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Cartel Member Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Distribute More Than Eleven Pounds Of Methamphetamine In Lee County

… agreed to send a sample of his product, without payment, from California to the UC in Florida. The sample, which … by federal agents at the San Ysidro port of entry coming from Mexico into California. This case was investigated by …
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Fort Myers Couple Sentenced To Prison For Conspiring To Distribute Over 17 Kilograms Of Cocaine

… (DEA) undercover agent purchased an ounce of cocaine from Jose Nunez on two occasions in late 2016 and early … couple received four multi-kilogram shipments of cocaine from the cartel, via drug couriers, and returned hundreds of …
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Bradenton Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced To Over Five Years In Federal Prison

… 2017, Montgomery sold crack cocaine to an undercover deputy from the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office. On April 26, 2017, … containing fentanyl and heroin to an undercover officer from the Bradenton Police Department. During the second …
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Mexican Citizen Sentenced To Nine Years For Trafficking Methamphetamine

… in Wesley Chapel. Ortiz retrieved the methamphetamine from under his vehicle and handed it to Lucas-Ramos. After … Ortiz exited his vehicle and retrieved methamphetamine from a hidden compartment underneath the car. Law …
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DEA Brings In Record Amount Of Unused Prescription Drugs On National Prescription Take Back Day

… that a majority of abused prescription drugs were obtained from family and friends, often from the home medicine cabinet. The DEA’s Take Back Day …
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Kentucky Physician Surrenders DEA Registration To Prescribe Controlled Substances

… Enforcement (DEA) jointly announced today that a physician from Prestonsburg, Ky., paid the U.S. Government $50,000 to … settlement agreement, the U.S. Government contends that, from June 2009 until May 2012, Dr. Laura Hazeltine failed to …
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California Man Sentenced To 22 Years In Federal Prison For Trafficking Cocaine In Ohio

… kilograms of cocaine that had been transported to Cleveland from California, according to court documents. Herrera is … The NOLETF is a task force comprised of investigators from the U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA), Federal Bureau of …
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DEA 360 Strategy Collaborates With Partners In Dayton On Documentary Showcasing Positive Impact Of Addiction Recovery

… held during FOA Families of Addicts Dayton weekly meeting from 7:30 to 9 pm at the Life Enrichment Center, 425 N … documentary.  The discussion will include representatives from law enforcement, substance abuse prevention, community …
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Four Ohio Men Indicted In Meth Distribution Conspiracy

… Traverse City - (571) 362-0443 CLEVELAND, Ohio - Four men from Akron, Ohio, have been indicted in federal court for … Patrol, and a host of other law enforcement agencies from Summit County, including the Summit County Prosecutor’s …
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Duncan Pharmacy To Pay $50,000 To Settle Claims Involving Violations Of The Controlled Substances Act

… penalties to the United States to settle claims stemming from alleged violations of the Controlled Substances Act, … of controlled pharmaceuticals and listed chemicals from legitimate sources while ensuring an adequate and …
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Federal Indictment Charges Six In Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy

… in a federal indictment with felony offenses stemming from their role in a methamphetamine distribution … the conspiracy count carries statutory penalties ranging from 5 years to life in federal prison and a $5 million to …
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Last Defendant In Heroin, Methamphetamine And Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy Sentenced To 225 Months In Federal Prison

… to deal drugs.  Nothing is worth having your freedom taken from you,” said SAC Shelley. “The convictions of Juan … drug trafficking organizations determined to make a living from those struggling with addiction,” said U.S. Attorney …
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Smith County Men Guilty Of Importing Anabolic Steroids

… and Burton purchased anabolic steroids through the internet from suppliers located in China.  The steroids were shipped … to the United States where Godsey and Burton converted them from powder to liquid dosage units in the kitchen and garage …
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Six Involved In Large Scale Methamphetamine Trafficking Group Arrested

… federal criminal complaints, unsealed today, stemming from their role in selling large quantities of … Administration investigated the case with assistance from the Ellis County Sheriff's Office, Garland Police …
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Two Head To Prison For Attempted “Ice” Distribution

… involvement in the distribution of crystal methamphetamine from McAllen to Dallas, announced Javier Peña, Special Agent … of eight kilograms of crystal methamphetamine from McAllen to Dallas. At the time of the meeting, he …
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Leader Of Cocaine Distribution Ring Ordered To Prison - $3 Million Forfeited

… expected to face deportation proceedings following release from prison. The investigation began when Drug Enforcement … heroin at a residence in McAllen and more than $2 million from an apartment in Mission. The defendants were members of …
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Additional Members Of South Laredo Trafficking Group Plead Guilty

… nine of those people had entered guilty pleas. Eight are from Laredo and pleaded to conspiracy to possess with intent … Sentencing will be set at a later date. Agents and officers from the Drug Enforcement Administration, Laredo Police …
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Federal Jury Convicts Mexican Citizen Living In San Antonio For His Role In Kidnapping Scheme

… 27, 2013, Jorge Luis Martin Cavazos Cantu was kidnapped from his Monterrey, Mexico residence by several men. While … in Mexico, Deleon Garza placed several phone calls from Bexar County to Cantu’s family seeking ransom. In each …
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Jefferson County Man Sentenced In Synthetic Marijuana Conspiracy

… Ron Clark.  According to information presented in court, from May 2013 to November 2013, Williams conspired to receive synthetic marijuana from individuals in the Syracuse, New York area for …
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15 Indicted And Arrested In Cocaine Trafficking Ring

… on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011. The indictment alleges that from 1995 through Nov. 17, 2010, the defendants, from Texas, Pennsylvania, Mississippi, and Tennessee, …
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Two Plead Guilty In Cocaine Transport Conspiracy

… with others to transport large quantities of cocaine from Laredo to Philadelphia, Penn., and Camden, N.J., where … those cities. Alves brokered deals for quantities ranging from four to 10 kilograms of cocaine, while Fussell was one …
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Convicted Child Sex Offender Gets Fifteen Years For Drug Trafficking

… 297-0300 McALLEN, TX - A 38-year-old known sex offender from Alton, Texas, convicted of drug trafficking, has been … record which included a federal drug trafficking conviction from 1997 and evidence of a prior aggravated sexual assault …
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More Than 15 Years For Marijuana Trafficker

… it was loaded with approximately 290 kilograms of marijuana from the Weslaco, Texas, area for further distribution. … an agent on routine patrol. They observed him driving north from the Rio Grande River area near Weslaco, at which time …
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Seven Arrested In Conspiracies To Transport Cocaine And Marijuana

… transported cocaine and/or drug proceeds to and from Mexico to Houston, Texas, and Miami, Fla., on a regular … of marijuana with the intent to distribute that substance from September 2011 to the date of the indictment. If …
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Laredo Bail Bonds Manager Indicted For Money Laundering

… in prevention of seizure. The indictment alleges that from May 6, 2010 to Oct. 21, 2011, Nevarez engaged in a … properties into her own name to prevent the government from seizing these assets. Subsequently, Nevarez sold the …
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Drug Trafficking Co-conspirators Head To Federal Prison

… the use of commercial tractor-trailers and other means from Texas to Georgia and returned drug proceeds to Laredo … of this investigation. The sentences imposed thus far range from less than five to more than 33 years based upon their …
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DEA And FBI Team Up To Fight Opioid And Prescription Drug Abuse Sweeping Colorado And The Country

… in Colorado will be held this Thursday evening, April 7, from 5-7 p.m. After the film, hear from our panel, which includes a recovering addict, health, …
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Colombian Trafficker Sentenced To Federal Prison

… enforcement retrieved approximately 232 bales of cocaine from the sunken SPSS, making the total shipment weight … by the Panama Express Strike (PANEX), involving members from the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Federal Bureau …
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Former NFL And University Of Florida Football Player Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Distribute “Molly”

… Ethylone. The parcel had been mailed to the United States from China. On May 19, 2014, investigators intercepted a … that, just days earlier, Caldwell had mailed the parcel from Tampa. As a positional isomer of Butylone, Ethylone is …
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Daytona Man Convicted Of Federal Drug Offense

… presented during the bench trial, on May 20, 2014, officers from the Daytona Beach Police Department responded to an … of Hill.  Officers also recovered an additional $1,630 from Hill’s rental car. This investigation was conducted by …