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Four Defendants Await Sentencing After Pleading Guilty to Roles in Operation of Industrial-Level Pill Production

… of our communities.”  “As part of safeguarding our borders from serious health and security threats, Customs and Border … voluntarily forfeited the materials. In 2020, investigators from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration flagged a …
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Ten Arrested In Southeastern Massachusetts Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy

… fentanyl and substantial amounts of cash and were seized from target locations. According to the charging documents, … to regularly distribute multi-kilograms of fentanyl from a base of operations at a stash house in Fall River. …
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Bridgeport Gang Member Pleads Guilty To Federal Racketeering Charge

… A. Dooley in Bridgeport to a racketeering charge stemming from his participation in a violent Bridgeport street gang. … narcotics, laundered narcotics proceeds, and stole cars from inside and outside Connecticut and used the cars to …
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Mexican National Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Conspiracy After Officers Seize $1 Million Worth of Cocaine in I-70 Traffic Stop

… officers seized more than $1 million worth of cocaine from a rental truck that was stopped on Interstate 70 in … and Acosta-Bermejo, attempted to prevent the officer from getting behind the Penske truck to initiate a stop. …
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Kansas City Man Sentenced for Meth Conspiracy, Illegal Firearm

… that he participated in the drug-trafficking conspiracy from Feb. 28, 2020, to Sept. 20, 2022. Co-defendant Jose … methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine, and fentanyl sourced from Mexico. Sanchez-Mendez managed the importation, …
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Fentanyl, Guns Result in 35 Years in Prison

… to distribute fentanyl in Christian and Greene counties from Sept. 23, 2018, to Nov. 14, 2019. Wheeler was a … paraphernalia. According to court documents, statistics from the Centers for Disease Control indicate that Missouri …
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Kansas City Woman Sentenced For Illegal Firearm

… - (417) 888-9800 Officers Seized 19 Firearms, Illegal Drugs from Residence KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City, Missouri, … tasers, police identification and other police items stolen from Kansas City, Mo., and Kansas City, Kan. officers. …
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Rockstar Burgers owner indicted with 18 others in drug-trafficking conspiracy

… alleges that all 18 defendants participated in a conspiracy from Jan. 1, 2017, to Sept. 30, 2020, to distribute more … to forfeit to the government all property derived from the proceeds of the drug-trafficking conspiracy, …
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Missouri, California Men Plead Guilty to Marijuana Trafficking

… marijuana in Boone County, Missouri., and elsewhere from January 1, 2017, to February 8, 2019. Davis admitted … he organized and led a conspiracy to distribute marijuana from California and Oregon to locations throughout the …
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Leader of Drug Ring Pleads Guilty as Federal Trial is Set to Begin

… overdose, including by directing others to destroy evidence from the death scene. Beardsley bought and sold fentanyl, … law enforcement conducted five controlled purchases from Beardsley. In addition, Beardsley and his …
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Senior FARC Commander Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Distribute Massive Quantities of Cocaine for Importation into the United States

… violence, power and notoriety to import tons of cocaine from Colombia into New York City,” stated DEA Administrator … selling cocaine to drug traffickers or extorting payments from traffickers operating in the 30th Front’s territory. …
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Former Suffolk County Legislator Pleads Guilty to Tampering with Public Records and Patronizing a Prostitute

… Dr. Spencer served as a Suffolk County Legislator from January 2012 through December 2021 representing Suffolk … Island Heroin Task Force comprises law enforcement agents from the DEA, New York State Police, Suffolk County Police …
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Narcotics Dealer Arrested in Connection with Multiple Overdose Deaths

… in this activity accountable.” As alleged in the Complaint: From at least in or about January 2020 up to and including … several undercover purchases of fentanyl-laced heroin from PELOQUIN and certain of his co-conspirators in which …
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Defendant Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison for Attempting to Murder U.S. Government Informant

… arranged for the murder of an individual whom he knew from prior narcotics transactions and believed to be … and that he wanted to prevent that individual from providing information to U.S. law enforcement. This …
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Four MS-13 Gang Members Convicted of Racketeering, Violent Crimes, and Drug Distribution

… they shot him. Perez Sandoval then drove the associates from the scene of the shooting to Rosales Juarez’s … M.R.G., and, on July 3, 2017, GLCS gang members traveled from Prince William County to Charlottesville to murder …
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DEA Launches New Initiative to Combat Drug-Related Violence and Overdoses in Communities across America

… many resources to seize illegal drugs and guns from the streets and remove violent drug organizations from neighborhoods within these cities.”   Operation …
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Bronx Gang Member Charged with 2015 Murder

… will continue to work together to keep our communities safe from such criminals and the dangerous activity and violence … New York. *                *                * Goland, 29, from the Bronx, New York, is charged with one count of …
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Several Million Dollars’ Worth of Narcotics Including Fentanyl Seized in Mount Vernon

… into our communities.” The NYDETF comprises personnel from the DEA, New York City Police Department and New York … were executed by the NYSP and NYPD with assistance from the DEA. NYSP K-9 Liam also assisted. The charges are …
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Catskill physician receives 54 months in prison for distribution of opioids, health care fraud, aggravated identify theft, and obstruction of justice

… of supervised release, to be served following her release from prison.  In sentencing Mabry, Judge D’Agostino … 11.  This case was investigated by the DEA, with assistance from the New York Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement, and was …
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Saratoga County drug dealer pleads guilty to overdose death

… made it evidently clear that no town is immune from the deadly consequences of fentanyl,” said Special … he sold controlled substances, including furanyl fentanyl, from his residence in Saratoga Springs. Early on Feb. 3, …
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Nine members of trafficking organization charged with distributing heroin, fentanyl and cocaine out of auto body shops

… in Charge Donovan. “DEA’s goal is to keep the public safe from the dangers of drug abuse. One way of doing that is to … of multiple auto body shops and garages in the Bronx, N.Y.  From 2015 to February 2019, the DTO is estimated to have …
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Fatal overdose in Manhattan leads to arrest of alleged drug dealer in Miami

… will continue to target and charge drug dealers that profit from the lethal opioid epidemic that is killing so many … and the DEA Tactical Diversion Squad-NY, comprising agents from the DEA, the NYPD, the New York State Police, New York …
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Member of Violent Gang Pleads Guilty to Racketeering and Firearm and Drug Trafficking Offenses

… across his chest – law enforcement had recovered firearms from similar bags in the past. During a search of Darosa’s … in the same location. This co-located model enables agents from different agencies to collaborate on …
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New Haven Gang Member Involved in 2021 Murder Sentenced to More Than 20 Years in Federal Prison

… themselves with the word “Honcho,” which is derived from the street name of an Exit 8 member who was murdered on … Exit 8 members and associates also stole vehicles, at times from outside of the state, and used those stolen vehicles …
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Braintree Man Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison For Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering Charges

… also purchased over $465,000 worth of methamphetamine from Alkayisi between January and May 2021. O’Hearn … of cocaine, ketamine, MDMA and other controlled substances from O’Hearn’s residence. Over $213,000 in cash was also …
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Washington Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Role as “Right Hand Man” in Deadly Drug Distribution Ring

… A few weeks later, Ibarra-Valle was stopped returning from a drug run to California. In the car authorities found … have been sentenced, with a range of sentences from time served, to over six years in prison. Garcia is the …
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Member Of Violent Gang Pleads Guilty To Racketeering And Drug Trafficking Offenses

… and cocaine base (crack cocaine) to cooperating witnesses. From February 2021 to March 2022, Taylor worked with other … in the same location. This co-located model enables agents from different agencies to collaborate on …
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On National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day, DEA Encourages Communities to Continue Education Efforts

… (CDC) predicts that more than 107,543 people died last year from a drug poisoning or overdose, and according to a … Corporation, 42 percent of Americans know someone who died from a drug-related death.  “By arming people with …
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Drug Trafficker Involved in High-Speed Chase with Spokane Police Sentenced to Federal Prison

… arranged a controlled purchase of methamphetamine from the organization.  When agents went to the location … Carillo-Nava attempted to escape responsibility by running from police,” stated U.S. Attorney Waldref. “Working with …
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Cartel-Linked Minnesotan Indicted for Operating a Mexico-Based Drug Trafficking Operation

… At the time, Ward was selling methamphetamine from his hotel room to various customers. Within weeks of … Cartel and CJNG Cartels.  According to court documents, from January 2019 until his arrest in March 2024, Ward …