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Members of Heroin Drug Trafficking Organization Indicted

December 13, 2003
… 7 defendants were indicted this week for crimes arising from a heroin trafficking operation. The indictment charges … with participating in a conspiracy to distribute heroin from July to December, 2003: Kofi Mensah, a.k.a. “Na-Na”, … packaging of the heroin is consistent with importation from West Africa. On December 4, 2003 Nti and Mensah were …
December 13, 2003
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Temple Hills Drug Dealer Sentenced To 27 Years In Prison

April 01, 2013
… Police Department. According to Braxton’s guilty plea, from at least June 2010 through February 2012, Braxton was a … received multi-ounce to quarter-gallon quantities of PCP from his sources of supply and would then add starter fluid …
April 01, 2013
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Silver Spring Felon Sentenced To 15 Years In Federal Prison For Distributing Acetyl Fentanyl Resulting In Death And Illegal Possession Of A Firearm

July 26, 2016
… possession of a firearm. Nazari admitted that a victim died from using the acetyl fentanyl analogue that he distributed. … and searched the customer’s vehicle and recovered residue from the acetyl fentanyl analogue that Nazari had sold to … to flush drugs down the toilet.  Law enforcement seized from the basement bathroom approximately 7.5 grams of acetyl …
July 26, 2016
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Leader Of Ghanaian Heroin Trafficking Organization Sentenced To 216 Months

May 24, 2013
… of supervised release, for conspiring to import heroin from Ghana into the United States. He was also ordered to … used couriers aboard commercial airlines to smuggle heroin from Ghana to the United States, frequently from the Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana, to …
May 24, 2013
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DEA Official to Give Red Ribbon Presentation at Southern Virginia School

October 26, 2006
… a Red Ribbon during the last week in October, Americans from all walks of life demonstrate their opposition to …
October 26, 2006
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DEA takes additional steps to allow increased production of controlled substances used in COVID-19 care

April 07, 2020
… have sufficient supplies to treat patients suffering from opioid use disorder.  In addition, DEA is increasing … Control and Prevention website and the U.S. government's online guide to information and services .    On …
April 07, 2020
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Pharmacist Arrested, Charged With Assembling Illegal Drug Lab

November 14, 2013
… complaint: Gonzalez made a series of purchases through an online auction website of materials associated with the … a maximum $250,000 fine, or twice the gross gain or loss from the offense. U.S. Attorney Fishman credited special …
November 14, 2013
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Brooklyn Man Pleads Guilty To Conspiring To Distribute Heroin On The Dark Web

January 17, 2017
… Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court documents, from approximately November 2015 through August 2016, Farooq … digital currency is used by dark web marketplaces because online transactions in digital currency can be completed …
January 17, 2017
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U.S. District Court Enters Judgment Against Fugitive And Surety In Fentanyl Distribution Case

September 01, 2017
… manufactured and sold counterfeit oxycodone pills online that were laced with fentanyl, a powerful opiate. … Sapp, guaranteeing Vazquez’s appearance. Vazquez absconded from her residence in Richmond, where she was required to …
September 01, 2017
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Fresno Pharmacy Agrees To Pay $1 Million In Civil Penalties To Resolve Controlled Substances Act Claims

March 09, 2015
… names and addresses. All of the prescription receipts were from Cedar Pharmacy. The prescriptions, which were primarily … The public can report illicit pharmaceutical activities online at www.DEAdiversion.usdoj.gov,” stated DEA Acting …
March 09, 2015
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Doctor Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison for Unlawfully Distributing Opioids and Soliciting Sexual Favors from Patients

May 06, 2021
… Distributing Opioids and Soliciting Sexual Favors from Patients May 06, 2021 New Jersey Contact Info Contact … a legitimate medical reason and soliciting sexual favors from patients in exchange for opioid prescriptions. Joseph …
May 06, 2021
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South Jersey Brothers Admit Role In Conspiracy To Traffic Guns From South Carolina To New Jersey

March 06, 2015
… Jersey Brothers Admit Role In Conspiracy To Traffic Guns From South Carolina To New Jersey March 06, 2015 New Jersey … shotguns, and an assault rifle. They obtained the firearms from pawn shops, gun stores, and other sources in South …
March 06, 2015
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Idaho Woman Pleads Guilty to Selling a Man Fentanyl Pills That Caused His Death

January 08, 2025
… today. Hupp sold ten fentanyl pills to a man she met online, who subsequently died after ingesting half of a pill … victim met Hupp at a hotel and purchased ten fentanyl pills from her. He then went back to his home, ingested half of a … the cause of death was fentanyl overdose. In fatalities from fentanyl, blood concentrations are variable and have …
January 08, 2025
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Former Virginia Veterinarian Pleads Guilty to Drug Charges

January 24, 2022
… a written prescription. According to court documents, from 1994 through 2021, Gries practiced as a Doctor of … personal use by withdrawing a portion of the hydromorphone from the vial and injecting it into himself. He would then …
January 24, 2022
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Virginia Beach man sentenced to prison for heroin trafficking conspiracy

January 08, 2020
… court documents, Ingram Cox, 35, regularly received heroin from co-defendant Kyam Washington, which Cox then sold to … and users. The group imported bulk amounts of heroin from out-of-state sources, and at times used a common cell …
January 08, 2020
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Phoenix Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Selling Fentanyl that Led to Woman's Death

March 24, 2022
… a young mother whose life was taken by fentanyl she bought from Holguin in August 2019. In December 2021, U.S. District … young woman’s death. The victim contacted Holguin via an online messaging application to purchase three “blues,” a … compassion and creative solutions in protecting Arizonans from these pills. We are grateful to our partners at DEA and …
March 24, 2022
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Pharmacist And Dentist Charged In Narcotics Conspiracy

March 07, 2003
… grand jury has indicted Beverly Wheatley, age 51, a dentist from Camp Springs, Maryland, and Emmanuel Thad Ereme, age … of Oxycodone. The indictment further seeks forfeiture from Ereme of up to $500'000. The maximum penalty for each …
March 07, 2003
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Second Truck Driver Sentenced to Over 12 Years in Federal Prison for Delivering Drugs in Marijuana and Cocaine Conspiracy

June 17, 2008
… part of a drug conspiracy led by Ruben Lopez that operated from January 2004 to February 11, 2006, which was … of cocaine and thousands of kilograms of marijuana from Tucson, Arizona, to customers in Maryland, Ohio, …
June 17, 2008
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5 Arrested, Meth Lab Seized in Spotsylvania County

January 29, 2008
… the predawn hours of January 18th, law enforcement officers from the Spotsylvania Sheriff’s Office, the Drug Enforcement … between law enforcement agencies, five arrests were made from the houses that were the targets of the search …
January 29, 2008
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Fairfax County Man Pleads Guilty to Drug, Gambling Charges

August 05, 2008
… bought and sold cocaine to friends and business associates from January 2006 through May 2008. From September 2005 through May 2008, Day also worked as a …
August 05, 2008
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Final Defendant in Oxycontin Ring Pleads Guilty During Trial

January 19, 2006
… of facts presented to the court at his guilty plea, from January 1, 1998 through December 31, 2003, Muldrow and … numerous documents relating to the fraudulent prescriptions from the defendant’s car. Muldrow faces a minimum sentence …
January 19, 2006
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Presentation of Asset Forfeiture Checks: Share the Wealth

October 16, 2007
… 23, 2007. The proceeds of all assets seized and forfeited from a DEA case are deposited into the Department of Justice, Assets Forfeiture Fund. Profits from drug-related crimes, as well as those profits properly …
October 16, 2007
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Life Sentence for Man Convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine

September 14, 2006
… of conspirators who obtained multiple kilograms of cocaine from sources in the United States and abroad and distributed … the same name so that he could conceal the proceeds derived from his drug trafficking activities. The case was …
September 14, 2006
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Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to Charges of Manufacturing Methamphetamin

April 05, 2005
… methamphetamine for Tomershea also learned to manufacture from him. Since 2003, at least five co-conspirators who sold … convicted on federal drug manufacturing charges stemming from methamphetamine laboratories in Washington and Smyth …
April 05, 2005
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Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced to More Than 21 Years

September 17, 2005
… conducted three controlled purchases of cocaine base from Webster totaling 14.57 grams. During a search on March … Webster agreed to forfeit $22,024 in cash that was seized from Webster at the time of his arrest. The investigation …
September 17, 2005
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Third Methamphetamine Laboratory Raided In Maryland Since July

August 22, 2005
… Pennsylvania. DEA’s MATF Group 36 is comprised of Agents from DEA’s Washington Division and representatives from the Anne Arundel County Police Department, Calvert …
August 22, 2005
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Former Metropolitan Police Officer Sentenced to More Than 10 Years Imprisonment

October 29, 2003
… with the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police Department from 2000-2002. United States District Judge Leonie M. … their drugs and money, and then had the dealers removed from the clubs. The defendant also used his position as a …
October 29, 2003
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Two Illegal Aliens Indicted In Cocaine Conspiracy

June 17, 2004
… JUN 17-- A federal grand jury indicted two illegal aliens from Mexico as part of a Mexican cocaine distribution … that had been illegally imported into the United States from Mexico. The estimated street value of the cocaine is …
June 17, 2004
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Man Indicted For Drug Trafficking After Over 800 Lbs. Of Marijuana Seized

June 18, 2003
… conspiracy to distribute over 1000 kilograms of marijuana from California to Maryland. The two-count indictment … intent to distribute 1000 kilograms or more of marijuana from about January, 2001 to June 5, 2003, as well as …
June 18, 2003
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Lubbock Fentanyl Distributors Sentenced

June 09, 2017
… may be deadly. According to documents filed in this case, from approximately January 2013 to October 27, 2016, Lanier, … and Robertson with large amounts of Fentanyl he purchased online on the Darknet from China using Bitcoin, a digital currency.  The Fentanyl …
June 09, 2017