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Large Hexane Hash Oil Extraction Lab Seized in El Cajon

… Sandoval Divsersion.SAN@dea.gov Drums of Hexane Seized From Hexane Hash Oil Lab Drums of Hexane Seized From Hexane Hash Oil Lab Hexane Hash Oil Lab Hexane Hash Oil …
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Dentist and TOBAY Worker Charged in 136-Count Indictment for Opioid Prescription Scheme

… to sell opioid prescriptions during a four-year period from 2017 to 2021.  Dr. Jason DiBlasi, 49, with a home … of five and a half years in prison.   Marco Cotto, 52, from Farmingdale was also arraigned today before Judge … Between May 2021 and September 2021, investigators from the NCDA and DEA conducted dozens of interviews of …
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Leader of Fentanyl Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 30 Years

… Conspiracy Resulted in Several Overdose Deaths from Fentanyl Laced with Xylazine SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A … the conspiracy to distribute fentanyl in Greene County from Jan. 31, 2019, to May 18, 2020, and to one count of … transported at least 300 grams of fentanyl by vehicle from either St. Louis, Mo., or Chicago, Illinois, to …
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Bronx Man Admits Role in Distributing Heroin and Fentanyl, Causing Death of 15-Month-Old Child

… admitted distributing heroin and fentanyl into New Jersey from two drug mills in the Bronx, which resulted in the … him with one count of distributing heroin and fentanyl from a drug mill in the Bronx in December 2018. Capellan … or more of a mixture and substance containing fentanyl from a separate drug mill in the Bronx in February 2019. Six …
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Staten Island Man Sentenced for Distributing Heroin and Fentanyl

… Doe-1’s phone indicated that he had purchased narcotics from Charles the night before his death. On April 23, 2019, … Department of Justice, in 2019, nearly 71,000 people died from drug overdoses, making it a leading cause of …
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Queens pharmacist indicted for illegal distribution of oxycodone and filing false tax returns

… over $1 million in cash earnings, most of it generated from his oxycodone distribution scheme. More than a dozen … hundreds of thousands of dollars Russo allegedly pocketed from the charged scheme, but the resulting human misery in … and prosecute medical professionals who seek to profit from the opioid epidemic.” “Income earned from the sale of …
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Crisp County Residents Plead Guilty in Armed Meth Trafficking Case

… criminal pasts pleaded guilty to federal charges resulting from an armed drug trafficking investigation conducted by … use any resource necessary to remove these career criminals from our streets.”  “Repeat convicted felons who illegally … video surveillance, the GBI agent purchased methamphetamine from Black.   On Nov. 2, FBI, DEA and GBI agents met with …
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Dayton Men Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder of DEA Task Force Officer

… Jorge DelRio. While attempting to prevent federal agents from seizing approximately half-a-million dollars in … Jorge DelRio, who was working to keep our community safe from dangerous drug traffickers,” stated Daryl S. McCormick, … basement of the residence, immediately came under gunfire from the basement, and was struck and killed. As the …
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Member of Violent Gang Pleads Guilty to Racketeering and Drug Trafficking Offenses

… and hundreds of rounds of ammunition were allegedly seized from 11 of the defendants.     Lopes was identified by … cooperating witnesses as a member of Cameron Street. From 2019 through 2020, Lopes regularly received large …
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Bridgeport Drug Trafficker Sentenced to More Than 10 Years in Federal Prison

… made four controlled purchases of heroin and fentanyl from Frank Best.  The investigation, which included … to a Home Depot parking lot in San Diego and purchased from their suppliers 1.1 kilograms of fentanyl, cut with … conspirators arranged to purchase five kilograms of heroin from their Mexican suppliers.  On February 10, 2020, four …
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New Britain Man Sentenced to More Than 11 Years in Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl and Cocaine

… search of one package, which had been mailed from California, revealed approximately one kilogram of … had an associate who used a van to transport narcotics from California, or another location in the southwestern … 2022, investigators observed Ramos-Acevedo unloading items from the van in New Britain. On September 7, 2022, the …
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Dallas Attorney Charged in Narcotics Money Laundering Scheme

… launderers, who enable criminal organizations to profit from those who find themselves addicted to controlled … them on how to further violate the law and profit from the devastation of our nation’s opioid epidemic, lining … agent admitted. “I don’t care where the money comes from,” the attorney responded. The pair allegedly negotiated …
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Third major takedown of drug trafficking ring nets 14 arrests

… investigation_0.jpg Wrapped pistol and ammunition seized from a residence during the investigation_0.png SEATTLE - … successfully removed a number of violent drug traffickers from the streets of the Seattle-Tacoma area, and will enable … organized transnational groups with tentacles reaching from Mexico to Puget Sound.  They profit by pushing …
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Twelve People Charged Following Investigation of Drug Trafficking Ring

… has removed a large number of firearms and narcotics from the hands of violent drug traffickers operating … kilos of cocaine that defendant Arambula was bringing back from southern California. In all, law enforcement has seized … of firearms and toxic drugs such as fentanyl and cocaine from our communities.” The charges contained in the …
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Three Sentenced in International Controlled Substances and Prescription Drug Trafficking Operation

… that required a prescription. Bateman had been extradited from the United Kingdom to face charges. Chief Judge … and Soma. Bateman also received commission payments from Doshi. In or about May 2018, Bateman and Doshi began …
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California Man Sentenced to 13 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl and Cocaine to Connecticut

… search of one package, which had been mailed from California, revealed approximately one kilogram of … had an associate who used a van to transport narcotics from California, or another location in the southwestern … 2022, investigators observed Ramos-Acevedo unloading items from the van in New Britain. On September 7, 2022, the …
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Career Offender Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl Pills and Powder Days After Leaving Prison

… Ferrer chose to fan the flames by callously profiting from peddling lethal drugs in our communities,” said U.S. … illegal drugs off our streets and freeing our communities from the stranglehold of drug traffickers like him. There’s … in June 2019, eight days after his most recent release from the Adult Correctional Institutions. Ferrer had just …
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Violent Felon Sentenced to 11 Years for Armed Trafficking of Counterfeit Fentanyl Pills

… Sauer 9 mm semiautomatic handgun that was previously stolen from an Indiana State Police trooper. In an interview with … per day. At the time of the search, Cook was prohibited from possessing firearms due to his 2018 felony conviction … the U.S. Probation Office for 5 years following his release from federal prison. U.S. Attorney Myers thanked Assistant …
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Lead Defendant in Pill-Production conspiracy Sentenced to Federal Prison

… with Intent to Distribute. In 2020, investigators from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) … machines and kilogram quantities of chemical binding agents from several companies, some of which were located in … with our partner agencies to safeguard the American public from the manufacture and distribution of illicit drugs,” …
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Cocaine Supplier, Codefendant Sentenced to Federal Prison in Richmond County Narcotics Conspiracy

… Georgia and elsewhere safer by removing dangerous criminals from their neighborhoods.” “This operation is an outstanding … of the results of the collaborative law enforcement effort from local, state, and federal agencies,” said Acting U.S. … Estes. “We particularly commend the work of investigators from Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigations for …
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Year in Review: DEA Innovates to Fight Fentanyl

… a potentially deadly dose of fentanyl. This is an increase from 4 out of 10 pills in 2021 and 6 out of 10 pills in … lives lost.  Nearly 70% of these drug poisonings are from fentanyl. DEA has responded to this unprecedented … both. These Counter Threat Teams draw on the intelligence from our 334 offices around the world to map the cartels’ …
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Year in Review: DEA Innovates to Fight Fentanyl

… a potentially deadly dose of fentanyl. This is an increase from 4 out of 10 pills in 2021 and 6 out of 10 pills in … lives lost.  Nearly 70% of these drug poisonings are from fentanyl. DEA has responded to this unprecedented … both. These Counter Threat Teams draw on the intelligence from our 334 offices around the world to map the cartels’ …
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Year in Review: DEA Innovates to Fight Fentanyl

… a potentially deadly dose of fentanyl. This is an increase from 4 out of 10 pills in 2021 and 6 out of 10 pills in … lives lost.  Nearly 70% of these drug poisonings are from fentanyl.    DEA has responded to this unprecedented … both. These Counter Threat Teams draw on the intelligence from our 334 offices around the world to map the cartels’ …
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Year in Review: DEA Innovates to Fight Fentanyl

… a potentially deadly dose of fentanyl. This is an increase from 4 out of 10 pills in 2021 and 6 out of 10 pills in … lives lost.  Nearly 70% of these drug poisonings are from fentanyl.    DEA has responded to this unprecedented … both. These Counter Threat Teams draw on the intelligence from our 334 offices around the world to map the cartels’ …
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Former Alaska Advanced Nurse Practitioner Sentenced to 30 Years for Illegally Prescribing Millions of Opioids Causing Five Deaths

… included pharmacists who refused to fill prescriptions from Spayd, law enforcement agents and officers who … deaths, Spayd’s employees, individuals who received pills from Spayd, medical experts, every Medical Examiner in … Many of her patients were vulnerable and suffering from chronic pain, addiction, and mental illness, yet Spayd …
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Ft. Worth Oncologist Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison in Pill Mill Conspiracy

… take advantage of individuals, especially ones who suffer from addiction.” According to evidence presented at three … used a network of recruiters to enlist individuals from the community and local homeless shelters to pose as … to $200 cash, to obtain controlled substance prescriptions from Dr. Capistrano and Dr. Noel.  The recruiters – who paid …
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DEA Announces Results of Enforcement Surge to Reduce the Fentanyl Supply Across Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin

… 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 … the operations of these cartels, remove deadly fentanyl from our communities, and save Americans’ lives.” “For the …
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Albuquerque career criminal sentenced to life imprisonment for heroin distribution resulting in death of Cameron Weiss

… Midland - (432) 686-4085 La Cueva High School student died from overdose in 2011 after becoming addicted to opioids … be contacted through go-betweens. After he was released from jail on Aug. 7, 2011, Mr. Weiss contacted a go-between, who purchased heroin from Moya and delivered it to Mr. Weiss. The following day, …
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Federal Jury Convicts Anchorage Man on Murder and Drug Charges

… multiple kilograms of heroin and methamphetamine to be sent from California to Alaska via the U.S. Postal Service to … mail, while other co-conspirators arranged for shipments from California. The enterprise also laundered hundreds of … institutions, wire transfers, and bulk cash smuggling from Alaska to other parts of the country. In April 2019, …
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Bridgeport Gang Member Sentenced to 40 Years for Murder, Role in Courthouse Shooting and Other Violence

… against rival gang members, robbed drug dealers, stole cars from inside and outside Connecticut and used them to commit … tampered with witnesses who might testify against them.  From approximately 2017 until August 2020, O.N.E. members …