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DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day

… the public on the serious dangers of fentanyl poisoning from fake pills and other illicit drugs.  DEA supports the … the dangers of fentanyl, fake pills, and purchasing drugs online. Just one of these fake pills can be enough to take a …
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Felon Pleads Guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute

… to his guilty plea, on October 3, 2019, Alexander traveled from his Towson, Maryland residence to New York to acquire … in Maryland. The following day, as Alexander was returning from New York to Maryland, law enforcement conducted a … also recovered approximately $3,357 in U.S. currency from Alexander’s person at the time of the arrest. As …
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DEA Washington Division Participating in Community Events for National Night Out

… National Night Out was established in 1984 with funding from the Bureau of Justice Assistance of the U.S. Department … safety demonstrations, seminars, youth events, visits from emergency personnel, and more. National Night Out sends … expecting over 16,000 communities and millions of people from all 50 states, U.S. territories, and military bases …
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Jarod A. Forget named Special Agent in Charge of the Washington Division

… assigned to DEA’s New York Drug Enforcement Task Force. From there, he spent a number of years working at the … trafficking organizations, shut down illicit opioid dealers from China and Mexico, and established collaborative strike …
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Bristol Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Meth and Firearms Convictions

… a firearm. According to court documents, the charges stem from a Washington County Virginia Sheriff’s Office traffic stop in January 2020, where Himes fled from police and was later found to be in possession of … firearm and more crystal ice methamphetamine were recovered from the front passenger seat of Himes’ vehicle. At the time …
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Member of Bristol, Virginia Methamphetamine Drug Ring Sentenced

… woman, who conspired with others to traffic methamphetamine from multiple states into Southwest Virginia, was sentenced … woman, who conspired with others to traffic methamphetamine from multiple states into Southwest Virginia, was sentenced … trafficking more than 10 kilograms of methamphetamine from Houston, Texas, and that her illicit distribution …
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Forrestville Man Sentenced to Over 29 Years for Cocaine Conspiracy and Gun Violations

… Rod J. Rosenstein.         According to his plea agreement, from February 2001 to December 2004 Burton conspired to … grams and 1.5 kilograms of cocaine base (crack cocaine).  From 2002 until 2004, Burton used an apartment at 3502 …
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Five Indicted in Scheme to Defraud Investment Banking Firm

… of a FBW customer, with directions to forward money from that customer’s account to a bank account to … knowledge or consent, directing the transfer of $90,000 from the customer’s FBW account to an account in the name of Ugochukwu Onwudiegwu. Leslie Reynolds faxed the order from a fax machine in Maryland to Tonya Tyson at FBW in …
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Silver Spring Man Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in OCDETF Cocaine Conspiracy

… of facts presented at his guilty plea on August 8, 2005, from 2001 through February, 2004 numerous individuals … intent to distribute cocaine and heroin by procuring drugs from Guatemala for redistribution in and around Maryland and … in 2001 and continuing into 2003, Alma obtained cocaine from members of this conspiracy for resale in the District …
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Leaders of Baltimore Drug Conspiracy Plead Guilty

… provided to the court as part of their plea agreements, from about December 2003 until February 2006, Leonardo Wells obtained kilogram quantities of cocaine from various sources, and distributed these quantities to … Wells when he went to meet one of his wholesale customers from Hagerstown, MD. Leonardo became aware of law …
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Federal Grand Jury Returns Superceding Indictment Against Members of Major Drug Organization

… Bascom and Smith primarily arranged for the shipment of PCP from other areas for later distribution to the District of … Belmont Street, N.W., who is alleged to have obtained PCP from the local Maryland man, and who was the major … that has seized multi-gallon quantities of PCP from the members – PCP that has been valued at nearly $1 …
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DEA’s Fifth National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Results in Another Big Haul

… 488,395 pounds (244 tons) of prescription medications from members of the public. When added to the collections from DEA’s previous four Take- Back events, more than 2 … (1,018 tons) of prescription medications were removed from circulation. According to the 2011 Substance Abuse and …
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Cocaine Dealer In St. Mary’s County Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced To 14 Years In Prison

… entered an order requiring Allen to forfeit $14,706 seized from his residence during the execution of a search warrant, … D.C. Field Office.    According to his plea agreement, from February 2012 to April 2013, Allen obtained cocaine and heroin from co-conspirator Jamar Holt, for distribution to …
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Oxon Hill Felon Exiled To 7 Years In Prison For A Heroin Distribution Conspiracy And Being A Felon In Possession Of A Gun

… DEA Seized an Uzi submachine gun from defendant’s residence GREENBELT, Md. - U.S. District … Sheriff Tim Cameron. According to Bruce’s plea agreement, from July 2013 until approximately July 2014, Bruce … and Saint Mary’s Counties, Maryland.  Bruce obtained heroin from one or more suppliers, and used his residence on …
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Cocaine Dealer Exiled To Over 10 Years In Prison

… Arranged for cocaine to be smuggled from California to Maryland in concealed vehicle “traps” … that once the cocaine arrived in Maryland, it was removed from the cars at co-defendant Tommy Heard’s home. During the … learned that a vehicle containing drugs was being driven from California to Baltimore. On May 14, 2012, law …
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DEA St. Louis Division Hosts Families with Loved Ones who Died from Illegal Drugs

… St. Louis Division Hosts Families with Loved Ones who Died from Illegal Drugs June 27, 2024 St. Louis Contact Info … family summits as part of our commitment to decrease deaths from illegal drugs,” said Special Agent in Charge Michael A. … in the United States in 2023. The number of people dying from drugs has decreased, while the number of deaths from …
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Woman Who Dealt Drugs From Her Lake Stevens Restaurant Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison

… Woman Who Dealt Drugs From Her Lake Stevens Restaurant Sentenced to 10 Years in … Registration: Oregon 1-888-219-4261 Husband Absconded from 10-Year Sentence and Remains a Fugitive Lk Stevens drug …
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Oxycodone Drug Trafficking Ring Faces Federal And State Operating From Massachusetts, Florida And Puerto Rico

… Drug Trafficking Ring Faces Federal And State Operating From Massachusetts, Florida And Puerto Rico April 11, 2013 … have brought down an oxycodone ring that distributed drugs from Massachusetts to Puerto Rico,” stated Attorney General …
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Violent Sex Offender from Blytheville Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Production of Child Pornography

… Violent Sex Offender from Blytheville Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for … to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States. HSTF Little Rock comprises agents and officers from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and …
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Two Brothers From Des Plaines Among 24 Defendants Charged With Trafficking Large Quantities Of Cocaine And Heroin

… Two Brothers From Des Plaines Among 24 Defendants Charged With … distributing it in the Chicago area and Wisconsin. Agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Drug …
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More Than A Million Dosages Of Heroin Removed From The Streets Before Fourth Of July Holiday Weekend

… More Than A Million Dosages Of Heroin Removed From The Streets Before Fourth Of July Holiday Weekend July … the seizure of 64 kilograms of packaged (140 lbs.) from a single-family private residence located in the …
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Cumberland County man admits conspiring to distribute opioids, launder millions of dollars in drug proceeds

… suspended Chatmon’s pharmacist license for two years. From January 2017 until August 2018, Chatmon obtained large … filling the orders for the customers of the unlicensed online pharmacy, knowing that the customers did not have …
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Newport News Pharmacy Agrees to Pay Civil Penalty under the Controlled Substances Act

… to pay $125,000 to settle civil penalty claims stemming from alleged record-keeping violations associated with … are designed to protect the health and safety of the public from dangers posed by highly addictive or dangerous … to take a number of measures to prevent the violations from reoccurring. The resolution obtained in this matter was …
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Member of Meth Conspiracy Sentenced to 25 Years for Narcotics Trafficking & International Money Laundering

… Texas, and South Carolina to traffic methamphetamine from Mexico into Southwest Virginia and then launder the … Texas to pick up large quantities of methamphetamine from accomplices who acted as a conduit from multiple sources in Mexico. In order to launder the …
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Roanoke Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Traffic Methamphetamine, Fentanyl, Heroin, and Cocaine

… for conspiring with others to traffic dangerous drugs from sources across the country into the Roanoke Valley. … of methamphetamine and opioids, including fentanyl, from drug sources in both the Northeastern United States as … Virginia State Police investigated the case with assistance from the region’s High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area …
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Federal Jury Convicts Baltimore Defense Attorney for Money Laundering Conspiracy

… Office.  The United States Attorney has recused himself from this case. The trial evidence proved that Ravenell received drug proceeds from clients and associates who engaged in drug … Ravenell also received substantial cash payments derived from drug sales as compensation for laundering money.  The …
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DC Man Sentenced for Multi-Kilogram Cocaine Conspiracy

… to the greater Washington, DC area through parcels shipped from California where his source of supply was located. … the CS that he wanted to purchase 15 kilograms of cocaine from the CS. In June 2021, the CS advised Saturne that a … soon. Saturne agreed to purchase 10 kilograms of cocaine from that shipment. Saturne was arrested after agreeing to …
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California Methamphetamine and Firearm Dealer Sentenced to Seven Years in Federal Prison

… 2019. Law enforcement officers intercepted the parcels from a Spencerville, Maryland post office, where they were … in person. As stated in the plea agreement, Dub traveled from California to the Washington National Airport where Dub … unknowingly met with an undercover officer. While en route from the airport to Rockville, Maryland, Dub not only stated …
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Three Indicted on Federal Drug Distribution Charges

… CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va . –  A husband and wife from Fairfax and their cousin from Spotsylvania were indicted last month for conspiring to … and Gang Task Force is comprised of investigative personnel from the Culpeper, Fauquier, Orange, Rappahannock Sheriff's …
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Richmond Man Sentenced for Fentanyl Trafficking

… inside cooperator, completed two controlled drug purchases from Pair. The cooperator, at the direction and under the supervision of law enforcement, purchased from Pair one ounce of heroin on October 30, 2019 and two … November 12, 2019. Upon analysis, both substances purchased from Pair were found to be fentanyl. Pair was subsequently …