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Couple Sentenced On Methamphetamine Convictions

… term of supervised release, to begin after his release from prison. On August 26, 2015, Billy Slick’s wife, … term of supervised release, to begin after her release from prison. The Slicks had lived in Augusta, Georgia, but …
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Jury Convicts Constable Woman Of Marijuana Conspiracy

… Defendant smuggled thousands of kilograms of marijuana from Canada into the United States for over a decade ALBANY, … to smuggle tens of thousands of kilograms of marijuana from Canada and into the United States.  After the loads of …
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Jury Convicts Schenectady Felon Of Drug Conspiracy

… Thomas J. McAvoy.   The evidence at trial showed that, from October 2015 through February 2016, Hilts conspired … Elijah Jones, to distribute crack cocaine and heroin from their shared residence on Paige Street, adjacent to a …
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Second Devil’s Den Marijuana Cultivator Pleads Guilty

… guilty, Manjarrez acknowledged that he came to California from Mexico to work for his co-defendant, Jonathan Anthony … of medical marijuana for profit. This case stemmed from Operation Mercury, an intensive marijuana eradication …
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South Lake Tahoe Dispensary Owner Sentenced To Five Years In Federal Prison And Agrees To Forfeit Drug Proceeds

… can have the effect of concealing and disguising the odor from marijuana.  In total, detectives seized approximately 5 … admitted that he possessed the marijuana seized from his residence on August 31, 2012, with an intent to …
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Six Indicted For Fresno And Madera County Methamphetamine Distribution Ring

… in the case asserts that Solorzano obtained methamphetamine from Mexico and arranged for Reyes, Martinez, and Rosa to … Area (HIDTA), consisting of law enforcement agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation; the Drug …
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Five Indicted For Kern County Marijuana Cultivation Operations

… Rufino Orozco-Martinez, 32, an undocumented alien from Guerrero, Mexico; Jorge A. Torres, 27, of Michoacán, … aka Osmin Mejia-Mazariegos, 29, an undocumented alien from Guatemala, was charged with a drug conspiracy, …
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Livingston Man Sentenced 16 Years In Prison For International Drug Conspiracy

… Drug Enforcement Task Force targeted shipments of cocaine from Bakersfield to Toronto, Canada FRESNO, Calif. - Two … large money seizures were made, including $169,910 seized from a truck in Sheldon, Ill., that was driven by Bisla. The …
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Stockton Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty To Methamphetamine Manufacturing And Trafficking

… and prices, and a security monitor depicting an image from a camera posted on an engine hoist in the front yard. … chemical used in manufacturing methamphetamine, created from crushed Sudafed and Actifed. Agents also found large …
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Fresno Man Receives Five Years In Prison For Interstate Marijuana Trafficking

… that were posted with medicinal marijuana recommendations from medical doctors. Rather than distributing the marijuana … and the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office, with assistance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, California …
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Two Men Arrested in Connection with Seizure of Tens of Thousands of Counterfeit Pills

… alleged that controlled purchases of pills were conducted from Argueta and Arias at locations in Middlesex and Suffolk … to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States. HSTF Boston is comprised of agents and officers from HSI, FBI, DEA, ATF, USMS, IRS-CI, USPIS, DOL-OIG and …
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H Block Gang Member Sentenced To Eight Years In Prison For Drug Conspiracy

… at point blank range without warning or provocation.  From 2022 through 2023, Lankford, a long-time H Block gang … to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States. HSTF Boston is comprised of agents …
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Glastonbury Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Federal Prison for Bath Salt Trafficking Offense

… investigators seized approximately 10 kilograms of the drug from the business.  Elba was arrested on September 14, 2023, … 2021, Elba arranged to purchase 200 pounds of marijuana from two individuals in Vermont.  Instead of making the … New Haven Tactical Diversion Squad is composed of personnel from the DEA, and the Bristol, West Haven, Fairfield, …
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San Diego Man Sentenced to 18 Years for Supplying Fentanyl that Resulted in Deaths of Two in North Park

… and our unwavering commitment to stopping those who profit from this deadly drug.” San Diego Police officers, along with investigators from the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Overdose Response … Sargent’s duffel bag, also recovered from the bedroom, contained 30.4 grams of methamphetamine …
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Fairbanks Man Indicted for Distributing Fentanyl Resulting in a Fatal Overdose

… District Office is investigating the case, with assistance from the Alaska State Troopers, as part of the Fairbanks … criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime and drug trafficking. … Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task …
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DEA El Paso to host Family Summit in Church Rock

… on Fentanyl 2024 (No Text).jpg   WHEN: Tuesday Aug. 26 from 6-8 p.m. and Wednesday Aug. 27 from 8 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. MST. WHERE: Red Rock Park, Church … DEA El Paso Division and the above agencies want to hear from families in New Mexico and West Texas as they share …
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Violent Bridgeport Gang Member Sentenced to 40 Years in Federal Prison

… customers, and others, sold narcotics, and stole cars from inside and outside Connecticut, often using the cars to … gangs have been convicted of federal offenses stemming from this investigation, which has solved eight murders and … Forensic Science Laboratory, and the police departments from Norwalk, Stamford, Fairfield, Stratford, Ansonia, …
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Three Santa Rosa County Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Their Roles in Drug Trafficking Operation

… has been instrumental in removing dangerous drugs from our streets,” said Sheriff Bob Johnson, Santa Rosa … criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task …
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Father and Son indicted for Providing Material Support to Mexican Cartel Engaged in Terrorism

… complex criminal operation generating millions of dollars from crude oil – the largest funding source for Mexican drug … criminal organizations and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task …
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DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Awareness Day on April 29

… is not immune.  In 2023, more than 105,000 Americans died from drug poisonings with nearly 70 percent of those deaths … to synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl. Provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) … (Vicodin ®). The only safe medications are ones that come from licensed and accredited medical professionals. Social …
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Sixteen Charged in East Texas Federal Methamphetamine Conspiracy

… distribute methamphetamine. If convicted, defendants face from 10 years to life in federal prison. As part of the … criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task …
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Drug Trafficking Indictment Charges 18 Defendants with Meth and Heroin Distribution Conspiracy

… Toombs County area STATESBORO, GA:   Eighteen defendants from the Laurens and Toombs County, Ga., area are in custody … legal proceedings after their initial court appearances from a 55-count drug trafficking indictment in U.S. District … again demonstrates that small communities are not immune from the disastrous consequences of drug trafficking,” said …
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Attorney General William P. Barr announces updates on Operation LeGend at Kansas City press conference

… added Garrison, who was joined by U.S. Attorneys from across the United States who have launched Operation … making a material false statement when acquiring a firearm from a Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL); and Two cases remain … charged with bank robbery Two defendants charged with theft from an FFL. On …
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Cocaine and Fentanyl Trafficking Ring Dismantled in Western New York

… Charles Sims, purchased large quantities of cocaine from Musa Ramadan, Tevin Jeter, Eric Richmond, and others. … of counterfeit prescription “M-30” fentanyl pills from Michael Clark Jr., who then supplied the pills for … if convicted.  “Keeping our streets and communities safe from dangerous drugs and violence is a top priority,” said  …
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First Arrests in New York of DEA’s Operation Overdrive

… enforcement partners to remove these dangerous criminals from our streets and restore the safety and health of our … a drug trafficking organization that operates principally from a block on 142nd Street between Brook Avenue and St. … provided one of those glassines to Rahman. Rahman died from an overdose shortly after ingesting the substances in …
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70 kilograms of cocaine worth over $10 million seized in Hunts Point

… and officers were familiar with the blue Hyundai Santa Fe from previous surveillance operations, during which the car … location and obtained a search warrant with assistance from the Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor. At … drug trafficking operation and prevented illegal narcotics from making it into our communities. We will continue this …
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Last member of deadly Elmira opioid trafficking organization sentenced to prison

… of furanyl fentanyl, acetyl fentantyl and U-47700 from overseas suppliers in China. They ordered the drugs on … to transport 5,330 blue pills containing furanyl fentanyl from Elmira to North Carolina in October 2016. On Oct. 25, … can with a false bottom containing the 5,330 blue pills from inside Prettyman’s vehicle.   In early 2017, Thatcher …
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Members of Eastern European organized crime syndicate convicted of racketeering and other violent crimes

… to work tirelessly to prevent organized crime elements from flourishing in the Eastern District of New York at the … 2017, Gershman and Tsvetkov, together with co-conspirators from states of the former Soviet Union, operated as a … an individual they suspected to have stolen marijuana from their stash house, shattering his teeth with the …
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Pierce County Woman Sentenced to 84 Months in Prison for Role in Drug Ring Connected to Aryan Prison Gangs

… three kilos of heroin, and more than $330,000 in cash from eighteen locations in Washington and Arizona. Earlier … Administration (DEA) with critical investigative teamwork from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Washington … Department of Corrections and significant local assistance from the Tacoma Police Department, Pierce County Sheriff’s …
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New Jersey Man Arrested in Sales of Eight Guns, Cocaine and “Pink Cocaine” in Manhattan

… in removing these dangerous individuals, like Mr. Zapata, from our streets .”   April 19, 2024: In a WhatsApp call, … to be 100 grams of “pink cocaine” and 100 grams of cocaine from his person. NYPD laboratory analysis of the “pink cocaine” from three sales prior to the date of ZAPATA’s arrest …