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$200,000 In Civil Penalties Recovered From Upper East Side Pharmacy

… $200,000 In Civil Penalties Recovered From Upper East Side Pharmacy April 30, 2013 New York … loss immediately to prevent highly addictive medications from falling into the wrong hands." Manhattan U.S. Attorney …
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DEA Releases 2015 National Heroin Threat Assessment

… other drug of abuse, almost doubling between 2007 and 2013-from 161,000 to 289,000-according to the Substance Abuse and … continue to combat heroin trafficking to protect Americans from this severe and growing threat.”  The NHTA is based, in … priorities, and allocate resources. can be viewed online. …
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Justice Department Announces Results from Coordinated Operations Aimed at Reducing Violent Crime

… Justice Department Announces Results from Coordinated Operations Aimed at Reducing Violent Crime … and state resources to help fight crime in Baton Rouge.” “From the very beginning, I made a commitment to reduce crime …
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Robeson County Man Sentenced to 21 Years for Trafficking Kilograms of Drugs from Mexico

… Sentenced to 21 Years for Trafficking Kilograms of Drugs from Mexico February 27, 2023 Atlanta Contact Info Contact … moving kilograms of methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin from Mexico to Robeson County, North Carolina.  On December … caught this drug trafficker bringing kilos of dope from Mexico to North Carolina,” said U.S. Attorney Michael …
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Nurse from Parker Adventist Hospital pleads guilty to stealing fentanyl designated for patients

… Nurse from Parker Adventist Hospital pleads guilty to stealing … product, specifically stealing fentanyl meant for patients from the intensive care unit at Parker Adventist Hospital in … of access to and utilization of controlled substances from the Pyxis machine flagged Sharman’s access as “red” for …
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Police Officer Pleads Guilty To Accepting Cash Payments From Desperado’s Cabaret Owner

… Police Officer Pleads Guilty To Accepting Cash Payments From Desperado’s Cabaret Owner March 25, 2015 New Orleans … Police officer pleaded guilty to receiving cash payments from James Panos, former owner and manager of Desperado’s …
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Seattle Man Who Advertised Illegal Arsenal From Magnolia Apartment Sentenced To Prison

… Seattle Man Who Advertised Illegal Arsenal From Magnolia Apartment Sentenced To Prison February 20, … - (509) 454-4407 SEATTLE - A man who sold guns and heroin from the basement apartment of a home in Seattle’s Magnolia …
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Cartel-linked Fugitive Wanted for Serious Crimes Returned to the United States from Mexico

… Wanted for Serious Crimes Returned to the United States from Mexico August 13, 2025 Houston Contact Info Contact Us … to Mexico’s National Security Law, who were fugitives from Mexico facing a range of federal and state criminal charges from around the country.  "DEA agents in Laredo worked …
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11 Defendants Sentenced for Their Role in a Conspiracy to Traffic Fentanyl from the Mexico Border to Idaho

… for Their Role in a Conspiracy to Traffic Fentanyl from the Mexico Border to Idaho April 16, 2025 Seattle … controlled purchases of fentanyl and methamphetamine from Lee and other co-conspirators, to include Jamie …
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Arizona and Nevada Men Indicted for Conspiring to Distribute Meth

… community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about … can be reported to the DEA through this link: RX Abuse Online Reporting (usdoj.gov) . The DEA encourages parents, …
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Florida Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Distributing Methamphetamine

… community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about … can be reported to the DEA through this link: RX Abuse Online Reporting (usdoj.gov) . The DEA encourages parents, …
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Georgia Meth and Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison

… community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about … can be reported to the DEA through this link: RX Abuse Online Reporting (usdoj.gov) . The DEA encourages parents, …
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Prior Convicted Drug Trafficker Sentenced to More than 10 Years in Federal Prison on Meth Offense

… community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about … can be reported to the DEA through this link: RX Abuse Online Reporting (usdoj.gov) . The DEA encourages parents, …
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Brevard County Man Indicted for Possessing Cocaine With Intent to Distribute

… community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about … can be reported to the DEA through this link: RX Abuse Online Reporting (usdoj.gov) . The DEA encourages parents, …
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Arden, N.C. Fentanyl and Meth Trafficker is Sentenced to 11+ Years in Prison

… of 4-FA, a controlled substance analogue, which was shipped from China. The package actually contained 100 grams of 99 … South Carolina, deputies stopped Fair as he traveled from Atlanta to Western North Carolina. Deputies found … an individual cooperating with law enforcement arranged to buy from Fair $4,400 worth of methamphetamine and fentanyl. …
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… 1, 2009 Former Nurse Pleads Guilty to Stealing Drugs from Patients November 20, 2009 Suburban Detroit Man … Meth Leads to 11 Years in Federal Prison June 24, 2009 Man from Blue Grass State Pleads Guilty to 5 Kilo Cocaine … Sentenced for Assaulting a Federal Agent and Attempting to Buy Two Kilograms of Cocaine June 5, 2009 Nine Michigan …
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Accused Major Heroin Trafficker Extradited from Colombia for Prosecution in New York City

… Accused Major Heroin Trafficker Extradited from Colombia for Prosecution in New York City July 18, 2022 … NEW YORK - An accused major trafficker was extradited from Colombia to face charges associated with smuggling and … Supreme Court. Escobar Miranda arrived in New York from Colombia on Friday, and is scheduled for arraignment …
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DEA Releases 2016 National Heroin Threat Assessment Summary

… About Drugs Just Think Twice Domestic Problems resulting from abuse of opioid drugs continue to grow WASHINGTON - The … such as fentanyl and its analogues, increased 79 percent from 2013 to 2014. Deaths involving heroin more than tripled … priorities, and allocate resources. The can be viewed online. hq062716_attach.pdf On …
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Over 25 Pounds of Alleged Heroin and Three Guns Seized from Stash Apartment

… Over 25 Pounds of Alleged Heroin and Three Guns Seized from Stash Apartment November 08, 2021 New York Contact Info … of alleged heroin (28 pounds), three guns and ammunition from an apartment used as a drug stash house in the North … 12 brick-shaped packages and one cylindrical package from a storage container in a bedroom closet. A field test …
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Multi-kilo cocaine dealer from Mecklenburg County sentenced to 15 years in prison

… Multi-kilo cocaine dealer from Mecklenburg County sentenced to 15 years in prison … 45, arranged for the delivery of 28 kilograms of cocaine from Texas to Virginia. On May 30, 2019, a tractor-trailer … Brodnax. Lewis had received multiple shipments of cocaine from the suppliers in Texas and had distributed at least 71 …
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Indiana Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 10 Years for Trafficking Meth Imported from Mexico

… Sentenced to 10 Years for Trafficking Meth Imported from Mexico August 17, 2023 Chicago Contact Info Contact Us … and cocaine. Solomon also stated that he worked with a man from Mexico, who supplied the drugs that Solomon then … majority of the meth plaguing our streets ultimately comes from international cartels operating across the southern …
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Colombian National Extradited from Costa Rica to Face Drug Charges in the United States

… Colombian National Extradited from Costa Rica to Face Drug Charges in the United States … transnational criminal conspiracy that transported cocaine from Colombia to the United States, including Texas, … arrested in Costa Rica. Gerardo Gomez-Lubo was extradited from Panama to the United States in March 2021.  An …
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Defendants Convicted In Manhattan Federal Court For Illegal Distribution Of Oxycodone From Pharmacy In Yonkers

… Federal Court For Illegal Distribution Of Oxycodone From Pharmacy In Yonkers October 02, 2014 New York Contact … documents in this case and evidence presented at trial: From in or about 2011 to in or about January 2013, Ji Yun …
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Undercover DEA Agents Stop Meth Distributor from Movie Parking Lot Sales

… Undercover DEA Agents Stop Meth Distributor from Movie Parking Lot Sales November 17, 2022 St. Louis … participating in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine from Aug. 11 to Oct. 14, 2020. Co-defendants Louis Melvin … Paulson admitted that he purchased methamphetamine from Kingsley and sold bulk quantities to lower level …
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Alleged Fentanyl Trafficker Extradited from Honduras to the United States to Face Federal Charges

… Alleged Fentanyl Trafficker Extradited from Honduras to the United States to Face Federal Charges … with others to distribute fentanyl was extradited from Honduras to the United States this week to face charges … an ongoing drug trafficking investigation, special agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) learned …
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Colombian Businessman Charged with Money Laundering Extradited to the United States from Cabo Verde

… with Money Laundering Extradited to the United States from Cabo Verde October 19, 2021 Miami Contact Info Contact … court in Miami, Florida, today after being extradited from the Republic of Cabo Verde. Saab is charged in an … others to launder the proceeds of an illegal bribery scheme from bank accounts located in Venezuela to and through bank …
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Alleged narcotrafficker and high ranking cartel member extradited from Uruguay to the United States

… narcotrafficker and high ranking cartel member extradited from Uruguay to the United States May 15, 2020 Headquarters … Airport  yesterday evening after being extradited from Uruguay, where he was arrested in April 2016.  The … alleges that Gonzalez Valencia’s criminal conspiracy ran from 2003 to 2016.   “The Department of Justice will never …
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Heroin Ring In The Bronx Used Car Carriers To Transport Drugs Cross Country

… and a second indictment with 32 counts charges four people from Manhattan and New Jersey. Nine of the defendants were …  According to the investigation, which gets its name from the high-quality heroin-referred to as “fire”-and the … to shut them down.  In this case, a street-level drug buy led to the identification of transnational heroin …
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Eight-week federal trial results in conviction of Chapo associates in Buffalo, NY

… invoices to make it look like Western New Yorkers were buying sea cucumbers at astounding rates and quantities. The … March 23, 2015, Buffalo Police seized 32 kilograms of drugs from the Folger Street location—including Gillon’s eight … Western New York area. Approximately $20,000,000 was sent from Western New York banks to California in a two year …
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Indiana Man Sentenced to Over 11 Years for Trafficking Meth from California to Indiana

… Indiana Man Sentenced to Over 11 Years for Trafficking Meth from California to Indiana September 07, 2022 Chicago … Officers learned that Wrought traveled by charter bus from Bloomington, Indiana, and arrived in Fresno, … and exited the bus. Wrought admitted that he was traveling from California to Bloomington and consented to a search of …