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Federal Inmate Sentenced To Eight Years For Conspiring To Import Marijuana While In Federal Prison

March 12, 2015
… time in federal prison, arranged shipment of marijuana from Mexico to northwest Wisconsin MADISON, Wis. - ― John W. … Fierro-Rascon arranged to smuggle a shipment of marijuana from Mexico to Christopher Johnson in northwest Wisconsin. … discussing providing money for the importation of marijuana from Mexico. In June 2013, prison officials learned through …
March 12, 2015
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Waterbury Man Sentenced To 51 Months In Prison For Distributing Heroin

April 10, 2017
… overdose.  Officers made two controlled purchases of heroin from Jones in March 2016.  Based on these sales, on April … conducted additional controlled purchases of heroin from Jones, and then from Alvin Lopes when the investigation revealed that he was …
April 10, 2017
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Jamaican Ecstasy Trafficker In Bridgeport Sentenced

May 12, 2017
… investigators made two controlled purchases of ecstasy from Fletcher. Fletcher and Stewart were arrested on … his home and seized approximately one kilogram of marijuana from a hallway closet. On February 14, 2017, Fletcher pled … felony drug conviction, which resulted in his deportation from the United States in 2003. He illegally reentered the …
May 12, 2017
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Bridgeport Man Admits Selling Heroin To Overdose Victim

May 17, 2017
… text messages revealed that the victim had ordered heroin from Norris earlier that day.  Witness interviews and … analysis revealed that the victim had purchased heroin from Norris for several months prior to the victim’s … Police Department conducted a controlled purchase of heroin from Norris in Bridgeport.  The heroin bags purchased were …
May 17, 2017
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Long Beach Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Narcotics Charges: Includes Distribution Of Pills Manufactured With Acetyl-fentanyl

August 28, 2017
… charges and admitted importing a powerful synthetic opioid from China that was used to produce homemade pills that were … of acetyl-fentanyl as well as Xanax and ecstasy pills from the drug trafficking organization led by Resnik. The organization obtained pill presses from China that were used illegally to make tablets in …
August 28, 2017
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DEA And Local Law Enforcement Partners Take Back Unwanted Prescription Drugs October 28

October 24, 2017
… (571) 387-6555 LOS ANGELES - This Saturday, October 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time the federal Drug … as part of the effort. Locally, law enforcement agencies from Ventura, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine …
October 24, 2017
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DEA Reduces Amount Of Opioid Controlled Substances To Be Manufactured In 2017

October 04, 2016
… has decreased according to sales data obtained by DEA from IMS Health, a company that provides insurance companies … quota system was intended to reduce or eliminate diversion from “legitimate channels of trade” by controlling “the … substances annually. In setting the APQ, DEA considers data from many sources, including estimates of the legitimate …
October 04, 2016
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Methamphetamine Distributor Convicted At Trial

September 12, 2012
… 12, 2012. According to the evidence presented at trial, from early 2011 until his arrest on October 18, 2011, Coronado sold large quantities of methamphetamine from his home, in Riverview, to lower-lever dealers, who … multiple-ounce quantities of high purity methamphetamine from Corona for purposes of distribution. Corona had …
September 12, 2012
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3 Laredo Men Convicted Of Drug Trafficking

May 15, 2017
… pleas for their roles 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. Gutierrez was in charge of … in Laredo that the organization used at different periods from on or about September 2013 to on or about July 31, …
May 15, 2017
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Final Defendant In San Antonio-based Synthetic Marijuana Distribution Ring Sentenced To Federal Prison

February 08, 2018
… substance analogues. By pleading guilty, Wesa admitted that from March 2013 to June 2013, he and others comprised the … synthetic cannabinoids. In June 2017, Wesa was extradited from Germany to the Western District of Texas. He since has … 16 years in federal prison. Other sentences imposed ranged from five months incarceration to 150 months incarceration. …
February 08, 2018
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President Obama Announces Intent To Nominate DEA Special Agent Thomas Harrigan As DEA Deputy Administrator

February 17, 2011
… About Drugs Just Think Twice Domestic Pending Approval from the Senate Judiciary Committee,Career DEA Special Agent … we continue our work of keeping the American people safe from dangerous drugs and those who traffic in them.” The DEA … dozens of U.S. citizens as couriers who smuggled heroin from Southeast Asia to Chicago. He left Bangkok in 1996 and …
February 17, 2011
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Drug Investigations Lead To Treasury Designation Of New Ansari Money Exchange

February 18, 2011
… As a result of today’s action, U.S. persons are prohibited from conducting financial or commercial transactions with … actions to safeguard the U.S. and Afghan financial sectors from abuse.” The individuals designated today include … 2010, Rahmatullah Mohammad Afzal transferred $94 million from Afghanistan to Dubai for the New Ansari Money Exchange. …
February 18, 2011
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DEA Holding Second Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day In April

March 08, 2011
… and unwanted prescription drugs. On Saturday, April 30th, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time, DEA and its partners will … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. “The overwhelming public …
March 08, 2011
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Over 5,300 Sites Join DEA Nationwide Effort To Take-Back Prescription Drugs On April 30th

April 19, 2011
… for the event last fall. The free event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time. Government, community, … that abuse prescription drugs often obtained them from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. In addition, many Americans …
April 19, 2011
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Americans Turn Out In Droves For DEA’s Seventh National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

November 06, 2013
… have removed over 3.4 million (1,733 tons) of medication from circulation. (A breakdown of the last Take-Back Day’s … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. Take-Back Days are presently …
November 06, 2013
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Heroin And Methamphetamine Traffickers Ordered To Prison

February 24, 2015
… serve a 30-month-term. During trial, jurors heard testimony from several co-conspirators who detailed several instances of heroin and methamphetamine trafficking from Mexico to Laredo, San Antonio, Houston and Dallas as … government also presented numerous vehicle title histories from California and Texas as well as vehicle and passenger …
February 24, 2015
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Norwalk Man Sentenced To Nine Years In Prison For Selling Drugs, Violating Supervised Release

March 28, 2013
… and for violating the conditions of his supervised release from a prior narcotics conviction. According to court … release, for distributing crack cocaine.  He was released from federal prison in October 2007 and began serving his … pull over Underhill’s vehicle.  Underhill accelerated away from police, subsequently crashed his vehicle into the rear …
March 28, 2013
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California Drug Trafficker Sentenced To 18 Years For Distributing Meth In New England

May 29, 2015
… to launder money, and three counts of money laundering.  From January 2010 through January 2012, Castilleja, who was … Mass.  Specifically, Castilleja obtained methamphetamine from a California-based supplier and worked with his son to …
May 29, 2015
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New Hampshire Woman Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Distribute Oxycodone

June 05, 2015
… regularly ordered significant quantities of oxycodone pills from two members of the conspiracy, Samuel Garcia and … individual. The intercepted telephone calls show that from June 18, 2014 through August 27, 2014, on multiple … other individual ordered in excess of 2,000 oxycodone pills from the Samuel Garcia and Jennifer Nunez. Mailhot admitted …
June 05, 2015
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Second Marijuana Grow Robber Sentenced To Long Prison Term

June 06, 2014
… SEATTLE - Ferdinand Clay, who was shot while fleeing from the robbery of a marijuana distributor was sentenced on … dealer Jason Loken.  The two men stole guns, and marijuana from Loken who had been restrained but was able to free … Clay was shot in the face, neck and hip but recovered from his wounds.  U.S. District Judge Robert S. Lasnik also …
June 06, 2014
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Twin Falls Woman Pleads Guilty To Controlled Substance Delivery

January 14, 2015
… substances were prescription medications diverted from the pharmacy where Federer worked.  Sentencing is set … and sold bottles of controlled substance prescriptions from the pharmacy stock to another individual without a … committed a similar diversion of controlled substances from her employer pharmacy by placing in her glove box three …
January 14, 2015
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Former Mexican Mayor Gets 21 Years In Prison For Drug Trafficking

March 10, 2016
… selling cocaine and laundering the illegal proceeds gained from these crimes,” said DEA Special Agent in Charge Doug … never relent in our mission to protect the American people from the scourge of drug trafficking and abuse, and bring … States court rooms.”  According to the details of the case, from 2003-2007, the (who was then living in Tucson) was the …
March 10, 2016
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Owner Of Several Clean And Sober Residential Facilities Arrested For Drug Trafficking

February 11, 2016
… drugs, including methamphetamine, heroin, and marijuana, from Rehberg.  Rehberg is prohibited from possessing firearms due to prior felony convictions as well as an active protection order from a domestic partner. The federal charges will be filed …
February 11, 2016
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Anchorage Woman Sentenced To Eight Years In Prison For Participation In Heroin Trafficking Conspiracy

November 07, 2016
… five years of supervised release following her release from custody.  On June 29, 2016, Rangel pleaded guilty to … southern California. Rangel then enlisted a number of women from Alaska and Florida to retrieve heroin from her source of supply and carry it to Anchorage via …
November 07, 2016
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Delaware County Man Sentenced For Methamphetamine And Firearms Charges

August 04, 2015
… announced today that a man who imported pseudoephedrine from Canada to Iowa in order to manufacture methamphetamine … than 12 years in federal prison. Roger Hettinger, age 42, from Manchester, Iowa, received the prison term after … admitted he, along with others, obtained pseudoephedrine from local sources and from Canada to use in manufacturing …
August 04, 2015
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Former Police Officer Sentenced For Role In Steroid Distribution Case

January 29, 2013
… and throughout the United States, acquiring steroids from foreign suppliers and then selling the steroids to his … to their own customers.  McIntyre bought the steroids from Gidelson for his own use and to distribute to others.  … discussed with Gidelson the acquisition of steroids from Gidelson’s suppliers; the acquisition from Gidelson of …
January 29, 2013
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DEA To Conduct Pharmacy Diversion Awareness Conference In Wilmington To Address The Diversion Of Prescription Opioids And Link To Heroin Abuse

March 15, 2016
… opioids, is a growing problem.  This diversion stems from various sources.  In addition to pharmacy robberies and … doctor shoppers, or illegitimate prescriptions from rogue practitioners.  The PDAC is designed to assist … a key component of the DEA’s mission to protect the public from the scourge of illegal drugs.”  The PDAC is a free …
March 15, 2016
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Fourth Man Sentenced In Twin Falls Oxycodone Trafficking Ring

March 28, 2011
… three years of supervised release following their release from prison. Judge Lodge also ordered the men to forfeit … oxycodone and distributing oxycodone in the Twin Falls area from March 2009 to March 2010. According to court documents, … eight months involved undercover purchases of oxycodone from the defendants. The defendants traveled to the Salt …
March 28, 2011
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Mt. Vernon Man Pleads Guilty In Methamphetamine Case

February 11, 2011
… a controlled (methamphetamine), The violation took place from on or about September, 2007, through October, 2010, in … 12, 2011. At his plea, Shafer admitted to the court that from September 2007 through October 2010, he would purchase or obtain pseudoephedrine pills from others for use in manufacturing methamphetamine. …
February 11, 2011
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Thurston County Man Who Shipped Meth And Heroin To Alaska Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison

December 03, 2012
… on October 14, 2011, when he returned to Washington State from Alaska.  Grimes had attempted to retrieve packages of drugs from the post office in Soldotna, Alaska and then eluded law … his arrest, they found a large quantity of stolen goods -- from tools to watches to jewelry, most likely payment for …
December 03, 2012