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Defendant Convicted and Sentenced in Long-Term Methamphetamine Trafficking Investigation in Washington County

July 23, 2025
… County Sheriff’s Office. Court documents reflect that from 2019 through 2022, Taylor received large quantities of methamphetamine from a source in Georgia and distributed those drugs to … in Georgia or recruited subordinate drug dealers and users from the area to travel and pick up the drugs for him.  He …
July 23, 2025
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Drug Trafficker in Western Washington, Caught Twice with Kilos of Drugs and Firearms, Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison

May 28, 2025
… as Key Cog in Drug Distribution Conspiracy Stretching from Colombia to Mexico and into Washington State SEATTLE – … this investigation, federal and state investigators worked from the streets of Seattle to drug suppliers in Mexico and … methamphetamine, cocaine, and two firearms were seized from his vehicle. When Duarte Garcia’s car was searched on …
May 28, 2025
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Halifax County Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Distributing Narcotics in Halifax County

April 25, 2025
… Office (HCSO) conducted a series of controlled purchases from Covington from April 2023 to May 2024. Specifically, on July 20, 2023, … a purchase of more than 80 grams of pure methamphetamine from Covington using a confidential source of information.  …
April 25, 2025
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DEA & DA Sini: 15 gang members & associates indicted for alleged drug distribution ring

October 28, 2020
… Force, we have indicted 15 individuals on charges ranging from drug trafficking to weapons possession. This … to reducing violent crime and reclaiming our communities from menacing drug trafficking networks and gangs." "My … and their continued partnership to keep Long Island safe from gangs." The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, …
October 28, 2020
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DEA Announces Results of Enforcement Surge to Reduce the Fentanyl Supply Across the United States

September 30, 2022
… 36 Million Lethal Doses of Fentanyl Removed from Communities between May and September On September 27, … the results of an enforcement operation that spanned from May to September and resulted in significant fentanyl … is equivalent to more than 36 million lethal doses removed from the illegal drug supply. Additionally, 338 weapons were …
September 30, 2022
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Leader of Drug Delivery Service Responsible for Three Fentanyl Poisoning Deaths Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison

October 04, 2023
… was fully aware that a customer had previously overdosed from the deadly fentanyl Ortega laced into his product yet … dangerous drugs in New York City via a crew of workers from at least in or about 2015 to in or about February … any of the three victims – Ortega received a text message from a different customer warning Ortega that his drugs had …
October 04, 2023
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Pharmacy owner charged with illegally distributing oxycodone and operating a health care fraud and kickback scheme

September 12, 2019
… health care fraud, and providing “kickbacks” to customers from Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements to induce them to obtain substances from his pharmacy.  Paulsen will be presented before U.S. …
September 12, 2019
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Six MS-13 gang members indicted for allegedly conspiring to commit murder

March 25, 2019
… partners are committed to keeping our neighborhoods safe from drug trafficking and the associated violence.”   “These … who, as leaders here in the United States, receive orders from MS-13 gang leaders in El Salvador and direct local … a/k/a “Poison,” to commit the murder of a rival gang member from the 18th Street gang.   Mejia Sandoval is alleged to …
March 25, 2019
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Fourteen members of a Washington Heights drug trafficking organization charged with distributing heroin

November 08, 2018
… and Rosa remain at large, and Gil will be transferred from immigration detention next week. The case has been … has cut a wide swath across our nation, affecting people from all walks of life, in every neighborhood," said NYPD …
November 08, 2018
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Canadian Dark Web Vendor Sentenced for Importing Millions of Counterfeit Xanax Pills into the United States

January 23, 2025
… midst of a catastrophic overdose epidemic where the threat from synthetic opioids disguised as fake prescription … trafficking investigation required significant coordination from multiple federal, state and local law enforcement … ledgers revealed McCann and others purchased alprazolam from China, pressed the alprazolam into counterfeit Xanax …
January 23, 2025
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Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Fentanyl Distribution and Money Laundering

October 07, 2024
… phone containing international wire transfer receipts sent from America Latina, a money service business in Oakland.  … because she had received anti-money laundering training from the national wire service companies whose wire services … Agent in Charge Robert Tripp.  “Those who choose to profit from poisoning our communities and endanger public safety …
October 07, 2024
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Kanawha County Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Fentanyl Crime

June 27, 2024
… Jackson further admitted that he acquired fentanyl powder from a source outside the United States, the “M30” punch and die sets from China and commercially manufactured binding powder from a company in the United States. Jackson began renting …
June 27, 2024
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Six Indicted for Illegal Firearms Possession, Drugs

March 10, 2022
… a previous felony. Defendants named in federal indictments from the March 2022 term of the U.S. District Court grand … a man brandishing a firearm. Accompanied by an officer from the Georgia Department of Community Supervision, … Task Force arrested Greene in October 2020 after he ran from officers and was found with a pistol and a large bag of …
March 10, 2022
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Federal Jury Convicts Minnesota Man for Distributing Fentanyl that Caused 11 Overdose Deaths

April 01, 2022
… of 4-FA, a controlled substance analogue, which was shipped from China. The package actually contained 100 grams of 99 … analogues. According to the evidence presented at trial, from 2014 through December 6, 2016, Broussard obtained controlled substances, including fentanyl, from China-based drug suppliers. Broussard conspired with …
April 01, 2022
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Indictment charges 24 individuals connected to southeastern Connecticut drug ring

March 07, 2019
… unsealed today after eight defendants were arrested, stems from a joint investigation led by the Drug Enforcement … Whyte, of New London, obtained heroin, fentanyl and cocaine from various sources in Connecticut and elsewhere, and … narcotics, another firearm and nearly $200,000 in cash from other members of the conspiracy.    The 22-count …
March 07, 2019
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Coordinated Law Enforcement Operations Lead to Takedown of Portland-Area Transnational Drug Trafficking Cells

November 02, 2021
… oxycodone, heroin, methamphetamine, and other illegal drugs from sources of supply in California and elsewhere and used … to traffic large quantities of heroin and methamphetamine from California for distribution in the Portland and Salem, … of counterfeit oxycodone, heroin, and methamphetamine from California for distribution in and around Portland and …
November 02, 2021
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Central Florida cocaine trafficking ring dismantled

June 12, 2019
… and a currency counter.   According to court documents, from Nov. 27, 2017, through April 18, 2018, leaders of the … shipment of more than 20 kilograms of cocaine into Florida from Puerto Rico. After packaging the cocaine for … partners throughout the region to keep our communities safe from illicit drug trafficking and the associated dangers …
June 12, 2019
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Federal Investigation Dismantles Major Methamphetamine Trafficking Ring Operating In Southeastern New Mexico

November 30, 2011
… seized approximately seven pounds of methamphetamine from a vehicle driven by Garcia, and $50,000 from Fierro-Carrasco’s residence. Fierro-Carrasco and Garcia … to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine from August through November 10, 2011. According to the …
November 30, 2011
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Federal Indictment Charges Eight With Participating In Taos County Heroin Trafficking And Money Laundering Ring

December 21, 2015
… and methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy that existed from at least June 2012 and continued until Dec. 2015.  It … and all property derived, either directly or indirectly, from proceeds obtained from the criminal activity charged in the indictment. During …
December 21, 2015
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27 Defendants Facing State Or Federal Drug Charges For Allegedly Selling Heroin And Crack Cocaine On City’s West Side

June 12, 2014
… of heroin was seized during the course of the investigation from last August through this month.  Early today, Chicago … to the 12th Street Vice Lords other than making money from selling drugs within the 12th Street territory. “This … Investigation Division.  “This investigation stemmed from numerous citizen complaints, and those citizens should …
June 12, 2014
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Two Members Of Manchester-Based Drug Ring Sentenced To Lengthy Prison Terms

April 12, 2017
… arrested after a law enforcement investigation that lasted from 2013 to August of 2014.  The investigation included the … as over $30,000 in cash, and three firearms were recovered from that location.  Garcia, Jennifer Nunez, Hernandez, and … in October of 2014, after returning to the United States from the Dominican Republic. Court documents showed that …
April 12, 2017
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Operator Of Venetian Resort In Las Vegas Agrees To Return Over $47 Million After Receiving Money Under Suspicious Circumstances

August 27, 2013
… for failing to properly report suspicious funds received from a gambler. This is also the first time a casino has … seized approximately $207 million in United States currency from the residence in what remains the largest-ever seizure … money to the Las Vegas Sands Corp. and subsidiary companies from two different banks and seven different Mexican money …
August 27, 2013
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Authorities Arrest 5 Linked To LA "Pill Mill"

January 13, 2015
… including a January 2013 seizure of nearly 10,000 pills from the residence of ringleader Jagehauel Gillespie, and a … 2010 seizure of 48 bottles of promethazine with codeine from a car being driven across Texas by Gillespie and … 45, of Houston, who allegedly shipped controlled substances from Southern California to Texas; and Ray Steven Benton, …
January 13, 2015
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Two Men Charged With Distributing Synthetic Drugs That Caused Overdoses At Wesleyan University

May 22, 2015
… Police Chief McKenna.  “We received incredible assistance from outside agencies, including the Middlesex County … of Molly or $200 per gram, Lonergan regularly sold Molly from his dorm room between 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. during … drugs.  Also in 2014, Kramer began purchasing Molly from Lonergan and distributing it to students at Wesleyan. …
May 22, 2015
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Nine Members Of Eastern European Organized Crime Syndicate Charged With Racketeering, Extortion, Loansharking, Illegal Gambling, And Drug Trafficking

November 09, 2016
… Gregovich 720-431-8836 Defendants allegedly extorted money from victims in the United States and abroad (BROOKLYN, N.Y. … New York State (NYSP).  The arrests resulted from a long-term investigation by the DEA’s New York … Crime Drug Enforcement Strike Force, with assistance from the Westchester County Police Department Narcotics …
November 09, 2016
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Father, Girlfriend Of Rikers Island Inmate Charged With Conspiracy And Solicitation To Commit Murder

May 23, 2016
… $300 in cash to Leasure, who at that point fled on foot from the residence. Shortly thereafter, it is alleged that … entered a second residence approximately four houses away from the first one while again wearing a ski mask and black … At one point, the male occupant received a telephone call from his brother and Leasure allegedly held what appeared to …
May 23, 2016
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Terrance C. Cole Sworn in as Administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration

July 25, 2025
… to Enforcement – targeting traffickers, removing poison from the streets of this country, and protecting the … efforts and advancing DEA’s mission to protect communities from the deadly impact of illegal drugs. During his 22-year … and the Middle East. At the time of his retirement from federal service in 2020, Mr. Cole was serving as DEA’s …
July 25, 2025
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Mexican National Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Role in Conspiracy to Distribute Kilograms of Fentanyl and Cocaine and Launder Proceeds

April 06, 2025
… twice BOSTON – A Mexican national previously deported twice from the United States has been sentenced in federal court … of fentanyl and other narcotics via tractor trailer from the area of Ontario, Calif., to Massachusetts. Law … undercover officer delivered $202,090 drug money, received from coconspirators in Massachusetts, to Lopez Medina in …
April 06, 2025
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50,000 Fake Pills Seized in San Diego

June 28, 2022
… operation in San Diego on June 28, 2022.  Investigators from the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Narcotic Task … Department (SDPD) worked together to prevent the fake pills from being distributed.  Berenice Sanchez-Tapia, age 47, was … law enforcement agencies determined to prevent fake pills from making it to the streets of San Diego,” said DEA …
June 28, 2022
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Chula Vista Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl-Laced Pills that Caused Overdose Death of 20-Year-Old

March 29, 2022
… was caused by the fentanyl-laced pills that J.P. purchased from Mefford. Finally, Mefford admitted that he transported multi-pound level quantities of methamphetamine from San Diego to Kansas. Once in Kansas, Mefford … the methamphetamine to various individuals. Detectives from the Chula Vista Police Department’s Narcotics …
March 29, 2022