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77-Year Sentence Imposed On Anchorage Man For Drug Trafficking, Kidnapping, And Using Firearms In Furtherance Of Those Crimes

… pure methamphetamine, as well as other drugs, into Alaska from California. On March 13, 2013, Seugasala, Khamnivong, … hit two police cars and then threw a loaded firearm from his vehicle. The firearm was found by a citizen on the …
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Houston Man Sentenced To 147 Months In Prison For His Role In $1.2 Million Dollar Cocaine Conspiracy

… to do all that is possible to keep our communities safe from the drug traffickers who seek to do us harm.”  SAC … for distributing a minimum of 120 kilograms of cocaine from Texas into the Midwest, specifically the St. Louis …
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DEA-led Investigation Results In 10 Defendants Pleading Guilty In Million Dollar Meth Conspiracy

… following individuals all pled guilty to charges resulting from the conspiracy: Travis L. Bethel, 46, of Urbana, … moved drug proceeds and illegally obtained assets to/from those residences, and were involved in money laundering …
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San Diego Area Prescription Take Back Numbers Released

… Ysidro - (619) 671-4500 SAN DIEGO - The final tally is in from the 12th National Prescription Take-Back Day which took … than 3,500 tons) of prescription drugs have been removed from medicine cabinets, kitchen drawers, and nightstands by …
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Yakama Nation Captain Awarded DEA Tribal Narcotics Officer Of The Year

… Yakima Resident Office’s mission. “Captain Shike III comes from a lineage of Yakamas that have proudly and well served … a half of a million marijuana plants have been eradicated from these lands. Because of these efforts and his ability …
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Jury Convicts Columbia Man Of Marijuana Conspiracy

… more than 100 kilograms of marijuana in Boone County from 2005 to December 2008. During the investigation, law … of money laundering related to transfers of funds derived from the drug-trafficking conspiracy or conducting financial …
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Seven Charged With Drug Trafficking As Part Of Nationwide Enforcement Targeting Mexican Cartels

… including cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and marijuana from Mexico into the United States.  These cartels are also … for laundering millions of dollars in criminal proceeds from illegal drug trafficking activities. Individuals …
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DEA And Otsego County Sheriff's Office Arrest Two Defendants On Drug Charges

… 2011, a quantity of Oxycodone powder was purchased from Remillard during the investigation.  In Late December … Sheriff's Office had previously obtained the search warrant from County Court Judge Brian D. Burns.  The search resulted …
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Undercover Operation Reveals Inmates Plan To Commit Murder

… Administration Albany District Office with assistance from the New York State Department of Financial Services … who spearheaded this investigation with collaboration from the Otsego County District Attorney's Office, the NYS …
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Member Of Home Invasion Robbery Crew Sentenced To 27 Years For Murdering Pregnant Woman During Botched Robbery

… In the spring of 2001, the crew received information from a member of an international drug trafficking … Enforcement Task Force which comprises agents and officers from the DEA, New York City Police Department and New York …
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Federal Grand Jury Indicts Five For Conspiracy, Smuggling And Money Laundering In “Spice” Case

… Wisconsin, the defendants conspired to purchase and import from China chemicals known as JWH018, AM2201, UR-144, and … The government is seeking forfeiture of proceeds derived from the alleged criminal activities. The five defendants …
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Defendants Sentenced In $25 Million Tax Fraud And Drug Conspiracy

… drug trafficking activities. According to court documents, from January 2010 to March 2012, Joel Santana-Pierna led his … security numbers. Most of these stolen identities were from citizens of Puerto Rico. Using this stolen information, …
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East Bay Counterfeit Drug Manufacturer Convicted

… plea, Beckford, 28, of Oakland, Calif., admitted that from January 17, 2014, through December 12, 2015, he engaged in a scheme to import controlled substances from China and other foreign sources, obtain manufacturing …
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23 Charged In Drug Distribution Conspiracy And Related Crimes

… the DEA intercepted at least 500 grams of cocaine headed from Fresno to Northern California.  The second seizure … the result of an investigation by the DEA with assistance from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and …
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8 Indicted In Heroin, Methamphetamine Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… was the head of a drug trafficking organization that from March 1, 2016, through June 16, 2017, imported and … and the Bakersfield Police Department with assistance from Kern County Probation Department, Bureau of Alcohol, …
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Marijuana Dispensary Owner Sentenced To Five Years In Prison

… October of 2011) for approximately $200,000, using funds from the CVCC and MediZen dispensary. Davies and Smith also … made in a well-funded PR campaign, documents obtained from the dispensaries in the course of the investigation …
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Former Deputy US Marshal Pleads Guilty To Felony Distribution Of Unapproved New Drugs And Felony Distribution Of Misbranded Drugs

… the business of Nutrition Dome, Inc. Vavasis retired from the United States Marshals Service after the execution … “the public has every right to expect the highest integrity from those entrusted with authority and we are determined to …
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U.S. Attorney Announces Takedown Of Major Synthetic Drug Distribution Ring As Part Of Nationally Coordinated Action

… to structure more than $3 million in proceeds derived from their Internet-based drug distribution businesses. The … and the California Highway Patrol, with assistance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. …
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10 Defendants Indicted On Steroid Distribution And Money Laundering Conspiracy Charges

… drug, we want to keep them out of the U.S. Mail and away from the general public, who may not be aware of the full … Service work relentlessly to remove illegal narcotics from the mail while bringing to justice criminals who use …
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Leader Of “Trinitarios” Gang Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To 10 Years In Prison

… well as statements made during the sentencing proceedings: From approximately 2009 until his arrest in July 2014, Sosa … to protect their drug distribution territory and themselves from rival gang members, or for use in retaliation against …
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Operator Of Urgent Care Clinics On Long Island Sentenced

… and receiving large quantities of cash - half the profit from prior illegal sales. As part of his guilty plea, Troyan … and a pharmacy chain, removed prescription authority from numerous rogue doctors and physician assistants, and …
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Partner In Stockton And Sacramento Marijuana Businesses Pleads Guilty

… marijuana and six counts of distributing marijuana from storefronts in Stockton and Sacramento, Drug … and the U.S. Marshals Service, with assistance from the Stockton Police Department and other local law …
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Convictions In Multicounty Marijuana Cases

… with intent to distribute 49,206 marijuana plants seized from public lands on the Sierra National Forest in Fresno … three pounds of processed marijuana and an assault rifle from the ranch. Gallegos faces a mandatory prison term of …
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Multi-County Marijuana Prosecutions

… also seized an assault weapon with 124 rounds of ammunition from an open detached garage at a residential property next … grown on agricultural land in Kettleman City. Two notices from the U.S. Attorney’s Office had been sent to the …
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Dothan, Alabama Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Meth Trafficking Case

… our commitment to holding accountable those who profit from the distribution of methamphetamine.” “Thirty years in … lives in our neighborhoods. Whether the poison is shipped from out of state or hidden in a local storage unit, we will … in Dothan containing methamphetamine shipped to Alabama from out of state. Further investigation revealed that …
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Louisiana Man Sentenced to 180 Months in Federal Prison for Convictions of Multiple Drug Charges

… others to obtain kilogram quantities of cocaine and heroin from Houston, Texas and elsewhere and redistribute those … to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States. HSTF Baton Rouge comprises agents and officers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), …
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California Man Sentenced to 19 Years for Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Conspiracy

… Paul, the greater Chicago area, and Northern Indiana. From these hubs, Colula and his fellow conspirators … of thousands of dollars in cash payments that were flown from the Midwest to California.  On Nov. 29, 2022, case …
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Two Men Face Federal Charges for Trafficking Five Kilograms of Fentanyl in Metro Atlanta

… prosecute fentanyl traffickers to keep the community safe from this deadly drug threat.”  “This seizure underscores … enforcement attempted to stop Adame-Gomez after he emerged from the storage facility without the backpack, but he fled. … criminal organizations, and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.  Drug Trafficking …
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Southwest Georgia Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Meth Distribution

… operate on the streets or attempt to continue their crimes from behind prison walls.” “This sentencing marks the … criminal organizations (TCOs) and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task …
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Five Members of Hobbs Based Drug Trafficking Organization Arrested on Federal Drug Trafficking Charges

… cocaine in Hobbs, New Mexico. According to court documents, from October 2024, through December 2025, Raul Muñoz … to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States. HSTF Region II CORE 7 is comprised of agents and officers from Homeland Security Investigations, the Federal Bureau of …