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International Drug Trafficking Organization Member Sentenced for Trafficking Over a Thousand Kilograms of Cocaine

… the maritime transportation of 1,500 kilograms of cocaine from the Pacific Ocean to mainland Guatemala, where the …
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Calvert County Felon Convicted After Four Day Trial for Illegal Possession of a Firearm

… convictions and knew that as a result, he was prohibited from possessing a firearm and ammunition.  This conviction …
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Charles County Pharmacist and Assistant Arrested

… of pharmaceutical controlled substances that she obtained from the pharmacy. The charges are the result of a yearlong …
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Bluefield Doctor Sentenced to Federal Prison on Misbranding Charge

… substances prescriptions, which they had received from Peterson. These “back door patients” were not actually …
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Pair Plead Guilty to Drug Testing Kickback Scheme

… used medication-assisted treatment for patients suffering from substance use disorder. In exchange for being paid …
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Three Men Plead Guilty to Smuggling Nearly 1,500 Kilos of Cocaine

… Post of Duty and the U.S. Coast Guard, with assistance from the Hampton Police Department, Newport News Police …
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Former Roanoke pharmacist sentenced for tampering with powerful narcotics

… down a pharmacist knowingly diverting and diluting drugs from suffering cancer and hospice patients in the area. …
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Man Sentenced for Multimillion-Dollar Cross-Country Cocaine Conspiracy

… Dixon and his co-conspirators would then ship cocaine from California in large crates to the Eastern District of …
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Couple sentenced to nearly 20 years for manufacturing and distributing crack across Hampton Roads area

… seized belonged to her. The search of the residence sprung from Littlejohn’s cohabitant, Walker, making an illegal …
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Virginia woman causes fatal, fentanyl-related overdose, admits guilt

… example of our efforts to keep our local communities safe from the spread of drugs. Heroin and fentanyl are extremely …
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Second Significant Sentence Handed Down in "Operation Director's Cut"

… Attorney’s Office also received considerable assistance from law enforcement authorities in the Netherlands and …
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Two Charged In Frederick County Meth Lab Bust

… law enforcement partners to keep our communities safe from this highly addictive illegal drug.”  “Methamphetamine …
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Baltimore District Office Presents $300K in Asset Forfeiture Checks to State and City Officials

… Office seizures for this year has increased over 59% from last year". Kotowski added that "the money seized …
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Bristol Trio Convicted In Crack Cocaine Conspiracy, Leader Of Conspiracy Faces Two Mandatory Life Terms

… During that time period, JONES distributed crack cocaine from numerous locations in Bristol, Virginia and Tennessee, …
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Baltimore Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison for RICO Charges

… for two years by Gross Sr. and Louis Colvin. Testimony from cooperating coconspirators and voluminous documentary …
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7 Defendants Indicted On Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering And Gun Charges

… owner. The indictment also alleges that the drug proceeds from the conspiracy were at least $1.5 million. The …
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Conspirator In Methadone Overdose Death Sentenced To Over Nine

… the distribution of drugs resulted in a drug user dying from an overdose. On December 20, 2010 Mark Alan Bryan, age …
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Supplier Of Non-FDA-Approved Chemotherapy And Cosmetic Drugs Sentenced To 15 Months

… and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, with assistance from the Arlington County Police Department and Interpol.  …
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Baltimore City Police Officer Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison For Trafficking Heroin While On Duty

… Anthony Barksdale. According to Redd’s plea agreement, from January to June 30, 2011, Redd conspired with others to …
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Retired Colombian Police General Sentenced To 13 Years For Conspiring To Provide Material Support To Terrorists

… JudgeJames C. Cacheris. “Former General Santoyo took bribes from terrorists - plain and simple,” said U.S. Attorney …
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Pharmacist Charged With Illegal Distribution Of Painkillers

… The Task Force includes agents and officers from the Drug Enforcement Administration, Bridgeport Police …
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DEA And Attorney General Announce Arrests Connected To Multi-Million Dollar Haul Of Cocaine From Mexican Cartel

… Arrests Connected To Multi-Million Dollar Haul Of Cocaine From Mexican Cartel September 30, 2011 Phoenix Contact Info … responsible for smuggling into the United States anywhere from nearly 26 million to nearly 34 million dollars’ worth …
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Baltimore Drug Dealer Sentenced for Distributing Fentanyl, Cocaine, Heroin & Gun Possession

… phone activity and noted that the victim purchased heroin from a contact labeled “T” on at least seven occasions.  The last date the victim purchased heroin from “T” was on October 14, 2017, three days before the … On November 9, 2017, investigators watched Shaheed depart from his Baltimore, Maryland residence and travel to a gas …
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Baltimore Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to Over Seven Years in Federal Prison for Selling Fentanyl and Other Narcotics to Customers Across Four States

… heroin, and other controlled substances in Baltimore.  From January 2017 to December 2020, scores of customers from Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia …
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Member of Gregory Butler Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for His Role in the Drug Distribution Conspiracy

… and Fentanyl sales to Drug Users and Redistributors from Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and Pennsylvania … Baltimore Police Department. According to his guilty plea, from October 2018 to April 2019, FBI investigators … and fentanyl sales to drug users and redistributors from Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania. …
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Ringleader of Extensive Sinaloa Cartel Network Sentenced

… According to court documents, Ramiro Ramirez-Barreto, 44, from the Mexican State of Morelos, operated a continuing … Ramirez-Barreto supplied him with 60 kilograms of heroin from early 2018 to mid-2019. Another one of … Cookout In August 2019, over 120 law enforcement officers from 30 law enforcement agencies in Virginia, North …
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Parcel Interdiction Leads to Guilty Plea

… to his guilty plea, on February 19, 2020 an officer from the Maryland State Police Parcel Interdiction … with “sham” cocaine, leaving one ounce of real cocaine from one of the original bricks.  An undercover officer … name.  Avalos answered the door and accepted the parcel from the undercover officer. Avalos took possession of the …
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Baltimore Felon Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for His Participation in a Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy

… Baltimore Police Department. According to his guilty plea, from at least May 2020 through August 2020, Crosby … several of these meetings and obtained video surveillance from the gas station. On August 9, 2020, law enforcement … vehicle, investigators recovered over 100 grams of fentanyl from a bag inside the center console of the vehicle.  After …
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Fourteen people indicted, $1 million worth of drugs and 65 firearms seized in massive takedown

… one, to safely remove violent criminals, guns and drugs from our neighborhoods.” The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, … High Tide is the latest highly-coordinated effort from federal, state, and local law enforcement to tackle … known and felt in Hampton Roads, as we apprehend and remove from the streets those individuals who have allegedly …
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Baltimore Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of a Firearm in a School Zone and for Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl and Other Drugs

… County Police Department. According to his guilty plea, from October 2020 through March 1, 2021, Watkins was engaged … taking possession of approximately one kilogram of fentanyl from an associate who had brought the drugs from the Pikesville stash house.  Watkins took the fentanyl …