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Hayward Resident Sentenced To 57 Months In Federal Prison

July 20, 2015
… importation of a synthetic cathinone, Alpha-(Alpha-PVP), from China into the United States. Drugs of this type are … and Jacquinot provided money to Moreno to pay for shipments from China. Moreno wired money to China, paying $900 for …
July 20, 2015
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DEA’s Prescription Drug Take-Back Effort-- A Big Success

October 05, 2015
… that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet.  In addition, many Americans …
October 05, 2015
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Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy Dismantled In Southwestern Indiana

October 19, 2015
… involved in a methamphetamine conspiracy reaching from Indianapolis to Lawrenceville, Illinois. … was the source of supply, receiving his methamphetamine from Arizona. The packages of methamphetamine were delivered …
October 19, 2015
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Second Madison College Student Sentenced In Marijuana Conspiracy

January 20, 2016
… pleaded guilty to this charge on November 6, 2015. From September 2012 to February 2015, Samadzada and six … and distribution of as many as 19 loads of marijuana from California and Colorado to Madison.  Drivers were sent …
January 20, 2016
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Waterbury Man Sentenced To 27 Months In Prison For Distributing Fentanyl To Naugatuck Overdose Victim

June 06, 2017
… heroin and/or fentanyl, as well as the victim’s cellphone, from the scene.  The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner … The Tactical Diversion Squad includes participants from the New Haven, Hamden, Greenwich, Shelton, Bristol, …
June 06, 2017
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Hartford Man Pleads Guilty In Fentanyl Overdose Case

June 06, 2017
… Scanlan, of Avon, Connecticut arranged to purchase heroin from Cintron in Hartford.  On March 18, 2016, the victim … up Scanlan and then drove to Hartford to purchase heroin from Cintron. On April 4, 2016, the Office of the Chief …
June 06, 2017
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Maine Heroin, Crack Dealer Pleads Guilty

June 14, 2017
… in Central Maine. He distributed drugs that he had obtained from other co-conspirators. Investigators used a confidential informant to order drugs from one co-conspirator, who directed the informant to …
June 14, 2017
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Dominican Sentenced For Heroin Trafficking

June 16, 2017
… more of heroin; and conspiracy to commit money laundering. From about April 2015 to March 2016, an investigation was … in and around Lawrence. Baez obtained heroin and cocaine from local suppliers and suppliers based in Mexico. Baez’s …
June 16, 2017
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Leader Of New Haven Heroin Ring Sentenced To Twelve Years In Federal Prison

June 21, 2017
… heading a large heroin distribution ring. This matter stems from a joint investigation headed by the DEA New Haven Task … heroin.  The DEA New Haven Task Force includes participants from the New Haven, Hamden, West Haven, North Haven, East …
June 21, 2017
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Heroin Trafficker Active In Norwalk Sentenced After DEA-led Investigation

July 27, 2017
… the evidence disclosed during the trial, this matter stems from an investigation by the DEA’s Bridgeport High Intensity … 2015.  He faces immigration proceedings when he is released from prison.  Andrade and Estrella-Disla each pleaded guilty …
July 27, 2017
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Wallingford Man Pleads Guilty To Distributing Heroin

April 19, 2017
… distribute, and distribution of, heroin.  The charge stems from an ongoing statewide initiative targeting narcotics … Community Services.  The Task Force includes participants from the New Haven, Hamden, Greenwich, Shelton, Bristol, …
April 19, 2017
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Trafficker Of Bulk Quantities Of Cocaine In New Haven Sentenced

April 20, 2017
… Roman-Rolan were obtaining bulk quantities of cocaine from multiple suppliers, including Pizarro, and … The DEA New Haven Task Force includes participants from the New Haven, Hamden, West Haven, North Haven, East …
April 20, 2017
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Guilty Plea To Crack Distribution Charge For Monroe Man

April 27, 2017
… of distribution of cocaine (“crack”). This matter stems from an investigation by the DEA’s Bridgeport High Intensity … Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force includes members from the Bridgeport, Stamford, Stratford, Norwalk and …
April 27, 2017
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Heroin Trafficking Charge For Stratford Man

April 27, 2017
… investigators conducted two controlled purchases of heroin from Parowski, the second of which occurred in a Milford … Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force includes members from the Bridgeport, Stamford, Stratford, Norwalk and …
April 27, 2017
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Hamden Man Charged With Distributing Fentanyl Disguised As Oxycodone

May 11, 2017
… that the victim arranged to purchase oxycodone tablets from Cirino on March 7 and March 8. The DEA Northeast … Department.  The Tactical Diversion Squad includes members from the New Haven, Hamden, Greenwich, Shelton, Bristol, …
May 11, 2017
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Drug Dealer Sentenced To More Than 15 Years In Prison

May 03, 2011
… with the DEA made undercover purchases of crack cocaine from Knox on seven separate occasions at various locations … was able to purchase in excess of 15 grams of crack cocaine from Knox. On June 30, 2011, Knox pled guilty to all seven …
May 03, 2011
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Officers Charged With Extortion

June 23, 2011
… agents revealed that the defendants were extorting money from individuals by wrongful use of actual and threatened … fear, and under color of official right.  The individuals from whom the defendants extorted money were actually …
June 23, 2011
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16-Month Narcotics Investigation Yields Arrests

March 13, 2013
… targeting an organization trafficking cocaine and marijuana from Tijuana, Mexico, through southern California to … and one count of transporting monetary instruments derived from unlawful drug activity.  Upon their arrest, each …
March 13, 2013
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Barnwell Man Sentenced To Life In Prison For Dealing In Hundreds Of Kilograms Of Cocaine

May 12, 2013
… distributed hundreds of kilogram quantities of cocaine from 2005 until he was arrested in 2012. During that time, … in removing another large-scale, armed drug trafficker from the community." The case was investigated primarily by …
May 12, 2013
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Federal Jury Returns Guilty Verdict For Cocaine Trafficker

January 13, 2014
… to filed court documents and evidence presented at trial: From about 2004 through 2013, Dieguez - a Cuban national - … co-conspirators obtained more than 700 kilograms of cocaine from Mexican (or other sources of supply with connections to …
January 13, 2014
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Doctor Receives 30 Years To Life In Prescription Drug Overdose Case

February 05, 2016
… and Joseph Rovero, 21, an Arizona State University student from San Ramon.  Nguyen died March 2, 2009.  Ogle died a … less than three years, Tseng took in more than $5 million from her clinic and continued dispensing potent and …
February 05, 2016
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St. Lucie County Resident Sentenced To Prison For Drug Smuggling

January 13, 2011
… Office Marine Unit received information regarding a vessel from the Bahamas possibly containing illegal narcotics approaching the St. Lucie Inlet from the Bahamas. Deputies located the vessel, a 1984 …
January 13, 2011
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DEA Destroys 5 3/4 Tons Of Drugs

May 09, 2011
… that teens who abuse prescription drugs often obtain them from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. In addition, many Americans …
May 09, 2011
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DEA Announces Intent To Schedule Kratom

August 30, 2016
… they pose significant adverse health risks to users.  From February 2014 to July 2016, over 55,000 kilograms of … Poison Control Centers identified two exposures to kratom from 2000 and 2005.  Between 2010 and 2015, U.S. poison …
August 30, 2016
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AUC Paramilitary Leader Sentenced To 15+ Years In Prison For International Drug Trafficking

March 06, 2017
… We have been able to disrupt the flow of drugs coming from the north coast of Colombia, and punish the … with his guilty plea, Giraldo Serna admitted that, from the early 1990s through the early 2000s, soldiers …
March 06, 2017
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Two Afghan Men Plead Guilty To Conspiring To Import Heroin Into The United States

June 29, 2017
… large quantities of heroin-in the range of 1,000 kilograms-from Afghanistan into the United States. In August 2014, … that Lajaward and Said would share in the profits generated from the sale of the heroin in the United States.  In June …
June 29, 2017
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Leader Of Inland Empire-Based Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced To 168 Months

February 04, 2013
… organization imported primarily heroin, as well as cocaine, from Mexico and distributed it to residents in the Inland … Enforcement Administration, with substantial assistance from the Redlands Police Department. On …
February 04, 2013
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Wauchula Man Sentenced To More Than 24 Years For Cocaine Distribution

September 26, 2012
… the transportation of multiple quantities of cocaine from Mexico, through Texas, to the Middle District of … his arrest, Ramirez admitted to transporting various drugs from the Southwest border on multiple occasions. Ramirez had …
September 26, 2012
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Last Individual Sentenced As Part Of Operation Woodchop

November 13, 2012
… Boys.” These two gangs operated only a few miles apart from one another and often worked together or through … DEA Orlando District Office, with operational assistance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of …
November 13, 2012
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Honduran Citizen Indicted In Marijuana Grow House Conspiracy

November 14, 2012
… County Sheriff’s Office responded to an emergency call from a Plant City residence. Upon arrival, deputies … confiscated 204 marijuana plants and a 12 gauge shotgun from the scene. The case is being investigated by the DEA …
November 14, 2012