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DEA announces launch of Project Safeguard

… are inextricably linked,” said Acting Administrator Shea.  “From the extreme levels of violence in Mexican cartels, to … that have little regard for human life, and profit from the pain and suffering of our people. Along with our …
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New Boston Man Sentenced for East Texas Drug Trafficking Crimes

… in court, on June 7, 2018, law enforcement officers from the Drug Enforcement Administration and supporting law … drug trafficking ring; smuggling large quantities of drugs from Mexico to cities across the United States and returning … States currency. Moya described how he received drugs from his brother, Jose Roberto Moya. He also explained that …
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Department of Treasury Designates Sinaloa-based Mexican Narcotics Trafficker Under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Act

… U.S. financial system to launder illicit proceeds derived from narcotics sales. In 2016, the U.S. Attorney’s Office … traffickers are often motivated by the potential profit from the illegal drug trade,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Matt … are a significant step towards preventing this DTO from profiting from its illegal drug trafficking.” According …
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Laconia Man Sentenced to 60 Months in Federal Prison for Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy and Firearm Charges

… were involved in a conspiracy to ship methamphetamine from Arizona to New Hampshire.  In May of 2019, Drug … agents were alerted to suspicious parcels sent from co-defendants Heather Dubeau and Gary Sewell in Arizona … and multiple firearms.  Miles was legally prohibited from possessing firearms by virtue of a prior felony …
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Meriden Man Sentenced to More Than 4 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Cocaine Through the Mail

… used the U.S. Mail to ship kilogram quantities of cocaine from Puerto Rico to Connecticut. According to court … identified suspicious parcels that were being mailed from Puerto Rico to an address in Meriden.  On October 26, … identified Mercado after he picked up a parcel from that location.  After Mercado picked up another parcel …
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National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Remove Unneeded Prescriptions, Prevent Addiction

… Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 22, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event offers anonymous disposal … for a nonmedical purpose obtained that medication from a family member or friend. “Every day, the men and women of the DEA work to protect Americans from deadly drugs and drug poisonings,” said DEA …
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Kansas City felon charged with illegal firearm

… and was the passenger in a vehicle that attempted to flee from police officers after the robbery, until it caused a collision with another vehicle. Dorch was released from prison in October 2019 after serving a five-year … parked her car and went inside the business. Deputies from the U.S. Marshals Service and agents from the Bureau of …
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Honduran National Extradited to the United States for Fentanyl Trafficking

… Charge Bob P. Beris announced. Estrada Cruz was extradited from Honduras to the United States to face the charges against him. The indictment stems from a two-year DEA-led multi-agency investigation into a … powder trafficked into the Eastern District of California from Estrada Cruz’s co-conspirators. Those co-conspirators – …
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Justice Department Sues Stockton-based Nurse Practitioner to Stop Her Sale of Illegal Opioid Prescriptions

… announced. The lawsuit asks the Court to prohibit Rubinger from prescribing controlled substances and to impose civil … between Nov. 1, 2019, and June 17, 2024, Rubinger traveled from city to city, providing a range of services from intravenous flushes to prescriptions for controlled …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Day Removes Almost 600,000 Pounds of Unneeded Prescription Medications Across the Country

… removed almost 17.9 million pounds of unneeded medications from communities across the country. According to a report … for a nonmedical purpose obtained that medication from a family member or friend. Removing unnecessary medications from the home can help prevent situations involving; not …
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DEA Hosts 25th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event offers an easy, no-cost … medications—those that are old, unwanted, or expired—from their homes.  These medications can be a gateway to … for a nonmedical purpose obtained that medication from a family member or friend.  Removing unnecessary …
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Southeastern Connecticut Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced to More Than 15 Years in Federal Prison

… release, for trafficking large quantities of cocaine from Puerto Rico through the U.S. Mail for distribution in … each typically containing two kilograms of cocaine, from U.S. Post Offices in Puerto Rico to various “drop … two others to serve as “runners” who retrieved parcels from the drop addresses and delivered them to Crespo-Febus.  …
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Convicted Felon Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Possessing Fentanyl, Firearms and Ammunition

… with police officers in Manchester during his flight from his crime spree.  The message from the courthouse today was clear: this dangerous conduct … of speed on the wrong side of the road prior to jumping from his moving vehicle in order to flee from the pursuing …
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Z-43 Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Tons of Cocaine into United States

… high-ranking members of Mexican drug cartels who profit from the sale of dangerous drugs to our citizens and … This enabled them to control the importation of drugs from countries including Guatemala, Honduras and Colombia … into the United States. The investigation revealed that from 2007 to 2014, Guizar-Valencia was responsible for …
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Groton Man Sentenced to Prison for Role in Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

… in a conspiracy to receive large quantities of cocaine from Puerto Rico through the U.S. Mail for distribution in … of parcels, typically containing two kilograms of cocaine, from U.S. Post Offices in Puerto Rico to various “drop … as the primary “runner” for Crespo-Febus, picked up parcels from the drop addresses and delivered them to Crespo-Febus …
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Three Men Pled Guilty to Federal Charges Involving Maintaining a Drug-Involved Premises

… Craft pled guilty to drug and firearms charges arising from a drug trafficking venture run out of a motel … Inn at 7640 Central Avenue SE and was the on-site manager from September 2017 to March 2018, when Bhula leased the property from Patel and took over as the on-site manager.  Craft …
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Four Meth Traffickers Sentenced to a Total of 50 Years in Federal Prison

… the conspiracy, obtaining large amounts of methamphetamine from his source of supply, Kirkland. Kirkland shipped the meth from California to Evansville via U.S. mail. Mobley then … of meth in an infant’s room. Mobley is legally prohibited from possessing a firearm due to his previous state …
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Drug Dealer Sentenced to 27 Years for Meth Trafficking

… operated mainly out of Arizona, obtained methamphetamine from Mexico and trafficked both methamphetamine and heroin from the southwest border to the Central District of … personally transported ice methamphetamine from Arizona to the Peoria area, where he then used a …
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Reading Man Sentenced for Role in Meth Trafficking Conspiracy

… methamphetamine. In late 2018, Smith began purchasing meth from two meth dealers in Boston which evolved into a … allowed Smith to pay wholesale cost for meth being shipped from Phoenix. In April 2019, investigators seized a two-pound package of meth from Phoenix that was being shipped to Massachusetts. Smith …
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New Britain man sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison for cocaine and firearm offenses

… and firearm possession offenses.     This matter stems from a joint investigation headed by the DEA New Haven Task … also known as “Frizz,” of Middletown, to purchase cocaine from suppliers, including Omar Rivera, convert some of the … multi-kilogram quantities of cocaine through the U.S. Mail from Puerto Rico.  Quiros’s operation was assisted by …
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Launch of outreach and education campaign to combat cartels using youth to smuggle drugs

… Counties to prevent middle and high school students from acting as drug mules for cartels. Billboards, located … the rising number of incidents in which drugs were seized from minors at ports of entry in the Southern District of … Protection, there was a 153 percent spike in drug seizures from minors from FY 2016 to FY 2017, from 39 to 99. With …
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National Prescription Drug Take Back Day scheduled for October 26

… Prescription Drug Take Back Day, Saturday, October 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at more than 6,036 sites nationwide … pain relievers said they were given, bought or taken from a friend or relative. Of these misusers, 40 percent got their most recently used prescription pain relievers from a friend or relative for free, while the remainder …
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Maryland drug dealer sentenced to more than 15 years for heroin distribution conspiracy

… - (914) 682-6256 Jimolo Coates continued to sell heroin from jail (PLATTSBURGH, N.Y.)  - Jimolo Coates, a.k.a. “Lo,” … Kiara Scott, to provide the heroin to and collect payment from Kusalonis. Coates also admitted to selling … heroin to Charles Adams, who frequently transported heroin from Annapolis to Plattsburgh with Kusalonis, following …
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Former LAPD officer sentenced to 60 months in federal prison after illegal drug lab exploded in his garage

… extract hash oil containing tetrahydrocannabinol, or “THC,” from marijuana plants, was sentenced to five years in … of maintaining drug involved premises. The sentence stems from an investigation conducted by the Drug Enforcement … jury heard evidence that Spadafore, who was an LAPD officer from 1976 to 1991, converted a house into a drug lab where …
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DEA releases 2018 National Drug Threat Assessment

… in the report represents data and critical intelligence from our law enforcement partners that was gathered over the … Heroin available in U.S. markets is primarily sourced from Mexico, where opium poppy cultivation and heroin … States. In 2016, approximately 174 people died every day from drug poisoning, outnumbering deaths by firearms, motor …
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DEA investigators seeking answers in small Tennessee town

… (270) 821-6899 Rural Clay County pharmacies' 2017 purchases from distributors totaled more than one million pills … an inquiry  into irregular patterns of pill purchases from drug distribution companies.  DEA is now investigating … traffickers who exploit the most vulnerable and who profit from addiction. We've lost too many Americans to opioid …
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U.S. citizen charged with violating the Kingpin Act

… name, thereby violating OFAC’s prohibition on U.S. Citizens from conducting financial transactions with specially … narcotics trafficker in 2016.  The OFAC designations stem from Caro Quintero’s criminal history as the leader of the … Mexican tribunal ruled that Caro Quintero could be released from custody because he had been tried improperly in a …
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Over 17 tons of prescription drugs collected in the Pacific Northwest during the 16th National Take Back Day

… have removed 478,042 pounds (239 tons) of medication from circulation.   The following are the results broken … by state: Washington –  15,279 pounds (7.6 tons) removed from circulation. Idaho –  3,269 pounds (1.6 tons) removed from circulation. Oregon –  12,492 pounds (6.2 tons) removed …
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Two North Sound men indicted for trafficking fentanyl

… was arrested as he attempted to cross into the U.S. from Mexico on Sept. 1, 2018. He remains in custody in San … on a tip, law enforcement observed Thompson as he traveled from Bellingham to Woolard’s Arlington home. After Thompson … multiple searches law enforcement seized $400,000 in cash from two safes, another $270,000 from behind the water …
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Kentucky Family Members Are First In State To Be Sentenced To Federal Prison For Distribution Of Drugs Known As “Bath Salts”

… importing kilograms of a drug comparable to methamphetamine from overseas and selling it in Eastern Kentucky and West … as 4-Methylmethcathine, commonly referred to as mephedrone, from April of 2010 until January 2011. Mephedrone is a … of the Justices, received shipments of the mephedrone from India and drove the shipments from his residence in …