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Fentanyl, Cocaine and a Weapon Earns Man 11 Years in Prison

January 26, 2022
… a firearm. Wisham is a convicted felon and prohibited from carrying a firearm. The investigation was conducted by …
January 26, 2022
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Drug Trafficker Gets 10 Years in Prison for $2,800 of Meth

October 20, 2021
… three-year term of supervised release following his release from the Bureau of Prisons. Thomas was also ordered to pay a …
October 20, 2021
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St. Louis Man Sentenced for Fentanyl Distribution

July 01, 2021
… fentanyl. Law enforcement also recovered a loaded firearm from Carter’s vehicle. Prior to January 28, 2020, Carter was …
July 01, 2021
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Kansas City Man Sentenced to 12 Years Imprisonment for Distributing Heroin

April 02, 2021
… police responded to a Walmart and found a man suffering from a drug overdose. The victim later died as result of the …
April 02, 2021
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Las Vegas man pleads guilty to possession with intent to distribute meth

March 11, 2021
… Police Department investigated the case with assistance from the Drug Enforcement Administration St. Louis Division. …
March 11, 2021
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Los Angeles woman sentenced for transporting 60 pounds of meth to Kansas

October 05, 2020
… StLouisDiversionOutreach@dea.gov WICHITA, KAN. – A woman from Los Angeles was sentenced today to 18 months in federal …
October 05, 2020
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Agents watched heroin exchange hands near Topeka

August 13, 2020
… he met two other men, who had transported the heroin from Texas, at a rest area near Topeka. Investigators had …
August 13, 2020
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Wright City man charged with distribution of fentanyl at the Ameristar Casino

August 04, 2020
… 2, 2020. The investigation uncovered surveillance video from the Ameristar Casino in St. Charles, showing Ledra A. …
August 04, 2020
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Million dollar drug money launderer sentenced to 18 years in prison

July 17, 2020
… under electronic surveillance. He arranged for cash derived from drug trafficking to be funneled into bank accounts in …
July 17, 2020
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Oak Grove man sentenced to 20 years for distributing heroin resulting in fatal overdose

June 09, 2020
… on September 3, 2017. After M.A.C. acquired the heroin from Leroux, he ingested it at some point on September 3, or …
June 09, 2020
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Man Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Charge

September 02, 2021
… 20, 2017, the DEA conducted controlled purchases of cocaine from the defendant. On Feb. 23, 2018, investigators executed …
September 02, 2021
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Fentanyl Dealer Going to Prison for More than 10 Years

June 28, 2021
… of fentanyl, 979 grams of cocaine, and 571 grams of heroin from inside the apartment, as well as scales, bags, …
June 28, 2021
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Fredonia Man Going to Prison for Selling Crack Cocaine

April 06, 2021
… investigators made three controlled purchases of narcotics from Gates. Investigators also executed a search warrant at …
April 06, 2021
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Sinclairville woman sentenced on drug conspiracy charge

December 21, 2020
… Task Force conducted controlled purchases of crack cocaine from Griffin and Blackshear. Brandon Blackshear was …
December 21, 2020
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Buffalo woman sentenced for selling cocaine

November 12, 2020
… 2014, the DEA conducted a controlled purchase of cocaine from the defendant and co-defendant Lamel Williams at the …
November 12, 2020
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Syracuse man pleads guilty to cocaine and firearms charges

May 02, 2019
… also admitted that he obtained quantities of cocaine from co-conspirators and distributed, or arranged to …
May 02, 2019
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Man pleads guilty to selling heroin and gun possession in Western District of New York

April 03, 2019
… 11, 2018, the DEA conducted a controlled purchase of heroin from the defendant. On July 19, 2018, a federal search …
April 03, 2019
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Wayne County dealer arrested on cocaine charge

April 05, 2019
… the defendant purchased cocaine on three separate occasions from individuals working with the Wayne County Sheriff’s …
April 05, 2019
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Hamburg man sentenced for drug conspiracy and threatening a witness

March 21, 2019
… Shortly thereafter, Paternostro started writing letters from prison threatening to hurt or kill the victim who was a …
March 21, 2019
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Guilty plea in fentanyl case

February 27, 2019
… On Aug. 16, 2017, the DEA arrested McCray and recovered from the defendant’s pocket an amount of heroin intended for …
February 27, 2019
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Federal search warrant results in seizure of 1,500 small bags of heroin/fentanyl and one arrest

March 08, 2019
… Office and the Amsterdam Police Department, with assistance from the New York State Police and the Johnstown Police …
March 08, 2019
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Buffalo man pleads guilty to selling butyryl fentanyl

February 27, 2019
… Administration arranged to purchase five grams of fentanyl from the defendant. The following day, the individual met up …
February 27, 2019
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Man sentenced for selling cocaine near a Buffalo School

December 12, 2018
… 1132 East Lovejoy Street, which is located directly across from Buffalo Public School #43, the Lovejoy Discovery …
December 12, 2018
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Unanimous jury convicts heroin supplier after four-day trial

November 07, 2018
… According to court documents and the evidence at trial: From January 2017 up to July 2017, Mercedes, a/k/a “Celly,” …
November 07, 2018
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Brooklyn man sentenced for selling cocaine

October 18, 2018
… 1132 East Lovejoy Street, which is located directly across from Buffalo Public School #43, the Lovejoy Discovery …
October 18, 2018
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Buffalo man sentenced for his role in cross country drug conspiracy

October 31, 2018
… the defendant purchased multi-kilo quantities of cocaine from a source in Houston, Texas. Co-defendant Mark Ramos, an …
October 31, 2018
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Kanawha County Man Sentenced to More Than 16 Years in Prison for Federal Drug Crime

March 04, 2025
… contained methamphetamine to the confidential informant from approximately December 2022 to in or about April 2024. …
March 04, 2025
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Indiana Man Sentenced to Over 8 Years for Meth Trafficking

February 25, 2025
… including the DEA North Central Laboratory with assistance from the Indiana State Police and the Mishawaka Police …
February 25, 2025
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Illinois Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Possession with Intent to Distribute Heroin and Possessing a Firearm During and in Furtherance of a Drug Crime

February 10, 2025
… – and two firearms. Smith had a prior federal conviction from 2015 for selling heroin. Smith was indicted in January …
February 10, 2025
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Raleigh County Man Sentenced to Prison for Fentanyl Crime

January 30, 2025
… Drug and Violent Crime Unit, which consists of officers from the West Virginia State Police, the Raleigh County …
January 30, 2025