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Laredoan pleads guilty to role in drug trafficking scheme

… soon apprehended him and recovered 480 pounds of marijuana from his truck. The drugs have an estimated street value of … fine. The DEA conducted the investigation with assistance from Border Patrol. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer Day is …
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International drug conspiracy sends Galveston man to federal prison

… in a criminal organization that imported methamphetamine from Mexico and that the lengthy sentence was appropriate … kilograms of methamphetamine into the United States from Mexico. Castillo was responsible for recruiting …
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Sacramento man sentenced to 10 years in prison for distributing methamphetamine

… purchase of one-pound methamphetamine was arranged from the dealer. Just before the purchase took place, … the Drug Enforcement Administration with special assistance from Homeland Security Investigations. Assistant U.S. …
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Vice President attends $569 million cocaine offload in Coronado

… deadly transnational criminals.”   Numerous U.S. agencies from the Departments of Justice, Defense and Homeland … the Eastern Pacific requires unity of effort in all phases from detection, monitoring and interdictions, to criminal …
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Nicaraguan national pleads guilty to conspiring to distribute cocaine and marijuana on the darknet

… marijuana sales, Sandoval Lopez received $97,891 in bitcoin from his customers. This case is the product of an … Digital Economy Task Force (NCIDE), composed of agents from Homeland Security Investigations, the Federal Bureau of …
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Moses Lake man sentenced to over 12 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine

… a five-year term of court supervision after he is released from federal prison. According to information disclosed … in this case by the court removes two drug traffickers from our streets and sends a clear message to others who may …
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Yakima man sentenced to 188 months in prison for drug trafficking

… a five-year term of court supervision after he is released from federal prison. According to information disclosed … the transportation of large amounts of methamphetamine from Arizona to Yakima, Washington. Peraza-Kissi also sold …
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Extradition of Pakistani man for attempted heroin importation

… with undercover law enforcement. The extradition of Khan from halfway around the world to face justice in New York is … of dollars of what he believed to be narcotics proceeds from Australia into the United States. In January 2018, Khan …
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Fresno man charged with two counts of distributing fentanyl resulting in death

… that the cause of death for the individual was overdose from fentanyl. The other two individuals survived and were later released from the hospital. Pearson is charged in count one with …
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Madera and Fresno residents indicted for methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy

… Bueno purchased approximately 20 pounds of methamphetamine from Lizarraga that he sold to customers in the Fresno area. … approximately 54 pounds of methamphetamine while returning from the Los Angeles area. Perla Ramos and Brittany Martinez …
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DEA Museum opens new forensic science exhibit

… in collecting, examining, and analyzing physical evidence from crime scenes. DEA’s drug chemistry, fingerprints, and … artifacts, photographs, documents, and oral histories from individuals involved in battling drugs and drug …
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Leader Of Rochester-based Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced To 26 Years In Prison

… the defendant’s guilty plea and documents filed in court, from December 2015 through June 2017, Avila was the leader … facilitate the supply and distribution of methamphetamine from inside the jail walls. Avila was again charged on …
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Two-Time Indicted Green Sentenced On Drug Charges

… District of Georgia, announces that Adrian Green, age 33, from Hawkinsville, GA, was sentenced on April 18, 2018 to 14 … more than 50 grams of methamphetamine. This charge resulted from a search warrant at his residence in Hawkinsville, …
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Dallas Man Sentenced To Life For Methamphetamine Trafficking

… received large amounts of methamphetamine directly from a Mexico-based source of supply. In turn, Arias … The DEA conducted the investigation with assistance from FBI, ATF, U.S. Marshals Service, Arlington Police …
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14 Charged With Writing Fake Prescriptions To Make “Lean”

… also investigated this case. According to the indictment, from January 2016 until February 2017, the co-conspirators … is also alleged that individuals were recruited to travel from Columbus, Ohio to various pharmacies in Ohio to fill …
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New Jersey Residents Add To Record Number Of Unused Pills Collected During 15th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… - simply by disposing of unwanted prescription medications from their medicine cabinets,” said DEA Acting Administrator … the available supply of prescription pain medications from their homes,” said SAC Nickerson.  “I applaud the …
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Second New Jersey Pharmacist Sentenced To Prison In Less Than A Week

… and Medford Family Pharmacy. Goldfield admitted that from January 2010 through August 2013, he conspired with … customers seeking oxycodone with residential addresses far from the Medford area, and presenting oxycodone …
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Mercer County Man Sentenced To 92 Months In Prison For Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

… Shipp imposed the sentence today in Trenton federal court. From September 2013 through his arrest on Jan. 13, 2016, … and manufacture and distribute crack cocaine primarily from two adjacent residences in Trenton. At his plea …
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Man Pleads To Conspiracy To Distribute More Than 141 Kilograms Of Heroin And Cocaine

… in a conspiracy to transport 141 kilograms of narcotics from California to New Jersey. Hector Lucas-Ramos, 42, … admitted today that he and Castro drove the tractor trailer from California to deliver the narcotics to other …
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Two Sentenced For Roles In Trenton Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

… documents filed in this case and statements made in court, from September 2013 through January 13, 2016, Richardson and … Enmond to distribute cocaine and manufacture crack cocaine from two adjacent residences in Trenton. Richardson and …
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Quebec Man Who Used Boats And Cars To Smuggle Marijuana Into The United States Sentenced To Ten Years

… J. Hunt of the New York Division. Following his extradition from Canada, Forget admitted that he and his co-conspirators … thousands of pounds of marijuana into the United States from Canada through the Akwesasne Mohawk Indian Reservation. …
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Man Convicted In Marijuana Conspiracy Trial

… and distribute more than 50 packages containing marijuana from Denver, Colorado to Buffalo. After the marijuana was sold, the co-defendants would send the cash proceeds from their drug sales back to their marijuana source of …
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Lockport Man Sentenced On Oxymorphone And Marijuana Charges

… conducted controlled purchases of oxymorphone from the defendant. On December 16, 2016, a federal search … acquired as illegal drug sales proceeds. The drugs seized from the house were for distribution in the community and …
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Canadian Man Pleads Guilty To Marijuana Smuggling

… thousands of pounds of marijuana into the United States from Canada through the Akwesasne Mohawk Indian Reservation. … of pounds of marijuana across the St. Lawrence River from Canada into the United States. The plea agreement calls …
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Brooklyn Man Sentenced To 132 Months For Distributing Crack Cocaine

… April 9, April 21, and April 29, 2015.  The crack cocaine from the four sales weighed more than 95 grams.  United … of supervised release, to begin after James is released from prison. This case was investigated by the DEA and FBI, …
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DEA Investigation Results In Indictment Of Tucson Doctor

… Office of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and special agents from the Arizona Attorney General's Office investigated this … Board Order in February 2016, Dr. Ruben was prohibited from prescribing, administering, or dispensing any Schedule …
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DEA Phoenix Bitcoin Target Found Guilty Of Money Laundering

… Over a two-year period, Costanzo took $164,700 in cash from the undercover (whom he believed to be heroin and … and the Scottsdale Police Department, with assistance from the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office and the United …
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OCDETF Operation Nets Over A 12 Year Prison Sentence For Iowa Meth Dealer

… plea of guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine from U.S. District Judge Linda R. Reade for the U.S. … this one, we can take back and keep our neighborhoods safe from those seeking to destroy them.” During his plea hearing …
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Gardnerville Man Arrested, Indicted For Butane Hash Oil Explosion

… manufacturing a controlled substance. The charge stems from an investigation conducted by the DEA and the Douglas … gas, to burn parts of marijuana to draw concentrated THC from the plant into a wax-like substance. United States …
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Bradenton Man Sentenced For Trafficking Carfentanil

… the vehicle, they smelled the odor of marijuana coming from inside the car. The officers observed Melendez with a … scale between his legs. As an officer was removing Melendez from the car, he observed Melendez drop a plastic bag …