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Member Of Violent Gang Sentenced To Nearly Five Years In Prison For Racketeering And Firearm And Drug Trafficking Offenses

… across his chest – law enforcement had recovered firearms from similar bags in the past. During a search of Darosa’s … in the same location. This co-located model enables agents from different agencies to collaborate on …
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New Orleans Man Sentenced for Using Stash House to Violate Federal Controlled Substances and Gun Control Acts

… heroin, and fentanyl in New Orleans from August 2022 through October 12, 2022.  During this … community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and …
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Violent Bridgeport Gang Member Sentenced to More Than 22 Years in Federal Prison

… to their crimes and to protect gang members and associates from detection and prosecution by law enforcement … gangs have been convicted of federal offenses stemming from this investigation, which has and solved eight murders …
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Federal and Local Law Enforcement Announce New Public Education Campaign to Highlight Danger of Fentanyl – “Death in Disguise”

… There’s not a community, family, or person that is immune from the dangers of fentanyl, which is why our joint … The young people targeted in these presentations will hear from members of law enforcement, prosecutors, health care …
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Eight Indicted In Money Laundering Ring

… that involved the laundering of drug proceeds and proceeds from stolen and/or fraudulent gift cards. During a … marijuana proceeds being transported by Wei Qing Zeng from New York to China Gourmet in Boston. The cash was found …
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Gang Member Involved in Courthouse Shooting Sentenced

… to their crimes and to protect gang members and associates from detection and prosecution by law enforcement authorities.  From approximately 2017 until August 2020, GHB/Hotz members …
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14 Arrested After Federal, State And Local Investigation Into Waterbury Drug Trafficking

… and heroin, and approximately $20,000 in cash, were seized from other locations. Each defendant is charged by criminal … drug trafficking in Waterbury and remove those involved from our community,” said Chief Spagnolo.  “We look forward …
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Violent Drug Dealers Who Attempted to Shoot and Kill a Spokane Police Officer Sentenced to Decades in Prison

… it had been involved in a crash. Wynecoop attempted to run from the scene but was arrested. During a search of the … in the leg and the head. The officer thankfully recovered from his injuries. During a search of the vehicle used by …
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Eleven Charged for Drug Trafficking in Southern Illinois

… Illinois. “DEA is committed to removing these individuals from every aspect of society by working with our law … of a jury. DEA led the investigation with assistance from the Carbondale Police Department, ATF, the U.S. …
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Leader, Members of Galloping Goose Motorcycle Club Indicted for Criminal Racketeering Enterprise

… count of attempted extortion. The indictment alleges that, from July 1, 2020, to July 15, 2021, they attempted to … to distribute methamphetamine in Camden and Miller Counties from Aug. 1 to Oct. 31, 2022. Tonka Ponder is also charged …
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DEA and Kansas Law Enforcement Partners Join Together to Find Drug Traffickers behind Overdoses

… Kansas One Pill Can Kill Initiative aims to gather data from these overdose events to help combat the drug … alert in September 2021 to warn the public about the danger from fentanyl. Four in 10 pills examined by DEA labs contain …
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NDNY launches human trafficking task force with local, federal, and state law enforcement partners

… human trafficking. The task force is comprised of members from the United States Attorney’s Office; Federal Bureau of … training for members of the task force.  National experts from the Department of Justice’s Human Trafficking …
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DEA and partners hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on October 27

… that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet,” said Acting Administrator …
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First of Six-Member Drug Trafficking Ring Bringing Hundreds of Pounds of Narcotics to Western Washington Sentenced to 8.5 Years in Prison

… 1-888-219-4261 Group Used RV’s and Mail to Ship Drugs from California IMG_20220928_140741_2.jpg K-9 Ginger with … Administration Seattle Field Division with assistance from the Seattle Police Department, Customs and Border …
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24 Federally Indicted in San Antonio for Alleged Drug and Firearm Trafficking

… the defendants face varying ranges of time in prison, from maximum sentences of 15 or 20 years to penalties of … DEA are leading the investigation with valuable assistance from the U.S. Marshals Service, Texas Department of Public …
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Final Defendant in Nationwide Meth Trafficking Ring Pleads Guilty

… 100 pounds (over 45 kilograms) of 100% pure methamphetamine from Keleman that he picked up on behalf of Alkayisi from a UPS store in Rhode Island. Keleman is the 11th and …
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Former U.S. Border Patrol Agent Sentenced to 87 Months in Prison for Attempting to Distribute Methamphetamine and Receiving Bribes

… allow unauthorized immigrants to enter the United States from Mexico. Hernandez also agreed to move methamphetamine and other controlled substances from the Southern District of California further north to …
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Major Indictment Targets Southeastern Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… - (910) 815-4513 Operation Carpet Ride charges 32 from Georgia, Florida, Puerto Rico Cocaine HCl3.jpg cocaine … Liberty, Richmond, and Tattnall counties, and elsewhere, from as early as January 2016. As described in the 49-count …
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Ten Defendants Charged in Augusta-area Drug Trafficking Operation

… investigation that identified a pipeline of illegal drugs from Mexico routed through Atlanta and into the greater … led to multiple searches and evidence seizures from residences, vehicles, and hotel rooms. Those charged in …
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DEA and partners collect a record amount of unwanted medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… again showed their dedication to remove prescription pills from their homes to prevent addiction before it starts. DEA, … Day are available at www.deatakeback.com . Photos and video from Take Back Day are available at …
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Additional Affiliates of Ghost Face Gangsters Street Gang Plead Guilty to Federal Charges

… Gangsters, a violent criminal street gang largely operated from inside Georgia’s prison system. The multi-agency … and the Bloomingdale Police Department, with assistance from the U.S. Marshals Service.             The case is …
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Extradition of Honduran Nationals in Fight Against Fentanyl Trafficking in the Tenderloin District of San Francisco

… drug trafficking activities.  On September 2, 2020, he fled from the home where he was required to stay while on … the safety and health of our community, if you flee from justice, if you think you can hide, you are wrong.  DEA …
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Fourteen Members of Major Drug Organization that Trafficked Hundreds of Kilograms of Cocaine and Fentanyl Sentenced

… crime.” According to court documents and court proceedings, from 2017 to 2022, the defendants were members of a large … shows that the DTO had ties to, and was directly supplied from, the Sinaloa and CJNG cartels. According to court …
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Members of Mexican Cartel Pipeline Indicted on Charges of Distributing Large Quantities of Fentanyl in Adams County

… networks and their supply chain. This includes everyone from the suppliers of precursor chemicals to the … on this case, to prevent this number of narcotics from reaching the streets of Adams and Broomfield Counties. …
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Nine Lubbock Cocaine Dealers Charged

… federal operation organized by the DEA with assistance from local, state and federal law enforcement partners.  … the DEA and the Lubbock Police Department with assistance from the Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office, the Bureau of …
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Ft. Worth Doctors Leave Patients Wasted and Dazed in a Pill Mill Operation; 49 Arrested

… allegedly used a network of recruiters to enlist “patients” from the community and local homeless shelters.  Recruiters … to $200 cash, to obtain controlled substance prescriptions from Dr. Capistrano and Dr. Noel.  The recruiters – who paid …
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21 Members of Multi-State Fentanyl, Meth and Cocaine Trafficking Ring Arrested

… large amounts of methamphetamine, cocaine and fentanyl from Kevin Backstrom, 56, of Los Angeles and another … with intent to distribute. Law enforcement officers from 22 different agencies served search and arrest warrants …
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Richland Physician Sentenced for Conspiring to Distribute Medically Unnecessary Fentanyl Patches, Opioid Pills and Other Controlled Substances

… substances. Text messages recovered by investigators from Arnold’s and Mata’s phones demonstrated that Dr. Arnold … informant, posing as a patient, sought treatment from Dr. Arnold for a headache. The confidential informant’s …
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20 gang members charged for drug trafficking and firearms violations in Puerto Rico

… the success of this operation.” The indictment alleges that from in or about the year 2015, to the date of the return of … detection. Some co-conspirators would collect the profits from the drug trafficking sales and travel within the …
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Akron, Ohio Doctor Is Sentenced To 5 Years In Federal Prison For Illegally Distributing Prescription Painkillers

… specializing in family medicine, obstetrics and gynecology. From August 2011 through October 2012, Heim and others … thousands of doses of prescription painkillers to customers from Heim’s office on Ridge Park Drive in Akron, as reported …