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EDVA Forfeits Over 164 Illegal Firearms and Prosecutes 250 Illegal Firearms Offenders in 2022

… that are criminally forfeited are removed from the possession of a convicted criminal defendant and … the firearm to a rightful owner. “Removing illegal firearms from the hands of felons and other prohibited people is a … to execute dozens of arrests and seize illegal firearms from violent drug trafficking organizations. With these …
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Over 164 Illegal Firearms Seized and 250 Firearms Offenders Prosecuted in Eastern Virginia in 2022

… that are criminally forfeited are removed from the possession of a convicted criminal defendant and … the firearm to a rightful owner. “Removing illegal firearms from the hands of felons and other prohibited people is a … to execute dozens of arrests and seize illegal firearms from violent drug trafficking organizations. With these …
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Cocaine Dealer Sentenced To 22 Years In Prison

… that two individuals had recently sent a large package from that location to the same shipper in Gardena, California, from which the package containing the 16 kilos of cocaine … at the shipper’s office, they learned that an individual from Maryland had just arrived to pick up the package that …
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Former Army Reserve Captain Sentenced To 120 Months In Prison For Soliciting $1.3 Million In Bribes And Conspiring To Traffic Heroin

… 120 months in prison for soliciting $1.3 million in bribes from contractors involved in U.S.-funded reconstruction … efforts and participating in a conspiracy to traffic heroin from Southeast Asia. The sentence was announced by Drug … to court records, Handa was stationed in Afghanistan from March through November 2008 and served as the liaison …
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Suffolk County, N.Y. Man Sentenced To 42 Months In Prison For Stealing Oxycodone From Manufacturing Facility

… Man Sentenced To 42 Months In Prison For Stealing Oxycodone From Manufacturing Facility July 13, 2014 New Jersey Contact … release, for trafficking cocaine. This matter stems from a year-long investigation headed by the DEA’s …
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Company Pays $158,760 to Resolve Claims Related to Controlled Substance Thefts From Pharmacies During Inventory

… to Resolve Claims Related to Controlled Substance Thefts From Pharmacies During Inventory September 30, 2022 New York … were implicated in the theft of controlled substances from pharmacies in upstate New York and throughout the …
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Haitian National Sentenced To 108 Months In Federal Prison For Conspiring To Launder Money Derived From Drug Trafficking

… In Federal Prison For Conspiring To Launder Money Derived From Drug Trafficking June 21, 2017 Miami Contact Info … one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering stemming from his receipt of cash payments derived from the proceeds …
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Detroit Area Drug Trafficker Sentenced To Six Years In Federal Prison Stemming From Money Laundering Conviction

… Sentenced To Six Years In Federal Prison Stemming From Money Laundering Conviction January 27, 2016 Detroit … Coates laundered approximately $1.9 million generated from the illegal sale of marijuana. Coates recruited …
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14 Individuals from Massachusetts and Connecticut Charged in New Hampshire for Participating in Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy

… 14 Individuals from Massachusetts and Connecticut Charged in New Hampshire …
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Turner man faces up to 40 years in prison on charges stemming from marijuana cultivation

… man faces up to 40 years in prison on charges stemming from marijuana cultivation October 18, 2019 New England …
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Four People Charged In Large Marijuana Caper That Transported Thousands Of Pounds From Arizona To Ohio

… Large Marijuana Caper That Transported Thousands Of Pounds From Arizona To Ohio February 03, 2016 Detroit Contact Info …
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Pennsylvania Doctor Sentenced To 12 Months In Prison For Illegally Selling Prescriptions From New Jersey Office

… To 12 Months In Prison For Illegally Selling Prescriptions From New Jersey Office November 20, 2012 New Jersey Contact … day in prison for illegally selling Percocet prescriptions from his Trenton office. Lee, 70, of Holland, Pa., …
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Statement from the DEA Administrator Anne Milgram on COVID-19 Telemedicine Flexibilities for Prescription of Controlled Medications

May 03, 2023
… Statement from the DEA Administrator Anne Milgram on COVID-19 …
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22 Defendants Charged For Alleged Roles In Connected Drug Rings Extending From Mexico To Chicago And Across The U.S.

… Charged For Alleged Roles In Connected Drug Rings Extending From Mexico To Chicago And Across The U.S. October 01, 2014 … resulted in the seizure of more than $3.9 million from a residence in suburban Park Ridge in April 2013, as …
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$11 Million Dollar Heroin Shipment Seized En Route From New York City To New England

… $11 Million Dollar Heroin Shipment Seized En Route From New York City To New England May 19, 2014 New York … rifles, and $85,000 cash. On Thursday, May 15th, a team from the DEA’s New York Drug Enforcement Task Force Group …
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Man Pleads Guilty for Conspiracy to Distribute 900 Pounds of Methamphetamine and Illegal Reentry

… police officer. Police followed Mercado-Chaparro after the buy and saw him conduct other drug deals. Several days … police saw Mercado-Chaparro retrieve two large garbage bags from his pickup truck and place them in a nearby Jeep. … it, and seized roughly 630 more pounds of methamphetamine from the truck bed.  Altogether, Mercado-Chaparro possessed …
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Two Lebanese Citizens Extradited from Republic of Georgia to Face International Money Laundering Charges

… Two Lebanese Citizens Extradited from Republic of Georgia to Face International Money …
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Attorney General Recognizes Assistant U.S. Attorney And Law Enforcement Officials From The Western District Of Tennessee

… Assistant U.S. Attorney And Law Enforcement Officials From The Western District Of Tennessee December 09, 2011 … Jenks’ murder revealed that Gauna and Garcia had traveled from Austin, Texas to the Western District of Tennessee with …
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U.S. Attorney's Office Prosecuted 85 Firearm Offenders in Eastern Washington with Cases from DEA and Federal Partners

… 85 Firearm Offenders in Eastern Washington with Cases from DEA and Federal Partners March 06, 2024 Seattle Contact … obtained firearms. Firearms that are forfeited are removed from the possession of a convicted criminal defendant and …
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DEA Speeds Up Application Process For Research On Schedule I Drugs

… for abuse, such as ecstasy or LSD. By taking the process online, both existing and new researchers can submit their …
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Supervising pharmacist sentenced to prison for diverting millions of dollars in oxycodone pills from a Queens pharmacy

… prison for diverting millions of dollars in oxycodone pills from a Queens pharmacy August 30, 2019 New York Contact Info …
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Member Of Sinaloa Cartel Sentenced To 19 Years In Prison For Distributing Cocaine And Heroin Shipped To Chicago From Mexico

… For Distributing Cocaine And Heroin Shipped To Chicago From Mexico November 18, 2015 Chicago Contact Info Contact … and served as a broker in its efforts to ship the narcotics from Mexico. Arevalo-Renteria, 46, pleaded guilty last year …
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Five Orlando And Miami Men Convicted Of Multi-Kilo Cocaine Conspiracy, Trafficking And Firearms Charges

… up to life, in federal prison, and potential deportation from the United States. Because of their prior felony drug … and other conspirators sold cocaine and “crack” cocaine from two houses south of downtown Orlando. Gelin, who was … District of Florida. To access public court documents online, please visit the http://www.flmd.uscourts.gov and/or …
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Bronx Man Indicted as a Major Trafficker Following Seizure of 110 Pounds of Cocaine from Tractor-Trailer in Virginia

… Major Trafficker Following Seizure of 110 Pounds of Cocaine from Tractor-Trailer in Virginia March 01, 2022 New York … Kilograms of cocaine seized in tractor trailer box of chips from tractor-trailer 2.JPG Box of chips used as cover load … of 50 kilograms of cocaine (approximately 110 pounds) from a tractor-trailer truck stopped in Virginia. The large …
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Approximately 300,000 Fentanyl Pills and Five Kilograms of Powdered Fentanyl Recovered from Vehicle’s Gas Tank

… Pills and Five Kilograms of Powdered Fentanyl Recovered from Vehicle’s Gas Tank May 03, 2023 New York Contact Info … plus five kilograms of powdered fentanyl (over 11 pounds), from a red Ford Expedition stopped in the Bronx. The … drug cartels, like the Sinaloa cartel, smuggle fentanyl from Mexico to major cities like New York for street …
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Dominican national pleads guilty in conspiracy to transport 1600 kilograms of cocaine from South America to the United States

… guilty in conspiracy to transport 1600 kilograms of cocaine from South America to the United States March 27, 2019 New … others to transport approximately 1600 kilograms of cocaine from South America to the United States. On Aug. 6, 2016, a …
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Cross-Country Methamphetamine Conspiracy Halted in Washington County

… into Southwest Virginia Abingdon, Va., – A man, formerly from California, who recently relocated to Southwest … their meth trafficking business in Washington County from January 2021 through April 2022 and conspired with … the Virginia State Police, and task force officers from both the Lebanon Police Department and Smyth County …
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Chillum Drug Dealer Caught with Two Kilograms in Cocaine Sentenced to Over Five Years in Federal Prison

… Police Department (PGPD). According to his plea agreement, from July 2020 to November 2020, Ipina sold cocaine to … time of his arrest, law enforcement also recovered $1,021 from Ipina’s person.   In an interview with law enforcement, … in recovered cash to purchase 10 kilograms of cocaine from a drug supplier in Texas. As stated in his plea …
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DEA Washington Commemorates Black History Month

… integral part of our unique history as a nation. It spans from some of America’s darkest days – the time of slavery – … These differences reflect where each individual comes from, the current world we all live in, and the great places … As a team, we will work to protect our fellow citizens from the threat of violent crime, deadly drugs, and …
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Baltimore Felon Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug and Gun Charges

… September 15, 2020, DEA agents saw Gray carry a black bag from his residence to his car and drive away. Gray’s car was … searched the car and found a black bag (different bag from the first observation) in the trunk containing: a 9mm … knew that as a result of that conviction, he was prohibited from possessing a firearm or ammunition. This case is part …