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Colombian Veterinarian Charged In Drug Conspiracy Extradited To New York

… arrested in Spain on a provisional arrest warrant issued from the Eastern District of New York and subsequently extradited from Spain to the United States on April 30, 2018. Judge Go … States using various methods to conceal the narcotics from detection by law enforcement. In addition to human …
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Leader Of Guadalajara And Sinaloa Cartels Charged With Conspiring To Murder A DEA Agent As Part Of A Continuing Criminal Enterprise

… 2017, and relates to Caro Quintero’s criminal activities from January 1980 to January 2017. Richard P. Donoghue, … who bravely worked to stop traffickers like the defendant from flooding our country with dangerous narcotics,” stated … Attorney Donoghue. “The passage of time will not stop us from holding Caro Quintero accountable for the murder of one …
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Columbus, Ohio Man Sentenced For Role In Large Marijuana Distribution Ring

… trafficking organization.  The investigation revealed that from December 2009, through September 2013, Whitely was … 2,400 kilograms of marijuana that was transported from suppliers in Houston, Texas, to various fraudulent … generated a significant amount of illegal proceeds from the sale of marijuana. On September 11, 2013, DEA, IRS …
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McKesson Settlement: Pays $150 Million, Largest Fine In DEA History

… 362-0443 Required to suspend sales of controlled substances from distribution centers in Ohio, Michigan DETROIT - … on the street, DEA is committed to fighting this epidemic from all angles.” “In light of the growing epidemic of …
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Doctor Who Owned McAllen Medical Clinic In Dallas Pleads Guilty In Pill Mill Case

… and pleaded guilty to two conspiracy offenses stemming from his involvement in a “pill mill” operation, announced … in March 2017.    According to documents filed in the case, from approximately January 2013 through July 2014, Andrews … drug distribution conspiracy.  That indictment alleged that from at least May 2013 through July 2014, the defendants …
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Owner/Operator Of GenPharm Pharmacy In Dallas Area Pleads Guilty

… and pleaded guilty to federal felony offenses stemming from her involvement in a “pill mill” operation, announced … (DEA) registration numbers, preventing Kigham and Frimpong from dispensing controlled substances and Dr. Andrews from issuing prescriptions for controlled substances. Kigham …
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35 Years For Leader Of Major Marijuana Trafficking Operation

… firearms-all of which were purchased with proceeds derived from drug trafficking activities-and over $23,000 in U.S. … money laundering. By pleading guilty, Reyes admitted that from August 2006 to November 2015, he employed a network of … to traffic multiple thousands of kilograms of marijuana from El Paso to the Dumas, Texas area where it was …
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Laredo Deputy Constable Pleads Guilty To Accepting Bribe

… investigation, DEA agents sought to purchase cocaine from a suspected supplier through the use of a confidential … of this unrelated investigation, the CS received a call from Garcia. Garcia told the CS that he had seen the CS … Garcia had provided escort for cocaine loads run by the CS from South Laredo to North Laredo. As part of the escort …
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37 Arrested For Alleged Roles In Austin-Based Drug Distribution Operations

… that cocaine and methamphetamine were being transported from the Rio Grande Valley to Marco and Rafael Ayala in … were able to seize multiple loads of drugs and proceeds from the sale of drugs. On one occasion, a load of 20 kilograms of cocaine was seized from a hidden compartment in an 18 wheeler.  Agents seized …
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Doctor And Five Others Indicted In DEA Prescription Drug Investigation

… At least one patient who received prescription drugs from Ferrara died of an overdose.  Ferrara and Keith … other than legitimate medical purpose, with death resulting from the use of the controlled substances. During the course … practice by taking cash, checks, and credit cards from those to whom he distributed.  Insurance was not …
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Three Individuals Charged In South Florida For Possessing With The Intent To Distribute Alpha-Pyrrolidinopentiophenone (a-PVP), A/k/a “Flakka”

… with conspiracy to import alpha-(a-PVP), a/k/a "Flakka" from China.  A Broward County resident has also been charged … (BSO), made the announcement.    Michael J. Hernandez, 25, from Orlando, and Jonell Philip Vega-Mercado, 19, from Clermont, were charged with conspiracy to import, …
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Gustavo Falcon Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Possess With Intent To Distribute And To Distribute Cocaine

… Guillermo Falcon, a/k/a “Willie,” and Salvador Magluta. From the early 1980s through mid-October 1991, the … of the organization’s activities, cocaine ledgers seized from a residence controlled by Magluta that covered the …
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Six Arrested In Drug Raid Involving Correctional Facilities

… in Birmingham, Alabama.  “Without the invaluable assistance from the Alabama Department of Corrections, the success of … critical in keeping substantial amounts of methamphetamine from being distributed in our communities.  I can’t thank … for their unwavering commitment to stopping these criminals from dealing drugs from inside our state prisons.”  “Some of …
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Los Angeles Man Arrested On Federal Charges Of Attempting To Smuggle Heroin Wrapped In Christmas Paper Through LAX

… paper.  TSA officials also noted a “vinegar odor” emanating from one of the packages, which prompted Los Angeles World (LAWA) police officers to seek assistance from a Hazardous Materials Unit. A portion of Terminal 3 was … attempt to locate Mitchell. When he answered a phone call from Frontier personnel, Mitchell told the gate agent he was …
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Claremont Woman And Son Among Four Charged In Conspiracy Related To ‘Purple Drank’ Distribution

… ring that sent a powerful and often-abused cough syrup from Southern California to Texas, where it was distributed … and three others in a conspiracy to launder money obtained from the unlawful distribution of promethazine. In addition …
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Florida Doctors No Longer Among The Top Oxycodone Purchasers In The United States

… Florida doctors appearing in that nationwide list dropped from 90 to only 13 in 2011.  Today the DEA is happy to … surrendered by physicians following an official visit from the DEA.  DEA has taken action on 4 distributors, and … shed light on our efforts; however, our work is far from over.  The DEA along with our state and local partners …
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Area Residents Turn In Tons Of Unused Medication During DEA’s Seventh National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

… In the Los Angeles area, local law enforcement agencies from Ventura, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, … this most recent event. When added to the collections from DEA’s previous six Take-Back events, more than 3.4 … (1,733 tons) of prescription medications have been removed from circulation nationwide. Many collection sites provided …
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First Of Cape Cod Brothers Sentenced To Twenty Years For Oxycodone Trafficking Scheme

… M. Gonsalves was sentenced on multiple charges arising from a three-year conspiracy involving hundreds of thousands … multi-thousand-pill loads of 30-milligram oxycodone pills 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 …
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Jose Mercedes, Sr. Sentenced To 14 Years In Prison For Major Heroin Trafficking Operation

… - (315) 426-5300 Westchester - (914) 682-6256 Charges stem from record large seizure of 70 kilograms of heroin and $2 … governed an expansive network of heroin distribution from Mexico to the New York City area. At the time of the … Task (NYDETF) Group T-31 recovered 70 kilograms of heroin from a concealed trap compartment in the floor of a …
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Drug Enforcement Administration Collects Record Number Of Unused Pills As Part Of Its 14th Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they could be stolen and … W. Patterson. “This is a crisis that must be addressed from multiple angles.  Educating the public and removing these medications from households across the Unites States prevents misuse …
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Eight United States Postal Workers Arrested On Long Island For Mail Theft And Marijuana Distribution Conspiracy

… Task Force, which is comprised of agents and officers from the DEA, the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office, … packages, the defendants allegedly stole the parcels from the processing line and placed them in a corridor … been disabled. The defendants then retrieved the parcels from the corridor and carried the packages out of the …
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Five Defendants Alleged To Have Impersonated FDA Agents Indicted For Conspiring To Extort Pharmaceutical Drug BuyersDominican Extortion Conspiracy Targets U.S. Purchasers Of Offshore Pharmaceuticals

… “The principle of justice and fairness the public expects from law enforcement is shattered, when those who would prey … drugs. Persons who wanted to purchase pharmaceutical drugs from the Dominican Republic distributors were then … payment, the customers would then receive telephone calls from persons representing themselves to be United States FDA …
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DEA/NTF Arrest 10 Suspects; Indictment Unsealed

… with illegally transporting and importing firearms from the state of Arizona into the state of California, … pistol. The weapons were then sold to undercover agents from the Drug Enforcement (DEA) in San Diego. In Count 3 of … purchased a black 2009 Cadillac Escalade with funds derived from unlawful activity; specifically, that Morquecho …
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Feds Seize Longest Tunnel On California-Mexico Border

… probably longer due to its zig-zagging route. It stretches from a house in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico to an … systems, lights and a sophisticated large elevator leading from the tunnel into a closet inside the Tijuana residence. … Agent in Charge William R. Sherman. “Historically, seizures from drug tunnels have been marijuana and small amounts of …
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Key Leader Of South American Drug Cartel Sentenced To Thirty-Four Years In Prison

… Renteria, 41, is one of three men who were extradited from Colombia following an undercover investigation into a … with locating ships and planes to take tons of cocaine from South America to Mexico for further distribution into the United States; and from South America to Africa and Europe. One of the drug …
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Former President Of Guatemala, Alfonso Portillo, Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court To Laundering Millions Of Dollars Through United States Banks

… States.  Portillo, who served as the President of Guatemala from January 14, 2000 to January 14, 2004, arrived in the … may have thought his position of power prevented him from having to answer for accepting multi-million dollar …
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Former President Of Guatemala, Alfonso Portillo, Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court For Laundering Millions Of Dollars Through United States Banks

… States.  Portillo, who served as the President of Guatemala from January 14, 2000 to January 14, 2004, arrived in the … office as a siphon to extract millions of dollars in bribes from Taiwan.  Today he has been sentenced to a lengthy …
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Leader of cocaine trafficking organization admits guilt

… to transport kilogram-quantities of cocaine and other drugs from Texas and California and into the Savannah area from as early as February 2014 until his capture in March … to Savannah, and distributed to mid-level dealers operating from several Savannah-area residences. On March 5, 2018, law …
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Highlands County Drug Traffickers Sentenced to Federal Prison

… of members at all levels of the criminal enterprise - from top leaders, to people who cooked crack cocaine, to … to distribute cocaine.  McCray has a prior conviction from the Southern District of Florida for possession with … of cocaine base.  The senior McCray has a prior conviction from the Southern District of Florida for conspiracy to …