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56 Individuals Arrested On Federal And State Methamphetamine & Pseudoephedrine Charges

April 19, 2013
… Shawn M. (34), Joseph D. (33), and Hunter G. (23), all from the greater Pensacola area, were involved in a … of pseudoephedrine in order to manufacture methamphetamine from January 1, 2011, until their arrests.  Pseudoephedrine … (ECSO) obtained 64 arrest warrants for drug charges ranging from trafficking in pseudoephedrine with intent to …
April 19, 2013
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DEA Arrests El Monte Flores And Mexican Mafia Gang Members Charged In Federal Racketeering Indictment

July 30, 2014
… El Monte Flores gang, an organization that takes direction from the Mexican Mafia prison gang and controls criminal … by members of El Monte Flores, including acts of (ranging from battery to murder), drug trafficking offenses, robbery, … used and threatened to use violence to extort “taxes” from other drug traffickers. The defendants named in the …
July 30, 2014
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SoCal Doctor Sentenced To Over 5 Years In Federal Prison

January 06, 2015
… drug best known as Xanax - in exchange for cash payments from “patients.” According to a sentencing memo filed by … as a doctor to endanger his patients’ lives and to profit from their addiction,” prosecutors said in court papers. … with the UCs, and that his conduct was an extreme departure from the accepted standard of care.”             Sun’s …
January 06, 2015
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Richard Ammar Chichakli Arrested On Money Laundering, Wire Fraud, And Conspiracy Charges

January 10, 2013
… Powers (“IEEPA”) by attempting to purchase two aircraft from companies located in the U.S., in violation of economic … pursuant to its authority under IEEPA, prohibited Bout from conducting any business in the U.S. In 2005, that … Samar Airlines, contracted to purchase two Boeing aircraft from companies located in the U.S. In connection with the …
January 10, 2013
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Kerrville Doctor Sentenced To Six Years In Prison For Prescribing Controlled Substances Without A Legitimate Medical Purpose

February 26, 2015
… the Texas Medical Board for that reason.  Further testimony from a witness who had been prescribed Hydrocodone … has a direct correlation to the safety of our community.  From the proliferation of prescription medication induced …
February 26, 2015
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Four More Waco Area Aryan Brotherhood Members And Associates Sentenced To Prison For Role In Methamphetamine Distribution Operation

July 08, 2015
… and ordered to pay a $1,000 fine. “These sentences resulted from unprecedented collaboration of federal, state, and … commitment to prevent gang violence and criminal activity from poisoning our communities, but it also sends a clear … connection with this investigation to imprisonment ranging from 21 months to 35 years in federal prison. Sentencings …
July 08, 2015
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Temple, Texas Aryan Brotherhood Associate Sentenced To 20 Years In Federal Prison For Her Role In Methamphetamine Distribution Operation To Date, 30 Individuals Have Been Sentenced To Federal Prison In Connection With This Investigation

August 12, 2015
… Petrie to pay a $1,000 fine. “These sentences resulted from unprecedented collaboration of federal, state, and … commitment to prevent gang violence and criminal activity from poisoning our communities, but it also sends a clear … connection with this investigation to imprisonment ranging from 21 months to 35 years in federal prison. Sentencing for …
August 12, 2015
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New Haven Men Sentenced To Federal Prison For Distributing Narcotics

September 27, 2012
… Judge Ellen Bree Burns in New Haven. This matter stems from a joint law enforcement investigation conducted by the … officers conducted three controlled purchases of crack from Napoleon. Later in 2010, Napoleon was intercepted … a wiretap ordering eighth-ounce quantities of crack cocaine from another member of the conspiracy. He then sold the …
September 27, 2012
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Metro-West Drug Traffickers Charged In Oxycodone Distribution Ring

May 09, 2013
… customers.  Bourque is alleged to have acquired Oxycodone from multiple sources of narcotics supply, and utilized … cash, and a loaded firearm. According to court documents, from at least February 2011 through April 2013, Bourque, … which strive, above all else, to protect their communities from crime and those that perpetrate illegal activities.”  …
May 09, 2013
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Head Of New Haven Drug Trafficking Ring Sentenced To 25 Years In Federal Prison

June 18, 2013
… New Haven narcotics trafficking ring. This matter stems from a joint law enforcement investigation conducted in 2010 … that Jackson purchased multiple kilograms of cocaine from various sources of supply, and then converted a large … prior drug trafficking convictions failed to deter him from criminal behavior,” stated Acting U.S. Attorney Daly.  …
June 18, 2013
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Three Members Of Mexican Cartel Sentenced To Prison For Conspiracy Involving Liquid Methamphetamine

January 06, 2015
… with the intent to distribute methamphetamine stemming from their roles in the delivery of liquid methamphetamine … these defendants shipped liquid methamphetamine to Atlanta from the Mexican border and then distributed it throughout … organization, including receiving methamphetamine shipments from couriers at residences in Mableton, Ga. and depositing …
January 06, 2015
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Thirteen Sentenced For Narcotic Distribution And Violent Home Invasions

January 29, 2015
… Richardson, 23, of Nashville were each sentenced resulting from their earlier guilty pleas to distributing large … scale narcotics ring responsible for selling kilos of crack from around May 2011 to on or about July 16, 2013 in the … safety by removing drug traffickers and violent individuals from our communities. These results could not have occurred …
January 29, 2015
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Conway Men Enter Guilty Pleas In Federal Drug Conspiracy

July 16, 2015
… Agents also seized multiple firearms, to include an AK47, from the residence where Marcus Hemingway was arrested.  … Later that same day, agents seized $106,000 in cash from a safe in a storage unit in the Myrtle Beach area-money … field-tested positive as cocaine was seized on that date from co-conspirator James Earl Spain II.  Spain told law …
July 16, 2015
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Mexican Cartel Leader Edgar Valdez-Villareal, A/k/a "La Barbie," Pleads Guilty To Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering

January 06, 2016
… and began coordinating shipments of cocaine into Mexico from Colombia and other South American countries using … customers in Memphis and Atlanta.  Valdez obtained cocaine from Colombia, exported the cocaine from Mexico to customers located in the United States in …
January 06, 2016
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Three East Hartford Residents Involved In Drug Trafficking Ring Are Sentenced

December 12, 2014
… area.  Fernandez, who also was supplied with narcotics from individuals in New York, sold the drugs locally to … of supervised release.  DeJesus Rivera moved to Connecticut from Pomona, Calif., in late 2012 and resided in East … Administration’s Hartford Task Force, including personnel from the DEA Hartford Resident Office and the Bristol, …
December 12, 2014
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Three More Charged In Federal Steroid And Prescription Narcotic Distribution Investigation

June 04, 2015
… Santucci was receiving shipments of steroid ingredients from China and manufacturing and distributing wholesale … 20 years and a fine of up to $500,000.  This charge stems from Santucci’s alleged use of proceeds of the sale of … anabolic steroids, and to purchase drug packaging materials from domestic companies. During the course of the …
June 04, 2015
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Jury Finds Three New Haven Men Guilty Of Narcotics Distribution Offenses

February 06, 2014
… documents and statements made in court, this matter stems from "Operation Bloodline," a joint law enforcement … At times, Anderson also obtained quantities of heroin from Wilson. Bryant was intercepted on multiple occasions … Wilson, pooling money to acquire large quantities of heroin from a New York-based supplier, and then distributing the …
February 06, 2014
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Five Worcester Residents Indicted For Marijuana Trafficking And Money Laundering Scheme

June 06, 2014
… Among other offenses, the superseding indictment alleges from April 2009 until the present, four of the defendants, … in Connecticut and Rhode Island and then withdrawing it from the casinos in $100 bills.  Furthermore, the defendants shipped large amounts of currency from New England to California and Washington via the U.S. …
June 06, 2014
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Staten Island Doctor And Two Others Diverted Millions Dollars’ Worth Of Pain Pills

June 22, 2017
… and Daniel Garcia were arrested on charges that, from January 2012 through at least June 2017, they conspired … in the Indictment unsealed today in federal court: From January 2012 through at least June 2017, in the …
June 22, 2017
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Acting Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Conviction Of Frank Mercedes On Murder Charges

November 22, 2017
… Intended Victim and a number of his associates stole heroin from Mercedes. On the night of July 19, 1999, Gracesqui and … in exchange for committing the murder.  Mercedes, 51, from the Dominican Republic, faces a mandatory minimum … which is comprised of agents, detectives and investigators from the DEA, the New York City Police Department and the …
November 22, 2017
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Gramercy Physician Convicted In 39 Illegal Prescription Sales

May 28, 2015
… Narcotics undercover officer who purchased 28 prescriptions from Castro and another individual who introduced the … in the indictment, admitted to obtaining prescriptions from the doctor in order to sell the pills on the black … Castro’s home at 540 W. 52nd St. and seized $23,000 in cash from a locked box. On May 30, 2012, while the investigation …
May 28, 2015
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Ten Alleged Members Of A Colombian Drug Trafficking Organization Charged With Distributing Over 25,000 Kilograms Of Cocaine Designated Drug “Kingpin” Javier Antonio Calle Serna Charged With Murder

June 06, 2011
… drug cartels, exported multi-ton shipments of cocaine from Colombia to the United States, via Mexico, Venezuela, … domestic and foreign individuals, companies, and countries from engaging in any financial transactions with him. DEA … narcotics trafficking organizations that export cocaine from Central and South America into the United States,” said …
June 06, 2011
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Crack Distributor Convicted In Plattsburgh, New York

November 09, 2011
… During the trial, the government offered evidence that from approximately January 2010 until September 7, 2010, … trafficking activities. Based on the information obtain from the CS on September 7, 2010, the DEA used an undercover agent to purchase a quantity of crack cocaine from Nelson Cordero, after which the DEA conducted a search …
November 09, 2011
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DEA Brings In Record Amount Of Unused Prescription Drugs On National Prescription Take Back Day

May 09, 2017
… and abuse by turning in over 21 tons of medications from their homes.  DEA thanks the public for their … that a majority of abused prescription drugs were obtained from family and friends, often from the home medicine cabinet. The DEA’s Take Back Day …
May 09, 2017
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Over One Million Dollars Worth Of Marijuana Seized In Otsego, New York

January 21, 2011
… tablets, 26 oxycodone tablets and three long guns as from 196 Head Road. Approximately two pounds of marihuana … ketamine, psilocybin mushrooms and hashish were also seized from 124 Boughton Road by law enforcement. Both of the … revealed that Scott and Glover, both of who are from northern California, conspired to deliver the 183 pound …
January 21, 2011
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TSA Employee Charged With Conspiring To Defraud The United States By Obstructing Security Measures At The Buffalo Niagara International AirportSecond Person Charged With Operating A Continuing Criminal Enterprise In Violation Of Federal Narcotics Laws

March 02, 2011
… the Buffalo airport security and directing travelers away from the body image scanner/patdown security line, which can … at the aircraft departure gate, preventing those travelers from being subjected to random secondary screening. On yet … with the FBI, DEA and our other law enforcement partners from the start of this investigation. I want to assure the …
March 02, 2011
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Three California Men Sentenced For Leading A Large Scale Juneau Oxycodone Distribution And Money Laundering Conspiracy

June 25, 2014
… conspiracy who acquired large amounts of oxycodone from suppliers in the lower 48 states. In 2007, Thomas and … and wire remittance companies to transfer drug proceeds from Alaska to California. Thomas and Dantzler used dozens … to protect the public and deter the defendants and others from committing these types of crimes in the future. U.S. …
June 25, 2014
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Queen Creek Man Found Guilty Of Trafficking Heroin, Cocaine And Marijuana

December 13, 2011
… that will no longer be available to aid drug cartels from Mexico.” The evidence at trial showed that Chrzaszcz … transportation cell that would ship large amounts of drugs from Mexican sources of supply operating in Arizona to their … in Phoenix. Law enforcement later seized $1.17 million from the same organization. The defendant faces 10 years to …
December 13, 2011
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DEA Hosts Its Fifth Statewide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day September 29 As Public Participation Continues To Rise

September 24, 2012
… unwanted prescription drugs. On Saturday, September 29th, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time, Arizonans will be able to … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. The public can find a nearby …
September 24, 2012
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Drug Trafficking Organization Leader Sentenced To 40 Years In Prison

August 14, 2013
… of a drug trafficking organization have been removed from our community.  Our neighborhoods are safer as a result … was responsible for obtaining pounds of methamphetamine from a source of supply, hiring drug couriers to drive … high capacity firearm magazines, ammunition, and vehicles from the DTO at three separate stash houses operated by the …
August 14, 2013