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Cocaine Drug Ring Dismantled In Albany

December 15, 2011
… twelve people on drug and conspiracy charges stemming from a five month investigation into illegal drug activity … Saratoga Springs Police requested assistance from the DEA Task Force in Albany. Task Force Agents and …
December 15, 2011
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Buffalo Man Charged With Federal Robbery Of A Pharmacy And Illegal Sale Of Oxycodone

March 02, 2011
… vaulted over a counter which separated the restricted from the public areas and proceeded to put the pharmacy … markings on the sold oxycodone coincided with those stolen from the Clinton Pharmacy on December 31, 2010. “This case …
March 02, 2011
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Mexican National Admits Growing Marijuana On Public Lands

April 28, 2014
… was arrested on Hwy 21 near Lowman, a few miles from an outdoor marijuana growing operation on Little Beaver … officers located and eradicated all live marijuana plants from these camps.  The fourth co-defendant, Mariah …
April 28, 2014
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DEA, SPD & ATF Seize Cache Of Guns In Magnolia Home

May 12, 2014
… violating a domestic violence court order and is prohibited from possessing firearms.  Hiddleston allegedly supplied the … violence protection order and therefore is prohibited from possessing firearms. Distribution of heroin is …
May 12, 2014
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Three More Arrests In Las Vegas To Anchorage Cocaine And Money Laundering Conspiracy

March 03, 2015
… U.S. Mail, or other parcel delivery services, to send money from Alaska to Hatton, Langdon, and other conspirators, in … the indictment seek to forfeit property allegedly derived from or used in the drug or money laundering conspiracies, …
March 03, 2015
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Three Life Sentences Imposed On Man Following Convictions For Drug Trafficking, Kidnapping, Using Firearms, And HIPAA Violations

May 21, 2015
… pure methamphetamine, as well as other drugs, into Alaska from California. On March 13, 2013, Seugasala, Khaminvong, … “cannot be deterred, so the public needs to be protected from you.” The fact that Seugasala committed these crimes …
May 21, 2015
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DEA Hosts Its Sixth Statewide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day April 27 As Public Participation Continues To Rise

April 24, 2013
… The majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet, according to surveys of …
April 24, 2013
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18 Arrested On Cocaine Drug Trafficking Charges

June 05, 2013
… organization that would import kilos of cocaine from Mexico, transport them covertly to locations in Tucson … Court.  The investigation was led by DEA with assistance from the Sierra Vista Police Department, Cochise County …
June 05, 2013
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One Suspect Charged As Feds Shutter 2 San Diego-Area Smuggling Tunnels

April 04, 2014
… tunnel was detected Thursday morning as investigators from Mexico, in close coordination with special agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement'(ICE) Homeland …
April 04, 2014
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International Narcotics Distributor Pleads Guilty To Multiple Narcotics And Money Laundering Conspiracies

August 04, 2016
… of heroin, and more than a thousand kilograms of marijuana, from Mexico into the United States and distributed those … time period to transport millions of dollars of proceeds from the sale of those narcotics back to Mexico, in a way …
August 04, 2016
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“YGz” Gang Member Pleads Guilty To Attempted Murders In Connection With Racketeering Conspiracy

August 29, 2016
… residents and innocent bystanders with violence stemming from its feuds with rivals, and flooding the streets with … other gang members to further the interests of the gang.  From at least 2005 to June 2016, members and associates of …
August 29, 2016
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Final Defendant Sentenced In ‘Operation Frozen Freight’

June 13, 2014
… trailers to package and ship loads of marijuana from Arizona to Ohio, then to package, ship or deposit cash proceeds from those sales. Charges in the initial and superseding …
June 13, 2014
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"Operation Smack Talk" Results In The Seizure Of Nearly 90 Pounds Of White Heroin Seven Defendants Arrested In One Of The State’s Largest Heroin Busts

June 17, 2014
… responsible for distributing hundreds of pounds of heroin from Tucson to various cities on the west coast.  On June … a bedroom closet.  The heroin was smuggled into Arizona from Mexico utilizing non-factory hidden compartments in …
June 17, 2014
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DEA Takes Down Drug Den Day Care

May 13, 2016
… Arrest Team, Repeat Offender Unit and tactical teams from Phoenix PD, Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, and …
May 13, 2016
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Member Of Alleged International Organization Of Money Launderers For The Largest Drug Cartels Extradited To The United States

April 15, 2016
… in August 2015, on a provisional arrest warrant issued from the Eastern District of New York, and was extradited to … superseding indictment, the investigation determined that from approximately January 1, 2004 through December 31, …
April 15, 2016
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Robber Sentenced To 35 Years For Conspiring To Commit Drug Robberies, Distribute Narcotics And Illegally Using A Firearm

June 16, 2016
… his co-conspirator later recovered two kilograms of cocaine from the victim’s apartment. During another attempted … proceeds, Nolasco shot them rather than pay them the money from the sale. After shooting both drug traffickers in the …
June 16, 2016
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Riverhead Physician Assistant Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Illegally Prescribe Oxycodone

June 17, 2016
… and receiving large quantities of cash - half the profit from prior illegal sales. As part of his guilty plea, Troyan … and a pharmacy chain, removed prescription authority from numerous rogue doctors, and expanded …
June 17, 2016
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Southampton Town Councilman Sentenced To 24 Months In Prison For Conspiring To Illegally Distribute Oxycodone

June 24, 2016
… 2015, Bender received phony prescriptions for oxycodone from a Riverhead physician assistant, Michael Troyan. Bender … clinic, and pharmacy chain, removed prescription authority from numerous rogue doctors, and expanded …
June 24, 2016
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Gang Member Arrested On Gun And Drug Charges

June 29, 2016
… away. A chase ensued during which Ramos threw something from his car window. The object, which turned out to be … later, the Erie County Sheriff’s Department received a call from an individual identifying themselves as Gregory Ramos. …
June 29, 2016
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Seven Arrested, Charged With Drug Conspiracy And Money Laundering

January 22, 2013
… and cocaine. The defendant shipped the drugs from California to Buffalo for distribution by his … with a sense of urgency to protect the citizens of Buffalo from this drug trafficking organization." "This …
January 22, 2013
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Two Members Of Manhattan Trinitarios Gang Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court For Racketeering And Firearms Offenses

February 14, 2013
… competitors, and individuals who stole narcotics proceeds from the enterprise. Members and associates of the WHMO … dispute over $150,000 of drug proceeds that had been stolen from the WHMO. Feliz and Minier are half-brothers. Mr. …
February 14, 2013
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NYPD Officer Assigned To Harlem Precinct Indicted For Armed Robbery And Narcotics Trafficking

April 04, 2013
… and search warrants, and then forcibly took drugs and money from the traffickers. Members of the crew restrained the … Task (DETF) which his comprised of agents and officers from the DEA, NYPD and the NYSP; along with the NYPD …
April 04, 2013
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Two More Arrests In Heroin Trafficking Ring Based In Otsego County

April 04, 2013
… every member of this heroin trafficking ring faces justice. From the Bronx source of supply, to the recent arrests of … resources to dismantle organizations profiting from the sale of poison in our communities.”  Sheriff …
April 04, 2013
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Federal Jury Convicts Two Syracuse Men For Conspiracy To Import And Distribute Synthetic Drug “Molly”

May 16, 2013
… Judge Glenn T. Suddaby. These prosecutions resulted from an investigation first undertaken in the spring of … this lab-created poison for profit in our communities from the street corner dealer to the source of supply based …
May 16, 2013
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Correction Officer Sentenced To 8 Years In Prison For Receiving A Bribe Of $100,000 In Cocaine

September 17, 2013
… Duvivier, received the cocaine worth approximately $100,000 from an undercover agent posing as the inmate's cousin. Whitfield's car was spotted just a few blocks away from the meeting place, and members of the DEA Strike Force …
September 17, 2013
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Manhattan Doctor Pleads Guilty To Illegally Selling Prescriptions To Drug Trafficking Organization

September 18, 2013
… that illegally obtained painkiller prescriptions from Gibbs. Named in the same indictment as Gibbs, Vaughan … (Group TDS-NY) which is comprised of agents and officers from the U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA), the New York City …
September 18, 2013
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77-Year Sentence Imposed On Anchorage Man For Drug Trafficking, Kidnapping, And Using Firearms In Furtherance Of Those Crimes

June 10, 2015
… pure methamphetamine, as well as other drugs, into Alaska from California. On March 13, 2013, Seugasala, Khamnivong, … hit two police cars and then threw a loaded firearm from his vehicle. The firearm was found by a citizen on the …
June 10, 2015
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Houston Man Sentenced To 147 Months In Prison For His Role In $1.2 Million Dollar Cocaine Conspiracy

June 20, 2017
… to do all that is possible to keep our communities safe from the drug traffickers who seek to do us harm.”  SAC … for distributing a minimum of 120 kilograms of cocaine from Texas into the Midwest, specifically the St. Louis …
June 20, 2017
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DEA-led Investigation Results In 10 Defendants Pleading Guilty In Million Dollar Meth Conspiracy

August 16, 2017
… following individuals all pled guilty to charges resulting from the conspiracy: Travis L. Bethel, 46, of Urbana, … moved drug proceeds and illegally obtained assets to/from those residences, and were involved in money laundering …
August 16, 2017
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San Diego Area Prescription Take Back Numbers Released

October 28, 2016
… Divsersion.SAN@dea.gov SAN DIEGO - The final tally is in from the 12th National Prescription Take-Back Day which took … than 3,500 tons) of prescription drugs have been removed from medicine cabinets, kitchen drawers, and nightstands by …
October 28, 2016