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Armed Leader of Fentanyl and Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy Sentenced to 40 Years in Federal Prison

… Administration Orlando District Office, with assistance from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the U.S. Postal … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Perry Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine

… methamphetamine. Gamble was also obtaining methamphetamine from two other individuals and selling the narcotics in … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Former Gadsden County Deputy Sheriff Sentenced to Federal Prison in Connection with Narcotics Trafficking Investigation

… narcotics accountable for their actions.” The case stemmed from an extensive investigation by the Organized Crime Drug … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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DEA Miami Field Division Warns of Alarming Increase in Suspected Fentanyl-Related Overdoses in Florida

… died of a drug overdose during the 12-month period from February 1, 2021 through January 30, 2022 with 67% of … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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St. Petersburg Man Sentenced for His Involvement in DTO

… drug trafficking offenses. According to the indictment, from around August 2018, and continuing through November 26, … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Results in DEA and Partners Collecting Hundreds of Thousands of Pounds of Unneeded Medications in an Effort to Prevent Addiction and Reduce Overdose Deaths

… 27,847 pounds of expired, unused, and unwanted medications from 202 collections sites throughout the state of Florida. … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Missouri Man Sentenced to 28 Years for Leading Meth Conspiracy

… a conservative estimate of the total proceeds he obtained from the drug-trafficking conspiracy. On March 8, 2022, … acquired kilogram-level quantities of methamphetamine from Mexico and supplied co-defendants Patrick A. Dodson, … by law enforcement in Arkansas on his return trip from buying methamphetamine in Texas. Officers found 2.5 …
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DEA’s OD Justice Devotes Critical Resources to Fatal Drug Poisoning and Overdose Death Investigations Across the United States

… based cartel source of supply multiple levels removed from the street dealer that provided the deadly dose of … who was sentenced to life without parole. This case stemmed from the fentanyl poisoning death of a young father. … caused serious injury to a university student. Controlled buys, searches, and interviews revealed a large drug …
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Melvin Hill Convicted by Jury on Federal Drug and Firearms Charges

… Burlington narcotics investigators that the source could buy narcotics from Hill. In February and March, this source made two controlled purchases of fentanyl from Hill in transactions that were recorded and surveilled …
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Prolific Snohomish County fentanyl dealer sentenced to 15 years in prison

… also more deadly.  To maximize profits and to protect him from law enforcement scrutiny, Irons fronted the pills to … cut of the profits.  Many distributors used that profit to buy from Irons to support their own addiction. During this time, …
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Western U.P. Crystal Meth Conspiracy Shut Down

… and associates to receive packages that he had shipped from Las Vegas.  Hill would collect these packages, use some … for several undercover purchases of methamphetamine from Hill.  These undercover buys gave the officers the evidence they needed to get a …
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Salem Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl

… investigation, investigators arranged a controlled buy of counterfeit oxycodone pills from Rigutto. Investigators observed him arrive and depart … switches,” are small attachments used to convert firearms from semi-automatic to fully-automatic. Later the same day, …
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Marijuana Drug Deal that Ended in Death Results in Guilty Pleas

… others that the victim had previously purchased marijuana from him using counterfeit currency. On Feb. 19, 2022, they … All were armed. When the victim contacted Brown-Shatto to buy more marijuana, the three drove to his home in the 7800 … later recovered a total of 22 spent cartridge casings from both weapons. Both shooters disposed of those weapons, …
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DEA Reminds Families to Discuss the Dangers of Drugs Before Students Return to School

… methamphetamine pressed into pills shaped like marshmallows from cereal and fake pills laced with fentanyl made to look … turning to smartphones as a one-stop shop to market, sell, buy and deliver deadly, fake prescription pills and other … your life and help them realize the dangers that can come from experimenting and misusing drugs,” King said. “Kids are …
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Albuquerque Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking

… records, on April 20, 2023, DEA agents received information from a citizen that Kerr was a supplier of fentanyl. The citizen called Kerr and set up a time and location to buy fentanyl pills. DEA agents established surveillance at … a pistol, loaded with a round chambered. Upon his release from prison, Kerr will be subject to 5 years of supervised …
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Defendant Caught with 14 Kilos of Fentanyl and Seven Kilos of Methamphetamine Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison

… Based on these percentages, pills just like the ones seized from Guerrero-Acosta killed approximately 490 people, … and methamphetamine.  After conducting some controlled buys of drugs, agents moved in to arrest Guerrero-Acosta.  … in Arizona in 2007 and 2011. He has a conviction from 2015 for illegally returning to the U.S. following …
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DEA El Paso Division Safety Bulletin

… to remind the public not to purchase pills or medications from street dealers. Recently DEA El Paso learned that … exposure can be fatal. We remind the public that buying from street dealers is dangerous, because purchasers cannot …
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Crack-dealing Gang Dismantled In The Bronx

… was a force multiplier in our goal of removing drug dealing from the Adams Housing Projects and surrounding areas.” … Violent Crime Squad, Bronx DA Investigators and agents from the DEA. They were arraigned before Bronx Supreme Court … the John Adams Houses, with undercover officers making 32 buys of crack cocaine. Three defendants are also charged …
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National Jewish Health Study Documents Health Dangers Of Indoor Marijuana Grows

… results of a study designed to determine the health effects from indoor marijuana grow operations. The study was … it was difficult to control chemical contamination from pesticides and fertilizers. The study also showed that … these operations may go undetected, an unsuspecting family buying the residence at a later date may be put at risk of …
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Alleged Bay Area Fentanyl Distributor Extradited from Honduras

… Alleged Bay Area Fentanyl Distributor Extradited from Honduras October 25, 2024 San Francisco Contact Info … the United States this week to appear on charges stemming from his alleged involvement in the distribution of fentanyl … marks the fifth extradition of an alleged drug distributor from Honduras to the Northern District of California this …
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North Dakota State College of Science Wins Top Prize in Red Ribbon Week Video Contest

January 31, 2019
… Week Campus Video PSA Contest! You can view the winning PSA online at https://youtu.be/7DFbh_0Npog . DEA and the … nation’s schools, workplaces, and communities. Each year from October 23–31, people in cities and towns across the …
January 31, 2019
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Sarasota Meth Trafficker Pleads Guilty

… to the plea agreement, on September 22, 2022, a deputy from the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office retrieved a package … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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OCDETF Investigation Results in Convictions of Six Defendants for Nearly 100 Combined Years in Prison for Meth and Heroin Trafficking Conspiracy

… and record phone calls and text messages made to and from Laneython Ignont’s cell phone. These wiretapped … and Donterrian Lavender as they were attempting to fly from the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (“DFW”) to Los Angeles International Airport to buy drugs. Agents seized from inside one of their suitcases …
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Lubbock Drug Traffickers Sentenced to Combined 106 Years in Federal Prison

… more than a dozen firearms, and roughly $80,000 cash from drug dealers in Lubbock. “Cocaine is not manufactured in Lubbock nor does the coca plant, from where it is derived, grow in West Texas’ fertile land.  … documents, DEA agents used a confidential informant to buy cocaine from several defendants. They also executed …
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Mariah Ferry and Jose Torrez plead guilty to federal kidnapping charges for abducting and brutally beating two victims suspected of stealing drugs and money

… of two victims suspected of stealing drugs and money from the home of co-defendant, Chase Smothermon, 32, of … contacted M.T. under a ruse that Smothermon wanted to buy marijuana from M.T. When M.T. arrived at Smothermon’s home, Smothermon …
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Mexican Toy Dealer Pleads Guilty In Drug Money Laundering Case

… in Los Angeles on money laundering charges arising from this type of scheme, which is commonly referred to as a … in Colombia and Mexico would contact currency brokers to buy discounted U.S. dollars, which they would use to purchase merchandise from Woody Toys. The dollars being sold were allegedly …
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Two Extradited, Charged With Weapons Support To Hizballah One Defendant Allegedly Agreed To Acquire $9.5 Million Worth Of Surface-to-Air Missiles And Other Weapons For Hizballah

… the extraditions of Siavosh Henareh and Cetin Aksu from Romania, on charges of conspiring to provide narcotics … organization. Aksu is also charged with agreeing to buy a deadly laundry list of weapons on behalf of an … the CS’s. The CSs represented to Henareh that the profits from the sale of the heroin in the United States would be …
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Indiana Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Meth Trafficking

… a pound of methamphetamine during a series of controlled buys. In August 2020, investigators arrested Fowler and …
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South Bend, Indiana man sentenced for conspiracy to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine

… a pound of methamphetamine. Kinds admitted that he had been buying and selling methamphetamine by the pound, and that he …
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Convicted Drug Trafficker Found Guilty

… a confidential informant in Bradenton, for the purpose of buying a half-kilogram of cocaine. During the transaction, …