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Crystal Meth Trafficker Sentenced 5 Years in Federal Prison

February 25, 2022
… learned that the individual had received the meth from a tractor trailer driver who regularly transported kilogram quantities of meth and other drugs from California to locations in the eastern U.S.  In October … to use the crate to ship them $60,000 in proceeds from the sale of the drugs. On November 11, 2020, law …
February 25, 2022
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Texas Man Sentenced for Transporting Cocaine

June 02, 2023
… EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – A man from Texas was sentenced to four years and nine months in … significant quantities of cocaine were being transported from Texas, through Illinois, and on to St. Louis. On Dec. … identified the defendant as a passenger. Upon questioning from law enforcement, a positive alert from a trained …
June 02, 2023
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Utica men found guilty of drug trafficking conspiracy after jury trial

February 07, 2020
… and the distribution of cocaine in the Utica area from October 2016 to October 2017. Additionally, Peralta was … fingerprints on some of the packaging material seized from the stash location. The cocaine base Peralta possessed … of between four years and life following their release from imprisonment. A defendant’s sentence is imposed by a …
February 07, 2020
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Lawrence Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Trafficking Approximately 50 Pounds of Meth into New Hampshire

August 20, 2024
… to traffic approximately 50 pounds of methamphetamine from Massachusetts to New Hampshire on five occasions.  From March through October 2023, Ramos received five …
August 20, 2024
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Lebanese businessman tied by Treasury Department to Hezbollah is sentenced to prison for money laundering scheme involving the evasion of U.S. sanctions

August 09, 2019
… support of Hezbollah. The designation prohibited Tajideen from being involved in, or benefiting from, transactions involving U.S. persons or companies without a license from the Department of the Treasury.   “This defendant …
August 09, 2019
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Year in Review: DEA Innovates to Fight Fentanyl

January 17, 2024
… a potentially deadly dose of fentanyl. This is an increase from 4 out of 10 pills in 2021 and 6 out of 10 pills in … lives lost.  Nearly 70% of these drug poisonings are from fentanyl.     DEA has responded to this unprecedented … both. These Counter Threat Teams draw on the intelligence from our 334 offices around the world to map the cartels’ …
January 17, 2024
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Massachusetts Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Conspiring to Distribute More Than 20 Pounds of Fentanyl

August 09, 2023
… officers safeguarded countless members of our communities from the poison the defendant was intending to pollute into … with this poison. Today’s sentence removes Rodriguez from our community and sends a strong message that the FBI … and bring to justice drug dealers who seek to profit from the misery of others.” On September 26, 2022, Rodriguez …
August 09, 2023
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Rocky Mountain Diversion Investigator Named “Outstanding Citizen of the Year”

March 17, 2023
… in Bozeman.  DI St. Peter was nominated by a colleague from the Montana Department of Justice, Criminal … St. Peter is described as a humble leader in this excerpt from his nomination form. “ Applying his experience from time served working drug enforcement in Boston, and …
March 17, 2023
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Local Banker Sent to Prison for Money Laundering Conspiracy

March 09, 2023
… to violate his position of trust for easy money, money from organizations that are destroying our communities.” … organization would transport multi-kilogram cocaine loads from the Rio Grande Valley to northern states. Upon … ensured the proceeds were successfully withdrawn from his branch in Harlingen.  Co-conspirators would …
March 09, 2023
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Portland Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Shipping Firearm and Ammunition to the U.K. , Possessing Meth

February 21, 2023
… Security Investigations (HSI) about a FedEx parcel shipped from Portland to the U.K. containing a 9mm handgun and … part of a separate drug trafficking investigation, agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) executed … returned an indictment charging Schirm with smuggling goods from the U.S. One month later, on April 6, 2021, he was …
February 21, 2023
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Largest seizure of methamphetamine and heroin in Dallas, Texas history

January 26, 2021
… to adjustments in methods to transport illicit drugs from one point to another and organizations have been forced … but also to strip away their ill-gotten assets generated from the distribution of illicit drugs in the United … accounts for approximately $45 million of revenue denied from these organizations based on retail sales. DEA Dallas …
January 26, 2021
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Man Charged With Trafficking Fentanyl-Laced Fake Percocet

March 23, 2022
… by working together to remove dangerous illegal drugs from our streets and hold accountable those who make these … in exchange for $1,600. (Agents then confiscated the pills from the source.) Two weeks later, the source ordered 400 pills for $7 apiece. Agents followed Mr. Wright from his home in Fort Worth to a discount clothing store in …
March 23, 2022
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Brockton man sentenced to prison for drug trafficking

September 26, 2019
… for trafficking in cocaine while on supervised release from an earlier federal drug trafficking conviction.   … of heroin, fentanyl, cocaine, crack cocaine, and marijuana from a base of operations at 12 Addison Avenue in Brockton. …   During the intercepted calls, Pina ordered cocaine from Goncalves, and agents later observed Pina pick up …
September 26, 2019
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New York man sentenced to 20 years in prison for drug trafficking

October 01, 2019
… New York that operated in central Maine. Individuals from Rochester were sent to central Maine to sell the drugs. … various local residents who allowed the drugs to be sold from their homes and assisted the Rochester dealers in … sell the drugs. Periodically, drug proceeds were collected from the various distribution points in central Maine and …
October 01, 2019
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Valley Resident Sentenced for Meth Charges

August 24, 2021
… resulted in a two-car collision.  At trial, the jury heard from a local police officer who explained how Perez crashed … The officer approached Perez after observing him pull a bag from his truck’s cab and place it into the bed of the truck. He instructed Perez to not take anything from the vehicle. Perez’s daughter arrived on the scene. At …
August 24, 2021
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Former North Carolina physician pleads guilty to drug distribution, health care fraud and aggravated identity theft charges

June 05, 2018
… family medicine, Dr. Smith had sought and received approval from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to operate an … and substance abuse issues.  According to court documents, from at least January 2017 to October 2017, Dr. Smith began to solicit sexual encounters from female patients whom he treated for pain management …
June 05, 2018
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Texas man sentenced to 11 years for cocaine conspiracy

July 10, 2019
… revealed that Smith was mailing packages containing cocaine from Houston to co-defendant Joseph Harper in Madison. In total, postal records from November 2017 to November 2018 showed 32 packages mailed from Smith to addresses in Wisconsin or Iowa associated with …
July 10, 2019
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DEA Arizona announces 18th National Prescription Drug Take Back

October 24, 2019
… and Yuma areas Event will take place throughout Arizona from 10:00 am-2:00 pm on Saturday, October 26 PHOENIX – DEA … Prescription Drug Take-Back will take place October 26th, from 10 am-2 pm local time. Sites will be set up throughout … cannot accept liquids, needles, sharps or batteries from vaping devices.)  Arizona’s collection sites are listed …
October 24, 2019
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Large methamphetamine and fentanyl distribution network dismantled in Evansville, IN

September 15, 2020
… and Guzman were the sources of supply for the drugs coming from the Mexican drug cartels to Evansville and Southwest … the methamphetamine, fentanyl and US currency to and from the southern Indiana area. During the investigation, … will use all available resources to prevent drug dealers from peddling poison into our communities.” “The aim of …
September 15, 2020
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McCall woman sentenced to more than 11 years for methamphetamine distribution

March 03, 2021
… of distributing  methamphetamine. Their charges stemmed from an investigation into their large scale distribution of methamphetamine in McCall from January through August 2019. Law enforcement discovered … an undercover federal agent purchased methamphetamine from Hanson. Hanson and Joiner were arrested in Boise on …
March 03, 2021
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Houston Marijuana Ringleader Sentenced to 18 years in Federal Prison

March 18, 2021
… money judgment against the defendant for proceeds derived from his criminal conduct. On September 12, 2019, a federal … during trial, Dennis led a marijuana trafficking conspiracy from at least July 2014 to June 2018. During this time … and his co-conspirators brought marijuana into the U.S. from Mexico and transported the marijuana to Dennis’ …
March 18, 2021
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Trucker guilty of hauling nearly $2 million in drug proceeds

November 02, 2020
… Edgardo Serrano admitted he drove $1,758,465 in proceeds from the sale of illegal narcotics from Florida to the Rio Grande Valley. He is originally from New Boston, Michigan, but now resides in Miami, …
November 02, 2020
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Mexican foreign national convicted of meth trafficking

September 10, 2019
… to distribute methamphetamine.     The jury heard testimony from co-defendant Mexican national Genaro Pavon Pena that … of methamphetamine and cash proceeds. The jury also heard from law enforcement officers regarding search warrants and … 2016 and February 2018.    Benito removed gasoline tanks from vehicles coming from Mexico to extract liquid …
September 10, 2019
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Stockton counterfeit pill manufacturing ring dismantled

May 16, 2019
… Barnes purportedly purchased a pill press and pill dies from China. Additional e-mail search warrants served in … including U-47700, a synthetic opioid, for shipment from China to a residence in Stockton, CA. Court documents … controlled purchases of counterfeit pharmaceutical tablets from sub-distributors within the DTO and counterfeit …
May 16, 2019
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Members of international drug trafficking conspiracy plead guilty

March 27, 2019
… Registration: Oregon 1-888-219-4261 Defendants used cash from China to purchase and operate marijuana grow houses – … admitted in their plea agreements that they used money from conspirators in the Peoples Republic of China to … than $598,000 was wired to the conspirators from China to fund the purchases. The defendants shipped …
March 27, 2019
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Fugitive Marijuana Trafficker Sentenced To Prison

May 11, 2018
… of a conspiracy to import almost 6,700 pounds of marijuana from Thailand in the mid-80s.  Eidson admitted that he went … assumed identity for approximately 26 years, until agents from the Diplomatic Security Service discovered who he was.  … 1985 with an undercover operation involving special agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration and deputies from …
May 11, 2018
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Chicago Field Division Contributes To The Record Number Of Prescription Drugs Collected At 15th National Prescription Drug Take-Back Event

May 07, 2018
… 136,498 pounds of unwanted prescription drugs with help from the men and women of DEA (and their local counterparts) … - simply by disposing of unwanted prescription medications from their medicine cabinets,” said DEA Acting Administrator … remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they could be stolen and …
May 07, 2018
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Drug Induced Homicide

March 14, 2018
… at the scene.   Toxicology reports indicate that he died from an overdose from heroin that contained a fentanyl compound. The … the opioid crisis.  The Task Force has further support from the various prosecutor levels to include the U.S. …
March 14, 2018
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DEA Announces 15th National Drug Take Back

April 25, 2018
… and Yuma areas Event will take place throughout Arizona from 10 am-2 pm on Saturday, April 28th phx042518img.jpg … Prescription Drug Take-Back will take place April 28th from 10 am-2 pm local time.  Sites will be set up throughout … in Arizona can prevent the potential onset of addiction from within their own homes and significantly reduce the …
April 25, 2018
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Former National Director Of Anti-corruption In Colombia Extradited To The United States To Face Wire Fraud And Money Laundering Charges Related To Foreign Bribery

May 18, 2018
… Director of Anti-Corruption in Colombia and an attorney from Colombia were extradited yesterday to the United States … by Moreno and Pinilla who attempted to entice a bribe from the CS.  Specifically, in exchange for 100 million … offered to give the CS copies of sworn statements taken from cooperators who had testified against the CS.  In June …
May 18, 2018