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Parcel Interdiction Leads to Guilty Plea

June 15, 2021
… to his guilty plea, on February 19, 2020 an officer from the Maryland State Police Parcel Interdiction … with “sham” cocaine, leaving one ounce of real cocaine from one of the original bricks.  An undercover officer … name.  Avalos answered the door and accepted the parcel from the undercover officer. Avalos took possession of the …
June 15, 2021
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Baltimore Felon Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for His Participation in a Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy

March 16, 2021
… Baltimore Police Department. According to his guilty plea, from at least May 2020 through August 2020, Crosby … several of these meetings and obtained video surveillance from the gas station. On August 9, 2020, law enforcement … vehicle, investigators recovered over 100 grams of fentanyl from a bag inside the center console of the vehicle.  After …
March 16, 2021
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Fourteen people indicted, $1 million worth of drugs and 65 firearms seized in massive takedown

September 13, 2019
… one, to safely remove violent criminals, guns and drugs from our neighborhoods.” The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, … High Tide is the latest highly-coordinated effort from federal, state, and local law enforcement to tackle … known and felt in Hampton Roads, as we apprehend and remove from the streets those individuals who have allegedly …
September 13, 2019
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Baltimore Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of a Firearm in a School Zone and for Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl and Other Drugs

November 15, 2022
… County Police Department. According to his guilty plea, from October 2020 through March 1, 2021, Watkins was engaged … taking possession of approximately one kilogram of fentanyl from an associate who had brought the drugs from the Pikesville stash house.  Watkins took the fentanyl …
November 15, 2022
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DEA Reveals Criminal Drug Networks Are Flooding the U.S. with Deadly Fentanyl

December 17, 2021
… announced the results of a public safety surge that lasted from September 29, 2021 through December 14, 2021. The surge … fake prescription pills, using chemicals sourced largely from China. These fake prescription pills are designed to … in your community, please submit your anonymous tip online through the DEA Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov . …
December 17, 2021
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Pharmacy Owners Convicted of Illegally Selling 10 Million Hydrocodone Pills Over The Internet, Laundering $20 Million in Proceeds and Failing to Pay Taxes

August 01, 2008
… D.C., and that there was no doctor patient relationship. From January 1, 2005 through October 10, 2006, NewCare … in monetary transactions with criminally derived proceeds from the illegal sale of hydrocodone, depositing their …
August 01, 2008
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Groundbreaking Extradition Lands ELN Members in Texas for Narco-Terrorism and International Cocaine Distribution

August 19, 2021
… and distributing kilogram quantities of cocaine from Colombia.   This is the first time believed members of … in an ongoing 20-year conspiracy to distribute cocaine from Colombia to the United States knowing or intending to … asked to contact the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI or submit tips online at tips.fbi.gov. The U.S. Department of State, …
August 19, 2021
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DEA Operation Adam Bomb Leads To Major Tax Fraud Investigation By The IRS And Issuance Of Federal “John Doe” Summonses

December 19, 2014
… that will assist the IRS in identifying U.S. taxpayers who, from the years 2005 through 2013, used Sovereign’s services … entity. As a result of a DEA-Los Angeles investigation of online narcotics trafficking known as OPERATION ADAM BOMB, … how outstanding investigative results can be derived from a culture of interagency cooperation.” According to the …
December 19, 2014
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Guatemalan Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty To Using U.S. Registered Aircraft To Transport Thousands Of Kilograms Of Cocaine

March 03, 2016
… in Central and South America. “The plea agreement received from Chang-Monroy, a cocaine transporter in the … for the purpose of transporting large amounts of cocaine from clandestine airstrips in Venezuela to clandestine … drug trafficking organization in exchange for a percentage from the sale of the cocaine that was successfully …
March 03, 2016
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Leader Of A Baltimore Drug Organization Sentenced To Over 15 Years In Prison For Conspiring To Distribute Over 1,000 Kilograms Of Marijuana And To Launder Drug Proceeds

May 09, 2016
… in Canada in early August 2013, and D’Amico was extradited from Colombia, South America. The sentence was announced by … with other conspirators at a stash house in Baltimore. From 2007 through June 2009, Nicka, D’Amico, and Peterson …
May 09, 2016
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Hanover Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Distribution of Fentanyl, Cocaine, and Other Drugs Shipped Across the US to Maryland

March 01, 2022
… cocaine, and other drugs, shipped through the U.S. Mail from California to Maryland.  Pitts admitted that during his … 2020, U.S. postal inspectors interdicted several parcels from the mail, including two parcels bound for an address in … enforcement recovered more than two kilograms of cocaine from one parcel and more than two kilograms of fentanyl from …
March 01, 2022
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Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Fentanyl in Petersburg

March 30, 2022
… A series of nine controlled purchases of fentanyl were made from Mitchell between April 2021 and October 2021. Mitchell …
March 30, 2022
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Abingdon Man to Serve More Than 17 Years for Trafficking Methamphetamine

April 21, 2022
… executed several controlled purchases of methamphetamine from Phillips in early 2021. While executing a search …
April 21, 2022
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Roanoke Woman Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Dealing Heroin

April 25, 2022
… controlled purchases of approximately four ounces of heroin from Davenport.  Jarod Forget, Special Agent in Charge of …
April 25, 2022
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Member of International Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced

March 03, 2022
… to assist him in a cocaine drug trafficking conspiracy. From that residence, Rodriguez-Preciado distributed …
March 03, 2022
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Bristol Man Sentenced to 19 Years for Role in Trafficking Methamphetamine

January 31, 2022
… Fabian DeJesus, 49, and others trafficked methamphetamine from sources in Atlanta to various locations in Eastern …
January 31, 2022
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Man Sentenced for Sale of Fentanyl and Illegal Possession of Firearms

February 23, 2022
… felony offenses in Virginia and was thus prohibited from possessing firearms at the time of this offense.   …
February 23, 2022
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Luray Woman Sentenced for Distributing Methamphetamine

February 04, 2022
… search of duffle bags that Stidham and Strate had removed from the residence prior to the search led to the discovery …
February 04, 2022
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South Carolina Man Pleads Guilty to Distribution of Methamphetamine, International Money Laundering, Gun Charges

October 26, 2021
… and 2021 to pick up large quantities of methamphetamine from sources of supply in those cities. Desorcy coordinated …
October 26, 2021
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Alexandria Man Convicted of Armed Fentanyl Trafficking

November 04, 2021
… According to court records and evidence presented at trial, from in or around June 2020, through at least December 2020, …
November 04, 2021
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International Drug Trafficking Organization Member Sentenced for Trafficking Over a Thousand Kilograms of Cocaine

December 03, 2021
… the maritime transportation of 1,500 kilograms of cocaine from the Pacific Ocean to mainland Guatemala, where the …
December 03, 2021
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Calvert County Felon Convicted After Four Day Trial for Illegal Possession of a Firearm

December 20, 2021
… convictions and knew that as a result, he was prohibited from possessing a firearm and ammunition.  This conviction …
December 20, 2021
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Charles County Pharmacist and Assistant Arrested

September 08, 2021
… of pharmaceutical controlled substances that she obtained from the pharmacy. The charges are the result of a yearlong …
September 08, 2021
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Bluefield Doctor Sentenced to Federal Prison on Misbranding Charge

May 13, 2021
… substances prescriptions, which they had received from Peterson. These “back door patients” were not actually …
May 13, 2021
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Pair Plead Guilty to Drug Testing Kickback Scheme

June 21, 2021
… used medication-assisted treatment for patients suffering from substance use disorder. In exchange for being paid …
June 21, 2021
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Three Men Plead Guilty to Smuggling Nearly 1,500 Kilos of Cocaine

January 25, 2021
… Post of Duty and the U.S. Coast Guard, with assistance from the Hampton Police Department, Newport News Police …
January 25, 2021
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Former Roanoke pharmacist sentenced for tampering with powerful narcotics

January 29, 2021
… down a pharmacist knowingly diverting and diluting drugs from suffering cancer and hospice patients in the area. …
January 29, 2021
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Man Sentenced for Multimillion-Dollar Cross-Country Cocaine Conspiracy

January 22, 2021
… Dixon and his co-conspirators would then ship cocaine from California in large crates to the Eastern District of …
January 22, 2021
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Couple sentenced to nearly 20 years for manufacturing and distributing crack across Hampton Roads area

December 13, 2019
… seized belonged to her. The search of the residence sprung from Littlejohn’s cohabitant, Walker, making an illegal …
December 13, 2019
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Virginia woman causes fatal, fentanyl-related overdose, admits guilt

September 10, 2019
… example of our efforts to keep our local communities safe from the spread of drugs. Heroin and fentanyl are extremely …
September 10, 2019