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BGF Leader Sentenced To 11 Years In Prison For Participating In A Racketeering Conspiracy

… in Maryland correctional facilities. According to his plea, from 2006 through June 2010, Olivis was one of the leaders … kilogram of heroin. According to Ushry’s plea agreement, from September 2009 through April 2010, Ushry distributed … incarcerated, he extorted a fellow inmate for protection from violence at the hands of BGF members and assaulted …
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Loudoun County To Host DEA Exhibit

… in a simulated MRI machine and view real wreckage from a drug-related car accident. A portion of Drugs: Costs … stakeholders in Loudoun County to address this issue from a variety of angles, and am honored to be a co-sponsor … The traveling exhibit is expected to attract residents from throughout the region and is supported by the Loudoun …
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Bowie Drug Trafficker Convicted For $108 Million Drug Distribution And Money Laundering Conspiracies

… According to evidence presented at his 13-day trial, from at least January 2011 through January 2015, Marshall … Hill, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.  Testimony showed that from January 2011 until August 2012, Ford-Bey, assisted by … Marshall, received multiple kilogram shipments of cocaine from a source in California. According to witness testimony …
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Nine Indicted In Alleged Heroin Distribution Organization Operating In Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania And New York

… and New York.  Approximately 100 agents and officers from 11 law enforcement agencies assisted in today’s arrests and search warrants. The indictment arose from a joint investigation by the Drug Enforcement … leading causes of death in Maryland; with the recent spike from 245 overdose deaths in 2011 to 378 in 2012, more people …
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Baltimore Prescription Drug Trafficker Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison

… abuse,” added Tuggle.     According to his plea agreement, from the spring of 2012 to July 2013, Ashbrook illegally … prescribed to him, or which he had illegally obtained from others. Ashbrook sold more than 14,930 milligrams of … cell phones, electronics, vehicles and other valuable items from gas stations, convenience stores, banks, credit unions …
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Southern Maryland Drug Dealer Sentenced to 40 Years in Federal Prison for Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy and Other Charges, Including Distribution of Fentanyl Resulting in Death

… of cremation for the victim, whom the jury found died from Coby’s distribution of fentanyl to the victim.  Judge … jewelry, including a Rolex watch, and the firearms seized from his residence.  Coby has been in custody since his … customers over the course of several years.  The jury heard from witnesses who bought fentanyl directly from Coby.  …
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Baltimore Defense Attorney Sentenced to 57 Months in Federal Prison 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.  …
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DEA Washington Holds National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Turn the Tide Against the U.S. Opioid Epidemic

… Prescription Drug Take Back Day, this Saturday, October 23 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event offers free and anonymous … Back Day has removed more than 7,000 tons of medication from circulation since its inception. These efforts are … who misused prescription medication obtained the medicine from a family member or friend. The Centers for Disease …
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Two Chinese nationals charged with operating global opioid and drug manufacturing conspiracy resulting in deaths

… one killer drug in America today, and most of them come from China,” said Attorney General Sessions.  “That’s why … shipping the drugs. The Zheng DTO explained in emails and online that it had “special ways” to “go through customs …
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“Pill Mill” Distributor Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Distribute Oxycodone

… who are destroying lives and making enormous profits from the diversion of pain medication.” “Pharmaceutical … a legitimate medical purpose. The owners kept the profits from the pill mill operations and from the sales of oxycodone in cash.  According to the …
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Nurse-Practitioner Indicted On Federal Charges, Accused Of Illegally Distributing Oxycodone

… evidence, Robinson conducted a pain management practice from 2011 until 2013 in the 2000 block of Martin Luther King … Jr. Avenue SE. His practice received numerous complaints from civilians in the area and from other health care professionals, including pharmacists, …
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Former Raleigh Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking and Firearms Charges, Barred from Law Enforcement Certification

… Guilty to Drug Trafficking and Firearms Charges, Barred from Law Enforcement Certification March 13, 2023 Atlanta … enforcement certification and will be permanently barred from any law enforcement certification in the State of North Carolina from either the Criminal Justice Commission or the Sheriffs’ …
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Approximately 32,000 Fentanyl Pills Seized at JFK Airport Hotel: Two Men from California Arrested

… 32,000 Fentanyl Pills Seized at JFK Airport Hotel: Two Men from California Arrested November 23, 2022 New York Contact … our unrelenting efforts to prevent deadly fentanyl pills from reaching the streets.  In recent weeks, working with …
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Large Scale Fentanyl and Cocaine Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 13 Years in Federal Prison

… Administration investigation, it was determined that from March 2019 to July 2020, Norwood acted as a large-scale … with others to have large quantities of cocaine transported from California to Maryland, where Norwood would further … For example, on November 24, 2019, Co-conspirator 1 flew from San Francisco to Baltimore.  Upon arrival, …
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Two Harford County Cocaine Dealers Convicted by Federal Jury

… investigation revealed that co-defendant Jack Anderson from Tucson, Arizona was the sender of the package.  On January 22, 2020, law enforcement learned from U.S. Postal Inspectors that Durbin sent a parcel from Havre de Grace, Maryland, addressed to Anderson in …
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Narcotics Dealing Couple Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Trafficking Charges and Assault on of a Federal Officer

… While asleep, the nine-month-old child obtained narcotics from Wall’s belongings, ingested the narcotics, and … to stop, Officer A attempted to physically stop Trimmer from fleeing. Trimmer then proceeded to grab the officer's …
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Drug Supplier for D.C. and Prince George’s County Sentenced

… Charles County Sheriff. According to Parker’s guilty plea, from September 2017 to July 2018, Parker and his … Cleckley later complained to Parker that the heroin he got from the co-conspirator was diluted too much.  On March 12, … about the quality of the heroin he had previously obtained from the co-conspirator.  Later on March 13, 2018, Cleckley …
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Final Defendant—A Drug Supplier in D.C. and Prince George’s County Drug Conspiracy—Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges

… County Sheriff, Troy Berry. According to his guilty plea, from September 2017 to July 2018, Parker and his … Cleckley later complained to Parker that the heroin he got from the co-conspirator was diluted too much.  On March 12, … about the quality of the heroin he had previously obtained from the co-conspirator.  Later on March 13, 2018, Cleckley …
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Baltimore “Trained To Go” gang members taken down

… while they were detained and being transported to and from the courtroom during their trial. According to his plea … age 28, and Linton Broughton, aka Marty, age 25, both from Baltimore, were sentenced to life in prison and to 30 … As detailed in the plea agreements of Harrison and Tillman, from Sep. 17, 2018, through Oct. 31, 2018, a criminal trial …
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Heroin Baltimore Source Pleads Guilty To Six Heroin Overdoses, Three Fatal

… States Attorney Anthony P. Giorno, along with officials from the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Northwest … and abuse in the region.” “These cases were investigated from overdoses in the Northern Shenandoah Valley Region that … are bringing and will continue to bring large scale dealers from Baltimore, Maryland, that are putting heroin on our …
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Baltimore Drug Kingpin Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison

… at least 2009, Smith acquired large quantities of cocaine from sources of supply in California and shipped the drugs … who supplied Smith with over 1,000 kilograms of cocaine from California.  Shipments of the cocaine were typically in … and delivering the cocaine, and in laundering the proceeds from the cocaine sales. In Los Angeles, expensive apartments …
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Department of Corrections inmate faces max 20-year federal sentence for conducting large meth deals from prison

… 20-year federal sentence for conducting large meth deals from prison February 25, 2021 Atlanta Contact Info Contact … pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute methamphetamine from prison, said Peter D. Leary, the Acting U.S. Attorney … using contraband cell phones to direct criminal activities from behind bars will face severe consequences in the …
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El Dorado County man pleads guilty to distributing a designer drug from the dark web that caused the death of a minor

… County man pleads guilty to distributing a designer drug from the dark web that caused the death of a minor January … drugs, including a controlled substance known as 25I-NBOMe, from Europe to his residence in El Dorado County, by placing … 8, 2012, Richter imported a number of doses of 25I‑NBOMe from Europe. He then distributed some to Jesse Roberts, who …
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Border Enforcement Security Task Force Seizes 30,000+ Fentanyl Pills from Alleged Trafficker in Tukwila, Washington

… Security Task Force Seizes 30,000+ Fentanyl Pills from Alleged Trafficker in Tukwila, Washington August 04, … any prison term. The case was investigated by agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and officers from Homeland Security Investigation (HSI), and the Seattle …
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Owner Of Long Island Produce Distributor Charged In Manhattan Federal Court With Embezzling Money From Company Profit-Sharing Plan

… Charged In Manhattan Federal Court With Embezzling Money From Company Profit-Sharing Plan April 22, 2015 New York … 720-431-8836 Defendant allegedly stole more than $800,000 from his company’s retirement plan to pay for corporate and …
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Alleged Drug Kingpins Charged With Multi-State Operation That Imported 1,000 Kilograms Of Heroin From Mexico Into The United States

… Operation That Imported 1,000 Kilograms Of Heroin From Mexico Into The United States June 04, 2015 … 2008, the Laredo DTO has manufactured and imported heroin from its operation in Mexico and supplied other DTOs in …
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Danville Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine Across Virginia

… for redistribution. Co-conspirators Bendi Annette Davis, 49 from Ringgold, VA, Steven Ray Dove, 43 from Danville, VA, Steven Wayne Flynn, 43 from Orange, VA, Misty Nicole Kiley, 45 from Danville, VA, …
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Drug Supplier From New Hampshire Sentenced To Six Years In Federal Prison For Multi-State Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… Drug Supplier From New Hampshire Sentenced To Six Years In Federal Prison … community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and …
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Major takedown dismantles multi-state methamphetamine network tied to Sinaloa cartel

… bulk cash, structured cash deposits into bank accounts and online money transfer systems like PayPal, Zelle, Venmo and … for the shipment of large quantities of methamphetamine from San Diego to various locations in the United States and … today’s operation sends a message: If you’re profiting from drug addiction, you will be pursued relentlessly by …