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Lone American Living in Tukwila Indicted in International Drug Trafficking Investigation Sentenced to Five Years in Prison

… Conspiracy Drugs Seized During Investigation that Stretched from Seattle to Mexico to Colombia Fentanyl seized in Kent. … in prison. Just over a year ago, law enforcement teams from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Seattle … Attaché in Bogotá provided critical assistance. The cases from this investigation are being prosecuted by Assistant …
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Authorities Arrest Seven This Morning In Connection With Liquid/Crystal Methamphetamine Distribution Operation In The Odessa Area

… deputies seized approximately 3.5 pounds of methamphetamine from Henry Andrade, Sr. and Monica Berumen Lopez following a … methamphetamine was in the process of being converted from liquid into crystal form; the other pound was in …
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WANTED: REWARD OF UP TO $5 MILLION

January 22, 2025
… customer ordered approximately 25 kilograms of 4-ANPP from Yip’s companies.  The parties agreed that the fentanyl …
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December 20, 2024
… and we work together as one team to keep Americans safe from dangerous drugs and those that traffic in them. On …
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… Gangs November 2, 2007 Two Mexican Nationals Extradited from Mexico Found Guilty in Naco, Ariz. Drug Tunnel Case …
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… Money Launderer Extradited April 28, 2008 Three Extradited from Colombia to Face Drug Charges April 25, 2008 …
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Brevard County Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Drug and Firearm Offenses

… 3 pounds of methamphetamine and 2 ounces of fentanyl from his residence in Melbourne. Law enforcement then … criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. This case was …
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Foreign National Found Guilty of Smuggling Meth

… beer bottles, juice boxes and meat contained in coolers from Mexico. Law enforcement inspected the items and noticed … authorities seized a total of 44.56 kilograms of meth from Larraga-Solano. During trial, the jury heard the total …
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DEA Houston Announces 20th Take Back Day

… indicating a majority of abused prescription drugs come from family and friends, including from home medicine cabinets, clearing out unused medicine is …
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South Texas siblings plead guilty for their roles in marijuana smuggling venture

… the smuggling of approximately 170 kilograms of marijuana from El Cenizo to Laredo, announced Drug Enforcement … in El Cenizo. The drugs had been previously gathered from the banks of the Rio Grande River. Daniel Chavarria …
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Man who taped six bundles of meth to his thigh sent to prison

… alerted to his vehicle. Authorities then removed Martinez from his vehicle and patted him down, noticing an anomaly on … Administration conducted the investigation with assistance from BP. Assistant U.S. Attorney Joel Dunn prosecuted the …
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Drug delivery man handed 27-year sentence for selling meth

… the sentence, Judge Lake noted that Solorio came to Houston from California to distribute narcotics and that his conduct … conducted an undercover operation to purchase meth from a suspected narcotics distributor. The agent ordered …
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Laredoan pleads guilty to role in drug trafficking scheme

… soon apprehended him and recovered 480 pounds of marijuana from his truck. The drugs have an estimated street value of … fine. The DEA conducted the investigation with assistance from Border Patrol. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer Day is …
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Tallahassee Man Sentenced for Drug Distribution & Firearms Charges

… of drug distribution. The defendant is legally barred from possessing firearms as a multi-time convicted felon, … criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Arrests/Convictions …
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Illegal Alien who Shot at DEA Agents Charged with Attempted Murder of a Federal Officer

… effort to choke off the flow of fentanyl at every level- from transnational criminal organizations to street-level … of fentanyl on Feb. 24, 2026. According to court documents, from Jan. 30, 2026, through Feb. 24, 2026, Valenzuela Lopez …
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Tallahassee Man Sentenced for Drug Distribution Conspiracy & Illegal Weapons Charges

… Take Back America that our communities would be liberated from the scourge of drugs and criminal violence that has … criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Drug Trafficking …
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Tallahassee Man Receives 10 Years in Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine

… On April 2, 2025, DEA observed the defendant traveling from Dothan, Alabama into Tallahassee, Florida. The Leon … criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Arrests/Convictions …
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Pensacola Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Narcotics and Firearm Charges

… toward removing the peddlers of deadly drugs and violence from our communities. The citizens of the Northern District … criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Drug Trafficking …
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Pensacola Fentanyl Trafficker Pleads Guilty in Federal Court

… we deploy every federal resource possible to eliminate it from our streets. Sheriff Chip Simmons and the Escambia … criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime, human and drug …
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Large-scale Bessemer, AL Drug Trafficking Ring Indicted

… to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States. The Alabama HSTF comprises agents and officers from the Drug Enforcement Administration, Homeland Security …
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Four Charged in Connection with Drug Distribution Scheme Involving Cocaine and Firearms

… to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States. HSTF Seattle comprises agents and officers from Homeland Security Investigations, the Federal Bureau of …
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Florida Man Sentenced to 13 Years for Leading a Fairbanks Drug Trafficking Organization

… 13 years paying his debt to society.” “Mr. Wilson moved from Florida to Alaska intending to operate a drug … District Office investigated the case, with assistance from the North Pole Police Department, Fairbanks Police …
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Northwest Indiana Man Sentenced to 8 Years for Meth, Cocaine Trafficking

… cocaine on several occasions in Dolton, Illinois, and Gary, from May 2023 and March 2024. Porras Jr. has a prior … High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas, with assistance from the DEA’s North Central Laboratory.  The  case was …
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Final Defendant Sentenced in Major Alabama Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… our commitment to protecting the people of this district from those who endanger our communities through drug … pursuing and bringing to justice those who profit from drug distribution. We will continue to work tirelessly …
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Waterbury Drug Distributor Sentenced to 40 Months in Federal Prison

… and more than $39,000 in cash.  Investigators seized from Munoz approximately 234 grams of cocaine, 22 grams of … The FBI’s Waterbury Safe Streets Gang Task includes members from the FBI, the Waterbury Police Department, the Naugatuck …
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DEA Hosts 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday

… Drug Take Back Day event on Saturday, October 25 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.  ST. LOUIS – The Drug Enforcement … our shared commitment to protecting the American people from drug-related harm,” DEA Administrator Terrance Cole …
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DEA Omaha Field Division Welcomes New Special Agent in Charge

… region represent the best of America. Protecting them from drug traffickers and their destructive behavior is our … of Middlebury College and received his master’s degree from the University of Washington in Seattle. He served four …
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Illegal Criminal Sentenced to 120 Months in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking and Weapons Charges

… Administration investigated this case with assistance from the High Desert Drug Task Force, which includes Oregon … community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and …