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Dominican National Involved In New Haven Drug Ring Sentenced To 10 Years In Federal Prison

October 13, 2022
… of imprisonment for trafficking cocaine. This matter stems from a joint investigation headed by the DEA New Haven Task … in which he conspired with others to purchase narcotics from suppliers and then distribute the drugs to other … sentencing. The DEA New Haven Task Force includes personnel from the DEA, U.S. Marshals Service, Internal Revenue …
October 13, 2022
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Hartford Drug Trafficker Sentenced to More than 11 Years in Federal Prison

August 31, 2022
… were receiving bulk quantities of heroin and fentanyl from out-of-state suppliers.  They then stored, processed … made multiple controlled purchases of heroin and fentanyl from Cordero and other members of the drug trafficking … fentanyl. The DEA’s Hartford Task Force includes personnel from the DEA Hartford Resident Office, the Connecticut State …
August 31, 2022
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Puerto Rico Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Cocaine to Connecticut

August 11, 2022
… known as “Chaca,” acquired fentanyl, heroin and cocaine from sources in Connecticut and New Jersey and distributed … 2018, investigators made controlled purchases of narcotics from Rubiera-Herrera.  Subsequent court-authorized wiretaps … Force. The DEA New Haven Task Force includes participants from the U.S. Marshals Service, Internal Revenue Service – …
August 11, 2022
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New Haven Jury Finds Two Drug Traffickers Guilty

July 27, 2022
… the guilty verdicts yesterday afternoon. This matter stems from an investigation led by the Drug Enforcement … and package illegal drugs.  Investigators also seized from Wiley jewelry valued at more than $100,000, and a 2021 … Marshals Service. The HIDTA Task Force includes personnel from the DEA Bridgeport Resident Office, the Connecticut …
July 27, 2022
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Manchester Man Sentenced To More Than Seven Years In Prison For Drug Trafficking

July 11, 2022
… drug distributor who sold fentanyl and crack cocaine from at least 2018 to November 27, 2019, in the Manchester … drug distribution houses in Manchester that profited from endangering the safety of our communities,” said Joseph … and Drug Enforcement Administration with assistance from the Manchester Police Department and Nashua Police …
July 11, 2022
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Bronx Man Sentenced for His Role in Large-Scale Fentanyl and Heroin Trafficking Ring in Springfield, Massachusetts

June 30, 2022
… millions of dollars’ worth of heroin into Springfield area from Dominican Republic on a monthly basis BOSTON – A Bronx, … dozens of kilos of heroin and fentanyl into Springfield from New York City and the Dominican Republic every month. … Ortega transported heroin to Springfield and the proceeds from the sale to New York for a drug trafficking …
June 30, 2022
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New Haven Man Sentenced To More Than 5 Years In Federal Prison For Trafficking Fentanyl And Heroin

May 27, 2022
… was receiving large quantities of fentanyl and heroin from a source in New York and then selling the narcotics to … arrested at the anticipated meeting place.  Reynoso fled from the meeting scene in his vehicle, which was found … Inspection Service.  The Task Force includes participants from the U.S. Marshals Service, Internal Revenue Service – …
May 27, 2022
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DEA and its Partners Remove More than 670,000 Pounds of Unused Medications

May 28, 2024
… DEA St. Louis Division collected a total of 26,000 pounds from its region, including the states of Missouri and … more than 18.6 million pounds of unneeded medications from communities across the country. According to a report … for a nonmedical purpose obtained that medication from a family member or friend. DEA continues to expand …
May 28, 2024
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Meth Trafficking Co-Conspirator Sentenced to 17+ Years in Prison

May 24, 2024
… to driving a car intended to distract law enforcement from another car trafficking 40 pounds of methamphetamine .  … is a transportation hub for couriers moving illicit drugs from the south to north and northeast,” said Assistant … prison.” Following a positive indication of narcotic odor from a canine, officers searched Palmer’s vehicle and …
May 24, 2024
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Three Sentenced in Conspiracy that Brought Methamphetamine to St. Louis

August 11, 2023
… defendants in a conspiracy that brought methamphetamine from California to St. Louis. Judge Fleissig on Wednesday … the country. Lethem Thompson-Bey obtained methamphetamine from Williams via Ashley D. Gibson in Lexington, Kentucky, … have shut down this operation of shipping methamphetamine from Los Angeles to the Midwest and to the network of street …
August 11, 2023
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Previously Convicted Felon Sentenced for Trafficking Fentanyl, Heroin

June 15, 2023
… than a kilogram of heroin and 400 grams or more of fentanyl from March 27, 2018, to Nov. 14, 2019, although he was … attempted to arrest Stewart during a traffic stop, he fled from law enforcement. During the pursuit, which reached … He eventually crashed into two parked cars. He ran from officers but was apprehended. Stewart has prior felony …
June 15, 2023
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Drug Dealer Who Claimed Fentanyl Was Heroin Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison

June 15, 2023
… that distributed more than four kilograms of fentanyl from Sept. 23, 2018, to Nov. 14, 2019. On Aug. 29, 2019, … a traffic stop in Springfield on May 11, 2019, Martin fled from officers on foot and discarded 7.1 grams of fentanyl in … received approximately one ounce (28.5 grams) of fentanyl from co-defendant Jerry D. Bedell, 32, of Springfield, every …
June 15, 2023
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Four Oklahoma Men Indicted After Officers Seize $1 Million Worth of Cocaine in I-70 Traffic Stop

February 07, 2023
… officers seized more than $1 million worth of cocaine from a rental truck that was stopped on Interstate 70 in … participated in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine from Sept. 1, 2022, to Jan. 25, 2023. All four defendants … and Acosta-Bermejo, attempted to prevent the officer from getting behind the Penske truck to initiate a stop. The …
February 07, 2023
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Southwest Honkeys Gang Member Sentenced to 20 Years for Illegal Firearms, Meth Trafficking

October 18, 2022
… semi-automatic handgun that had been reported stolen from a law enforcement officer’s vehicle in Crawford County, … convictions for resisting a lawful stop (in which he fled from officers at speeds up to 130 miles per hour before … pending for arrests during 2020 (following his release from state prison in January 2020) in Barton County for …
October 18, 2022
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16 Kansas City Metro Area Residents Indicted for Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

June 23, 2022
… of cocaine, as well as methamphetamine and fentanyl, from Jan. 1, 2019, to June 21, 2022. According to the … charged with participating in a money-laundering conspiracy from Oct. 1, 2015, to Sept. 9, 2020. They allegedly engaged … in the same location. This co-located model enables agents from different agencies to collaborate on …
June 23, 2022
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Fatal Fentanyl Dose Results in 17 Years in Prison

June 14, 2022
… 20200326 Markquis Bryant arrest.jpg Agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration's St. Louis … Florissant police officers determined the fentanyl came from Bryant, and then conducted an undercover operation in which fentanyl was purchased from Bryant at his home in the 5300 block of Queens Avenue …
June 14, 2022
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St. Louis Man Sentenced to 45 Years for Providing Information that Led to Murders and Violence

March 28, 2022
… drug trafficker within the St. Louis area upon his release from prison.  Thompson also expected to be supplied drugs by … these acts of violence occurred and Thompson was released from prison, Thompson received controlled substances from the rival drug trafficking organization for Thompson to …
March 28, 2022
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Nixa Physician Pleads Guilty to Making a False Statement Related to Healthcare and Conspiracy

December 08, 2021
… Ozark Community Hospital - Christian County Clinic in Nixa from 2004 to June 2019. He also was employed from 2009 to 2017 as the medical director at Magnolia … prescriptions.  Additionally, Halley agreed to refrain from treating medical patients who may require the issuance …
December 08, 2021
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4th of 9 Defendants Sentenced to 15 Years for Meth Conspiracy

September 08, 2021
… guilty to participating in the drug-trafficking conspiracy from Nov. 22, 2016, to Sept. 26, 2018. Clayton also pleaded … Clayton admitted she received methamphetamine directly from co-defendant Cheyenne W. Conn, 45, of Everton, Mo. Conn … 10 pounds of methamphetamine per week by vehicle from California to the Springfield area. He then distributed …
September 08, 2021
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Bates City man charged with illegal firearms, drug trafficking

September 14, 2020
… officers seized nearly two dozen firearms and illegal drugs from his residence. Daniel Dewayne Gregg, 57, was charged in … who purchased at least a half-kilogram of methamphetamine from him at a time. Gregg said he purchased methamphetamine … Additional federal agents were assigned to the operation from the DEA, FBI, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms …
September 14, 2020
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KC man charged with meth trafficking, illegal firearms

July 24, 2020
… warrants, at his residence on Thursday, July 23. Detectives from the Independence, Mo., Police Department and the Kansas City, Mo., Police Department and deputies from the U.S. Marshals Service executed a search warrant at … Additional federal agents were assigned to the operation from the FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bureau of …
July 24, 2020
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DEA and U.S. Marshals Service arrest man charged in fentanyl and cocaine conspiracy

May 14, 2020
… and money laundering network with tentacles stretching from Los Angeles to the streets of St. Louis. I believe … prevented an enormous amount of the dangerous drug fentanyl from reaching the streets of St. Louis.” Jensen further … directly resulted in the apprehension of this fugitive from justice in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.” The …
May 14, 2020
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Jamestown Woman Pleads Guilty for Her Role in Drug Conspiracy

January 29, 2024
… of these drug trafficking activities, financially benefited from his activities, and actively concealed and assisted in … arrest in May 2019, Rocco Beardsley called Stacey Beardsley from jail and asked her to go to Erie, PA, to get his … heroin. In January 2020, two controlled purchases of drugs from Rocco Beardsley took place at the residence he shared …
January 29, 2024
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Nurse Practitioner Arrested, Charged with Selling Oxymorphone

October 05, 2023
… The patients were expected to give Ostolski the profits from the sale during their next office visit. The office … billed to insurance including Medicare and Medicaid. Data from the New York State Department of Health Bureau of … conducted several controlled purchases of oxymorphone from Ostolski, and multiple controlled office visits with …
October 05, 2023
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Long Island Man Convicted of Distributing Heroin that Caused Overdose Death

February 07, 2023
… United States Attorney Peace.  “I commend the prosecutors from my Office, the Special Agents of the DEA, and the … rehabilitation program, delivered the fatal dose of heroin from Tunstall to the victim on October 28, 2018, in exchange … Alessi are in charge of the prosecution, with assistance from Paralegal Specialist Michael Compitello. The Defendant …
February 07, 2023
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Narcotics Investigation Nets 2 Arrests, Guns and Drugs

February 15, 2023
… Attorney Tom Walsh announced the arrests of 2 residents from Congers, NY for possession of a controlled substance … the result of search warrants executed last week, stemming from a month’s long investigation conducted by the Rockland … Tom Walsh said, “Keeping our streets and communities safe from dangerous drugs and violence is a top priority of my …
February 15, 2023
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Queens Man Convicted of Laundering Bitcoin and Operating Unlicensed Money Transmitting Business

October 11, 2022
… remain anonymous and conceal where their Bitcoin was coming from so they could continue to engage in drug trafficking … verdict, Goklu’s illicit business of converting money from one form to another without a required license has been … Manhattan. The amounts exchanged at each transaction ranged from approximately $5,000 to $50,000 for a total of …
October 11, 2022
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Leader of “Mike’s Candyshop” Drug Delivery Service Pleads Guilty

July 06, 2021
… Mike’s Candyshop generally operated seven days per week, from approximately 6:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m., with the … DTO stored heroin, cocaine, a fentanyl analogue, and cash from drug sales in various stash locations maintained by the … heroin, fentanyl, and a fentanyl analogue – were purchased from Mike’s Candyshop on the evening of Dec. 14, 2018.  …
July 06, 2021
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Columbia County man sentenced to 18 years in connection with two overdose deaths

January 22, 2020
… selling heroin, fentanyl and other controlled substances, from 2014 through July 26, 2016, in Columbia County.  Ebel … unconscious in Niverville on July 3, 2016, less than a mile from Ebel’s house. A State Police investigation established … K and Columbia County Sheriff’s Office, with assistance from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the office …
January 22, 2020
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Member of Eastern European organized crime syndicate sentenced to 198 months’ imprisonment for racketeering and other violent crimes

December 03, 2019
… and, most seriously, an arson that displaced families from their homes and endangered the lives of children and … The families living in the building were displaced from their homes due to the damage from the fire. Gershman’s syndicate also preyed upon …
December 03, 2019