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Weslaco Man Heads To Prison For Trafficking Marijuana

March 09, 2016
… organization that purchased and transported marijuana from the United States-Mexico border to regional … in 300 to 500 kilogram loads, twice per month. Proceeds from the sale and transportation of this marijuana were …
March 09, 2016
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Houston Man Guilty In Beaumont IH-10 Drug Trafficking

March 22, 2017
… there after they picked it up in northwest Houston from Drawhorn’s supplier he knew as “Rob Bos.”  Drawhorn … one pound of methamphetamine per week that he obtained from “Rob Bos” to pay his bills.  Phone analysis identified …
March 22, 2017
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Leaders Of Clandestine Marijuana Grow House Organization Sentenced To Federal Prison

March 30, 2017
… 80 pounds of harvested hydroponic marijuana buds from six of the grow houses over the course of five days in … personnel and were sentenced previously to terms ranging from 22 months to 37 months in federal prison.    Nguyen and …
March 30, 2017
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6 To Prison For Laundering Millions For Drug Cartel Also Ordered To Forfeit Nearly $3 Million- Javier Rena Remains Fugitive

April 28, 2017
… at Faz’s direction. Contreras-Mata picked up drug proceeds from Faz on behalf of Javier Reyna. Bonilla-Torres handled … each agreed to forfeit the money seized directly from them in the course of the investigation as part of …
April 28, 2017
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Former Mexican Official, Wife Charged In Money Laundering Scheme Criminal Forfeiture Of An Estimated $50 Million In Assets Pending

May 26, 2017
… as the Secretary of Finance of the Mexican State of Tabasco from 2007 to 2012 under former Governor Andres Granier … The United States intends to seek a personal money judgment from the defendants in the amount of $50 million, according …
May 26, 2017
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Mexican Truck Driver And A Laredo Woman Sentenced For Trafficking Drugs

August 01, 2017
… to face deportation proceedings following his release from prison. The investigation began in 2014 when … Reyna was driving after it crossed in to the United States from Mexico via the World Trade Bridge. Law enforcement …
August 01, 2017
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Houston Man Gets Significant Sentence For Trafficking Meth

January 30, 2018
… contained approximately six kilograms of methamphetamine from two unknown male couriers working with him. The … kilograms and were 100% pure. The drugs had been imported from Mexico. The evidence in the case also revealed …
January 30, 2018
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DEA Leads Largest U.S. Strike Against La Familia Cartel Twenty-Month Series Of Investigations Lead To Nearly 2,000 Arrests, Over $60 Million Seized

July 21, 2011
… Operations Division, comprised of agents and analysts from the DEA, FBI, ICE, Internal Revenue Service, U.S. … Protection, U.S. Marshals Service, as well as attorneys from the Criminal Division’s Narcotic and Dangerous Drug …
July 21, 2011
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Santa Barbara Doctor Known As ‘Candy Man’ Pleads Guilty To Illegally Writing Prescriptions For Huge Quantities Of Dangerous Narcotics

January 09, 2014
… André Birotte Jr. “The diversion of powerful painkillers from legitimate medical uses to the hands of drug abusers is … prescription drugs that find their way to street users come from doctors who, like Julio Diaz, choose to betray their …
January 09, 2014
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Two Mexican Mafia Members Guilty Of Federal Racketeering Charges In Crackdown Targeting Ontario Street Gang

January 27, 2014
… of the two leaders of the Black Angels gang stem from an indictment that charged violations of the Racketeer … (HIDTA) program, and includes agents and officers from DEA, IRS-Criminal Investigation, U.S. Immigration and …
January 27, 2014
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Provides Citizens Opportunity To Dispose Of Tons Of Medication

May 15, 2014
… In the Los Angeles area, local law enforcement agencies from Ventura, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, … (97 tons) of prescription medication have been removed from circulation in the greater Los Angeles area, Nevada and …
May 15, 2014
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Former Las Vegas Doctor Sentenced To Over 3a½ Years In Prison For Selling Prescription Painkillers To Undercover DEA Agent

September 18, 2014
… persons being able to easily acquire these dangerous drugs from corrupt doctors and pharmacists are coming to an … the possession of 2,038 oxycodone pills that were recovered from his vehicle on March 1, 2012, when he was arrested in …
September 18, 2014
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DEA Los Angeles Shuts Down Major Phony Prescription Printing Operation With Four Arrests

February 05, 2015
… partners will not tolerate creative rackets that profit from the epidemic of painkiller addiction,” said Anthony D. … were routed to criminal associates who would screen calls from pharmacies attempting to verify the prescription, often …
February 05, 2015
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CVS To Pay $11 Million To Settle Civil Penalty Claims Involving Violations Of Controlled Substances Act

April 03, 2013
… of controlled pharmaceuticals and listed chemicals from legitimate sources while ensuring an adequate and … required by the CSA.   The United States has alleged that from October 6, 2005 to October 5, 2011, CVS pharmacy retail …
April 03, 2013
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10 Arrested In Large-Scale Drug And Money Laundering Conspiracy

April 29, 2015
… CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Several South Texas men and one from Houston have been arrested on charges including a … that the government is seeking a personal money judgment from the defendants in the amount of $250,000. If convicted …
April 29, 2015
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Treasury Sanctions Gulf Cartel Drug Trafficker Action Targets Mexican Cocaine Trafficker, Abel Briones Ruiz, And His Support Network

May 21, 2015
… are frozen, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them. “Abel Briones Ruiz … Penalties for violations of the Kingpin Act range from civil penalties of up to $1.075 million per violation …
May 21, 2015
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Former Tamaulipas Governor Indicted In Money Laundering Scheme With Brother-in-Law

June 19, 2015
… Flores was the governor of the Mexican State of Tamaulipas from 2005 to 2010. Gomez Guerra is married to his … U.S. government intends to seek a personal money judgment from both men in the amount of $30 million. Also included in …
June 19, 2015
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25 Arrested This Week In Round Up Centered On Alien Smuggling Operation

July 30, 2015
… to commit alien smuggling. The indictments allege that from January 2014 to October 2014, ringleader Jaime … transport and harbor hundreds of undocumented aliens from Laredo to San Antonio and Dallas. Defendants Omar …
July 30, 2015
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DEA Announces Barrio Azteca Lieutenant Who Ordered Consulate Murders In Ciudad Juarez Sentenced To Life In Prison

April 24, 2014
… as part of a cartel conflict over a drug trafficking route from Mexico into the United States,” said Acting Assistant … and $785,500 in forfeiture. After his extradition from Mexico on June 28, 2012, a federal jury found Gallegos …
April 24, 2014
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DEA And European Authorities Uncover Massive Hizballah Drug And Money Laundering Scheme

February 01, 2016
… collect and transport millions of euros in drug proceeds from Europe to the Middle East. The currency is then paid in … are frozen, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them. As part of its …
February 01, 2016
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Holliston Man Sentenced For Defrauding His Physician

October 15, 2012
… Sakkos provided his victims with a forged letter from a prominent investment banking firm, expressing … Oxycodone/APAP. The case was investigated with assistance from the Holliston Police Department. On …
October 15, 2012
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Bronx Man Sentenced To 51 Months In Pill Case

January 14, 2013
… Judge William K. Sessions III also ordered Williams, who is from the Bronx, New York, to serve three years of supervised … resisted officers’ efforts to protect the evidence from destruction. Eventually, law enforcement found over 500 …
January 14, 2013
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Head Of New Haven Narcotics Trafficking Ring Pleads Guilty

February 01, 2013
… or more of cocaine (“crack cocaine”). This matter stems from a joint law enforcement investigation conducted in 2010 … that Jackson purchased multiple kilograms of cocaine from various sources of supply, and then converted a large …
February 01, 2013
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Head Of New Haven-Area Oxycodone Trafficking Ring Sentenced To More Than Five Years In Federal Prison

April 04, 2013
… a powerful prescription pain killer. This matter stems from “Operation Big Blue,” a year-long investigation by the … by the DEA New Haven Task Force, including personnel from the New Haven, West Haven, Ansonia, Meriden, Hamden, …
April 04, 2013
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Two Sentenced To Federal Prison In Record Seizure Of Heroin

May 14, 2013
… witnessed by a team of law enforcement agents and officers from the DEA Drug Task Force and Providence Police. The … a location to meet with a person who would be traveling from Massachusetts to Rhode Island to pick-up the two kilos …
May 14, 2013
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New Haven Man Sentenced To Three Years In Federal Prison For Distributing Crack

May 29, 2013
… release, for distributing crack cocaine. This matter stems from a joint law enforcement investigation conducted by the … a wiretap ordering distribution quantities of crack cocaine from other members of the drug trafficking organization.  He …
May 29, 2013
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Federal Jury Convicts Providence Man On Heroin Trafficking

June 25, 2013
… Task Force consists of agents and law enforcement officers from the FBI; Providence, Cranston and Woonsocket Police … Task Force consists of agents and law enforcement officers from the DEA, Rhode Island State Police, and the Cranston, …
June 25, 2013
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Philadelphia Man Imprisoned 51 Months For Trafficking Oxycodone To Rutland

June 25, 2013
… informant to arrange a controlled oxycodone purchase from Williams in White River Junction. Upon his arrival, … Hall with conspiring with Williams to distribute oxycodone from September 2011 to June 12, 2012. Hall is scheduled for …
June 25, 2013
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Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced To More Than 33 Years In Prison

December 22, 2014
… to distribute cocaine and money laundering conspiracy. From about 2004 through 2013, Dieguez and his coconspirators … more than $21,000,000. Dieguez obtained his drug supplies from Mexican cartels and other sources of supply with …
December 22, 2014
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Federal Judge Sentences Methamphetamine Trafficker To Life In Prison

May 04, 2015
… presented at Saldana’s four-day trial in March 2014, from as early as 2011 through the end of 2012, Saldana and … of purity of the methamphetamine indicates it originated from a Mexican “super lab” with an estimated street-level …
May 04, 2015