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Drug Enforcement Administration Collects Record Number Of Unused Pills As Part Of Its 14th Prescription Drug Take Back Day

November 07, 2017
… remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they could be stolen and … W. Patterson. “This is a crisis that must be addressed from multiple angles.  Educating the public and removing these medications from households across the Unites States prevents misuse …
November 07, 2017
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Two Individuals Convicted On Large-Scale Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

September 20, 2012
… James Morgan, 34, also known as “Weazel” or “Wezzie,” both from Panama City, were involved in a conspiracy that … obtaining approximately four kilograms of cocaine per week from his Texas source of supply, Kelvin Rucker. Knowles paid … and $39,000 per kilogram of cocaine that he obtained from Rucker. Knowles and his girlfriend, Candis Marshae …
September 20, 2012
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Treasury Designates Honduran Drug Traffickers

April 09, 2013
… store.  Today’s action generally prohibit U.S. persons from conducting financial or commercial transactions with … and distribution of multi-ton shipments of cocaine from Colombian sources of supply into Honduras.  These … coordinates the receipt of drug-laden aircraft departing from Apure, Venezuela into Honduras via clandestine …
April 09, 2013
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Texas “Mexikan” Mafia Members Get Long Prison Sentences TMM Describes Itself As A Criminal Organization Dealing In Drugs, Firearms, Assassination Contracts, Prostitution, Robbery

June 27, 2017
… as narcotics distribution, extortion and money laundering from Nov. 1, 2013, through May 30, 2014.   Bazan was found … and firearms. It also states that 10 percent of the profits from any business or interest shall be contributed to the … TMM’s primary source of income. The TMM collects “the dime” from members, prospective members or sympathizer. TMM …
June 27, 2017
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Top Players In South L.A. Gang Controlled By Incarcerated Mexican Mafia Member Plead Guilty To Federal Racketeering Charges

May 07, 2014
… the Harpys gang. Valencia - the man who imposed the orders from Danny Roman - pleaded guilty today to violating the … in gang activities, which included collecting “taxes” from drug dealers who were allowed to operate in gang … the activities of the South Los Angeles street gangs from the Special Housing Unit of Pelican Bay State Prison. …
May 07, 2014
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Houston Mother And Son Sent To Prison For Smuggling Methamphetamine

June 30, 2015
… heard that on June 22, 2012, Favorite drove a Honda minivan from Laredo to the Border Patrol immigration checkpoint on … in the van and that he and his mother had driven down from Houston. However, when agents asked if the bottles … they were only his. He stated he received them previously from a Hispanic male, but would not elaborate. The bottles …
June 30, 2015
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Colombian Crime Syndicate Leader Sentenced To Prison For Role In Mediating Drug Money Disputes

August 06, 2015
… with his role in a conspiracy to invest the proceeds from the sale of hundreds of kilograms of cocaine.  Fredy … to conspiracy to invest illicit drug profits in April 2015. From approximately 2001 to September 2014, Mira Perez was a …
August 06, 2015
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Ten Charged After Investigation Into Danbury-Area Home Invasion Drug Robberies

October 22, 2013
… conspiracy, robbery, firearms and drug offenses stemming from an investigation into a series of Danbury-area violent … robbery of narcotics and narcotics trafficking proceeds from a victim on January 30, 2013, and subsequently … robbery of narcotics and narcotics trafficking proceeds from a victim on February 14, 2013, and that Patterson, …
October 22, 2013
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California Man Convicted Of Conspiracy To Distribute Heroin In Operation Goldy Locks

June 24, 2016
… Walt Green announced yet another conviction arising from Operation Goldy Locks, an extensive investigation into … contained heroin. Upon delivery of the pills to Baton Rouge from California, they were then distributed to mid-level … he transported over 30,000 pills containing heroin from California to Baton Rouge and delivered the pills to a …
June 24, 2016
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Baton Rouge Man Convicted Of Possession With The Intent To Distribute Heroin

July 14, 2016
… furthers our efforts to prevent heroin trafficking from taking hold in our community.” U.S. Attorney Green stated: “This sentencing resulted from a line of cases prosecuted by my office relating to … cannot allow such criminals to continue to profit from the extreme suffering of those addicted to heroin and …
July 14, 2016
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Baton Rouge Man Convicted Of Conspiracy To Distribute Heroin Disguised As Prescription Pills

September 14, 2016
… contained heroin. Upon delivery of the pills in Baton Rouge from California, they were then distributed to mid-level … contained heroin, and his intent was to sell and profit from the sale of significant amounts of heroin. In addition, … in March 2015, Lambert also engaged in money laundering from the proceeds of the drug-trafficking conspiracy.  “On …
September 14, 2016
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DEA Continues Its Drug Abuse Prevention Efforts With Prescription Drug Take Back Day This Saturday

April 24, 2017
… Prescription Drug Take Back Day this Saturday, April 29, from 10 am to 2 pm local time, at over 5,000 sites around … injury-related death in the United States, eclipsing deaths from motor vehicle crashes or firearms. The majority of … drug abusers report that they obtain their drugs from friends and family, including from the home medicine …
April 24, 2017
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Ten Indicted In Dismantling Of Plattsburgh Heroin Distribution Ring

July 13, 2017
… and criminal complaints previously filed in the case, from June 2016 through May 2017, the defendants transported heroin from Annapolis, Maryland, and Schenectady, New York, and … are felt in our communities, but the groups profiting from spreading this poison are often found elsewhere.  As …
July 13, 2017
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31 Dealers Arrested In Drug Sweep In Yonkers, NY

October 31, 2017
… the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office. Members from our Department and our law enforcement partners began … crack-cocaine, and prescription pills were purchased from these street level drug dealers and suppliers. … for their steadfast commitment in taking our streets back from the perils of drugs and drug addiction. We continue to …
October 31, 2017
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Multiple Defendants Indicted In Large Scale Drug Trafficking And International Money Laundering Conspiracies

November 03, 2014
… in Alaska and also working together to launder money from the United States into Mexico. The first indictment … of California, with conspiring to transport drug proceeds from the United States to conspirators in Mexico. The … Conspirators later mailed three more kilograms of heroin from Texas to Alaska using Canales’s address. Investigators …
November 03, 2014
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DEA’s Seventh Statewide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Results In Another Big Haul

October 29, 2013
… to discard unwanted, unused and expired prescription drugs from medicine cabinets, bedside tables and kitchen drawers. … (5.15 tons) of prescription medications were collected from members of the public at more than 90 locations manned … with DEA on the event.  When added to the collections from DEA’s previous five Take-Back events, more than 58,000 …
October 29, 2013
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Treasury Continues Targeting Sinaloa Cartel Leadership

January 16, 2014
… these traffickers of their assets, draining the lifeblood from their criminal enterprises." Tapia Quintero oversees … purchase and transportation of cocaine and methamphetamine from Sinaloa into the U.S., specifically Arizona and … cell affiliated with Joaquin "Chapo" Guzman Loera from Sinaloa to Tijuana, Baja California via tractor …
January 16, 2014
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DEA Announces 14th National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

October 26, 2017
… opioids in the past 12 months obtained the drug from a friend or relative.  “Disposing of leftover … is one of the best ways to prevent a member of your family from becoming a victim of the opioid epidemic,” said Tuggle. … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine …
October 26, 2017
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13th Drug Take-Back Announced By DEA

April 28, 2017
… and Yuma areas Event Will Take Place Throughout Arizona from 10 am-2 pm on Saturday, April 29th phx042817_fig1.jpg … Prescription Drug Take-Back will take place April 29th from 10 am-2 pm local time.  As with the previous Take-Back … by eliminating the availability of these drugs, starting from within their own homes.”  The National Prescription …
April 28, 2017
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DEA Collected A Record Amount Of Unwanted Rx Medication In The State Of New York

May 03, 2013
… to discard unwanted, unused and expired prescription drugs from medicine cabinets, bedside tables, and kitchen drawers. … prescription medications were collected in New York State from members of the public making a total of 742,497 pounds … York State the collection will be incinerated at an ‘energy-from-waste’ facility which is an environmentally safe method …
May 03, 2013
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Anchorage Couple Sentenced For Drug, Gun, And Money Laundering Charges

July 20, 2015
… Anchorage area. He regularly purchased both drugs on credit from his Anchorage-based supplier. After selling the drugs, … other items, which he later took affirmative steps to hide from law enforcement. Mr. Harris returned the remaining cash … he paid his supplier an additional $75,000 in cash earned from selling heroin and methamphetamine. In October 2013, …
July 20, 2015
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Organizer Of The Most Prolific Cocaine Network In Alaska Sentenced To 16 Years

March 29, 2016
… Infiltrated - Over 250 kilograms of Cocaine to Alaska from 2010 to 2014 ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Clarence Anthony … in Las Vegas, would obtain large quantities of cocaine from California, where he was from. He then paid employees at Las Vegas McCarran …
March 29, 2016
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Former Philadelphia Police Officer Sentenced To 16 Years For Drug Conspiracy

August 19, 2011
… a phony arrest was orchestrated in order to steal drugs from a drug dealer. At the time of the crime, Williams was a … launderer, but who was actually an undercover Special Agent from the Drug Enforcement Administration. Williams went to … by greed and who turn a blind eye to tragedies that stem from illicit drug use," said John J. Bryfonski, Special …
August 19, 2011
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DEA Pennsylvania And Delaware Holding Fifth Prescription Drug Take-Back Day In September

September 26, 2012
… unused, and unwanted medications on Saturday September 29 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The DEA will have more than 300 … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, and often come from the home medicine cabinet. The many convenient …
September 26, 2012
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Guilty Verdict In Cocaine Conspiracy And A Conspiracy To Launder Drug Money

June 30, 2014
… recipient and trafficker of multiple kilograms of cocaine from California. AUSA Lenhardt indicated in court filings … revealed that Spence was initially obtaining cocaine from California by use of common couriers such as DHL, … changed the mechanism of transportation multiple times from tractor trailers and other vehicles, to flights from …
June 30, 2014
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Allan Peters Guilty Of Conspiracy To Distribute More Than 1,000 Kilograms Of Marijuana

January 30, 2014
… trial. During trial, the government offered evidence that from at least 2005 until 2011, Peters, Alan Forget, Cheryl … Border Patrol seized approximately 250 pounds of marijuana from Cheryl Lobdell in North Hudson, New York. On September … State Police seized approximately 240 pounds of marijuana from a vehicle operated by Alan Forget, after Forget led law …
January 30, 2014
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Leader Of Maritime International Drug Transportation Organization Arraigned In Brooklyn

August 19, 2014
… on October 14, 2013, on a provisional arrest warrant issued from the Eastern District of New York. The arraignment was … responsible for transporting shipments of cocaine from Colombia to locations in Central America and Mexico for … arranging boats and submarines that transported the cocaine from Colombia to other members of his organization in …
August 19, 2014
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Three-Time Felon Arrested While On Parole

September 04, 2014
… Division, the Albany DEA District Office with assistance from the Oneonta Police Department and New York State parole officers from the Utica office. In the fall of 2013, Sheriff’s Office … and December 2013, quantities of heroin were purchased from Collins by confidential sources during the narcotics …
September 04, 2014
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Former Bakersfield Detective Sentenced To Five Years

October 03, 2016
… criminal activity. During this time, Diaz received bribes from the informant in return for intelligence on law enforcement activities as well as protection from investigation and arrest. In addition to accepting … on duty, Diaz stopped a vehicle operated by two individuals from Yakima, Washington and used a BPD dog handler and …
October 03, 2016
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Fresno Man Pleads Guilty In Interstate Marijuana Trafficking Ring And Money Laundering

August 26, 2013
… in a drug and money laundering ring that extended from Fresno to Alabama and Georgia, Acting Special Agent in … the guilty plea, Kelley structured $65,298 in cash derived from an interstate marijuana-trafficking organization led by … Gable admitted to structuring $693,905 of drug proceeds from the distribution of marijuana in Birmingham. He is …
August 26, 2013