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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

… 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 …
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DEA Takes Down Drug Den Day Care

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

… 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, …
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Robber Sentenced To 35 Years For Conspiring To Commit Drug Robberies, Distribute Narcotics And Illegally Using A Firearm

… 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 …
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Riverhead Physician Assistant Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Illegally Prescribe Oxycodone

… 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 …
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Southampton Town Councilman Sentenced To 24 Months In Prison For Conspiring To Illegally Distribute Oxycodone

… 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 …
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Gang Member Arrested On Gun And Drug Charges

… 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. …
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Seven Arrested, Charged With Drug Conspiracy And Money Laundering

… 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 …
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Two Members Of Manhattan Trinitarios Gang Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court For Racketeering And Firearms Offenses

… 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. …
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NYPD Officer Assigned To Harlem Precinct Indicted For Armed Robbery And Narcotics Trafficking

… 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 …
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Two More Arrests In Heroin Trafficking Ring Based In Otsego County

… 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 …
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Federal Jury Convicts Two Syracuse Men For Conspiracy To Import And Distribute Synthetic Drug “Molly”

… 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 …
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Correction Officer Sentenced To 8 Years In Prison For Receiving A Bribe Of $100,000 In Cocaine

… 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 …
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Manhattan Doctor Pleads Guilty To Illegally Selling Prescriptions To Drug Trafficking Organization

… 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 …
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77-Year Sentence Imposed On Anchorage Man For Drug Trafficking, Kidnapping, And Using Firearms In Furtherance Of Those Crimes

… 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 …
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Houston Man Sentenced To 147 Months In Prison For His Role In $1.2 Million Dollar Cocaine Conspiracy

… 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 …
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DEA-led Investigation Results In 10 Defendants Pleading Guilty In Million Dollar Meth Conspiracy

… 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 …
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San Diego Area Prescription Take Back Numbers Released

… Ysidro - (619) 671-4500 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 …
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Yakama Nation Captain Awarded DEA Tribal Narcotics Officer Of The Year

… Yakima Resident Office’s mission. “Captain Shike III comes from a lineage of Yakamas that have proudly and well served … a half of a million marijuana plants have been eradicated from these lands. Because of these efforts and his ability …
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Jury Convicts Columbia Man Of Marijuana Conspiracy

… more than 100 kilograms of marijuana in Boone County from 2005 to December 2008. During the investigation, law … of money laundering related to transfers of funds derived from the drug-trafficking conspiracy or conducting financial …
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Seven Charged With Drug Trafficking As Part Of Nationwide Enforcement Targeting Mexican Cartels

… including cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and marijuana from Mexico into the United States.  These cartels are also … for laundering millions of dollars in criminal proceeds from illegal drug trafficking activities. Individuals …
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DEA And Otsego County Sheriff's Office Arrest Two Defendants On Drug Charges

… 2011, a quantity of Oxycodone powder was purchased from Remillard during the investigation.  In Late December … Sheriff's Office had previously obtained the search warrant from County Court Judge Brian D. Burns.  The search resulted …
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Undercover Operation Reveals Inmates Plan To Commit Murder

… Administration Albany District Office with assistance from the New York State Department of Financial Services … who spearheaded this investigation with collaboration from the Otsego County District Attorney's Office, the NYS …
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Member Of Home Invasion Robbery Crew Sentenced To 27 Years For Murdering Pregnant Woman During Botched Robbery

… In the spring of 2001, the crew received information from a member of an international drug trafficking … Enforcement Task Force which comprises agents and officers from the DEA, New York City Police Department and New York …
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Federal Grand Jury Indicts Five For Conspiracy, Smuggling And Money Laundering In “Spice” Case

… Wisconsin, the defendants conspired to purchase and import from China chemicals known as JWH018, AM2201, UR-144, and … The government is seeking forfeiture of proceeds derived from the alleged criminal activities. The five defendants …
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Defendants Sentenced In $25 Million Tax Fraud And Drug Conspiracy

… drug trafficking activities. According to court documents, from January 2010 to March 2012, Joel Santana-Pierna led his … security numbers. Most of these stolen identities were from citizens of Puerto Rico. Using this stolen information, …
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East Bay Counterfeit Drug Manufacturer Convicted

… plea, Beckford, 28, of Oakland, Calif., admitted that from January 17, 2014, through December 12, 2015, he engaged in a scheme to import controlled substances from China and other foreign sources, obtain manufacturing …
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23 Charged In Drug Distribution Conspiracy And Related Crimes

… the DEA intercepted at least 500 grams of cocaine headed from Fresno to Northern California.  The second seizure … the result of an investigation by the DEA with assistance from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and …
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8 Indicted In Heroin, Methamphetamine Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… was the head of a drug trafficking organization that from March 1, 2016, through June 16, 2017, imported and … and the Bakersfield Police Department with assistance from Kern County Probation Department, Bureau of Alcohol, …
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Marijuana Dispensary Owner Sentenced To Five Years In Prison

… October of 2011) for approximately $200,000, using funds from the CVCC and MediZen dispensary. Davies and Smith also … made in a well-funded PR campaign, documents obtained from the dispensaries in the course of the investigation …