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Vacaville Man Pleads Guilty to Illegal Firearm Possession and Manufacturing DMT

… for manufacturing DMT, which he mailed back to California. From the plant materials, Crist extracted DMT liquid, which … found Crist in possession of a firearm. Crist is prohibited from possessing firearms because he has five prior felony …
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DEA Supports 2024 Red Ribbon Campaign to Promote Healthy, Drug-Free Lifestyles

… Anne Milgram; a musical performance by students from Volcano Vista High School in Albuquerque, New Mexico; … Ohio; the premiere of the “No Second Chance” fentanyl PSA from students in Tempe, Arizona; and the Red Ribbon Pledge led by students from the Richmond, California, Police Athletic and …
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Drug Trafficking Mom Imprisoned for Smuggling Meth Across Border

… the hearing, the court heard that Rios imported narcotics from Mexico on behalf of Dallas drug traffickers. In handing … is was a drug deal.  In October 2021, Rios attempted entry from Mexico into the United States via the Hidalgo Port of … Rios drove her minor daughter along with several friends from Dallas to a hotel in Reynosa, Mexico. Rios then …
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Columbian National Admits Conspiracy to Import 15 Kilograms of Cocaine

… to import 15 kilograms of cocaine into the United States from Columbia, DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge … facilitated the transfer of five kilograms cocaine from a source of supply in Columbia to a U.S. citizen, … helped to arrange for the transportation of that cocaine from Cartagena to New Jersey. Diaz previously pleaded guilty …
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Man Who Sold Fentanyl-Laced Cocaine to Overdose Victim Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison

… release, for narcotics distribution offenses stemming from an overdose death investigation in 2021. According to … made a controlled purchase of fentanyl and heroin from Santiago.  On February 14, 2023, investigators made a controlled purchase of fentanyl and cocaine from Santiago. Santiago has been detained since his arrest …
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DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day

… Day on Wednesday, August 21 with extended DEA Museum hours from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.  The Faces of Fentanyl  exhibit is one … (CDC)  predicts more than 107,543 people died last year from a drug poisoning or overdose, and according to a … Corporation, 42% of Americans know someone who has died from a drug-related death.  “The shift to synthetic drugs …
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Dominican National Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl

… 100 grams of fentanyl powder and 100 fentanyl pills from Acosta-Colon in Stamford.  Acosta-Colon was arrested on … of more than 700 grams of fentanyl powder and pills from him. On January 5, 2024, Acosta-Colon pleaded guilty to … Police Department.  The DEA’s Task Force includes personnel from the DEA Bridgeport Resident Office, the Connecticut …
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Burlington Man Charged with Distributing Controlled Substances to a Minor

… In May 2023, the juvenile suffered a non-fatal overdose from controlled substances believed to have been acquired from Gower. The United States Attorney’s Office emphasizes … however, would be determined by the Court with guidance from the advisory United States Sentencing Guidelines and …
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Fort Wayne Man Sentenced to 151 Months for Drug Trafficking Offense

… addressed to inmates which purportedly were coming from various attorneys or from a state agency. The intent was that the pages be torn … the United States Postal Inspection Service with assistance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the United States …
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Leader of conspiracy that manufactured illegal drugs on an industrial scale sentenced to 20 years in federal prison

… of up to $18,000 per month. In addition to profiting from drug sales, Forrester testified that a Canadian drug … $10,000 per month to receive packages of Fentanyl shipped from China and then reship it to addresses in Canada and … networks, including those that import illicit raw materials from overseas to make counterfeit drugs, and misuse the …
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“Meth” Courier Pleads Guilty in DEA-led Wiretap Investigation into Drug Trafficking in Middle Georgia

… April 2019. DEA conducted a series of controlled purchases from Allen using a confidential informant (CI) but were … sought and obtained a wiretap order on Allen’s phone number from a federal judge. Allen negotiated the purchase of large quantities of methamphetamine from sources in the Atlanta area on August 21, 2019, …
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Burke County Man Admits Operating Illegal Pill Factory

… partners are committed to keeping our neighborhoods safe from dangerous drugs.” “Our law enforcement partners, particularly the investigators from the Drug Enforcement administration, did an outstanding … District, we are determined to eradicate this poison from our communities.” The DEA began the investigation in …
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Drug Trafficker Sentenced to More than Seven Years in Prison

… law enforcement in Kansas seized 25 kilograms of cocaine from two individuals operating as drug couriers, who were traveling from California to Charlotte. According to court records, … law enforcement that they had made multiple drug deliveries from California to Charlotte. Over the course of the …
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DEA launches Secure Your Meds campaign, calls on Americans to keep medications safe

… putting these substances away and protecting our loved ones from the pandemic and prescription drug abuse crisis.” DEA … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. Once the Centers for Disease …
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Avowed member of white supremacist gang sentenced to more than 13 years in federal prison for drug trafficking

… five years under court supervision after he is released from prison. Joining U.S. Attorney Murray in making today’s … which is a white supremacist gang.  Court records show that from at least January 2019 to May 2019, Adams and Higgins trafficked methamphetamine, which they obtained from a source of supply in the Atlanta, Georgia area. The …
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Myrtle Beach drug boss sentenced to over nine years in federal prison on oxycodone conspiracy charge

… closet under a pile of clothes. Agents and officers seized from the house two laptops as well as multiple cell phones … pictures of counterfeit prescriptions and incoming calls from various pharmacies. Agents linked the phone numbers of … “This sentencing removes yet another dangerous criminal from our streets and sends a clear message to others who may …
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Honduran national sentenced to more than 11 years for trafficking methamphetamine

… County.  Court records show that law enforcement recovered from an Asheville-area hotel a suitcase which belonged to … methamphetamine. According to documents filed in this case, from July 2017 to October 2017, Neris and Thomas trafficked … between half of a kilogram to a kilogram of methamphetamine from a supplier located in Atlanta.  As Neris previously …
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Drug conspiracy leader sentenced to over 10 years

… was part of a drug conspiracy that trafficked cocaine from Texas to North Carolina. In October 2017, DEA agents … seized 23 kilograms of cocaine near Nashville, Tenn., from a vehicle en route to North Carolina. According to … had been contracted by Flores to transport the cocaine from Texas to members of the drug conspiracy located in …
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Federal Officer Charged with Bribery and Attempted Importation of Cocaine

… attempted importation of cocaine. The charges allege that from Oct. 1-17, Celedon accepted U.S. currency in exchange … to be several kilograms of cocaine into the United States from Mexico through the Laredo Port of Entry without … allegedly accepted another bribe for the same conduct from on or about Oct. 23-30.   If convicted, Celedon faces …
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Pawtucket Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Cocaine Trafficking Charge

… Cruz-Aponte admitted that he agreed to retrieve the package from the front porch of a Pawtucket residence and deliver it … the court, the package retrieved by Cruz-Aponte was shipped from Colombia and was intercepted by Customs and Border … stop, Cruz-Aponte briefly attempted to flee by lunging from the car, with the package in hand, and throwing the …
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Mexican National Residing in Stockton Pleads Guilty to Heroin and Fentanyl Trafficking

… 4.5 kilograms of heroin and $42,066 in cash were seized from Aispuro’s residence. Aispuro has agreed to forfeit the … containing fentanyl and 2.8 kilograms of heroin were seized from Guzman’s residence. This case is the product of an … by the Drug Enforcement Administration with assistance from the U.S. Marshals Service and the San Joaquin …
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Eastern Idaho Attorney Indicted for Drug Trafficking Charges

… of methamphetamine. The indictment alleges that from June 2022 to February 19, 2023, Dunn conspired with … of 2022. Federal agents with DEA, supported by detectives from Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office, Jefferson County … by the Drug Enforcement Administration with assistance from the Idaho Falls Police Department, the Bonneville …
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Communities Across Arizona Turn in Over 3.5 tons 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. For more than a decade, … their homes of unneeded medications to protect loved ones from deadly drugs and drug poisonings,” said DEA …
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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. Across the Louisville … their homes of unneeded medications to protect loved ones from deadly drugs and drug poisonings,” said DEA …
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Wives of Convicted Drug Traffickers Plead Guilty to Laundering Drug Proceeds

… Flores,” 47, both confirmed in their plea agreements that from December 2008 until March 2020, they conspired with … generated hundreds of millions of dollars of proceeds from the sale of narcotics. After their husbands’ … November 2008, Lopez and Gaytan stored cash drug proceeds from their husbands’ drug operations, proceeds which they …
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Mexican Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 14 years in Federal Prison

… in Indianapolis and Texas. Lopez-Acevedo was extradited from Mexico in 2019 with the assistance of the Department of … Justice’s Office of International Affairs. Upon his release from prison, Lopez-Acevedo will be removed from the United States. The Drug Enforcement Drug …
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DEA Chicago Division Welcomes New Special Agent in Charge

… City, Mexico, Kabul, Afghanistan, Phoenix and Chicago. From 2012-2015, she held the position of first Country … to house a DEA-led “Joint Counter Narcotics Task Force.” From 2008-2012, she was group supervisor of two key …
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Indianapolis Man Sentenced to 16 Years for Fentanyl, Meth Trafficking

… by Community Corrections didn’t deter the defendant from pushing fentanyl, meth, and crack into our … their investigation and commitment to protect the public from dangerous, repeat drug traffickers.” The DEA and IMPD … the U.S. Probation Office for five years after his release from federal prison. U.S. Attorney Myers thanked Assistant …
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DEA working hard to tackle rising drug threat in Johnson City area

… a much cheaper price.   According to the most current data from the Centers for Disease Control, more than 70,000 Americans died from drug overdose deaths in 2017, up nearly 10 percent over … a decade. Of those overdose deaths, just over 49,000 were from synthetic opioids, which include prescription …
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Ohio Man Sentenced for Distributing Counterfeit Pharmaceuticals in Dallas

… with our communities to educate and prevent these drugs from reaching our homes and will most importantly, hold those accountable who choose to distribute and profit from this poison.” According to information presented in … in the same location. This co-located model enables agents from different agencies to collaborate on …