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Guilty Plea For Kingston Man: Distributed Fentanyl To Overdose Victim

… sold a quantity of fentanyl to “M.W.”, a 31-year old male from Atkinson, New Hampshire.  Because of a 911 call the … to a residence in Atkinson, where they found M.W. dead from a suspected drug overdose. In the immediate vicinity of … While we support access to treatment for those who suffer from addiction, those who distribute these deadly drugs need …
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Leader Of Multi-Million Dollar Heroin Trafficking Organization Sentenced To Prison

… they also seized over $372,000 in drug proceeds from a courier who testified at trial that he worked for … picking up tens of thousands of dollars at a time from wholesale heroin customers.  According to the charging … arguing that the 21 kilograms of heroin agents seized from Almonte-Baez was only a small portion of what his …
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Stratford Man Charged With Trafficking Meth And Heroin, Illegally Possessing Firearms

… and firearm possession offenses. This matter stems from an investigation headed by the DEA’s Bridgeport High … of a total of approximately 58 grams of methamphetamine from Leigh-James.  In August and September 2015, Fairfield … of a total of approximately 187 grams of methamphetamine from Leigh-James. October 5, 2015, Leigh-James was arrested …
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Maryland Man Admits Distributing Synthetic Drug That Caused Overdoses At Wesleyan University

… distribute, and to distribute, (“Molly”).  The charge stems from an investigation into the distribution of controlled … substance.  After obtaining bulk quantities of the drug from another student, Kramer sold it in smaller quantities … 2015, Kramer purchased approximately 45 grams of MDMA from this supplier.  He broke that quantity into 5 and …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Is Saturday April 30th

… Practitioner 571-362-9171 Twice-annual event takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. BOSTON - During the last and 10th … to clean out your medicine cabinet and make your home safe from drug theft and abuse." Drug overdoses are now the … injury-related death in the United States, eclipsing deaths from motor vehicle crashes or firearms.  The removal from …
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New Haven Man Pleads Guilty To Distributing Fentanyl-Laced Cocaine Involved In Overdose Death

… distribute, and distribution of, cocaine.  The charge stems from an ongoing statewide initiative targeting narcotics … Soloman purchased a quantity of the fentanyl-laced cocaine from his supplier, Frank Pina.  Soloman intended to, and … ensure that the lethal cocaine/fentanyl mixture was removed from circulation on the streets of New Haven.  Judge Shea …
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DEA And Partners Hold Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturday

… 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 cabinet.  “The diversion of …
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East Hartford Man Sentenced To 7 Years In Federal Prison For Distributing Heroin

… documents and statements made in court, this matter stems from a Drug Enforcement Administration Hartford Task Force … in cash.  On November 27, 2014, Tirado attempted to flee from Hartford Police officers who were investigating a … On May 13, 2015, one of Tirado’s associates traveled from Hartford to New York City where law enforcement …
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Tarrant And Parker County Men Receive Lengthy Federal Prison Sentences For Roles In Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

… case, since approximately May 2013, Favela received cocaine from various Mexico-based cocaine suppliers - usually … few weeks on consignment.  When Favela received cocaine from a courier, Favela would give that same courier, or … of cocaine. Typically, once Favela received cocaine from Mexico, he personally distributed it, often on …
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Drug Trafficker Sentenced To Serve 425 Months In Federal Prison On Conspiracy And Money Laundering Convictions

… after pleading guilty last year to felony offenses stemming from his role in that conspiracy. Jose Guerrero, a/k/a … in his safety deposit box in July 2015, $40,276 seized from a bank account in July 2015, a firearm, and a 2007 … that on February 22, 2013, he accepted $13,000 cash from co-defendant Ernest Olivarez, knowing that the money he …
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Chicago Area Pizzeria Owners Among Those Charged In Drug Conspiracy

… have also been arrested and charged including two men from Chicago, one man from California, and one man from Philadelphia. Two additional defendants are being …
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Two Waukegan Men Arrested In Connection With The Seizure Of Five Pounds Of Methamphetamine

… Ill - On Thursday, November 1, 2012, based on information from a reliable source that a large amount of … to be delivered to the Lake County, Illinois area, agents from the Drug Enforcement (DEA) along with the officers from Waukegan Police Department Gang Intelligence (GIU) …
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Paxton, Ill. Man Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison For Operating Extensive Cocaine Trafficking Network In Central Illinois

… evidence to establish that Ramirez led a drug organization, from 2011 to September 2012, that was responsible for the importation of more than 200 pounds of cocaine from Mexico destined for central Illinois, stretching from Paxton to Champaign, Decatur and Springfield.  Sixteen …
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Bridgeport Man Charged With Distributing Carfentanil

… law enforcement coordinated controlled purchases of heroin from Thelusma.  In both instances, an individual working for … a controlled purchase of three bundles (30 dose bags) from Thelusma in exchange for $200.  Thelusma directed the … deadly.  This investigation is ongoing.” “Those suffering from opioid addiction need access to treatment and …
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Norwalk Heroin, Crack Dealer Goes To Federal Prison After DEA Wiretap Investigation

… and for violating the conditions of his supervised release from a prior federal conviction. This matter stems from an investigation headed by the DEA’s Bridgeport High … 10 “sleeves” or “bricks” (1000 dosage units) of heroin from Kenneth Brickhouse, also known as “K.E.” On October 4, …
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Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Distribute Fentanyl

… cooperating with law enforcement officers and who traveled from New Hampshire to purchase fentanyl.  On some occasions, … at epidemic levels across New England and those suffering from opioid addiction need access to treatment and … trafficking organizations or individuals who are coming from out of state to distribute this poison in order to …
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Stamford Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Oxycodone Distribution Charge

… of conspiracy to distribute oxycodone. This matter stems from an investigation headed by the DEA’s Bridgeport High … Task Force conducted four controlled purchases of narcotics from Mendez.  A subsequent court-authorized wiretap … made a controlled purchase of 10 30mg oxycodone pills from Muriqi.  On October 26, 2016, investigators conducted a …
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New London Crack Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced

… release, for distributing crack cocaine. This matter stems from a long-term investigation headed by the DEA and … acquired kilogram quantities of cocaine and heroin from sources in New York and transported the drugs to … conducted several controlled purchases of crack and heroin from Stewart. On November 24, 2015, a federal grand jury in …
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New Hampshire Fentanyl Trafficker Pleads Guilty

… sold a quantity of fentanyl to “M.W.”, a 22-year old female from Kittery, Maine. Because of a 911 call the following … to M.W.’s residence in Kittery, where they found M.W. dead from a suspected drug overdose. In the immediate vicinity of … While we support access to treatment for those who suffer from addiction, those who distribute these deadly drugs need …
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New York Man Charged After Greenwich Overdose Sentenced To 16 Months In Federal Prison

… List advertisement for “dog food.”  The victim then drove from Greenwich to Brooklyn and purchased two (20 bags) of heroin from Hart for $185. Hart was arrested on a federal criminal … Hart has related drug charges pending in Brooklyn stemming from his selling heroin, in bags stamped “Emerald City,” to …
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Derry Man Pleads Guilty To Distributing Fentanyl

… Agent in Charge Michael J. Ferguson.  “Those suffering from fentanyl and heroin addiction need treatment and recovery, but those that distribute and profit from spreading this misery need to be held accountable.  … law enforcement community recognizes that those who suffer from addiction require treatment, those who profit from the …
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DEA Agents Arrest Four Men On Federal Charges Of Distributing Narcotics, Including Pills Manufactured With A Fentanyl Analogue

… allegedly imported a powerful synthetic opiate from China and produced their own pills that were then … methamphetamine, Xanax, hydrocodone pills and “ecstasy” - from a man who had just purchased the drugs from members of the drug trafficking organization. “Fentanyl …
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Two Leaders Of El Monte Street Gang Plead Guilty To Federal Racketeering Offenses

… El Monte Flores gang, an organization that takes direction from the Mexican Mafia prison gang and controls criminal … members committed crimes that included acts of (ranging from battery to murder), drug trafficking, robbery, … that he “regularly received extortionate ‘tax’ payments from individuals trafficking narcotics in the neighborhoods …
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DEA Continues Its Drug Abuse Prevention Efforts With Prescription Drug Take Back Day This Saturday

… Prescription Drug Take Back Day this Saturday, April 29, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time, at over 5,000 sites … 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 …
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DEA Brings In Record Amount Of Unused Prescription Drugs On National Prescription Take Back Day

…   In the Los Angeles area, local law enforcement agencies from Ventura, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, … that a majority of abused prescription drugs were obtained from family and friends, often from the home medicine cabinet.  The DEA’s Take Back Day …
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Four Bolivian Nationals, Including Retired Police General, Charged With Drug Trafficking

… of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 963 and 952(a). From 2007 to 2008, Defendant Rene Sanabria-Oropeza was the … Administration, with the assistance of special agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs …
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Acting Manhattan U.S. Attorney And DEA Announce Provisional Arrest In London Of Pakistani National For Drug-trafficking On A Massive Scale

… The United States plans to seek Hafeez’s extradition from the United Kingdom.   “The arrest of Muhammad Asif … around the world and into the United States. From Kenya and Mozambique to London and New York, Hafeez’s …
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DEA Releases 2017 National Drug Threat Assessment

… importance is the real time information we get every day from our partners. It has never been a more important time … has remained prevalent. Inbound seizures of methamphetamine from Mexico have increased every year since 2010, but … synthetic cannabinoids and cathinones, which are available from China and packaged into a variety of forms …
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Tampa Man And Woman Sentenced To Federal Prison For Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering

… to conduct financial transactions, with monies earned from drug trafficking; (2) knowingly conducting and … DTO shipped cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana from California to locations throughout the United States, … (HSI) agents seized approximately $120,000 in drug proceeds from Shank, at the Tampa International Airport. The money …
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DEA Holds Its Fifth Prescription Drug Take-Back Day September 29 As Public Participation Continues To Rise

… 2 ⅓ tons in the Orlando area, and 1 ton in South Florida from 149 collection sites. “Floridians responded … up and taking charge to prevent their medicine cabinets from becoming the source of dangerous prescription drugs … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine …