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Cocaine Organization Dismantled

… obtaining between 10 and 15 kilograms of cocaine each week from a source in Atlanta, Georgia.  Once purchased, the cocaine was transported from Atlanta to Macon by couriers employed by the Fowler … by the Drug Enforcement Administration with assistance from agents with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the …
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Elisa Baker Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Conspiracy To Distribute Prescription Drugs

… According to filed documents and court proceedings, from 2006 to October 2010, Baker conspired with others to … the prescription drugs through multiple prescriptions from physicians and from other unidentified sources in Catawba County. In …
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Drug Dealer Sentenced

… that on August 16, 2012, he fled across the state line from Florida into Georgia at speeds in excess of 125 mph, … Office that resulted in the removal Mr. McCarthren from our streets,” said Harry S. Sommers, Special Agent in … drug dealer who puts the public in harm’s way while running from the law, that’s inexcusable.  Mr. McCarthren put drugs …
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DEA Atlanta Office Heads Up Seventh Prescription Drug Take - Back Event October 26

… prescription drugs.  On Saturday, October 26, 2013 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Georgians will be able to drop off … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. Americans participating in …
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DEA Charlotte District Office Heads Up Seventh Prescription Drug Take - Back Event October 26

… prescription drugs.  On Saturday, October 26, 2013 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., North Carolinians will be able to … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. Americans participating in …
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DEA Columbia South Carolina District Office Heads Up Seventh Prescription Drug Take - Back Event October 26

… prescription drugs.  On Saturday, October 26, 2013 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., South Carolinians will be able to … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. Americans participating in …
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DEA Nashville District Office Heads Up Seventh Prescription Drug Take - Back Event October 26

… prescription drugs.  On Saturday, October 26, 2013 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Tennesseans will be able to drop off … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. Americans participating in …
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Ventura County Task Force Shuts Down Poly-Drug Trafficking Organization

… of narcotics were being smuggled into the United States from Mexico, which were ultimately being transported into … estimated street value of nearly $7 million - were seized from members or associates of this drug trafficking … County Combined Agency Team is comprised of investigators from the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office, Oxnard Police …
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Call For Entries: National Red Ribbon Weekar Photo Contest Starts This Week IPadar And $1,000 To Be Awarded To Top Family & School Entries

… entries must be uploaded to Red Ribbon contest website from (12:00 am ET) to (11:59pm ET). You must be 18 years or older to upload the photo and can do so from any desktop or mobile device. Ask family and friends to … for inspiration! New this year, through a generous donation from ARCpoint Labs, an extra $1,000 prize will be awarded to …
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McKesson Agrees To Pay Record $150 Million Settlement For Failure To Report Suspicious Orders Of Pharmaceutical Drugs

… requires McKesson to suspend sales of controlled substances from distribution centers in Colorado, Ohio, Michigan and … are unusual in their frequency, size, or other patterns. From 2008 until 2013, McKesson supplied various U.S. …
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Nephews Of Venezuela First Lady Each Sentenced To 18 Years In Prison For Conspiring To Import Cocaine Into The United States

… to dispatch large loads of cocaine via private aircraft from premises controlled by Venezuelan President Nicolás … National Assembly.  Electronic communications seized from the defendants’ phones also demonstrated, among other … Flores De Freitas had engaged in a scheme to solicit bribes from debtors of Venezuela’s state-run oil and natural gas …
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Former Confidential Informant Pleads Guilty To Drug Conspiracy

… he would notify law enforcement, and order more drugs from the traffickers. When traffickers showed up at the … the traffickers. Gonzalez-Ramirez would keep the proceeds from the first drug deal and not disclose the deal to his … as a buyer, to obtain approximately 40 pounds of marijuana from Gonzalez-Ramirez. DEA agents then wired payment for the …
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Palmetto Drug Dealer Sentenced To Life In Prison

… of multi-kilogram quantities of cocaine in Palmetto from at least as early as 2008, up until his arrest in … On January 6, 2012, Collins attempted to purchase cocaine from a confidential informant and fled from the police in an attempt to evade arrest. Incident to …
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Three Family Members Sentenced For Cocaine Charges

… CS that her nephews, McKenzie and Oliver, were in Orlando, from St. Petersburg, and wanted to buy a kilogram of cocaine … CS got into Miller’s vehicle, McKenzie removed a small bag from his pocket and showed the CS that it contained money. … The bag containing $11,670 was subsequently recovered from the car. Both McKenzie and Oliver have prior multiple …
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Jacksonville Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced To Life In Federal Prison

… arrived in Duval County, Florida, patrol officers from the Jacksonville Sheriff's (JSO) initiated traffic … on both vehicles.  Ten kilograms of cocaine were recovered from inside the trunk of the vehicle driven by the female … in excess of $330,000.  Approximately $1,900 was recovered from the vehicle driven by Vanholten. Vanholten was …
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Bartow Woman Charged For Methamphetamine Trafficking

… course of the investigation. According to the indictment, from an unknown date and continuing until approximately … also seized a Ruger model SR40c .40 caliber handgun from Santiago’s residence. As a previously convicted felon, Santiago is prohibited from possessing a firearm or ammunition under federal law. …
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DEA’S Prescription Drug Take-Back Effort-- In South And Southeast Texas-- A Big Success

… Day (NTBI) on Saturday, September 26.  This past weekend, from East Texas to Austin to Laredo and across the Rio … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet.  The DEA’s NTBI events are …
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Three Sentenced For Bulk Cash Smuggling

… (254) 297-0300 HOUSTON - Two Houston residents and one man from Brownsville have been sentenced to federal prison for … sums of cash totaling $838,460.  The money had been derived from narcotics trafficking and was destined for Mexico. On … in Houston. The additional sum of $260,040 was seized from that same residence the following day, which was found …
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Permanent Resident In Mission Heads To Federal Prison For Meth And Marijuana Smuggling

… Texas - A Mexican national and lawful permanent resident from Mission has been ordered to federal prison following … to face deportation proceedings following his release from prison. As part of the sentence, Judge Alvarez found … the transportation of marijuana on multiple occasions from September to October 2014. Each of those instances …
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Eagle Pass Brothers Sentenced To Federal Prison For Cocaine Distribution

… grams of cocaine. Evidence presented in trial revealed that from January 2009 until April 2014, the Cardonas used Real … drug proceeds. The Cardona brothers used the proceeds from their cocaine distribution to fuel their lifestyle of … since their arrests on April 23, 2014. The case resulted from a joint investigation by the Federal Bureau of …
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Jasper County, Texas Methamphetamine, Crack Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced

… quantities of methamphetamine and crack cocaine from suppliers in Mexico for distribution to customers in … aware of the organization’s activities in September 2013. From that time forward, the investigation led to controlled …
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Last Defendant In Falcon Crack, Methamphetamine Trafficking Organization Case Sentenced

… quantities of methamphetamine and crack cocaine from suppliers in Mexico for distribution to customers in … aware of the organization’s activities in September 2013. From that time forward, the investigation led to controlled …
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Two Illegal Aliens Head To Prison For Trafficking Meth

… establishing that the methamphetamine was imported from Mexico in a liquid form and converted into crystalized … expected to face deportation proceedings following release from prison.   Co-defendant Oscar Diaz-Pineda, 27, a Mexican … conducted the investigation along with task force officers from the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, police departments …
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Beaumont Man Sentenced To Life In Federal Prison For Drug Trafficking Violations

… Ardoin family and others openly distributed crack cocaine from their home at 1107 Avenue A in Beaumont. In the last 10 … grams of crack cocaine is believed to have been distributed from the location during this time.  A federal grand jury … worked day and night to put this case together.  As we see from this investigation and prosecution, together with …
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Pomona Gang Member Pleads Guilty To Federal Weapons And Drug Offenses In Deal Expected To Bring Sentence Of Up To 17a½ Years

… year. Authorities recovered 243.7 grams of methamphetamine from Montanez’s residence on July 29, 2012 after he had shot … possession of a firearm on July 4, 2012. He is prohibited from possessing any guns because he was previously convicted … Gang Task Force, which is made up of agents and officers from the Federal Bureau of Investigation; the Pomona Police …
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Kauai Man Convicted Of Methamphetamine And Heroin Trafficking

… intent to distribute, 50 grams or more of methamphetamine from January to April 2012, as well as attempting to possess … other individuals to have methamphetamine and heroin sent from California, through a delivery service, to Kauai in … at that hotel to receive the methamphetamine and the heroin from the provider. Zmuda faces up to life in prison with a …
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Doctor To Plead Guilty To Distributing Addictive Painkillers

… three months ago. Sun admits that he prescribed these drugs from the early 2011 through June 2012, and did so outside … Sun also agreed to forfeit proceeds he earned from his illegal medical practice, including approximately $342,000 seized from his accounts in July 2012. Sun could face a statutory …
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High Ranking Gulf Cartel Member Convicted In Washington For Drug Trafficking

… States.  Cano Flores was extradited to the United States from Mexico in August 2011 and was ordered detained in … and other leaders of the Gulf Cartel, as well as testimony from previously convicted Cartel members.  According to … that between 2000 and 2010, the Gulf Cartel grew from an organization of only 100 members controlling three …
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Los Gueros Mexican Drug Trafficking Organization Targeted

… business empire and impede its ability to reap benefits from the drug trade,” said Treasury’s Director of the Office … Designation (Kingpin Act), generally prohibits U.S. persons from conducting financial or commercial transactions with … Penalties for violations of the Kingpin Act range from civil penalties of up to $1.075 million per violation …
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$5 Million Reward Offered For Information Leading To Arrest And/or Conviction Of Rafael Caro-Quintero

… 9, 2013 on procedural grounds.  Caro-Quintero is a fugitive from the U.S. District Court for the Central District of … mastermind of this atrocious act and his unexpected release from a Mexican prison was shocking and disturbing to law … a Red Ribbon during the last week in October, Americans from all walks of life demonstrate their opposition to …