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Laredo Deputy Constable Pleads Guilty To Accepting Bribe

… investigation, DEA agents sought to purchase cocaine from a suspected supplier through the use of a confidential … of this unrelated investigation, the CS received a call from Garcia. Garcia told the CS that he had seen the CS … Garcia had provided escort for cocaine loads run by the CS from South Laredo to North Laredo. As part of the escort …
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37 Arrested For Alleged Roles In Austin-Based Drug Distribution Operations

… that cocaine and methamphetamine were being transported from the Rio Grande Valley to Marco and Rafael Ayala in … were able to seize multiple loads of drugs and proceeds from the sale of drugs. On one occasion, a load of 20 kilograms of cocaine was seized from a hidden compartment in an 18 wheeler.  Agents seized …
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Doctor And Five Others Indicted In DEA Prescription Drug Investigation

… At least one patient who received prescription drugs from Ferrara died of an overdose.  Ferrara and Keith … other than legitimate medical purpose, with death resulting from the use of the controlled substances. During the course … practice by taking cash, checks, and credit cards from those to whom he distributed.  Insurance was not …
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Three Individuals Charged In South Florida For Possessing With The Intent To Distribute Alpha-Pyrrolidinopentiophenone (a-PVP), A/k/a “Flakka”

… with conspiracy to import alpha-(a-PVP), a/k/a "Flakka" from China.  A Broward County resident has also been charged … (BSO), made the announcement.    Michael J. Hernandez, 25, from Orlando, and Jonell Philip Vega-Mercado, 19, from Clermont, were charged with conspiracy to import, …
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Gustavo Falcon Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Possess With Intent To Distribute And To Distribute Cocaine

… Guillermo Falcon, a/k/a “Willie,” and Salvador Magluta. From the early 1980s through mid-October 1991, the … of the organization’s activities, cocaine ledgers seized from a residence controlled by Magluta that covered the …
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Six Arrested In Drug Raid Involving Correctional Facilities

… in Birmingham, Alabama.  “Without the invaluable assistance from the Alabama Department of Corrections, the success of … critical in keeping substantial amounts of methamphetamine from being distributed in our communities.  I can’t thank … for their unwavering commitment to stopping these criminals from dealing drugs from inside our state prisons.”  “Some of …
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Los Angeles Man Arrested On Federal Charges Of Attempting To Smuggle Heroin Wrapped In Christmas Paper Through LAX

… paper.  TSA officials also noted a “vinegar odor” emanating from one of the packages, which prompted Los Angeles World (LAWA) police officers to seek assistance from a Hazardous Materials Unit. A portion of Terminal 3 was … attempt to locate Mitchell. When he answered a phone call from Frontier personnel, Mitchell told the gate agent he was …
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Claremont Woman And Son Among Four Charged In Conspiracy Related To ‘Purple Drank’ Distribution

… ring that sent a powerful and often-abused cough syrup from Southern California to Texas, where it was distributed … and three others in a conspiracy to launder money obtained from the unlawful distribution of promethazine. In addition …
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Florida Doctors No Longer Among The Top Oxycodone Purchasers In The United States

… Florida doctors appearing in that nationwide list dropped from 90 to only 13 in 2011.  Today the DEA is happy to … surrendered by physicians following an official visit from the DEA.  DEA has taken action on 4 distributors, and … shed light on our efforts; however, our work is far from over.  The DEA along with our state and local partners …
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Area Residents Turn In Tons Of Unused Medication During DEA’s Seventh National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

… In the Los Angeles area, local law enforcement agencies from Ventura, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, … this most recent event. When added to the collections from DEA’s previous six Take-Back events, more than 3.4 … (1,733 tons) of prescription medications have been removed from circulation nationwide. Many collection sites provided …
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First Of Cape Cod Brothers Sentenced To Twenty Years For Oxycodone Trafficking Scheme

… M. Gonsalves was sentenced on multiple charges arising from a three-year conspiracy involving hundreds of thousands … multi-thousand-pill loads of 30-milligram oxycodone pills from South Florida up to New England, first by plane and … During the trial, witnesses testified about seizures from the Gonsalves Brothers’ co-conspirators of two …
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Jose Mercedes, Sr. Sentenced To 14 Years In Prison For Major Heroin Trafficking Operation

… - (315) 426-5300 Westchester - (914) 682-6256 Charges stem from record large seizure of 70 kilograms of heroin and $2 … governed an expansive network of heroin distribution from Mexico to the New York City area. At the time of the … Task (NYDETF) Group T-31 recovered 70 kilograms of heroin from a concealed trap compartment in the floor of a …
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Drug Enforcement Administration Collects Record Number Of Unused Pills As Part Of Its 14th Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they could be stolen and … W. Patterson. “This is a crisis that must be addressed from multiple angles.  Educating the public and removing these medications from households across the Unites States prevents misuse …
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Eight United States Postal Workers Arrested On Long Island For Mail Theft And Marijuana Distribution Conspiracy

… Task Force, which is comprised of agents and officers from the DEA, the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office, … packages, the defendants allegedly stole the parcels from the processing line and placed them in a corridor … been disabled. The defendants then retrieved the parcels from the corridor and carried the packages out of the …
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Five Defendants Alleged To Have Impersonated FDA Agents Indicted For Conspiring To Extort Pharmaceutical Drug BuyersDominican Extortion Conspiracy Targets U.S. Purchasers Of Offshore Pharmaceuticals

… “The principle of justice and fairness the public expects from law enforcement is shattered, when those who would prey … drugs. Persons who wanted to purchase pharmaceutical drugs from the Dominican Republic distributors were then … payment, the customers would then receive telephone calls from persons representing themselves to be United States FDA …
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DEA/NTF Arrest 10 Suspects; Indictment Unsealed

… with illegally transporting and importing firearms from the state of Arizona into the state of California, … pistol. The weapons were then sold to undercover agents from the Drug Enforcement (DEA) in San Diego. In Count 3 of … purchased a black 2009 Cadillac Escalade with funds derived from unlawful activity; specifically, that Morquecho …
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Feds Seize Longest Tunnel On California-Mexico Border

… probably longer due to its zig-zagging route. It stretches from a house in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico to an … systems, lights and a sophisticated large elevator leading from the tunnel into a closet inside the Tijuana residence. … Agent in Charge William R. Sherman. “Historically, seizures from drug tunnels have been marijuana and small amounts of …
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Key Leader Of South American Drug Cartel Sentenced To Thirty-Four Years In Prison

… Renteria, 41, is one of three men who were extradited from Colombia following an undercover investigation into a … with locating ships and planes to take tons of cocaine from South America to Mexico for further distribution into the United States; and from South America to Africa and Europe. One of the drug …
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Former President Of Guatemala, Alfonso Portillo, Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court To Laundering Millions Of Dollars Through United States Banks

… States.  Portillo, who served as the President of Guatemala from January 14, 2000 to January 14, 2004, arrived in the … may have thought his position of power prevented him from having to answer for accepting multi-million dollar …
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Former President Of Guatemala, Alfonso Portillo, Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court For Laundering Millions Of Dollars Through United States Banks

… States.  Portillo, who served as the President of Guatemala from January 14, 2000 to January 14, 2004, arrived in the … office as a siphon to extract millions of dollars in bribes from Taiwan.  Today he has been sentenced to a lengthy …
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Large-Scale Fentanyl Packaging Mill Dismantled in the Bronx: 11 Arrested and Indicted

… of potentially lethal doses of suspected fentanyl/heroin from hitting the streets. The NYDETF comprises agents and … said, “This investigation highlights potential dangers from a fentanyl/heroin packaging mill operating in a … arrested as they fled the scene of a crime.  They all ran from an active fentanyl mill filled with hundreds of …
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Multiple cases lead to arrests of five doctors, one pharmacist, one nurse practitioner and three others

… of 10 defendants with illegally distributing oxycodone. “From drug cartels to street distributors, law enforcement is … James J. Hunt. "As a result of separate investigations from three DEA offices, five doctors, a pharmacist, a nurse …
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Multi-agency Investigation Targets Methamphetamine And Firearm Trafficking In Southeastern New Mexico

… violate the federal narcotics trafficking and firearms laws from May 2017 through Oct. 2017 in Eddy and Chaves Counties … including the quantities of methamphetamine - ranging from multiple ounces to five pounds - allegedly distributed … committed to keeping New Mexico’s smaller communities safe from drug trafficking organizations that think they can go …
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DEA Launches Fentanyl Free America Initiative to Combat the Synthetic Drug Crisis

… commitment to protecting American lives and communities from the devastating impacts of fentanyl, which claimed … contained a potentially lethal dose, a significant drop from 76% of pills tested just two years prior in FY 2023. … fentanyl powder purity decreased to 10.3%, down from 19.5% during the same time period. These reductions in …
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Colombian National Extradited to Houston to face Narco-Terrorism and International Cocaine Distribution Charges

… and distributing kilogram quantities of cocaine from Colombia, announced Drug Enforcement Administration … (Ejército de Liberación Nacional aka ELN), was extradited from Colombia and is now in Houston. He will make his … member believed to have facilitated cocaine distribution from Colombia, is now on American soil to face justice.” …
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State lawmaker indicted for stem cell fraud scheme, illegally distributing prescription drugs

… of our ability to ensure these individuals are prevented from risking lives within our communities.” Wire Fraud … total of nearly $200,000 in the fraud scheme, which lasted from December 2018 to May 2020. During this time, Derges … which she marketed under the name Regenerative Biologics, from the University of Utah. Derges advertised Ozark Valley …
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Founder of New York Narcotics Delivery Service Sentenced to 150 Months in Prison for Causing Three Overdose Deaths

… to combating organized crime and protecting our communities from the dangers of drug trafficking.” According to the … to deliver cocaine to the customer.  During its operation from March 2018 to September 2021, the Cab Louie Delivery … Abisada with a car to deliver cocaine.  Tejada profited from the business throughout its three-plus years of …
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Defendants Sentenced for Drug Trafficking that Resulted in Two Deaths

… between ALLEN and FRASIER, photographs and a note retrieved from ALLEN’s cellphone, and Cash App and Venmo records, … of Joshua Skip Zinner on or about March 9, 2023, resulted from the use of cocaine laced with fentanyl that he had purchased from the ALLEN and FRASIER drug conspiracy. At sentencing, …
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Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 23 years in Prison

… in Roswell, New Mexico, and launder the proceeds from their drug trafficking activity. Sanchez admitted to … $10,000 to the dealership. On Aug. 10, 2020, Sanchez fled from law enforcement after hiding a dogfood bag filled with … legally possess firearms or ammunition. Upon his release from prison, Sanchez will be subject to five years of …
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2.5 Tons of Methamphetamine and 100,000 Fentanyl Pills Interdicted

… fentanyl pills into the United States.  The charge arises from a January 29, 2021 seizure by Mexico’s Secretaría de … a tidal wave of fentanyl and methamphetamine being pushed from Mexico into the United States,” said DEA Special Agent … timely and significant arrests, and stopping deadly drugs from flooding our streets.” Police Commissioner Dermot Shea …