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Chicago News 2010

July 15, 2021
… Facing Federal Drug Charges in Chicago Among 15 Extradited From Mexico in Past Week December 14, 2010 Nearly 22 Year … in the Collection of Nearly 12,000 Pounds of Medication from the Chicago Area September 28, 2010 Nationwide …
July 15, 2021
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DEA Launches Project Wave Breaker to Stop Flood of Deadly Fentanyl

April 27, 2021
… CDC provisional data, more than 87,200 people died from an overdose last year, marking the largest number of … along the Southwest border increased more than 89 percent from January 2019 to December 2020.   Project Wave Breaker …
April 27, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

DEA to hold 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

April 20, 2021
… indicating a majority of abused prescription drugs come from family and friends, including from home medicine cabinets, clearing out unused medicine is …
April 20, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Houston Announces 20th Take Back Day

March 01, 2021
… indicating a majority of abused prescription drugs come from family and friends, including from home medicine cabinets, clearing out unused medicine is …
March 01, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

South Texas siblings plead guilty for their roles in marijuana smuggling venture

January 04, 2021
… the smuggling of approximately 170 kilograms of marijuana from El Cenizo to Laredo, announced Drug Enforcement … in El Cenizo. The drugs had been previously gathered from the banks of the Rio Grande River. Daniel Chavarria …
January 04, 2021
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Man who taped six bundles of meth to his thigh sent to prison

October 14, 2020
… alerted to his vehicle. Authorities then removed Martinez from his vehicle and patted him down, noticing an anomaly on … Administration conducted the investigation with assistance from BP. Assistant U.S. Attorney Joel Dunn prosecuted the …
October 14, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Former Portland nurse sentenced to federal for heroin trafficking

August 11, 2020
… Oregon 1-888-219-4261 PORTLAND, Ore. -   A former nurse from Vancouver, Washington was sentenced to federal prison … Darlene Michelle Sturdevant, 62, also of Vancouver, drove from Vancouver to Portland with approximately 87 grams of …
August 11, 2020
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Drug delivery man handed 27-year sentence for selling meth

July 30, 2020
… the sentence, Judge Lake noted that Solorio came to Houston from California to distribute narcotics and that his conduct … conducted an undercover operation to purchase meth from a suspected narcotics distributor. The agent ordered …
July 30, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Nine defendants indicted for trafficking heroin and methamphetamine in San Joaquin County

December 19, 2019
… 28 pounds of methamphetamine and two pounds of heroin from co-defendant Yesenia Lopez during a traffic stop. On … by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration with assistance from the California Highway Patrol. Assistant U.S. Attorney …
December 19, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Attorney General William P. Barr announces launch of Operation Relentless Pursuit

December 18, 2019
… Pursuit seeks to ensure that no American city is excluded from the peace and security felt by the majority of … Relentless Pursuit to combat the threats that arise from gangs and criminal enterprises that drive violence in …
December 18, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Laredoan pleads guilty to role in drug trafficking scheme

December 03, 2019
… soon apprehended him and recovered 480 pounds of marijuana from his truck. The drugs have an estimated street value of … fine. The DEA conducted the investigation with assistance from Border Patrol. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer Day is …
December 03, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

International drug conspiracy sends Galveston man to federal prison

August 20, 2019
… in a criminal organization that imported methamphetamine from Mexico and that the lengthy sentence was appropriate … kilograms of methamphetamine into the United States from Mexico. Castillo was responsible for recruiting …
August 20, 2019
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Sacramento man sentenced to 10 years in prison for distributing methamphetamine

August 01, 2019
… purchase of one-pound methamphetamine was arranged from the dealer. Just before the purchase took place, … the Drug Enforcement Administration with special assistance from Homeland Security Investigations. Assistant U.S. …
August 01, 2019
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Vice President attends $569 million cocaine offload in Coronado

July 12, 2019
… deadly transnational criminals.”   Numerous U.S. agencies from the Departments of Justice, Defense and Homeland … the Eastern Pacific requires unity of effort in all phases from detection, monitoring and interdictions, to criminal …
July 12, 2019
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Nicaraguan national pleads guilty to conspiring to distribute cocaine and marijuana on the darknet

June 03, 2019
… marijuana sales, Sandoval Lopez received $97,891 in bitcoin from his customers. This case is the product of an … Digital Economy Task Force (NCIDE), composed of agents from Homeland Security Investigations, the Federal Bureau of …
June 03, 2019
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Moses Lake man sentenced to over 12 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine

May 16, 2019
… a five-year term of court supervision after he is released from federal prison. According to information disclosed … in this case by the court removes two drug traffickers from our streets and sends a clear message to others who may …
May 16, 2019
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Yakima man sentenced to 188 months in prison for drug trafficking

April 18, 2019
… a five-year term of court supervision after he is released from federal prison. According to information disclosed … the transportation of large amounts of methamphetamine from Arizona to Yakima, Washington. Peraza-Kissi also sold …
April 18, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Extradition of Pakistani man for attempted heroin importation

April 29, 2019
… with undercover law enforcement. The extradition of Khan from halfway around the world to face justice in New York is … of dollars of what he believed to be narcotics proceeds from Australia into the United States. In January 2018, Khan …
April 29, 2019
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Fresno man charged with two counts of distributing fentanyl resulting in death

January 25, 2019
… that the cause of death for the individual was overdose from fentanyl. The other two individuals survived and were later released from the hospital. Pearson is charged in count one with …
January 25, 2019
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Madera and Fresno residents indicted for methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy

December 06, 2018
… Bueno purchased approximately 20 pounds of methamphetamine from Lizarraga that he sold to customers in the Fresno area. … approximately 54 pounds of methamphetamine while returning from the Los Angeles area. Perla Ramos and Brittany Martinez …
December 06, 2018
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DEA Museum opens new forensic science exhibit

November 27, 2018
… in collecting, examining, and analyzing physical evidence from crime scenes. DEA’s drug chemistry, fingerprints, and … artifacts, photographs, documents, and oral histories from individuals involved in battling drugs and drug …
November 27, 2018
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Leader Of Rochester-based Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced To 26 Years In Prison

May 22, 2018
… the defendant’s guilty plea and documents filed in court, from December 2015 through June 2017, Avila was the leader … facilitate the supply and distribution of methamphetamine from inside the jail walls. Avila was again charged on …
May 22, 2018
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Two-Time Indicted Green Sentenced On Drug Charges

May 16, 2018
… District of Georgia, announces that Adrian Green, age 33, from Hawkinsville, GA, was sentenced on April 18, 2018 to 14 … more than 50 grams of methamphetamine. This charge resulted from a search warrant at his residence in Hawkinsville, …
May 16, 2018
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Dallas Man Sentenced To Life For Methamphetamine Trafficking

April 15, 2018
… received large amounts of methamphetamine directly from a Mexico-based source of supply. In turn, Arias … The DEA conducted the investigation with assistance from FBI, ATF, U.S. Marshals Service, Arlington Police …
April 15, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

14 Charged With Writing Fake Prescriptions To Make “Lean”

May 02, 2018
… also investigated this case. According to the indictment, from January 2016 until February 2017, the co-conspirators … is also alleged that individuals were recruited to travel from Columbus, Ohio to various pharmacies in Ohio to fill …
May 02, 2018
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New Jersey Residents Add To Record Number Of Unused Pills Collected During 15th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

May 07, 2018
… - simply by disposing of unwanted prescription medications from their medicine cabinets,” said DEA Acting Administrator … the available supply of prescription pain medications from their homes,” said SAC Nickerson.  “I applaud the …
May 07, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Second New Jersey Pharmacist Sentenced To Prison In Less Than A Week

April 17, 2018
… and Medford Family Pharmacy. Goldfield admitted that from January 2010 through August 2013, he conspired with … customers seeking oxycodone with residential addresses far from the Medford area, and presenting oxycodone …
April 17, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Mercer County Man Sentenced To 92 Months In Prison For Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

April 12, 2018
… Shipp imposed the sentence today in Trenton federal court. From September 2013 through his arrest on Jan. 13, 2016, … and manufacture and distribute crack cocaine primarily from two adjacent residences in Trenton. At his plea …
April 12, 2018
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Man Pleads To Conspiracy To Distribute More Than 141 Kilograms Of Heroin And Cocaine

February 26, 2018
… in a conspiracy to transport 141 kilograms of narcotics from California to New Jersey. Hector Lucas-Ramos, 42, … admitted today that he and Castro drove the tractor trailer from California to deliver the narcotics to other …
February 26, 2018
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Two Sentenced For Roles In Trenton Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

February 21, 2018
… documents filed in this case and statements made in court, from September 2013 through January 13, 2016, Richardson and … Enmond to distribute cocaine and manufacture crack cocaine from two adjacent residences in Trenton. Richardson and …
February 21, 2018