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Two North Texas doctors, one nurse sentenced to prison for federal drug trafficking violation

… Office and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Stevan A. Buys and Jonathan R. Hornok.   # # #   On …
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Missouri Man Sentenced to 28 Years for Leading Meth Conspiracy

… by law enforcement in Arkansas on his return trip from buying methamphetamine in Texas. Officers found 2.5 …
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Lockport man convicted by a federal jury of narcotics conspiracy tied to the Sinaloa Cartel going to prison for 25 years

… invoices to make it look like Western New Yorkers were buying sea cucumbers at astounding rates and quantities. The …
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Staten Island man sentenced to nine years’ imprisonment for international arms trafficking and money laundering

… business spanned the globe. By ‘cleaning’ drug money and buying and selling high powered weapons, he was able to …
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DEA’s OD Justice Devotes Critical Resources to Fatal Drug Poisoning and Overdose Death Investigations Across the United States

… caused serious injury to a university student. Controlled buys, searches, and interviews revealed a large drug …
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OCDETF Investigation Results in Convictions of Six Defendants for Nearly 100 Combined Years in Prison for Meth and Heroin Trafficking Conspiracy

… Airport (“DFW”) to Los Angeles International Airport to buy drugs. Agents seized from inside one of their suitcases …
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Green Bay Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Dealing Fentanyl Resulting in Death and Possessing a Firearm

… the Brown County Drug Task Force (BCDTF) made controlled buys during which Denruyter sold fentanyl pills to an …
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Business Owner Who Trafficked Pounds of Meth and Cocaine Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison

… ammunition. As part of his guilty plea, Johnson admitted to buying a motorcycle worth approximately $17,000, using drug …
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Michigan Man Sentenced to 96 Months for Drug and Gun Crimes in Burlington

… (including some of the bills used in one of the controlled buys), about 20 grams of fentanyl, about 65 grams of …
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Melvin Hill Convicted by Jury on Federal Drug and Firearms Charges

… Burlington narcotics investigators that the source could buy narcotics from Hill. In February and March, this source …
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DEA Rocky Mountain Division Announces Record Fentanyl Seizures in 2022

… oversaturated drug market.  Anyone, including our kids, can buy dangerous and deadly drugs at the click of a button. …
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Lubbock Drug Traffickers Sentenced to Combined 106 Years in Federal Prison

… documents, DEA agents used a confidential informant to buy cocaine from several defendants. They also executed …
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Mariah Ferry and Jose Torrez plead guilty to federal kidnapping charges for abducting and brutally beating two victims suspected of stealing drugs and money

… contacted M.T. under a ruse that Smothermon wanted to buy marijuana from M.T. When M.T. arrived at Smothermon’s …
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Kennewick WA Man Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Federal Prison

… two pounds of methamphetamine as part of a controlled buy. This led agents to Zavala-Alvarez’s residence in …
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Federal grand jury charges three men for distributing fentanyl-laced pills that caused death of rapper Mac Miller

… law enforcement is using informants and undercover to buy them on the street do they can start putting ppl in …
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Three Drug Traffickers Convicted of Drug and Money Laundering Conspiracies

… at trial revealed that in 2015 and 2016, Woolard began buying fentanyl and furanyl fentanyl powder from China after …
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Prolific Snohomish County fentanyl dealer sentenced to 15 years in prison

… cut of the profits.  Many distributors used that profit to buy from Irons to support their own addiction. During this …
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Darknet drug vendor sentenced to 10 years prison

… the payment in San Francisco and used the money to buy drugs and supplies to fulfill JetSetLife customer …
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Former Governor Of State Of Tamaulipas, Mexico, Indicted In The Southern District Of Texas

… of 2004. Portions of those funds were allegedly used to buy a Sabreliner 60 airplane in January 2005. As part of …
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Operation Shaw-Crank Redemption Results In 11 Defendants Being Sentenced To A Combined Total Of Over 93 Years For Drug-Trafficking

… and Arkansas River Valley area. Numerous controlled buys, surveillance, search warrants, and monitoring have …
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Grand Jury Indicts New Defendants And Brings Additional Charges Against L.A.-Based OxyContin Ring That Allegedly Bilked Medicare

… at casinos, to purchase automobiles and jewelry, and to buy more OxyContin. The scheme allegedly was orchestrated by …
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Physician Admits To Illegally Distributing 39,000 Pills

… bring names and dates of birth to Johns with the intent of buying a prescription for oxycodone.  Johns would issue the …
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Australian Man Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court To Helping Run The “Silk Road” Website

… Road,” a hidden website designed to enable its users to buy and sell illegal drugs and other unlawful goods and … illicit goods and services to well over a hundred thousand buyers, and to launder hundreds of millions of dollars … customer service inquiries, and resolving disputes between buyers and vendors.  The forum moderators were responsible …
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Leader Of International Money Laundering Organization Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To Nine Years In Prison

… multi-level marketing scheme, through which customers could buy pre-paid debit cards. DMG sold these pre-paid debit …
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Last Of The Arellano-Felix Brothers Sentenced

… some of the income to pay AFO members to commit crimes; to buy firearms, ammunition and vehicles; to travel on …
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Charges 13 Members And Associates Of Lower East Side Narcotics Organization With Narcotics And Firearms Offenses

… two undercover NYPD officers made approximately 25 buys of cocaine and crack cocaine from various members of …
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Defendants Face Justice for Distributing 3,200 Kilos of Methamphetamine

… - (706) 724-9021 Columbus - (706) 649-7850 Macon - (478) 330-7750 Rome - (706) 232-5104 Savannah - (912) 447-1035 … - (864) 234-0237 North Carolina Asheville - (828) 350-3440 Charlotte - (704) 770-2050 Greensboro - (336) … agents found 983.3 grams of pure methamphetamine and $4,350 in U.S. currency. Garcia, Yuritzi Gomez, Yirla Gomez and …
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Eleven Individuals Involved in Osceola County Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to Federal Prison

… February 16, 2022 Miami Contact Info Contact Us (571) 362-3364 (571) 362-3364 - Option 5 Miami.FD.PIO@dea.gov … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Pair of Indictments Charge Conspiracies to Use Drones to Deliver Illegal Drugs, Contraband Cell Phones to Georgia Prisons

… - (706) 724-9021 Columbus - (706) 649-7850 Macon - (478) 330-7750 Rome - (706) 232-5104 Savannah - (912) 447-1035 … - (828) 350-3440 Charlotte - (704) 770-2050 Greensboro - (336) 632-4297 Raleigh - (919) 790-3004 Wilmington - (910) … included aerial images of prisons, drug quantities and prices, and photos of drones, drugs, and cell phones, and of …
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Nigerian man pleads guilty to international heroin trafficking conspiracy

… two of which were Anyaoku’s own personal investment, at a price of $14,000 per kilogram. Anyaoku expected to net a …