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Henderson County Methamphetamine Distributor is Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison

… a confidential source to arrange multiple controlled buys of methamphetamine from Nalley. On December 22, 2021, deputies with the Haywood …
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Groveton woman sentenced to 65 months for participating in fentanyl trafficking conspiracy

… that on March 1, 2018, an individual intended to travel from New Hampshire to a location in Lawrence, Mass., to … that she and her co-conspirator went to Lawrence to buy “dope.” Willey consented to a search of the car and …
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Central Florida Law Enforcement Warns of THC-Laced Edibles that Resemble Common Snack Foods

… Patrol (FHP) are leading the investigations with assistance from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office and the Pasco …
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Multiple Arrests Dismantle North Little Rock Drug Trafficking Organization

… executed three search warrants, and made nine controlled buys and seizures. Agents seized nine firearms, 189 … with marijuana by shipping it through the U.S. mail from the state of Washington to central Arkansas. Those …
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Kentucky Career Criminal Sentenced To 20 + Years For Head Role In Cocaine Conspiracy

… drug trafficking offenses.   According to court documents, from May 2009 until October 2011, Chenault led a large … acknowledged that he and Catching used drug proceeds to buy merchandise for the store.   Court documents state that …
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Violent South Coast Drug Dealer Sentenced To Over 20 Years In Prison

… purchase, Monteiro robbed the cooperating witness of the “buy money.”  Monteiro was arrested three days later, at … drug trafficking materials, handcuffs, and brass knuckles from his home.  The jury also heard testimony concerning a …
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Los Banos Trucking Company Owners Sent To Prison For Tax & Bribery Conspiracy

… in Fresno and asked to be picked up, because he wanted to buy a new BMW. When the dealership asked about a $747,000 … involved the laundering of $100,000 in proceeds obtained from Padilla’s drug trafficking activities through the …
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SoCal Toy Company Pleads Guilty In Money Laundering Conspiracy

… 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 …
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Big Island Marijuana “Ministry” Operator Pleads Guilty To Drug And Tax Offenses

… 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, …
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DEA and U.S. Attorney in the Western District of Louisiana announce settlement with drug distributor

… substances.                   This settlement arises from a DEA Office of Diversion Control investigation into … Prevention estimates that more than 630,000 Americans died from drug overdoses from 1999 to 2016. In 2016 alone, … crimes, the public is encouraged to contact the DEA online tips reporting system .    Parents and children are …
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Colombian National Sentenced to Over 17 Years for Recruiting Mariners to Traffic Cocaine to the Sinaloa Cartel

… plea on October 11, 2019, after his arrest and extradition from Colombia.           According to court records, … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Arrests Made in Joint Federal/Local Investigation Targeting Jackson, Calhoun, Liberty, and Gadsden Counties

… to remove addictive and deadly controlled substances from our communities,” said U.S. Attorney Coody. “We will … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Tampa Man Sentenced to More Than 24 Years for Possession and Distribution of Meth

… community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Former Venezuelan Military Official Sentenced for Money Laundering and Bribery Scheme

… in the transfer of nearly $1.7 million in U.S. dollars from Banesco Bank into an account controlled by the … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison

… by the Drug Enforcement Administration with assistance from the Florida Highway Patrol. It was prosecuted by the … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Armed Leader of Fentanyl and Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy Sentenced to 40 Years in Federal Prison

… Administration Orlando District Office, with assistance from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the U.S. Postal … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Perry Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine

… methamphetamine. Gamble was also obtaining methamphetamine from two other individuals and selling the narcotics in … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Former Gadsden County Deputy Sheriff Sentenced to Federal Prison in Connection with Narcotics Trafficking Investigation

… narcotics accountable for their actions.” The case stemmed from an extensive investigation by the Organized Crime Drug … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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DEA Miami Field Division Warns of Alarming Increase in Suspected Fentanyl-Related Overdoses in Florida

… died of a drug overdose during the 12-month period from February 1, 2021 through January 30, 2022 with 67% of … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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St. Petersburg Man Sentenced for His Involvement in DTO

… drug trafficking offenses. According to the indictment, from around August 2018, and continuing through November 26, … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Results in DEA and Partners Collecting Hundreds of Thousands of Pounds of Unneeded Medications in an Effort to Prevent Addiction and Reduce Overdose Deaths

… 27,847 pounds of expired, unused, and unwanted medications from 202 collections sites throughout the state of Florida. … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Missouri Man Sentenced to 28 Years for Leading Meth Conspiracy

… a conservative estimate of the total proceeds he obtained from the drug-trafficking conspiracy. On March 8, 2022, … acquired kilogram-level quantities of methamphetamine from Mexico and supplied co-defendants Patrick A. Dodson, … by law enforcement in Arkansas on his return trip from buying methamphetamine in Texas. Officers found 2.5 …
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DEA’s OD Justice Devotes Critical Resources to Fatal Drug Poisoning and Overdose Death Investigations Across the United States

… based cartel source of supply multiple levels removed from the street dealer that provided the deadly dose of … who was sentenced to life without parole. This case stemmed from the fentanyl poisoning death of a young father. … caused serious injury to a university student. Controlled buys, searches, and interviews revealed a large drug …
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Melvin Hill Convicted by Jury on Federal Drug and Firearms Charges

… Burlington narcotics investigators that the source could buy narcotics from Hill. In February and March, this source made two controlled purchases of fentanyl from Hill in transactions that were recorded and surveilled …
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Prolific Snohomish County fentanyl dealer sentenced to 15 years in prison

… also more deadly.  To maximize profits and to protect him from law enforcement scrutiny, Irons fronted the pills to … cut of the profits.  Many distributors used that profit to buy from Irons to support their own addiction. During this time, …
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Western U.P. Crystal Meth Conspiracy Shut Down

… and associates to receive packages that he had shipped from Las Vegas.  Hill would collect these packages, use some … for several undercover purchases of methamphetamine from Hill.  These undercover buys gave the officers the evidence they needed to get a …
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Nearly 45 Pounds of Cocaine Seized from Interstate Traffickers

… Nearly 45 Pounds of Cocaine Seized from Interstate Traffickers March 15, 2024 New York Contact … (nearly 45 pounds) of cocaine worth more than $1 million from a Jeep Grand Cherokee. Members of the New York Drug Enforcement Task Force tracked the vehicle from Connecticut through New York City to New Jersey, where …
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Salem Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl

… investigation, investigators arranged a controlled buy of counterfeit oxycodone pills from Rigutto. Investigators observed him arrive and depart … switches,” are small attachments used to convert firearms from semi-automatic to fully-automatic. Later the same day, …
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Marijuana Drug Deal that Ended in Death Results in Guilty Pleas

… others that the victim had previously purchased marijuana from him using counterfeit currency. On Feb. 19, 2022, they … All were armed. When the victim contacted Brown-Shatto to buy more marijuana, the three drove to his home in the 7800 … later recovered a total of 22 spent cartridge casings from both weapons. Both shooters disposed of those weapons, …
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DEA Reminds Families to Discuss the Dangers of Drugs Before Students Return to School

… methamphetamine pressed into pills shaped like marshmallows from cereal and fake pills laced with fentanyl made to look … turning to smartphones as a one-stop shop to market, sell, buy and deliver deadly, fake prescription pills and other … your life and help them realize the dangers that can come from experimenting and misusing drugs,” King said. “Kids are …