the … and Federal Bureau of Investigation, with assistance from the U.S. Marshals Service. On …
March 20, 2014
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Defendants Convicted At Trial Of Conspiring To Traffic Cocaine

November 20, 2014
… Agent in Charge Jay Fitzpatrick. The jury found that from 2009 to 2012, the defendants worked with others to obtain cocaine from Southern California and distributing it in the Bay Area …
November 20, 2014
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Florida Man Pleads Guilty To Structuring More Than $2.5 Million In Proceeds Of Drug Trafficking

December 15, 2014
… the purpose of funneling cash proceeds of drug trafficking from Florida and other states back to California. Riffle … or less to attempt to prevent Currency Transaction Reports from being filed by the banks on his cash deposits. Currency …
December 15, 2014
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Shafter Man Pleads Guilty To Cocaine Smuggling

May 04, 2015
… trailer containing cocaine smuggled into the United States from Mexico at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry to a location in … Montoya began unloading 18 one-kilogram packages of cocaine from a hidden compartment in the underside of the tractor …
May 04, 2015
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Nevada City Woman Pleads Guilty To Marijuana Cultivation And Structuring Currency Transactions On First Day Of Trial

July 21, 2015
… she owned near Nevada City and Georgetown. Marijuana from Albright’s operation was regularly shipped out of state … a marijuana grow with a firearm while on pretrial release from an earlier arrest. He was facing charges for …
July 21, 2015
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Nevada City Woman Sentenced To Over Five Years In Prison For Marijuana Cultivation And Structuring Currency Transactions

December 03, 2015
… she owned near Nevada City and Georgetown. Marijuana from Albright’s operation was regularly shipped out of state … a marijuana grow with a firearm while on pretrial release from an earlier arrest. He was facing charges for …
December 03, 2015
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Couple Sentenced On Methamphetamine Convictions

December 03, 2015
… term of supervised release, to begin after his release from prison. On August 26, 2015, Billy Slick’s wife, … term of supervised release, to begin after her release from prison. The Slicks had lived in Augusta, Georgia, but …
December 03, 2015
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Jury Convicts Constable Woman Of Marijuana Conspiracy

January 22, 2016
… Defendant smuggled thousands of kilograms of marijuana from Canada into the United States for over a decade ALBANY, … to smuggle tens of thousands of kilograms of marijuana from Canada and into the United States.  After the loads of …
January 22, 2016
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Jury Convicts Schenectady Felon Of Drug Conspiracy

May 18, 2017
… Thomas J. McAvoy.   The evidence at trial showed that, from October 2015 through February 2016, Hilts conspired … Elijah Jones, to distribute crack cocaine and heroin from their shared residence on Paige Street, adjacent to a …
May 18, 2017
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Second Devil’s Den Marijuana Cultivator Pleads Guilty

December 10, 2012
… guilty, Manjarrez acknowledged that he came to California from Mexico to work for his co-defendant, Jonathan Anthony … of medical marijuana for profit. This case stemmed from Operation Mercury, an intensive marijuana eradication …
December 10, 2012
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South Lake Tahoe Dispensary Owner Sentenced To Five Years In Federal Prison And Agrees To Forfeit Drug Proceeds

April 10, 2013
… can have the effect of concealing and disguising the odor from marijuana.  In total, detectives seized approximately 5 … admitted that he possessed the marijuana seized from his residence on August 31, 2012, with an intent to …
April 10, 2013
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Six Indicted For Fresno And Madera County Methamphetamine Distribution Ring

December 22, 2011
… in the case asserts that Solorzano obtained methamphetamine from Mexico and arranged for Reyes, Martinez, and Rosa to … Area (HIDTA), consisting of law enforcement agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation; the Drug …
December 22, 2011