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International Drug Trafficking Organization Member Sentenced for Trafficking Over a Thousand Kilograms of Cocaine

… the maritime transportation of 1,500 kilograms of cocaine from the Pacific Ocean to mainland Guatemala, where the …
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Calvert County Felon Convicted After Four Day Trial for Illegal Possession of a Firearm

… convictions and knew that as a result, he was prohibited from possessing a firearm and ammunition.  This conviction …
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Charles County Pharmacist and Assistant Arrested

… of pharmaceutical controlled substances that she obtained from the pharmacy. The charges are the result of a yearlong …
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Bluefield Doctor Sentenced to Federal Prison on Misbranding Charge

… substances prescriptions, which they had received from Peterson. These “back door patients” were not actually …
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Pair Plead Guilty to Drug Testing Kickback Scheme

… used medication-assisted treatment for patients suffering from substance use disorder. In exchange for being paid …
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Three Men Plead Guilty to Smuggling Nearly 1,500 Kilos of Cocaine

… Post of Duty and the U.S. Coast Guard, with assistance from the Hampton Police Department, Newport News Police …
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Former Roanoke pharmacist sentenced for tampering with powerful narcotics

… down a pharmacist knowingly diverting and diluting drugs from suffering cancer and hospice patients in the area. …
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Man Sentenced for Multimillion-Dollar Cross-Country Cocaine Conspiracy

… Dixon and his co-conspirators would then ship cocaine from California in large crates to the Eastern District of …
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Couple sentenced to nearly 20 years for manufacturing and distributing crack across Hampton Roads area

… seized belonged to her. The search of the residence sprung from Littlejohn’s cohabitant, Walker, making an illegal …
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Virginia woman causes fatal, fentanyl-related overdose, admits guilt

… example of our efforts to keep our local communities safe from the spread of drugs. Heroin and fentanyl are extremely …
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Second Significant Sentence Handed Down in "Operation Director's Cut"

… Attorney’s Office also received considerable assistance from law enforcement authorities in the Netherlands and …
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Two Charged In Frederick County Meth Lab Bust

… law enforcement partners to keep our communities safe from this highly addictive illegal drug.”  “Methamphetamine …
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Baltimore District Office Presents $300K in Asset Forfeiture Checks to State and City Officials

… Office seizures for this year has increased over 59% from last year". Kotowski added that "the money seized …
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Bristol Trio Convicted In Crack Cocaine Conspiracy, Leader Of Conspiracy Faces Two Mandatory Life Terms

… During that time period, JONES distributed crack cocaine from numerous locations in Bristol, Virginia and Tennessee, …
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Baltimore Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison for RICO Charges

… for two years by Gross Sr. and Louis Colvin. Testimony from cooperating coconspirators and voluminous documentary …
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7 Defendants Indicted On Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering And Gun Charges

… owner. The indictment also alleges that the drug proceeds from the conspiracy were at least $1.5 million. The …
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Conspirator In Methadone Overdose Death Sentenced To Over Nine

… the distribution of drugs resulted in a drug user dying from an overdose. On December 20, 2010 Mark Alan Bryan, age …
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Supplier Of Non-FDA-Approved Chemotherapy And Cosmetic Drugs Sentenced To 15 Months

… and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, with assistance from the Arlington County Police Department and Interpol.  …
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Baltimore City Police Officer Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison For Trafficking Heroin While On Duty

… Anthony Barksdale. According to Redd’s plea agreement, from January to June 30, 2011, Redd conspired with others to …
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Retired Colombian Police General Sentenced To 13 Years For Conspiring To Provide Material Support To Terrorists

… JudgeJames C. Cacheris. “Former General Santoyo took bribes from terrorists - plain and simple,” said U.S. Attorney …
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Pharmacist Charged With Illegal Distribution Of Painkillers

… The Task Force includes agents and officers from the Drug Enforcement Administration, Bridgeport Police …
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Hanover Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Distribution of Fentanyl, Cocaine, and Other Drugs Shipped Across the US to Maryland

… cocaine, and other drugs, shipped through the U.S. Mail from California to Maryland.  Pitts admitted that during his … 2020, U.S. postal inspectors interdicted several parcels from the mail, including two parcels bound for an address in … enforcement recovered more than two kilograms of cocaine from one parcel and more than two kilograms of fentanyl from …
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Career Offender from West Memphis Sentenced to 12 years in Federal Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Meth

… Career Offender from West Memphis Sentenced to 12 years in Federal Prison … receiving complaints of Wiley distributing methamphetamine from his residence in West Memphis, on July 27, 2023, a … by the West Memphis Police Department with assistance from the Drug Enforcement Administration. The case was …
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Office Manager For Michigan Physician Sentenced To Prison For Accepting Kickbacks And Failure To Report Income From Medical Marijuana Certificationss

… Prison For Accepting Kickbacks And Failure To Report Income From Medical Marijuana Certificationss October 06, 2014 … Patrick Miles announced today. The convictions arise from an Indictment which charged that between January 2004, …
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Previously Convicted Felon From Newark, New Jersey, Charged With Firearms Possession, Drug Distribution Offenses

… Previously Convicted Felon From Newark, New Jersey, Charged With Firearms Possession, …
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Illegal Immigrant from Mexico Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Federal Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Meth

… Illegal Immigrant from Mexico Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Federal Prison for … Oxford - (662) 234-8542 Defendant was on supervised release from a previous federal conviction for conspiracy to possess … and the Little Rock Police Department with assistance from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The case was …
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DEA and its Partners Remove More than 670,000 Pounds of Unused Medications from Communities Nationwide

… Remove More than 670,000 Pounds of Unused Medications from Communities Nationwide May 28, 2024 Seattle Contact … more than 18.6 million pounds of unneeded medications from communities across the country. According to a report … for a nonmedical purpose obtained that medication from a family member or friend. DEA continues to expand …
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Two Drug Traffickers Sentenced to Lengthy Prison Terms in Case Arising from Investigation of Aryan Family Prison Gang

… Sentenced to Lengthy Prison Terms in Case Arising from Investigation of Aryan Family Prison Gang September 16, … Network in Alaska; Younger Conspirator Transported Drugs from Arizona to Washington Stash House Where Fentanyl Pills … not some street-level dealer…. The amount of societal harm from these substances is almost immeasurable.” Discussing …
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Cigarette And Alcohol Use At Historic Low Among Teens

… at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, under a grant from the National Institute on Drug (NIDA), part of the … of 10th-graders, and 21.6 percent of 12th-graders, down from the 2006 rates of 8.7 percent, 19.9 percent and 25.4 … email requests to 240-645-0227 or drugpubs@nida.nih.gov . Online ordering is available at …
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Members Of Ghana-Based Heroin Smuggling Ring Charged

… as Entry Point for East Coast Distribution of Heroin from West Africa ALEXANDRIA, VA. - The leader and members of … have been charged with using couriers to smuggle heroin from Ghana into the United States, a sign of the growth of … must know that there are no boundaries that can protect you from the long arm of the U.S. justice system. There is no …