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Waldorf Drug Trafficker Sentenced To Over 20 Years In Prison

December 15, 2014
…    According to evidence presented at the six-day trial, from at least August 2010 through June 6, 2013, White … During this time period, White sent shipments from the East Coast to California via FedEx and private … sealed packaging.  The evidence further established that from August 2010 through May 2013, White sent 25 shipments, …
December 15, 2014
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Hyattsville Man Sentenced For Selling Misbranded Prescription And Non-Prescription Drugs

January 08, 2013
… Washington Field Office. According to his plea agreement, from 2007 to March 27, 2012, Jimenez purchased misbranded prescription and nonprescription drugs from conspirators who brought the drugs into the United States from El Salvador and elsewhere, and then sold the drugs from …
January 08, 2013
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Dominican National Sentenced to 38 Months in Prison for Selling Oxycodone from New Britain Grocery Store

September 16, 2022
… Sentenced to 38 Months in Prison for Selling Oxycodone from New Britain Grocery Store September 16, 2022 New … years of supervised release, for distributing oxycodone from a New Britain grocery store. According to court … investigating individuals who were selling oxycodone pills from Elzier Grocery, located at 1485 Corbin Avenue in New …
September 16, 2022
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Extradition Of Felix Trujillo-Manrique From Colombia On Heroin Trafficking Charges

June 27, 2013
… Attorney Announces Extradition Of Felix Trujillo-Manrique From Colombia On Heroin Trafficking Charges June 27, 2013 … that Felix Trujillo-Manrique was extradited yesterday from Colombia for allegedly conspiring to import heroin from …
June 27, 2013
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Violent Armed Drug Trafficker from Boise's North End Sentenced to 262 Months in Federal Prison

April 17, 2025
… Violent Armed Drug Trafficker from Boise's North End Sentenced to 262 Months in Federal … fine.  According to court records, Ernstson, originally from San Francisco, California, led a drug trafficking … after picking up a load of methamphetamine and cocaine from the Portland, Oregon area. He was armed with a loaded …
April 17, 2025
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Former Mercer County Pharmacist Charged with Illegally Distributing Oxycodone and Other Opiates from Trenton Pharmacy

May 12, 2022
… with Illegally Distributing Oxycodone and Other Opiates from Trenton Pharmacy May 12, 2022 New Jersey Contact Info … quantities of oxycodone and other controlled substances from a pharmacy located in Trenton. Florence Ndubizu, 62, of … and a $1 million fine, or twice the gross gain or loss from the offense, whichever is greatest. Count Three, …
May 12, 2022
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West Haven Woman Who Diverted Narcotics from Dying VA Medical Center Patients is Sentenced

December 22, 2024
… West Haven Woman Who Diverted Narcotics from Dying VA Medical Center Patients is Sentenced December … must serve in home confinement, for diverting narcotics from veterans under her care while she worked as a nurse at …
December 22, 2024
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Alleged Drug Courier From Detroit Arrested On Federal Charge Of Attempting To Smuggle Cocaine Through LAX

March 07, 2017
… Alleged Drug Courier From Detroit Arrested On Federal Charge Of Attempting To … special agents that she had previously transported drugs from Los Angeles to Detroit on four or five occasions, and …
March 07, 2017
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DEA St. Louis Division Hosts Families with Loved Ones who Died from Illegal Drugs

June 27, 2024
… St. Louis Division Hosts Families with Loved Ones who Died from Illegal Drugs June 27, 2024 St. Louis Contact Info … family summits as part of our commitment to decrease deaths from illegal drugs,” said Special Agent in Charge Michael A. … in the United States in 2023. The number of people dying from drugs has decreased, while the number of deaths from …
June 27, 2024
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Woman Who Dealt Drugs From Her Lake Stevens Restaurant Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison

February 02, 2023
… Woman Who Dealt Drugs From Her Lake Stevens Restaurant Sentenced to 10 Years in … Registration: Oregon 1-888-219-4261 Husband Absconded from 10-Year Sentence and Remains a Fugitive Lk Stevens drug …
February 02, 2023
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DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day

August 19, 2022
… the public on the serious dangers of fentanyl poisoning from fake pills and other illicit drugs.  DEA supports the … the dangers of fentanyl, fake pills, and purchasing drugs online. Just one of these fake pills can be enough to take a …
August 19, 2022
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Felon Pleads Guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute

August 10, 2021
… to his guilty plea, on October 3, 2019, Alexander traveled from his Towson, Maryland residence to New York to acquire … in Maryland. The following day, as Alexander was returning from New York to Maryland, law enforcement conducted a … also recovered approximately $3,357 in U.S. currency from Alexander’s person at the time of the arrest. As …
August 10, 2021
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DEA Washington Division Participating in Community Events for National Night Out

August 03, 2021
… National Night Out was established in 1984 with funding from the Bureau of Justice Assistance of the U.S. Department … safety demonstrations, seminars, youth events, visits from emergency personnel, and more. National Night Out sends … expecting over 16,000 communities and millions of people from all 50 states, U.S. territories, and military bases …
August 03, 2021
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Jarod A. Forget named Special Agent in Charge of the Washington Division

January 12, 2021
… assigned to DEA’s New York Drug Enforcement Task Force. From there, he spent a number of years working at the … trafficking organizations, shut down illicit opioid dealers from China and Mexico, and established collaborative strike …
January 12, 2021
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Bristol Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Meth and Firearms Convictions

January 12, 2023
… a firearm. According to court documents, the charges stem from a Washington County Virginia Sheriff’s Office traffic stop in January 2020, where Himes fled from police and was later found to be in possession of … firearm and more crystal ice methamphetamine were recovered from the front passenger seat of Himes’ vehicle. At the time …
January 12, 2023
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Member of Bristol, Virginia Methamphetamine Drug Ring Sentenced

October 13, 2022
… woman, who conspired with others to traffic methamphetamine from multiple states into Southwest Virginia, was sentenced … woman, who conspired with others to traffic methamphetamine from multiple states into Southwest Virginia, was sentenced … trafficking more than 10 kilograms of methamphetamine from Houston, Texas, and that her illicit distribution …
October 13, 2022
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Forrestville Man Sentenced to Over 29 Years for Cocaine Conspiracy and Gun Violations

February 26, 2007
… Rod J. Rosenstein.         According to his plea agreement, from February 2001 to December 2004 Burton conspired to … grams and 1.5 kilograms of cocaine base (crack cocaine).  From 2002 until 2004, Burton used an apartment at 3502 …
February 26, 2007
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Five Indicted in Scheme to Defraud Investment Banking Firm

April 20, 2006
… of a FBW customer, with directions to forward money from that customer’s account to a bank account to … knowledge or consent, directing the transfer of $90,000 from the customer’s FBW account to an account in the name of Ugochukwu Onwudiegwu. Leslie Reynolds faxed the order from a fax machine in Maryland to Tonya Tyson at FBW in …
April 20, 2006
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Silver Spring Man Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in OCDETF Cocaine Conspiracy

March 06, 2006
… of facts presented at his guilty plea on August 8, 2005, from 2001 through February, 2004 numerous individuals … intent to distribute cocaine and heroin by procuring drugs from Guatemala for redistribution in and around Maryland and … in 2001 and continuing into 2003, Alma obtained cocaine from members of this conspiracy for resale in the District …
March 06, 2006
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Leaders of Baltimore Drug Conspiracy Plead Guilty

August 25, 2006
… provided to the court as part of their plea agreements, from about December 2003 until February 2006, Leonardo Wells obtained kilogram quantities of cocaine from various sources, and distributed these quantities to … Wells when he went to meet one of his wholesale customers from Hagerstown, MD. Leonardo became aware of law …
August 25, 2006
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Federal Grand Jury Returns Superceding Indictment Against Members of Major Drug Organization

December 13, 2003
… Bascom and Smith primarily arranged for the shipment of PCP from other areas for later distribution to the District of … Belmont Street, N.W., who is alleged to have obtained PCP from the local Maryland man, and who was the major … that has seized multi-gallon quantities of PCP from the members – PCP that has been valued at nearly $1 …
December 13, 2003
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DEA’s Fifth National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Results in Another Big Haul

October 04, 2012
… 488,395 pounds (244 tons) of prescription medications from members of the public. When added to the collections from DEA’s previous four Take- Back events, more than 2 … (1,018 tons) of prescription medications were removed from circulation. According to the 2011 Substance Abuse and …
October 04, 2012
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Cocaine Dealer In St. Mary’s County Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced To 14 Years In Prison

July 28, 2014
… entered an order requiring Allen to forfeit $14,706 seized from his residence during the execution of a search warrant, … D.C. Field Office.    According to his plea agreement, from February 2012 to April 2013, Allen obtained cocaine and heroin from co-conspirator Jamar Holt, for distribution to …
July 28, 2014
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Oxon Hill Felon Exiled To 7 Years In Prison For A Heroin Distribution Conspiracy And Being A Felon In Possession Of A Gun

September 28, 2015
… DEA Seized an Uzi submachine gun from defendant’s residence GREENBELT, Md. - U.S. District … Sheriff Tim Cameron. According to Bruce’s plea agreement, from July 2013 until approximately July 2014, Bruce … and Saint Mary’s Counties, Maryland.  Bruce obtained heroin from one or more suppliers, and used his residence on …
September 28, 2015
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Cocaine Dealer Exiled To Over 10 Years In Prison

October 17, 2012
… Arranged for cocaine to be smuggled from California to Maryland in concealed vehicle “traps” … that once the cocaine arrived in Maryland, it was removed from the cars at co-defendant Tommy Heard’s home. During the … learned that a vehicle containing drugs was being driven from California to Baltimore. On May 14, 2012, law …
October 17, 2012
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Oxycodone Drug Trafficking Ring Faces Federal And State Operating From Massachusetts, Florida And Puerto Rico

April 11, 2013
… Drug Trafficking Ring Faces Federal And State Operating From Massachusetts, Florida And Puerto Rico April 11, 2013 … have brought down an oxycodone ring that distributed drugs from Massachusetts to Puerto Rico,” stated Attorney General …
April 11, 2013
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Two Brothers From Des Plaines Among 24 Defendants Charged With Trafficking Large Quantities Of Cocaine And Heroin

July 29, 2015
… Two Brothers From Des Plaines Among 24 Defendants Charged With … distributing it in the Chicago area and Wisconsin. Agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Drug …
July 29, 2015
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More Than A Million Dosages Of Heroin Removed From The Streets Before Fourth Of July Holiday Weekend

July 01, 2016
… More Than A Million Dosages Of Heroin Removed From The Streets Before Fourth Of July Holiday Weekend July … the seizure of 64 kilograms of packaged (140 lbs.) from a single-family private residence located in the …
July 01, 2016
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Drug Kingpin And Eight Others Indicted For Smuggling Millions Of Dollars In Heroin From Colombia To New York City

March 06, 2013
… Others Indicted For Smuggling Millions Of Dollars In Heroin From Colombia To New York City March 06, 2013 New York … ran the international heroin trafficking operation from his home at 2059 Saint Raymond Ave., Apt. 2F, in the …
March 06, 2013
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49 From Two Bronx Drug Trafficking Organizations Charged In Joint DEA/NYPD/HSI Investigation

March 15, 2017
… 49 From Two Bronx Drug Trafficking Organizations Charged In … are entitled to the peaceful enjoyment of their homes, free from the devastating effects of drugs and the violence that …
March 15, 2017