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Zeta Commander “Taliban” Facing Trial In The U.S.

… in Laredo on Nov. 21, 2013. The charges against him stem from a Feb. 17, 2010, superseding indictment charging the … have also been convicted in separate indictments resulting from the same investigation. The indictment was a result of … and the Laredo Police Department with assistance from Homeland Security Investigations, FBI, Bureau of …
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Stash House Operator Sentenced To More Than 10 Years In Federal Prison

… a taxi cab after it made entry into the United States from Mexico to the residence of Saucedo-Mata in Pharr. After … release after his incarceration. A legal resident alien from Mexico, Saucedo-Mata is expected to face deportation … and the Texas Department of Public Safety with assistance from the City of Pharr Police Department. Assistant United …
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Multimillion Dollar Cocaine Conspiracy Results In Significant Sentence

… worked transported more than 200 kilograms of cocaine from 2010 to 2011, much of which was intercepted by authorities en route to Dallas from Nuevo Laredo. The organization also attempted to transport more than $1.4 million in cash from Atlanta, Ga., to Nuevo Laredo.  Gomez-Ramirez will …
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Eight Weslaco Men Enter Guilty Pleas

… money as did a ninth defendant - Francisco Rios, 40, from Atlanta, Ga. The investigation revealed that from 2007 to 2013, Reyes Gonzalez headed a drug trafficking … of kilograms of cocaine. The narcotics were transported from the Rio Grande Valley to Arkansas, Tennessee, Alabama …
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Federal Jury In Del Rio Convicts Los Zetas Cartel Drug Dealer

… thousands of kilograms of marijuana into the United States from Mexico announced Joseph M. Arabit, Drug Enforcement … for coordinating the movement of marijuana loads from the Quemado, TX, and Normandy, TX, areas to San Antonio …
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Four Sentenced In Cocaine Transport Conspiracy

… for their roles in a conspiracy to transport cocaine from Laredo, Texas, to Philadelphia, Pa., and Camden, N.J., … to conspiring to transport large quantities of cocaine from Laredo to Philadelphia and Camden, where it would be … those cities. Jenkins brokered deals for quantities ranging from four to 10 kilograms of cocaine, while Duckett was one …
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DEA’s Prescription Drug Take-Back Effort-- A Big Success

… nationwide.  “The numbers of accidental overdoses each year from prescription drugs is truly shocking.” said Special … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet.  The DEA’s NTBI events are …
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Utah Doctor Sentenced For Distributing Controlled Substance And Witness Tampering

… Division.  “Those who would facilitate this and profit from it, especially those individuals in positions of trust … conversation between Newhall and the witness," a statement from the attorney general's office reads. As part of the … according to the AG's office.  Newhall also resigned from the Utah State Bar. He has been a licensed attorney in …
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Five Individuals Indicted On Methamphetamine Charges

… 41, Bryant Anthony Kreis, 32, Dusti Nicole Broxson, 26, all from the greater Panama City area, along with Anastacio Mendoza, 37, and Carmen Theresa Silva, 39, from Atlanta, Georgia, were involved in a conspiracy to … continued until September 21, 2014. The indictment results from an investigation by the DEA, the Florida Department of …
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Leader Of Interstate Cocaine Smuggling Organization Sentenced To More Than Ten Years In Federal Prison

… The operation never took place.  On June 29, 2011, deputies from the Jefferson (Texas) Sheriff’s Office conducted a … stopped, the women were attempting to transport the cocaine from Texas to central Florida. On October 28, 2013, deputies from the Orange (Florida) Sheriff’s Office conducted a …
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Federal Jury Finds Tampa Pill Mill Pharmacist Guilty

… in October 2011. According to evidence presented at trial, from an unknown date through October 26, 2011, Weiler worked … and members of doctor shopping organizations who traveled from Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee. During the course of the conspiracy, Weiler dispensed more than 100,000 pills from the two pharmacies.  Owners and operators of the VIP …
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Pharmacy Owner Pleads Guilty To Drug And Money Laundering Offenses

… offenses.            According to court documents, from August 2009 to November 15, 2012, St. Jude’s Pharmacy … for oxycodone and charging $4.00 to $12.00 per pill.  From April 2011 to November 15, 2012, the Otanos made …
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Pill Mill Owner And Doctor Arrested On Charges Of Pill Trafficking And Manslaughter

… of the clinic are facing multiple charges stemming from the trafficking of oxycodone. Dr. Richard Vitalis and … in our commitment to eradicate rogue doctors and pill mills from our communities and keep our citizens safe." “We have … things, conspiracy to purchase 10,000 doses of oxycodone from an undercover sheriff’s deputy. These charges are only …
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Member Of Organization That Smuggled Cocaine On Commercial Airlines Sentenced To 70 Months

… that smuggled cocaine aboard commercial airlines from the West Indies to England via the United States was … 70 months in prison. Romeo Folkes, 28, who was extradited from Jamaica in November 2010, had previously pleaded guilty … States. Romeo Folkes’ guilty plea and sentencing stem from a multi-jurisdictional and international investigation …
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Jury Finds Attorney Paul W. Bergrin Guilty On All Counts After Racketeering Trial

… and imposed the justice he deserved.  We take no joy from his tragic fall, but I am extremely proud of the work done by those in my office and agents from the FBI, IRS and DEA that led to this just result.” … enterprise, one of whom was shot to death to prevent him from testifying in court. At sentencing, currently scheduled …
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New Jersey Residents Turn In Nearly 15,000 Pounds Of Expired And Unwanted Prescriptions

… that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet.  Americans participating in … Guard Counter Drug Task Force collected the prescriptions from the collection sites and had them incinerated. On …
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South Carolina Woman Sentenced To Seven Months In Prison For Trafficking Guns Into New Jersey

… rifle. After other conspirators obtained the firearms from pawn shops, gun stores and other sources in South … release. U.S. Attorney Fishman credited special agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration, under the … Agent in Charge George P. Belsky, as well as officers from the Winslow Township and Clementon, New Jersey, police …
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California Man Pleads Guilty To Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

… conspiracy to traffic approximately 12 kilograms of cocaine from California to New Jersey. Jesus Raul Iribe, 38, of … planned to use a tractor-trailer to transport cocaine from California to New Jersey and other destinations along … that he conspired with others to traffic the cocaine from California to New Jersey. He must also forfeit $446,310 …
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DEA Sponsoring 12th National Prescription Take Back Day

… New Jersey residents that on Saturday, October 22nd from 10 am - 2 pm, the DEA and its law enforcement partners … injury-related death in the United States, eclipsing deaths from motor vehicle crashes or firearms.  Special Agent in … is to remove these unwanted prescription medications from the home.  If the pills are not there the temptation to …
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12,000+ Pounds Of Prescription Meds In New Jersey Turned In

… than 3,500 tons) of prescription drugs have been removed from medicine cabinets, kitchen drawers, and nightstands by … played their part in removing unwanted medications from their homes. Last week we collected about 5,000 pounds … substance abuse.” Almost 30,000 people-78 a day-died from overdosing on these painkillers or heroin in 2014, …
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Two New Jersey Pharmacists Charged With Illegally Distributing Oxycodone And Other Pain Killers

… quantities of oxycodone and other controlled substances from two pharmacies located in Medford, New Jersey. Michael … they have played a part in adding to the epidemic.” From March 2008 through August 2013, Ludwikowski, the owner …
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Multi-Kilo Heroin Trafficker Pleads Guilty

… admitted purchasing more than three kilograms of heroin from a source in Bronx, New York, and re-selling it to drug … with intent to distribute more than one kilogram of heroin. From June 2015 to May 2016, Lopez, Juan Pablo …
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Bergen County Man Sentenced To 162 Months In Prison For Conspiracy To Distribute More Than Three Kilograms Of Heroin

… prison for purchasing more than three kilograms of heroin from a source in Bronx, New York, and re-selling it to drug … with intent to distribute more than one kilogram of heroin. From June 2015 to May 2016, Lopez and others allegedly …
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New Jersey Residents Turn In More Than 14,000 Pounds Of Unused And Unwanted Prescription Drugs

… in removing the available supply of prescription narcotics from their homes,” said SAC Nickerson.  “Today, four out of … prescription opioids so the removal of those unused pills from the home can play a role in reducing addictions.”    … remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they could be stolen and …
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Pasco County Pharmacist Sentenced For Illegally Distributing Pain Medications

… also entered a money judgment in the amount of $175,000 from the criminal proceeds.  Beckles was also ordered to … 33 individuals were arrested and prosecuted.    From August 2009 through January 2012, individuals obtained …
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Two Plead Guilty In Connection With Sunshine Pharmacy Health Care Fraud Scheme

… has not yet been set.    According to the plea agreement, from in or around February 2009 through in or about July … submit and cause claims to be submitted for reimbursement from Medicaid, Medicare, and TRICARE programs for … and caused claims to be submitted for reimbursement from these same programs for beneficiaries and recipients …
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PANEX South Defendant Pleads Guilty To Drug Importation Conspiracy

… to life in federal prison. According to the plea agreement, from at least 2005 through the end of 2009, Eraso-Mejia … Eraso-Mejia was a partial owner of cocaine being smuggled from Colombia's Pacific coast, onboard a stateless … Task Forces investigation, comprised of agents and analysts from the DEA, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement's …
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Leader Of Colombian Drug Trafficking Organization Pleads Guilty To Cocaine Importation Conspiracy

… was involved in maritime cocaine smuggling operations from the 1980s until at least 2009.  Renteria-Cuero began … aboard stateless vessels that were used to smuggle cocaine from Colombia to Mexico in international waters that would … Task Forces investigation comprised of agents and analysts from the DEA, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Homeland …
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Two Heroin Smugglers Sentenced In Orlando

… attendant, $10,000 to smuggle heroin, on Jet Blue flights, from Cali, Colombia. In September 2013, Alvarado was given a … of heroin. She wore the suit under her uniform on a flight from Cali to Orlando. When Alvarado arrived in Orlando, she … later, on September 27, 2013, after landing on a flight from Bogota, Alvarado was selected for inspection by …
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Leader Of Crack Cocaine Trafficking Organization Sentenced

… in the Eastern District of Tennessee. Upon his release from prison he will be supervised by the U.S. Probation … sold crack cocaine, or had others deal for him, directly from the back window of his Greeneville residence. Moore … Moore and Arwood dealt crack cocaine for Barry Moore from his Greeneville residence. Other co-defendants Fitzroy …