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Designer Drugs

Bath Salts

January 21, 2025
Synthetic stimulants often referred to as “bath salts” are from the synthetic cathinone class of drugs. Synthetic cathinones are central nervous stimulants and are designed to mimic effects similar to those produced by cocaine, methamphetamine, and MDMA (ecstasy). These substances are often marketed as “bath salts,” “research chemicals,” “plant food,”...
January 21, 2025
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Jefferson County Man Sentenced for Drug Trafficking in Eastern District of Texas

… 7, 2025.  According to information presented in court, from February 2019 through May 2022, Magdaleno was involved in a conspiracy to traffic methamphetamine from Michoacán, Mexico, through Beaumont, Texas, and into …
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Xylazine Information

January 03, 2025
… Majority of xylazine mixed in with fentanyl samples is from powdered sources and smuggled into the U.S.   Tools … provide a full understanding of the amount being diverted from legitimate channels, without negatively impacting …
January 03, 2025
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Houston Armed Felon Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Fentanyl

… of the organization Roberson would transport contraband from the Houston area to East Texas and distribute the … with a motor vehicle.  As a felon, he is prohibited from owning or possessing firearms or ammunition. This case …
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Nearly 630,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications Collected on DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… removed nearly 19.2 million pounds of unneeded medications from communities across the country.  “Prescription … medication for a non-medical purpose get that medication from a family member or friend.  DEA continues to expand …
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Multi-Kilogram Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to 19 years in Federal Prison

… a co-conspirator was stopped after conducting a pickup from Pherai-Bogeajis’s residence and found to be … by the Drug Enforcement Administration, with assistance from the Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation, …
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Arizona Communities Turn In 5,367 Pounds of Unneeded Medications on DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… removed nearly 19.2 million pounds of unneeded medications from communities across our country. This effort to empty … medication for a non-medical purpose got that medication from a family member or friend.  DEA continues to expand …
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Drug Courier Sentenced to 57 Months in Federal Prison

… three kilograms of a mixture of heroin and fentanyl from Chavez-Valencia’s associates.  On September 26, 2022, … Administration New Haven Task Force, which includes members from the DEA, U.S. Marshals Service, Internal Revenue …
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Crip Gang Member Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl and Meth

… - (910) 815-4513 RALEIGH, N.C.-  A Crip Gang member from Winston-Salem was sentenced today to 480 months in … of controlled purchases of fentanyl and methamphetamine from Peterson. While in custody and pending trial, Peterson …
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Laredo Felon Indicted for Trafficking Fentanyl and Possessing Various Firearms

… allege the customer had previously purchased fentanyl from Soliz. On previous occasions, he had also allegedly … to the charges.  As a convicted felon, he is prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition per federal law. In …
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New London Man Admits Distributing Heroin While on Federal Supervised Release

… that he violated the conditions of supervised release from a prior federal conviction. According to court … release for distributing heroin.  He was released from federal prison in October 2019. On four occasions …
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Illinois Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Drug Trafficking Associated with Street Gang

… of Illinois announced that Christopher Wallace, 32, from Springfield, was sentenced to 120 months in prison, to … a Springfield street gang, Boss Playas, which lasted from approximately May 2020 through November 2020.  At the …
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Two Stockton Residents Indicted for Heroin and Methamphetamine Trafficking

… Brian M. Clark announced. According to court documents, from January 2018 through May 2023, Angulo Castillo and … by the Drug Enforcement Administration, with assistance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Homeland Security …
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Mexican national sentenced to over 20 years in prison for setting fire to drug smuggling vessel during U.S. Coast Guard interdiction

… was forced to make evasive maneuvers to avoid the GFV from running over the USCG vessel and its crewmen. The USCG … Enforcement Task Force comprised of agents and analysts from the Drug Enforcement Administration, the United States …
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Ayden Crips Gang Member Sentenced to More Than 14 Years in Prison for Drug Offenses

… Pitt County area.  A multi-year investigation spanning from 2016 to February 2019 included controlled purchases, … cash, 935 grams of cocaine, and a firearm were seized from residences where Greene lived.  Michael Easley, U.S. …
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Three traffickers sentenced for smuggling meth, heroin and cocaine for cartel

… planned to bring 100 kilograms of cocaine into the country from Mexico. In handing down the prison terms, Judge Saldana … suffering to the community. The investigation revealed that from May 4, 2018, to Oct. 28, 2019, Arocha, Lopez and …
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Drug Manufacturer to Pay $2.25 Million to Settle Substances Act Allegations

… legal purposes.” “Pharmaceutical companies are not exempt from their regulatory responsibilities especially when … Investigators for bringing this matter to a resolution.” From Jan. 1, 2019, to Aug. 31, 2021, Novel committed CSA …
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New Britain Man Involved in Cocaine Trafficking Sentenced to 30 Months in Federal Prison

… Diaz-Quesada was apprehended after he attempted to flee from investigators when they entered the apartment.  A … by the DEA’s Hartford Task Force, which includes personnel from the DEA Hartford Resident Office, the Connecticut State …
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Raleigh Police Officer Arrested for Cocaine Distribution While on Duty

… - (919) 790-3004 Wilmington - (910) 815-4513 Cocaine from DOA 2017_0.png cocaine powder A Raleigh Police Officer …
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Admitted Methamphetamine Trafficker Sentenced to Federal Prison

… law enforcement collaboration keeps our communities safe from ‘meth’ dealers who seek to do harm by distributing this … large quantities of methamphetamine and other drugs from an Atlanta supplier into communities in south Georgia. …
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DEA Atlanta Announces 20th Rx Drug Take Back Day

… indicating a majority of abused prescription drugs come from family and friends, including from home medicine cabinets, clearing out unused medicine is …
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Duplin County methamphetamine trafficker receives 90 months in federal prison

… of more than two and a half kilograms of methamphetamine from Atlanta to Eastern North Carolina during 2020. … purchases of an ounce of methamphetamine on each occasion from Shackelford at her residence.  On December 2, 2017, …
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Burke County men indicted for operation of illegal pill factory

… partners are committed to keeping our neighborhoods safe from dangerous drugs.” “Deadly, addictive and illegal drugs … partners, we are determined to eradicate these poisons from our streets.” DEA began an investigation in January …
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Pharmacy Pays $250,000 to Resolve Controlled Substances Act Violations

… take to discourage other negligent healthcare providers from engaging in similar unlawful behavior.”   “We trust … to maintain records of controlled substances separately from its ordinary business records, and distributed a …
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Career offender sentenced to more than 11 years in prison on drug charges

… seized crack cocaine and $1,052 in drug proceeds from Farley. According to court records, on August 12, 2019, … an outstanding arrest warrant. Law enforcement recovered from Farley’s seized vehicle four clear plastic bags that …
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Hickory, N.C., man sentenced to more than 10 years for drug trafficking and firearms offenses

… to filed court documents and today’s sentencing hearing, from at least August 2017 until the day of his arrest in … knowing that this crack and cocaine trafficker was removed from their community,” said Special Agent in Charge Murphy. …
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Sylva man sentenced to more than 13 years in federal prison for trafficking in methamphetamine

… time on probation for a state conviction, was prohibited from possessing a firearm. Subsequently, a North Carolina … officer conducted a warrantless search and recovered from inside the camper several grams of methamphetamine, …
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Major heroin trafficker and co-conspirator sentenced

… a conspiracy to distribute significant quantities of heroin from at least February through December of 2018. During the … traffickers and send them to prison and prevent them from contributing to this deadly marketplace.” “The U.S. …
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Trafficker indicted for transporting heroin inside car battery

… 4.5 kilograms of heroin - hidden inside a car battery - from Texas to the Atlanta area. “Drug distribution is about … 2018 law enforcement conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle from Texas traveling east along Interstate 20 in Douglas …
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East Hartford Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl Pills

… purchases of a total of more than 400 fentanyl pills from Lewis. Lewis was arrested on June 13, 2023.  On … The Tactical Diversion Squad is composed of personnel from the DEA and the Bristol, East Windsor, Hamden, New …