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Man Sentenced Federal Prison For Role In Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… imposed the sentence today in Trenton federal court. From June 2014 through November 2014, Madrid conspired with … to distribute four kilograms of heroin that were recovered from a hidden compartment in Zamora’s vehicle. Another …
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Buffalo Man Pleads Guilty To Cocaine Conspiracy

… 12, 2013, the defendant shipped kilogram bricks of cocaine from Houston, Texas to Buffalo, NY for distribution. … including Beverly Fields, would then package cash proceeds from the cocaine distribution and ship the currency from the Buffalo area to the defendant in Houston. The …
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Kentucky Woman Sentenced To 27 Years Federal Prison For Illegally Providing Rx Drugs

… District of Kentucky consists of 67 counties stretching from southern Kentucky to the Ohio border. According to … a 19 year-old woman received a quantity of Oxycodone pills from 48-year-old Judy McIntosh, consumed the pills, and … medical examiner’s report confirmed the cause of death was from an Oxycodone overdose. Information at the sentencing …
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Aryan Brotherhood Of Texas Members/Associates Convicted In Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy

… distribution conspiracy that operated in north Texas from approximately January 2014 to April 2016.  In addition, … and the role of each in the conspiracy.  Text messages from some defendants’ phones, and recordings of phone calls from jail were introduced that detailed their …
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Lubbock Man Sentenced To 121 Months For Role In Methamphetamine, Cocaine And Marijuana Distribution Conspiracy

… and charged with similar federal offenses, stemming from their respective roles in a drug distribution … was observed traveling in a 2009 black Dodge Pickup, from Big Spring, Texas.  The vehicle arrived at a residence … A laboratory analysis was done on the substance seized from Gonzales. The substance weighed 174.2 grams with 92.0% …
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DEA And Local Law Enforcement Partners Take Back Unwanted Prescription Drugs October 28

… Tulsa - (918) 459-9600 DALLAS - This Saturday, October 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time the DEA and its local law … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. DEA launched its …
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Smith County Man Sentenced For Importing Anabolic Steroids

… Heartfield.  According to information presented in court, from 2014 to 2016, Godsey and Joseph Shay Burton, 39, also … of Tyler, purchased anabolic steroids through the internet from suppliers located in China.  The steroids were shipped … to the United States where Godsey and Burton converted them from powder to liquid dosage units in the kitchen and garage …
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Two Weslaco Residents Arrested For Trafficking Marijuana

… arranged for the purchase of marijuana and transportation from the United States-Mexico border to regional … compartments in recreational camping vehicles. Proceeds from the sale and transportation of this marijuana were … a money judgment for nearly $12 million, alleged proceeds from the criminal activity. The case is being investigated …
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Attempted Crystal Meth Distribution Results In Significant Sentences

… involvement in the distribution of crystal methamphetamine from McAllen to Houston, announced Javier Peña, Special … also face deportation proceedings following his release from prison.   On Jan. 17, 2013, Cendejas-Renteria met with … negotiated the transportation of crystal methamphetamine from McAllen to Houston. On Feb. 1, 2013, Cendejas-Renteria …
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Zeta Commander “Taliban” Facing Trial In The U.S.

… in Laredo on Nov. 21, 2013. The charges against him stem from a Feb. 17, 2010, superseding indictment charging the … have also been convicted in separate indictments resulting from the same investigation. The indictment was a result of … and the Laredo Police Department with assistance from Homeland Security Investigations, FBI, Bureau of …
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Stash House Operator Sentenced To More Than 10 Years In Federal Prison

… a taxi cab after it made entry into the United States from Mexico to the residence of Saucedo-Mata in Pharr. After … release after his incarceration. A legal resident alien from Mexico, Saucedo-Mata is expected to face deportation … and the Texas Department of Public Safety with assistance from the City of Pharr Police Department. Assistant United …
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Multimillion Dollar Cocaine Conspiracy Results In Significant Sentence

… worked transported more than 200 kilograms of cocaine from 2010 to 2011, much of which was intercepted by authorities en route to Dallas from Nuevo Laredo. The organization also attempted to transport more than $1.4 million in cash from Atlanta, Ga., to Nuevo Laredo.  Gomez-Ramirez will …
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Eight Weslaco Men Enter Guilty Pleas

… money as did a ninth defendant - Francisco Rios, 40, from Atlanta, Ga. The investigation revealed that from 2007 to 2013, Reyes Gonzalez headed a drug trafficking … of kilograms of cocaine. The narcotics were transported from the Rio Grande Valley to Arkansas, Tennessee, Alabama …
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Federal Jury In Del Rio Convicts Los Zetas Cartel Drug Dealer

… thousands of kilograms of marijuana into the United States from Mexico announced Joseph M. Arabit, Drug Enforcement … for coordinating the movement of marijuana loads from the Quemado, TX, and Normandy, TX, areas to San Antonio …
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Four Sentenced In Cocaine Transport Conspiracy

… for their roles in a conspiracy to transport cocaine from Laredo, Texas, to Philadelphia, Pa., and Camden, N.J., … to conspiring to transport large quantities of cocaine from Laredo to Philadelphia and Camden, where it would be … those cities. Jenkins brokered deals for quantities ranging from four to 10 kilograms of cocaine, while Duckett was one …
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DEA’s Prescription Drug Take-Back Effort-- A Big Success

… nationwide.  “The numbers of accidental overdoses each year from prescription drugs is truly shocking.” said Special … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet.  The DEA’s NTBI events are …
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Utah Doctor Sentenced For Distributing Controlled Substance And Witness Tampering

… Division.  “Those who would facilitate this and profit from it, especially those individuals in positions of trust … conversation between Newhall and the witness," a statement from the attorney general's office reads. As part of the … according to the AG's office.  Newhall also resigned from the Utah State Bar. He has been a licensed attorney in …
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Five Individuals Indicted On Methamphetamine Charges

… 41, Bryant Anthony Kreis, 32, Dusti Nicole Broxson, 26, all from the greater Panama City area, along with Anastacio Mendoza, 37, and Carmen Theresa Silva, 39, from Atlanta, Georgia, were involved in a conspiracy to … continued until September 21, 2014. The indictment results from an investigation by the DEA, the Florida Department of …
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Leader Of Interstate Cocaine Smuggling Organization Sentenced To More Than Ten Years In Federal Prison

… The operation never took place.  On June 29, 2011, deputies from the Jefferson (Texas) Sheriff’s Office conducted a … stopped, the women were attempting to transport the cocaine from Texas to central Florida. On October 28, 2013, deputies from the Orange (Florida) Sheriff’s Office conducted a …
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Federal Jury Finds Tampa Pill Mill Pharmacist Guilty

… in October 2011. According to evidence presented at trial, from an unknown date through October 26, 2011, Weiler worked … and members of doctor shopping organizations who traveled from Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee. During the course of the conspiracy, Weiler dispensed more than 100,000 pills from the two pharmacies.  Owners and operators of the VIP …
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Pharmacy Owner Pleads Guilty To Drug And Money Laundering Offenses

… offenses.            According to court documents, from August 2009 to November 15, 2012, St. Jude’s Pharmacy … for oxycodone and charging $4.00 to $12.00 per pill.  From April 2011 to November 15, 2012, the Otanos made …
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Pill Mill Owner And Doctor Arrested On Charges Of Pill Trafficking And Manslaughter

… of the clinic are facing multiple charges stemming from the trafficking of oxycodone. Dr. Richard Vitalis and … in our commitment to eradicate rogue doctors and pill mills from our communities and keep our citizens safe." “We have … things, conspiracy to purchase 10,000 doses of oxycodone from an undercover sheriff’s deputy. These charges are only …
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Member Of Organization That Smuggled Cocaine On Commercial Airlines Sentenced To 70 Months

… that smuggled cocaine aboard commercial airlines from the West Indies to England via the United States was … 70 months in prison. Romeo Folkes, 28, who was extradited from Jamaica in November 2010, had previously pleaded guilty … States. Romeo Folkes’ guilty plea and sentencing stem from a multi-jurisdictional and international investigation …
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Jury Finds Attorney Paul W. Bergrin Guilty On All Counts After Racketeering Trial

… and imposed the justice he deserved.  We take no joy from his tragic fall, but I am extremely proud of the work done by those in my office and agents from the FBI, IRS and DEA that led to this just result.” … enterprise, one of whom was shot to death to prevent him from testifying in court. At sentencing, currently scheduled …
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New Jersey Residents Turn In Nearly 15,000 Pounds Of Expired And Unwanted Prescriptions

… that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet.  Americans participating in … Guard Counter Drug Task Force collected the prescriptions from the collection sites and had them incinerated. On …
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South Carolina Woman Sentenced To Seven Months In Prison For Trafficking Guns Into New Jersey

… rifle. After other conspirators obtained the firearms from pawn shops, gun stores and other sources in South … release. U.S. Attorney Fishman credited special agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration, under the … Agent in Charge George P. Belsky, as well as officers from the Winslow Township and Clementon, New Jersey, police …
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California Man Pleads Guilty To Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

… conspiracy to traffic approximately 12 kilograms of cocaine from California to New Jersey. Jesus Raul Iribe, 38, of … planned to use a tractor-trailer to transport cocaine from California to New Jersey and other destinations along … that he conspired with others to traffic the cocaine from California to New Jersey. He must also forfeit $446,310 …
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DEA Sponsoring 12th National Prescription Take Back Day

… New Jersey residents that on Saturday, October 22nd from 10 am - 2 pm, the DEA and its law enforcement partners … injury-related death in the United States, eclipsing deaths from motor vehicle crashes or firearms.  Special Agent in … is to remove these unwanted prescription medications from the home.  If the pills are not there the temptation to …
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12,000+ Pounds Of Prescription Meds In New Jersey Turned In

… than 3,500 tons) of prescription drugs have been removed from medicine cabinets, kitchen drawers, and nightstands by … played their part in removing unwanted medications from their homes. Last week we collected about 5,000 pounds … substance abuse.” Almost 30,000 people-78 a day-died from overdosing on these painkillers or heroin in 2014, …
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Two New Jersey Pharmacists Charged With Illegally Distributing Oxycodone And Other Pain Killers

… quantities of oxycodone and other controlled substances from two pharmacies located in Medford, New Jersey. Michael … they have played a part in adding to the epidemic.” From March 2008 through August 2013, Ludwikowski, the owner …