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Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Meth Trafficking

… participated in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine from May 11 to July 15, 2020. Dryden was sentenced on June …
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St. Louis County Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Dealing Fatal Dose of Fentanyl and Heroin

… informant purchase a mix of fentanyl and ketamine twice from Kinney in October 2018. A court-approved search of …
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Man with Fentanyl Capsules Sentenced to 10 Years

… crime. Knudsen admitted that he obtained fentanyl from a source in St. Louis, Mo., and sold it to customers in …
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Missouri Man Sentenced to 17 Years for Heroin Conspiracy, Illegal Firearms

… one kilogram or more of heroin in the St. Joseph area from Sept. 1, 2019, to March 26, 2021, and to possessing a …
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Leader of Murderous St. Louis Drug Organization Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison

… II, 35, obtained bulk fentanyl and crystal methamphetamine from Arizona and supplied it to his co-conspirators, who …
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Multiple People Indicted for Meth Trafficking, Money Laundering

… in the same location. This co-located model enables agents from different agencies to collaborate on …
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Member of St. Louis Drug Ring Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison

… being offered. Bost later claimed credit, received $10,000 from Lee and then paid Johnson, plea agreements by Lee and …
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St. Louis Man Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison for Assaulting Deputy U.S. Marshals, Selling Methamphetamine

… Court Judge Matthew T. Schelp on Friday sentenced a man from St. Louis who injured two deputy U.S. marshals, one …
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Final Defendant of Nine Pleads Guilty to Heroin Conspiracy

… to distribute at least 100 grams of heroin in Greene County from Oct. 2, 2015, to Nov. 13, 2017. Elbert admitted that, …
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Pennsylvania Man Indicted for Meth Trafficking, Illegal Firearm

… traffic stop. Boykin told investigators he was traveling from Phoenix, Arizona, to Erie, Pennsylvania. The charges …
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Stolen Audi Leads to Jail Time for Fentanyl Dealer

… Washington driving the stolen vehicle and making a purchase from Wal-Mart. Investigators placed Washington under …
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Five Defendants Indicted for Conspiracy to Distribute Meth in Missouri

… a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Texas County from March 9 to July 11, 2022. In addition to the …
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Meth Conspiracy Charges Land Four Men in Prison

… distribute methamphetamine in Greene and Lawrence counties from June 6, 2018, to Sept. 7, 2018. Ball, who was a leader …
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Mexican National Sentenced to 27 Years for Large-Scale Drug-Trafficking Conspiracy

… or more of cocaine, and 50 grams of more of methamphetamine from 2015 to March 18, 2020. On March 18, 2020, federal …
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Missouri Doctor Admits Diluting Clinic’s Methadone

… to bottles of methadone to conceal a shortage of the drug from the Drug Enforcement Administration. Dr. Chand decided …
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Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Fentanyl That Caused Fatal Overdose

… 20, 2021, C.L. used one of the fentanyl pills he obtained from Carder. Later that morning, C.L.’s father found him in …
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Kansas Pharmacy Agrees to Pay $3 Million for Improperly Dispensing Meds

… prescription and when no verbal authorization was received from a physician. The government also resolved claims that …
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Springfield Felon Indicted for Illegal Firearm, Meth Trafficking

… community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and …
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Man Admits Participating in Drug-Linked St. Louis Murder

… 387-5067 StLouisDiversionOutreach@dea.gov ST. LOUIS - A man from St. Louis admitted participating in a 2017 murder on …
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DEA Invites Creative Teens to Enter Reel Prevention Competition

… prize, and $250 for the third prize. “Keeping young people from trying drugs is an important mission for the DEA,” said …
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Two Plead Guilty to Heroin Sales in St. Joseph

… Hughes admitted they participated in the heroin conspiracy from Sept. 1, 2019, to March 26, 2021. Hicks was arrested …
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Republic Man Sentenced for Meth Trafficking after High-Speed Chase

… Avenue and Primrose Street in Springfield, Mo. Yarger ran from the vehicle and was arrested after a short pursuit on …
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Final Two Defendants Convicted in Prison-Based Drug Trafficking Ring

… to an inmate-run drug trafficking ring headquartered from a prison cell in the Oklahoma State Penitentiary. …
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Creve Coeur Pharmacy and Owner to Pay $1.4 Million for Ignoring Signs of Illegal Drug Prescriptions

… Under the settlement agreement, Shlafshteyn is excluded from participating in the federal healthcare programs for a …
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Grocery Store Pharmacists Help Put St. Louis Man in Prison

… Care Associates, was able to intercept telephone calls from pharmacists at Schnucks, a local grocery store chain, …
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St. Louis Man Sentenced to 23 Years for Murder, Witness Tampering and Drug Charges

… 2016. Woodson and others bought large quantities of cocaine from convicted drug trafficker Adrian Lemons and Lemons’ …
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DEA Announces Results of 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… Day are available at www.deatakeback.com . Photos and video from Take Back Day are available at …
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Operation Frontier Justice - Topeka Results in 258 Arrests

… Justice was conducted by utilizing strategies derived from the U.S. Marshals counter-gang model. These strategies …
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St. Louis man pleads guilty to murder-for-hire, witness tampering and drug charges

… 2016. Woodson and others bought large quantities of cocaine from convicted drug trafficker Adrian Lemons and Lemons’ …
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Operation LeGend Results in 355 Arrests, Including 33 Murder Suspects

… Additional federal agents were assigned to the operation from the FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bureau of …