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Seven Charged In Sales Of Fentanyl And Heroin Branded “Pray For Death”

October 26, 2017
… Gregovich 720-431-8836 Reckless Endangerment charge stems from overdose caught on video, victim revived by emergency … in the Fordham Manor section of the Bronx, a few blocks from Fordham University. This illicit market falls within … Attorney Darcel D. Clark said, ““The video of a man buying drugs, snorting them and quickly overdosing on a …
October 26, 2017
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Accused Major Heroin Trafficker Extradited from Colombia for Prosecution in New York City

July 18, 2022
… Accused Major Heroin Trafficker Extradited from Colombia for Prosecution in New York City July 18, 2022 … NEW YORK - An accused major trafficker was extradited from Colombia to face charges associated with smuggling and … Supreme Court. Escobar Miranda arrived in New York from Colombia on Friday, and is scheduled for arraignment …
July 18, 2022
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Over 25 Pounds of Alleged Heroin and Three Guns Seized from Stash Apartment

November 08, 2021
… Over 25 Pounds of Alleged Heroin and Three Guns Seized from Stash Apartment November 08, 2021 New York Contact Info … of alleged heroin (28 pounds), three guns and ammunition from an apartment used as a drug stash house in the North … 12 brick-shaped packages and one cylindrical package from a storage container in a bedroom closet. A field test …
November 08, 2021
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Multi-kilo cocaine dealer from Mecklenburg County sentenced to 15 years in prison

January 16, 2020
… Multi-kilo cocaine dealer from Mecklenburg County sentenced to 15 years in prison … 45, arranged for the delivery of 28 kilograms of cocaine from Texas to Virginia. On May 30, 2019, a tractor-trailer … Brodnax. Lewis had received multiple shipments of cocaine from the suppliers in Texas and had distributed at least 71 …
January 16, 2020
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Police Chief, Mayor And Village Trustee Of Columbus, New Mexico Indicted In Federal Firearms Trafficking Case

March 10, 2011
… in Columbus, New Mexico, a small border village across from the Mexican city of Puerto Palomas, on firearms and … defendants allegedly purchased approximately 200 firearms from Chaparral Guns in Chaparral, New Mexico, which is owned … in fact they were acting as “straw purchasers” who were buying the firearms on behalf of others. During the …
March 10, 2011
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Ten Defendants Charged In Drug Conspiracy Indictment For Allegedly Distributing Thousands Of Addictive Opiate Pain Pills In North Jersey

November 07, 2014
… sentence for any underlying offense. The indictment stems from “Operation White Silk,” a joint investigation by the … New Jersey Division, conducted with assistance from the New Jersey State Police and Paterson Police … of means to obtain the prescription pills, including buying pills from low-income residents of Paterson who had …
November 07, 2014
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Indiana Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 10 Years for Trafficking Meth Imported from Mexico

August 17, 2023
… Sentenced to 10 Years for Trafficking Meth Imported from Mexico August 17, 2023 Chicago Contact Info Contact Us … and cocaine. Solomon also stated that he worked with a man from Mexico, who supplied the drugs that Solomon then … majority of the meth plaguing our streets ultimately comes from international cartels operating across the southern …
August 17, 2023
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Colombian National Extradited from Costa Rica to Face Drug Charges in the United States

November 22, 2021
… Colombian National Extradited from Costa Rica to Face Drug Charges in the United States … transnational criminal conspiracy that transported cocaine from Colombia to the United States, including Texas, … arrested in Costa Rica. Gerardo Gomez-Lubo was extradited from Panama to the United States in March 2021.  An …
November 22, 2021
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Defendants Convicted In Manhattan Federal Court For Illegal Distribution Of Oxycodone From Pharmacy In Yonkers

October 02, 2014
… Federal Court For Illegal Distribution Of Oxycodone From Pharmacy In Yonkers October 02, 2014 New York Contact … documents in this case and evidence presented at trial: From in or about 2011 to in or about January 2013, Ji Yun …
October 02, 2014
GENERAL INFORMATION

Miami News 2003

July 15, 2021
…  OCT 22, 2003 DEA Miami Makes Progress Against Illegal On-Line Pharmacies  SEP 23, 2003 Miami Field Division …
July 15, 2021
GENERAL INFORMATION

Miami News 2003

July 15, 2021
…  OCT 22, 2003 DEA Miami Makes Progress Against Illegal On-Line Pharmacies  SEP 23, 2003 Miami Field Division …
July 15, 2021
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Undercover DEA Agents Stop Meth Distributor from Movie Parking Lot Sales

November 17, 2022
… Undercover DEA Agents Stop Meth Distributor from Movie Parking Lot Sales November 17, 2022 St. Louis … participating in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine from Aug. 11 to Oct. 14, 2020. Co-defendants Louis Melvin … Paulson admitted that he purchased methamphetamine from Kingsley and sold bulk quantities to lower level …
November 17, 2022
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Alleged Fentanyl Trafficker Extradited from Honduras to the United States to Face Federal Charges

August 07, 2024
… Alleged Fentanyl Trafficker Extradited from Honduras to the United States to Face Federal Charges … with others to distribute fentanyl was extradited from Honduras to the United States this week to face charges … an ongoing drug trafficking investigation, special agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) learned …
August 07, 2024
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Colombian Businessman Charged with Money Laundering Extradited to the United States from Cabo Verde

October 19, 2021
… with Money Laundering Extradited to the United States from Cabo Verde October 19, 2021 Miami Contact Info Contact … court in Miami, Florida, today after being extradited from the Republic of Cabo Verde. Saab is charged in an … others to launder the proceeds of an illegal bribery scheme from bank accounts located in Venezuela to and through bank …
October 19, 2021
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Narco-Terrorists Charged in Federal Indictment with Exchanging Cocaine for Firearms, Explosives in War with Colombia’s Government

May 19, 2025
… a large cocaine-manufacturing ring that trades cocaine to buy firearms to engage in terrorist activity in Colombia, … Nueva Generación (CJNG), and Nueva Familia Michoacana. From March 2023 to March 2024, Idrobo and Palta knowingly …
May 19, 2025
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Alleged narcotrafficker and high ranking cartel member extradited from Uruguay to the United States

May 15, 2020
… narcotrafficker and high ranking cartel member extradited from Uruguay to the United States May 15, 2020 Headquarters … Airport  yesterday evening after being extradited from Uruguay, where he was arrested in April 2016.  The … alleges that Gonzalez Valencia’s criminal conspiracy ran from 2003 to 2016.   “The Department of Justice will never …
May 15, 2020
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Indiana Man Sentenced to Over 11 Years for Trafficking Meth from California to Indiana

September 07, 2022
… Indiana Man Sentenced to Over 11 Years for Trafficking Meth from California to Indiana September 07, 2022 Chicago … Officers learned that Wrought traveled by charter bus from Bloomington, Indiana, and arrived in Fresno, … and exited the bus. Wrought admitted that he was traveling from California to Bloomington and consented to a search of …
September 07, 2022
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Florida Resident Pleads Guilty To Fraudulent Shipments Of Synthetic Drugs From Lab In Stockton

May 09, 2016
… Pleads Guilty To Fraudulent Shipments Of Synthetic Drugs From Lab In Stockton May 09, 2016 San Francisco Contact Info … received falsely invoiced raw synthetic cannabinoids from China that they used to manufacture and distribute as …
May 09, 2016
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Six month investigation into Trenton gang yields 18 arrests with guns and drugs seized

January 14, 2021
… of H-Block, and through informant information, controlled buys, surveillances and intelligence, authorities were able … officer made arrangements to purchase a quantity of heroin from Joseph Kaite.  After conducting the narcotics … officers followed Deshawn Abner as he traveled by cab from Bond Street in Trenton to the Extended Stay Motel on …
January 14, 2021
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Man Charged in Sales of Two Guns and Thousands of Counterfeit Pills Containing Fentanyl in Hell’s Kitchen

March 11, 2022
… officer with 250 fentanyl pills that were missing from the first transaction. On October 28, 2021, Sanchez … On March 9, 2022, the undercover officer arranged to buy another 1,000 fentanyl pills from Sanchez. Members of NYDETF Group T-12 stopped Sanchez …
March 11, 2022
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12 Members of Drug Trafficking Organization Indicted

March 18, 2022
… counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl and heroin from Mexico into California, and transporting it to Oregon … the Mazatlán Beauty Salon in Tualatin, Oregon and by buying real estate. The real estate purchases were made with … showed that Barrientos made frequent cash deposits ranging from $10,000 to more than $373,000 into accounts held in her …
March 18, 2022
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Jury Convicts Illegal Alien who Distributed Cocaine and Machine Guns from Home

December 04, 2025
… Illegal Alien who Distributed Cocaine and Machine Guns from Home December 04, 2025 Houston Contact Info Contact Us … Jose Guadalupe Hernandez-Garza, a 26-year-old illegal alien from Mexico, as well as scales, cash in various … young children.  Garcia-Guajardo had been ordered removed from the United States on two occasions, most recently in …
December 04, 2025
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DEA Administrator Cole's Statement on 26 Fugitives from Mexico taken into U.S. Custody

August 13, 2025
DEA Administrator Remarks
… DEA Administrator Cole's Statement on 26 Fugitives from Mexico taken into U.S. Custody DEA Administrator … responsible for trafficking multiple tons of cocaine from South America through Mexico and into the United …
August 13, 2025
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Connecticut Man Sentenced to 84 Months of Imprisonment for Drug Distribution from Rutland Apartment

November 28, 2022
… to 84 Months of Imprisonment for Drug Distribution from Rutland Apartment November 28, 2022 New England Contact … also seized over six thousand dollars in cash: $1,880 from Cedano, $2,380 from Mariani, and $2,134 from Wedderburn. According to court …
November 28, 2022
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Southern California Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine from Mexico to Modesto

January 18, 2022
… to 9 Years in Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine from Mexico to Modesto January 18, 2022 San Francisco … in prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine from Mexico destined for Modesto, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. … partners to work together to prevent this deadly drug from reaching the streets. Prosecuting methamphetamine …
January 18, 2022
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Foreign National Extradited from Mexico to the United States to Face Fentanyl Trafficking Charges

April 23, 2024
… Foreign National Extradited from Mexico to the United States to Face Fentanyl … in Mexico pending his extradition. He was extradited from Mexico to the United States on April 18, 2024. …
April 23, 2024
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DEA Releases 2015 National Heroin Threat Assessment

May 22, 2015
… other drug of abuse, almost doubling between 2007 and 2013-from 161,000 to 289,000-according to the Substance Abuse and … continue to combat heroin trafficking to protect Americans from this severe and growing threat.”  The NHTA is based, in … priorities, and allocate resources. can be viewed online. …
May 22, 2015
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Federal jury convicts two men of cocaine conspiracy spanning from Houston to Buffalo

September 02, 2020
… Federal jury convicts two men of cocaine conspiracy spanning from Houston to Buffalo September 02, 2020 New York Contact … defendants purchased last-minute airline tickets to travel from Buffalo to Houston, TX. Defendant Lloyd, who was on … as a result of a prior conviction, never sought permission from his probation officer to travel. The following day, May …
September 02, 2020
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Updated Results From DEA’s Largest-Ever Global Synthetic Drug Takedown Yesterday

June 26, 2013
… Updated Results From DEA’s Largest-Ever Global Synthetic Drug Takedown … targeted dangerous new and emerging class of chemicals from overseas WASHINGTON - Yesterday the Drug Enforcement …
June 26, 2013
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Fresno Man Sentenced For Marijuana Cultivation That Diverted Water From The San Jaoquin River

September 09, 2014
… Man Sentenced For Marijuana Cultivation That Diverted Water From The San Jaoquin River September 09, 2014 San Francisco … in Stanislaus County that was irrigated by water diverted from the San Joaquin River. Judge Ishii also ordered …
September 09, 2014