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California Man Sentenced for Mailing Meth to Missouri for Distribution

July 20, 2023
… to one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine from Aug. 15, 2016, to March 18, 2017, and one count of … in cash. Troopers seized a package addressed to Weston from Martinez that contained approximately three pounds of …
July 20, 2023
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Mexican National Sentenced for 88 Pounds of Meth Found in Car

April 03, 2023
… could smell the odor of burnt and raw marijuana emanating from the vehicle as he stood outside the front … search. As Jose Renteria-Rojas did so, air fresheners fell from the car. Jose Renteria-Rojas then collected them and …
April 03, 2023
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Second Mexican National Sentenced for Meth Conspiracy

April 07, 2023
… could smell the odor of burnt and raw marijuana emanating from the vehicle as he stood outside the front … search. As Jose Renteria-Rojas did so, air fresheners fell from the car. Jose Renteria-Rojas then collected them and …
April 07, 2023
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Two Indicted After Drug Shipment Intercepted on Interstate 44 in St. Louis County

February 17, 2023
… 387-5067 StLouisDiversionOutreach@dea.gov ST. LOUIS – A man from Texas and a woman from St. Louis were indicted Wednesday on drug conspiracy …
February 17, 2023
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Man Sentenced for Trying to Bring 100 Pounds of Meth to St. Louis

January 31, 2023
… District Judge Matthew T. Schelp on Tuesday sentenced a man from St. Charles, Missouri, caught trying to bring 100 … roughly 100 pounds of methamphetamine that was being driven from Colorado to McDaniels in the St. Louis area. The Drug …
January 31, 2023
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St. Louis Man Sentenced to 19+ Years for Money Laundering

January 25, 2023
… trafficking organizations is making sure they don’t benefit from their illegal business. This nearly 20-year sentence … their alleged involvement. Each are facing charges ranging from attempt and conspiracy, conspiracy to launder monetary …
January 25, 2023
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Heroin Trafficking, Illegal Firearm Results in 15 Year Sentence

December 13, 2022
… to participating in a conspiracy to distribute heroin from May 15 to Sept. 18, 2019, and to possessing a firearm … obtained approximately 50 grams of heroin that was seized from him in a traffic stop. He returned to St. Louis on …
December 13, 2022
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Trafficker Behind Poly-Drug Distribution Network Sentenced

October 19, 2022
… beginning in 2020, he would arrange to have drugs mailed from Las Vegas to several locations in the St. Louis area. … of cocaine base, a drug ledger and $11,560 in drug proceeds from the house.  At Brownridge’s home in the 5300 block of …
October 19, 2022
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St. Louis Man Admits Federal Murder-for-Hire Plot

August 08, 2022
… Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Distribution ST. LOUIS - A man from St. Louis pleaded guilty Monday to a murder-for-hire … them to pick up the debtor, get as much money as they could from him and kill him. Cunningham later texted a picture of …
August 08, 2022
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DEA Recognizes First Ever National Fentanyl Awareness Day

May 10, 2022
… Fentanyl Awareness Day, DEA released a video announcement from DEA Administrator Anne Milgram stressing the dangers of … The Faces of Fentanyl , to commemorate the lives lost from fentanyl poisoning.  If you would like to submit a …
May 10, 2022
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Trafficking Meth Leads to 8 Years in Prison

April 14, 2022
… she received a large package of methamphetamine shipped from California to distribute locally. Cassiopeia Marie … 26, 2019, law enforcement officers intercepted a package from California that had been shipped to the residence …
April 14, 2022
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Columbia Man Sentenced for Meth Trafficking

February 11, 2022
… he received a large package of methamphetamine shipped from California to distribute locally. Bryan Patton Tullous, … 26, 2019, law enforcement officers intercepted a package from California that had been shipped to the residence …
February 11, 2022
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Two Residents Plead Guilty to Meth Trafficking

September 02, 2021
… they received a large package of methamphetamine shipped from California to distribute locally. Bryan Patton Tullous, … 26, 2019, law enforcement officers intercepted a package from California that had been shipped to the residence …
September 02, 2021
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Springfield Man Pleads Guilty to Meth Conspiracy

June 02, 2021
… participated in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine from May 10 to Nov. 8, 2018. During the conspiracy, Iavolo received methamphetamine from a co-defendant who made multiple trips to Texas to …
June 02, 2021
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Kansas City man pleads guilty to meth conspiracy

December 17, 2020
… bags to the officer before he was able to wrest the bags from her. The officer was then contacted by the room … officer seized a bag of marijuana and a Taurus 9mm pistol from the truck. After obtaining a search warrant for …
December 17, 2020
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Monett man trafficked 'half the town'

October 29, 2020
… in Greene, Barry, Lawrence, and Howell Counties from May 10 to Dec. 19, 2018. Akins obtained at least 10 pounds of methamphetamine from co-defendant Damian Arreola-Chico, 30, of Purdy, Mo., …
October 29, 2020
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DEA and partners collect a record amount of unwanted medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

October 30, 2020
… again showed their dedication to remove prescription pills from their homes to prevent addiction before it starts. DEA, … Illinois – efforts which will help keep these drugs from being misused in our communities.” In addition to DEA’s …
October 30, 2020
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DEA announces launch of Project Safeguard

October 20, 2020
… are inextricably linked,” said Acting Administrator Shea.  “From the extreme levels of violence in Mexican cartels, to … that have little regard for human life, and profit from the pain and suffering of our people. Along with our …
October 20, 2020
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St. Louis man pleads guilty to drug-related murder and fentanyl distribution

October 05, 2020
… learned a prospective customer had purchased fentanyl from a rival drug dealer, instead of from Calvin’s drug trafficking organization. Calvin and …
October 05, 2020
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Operation LeGend results in 97 arrests to date, including five murder suspects

July 31, 2020
… continue to provide regular updates.” Among those arrested from July 15 to July 31, new federal charges have been filed … Additional federal agents were assigned to the operation from the FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bureau of …
July 31, 2020
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DEA St. Louis Division launches website for community resources

June 02, 2020
… resource website that provides information on everything from substance use prevention, treatment providers, and free … are living through the nightmare of a loved one suffering from substance use disorder, they don’t know where to turn,” …
June 02, 2020
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Walnut Shade woman sentenced to 20 years for heroin, fentanyl trafficking

March 09, 2020
… or more of heroin and/or 400 grams or more of fentanyl from Aug. 1, 2018, to Feb. 19, 2019. Brott was stopped for … of illegal drugs. Brott then removed two concealed packages from the groin area of her pants. The two packages contained …
March 09, 2020
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Springfield woman sentenced to 15 years for meth trafficking, and illegal firearms

February 04, 2020
… participating in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine from Dec. 7, 2016, to June 19, 2018, and to possessing … pistol. According to court documents, Hampton fled from the police prior to arrest, causing multiple collisions …
February 04, 2020
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Syracuse Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison Following Conviction for Drug and Firearm Offenses

February 14, 2024
… located a hidden compartment (or “trap”) in the dashboard. From within the trap, Detectives recovered over 400 grams of … The defendant was at that time under federal supervision from a prior conviction for possession with intent to …
February 14, 2024
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Nurse Practitioner Arrested for Unlawful Drug Distribution

February 09, 2024
… on 40 occasions to someone who was never his patient, from May 2021 to December 2023. The charges in the complaint … and Diversion Investigators, as well as Investigators from the New York State Department of Health, Bureau of …
February 09, 2024
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Federal Grand Jury Indicts Jamestown Felon on Gun and Meth Charges

November 08, 2023
… in a vehicle. The officer knew that Glover was suspended from driving. The officer stopped the vehicle and made … felony in Chautauqua County Court and is legally prohibited from possessing a firearm. Glover was arraigned before U.S. …
November 08, 2023
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Rochester Drug Conspiracy Leader Going to Prison for More than 17 Years

September 22, 2023
… three firearms, $225,000 in cash, and jewelry seized from his house valued at approximately $118,000.  Assistant … fentanyl to others, and receiving and storing cash proceeds from the distribution of fentanyl. On April 30, 2020, …
September 22, 2023
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Jamestown Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Heroin and Fentanyl Which Resulted in Two Deaths

August 10, 2023
… conducted controlled purchases of heroin and fentanyl from Medina. Subsequently, a search warrant was executed at … felony in Chautauqua County Court and is legally prohibited from possessing a firearm. The plea is the result of an …
August 10, 2023
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Nurse Practitioner Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Drug Distribution

August 11, 2023
… General, Office of Investigations. Simonson admitted that from at least January 2020 through October 2022, she … and HHS-OIG investigated the criminal case, with assistance from the New York State Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement.  …
August 11, 2023
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Jamestown Man Going to Prison on Drug and Gun Charges

June 14, 2023
… obtained approximately $112,000 in monetary proceeds from drug trafficking.  In March 2005, March 2009, and … attempted burglary, and DWI, and is legally prohibited from possessing a firearm. This effort is part of an …
June 14, 2023