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Owner of Fauquier County gas station pleads guilty to distributing spice

… synthetic cannabinoids—commonly known as “spice” or “K2”—from the gas station he owned and operated with his business … A. Latif, 70, and his business partner have sold spice from their gas station, located in Warrenton, since 2012. … vigilance for the continued protection of our community from those that would exploit the weaknesses associated with …
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Member of Maryland MS-13 extortion operation in DC suburbs sentenced to 51 months in federal prison

… Washington, DC metropolitan area, MS-13 generated income from various sources, including the extortion of money from businesses.  In addition, they targeted legitimate …
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11 Conspirators Indicted for Importing Large Quantities of Cocaine and Heroin

… “Most of the illegal drugs sold in Maryland are imported from outside the state,” said U.S. Attorney Rod J. … investigation.” According to the three count indictment, from 2001 to February 2008, the defendants conspired to … the United States large quantities of cocaine and heroin from Spain, Panama, Barbados, St. Thomas, and Dominica, …
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Operator of Charm City Motors Sentenced to Almost 11 Years

… IRS-CI evaluates currency reports to trace the money from the criminal activity to the criminal." stated Special … County, Texas, driving a vehicle which had been purchased from Charm City Motors.  Hidden in a trap inside the vehicle … Campbell and Custis to drive the car containing the cocaine from Texas to Maryland, and he would be paid $5,000 plus …
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Pharmacist Sentenced To 78 Months In Prison For Attempting To Weaponize Deadly Toxins And Possessing Narcotics Manufacturing Equipment

… to work tirelessly to keep criminals such as Mr. Gonzalez from being a threat to society.” According documents filed … explosive devices. Gonzalez made the purchases through an online marketplace through which third-party vendors in the …
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Salisbury Cocaine Dealer Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison

… drug trafficking days. A new day has dawned for Mr. Riley - from a jail cell in a federal prison,” added Tuggle. The … to trial testimony and his co-defendants’ plea agreements, from July 2013, through August 27, 2013, Riley conspired … the cocaine to Nelson.  Brown also purchased cocaine from White. In late July 2013, law enforcement intercepted …
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U.S. Charges Alleged Lebanese Drug Kingpin With Laundering Drug Proceeds For Mexican And Colombian Drug Cartels

… network for coordinating multi-ton shipments of cocaine from Colombia to Los Zetas Mexican drug cartel destined for … said DEA Administrator Leonhart. “According to information from sources, his alleged drug and money laundering … shipments of tens of thousands of kilograms of cocaine from Colombia through Central America for sale to Los Zetas …
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Haji Bagcho, One Of World’s Largest Heroin Traffickers, Convicted On Drug Trafficking, Narco-Terrorism Charges

… of the Drug Enforcement Administration. Haji Bagcho, from Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, was investigated by … than 20 countries, including the United States. Proceeds from his heroin trafficking were then used to support … of cooperating witnesses, the DEA purchased heroin directly from the organization on two occasions, which Bagcho …
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Former Mercer County Pharmacist Charged with Illegally Distributing Oxycodone and Other Opiates from Trenton Pharmacy

… 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, …
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West Haven Woman Who Diverted Narcotics from Dying VA Medical Center Patients is Sentenced

… 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 …
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Alleged Drug Courier From Detroit Arrested On Federal Charge Of Attempting To Smuggle Cocaine Through LAX

… 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 …
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DEA St. Louis Division Hosts Families with Loved Ones who Died from Illegal Drugs

… 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 …
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Woman Who Dealt Drugs From Her Lake Stevens Restaurant Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison

… Woman Who Dealt Drugs From Her Lake Stevens Restaurant Sentenced to 10 Years in … - (509) 374-3444 Yakima - (509) 454-4407 Husband Absconded from 10-Year Sentence and Remains a Fugitive Lk Stevens drug …
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Bristol Man Sentenced on Drug and Gun Charges

… to traffic approximately 45 kilograms of methamphetamine from Atlanta, Georgia, and Houston, Texas into Southwest …
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Winchester Woman Pleads Guilty to Distributing Acetyl Fentanyl and Fentanyl

… of foil containing a grayish-colored power was recovered from Heishman’s residence. The foil packet was one of the …
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Harrisonburg man sentenced for distributing fatal mixture of heroin and fentanyl

… and toxicology analysis determined that Murphy died from fentanyl and heroin intoxication. The investigation of …
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Cocaine supplier for local Virginia Bloods gang sentenced to prison

… to individuals in Virginia. According to court documents, from 2015 until early 2019, Chad Stewart, 44, of Anaheim, …
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Virginia man producing dangerous anabolic steroids and masking agents in his basement, selling them on social media, sentenced to prison

… at least three years. Kestel imported raw steroid powders from China and manufactured them into consumable steroid …
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Richmond man running multi-state heroin trafficking conspiracy sentenced

… to a federal grand jury. According to court documents, from approximately 2015 through October 2017, Gregory …
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California Man Sentenced for Methamphetamine Trafficking

… Virginia, Virginia Beach and Jersey City, New Jersey. From 2002 through 2004, Sicairos shipped over 100 pounds of …
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26th Annual IDEC to be held in Turkey

… together over 300 high-level drug law enforcement officials from 93 countries throughout the world.  This year’s …
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Virginia Man Sentenced to Two Life Terms for Crack Cocaine Conspiracy

… During that time period, Jones distributed crack cocaine from numerous locations in Bristol, Virginia and Tennessee, …
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Cocaine Seizure and Indictment

… agents and that he distributed kilograms of cocaine from 2006 until his arrest in March 2007. As part of the …
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DEA Baltimore District Office to Offer "Meth Awareness" Training

… Winchester - (540) 662-5879 Assisting First Responders from Becoming Victims Themselves Carl J. Kotowski, Assistant …
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Chesapeake Doctor Indicted on Narcotics Charges

… several of Dr. Loxley’s patients. Law enforcement officials from the Norfolk and Richmond offices of the Drug …
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Disabled Methamphetamine Lab in Southern Maryland Motel

… officers detected a very strong chemical odor coming from the room. Officers entered the room and discovered …
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Methamphetamine Manufacturers Sentenced to Nearly Two Decades in Prison

… in Abingdon, Virginia to gun and drug charges stemming from a methamphetamine operation at the Frost home. United …
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Major Local Methamphetamine Trafficker Sentenced to More Than 15 Years Imprisonment

… force had seized more than one million dollars in assets from Wood. The joint investigation, initially designated as …
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Washington Division Participates in National Night Out Events in Washington, D.C.

… and others. The second event attended by personnel from the Washington Division was a block party in Brandywine …
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Operation Clean Sweep

… to these arrests is not available. Information gleaned from those arrests led to yesterday's operation entitled …