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Arrest Made For International Narcotics Trafficking

January 06, 2017
… was flown to the U.S. by the DEA Air Wing and agents from the DEA West Palm Beach District (DO) to face charges … and engage in monetary transactions in property derived from unlawful activity; and one substantive count of …
January 06, 2017
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Eight Alleged Members And Suppliers Of Heroin Trafficking Organization Charged

March 11, 2015
… in a drug trafficking organization that obtained heroin from Essex County, New Jersey, and supplied it to Central … surveillance, controlled heroin purchases, information from confidential sources and other investigative …
March 11, 2015
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DEA Sponsoring 11th National Prescription Take Back Day

April 26, 2016
… reminding New Jersey residents that on Saturday, April 30th from 10 am - 2 pm, the DEA will be holding its11th National … “Most prescription drug abusers get their pills from friends and family, including from the household medicine cabinet,” said DEA Acting …
April 26, 2016
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Operation Spring Cleaning Takes Down A Prescription Drug Trafficking Ring In Port St. Lucie

May 09, 2013
… were arrested in this investigation: on April 2, 2013, from Port St. (PSL) Kevin Piscottano, Chris Piscottano, Raul … Zappier, and Katharina Von Watts.  Arrested on May 2, 2013, from PSL:  Boyd Jones, Jessica Bifaro, Maurice Jones, … Diana Shearer, Misty Fisher, Geralyn Varricchio, and from Ft. Pierce: Lindsey Grantham and Anthony Sgarlato.  On …
May 09, 2013
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New London Man Sentenced To More Than 11 Years In Federal Prison For Heading Drug Trafficking Ring

March 30, 2011
… drug trafficking organization. This matter stems from a joint law enforcement investigation headed by the … 2007, Renaldo Goosby, a close friend of MULLER’s, fled from officers of the Waterford Police Department after a … officers recovered approximately three kilograms of cocaine from Goosby’s vehicle. In addition, a forensic examination …
March 30, 2011
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North Carolina Man Sentenced In New Hampshire Methamphetamine Manufacturing Conspiracy

February 02, 2017
… about January 29, 2016, co-defendants picked up Jamie Smith from a bus station in Vermont. Soon after getting in the … co-defendant wrote down a piece of paper. During the drive from Vermont to Lebanon, New Hampshire, Smith and his … method. The chemist also determined that two samples taken from the apartment indicated the presence of …
February 02, 2017
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Manchester Woman Sentenced For Heroin And Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy

February 28, 2017
… 1.8 kilograms of fentanyl and $198,000 in drug proceeds from an apartment occupied by the defendant and another … enforcement seized approximately $560,000 in drug proceeds from a safe deposit box.  The defendant was not employed at … five-year term of supervised release, following her release from prison.  All of the drug proceeds previously were …
February 28, 2017
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Worcester Business Owner Indicted For Fentanyl Distribution And Money Laundering

March 21, 2017
… he successfully concealed “millions of dollars” in profits from his illegal drug operation from the government.  Following his release from prison in 2008, Perry allegedly returned to …
March 21, 2017
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Lawrence, Massachusetts Man Sentenced To 87 Months In Prison For Conspiring To Distribute Fentanyl

March 22, 2017
… on supervised release for five years following his release from prison.  He also was ordered to forfeit the $113,100 in drug proceeds that had been seized from his residence. “Fentanyl has been the cause of the … to prevent a large quantity of this potentially deadly drug from being sold on the street.  I particularly want to …
March 22, 2017
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Pilot And Passenger Of Plane That Crashed At Yoakum County Airport After Refueling Plead Guilty To Drug Charge

August 06, 2013
… day before the crash, Cangelosi flew a commercial airline from Houston, Texas, to Sacramento, California, where she … pilot, who was paid approximately $5,000 cash to fly her from Sacramento back to Houston.  They left Sacramento … to take off and crashed. The YCSD received a 911 call from an individual who reported seeing a female with bags by …
August 06, 2013
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Bethel Man Sentenced To Five Years In Prison For Distributing Heroin And Cocaine That Contributed To Two Overdose Deaths

June 21, 2017
… deceased.  Investigators seized three empty heroin folds from the victim’s purse, and six empty heroin folds from the victim’s jacket.  Mignani provided heroin and … also seized $1,531 in cash and multiple cellphones from the residence.  Mignani was arrested on state charges …
June 21, 2017
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DEA Atlanta Division Office Heads Up Eighth Prescription Drug Take-Back Event April 26, 2014

April 23, 2014
… Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, April 26, 2014 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  This one-day event will make it … on Drug Use and Health.  And more Americans died in 2010 from overdoses of prescription (22,134, including 16,651 from narcotic painkillers) than from motor vehicle …
April 23, 2014
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DEA Charlotte District Office Heads Up Eighth Prescription Drug Take-Back Event April 26, 2014

April 23, 2014
… Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, April 26, 2014 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  This one-day event will make it … on Drug Use and Health.  And more Americans died in 2010 from overdoses of prescription (22,134, including 16,651 from narcotic painkillers) than from motor vehicle …
April 23, 2014
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DEA South Carolina District Office Heads Up Eighth Prescription Drug Take-Back Event April 26, 2014

April 23, 2014
… Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, April 26, 2014 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  This one-day event will make it … on Drug Use and Health.  And more Americans died in 2010 from overdoses of prescription (22,134, including 16,651 from narcotic painkillers) than from motor vehicle …
April 23, 2014
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DEA Nashville District Office Heads Up Eighth Prescription Drug Take-Back Event April 26, 2014

April 23, 2014
… Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, April 26, 2014 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  This one-day event will make it … on Drug Use and Health.  And more Americans died in 2010 from overdoses of prescription (22,134, including 16,651 from narcotic painkillers) than from motor vehicle …
April 23, 2014
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DEA Announces 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back

July 28, 2015
… Outreach: Ruth Morales (571) 387-6555 Event will take place from 10 am-2 pm on Saturday, September 26th LOS ANGELES - … Prescription Drug Take-Back will take place September 26th from 10 am-2 pm local time. As with the previous nine … show that many abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine …
July 28, 2015
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Is Saturday

April 25, 2016
… Ruth Morales (571) 387-6555 Twice-annual event takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 30 LOS ANGELES - After … combined.  “Most prescription drug abusers get their pills from friends and family, including from the household medicine cabinet,” said DEA Acting …
April 25, 2016
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Texas Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced To 25 Years In Federal Prison

September 18, 2012
… in the conspiracy. According to court documents, from 2008 through early 2010, Jaimes and his co-conspirators … delivered in excess of 600 kilograms of cocaine from Mission, (a border city between the United States and …
September 18, 2012
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30 Years For Los Zetas Cartel Leader

July 21, 2017
… Gulf Cartel and one of the leaders of the Zetas drug cartel from 2005 until his arrest by Mexican authorities in August … to face deportation proceedings following his release from prison. The charges stem from a Feb. 17, 2010, indictment charging …
July 21, 2017
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Former Piedras Negras “Plaza” Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty To Federal Drug Distribution Charge

April 09, 2015
… thousands of kilograms of narcotics into the United States from Mexico announced DEA Special Agent in Charge Joseph … of thousands of kilograms of cocaine and marijuana from Mexico into the United States. Law enforcement …
April 09, 2015
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DEA Atlanta Division Office To Hold 11th Prescription Drug Take-Back Day This Saturday

April 25, 2016
… 790-3004 Wilmington - (910) 815-4513 Event will take place from 10 am-2 pm on Saturday, April 30, 2016 ATLANTA - The … Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, April 30, 2016 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time.  This one-day event will … users show that the majority of them get their drugs free from friends and family, including from the home medicine …
April 25, 2016
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DEA Charlotte District Office To Hold 11th Prescription Drug Take-Back Day This Saurday

April 25, 2016
… 790-3004 Wilmington - (910) 815-4513 Event will take place from 10 am-2 pm on Saturday, April 30 CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The … Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, April 30, 2016 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time.  This one-day event will … users show that the majority of them get their drugs free from friends and family, including from the home medicine …
April 25, 2016
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DEA South Carolina District Office To Hold 11th Prescription Drug Take-Back Day This Saturday

April 25, 2016
… 790-3004 Wilmington - (910) 815-4513 Event will take place from 10 am-2 pm on Saturday, April 30 COLUMBIA, S.C. - The … Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, April 30, 2016 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time.  This one-day event will … users show that the majority of them get their drugs free from friends and family, including from the home medicine …
April 25, 2016
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DEA Nashville District Office To Hold 11th Prescription Drug Take-Back Day This Saturday

April 25, 2016
… 790-3004 Wilmington - (910) 815-4513 Event will take place from 10 am-2 pm on Saturday, April 30 NASHVILLE - The Drug … Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, April 30, 2016 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time.  This one-day event will … users show that the majority of them get their drugs free from friends and family, including from the home medicine …
April 25, 2016
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Hartford Heroin Dealer Sentenced To 5 Years In Federal Prison

January 15, 2015
… to possess and distribute heroin, some of which he stole from his drug supplier. According to court documents and … area.  Fernandez, who also was supplied with narcotics from individuals in New York, sold the drugs locally to … that Colon acquired distribution quantities of heroin from co-defendant Jose Rivera-Baron on several occasions.  …
January 15, 2015
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Connecticut Man Sentenced To Over 22 Years For Oxycodone Conspiracy

January 16, 2015
… pills outside of Maine.  Some of these pills were obtained from people in Connecticut who diverted lawfully issued … oxycodone prescriptions.  Others were obtained in bulk from California and elsewhere. The pills were transported to … officers seized more than 600 30-mg oxycodone pills from members of the conspiracy.             According to the …
January 16, 2015
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Waterbury Man Sentenced To Five Years In Federal Prison For Role In Oxycodone Trafficking Ring

March 13, 2014
… documents and statements made in court, this matter stems from “Operation Blue Coast,” an investigation headed by the … Force into the large-scale trafficking of oxycodone pills from Florida to Connecticut.  The investigation revealed that an individual regularly purchased oxycodone from suppliers in Florida, transported the oxycodone to …
March 13, 2014
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Hartford Heroin Dealer Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison

May 30, 2014
… for attempting to purchase three kilograms of heroin from an undercover officer. According to court documents and … Raouf arranged to purchase three kilograms of heroin from the undercover officer for $55,000 per kilogram.  Raouf … Raouf’s girlfriend, Lillian Compres, withdrew $120,000 from a safety deposit box at a bank in East Hartford and …
May 30, 2014
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DEA Holds Its Eighth Prescription Drug Take Back Day On April 26 Take-Back Day To Help Residents Clean Out Their Medicine Cabinets Of Old, Unwanted, Potentially Harmful Drugs

April 22, 2014
… be more wrong. By removing unwanted prescription drugs from their homes, the public helps prevent experimentation, … on Drug Use and Health. And more Americans died in 2010 from overdoses of prescription (22,134, including 16,651 from narcotic painkillers) than from motor vehicle …
April 22, 2014
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DEA To Hold 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day This Saturday

September 22, 2015
… Sandoval Divsersion.SAN@dea.gov Event will take place from 10 am-2 pm on Saturday, September 26th SAN DIEGO - This Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time, DEA and its law … unwanted prescription drugs.  On Saturday, September 26th, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. DEA and its partners will hold their …
September 22, 2015