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24 Arrested In Crystal City Area-Based Cocaine Distribution Operation

… for the drug conspiracy charge. The indictment alleges that from February 2014 to September 2014, the defendants … Charge Joseph M. Arabit. These charges and arrests resulted from an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task (OCDETF) … and Homeland Security Investigations with assistance from the United States Border Patrol; Federal Bureau of …
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Major Cocaine Trafficking Network Impacting Colorado And The Mountain West United States Dismantled

… is comprised of Special Agents and Task Force Officers from DEA, FBI, HSI, IRS-CID, Aurora Police Department, … identified an interstate drug smuggling line moving cocaine from California through Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Wyoming, and … $150,000 in drug proceeds believed to have originated from Colorado. On September 14, 2012, the Colorado …
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Fifteen Alleged Members Of The “Detroit Boyz” Charged In New Jersey And Pennsylvania Drug Distribution Conspiracy

… nine defendants. According to the Complaint unsealed today: From March 2010 through June 10, 2011, the defendants … engaged in a drug distribution conspiracy to profit from the distribution of controlled substances - chiefly …
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Two Shreveport Business Owners/Operators Forfeit $1.3 Million For Assisting Drug Traffickers In Money Laundering/Wire Fraud Scheme

… or represented that they derived, significant income from the distribution of illegal drugs.  The defendants knowingly accepted cash proceeds from drug dealers, allowed vehicle purchases in the names of … Office, to facilitate the release of vehicles seized from drug dealers.  In 2009 and 2010, the FBI conducted …
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Three Men Sentenced To A Total Of Over 31 Years For Distributing Methamphetamine

… purchases of approximately one ounce of methamphetamine from the defendant, George Robert. These three controlled … followed by three years supervised release. Agents from the DEA and the Springdale Police Department began an … purchased approximately five ounces of methamphetamine from Galvan in three controlled transactions. On January 22, …
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Curious Goods LLC Coconspirators Sentenced For Synthetic Marijuana Sales Scheme

… ordered to forfeit $859,989 in illegal proceeds derived from the scheme, as well as two cars and a speed boat. Also … I controlled dangerous substances under federal law. From March 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011, Curious Goods …
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DEA-NJ And NYPD Recover 270 Pounds Of Fentanyl, Heroin And Cocaine With A Street Value Of Over $30 Million

… a total of 64 kilograms of pure (over 140 pounds) - from a residential building at 85-15 120th Street in Kew … 25 kilograms of fentanyl and (55 pounds) were recovered from a vehicle in the Bronx. Over the past week, the NYPD … to the removal of 270 pounds of lethal narcotics from the black market.” “The NYPD has been successful in …
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Multiple Arrests For Federal Drug Conspiracy And Firearms Charges Announced

… charges. The Greater Racine Task Force includes personnel from the FBI, Racine Police Department, Racine County … Team on June 24, 2011. Police seized a (2.2 lbs) of cocaine from their car. The investigation is part of an ongoing, … this year after law enforcement received information from confidential sources of a cocaine distribution …
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Maryland Man Who Distributed Synthetic Drug That Caused Overdoses At Wesleyan University Is Sentenced

… of the Wesleyan campus.  Lonergan regularly sold Molly from his dorm room, charging approximately $20 per .1 gram, … 2014, Kramer began purchasing what he believed to be Molly from Lonergan and distributed it to students at Wesleyan.  … 2015, Kramer purchased approximately 45 grams of MDMA from Lonergan.  Kramer broke that quantity into five and …
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Three New Haven Men Charged With Distributing Drugs Involved In Wave Of Overdoses

… against three New Haven residents.  The charges stem from an ongoing statewide initiative targeting narcotics … said Special Agent in Charge Ferguson.  “Those suffering from the disease of fentanyl and heroin addiction need … and the Criminal Intelligence Unit worked flat out from Thursday afternoon through this weekend to save New …
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Tufts Medical Center & Local Pharmacy Chain Settle Alleged Violations Of Controlled Substances Act

… regulations and to avoid diversion of controlled substances from medical offices.  On September 2, 2016, the U.S. … and are extremely addictive, without a valid prescription from a physician,” said DEA SAC Ferguson. “This settlement … in eastern Massachusetts.  According to the settlement, from January 2012 to January 2016, Eaton Apothecary in …
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Former Wesleyan Student Who Distributed Synthetic Drugs That Caused Overdoses Sentenced To Prison

… of the Wesleyan campus.  Lonergan regularly sold Molly from his dorm room, charging approximately $20 per .1 gram, … 2014, Kramer began purchasing what he believed to be Molly from Lonergan and distributed it to students at Wesleyan.  … 2015, Kramer purchased approximately 45 grams of MDMA from Lonergan.  Kramer broke that quantity into 5 and …
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Three Bristol-Based Drug Traffickers Plead Guilty

… under advisement until sentencing, set for Jan. 31, 2017.  From 2014 to 2016, Lopez imported at least 50 to100 kilograms of cocaine from Puerto Rico to Massachusetts and distributed it in New …
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25 Charged In Drug Trafficking Organization

… off shotgun and several handguns) In March 2015, agents from the Drug Enforcement (DEA) learned of a drug conspiracy … Cazares-Garcia received large quantities of methamphetamine from sources in Mexico that were delivered to Indianapolis … also responsible for obtaining large quantities of heroin from local suppliers and redistributing the drug through …
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Federal Jury Convicts Brothers In Synthetic Drug Distribution Conspiracy

… convicted two brothers on multiple felony offenses stemming from their operation of a dangerous, designer synthetic drug … by a federal grand jury in July 2014.  The charges stem from the Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) Project … that requires the defendants to forfeit their proceeds from the offenses as well as vehicles, a residence on …
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Banamex USA Agrees To Forfeit $97 Million In Connection With Bank Secrecy Act Violations

… in the NPA and the accompanying statement of facts, from at least 2007 until at least 2012, BUSA processed more … of those actions, two executives were fined and prohibited from working at financial institutions in the future, one was fined, and one was prohibited from working at financial institutions in the future. As …
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33 Indicted In Mid-State Drug Conspiracy Involving Oxycodone And Other Pharmaceuticals Upper Cumberland Region Was Target Of Investigation

… at an early afternoon press conference were representatives from the U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA), the U.S. Postal … involving pharmaceuticals that were illegally diverted from legitimate channels of distribution, such as pharmacies … traveling to other states to obtain controlled substances from co‑conspirators who had acquired them illegally; and …
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Final Defendant Sentenced In International Money Laundering Investigation

… for his part in a conspiracy that laundered drug proceeds from Mexico, Australia, England, Spain, the Dominican … Yates.  “These defendants, most of whom were extradited from Columbia, were responsible for laundering tens of … of Pablo Escobar. Most of the defendants were extradited from Colombia to face federal charges, and two were …
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West Los Angeles Pharmacy Owners Found Guilty In National Illegal Prescription Drug Trafficking Scheme

… had been filled in the names of identity theft victims. From June 2012 through December 2014, the pharmacy ordered … guilty of illegally importing anabolic steroids purchased from a wholesale drug distributor located in Hubei, China.  …
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Leader Of Synthetic Drugs Distribution Ring Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison

… and misbranded labels to smuggle the chemical analogues from China.     As part of the scheme, Libbert incorporated … rounds of ammunition, all of which Libbert was prohibited from possessing as a result of three prior felony … pleaded guilty to one count of money laundering stemming from his purchase of real estate in Ohio using drug …
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Owner Of Nine Marijuana Stores In Orange And Los Angeles Counties Pleads Guilty To Drug Trafficking And Tax Evasion Charges

… who has two prior felony drug-trafficking convictions from state court,  admitted that he directed the managers of … stores to shred records as part of his effort to conceal from tax authorities income earned from the sale of marijuana. Accordingly, it was routine for …
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Thirteen Indicted For Airdropping Multi-Hundred Kilogram Quantities Of Cocaine In The Caribbean Sea And For Money Laundering Offenses

… they engaged in a narcotics trafficking conspiracy spanning from Colombia and Venezuela to the British Virgin Islands … by airplane multi-hundred kilogram loads of cocaine from Apure, Venezuela, to the British Virgin Islands, where … then used fast boats to retrieve the cocaine from the Caribbean Sea, with the intent that the cocaine …
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Final Defendant In Rhode Island’s Largest Cocaine Bust Ever Pleads Guilty In Federal Court

… developed information about the trafficking of cocaine from outside Rhode Island into the state, which led … Island State Police commented, “I want to praise detectives from the state police, all of the federal agents and members … DEA task force, including local law enforcement officers from several communities, who worked tirelessly on this …
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South Carolina Native Sentenced To 180 Months For Leadership Role In A-PVP Trafficking And International Money Laundering Conspiracies

… South Carolina. A-PVP is a synthetic drug primarily ordered from China, which is commonly referred to on the street as … of Hendersonville, N.C., became involved in obtaining a-PVP from China and redistributing it for profit as early as … for the company to ship to him to avoid detection from law enforcement.  He requested the supplier send the …
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Nine Brockton Men Face Narcotics And Weapons Charges

… brought together law enforcement professionals from local, state and federal agencies to remove drug dealers from the streets of Brockton,” said Plymouth County District … agencies, HSI can remove more hardcore criminals from our streets, making our communities safer for …
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Staten Island Physician’s Assistant Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court To Massive Oxycodone Distribution Conspiracy

… to diagnose and treat illnesses and prescribe medications. From at least 2012 until his arrest, Marchetta was employed … in order to receive medically unnecessary prescriptions from Marchetta. On a number of occasions, Marchetta wrote a …
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Law Enforcement Joins Forces In Coordinated Effort Against Drug Trafficking Cartel Members And AssociatesFederal, State, And Local Law Enforcement Officials United To Seize Loaded Guns And Drugs On The Upper West Side Of Manhattan

… Task Force; which is comprised of agents and officers from the DEA, New York Police Department, New York State Police with assistance from Investigators from the New York City Office of the Special Narcotics …
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Owners And Employees Of Local Pain Clinic Indicted For Illegal Prescription Drug Distribution

… Management Clinic  in Tucson, Arizona.  The charges arise from a 21-month investigation against two nurse … illegal medical practices and prevent controlled substances from being diverted into the wrong hands and endangering the … Adam A. Rosales, Staff Member All defendants were arrested from September 16, 2013 through September 25, 2013 and …
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DEA’s Eighth Statewide Prescription Drug Take Back Day Results In Another Big Haul More Than 12,000 Pounds Of Prescription And Over-the-counter Medicine Collected

… have removed an excess of 70,800 (35 tons) of medications from circulation.   The one-day DEA nationwide campaign was held on April 26, 2014 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and provided Arizonans the ability to … huge success that cleaned out more than six tons of pills from Arizonan’s medicine cabinets, a crucial step toward …
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DEA Releases 2017 National Drug Threat Assessment Report

… 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 …