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Charlottesville Dermatologist Sentenced for Diverting Pain Medication

July 30, 2021
… without their knowledge or consent, to obtain the drugs from local pharmacies. As part of her plea agreement with … Administration investigated the case, with assistance from the Virginia State Police.  Assistant U.S. Attorneys …
July 30, 2021
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International DTO Leader Sentenced in Operation Go Explorer

August 06, 2021
… orchestrated the movement of 3,586 kilograms of cocaine from Costa Rica to Guatemala. In June 2016, Barrera-Salguero … coordinated the transportation of 381 kilograms of cocaine from Costa Rica to Guatemala City, Guatemala. Once the …
August 06, 2021
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Five Indicted for Conspiring to Distribute Cocaine and Other Drugs

February 25, 2021
… Storey was the main source of supply for the conspiracy from his residence in Charlotte, North Carolina. Storey regularly traveled from Charlotte to Lynchburg to supply multiple individuals …
February 25, 2021
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Beltsville cocaine dealer sentenced to 11 years in federal prison

December 23, 2019
… Police Department. According to Robinson’s plea agreement, from in or about Feb. 2017, through in or about February … plea agreement, a black and silver 9mm rifle was recovered from the tote. The butt stock of the firearm was sawed off, …
December 23, 2019
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Nigerian man pleads guilty to international heroin trafficking conspiracy

December 06, 2019
… expected to net a personal profit of thousands of dollars from the sale. In June 2018, Anyaoku and two accomplices … was arrested and later extradited to the United States from South Africa in June 2019. Anyaoku pleaded guilty to …
December 06, 2019
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Career criminal, selling deadly heroin and fentanyl around Norfolk, off the streets

September 17, 2019
… his cousin as a middle man in an attempt to protect himself from criminal exposure, but the store security cameras … “This callous mindset will not be tolerated, especially from an individual with a criminal history like Alexander, …
September 17, 2019
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Pair Sentenced on Meth Charges

January 26, 2023
… documents, on September 23, 2021, law enforcement officers from the Virginia State Police and Washington County … in cash.      Law enforcement also recovered text messages from both Younce and Smith, including one message where …
January 26, 2023
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Washington D.C. Drug Dealer Sentenced to 14 Years

December 03, 2007
… Rod J. Rosenstein.         According to his guilty plea, from 2004 to January 1, 2006, Minor was part of a drug … stairs to approach Minor’s bedroom, Minor fired two shots from a Highpoint Luger 9mm handgun toward the closed door of …
December 03, 2007
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Members of Large Drug Organization Sentenced for Gun, Drug, and Money Laundering Charges

September 26, 2005
… result of several wiretaps initiated by the investigators, from 1997 through 2003, the defendants used numerous … compartments to transport hundreds of kilograms of cocaine from New York to the Maryland-D.C. area, which they then …
September 26, 2005
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Six Members of a Severn Street Drug Operation and a Supplier Indicted on Cocaine Trafficking and Firearms Charges

September 13, 2005
… 7, 2005. The indictment, which was unsealed, alleges that from 2002 until the present, conspirators used residences on … traffickers in open view of the community to deter citizens from cooperating with police or the sale of drugs. The …
September 13, 2005
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Defendants Found Guilty Of Rico Charges

February 24, 2003
… for two years by Gross Sr. and Louis Colvin. Testimony from cooperating co-conspirators, including Mr. Colvin, and voluminous documentary evidence, along with evidence from various related state arrests of the defendants, …
February 24, 2003
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Prince George's County Drug Dealer Sentenced to Life Imprisonment

October 25, 2004
… for distributing crack cocaine in Prince George’s County from at least 1999 through June of 2003. The Drug … surveillance of the residence was frequently conducted from the PGPD headquarters parking lot. As a result of the …
October 25, 2004
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NINETEEN PERSONS INVOLVED IN A DOMINICAN BASED ORGANIZATION ARE INDICTED ON DRUG TRAFFICKING CHARGES

November 20, 2003
… for transporting multi-ton quantities of cocaine each month from South America to Puerto Rico and the Caribbean for … the federal drug laws. On November 11, 2003 teams of agents from the DEA, FBI, and other local agencies served 13 arrest …
November 20, 2003
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Local Drug Arrests International Drug Nexus

August 01, 2003
… January 2002 after a seizure of 9,291 kilograms of cocaine from a Mexican fishing vessel in December 1991. It was a … was found. Matin was also wanted on a 1997 fugitive warrant from Dayton, Ohio. Kevin Abney was arrested in Northwest …
August 01, 2003
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Members Of Portsmouth Cocaine Trafficking Organization Plead Guilty

March 18, 2016
… crack cocaine around an intersection across the street from Brighton Elementary School in Portsmouth.  The … conducted 17 controlled purchases of crack cocaine from members of the organization. Hodges, who pleaded guilty …
March 18, 2016
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Eleven Dominican Republic Citizens Indicted For Impersonating Federal Agents And Wire Fraud

January 26, 2011
… Investigations observed that "When consumers purchase drugs online from unscrupulous Internet pharmacies, they not only put … To date, investigators have received over 1,000 complaints from victims who paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in …
January 26, 2011
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Pennsylvania Pharmaceutical Wholesaler Value Drug, Inc. To Pay $4,000,000 In Settlement

June 25, 2014
… size, unusual frequency or those that substantially deviate from a normal pattern.  The settlement resolves allegations that from January 1, 2009 through September 12, 2012, Value Drug …
June 25, 2014
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North Carolina Drug Supplier To Henrico Drug Dealers Sentenced To 24 Years In Prison

August 08, 2014
… signed as part of his guilty plea, Cooke admitted that from 2007 to 2013 he distributed between five and 15 kilograms of cocaine from North Carolina to dealers in Henrico and Urbanna, …
August 08, 2014
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PCP Dealer Sentenced To Over 19 Years In Prison

March 12, 2013
… Police Department. According to Wilson’s guilty plea, from August 2011 through February 2012, Wilson participated … the conspiracy, Wilson bought PCP, cocaine and heroin from co-defendant Samuel Braxton, a/k/a “Fats.”  Wilson then …
March 12, 2013
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Bristol Man Sentenced on Drug and Gun Charges

September 13, 2021
… to traffic approximately 45 kilograms of methamphetamine from Atlanta, Georgia, and Houston, Texas into Southwest …
September 13, 2021
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Winchester Woman Pleads Guilty to Distributing Acetyl Fentanyl and Fentanyl

June 16, 2021
… of foil containing a grayish-colored power was recovered from Heishman’s residence. The foil packet was one of the …
June 16, 2021
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Harrisonburg man sentenced for distributing fatal mixture of heroin and fentanyl

January 08, 2020
… and toxicology analysis determined that Murphy died from fentanyl and heroin intoxication. The investigation of …
January 08, 2020
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Cocaine supplier for local Virginia Bloods gang sentenced to prison

December 06, 2019
… to individuals in Virginia. According to court documents, from 2015 until early 2019, Chad Stewart, 44, of Anaheim, …
December 06, 2019
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Virginia man producing dangerous anabolic steroids and masking agents in his basement, selling them on social media, sentenced to prison

November 18, 2019
… at least three years. Kestel imported raw steroid powders from China and manufactured them into consumable steroid …
November 18, 2019
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Richmond man running multi-state heroin trafficking conspiracy sentenced

October 29, 2019
… to a federal grand jury. According to court documents, from approximately 2015 through October 2017, Gregory …
October 29, 2019
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California Man Sentenced for Methamphetamine Trafficking

February 01, 2007
… Virginia, Virginia Beach and Jersey City, New Jersey. From 2002 through 2004, Sicairos shipped over 100 pounds of …
February 01, 2007
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26th Annual IDEC to be held in Turkey

June 30, 2008
… together over 300 high-level drug law enforcement officials from 93 countries throughout the world.  This year’s …
June 30, 2008
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Virginia Man Sentenced to Two Life Terms for Crack Cocaine Conspiracy

May 07, 2007
… During that time period, Jones distributed crack cocaine from numerous locations in Bristol, Virginia and Tennessee, …
May 07, 2007
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Cocaine Seizure and Indictment

April 24, 2007
… agents and that he distributed kilograms of cocaine from 2006 until his arrest in March 2007. As part of the …
April 24, 2007
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DEA Baltimore District Office to Offer "Meth Awareness" Training

September 25, 2006
… Assisting First Responders from Becoming Victims Themselves Carl J. Kotowski, Assistant …
September 25, 2006