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Manchester man sentenced to 70 months for cocaine trafficking and firearms charges

… 29, 2016, Manapsal, a convicted felon who is prohibited from possessing guns, sold a semi-automatic rifle to the …   "The FBI is all too familiar with what havoc can result from a semi-automatic rifle being sold into the wrong hands. …
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Worcester man sentenced to 10 years in prison for role in multi-kilogram cocaine conspiracy

… had been the intended recipient of a package mailed from Puerto Rico containing three kilograms of cocaine.    … smuggling of an additional six kilograms of cocaine from Puerto Rico, this time using a U.S. Postal employee to …
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Goffstown man sentenced to 96 months for participating in fentanyl trafficking conspiracy

… Administration learned Felch regularly obtained fentanyl from a source in Lawrence, Mass. and then sold the fentanyl … 6, 2018, investigators learned Felch intended to travel from New Hampshire to Lawrence to purchase drugs.  Agents …
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Groveton woman sentenced to 87 months for participating in interstate fentanyl trafficking conspiracy

… learned that Fysh regularly obtained fentanyl from a source in Lawrence, Mass. and then sold that fentanyl … non-fatal overdoses after using the fentanyl purchased from the source in Lawrence. The defendant was arrested on …
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Dominican man sentenced to 240 months in prison for heroin trafficking

… but continued to direct his subordinates in Lawrence from afar. Federal authorities sought Guerrero Morillo’s …   “International narcotics traffickers seek to profit from the suffering of those who are addicted to heroin and …
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Stamford man sentenced to 42 months in prison for drug dealing, violating supervised release

… and for violating the conditions of his supervised release from a prior federal conviction.   According to court … narcotics and robbery offenses. Robinson was released from prison in August 2017 and began serving his five-year …
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New Jersey man sentenced to 76 months for heroin conspiracy

… gave conflicting answers and said that they had just come from Lawrence. Jimenez denied having weapons or drugs in the … 2012, the cooperating witness began purchasing heroin from Cruz-Rivera. On Oct. 4, 2013, Jimenez told the …
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Puerto Rican man sentenced to 76 months in prison for heroin distribution

… gave conflicting answers and said that they had just come from Lawrence. Jimenez denied having weapons or drugs in the … 2012, the cooperating witness began purchasing heroin from Cruz-Rivera. On Oct. 4, 2013, Jimenez told the …
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Two Southeastern Connecticut men to serve time in federal prison for roles in heroin trafficking ring

… documents and statements made in court, this matter stems from an investigation that began after several heroin … delivering heroin to Luciano’s customers, collecting cash from them, and then delivering the money to Luciano. Anton …
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New Jersey firefighter and Puerto Rican man convicted of heroin conspiracy

… gave conflicting answers and said that they had just come from Lawrence. Jimenez denied having weapons or drugs in the … 2012, the cooperating witness began purchasing heroin from Cruz-Rivera. On Oct. 4, 2013, Jimenez told the …
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Retired nurse sentenced to five years in prison for drug trafficking and money laundering

… to a New Jersey-based moving company for a planned move from Connecticut to New Mexico. Miles and Montoya were … their Windsor Locks residence and $767,056.74 seized from the residence and multiple bank accounts. Montoya …
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DEA to hold 20th National Prescription 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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Two members of drug Trafficking ring plead guilty

… in Puerto Rico to coordinate the shipment of cocaine from Puerto Rico to Rochester, via the United States Postal … via the United States Postal Service and wire transfers from Rochester to Puerto Rico as payment for the cocaine. …
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Federal jury finds leader of Cartel Del Noreste guilty on all charges

… money laundering. Evidence presented at trial proved that from 2004 until September 2016 the defendant was a member of … at a later date. These federal and state charges resulted from an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) …
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El Paso drug stash house operator sentenced to federal prison

… in possession of a firearm. According to court records, from June 2015 to September 2017, Navarro and others … Special Agent in Charge Buie. This sentence resulted from an investigation by the FBI/DEA Strike Force. The …
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El Paso drug trafficking brothers sentenced to federal prison

… premises. By pleading guilty, the brothers admitted that from January 2015 to April 2017, they ran a large-scale drug … Paso Special Agent in Charge Buie. These sentences resulted from an investigation by the FBI/DEA Strike Force. The …
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Court Orders Largest Diversion Civil Penalty Against Physician in Southern District of Georgia History

… George Zuban led the investigation with assistance from Diversion Investigators Dwayne Jeffcoat and Michael … represented the U.S. Attorney’s Office, with assistance from Assistant United States Attorneys Bradford Patrick and …
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Caldwell Man Sentenced to 8 Years for Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute

… abetted his co-defendant in transporting methamphetamine from Mexico to Idaho prior to his arrest on February 19, … and the City County Narcotics Unit consisting of officers from the Caldwell Police Department and the Canyon County …
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Roswell Woman Indicted On Federal Charges For Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills Containing Fentanyl & Synthetic Opioids

… allegedly sold approximately 100 pills for $1,400 in cash from her Roswell townhouse to a confidential source working … DEA agents searched Sellers's home and retrieved the money from the earlier transaction.  There, DEA agents found more …
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DEA and partners collect nearly 883,000 pounds of medications and vaping devices at 18th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… DEA Omaha Division accounted for 22,067 pounds collected from sites in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and … of powerfully addictive and potentially deadly medications from falling into the wrong hands.”   This October, DEA …
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The DEA Announces 20TH 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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Gang Member Sentenced For Multiple Charges

… offender. At the hearing, the court also heard testimony from a federal agent who reported that in August 2017, … website for the young women who then gave half the proceeds from their commercial sex acts to Tunchez. During the …
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Grand Jury Returns Superseding Indictment Against Defendant In Shooting Of DEA Task Force Officer

… the shooting, investigating agents recovered two firearms from Hardy’s residence, as well as amounts of cocaine … included multiple undercover purchases of cocaine (“crack”) from Hardy. If convicted, Hardy faces a mandatory minimum …
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Colombian Drug Kingpin Found Guilty By Miami Federal Jury

… week trial, which included the testimony of special agents from DEA, Homeland Security Investigations, the Internal … defendant was part of a drug distribution chain spanning from Colombia to Central America, Mexico, and the United …
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DEA Omaha Division reaches more than 3,500 students with Red Ribbon presentations

… Red Ribbon Week presentations in October. Reaching students from kindergarten through high school, grade-specific … Jr. “We are the last line of defense in protecting them from an evil that will steal their future.” Agents and staff …
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DEA Investigations Result In The Prosecution Of Multiple Defendants

… and seven others were arrested on federal charges stemming from their alleged roles in a conspiracy to possess with the … agreement, Rodriguez admitted that he obtained fentanyl from Mexico and then delivered it to another person for …
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Federal Court Orders Tampa Pharmacy to Close in Case Alleging Unlawful Opioid Distribution

… pharmacy shut down and prohibited two of its employees from ever owning, managing or operating any business where … Li Yang and a related corporate entity, L&Y Holdings LLC, from ever owning, managing or operating any business where …
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St. Petersburg Man Sentenced to More Than 17 Years

… by conducting 17 undercover hand-to-hand heroin purchases from co-defendant Quincy Turner. Further investigation … 2019, law enforcement intercepted calls and text messages from Weston’s cellphone and established that Weston was …
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Two Individuals Sentenced in Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Distribution Case

… Tuschoff was monitored by law enforcement while he traveled from Boise to Phoenix to meet with individuals that … members of the BADGES Task Force that include investigators from the Pocatello Police Department, Chubbuck Police …
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DEA Warning: Scammers Impersonating DEA Agents Are Stealing Identities, Money

… law enforcement officer will demand cash or gift cards from a member of the public. You should only give money, … actors is awareness and caution. Anyone receiving a call from a person claiming to be with DEA should report the …