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Atlanta Man Sentenced to more than Six Years in Prison for Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy Using Laundry Detergent Boxes

… kilogram quantities of high-purity methamphetamine from Guadalajara, Mexico to Atlanta and Tampa. Galvan drove … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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DEA Arrests Two Individuals In Synthetic Drug Conspiracy Linked To An Overdose Death

… Attorney for the District of New Jersey announced a man from New York and a woman from New Jersey were arrested this morning for their roles … those materials into the chemicals that he sold online.  Afterwards, Parker transported the finished …
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Selling Meth to Drug Investigators Nets 11 Years in Prison

… learned that Mack was selling methamphetamine from his St. Louis apartment in ounce quantities. A DEA confidential source arranged to buy two ounces of crystal methamphetamine from Mack on Aug. 7, 2020 for $1,800. After Mack was …
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Rochester man going to prison for cocaine conspiracy

… via the United States Postal Service, that had been sent from Puerto Rico to locations in Rochester, on behalf of the … grams of cocaine. The defendant would pick up the packages from various locations, at the direction of the … co-conspirator purchased three electronic devices from Best Buy in which to secrete United States currency that would be …
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Dealer of Fake Oxycodone Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Fentanyl Death

… to be fentanyl toxicity. Investigators discovered records from a mobile banking app established a pattern of cash … undercover officer made four separate Oxycodone controlled-buys from Meama-Kajue between February and April 2021. Laboratory …
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Indictments target north sound drug trafficking ring distributing 2 kilos of heroin a week

… of the investigation, law enforcement utilized information from a number of people working with law enforcement some of whom made drug buys from members of the organization.  The charges contained in …
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Sacramento real estate broker and three others indicted for international money laundering conspiracy

… Community Outreach: Akilah Johnson 571-387-5018 Money wired from China to be used to buy homes for indoor marijuana grows SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A … marijuana. This is the third indictment stemming from Operation Lights Out — an operation that has already …
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Ohio Woman Pleads Guilty To Conspiring To Kidnap Man After Failed Cocaine Deal

… Hernandez Castillo conspired to kidnap an individual from April 4th through April 7th, 2017. In March, the … individual told Casillas that an associate of his wanted to buy one kilogram of cocaine. Casillas and Hernandez agreed …
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Seven Charlotte Men Sentenced For Conspiracy To Traffic Narcotics

… Western District of North Carolina. The sentencings stem from a joint six-month investigation conducted by the Drug … According to the January 2013 criminal indictment, from 2006 through 2013, the 10 defendants engaged in a drug … 2013, law enforcement made approximately 30 undercover drug buys from the defendants at or near a residence located on …
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Federal Jury Convicts Eagle Pass Brothers For Role In Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

… grams of cocaine. Evidence presented in trial revealed that from January 2009 until April 2014, the Cardonas used Real … drug proceeds. The Cardona brothers used the proceeds from their cocaine distribution to fuel their lifestyle of … cars that they showed at various car shows in Texas and to buy and remodel homes. During recorded phone calls played at …
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Six Mission, Texas Residents Plead Guilty To Participating In Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering Scheme

… (1) engage in financial transactions using proceeds derived from the importation, receiving, concealment, buying, and/or selling of cocaine; (2), transport or … the source, ownership and control of proceeds derived from unlawful activity.  The defendants face up to 20 years …
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New York Man Imprisoned 39 Months For Heroin Trafficking

… New York, trafficked approximately one kilogram of heroin from New York to Rutland from early 2012 to February 2013. The three New York men … used confidential informants to make controlled buys of the heroin from Willis and Murphy in the Rutland …
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38 Charged In Three Separate Drug Trafficking Conspiracies

… drug and gun law violations. According to the indictment, from January 2010 to February 2011, in the Western District … States Attorney Hickton. According to the indictment, from on or about June 9, 2009 and continuing thereafter to … end user. They don’t care if people spend their last penny buying these drugs. They don’t care if these individuals …
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Brokerage Accounts Used To Launder Drug Proceeds Forfeited

… claims in the civil case against $11,071,188.64, seized from brokerage accounts involving money laundering … because it not only shows the incredible profit derived from the drug trafficking organizations, but more … advisors to use the company’s proceeds and assets to buy and sell securities in the open market.  These financial …
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Training
February 03, 2020 - February 06, 2020
February 03, 2020 - February 06, 2020

Exploitation & Monitoring of Social Media for Law Enforcement Training Course (3-Day)

10:00 PM - 7:00 AM (EST)
Sykesville, MD
Hosted by: the DEA Washington Division and the National Domestic Communication Assistance Center (NDCAC) Course Description: This innovative course provides Criminal Investigators, State & Local Officers, Intel Analysts, Diversion Investigators, and other investigators involved in investigations using open source technology, a fast-paced, hands-on look at social media investigative tools geared...
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Day Removes Almost 600,000 Pounds of Unneeded Prescription Medications Across the Country

… covers the state of Florida, collected over 22,651 pounds from 213 collection sites.   For more than a decade, DEA’s … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Former Hinsdale Man Pleads Guilty To Crack Cocaine Conspiracy Charges

… directly or through intermediaries purchased crack cocaine from Racine.  On a third occasion, Racine fled after being provided with buy money but before providing the crack cocaine.  Racine …
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Judge Sentences Caruthersville Man to 6 Years for Conspiracy to Distribute Meth

… to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. From Jan. 22 to March 11, 2020, Black conspired with others and sold methamphetamine through several controlled buys with an undercover agent. Black would agree to meet …
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Fresno Man Sentenced to Over 6 Years in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl That Caused Overdose Death

… an undercover law enforcement officer, posing as a drug-buying customer, ordered fentanyl pills from Gonzalez and met him in a parking lot for the purchase. …
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Houstonian Sent to Prison for Trafficking Meth and Heroin

… area. Law enforcement set up numerous controlled drug buys. Delgado-Santacruz would negotiate the sale price of … of 892 grams of meth and 3,059.357 grams of heroin from Dec. 9, 2020, to Jan. 18, 2022. The total street value …
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Two Face Life for Drug Trafficking in Local Parking Lot

… Jr., 28. Authorities were conducting surveillance at a Best Buy parking lot in McAllen They saw vehicles approach, after which Perez removed bags containing bricks of cocaine from the trunk of his vehicle. Mendez was parked in another …
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Tulare County Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Distribute 6 Pounds of Methamphetamine

… methamphetamine. A law enforcement source negotiated to buy a pound of methamphetamine from Meza and Chavez delivered the methamphetamine. A …
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Illinois Man Sentenced to 16 Years for Attempted Cocaine Trafficking

… the intent to distribute. Tinch in May 2018 attempted to buy a kilogram of cocaine from an individual in a grocery store parking lot in the …
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Minnesota Man Sentenced to 5 Years on Methamphetamine Charge

… this charge on Aug. 26, 2021. On Dec. 10, 2020, an officer from the Buffalo County Sheriff’s Department pulled over a … During post-arrest interviews, Stelzer and Moua admitted buying the methamphetamine together in the Twin Cities. …
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Phoenix mother indicted, accused of using 13-year-old daughter to hide cocaine

… using her 13-year-old daughter to try and hide cocaine from officers during a traffic stop. Covarruvia is charged … with a Phoenix drug trafficking organization, allegedly buying cocaine for resale.   Covarruvia faces multiple state …
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Mishawaka, Indiana man sentenced to 120 months in prison

… found over four pounds of methamphetamine, money used to buy drugs that same day from Mr. Sanders, along with Mr. Sanders and another …
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Fort Wayne, Indiana man sentenced to over 21 years in prison for methamphetamine charges

… case, in the summer of 2019, there were multiple controlled buys of methamphetamine made from Hernandez that ultimately led to his arrest and federal …
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Illinois man sentenced for bringing cocaine to Madison to sell

… working with law enforcement officers called Gomez to buy cocaine.  During the phone call, Gomez agreed to drive a half kilogram of cocaine from Rockford to the informant in Madison, Wisconsin.  When …
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San Antonio businessman pleads guilty to money laundering conspiracy

… dealership, MGM Auto, to agents, proposing that he would buy it back from the agents at a reduced price, i.e., less his …
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Federal jury finds Stockton man guilty of heroin and crack cocaine trafficking offenses

… operation was investigated using a confidential source to buy heroin and crack cocaine from Sherman’s front man and co-defendant, Lindsey Mills, …