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Former Police Detective And His Wife Sentenced In Drug Conspiracy

… participation in the conspiracy. Gidelson acquired steroids from foreign suppliers and then sold these steroids to his … received monthly shipments of anabolic steroids and HGH from suppliers in Europe and China. One supplier shipped the … customers throughout the United States that he met through online weightlifting chat rooms on websites including: …
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Spreading the Word:

June 07, 2022
… to get the word out about what fentanyl is, where it comes from, how it’s being marketed to unsuspecting victims, and what you can do to keep your family and neighbors safe from this deadly drug. Do you know the basics of what … drugs being marketed aggressively to young adults and kids online. At the end of last year, the DEA found that over 2 …
June 07, 2022
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DEA Announces 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back

… 857-2555 Winchester - (540) 662-5879 Event will take place from 10 am-2 pm on Saturday, September 26th WASHINGTON - DEA … Prescription Drug Take-Back will take place September 26th from 10 am-2 pm local time. As with the previous nine … show that many abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine …
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Six Indicted For Shipping Kilograms Of Cocaine And Fentanyl From California To Massachusetts Via UPS

… Six Indicted For Shipping Kilograms Of Cocaine And Fentanyl From California To Massachusetts Via UPS April 21, 2026 New … of packages containing kilograms of cocaine and fentanyl from California for further distribution in Massachusetts: …
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Three Arrested After Distributing Methamphetamine and Fake Pills from Phoenix Auto Dealership

… Arrested After Distributing Methamphetamine and Fake Pills from Phoenix Auto Dealership February 03, 2022 Phoenix … and fake M30 pills suspected to contain fentanyl from BSG Auto Sales in Phoenix, Arizona. Investigators seized from the auto dealership approximately 20 pounds of …
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Twelve Individuals in Central Florida, Puerto Rico, and South Carolina Charged with Murder, Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering, Firearms Offenses, and Fraud

… Limery Dones defrauded a bank by transmitting $110,000 to buy a house in the name of a third-party when, in reality, … to put a home in Flores Morales’s name when the money came from Franco’s sale of controlled substances. In another … Office; and Kissimmee Police Department, with assistance from Homeland Security Investigations, the Central Florida …
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East Bay drug traffickers sentenced to 15 years and 10 years in prison

… by his co-defendants and that he distributed marijuana from the operations in Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee and … law enforcement officers seized a pound of methamphetamine from a backpack Vanleer was carrying. Vanleer acknowledged … paid to him by an undercover officer during controlled buy operations in 2016.             In addition to Vicochea …
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Members of a Large Drug Trafficking Organization Convicted of Drug, Gun, and Money Laundering Charges

… compartments to transport hundreds of kilograms of cocaine from the New York area to the Maryland-D.C. area from 1997 through 2003. According to the testimony presented … number of years, to obtain hundreds of kilograms of cocaine from him, as well as vehicles equipped with hidden …
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Man And Woman Admit To Their Roles In Synthetic Drug Distribution That Lead To An Overdose Death

… to Schedule I controlled substances. Parker admitted that from May 16, 2016 through Aug. 3, 2017, he conspired with … business. Those conspirators received raw materials from China or elsewhere through the mail, repackaged and … those materials into the chemicals that he sold online. Afterwards, Parker transported the finished products …
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Cousins Sentenced On Federal Charges For PCP Distribution

… Ware and her cousin, Gene Anderson, both 31, and both from Northeast Washington, were sentenced to prison terms on … D.C. According to the Government’s proffer of evidence, from January 2006 until September 2008, Ware and others received large amounts of PCP from wholesalers in and around her home in the 300 block of …
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DEA To Hold 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day This Saturday

… 857-2555 Winchester - (540) 662-5879 Event will take place from 10 am-2 pm on Saturday, September 26th WASHINGTON - This Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time, come to one of the almost … show that many abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine …
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State Trooper Seized 88 Pounds of Meth from Vehicle in Saline County

… State Trooper Seized 88 Pounds of Meth from Vehicle in Saline County May 31, 2024 St. Louis Contact …
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Dominican Drug Supplier Operating from Abroad Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy

… Dominican Drug Supplier Operating from Abroad Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Distribution … securing the arrest and extradition of Valdez De Los Santos from the Dominican Republic. Assistant U.S. Attorney Cesar … criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Drug Trafficking …
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Brevard County Felon Charged with Drug and Firearm Offenses

… community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about … can be reported to the DEA through this link: RX Abuse Online Reporting (usdoj.gov) . The DEA encourages parents, …
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Brooks County Man Convicted of Meth Trafficking

… the following months, law enforcement conducted controlled buys from Alvarado and other co-conspirators. On Aug. 8, …
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Chinese National Arrested, Charged: Distributed Opioids, Including Fentanyl Shipped From China To Ohio

… Charged: Distributed Opioids, Including Fentanyl Shipped From China To Ohio July 24, 2017 Detroit Contact Info … with distributing opioids and other drugs that were shipped from China to the United States and ultimately to Ohio, the …
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Heroin Laced Fentanyl Operation Dismantled Across The Street From Public School 115 In Manhattan

… Heroin Laced Fentanyl Operation Dismantled Across The Street From Public School 115 In Manhattan September 14, 2017 New … with suspected heroin laced with fentanyl across the street from P.S. 115 in Manhattan. DEA Special Agent in Charge …
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Driver from New Mexico sentenced for 40 pounds of meth hidden in fuel tank

… Driver from New Mexico sentenced for 40 pounds of meth hidden in … of the Dodge Challenger he was driving. Ramirez had driven from New Mexico with orders to deliver the drugs to Wichita. …
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Leader Of Drug Trafficking Organization Operating In New Jersey Extradited From The Dominican Republic

… Trafficking Organization Operating In New Jersey Extradited From The Dominican Republic October 30, 2017 New Jersey … member of the DTO. The narcotics were generally imported from Mexico and transported via truck to the New Jersey and …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Day Removes Almost 600,000 Pounds of Unneeded Prescription Medications Across the Country

… removed almost 17.9 million pounds of unneeded medications from communities across the country. According to a report … for a nonmedical purpose obtained that medication from a family member or friend. Removing unnecessary … fall National Prescription Drug Take Back Day are available online at  www.takebackday.com .                             …
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Silver Spring Man Sentenced to Over 15 Years in Prison for Distribution of Cocaine

… found in the rear bedroom. The following items were seized from various locations with the residence, including a gym … handgun. A total of $78,181 in cash was seized from the residence. All of these items belonged to Huynh, … in any money, property, or assets of any kind, derived from or acquired as a result of, or used to facilitate the …
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Four Harrisonburg Area Drug Dealers Indicted

… with intent to distribute cocaine base. The charges stem from an investigation by the DEA Winchester Post of Duty, … in July 2005, when an informant bought crack cocaine from Anthony Smith and his brother Tony at both of their apartments. Anthony Smith faces a sentence ranging from 25 years to life in prison and up to $17 million in …
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Two Hundred Pounds of Marijuana Seized In Norfolk, VA

… Airport after arriving on a chartered Lear 36 private jet from Carlsbad, California. Personnel from the DEA Norfolk Resident Office met the aircraft and were assisted by personnel from the Chesapeake and Norfolk Police Departments. …
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Previously Convicted Felon Sentenced To Eight Years In Prison For Gun And Drug Offenses

… 56 grams and 62 grams of crack cocaine, respectively, from Thornton.  On June 9, 2015, DEA and ATF used an undercover officer to purchase a .357 caliber revolver from Thornton.  On June 23, 2015, a confidential source DEA … a .22 caliber pistol, both with obliterated serial numbers, from Thornton. Thornton has previous felony drug and gun …
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Money Courier For Large Guatemalan Drug Ring Sentenced To Over 13 Years In Prison

… organization that imported cocaine into the United States from Guatemala and smuggled the proceeds back to Guatemala.  … enforcement seized $1,168,000 in cash wrapped in bundles from a secret compartment in his vehicle. In 2005, Duarte picked up drug money from a co-conspirator in Connecticut to take to the …
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Bakersfield Man Sentenced For Structuring Over $4.2 M In Proceeds Of Synthetic Drug Sales

… 49, also of Bakersfield, to structure $4,204,965 obtained from the sale of smokeable synthetic drugs, U.S. Attorney … Farraj and Akroush obtained synthetic cannabinoids from Haitham Eid Habash, aka Eddie Habash, 54, of Hawthorne, … and sold the drugs over the internet through their online businesses Blue Whale and World of Incense.  They …
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Staten Island man sentenced to nine years’ imprisonment for international arms trafficking and money laundering

… business spanned the globe. By ‘cleaning’ drug money and buying and selling high powered weapons, he was able to …
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Joint Law Enforcement Efforts Result in Lengthy Sentences

… teams engaged in undercover operations including controlled buys of narcotics and illegal firearms. Over the course of …
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Locking Jeep Doesn't Stop Missouri Man from Going to Prison for Fentanyl Distribution

… Locking Jeep Doesn't Stop Missouri Man from Going to Prison for Fentanyl Distribution January 23, … learned that Hunt was planning to transport fentanyl from Columbia to Springfield. Hunt was driving a black Jeep …
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Frisco Man In Custody On Federal Charges Stemming From A Murder-For-Hire Plot

… Frisco Man In Custody On Federal Charges Stemming From A Murder-For-Hire Plot March 22, 2018 Dallas Contact … arrest Friday, March 16, 2018 on federal charges stemming from a murder-for-hire plot to have his former business …