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Johnson, Vermont Man Sentenced to 57 Months for Drug and Gun Offenses

… confronted Goins near his apartment. Goins took a handgun from his pocket, shot the victim in the neck, and fled. Law … a Smith & Wesson SD9 VE 9mm semi-automatic pistol. From a riverbank behind the Johnson apartment complex, …
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DEA Releases 2024 National Drug Threat Assessment

… security issue, which requires a new approach. “The shift from plant-based drugs, like heroin and cocaine, to … laboratories average 2.4 mg of fentanyl, but have ranged from 0.2 mg to as high as 9 mg. The advent of fentanyl … powder seized by DEA contained xylazine. That is up from 25% in 2022.   Social media platforms and encrypted …
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Brooklyn Man Sentenced To Nearly Six Years In Prison For Role In Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Involving Over 50 Kilograms Of Cocaine

… (DTO) wherein he transported kilograms of cocaine from New York to Boston in August 2020. Dinelson … in New York. In August 2020, Hernandez-Rodriguez drove from New York to Hyde Park with kilograms of cocaine hidden … a co-conspirator also transported kilograms of cocaine from New York to Hyde Park. In total, Hernandez-Rodriguez …
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Member of Skagit and Whatcom Drug Distribution Ring Sentenced to Prison

… Led Investigators on a High-Speed Chase, Tossing Drugs from the Window as he Tried to Get Away SEATTLE, Wash. – A … was arrested November 1, 2022, when he fled at high speeds from law enforcement, tossing bags of drugs from the car. At the sentencing hearing U.S. District Judge …
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New Bern Heroin and Fentanyl Trafficker Sentenced to 118 Months in Prison

… After conducting several controlled purchases of heroin from Bryant, Craven County Sheriff’s Office deputies witnessed him make a drug sale from his car.  Deputies observed Bryant return home and then … items along the chase route they had witnessed were thrown from the car including the large plastic bag at the church …
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Two Armed Methamphetamine Traffickers Handed Down Lengthy Prison Sentences

… who at the time was on post-release supervision stemming from a state drug conviction, sold methamphetamine to an … and seized four firearms, which Henry was prohibited from possessing. In February 2019, Brooks and Henry robbed … enforcement conducted a traffic stop of Brooks’s vehicle, from which they seized one kilogram of methamphetamine and …
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California Methamphetamine Trafficker Receives More Than 11 Years in Federal Prison

… had sent to Rocky Run Road in New Bern, North Carolina, from Stockton, California on December 2, 2019.  A second … Firearms & Explosives (ATF) agent ordered methamphetamine from Chan. Several days later ATF received two packages from Chan which contained approximately 400 grams of …
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Drug Trafficker who Attempted to Shoot Investigators Found Guilty

… of his life in federal prison.” “Charles Hyde has profited from the sale of poison in our communities for years, … to the Atlanta area to obtain kilograms of methamphetamine from a supplier. They recruited other defendants to assist … in selling the drugs. After a controlled purchase of drugs from Hyde in May 2018, investigators from the Liberty County …
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Doctor sentenced to prison for prescribing narcotics to non-patients

… he was arrested at Miami International Airport by agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration as he waited … operated in Pooler and Braselton to individuals traveling from at least 11 states. In addition, Di Blasi also provided … will be relentless in removing dangerous drug distributors from our neighborhoods, whether they are street-corner …
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Connecticut Man Sentenced to 110 Months for Firearm and Drug Trafficking Offenses

… Police (“VSP”) officers on a foot chase, Ortiz discarded from his waistband a Sig Sauer 9-millimeter semi-automatic … knife, along with approximately $1500, were recovered from Ortiz’s person. Law enforcement located the discarded firearm and, from Ortiz’s backpack, recovered approximately 38 grams of …
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Brooklyn Man Convicted For Role In Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Involving Over 50 Kilograms Of Cocaine

… in which he transported more than 50 kilograms of cocaine from New York to Boston. Dinelson Hernandez-Rodriguez, a/k/a … in New York. In August 2020, Hernandez-Rodriguez drove from New York to Hyde Park with kilograms of cocaine hidden … a co-conspirator also transported kilograms of cocaine from New York to Hyde Park. In total, Hernandez-Rodriguez …
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Burlington Armed Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 60 Months

… resulted in the seizure of approximately $194,000 of cash from two safe deposit boxes rented in Anderson’s name at local banks. Agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration also seized two additional handguns and approximately $16,000 in cash from storage units rented by Anderson. In total, law …
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DEA Encourages Communities to Make Every Day Take Back Day

… together to help remove the temptation to experiment from medicine cabinets across the country.” For more than a … The Take Back program has received an overwhelming response from communities across the country.  In 2023, the DEA Omaha … for a nonmedical purpose obtained that medication from a family member or friend.  Removing unnecessary …
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Trap House Drug Dealer Sent to Prison

… and her use of her minor daughter to hide evidence from authorities.  After conducting surveillance for a … The investigation revealed Rendon distributed narcotics from the residence and had recruited a woman to live at the … Rendon.  The investigation also revealed Rendon made calls from the jail asking her juvenile daughter to go to her …
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Year in Review: The DEA Rocky Mountain Field Division Sees Record Year in Fentanyl Seizures

… to more than 386 million deadly doses of fentanyl prevented from reaching consumers – enough to kill every American. … a potentially deadly dose of fentanyl. This is an increase from four in 10 pills in 2021 and six in 10 pills in 2022. A … of a pencil. The Rocky Mountain region has not been immune from the devasting effects of fentanyl. More fentanyl pills …
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Indiana Meth Trafficker Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison

… Vigo County Drug Task Force arrested Silvers while walking from a local restaurant to his parked Mustang. At the time, … Silvers admitted that he was getting methamphetamine from his source in South Bend once every few weeks and would … his team for their efforts in removing another drug dealer from our streets." The DEA, Wabash Valley Drug Task Force, …
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Eight Time Prior Drug Felon Sentenced to 300 Months for Armed Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Trafficking

… his co-conspirators were selling drugs that he provided.  From late 2020 through March of 2021, investigators … of fentanyl, para-fluorofentanyl, and methamphetamine from Rhone and people working on his behalf.  Ultimately, …
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DEA Investigations Result in Three Southern Oregon Drug Traffickers Pleading Guilty in Federal Court

… dealer responsible for trafficking quantities of fentanyl from California to Oregon, sold fentanyl to undercover law … On April 14, 2022, Merkel was arrested while traveling from California to Oregon. Merkel will be sentenced on … by the DEA Medford Resident Office with assistance from the Basin Interagency Narcotics Enforcement Team …
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Pocatello Woman Sentenced to Over 15 Years in Federal Prison for Distribution of Fentanyl

… - (509) 374-3444 Yakima - (509) 454-4407 Pocatello Man Died from Fentanyl Overdose POCATELLO, Idaho – Hailey M. Card, … by Card was consumed by a Pocatello man who died from a fentanyl overdose. According to court records, on … the Ada County Coroner's Office, confirmed that K.A. died from acute fentanyl intoxication. “The battle against …
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Previously Convicted Felon Caught on Snapchat Pleads Guilty to Firearm And Drug Offenses

… - (802) 951-2900 Defendant was on supervised release from prior federal firearm charge BOSTON – A Boston-area man … an obliterated serial number while on supervised release from an earlier federal firearm charge. Dane Mitchell, 32, … vehicle after he had been shot at. Mitchell is prohibited from possessing firearms and ammunition due to a 2018 …
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Federal Grand Jury Indicts Mexican National of Orchestrating Fentanyl and Meth Scheme that Sent Narcotics Across U.S.

… distributing fentanyl and methamphetamine. This case stems from an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration … and approximately 18.4 kilograms of methamphetamine. “From at least 2019, while in Mexico and while on federal …
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Lowell Gang Member Pleads Guilty in Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Conspiracies

… Defendant led operation to launder European drug proceeds from black tar heroin trafficking BOSTON – A leader of a … and his co-conspirators provided “protection” to a shipment from Europe that purportedly contained 8 million Euros in drug proceeds from black tar heroin sales. Specifically, Prum and his …
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California Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 35 years in Federal Prison for Transporting Heroin and Cocaine to Chicago Aboard Amtrak Trains

… used Amtrak trains to ship heroin and cocaine to Chicago from Los Angeles. Edgar Roque, 32, of Paramount, Calif., was … moved thousands of kilograms of narcotics aboard the trains from 2010 to 2016.  At his direction, hundreds of packages were shipped from California to Chicago, St. Louis and elsewhere, each …
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Communities Across the Country Remove Nearly 664,000 Pounds of Unneeded Prescription Medications to Prevent Drug Misuse

… came together once again to protect our communities from prescription misuse by safely disposing of 663,725 … more than 17 million pounds of unnecessary medications from communities across the country. The DEA Seattle Field … their homes of unneeded medications to protect loved ones from deadly drugs and drug poisonings,” said DEA …
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Coordinated Operation Results in Ten Arrests on Indian Reservations throughout Montana

… methamphetamine in three companion indictments. Agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration's Rocky Mountain … to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine from January 2022 through March 2023 in Billings, in … of methamphetamine trafficking. The indictment alleges that from about January 2022 until March 2023, James and …
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Georgia Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Possession of Meth with Intent to Distribute After Ordering Fabric Soaked in Meth

… meth in packages at the Atlanta airport addressed to him from Mexico. Chad Williamson, 44, of Fitzgerald, Georgia, … Parcel Center in March 2021. The packages were shipped from Naucalpan de Juarez, Mexico, and marked as religious … on March 11, 2021. Williamson had removed the SIM card from his phone in an attempt to hide its contents. …
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Law Enforcement Partners Host Second Annual Nebraska Drug Forum

… than 150 investigators, prosecutors, and representatives from law enforcement agencies attended the two-day forum. … the source of supply to identify where the drugs are coming from. Like all of our partners, we will not stand idly by and watch our neighborhoods suffer from the influx of drugs and the violence that comes with …
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San Diego Resident Charged for Maintaining a Steroid Distribution Center in Spring Valley

… that Feliciano purchases his anabolic steroid powders from sources of supply located in China and Turkey and then … August 2022, and continues to distribute anabolic steroids from the distribution center in Spring Valley on a daily … million, and more than $2.5 million in wire transfers sent from these accounts to overseas entities believed to be …
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Berkeley Resident Sentenced to Four Years in Prison in Tenderloin Fentanyl Distribution Scheme

… at his arrest in Berkeley on April 19, 2022, Ordonez ran from the police with a backpack containing around 1,118.8 … person to work to sell more than 40 grams of fentanyl from February 9, 2022 to the date of his arrest on April 19, … 10, 2022.  Ordonez admitted that on April 19, 2022, he ran from police, dropping his backpack, which contained more …
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Bremerton Couple Sentenced to Prison for Distributing Significant Amounts of Fentanyl and Meth

… in the rental car they were using to transport the drugs from Arizona.  Both have been detained at FDC SeaTac since … that Berryhill was shipping what appeared to be narcotics from their store.  Berryhill was obtaining drugs from a supplier in Phoenix, Arizona.  Berryhill would fly or …