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New Reward Offered for the Capture of Jian Zhang

… States and Canada. According to a 2017 federal indictment from the U.S. Attorney’s Office District of North Dakota, … already been convicted and sentenced to penalties ranging from 20 years to life imprisonment.  These strict sentences … Attorney’s Office, District of North Dakota with assistance from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon, …
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Three doctors, a pharmacist, and a business owner charged in opioid indictments

… hired Dr. Hallaba to write prescriptions at his clinic.  From September 2015 to April 2017, both doctors are alleged … Wellston Clinic Pharmacy. The grand jury alleges that from September 1 to December 9, 2015, Dr. Ferris signed …
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Three doctors, a pharmacist, and a business owner charged in opioid indictments

… hired Dr. Hallaba to write prescriptions at his clinic.  From September 2015 to April 2017, both doctors are alleged … Wellston Clinic Pharmacy. The grand jury alleges that from September 1 to December 9, 2015, Dr. Ferris signed …
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Several charged in $9.6 million opioid distribution conspiracy

… Andrei Tibu, 30, of Canton      The indictment alleges that from January 2015 through March 2018, these pharmacists and … this crisis, disrupting any financial benefit received from the sale of dangerous prescription drugs that plague … in monetary transactions with the criminal cash proceeds from her illicit pharmacy business.      This case is being …
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Indictments against 11 high level Mexican drug cartel members unsealed

… against the CJNG is being conducted by special agents from the DEA Los Angeles Division and federal prosecutors from the Department of Justice Criminal Division Narcotic and Dangerous Drug Section. Representatives from the U.S. Departments of State and Treasury participated …
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Ohio man pleads guilty in methamphetamine conspiracy

… and then overseeing redistribution of the drugs to dealers from Columbus to Dayton. He also personally collected …   Ramirez and McQueen, as part of this scheme, traveled from Southern Ohio to California in April 2018 to acquire … delivery of kilogram quantities of methamphetamine from Texas and elsewhere in the Southern United States. He …
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Drug trafficking organizer sentenced to prison as part of a multi defendant drug investigation and prosecution

… drug ring alleging they brought cocaine and methamphetamine from Mexico which then travelled through California to Metro … quantities of cocaine and methamphetamine from Mexico to California.  The drugs were then transported … said U.S. Attorney Jason Dunn. "Thanks go to the agents from the DEA, IRS CI and the Aurora Police Department who …
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Kokomo, Indiana members of drug trafficking organization convicted by jury

… Michael Jones, 37, Jason Reed, 50, and Shaun Myers, 37, all from Kokomo, Indiana, were convicted on drug trafficking, … with Pierre Riley being his source of supply operating from Macon, Georgia, and bringing controlled substances into … substances and protect postal employees and customers from violence related to drug trafficking. The excellent …
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Twelve San Antonio based Texas Mexican Mafia members and associates arrested -- indicted on federal drug trafficking charges

… are responsible for distributing controlled substances from July 2020 to September 23, 2020. During today’s … in drug distribution and other violent criminal activity from establishing a foothold in our neighborhoods.” This indictment resulted from a Texas Anti-Gang Center (TAG) investigation conducted …
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Operation Synergy Results In 18 Arrested For Synthetic Cannabinoid Distribution Operations In Austin And San Antonio

… people, who have had potentially serious health effects from their use,” stated U.S. Attorney Pitman. He added, “To … that pose potentially serious health risks. For example, from January 1, 2010 through February 28, 2013, the Texas … guilty in a court of law. These investigations resulted from the efforts of the Drug Enforcement Administration and …
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38 Years For Lymon On Firearms, Heroin Trafficking Charges

… the time Lymon committed the crimes, he was prohibited from possessing firearms because of his prior felony … ATF and APD investigated the firearms case, with assistance from the Albuquerque office of the FBI, the U.S. Marshals … prosecution with the goal of removing repeat offenders from communities in New Mexico for as long as possible. On …
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Operation Great Scott 17 DEA Little Rock Defendants Sentenced To Over 113 Years In Prison

… doing all we can to keep our streets and neighborhoods safe from drug trafficking, criminal activity, and violence.” … included over 40 controlled purchases of methamphetamine from members of the drug-trafficking organization.  In … members of the organization.  Also during the case, agents from DEA and the Department of Homeland Security executed a …
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Anesthesiologist Sentenced For Illegally Prescribing Oxycodone And Other Prescription Painkillers

… IRS Criminal Investigation. “The prescriptions obtained from these types of pill mill clinics are most often sold or … an inordinate number of people, most having traveled from out-of-state.  Several physicians were associated with … Enforcement Task (OCDETF) Program, along with assistance from multiple federal, state, and local law enforcement …
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DEA Task Force Takes Down Fentanyl Distribution Ring

… and made multiple controlled purchases of fentanyl from Petersen.  Subsequent court-authorized wiretaps … to purchase large quantities of fentanyl that were shipped from China.  Casadei also obtained and distributed various … Administration’s Hartford Task Force includes personnel from the DEA Hartford Resident Office and the Bristol, …
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Eight People Charged With Making Their Homes Available For Drug Distribution In Winooski, Vermont

… Vermont available for drug activity. These charges resulted from a long-term investigation into the distribution of … in drug trafficking by giving drug dealers a safe haven from which to operate and peddle their poison. As this … seized a significant amount of heroin and crack cocaine from a hotel room in Williston. She admitted to working with …
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Thirty-Nine Alleged Associates Of Two Chicago Area Drug Trafficking Organizations Facing Federal Narcotics Charges

… today. The charges contained in a criminal complaint stem from an investigation led jointly by the Federal Bureau of … Enforcement (DEA) that began in July 2011, with assistance from other federal, state, and local law enforcement … Both organizations took steps to protect themselves from detection by law enforcement, including using code …
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Thirty-Three Alleged Gang Members Arrested In Early Morning Raids By Local, State And Federal Officials

… indictment returned by a federal grand jury charges that from about 1996 to September 2013, the defendants; Nathaniel … indicted in Cook County State Court on charges stemming from the investigation. The acts of violence allegedly … this criminal street gang's membership has been identified, from street level workers to the so-called “king."  The …
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Grand Jury Indicts 14 In L.A.-Based OxyContin Ring

… need the powerful painkiller. The OxyContin was obtained from pharmacies, often by fraudulently billing the public … abusing their authority in the medical community to profit from those vulnerable to these drugs.” The indictment also … General’s region in Los Angeles. “Schemes that steal from taxpayers to pay for high-profit street drugs - as the …
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DEA Leads Major Narco-Terror Operation

… a front company in Guinea Bissau to export the cocaine from Guinea Bissau to the United States.  In addition, Mane … the receipt of approximately 4,000 kilograms of cocaine from the FARC in Guinea Bissau, approximately 500 kilograms … discussed the shipment of ton-quantities of cocaine from South America to Guinea Bissau by sea, Na Tchuto noted …
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Colombian National Pleads Guilty To Kidnapping And Murder Of DEA Agent Terry Watson

… other stabbed him. Special Agent Watson was able to escape from the taxi, but he later collapsed and died from his injuries. Six other defendants have been charged in … cooperation with Colombian authorities and with assistance from INTERPOL and the Justice Department’s Office of …
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Operation Spiderweb Snags Cocaine, Meth, Weapons And Over $1 Million In Cash

… drug trafficking and firearms- related crimes stemming from the large-scale investigation, code-named Operation … working together to remove these violent criminals from its streets.” Cobb County Sheriff Neil Warren, on … of Investigation; and MCS, which is comprised of officers from Cobb County Sheriff's Office, Cobb County Police …
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$1 Million Worth Of Methamphetamine Secreted In Candles Seized And Five People Arrested

… crystal meth.  Thereafter, all of the defendants travelled from the NJ Hotel to the NJ Warehouse. Once at the NJ … equipment; and that they expected it would take them from August 29, 2017, until September 2, 2017, to complete … the NJ Hotel. Agents with the DEA, HSI, and NYPD recovered from the NJ Warehouse approximately 27 cardboard boxes each …
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OCDETF Operation Zombie Island Shuts Down Major Heroin And Fentanyl Distribution Organization On Staten Island

… we will continue to do all we can to prevent these drugs from making it to our neighborhoods. I commend our members … and New Jersey. The DTO obtained heroin and fentanyl from a supplier, which was then stored and packaged in … sold. In October 2017, defendant Shaun Sullivan overdosed from heroin supplied by the DTO, but was revived with …
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Seventeen Charged In White Plains Federal Court With Massive Oxycodone And Heroin Conspiracies In And Around Rockland County

… addicts with their drug of choice and protecting residents from the possibility of being another statistic.”   U.S. … defendants to purchase significant quantities of heroin from Agramonte, which they then distributed in locations … (Group TDS-NY), which comprises agents and officers from the DEA, the New York City Police Department, Town of …
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Charges 50 Members And Associates Of Trinitarios Street Gang With Racketeering, Narcotics, And Firearms Offenses Defendants Include Seven Leaders Of Bronx-Based Gang

… City. Our residents deserve to live in a neighborhood free from drug trafficking and the associated violence.” NYPD … by the NYPD Gang Division, federal agents and prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.” ATF Special … them for their crimes, and when possible remove them from the United States.” NYS DOCCS Commissioner Brian …
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Long Island Nurse Practitioner And Brooklyn Podiatrist Plead Guilty To Illegally Distributing Oxycodone

… agreed to forfeit more than $150,000 in illegal proceeds from his criminal activity. Defendant Owusu sold oxycodone … Diversion Squad, which includes agents and officers from the DEA, Nassau County Police Department, New York … transactions. Deslouches and Owusu’s convictions resulted from the Eastern District of New York’s Prescription Drug …
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Nationwide Oxycodone Trafficking Ring Dismantled

… - (509) 374-3444 Yakima - (509) 454-4407 18 defendants from four states convicted PORTLAND, Ore. - Kingsley Iyare … As a prescription-only product, this powerful pain reliever from the opioid family carries a high risk of abuse, … federal felonies involving fraud, Osemwengie, operating from Las Vegas, Nevada, and his associate Olubenga Temitope …
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Doctor Charged In Illegal Sales Of Prescriptions For Controlled Substances: Medical Practices At JFK International Airport And On Long Island

… Group TDS-NY is comprised of agents and officers from the DEA, the NYPD, the New York State Police, the Town … patient. Some patients who purchased illegal prescriptions from Dr. Surya supplied him with the names of friends and … court authorized review of Dr. Surya’s prescribing history from January 1, 2012 and August 17, 2015 shows more than …
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Fresno, Tulare And Kern Counties’ Marijuana Prosecution Update

… to the U.S. Forest Service for the damage resulting from the marijuana cultivation operations. Abarca came to … According to court documents, McGrath had been recruited from Florida to help setup a for-profit marijuana … officers seized more than 4,000 marijuana plants from property owned and occupied by Saul Morales, 47, his …
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The History of Red Ribbon Week

March 28, 2025
… born on July 26, 1947, in Mexicali, Mexico. He graduated from Calexico High School in Calexico, California in 1966, … the month. This year’s Red Ribbon Rally features voices from our community and special guests who represent diverse …
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