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Man pleads guilty to selling heroin and gun possession in Western District of New York

… 11, 2018, the DEA conducted a controlled purchase of heroin from the defendant. On July 19, 2018, a federal search …
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Wayne County dealer arrested on cocaine charge

… the defendant purchased cocaine on three separate occasions from individuals working with the Wayne County Sheriff’s …
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Hamburg man sentenced for drug conspiracy and threatening a witness

… Shortly thereafter, Paternostro started writing letters from prison threatening to hurt or kill the victim who was a …
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Guilty plea in fentanyl case

… On Aug. 16, 2017, the DEA arrested McCray and recovered from the defendant’s pocket an amount of heroin intended for …
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Federal search warrant results in seizure of 1,500 small bags of heroin/fentanyl and one arrest

… Office and the Amsterdam Police Department, with assistance from the New York State Police and the Johnstown Police …
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Buffalo man pleads guilty to selling butyryl fentanyl

… Administration arranged to purchase five grams of fentanyl from the defendant. The following day, the individual met up …
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Man sentenced for selling cocaine near a Buffalo School

… 1132 East Lovejoy Street, which is located directly across from Buffalo Public School #43, the Lovejoy Discovery …
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Unanimous jury convicts heroin supplier after four-day trial

… According to court documents and the evidence at trial: From January 2017 up to July 2017, Mercedes, a/k/a “Celly,” …
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Brooklyn man sentenced for selling cocaine

… 1132 East Lovejoy Street, which is located directly across from Buffalo Public School #43, the Lovejoy Discovery …
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Buffalo man sentenced for his role in cross country drug conspiracy

… the defendant purchased multi-kilo quantities of cocaine from a source in Houston, Texas. Co-defendant Mark Ramos, an …
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Kanawha County Man Sentenced to More Than 16 Years in Prison for Federal Drug Crime

… contained methamphetamine to the confidential informant from approximately December 2022 to in or about April 2024. …
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Indiana Man Sentenced to Over 8 Years for Meth Trafficking

… including the DEA North Central Laboratory with assistance from the Indiana State Police and the Mishawaka Police …
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Illinois Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Possession with Intent to Distribute Heroin and Possessing a Firearm During and in Furtherance of a Drug Crime

… – and two firearms. Smith had a prior federal conviction from 2015 for selling heroin. Smith was indicted in January …
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Raleigh County Man Sentenced to Prison for Fentanyl Crime

… Drug and Violent Crime Unit, which consists of officers from the West Virginia State Police, the Raleigh County …
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Steroids

Steroids

January 25, 2025
Anabolic steroids are synthetically produced variants of the naturally occurring male hormone testosterone that are abused in an attempt to promote muscle growth, enhance athletic or other physical performance, and improve physical appearance. Testosterone, trenbolone, oxymetholone, methandrostenolone, nandrolone, stanozolol, boldenone, and oxandrolone are some of the anabolic steroids that are...
January 25, 2025
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Narcotics (Opioids)

Opium

January 22, 2025
Opium is a highly addictive non-synthetic narcotic that is extracted from the poppy plant, Papaver somniferum. The opium poppy is the key source for many narcotics, including morphine, codeine, and heroin.
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Diversion Investigator Careers

January 22, 2025
… to perform investigative work Ability to gather data from multiple sources Ability to research and analyze data …
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Third Ward Narcotics Dealer Heads to Prison

… enforcement operation revealed Jerry was selling narcotics from a drug house in Third Ward. Jerry sold counterfeit …
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Brevard County Man Sentenced to More Than 11 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine

… controlled purchases of multiple ounces of methamphetamine from Naber. After a third controlled purchase failed when …
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Louisville’s Big Four Bridge turns red to honor National Red Ribbon Week

… a Red Ribbon during the last week in October, Americans from all walks of life demonstrate their opposition to …
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Indiana Man Sentenced to Over 7 Years for Drug and Firearm Offenses

… Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives with assistance from the LaPorte County Drug Task Force, the Michigan City …
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Sacramento Man Indicted for Methamphetamine Trafficking

… and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, with assistance from the High-Intensity Drug-Trafficking Area Task Force. …
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Hays County Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison

… of fentanyl. Thayer had been purchasing fentanyl pills from other dealers in and around Hays County for personal …
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Kentucky Man Sentenced to 120 Months in Prison for Drug Trafficking

… by the Drug Enforcement Administration with assistance from the Indiana State Police and the Allen County Sheriff’s …
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LaPorte Man Sentenced To 144 Months for Meth Distribution Offense

… Explosives and the Drug Enforcement Agency with assistance from the DEA North Central Laboratory and the LaPorte County …
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Havelock Man Convicted of Multiple Drug Offenses

… of heroin in the Havelock area for approximately one year from 2018–2019. He involved several people in his scheme, …
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Federal jury convicts Bryson City woman of distribution of a controlled substance resulting in death

… identified in court documents as “J.F.,” ordered heroin from White. White agreed to supply the heroin to J.F. and …
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New York Man Sentenced for Fentanyl Trafficking

… Vasquez brought over 30,000 bags of fentanyl laced heroin from the Bronx to Springfield on March 30, 2022. Acting …
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Angelina County Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Meth

… to purchase kilogram amounts of methamphetamine directly from Lopez on multiple occasions.  This case was …
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Mexican City Council Woman Admits to Trafficking Nearly a million dollars in cocaine

… On June 10, Denisse Ahumada-Martinez drove a vehicle from Reynosa, Mexico, into the United States to the …