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Mallinckrodt Agrees To Pay $35 Million Settlement

July 11, 2017
… that will prevent drug abuse, prevent new addictions from starting, and ultimately save lives.” “Manufacturers … are unusual in their frequency, size, or other patterns. From 2008 until 2011, the U.S. alleged, Mallinckrodt …
July 11, 2017
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Drug Trafficking Organization With Ties To Mexico Indicted On Meth Charges

July 28, 2011
… According to a third superseding indictment stemming from this investigation, from an unknown date until the date of the third superseding …
July 28, 2011
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Head Of Major Marijuana Trafficking Organization Convicted

June 07, 2017
… pled guilty for his role in a conspiracy to traffic drugs from Laredo to the Dallas area via the use of tractor … and distribution of kilogram quantities of marijuana from Laredo to the Dallas area. Picazo Jimenez was … sources of supply arranged for the marijuana to be smuggled from Mexico to Laredo. The organization leased Laredo …
June 07, 2017
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Mission, Texas Man Sentenced To Federal Prison For Role In Drug Trafficking / Money Laundering Conspiracy

January 25, 2018
… (1) engage in financial transactions using proceeds derived from the importation, receipt, concealment, purchase, and/or … the source, ownership and control of proceeds derived from unlawful activity. Evidence presented at trial revealed … maintained control over smuggling routes stretching from Guatemala to Diaz Ordaz, Mexico, across from McAllen, …
January 25, 2018
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DEA Investigation Leads To Treasury Designation Against Cocaine Supplier For Sinaloa Cartel

February 23, 2011
… Kingpin Designation (Kingpin Act), prohibits U.S. persons from conducting financial or commercial transactions with … countries - OFAC is denying him the opportunity to profit from these entities or use them to launder the proceeds from his narcotics trafficking activities. Going forward, …
February 23, 2011
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Another Huge Turnout At DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Event

May 06, 2011
… drug abuse epidemic requires a sustained effort from government, the private sector, the medical community, … by citizens last week will keep dangerous, addictive drugs from being abused. I commend the DEA for its successful … that teens who abuse prescription drugs often obtain them from family and friends, including from the home medicine …
May 06, 2011
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High-Ranking Gulf Cartel Leader Extradited To United States

August 23, 2011
… Gulf Cartel, has been extradited to the United States from Mexico to face drug conspiracy charges, announced … shipments of cocaine and marijuana by motor vehicles from Mexico to cities in Texas for distribution to other … activities of the Gulf Cartel. According to the indictment, from June 2006 until his arrest, Cano-Flores’s role was to …
August 23, 2011
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Viktor Bout Associate Extradited To The United States

May 28, 2013
… international arms dealer Viktor Bout, was extradited from Australia on charges that he allegedly conspired with … Powers (“IEEPA”) by attempting to purchase two aircraft from companies located in the United States, in violation of … successfully identify those criminals who seek to profit from criminal activity and harm others," Leonhart said. …
May 28, 2013
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$102 Million Settlement Of Civil Forfeiture And Money Laundering Claims Against Lebanese Canadian Bank

June 26, 2013
… Canadian Bank played in facilitating illicit money movement from the United States to West Africa to … in October 2012, and other documents filed in the case: From approximately January 2007 to early 2011, at least $329 …
June 26, 2013
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Former Piedras Negras “Plaza” Drug Trafficker Sentenced To Federal Prison

June 04, 2015
… of thousands of kilograms of cocaine and marijuana from Mexico into the United States. Law enforcement … including the Los Zetas transnational drug cartel. From approximately 2007 through 2009, Rodriguez worked with …
June 04, 2015
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Four Individuals Involved In Oxycodone Trafficking Ring Are Sentenced

October 12, 2012
… Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport. This matter stems from “Operation Big Blue,” a year-long investigation by the … obtained prescriptions for large amounts of oxycodone from the pill mills. Marchitto Jr. allowed his parents to … acquired for their own use, and purchased the remainder from them, which he then distributed for profit. Michael …
October 12, 2012
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Federal Jury Delivers Guilty Verdict Against Methamphetamine Trafficker

November 05, 2015
… Department. According to evidence presented at trial, from in or about 2013 through September 2014 in Catawba and … law enforcement purchased 133 grams of methamphetamine from Trejo-Munoz. Law enforcement also seized another 54 grams of methamphetamine from the defendant, as well as drug paraphernalia and a …
November 05, 2015
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Bristol Businessman Sentenced To Serve 24 Months In Prison For Conspiracy To Distribute Synthetic Drugs

December 01, 2015
… consumption and conspiracy to commit money laundering. From approximately September 2010 through June 2012, he … (“fake weed” and “incense”). He operated first from locations in southwest Virginia and then through a …
December 01, 2015
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North Carolina Methamphetamine Trafficker Sentenced

September 13, 2016
… the sentencing hearing and evidence presented at trial, from in or about 2013 through September 2014 in Catawba and … law enforcement purchased 133 grams of methamphetamine from Trejo-Munoz. According to court records, law … enforcement also seized another 54 grams of methamphetamine from the defendant, as well as drug paraphernalia and a …
September 13, 2016
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DEA Atlanta Divisional Office Holds 12th Prescription Drug Take-Back Saturday, October 22

October 18, 2016
… Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, October 22, 2016 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time.  This one-day event will … injury-related death in the United States, eclipsing deaths from motor vehicle crashes or firearms.  The majority of … drug abusers report that they obtain their drugs from friends and family, including from the home medicine …
October 18, 2016
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DEA Charlotte District Office Holds 12th Prescription Drug Take-Back Saturday, October 22

October 18, 2016
… Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, October 22, 2016 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time.  This one-day event will … injury-related death in the United States, eclipsing deaths from motor vehicle crashes or firearms.  The majority of … drug abusers report that they obtain their drugs from friends and family, including from the home medicine …
October 18, 2016
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DEA Columbia District Office Holds 12th Prescription Drug Take-Back Saturday, October 22

October 18, 2016
… Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, October 22, 2016 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time.  This one-day event will … injury-related death in the United States, eclipsing deaths from motor vehicle crashes or firearms.  The majority of … drug abusers report that they obtain their drugs from friends and family, including from the home medicine …
October 18, 2016
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DEA Nashville District Office Holds 12th Prescription Drug Take-Back Saturday, October 22

October 18, 2016
… Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, October 22, 2016 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time.  This one-day event will … injury-related death in the United States, eclipsing deaths from motor vehicle crashes or firearms. The majority of … drug abusers report that they obtain their drugs from friends and family, including from the home medicine …
October 18, 2016
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Hartford Man Sentenced To 71 Months In Federal Prison For Possessing Heroin, Firearms

December 03, 2014
… supervised release, for possessing heroin, which he stole from a drug dealer, and two handguns. According to court … area.  Fernandez, who also was supplied with narcotics from individuals in New York, sold the drugs locally to … arrangements to obtain approximately 140 grams of heroin from co-defendant Jose Rivera-Baron.  While under law …
December 03, 2014
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Woonsocket Resident Sentenced To 13 A½ Years In Federal Prison In Armed Drug-Rip And Assault

June 15, 2015
… made off with a bag of cocaine and a firearm they stole from one of the occupants. At sentencing, U.S. District … 22, of Franklin, Mass., conspired to rob and steal drugs from a Woonsocket residence. The next day, armed with a … that after subduing the occupants, he grabbed a gun from one of the occupants, assaulted one person and demanded …
June 15, 2015
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California Man Sentenced On Charges Of Conspiracy To Distribute More Than 5 Kilograms Of Cocaine And 1000 Kilograms Of Marijuana And Money Laundering Charges

July 02, 2014
… and New York. The organization used the proceeds received from the distribution of the marijuana to purchase more than 150 kilograms of cocaine from California which was then exported to Canada. Hagstrom … co-conspirators to coordinate the transport of the cocaine from California to New Hampshire and elsewhere in New …
July 02, 2014
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San Francisco Man Pleads Guilty To International Methamphetamine Conspiracy

January 14, 2016
… announced that Naser Yousef Gheith, a/k/a “Nick,” age 37, from San Francisco, California, pleaded guilty yesterday to … member of a methamphetamine distribution ring that extended from California to Louisiana and Germany.  The seizures in … two pounds of methamphetamine recovered in Texas from a vehicle that was en route from San Francisco to New …
January 14, 2016
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DEA Assists With Another Super Tunnel; Yields 22 Arrests And 12 Tons Of Marijuana So Far

October 23, 2015
… approximately eight football fields in length, stretches from a warehouse in Tijuana to the Otay Center Warehouse, … by the Tunnel Task Force, which includes agents from Homeland Security Investigations, the Drug Enforcement … that a load was about to be moved through the tunnel from Mexico to the U.S. Officials believe this was the first …
October 23, 2015
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Money Launderer Sentenced To 30 Months In Prison

June 23, 2011
… Sierra Vista, Tucson, and Yuma areas $1.17 million seized from this organization - PHOENIX, AZ. - Drug Enforcement … 55 kilograms of cocaine and eight kilograms of heroin from this organization on July 19, 2009 being shipped out of … truck drivers and seized 20 kilograms of cocaine from a tractor trailer being driven from Arizona to …
June 23, 2011
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11th Drug Take-Back Announced By DEA

April 25, 2016
… and Yuma areas Event will take place throughout Arizona from 10 am-2 pm on Saturday, April 30th phx042516_fig1.png … Prescription Drug Take-Back will take place April 30th from 10 am-2 pm local time.  As with the previous 10 … for every citizen to help prevent the onset of drug abuse from occurring within their own homes and communities.”  The …
April 25, 2016
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Saratoga Springs Man Sentenced To 30 Months In Prison For Involvement In A Marijuana Distribution Conspiracy

November 28, 2012
… a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. Nothing good comes from doing something bad, especially cross country drug … drug distribution conspiracy was unraveled and dismantled from coast to coast. Our task forces across the country see … to it that traffickers will lose their ill-gotten profits from selling drugs and endangering our communities.” SAC …
November 28, 2012
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Texas Man Sentenced To 70 Months For Role In International Drug And Money Laundering Conspiracy

August 27, 2015
… secretly transport out of the country. Upon being released from prison, Canales will be on supervised release for two … Alaska based drug dealers and then transport the profits from those drug sales out of the United States to … least October 2013, when he received $70,000 in drug money from an Alaska co-conspirator. Canales then worked with …
August 27, 2015
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DEA Announces 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back

July 29, 2015
… StLouisDiversionOutreach@dea.gov Event will take place from 10 am-2 pm on Saturday, September 26th ST. LOUIS - DEA … Prescription Drug Take-Back will take place September 26th from 10 am-2 pm local time. As with the previous nine … show that many abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine …
July 29, 2015
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St. Charles, Republic Women Sentenced For Meth Conspiracy

May 18, 2017
… Kansas City District Office announced that two women, one from St. Charles, Missouri, and the other from Republic, Missouri, were sentenced in federal court for … their roles in the drug-trafficking conspiracy that lasted from June 1, 2013, to Nov. 29, 2014. Beginning in 2012, the …
May 18, 2017
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Sioux City Investigations Lead To Prison Sentences For Two Meth Dealers In Separate Cases

January 30, 2018
… District Office, today announced that Daniel Hodges, 35, from Sioux City, Iowa, and Stephen S. Smith, 30, from Austin, Texas, were both sentenced to multiple years in … Barden said. “Too often, those same drug dealers benefit from jurisdictional boundaries as they try to evade law …
January 30, 2018