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Manhattan Doctor Pleads Guilty To Illegally Selling Prescriptions To Drug Trafficking Organization

September 18, 2013
… that illegally obtained painkiller prescriptions from Gibbs. Named in the same indictment as Gibbs, Vaughan … (Group TDS-NY) which is comprised of agents and officers from the U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA), the New York City …
September 18, 2013
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77-Year Sentence Imposed On Anchorage Man For Drug Trafficking, Kidnapping, And Using Firearms In Furtherance Of Those Crimes

June 10, 2015
… pure methamphetamine, as well as other drugs, into Alaska from California. On March 13, 2013, Seugasala, Khamnivong, … hit two police cars and then threw a loaded firearm from his vehicle. The firearm was found by a citizen on the …
June 10, 2015
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Houston Man Sentenced To 147 Months In Prison For His Role In $1.2 Million Dollar Cocaine Conspiracy

June 20, 2017
… to do all that is possible to keep our communities safe from the drug traffickers who seek to do us harm.”  SAC … for distributing a minimum of 120 kilograms of cocaine from Texas into the Midwest, specifically the St. Louis …
June 20, 2017
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DEA-led Investigation Results In 10 Defendants Pleading Guilty In Million Dollar Meth Conspiracy

August 16, 2017
… following individuals all pled guilty to charges resulting from the conspiracy: Travis L. Bethel, 46, of Urbana, … moved drug proceeds and illegally obtained assets to/from those residences, and were involved in money laundering …
August 16, 2017
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San Diego Area Prescription Take Back Numbers Released

October 28, 2016
… Divsersion.SAN@dea.gov SAN DIEGO - The final tally is in from the 12th National Prescription Take-Back Day which took … than 3,500 tons) of prescription drugs have been removed from medicine cabinets, kitchen drawers, and nightstands by …
October 28, 2016
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Yakama Nation Captain Awarded DEA Tribal Narcotics Officer Of The Year

September 23, 2011
… Yakima Resident Office’s mission. “Captain Shike III comes from a lineage of Yakamas that have proudly and well served … a half of a million marijuana plants have been eradicated from these lands. Because of these efforts and his ability …
September 23, 2011
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Jury Convicts Columbia Man Of Marijuana Conspiracy

March 21, 2011
… more than 100 kilograms of marijuana in Boone County from 2005 to December 2008. During the investigation, law … of money laundering related to transfers of funds derived from the drug-trafficking conspiracy or conducting financial …
March 21, 2011
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Seven Charged With Drug Trafficking As Part Of Nationwide Enforcement Targeting Mexican Cartels

December 06, 2012
… including cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and marijuana from Mexico into the United States.  These cartels are also … for laundering millions of dollars in criminal proceeds from illegal drug trafficking activities. Individuals …
December 06, 2012
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DEA And Otsego County Sheriff's Office Arrest Two Defendants On Drug Charges

January 03, 2014
… 2011, a quantity of Oxycodone powder was purchased from Remillard during the investigation.  In Late December … Sheriff's Office had previously obtained the search warrant from County Court Judge Brian D. Burns.  The search resulted …
January 03, 2014
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Undercover Operation Reveals Inmates Plan To Commit Murder

March 28, 2014
… Administration Albany District Office with assistance from the New York State Department of Financial Services … who spearheaded this investigation with collaboration from the Otsego County District Attorney's Office, the NYS …
March 28, 2014
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Member Of Home Invasion Robbery Crew Sentenced To 27 Years For Murdering Pregnant Woman During Botched Robbery

August 20, 2014
… In the spring of 2001, the crew received information from a member of an international drug trafficking … Enforcement Task Force which comprises agents and officers from the DEA, New York City Police Department and New York …
August 20, 2014
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Defendants Sentenced In $25 Million Tax Fraud And Drug Conspiracy

December 30, 2013
… drug trafficking activities. According to court documents, from January 2010 to March 2012, Joel Santana-Pierna led his … security numbers. Most of these stolen identities were from citizens of Puerto Rico. Using this stolen information, …
December 30, 2013
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East Bay Counterfeit Drug Manufacturer Convicted

February 09, 2017
… plea, Beckford, 28, of Oakland, Calif., admitted that from January 17, 2014, through December 12, 2015, he engaged in a scheme to import controlled substances from China and other foreign sources, obtain manufacturing …
February 09, 2017
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23 Charged In Drug Distribution Conspiracy And Related Crimes

May 17, 2017
… the DEA intercepted at least 500 grams of cocaine headed from Fresno to Northern California.  The second seizure … the result of an investigation by the DEA with assistance from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and …
May 17, 2017
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8 Indicted In Heroin, Methamphetamine Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

June 29, 2017
… was the head of a drug trafficking organization that from March 1, 2016, through June 16, 2017, imported and … and the Bakersfield Police Department with assistance from Kern County Probation Department, Bureau of Alcohol, …
June 29, 2017
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Marijuana Dispensary Owner Sentenced To Five Years In Prison

December 13, 2013
… October of 2011) for approximately $200,000, using funds from the CVCC and MediZen dispensary. Davies and Smith also … made in a well-funded PR campaign, documents obtained from the dispensaries in the course of the investigation …
December 13, 2013
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Former Deputy US Marshal Pleads Guilty To Felony Distribution Of Unapproved New Drugs And Felony Distribution Of Misbranded Drugs

September 04, 2014
… the business of Nutrition Dome, Inc. Vavasis retired from the United States Marshals Service after the execution … “the public has every right to expect the highest integrity from those entrusted with authority and we are determined to …
September 04, 2014
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U.S. Attorney Announces Takedown Of Major Synthetic Drug Distribution Ring As Part Of Nationally Coordinated Action

October 16, 2015
… to structure more than $3 million in proceeds derived from their Internet-based drug distribution businesses. The … and the California Highway Patrol, with assistance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. …
October 16, 2015
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10 Defendants Indicted On Steroid Distribution And Money Laundering Conspiracy Charges

September 24, 2015
… drug, we want to keep them out of the U.S. Mail and away from the general public, who may not be aware of the full … Service work relentlessly to remove illegal narcotics from the mail while bringing to justice criminals who use …
September 24, 2015
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Leader Of “Trinitarios” Gang Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To 10 Years In Prison

October 29, 2015
… well as statements made during the sentencing proceedings: From approximately 2009 until his arrest in July 2014, Sosa … to protect their drug distribution territory and themselves from rival gang members, or for use in retaliation against …
October 29, 2015
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Operator Of Urgent Care Clinics On Long Island Sentenced

January 20, 2017
… and receiving large quantities of cash - half the profit from prior illegal sales. As part of his guilty plea, Troyan … and a pharmacy chain, removed prescription authority from numerous rogue doctors and physician assistants, and …
January 20, 2017
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Partner In Stockton And Sacramento Marijuana Businesses Pleads Guilty

January 18, 2013
… marijuana and six counts of distributing marijuana from storefronts in Stockton and Sacramento, Drug … and the U.S. Marshals Service, with assistance from the Stockton Police Department and other local law …
January 18, 2013
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Convictions In Multicounty Marijuana Cases

January 22, 2013
… with intent to distribute 49,206 marijuana plants seized from public lands on the Sierra National Forest in Fresno … three pounds of processed marijuana and an assault rifle from the ranch. Gallegos faces a mandatory prison term of …
January 22, 2013
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Multi-County Marijuana Prosecutions

March 11, 2013
… also seized an assault weapon with 124 rounds of ammunition from an open detached garage at a residential property next … grown on agricultural land in Kettleman City. Two notices from the U.S. Attorney’s Office had been sent to the …
March 11, 2013
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Five Members of Hobbs Based Drug Trafficking Organization Arrested on Federal Drug Trafficking Charges

December 04, 2025
… cocaine in Hobbs, New Mexico. According to court documents, from October 2024, through December 2025, Raul Muñoz … to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States. HSTF Region II CORE 7 is comprised of agents and officers from Homeland Security Investigations, the Federal Bureau of …
December 04, 2025
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Central Illinois Man Convicted of Multiple Drug Charges, Including Drug-Induced Homicide

November 20, 2025
… including location monitoring with an ankle monitor. From that date until his arrest in Springfield, Illinois, on … drug conspiracy, including using and distributing drugs from the residence. The jury found that on August 19, 2023, …
November 20, 2025
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DEA Hosts the 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 25th

October 21, 2025
… Prescription Drug Take Back Day this Saturday, October 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  At nearly 4,000 collection sites … the DEA’s National Take Back Day to lessen community risk from drug abuse and keep Americans safe!” “DEA’s National … our shared commitment to protecting the American people from drug-related harm,” said DEA Administrator Terrance …
October 21, 2025
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DEA Hosts the 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 25th

October 22, 2025
… Prescription Drug Take Back Day this Saturday, October 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.    At nearly 4,000 collection sites … the DEA’s National Take Back Day to lessen community risk from drug abuse and keep Americans safe!”   “DEA’s National … our shared commitment to protecting the American people from drug-related harm,” said DEA Administrator Terrance …
October 22, 2025
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Multiple Time Convicted Felon Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Running Fentanyl Pill Press Operation in Eastern Washington

September 11, 2025
… by 5 years of court supervision upon his release stemming from his role in running a commercial pill press operation … Nicholas Adams obtained a commercial pill press via mail from China and set up a ‘pill mill’ the basement of Adams’ … we share the goal of eliminating this destructive poison from our community and ensuring that those who pedal it are …
September 11, 2025
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Fatal Overdose Traced to Henderson Dealer Leads to Federal Prison Sentence

July 25, 2025
… Cofield, who was 20 years old at the time and had traveled from Henderson to Cary to sell the drugs. The investigation … undercover officers conducted several purchases of heroin from Cofield. On July 15, 22, and 23, an undercover officer bought a total of more than 750 bindles from him. When Cofield arrived at another arranged deal on …
July 25, 2025