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Chicago Man Pleads Guilty To Participating In Multi-State Heroin Trafficking Conspiracy

March 23, 2015
… the conspiracy and transporting seven kilograms of heroin from Chicago to Pennsylvania in February 2014. The charge against Bautista-Ocampo resulted from an investigation by the Drug Enforcement (DEA), …
March 23, 2015
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DEA Announces New Leadership

July 30, 2015
… the US Embassy in Port of Spain, Trinidad. Upon returning from overseas Mr. Tuggle served various duties while at DEA … with a concentration in National Security Studies from Johns Hopkins University. He completed his …
July 30, 2015
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Major International Drug Traffickers Extradited For Importing Narcotics Into The United States

November 19, 2016
… SAN DIEGO - Roberto Ponce-Rocha was extradited from Colombia on November 17, 2016,  where he had been … Southern District of New York following their extradition from Panama.  Caicedo-Zuniga and Munoz-Cordoba, who are both …
November 19, 2016
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Three Defendants Indicted In One Of The Nation’s Largest-Ever Fentanyl Seizures

June 19, 2017
… the intent to distribute.  Most of the fentanyl was seized from a house in Lemon Grove. According to a search warrant … potency - up to 50 times stronger than heroin - deaths from fentanyl-laced heroin and counterfeit pills are …
June 19, 2017
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Anchorage Man Gets Five Years For Drug & Money Laundering Crimes

January 12, 2011
… will also forfeit approximately $1 million in proceeds from the sale of heroin, including five golf simulators, two … he then sold in Anchorage. Hunter then used the profits from this distribution to purchase a 2007 Cadillac Escalade …
January 12, 2011
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Thirteenth Defendant Pleads Guilty In Idaho Meth Case

January 25, 2011
… a minimum five years of supervision following his release from prison. According to the plea agreement, on July 17, … and Guadalupe Valenzuela to transport the methamphetamine from California to Idaho. Martinez-Herrera and …
January 25, 2011
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500+ Pounds Of BC Bud Nets Canadian Man 30 Months In Prison

March 21, 2011
… Bud into the United States. Engine trouble stopped the men from fleeing back to Canada after being spotted. … investigated by the Drug Enforcement (DEA) with assistance from the U.S. Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs …
March 21, 2011
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If You’ve ‘Got Drugs’, Clean Out The Medicine Cabinet This Saturday!

April 26, 2011
… street drugs. The majority of teenagers get pharmaceuticals from family and friends - and the home medicine cabinet. The … dangerous prescription drugs on Saturday, April 30, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. This is the second DEA led …
April 26, 2011
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Washington Man Convicted In Federal Court Of Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

July 15, 2011
… arranging to import nine kilograms of cocaine into Alaska from suppliers in Washington State. The drugs were … Police on July 9, 2009, while being smuggled through Oregon from California. A Drug Enforcement Administration Task …
July 15, 2011
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Sureno 13 Gang Member Sentenced For Drug And Gun Crimes

July 18, 2011
… Rodriquez is a convicted felon, and thus was prohibited from possessing a firearm. Court records show that Rodriquez … by the Drug Enforcement Administration, with assistance from the Seattle Police Department, Shoreline Police …
July 18, 2011
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Advisory Of DEA Enforcement In The Western District Of Washington And Statement Of DEA Special Agent In Charge Matthew G. Barnes

November 15, 2011
… of these marijuana stores were the subject of complaints from their surrounding communities as well as medical … a prior federal conviction. The following is a statement from Special Agent in Charge Matthew G. Barnes: “It has …
November 15, 2011
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Anchorage Man Sentenced To 160 Months For Conspiracy To Distribute Synthetic Heroin

June 25, 2012
… During the period of the conspiracy, which spanned from December 2008 through April 2009, over one kilogram of … a friend and drug customer of both Moores and Adams, died from an overdose of fentanyl. Analysis of M.C.’s blood …
June 25, 2012
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Second Man Sentenced To Prison For Distributing Heroin On Dark Web Marketplace AlphaBay

January 23, 2018
… and cocaine on AlphaBay, and then mailed the narcotics from post offices in New York to customers throughout the … enforcement agents made two undercover purchases of heroin from “Area51,” which were delivered to a post office box in …
January 23, 2018
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Dalgren Man Pleads Guilty To Obtaining Pseudoephedrine For Use In Manufacturing Meth

February 28, 2011
… District Court in Benton, Ill. The violation took place from on or about October 2007, through October, 2010, in … was then sold throughout southern Illinois. Records from several merchants throughout southern Illinois showed …
February 28, 2011
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Kansas City Man Sentenced To 19+ Years In Crack Case

May 16, 2011
… crack cocaine. During trial, evidence was presented that from July 1, 2009, to Dec. 30, 2009, Williams distributed … City metro area. Investigators arranged to purchase crack from Williams eight times. Williams was found to have …
May 16, 2011
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Dalgren Man Will Serve Over Seven Years In Prison For Illegal Possession Of Pseudoephedrine

May 31, 2011
… following his incarceration. The violations took place from on or about October 2007, through October, 2010, in … by him and or sold to others in Southern Illinois. Records from several merchants throughout Southern Illinois showed …
May 31, 2011
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Carterville Man Sentenced For Meth-Making Offense

June 02, 2011
… following his incarceration. The violations took place from September 2007, through October 2010, in Jefferson and … by him and or sold to others in Southern Illinois. Records from several merchants throughout Southern Illinois showed …
June 02, 2011
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Father And Son Plead Guilty To Marijuana Conspiracy

September 12, 2011
… 56, and David Clarke, 34, a father and son originally from Jamaica, but living and working in Kansas City, MO, … 700 (1,500 pounds) of marijuana. The conspiracy took place from in or about 2005 through March 2008, in Madison County, …
September 12, 2011
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DEA Announces Guilty Plea Of Mexican National For Cocaine Trafficking

September 06, 2012
… require him to be deported to Mexico following his release from prison. According to the Stipulation of Facts, … dash area of the vehicle. The cocaine was being transported from Mexico to Indiana for distribution there when the …
September 06, 2012
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Granite City Man Sentenced For Methamphetamine Offenses

February 19, 2015
… With Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine. Upon release from prison, Wiggins will also be required to serve a term … sentencing is just one step in cleaning up our communities from illegal drug distribution, “Keeping our neighborhoods …
February 19, 2015
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Owner Of Non-Profit “Club” Charged With Illegal Distribution Of Prescription Narcotics

March 12, 2013
… monitored or personally witnessed by undercover officers from the Seattle Police Department and Drug Enforcement … the pills, in some instances, by purchasing prescriptions from those who had been prescribed the medication.  Shepard …
March 12, 2013
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Colorado Man Sentenced To 186 Months Prison In Methamphetamine Conspiracy

May 15, 2013
… MAY 15 - ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Mario Gutierrez, 40, from Northglenn, Colorado, was sentenced on May 10, 2103, in … 2009 and November 2011, Gutierrez sent methamphetamine from the Denver, Colorado, area to co-conspirator Jess Baird …
May 15, 2013
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Fairbanks Man Sentenced To 87 Months In Prison For Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

September 09, 2013
… 1-888-219-4261 ANCHORAGE, Alaska -   Joshua Mustovich, 31, from Fairbanks, Alaska, was sentenced on September 6, 2013, … a duffle bag with $250,000 in cash, that he had received from Donnell Johnson, to a co-conspirator in Fairbanks, …
September 09, 2013
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Wasilla Conspiracy Leader Sentenced For Designer Drug Case Which Resulted In Death

December 06, 2013
… of the conspiracy, that he directly imported the drugs from China, and that he repeatedly wired money to China or … previously pled guilty to federal drug charges stemming from a conspiracy to possess and distribute methylone. Two …
December 06, 2013
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Mexican National Living In Star Sentenced To 188 Months For Trafficking Methamphetamine

February 11, 2014
… was also ordered to forfeit $100,000 in proceeds derived from the drug trafficking offense and $18,400 in seized … between October 2012 and April 2013. Four co-defendants from the Treasure Valley area were sentenced to prison …
February 11, 2014
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Tractor Trailer Accident In Sherman County Leads To Federal Indictment Charging Multiple Drug Crimes

February 13, 2014
… produce. Martinez-Perez was not injured and was released from the scene. The following day, a private tow company was … the inside of the cargo bed, two bundles of narcotics fell from the produce pallets. SCSO were contacted and responded …
February 13, 2014
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Alaska Man Sentenced To 6a½ Years In Prison For Trafficking Oxycodone And Morphine

May 12, 2016
… Service in Anchorage intercepted a package sent to Connor from co-defendant Stacy Mistler, a resident of Marysville, … and December 17, 2012, Mistler sent prescription drugs from Northern California to Connor in Alaska. Connor made …
May 12, 2016
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Former Northern California Man Sentenced To Six Years For Conspiracy To Grow And Distribute Marijuana

January 24, 2017
… Ebyam and his co‑conspirators sought to make profits from the illegal distribution of large amounts of marijuana. … seized over 5,000 marijuana plants in all stages of growth from these two locations: approximately 2,168 plants at …
January 24, 2017
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10 Years For South Bay Methamphetamine Trafficker

June 13, 2017
… he received approximately 15 pounds of methamphetamine from Valladares so that he could distribute the … passenger seat of his sport utility vehicle and traveled from Modesto to Chowchilla, California. Along the way, …
June 13, 2017
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Two Bakersfield Men Plead Guilty To Distributing Methamphetamine

June 26, 2017
… co-conspirators. Agents seized the crystal methamphetamine from Blanco, Morales, and another convicted co-conspirator, … of an investigation by the DEA and task force officers from Kern County Probation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian K. …
June 26, 2017