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Operation Pitchfork Reaps 15 Federal Drug Indictments

… 35, unknown address The indictment alleges that from August 31, through September 9, 2010, Perez-Robles … and the Sherburne County Sheriff’s Office, with assistance from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland …
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Joint Investigation Takes Down Willimantic Drug Trafficking Ring

… heroin, cocaine and crack cocaine, as well as a shotgun, from a North Windham residence shared by Hernandez, Solis … million on each count of the indictment. “Those suffering from the disease of heroin addiction need access to …
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CVS To Pay $11 Million To Settle Civil Penalty Claims Involving Violations Of Controlled Substances Act

… of controlled pharmaceuticals and listed chemicals from legitimate sources while ensuring an adequate and … required by the CSA.   The United States has alleged that from October 6, 2005 to October 5, 2011, CVS pharmacy retail …
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East Texans Arrested On Federal Drug Trafficking Charges

… for initial appearances.  If convicted, the defendants face from 10 years to life in federal prison. This case is the … The DEA Task Force in Tyler includes officers from the Gregg County Sheriff's Office, Henderson County …
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Norwalk Doctors Charged With Operating “Pill Mill,” Health Care Fraud And Money Laundering

… In approximately 2012, Mansourov purchased the practice from Patel and renamed it Family Urgent Health Care, and … The DEA Tactical Diversion Squad includes officers from the Bristol, Greenwich, Hamden, Milford, New Haven, …
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Sandy Springs Marijuana “Grow House” Operation Defendants Sentenced To Prison

… pose a many layered threat, to safety and health as much as from their drug dealing. Criminal organizations make … included the same type of electric generator retrieved from McCHAN’s trunk. Based upon evidence seized at the house …
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Nineteen Members Of Methamphetamine Trafficking Ring Face Drug Charges

… of the federal Government will be used to remove them from our neighborhoods.” According to allegations contained … criminal indictment unsealed today in U.S. District Court, from in or about May of 2012 to in or about April of 2013, …
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Ten Indicted In Drug Distribution Conspiracy

… Four-year investigation nets majority of defendants from Robertson County NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A federal grand … Holt has done an excellent job of coordinating resources from law enforcement agencies in Robertson County.” In a …
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Former Ford Dealership Manager Pleads Guilty To Prescription Drug Distribution Charges

… of the conspiracy, West obtained oxycodone prescriptions from Rand not for a legitimate medical purpose and … any year on record, and over one-half of those deaths were from prescription opioids.  For information on opioid …
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Monrovia Man Found Guilty In ‘hawala’ Scheme To Move Money For International Drug Trafficking Organizations

… that included the Sinaloa Cartel.  The conviction stems from an investigation led by the Drug Enforcement … in a “hawala” conspiracy that was moving money generated from drug sales in Canada to the United States to pay for …
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DEA Issues Carfentanil Warning To Police And Public

… Administrator Jack Riley and two local police detectives from New Jersey appear on the video to urge any law … produced clandestinely in Mexico, (also) comes directly from China. It is 40 to 50 times stronger than street-level …
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Doctor Pleads Guilty To 18 Drug Trafficking Charges For Dispensing Narcotics Without Examining “Patients”

… years the doctor received well over $1 million annually from illicit prescriptions. In the plea agreement filed this … Drug Enforcement Administration, which received assistance from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and the …
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Inland Empire Marijuana Operation Dismantled

… period in 2011. The IRS analysis also revealed withdrawals from the accounts in an amount almost equal to the $3.3 … Investigation, which received considerable assistance from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, the …
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Texas Authorities Make Multiple Arrests And Warn Public Of Dangers Of Synthetic Narcotics

… Houston Police (HPD) as well as leaders and representatives from numerous other federal, state and local law enforcement … $35 million money judgment as alleged illegal proceeds from the crimes. The charges are the result of a four-year …
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Former Gulf Cartel Plaza Bosses Receive Long Prison Sentences

… The plaza boss also extracts a "piso," or payment, from others who want to transport narcotics for importation … four armed individuals). Thus, 60 estacas would be anywhere from 180 to 240 armed individuals patrolling the plaza. On …
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DEA Official Appointed Vice-Chair To Newly Created National Commission On Forensic Science

… defense attorneys and judges; and other stakeholders from across the country.  This breadth of experience and … Technology Policy. The following commissioners were chosen from a pool of more than 300 candidates: Suzanne Bell, Ph.D. …
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DEA And U.S. Attorney Announce Extradition Of Former Member Of Polish Armed Forces Charged With Narcotics Conspiracies

… today announced that Slawomir Soborski was extradited from Estonia where he had been arrested for conspiracy to … who was trained by his nation to protect his countrymen from harm, uses that very training as a mercenary for hire …
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Former Employee Of Exeter Hospital Pleads Guilty To Charges Related To Multi-State Hepatitis C Outbreak

… patients who were treated at Exeter Hospital, six patients from Hays Medical Center, six patients from Johns Hopkins, and one who was treated at the VA …
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Lexington Doctor Guilty Of Fentanyl Distribution

… and prosecuting those who serve as sources of supply.  From the street corner to a doctor’s office, anyone who … fine. The investigation was led by DEA with assistance from CMPD and SBI.  U.S. Attorney Rose thanked the Mint Hill …
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Texas Man Sentenced To 20 Years In Federal Prison For Drug Trafficking

… for a controlled purchase of four pounds of methamphetamine from Carbajal.  Carbajal had a juvenile male go out to his … in our efforts to cripple these dealers and remove them from our neighborhoods, keeping our communities safe.” This …
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Former Houston Police Officer Sentenced To Over 30 Years In Prison On Federal Drug And Firearm Charges

… William Johnson, DEA, and Jose Garcia, FBI, with assistance from agents and officers from DEA, Homeland Security (HSI), the Bureau of Alcohol, …
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Nurse-Practitioner Sentenced In High Profile Pill Mill Case

… that he regularly saw patients without any oversight from a doctor. He also admitted to forging Dr. Couch’s … received a 50 percent sentence reduction recommendation from the United States.  The Court accepted this …
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Six Defendants Charged In White Plains Federal Court With Narcotics Trafficking In Westchester County

… we hope to stem that tide and protect our communities from this epidemic.” Yonkers Police Commissioner Charles … Indictment unsealed today in White Plains federal court 1 : From at least in or about February 2017 up to and including …
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Staten Island Woman Sentenced To 12 Years’ Imprisonment For Illegal Distribution Of Oxycodone

… and used the prescriptions to fraudulently obtain oxycodone from pharmacies.  If a pharmacy called to verify a … and pharmacy chain, removed prescription authority from numerous rogue doctors, and expanded information …
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Members Of Bronx Drug Trafficking Organization Charged In Manhattan Federal Court With Narcotics And Firearms Trafficking Offenses

… DEA and the NYPD, we are committed to protecting our city from drugs and illegal guns.” According to the Indictment … Hughes Avenue, and Belmont Avenue in the Bronx, New York.  From 2016 to August 2017, members of the Hughes Avenue DTO …
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Czar Entertainment Founder James Rosemond Convicted For Ordering The Murder Of Lowell Fletcher

… recruited a crew of men to murder Fletcher upon his release from prison by promising at least $30,000 in payment for … certain rulings by the trial court effectively barred him from advancing a line of defense that Rosemond wanted to …
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Drug Trafficker Sentenced In Brooklyn Federal Court To 10 A½ Years’ Imprisonment For Distributing Fentanyl

… overdoses.”  “The defendant peddled fentanyl from New York City to West Virginia with callous disregard … as a message that fentanyl dealers who promote and profit from this deadly epidemic will be held accountable for their …
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Additional Charges Announced Against Two Bronx Men For A 2014 Murder And 2014 Drug-related Shooting

… so law abiding residents can live in neighborhoods  free from drugs and safe from the consequences of drug trafficking.”  SAC Hunt …
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Alleged Leader Of A Mexican Drug Cartel Extradited To United States

… into the United States, was extradited to the United States from Mexico on Nov. 15, 2014, and made an initial appearance … network, shipping multi-ton quantities of cocaine from South America, through Central America and Mexico, and …
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Three Members Of International Synthetic Drug-Trafficking Organization Arrested In Los Angeles

… forfeited over $2 million in cash and other assets obtained from his illegal activities, including a house, two cars and … chemicals used to produce these SSCs were imported from China, then applied to a plant-like substance and sold …