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Arrests Made in Joint Federal/Local Investigation Targeting Jackson, Calhoun, Liberty, and Gadsden Counties

June 23, 2023
… June 23, 2023 Miami Contact Info Contact Us (571) 362-3364 (571) 362-3364 - Option 5 Miami.FD.PIO@dea.gov … “G” Murphy, III, 37, of Tallahassee, Florida • Savannah Price, 23, of Marianna, Florida • Jessica Nicole Pynes, 35, … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
June 23, 2023
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Heroin Ring In The Bronx Used Car Carriers To Transport Drugs Cross Country

May 04, 2017
… to obtain the narcotics from Mexico, and set the sale price, mixed the drugs and stored them at his home at 1517 … to shut them down.  In this case, a street-level drug buy led to the identification of transnational heroin …
May 04, 2017
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Orlando Man Found Guilty of Conspiring to Distribute Fentanyl that Resulted in Death

July 02, 2024
… After some time, N.K. realized that the pills she was buying from them contained fentanyl. Specifically, on … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
July 02, 2024
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Island Pond Man Sentenced To 33 Months For Providing Pseudoephedrine For Methamphetamine Manufacturing

February 26, 2013
… Island Pond Man Sentenced To 33 Months For Providing Pseudoephedrine For Methamphetamine … Kevin Dodge, 45, of Island Pond, was sentenced to 33 months imprisonment for conspiracy to manufacture … not more than 20 years imprisonment); Honey Lee Lacourse, 33, of Troy, Richard Lavoie, 58, of Island Pond, Jaime …
February 26, 2013
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Heroin and Fentanyl Distributor Sentenced to More Than 33 Years in Federal Prison

April 25, 2023
… Heroin and Fentanyl Distributor Sentenced to More Than 33 Years in Federal Prison April 25, 2023 Omaha Contact Info … Heroin_powder.jpg Brian Dennis was sentenced to more than 33 years in federal prison for leading a years-long … Iowa, resident Brian Dennis was sentenced to more than 33 years in federal prison for leading a years-long …
April 25, 2023
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Attorney General Alan Wilson Announces Large State Grand Jury Operation ‘Ganjapreneur’ Involving Illegal THC Products Being Sold Openly in South Carolina Businesses

December 15, 2025
… - (864) 234-0237 North Carolina Asheville - (828) 350-3440 Charlotte - (704) 770-2050 Greensboro - (336) … sought to peddle these products to anyone who would buy them. In turn, they were directly profiting off the …
December 15, 2025
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Sumter County Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Conspiracy in Sumter, Richland Counties

August 15, 2025
… - (864) 234-0237 North Carolina Asheville - (828) 350-3440 Charlotte - (704) 770-2050 Greensboro - (336) … RCSD narcotics investigators made several undercover buys of methamphetamine and fentanyl from Tucker over a …
August 15, 2025
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Louisiana Man Sentenced to 25 years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Violations

December 09, 2025
… Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 1433 West Loop South Suite 600 Houston , TX 77027-9506 United … and U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. Santana Deangelo Powell, 33, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute … of cash.  Powell told law enforcement he was planning to buy a vehicle with the money.  A large, concealed …
December 09, 2025
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Joint Law Enforcement Efforts Result in Lengthy Sentences

May 27, 2021
… 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 … teams engaged in undercover operations including controlled buys of narcotics and illegal firearms. Over the course of …
May 27, 2021
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Western U.P. Crystal Meth Conspiracy Shut Down

December 17, 2015
… - (937) 291-1988 Toledo - (419) 259-6490 Youngstown - (330) 740-7000 Michigan Lansing - (571) 362-1194 Grand Rapids … purchases of methamphetamine from Hill.  These undercover buys gave the officers the evidence they needed to get a … to 63 months in federal prison. Jack Michael Ribich - , age 33, of Ironwood, sentenced to 97 months in federal prison. …
December 17, 2015
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Santa Barbara Methamphetamine Distributor Sentenced to 180 Months in Prison

November 12, 2021
… Info Community Outreach: Ruth Morales (571) 387-6555 Buy-bust narcotics.jpg Seized narcotics  IMG_0455.JPG Seized …
November 12, 2021
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Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Death Resulting from Gun Crimes

November 19, 2024
… of his mother, Lynn Hooks, and his friend, Dakota Carr, to buy a gun for himself and one for his girlfriend from Piazza … pawn shop, and he, Hooks and Carter conspired to have Hooks buy the guns to get around a background check requirement … Hooks lied on a form and falsely claimed to be the guns’ buyer. Carr processed that form, knowing that it contained …
November 19, 2024
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St. Louis County Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison in Connection with Fentanyl Death

January 26, 2024
… a week. On those occasions Brewer and/or Houston would buy 20 to 40 pills at $10 to $20 per pill. The investigation … facility and contacted Houston and Brewer via Snapchat to buy “Percocet pills.” Matthews disputed that he provided the …
January 26, 2024
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Major Meth Distributor Pleads Guilty

March 22, 2023
… A confidential informant assisted in the controlled buy of 413 grams (approximately one pound) of … $1,400. A confidential informant assisted in the controlled buy of 431.27 grams of methamphetamine from Hall on June 22, …
March 22, 2023
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Hayesville, N.C. man sentenced to more than 21 years in federal prison for trafficking in methamphetamine

March 25, 2020
… of the investigation, law enforcement conducted controlled buys and seized significant quantities of methamphetamine … sentencing hearing, investigators made three controlled buys of methamphetamine from Jones and seized …
March 25, 2020
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Columbus Convicted Felon Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Attempting to Sell “Meth” in Harris County, Georgia

March 02, 2021
… County Sheriff’s Office and DEA arranged a controlled buy of “ice” methamphetamine from McBride on September 20, … of methamphetamine remaining to sell. The controlled buy occurred at a gas station in Fortson, Georgia (Harris …
March 02, 2021
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Philadelphia man sentenced to 33 months in prison for role in drug conspiracy

May 26, 2020
… Philadelphia man sentenced to 33 months in prison for role in drug conspiracy May 26, 2020 New York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 Kenneth.M.Heino@dea.gov Kenneth M. … TRENTON, N.J. – A Philadelphia man was sentenced today to 33 months in prison for his role in a drug distribution …
May 26, 2020
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Medical Director of Baltimore County Pain Management Clinic Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute and Dispense Oxycodone

June 16, 2022
… by the Practice (which indicated the patient was likely buying medications off the street or was doctor-shopping); …
June 16, 2022
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eBay to Pay $59 Million to Settle Controlled Substances Act Allegations Related to Pill Presses Sold Through Its Website

February 01, 2024
… further found that hundreds of eBay’s pill press buyers also purchased counterfeit molds, stamps, or dies, … companies, and that many of eBay’s pill press buyers have been successfully prosecuted in connection with … buy the tools to make fake pills, like pill presses, online,” said DEA Administrator Anne Milgram. “eBay and …
February 01, 2024
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Ten Arrested In New York “Bath Salts” Round-Up

June 28, 2011
… in the United States. U.S. distributors then sell the drug online, through traditional distribution methods, or by … salts" in total from the stores. During the undercover buys, certain of the defendants discussed how to ingest the …
June 28, 2011
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New York City Man Sentenced To 33 Months In Federal Prison For Heroin Dealing

August 05, 2016
… New York City Man Sentenced To 33 Months In Federal Prison For Heroin Dealing August 05, … 2016, David Johnson, 24, of New York City was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison after his guilty plea to charges … a sentence of less than 15 months.  In determining that a 33-month overall sentence was appropriate, Judge Murtha …
August 05, 2016
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Charges filed against dozens in trafficking network responsible for diverting over 23 million oxycodone, hydrocodone and carisoprodol pills

August 28, 2019
… Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 1433 West Loop South Suite 600 Houston , TX 77027-9506 United … 30, of La Marque, Texas, alleged crew leader; Jabrai Price, 39, of Bryan, Texas, alleged crew leader; and … registration numbers.  In the Southern District of Texas, 350 law enforcement personnel executed a total of 36 search …
August 28, 2019
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Task Force Investigation Into PCP Trafficking Leads To Federal Charges Against Producers And Distributors Of The Dangerous Drug

February 12, 2014
… in the United States, where PCP can be sold at higher prices and for greater profit.” The indictment details the …
February 12, 2014
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Operation LeGend Results in 355 Arrests, Including 33 Murder Suspects

September 01, 2020
… Operation LeGend Results in 355 Arrests, Including 33 Murder Suspects September 01, 2020 St. Louis Contact Info … Kansas (18) and Texas (3). Among the remaining 246 arrests, 33 were homicide cases and 62 were fugitives with either …
September 01, 2020
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Logistics Coordinator Sent to Prison for Drug Trafficking

February 15, 2024
… Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 1433 West Loop South Suite 600 Houston , TX 77027-9506 United … 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov BROWNSVILLE, Texas – A 33-year-old Houston woman has been sentenced for her … and weapons to Mexico. The court saw evidence of text and WhatsApp messages between co-conspirators, jail call …
February 15, 2024
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Columbus Resident Sentenced to Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine

December 19, 2024
… referenced in court, DEA agents conducted a controlled buy of 55.64 grams of 100% pure methamphetamine from Thomas … 17, 2019, at a gas station in Columbus. Another controlled buy occurred on Sept. 6, 2019, when DEA agents purchased …
December 19, 2024
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Spokane Man Involved in Robbery of Large Amount of Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Sentenced to Federal Prison

October 10, 2024
… 6, 2022, Baughman went to a stash house in Spokane to buy a large quantity of methamphetamine and fentanyl from a … trafficking organization. Immediately recognizing that the buy money was counterfeit, the sellers declined the sale. …
October 10, 2024
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DEA Busts Steroid Traffickers And Dismantles Laboratories Across The Nation

September 22, 2015
… located in Lithuania and Moldova. There is great danger in buying steroids, chemicals, and other illicit products on … extremely unsanitary, further illustrating the danger in buying these products illegally.  For example, recent lab …
September 22, 2015
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Physician/Owner And Office Manager Of McLean Skin Care Clinic Convicted At Trial

May 07, 2014
… drug distributor, in exchange for a deeply discounted price on non-FDA-approved cosmetic drugs and devices.  … the partnership. This case was investigated by DEA’s Group 33 Diversion Task Force FDA’s Office of Criminal …
May 07, 2014
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DEA Recognizes 2025 National Fentanyl Awareness Day with Debut of Faces of Fentanyl Online Exhibit

April 25, 2025
… Fentanyl Awareness Day with Debut of Faces of Fentanyl Online Exhibit April 25, 2025 Headquarters Contact Info … physical exhibit with the creation of a new, interactive online exhibit that can be accessed at …
April 25, 2025