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Members of African criminal enterprise charged with large-scale trafficking of rhinoceros horns and elephant ivory and heroin distribution

June 14, 2019
… networks involved in a wide array of unlawful acts – from drug trafficking to conspiring to commit acts of terror … international treaties implemented by certain U.S. laws.   From December 2012 through May 2019, Kromah, Cherif, Surur …
June 14, 2019
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Hobbs Man Sentenced To Ten Years For Federal Methamphetamine Trafficking Conviction

February 20, 2018
… imported methamphetamine and cocaine into Lea County from Mexico through Arizona. The investigation, which was … In entering the guilty plea, Gough admitted that from Nov. 2016 through June 2017, he conspired with others … by having methamphetamine delivered to Gough’s residence from his source of supply, which Gough would then deliver to …
February 20, 2018
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DEA Brings In Record Number Of Unused Pills During 15th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

May 08, 2018
… - simply by disposing of unwanted prescription medications from their medicine cabinets,” said DEA Acting Administrator … communities by turning in over 43,000 pounds of medications from their homes. DEA thanks the public for their immense … remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they could be stolen and …
May 08, 2018
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Dr. Rogelio Lucas And His Wife Convicted On 30 Counts

May 07, 2018
… at trial, approximately $680,000 in cash was recovered from the Scarsdale residence. Photographs in evidence showed boxes recovered from a bedroom containing cash and handwritten notations by … those who chose to pay in this manner would be restricted from receiving oxycodone. Multiple drug rings received …
May 07, 2018
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Twenty Charged In Drug Conspiracy Distributing Heroin & Meth Throughout King, Pierce, Snohomish And Thurston Counties

March 28, 2018
… the gun was being purchased for someone who is prohibited from possessing firearms.  After being alerted by law … the Puyallup Police Department, with significant assistance from Bonney Lake, Auburn and Kent Police Departments.   The investigation was supported by agents from Homeland Security Investigations, and the Bureau of …
March 28, 2018
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Over 130 Local Sites Join The Nationwide Effort To Take-Back Prescription Drugs On April 30, 2011

April 28, 2011
… prevent pill abuse and theft. The free event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time. Government, community, … partners, collected over 3,100 pounds of pharmaceuticals from the community. Also last fall, Congress passed the Safe … that abuse prescription drugs often obtained them from family and friends, including from the home medicine …
April 28, 2011
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El Paso, Texas Man Sentenced To Twenty Years In Federal Prison For Heroin Trafficking Conviction

November 05, 2013
… Burciaga, the officer noticed a strong chemical odor coming from the vehicle and an air freshener hanging from the vehicle’s rear-view mirror, which, together with … of the vehicle.  When the officers removed the back bumper from Burciaga’s vehicle, they found a hidden compartment …
November 05, 2013
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Denver OCDETF Strike Force Takes Down Mexican Drug Trafficking Organization Responsible For Distributing Large Quantities Of Cocaine And Methamphetamine

April 20, 2017
… throughout our communities, making themselves rich from the suffering of others,” stated Special Agent in … brought cocaine and methamphetamine into the country from Mexico, transported it through California, into … station, which is how some drug proceeds were distributed from Colorado back to Mexico. Other methods of moving money …
April 20, 2017
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Thirteen Heroin Traffickers Indicted In Northern Ohio

January 14, 2013
… use of a bank safe deposit box to store and conceal profits from the sale of heroin.  Count 3 of the indictment charges … and a 1976 Oldsmobile Cutlass. The indictment alleges that from March 2012 to August 15, 2012, defendant Rayshawn Reed … quantities of heroin to be brought into Northeast Ohio from the Chicago area.  The heroin was then distributed to …
January 14, 2013
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Lorain County Ohio Combines Efforts With Federal Law Enforcement To Combat Drug Trafficking And Violent Crime

November 12, 2015
… convicted of felony offenses which would prohibit him from possessing a firearm and ammunition. Spencer also sold … convicted of felony offenses which would prohibit him from possessing a firearm and ammunition. Calvin L. … convicted of felony offenses which would prohibit him from possessing a firearm or ammunition. Steve J. Hamilton, …
November 12, 2015
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Two Kentucky Men Charged With Illegal Distribution Of Fentanyl Resulting In Death

November 12, 2015
… Marquette, and Traverse City - (571) 362-0443 Charges stem from joint investigation between DEA and the Versailles … the drug they supplied. The indictment also alleges that from June 2015, until October 2015, Aguirre-Jerardo, … used in medical treatment and is occasionally diverted from legitimate sources for illicit use. However, most …
November 12, 2015
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23 Years In Prison For “Dr. Khan”

June 16, 2017
… and two counts of money laundering. The convictions arose from the operation of the defendant’s fraudulent medical … operated Compassionate and related health care corporations from 2006 until 2013.   Ashrafkhan was responsible for … heroin use.   “More people die in America every year from prescription drug overdoses than from overdoses of all …
June 16, 2017
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Arnoldo Rueda-Medina, Aka “La Minsa,” Faces Federal Charges In Dallas For Role In Cocaine And Methamphetamine Distribution And Money Laundering Conspiracies

January 27, 2017
… including “La Minsa,” arrived in the United States today from Mexico to face criminal charges in connection with his … The act also prohibits U.S. citizens and companies from doing any kind of business activity with Rueda-Medina, … and it certainly worked here.”  The indictment alleges that from approximately September 2008 to October 21, 2009, in …
January 27, 2017
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Multiple Narcotics Trafficking Results In Significant Sentences

October 03, 2014
… of an illegal drug trafficking conspiracy spanning from Oct. 1, 2012, to Sept. 4, 2013. The drug trafficking … cocaine shipments across the U.S. border with Mexico and from coast to coast in the U.S. In late 2012, Chavez-Arriaga …
October 03, 2014
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Head Of The Quintero Drug Trafficking Enterprise Convicted

June 28, 2011
… long standing criminal enterprise whose operations spanned from Colombia and Peru in South America, to Mexico, the … numerous multi-ton loads of marijuana to the United States from Mexico, using specially altered natural gas tanker … Paso, Texas. Multi-ton quantities of cocaine were acquired from Colombia and Peru for smuggling into Mexico by …
June 28, 2011
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Former Parker Doctor, Office Manager, And Two Pharmacists Indicted For Conspiracy And Illegal Distribution Of Prescription Medication Resulting In Patient Deaths

April 12, 2016
… in the indictment at least two patients who received drugs from Littleford died as a result.  Dianna L Smithling was … Michigan was the office manager at the Pain & Injury Clinic from approximately July 2011 to approximately November … the prescriptions should have still had opioids left from a prior prescription, if they had been taking the …
April 12, 2016
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Three Tampa Residents Plead Guilty For Their Involvement In A Conspiracy To Import A Synthetic Cannabinoid, XLR-11, A/k/a "Spice", And Drug Paraphernalia

August 12, 2015
… a/k/a “Spice,” and paraphernalia to the United States from China, before United States Chief Magistrate Judge … Ahmed Yehia Khalifa, 28, and Ahmed Maher Elhelw, 25, both from Tampa, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to import a … and drug paraphernalia. After having received consent from Hossain, law enforcement searched a storage facility …
August 12, 2015
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DEA Announces 10th National Prescription Drug Take Back

July 28, 2015
… (571) 362-4737 nofdoutreach@dea.gov Event will take place from 10 am-2 pm on Saturday, September 26th … 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 28, 2015
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Pennsylvania Man Sentenced To 33 Months In Prison For Role In $65 Million Stolen Identity Income Tax Refund Fraud Scheme

July 30, 2014
… 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 with the U.S. Secret Service and with assistance from the Drug Enforcement (New Jersey Task Force).   An …
July 30, 2014
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Three DEA Operation “Meilky Way” Defendants Sentenced In Methamphetamine Distribution Case Ring Leader Sentenced To 35 Years Imprisonment

February 07, 2013
… and northeast Arkansas. The methamphetamine was smuggled from Mexico to Arkansas for distribution. In total, law … case," stated Thyer. "It is a high priority to remove meth from our communities. More importantly, that we dismantle … today, justice has prevailed to prevent this operation from re-establishing itself.  Additionally, the …
February 07, 2013
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Law Enforcement Officer Arraigned For Compromising Drug Investigation

July 03, 2017
… Force, was sworn to uphold the law and protect the public from harm. Instead, he violated his oath by unlawfully … Attorney John A. Horn. “His conduct is shocking, especially from someone sworn to uphold the law. Leaks of sensitive …
July 03, 2017
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Doctor Sentenced To 7 Years For Illegally Prescribing Narcotics, Defrauding Government Programs

November 04, 2015
… repeatedly violated his oath to protect his patients from harm,” said U.S. Attorney Daly.  “He flooded our … his former patients, who traveled approximately 180 miles from her home in New York to receive prescriptions from Dr. …
November 04, 2015
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Defendants Sentenced In Federal Court For Attempting To Send Firearms To Mexico Defendants Planned To Transport Assault Rifles Across Border

March 17, 2011
… Sally Quillian Yates said, “The illegal flow of firearms from Atlanta to Mexico must be stopped. These trafficked … information presented in court: Federal agents learned from a confidential source that BERNAL-PEREZ, acting on … to send to Mexico. On January 30, 2010, agents learned from a confidential source that RODRIGUEZ-GOMEZ was going to …
March 17, 2011
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Corrupt Federal Officer Pleads Guilty To Smuggling Guns And Drug Money Through The Airport Former Officer And Wife Also Plead Guilty To Marriage Fraud Scheme

March 18, 2011
… SAMUELS approximately $25,000 in money represented to be from the sale of drugs. With the assistance of others, and … 2010, SAMUELS accepted over $50,000 in purported drug money from another undercover officer. SAMUELS then traveled from Atlanta to Jamaica, where SAMUELS delivered the money …
March 18, 2011
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Former Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Officer Charged With Drug Trafficking Conspiracy And Extortion

June 28, 2011
… Defendant Allegedly Extorted Drugs and Other Property from Area Drug Dealers While He Served as Police Officer … at a local Savannah night club was extorting narcotics from area drug dealers within the club and selling the drugs … other officer then took the placebo drugs and cell phone from the informant. The informant was then escorted from the …
June 28, 2011
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Multiple Defendants Arrested For Operating Prescription Drug "Pill Mill"

June 30, 2011
… Our goal is to stop criminal enterprises that profit from the illegal trade of dangerous narcotics and take away any financial benefit they receive from their criminal activity.” Atlanta FBI Special Agent in … and information presented in court: In May 2010, working from information from the FBI/ Northwest Georgia Criminal …
June 30, 2011
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Leader Of Oxycodone Trafficking Ring Sentenced To Over 10 Years In Prison

September 11, 2012
… are proud to announce that this criminal has been removed from the streets and is worthy of the prison term he … for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of deaths from prescription drug overdoses exceeds the number of deaths from the use of other illegal drugs such as …
September 11, 2012
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Two "Pill Mill" Owners Convicted

March 27, 2014
… been acquitted in Florida of similar charges stemming from his ownership of a Florida pain clinic. Harry S. … presented in court:  In May 2010, using information from the Bartow/Cartersville Drug Task Force, multiple … with over 98 % of their patients traveling to the clinic from surrounding states, the majority from Kentucky and …
March 27, 2014
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Two ‘Pill Mill’ Owners Sentenced

June 23, 2014
… presented in court:  In May 2010, using information from the Bartow/Cartersville Drug Task Force, multiple … with over 98 % of their patients traveling to the clinic from surrounding states, the majority from Kentucky and Tennessee.  Many of those visiting had …
June 23, 2014
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Israeli Organized Crime Figure Sentenced To 32 Years In Federal Prison For Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering And Extortion

July 31, 2015
… [Paniry] was middle management, taking orders directly from Matsri and making sure the dirty work was done, whether … using ‘hawala’ transactions to move cash instantaneously from New York to Los Angeles, and from Vancouver to Los Angeles.” The evidence presented at …
July 31, 2015