PRESS RELEASE

Laredo Felon Admits to Possessing Cocaine and Handguns in Home

February 06, 2024
… or more of cocaine. As a convicted felon, he is prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition per federal law. U.S. … Division conducted the investigation with assistance from Homeland Security Investigations and Border Patrol. …
February 06, 2024
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Malden Man Sentenced To Decade In Prison For Distributing Meth

February 02, 2024
… and 10.814 grams of cocaine base were seized from Desousa’s vehicle. During a subsequent search of … pure methamphetamine and $90,000 in cash were also seized from Desousa’s storage unit. Acting United States Attorney …
February 02, 2024
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Leader of Portland Area Drug Distribution Organization Sentenced to More Than Eight Years in Federal Prison

January 09, 2024
… co-conspirators, arranged for drugs to be transported from various locations outside of Oregon, including Mexico, … drug interdiction task force that includes members from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, Beaverton and …
January 09, 2024
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Mexican Citizen Extradited to United States on Narcotics Conspiracy Charge

January 03, 2024
… including cocaine and heroin, throughout the United States from March 2018 through December 2019. Flores-Fernandez … citizen, was previously extradited to the United States from Peru. The charges of conspiracy to distribute cocaine …
January 03, 2024
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Farmington Man Sentenced to More Than 6 Years in Federal Prison for Fentanyl and Cocaine Trafficking Offenses

December 20, 2023
… a controlled purchase of approximately 50 grams of fentanyl from Murtic and Alexander Rodriguez at a parking lot in East … and await sentencing. The DEA Task Force includes personnel from the DEA Hartford Resident Office, the Connecticut State …
December 20, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Ninth Defendant Pleads Guilty in Large-Scale Sacramento Cocaine and Heroin Trafficking Conspiracy

December 15, 2023
… by the Drug Enforcement Administration with assistance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Homeland Security … Strike Force is a co located model that enables agents from different agencies to collaborate on …
December 15, 2023
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Money Launderer for Cartel Sent to Prison

December 13, 2023
… involved in the importation of controlled substances from Mexico into the United States. “The Cartel del Golfo, … in the same location. This co-located model enables agents from different agencies to collaborate on …
December 13, 2023
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Man Indicted for Trafficking Meth and Fentanyl

December 08, 2023
… 2023, Kalispel Tribal Police (KTP) Officers received a call from the Tribal Gaming Authority team monitoring … a man had given him a quantity of meth and 10,000 pills from Mexico and that it would be found in the Jeep …
December 08, 2023
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Four Indicted for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses in Bennington County

December 07, 2023
… however, would be determined by the court with guidance from the advisory United States Sentencing Guidelines and … community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and …
December 07, 2023
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Former Enfield Resident Sentenced to 28 Months in Prison for Trafficking Cocaine

December 07, 2023
… and for violating the conditions of his supervised release from a prior federal narcotics trafficking conviction. This … Police Department.  The Task Force includes personnel from the DEA Hartford Resident Office, the Connecticut State …
December 07, 2023
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Four Members of Armed Fentanyl, Meth, Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy Convicted Following Federal Jury Trial

November 30, 2023
… cocaine throughout Indianapolis. Jones obtained the drugs from Backstrom in California, which were sent to Jones in … and his co-defendants disguised the money they received from drug trafficking as Jones sent a portion of it to …
November 30, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Charlotte Man is Sentenced for Prescription Fraud and Pill Distribution

November 02, 2023
… three years under court supervision after he is released from prison. According to filed court documents and today’s … proceedings, Watkins recruited others, often suffering from opioid addiction, to get the prescriptions filled and …
November 02, 2023
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La Oficina De Envigado Member Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Role in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Tied to Medellin Cartel

November 15, 2023
… use threats to extort approximately $750,000 in drug debt from two cocaine traffickers based in Massachusetts. Yepes … Pablo Ariasgil to obtain and sell five kilograms of cocaine from the Massachusetts traffickers and then repatriate the …
November 15, 2023
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Two Philadelphia Men Arrested for Distributing Fentanyl; Over 17,000 Bags of Fentanyl and Almost 200 Grams of Cocaine Base Seized

November 07, 2023
… On November 3, 2023, law enforcement arrested Bennett from a car he was operating at the Charlotte, Vermont ferry … of the vehicle resulted in the seizure of over $10,000 cash from a suitcase in the trunk of Bennett’s car. Later on …
November 07, 2023
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Dante Flowers Jr. Sentenced to 200-Month Prison Term for Drug Conspiracy and Firearm Crime

October 20, 2023
… were arrested after the shooting. Flowers Sr. recovered from the shooting and was also later arrested. Flowers Sr. … community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and …
October 20, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Remove Unneeded Prescriptions, Prevent Addiction

October 16, 2023
… will host its 25th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 28. The free … medication for a nonmedical purpose obtained it from a family member or friend, according to the Substance …
October 16, 2023
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Unsealed Indictment Charges Connecticut Man with Trafficking Guns and Fentanyl in Rhode Island and Connecticut

October 04, 2023
… community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and … Safe Streets Task Force consists of agents and officers from the FBI, United States Marshals Service, Central Falls …
October 04, 2023
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Project Safe Neighborhoods Investigation Nets More Than Five Kilos of Fentanyl Pills and Powder, Along With Commercial Pill Presses

October 04, 2023
… community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and … Safe Streets Task Force consisting of agents and officers from the FBI, United States Marshals Service, Central Falls …
October 04, 2023
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Colchester Couple Arraigned on Drug Trafficking and Gun Charges

September 25, 2023
… arraigned today on drug trafficking and gun charges arising from a June 30, 2023 traffic stop near Brattleboro, Vermont. … community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and …
September 25, 2023
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Massachusetts Man Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl

September 12, 2023
… is in the midst of a devastating opioid crisis, as deaths from fentanyl soar. The DEA will continue to use every … bars.” At trial, the government introduced transcripts from recorded telephone conversations between Jaquez Diaz …
September 12, 2023
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La Oficina De Envigado Member Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Role in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Tied to Medellín Cartel

September 12, 2023
… use threats to extort approximately $750,000 in drug debt from two cocaine traffickers based in Massachusetts. Zapata … and Pablo Ariasgil to obtain five kilograms of cocaine from the Massachusetts traffickers, sell those kilograms, …
September 12, 2023
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New York Woman Arrested for Trafficking Meth, Heroin, and “Tranq"

September 12, 2023
… methamphetamine and fentanyl combined with xylazine from New York to New Hampshire, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young … Lugo trafficked controlled substances on three occasions from New York to New Hampshire. Sanchez Lugo distributed a …
September 12, 2023
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Albuquerque Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking and Federal Firearm Offenses

August 23, 2023
… with emergency equipment engaged, but Romero drove away from the area, disregarding their lights and sirens. APD … and a .22 caliber semi-automatic handgun. Upon his release from prison, Romero will be subject to 5 years of supervised …
August 23, 2023
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Repeat Offender Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison

September 29, 2023
… 50 grams or more of pure methamphetamine. Cordova, who is from Richland, WA, also will serve 5 years of federal supervision after he is released from custody. According to information disclosed during …
September 29, 2023
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Woonsocket Man Sentenced to More Than Eight Years in Federal Prison for Role in a Conspiracy that Trafficked Dozens of Kilos of Cocaine

August 25, 2023
… five dozen packages containing kilograms of cocaine shipped from Puerto Rico to Rhode Island through the U.S. Postal … parcels containing at least one kilogram of cocaine shipped from Puerto Rico between December 2017 and July 2020. The …
August 25, 2023
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10 Individuals Charged for Drug Trafficking in the South Side of Chicago

August 23, 2023
… offer them. Kevin Ware also allegedly obtained information from his dealers about their interactions with law … made approximately 44 controlled purchases of narcotics from members of Kevin Ware’s organization, the charges …
August 23, 2023
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Taunton Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Trafficking Charges

August 10, 2023
… who regularly distributed multiple kilograms of fentanyl from a base of operations at a stash house in Fall River. … Intercepted communications showed Pacheco ordering fentanyl from the DTO and was soon after observed meeting with the …
August 10, 2023
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Maine Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Northern New England Fentanyl Trafficking Operation

August 03, 2023
… intended for distribution in Maine, allegedly from co-defendant Ivan Rodriguez Osorio in a hotel parking … again picked up nearly two kilograms of fentanyl, allegedly from Rodriguez Osorio, in the same hotel parking lot in …
August 03, 2023
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Toms River Woman Charged with Unauthorized Practice of Medicine, Forgery, Health Care Claims Fraud, and Distribution of a Controlled Dangerous Substance

July 27, 2023
… 26, 2023, Macburnie was taken into custody by and Agents from the DEA Camden Resident Office and Detectives from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Economic Crime …
July 27, 2023
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Local Man Sent to Prison After Helping Traffic Over 250 Kilograms of Meth in Gas Tank

July 12, 2023
… the gas tank and had agreed to transport the narcotics from South Texas to Dallas. The meth had an estimated street … revealed Vargas and Rodriguez received the liquid meth from co-conspirators in Mexico and planned to transport the …
July 12, 2023