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Four Poughkeepsie individuals charged in White Plains Federal Court with narcotics offenses

… containing fentanyl.  Three firearms were also recovered from Nicholas’s residence.  DEA Special Agent in Charge Ray … today and statements made in court proceedings [1] : From at least September 2018 till February 2020, Michael …
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Two Mexican drug traffickers charged with the murder of a Mexican soldier and conspiring to import cocaine into the United States

… Photo of fifty caliber rifle adn ammunition seized from Truck.jpeg NEW YORK – DEA New York Division Special … DEA agents began tracking an aircraft traveling northbound from the Caribbean Coast of Venezuela. The aircraft landed …
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Second leader of major opioid trafficking organization sentenced in Rochester

… imported bulk quantities of furanyl fentanyl and U-47700 from overseas suppliers China. They ordered the furanyl … to transport 5,330 blue pills containing furanyl fentanyl from Elmira to North Carolina in October 2016. On Oct. 25, … can with a false bottom containing the 5,330 blue pills from inside Prettyman’s vehicle.             In early 2017, …
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Doctor convicted on nine counts in connection with oxycodone and fentanyl diversion scheme

… drug dealing is all the more shocking coming as it did from a licensed medical professional who has taken an oath … filed in the case, and evidence introduced at trial:   From approximately 2015 until his arrest in November 2017, …
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DEA Heroin Enforcement Team, Long Island Heroin Task Force, ATF, Nassau County Police Department and Suffolk County DA team up to arrest 19 members of drug ring

… and the Long Island Heroin Task Force, comprising officers from the Suffolk County Police Department, Nassau County … gang members, removed large amounts of illegal drugs from our streets and confiscated illegal weapons, thus … agencies, we will continue to remove these criminals from our communities and I congratulate all on a job well …
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Head of deadly Elmira opioid trafficking ring pleads guilty

… imported bulk quantities of furanyl fentanyl and U-47700 from overseas suppliers in China. They ordered the furanyl … to transport 5,330 blue pills containing furanyl fentanyl from Elmira to North Carolina in October 2016. On Oct. 25, … can with a false bottom containing the 5,330 blue pills from inside Prettyman’s vehicle. In early 2017, Thatcher …
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Eleven defendants charged in federal court with committing narcotics and firearms offenses in the Bronx

… supports the NYPD in their efforts to protect New Yorkers from drug traffickers and the associated violence,” said … trade,” said Manhattan U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman. “From feeding the opioid crisis through the sale of …
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Large-scale Cocaine Importers Sentenced to Federal Prison

… Liberty, Richmond, and Tattnall counties, and elsewhere, from as early as January 2016. Led by Daniel Morales-Jimenez … quantities of cocaine, methamphetamine and other drugs from and through Puerto Rico, into Florida and the Southern … as a kilo-quantity distributor who obtained cocaine from Morales-Jimenez, arranging importation into the …
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Leader Of Large-Scale Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced To 22.5 Years In Prison

… Perez was ordered to forfeit his rights to the residence from which Perez distributed fentanyl. “Fentanyl kills over … oxycodone pills containing fentanyl.  Perez fled from Rhode Island to New York upon hearing of the searches … in the same location. This co-located model enables agents from different agencies to collaborate on …
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Two Members of Multi-State Drug Trafficking Rings Linked to Aryan Prison Gangs Sentenced to Lengthy Prison Terms

… three kilos of heroin, and more than $330,000 in cash from eighteen locations in Washington and Arizona. Earlier … was led by the FBI with critical investigative teamwork from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Homeland … Department of Corrections and significant local assistance from the Tacoma Police Department, Pierce County Sheriff’s …
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U.S. Attorney's Office and DEA Announce Federal Charges Against Albuquerque Based Drug Trafficking Organization

… Albuquerque Classics. Throughout 2024, undercover agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) conducted … purchases of cocaine, heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine from the brothers,  Gastelum , Chavey , and Vargas . In … Administration investigated this case with assistance from the Internal Revenue Service. Assistant United States …
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Leaders of Dangerous Mexican Drug Cartel Responsible for Extreme Violence Charged with International Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses

… criminal organizations to protect our citizens from their unlawful actions,” said HSI Executive Associate … (DEA) Houston Field Division. “The DEA has never wavered from the global fight against this vicious, ruthless cartel … DEA Houston Division investigated the case, with assistance from the DEA Mexico City Country Office. HSI New York …
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Mexican National Trafficking Counterfeit Fentanyl Pills Sentenced to 12 Years

… thousands of fentanyl pills to Rocky Mount, tried to flee from deputies, and ditched their ride in a Battleboro field. … Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) received information from a confidential source that a large shipment of … how our partnerships effectively remove dangerous criminals from harming our communities. Teamwork is the only way we …
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Two Defendants Charged with Murder in Fatal Pacific Beach Fentanyl Overdose

… Seau purchased at least $1,200 worth of fentanyl pills from co-defendant Cavanaugh in La Mesa. Thereafter, Seau … San Diego Police Chief David Nisleit. “The impacts we see from Fentanyl sales is overwhelming and destructive, … has charged eight fentanyl dealers with homicide stemming from selling or furnishing fentanyl-laced drugs. In 2021 and …
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Seven Defendants Arrested in Joint State/Federal Investigation into Myrtle Beach Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… this investigation with significant participation from the following agencies: Myrtle Beach Police Department, … today because these poly-drug traffickers have been removed from the streets.” “The United States Attorney’s Office … officers and agents, along with the support we receive from our community members, shows the continued commitment …
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Kanawha County Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Crime

… Jackson further admitted that he acquired fentanyl powder from a source outside the United States, the “M30” punch and die sets from China and commercially manufactured binding powder from a company in the U.S. Jackson began renting the St. …
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Member Of Violent Gang Pleads Guilty To Racketeering, Drug And Firearm Offenses

… assaulted rival gang member; drugs, firearm seized from stash house in Hingham BOSTON – A Boston man has … Wesson .38 caliber revolver and $15,597 in cash were seized from his stash house in Hingham. Santos was previously … in the same location. This co-located model enables agents from different agencies to collaborate on …
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Approximately 40 Individuals Arrested in Multi-State Drug Trafficking Takedown

… (571) 362-4737 nofdoutreach@dea.gov Defendants are from East Mississippi, Mexico, California, Texas, and … in the Southern District of Mississippi charging defendants from Lauderdale, Newton, Neshoba, Scott, and Jasper counties … as Mexico, California, Texas, and Alabama. The charges stem from a four-year federal investigation of multiple drug …
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Malas Manas Transnational Criminal Organization Leadership Indicted on Charges of Human Smuggling and Drug Trafficking

… drug smuggling through the movement of monetary instruments from the United States to the Republic of Mexico.  The indictment further alleges that from 2019 until 2023 Roman-Figueroa, Bernal, … in the same location. This co-located model enables agents from different agencies to collaborate on intelligence …
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15 Charged after FBI Task Force Investigation into Waterbury Drug Trafficking Rings

… have been charged with federal offenses stemming from the distribution of cocaine, crack cocaine, and … U.S. Attorney’s Office.  The continued support we receive from our federal partners makes our community safer.” U.S. … The FBI’s Waterbury Safe Streets Gang Task includes members from the FBI, the Waterbury Police Department, the Naugatuck …
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Leader of Multistate Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison

… drug trafficking and distribution enterprise that stretched from Alaska to Arizona, California, Massachusetts, Michigan, … Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania. From 2016 through October 2020, Pompa-Villa, the leader of …
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Spouse and Cousin of Drug Trafficking Ringleader Sentenced to Significant Prison Terms for Their Roles in Drug Distribution Conspiracy

… we removed significant amounts of narcotics and firearms from the community and prevented the organization from using its proceeds to further their illicit schemes.” … load of methamphetamine that was coming to Washington State from California, disguised in boxes for household items.  …
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Leader of Drug Distribution Organization Sentenced to Ten Years

… Organized Shipments of Fentanyl, Heroin, Meth, and Cocaine from Arizona and Southern California Drugs hidden in secret … that fentanyl is having on our society, given that deaths from fentanyl have skyrocketed.” “This investigation … of the conspiracies engaged in trafficking activities from Mexico, through California, Arizona, Nevada, and …
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Upper East Side doctor convicted in Brooklyn Federal Court of causing overdose death of a patient

… they help cut off the supply of drugs and stop fraudsters from exploiting vulnerable people. I want to thank the DEA, … believe that they have helped prevent many more New Yorkers from falling into addiction and death.” “Dr. Tesher … pharmacy and pharmacy chain; removed prescription authority from numerous rogue doctors, and expanded …
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Sixteen indicted in multi-state drug distribution ring

… and fentanyl distribution ring.  The drugs were coming up from California and were being distributed in King, Pierce, … and Bremerton Police Department (BPD), with assistance from  Tahoma Narcotics Enforcement (TNET); the Seattle, … Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF) with support from Northwest High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas ( …
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New Reward Offered for the Capture of Jian Zhang

… States and Canada. According to a 2017 federal indictment from the U.S. Attorney’s Office District of North Dakota, … already been convicted and sentenced to penalties ranging from 20 years to life imprisonment.  These strict sentences … Attorney’s Office, District of North Dakota with assistance from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon, …
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Three doctors, a pharmacist, and a business owner charged in opioid indictments

… hired Dr. Hallaba to write prescriptions at his clinic.  From September 2015 to April 2017, both doctors are alleged … Wellston Clinic Pharmacy. The grand jury alleges that from September 1 to December 9, 2015, Dr. Ferris signed …
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Three doctors, a pharmacist, and a business owner charged in opioid indictments

… hired Dr. Hallaba to write prescriptions at his clinic.  From September 2015 to April 2017, both doctors are alleged … Wellston Clinic Pharmacy. The grand jury alleges that from September 1 to December 9, 2015, Dr. Ferris signed …
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Several charged in $9.6 million opioid distribution conspiracy

… Andrei Tibu, 30, of Canton      The indictment alleges that from January 2015 through March 2018, these pharmacists and … this crisis, disrupting any financial benefit received from the sale of dangerous prescription drugs that plague … in monetary transactions with the criminal cash proceeds from her illicit pharmacy business.      This case is being …
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Indictments against 11 high level Mexican drug cartel members unsealed

… against the CJNG is being conducted by special agents from the DEA Los Angeles Division and federal prosecutors from the Department of Justice Criminal Division Narcotic and Dangerous Drug Section. Representatives from the U.S. Departments of State and Treasury participated …