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DEA Miami Agents Awarded The Attorney General's Most Prestigious Award

… The MFD Group 10 is comprised of DEA agents and TFOs from North Miami Beach Police Department, Broward County … Golden Eagle II are based on the investigative efforts from an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task (OCDETF) joint …
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California Women And Florida Man Sentenced For Conspiracy To Body-Smuggling Drugs To Tampa

… Johnson, along with co-defendant Selena Blanchard, traveled from San Diego, California to Tampa, Florida. The purpose of … manner, Cooper and Blanchard had delivered methamphetamine from California to Carbajal, in Tampa, on prior occasions.  …
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Key West Man Sentenced To 30 Years On Drug Charges

… a Tallahassee apartment based upon outstanding drug charges from Key West.  At the time of his arrest, agents seized six ounces of cocaine, digital scales, and $2,760 from Watson.  At his sentencing, the Court determined that …
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Orlando Man Pleads Guilty To Impersonating A DEA Agent And Unlawful Possession Of A Firearm

… as well as his fake DEA credentials, badge, and clothing. From 1994 to 1996, Mejias was convicted of three separate felony burglaries and therefore prohibited from possessing a firearm or ammunition under federal law. …
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Heroin Dealer Endangering Children Sentenced To More Than 18 Years In Federal Prison

…  Despite being under supervision, Carder sold heroin from his home, which was approximately one block away from the Joe Lee Smith Park and Recreation Center, and has a …
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Pill Mill Doctor Found Guilty

… According to evidence presented at Heromin’s 14-day trial, from late 2009 through October of 2011, Heromin was the … shopping organizations who often traveled hundreds of miles from as far away as Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee to obtain …
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Heroin Dealer Endangering Children Sentenced To An Additional Three Years In Prison

… for his 2006 drug conviction, Carder sold heroin from his home.  In addition, Carder’s home was approximately one block away from the Joe Lee Smith Park and Recreation Center, which has …
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Heroin Dealer Sentenced To 144 Months

… same day, shortly after using the heroin they purchased from Coleman. The heroin Coleman sold them was laced with … term of supervised release, to be imposed upon his release from incarceration. Assistant United States Attorney Michael …
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DEA’s 13th Drug Take Back Event Yields Huge Results In Georgia

… 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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DEA’s 13th Drug Take Back Event Yields Huge Results In North Carolina

… 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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DEA’s 13th Drug Take Back Event Yields Huge Results In South Carolina

… 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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DEA’s 13th Drug Take Back Event Yields Huge Results In Tennessee

… 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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DEA Kicks-Off 2017 Red Ribbon Campaign

… 1985. Officially, Red Ribbon Week is celebrated nationally from October 23-31; however, communities and school … red ribbons during the last week in October, Americans from all walks of life demonstrate their opposition to …
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Norwalk Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Prescription Pill Trafficking Charge

… documents and statements made in court, this matter stems from a joint investigation conducted by the Drug Enforcement … conducted several undercover purchases of (80 mg) pills from SANDALO at a cost of $40 to $45 per pill. On January …
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Norwalk Man Sentenced To 18 Months In Federal Prison For Role In Narcotics Distribution Conspiracy

… in a narcotics distribution conspiracy. This matter stems from Operation Hammertime, a four-month DEA Task Force … after he purchased approximately 56 grams of cocaine from an individual in the Bronx. On August 24, 2010, Treglia …
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Wallingford Man Sentenced To 26 Months In Federal Prison For Distributing Cocaine

… and crack cocaine distribution ring. This matter stems from a 10-month Drug Enforcement Administration Task Force … quarter-ounce and half-ounce quantities of cocaine from Velez, which he then distributed to his own customers. …
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Hartford Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Federal Prison For Role In Narcotics Trafficking Ring

… narcotics distribution ring. This matter stems from “Operation All In,” a long-term Drug Enforcement … East Central Narcotics Task Force, which includes members from the Manchester, South Windsor, Glastonbury, and Vernon …
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Former Corrections Officer Sentenced To Two Years On Drug Conspiracy Charges

… to trial the Government’s evidence would have shown that from September-December 2009, MOGRASS - , then a corrections … three years of supervised release. MOGRASS - has resigned from his position of corrections officer. The case was …
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New Britain Man Sentenced To 37 Months In Federal Prison For Distributing Cocaine

… and crack cocaine distribution ring. This matter stems from a 10-month Drug Enforcement Administration Task Force … over a court-authorized wiretap ordering cocaine from Velez. YOPP than sold the cocaine in smaller quantities …
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Hartford Man Sentenced To 21 Months In Federal Prison For Distributing Cocaine

… and crack cocaine distribution ring. This matter stems from a 10-month Drug Enforcement Administration Task Force … over a court-authorized wiretap ordering cocaine from Velez. RIVAS then sold the cocaine in smaller …
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Drug Trafficker Sentenced To 60 Months In Federal Prison

… arranged for the delivery 850 grams of cocaine for $24,000 from a person the confidential source knew to be a narcotics … to a home in Cranston. DEA Task Force agents and officers from the Cranston Police Department were waiting for the …
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New Haven Man Sentenced To 30 Months In Prison For Receiving Shipment Of Marijuana

… Administration in New Haven received information from the DEA in Tucson, Arizona that a crate containing marijuana was being shipped from Arizona to a warehouse in West Haven. On March 3, 2010, …
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Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty In Heroin Trafficking Conspiracy

… by Assistant U.S. Attorney Sandra R. Hebert, in 2009 agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Task Force … and two others alleged to be participants in the conspiracy from June 24 to August 17, 2009. Had the matter gone to …
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New Haven Man Sentenced To More Than Eight Years In Federal Prison For Distributing Crack

… release, for distributing crack cocaine. This matter stems from a joint law enforcement investigation conducted by the … purchases of crack cocaine, totaling more than 26 grams, from Moorning. At the time Moorning was serving a term of …
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Norwalk Man Sentenced To 70 Months In Federal Prison For Illegally Selling Prescription Narcotics

… conducted several undercover purchases of OxyContin pills from Sandalo at a cost of $40 to $45 for each 80-milligram … and a 2006 Mercedes CLS500 automobile. This matter stems from a joint investigation conducted by the Drug Enforcement …
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Four Sentenced For Distribution Of Oxycodone In Rhode Island And Massachusetts

… investigation which began in the summer of 2010 by agents from the DEA Worcester Tactical Diversion Squad, which … conducted a number of controlled purchases of oxycodone from the targets. As a result of the investigation, Jason …
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Worcester Man Sentenced To Twenty Years For Selling Cocaine

… and a total of four kilograms of cocaine was (three from the apartment and one from a nearby automobile), as well as $59,000 in cash. The …
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DEA, ICE, PRPD Arrests 3 And Seize Nearly 560 Kilograms Cocaine

… stopped "The Islander," a ferry boat carrying vehicles from neighboring island Vieques, for a routine inspection. … seized 32.9 kilograms of cocaine and a loaded pistol from a Dodge Durango onboard the boat. They immediately …
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Five Caribbean-Based Narco-Traffickers Indicted

… five kilograms or more of cocaine into the United States from the Dominican Republic, in violation of Title 21, … as he disembarked a recreational fishing vessel inbound from Vieques . The four remaining defendants are …
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Javier Carrillo, Aka “Cara Ancha” Arrested For Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering

… his arrival to the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport from the Dominican Republic. Carrillo supplied … transport more than $12,000,000 in United States currency from Puerto Rico to Saint Martin, Netherland Antilles, …