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DEA-led operation nets more than 600 arrests targeting Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación

… will continue to attack these callous and immoral criminals from top to bottom until they no longer exist.” The Justice … “Menchito,” and second in command of CJNG, was extradited from Mexico to the United States on charges of alleged drug … impact on the fabric of our local communities. The proceeds from the local distribution of these narcotics are …
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Second hash oil extraction laboratory explosion in San Diego County within two week period

… with Agent for Size Comparison.JPG Marijuana Taken from Inside Building.jpg EL CAJON, Calif. – Yesterday, DEA’s … of removing THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, from marijuana plant material using a solvent. The final …
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DEA New Orleans Division Announces the Seizure of Over 20 Million Deadly Doses of Fentanyl in 2022

… worked to seize over 20.2 million deadly doses of fentanyl from communities across this four-state region,” said Brad … secret factories in Mexico with chemicals sourced largely from China. In 2021, the DEA issued a  Public Safety Alert … a potentially lethal dose of fentanyl. This is an increase from DEA’s announcement in 2021 that four out of ten …
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DEA Holds 22nd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to prevent addiction and reduce overdose deaths

… Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 30 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This bi-annual event offers free, … . “Disposing of unneeded medications can help prevent drugs from being misused,” said DEA Administrator Anne Milgram. … who misused a prescription medication obtained the medicine from a family member or friend. The Centers for Disease …
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Montgomery “pill mill” doctor receives over 12 year sentence for drug distribution, health care fraud, and money laundering offenses

… these unnecessary examinations so that he could get money from the patients’ insurance companies.  This scheme led to … care fraud conviction.  The money laundering charges stem from Dr. Sanchez’s spending the proceeds of his operation of … also stressed the amount of money Dr. Sanchez obtained from his scheme, which was at least $3.5 million dollars.   …
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San Fernando Valley Man Who Sold Counterfeit Prescription Pills Containing Fentanyl Admits Causing Overdose Death of U.S. Marine

… two federal drug trafficking offenses, one of which stemmed from a 2020 transaction in which he sold bogus oxycodone … 1,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl from a co-defendant, Solis admitted using his Snapchat … and several firearms – including a 9mm “ghost gun” – from his residence. Solis has remained in federal custody …
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DEA announces 19th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. Collection sites will adhere … DEA will also accept vape pens or other e-cigarette devices from individual consumers, only after the batteries are …
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DEA launches Secure Your Meds campaign, calls on Americans to keep medications safe

… of prescription drug abusers say they get their drugs free from friends and family, including from the home medicine cabinet. While we are all facing … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine …
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Three Fugitives Arrested on Federal Drug Charges in Westmore, Vermont

… Jones and Douchette distributed controlled substances from the Barton residence of codefendant Erika Desormeaux. … Investigators arranged the purchase of cocaine and fentanyl from the defendants on multiple occasions between August and … however, would be determined by the Court with guidance from the advisory United States Sentencing Guidelines and …
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Rhode Island Man Pleads Guilty To Role In Drug Trafficking And Violent Kidnapping Conspiracy

… health and safety of our communities. They will be removed from the neighborhoods they terrorize and harm.” “As we all … to justice those that commit these crimes.” This case arose from a 2018 investigation into a wide-ranging heroin … and Osterville as well as Pawtucket, R.I. Interceptions from Otero’s phone identified Basilici as a key member of …
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Holyoke, Massachusetts Man Sentenced for Armed Drug Trafficking

… to court records and proceedings, Jones repeatedly traveled from Holyoke to Bennington County, Vermont in mid-2020 to … in Manchester, Vermont and stored and distributed narcotics from there.  Throughout this period, Jones also obtained and … in May 2020, another man purchased two Glock handguns from a federally licensed firearms dealer in Belmont, …
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Brockton Man Sentenced To 13 Years In Prison For Role In Violent Drug Trafficking Organization

… role in a wide-ranging drug trafficking conspiracy reaching from Boston to Brockton to Cape Cod. Cody Goncalves, 28, was … base and marijuana throughout southeastern Massachusetts from a base of operations on Addison Avenue in Brockton, … of heroin, fentanyl, cash and a loaded firearm were seized from Cody Goncalves, who had previously been convicted of …
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Four Men Indicted for Meth Trafficking

… of methamphetamine hidden in a vehicle being transported from California, as well as several firearms found at a … residence and found, in addition to the controlled delivery from the Dodge Magnum, an AM-15 pistol, .223 ammunition, … to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine from Jan. 15 to Jan. 18, 2024. In addition to the …
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Man Found Guilty of St. Louis Murder, Drug Conspiracy Charges

… Cocaine, 3 Kilos of Fentanyl, 10 Kilos Heroin Ex123A items from May 2021 search.jpg Photo of drug transaction March 10 … drug sales, Mantovani said. The organization brought drugs from Houston and Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to the St. Louis …
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DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within the United States

… Last Mile comprised 1,436 investigations conducted from May 1, 2022 through May 1, 2023, in collaboration with … to nearly 193 million deadly doses of fentanyl removed from communities across the United States, which have … here in the heartland of America, cartels are taking lives from our communities," said Special Agent in Charge Michael …
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Everton Man Pleads Guilty to Meth Conspiracy

… that he participated in a drug-trafficking conspiracy from Nov. 22, 2016, to Sept. 26, 2018, and in a money-laundering conspiracy from June 20, 2017, to Dec. 6, 2017. Conn transported … 10 pounds of methamphetamine per week by vehicle from California to the Springfield area. He then distributed …
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Operation Legend results in over 500 arrests, including 37 murder suspects

… City, and those efforts will continue.” During the 10 weeks from the announcement of Operation LeGend on July 8 through … and local community leaders. None of those dire predictions from our critics came to pass.” “I’ve also said, from the start of Operation LeGend, that law enforcement …
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Springfield man pleads guilty to meth conspiracy

… to distribute methamphetamine in Greene County, Missouri, from March 30 to Oct. 18, 2017. By pleading guilty today, … enforcement officers seized 6.8 pounds of methamphetamine from Stone, who admitted he had just delivered $30,000 to a … Missouri. Two days after Stone’s arrest, Wacker drove from Kansas City to Oklahoma City, where he purchased five …
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Laurence Doud, Former CEO of Pharmaceutical Distributor, Sentenced to 27 Months in Prison for Conspiring to Unlawfully Distribute Controlled Substances and Defrauding the DEA

… responsibility as CEO of RDC to prevent dangerous opioids from making their way to pharmacies, drug dealers, and … evidence at trial: Violations of the Federal Narcotics Laws From 2012 through March 2017, Doud knowingly and …
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Leader of “Mike’s Candyshop” Drug Delivery Service Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison In Connection with the Overdose Death of Colin Kroll

… Mike’s Candyshop generally operated seven days per week, from approximately 6:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m., with the … DTO stored heroin, cocaine, a fentanyl analogue, and cash from drug sales in various stash locations maintained by the … of the DTO to maintain order and eliminate competition from within the organization.   On or about December 16, …
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Former Mexican Federal Police Commander Sentenced to 10 Years’ Imprisonment for Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… El Seguimiento 39, a Mexico-based cartel, ship cocaine from Mexico to the United States. The El Seguimiento 39 … for their crimes. Their badges will not shield them from accountability.” Mr. Peace expressed his appreciation …
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DEA and U.S. Attorney’s Offices throughout New York Promote National Prescription Drug 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 … resulted in many people spending more time alone, distanced from loved ones and friends making this year’s National …
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Staten Island-based International Narcotics Trafficker and Money Launderer Sentenced to 48 Months in Prison

… LaCola conspired with others to import kilograms of cocaine from Mexico into the United States. Unbeknownst to LaCola, … informed the individual that the sample he provided came from a 10-kilogram shipment he had received and that he … provide the individual with 10 to 15 kilograms of cocaine from his sources of supply in Mexico. LaCola also offered …
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Criminal homicide charges announced in the disappearance of Jose Herran

… Pa.C.S.A. § 902 (Felony-1)   Herran’s family has not heard from him since before November 17, 2015, which was his … evidence including blood samples and bone fragments from the suspected site of Herran’s killing and … will answer for their crime and for what they have stolen from Virginia Rodriguez and the rest of Jose’s family and …
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Staten Island doctor pleads guilty to illegally distributing oxycodone

… can net an illicit distributor $5,400 in cash or more.   From at least approximately 2006 until his arrest in October … to $200 per prescription in cash.  Many “patients” traveled from long distances, displayed visible signs of addiction to …
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Twenty-Seven Members of Little Rock Drug-Trafficking Organization in Custody Following Arrest Operation

… both of which were involved this case.” The arrests stem from an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force, or … 2023. Most the defendants listed in the indictment are from Little Rock and surrounding towns. The investigation, … the DEA, involved numerous controlled purchases of fentanyl from members of the conspiracy, as well as the seizure of 19 …
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Federal Jury Finds New Haven Man Guilty of Drug Trafficking and Firearm Possession Offenses

… who died after ingesting the drug.  Franco was released from federal prison in December 2020. In December 2021, the … $300,000 in cash. Subsequent analysis of cellphones seized from Franco revealed hundreds of videos, several of which … and the Drug Enforcement Administration, with assistance from the New Haven Police Department, East Haven Police …
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Three New Haven Men Guilty of Charges Related to Counterfeit Pill Production, Narcotics Trafficking

… the evidence presented during the trial, this matter stems from an investigation by the DEA New Haven’s Tactical … cash.  Two of the firearms and $13,250 in cash were seized from Gumbs, a previously convicted felon, on November 18, … The DEA Tactical Diversion Squad is composed of personnel from the DEA, the Connecticut State Police, and the West …
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Southbridge Man Convicted Of Fentanyl And Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

… law enforcement partners to target those who seek to profit from the sale of these substances.” “Postal inspectors are … large quantities of cocaine through packages mailed from Puerto Rico to addresses used by the DTO and mailed … mailed to Florida. Approximately nine kilograms of cocaine from packages sent through the mail and 800 grams of …
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Gulf Cartel Drug Trafficker Sent to Prison Following Major Cocaine and Cash Seizures

… network, importing significant quantities of cocaine from Mexico. He oversaw the transportation and distribution … hidden compartments at ports of entry to smuggle cocaine from Matamoros, Mexico, into the United States. He also … force investigating several narcotics and cash seizures from 2016 to 2020 determined Cortez-Nava led the …