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U.S. Attorney Announces Coordinated Law Enforcement Actions to Combat Violent Organized Crime and Drug Trafficking

… and federal firearms offenses. The charges stem from five separate investigations conducted by federal, … urban centers. We are committed to protecting the public from violent criminal organizations, and we will … has strengthened our ability to better protect the public from violent actors and organized criminal conduct. The …
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10 Charged in Narcotics Distribution across the Northeast

… ANTONIO BARDERA. These three allegedly obtained narcotics from international sources and oversaw large shipments of … quantities of fentanyl, heroin and cocaine to and from one another. Over time, the investigation expanded to … discussed receiving a shipment of narcotics to be sent from Peru. In August of 2020, DEA special agents in the …
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Long Island gun trafficking ring dismantled

… Additional photos of firearms and ammunition recovered from Takedown.jpg SUFFOLK COUNTY, N.Y . – New York Attorney … repeatedly referenced their ability to obtain guns from other states and bring them into New York to be sold. … and June 26, 2019. Similarly, McNulty obtained firearms from his supplier, Harold Lamm, and sold numerous firearms …
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Three Defendants Arrested During 2023 Joint Enforcement Operation in Carlsbad Plead Guilty to Federal Drug Offenses

… distribution of cocaine, conspiracy to smuggle goods from the united states, smuggling goods from the united states, attempt to smuggle a firearm and … over the Jeep to a person who had traveled to Carlsbad from Mexico for the purpose of picking up the firearms and …
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A Federal Jury Finds Criminal Defense Attorney Guilty Of Drug Conspiracy And Money Laundering Charges

… deliberation, hundreds of pages of exhibits, and testimony from 30 plus witnesses, the jury found Stanford guilty of … synthetic cannabinoids utilized to manufacture “Mr. Miyagi” from NutraGenomics, which was located in an Alpahretta, … Stanford was to collect between $1,000 and $5,000 weekly from each Curious Goods franchise store based on the volume …
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José Adolfo “Fito” Macías Villamar Faces International Drug and Weapon Charges Following His Extradition to the United States

… trafficking into the United States, firearms trafficking from the United States, and acts of extreme violence.   … in furtherance of drug trafficking; smuggling firearms from the United States; and straw purchasing of firearms … As alleged in the indictment and other public filings, from at least 2020 to 2025, Macías Villamar was the …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Brings in nearly 745,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications, Continues Fight against Opioid Epidemic

… removed close to 745,000 pounds of unneeded prescriptions from medicine cabinets across the country as part of DEA’s … has removed more than 15.2 million pounds of medication from circulation since its inception. On October 23, with … who misused a prescription medication obtained the medicine from a family member or friend. The Centers for Disease …
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Supervisor Of Colombian Maritime Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison

… (802) 951-2900 Defendant trafficked literal tons of cocaine from Colombia and Venezuela to Puerto Rico, Spain, and other … locations BOSTON – A Colombian man, who was extradited from Colombia after indictment, was sentenced today in … Carrillo-Ramirez was indicted in April 2017 and extradited from Colombia in April 2019. Since 2013, Carrillo-Ramirez …
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St. Louis Man Sentenced to 10+ Years for Trafficking Cocaine

… investigation, law enforcement seized more than $2,036,981 from drug payments and profits, luxury jewelry and vehicles. Investigators from of the Drug Enforcement Administration St. Louis … kilogram quantities of cocaine, heroin and fentanyl from Mexico, through Texas and Florida, to the St. Louis …
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Four People Charged in Multimillion-Dollar Health Care Fraud Scheme to Defraud Amtrak

… documents filed in this case and statements made in court: From 2019 to the present, Mirza, Figueroa, Gelzer, Burt, and others recruited Amtrak employees – primarily from New Jersey and New York – to participate in the scheme …
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Leaders Of Methamphetamine Ring Each Receive 200-Month Prison Sentence

… prison sentences — which equals 16 years, 8 months — from United States District Judge James M. Moody, Jr. Judge … by Mendoza, out of Dallas. Wilson acquired methamphetamine from Mendoza in Texas and either personally transported it … to purchase a kilogram of methamphetamine directly from Wilson. Also, in February 2022, the DEA seized …
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Mom Pleads Guilty to Providing Fentanyl That Killed Her Sons’ Father

… Silva Banuelos put her sons, ages 8 and 10, onto a flight from Albuquerque to Dallas to visit her ex-husband, their father.  Surveillance video from Dallas / Love Field Airport shows that her ex-husband …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Day Removes Almost 600,000 Pounds of Unneeded Prescription Medications Across the Country

… removed nearly 17.9 million pounds of unneeded medications from across the country, with states from the DEA Omaha Division contributing 620,480 pounds. … for a nonmedical purpose obtained that medication from a family member or friend. Removing unnecessary …
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Carrollton Couple Tied to Possibly 10 Juvenile Overdoses Charged with Fentanyl Conspiracy

… the DEA Dallas Field Division. “DEA Dallas and our partners from the Carrollton Police Department will work to identify … Schools.  Nine students at those schools – ranging in age from 13 to 17 – suffered ten overdoses, three of which were … paralysis, told law enforcement the pills she ingested came from juvenile dealers who obtained the drugs from Mr. …
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Former Border Patrol Agent Sentenced to More Than 12 Years on Bribery, Firearms, and Narcotics Charges

… conspiracies wherein he both unlawfully purchased firearms from federally licensed firearms dealers on behalf of other … and provided firearms to felonswho are prohibited from possessing firearms. While the investigations into the … also conspired to import narcotics into the United States from Mexico, from January 8, 2018, until his arrest on …
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Large-scale counterfeit fentanyl pill dealer found guilty

… pills that were made with fentanyl, that Fisher had ordered from China. Fisher ordered pill presses from China, some of which were seized by Homeland Security. … quantities of fentanyl and fentanyl analogue were seized from both locations, as well as from Fisher’s residence in …
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The Drug Enforcement Administration, Colorado Attorney General’s Office and the West Metro Drug Task Force dismantle international cocaine trafficking ring

… drug trafficking network that transported cocaine from Mexico into the United States to a distribution network … discovered that the head of this group, working from his residence in Greeley, Colorado, arranged to import large quantities of cocaine from various sources from the Republic of Mexico into the …
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East Bay man charged with fentanyl-laced pills that killed buyer

… fentanyl.  The young adult customer purchased the pills from Pascoe and shortly after taking the apparent Oxycodone pills at a Walnut Creek home died from an overdose of fentanyl.    “This sad, tragic death shows how easy it is to die from drugs bought from drug dealers,” said U.S. Attorney …
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Cochise County man pleads guilty to transport of a narcotic drug for sale and misconduct involving weapons

… in Cochise County are determined to protect the community from drug traffickers like Timothy Henry, whose guilty plea … a major victory for those who seek to rid our neighborhoods from the plague of drugs,” said Cheri A. Oz, Special Agent … In March 2018, they purchased one pound of methamphetamine from Henry in an undercover operation at a Tucson-area truck …
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Manager Of Mystic Enchantments Arrested, Charged In Ongoing Investigation Of Spice, K2 Distribution In Central Illinois

… II to manage the distribution of synthetic cannabinoids from Mystic Enchantments. As alleged in the complaint … and recovered approximately 1,445 additional packets from the back room. As a result of the undercover purchase … controlled substances and controlled substance analogues, from retail stores in Decatur, including JB’s, United …
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U.S. Attorneys And Federal Law Enforcement Leaders Convene At Detroit Summit To Target Opiate Pain Pill And Heroin Trafficking

… Attorneys and leaders of federal law enforcement agencies from across six states will be meeting in Detroit on August … Heroin overdose deaths in the United States have tripled from 2010 to 2013.  Nationally, the number of deaths from all drug overdoses exceeded 43,000 last year, more …
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DEA Louisville Announces 360 Degree Strategy

… of (UofL) School of Medicine, and representatives from the law enforcement, medical, and substance abuse … in our society. DEA is collaborating with professionals from law enforcement, drug prevention, drug treatment, and the medical community, to attack this problem from a holistic approach.” “The heroin epidemic, ravaging …
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Large Northern Ohio Drug Trafficking Group Faces Multiple Charges In Federal Court

… of fentanyl, heroin and cocaine into Greater Cleveland from Chicago and Yonkers, New York, law enforcement … S. Rendon said. “Sadly, the death toll continues to mount from this epidemic. Daily we mourn as parents bury their … of Warrensville Heights. The defendants conspired together from 2010 through 2016 to obtain fentanyl, heroin, cocaine …
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Carencro Officer Indicted On Extortion, Illegal Use Of Government Database, And Lying To Federal Agents In Desperado’s Case

… former Carencro Police Officer for receiving cash payments from Desperado’s Gentlemen’s Cabaret. Timothy “Timmy” … right, one count of obtaining information by computer from government or protected computer, and two counts of … enforced related ordinances. According to the indictment, from January 1, 2007, until December 5, 2012, Prejean …
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against Owners Of Three Pharmacies, Pharmacists, And Others For Illegal Distribution Of Millions Of Dollars’ Worth Of Oxycodone And Other Painkillers Nine Individuals Allegedly Used New York And New Jersey

… distribution of oxycodone and other controlled substances from three pharmacies in New York and New Jersey to … the Indictment unsealed today in Manhattan federal court:   From at least November 2011 up to and including October …
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Two Mexican Citizens Face Mandatory Life In Federal Prison After Jury Convicts Them On Federal Charges Related To May 2013 Murder Of A Southlake, Texas, Man

… The government presented evidence during trial that from approximately March 1, 2011, until May 22, 2015, the … defendants traveled in interstate and foreign commerce from Mexico to Southlake, and elsewhere, with the intent to … Cepeda-Cortes and others conspired to travel from Mexico and elsewhere to Southlake and elsewhere, with …
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DEA News: 5 Extradited, Charged With North Korean Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… Thailand in September. The five defendants were extradited from Thailand, arrived in the Southern District of New York … is the only one currently able to obtain methamphetamine from North Korea: “Because before, there were eight [other … we have the NK product. . . . [I]t’s only us who can get from NK.” Lim further explained that, because of recent …
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Two Men Detained In Federal Custody In Record Seizure Of Crystal Methamphetamine

… of nearly 14 kilos of crystal meth allegedly orchestrated from inside a Massachusetts jail PROVIDENCE, R.I. - John J. … immigration matter. The drugs were allegedly shipped from California to Massachusetts, concealed inside a … of between 10-15 kilos of crystal meth into New England from California. The drugs were allegedly shipped in late …
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Drug Traffickers Sentenced: Distributed Multi-Kilogram Quantities Of Cocaine, Marijuana Near Chamblee High School

… that operated out of a house located approximately 350 feet from Chamblee Charter High School, in Chamblee, Georgia.  … and set up its base of operations down the street from a school,” said U. S. Attorney John Horn.  “In doing … Service is charged with defending the nation’s mail system from illegal use.  We remain steadfast in our resolve to …
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Cape Cod Brothers Convicted In Oxycodone Trafficking Scheme

… M. Gonsalves were convicted on multiple charges arising from a three year conspiracy involving hundreds of thousands … multi-thousand-pill loads of 30-milligram oxycodone from South Florida up to New England, first by plane and … During the trial, witnesses testified about seizures from the Gonsalves Brothers’ co-conspirators of two …