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Three members of Lockport fentanyl ring arrested

… officers, in June 2017, conducted two controlled buys of half a bundle of heroin from White. During each of … law enforcement officers made three additional controlled buys of heroin and fentanyl from Haney.   On Oct. 09, 2018, … 24, 2019, the Niagara County Drug Task Force received an online complaint that Haney was out on bail and was again …
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Five Defendants Charged in San Jose Drug Distribution Schemes

… contact with the confidential source, Lozano negotiated the price, and Alvarez made the delivery in a parking lot in San … was completed, Torres Cruz offered to reduce the price of the methamphetamine if the source were willing to buy larger quantities.  Like De La Cruz, Torres Cruz is …
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Rocky Mountain Field Division Removes Almost 900,000 Potentially Deadly Doses of Fentanyl from its Communities During Operation Last Mile

… platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, Wire, and Wickr. “The Sinaloa and Jalisco …
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San Antonio Physician Agrees to Pay $350,000 to Resolve Allegations that he Pre-Signed Prescriptions and Issued Prescriptions Without Appropriate Examinations

… San Antonio Physician Agrees to Pay $350,000 to Resolve Allegations that he Pre-Signed … P.A., and Family Clinics of San Antonio, has agreed to pay $350,000.00 under a civil settlement to resolve allegations … practitioners employed by Dr. Rojas. A portion of the $350,000.00 settlement includes restitution to Medicare for …
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Third Convicted Cuban Cocaine Smuggler Sentenced To Prison For 151 Months

… immigrants lawfully residing in the United States, about price and quantity. By April 9, 2009, the three suspects had … location in Tucson. Law enforcement agents swarmed the buy-site and all suspects were arrested without incident. …
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Three More Synthetic Drugs Become Illegal For At Least Two Years

… (CSA) for the next two years.  These drugs are marketed online and through illicit channels as illicit hallucinogens … themselves of their current stocks and to cease making or buying more.  During the next two years, DEA will work with …
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Sands Point Cardiologist Sentenced For Vicious Assault-for-Hire Plot Against Rival Doctor

… weapons.  The investigation included six undercover drug buys from the seller.  During this period of time, the drugs … to the building instead.  During one of the undercover drug buys, a conversation ensued about a Feb. 25, 2015, arson …
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J-CODE announces 61 arrests in its second coordinated law enforcement operation targeting opioid trafficking on the Darknet

… J-CODE is the global tip of the spear in the fight against online opioid trafficking,” said FBI Director Christopher … safe.”   “The Darkweb is not as dark as you think. When you buy or sell illegal goods online, you are not hidden from law enforcement and you are …
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Treasury Designates Columbian Narcotics Trafficker

… alprazolam, and Diazapam, to others by way of a large on-line pharmaceutical operation.  A federal indictment was … communities here in North Texas of the sweeping epidemic of on-line prescription drug fraud and abuse,” said Daniel R. … and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Stevan Buys. On …
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Woman Arrested with Over 350,000 Fake M30 Fentanyl Pills

… Woman Arrested with Over 350,000 Fake M30 Fentanyl Pills September 30, 2022 Phoenix …
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Ringleader of Major Drug Trafficking and Money-Laundering Conspiracy in St. George Sentenced to Prison

… 200 phone calls in which Rubio-Quintana negotiated drug prices and quantities with his Mexican drug suppliers. Agents conducted at least 13 controlled buys to include the purchase of methamphetamine and …
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Indiana Man Charged with Engaging in an Unlicensed Firearms Dealing Business After Selling More than 500 Guns for Over $350,000

… Dealing Business After Selling More than 500 Guns for Over $350,000 July 11, 2023 Chicago Contact Info Contact Us (312) … for selling more than 500 firearms in exchange for over $350,000 to Individual A, and 90 firearms in exchange for …
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Two Madison Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Fentanyl Trafficking

… the Madison Police Department conducted two undercover buys of fentanyl pills involving Pollard. During the two controlled buys, Pollard assisted with selling an undercover officer …
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Grand Jury Returns 77-Count Indictment Against Nassau Cardiologist For Murder-for-Hire Plot Against Rival Doctor

… in December 2014, when the first of six undercover drug buys from the seller was conducted.  During this period of … to the building instead.  During one of the undercover drug buys, a conversation ensued about a Feb. 25 arson that …
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Joint Investigation Leads To Arrest Of Doctor For Selling Assault Weapons & Drugs During Course Of Murder-for-Hire Plot

… to December 2014, when the first of six undercover drug buys from the seller, until March 2015, was conducted.  … a professional dispute. During one of the undercover drug buys, a conversation ensued about a Feb. 25 arson that …
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Eighteen Defendants Charged With Operating A Large Scale Drug Organization In Anne Arundel And Howard Counties

… Blair Thomas, age 31, of Glen Burnie; Sae Hyong Hwang, age 33, of Odenton, Maryland; and Charles Michael Thomson, age … Dayi’s innermost, trusted circle of lieutenants, who either buy/sell drugs, participate in the laundering of money …
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Luxury car purveyor extradicted on fraud and money laundering charges

… allegedly recruited straw purchasers – people who would buy luxury cars in their names, but had no intention of … Mani Chulpayev, 43, together with Lyle Stephen Livesay, 33, and Kimberly Ann Reiss, 35, on November 15, 2018, on one …
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Brevard County Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Offense

… From March through September 2022, during undercover drug buys and pursuant to a search warrant at Keel’s home. law … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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DEA issues warning over counterfeit pills

… Field Division, warns that a current investigation into on-line drug sales has turned up a batch of counterfeit … Evans said.   Counterfeit medicine that U.S. consumers can buy online poses a serious hazard to consumers’ health, …
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Delaware Doctor Charged With Illegally Selling Controlled Substances On The Silk Road Drug Marketplace

… Internet marketplace.  Silk Road was utilized as an online criminal marketplace designed to enable its users to buy and sell drugs and other illegal goods and services … platform for vendors and buyers to conduct transactions online. Between June 13, 2013, and August 20, 2013, DEA …
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Indictments target north sound drug trafficking ring distributing 2 kilos of heroin a week

… Division Contacts Alaska Anchorage - (907) 271-5033 Fairbanks - (907) 455-1818 Idaho Boise - (208) 386-2100 … arrests on July 17, 2018. Agents and officers served 33 search warrants which resulted in the seizure of 18 … people working with law enforcement some of whom made drug buys from members of the organization.  The charges …
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33 Defendants Charged In Oxycodone Conspiracy

… 33 Defendants Charged In Oxycodone Conspiracy October 23, … - (571) 362-4351 Mobile - (251) 441-5831 Montgomery - (334) 273-7300 Louisiana Baton Rouge - (225) 389-0254 Lafayette - (337) 706-3940 Monroe - (318) 651-7117 Shreveport - (318) …
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Judge Sentences St. Louis Drug Dealer Known to Carry a Gun During Drug Deals

… distributor known to carry a firearm. One source confirmed buying methamphetamine daily from Burns-Jackson over a six-month period. The other source confirmed buying methamphetamine from Burns-Jackson over a two-month …
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South Texas Dealer Admits to Selling Fentanyl to Teenager Resulting in Death

… revealed text messages which showed the victim wanting to buy “pase” from Carlos. “Pase” was code for cocaine. Carlos indicated the price and provided an address off Longoria Loop. On the …
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Drug dealer who sold out of his home sentenced to 72 months

… the Niagara County Drug Task Force conducted a controlled buy at Thompson’s residence on Elmwood Avenue. The drug sold … March 4, 2015, the task force conducted a second controlled buy at Thompson’s residence. The drug sold by the defendant during the second buy tested positive for heroin. On March 10, 2015, a New …
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Lockport Man Pleads Guilty To Selling Fentanyl

… the Niagara County Drug Task Force conducted a controlled buy at Thompson’s residence on Elmwood Avenue. The drug sold … March 4, 2015, the task force conducted a second controlled buy at Thompson’s residence. The drug sold by the defendant during the second buy tested positive for heroin. On March 10, 2015, a New …
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Brevard County Man Sentenced to More Than 16 Years for Fentanyl Distribution

… the Drug Enforcement Administration. From these controlled buys, Flewellen was responsible for distributing 27.96 grams … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Fentanyl Dealer’s Product Kills a Man — Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison

… undercover operation at a gas station in Lantana, Fla., to buy 58 grams worth of fentanyl for $4,200. The transaction … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Couple Who Murdered Government Witness Sentenced to Life in Prison

… cooperate with law enforcement and conducted a controlled buy of $40 worth of methamphetamine on January 19, 2016. … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against Bitcoin Exchangers, Including CEO Of Bitcoin Exchange Company, For Scheme To Sell And Launder Over $1 Million In Bitcoins Related To Silk Road Drug Trafficking

… - (914) 682-6256 Defendants sold Bitcoins to be used to buy and sell illegal drugs anonymously on the Silk Road drug … Road," the underground website that enabled its users to buy and sell illegal drugs anonymously and beyond the reach … form of payment accepted on Silk Road - to users seeking to buy illegal drugs on the site. Upon receiving orders for …