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Money Courier Sentenced For Money Laundering

… drug trafficking organization that received marijuana loads from Mexico and arranged to transport the marijuana to the … arranged for the transportation of $48,000 in drug proceeds from the Dallas area to Nuevo Laredo. Alvarez drove to the … area in a personal vehicle and picked up the currency from a co-conspirator. She then transported the drug …
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Houston Doctor Convicted For Distributing Prescription Narcotics

… up to life in prison. The jury heard testimony for 14 days from 15 witnesses, including other doctors who appeared as … and not for a legitimate medical purpose. He saw patients from Louisiana and other states, prescribed oxycodone and … examination or questioning of the patient. They also heard from a defense expert witness physician who testified he was …
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More Operation Trena Sin Trono Defendants Head To Prison

… drug trafficking organization that received marijuana loads from Mexico and arranged to transport the marijuana to the … Laredo. Over the course of the conspiracy which spanned from June 10, 2011, through June 4, 2013, authorities made … area and then coordinating the receipt of drug proceeds from the Trejo-Nava Organization on behalf of Ruiz. Heredia …
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West Hollywood Doctor Pleads Guilty To Distributing Painkillers After Being Ordered To Stop Writing Prescriptions By DEA

… Eisenberg also issued “medical marijuana” recommendations from these West Hollywood locations.  He has been prohibited from issuing such recommendations and from practicing medicine at medical marijuana clinics as a …
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Treasury Sanctions Mexican Traffickers Tied To Camarena Murder

… to the Kingpin Act, generally prohibits U.S. persons from conducting financial or commercial transactions with … assets have been sized, and their freedom has been taken from them.” “Rafael Caro Quintero has used a network of … Garza.  Mauricio Sanchez Garza is currently a fugitive from money laundering charges in the Western District of …
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Los Zetas Kidnapers/Arms Traffickers Headed To Federal Prison

… On Sept. 14, 2010, approximately $2 million was delivered from Chicago to a warehouse in Laredo. The money was then stolen by someone who had picked it up from the warehouse and was supposed to transport it to Nuevo … and Garza were trying to remove the blindfold and duct tape from the victim to avoid detection by the law enforcement …
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Seven Sentenced In Federal Court For Conspiracy To Traffic In Marijuana, Hashish And Ecstasy, Using The U.S. Mail To Facilitate Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering

… State College in Vermont, received high grade marijuana from sources in California via U.S. Postal Service “express … and Canaday for distribution in the Keene area. Proceeds from the drug sales in New Hampshire and Vermont were … to hashish and MDMA, the investigation revealed that, from 2009 through 2011, the conspirators shipped …
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Chattanooga Pill Mill Owner Sentenced To 44 Years In Prison

… Curtis L. Collier, U.S. District Judge. Upon her release from prison, Blake will serve a three year period of … milligram. The clinics catered to pill-seeking individuals from the Southeastern United States. At the sentencing … Blake’s substantial sentence was intended to deter others from engaging in this illegal activity and to keep her from …
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Woonsocket Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Federal Prison For Trafficking Cocaine

… of a steady stream of vehicle traffic and visitors to and from the residence. In response, on January 9, 2013, … of the residence, and they recovered discarded items from the building's trash that were consistent with items … stop a second vehicle which was seen arriving and leaving from the suspected drug-house. After stopping briefly, the …
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Bunthan Sam Sentenced To 10 Years For Conspiracy To Distribute Heroin

… over a period of about two years. He obtained this heroin from suppliers in Chicago and Connecticut. Sam was arrested … an especially strong form of heroin in the Burlington area from about mid-2011 through the time of the arrest of Sam’s … heroin ring, and that Chavin had been transporting heroin from Chicago to the Burlington area for nearly a year prior …
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Three Sentenced To A Total Of Almost 31 Years For Drug Trafficking Offenses In Operation Three Amigos

… for the distribution of controlled substances stemming from an earlier investigation dubbed Operation Three Amigos … informant to arrange the purchase of crack cocaine from Sheldon Mitchell in which Mitchell agreed to provide … arranged for a controlled purchase of crack cocaine from Mario Thomas.  With officers maintaining surveillance, …
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Three Hot Springs, Arkansas, Men Sentenced To Total Of 15 Years In Federal Prison For Drug And Firearm Related Offenses

… 2014, DEA agents in Little Rock began receiving information from the 18th East Drug Task Force that Jerry Rudkin was a … 2014, agents made a controlled purchase of methamphetamine from Rudkin.  A federal grand jury issued an indictment for … Task Force made a controlled purchase of methamphetamine from Jasmer West. A federal grand jury issued an indictment …
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New Orleans Field Division Collects Over 33,000 Pounds On Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

… important event - making their homes and communities safe from possible prescription drug abuse or theft,” said DEA … prescription painkillers, say they obtained those drugs from friends and family, including from a home medicine cabinet, according to the National …
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Three Members Of Robbery Crew Charged With Kidnapping And Murder Crew Netted Over 750 Kilograms Of Cocaine And $4 Million In Drug Proceeds In More Than 100 Robberies – Decedent Was One Of Many Victims Kidnapped And Tortured By The Crew

… In 2006, members of the crew traveled to North Carolina from New York to engage in a series of robberies. On October … to protecting the community, in New York and elsewhere, from the violence posed by robbery crews and drug … Attorney Jeremy Shockett, an Assistant District Attorney from the Bronx County District Attorney’s Office. The …
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New York Field Division Special Agent In Charge John P. Gilbride Retires

… in stopping these drug trafficking organizations from distributing illegal drugs throughout the New York City … the past six years. I will deeply miss the Special Agents from all federal organizations, Diversion Investigators, … Training and Development, and graduated with Highest Honors from Seton Hall University in 2001 and a BS Degree in …
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Major New Orleans Cocaine Trafficker Lazandy Daniels Convicted

… Transported 30+ kilos crack, powdered cocaine per month from Houston to New Orleans in used cars NEW ORLEANS - A … 2015, transported up to 30 kilograms of cocaine per month from Houston to New Orleans.  James’ method for … load the cars onto a flatbed truck, and drive the truck from Houston to a salvage yard in New Orleans East.  Upon …
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Heroin Traffickers Sentenced To Federal Prison For Roles In Multi-state Conspiracy

… - (662) 234-8542 BATON ROUGE, La. - Four defendants - two from Baton Rouge and two from California - were sentenced to federal prison terms for … a drug-trafficking conspiracy involving shipments of heroin from California to Baton Rouge, announced Drug Enforcement …
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Four Patagonia Drug Traffickers Sentenced To Serve A Combined Term Of 32 Years In Prison

… never have to pay the price for their illegal activity".  From the kingpins to the street dealers, our combined goal … The trial testimony showed that the Monge family, from Patagonia, belonged to a family-run Drug Trafficking …
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Major Cross-Border Drug Tunnel Discovered South Of San Diego

… investigators discovered the entrance to the passageway. From the warehouse floor, the tunnel plunges more than 20 … the San Diego Tunnel Task Force, made up of representatives from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’(ICE) Homeland …
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Fentanyl And Heroin Seized Before Deadly Mix Hits The Streets

… to work tirelessly to prosecute anyone who seeks to profit from these dangerous drugs.” According to allegations … August 12, 2016, and statements made in court proceedings: From at least in or about July 2016 up to and including in …
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Mexican National Pleads Guilty To Involvement In Naco Drug Tunnel Case

… States through a tunnel that extended into Naco, Ariz, from Mexico. The investigation began after the seizure of 5.6 tons of cocaine from a warehouse in Tucson in December, 1996. During the … of this sophisticated tunnel kept a large amount of drugs from being distributed throughout the United States. Law …
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California Man Sentenced To 75 Months In Prison For Role In Large-Scale Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… cocaine to Alaska-based drug dealers. Upon being released from prison, Ayala will be on supervised release for five … to mail bearing his name. Ayala had received the drugs from co-conspirators in Mexico and admitted intending to … it was noted that the ten pounds of methamphetamine seized from Ayala in July 2013 equated to more than 33,000 …
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Federal Jury Convicts Boise Doctor Charged With Controlled Substance Delivery

… testified that his practice transitioned over time from a standard family practice to one catering to patients … pending trial. During that time, Minas was prohibited from writing prescriptions and from engaging in the practice of medicine except for the …
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DEA Holding Second Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day In April

… 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. “Prescription drug abuse is …
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DEA And Local Law Enforcement Partners Take Back Unwanted Prescription Drugs October 28

… - (619) 671-4500 SAN DIEGO - This Saturday, October 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time the DEA and its local law … is one of the best ways to prevent a member of your family from becoming a victim of the opioid epidemic,” said DEA … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine …
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Eleven Indicted In Methamphetamine Conspiracy

… charges the defendants with taking part in a conspiracy from February 2011 to the present to possess with intent to … to work together to remove these hardened criminals from our streets.” On Tuesday and Wednesday, federal agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, officers from …
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Corrupt Colombian Government Employee And Criminal Defense Attorney Convicted In Obstruction Of Justice Case

… Task Force, which is comprised of agents and officers from the DEA, NYPD and NYSP, and HSI in Bogota, Colombia.  … in this case. The defendants convictions resulted from an investigation that revealed that, through his … access to law enforcement materials, including requests from the United States government for the extradition of …
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Over $800,000 Worth Of Illicit Drugs Seized And Marijuana Grow Op Dismantled

… (CID) and the DEA Albany District Office with assistance from the DEA Northeast Aviation Resident Office and investigators from the  Delaware County Sheriff’s Office Criminal … Office deputies and investigators, NYS parole officers from the Utica office and investigators from the DCSO and …
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Whatcom County Resident Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison For Conspiring To Smuggle Massive Cocaine Shipment To Canada

… was unaware of the drugs and was just following directions from a blackberry smart phone that mysteriously appeared in … every month. The marijuana was smuggled into the U.S. from Canada and distributed across the country to … Georgia and New Jersey, among other locations. Proceeds from the marijuana distribution were used to purchase …
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Canadian Trucker Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison For Drug Conspiracy

… every month.  The marijuana was smuggled into the U.S. from Canada and distributed across the country to … Georgia and New Jersey, among other locations.  Proceeds from the marijuana distribution were used to purchase … 2012 as he tried to drive a different truck into the U.S. from Canada at the Eastport, Idaho, Port of Entry.  The …