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Drug Enforcement Administration Announces the Seizure of Over 379 Million Deadly Doses of Fentanyl in 2022

… worked to seize over 379 million deadly doses of fentanyl from communities across the country,” said Administrator … secret factories in Mexico with chemicals sourced largely from China. In 2021, the DEA issued a  Public Safety Alert … a potentially lethal dose of fentanyl. This is an increase from DEA’s announcement in 2021 that four out of ten …
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DEA Seattle Field Division Joins with Families to Increase Awareness about the Dangers of Fentanyl

… poisoning. The DEA Seattle Field Division invited families from Washington, Oregon, Alaska and Idaho to the Family … November 15th, 2022. “This past Tuesday, 23 family members from across the Pacific Northwest who lost a loved one to a … incredible work these families are doing to prevent others from experiencing the profound pain of losing a loved one to …
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Oakland Money Service Business Owner and Employees Charged with Laundering Drug Proceeds

… for assisting the traffickers with laundering drug proceeds from the United States to Mexico.  The complaints describe … in prison and a $500,000 fine (or twice the gain resulting from the crime). However, any sentence after a conviction … Daniel Pastor is prosecuting this case with assistance from Amanda Martinez and Andy Ding. This case is the result …
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DEA Holds Inaugural Family Summit on the Overdose Epidemic

… DEA Family Summit on the Overdose Epidemic for families from across the country who have experienced the profound … with the opportunity to inform those efforts directly from those who are using their own tragedies to save the … communities to reverse the overdose epidemic and save lives from tragic drug overdose deaths.  The families and …
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Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to Eight Years in Overdose Death

… and destruction caused by fentanyl knows no boundaries. From coast to coast this poison is devastating families,” … can have lethal consequences.  We urge all to stay away from fentanyl sold on the street in any form it takes.” …
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DEA Launches Project Wave Breaker to Stop Flood of Deadly Fentanyl

… the Ports of Entry in San Diego and Imperial Counties. [1] From 2019 to 2020, both the number of fentanyl seizures and … CDC provisional data, more than 87,200 people died from an overdose last year, marking the largest number of …
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Operators of Three Texas Pharmacies and Two Pain Clinics Arrested for Illegally Dispensing Nearly Four Million Opioid Pills

… and oxycodone. The complaint further alleges that from about September 2018 to about September 2020, Obute … hydrocodone and oxycodone. According to court documents, from about Jan. 1, 2019, to about Dec. 31, 2019, Emeakoroha … undercover officers obtained illegitimate prescriptions from Ravi, once in 2020 at his clinic operating out of 12555 …
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Drug Traffickers Sentenced for Distributing 100 Kilograms of Methamphetamine Per Week in Atlanta Area

… are not protected by technology or their distance from Atlanta when they send poison into our community.” “The … be vital in stopping drug traffickers and detouring others from coming to our city.” According to U.S. Attorney Pak, … began negotiating on behalf of the DTO via telephone from Mexico with Colombian cocaine suppliers.  Unbeknownst …
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35 defendants charged in joint federal and state investigation into heroin and fentanyl delivery service in Chicago area

… and Conn purchased distribution quantities of narcotics from Robinson, and alleges that they regularly purchased narcotics from the Sean drug trafficking organization.   Clark and … heroin to an undercover law enforcement officer from August 2017 to March 2018.  The charges also hold Pitts …
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Five Estonian residents arrested for conspiring to import carfentanil and fentanyl into the United States

… which he understood to be illicit narcotics proceeds, from Europe to the United States. In mid-October 2017, … Bokov agreed to transfer narcotics proceeds for the cartel from Europe to the United States. Between the fall 2017 and … transferred the funds, less a five percent commission, from Europe to the New York bank account.  Throughout late …
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Kalamazzo, Michigan methamphetamine trafficker sentenced to over nineteen years

… ring that operated in Kalamazoo and Van Buren Counties from July 2016 to December 2017. In addition to his prison … more than 11 pounds of crystal methamphetamine from the mail. "Make no mistake, this organization preyed on … agencies has proven to be effective in removing criminals from our communities," stated Mike Kelley, Executive …
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Detroit News 2003

July 15, 2021
…  JUN 2, 2003 DEA is Vindicated in Civil Lawsuit Resulting from 1997 Shooting  MAY 29, 2003 DEA Detroit Task Force …  APR 29, 2003 Michigan Drug Czar Receives Briefing From DEA Detroit On Drug Situation  APR 15, 2003 DEA Detroit …
July 15, 2021
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Presidentially pardoned San Antonio man once again arrested on federal drug charges

… Lieutenant Hilario Nieto who previously received a pardon from President Barack Obama, announced Drug Enforcement … a Presidential pardon for his past offenses and released from federal prison chose to flout that generous gift after being released from federal prison and resume gang-related drug dealing in …
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Former U.S. Soldier And Two North Carolina Men Found Guilty For Conspiring To Kidnap And Murder As Part Of A Murder-For-Hire Scheme Overseas

… court, and the evidence admitted at trial: Hunter served from 1983 to 2004 in the U.S. Army, where he attained the … each victim. In early 2012, Samia and Stillwell traveled from North Carolina to the Philippines, where HUNTER … murder, and Samia and Stillwell sent thousands of dollars from the payments they received to the United States using, …
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Thirteen Facing Federal Charges For Trafficking Heroin

… Duran, Jr., and other Albuquerque teens reportedly died from overdoses after they transitioned from OxyContin to heroin, and statistics from the New Mexico Department of Health reflect that heroin …
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Six Charged In Marijuana Trafficking, Money Laundering And Mortgage Fraud Investigation

… June 28, 2011, charges that Linda Abdullah aka Linda Holt, from August 18, 2006, through February 27, 2009, devised and … on March 14, 2007. The indictment also charges that from June of 2008, through August of 2009, five defendants … were part of a drug organization that shipped marijuana from Arizona to the Detroit area, typically using United …
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Six Charged In Marijuana Trafficking, Money Laundering And Mortgage Fraud Investigation

… June 28, 2011, charges that Linda Abdullah aka Linda Holt, from August 18, 2006, through February 27, 2009, devised and … on March 14, 2007. The indictment also charges that from June of 2008, through August of 2009, five defendants … were part of a drug organization that shipped marijuana from Arizona to the Detroit area, typically using United …
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Nine Defendants Charged In Benton Harbor, Michigan Heroin Conspiracy

… between 50 and 65 grams of heroin per week in Benton Harbor from 2013 to the date of his arrest. Jackson, 44, of Benton … such as these rooting out those who would profit from spreading poison on our streets,” he said. U.S. … Tibbs Jackson, 38, Benton Harbor, to distribute heroin from the organization’s stash houses located at 1018 Pavone …
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Brownsville Drug Dealer Gets Four Life Sentences

… counts in two indictments and given other sentences ranging from five to 40 years to run concurrent with the life … in 1995 and is, therefore, prohibited by federal law from possessing a firearm. The jury also heard that Cardenas … to a co-conspirator by an individual named “La Tia” from Matamoros. “La Tia” was identified by several …
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El Paso Man Sentenced To Life In Prison In Connection With Murder-For-Hire Plot

… associates located in El Paso extorted ransom payment from the victims’ families. In addition to the prison term, … and indecency with a child. Evidence further revealed that from September 2008 until November 2008, Samuel Gurrola … to kill Sagredo while in Mexico in order to prevent her from testifying in that case. Testimony revealed that with …
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Six Sentenced To Combined Twenty-Six Years In Federal Prison For Drug Trafficking Offenses

… must do all we can to keep children in our community safe from drugs and other illegal activity.  Our office remains … trafficking operation beginning in October 2012, agents from the Drug Enforcement (DEA) determined Hathorn, … that Hoepfner was obtaining large quantities of meth from Ruiz with the intention of distributing it.  Hoepfner …
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Eight Defendants Arrested For Drug Trafficking In Operation Three Amigos

… four vehicles and over $10,000 in United States currency from members of the organization. Agents with the Drug … “The arrests today are a result of concentrated efforts from the Camden Police Department, Ouachita County Sheriff’s … the joint drug investigation, thanks to the many officers from across the state who assisted local law enforcement …
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North Little Rock Drug Ring Dismantled

… Agent in Charge David Downing. “By removing these criminals from the streets of Arkansas and Arizona, they can no longer … we are making major progress in preventing meth trafficking from taking hold in our communities. This investigation is a … against the drug dealers to remove them and their weapons from our streets.” An investigation into large-scale …
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Investigation Into Drug Trafficking Organization In Carrol County Results In Six Defendants Being Sentenced To A Total Of Over 50 Years

… 50 years in prison for drug-trafficking offenses stemming from an investigation into a drug-trafficking organization … across our district deserve to grow up in communities free from trafficking in drugs and the violence and other crime … large quantities of methamphetamine to Bryan McClelland from a source in Kansas.  After corroborating this …
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Bergen County, N.J., Man Sentenced To 17 Months In Prison In $65 Million Stolen Identity Income Tax Refund Fraud Scheme

… 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 Drug Enforcement Administration, IRS, and the U.S. … Secret Service. The New Jersey Task Force, with assistance from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland …
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Federal Authorities Seize $5.7 Million In Cocaine, Detain Two Smugglers

… dollars, while the men detained claimed to be U.S. citizens from Puerto Rico. "The US Attorney's Office and our law … of the citizens of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands from the threats delivered by the sea." While on a routine … U.S. Coast Guard HC-144 Ocean Sentry Maritime Patrol (MPA) from Air Station Miami detected a 25-foot go-fast vessel, …
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Federal Search Warrant Executed At Golden Grove Correctional Facility In St. Croix

… used to commit further crimes, run criminal organizations from inside prisons, intimidate witnesses, plot escapes, and … Trafficking (HIDTA) Task Force, which includes officers from the Virgin Islands Police (VIPD), with assistance from the FBI. Assisting HIDTA in today’s search were agents …
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Federal Authorities Dismantle Drug Trafficking Organization Responsible For Transporting Cocaine And Money Between Puerto Rico-Florida-Connecticut

… enforcement to lead them in the wrong direction and away from the organization. The organization also utilized … intimidation and threats of violence to prevent the mules from cooperating with law enforcement.  “These arrests are a … If found guilty, the defendants face terms of imprisonment from 10 years to life. Criminal indictments are only charges …
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Manchester Man Sentenced To Eight Years In Prison For Participating In Oxycodone Distribution Conspiracy

… and Raul Hernandez) traveled to New York, obtained pills from a source of (Manuel Tirado), and then brought them back … as over $30,000 in cash and three firearms, were recovered from that location.  Garcia, Jennifer Nunez, and Johanna … in October of 2014, after returning to the United States from the Dominican Republic. Jose Nunez pleaded guilty on …
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CVS To Pay $3.5 Million To Resolve Allegations That Pharmacists Filled Fake Prescriptions

… miss a critical opportunity to prevent prescription drugs from entering the stream of illegal opiates on the black … oxycodone prescriptions were excessive, especially coming from a dentist.  Moreover, the government alleged, even if … the fact that P.R. presented oxycodone prescriptions from two different providers during a single week at one CVS …