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Fugitive "Queen of the South" Returned to United States to Face Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Charges

… a downtown Tucson motel and apprehended Miller as she ran from the scene. In one of the rooms, agents discovered … represented to the undercover officer that she was “direct from [the] [S]inaloa [C]artel.” Over the ensuing months, … and money laundering activity that allegedly occurred from September 2021 through the end of 2022, again while …
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Indictment Charges Brothers with Trafficking Narcotic Pills

… had received approximately 34 similar packages mailed from the same source in Michigan, and also received approximately 46 packages from California and Oregon suspected to contain multiple … purchases of counterfeit Percocet pills containing fentanyl from Kyle Petersen’s brother, Erik Peterson. Kyle and Erik …
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DEA Omaha Division Notes Record Fentanyl Seizures in 2023

… lethal doses of fentanyl both in pill and powder form, from Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota … communities. Sadly, none of these communities are exempt from the tragic consequences that can come from experimenting with or using fentanyl. This drug is …
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Fourth Circuit Upholds Former Tabor City Doctor’s Conviction for Operating a Pill Mill

… prescription pills NEW BERN, N.C. – A three-judge panel from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a unanimous, … dates to March 2017, when he was forced to resign from his medical practice due to concerns over his opioid … confidential informant (“CI”) obtained opioid prescriptions from Kim on twelve occasions.  On one occasion, he obtained …
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Mexican National Sentenced to 144 Months for Drug Trafficking in the Tri Cities

… or more of pure methamphetamine. Muniz-De La Mora, who is from Sinaloa, Mexico, also will serve 5 years of federal supervision after he is released from federal custody.  According to information disclosed … arrangements for a ten-pound delivery of methamphetamine from Muniz-De La Mora, who brought a four-year-old child to …
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Final Han Gil Defendant Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison

… that based upon her review of surveillance footage taken from the hotel – which showed the defendant carry the … victim. Her death was just one of several stemming from drug incidents at Han Gil. Two former Coppell High … summer of 2018, and the body of an unknown male was removed from the property that fall. Twenty-three additional …
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DEA Holds 22nd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to prevent addiction and reduce overdose deaths

… Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 30 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This bi-annual event offers free, … “Disposing of unneeded medications can help prevent drugs from being misused,” said DEA Administrator Anne Milgram. … We encourage everyone to remove unneeded medications from their homes as a measure of preventing medication …
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DEA Holds National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Turn the Tide Against the U.S. Opioid Epidemic

… Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 23 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event offers free and anonymous … who misused a prescription medication obtained the medicine from a family member or friend. The Centers for Disease … Back Day has removed more than 7,000 tons of medication from circulation since its inception. These efforts are …
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Pittsfield man sentenced to 130 months for methamphetamine trafficking

… Inspection Service investigated numerous parcels mailed from Las Vegas to New Hampshire suspected of containing … Law enforcement officers also investigated parcels mailed from New Hampshire to Las Vegas, suspected of containing United States currency, and money transfers from New Hampshire to Las Vegas. Eventually, law enforcement …
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The Overdose Crisis in the DMV

February 17, 2021
… 1,829 of those fatalities linked to opioids, a 14.5% jump from prior year. The deadliest of all--fentanyl--a synthetic … by overdose between January and September, a 66.1% increase from the same period in 2019.  1,883 of those fatalities … driver of this new overdose crisis, increasing around 100% from last year in both states. Overdose deaths involving …
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DEA Holds National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Turn the Tide Against the U.S. Opioid Epidemic

… Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 23 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event offers free and anonymous … who misused a prescription medication obtained the medicine from a family member or friend. The Centers for Disease … Back Day has removed more than 7,000 tons of medication from circulation since its inception. These efforts are …
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O.C. doctor arrested on federal narcotics charges that allege prescriptions to ‘patients’ who suffered fatal overdoses

… deaths. One man who allegedly obtained prescriptions from the doctor was involved in a car accident last month … a CVS pharmacy in Irvine stopped accepting prescriptions from Pham more than five years ago when the doctor could not …
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Ten defendants charged in federal investigation that dismantled Texas-to-Chicago drug pipeline

… Drug Trafficking Area program (HIDTA), with support from the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force … year. Pulphus obtained the drugs at least twice a month from a Texas-based supplier, Curtis Pope, 40, of Houston, … complaint states. Pope allegedly transported the cocaine from Texas in a semi- trailer truck. Another Texas resident, …
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Leader of International Drug Money Laundering Organization Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison

… of narcotics throughout the world.  The sentencing stems from an investigation led by the Drug Enforcement … cover of legitimate business to conceal proceeds derived from narcotics trafficking,” said DEA Assistant Special … of alleged high-level money launderer Filippo Magni from Italy earlier this summer.  Through a network of front …
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DEA Reports Significant Increase in Counterfeit Pills in Minnesota

… MINNEAPOLIS – Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents from the Minneapolis/St. Paul District Office are reporting … increase in counterfeit pills entering Minnesota from drug trafficking organizations (DTOs) in California, … Supplied by Mexican drug cartels, or coming directly from China, these pills look identical to legitimate …
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Atlanta Drug Dealer Charged Under Operation Scope For Distributing Heroin That Resulted In Overdose Death

… Attorney’s Office work together to remove such criminals from its streets.” “Weddington’s alleged heroin distribution … related to a heroin overdose. The person was released from the hospital later that evening, and proceeded to … Concourse of the airport and died the following morning from a heroin overdose. Months later, Weddington allegedly …
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Albuquerque Man Pleads Guilty To Participating In Crack Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

… purchasing ounce quantities of crack cocaine and cocaine from a co-conspirator and then selling the drugs to others … three ounces of crack cocaine and eleven ounces of cocaine from the co-conspirator on June 27, 2012.  Eylicio remains … the conspiracy count and admitted purchasing crack cocaine from two of his co-defendants and then reselling it to …
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Eddy County Resident Sentenced To 168 Months For Federal Methamphetamine Trafficking Conviction

… N.M. - Rodrigo Ivan Cazares, 34, a legal permanent resident from Zamora, Michoacan, Mexico who resides in Artesia, N.M., … Cazares was also ordered to forfeit the $48,389 seized from him during the investigation leading to his conviction. … prosecution with the goal of removing repeat offenders from communities in New Mexico for as long as possible.  …
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Oklahoma DOC Security Staff, Inspector General Agents Recognized By DEA

… security staff at Oklahoma State Penitentiary and agents from the DOC Inspector General’s office, we wouldn’t have … M. Allbaugh called the continued collaboration and teamwork from both the DEA and the DOC a success that has potential … like methamphetamine, behind bars.” Security personnel from Oklahoma State Penitentiary recognized were Security …
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Gulf Cartel Plaza Boss Heads To Prison For Life

… do not find refuge in the United States.” Rincon, 42, from Matamoros, Mexico, was convicted of conspiracy to … five kilograms of cocaine and 1000 kilograms of marijuana from January 2002 until his capture on Oct. 26, 2011. “HSI … During his time in that leadership role, the money derived from the Gulf Cartel was more than $20 million. As the plaza …
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Colorado Attorney General Joins Forces With DEA, U.S. Attorney, To Execute Largest Heroin Bust In History Of Rocky Mountain Region

… Two for a total of 54 state-level indictments combined from Phase One and Phase Two.  The operation also resulted … network that brought heroin, methamphetamine, and cocaine from Mexico to a vast network throughout the West.  The … officers fully identified all aspects of the organization from the opium poppy fields and heroin laboratories in …
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Blytheville-Area Drug Traffickers Arrested Twenty Five Charged In 62-count Indictment

… agencies and provide whatever resources we can to remove from our communities those individuals who provide a source … drug paraphernalia, and several firearms were seized from multiple houses during the operation.  The DEA … 2014, charges 25 defendants in 62 separate counts stemming from a large-scale investigation into methamphetamine and …
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Dominican National Admits Role In $65 Million Stolen Identity Income Tax Refund Fraud Scheme

… Jersey announced a Dominican national who was extradited from Canada earlier this year, today admitted his role in … including Social Security numbers and dates of birth, from unwitting individuals, who often reside in the … task force in New Jersey composed of investigators from the IRS and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, along …
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Dominican National Sentenced To 39 Months In Prison For Role In $65 Million Stolen Identity Income Tax Refund Fraud Scheme

… Jersey announced a Dominican national who was extradited from Canada earlier this year was sentenced today to 39 … including Social Security numbers and dates of birth, from unwitting individuals, who often reside in the … task force in New Jersey composed of investigators from the IRS and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, along …
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One Of The Largest Marijuana Seizures In Indiana History Announced After Six-Month Investigation

… by the investigators thwarted over five tons of marijuana from hitting the streets, while the second punch denied the foreign suppliers the proceeds from previous drug sales.” “The DEA and Metro Drug made … I am also proud to announce that the millions in cash taken from the Mexican drug lords will help fund public safety …
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Former Wesleyan Student Admits Distributing Synthetic Drug That Caused Multiple Overdoses

… distribute, and to distribute, (“Molly”).  The charge stems from an investigation into the distribution of controlled … are ingesting.  Wesleyan students who bought these drugs from this dorm-room chemist literally risked their lives by … of the Wesleyan campus.  Lonergan regularly sold Molly from his dorm room, charging approximately $20 per .1 gram, …
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High-Level Sinaloa Cartel Member’s Guilty Plea Unsealed; Zambada-Niebla’s Cooperation With U.S. Revealed

… will be no trial for Zambada-Niebla, whose case was severed from that of his co-defendants.  Among his co-defendants are … since the 1970s and their principal livelihood was derived from their sale of narcotics in the United States. … the importation of multi-ton quantities of cocaine from Central and South American countries, including …
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16 People Linked To San Fernando Valley-based Narcotics Delivery Service Indicted By Federal Grand Jury

… hidden compartments and the movement of bulk cash collected from narcotics transactions.             In relation to the … of drugs were packaged and dispatched to customers from a facility maintained by the ring in Van Nuys. … was a dispatcher, delivered drugs and collected proceeds from other delivery (currently a fugitive); A currently …
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DEA’s Traveling Exhibit “Drugs: Costs And Consequences” Opening In Cedar Park, Texas Gala And Ceremony To Be Held Thursday Evening Sept. 21, 2017 At 7:30 PM Ribbon Cutting Ceremony To Be Held September 22, 2017 At 10:00 AM

… Division. “The more we can educate parents and children from across the state on the dangers of drug abuse, the more … money laundering-in an historical and present-day context-from trading opium on the Silk Road in the 1800s to the …
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Top Department Of Justice Award Recognizes Federal, State, Local Law Enforcement Efforts Along The “Heroin Highway”

… enforcement agents and officers, and a federal prosecutor from the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of … Highway.” This notorious stretch of highway, running from I-195 East from Providence, R.I., to Cape Cod, Mass., has been used for …