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Melvin Hill Convicted by Jury on Federal Drug and Firearms Charges

August 25, 2023
… Burlington narcotics investigators that the source could buy narcotics from Hill. In February and March, this source …
August 25, 2023
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DEA Rocky Mountain Division Announces Record Fentanyl Seizures in 2022

January 09, 2023
… oversaturated drug market.  Anyone, including our kids, can buy dangerous and deadly drugs at the click of a button. …
January 09, 2023
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Lubbock Drug Traffickers Sentenced to Combined 106 Years in Federal Prison

October 12, 2021
… documents, DEA agents used a confidential informant to buy cocaine from several defendants. They also executed …
October 12, 2021
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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

February 14, 2020
… contacted M.T. under a ruse that Smothermon wanted to buy marijuana from M.T. When M.T. arrived at Smothermon’s …
February 14, 2020
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Kennewick WA Man Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Federal Prison

April 11, 2022
… two pounds of methamphetamine as part of a controlled buy. This led agents to Zavala-Alvarez’s residence in …
April 11, 2022
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Federal grand jury charges three men for distributing fentanyl-laced pills that caused death of rapper Mac Miller

October 02, 2019
… law enforcement is using informants and undercover to buy them on the street do they can start putting ppl in …
October 02, 2019
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Three Drug Traffickers Convicted of Drug and Money Laundering Conspiracies

August 04, 2021
… at trial revealed that in 2015 and 2016, Woolard began buying fentanyl and furanyl fentanyl powder from China after …
August 04, 2021
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Prolific Snohomish County fentanyl dealer sentenced to 15 years in prison

March 06, 2020
… cut of the profits.  Many distributors used that profit to buy from Irons to support their own addiction. During this …
March 06, 2020
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Darknet drug vendor sentenced to 10 years prison

April 12, 2019
… the payment in San Francisco and used the money to buy drugs and supplies to fulfill JetSetLife customer …
April 12, 2019
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Former Governor Of State Of Tamaulipas, Mexico, Indicted In The Southern District Of Texas

December 02, 2013
… of 2004. Portions of those funds were allegedly used to buy a Sabreliner 60 airplane in January 2005. As part of …
December 02, 2013
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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

May 29, 2014
… and Arkansas River Valley area. Numerous controlled buys, surveillance, search warrants, and monitoring have …
May 29, 2014
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Grand Jury Indicts New Defendants And Brings Additional Charges Against L.A.-Based OxyContin Ring That Allegedly Bilked Medicare

October 16, 2012
… at casinos, to purchase automobiles and jewelry, and to buy more OxyContin. The scheme allegedly was orchestrated by …
October 16, 2012
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Physician Admits To Illegally Distributing 39,000 Pills

March 02, 2017
… bring names and dates of birth to Johns with the intent of buying a prescription for oxycodone.  Johns would issue the …
March 02, 2017
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Australian Man Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court To Helping Run The “Silk Road” Website

March 13, 2015
… 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 …
March 13, 2015
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Leader Of International Money Laundering Organization Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To Nine Years In Prison

July 11, 2011
… multi-level marketing scheme, through which customers could buy pre-paid debit cards. DMG sold these pre-paid debit …
July 11, 2011
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Last Of The Arellano-Felix Brothers Sentenced

August 19, 2013
… some of the income to pay AFO members to commit crimes; to buy firearms, ammunition and vehicles; to travel on …
August 19, 2013
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Charges 13 Members And Associates Of Lower East Side Narcotics Organization With Narcotics And Firearms Offenses

December 21, 2012
… two undercover NYPD officers made approximately 25 buys of cocaine and crack cocaine from various members of …
December 21, 2012
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Eleven Individuals Involved in Osceola County Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to Federal Prison

February 16, 2022
… 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 …
February 16, 2022
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Pair of Indictments Charge Conspiracies to Use Drones to Deliver Illegal Drugs, Contraband Cell Phones to Georgia Prisons

August 21, 2024
… Atlanta Contact Info Contact Us (404) 893-7000 (571) 362-3433 DEA.Atlanta.Media@dea.gov SA Crystal Harper 571-362-2922 … - (706) 724-9021 Columbus - (706) 649-7850 Macon - (478) 330-7750 Rome - (706) 232-5104 Savannah - (912) 447-1035 … included aerial images of prisons, drug quantities and prices, and photos of drones, drugs, and cell phones, and of …
August 21, 2024
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Brings in 745,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications, Continues Fight Against Opioid Epidemic

November 01, 2021
… all across Maryland (~10,400 lbs removed), Virginia (~18,350 lbs removed), and Washington, D.C (~1,200 lbs removed). …
November 01, 2021
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Equitable Sharing Program “Takes The Profit Out Of Crime And Benefits Public Safety”

May 19, 2017
… cash and $191,000 in other assets, including a 2013 Ford F350 pickup truck and a 2014 Airstream travel trailer. He is … 2013, Nottoli and his co-conspirators generated at least $33 million by manufacturing and distributing the SSC …
May 19, 2017
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Rewards Offered for Capture of Three Former Venezuelan Officials Charged in Miami Federal Court with Drug Trafficking and Other Crimes

September 29, 2020
… , or message the DEA at 1-202-681-8187 using text messages, WhatsApp, or Signal.  Government officials and employees are …
September 29, 2020
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Nigerian man pleads guilty to international heroin trafficking conspiracy

December 06, 2019
… two of which were Anyaoku’s own personal investment, at a price of $14,000 per kilogram. Anyaoku expected to net a …
December 06, 2019
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Calvert County Man Indicted On Drug Charges, Including The Distribution Of Heroin Resulting In Death

September 29, 2014
… Together we send a message that drug dealers will pay the price for their acts. DEA will use all resources at its …
September 29, 2014
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Two brothers sentenced for operating marijuana ring in San Francisco, New York City, and Rochester

April 02, 2019
… April 02, 2019 New York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 Kenneth.M.Heino@dea.gov Kenneth M. … Agent in Charge Ray Donovan announced that Alexander Green, 33, of San Francisco, Calif., and his brother Charles Green, … trafficking enterprise. Charles and Alexander Green set the pricing of the marijuana. Once the marijuana was received in …
April 02, 2019
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Southern Oregon Martial Arts Instructor Sentenced To Federal Prison On Marijuana Charges

June 03, 2013
… marijuana bud, and 17 pounds of marijuana shake, totaling 233 pounds. Hisamoto was registered as an OMMP caregiver for … documents contained notations of marijuana weights and prices per pound sold, ranging from $18,000 to $29,000. … Reader and Madeline Reader were previously sentenced to 33 months and 18 months prison respectively for their role …
June 03, 2013
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against 10 Individuals In Multi-Million Dollar Internet Pharmacy Fraud Scheme Two Pharmacists Were Allegedly Paid At Least $13 Million By Bogus Online Pharmacy Operators For Filling Invalid Prescriptions Issued By

November 29, 2012
… Were Allegedly Paid At Least $13 Million By Bogus Online Pharmacy Operators For Filling Invalid Prescriptions … Website customers were only required to complete an online medical questionnaire in which they were asked a …
November 29, 2012
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Philadelphia Man Sentenced to 95 Months for Conspiring to Distribute Crack Cocaine and Fentanyl

September 04, 2025
… and October 2023, law enforcement conducted controlled buys of fentanyl from Hill and others working with Hill in …
September 04, 2025
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Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Wiring Drug-Trafficking Profits to Mexico

July 01, 2024
… Gonzalez-Celestine participated in four controlled drug buys that were monitored by law enforcement. She sold more …
July 01, 2024
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Four Arrested in Alleged Montauk Drug Ring

October 07, 2022
… Force. During the investigation, a series of undercover buys were allegedly secured from Garces-Diaz and the three …
October 07, 2022