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Drug conspiracy leader sentenced to over 10 years

… was part of a drug conspiracy that trafficked cocaine from Texas to North Carolina. In October 2017, DEA agents … seized 23 kilograms of cocaine near Nashville, Tenn., from a vehicle en route to North Carolina. According to … had been contracted by Flores to transport the cocaine from Texas to members of the drug conspiracy located in …
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Federal Officer Charged with Bribery and Attempted Importation of Cocaine

… attempted importation of cocaine. The charges allege that from Oct. 1-17, Celedon accepted U.S. currency in exchange … to be several kilograms of cocaine into the United States from Mexico through the Laredo Port of Entry without … allegedly accepted another bribe for the same conduct from on or about Oct. 23-30.   If convicted, Celedon faces …
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Pawtucket Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Cocaine Trafficking Charge

… Cruz-Aponte admitted that he agreed to retrieve the package from the front porch of a Pawtucket residence and deliver it … the court, the package retrieved by Cruz-Aponte was shipped from Colombia and was intercepted by Customs and Border … stop, Cruz-Aponte briefly attempted to flee by lunging from the car, with the package in hand, and throwing the …
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Mexican National Residing in Stockton Pleads Guilty to Heroin and Fentanyl Trafficking

… 4.5 kilograms of heroin and $42,066 in cash were seized from Aispuro’s residence. Aispuro has agreed to forfeit the … containing fentanyl and 2.8 kilograms of heroin were seized from Guzman’s residence. This case is the product of an … by the Drug Enforcement Administration with assistance from the U.S. Marshals Service and the San Joaquin …
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Eastern Idaho Attorney Indicted for Drug Trafficking Charges

… of methamphetamine. The indictment alleges that from June 2022 to February 19, 2023, Dunn conspired with … of 2022. Federal agents with DEA, supported by detectives from Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office, Jefferson County … by the Drug Enforcement Administration with assistance from the Idaho Falls Police Department, the Bonneville …
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Communities Across Arizona Turn in Over 3.5 tons of Unneeded Prescription Medications to Prevent Drug Misuse

… came together once again to protect our communities from prescription misuse by safely disposing of 663,725 … more than 17 million pounds of unnecessary medications from communities across the country. For more than a decade, … their homes of unneeded medications to protect loved ones from deadly drugs and drug poisonings,” said DEA …
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Communities Across the Country Remove Nearly 664,000 Pounds of Unneeded Prescription Medications to Prevent Drug Misuse

… came together once again to protect our communities from prescription misuse by safely disposing of 663,725 … more than 17 million pounds of unnecessary medications from communities across the country. Across the Louisville … their homes of unneeded medications to protect loved ones from deadly drugs and drug poisonings,” said DEA …
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Wives of Convicted Drug Traffickers Plead Guilty to Laundering Drug Proceeds

… Flores,” 47, both confirmed in their plea agreements that from December 2008 until March 2020, they conspired with … generated hundreds of millions of dollars of proceeds from the sale of narcotics. After their husbands’ … November 2008, Lopez and Gaytan stored cash drug proceeds from their husbands’ drug operations, proceeds which they …
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Mexican Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 14 years in Federal Prison

… in Indianapolis and Texas. Lopez-Acevedo was extradited from Mexico in 2019 with the assistance of the Department of … Justice’s Office of International Affairs. Upon his release from prison, Lopez-Acevedo will be removed from the United States. The Drug Enforcement Drug …
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DEA Chicago Division Welcomes New Special Agent in Charge

… City, Mexico, Kabul, Afghanistan, Phoenix and Chicago. From 2012-2015, she held the position of first Country … to house a DEA-led “Joint Counter Narcotics Task Force.” From 2008-2012, she was group supervisor of two key …
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Indianapolis Man Sentenced to 16 Years for Fentanyl, Meth Trafficking

… by Community Corrections didn’t deter the defendant from pushing fentanyl, meth, and crack into our … their investigation and commitment to protect the public from dangerous, repeat drug traffickers.” The DEA and IMPD … the U.S. Probation Office for five years after his release from federal prison. U.S. Attorney Myers thanked Assistant …
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DEA working hard to tackle rising drug threat in Johnson City area

… a much cheaper price.   According to the most current data from the Centers for Disease Control, more than 70,000 Americans died from drug overdose deaths in 2017, up nearly 10 percent over … a decade. Of those overdose deaths, just over 49,000 were from synthetic opioids, which include prescription …
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Ohio Man Sentenced for Distributing Counterfeit Pharmaceuticals in Dallas

… with our communities to educate and prevent these drugs from reaching our homes and will most importantly, hold those accountable who choose to distribute and profit from this poison.” According to information presented in … in the same location. This co-located model enables agents from different agencies to collaborate on …
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Guatemalan National Extradited to Eastern District of Texas

… for multi-ton cocaine shipments which originated from Columbia.  The drugs were then shipped to Costa Rica, … airplanes used to transport cocaine shipments departing from Colombia and Venezuela to arrive at his clandestine … the criminal activities of Mr. Villagran and his associates from American investigators and our overseas law enforcement …
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Oakland Resident Who Sold Fentanyl in San Francisco's Tenderloin Sentenced to Four Years

… agents on four occasions in the Tenderloin District from November 2021 to February 2022.  He admitted that on … the residence.  Alvarado admitted the cash was proceeds from past drug sales.  The money was forfeited as part of … term of supervision for Alvarado following his release from prison.  Alvarado was in custody at the sentencing …
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DEA Houston Field Division Announces the Seizure of Over 7 million Deadly Doses of Fentanyl in 2022

… worked to eradicate over 7 million deadly doses of fentanyl from our communities across the southern, eastern, and … secret factories in Mexico with chemicals sourced largely from China. In 2021, the DEA issued a Public Safety Alert on … a potentially lethal dose of fentanyl. This is an increase from DEA’s announcement in 2021 that four out of ten …
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International Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison

… the front companies purported to sell and then transported from Mexico on semi-trailer trucks driven by unwitting … to 100 kilograms of cocaine or up to $1.5 million in cash. From 2012 to 2017, Gonzalez Garcia was responsible for the …
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Local Teens Participate in Youth Leadership

… able to provide this training in 2021 and 2022. This year from July 25-28, eight local teens attended daily training … also received prevention messaging and career exploration from the DEA and through a partnership with MATFORCE (a … Youth Leadership training. We appreciate the presentation from MATFORCE on vaping and drug prevention, the Prescott …
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California Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Meth into Southern Oregon

… prison for trafficking large quantities of methamphetamine from Southern California to Southern Oregon for … was transporting pound quantities of methamphetamine north from California in rental cars and then selling it to local … by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration with assistance from the Medford Area Drug and Gang Enforcement (MADGE) team …
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DEA encourages communities nationwide to Go Red for Red Ribbon

… all of our agents as they work to keep our communities safe from the scourge of drugs and violent drug traffickers." Red … in Mexico. After Special Agent Camarena’s death, people from his hometown started wearing red ribbons to honor his …
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Suburban Chicago Physician Charged with Federal Health Care Fraud

… information filed Thursday in federal court alleges that from 2016 to 2021, Diaconescu pre-signed blank prescriptions … picked up the pre-signed prescriptions for the opioids from other workers at the clinic without having a … then knowingly submitted false claims seeking reimbursement from Medicare for the purported visits, knowing that such …
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Directing Transportation of Drugs Lands Local Meth Trafficker in Prison

… learned that Wilkinson supplied the individual with meth from February through June 2020. On Aug. 25, 2020, law … intercepted a 2.8 kilogram shipment of meth in transit from Houston. Subsequent investigation revealed that … kilograms of meth and other drugs on numerous occasions from Houston to Corpus Christi. Wilkinson will remain in …
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DEA launches Secure Your Meds campaign, calls on Americans to keep medications safe

… that the majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from the home medicine cabinet," said DEA Special Agent in … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. Once the Centers for Disease …
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Mexican Posse Gang Members Sentenced to Federal Prison for Narcotics Trafficking

… 924(c)(1)(A)(i). Perez III’s conviction and sentence stem from his leadership of a violent, nationwide drug … known as “Eight Ball,” often obtained controlled substances from California and shipped drug proceeds through the U.S. … investigation led by law enforcement agents and officers from the DEA, the North Central High Intensity Drug …
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Pharmacy Owner Convicted of Unlawfully Dispensing 1.5 Million Doses of Controlled Substances

… distributing controlled substances and laundering money from his now-shuttered pharmacies. According to court … care facilities. CC Pharmacy brought in over $5.5 million from the unlawful sale of these controlled substances, cash … of engaging in monetary transactions in property derived from specified unlawful activity. He faces a maximum total …
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Minnesota man and woman sentenced to prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine in Crawford County, Wisconsin

… purchase of approximately three ounces of methamphetamine from a female identified as Denise Kraimer. The confidential informant had purchased methamphetamine from Kraimer in the past and said she was usually accompanied by a male. Kraimer agreed to drive from Minnesota to Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, to complete …
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Stamford Heroin Trafficker Sentenced to 78 Months in Federal Prison

… purchases of approximately 100 grams of heroin each from Veras.  Investigators then arranged to purchase a kilogram of heroin from Veras for $58,000. On May 16, 2019, Veras was arrested … Police Department.  The Task Force includes personnel from the DEA, Connecticut State Police and Norwalk, …
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Norwich Man Involved in Southeastern Connecticut Drug Ring Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison

… Connecticut drug trafficking ring. This matter stems from an investigation led by the Drug Enforcement … Allgood, also known as “Boy Roy,” received narcotics from another member of the conspiracy and then distributed … McClellan acquired distribution quantities of cocaine from Allgood and sold the drug to his own customers. On …
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Dominican Man Residing in Lawrence Sentenced to 75 Months for Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy

… employed numerous individuals to sell fentanyl to customers from various New England states, including New Hampshire. … Trafficking Organizations and individuals who are coming from out of state to distribute this poison in order to … in the Granite State.  Drug traffickers who seek to profit from selling opioids in the Granite State will be prosecuted …
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Manchester man sentenced to 96 months for methamphetamine trafficking

… 23, 2019, a cooperating individual bought methamphetamine from Gelinas at a residence in Concord.  On November 18, … 2019, a cooperating individual purchased methamphetamine from Gelinas in Boscawen.  Gelinas previously pleaded guilty … by the Drug Enforcement Administration with assistance from the New Hampshire State Police and the Concord Police …