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Chicagoland Man Sentenced To More Than 15 Years In Prison For Orchestrating The Major Marijuana Distribution From Sacramento

… Prison For Orchestrating The Major Marijuana Distribution From Sacramento March 14, 2014 San Francisco Contact Info … According to testimony presented at trial, Brock, who is from a suburb of Chicago, was the target of an interstate …
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DEA Wins International Award for Publication Aimed at Preventing Drug Misuse Among College Students

… tools, and worksheets in eight easy-to-follow chapters.  An online version is available for download on DEA’s website: …
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Georgia Man Sentenced to More Than 17 Years in Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl and Methamphetamine from Inside an Alabama Prison

… in Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl and Methamphetamine from Inside an Alabama Prison March 14, 2025 New Orleans … orchestrate shipments of bulk fentanyl and methamphetamine from the Atlanta, Georgia area into southern Alabama and … in Atmore, Alabama and seized half a kilogram of fentanyl from him. Melton’s coconspirator was on his way back from …
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Three defendants sentenced for conspiring to send nearly 14 kilograms of 100 percent pure methamphetamine from California to Georgia

… nearly 14 kilograms of 100 percent pure methamphetamine from California to Georgia June 12, 2019 Atlanta Contact … nearly 14 kilograms of 100 percent pure methamphetamine from California to Georgia.   “These individuals established … this tight-knit group and have removed this poison from our streets.”   According to U.S. Attorney Pak, the …
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DEA Task Force seizes $150 million worth of opioids from tractor trailer headed to Northeast

… DEA Task Force seizes $150 million worth of opioids from tractor trailer headed to Northeast March 04, 2019 New …
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Alert – DEA warns of increasing extortion scam calls

… and members of the public to be cautious of telephone calls from criminals posing as DEA employees threatening arrest … violation of federal law. Anyone receiving a telephone call from a person purporting to be a DEA employee seeking money … should refuse the demand and report the threat using DEA’s online form or by calling 877-792-2873. Reporting scam calls …
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Prior Felon Sentenced to 128 Months in Federal Prison for Drug Offenses

… Court documents reflect that Lee, despite being released from federal prison in July 2021, along with others was … After initially stopping for the Trooper, Lee fled from Troopers who attempted to give chase. Shortly … of the Attorney General.  To access public court documents online, please visit the U.S. District Court for the …
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Virginia Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Meth on the Darknet

… via the darknet. According to court documents, from about May 2019 through December 2019, Tyler Pham, 39, … law enforcement agents conducted 20 controlled purchases from “addy4cheap” on both markets for a total of 767 peach …
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Federal Jury Convicts Mexican National for Trafficking Fentanyl and Heroin

… United States Border Patrol or ICE custody.  Evidence taken from the two men’s cell phones showed that, before their arrest, they had traveled directly from Burbank, California, where Juarez-Sanchez had obtained …
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DEA Washington Holds Press Conference with D.C. Partners on Overdose Deaths in the District

… April. The two will face charges for the deaths resulting from the fentanyl they distribute -- the first time such a case has been prosecuted in the city. “Even one death from drug overdose is one two too many. Causing this type of …
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Baltimore County Husband and Wife Sentenced to Federal Prison for a Crack Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

… the seat.”  Law enforcement recovered a .45-caliber handgun from the center console of the vehicle and a large black bag containing 1,012.3 grams of crack cocaine from under the front passenger seat. Law enforcement …
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Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty to Heroin Distribution and Admits That Heroin He Distributed Resulted in a Fatal Overdose

… .34 grams of cocaine. According to an autopsy report from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for the State … on Victim A’s phone was a text to order narcotics from Smith and according to historical cell-site data, Smith …
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Felon Sentenced to Eight Years in Federal Prison for a Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy

… .22 caliber ammunition. Brown knew that he was prohibited from possessing firearms and ammunition as a result of a … detained pending trial. In April 2020 Brown was released from pretrial detention pending trial.  However, while on …
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Owings Mills Man Pleads Guilty and is Sentenced to Over Six Years in Federal Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl

… Approximately 2.8 grams of fentanyl were retrieved from the box along with Vines’ fingerprints from the interior of the parcel. On March 19, 2021, Vines …
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Chillum Drug Dealer Caught with Two Kilos of Cocaine

… Police Department (PGPD). According to his guilty plea, from July 2020 to November 2020, Ipina sold various … with other currency, to purchase 10 kilograms of cocaine from a drug supplier in Texas. In total, Ipina distributed …
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Norfolk Man Responsible for Fatal Overdose Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl, Heroin, and Firearm Charges

… Christopher McKinley Barnes, 36, sold heroin and fentanyl from late 2016 until he was arrested on April 16, 2019. … a kilogram of heroin in the Hampton Roads area and to users from the Outer Banks region of North Carolina. In July 2018, …
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Two men plead guilty to roles in large multi-drug trafficking conspiracy across Hampton Roads Virginia

… Mackie, 44. Once Byrd was unable to obtain more cocaine from his source, he would make arrangements with Mackie to obtain cocaine from him. Byrd sold both a few ounces of cocaine at a time …
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High-level Baltimore fentanyl distributor convicted in federal court

… According to the evidence presented at his five-day trial, from April 2018 through January 2019, Paul Alexander … to kill 5 million people—and more than $4 million in cash from Alexander’s car and apartments Jan. 2, 2019. The …
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Bank Insider Charged with Accepting Brides to Facilitate Millions of Dollars of Money Laundering

… to work diligently to pursue and dismantle all elements from Drug Trafficking Organizations,” Special Agent in … the money laundering efforts by giving those who bribed him online access to the accounts, along with dozens of debit … for the accounts that were later used to withdraw cash from ATMs in Colombia. Nunez received thousands of dollars …
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Seven indicted for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Eastern Oklahoma

… June 16, 2020. A copy of the full indictment can be found online . Defendants indicted are Heath Lloyd Taylor, age 41, … Leon King, age 36, of Muldrow, Oklahoma. The charges arose from a joint investigation led by DEA, Homeland Security … played important roles, including HSI task force members from the Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office, the Tulsa …
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Cross-Country Meth Dealer Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison

… trafficking operation in Washington County, Virginia from January 2021 through April 2022 and conspired with … the Virginia State Police, and task force officers from both the Lebanon Police Department and Smyth County …
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Darknet Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy and Firearm Charges

… Registration: Oregon 1-888-219-4261 Admits making 400+ online sales of fentanyl, meth, and other drugs while … covertly ordered heroin, methamphetamine, and other drugs from Partlow through the darknet. In November 2020, law … Postal Service Office of Inspector General, with assistance from the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the Drug …
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State of Maryland locations collect a record breaking amount of medications on National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.

… WASHINGTON – The results from DEA’s 18 th National Prescription Take Back Day are in … and Virginia – slightly more than the amount collected from the last Drug Take Back Day in April 2019. “The opioid …
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Armed Robber Exiled to 35 Years In Federal Prison

… victim. Later that day, the CS received a text message from Holmes that he was on his way to the hotel.  Shortly … near a child’s playhouse.  Officers recovered two firearms from the yard.  One gun was found leaning on a fence near …
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Operation Fowl Play

… used to secretly store drugs” according to ASAC Kotowski. "From the information we learned from individuals in this investigation, we believe we …
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11 Defendants Indicted in Multi-State Drug Conspiracy

… Virginia and southern Pennsylvania could only have resulted from the outstanding cooperative efforts of state, local and … is continuing.” The single-count indictment charges that from 2001 to September 2006, the following defendants …
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DEA Honolulu statement regarding practitioner scam

… practitioners to be cautious of telephone calls from criminals posing as DEA agents or other law enforcement … reported to the DEA.   Anyone receiving a telephone call from a person purporting to be a DEA special agent or other … should refuse the demand and report the threat using DEA’s online form or by calling 877-792-2873. Reporting scam calls …
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DEA Issues Warning Over Counterfeit Pills

… morphine.  DEA lab analysis has identified pills ranging from .02 milligrams to 5.1 milligrams of fentanyl per … be as little as 2 milligrams.  Counterfeit pills purchased online or through social media websites pose a serious … DEA urges the public to obtain prescription drugs only from state-licensed pharmacies that are located in the …
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Local Pain Doctor Named In A 114 Count Indictment; Accused Of Illegally Issuing Hundreds Of Thousands Of Prescriptions For Controlled Substances

… the controlled substances in return for payments from patients and insurance companies. The indictment … Control training, by directing office staff to complete online courses for him; signing blank prescriptions and … persons to obtain controlled substances prescriptions from individuals not medically trained or certified to do …
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11 Alleged Members Of A Drug Trafficking Organization Charged In Federal Court

… Brought cocaine and heroin into Montgomery County area from New Jersey (GREENBELT - , Md. - A federal grand jury … to the indictment and evidence presented to the court, from at least March 2014 to May 2016, the defendants …