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Leader of Boston based drug trafficking organization sentenced to 16 years in prison

December 04, 2018
… was arrested and charged along with 22 co-defendants.  From mid-2016 through February 2017, federal law enforcement … by Lugo-Guerrero. Hernandez’s organization obtained drugs from a network of suppliers that included Lugo-Guerrero. …
December 04, 2018
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Former El Paso Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Aid Cocaine Distribution

August 09, 2021
… and stash house. On Nov. 10, 2020, agents seized $14,405 from Saenz’s residence and 1.2 kilograms of cocaine from a stash house he used. During the investigation … undercover agents bought quantities of cocaine from Saenz at his residence. Garcia pleaded guilty to one …
August 09, 2021
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Chicago-Area Drug and Gun Trafficker Sentenced to 65 Years for Firearms and Drug Offenses

January 31, 2022
… on federal supervised release at the time of his offenses from a 2007 conviction for possession of cocaine with the … presented evidence to establish that Evans traveled from his residence in Markham to a gas station in Gilman, … and $100 in exchange for the gun, which had been stolen from Indiana. Additional trial evidence showed that Evans …
January 31, 2022
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Former Corrections Officer Arraigned on Drug Trafficking and Contraband Charges

February 03, 2022
… officer at the Cibola County Corrections Center (CCCC) from January 2019 until Feb. 22, 2021. According to the … surveillance video allegedly observed Garcia remove an item from his pocket and place it into a box in a storage room. The item was recovered from the storage room and taken to the warden’s office for …
February 03, 2022
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Illinois Woman Sentenced to 14 Years for Meth Trafficking

January 27, 2022
… law enforcement seized 8.2 pounds of ice methamphetamine from the toilet tank, an additional 818 grams of ice … by the DEA laboratory indicated the methamphetamine seized from Mark was 99% pure methamphetamine. “This case results from the great work and collaboration of the Morton Police …
January 27, 2022
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Jake’s Fireworks Owner Guilty of Federal Drug Trafficking Violations

January 18, 2022
… Fireworks” is also operated at that location.  Customers from all over the United States were able to order quantities of BDO from the Right Price Chemicals website in small amounts to … took action to protect the public and prevent others from falling prey to the sale and use of this dangerous …
January 18, 2022
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Leaders Of Multi-state Drug Distribution Ring Sentenced To Long Prison Terms

January 17, 2018
… Counties.  The organization had broad connections spanning from Mexico to Nevada, Arizona and California, and north to … in the case have been sentenced to prison terms ranging from two to twelve years in prison. As court records and … would like information about resources for those suffering from a heroin or other substance abuse addiction, you can …
January 17, 2018
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DEA Expands Opioid Initiative To Pinal County

November 08, 2017
…  Nearly 500 people in Arizona have lost their lives from a suspected opioid overdose in the last four months. In order to fight this problem from all fronts, the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office is … criminal charges. “Every day, too many Arizonans are dying from opioid overdoses.  The DEA will target those …
November 08, 2017
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Federal Law Enforcement in Chicago Seize Private Plane and 100 Kilograms of Cocaine

November 08, 2021
… to the Chicago area earlier Wednesday via private plane from Toluca, Mexico, via Houston, Texas. The plane arrived … to the charges, Vazquez-Gamez arrived on the plane from Houston and loaded suitcases full of cocaine into a … Navigator sport utility vehicle. Vazquez-Gamez and others from the plane entered the SUV and were driven to the hotel …
November 08, 2021
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Federal Jury Convicts Idaho Falls Man for Trafficking Methamphetamine

November 04, 2021
… subsequently continued trafficking methamphetamine to Idaho from California up until his arrest in Idaho in August 2018. … approximately 30 to 40 pounds of methamphetamine from Cruz-Delgado during the course of the conspiracy. When … Idaho, Cruz-Delgado admitted to being previously deported from the United States. Conspiracy to distribute …
November 04, 2021
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Five Individuals Charged in Multi-Million Dollar Conspiracy

November 04, 2021
… At least some of this money, including bulk cash received from Michael and Brandon Richards and Davis, allegedly constituted proceeds from the trafficking, distribution and sale of controlled … Administration conducted the investigation with assistance from the Houston Police Department as part of the Organized …
November 04, 2021
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Honduran National Charged with Transnational Cocaine Trafficking and Money Laundering Extradited to the United States

October 28, 2021
… court in Miami, Florida today after being extradited from Honduras, his country of origin. An indictment returned …  FBI’s International Operations Division transported Marmol from Honduras to the United States. DEA Miami and FBI Miami investigated this case, with assistance from Customs and Border Protection, Miami.  It is being …
October 28, 2021
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Prolific Spokane Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison and Ordered to Forfeit His Residence

October 15, 2021
… by a 5-year term of court supervision after he is released from federal prison. According to information disclosed … imposed by the court removes a prolific drug trafficker from our streets and sends a clear message to others who may … law enforcement partners to keep our communities safe from this highly addictive illegal drug.” Spokane Police …
October 15, 2021
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DEA Releases 2020 National Drug Threat Assessment

March 02, 2021
… continue to evolve. While fentanyl and fentanyl analogues from China have decreased substantially following the DEA’s … period ending in July of 2020, a significant increase from 2019, when more than 70,000 people died of … first part of 2020.   The assessment gathers information from many data sources such as drug investigations and …
March 02, 2021
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DEA and partners collect thousands of pounds of unwanted medications and vaping products during the 18th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

November 04, 2019
… in not only removing potentially dangerous unused drugs from our nation’s medicine cabinets, but also in raising … numbers are shocking! Over 70,000 Americans die each year from drug-related deaths. Approximately 5,000 of those … Adolphus P. Wright. “More than half of those deaths are from opioids such as prescription drugs, heroin, and …
November 04, 2019
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Opioid enforcement action brings multiple charges across the Middle District of Florida

September 26, 2019
… who owned and operated HP Pharmacy in Pinellas Park. From May 2015 through August 2016, Truong used her pharmacy … Jackson obtained the fraudulent opiate prescriptions from Mullan and Lloyd and then obtained the Schedule II …
September 26, 2019
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Eight Gadsden County residents charged in 83-count

June 11, 2019
… with 83 counts of federal dogfighting offenses stemming from an investigation into drug trafficking and a … 37, of Gretna, Fla.   The indictment and arrests resulted from an extensive investigation by the Organized Crime Drug … operation throughout the Northern District of Florida from 2014 through 2019. During the operation, search …
June 11, 2019
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Five Perrine residents arrested for their involvement in a drug trafficking network

July 02, 2019
… all of Miami-Dade County, with a conspiracy that spanned from October 2018 through June 2019 to possess with intent … (Case No. 19-MJ-3049).   The criminal complaint arises from a joint investigation conducted by the Federal Bureau … conducted approximately 30 controlled narcotics purchases from the King Enterprise, including cocaine, marijuana and …
July 02, 2019
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Last Defendant Convicted in Nationwide Synthetic Narcotics Distribution

September 07, 2021
… Freeze” and “Death Grip” which was delivered to shop owners from California. Payment was set to Arizona, often into … During the investigation, authorities tracked payments from multiple retail smoke shops throughout the United … involved in the scheme. Financial records show that from February 2012 through 2019, the network received over …
September 07, 2021
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Synthetic drug dealer convicted on all counts

July 13, 2018
… and XLR11, also known as 5-F-UR-144. The chemicals came from China and the finished product was sold to smoke shops … Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), with assistance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and Fresno … $589,000, representing the drug proceeds that he derived from the illegal operation. To date, the U.S. Attorney’s …
July 13, 2018
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Drug dealer sentenced to serve 120 months in prison for distributing narcotics causing overdose

July 10, 2018
… that caused serious bodily injury to a victim who overdosed from using the heroin and was revived only after the … County, New York, and obtained those narcotics for resale from the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens, New York.  DIAZ sold … of drugs to users in Rockland County during the period from approximately 2012 to approximately May 2017. On or …
July 10, 2018
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“Operation Red Raider” results in 21 arrested in cocaine and heroin distribution ring in New Jersey

July 11, 2018
… like Operation Helping Hand to connect those suffering from addiction with treatment--we also are re-doubling our … was being supplied kilogram amounts of cocaine transported from Texas to Delaware and ultimately to Paulsboro. Duane … 19 other defendants were arrested with charges ranging from possession, distribution, and/or conspiracy. Additional …
July 11, 2018
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CVS Pharmacy, Inc. to pay $1.5 million to settle Civil Penalty Claims for violation so the Controlled Substance Act

June 28, 2018
… estimated that more than two million Americans will suffer from opioid addiction,” stated DEA Special Agent in Charge … Prevention (“CDC”), on average 46 Americans died every day from an overdose involving prescription opioids in 2016. In … and a pharmacy chain, the removal of prescription authority from numerous doctors and the expansion of information …
June 28, 2018
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Three Additional Members of Heroin Drug Trafficking Organization Plead Guilty

May 30, 2018
… officer (“UC”) purchased approximately 111 grams of heroin from Cary Mitchelle Vargas-Delgado, Harold Omar … of ammunition. Some of the firearms were recovered from secret compartments that had been custom built into … officers arrested Cary Mitchelle Vargas-Delgado and seized from inside her home $6,238 in cash, a .380 caliber firearm, …
May 30, 2018
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More than 50 defendants charged in joint federal and state narcotics investigation centered on west side of Chicago

June 13, 2018
… Rak’s narcotics in the Chicago area and collecting payment from customers, according to the charges. The federal … fentanyl to an individual who had received the drug order from Deshawn Moore, 24, of Bellwood. Law enforcement was … in exchange for drugs and a split of any money recovered from the victim. Last month, Tinch met with an undercover …
June 13, 2018
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Two sentenced in Boone County, Illinois to 19 years each for cocaine offenses

July 06, 2020
… - (414) 336-7300 cocaine and heroin that were seized from the consent search of RODRIGUEZ-DIAZ apartment in … of heroin, belonging to Vazquez and Rodriquez-Diaz, from a residence. DEA is grateful for the collaborative …
July 06, 2020
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Father and son among 18 defendants charged in federal investigation

December 14, 2018
… at least 500 grams of cocaine in the Chicago area from the fall of 2017 to the spring of 2018.  Also charged … Bowens, 47, of Gary, Ind. The indictment seeks forfeiture from Anees Usmani of the Mercedes SUV and $247,700 in cash. … with intent to distribute. The indictment seeks forfeiture from Tony J. Cayuela of $108,000 in cash, two properties in …
December 14, 2018
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Two Afghan heroin traffickers sentenced in Manhattan federal court for conspiring to import heroin into the United States

September 18, 2018
… quantities of heroin – in the range of 1,000 kilograms – from Afghanistan into the United States.  In August 2014, … that Lajaward and Said would share in the profits generated from the sale of the heroin in the United States.  Said also … and Said to receive their share of the profits generated from the purported sale in the United States of the …
September 18, 2018
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DEA announces launch of Operation Crystal Shield

February 20, 2020
… trafficked into and within the United States. From FY 2017 to FY 2019, DEA domestic seizures of methamphetamine increased 127 percent from 49,507 pounds to 112,146 pounds. During the same time …
February 20, 2020
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Nearly 170,000 deadly fentanyl pills seized by DEA Task Force, Phoenix PD and Arizona DPS

January 23, 2020
… seized approximately 169,150 lethal fentanyl pills from Quintero and his associate, one of the largest fentanyl … of Ontiveros, agents and detectives requested assistance from the Arizona Department of Public Safety to facilitate a … as street fentanyl pills are nearly indiscernible from the legitimate oxycodone tablet. The DEA is encouraging …
January 23, 2020