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Fairfax County Man Pleads Guilty to Drug, Gambling Charges

August 05, 2008
… bought and sold cocaine to friends and business associates from January 2006 through May 2008. From September 2005 through May 2008, Day also worked as a …
August 05, 2008
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Final Defendant in Oxycontin Ring Pleads Guilty During Trial

January 19, 2006
… of facts presented to the court at his guilty plea, from January 1, 1998 through December 31, 2003, Muldrow and … numerous documents relating to the fraudulent prescriptions from the defendant’s car. Muldrow faces a minimum sentence …
January 19, 2006
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Presentation of Asset Forfeiture Checks: Share the Wealth

October 16, 2007
… 23, 2007. The proceeds of all assets seized and forfeited from a DEA case are deposited into the Department of Justice, Assets Forfeiture Fund. Profits from drug-related crimes, as well as those profits properly …
October 16, 2007
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Life Sentence for Man Convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine

September 14, 2006
… of conspirators who obtained multiple kilograms of cocaine from sources in the United States and abroad and distributed … the same name so that he could conceal the proceeds derived from his drug trafficking activities. The case was …
September 14, 2006
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Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to Charges of Manufacturing Methamphetamin

April 05, 2005
… methamphetamine for Tomershea also learned to manufacture from him. Since 2003, at least five co-conspirators who sold … convicted on federal drug manufacturing charges stemming from methamphetamine laboratories in Washington and Smyth …
April 05, 2005
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Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced to More Than 21 Years

September 17, 2005
… conducted three controlled purchases of cocaine base from Webster totaling 14.57 grams. During a search on March … Webster agreed to forfeit $22,024 in cash that was seized from Webster at the time of his arrest. The investigation …
September 17, 2005
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Third Methamphetamine Laboratory Raided In Maryland Since July

August 22, 2005
… Pennsylvania. DEA’s MATF Group 36 is comprised of Agents from DEA’s Washington Division and representatives from the Anne Arundel County Police Department, Calvert …
August 22, 2005
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Former Metropolitan Police Officer Sentenced to More Than 10 Years Imprisonment

October 29, 2003
… with the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police Department from 2000-2002. United States District Judge Leonie M. … their drugs and money, and then had the dealers removed from the clubs. The defendant also used his position as a …
October 29, 2003
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Two Illegal Aliens Indicted In Cocaine Conspiracy

June 17, 2004
… JUN 17-- A federal grand jury indicted two illegal aliens from Mexico as part of a Mexican cocaine distribution … that had been illegally imported into the United States from Mexico. The estimated street value of the cocaine is …
June 17, 2004
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Man Indicted For Drug Trafficking After Over 800 Lbs. Of Marijuana Seized

June 18, 2003
… conspiracy to distribute over 1000 kilograms of marijuana from California to Maryland. The two-count indictment … intent to distribute 1000 kilograms or more of marijuana from about January, 2001 to June 5, 2003, as well as …
June 18, 2003
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Lubbock Fentanyl Distributors Sentenced

June 09, 2017
… may be deadly. According to documents filed in this case, from approximately January 2013 to October 27, 2016, Lanier, … and Robertson with large amounts of Fentanyl he purchased online on the Darknet from China using Bitcoin, a digital currency.  The Fentanyl …
June 09, 2017
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DEA And U.S. Attorney’s Office Launch Opioid Abuse Prevention Public Awareness Campaign

November 29, 2017
… is risky and illegal.  We must do more to deter people from misusing opioids, and we hope that increasing awareness … requests.  The campaign, which will also involve the use of online marketing, will roll out in stages over the next few … The campaign messages focus on a range of audiences, from teens, to parents, to caregivers.  All are consistent …
November 29, 2017
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MEDIA ADVISORY: DEA To Host Conference On The Formation Of A Tactical Diversion Squad In Clarksburg, West Virginia

May 19, 2016
… opioids, is a growing problem.  This diversion stems from various sources.  In addition to pharmacy robberies and … doctor shoppers, or illegitimate prescriptions from rogue practitioners.  DEA’s Tactical Diversion Squads …
May 19, 2016
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Baltimore Man Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison For Distribution Of Heroin

August 18, 2011
… Crashed into Another Car While Fleeing from Police, Resulting in the Death of the Other Driver … to turn off his car. Instead, Burley maneuvered his car from between the two police vehicles and sped away. The …
August 18, 2011
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DC Heroin Dealer Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison

November 14, 2014
… a DC-based heroin dealer that targeted young individuals from northern Virginia as customers.  On August 21, 2013, the defendant sold heroin to a group of individuals from Fairfax County, Virginia, including 16-year-old Emylee …
November 14, 2014
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Twin Brothers Each Sentenced To 13 Years On Drug And Firearm Charges

January 23, 2015
… Nicholas, sold heroin, cocaine, crack cocaine, and firearms from various drug-involved premises, including an 11th … Deparasis brothers used and maintained the various premises from February of 2010 to approximately May of 2014. Nicholas …
January 23, 2015
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Portsmouth Man Charged With Manufacturing And Selling Over 13 Kilograms Of Cocaine And 478 Grams Of Heroin Worth $555,850.00

May 20, 2015
… manufactured, distributed and possessed cocaine and heroin from approximately November of 2013 to November of 2014.  A … warrant, officers recovered heroin, cocaine, and a firearm from Brown’s bedroom.  Brown bought and sold in excess of 13 …
May 20, 2015
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Laurel Heroin Dealer Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison

May 27, 2015
…    According to his plea agreement, Byrd admitted that from May 2012 through September 2014 he regularly … seized approximately one gram of heroin and $8,510 in cash from Byrd. United States Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein praised …
May 27, 2015
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Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced To 11 Years In Prison

October 13, 2015
… County Police Department. According to his plea agreement, from at least September 12 to December 18, 2013, Jackson and … confidential source and Fields to obtain the crack cocaine from a source in Hillcrest Heights. Jackson handed the drugs …
October 13, 2015
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Cocaine And Heroin Trafficker Sentenced To 23 Years In Prison

September 14, 2012
… the charge on June 13, 2012. According to court documents, from June 2011, through March 31, 2012, Blair and others … multiple kilograms of cocaine hydrochloride and heroin from sources in Galveston, Texas, which were distributed in …
September 14, 2012
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Cocaine Distributor Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison

May 27, 2013
… Field Division. According to Curtis’ guilty plea, from July 2011 through March 2012, Curtis conspired with … and others to distribute cocaine.  Devane shipped cocaine from Arizona to Curtis in Maryland for distribution.  Curtis …
May 27, 2013
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Vienna Man Sentenced To 80 Months In Prison In Connection With Heroin Overdose Death Of McLean Teenager

May 16, 2014
… by hiding the body of Emylee Lonczak, a 16-year-old girl from McLean, Va. who died after a heroin overdose. Karl C. … three other individuals, including Emylee Lonczak, traveled from Virginia into Washington, D.C. to purchase heroin.  All …
May 16, 2014
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Three Defendants Arrested In Connection With Illegal Fentanyl Pill Manufacturing Operation

June 10, 2016
… also sold the fentanyl-laced pills to customers through an online marketplace.  The complaint alleges that Zolfaghari’s … years, and a fine of $1,000,000 or twice the gain or loss from their criminal activity, for each violation of 21 … Service, and Customs and Border Protection, with assistance from the San Francisco Police Department and San Francisco …
June 10, 2016
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Large Scale Dark Web Heroin, Cocaine Trafficker Pleads Guilty

April 14, 2017
… digital currency is used by dark web marketplaces because online transactions in digital currency can be completed … and cocaine on AlphaBay, and then mailed the narcotics from post offices in New York to customers throughout the … law enforcement made two undercover purchases of heroin from “Area51,” which were delivered to a post office box in …
April 14, 2017
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Kansas City Pharmacy Filled Forged Prescriptions

August 20, 2021
… CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City, Missouri pharmacy is prohibited from continuing its past practice of filling prescriptions … of the consent decree, Spalitto’s is permanently prohibited from dispensing any controlled substance without verifying … a free prescriber registration validity application online, which Spalitto’s could have used to discover that …
August 20, 2021
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Leader of Drug Ring in Prince George’s and Charles Counties Sentenced to Over 11 Years For Cocaine Distribution and Money Laundering

February 21, 2007
… that Fenwick forfeit several vehicles and $16,971 seized from one of his homes . According to his guilty plea, from 2000 to 2003 Fenwick coordinated the distribution of … to customers, by obtaining bulk quantities of cocaine from others, including Henry Saunders, and providing the …
February 21, 2007
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Mexican Fugitive and Co-Conspirator Arrested on U.S. Drug, Money Laundering Charges

July 24, 2007
… to destroy the meth trade.” Agents and task force officers from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) arrested … District Court for the District of Columbia alleges that from December 2005 until March 2007, Ye Gon conspired with … and engaging in monetary transactions in property derived from specified unlawful activity. The complaint alleges that …
July 24, 2007
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31 Indicted For Operating A Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Enterprise

June 18, 2004
… of Takoma Park, Maryland, and 30 others for crimes arising from their three and a half year operation of a large drug … area. The second superceding indictment charges that from at least January 2001 through May 31, 2004, the …
June 18, 2004
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Salisbury Area Drug Ring Leader Sentenced to 30 Years

June 08, 2004
… prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release arising from his guilty plea on March 29, 2004 to charges of … multiple ounces and kilogram quantities of these drugs from sources of supply in New York, Pennsylvania, and … couriers to transport the drugs and monies back and forth from Maryland and New York. Seldon would cook the cocaine …
June 08, 2004
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Suitland Drug Ringleader Sentenced To 14 Years In Prison

May 02, 2011
… and local partners, to stop drug traffickers who profit from the harm they present to our community.” According to … Cox led a drug trafficking ring in Suitland, Maryland. From at least February 2007 to February 2009, Cox regularly …
May 02, 2011