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2003 Ogden 20k Race

… Elswick, an eight-year veteran who was critically injured from a gunshot wound to the head while responding to a …
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Former Baltimore City Police Officer Sentenced For Conspiracy To Distribute Cocaine

… 350 grams of cocaine and two firearms were purchased from Eduardo Munoz and his co-conspirator, Jose Raul Estela, …
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DEA Announces Culture-based Drug Prevention Tools Now Available to Educators

… as part of our broader mission to protect the public from the dangers of substance misuse and the violence … Director of the National Indian Education Association. The online curriculum includes classroom activities, an …
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Federal Charges Announced Against Former Physician For Attempting To Distribute Controlled Pharmaceutical Prescriptions In Exchange For Sex

… individuals who claimed to have responded to the online advertisements and received prescriptions for various drugs from an individual they later identified as Baron. One …
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Previously Convicted Suffolk Man Sentenced For Conspiracy To Distribute Heroin

… 8 kilograms of heroin.  On May 20, 2015, special agents from the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and the Suffolk Police …
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Three Arrested On Charges Of Obstruction Of Justice And Perjury In Investigation Into Murder Of DEA Informant

… False Alibi for Suspect WASHINGTON, D.C. - Three people from Maryland have been arrested and indicted in connection …
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Baltimore Drug Dealer Exiled To Over 13 Years In Prison For Drug Distribution Conspiracy At The Gilmor Homes

… that he sold powder and crack cocaine, collected money from drug customers, and participated with other members of …
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Leader Of Severn Drug Organization Sentenced To More Than 12 Years In Prison

… Attorney Dario Broccolino. According to his plea agreement, from at least February 2008 to March 2011, Eggleston …
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Thurmont Heroin Dealer Sentenced To Seven Years In Prison

… Maryland.  Powell and Myers regularly obtained heroin from sources and re-sold that heroin to customers in and …
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Leonardtown Man Sentenced To Six Years In Prison For Distribution Of Heroin That Resulted In The Death Of A Friend

… into the bathroom and ingested the heroin he had received from Schellhase.  About 15 minutes later, the individual’s …
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Hagerstown Drug Dealer Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison

… Attorney J. Charles Smith. According to his guilty plea, from August to November 2011, Barnes conspired with others …
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Virginia Beach Man Pleads Guilty To Drug Conspiracy

… to a statement of facts filed with the plea agreement, from approximately June of 2012 to November 2013, Spencer …
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Huntington Man Pleads Guilty In Major Federal Drug Sweep

… the search, agents seized approximately an ounce of cocaine from the top of Newman’s refrigerator. Newman intended to …
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DEA Warns Healthcare Workers of Impersonation Scam Targeting Doctors and Pharmacists

… many of the same characteristics. Callers use names found online of well-known DEA officials, retired or former … actors is awareness and caution. Anyone receiving a call from a person claiming to be with DEA should report the … The DEA is committed to protecting healthcare professionals from these fraudulent schemes. By raising awareness and …
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Former Virginia Veterinarian Pleads Guilty to Drug Charges

… a written prescription. According to court documents, from 1994 through 2021, Gries practiced as a Doctor of … personal use by withdrawing a portion of the hydromorphone from the vial and injecting it into himself. He would then …
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Bristol, Tennessee Woman Sentenced to 13 Years For Role in Large-Scale Meth Trafficking Conspiracy

… was part of a conspiracy that trafficked methamphetamine from Mexico into Southwest Virginia, was sentenced last week … the importation of massive shipments of methamphetamine from sources of supply in Mexico to accomplices in Atlanta, …
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South Carolina Woman Sentenced for Role in International Money Laundering, Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy

… Joshua Desorcy while he was incarcerated. Upon his release from prison, Desorcy began selling methamphetamine in the … his travels to purchase massive amounts of methamphetamine from additional sources in Atlanta, Georgia and Houston, …
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Amherst County Veterinarian Sentenced for Opioid Theft

… a written prescription. According to court documents, from 1994 through 2021, Gries practiced as a Doctor of … began withdrawing a portion of the highly addictive drug from the vials and injecting it into himself.  He would …
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Virginia Beach Man and Woman Sentenced for Fentanyl Trafficking and Firearm Charges

… and a loaded .40 caliber handgun. They were returning from Rhode Island where they had picked up the drugs from the source of supply. There were also two small …
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South Carolina Man Sentenced to 40 Years on Distribution of Methamphetamine, International Money Laundering, Gun Charges

… Texas, to pick up large quantities of methamphetamine from accomplices in those cities who acted as conduit from various sources in Mexico. Desorcy coordinated these …
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Jury Convicts Marijuana Trafficker of Drug-Related Murder

… X.B., arranged for his two associates to purchase marijuana from Palma Flores. In reality, X.B. intended for his … home in Alexandria, one of them stole the marijuana from Palma Flores and brought it back to X.B. Palma Flores …
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Charlottesville Dermatologist Sentenced for Diverting Pain Medication

… 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 …
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International DTO Leader Sentenced in Operation Go Explorer

… 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 …
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Five Indicted for Conspiring to Distribute Cocaine and Other Drugs

… 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 …
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Beltsville cocaine dealer sentenced to 11 years in federal prison

… 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, …
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Nigerian man pleads guilty to international heroin trafficking conspiracy

… 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 …
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Career criminal, selling deadly heroin and fentanyl around Norfolk, off the streets

… 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, …
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Pair Sentenced on Meth Charges

… 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 …
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Washington D.C. Drug Dealer Sentenced to 14 Years

… 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 …
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Members of Large Drug Organization Sentenced for Gun, Drug, and Money Laundering Charges

… 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 …