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Guatemalan National is Extradited on International Cocaine Trafficking and Maritime Smuggling Charges

February 17, 2022
… Guatemalan national who was extradited to the United States from Guatemala on Thursday, February 10, 2022 to face … Barillas, aka “Thor,” is charged in an indictment stemming from a long-term joint investigation led by the Drug … the smuggling of multi-ton quantities of cocaine from South America to Guatemala with an ultimate destination …
February 17, 2022
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Barton Residence Searched and Woman Arrested on Federal Drug Charges

October 31, 2022
… complaint, Desormeaux distributed controlled substances from her Barton residence and allowed other individuals to … Investigators arranged the purchase of cocaine and fentanyl from the defendants on multiple occasions between August and … however, would be determined by the Court with guidance from the advisory United States Sentencing Guidelines. …
October 31, 2022
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Lebanon Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Meth Conspiracy

October 17, 2022
… Crashed Vehicle, Resisted Arrest and Fled from Officer SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Lebanon, Mo., man who … it to others during the conspiracy, which lasted from May 20 to Sept. 28, 2019. Johnson obtained large amounts of methamphetamine from a source in California and distributed it to others, …
October 17, 2022
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Mexican National Sentenced to 12 Years for Conspiracy to Distribute More Than 2,600 Kilos of Cocaine

December 27, 2021
… that distributed substantial amounts of cocaine from Mexico in the Kansas City metropolitan area from October 2013 to Nov. 15, 2018. Campoy-Estrada admitted … week. Campoy-Estrada obtained substantial sums of money from his involvement in the drug-trafficking conspiracy, …
December 27, 2021
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Recidivist Cocaine Trafficker Convicted of Sending Hundreds of Kilograms of Cocaine Hidden Inside Furniture

November 14, 2023
… Participated in a Conspiracy That Sent Tons of Cocaine from Puerto Rico Around the United States NEW YORK, N.Y. … October 2022, the DTO sent more than 30 shipments of cargo from Puerto Rico to the continental United States.  The … enforcement seized approximately 350 kilograms of cocaine from four of the DTO’s shipments.  In total, the DTO shipped …
November 14, 2023
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Colombian Narcotrafficker Sentenced to 18 Years’ Imprisonment

September 14, 2021
… $20 million forfeiture money judgment, Vivero is prevented from profiting from his crimes while being held accountable for leading an …
September 14, 2021
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Convicted Felon Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison For Drug And Firearm Offenses

July 25, 2024
… Practitioner 571-362-9171 Following release from pre-trial detention, defendant possessed drugs and … or more of fentanyl.  In July 2019, Soares fled on foot from law enforcement during a traffic stop. Soares threw a … a hooked knife and buprenorphine strips were recovered from Soares’ backpack. Quantities of cocaine and fentanyl …
July 25, 2024
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Brings in nearly 745,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications, Continues Fight against Opioid Epidemic

November 02, 2021
… removed close to 745,000 pounds of unneeded prescriptions from medicine cabinets across the country as part of DEA’s … has removed more than 15.2 million pounds of medication from circulation since its inception. On October 23, with … who misused a prescription medication obtained the medicine from a family member or friend. The Centers for Disease …
November 02, 2021
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DEA Holds National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Turn the Tide Against the U.S. Opioid Epidemic

October 20, 2021
… Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 23 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event offers free and anonymous … who misused a prescription medication obtained the medicine from a family member or friend. The Centers for Disease … Back Day has removed more than 7,000 tons of medication from circulation since its inception. These efforts are …
October 20, 2021
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Guatemalan Leader of Multi-Ton Cocaine Trafficking Organization Sentenced to Almost 22 Years in Prison

February 09, 2024
… During a multi-year wiretap investigation led by agents from Homeland Security Investigations and the Drug … organization moved multi-ton quantities of cocaine at sea from South America to Guatemala and ultimately over land to … the United States. At trial, prosecutors presented evidence from 13 rounds of court-authorized wiretaps demonstrating …
February 09, 2024
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Eight Defendants Sentenced for Their Roles in an East Alabama Drug Distribution Conspiracy

January 18, 2024
… concludes a series of federal sentencings that resulted from a  drug trafficking investigation  that began in 2020 … On January 8, 2024,  Kahlia Nichelle Washington , 27, from Phenix City, Alabama, received a sentence of 18 months … On December 1, 2023, 38-year-old  Andre Tremayne Franklin , from Columbus, Georgia, received a sentence of 320 months in …
January 18, 2024
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Kilogram Drug Trafficker in Robeson County Sentenced to 25 Years

November 16, 2023
… moving kilograms of methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin from Mexico to Robeson County.  Antonio Lavonne Locklear … drug trafficker bringing kilogram quantities of narcotics from Mexico into Robeson County,” said U.S. Attorney Michael … who were trafficking kilograms of controlled substances from Mexico into the Brownsville, Texas, area.  …
November 16, 2023
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Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty to Drug and Firearm Offenses

August 03, 2023
… Practitioner 571-362-9171 Following release from pre-trial detention, defendant possessed drugs and … sentencing for Nov. 15, 2023. In 2019, Soares fled on foot from law enforcement during a traffic stop. Soares threw a … knife and buprenorphine (Suboxone) strips were recovered from Soares’ backpack. Additionally, cocaine and fentanyl …
August 03, 2023
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DEA Holds 22nd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to prevent addiction and reduce overdose deaths

April 20, 2022
… Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 30 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This bi-annual event offers free, … . “Disposing of unneeded medications can help prevent drugs from being misused,” said DEA Administrator Anne Milgram. … has encouraged the public to remove unneeded medications from their homes as a first step in preventing medication …
April 20, 2022
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Eugene Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Role in Overdose Death of University of Oregon Student

March 05, 2022
… in his Eugene apartment. On December 24, 2020, officers from the Eugene Police Department responded to the scene and … friend wherein they discussed purchasing Oxycodone pills from another individual later determined to be Hill. Mr. … friend told investigators that he had been purchasing pills from Hill for nearly a year. Law enforcement soon identified …
March 05, 2022
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Los Angeles Strike Force targets drug trafficking organizations that allegedly smuggled Sinaloa Cartel narcotics into U.S.

August 08, 2018
… that allege the smuggling of large quantities of narcotics from Mexico on behalf of the Sinaloa Cartel.          Those … bulk quantities of cocaine, methamphetamine and heroin from Mexico to the Los Angeles metropolitan area and other …  One of the indictments alleges that money generated from illegal drug sales in the United States transported in …
August 08, 2018
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Brings in nearly 745,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications, Continues Fight against Opioid Epidemic

November 01, 2021
… removed close to 745,000 pounds of unneeded prescriptions from medicine cabinets across the country as part of DEA’s … has removed more than 15.2 million pounds of medication from circulation since its inception. On Oct. 23, with close … who misused a prescription medication obtained the medicine from a family member or friend. The Centers for Disease …
November 01, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Holds National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Turn the Tide Against the U.S. Opioid Epidemic

October 19, 2021
… Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 23 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event offers free and anonymous … who misused a prescription medication obtained the medicine from a family member or friend. The Centers for Disease … Back Day has removed more than 7,000 tons of medication from circulation since its inception. These efforts are …
October 19, 2021
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Leader of Mexico’s United Cartels and Others Charged in South Florida Federal Court with Importing Over 1200 Pounds of Crystal Methamphetamine

April 01, 2021
… and domestic partners to keep these poisonous substances from reaching our streets.”  “As the threat of … group to set up a significant methamphetamine pipeline from Mexico directly into the Miami Metro Area.” said DEA’s … foreign and domestic investigators and prosecutors from numerous agencies, interdicted this effort by making …
April 01, 2021
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Multiple sentences imposed in massive synthetic narcotics distribution network

November 28, 2018
… Glaspy and U.S. Attorney Ryan Patrick. The sentences ranged from 140 months in federal prison for a leader to probation … (Khader Tanous’s brother who collected money for him from synthetic narcotics sales), Ali Tafesh, 37, of Houston, who owned and distributed the drugs from a store named Azell Cell Phones, Hazim Hisham Qadus, …
November 28, 2018
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Law Enforcement Warns of Increase in Fentanyl Overdoses

May 21, 2021
… COEUR d'ALENE, Idaho -  Today, law enforcement officials from Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), U.S Attorney’s … deaths involve four males and one female ranging in age from 15 to 60. It appears at this time all five deaths were … died as a result of drug overdose in the United States from November 1, 2019, through October 31, 2020, the largest …
May 21, 2021
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Nine defendants charged in international drug trafficking conspiracy

August 07, 2019
… with ties to Mexico and Honduras who transported drugs from Los Angeles to the Bay Area and Seattle SAN FRANCISCO – … Artiaga,” to obtain drugs. The defendants brought the drugs from Mexico through Los Angeles to the Bay Area. The … allegedly placed orders for drugs on a regular basis from Cilder Velasquez and Jorge Enrique Torres-Viera. The …
August 07, 2019
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Three Of Detroit’s Largest Drug Traffickers Of Recent History Flee Before Jury Returns Guilty Verdicts

May 12, 2014
… Number: (313) 234-4310 MAY (DETROIT) - Three individuals from metro-Detroit were convicted of violating various … would arrange for large amounts of money derived from the sale of drugs to be transported to Phoenix, … marijuana, cocaine and heroin, as well as cash generated from the sale of these drugs. Since 2006, law enforcement …
May 12, 2014
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Las Cruces Man Pleads Guilty To Participating In Dona Ana County Cocaine Trafficking Ring

December 22, 2016
… in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy that existed from at least March 31, 2016 until Sept. 20, 2016.  The … him with distributing cocaine.  Velazquez admitted that from March 31, 2016 through Sept. 20, 2016, he agreed with … of supply in Mexico for cocaine he previously obtained from the source; ·         On Aug. 25, 2016, Velasquez …
December 22, 2016
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New Orleans Field Division Collects Over 29,000 Pounds On Ninth Prescription Drug Take-Back DayNew Disposal Rules Now In Effect Provide For Convenient, Ongoing Disposal Opportunities For Patients’ Unwanted Pharmaceuticals; Law Enforcement Agencies May

November 06, 2014
… abuse prescription drugs dropped in 2013 to 6.5 million from 6.8 million in 2012, that is still more than double the … Use and Health.  In addition, 22,134 Americans died in 2011 from overdoses of prescription medications, including 16,651 from narcotic painkillers, says the Centers for Disease …
November 06, 2014
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53 Individuals Indicted For Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering

October 09, 2012
… According to count one of the superseding indictment, from on or about September 2010 through on or about November … L. De Jesús-Gómez and others, as legitimate income derived from the activities of Luquillo Boat Glass, Inc. These three … their co-conspirators would use private vessels and vessels from the Puerto Rico Maritime Transportation Authority to …
October 09, 2012
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Four Charged In Large Scale Heroin/Fentanyl Trafficking Ring

August 25, 2017
… specially outfitted with “hides” to conceal the drugs from law enforcement. “DEA is committed to investigating and … This was an important investigation that led investigators from Boston to Cape Cod and removed suspected deadly fentanyl-laced pills from the streets. Those pills would have put lives at risk. …
August 25, 2017
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Key Atlanta Drug Distributors Sentenced

July 23, 2013
… in the distribution chain and stopped key players from continuing to sell cocaine throughout Georgia,” said … enforcement led to the removal of dangerous drugs and guns from our community.” “IRS Criminal Investigation not only … five defendants to be sentenced in this case, which arose from an investigation of regional cocaine distributors in …
July 23, 2013
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Former Heart Surgeon Convicted Of Unlawfully Prescribing And Dispensing Oxycodone

September 30, 2015
… 815-4513 ROME, Ga. - James Earl Chapman, Jr., a doctor from Macon, Georgia, has been convicted after a two-week … I am pleased with the hard work that went into this case from the investigation to the successful prosecution. It …
September 30, 2015
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Mexican Cartel Leaders Edgar Valdez-Villarreal, A.k.a. “La Barbie,” And Carlos Montemayor Gonzalez, Extradited To The U.S.

September 30, 2015
… and money laundering, are among 13 defendants extradited from Mexico this afternoon to face pending charges in the … high-level discussions among law enforcement officials from the start of the tenures of Attorney General Loretta E. … accused of supplying tractor trailer trucks full of cocaine from Mexico to the Eastern United States on behalf of the …
September 30, 2015