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Lubbock Man Involved In Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy Pleads Guilty In Federal Court

… male died of an overdose after purchasing furanyl fentanyl from the defendant LUBBOCK, Texas - A Lubbock, Texas, man, … Bryant Jr. and pleaded guilty to a federal offense stemming from his role in a fentanyl distribution conspiracy.  The … and determined that the cause of death was drug toxicity from furanyl fentanyl.  A postmortem forensic toxicology …
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Members Of Crack Cocaine Distribution Ring Sent To Federal Prison

… 2011, agents of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) with assistance from the Rio Grande City Police Department launched an … Esteban Trevino. The group sold large quantities of crack from two adjacent residences in Rio Grande City. In handing … community and strongly admonished them for dealing drugs from their residences in the midst of their families …
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Drug Traffickers Plead Guilty On Eve Of Trial

… and United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson.  Marichalar, from Mission, pleaded guilty shortly before the jury was empanelled this morning, while Cross, from Indianapolis, Ind., and Gonzalez, from Miami, Fla., entered their guilty pleas late yesterday. …
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25 Waco Area Aryan Brotherhood Members And Associates Charged In Connection With Methamphetamine Distribution Operation

… connection with this investigation. “These charges resulted from unprecedented collaboration of federal, state, and … commitment to prevent gang violence and criminal activity from poisoning our communities, but it also sends a clear … less than 50 grams. These charges and arrests resulted from a joint investigation conducted by the Federal Bureau …
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Federal Judge Sends Three To Prison For More Than 30 Years In “Operation El Patron”

… to federal prison following their convictions resulting from a long-term Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task … in a conspiracy to distribute bulk quantities of cocaine from Texas to Georgia and returned drug proceeds to Laredo … counts of laundering U.S. currency in amounts ranging from $200,468 to $999,465. Flores Sr. and Jr. were both …
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Dr. Gerald Ratinov And 18 Others Arrested In Illegal Pain Management Clinic Operation

… and has stopped a dirty doctor and his cohorts from continuing to profit from the wretchedness of addiction. We will do our part to … Harris County District Attorney’s Office with participation from the Texas Medical Board, the Texas Pharmacy Board, …
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Austin Portion Of Project Delirium Nets 35 Arrests

… defendants conspired to launder and transport the proceeds from the drug distribution activity ultimately to the source … Operations Division, comprised of agents and analysts from the DEA, FBI, ICE, Internal Revenue Service, U.S. … Protection, U.S. Marshals Service, as well as attorneys from the Criminal Division’s Narcotic and Dangerous Drug …
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San Juan Resident Sentenced To Prison For Guns And Drugs

… one-day trial earlier this year, the jury heard testimony from a Drug Enforcement (DEA) agent that on March 3, 2011, … received information that marijuana was about to be moved from a stash house along the Rio Grande River near San Juan … the Santa Ana Wildlife Refuge approximately a quarter-mile from the river. Avila lived at the residence owned by his …
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Laredo Los Zetas Arms Traffickers Plead Guilty

… learned of a shipment of weapons to be delivered in Laredo from the Dallas area for transportation to Mexico. Otilo … were tasked with receiving the shipment of weapons from Dallas in Laredo and arranging for the transportation … large duffel bags believed to contain weapons were removed from the Explorer and placed inside the tractor. Agents then …
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DEA Takes Down Cortez Area Methamphetamine Trafficking Organization

… have been charged and arrested, effectively removing them from our streets,” said U.S. Attorney John Walsh. “The drug … today sends a message to those that are profiting from the distribution of this dangerous drug - that the DEA … investigated by the Drug Enforcement (DEA) with assistance from the Southwest Drug Task Force, Immigration and Customs …
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St. Jude's Pharmacy Owner In Cape Coral Sentenced To 3 Years For Structuring Bank Deposits

… on June 26, 2013.        According to court documents, from at least April 2011 to at least November 15, 2012, in … admitted that she and her husband made structured deposits from the proceeds of the distribution of Oxycodone outside … for cash.  Martha Otano and her husband used the proceeds from the pharmacy to purchase two homes in Cape Coral and …
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Husband And Wife “Pill Mill” Operators Sentenced To Prison

… large number of those patients residing out of state, many from Kentucky.             At each of the Clinic’s …            The Golds also laundered the unlawful proceeds from the Clinic in a variety of ways, including making cash … to the operation of the Clinic. They also used proceeds from the Clinic to promote their pain business. Among other …
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Four Tampa Residents Charged In Conspiracy To Import XLR-11, A Synthetic Cannabinoid, A/k/a "Spice"

… synthetic cannabinoid, a/k/a “Spice,” to the United States from China.  A.D. Wright, Special Agent in Charge, Drug … 28, Ahmed Maher Elhelw, 25, and Tanjina Islam Piya, 24, all from Tampa, were charged with conspiracy to import a … District of Florida.  Each of the parcels was shipped from China and allegedly contained three kilogram packages …
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Jury Convicts Synthetic Cannabinoid Distributor

… that Nahmani purchased vast quantities of illegal chemicals from China and distributed those chemicals in Florida and across the country.  The powdery chemicals shipped from China were turned into both leafy and liquid synthetic … North Miami Beach PD, and Miami-Dade PD; with the support from DEA Office of Diversion Control Drug & Chemical …
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OPBAT Assists In $2.5 Million Drug Bust In The Bahamas

… Beach - 561-684-8000 NASSAU, BAHAMAS - A joint task force from Operation Bahamas, Turks and (OPBAT) seized 2,842 … weekend. The OPBAT task force was comprised of elements from the U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA), U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. … of Bahamas partnership to combat drug smuggling to and from the Bahamas. The OPBAT Operations Center in Nassau is …
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Orlando Man Sentenced To Over 15 Years For Drug And Firearm Offenses

… mia032017_fig1.jpg WESTON, Fla. - Eric C. Falkowski, 35, from Orlando, Florida, was sentenced to 15 years and 8 … fentanyl, butyryl fentanyl, and other controlled substances from China in order to manufacture counterfeit prescription … As a previously convicted felon, Falkowski was prohibited from possessing a firearm or ammunition under federal law. …
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New Jersey Pharmacist Pleads Guilty In Illegal Pharmaceutical Drug Distribution Scheme

… tax years 2008 and 2009 which failed to report his proceeds from the scheme. In connection with his guilty plea, Hsia, … in the names of fictitious patients. Data obtained from the Automation of Reports and Consolidated System, … by law enforcement at the time of his arrest was derived from the scheme. Hsia also admitted that he willfully …
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New Orleans Man With Ties To Texas Drug Associates Pleads Guilty To Drug Conspiracy

… the Honorable Stanwood Duval, Jr. Tyler’s charges stem from a 2009 Drug Enforcement Administration investigation of … the deal could take place and confiscated almost $400,000 from the house.  Of the money confiscated, $100,000 was … guilty in this multi-defendant case having been a fugitive from his initial indictment on November 5, 2010 until August …
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Pontchatoula Man Sentenced For Drug Trafficking

… the trafficking of more than five kilograms of cocaine from the Houston, Texas area, to Bogalusa, Louisiana.In … Derek Moss for the purposes of obtaining cocaine from drug source Luis Colon.  During the investigation, … of the occasions, agents followed Smith, Moss and Mark back from Texas to the Laplace, LA area.  Smithwas stopped as he …
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Former Immigration Officer Admits Leading Interstate Methamphetamine Distribution Ring

… admitted coordinating shipments of crystal methamphetamine from interstate suppliers and providing them to retailers in … Jersey. Freehauf admitted that he arranged the shipments from California, Arizona and elsewhere and repackaged the … in Charge Maria L. Kelokates; law enforcement officers from the N.J. National Guard Counter Drug Task Force, under …
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Essex County, New Jersey, Man Pleads Guilty To His Role In Oxycodone Distribution Ring

… prescriptions for oxycodone and other controlled substances from various doctors in New Jersey, filled them at … the drug trafficking organization. Policarpio admitted that from Feb. 5, 2014, to Aug. 13, 2014, he personally purchased pills containing oxycodone from conspirators and then sold the pills to others. …
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New Jersey Doctor Indicted On Charges He Sold Oxycodone Prescriptions To Patients With No Legitimate Need For The Drug

… Christopher S. Porrino announced the indictment of a doctor from Passaic County for selling prescriptions of Oxycodone … Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Enforcement Bureau.  From June 2010 through April 2016, Kang allegedly sold …
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Leader Of Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced In Federal Court Defendant Receives 25 Years In Prison

… for the movement and sale of methamphetamine and cocaine from Mexico into the United States, and the distribution … and at times used a minor female to transport drugs to and from Mexico to Louisiana. The defendant’s couriers were … in this trade. We are committed to holding drug dealers, from couriers to leaders, accountable.” This case was …
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The New Orleans Field Division DEA Office Is Taking Back Unwanted Prescription Drugs April 30, 2011

… Oxford - (662) 234-8542 NEW ORLEANS, LA. - On April 30 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Drug Enforcement (DEA) has … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. In addition, Americans are …
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Freeport Physician Pleads Guilty To Health Care Fraud And Unlawful Dispensing Charges

… were reversed on appeal in 2012.  He was released from custody, and a retrial was scheduled.  On October 31, … 2012, Ignasiak faked his own suicide and became a fugitive from justice.  Almost a year later, in September 2013, he … and 10 years for failure to appear. The case resulted from a four-year investigation by the North Florida Health …
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Four Crewmen Indicted For Drug Trafficking On The High Seas

… Fleet (RFA) Wave Knight.  The USCG helicopter launched from the RFA Wave Knight when the 25-foot go-fast boat was … and detained the crewmen and retrieved 45 bales of cocaine from the debris field, where the packages had been thrown … Express Strike Force, comprised of agents and analysts from the DEA, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. …
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DEA Miami Field Division Along With The Attorney General Of Florida Announce Arrests Of International Drug Traffickers

… for their involvement in a drug smuggling ring spanning from South America to New York. This week, DEA agents from the Orlando District Office served arrest warrants in … were trafficking large amounts of cocaine and heroin from South America, through Puerto Rico and the Dominican …
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Eight More Individuals Sentenced In Operation Sooner Or Later

… roles in an international cocaine conspiracy that spanned from Mexico, McAllen and Mission, Texas, and into Ocala and … groups were based in Guerrero and Tamaulipas, Mexico.  From early 2007 until late 2011, they were responsible for …
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Tommy Allen Sentenced To 240 Months In Prison For Distributing Crack Cocaine

… prison for distributing crack cocaine.  Upon his release from prison, he will be on supervised release for five … “Grill,” distributed crack cocaine and fielded phone calls from customers ordering crack cocaine from the organization.  Tommy Allen admitted to being …
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Physician And Owner Of Atlanta Pain Clinic Sentenced For Illegally Prescribing Painkillers

… distances to obtain prescriptions for controlled substances from the clinic, including more than a dozen regular patients who traveled nearly 200 miles from Vidalia and Hazlehurst. Nisar Piracha, 63, of Norcross, … also agreed to the forfeiture of over $425,000 in proceeds from his pill mill operation.  Piracha was convicted on this …