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Armed Fentanyl Trafficker Sentenced to Life in Prison for Causing Fatal Overdose

… his stepchildren were asleep a few feet away. Detectives from the Pasco Sheriff’s Office learned that a dealer named … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Convicted Felon Sentenced to More than Five Years in Federal Prison for Selling a Firearm

… Because of his prior felony convictions, Nix is prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition under federal law. … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Clearwater Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Methamphetamine

… agents in Tampa, partnering with law enforcement officers from the Clearwater Police Department (CPD), initiated an … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Multi-Kilogram Cocaine Importer Sentenced to More Than Five Years in Federal Prison

… 17, 2020, Torres-Velez arranged to have a package sent from Puerto Rico to an address in Orlando where he attempted … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Sumter County Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking and Firearm Offenses

… firearm. Kies, a 17-time convicted felon, is prohibited from possessing a firearm or ammunition under federal law. … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Convicted Felon Sentenced to More Than 8 Years in Federal Prison for Firearm and Cocaine Distribution Offenses

… County, Boston tossed a cigarette box containing cocaine from the window of the car he was driving. A nearby deputy … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Tampa Man Arrested on Fifteen-Count Indictment For Firearm and Narcotics Offenses

… to proceeds of the offense. According to the indictment, from August 10, 2021, through March 6, 2022, Carmona … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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DEA warns of alarming increase of scam calls

… and members of the public to be cautious of telephone calls from criminals posing as DEA or other law enforcement … violation of federal law. Anyone receiving a telephone call from a person purporting to be a DEA special agent or other … should refuse the demand and report the threat using the online form or by calling 877-792-2873. Reporting scam calls …
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Multi-Kilogram Drug Trafficker Convicted at Trial, After Spending More than Four Years on the Lam

… shipment of kilogram quantities of cocaine and marijuana from Arizona to Florida, hidden among innocuous items such … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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South Florida Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Dealer Sentenced to Over 31 Years in Federal Prison

… kilograms of fentanyl and methamphetamine via FedEx and UPS from California.  The parcels were shipped to the addresses … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Ecuadorian and Columbian Nationals Found Guilty of Smuggling Over 400 Kilograms of Cocaine in the Eastern Pacific Ocean

… motorboat in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, about 100 miles from the nearest point of land.  The vessel was suspected of … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty to Federal Firearm and Cocaine Distribution Charges

… County, Boston tossed a cigarette box containing cocaine from the window of the car he was driving. A nearby deputy … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Armed Fentanyl Trafficker Sentenced to More Than 20 Years in Federal Prison

… of a mixture containing fentanyl, cocaine, and a scale from a backpack that also contained a loaded firearm, as … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at  Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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DEA Hosts 25th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event offers an easy, no-cost … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Federal Court Orders Clinic to Close, Physician and Clinic Owners to Pay $600,000 for Alleged Unlawful Opioid Distribution

… Ferguson, managed the clinic’s operations and profited from the unlawful prescribing while ignoring obvious signs … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Leader of Mexico’s United Cartels Extradited to U.S.

… federal court in Miami, Florida today after his extradition from Guatemala.  A South Florida grand jury returned an … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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DEA Strike Force Arrests New York Drug Distributor In Undercover Investigation On The Dark Web

… dark web that enables criminal activity and drug addiction. Online illicit marketplaces challenge law enforcement, but … and distributed controlled substances over the Internet via online marketplaces.  Rodriguez shipped various counterfeit …
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Leader of Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 23 Years in Federal Prison

… Fajardo-Albarran received large amounts of methamphetamine from sources in Mexico, Texas, and Georgia. He then … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Steinhatchee Man Indicted for Methamphetamine Trafficking

… Newman faces up to 20 years in prison. This case resulted from an investigation by the Drug Enforcement … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Kilogram Cocaine Trafficker Convicted at Trial

… another person. After Sierra left the location, deputies from the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office pulled him over for … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison

… Administration Orlando District Office, with assistance from the Florida Highway Patrol and the Winter Park Police … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Palm Bay Man Sentenced to Six Years for Distributing Fentanyl

… was working with law enforcement. Spady sold the fentanyl from inside his vehicle while parked at a thrift store. On … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Ten-Time Convicted Felon Who Trafficked Fentanyl Causing Deaths Sentenced to Over 15 Years in Federal Prison

… the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office with assistance from the Hillsborough County Medical Examiner’s Office. It … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Man Admits Laundering Money for Drug Dealers in St. Louis

… in Real Estate, Vehicles, Other Assets ST. LOUIS – A man from Lake St. Louis, Missouri, on Monday admitted laundering … for the trip but didn’t tell them he shared the profits from drug sales. Hayes made three to four additional trips … assets worth about $2.6 million by using drug profits to buy real estate, vehicles and other assets and using his …
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Missouri man sentenced for distributing heroin resulting in death

… R.K.’s cell phone and noticed a thread of text messages from August 3, 2016, wherein R.K. and “Heather” discussed … into custody. Officers seized two small bags of heroin from Miller. Natoli admitted he would accompany Miller to … Natoli stated that he provided the money up front to buy the heroin and then drove Miller around to sell it. …
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Leader of the Rodriguez Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 10 years for Drug Conspiracy and Money Laundering

… that distributed fentanyl in and around Oneida County from May 2020 to October 2021.  On September 20, 2021, the … back to Utica and recovered three kilograms of fentanyl from a speaker inside of Ares’ rental car.  During the … cash obtained from drug trafficking to a straw purchaser to buy cars, including a BMW. Ivan Rodriguez, Jr. will be …
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Federal Jury Convicts St. Louis County Man of Dealing Fatal Dose of Heroin and Fentanyl

… on Aug. 15 and 16 of 2018 in which the victim arranged to buy opiates from Kinney. Kinney sold heroin and fentanyl to the victim … him dead at about 8 p.m., 30 minutes after she’d last heard from him. An autopsy and toxicology results showed that the …
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Tenderloin Drug Dealer Sentenced to 46 Months for Fentanyl Sales

… with an undercover law enforcement officer posing as a drug buyer.  Melendez arranged through the messages to sell … in the rural north of California (population: 12,541) died from fentanyl overdoses in a single weekend in August 2021.  … and said that he would drive to meet and buy fentanyl from Melendez in the San Francisco Bay Area and then return …
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Three Convicted in $500,000 Mexican Cartel Weapon Scheme

… money laundering. Co-conspirators Manuel Perez-Ortiz, 40, from Mexico, and Arturo Mata Jr., 55, also of Rio Bravo, … Ramos and Mata assisted in driving Perez-Ortiz to and from the meetings to discuss the sale of weapons. Mata also … the sale of a ranch in Mexico and they were planning to buy land in Laredo to build a home. Perez-Ortiz later …
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Illinois Ice Meth Dealer Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison

… District of Illinois announced that Thomas A. Wright, 44, from Pekin, Illinois, was sentenced on Feb. 22, 2022, to 25 … that Wright worked with associates to pool money to buy larger quantities of methamphetamine and would … will continue so that we can keep our communities safe from the top drug dealers who peddle this potent substance.” …