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Operation Shaw-Crank Redemption Update: Final 3 Defendants Sentenced To A Combined Total Of Over 17 Years In Prison For Drug-Trafficking Organization

June 18, 2014
… total of 207 months for drug-trafficking offenses stemming from an investigation known as “Operation Shaw-Crank … type of illegal activity so that our children are protected from drug-trafficking and the crime that comes with it.”    … and Arkansas River Valley area. Numerous controlled buys, surveillance, search warrants, and monitoring have …
June 18, 2014
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Federal And State Authorities Arrest 15 Individuals On Federal Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering Charges

June 17, 2016
… (1) engage in financial transactions using proceeds derived from the importation, receiving, concealment, buying, and/or selling cocaine; (2), transport or transmit … the source, ownership and control of proceeds derived from unlawful activity. Sergio Guadalupe Adame-Ochoa is also …
June 17, 2016
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Two Men Arrested In Multimillion Dollar Synthetic Drug Ring

June 13, 2014
… of synthetic narcotics.  According to the indictment, from March 2010 until July 2012, Libbert and his … allegedly purchased more than 300 kilograms of chemicals from domestic sources.             As part of the scheme, … various bank transactions and spending the proceeds to buy luxury vehicles, vacations and a $1.4 million home.  As …
June 13, 2014
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Owner Of Smoke Shops In Bakersfield, Fresno And Visalia Pleads Guilty To Fraud Relating To The Sale Of Synthetic Drugs

May 15, 2014
… as K2 or spice in retail outlets throughout the U.S. and from his six smoke shops doing business under the name “The … and began manufacturing and distributing SSC products from that location. According to court documents, Nottoli … transaction in property derived from drug trafficking to buy a time share in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. If convicted of the …
May 15, 2014
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Pilot Charged In Cocaine Trafficking Scheme Extradited From Paraguay

July 25, 2022
… Pilot Charged In Cocaine Trafficking Scheme Extradited From Paraguay July 25, 2022 New England Contact Info Contact … in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy, has been extradited from Paraguay. On December 14, 2016, a grand jury in …
July 25, 2022
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Two Walton County Men Convicted on Drug Trafficking Charges

August 23, 2022
… to remove addictive and deadly controlled substances from our communities,” stated U.S. Attorney Coody. “We are … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
August 23, 2022
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Perry Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Drug-Trafficking Charges

November 21, 2022
… demonstrated that Basha was distributing methamphetamine from his home in Perry, Florida, while Basha was on house … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
November 21, 2022
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Nurse Pleads Guilty to Illegally Obtaining Fentanyl from Hospital

December 16, 2024
… Nurse Pleads Guilty to Illegally Obtaining Fentanyl from Hospital December 16, 2024 St. Louis Contact Info … in federal court today to illegally obtaining fentanyl from a hospital for his own use. Charles Welch Jr., 65, … guilty today, Welch admitted that he stole fentanyl from the automated dispensing cabinets located in the …
December 16, 2024
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Two Defendants From Operation “Wild Wild East” Sentenced

March 05, 2015
… Two Defendants From Operation “Wild Wild East” Sentenced March 05, 2015 New … 2014.  According to court documents, this indictment sprung from an investigation into a heroin-trafficking organization …
March 05, 2015
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Physician Sentenced after Taking Bribes from Drug Manufacturer

September 13, 2022
… Physician Sentenced after Taking Bribes from Drug Manufacturer September 13, 2022 St. Louis Contact … was sentenced in federal court today after taking bribes from a drug manufacturer in exchange for prescribing its … Ozark Community Hospital - Christian County Clinic in Nixa from 2004 to June 2019. He also was employed by several area …
September 13, 2022
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Springfield, Mo., man sentenced to 20 years for meth conspiracy

September 29, 2020
… to distribute methamphetamine in Greene County, Missouri, from March 30 to Aug. 30, 2017. Stone also pleaded guilty to … Stone was preparing to travel to the Kansas City area to buy methamphetamine. Agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration St. Louis Division, …
September 29, 2020
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Maine Man Sentenced for Role in Northern New England Fentanyl Trafficking Operation

January 09, 2024
… analogue – intended for distribution in Maine, allegedly from co-defendant Ivan Rodriguez Osorio in a hotel parking … Morris had allegedly made three prior drug purchases from Rodriguez Osorio, buying approximately 500 grams of fentanyl each time. Less …
January 09, 2024
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South Texas Dealer Admits to Selling Fentanyl to Teenager Resulting in Death

January 04, 2024
… revealed text messages which showed the victim wanting to buy “pase” from Carlos. “Pase” was code for cocaine. Carlos indicated … illustrates that no person - regardless of age - is safe from fentanyl’s deadly grip. As long as drug dealers decide …
January 04, 2024
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Fentanyl Distributer Tied to 13-Year-Old’s Overdose Death Pleads Guilty

July 06, 2023
… to focus our resources on stopping this deadly threat from reaching and causing more harm to our next generation.” … “We will never stop fighting to protect our community from this dangerous drug. I’m proud of the men and women of … messenger to a 13-year-old girl who asked him if she could buy “percs.”  Soliz agreed and delivered the pills to her …
July 06, 2023
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Last Of The Arellano Felix Brothers Enters Guilty Plea In San Diego

May 24, 2013
… which moved hundreds of tons of cocaine and marijuana from Mexico and Colombia into the U.S. and made hundreds of … some of the income to pay AFO members to commit crimes; to buy firearms, ammunition and vehicles; to travel on … spent almost four years in custody in Mexico, from October 25, 2008 to August 31, 2012.  Sentencing was …
May 24, 2013
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Alleged Bay Area Fentanyl Distributor Extradited from Honduras

October 25, 2024
… Alleged Bay Area Fentanyl Distributor Extradited from Honduras October 25, 2024 San Francisco Contact Info … the United States this week to appear on charges stemming from his alleged involvement in the distribution of fentanyl … marks the fifth extradition of an alleged drug distributor from Honduras to the Northern District of California this …
October 25, 2024
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Mexican National Sentenced to 18 Months for Transporting Heroin in 2019

January 12, 2024
… that she was paid $3,000 to enter the United States from Mexico, meet an individual in California, receive drugs … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
January 12, 2024
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DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within the United States

May 09, 2023
… Last Mile comprised 1,436 investigations conducted from May 1, 2022 through May 1, 2023, in collaboration with … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
May 09, 2023
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Three Drug Traffickers Convicted of Drug and Money Laundering Conspiracies

August 04, 2021
… Registration: Oregon 1-888-219-4261 Imported fentanyl from China and produced and distributed pills that appeared … began in the summer of 2018, when law enforcement officers from the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Snohomish … at trial revealed that in 2015 and 2016, Woolard began buying fentanyl and furanyl fentanyl powder from China after …
August 04, 2021
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Former Nurse Sentenced for Stealing Opioids from Kansas Hospital

March 13, 2023
… Former Nurse Sentenced for Stealing Opioids from Kansas Hospital March 13, 2023 St. Louis Contact Info … license forfeited after stealing controlled substances from his employer. According to court documents, in March … Park, Kan., removed vials of fentanyl and hydromorphone from an automated dispensing cabinet at Menorah Medical …
March 13, 2023
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Alleged Sinaloa Cartel Methamphetamine Trafficker Extradited from Mexico

November 18, 2025
… Alleged Sinaloa Cartel Methamphetamine Trafficker Extradited from Mexico November 18, 2025 San Diego Contact Info Contact … trafficker linked to the Sinaloa Cartel, was extradited from Mexico on October 24th to face drug and firearms … and Smuggling Goods (i.e., firearms and ammunition) from the United States to Mexico. According to court …
November 18, 2025
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Former Governor Of State Of Tamaulipas, Mexico, Indicted In The Southern District Of Texas

December 02, 2013
… of bank fraud. Yarrington served as governor of Tamaulipas from 1999 to 2004. Tamaulipas lies along the southern border … of 2004. Portions of those funds were allegedly used to buy a Sabreliner 60 airplane in January 2005. As part of …
December 02, 2013
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Orange Park Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Possessing Over 5 Kilos of Cocaine With Intent to Distribute

March 29, 2024
… in Jacksonville in the St. Johns Bluff area. Troopers from the Florida Highway Patrol conducted a traffic stop on … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
March 29, 2024
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Dark Web Vendor of Opioids and Counterfeit U.S. Currency Pleads Guilty

May 12, 2021
… web criminal marketplaces. According to court documents, from around October 2016 through February 2021, Albie Pagan, … well as counterfeit $10 and $20 bills. Pagan mailed these online-purchased narcotics and counterfeit currency to … U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and detectives from local assisting police agencies. The task force is …
May 12, 2021
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Members of Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Plead Guilty to Drug and Gun Charges in Operation “Titan Fall”

December 07, 2022
… the firearms depicted in the attached photo were recovered from Roman’s home. This case was investigated by the Drug … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
December 07, 2022
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53 kilograms of cocaine and fentanyl seized from truckload of Tupperware

April 10, 2019
… 53 kilograms of cocaine and fentanyl seized from truckload of Tupperware April 10, 2019 New York Contact … officers learned that a narcotics shipment was en route from California to the Northeast via tractor trailer. Group … trailer. The organization had replaced the Tupperware from Tupperware boxes with kilograms of fentanyl and …
April 10, 2019
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Chester County Shuts Down Drug Pipeline From Mexico

July 10, 2013
… Chester County Shuts Down Drug Pipeline From Mexico July 10, 2013 Philadelphia Contact Info Contact … local operation was designed to attack the drug pipeline from Mexico that runs through Southern Chester County, …
July 10, 2013
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SoCal Toy Company Pleads Guilty In Money Laundering Conspiracy

September 28, 2012
… organizations in Mexico and Colombia to launder proceeds from their drug sales. The defendants that pleaded guilty … Form 8300 showing the receipt of more than $10,000 in cash from Woody Toys’ Mexican customers, and who is scheduled to … and Mexican pesos would contact currency brokers to buy discounted U.S. dollars, which they used to purchase …
September 28, 2012
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Big Island Marijuana “Ministry” Operator Pleads Guilty To Drug And Tax Offenses

September 27, 2013
… activity.” According to information produced to the court: From at least about 2000 through July 8, 2010, the Christies … stating “it’s retail”, and “normal retail, you know, we buy it, you know, at forty-five hundred, five grand a pound, …
September 27, 2013
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New Jersey Woman Sentenced to 5 years in Prison for Residential Marijuana Grows in Sacramento and Placer Counties

April 17, 2025
… in 2016 and 2017. Li also acknowledged using proceeds from a marijuana grow to buy another property to continue growing marijuana. This …
April 17, 2025