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Texas doctors are served temporary restraining orders from illegally prescribing highly addictive opioids

… Texas doctors are served temporary restraining orders from illegally prescribing highly addictive opioids May 10, … today announced an action to stop two Texas doctors from unlawfully prescribing powerful opioids linked to abuse …
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Wethersfield Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl and Oxycodone Distribution Charge Stemming from Overdose Investigation

… to Fentanyl and Oxycodone Distribution Charge Stemming from Overdose Investigation October 08, 2024 New England … Police Department.  The Task Force includes members from the DEA, U.S. Marshals Service, Internal Revenue …
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Two suburban Chicago residents charged with illegally selling narcotics over the internet; law enforcement seizes websites

… at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago on a flight from China. He is charged with one count of conspiracy to … investigation,” said U.S. Attorney Lausch. “Whether it’s online or on the streets, our office is committed to …
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DEA And USPIS Investigation Leads To Indictment Of 28 Individuals For Conspiracy To Possess With Intent To Distribute Marijuana

… California suppliers would purchase marijuana, originally from Mexico in bulk so that it could be packaged and sent to … defendants would mail the packaged marijuana to Puerto Rico from United States Post Offices in California. They used … establishments. The co-conspirators used the USPS online service, text messaging and USPS customer service to …
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Pair Of Brothers Among Five Charged In Conspiracy To Traffic Guns To New Jersey From South Carolina

… Five Charged In Conspiracy To Traffic Guns To New Jersey From South Carolina August 05, 2014 New Jersey Contact Info … CAMDEN, N.J. - Five Camden County, N.J. men and a woman from South Carolina are charged with federal firearms …
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Major trafficker extradited from the Dominican Republic; linked to large scale heroin and fentanyl distribution ring

… Major trafficker extradited from the Dominican Republic; linked to large scale heroin … drug trafficking organization that operated at all levels; from street dealer, to mid-level supplier to major … and the dangerous narcotics and crimes stay away from our streets.” “Heroin traffickers like Anyerson …
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Silver Spring Felon Admits Distributing Acetyl Fentanyl Resulting In Death And Illegal Possession Of A Firearm

… of a firearm. Nazari admitted that death resulted from the use of the acetyl fentanyl analogue that he … 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 …
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Upper Marlboro Felon Exiled To 10 Years In Prison For Gun And Drug Offenses

… Renee Holland.  A 9mm semiautomatic pistol was recovered from the bedroom where Owens and Holland were found.  The … previously been convicted of a felony and was prohibited from possessing a firearm. On November 4, 2014, deputies from the DEA Task Force, Calvert County Sheriff’s Office …
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Leader Of Mexican Drug Organization Sentenced To 11 Years In Prison

… Rod J. Rosenstein. “Our local communities are not immune from the poison the Mexican drug cartels bring to the … allows us to attack these organizations at every level, from command and control operations to the street level dealers.” According to their guilty pleas, from 2006 through December 11, 2008, Rio-Corrales, Arceo and …
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Baton Rouge man indicted for international money laundering in furtherance of an international drug conspiracy and other related charges

… within the United States who had purchased the substances online, to accept payments from the individual buyers, and to transmit funds from the sales to others operating outside the United …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Is Saturday

… Winchester - (540) 662-5879 Twice-annual event takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 30 WASHINGTON - After … combined.  “Most prescription drug abusers get their pills from friends and family, including from the household medicine cabinet,” said DEA Acting …
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Doctor Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison for Unlawfully Distributing Opioids and Soliciting Sexual Favors from Patients

… 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 …
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South Jersey Brothers Admit Role In Conspiracy To Traffic Guns From South Carolina To New Jersey

… 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 …
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Dominican National Sentenced to 38 Months in Prison for Selling Oxycodone from New Britain Grocery Store

… Sentenced to 38 Months in Prison for Selling Oxycodone from New Britain Grocery Store September 16, 2022 New … years of supervised release, for distributing oxycodone from a New Britain grocery store. According to court … investigating individuals who were selling oxycodone pills from Elzier Grocery, located at 1485 Corbin Avenue in New …
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Extradition Of Felix Trujillo-Manrique From Colombia On Heroin Trafficking Charges

… Attorney Announces Extradition Of Felix Trujillo-Manrique From Colombia On Heroin Trafficking Charges June 27, 2013 … that Felix Trujillo-Manrique was extradited yesterday from Colombia for allegedly conspiring to import heroin from …
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Violent Armed Drug Trafficker from Boise's North End Sentenced to 262 Months in Federal Prison

… Violent Armed Drug Trafficker from Boise's North End Sentenced to 262 Months in Federal … fine.  According to court records, Ernstson, originally from San Francisco, California, led a drug trafficking … after picking up a load of methamphetamine and cocaine from the Portland, Oregon area. He was armed with a loaded …
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Rolling Hills Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl-Laced Pills that Caused High School Freshman’s Death

… pills to a 15-year-old boy and mocked the victim online as he was dying of an overdose, was sentenced today … Judge Aenlle-Rocha also ordered Wilson, upon his release from prison, to be placed on supervised release for 12 …
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Charlottesville Methamphetamine Traffickers Plead Guilty

… area. Santo Hidalgo Siguenza, a.k.a. “Chila,” 40, from El Salvador, Francisco Rocha Uribe, 31, from  Mexico, Rafael Vasquez Navarette, 26, from El Salvador, and Luis Guillermo Melendez-Henrique, 31, …
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Major Baltimore Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty, Sentenced

… Distribute Heroin Less Than Three Weeks After His Release from State Prison Baltimore, Md., – U.S. District Judge … Baltimore District Office. According to his guilty plea, from September 2020 to November 2020, Skordalos participated … joined the DTO less than three weeks after his release from state prison. In September 2020, federal agents …
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Baltimore County Felon Sentenced to More Than Five Years in Federal Prison for Obtaining Two Kilograms of Cocaine to Distribute and for Illegal Possession of a Firearm

… of Cocaine to Distribute in Maryland; Was Prohibited from Possessing a Firearm Greenbelt, Md., – U.S. District … to his guilty plea, on October 3, 2019, Alexander traveled from his Towson, Maryland residence to New York to acquire … conducted a traffic stop on Alexander as he was returning from New York to Maryland. Law enforcement recovered …
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Owner of Fauquier County gas station pleads guilty to distributing spice

… synthetic cannabinoids—commonly known as “spice” or “K2”—from the gas station he owned and operated with his business … A. Latif, 70, and his business partner have sold spice from their gas station, located in Warrenton, since 2012. … vigilance for the continued protection of our community from those that would exploit the weaknesses associated with …
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Member of Maryland MS-13 extortion operation in DC suburbs sentenced to 51 months in federal prison

… Washington, DC metropolitan area, MS-13 generated income from various sources, including the extortion of money from businesses.  In addition, they targeted legitimate …
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11 Conspirators Indicted for Importing Large Quantities of Cocaine and Heroin

… “Most of the illegal drugs sold in Maryland are imported from outside the state,” said U.S. Attorney Rod J. … investigation.” According to the three count indictment, from 2001 to February 2008, the defendants conspired to … the United States large quantities of cocaine and heroin from Spain, Panama, Barbados, St. Thomas, and Dominica, …
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Operator of Charm City Motors Sentenced to Almost 11 Years

… IRS-CI evaluates currency reports to trace the money from the criminal activity to the criminal." stated Special … County, Texas, driving a vehicle which had been purchased from Charm City Motors.  Hidden in a trap inside the vehicle … Campbell and Custis to drive the car containing the cocaine from Texas to Maryland, and he would be paid $5,000 plus …
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Pharmacist Sentenced To 78 Months In Prison For Attempting To Weaponize Deadly Toxins And Possessing Narcotics Manufacturing Equipment

… to work tirelessly to keep criminals such as Mr. Gonzalez from being a threat to society.” According documents filed … explosive devices. Gonzalez made the purchases through an online marketplace through which third-party vendors in the …
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Salisbury Cocaine Dealer Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison

… drug trafficking days. A new day has dawned for Mr. Riley - from a jail cell in a federal prison,” added Tuggle. The … to trial testimony and his co-defendants’ plea agreements, from July 2013, through August 27, 2013, Riley conspired … the cocaine to Nelson.  Brown also purchased cocaine from White. In late July 2013, law enforcement intercepted …
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U.S. Charges Alleged Lebanese Drug Kingpin With Laundering Drug Proceeds For Mexican And Colombian Drug Cartels

… network for coordinating multi-ton shipments of cocaine from Colombia to Los Zetas Mexican drug cartel destined for … said DEA Administrator Leonhart. “According to information from sources, his alleged drug and money laundering … shipments of tens of thousands of kilograms of cocaine from Colombia through Central America for sale to Los Zetas …
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Haji Bagcho, One Of World’s Largest Heroin Traffickers, Convicted On Drug Trafficking, Narco-Terrorism Charges

… of the Drug Enforcement Administration. Haji Bagcho, from Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, was investigated by … than 20 countries, including the United States. Proceeds from his heroin trafficking were then used to support … of cooperating witnesses, the DEA purchased heroin directly from the organization on two occasions, which Bagcho …
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Former Mercer County Pharmacist Charged with Illegally Distributing Oxycodone and Other Opiates from Trenton Pharmacy

… with Illegally Distributing Oxycodone and Other Opiates from Trenton Pharmacy May 12, 2022 New Jersey Contact Info … quantities of oxycodone and other controlled substances from a pharmacy located in Trenton. Florence Ndubizu, 62, of … and a $1 million fine, or twice the gross gain or loss from the offense, whichever is greatest. Count Three, …
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West Haven Woman Who Diverted Narcotics from Dying VA Medical Center Patients is Sentenced

… West Haven Woman Who Diverted Narcotics from Dying VA Medical Center Patients is Sentenced December … must serve in home confinement, for diverting narcotics from veterans under her care while she worked as a nurse at …