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DEA/DA Undercover Operation Stops Countywide Drug Manufacturing Operations

… The Drug Enforcement (DEA) served numerous search warrants from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 16, 2014, … in San Diego County.  The process to extract Hash Oil from Marijuana is extremely dangerous due to the use of … Marijuana seen in San Diego County can contain anywhere from 23% to 35% THC.  Extracting Hash Oil from marijuana …
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DEA Champions 2025 Red Ribbon Campaign

… Terrance Cole; a musical performance by students from Center Stage Academy for the Arts in Clinton, Maryland; Color Guards from DC’s Young Marines and ChalleNGe Academy in Maryland; remarks from country music artists on the dangers of counterfeit …
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Fairbanks Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Fentanyl Resulting in a Fatal Overdose

… a Fairbanks man purchased some of the fentanyl originating from Ginnis. The man used the fentanyl and died of an … Office for the District of Alaska has been recused from this case with the exception of certain personnel. Assistant U.S. Attorney Steven D. Clymer from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of …
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Ten Members and Associates of ‘UpTop’ Street Gang Charged in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… records, the investigation uncovered evidence that from January 2020 through April 29, 2021, the defendants … heroin, fentanyl and cocaine base. UpTop derived its name from its location; its turf is colloquially described as … to hinder, obstruct, and prevent law enforcement officers from identifying their criminal activities, from …
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Former law firm partner sentenced for conspiring to defraud two NY law firms out of more than $7 million

… litigation support companies to obtain millions of dollars from two law firms where she was a partner. Keila Ravelo, … for a company identified in the indictment as “Law Firm 1” from July 1, 2005, through October 2010. She then became …
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Angel Dominguez Ramirez Jr. Admits to Leading Vast Drug-Smuggling, Money Laundering Empire

… organization that transported ton-quantities of cocaine from South America to Mexico and into the United States. … El Seguimiento 39, or El Seg 39. El Seg 39 obtained cocaine from sources of supply in South and Central America and used … within the United States. Dominguez purchased cocaine from sources of supply stretching from the Chiapas state of …
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Federal Jury Returns Guilty Verdict in Fatal Fentanyl Overdose Case

… the time of his death, began using drugs after he returned from serving in Afghanistan at age 23. Although Gallagher moved from Boston to San Diego in 2018 in an attempt to break his … contain deadly fentanyl. And if someone you know suffers from addiction, we implore you to help them seek treatment. …
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Federal Charges Filed Following Record-Breaking Drug Seizure

… and walked away. He was apprehended approximately 100 yards from the trailer and placed under arrest. Further inspection … DEA has prevented a significant quantity of deadly drugs from reaching Americans,” said DEA Special Agent in Charge … the government stopped more 5,500 pounds of deadly drugs from entering our country, furthering our fight against …
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Jury convicts three men of trafficking nearly $17 million of cocaine

… federal jury convicted three defendants on charges stemming from their efforts to traffic approximately 734 kilograms … the defendants aboard a vessel approximately 50 yards away from 15 bales of cocaine. The Coast Guard detained the … of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents working from South America, Central America and Mexico to protect …
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Lancaster Man Going to Prison for a Decade

… Levine was a user of the heroin and fentanyl he obtained from Moore, but during the course of the conspiracy, he also … 18, 2017, Levine received a quantity of heroin and fentanyl from Moore, which Levine, in turn, distributed to an … the course of the investigation, law enforcement officers from the DEA, Amherst, Lancaster, and Buffalo Police …
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Seven Arrested in Camarillo for Alleged Drug Trafficking

… the seizure of a large amount of narcotics. Special Agents from the DEA and investigators assigned to the VCAT … prescription oxycodone pills. On March 16, 2022, agents from the Ventura Resident Office of the DEA, narcotic … 50,000 fentanyl pills and 45 pounds of methamphetamine from the three cars the suspects had arrived in.  This …
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New Haven Man Sentenced To 12 Years In Federal Prison For Role In Cocaine Trafficking Ring

… suspicious package that had been sent through the U.S. Mail from New Haven to an address in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.  The … kilogram quantities of cocaine that had been shipped from Puerto Rico to addresses in and around New Haven, the … revealed that Rodriguez-Caraballo picked up cocaine parcels from the addresses they were shipped to, repackaged the …
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Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced to More Than 7 Years in Federal Prison

… documents and statements made in court, this matter stems from an investigation conducted by the Drug Enforcement … into individuals who were receiving shipments of cocaine from Puerto Rico and California and distributing the drug in … and also parcels containing large quantities of marijuana, from California to addresses in Hartford.  When the drug …
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DEA St. Louis Division Seizes Record 400+ pounds of Meth

… A table laden with methamphetamine seized from a storage unit in St. Louis, totaling about 460 pounds. ST. LOUIS – A man from Wildwood, Missouri, has been caught with at least 400 … the dedicated effort of our agents at stopping this poison from reaching our communities.” Kristiansen was recently …
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Meth and a Gun Results in 15 Years of Prison

… to distribute methamphetamine in Greene County, Mo., from April 7, 2019, to July 25, 2019. Fleming admitted that … officers contacted Fleming after receiving information from a confidential informant that he was going to resupply. Detectives seized a Kel-Tec 9mm firearm from Fleming’s holster and a package that contained …
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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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DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day

… the public on the serious dangers of fentanyl poisoning from fake pills and other illicit drugs.  DEA supports the … ever encountered," said DEA Administrator Anne Milgram.  "From large cities to rural America, no community is safe …
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United States District Court Orders Forfeiture of Real Estate Purchased by Mexican Cartel Leader Rafael Caro Quintero with Proceeds of his Drug Trafficking Organization

… crimes. As we continue to safeguard the American public from drug trafficking and the dangers associated, we will … of methamphetamine and multi-kilogram quantities of cocaine from Mexico to the United States. As part of its … law enforcement learned that Caro Quintero used proceeds from the sale of illegal narcotics to purchase real estate …
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Mexican drug cartel member receives 216-month prison sentence

… accounts that were utilized by others to structure deposits from places around the United States, including Buffalo to … accounts to ship packages containing kilograms of cocaine from California to cities across the country including … involved in an illegal narcotics operation stretching from Sinaloa, Mexico, to Western New York. Law enforcement …
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Three defendants sentenced for role in drug conspiracy linked to a Mexican drug cartel

… accounts that were utilized by others to structure deposits from places around the United States, including Buffalo to … accounts to ship packages containing kilograms of cocaine from California to cities across the country including … involved in an illegal narcotics operation stretching from Sinaloa, Mexico, to Western New York. Law enforcement …
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Rochester drug kingpin sentenced to life in prison

… which represented the gross proceeds Montague obtained from the criminal enterprise. Assistant U.S. Attorneys … the transportation of several hundred kilograms of cocaine from the western United States to the Rochester area between … in the seizure of a six-kilogram shipment of cocaine from a courier as the drugs were being transported from …
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Lawrence Woman Sentenced To Probation For Fentanyl Charges

… Burlington - (802) 951-2900 16 kilos of fentanyl recovered from residence and vehicle BOSTON – A   Lawrence, Mass. … with the April 2021 seizure of 9.6 kilograms of fentanyl from her Lawrence residence and an additional 6.4 kilograms of fentanyl from a hidden compartment in a car registered to her. In …
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Federal Jury Finds California Drug Supplier Guilty of Distribution in Relation to Fatal Fentanyl Overdose of Fairbanks Man

… pills laced with deadly fentanyl. The pills were shipped from California and arrived in Fairbanks on Oct. 17, 2020. … the area. On Oct. 26, 2020, the victim purchased two pills from the shipment and was found dead in his home on Oct. 28, … who cause irreparable damage by trafficking it to our state from Outside.” “I am very proud of the role that Fairbanks …
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Jury convicts career drug dealer of trafficking cocaine

… court: On multiple occasions in late 2015, Lewis traveled from southwest Georgia to the Atlanta metro area and … backseat of his vehicle.  While on his way back to Albany from East Point, Lewis’s vehicle was stopped by the Fulton … Five kilograms of highly-pure cocaine were recovered from the backseat, and Lewis was arrested. Immediately …
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Heroin Trafficker Sentenced For Transporting

… 4.24 kilograms of heroin, hidden inside a car battery, from Texas to the Atlanta-area.   Robert J. Murphy, special … Office face when trying to prevent dangerous drugs from hitting the streets of our communities. As a result of … law enforcement partners, we were able to stop these drugs from hitting our streets.”   According to U.S. Attorney Pak, …
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Bridgeport Man Who Trafficked Cocaine Sentenced to 70 Months in Federal Prison

… kilogram-quantities of cocaine through the U.S. Mail from Puerto Rico.  In the summer of 2021, investigators also … Rodriguez, to deliver to him five kilograms of cocaine from Florida.  Landdy Rodriguez was also supplied with cocaine from Salvador Crespo, who ran an underground bar in …
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Jury Convicts Cartel Leader in Murder-for-Hire Conspiracy

… Del Noreste (CDN), and several other CDN members traveled from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, into Laredo. There, … and murder of an individual the Cartel believed had stolen from them. The investigation revealed Gonzalez-Martinez … to plan and coordinate the recovery of drugs and proceeds from the intended victim. In addition, Gonzalez-Martinez …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Day Removes Almost 600,000 Pounds of Unneeded Prescription Medications Across the Country

… Locally, the El Paso Division collected 4,409 pounds from various sites in El Paso, Midland, Alpine, Las Cruces, … 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 …
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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 announces 19th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. Collection sites will adhere … our homes of medicines we’re not using and keep them away from those who might abuse or misuse them.”   Given the …