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Tulsa Man Sentenced for Meth Conspiracy, Illegal Firearm

… Lawrence, Greene, Jasper, Newton, and Christian Counties from Nov. 1, 2020, to April 28, 2022. Hughley delivered more … Officers seized seven pounds of methamphetamine from Hall’s residence, as well as a Taurus 9mm … time he dropped off methamphetamine, he also picked up cash from Hall to return to an individual in Oklahoma. The …
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DEA St. Louis Division’s Operation Crystal Shield backed by U.S. Attorneys

… trafficked into and within the United States. From fiscal year 2017 to 2019, DEA domestic seizures of methamphetamine increased 127 percent from 49,507 pounds to 112,146 pounds. The St. Louis Division …
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Queens Pharmacist Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Illegally Distributing Oxycodone and Filing False Tax Returns

… Criminal Investigation, New York, announced the charges. “From pharmacist to pill pusher, Daniel Russo betrayed his … in cash for the prescriptions. Russo then hid the proceeds from the scheme and filed false corporate income tax returns …
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Queens Pharmacist Pleads Guilty to Illegally Distributing Oxycodone and Filing False Tax Returns

… he was pocketing – and not paying taxes on – income from those sales and others in his business,” stated Acting … in cash for the prescriptions. Russo then hid the proceeds from the scheme and filed false corporate income tax returns … to report over $1 million in earnings, much of it generated from his oxycodone distribution scheme. More than a dozen …
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Queens Man Indicted in Connection with Seizure of Approximately $300,000 in Cocaine during Citywide Drug Trafficking Investigation

… of cocaine (over 13 pounds) and more than $50,000 cash from his burgundy Nissan sports car. Almonte was arrested after law enforcement tracked his vehicle from Queens to the Bronx on November 28, 2022. Bridget G. … day with seizures like this which prevented traffickers from mixing and selling a deadly fentanyl and cocaine …
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Colombian Woman Sentenced to 10 Years and $5 Million Forfeiture for Narcotrafficking

… announced the sentence. “For years, the defendant profited from trafficking cocaine and operating a ‘collection … regard for the harm she inflicted on communities stretching from Colombia to the United States,” stated United States … Lopez made millions of dollars exporting loads of cocaine from Colombia to the United States,” said DEA Special Agent …
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Two Leaders of Violent Puerto Rico Drug Cartel Convicted at Trial

… Puerto Rico police officers, the defendants profited from distributing tons of cocaine throughout Puerto Rico and … enterprise whose members and associates engaged in, from in or about 2004 to in or about 2016, dozens of … of kilograms of cocaine, including the shipment of cocaine from Puerto Rico to New York. Cocaine supplied by La ONU was …
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Distributor Convicted of Conspiring to Distribute Controlled Substances and Defrauding the DEA

… at trial: Violations of the Federal Narcotics Laws From 2012 through March 2017, Doud knowingly and … by other distributors. Conspiracy to Defraud the DEA From 2012 through March 2017, Doud took steps to conceal …
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Member of Eastern European organized crime syndicate sentenced to 198 months' imprisonment for racketeering and other violent crimes

… a litany of violent crimes and racketeering that reached from Brooklyn to abroad,” stated DEA Special Agent in Charge … reported to Tsvetkov as debt payments were collected from the victim. In connection with a separate extortion, … suspected of stealing marijuana and thousands of dollars from the syndicate’s stash house on Ocean Avenue. Tsvetkov …
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RICO indictment charges “110 Gang”

… the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act RICO from 2012 until now.  According to the indictment, the 110 … and a determined goal of making our city safer from gang violence and drug trafficking.”     “Today’s … their gang has committed in Syracuse.  Our work is far from done, and we will continue to collaborate with our …
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State and Local Task Forces

January 22, 2025
… seen. Nearly all of the fentanyl in the United States comes from Mexico, and most of it is trafficked by the Sinaloa and … BNDD. The first task force was comprised of investigators from major state and local regional agencies, primarily the … budgets of DEA field division offices without resources from DEA headquarters, and do not include State and Local …
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First Fentanyl Distribution Resulting in Death Conviction in Western District of Louisiana

… Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that three individuals from Shreveport have been sentenced for their involvement in … by DEA agents proved that the driver had obtained fentanyl from Courtney Cox, who had gotten it from her local supplier, Thompson. Cox later confessed to …
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Mexican National Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison on Drug Charges

… sentence, this is the case.” Aviles-Pacheco is prohibited from possessing firearms due to his status of being an … and our partners work tirelessly to protect our community from people who sell drugs that harm and kill our citizens,” … that there is no other way to keep our communities safe from them. Make no mistake: If you deal drugs in Idaho, our …
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Multiple Pharmaceutical Distributor Executives, Sales Representatives and Brokers Charged in Connection with Unlawful Sales of over 70M Opioid Pills

… syrup known for their reputation of enhancing the high from the opioids. The distributors allegedly charged their … distributors were all located outside Texas, far removed from their Houston-area pill-mill pharmacy customers and the … should operate.  It should facilitate the movement of drugs from legitimate distributors to authorized pharmacies, …
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Atlanta Woman Sentenced to Prison for Supplying Fentanyl and Meth to Armed Drug Trafficking Organization

… court orders to intercept the phone calls and text messages from cell phones belonging to Breland and Reeves and conducted controlled purchases of methamphetamine from Reeves. Reeves would supply other co-defendants with … eight pounds of marijuana in a Louis Vuitton duffle bag from her Macon storage unit.  Following the searches, …
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U.S. Attorney Joins with Special Agents in Charge of DEA and FBI to Announce Law Enforcement Surge Combatting Nighttime Fentanyl Trafficking in the Tenderloin District of San Francisco

… the flow of drugs and dealers coming into San Francisco from nearby counties; conducting regular joint federal and … federal cases so that they take as little as a month from time of arrest to disposition; and federal “adoption” … down to drug dealers, extraditions of alleged drug dealers from Honduras, the prosecution of persons operating money …
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New York Man Arrested for Fentanyl Trafficking in Burlington

… Then, in the early morning hours of May 12, 2024, officers from the South Burlington Police Department encountered … to detain them. Woods was momentarily compliant, then ran from police, leading them on a foot chase through multiple … however, would be determined by the Court with guidance from the advisory United States Sentencing Guidelines and …
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Florida Pilot Involved in Cocaine Trafficking Scheme is Sentenced

… others to transport approximately 1700 kilograms of cocaine from South America to the U.S.  On August 6, 2016, De Las … flew a private jet, which was registered in the U.S., from the Dominican Republic to Venezuela where the cocaine …
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Florida Pilot Involved in Cocaine Trafficking Scheme is Sentenced

… others to transport approximately 1700 kilograms of cocaine from South America to the U.S.  On August 6, 2016, De Las … flew a private jet, which was registered in the U.S., from the Dominican Republic to Venezuela where the cocaine …
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Operation Cash Out Launched Across Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Montana

… drug threat facing the nation, and illicit profits derived from sales enrich the cartels responsible for its … More than 96% of the money arriving in Mexico was sent from the United States. While there is no solid estimate on … potentially identify and seize illegal profits gained from fentanyl distribution. It can ultimately disrupt the …
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Fourth Honduran National Extradited to the U.S. in Prosecution of Tenderloin District Drug Trafficking Organization

… to assign the resources necessary to eradicate drug dealing from our neighborhoods and punish those who are found guilty … laws.” “Victor Viera-Chirinos thought he could run from justice, but he could not hide from it,” said DEA Special Agent in Charge Brian M. Clark. …
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Key Defendant in Drug Trafficking Network Sentenced to Nearly 20 Years in Federal Prison

… to a drug trafficking organization that channeled drugs from Mexico through a California supplier. The network … and supervised lower-level dealers in selling the drugs from “trap houses” located in the Savannah area. Investigators from the FBI, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration …
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Former U.S. Border Patrol Agent Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Distribute Meth and Receiving Bribes

… and controlled substances to enter the United States from Mexico. Hernandez also admitted to moving the drugs from the Southern District of California to other locations … Attorney Tara McGrath. “Instead of providing protection from smugglers and drug traffickers, he joined them.” “It’s …
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Lowell Gang Member Sentenced to 96 Months for Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Conspiracies

… Defendant led operation to launder European drug proceeds from black tar heroin trafficking BOSTON – A leader of a … his co-conspirators provided “protection” for a shipment from Europe that purportedly contained 8 million Euros in drug proceeds from black tar heroin sales. Specifically, Prum and his …
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Georgia Man Sentenced for Key Role in Drug Trafficking Ring that Engaged in COVID Fraud

… for their crimes thanks to outstanding investigative work from our law enforcement partners.” As part of his guilty … by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and agents from the Savannah-Chatham Counter Narcotics Team. The … bank account of $3,520, both containing fraud money seized from her during the investigation. Two other defendants are …
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Federal and State Law Enforcement Warn of Increased Threats Related to Fentanyl

… This image shows the evolution of the Fentanyl Pill from fake M-30s to colorful fentanyl described as "rainbow … removed nearly one million deadly doses of fentanyl pills from our communities this year and we show no signs of … Attorney for Colorado Cole Finegan. “Unless a drug comes from a licensed pharmacist, don’t take it - your life …
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Six Indicted as Part of Whatcom County Fentanyl Trafficking Organization

… 374-3444 Yakima - (509) 454-4407 Ring Leaders Traveled from Seattle to Bellingham with Drug Loads for Local Area … since late 2022 and was actively moving fentanyl from the Seattle area to redistributors in the Bellingham, … “In order to continue to protect the Puget Sound region from organizations that distribute fake pills laced with …
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Final Defendant Sentenced in Prosecution of Middle Georgia Methamphetamine-Trafficking Conspiracy

… Conspiracy DUBLIN, GA:   The final defendant from a Laurens County methamphetamine trafficking ring has … Laurens and Telfair counties and beyond, operating from at least January 2020 through January 2021. As … I would work hard to eliminate the dangerous drug dealers from our community,” said Laurens County Sheriff Larry Dean. …
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Albuquerque Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 17 years in Prison

… and June 15, 2021, Seibel sold drugs to an undercover agent from the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) Albuquerque … operations and prosecute those who would profit from their flagrant disregard for the lives of our people.” Upon his release from prison, Seibel will be subject to five years of …
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Federal jury finds Albuquerque career offender guilty of distributing heroin that caused teen's overdose death

… said, “Hundreds of people die each year in New Mexico from heroin and opioid overdoses. The U.S. Attorney’s Office … be contacted through go-betweens. After he was released from jail on Aug. 7, 2011, Mr. Weiss contacted a go-between, who purchased heroin from Moya and delivered it to Mr. Weiss. The following day, …