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Federal Jury Convicts El Paso Man In Connection With Murder-For-Hire Plot

October 17, 2016
… and indecency with a child. Evidence further revealed that from September 2008 until November 2008, the defendant … to kill Sagredo while in Mexico in order to prevent her from testifying in the State case. Testimony revealed that … and the Federal Bureau of Investigation with assistance from the United States Marshals Service and the El Paso …
October 17, 2016
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Two California Jet-Setters Plead Guilty To Conspiring To Transport Marijuana Into Ohio Aboard Private Jet

February 04, 2011
… 14 separate shipments of large quantities of marijuana from Los Angeles to Columbus, Ohio on a private jet. Carter … Airport on a private jet chartered to fly them from Van Nuys, California. Agents found 23 bales of … of marijuana in 13 large suitcases that had been offloaded from the private plane carrying Lee. She has been in custody …
February 04, 2011
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Six Mexican Men Among Those To Plead Guilty To Large-Scale Marijuana Growing Conspiracy In Ohio

April 18, 2011
… City - (571) 362-0443 3,675 marijuana plants seized from two rural Ohio locations DAYTON, OH - Three men … the growing operation after a tip was received in June 2010 from two mushroom hunters who stumbled upon dozens of … officers recovered a total of 3,675 marijuana plants from both grow sites. Stewart commended the cooperative …
April 18, 2011
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Kentucky “Black Mafia Family” Member Convicted Of Distribution Of Up To 100 Kilos Of Cocaine

July 27, 2011
… including Sims, Johnson and three other individuals from the Louisville area. The October 19, 2005, grand jury indictment from Louisville charged Sims, Johnson, Demond Ealy, Henry … the national television program America’s Most Wanted. Tips from the program led to his arrest on March 14, 2006, in an …
July 27, 2011
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Prescription Drug Conspiracy Dismantled In Northern Kentucky

February 22, 2013
… Internal Revenue Service, along with Task Force Officers from 13 law enforcement agencies from Southern Ohio and Northern Kentucky, have been … Office in conjunction with agents and police officers from the Northern Kentucky Strike Force, Norwood Police …
February 22, 2013
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Kentucky Pharmacy Owner Sentenced To Ten Years In Prison For Role In Conspiracy To Distribute Controlled Substances

December 18, 2013
… and six cars that were proceeds or purchased with proceeds from a drug conspiracy.  In that conspiracy, the pharmacy … Those in the healing arts deserve special attention from law enforcement authorities when they choose to betray … professional duties in favor of the ill-gotten gains made from drug trafficking." Charles Tenhet admitted he filled …
December 18, 2013
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Former Kentucky Doctor Pleads Guilty To Illegal Distribution Of 25,000 Controlled Substance Prescription Pills

March 18, 2014
… District Judge Amul Thapar. According to court documents, from January 2009, until December 2012, Bofill conspired … approximately $1.3 million, which represents proceeds from the conspiracy.  The investigation into this case … the Kentucky Attorney General’s Office received complaints from local law enforcement that Care More was seeing a …
March 18, 2014
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Michigan Pharmacist And Kentwood Pharmacy CEO Guilty On Charges Related To The Illegal Restocking And Re-dispensing Of Recycled Controlled Substances

February 20, 2015
… Total of 18 people convicted of criminal offenses stemming from the illegal practices at Kentwood Pharmacy GRAND … of 18 people were convicted of criminal offenses stemming from the practices at Kentwood Pharmacy, including the … rules and federal law by recycling drugs that were returned from nursing homes and adult foster care homes. These …
February 20, 2015
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Michigan Heroin Trafficker Receives 17 Year Federal Prison Sentence

August 24, 2015
… years of supervised release following his return to society from prison. Judge Quist noted that Jackson was “a major … between 50 and 65 grams of heroin per week in Benton Harbor from 2013 to the date of his arrest. Jackson, 44, of Benton … to seek appropriate penalties for those who would profit from it,” he said. U.S. Attorney Miles announced these …
August 24, 2015
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Detroit Police Lieutenant, Officer Convicted Of Drug, Robbery, Extortion, Firearm Offenses

July 11, 2016
… - A Detroit Police Lieutenant and a second police officer from the now-disbanded Narcotics Unit of the Detroit Police … arrests, and then stole drugs, money and personal property from their victims. Hansberry and Watson used their status … their power as police officers to steal money and drugs from criminals who have no recourse,” McQuade said. “In …
July 11, 2016
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Detroit-Area Drug Trafficking Organization Charged For Fentanyl Overdose Deaths

September 02, 2016
… Sadler, 28; Darreyl Coneal, 28; and Randy Stewart, 25, all from Detroit. All were charged with conspiracy to distribute … being a felon in possession of a firearm. "Overdose deaths from heroin and fentanyl are becoming a national epidemic, … victims. This initiative was started by the Warren Police from my request to Commissioner Jere Green to institute a …
September 02, 2016
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Final Defendant In Kalamazoo Heroin Conspiracy Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison

April 19, 2017
… in which Howell pled guilty to, was in operation from 2013 through August of 2015. Heroin distribution has … that root out and hold accountable those who would profit from spreading this poison in our communities.  However, we … of opioids and to discuss what they can do to save others from the awful consequences of spiraling addiction.  Please …
April 19, 2017
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Federal And Local Law Enforcement Round Up Methamphetamine Manufacturing And Distribution Rings

March 24, 2011
… with intent to manufacture methamphetamine. It alleges that from October 2, 2006, to August 30, 2010, the three conspired to purchase pseudoephedrine products from various local pharmacies and use it to produce … with the intent to manufacture methamphetamine from September 10, 2005, to March 14, 2010. Defendant …
March 24, 2011
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Three Major Amarillo Methamphetamine Traffickers Arrested

June 09, 2017
… have been charged by a federal criminal complaint stemming from their role in selling large quantities of … on them.  The residence was used as a conversion lab from liquid to crystal methamphetamine. The investigation … Administration investigated the case with assistance from the Randall County Sheriff’s Office, the Potter County …
June 09, 2017
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Local Residents Arrested In Drug Trafficking And Money Remitting Conspiracy

September 13, 2012
… aka Chaparro, 34, and Juan Gonzalez aka Popo, 38, all from Brownsville, Texas, as well as Emmanuel Leal Mancha, … also seeks a money judgment in the amount of $1 million from several defendants as well as the forfeiture of certain … with intent to distribute more 100 kilograms of marijuana from approximately January 2009 until May 2012. All but Leal …
September 13, 2012
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Two Indicted By Federal Grand Jury Following Additional Marijuana Raids In Western Colorado

November 25, 2015
… Investigations continue into criminal organizations from out-of-state conducting illegal grows and cultivation … defendants, and a second on September 30, 2015, four miles from the first location, where six people were arrested.  … have charged a total of 12 individuals, many here illegally from Mexico, for tending to these marijuana grows.” “The …
November 25, 2015
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Colombian Narcotics Kingpin Sentenced To 360 Months In Prison

August 07, 2014
… and distribute five or more kilograms of cocaine from 1993 until February 2011, knowing that the cocaine … airplanes and semi-submersibles to ship the cocaine north from South America to points in Central America and Mexico - … international drug kingpin who for years profited from the shipment and sale of illegal drugs,” said Ken Sena, …
August 07, 2014
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Eighteen Charged In Steroid Trafficking Ring

June 17, 2015
… and the steroids were processed and sent to customers from central Florida via US mail. The indictment further … the use of Money Gram and Western Union to pick up money from the drugs sales at numerous locations throughout … Office, US Postal Inspection Service, with assistance from the US Marshals Service. It will be prosecuted by the …
June 17, 2015
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Four Tampa Residents Plead Guilty In Conspiracy To Import XLR-11, A Synthetic Cannabinoid, A/k/a "Spice"

August 21, 2015
… a/k/a “Spice,” and paraphernalia to the United (U.S.) from China, before U.S. Chief Magistrate Judge Frank J. … Ahmed Yehia Khalifa, 28, and Ahmed Maher Elhelw, 25, both from Tampa, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to import a … District of Florida.  Each of the parcels was shipped from China and allegedly contained three kilogram packages …
August 21, 2015
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New Jersey And New York Doctors, 20 Others Charged In Oxycodone Distribution Conspiracy

May 11, 2011
… wrote the prescriptions in exchange for cash payments from Erwin and others, knowing that the pills were to be … with a portion of the oxycodone tablets that were obtained from the pharmacies, then sold the remaining tablets at a … commitment to the citizens of New Jersey is to protect them from legal controlled substances which help people daily but …
May 11, 2011
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Prescription Drug Take-Back To Be Held Saturday, April 26, 2014

April 24, 2014
… nofdoutreach@dea.gov MONTGOMERY, Ala. -  On April 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local law enforcement and the Drug … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. In addition, Americans are …
April 24, 2014
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Springdale Man Sentenced To Over Eight Years In Prison For Conspiracy To Distribute Methamphetamine

March 13, 2015
… in the conspiracy.  Specifically, agents learned from a confidential source that on at least one occasion, … received methamphetamine after texting and requesting it from Torres-Rivas.  Homeland Security Agents were able to … corroborate this information by reviewing telephone records from Torres-Rivas’ phone, the confidential source’s phone, …
March 13, 2015
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New Jersey Doctor Convicted By Federal Jury For Writing Illegal Oxycodone Prescriptions In Drug Distribution Conspiracy

May 22, 2013
… here.” Durante was also captured on tape accepting $300 from Domando in exchange for prescriptions, as well as $100 … to Domando, Abato and others. Typically, Durante would omit from the progress notes for those patients many of the … FBI and IRS special agents; and law enforcement officers from the Essex County Sheriff’s Department and the …
May 22, 2013
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New Jersey Doctor Sentenced To More Than 11 Years For Writing Illegal Oxycodone Prescriptions In Drug Distribution Conspiracy Also Ordered To Pay Approximately $630,000 In Fines And Forfeiture

December 17, 2013
… here."   Durante was also captured on tape accepting $300 from Domando in exchange for prescriptions, as well as $100 … of Durante's purported exam. Durante repeatedly omitted from the progress notes for patients many of the additional … Investigation special agents; and law enforcement officers from the Essex County Sheriff's Department and the …
December 17, 2013
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McKesson Pays Record $150 Million Settlement For Failure To Report Suspicious Pharmaceutical Drug Orders Including Opioids

January 17, 2017
… requires McKesson to suspend sales of controlled substances from distribution centers in Colorado, Ohio, Michigan and … are unusual in their frequency, size, or other patterns. From 2008 until 2013, McKesson supplied various U.S. …
January 17, 2017
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DEA Holds Its Fifth Prescription Drug Take-Back Day September 29 As Public Participation Continues To Rise

September 27, 2012
… that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. Four days after DEA’s first … DEA recognizes the solution involves a proactive response from all affected parties including parents, children and …
September 27, 2012
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Joint Methamphetamine Investigation Leads To Indictment Of 21 Individuals

November 15, 2012
… Office Group 62, which is composed of special agents from DEA and Drug Task (DTF) Officers from state and local agencies, opened an Organized Crime … Dallas, Texas to obtain large quantities of methamphetamine from a source of supply named Johnny Ybarra. Bouhamidi would …
November 15, 2012
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Alleged Colombian Drug Kingpin Extradited To The United States To Face Drug Charges

August 29, 2013
… since his capture in Venezuela in June 2012, was extradited from Colombia on Wednesday, August 28, 2013.  He made his … and distribute five or more kilograms of cocaine from 1993 until February 2011, knowing that the cocaine … supplying and shipping numerous multi-ton loads of cocaine from South America to Central America and Mexico with an …
August 29, 2013
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Colombian Narcotics Kingpin Pleads Guilty To Decades-Long Drug Trafficking Charges

January 24, 2014
… imported into the United States. Perez Henao was extradited from Colombia in August 2013 and has been in custody since … Judge Patricia A. Seitz, Perez Henao acknowledged that from 1994 until the January 2008 killing of his primary … Rastrojo, was one of the largest Kingpins to be extradited from Colombia," said DEA Special Agent in Charge Mark R. …
January 24, 2014
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Triad Residents Sentenced On Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering Charges

December 01, 2016
… Service to ship pounds of marijuana in overnight packages from Fresno, California, to co-conspirators in the Middle … Wake Counties. Now that these criminals have been removed from the streets, the dangerous drugs that they would have … Investigation is committed with taking the profit away from the drug traffickers and putting those individuals in …
December 01, 2016