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Norwalk Man Sentenced To Nine Years In Prison For Selling Drugs, Violating Supervised Release

March 28, 2013
… and for violating the conditions of his supervised release from a prior narcotics conviction. According to court … release, for distributing crack cocaine.  He was released from federal prison in October 2007 and began serving his … pull over Underhill’s vehicle.  Underhill accelerated away from police, subsequently crashed his vehicle into the rear …
March 28, 2013
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California Drug Trafficker Sentenced To 18 Years For Distributing Meth In New England

May 29, 2015
… to launder money, and three counts of money laundering.  From January 2010 through January 2012, Castilleja, who was … Mass.  Specifically, Castilleja obtained methamphetamine from a California-based supplier and worked with his son to …
May 29, 2015
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New Hampshire Woman Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Distribute Oxycodone

June 05, 2015
… regularly ordered significant quantities of oxycodone pills from two members of the conspiracy, Samuel Garcia and … individual. The intercepted telephone calls show that from June 18, 2014 through August 27, 2014, on multiple … other individual ordered in excess of 2,000 oxycodone pills from the Samuel Garcia and Jennifer Nunez. Mailhot admitted …
June 05, 2015
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Second Marijuana Grow Robber Sentenced To Long Prison Term

June 06, 2014
… SEATTLE - Ferdinand Clay, who was shot while fleeing from the robbery of a marijuana distributor was sentenced on … dealer Jason Loken.  The two men stole guns, and marijuana from Loken who had been restrained but was able to free … Clay was shot in the face, neck and hip but recovered from his wounds.  U.S. District Judge Robert S. Lasnik also …
June 06, 2014
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Twin Falls Woman Pleads Guilty To Controlled Substance Delivery

January 14, 2015
… substances were prescription medications diverted from the pharmacy where Federer worked.  Sentencing is set … and sold bottles of controlled substance prescriptions from the pharmacy stock to another individual without a … committed a similar diversion of controlled substances from her employer pharmacy by placing in her glove box three …
January 14, 2015
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Former Mexican Mayor Gets 21 Years In Prison For Drug Trafficking

March 10, 2016
… selling cocaine and laundering the illegal proceeds gained from these crimes,” said DEA Special Agent in Charge Doug … never relent in our mission to protect the American people from the scourge of drug trafficking and abuse, and bring … States court rooms.”  According to the details of the case, from 2003-2007, the (who was then living in Tucson) was the …
March 10, 2016
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Owner Of Several Clean And Sober Residential Facilities Arrested For Drug Trafficking

February 11, 2016
… drugs, including methamphetamine, heroin, and marijuana, from Rehberg.  Rehberg is prohibited from possessing firearms due to prior felony convictions as well as an active protection order from a domestic partner. The federal charges will be filed …
February 11, 2016
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Anchorage Woman Sentenced To Eight Years In Prison For Participation In Heroin Trafficking Conspiracy

November 07, 2016
… five years of supervised release following her release from custody.  On June 29, 2016, Rangel pleaded guilty to … southern California. Rangel then enlisted a number of women from Alaska and Florida to retrieve heroin from her source of supply and carry it to Anchorage via …
November 07, 2016
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Delaware County Man Sentenced For Methamphetamine And Firearms Charges

August 04, 2015
… announced today that a man who imported pseudoephedrine from Canada to Iowa in order to manufacture methamphetamine … than 12 years in federal prison. Roger Hettinger, age 42, from Manchester, Iowa, received the prison term after … admitted he, along with others, obtained pseudoephedrine from local sources and from Canada to use in manufacturing …
August 04, 2015
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Former Police Officer Sentenced For Role In Steroid Distribution Case

January 29, 2013
… and throughout the United States, acquiring steroids from foreign suppliers and then selling the steroids to his … to their own customers.  McIntyre bought the steroids from Gidelson for his own use and to distribute to others.  … discussed with Gidelson the acquisition of steroids from Gidelson’s suppliers; the acquisition from Gidelson of …
January 29, 2013
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DEA To Conduct Pharmacy Diversion Awareness Conference In Wilmington To Address The Diversion Of Prescription Opioids And Link To Heroin Abuse

March 15, 2016
… opioids, is a growing problem.  This diversion stems from various sources.  In addition to pharmacy robberies and … doctor shoppers, or illegitimate prescriptions from rogue practitioners.  The PDAC is designed to assist … a key component of the DEA’s mission to protect the public from the scourge of illegal drugs.”  The PDAC is a free …
March 15, 2016
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Fourth Man Sentenced In Twin Falls Oxycodone Trafficking Ring

March 28, 2011
… three years of supervised release following their release from prison. Judge Lodge also ordered the men to forfeit … oxycodone and distributing oxycodone in the Twin Falls area from March 2009 to March 2010. According to court documents, … eight months involved undercover purchases of oxycodone from the defendants. The defendants traveled to the Salt …
March 28, 2011
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Mt. Vernon Man Pleads Guilty In Methamphetamine Case

February 11, 2011
… a controlled (methamphetamine), The violation took place from on or about September, 2007, through October, 2010, in … 12, 2011. At his plea, Shafer admitted to the court that from September 2007 through October 2010, he would purchase or obtain pseudoephedrine pills from others for use in manufacturing methamphetamine. …
February 11, 2011
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Thurston County Man Who Shipped Meth And Heroin To Alaska Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison

December 03, 2012
… on October 14, 2011, when he returned to Washington State from Alaska.  Grimes had attempted to retrieve packages of drugs from the post office in Soldotna, Alaska and then eluded law … his arrest, they found a large quantity of stolen goods -- from tools to watches to jewelry, most likely payment for …
December 03, 2012
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Is Saturday

April 25, 2016
… Akilah Johnson 571-387-5018 Twice-annual event takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 30 SAN FRANCISCO - After … injury-related death in the United States, eclipsing deaths from motor vehicle crashes or firearms.  The removal from homes of unwanted prescription pills that can be …
April 25, 2016
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10 Tons Of Medication Collected On Take Back Day

November 02, 2016
… than 3,500 tons) of prescription drugs have been removed from medicine cabinets, kitchen drawers, and nightstands by … prescription painkillers, say they obtained those drugs from friends and family, including from a home medicine cabinet, according to the National …
November 02, 2016
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San Francisco-Based Drug Trafficker Sentenced To Over 13 Years In Prison

March 31, 2017
… March 1, 2012, Keese distributed methamphetamine and PCP from San Francisco to Sacramento and to the East Coast. … agents regarding a means to move his drug proceeds from the East Coast to California. He indicated that he needed a method by which he could move $150,000 per week from Philadelphia to California. On May 11, 2011, Keese …
March 31, 2017
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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 at more than 150 sites around Northern … 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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Case Update: Central Valley Marijuana Traffickers

March 25, 2014
… 571-387-5018 FRESNO, Calif.) - Marijuana cultivators from Fresno and Stanislaus Counties entered guilty pleas … grow site, agents also found a firearm and saw that water from the San Joaquin River had been diverted to irrigate the … 2, 2014.    The case was investigated by federal agents from the DEA and Stanislaus Drug Enforcement Agency, a …
March 25, 2014
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Three Plead Guilty To Charges Related To Methamphetamine Trafficking In Kern County

October 14, 2014
… distribute approximately 3.5 kilograms of methamphetamine. From September 1, 2013, to October 22, 2013, they used a … Juan Angel Lopez, 32, of Bakersfield, admitted that from March 1, 2014, to July 10, 2014, he knowingly and …
October 14, 2014
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Bakersfield Man Charged With Manufacturing Hashish Oil In His Home

July 17, 2015
… in the form of hashish oil. According to court documents, from approximately January 2014 to April 2015, Davison … a local Bakersfield business, Davison grew marijuana plants from which he manufactured some of the hashish oil that he … Department, the Kern County Sherriff’s Office and personnel from the DEA’s Western Regional Lab. Assistant United States …
July 17, 2015
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Fifth National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Results In Another Big Haul

October 04, 2012
… 23,329 (more than 12 tons) of prescription medications from members of the public. When added to the collections in Northern and Central California from DEA’s previous four Take-Back events, nearly 100,000 … pounds of prescription medications have been removed from circulation. A total of 488,395 (244 tons) was …
October 04, 2012
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DEA Announces Results of Enforcement Surge to Reduce the Fentanyl Supply Across the United States

September 28, 2022
… (571) 776-3409 36 Million Lethal Doses of Fentanyl Removed from Communities between May and September NEWARK, N.J. – … 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 28, 2022
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Multiple white supremacist gang members among 54 defendants charged in RICO indictment

February 12, 2019
… and a determined goal of making our communities safer from gang violence and drug trafficking. This effort, as … “We are committed to helping our communities remain free from these types of crimes using every resource available, … office’s commitment to removing violent, repeat offenders from the streets.”   The case, named “To The Dirt,” which is …
February 12, 2019
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Sky Global Executive and Associate Indicted for Providing Encrypted Communication Devices to Help International Drug Traffickers Avoid Law Enforcement

March 12, 2021
… are specifically designed to prevent law enforcement from actively monitoring the communications between members … criminal organizations and protecting these organizations from law enforcement. According to the indictment, Sky … allowed for Sky Global to claim plausible deniability from the activities of their clients that they knew or had …
March 12, 2021
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23 Individuals Charged With Trafficking Counterfeit Prescription Pills

October 31, 2022
… that Mora, Bello and Bryson obtained their drug supply from other sources at times and that Mora and Bryson had … pills containing controlled substances were also seized from inside a furniture hide. "Since taking office 10 months … Last year we lost over 2000 lives. Loved ones taken, stolen from us. And to be clear – counterfeit prescription pills …
October 31, 2022
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MS-13 Leader Sentenced to Life in Federal Prison for Racketeering Conspiracy and Conspiring to Commit Multiple Murders

April 01, 2022
… these violent gang members to keep our communities safe from the violence perpetrated by MS-13,” said U.S. Attorney … for their crimes and to eliminate MS-13's violence from our communities.” “Any time we can get a notorious gang … gang composed primarily of immigrants or descendants from El Salvador. Branches or “cliques” of MS-13, one of the …
April 01, 2022
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Key Member of Drug Distribution Ring Linked to Aryan Prison Gangs Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison

March 03, 2025
… along with more than $81,000 in cash proceeds from drug trafficking. Slocumb was a key partner for the … drugs but acting as an enforcer—he took direction from Gill in picking up guns following a trip to get drugs from the stash house, and on another occasion, he conspired …
March 03, 2025
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Leader of Sophisticated Sinaloa Cartel Money Laundering Organization Sentenced to 120 Months

May 20, 2024
… Ramirez was one of 12 people indicted on charges ranging from money laundering, narcotics trafficking, and extortion … 2020 the FBI conducted surveillance on a bulk cash delivery from Idsel Valenzuela and Sugey Caro Salazar in Chicago.  … targeted, resulting in the seizure of more than $1 million from U.S.-based bank accounts. Agents also conducted …
May 20, 2024
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Cartel transportation head sentenced to federal prison

May 16, 2019
… can feel safer.”    “Montemayor came to the United States from Mexico and used his skills, hard work, and the … in this country to build a successful trucking company from the ground up,” said U.S. Attorney Byung J. “BJay” … Texas, that specialized in moving goods across the border from Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, and then into and across the …
May 16, 2019