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Silver Spring, Maryland Man Faces Federal Charges for Distribution of Fentanyl Resulting in the Death of a Minor Victim

September 21, 2022
… advised law enforcement the victim purchased “percs” from an individual known as “Mick”.  The witness also …
September 21, 2022
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Union Bank of California Enters Into Deferred Prosecution Agreement And Forfeits $21.6 Million To Resolve Bank Secrecy Act Violations

September 18, 2007
… San Diego and Miami Field Divisions, with assistance from the DEA Bogota Country Office, the DEA Madrid Country …
September 18, 2007
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Jose Morales Sentenced To Life In Prison For Murdering A Witness In A Baltimore City Case

December 10, 2013
… to prevent Long, who was also an employee of Morales, from testifying against him. The jury learned that three …
December 10, 2013
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Member of Southwest Baltimore “NFL” Gang Pleads Guilty to a Federal Racketeering, Distributing Large Quantities of Drugs, Two Murders and an Attempted Murder

December 03, 2021
… Baltimore Police Department. According to his guilty plea, from at least 2016 through March 26, 2020, Bobby Cannon was … East Baltimore.  On January 4, 2019, Cannon borrowed a car from a female associate in southwest Baltimore and later … officers saw that Cannon had a gun, which they recovered from his jacket pocket.  Officers then searched Cannon’s van …
December 03, 2021
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Six Men Facing Federal Drug Charges

January 21, 2022
… were seized by law enforcement.  The packages were shipped from Brownsville, Texas to an address associated with the … to Velasquez’s residence.  Tracking information obtained from the shipping company revealed that IP addresses … on January 20, 2022, based on arrest warrants issued from the criminal complaint.  As part of these arrests, law …
January 21, 2022
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Money Launderer and Wholesale Supplier of Narcotics to East Baltimore Monument Street Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison and Ordered to Forfeit $472,000

September 14, 2021
… Investigators conducted controlled purchases of narcotics from drug distributors in the shops, including Roundheart, … mixture. The total proceeds obtained by Williams from supplying controlled substances to co-conspirators was … or leased. Investigators recovered a total of $363,233 from various bank accounts associated with Williams' drug …
September 14, 2021
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Manager of Pain Clinic, Her Boyfriend, and Customers Facing Federal Charges for a Drug Distribution Conspiracy

May 19, 2021
… forged prescriptions for opioids using prescription pads from the clinics’ doctors, then illegally sold the forged … prescriptions.  For example, the complaint alleges that from July 2019 to April 2021, more than 40 prescriptions … that pharmacies had begun to refuse opioid prescriptions from Memorial Care.  The criminal complaint further alleges …
May 19, 2021
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Six indicted in drug conspiracy that included production and distribution of power synthetic opioid

June 12, 2019
… in the six-count indictment in U.S. District Court and from testimony in court proceedings, six defendants are … in the federal system.   According to the indictment, and from testimony delivered in court proceedings, Forrester …   “Illegal opioid production and distribution, whether online or through conventional drug distribution methods, is …
June 12, 2019
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DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within the United States

May 05, 2023
… Last Mile comprised 1,436 investigations conducted from May 1, 2022 through May 1, 2023, in collaboration with … to nearly 193 million deadly doses of fentanyl removed from communities across the United States, which have … with whom we were able to make these arrests and seizures from these violent drug trafficking organizations”. …
May 05, 2023
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DEA Washington Chief Issues Public Safety Alert: Dangerous Increase in Fake Rx Pills Containing Fentanyl

September 27, 2021
… are being so well made they aren’t able to be told apart from legitimate pills, outside testing. DEA lab analyses … fatal overdose deaths in unwitting victims across our area, from every background and every lifestyle,” said Special … lost to this horrible danger is too many. Only ONE pill from illegitimate sources can kill, and has. And we’re …
September 27, 2021
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Thirty-Five Indicted For Trafficking Heroin Throughout Virginia Peninsula

August 18, 2011
… DEA’s mission to take down drug trafficking organizations from the street to the source,” said DEA SAC Cooper-Davis. … organization that smuggles large quantities of heroin from New York City into the Tidewater area, which has been … The indictment alleges that after obtaining the heroin from Taylor’s lieutenants, the mid-level distributors would …
August 18, 2011
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Matriarch Sentenced for Role in Violent Multimillion-Dollar Honduran Cocaine Trafficking Organization

March 28, 2023
… United States WASHINGTON, DC- According to court documents, from 2006 until 2015, Erlinda Ramos-Bobadilla, aka Chinda, … received clandestine maritime and air shipments of cocaine from sources in South America. Individual shipments of … America, managed the proceeds that the organization made from the sale of cocaine and, at times, paid sources of …
March 28, 2023
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Colombian Drug Kingpin Charged With Smuggling 35 Pounds Of Heroin Destined For New York In Freight Containers

March 07, 2013
… centers on a shipment of 16 kilos of (over 35 lbs.) seized from a freighter ship in Miami on January 10, 2012. The load … traffickers ran their business on principals similar to an online commerce company; one - place an order, two- fill the …
March 07, 2013
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South Jersey Convicted Felon Sentenced To 70 Months In Prison For Role In Conspiracy To Traffic Guns From South Carolina To New Jersey

April 24, 2015
… 70 Months In Prison For Role In Conspiracy To Traffic Guns From South Carolina To New Jersey April 24, 2015 New Jersey … to today’s sentencing. He also thanked special agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration, under the …
April 24, 2015
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DEA’s Goal Is To Remove A Third Of A Million Pounds Of Expired Prescription Drugs From Circulation On The Sixth Take-Back Day, April 27

April 24, 2013
… A Third Of A Million Pounds Of Expired Prescription Drugs From Circulation On The Sixth Take-Back Day, April 27 April … The majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine …
April 24, 2013
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North Carolina Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Trafficking 10 Kilos of Cocaine

December 10, 2025
… to ship a package containing 10 kilograms of cocaine from San Diego, California, to Portsmouth, Virginia. … criminal organizations and to protect our communities from their crimes. My office will persist in prosecuting … Inspectors work aggressively to eliminate illegal narcotics from the U.S. Mail,” said Damon E. Wood, Inspector in …
December 10, 2025
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DEA-New Jersey instrumental in establishment of statewide “Handle With Care” program

October 06, 2020
… of a search warrant in the home; being forcibly displaced from a home by a fire, eviction, or other event; or having a … a child the critical support he or she needs to recover from a traumatic event,” said Attorney General Grewal. “By … enforcement officers in New Jersey will view the symposium online on that date or by Dec. 31, 2020, the effective date …
October 06, 2020
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Matriarch of Violent Multimillion-Dollar Honduran Cocaine Trafficking Organization Pleads Guilty

December 22, 2022
… into the United States. According to court documents, from 2006 until 2015, Erlinda Ramos-Bobadilla, aka Herlinda … received maritime and clandestine air shipments of cocaine from sources in South America.  Individual shipments of … devastating wave of fear and destruction that reverberated from Honduras to the U.S.,” said Jessica D. Aber, U.S. …
December 22, 2022
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Four Charged In Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

April 11, 2016
… of the unit. Investigators observed items being unloaded from the tractor trailer into the warehouse.  A short time … drugs.  Law enforcement recovered 31 kilograms of cocaine from a box in the back seat of the truck.  Law enforcement …
April 11, 2016
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16 Defendants Charged In A Commercial Burglary Ring And Drug Conspiracy

July 19, 2013
… heroin, methadone, buprenorphine, cocaine and alprazolam from 2010 to the present: David Paschall, age 54, of … crimes, and interstate transportation of stolen goods from September 2011 to the present.  Three of the defendants … bank larceny and interstate transportation of stolen goods from September 2011 to the present: Carl Parrish Paschall, …
July 19, 2013
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Laurel Man Sentenced to 17 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Kilograms of Fentanyl, Cocaine, and Marijuana Through the U.S. Mail

October 20, 2022
… involving fentanyl, cocaine, and marijuana shipped from California to Maryland through the U.S. mail.  At … bag containing approximately 501 grams of fentanyl, from Fisher.  Co-Conspirator 2 placed the object into the … an alert that two Priority Mail parcels had been sent from the El Segundo, California Branch Post Office on August …
October 20, 2022
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Manchester Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute More Than 3 Pounds of Methamphetamine Sourced from Lawrence

September 11, 2025
… to Distribute More Than 3 Pounds of Methamphetamine Sourced from Lawrence September 11, 2025 New England Contact Info …
September 11, 2025
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Two Charged in Connection with Search of Bronx Drug Mail Distribution Center Containing Approximately 100,000 Pills Suspected of Fentanyl and Meth

February 27, 2024
… of the narcotics and some of the other material recovered from the Apartment  NEW YORK CITY - Damian Williams, the … “This seizure removed substantial quantities of narcotics from the streets and helped to disrupt an alleged mail order … services elevates the danger of ordering pills from rogue online platforms and social media.  Fentanyl is the greatest …
February 27, 2024
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Pain Clinic Owners, Distributors And Runners Indicted For Allegedly Conspiring To Operate “Pill Mills”

May 28, 2015
… a legitimate medical purpose. The owners kept the profits from the pill mill operations and from the sales of oxycodone in cash.  According to the … “runners” to visit their clinics so that they would profit from the cash fees charged for an office visit.  Runners are …
May 28, 2015
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DEA Serves Immediate Suspension Order on Northgate Pharmacy in Waldorf, Maryland

January 27, 2022
… of Thousands of Dosage Units of Narcotics Being Removed from Pharmacy Enforcement ASAC Shane Todd and Diversion … at Pharmacy Serving ISO and Removing Controlled Substances from Scene Northgate Pharmacy in Waldorf Maryland DEA Agents … at Pharmacy Serving ISO and Removing Controlled Substances from Scene Northgate Pharmacy in Waldorf Maryland Evidence …
January 27, 2022
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Leader of Drug Trafficking Organization, Trafficking Cocaine Across Maryland and Bribing U.S. Postal Letter Carriers, Sentenced

August 02, 2021
… picked up cocaine parcels in exchange for $500 per parcel from Stanley and assisted with delivering proceeds of the … in exchange for money. Holloman serviced a route in Bowie from April 2017 to October 2019, and Vaughn serviced a route in Bowie from July 2018 to October 2019.  As USPS letter carriers, …
August 02, 2021
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29 Alleged Penn North Drug Dealers Facing Federal Indictments

March 19, 2021
… defendants are fugitives and a sixth defendant absconded from pretrial release.  The indictments were announced by … Kevin Riggins is a fugitive and Vincent Davis absconded from his pretrial release. The second indictment (20-0269) … intent to distribute fentanyl using the name “Special,” from August 2019 through at least December 2019.  Green, …
March 19, 2021
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New Jersey Division Of Consumer Affairs Launches “Project Medicine Drop,” Providing Consumers Opportunity To Dispose Of Unused Prescription Medication Throughout The Year Pilot Program Important Component Of The Division’s Fight To Prevent Prescription

November 14, 2011
… show teenagers who abuse these drugs often take them from relatives, or get them from friends. Many people mistakenly believe prescription … 1, and check our online calendar of upcoming Consumer Outreach events. On …
November 14, 2011
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Fentanyl distributor who used the dark web and crypto currency sentenced to 30 years in federal prison

October 03, 2019
… a $14.32 million money judgment against Allawi based on his online dark net sales profit. Judge Ezra also ordered that …   "The United States welcomed Allawi into our country from war-tom Iraq in 2012. But instead of taking advantage …
October 03, 2019
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DEA, SAMHSA Extend COVID-19 Telemedicine Flexibilities for Prescribing Controlled Medications for Six Months While Considering Comments from the Public

May 09, 2023
… Medications for Six Months While Considering Comments from the Public May 09, 2023 Headquarters Contact Info … against diversion. The NPRMs received over 38,000 comments from the public and DEA, in collaboration with SAMHSA, is …
May 09, 2023