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Father And Son Plead Guilty To Marijuana Conspiracy

… 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, …
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DEA Announces Guilty Plea Of Mexican National For Cocaine Trafficking

… 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 …
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Granite City Man Sentenced For Methamphetamine Offenses

… 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 …
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Owner Of Non-Profit “Club” Charged With Illegal Distribution Of Prescription Narcotics

… 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 …
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Colorado Man Sentenced To 186 Months Prison In Methamphetamine Conspiracy

… 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 …
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Fairbanks Man Sentenced To 87 Months In Prison For Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… 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, …
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Wasilla Conspiracy Leader Sentenced For Designer Drug Case Which Resulted In Death

… 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 …
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Mexican National Living In Star Sentenced To 188 Months For Trafficking Methamphetamine

… 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 …
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Tractor Trailer Accident In Sherman County Leads To Federal Indictment Charging Multiple Drug Crimes

… 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 …
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Alaska Man Sentenced To 6a½ Years In Prison For Trafficking Oxycodone And Morphine

… 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 …
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Former Northern California Man Sentenced To Six Years For Conspiracy To Grow And Distribute Marijuana

… 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 …
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10 Years For South Bay Methamphetamine Trafficker

… 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, …
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Two Bakersfield Men Plead Guilty To Distributing Methamphetamine

… 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. …
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Turlock Attorney Sentenced For Importing Steroids

… of supervised release for importing raw anabolic steroids from China, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and Drug … unlawfully purchased and obtained anabolic steroids from a supplier in China. Encrypted emails and documented …
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Bakersfield Man Arrested For Conspiring With Law Enforcement Officers To Sell Methamphetamine And Marijuana

… sealed and was unsealed today. The indictment alleges that from April 2012 to August 2015, Carter conspired with Mara … the intent to distribute, methamphetamine. Diaz was removed from active duty with the Bakersfield Police Department in …
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Dark Web Marketplace Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty

… methamphetamines on AlphaBay, and then mailed the narcotics from a post office in San Francisco to customers throughout … enforcement officers made an undercover purchase of heroin from “Blime-Sub,” which was delivered to a post office box …
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Trinity County Man Sentenced For Growing Marijuana On Multiple Properties

… cultivation charges. Deputies seized 2,142 marijuana plants from 22 greenhouses. On August 16, 2011, at a property near … cultivation. Federal juries in this district are drawn from multiple counties. U.S. Attorney Wagner said: “In some …
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Sacramento And Bay Area Drug Traffickers Given Lengthy Sentences

… of 2008, agents purchased approximately 9,000 MDMA pills from Johnson. During the investigation, court-authorized … the California Highway Patrol seized 11,000 MDMA pills from a vehicle driven by Robert Ly after he was stopped on …
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Seven Arrested In Butte County Methamphetamine Trafficking Investigation: Operation Crystal Ball

… warrants.  “DEA’s mission is to stop criminal organizations from selling drugs in our communities.  Methamphetamine is a … couriers transported pound quantities of methamphetamine from Mexico to Butte County and at the direction of Aguilar, …
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Twelve Charged With Conspiracy To Commit Murder

… instances. “DEA is committed to protecting the community from violent criminal organizations like Deep-C.  The cold, … search warrant, recovered the weapon used in that shooting from a residence and arrested two suspects. In July, …
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Canadian Citizen Pleads Guilty To Shipping Cocaine To Canada; Sham Marriage Revealed During Court Proceedings

… Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force with assistance from the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Fresno Police Department, with assistance from the Fontana and Vernon Police Departments. Assistant …
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Modesto Man Pleads Guilty To Conspiring To Structure Cash Proceeds Of Interstate Oxycodone And Hydrocodone Trafficking

… obtained prescriptions for oxycodone and hydrocodone from a doctor in Visalia. After obtaining the prescriptions, … or less to attempt to prevent Currency Transaction Reports from being filed by the banks on those cash transactions. …
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Kent, Washington Man Pleads Guilty To Structuring Cash Proceeds Of Interstate Oxycodone And Hydrocodone Trafficking

… obtained prescriptions for oxycodone and hydrocodone from pharmacies in Modesto, California and then transported … or less to attempt to prevent Currency Transactions Reports from being filed by the banks on his cash deposits. Currency …
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Tacoma, Wash. Man Pleads Guilty To Trafficking Oxycodone And Making Illegal Cash Deposits

… obtained prescriptions for oxycodone and hydrocodone from a doctor in Visalia, Calif., filled those prescriptions … or less to attempt to prevent Currency Transactions Reports from being filed by the banks on his cash deposits. Currency …
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Fugitive Gets Forty-One Month Sentence For Transporting Drug Proceeds

… by United States border agents, and the $43,658 was seized from him at that time. Rivera had intended to transport the … and Federal Bureau of Investigation, with assistance from the U.S. Marshals Service. On …
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Defendants Convicted At Trial Of Conspiring To Traffic Cocaine

… Agent in Charge Jay Fitzpatrick. The jury found that from 2009 to 2012, the defendants worked with others to obtain cocaine from Southern California and distributing it in the Bay Area …
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Florida Man Pleads Guilty To Structuring More Than $2.5 Million In Proceeds Of Drug Trafficking

… the purpose of funneling cash proceeds of drug trafficking from Florida and other states back to California. Riffle … or less to attempt to prevent Currency Transaction Reports from being filed by the banks on his cash deposits. Currency …
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Shafter Man Pleads Guilty To Cocaine Smuggling

… trailer containing cocaine smuggled into the United States from Mexico at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry to a location in … Montoya began unloading 18 one-kilogram packages of cocaine from a hidden compartment in the underside of the tractor …
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Nevada City Woman Pleads Guilty To Marijuana Cultivation And Structuring Currency Transactions On First Day Of Trial

… she owned near Nevada City and Georgetown. Marijuana from Albright’s operation was regularly shipped out of state … a marijuana grow with a firearm while on pretrial release from an earlier arrest. He was facing charges for …
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Nevada City Woman Sentenced To Over Five Years In Prison For Marijuana Cultivation And Structuring Currency Transactions

… she owned near Nevada City and Georgetown. Marijuana from Albright’s operation was regularly shipped out of state … a marijuana grow with a firearm while on pretrial release from an earlier arrest. He was facing charges for …