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Coney Island Man Sentenced for Distributing Cocaine Base

July 29, 2022
… conducted multiple controlled purchases of narcotics from traffickers who were working together in Burlington, … 21, 2021, a confidential informant purchased cocaine base from Rivers in downtown Burlington.  On September 23, 2021, … Mossberg .410 pump shotgun and a Savage Arms .22 Long Rifle from the Church Street residence.     United States Attorney …
July 29, 2022
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Recidivist Manchester Drug Dealer Sentenced To 9 Years In Prison For Drug Distribution

July 29, 2022
… Jane E. Young announced today. The convictions resulted from a series of drug sales that Ceasar made in Manchester … office will take all steps possible to protect the public from recidivist drug dealers," said U.S. Attorney Young.  … this are a critical facet to keeping our communities safe from career criminals." “Kermit Ceasar has trafficked crack …
July 29, 2022
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West Hartford Man Guilty of Heroin Trafficking Offenses

June 16, 2022
… three kilograms of heroin, for $42,000 per kilogram, from an undercover law enforcement officer posing as a … of a firearm and $126,200 in cash.  Carrasquillo, who fled from the scene at a high rate of speed, surrendered to law … Administration’s Hartford Task Force includes personnel from the DEA Hartford Resident Office, the Connecticut State …
June 16, 2022
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Meriden Man Indicted For Trafficking Fentanyl

June 15, 2022
… by the DEA’s New Haven Task Force, which includes personnel from the DEA, U.S. Marshals Service, Internal Revenue … Ansonia, and Middletown Police Departments as well as from the Connecticut State Police.  The investigation has … Bulk Cash Trafficking Task Force, which includes members from the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the U.S. Postal …
June 15, 2022
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Sutton Man Sentenced for Cocaine Conspiracy

May 20, 2022
… organization led by co-conspirator Vito Nuzzolilo. From March to May 2017, Marando conspired to distribute … a result of the investigation, law enforcement seized drugs from various locations, including 250 grams of cocaine from …
May 20, 2022
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Revere Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Attempted Purchase of 20 Kilograms of Cocaine

May 20, 2022
… with attempting to purchase 20 kilograms of cocaine from undercover agents. Jesus Arley Munera-Gomez, 35, was … Munera-Gomez arranged to purchase 20 kilograms of cocaine from undercover agents in exchange for $200,000. At the meeting location, Munera-Gomez took a duffle bag from the undercover agents containing 20 kilograms of sham …
May 20, 2022
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Seattle Man Admits Buying 630,000 Counterfeit Pills on the Dark Web

June 15, 2023
… 387-5067 StLouisDiversionOutreach@dea.gov ST. LOUIS – A man from Seattle, Wash., on Thursday admitted buying 630,000 … a crime. Verbowski admitted using cryptocurrency and cash from October 2019 to August 30, 2021, to buy bulk quantities … and resell them. Verbowski’s source bought drug ingredients from China and used a pill press and stamps to mimic the …
June 15, 2023
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New York Man Indicted in St. Louis, Accused of Selling Counterfeit Xanax on Dark Web

April 14, 2023
… 387-5067 StLouisDiversionOutreach@dea.gov ST. LOUIS – A man from New York state has been indicted in federal court in … of counterfeit generic alprazolam, an anti-anxiety drug, from another person on the dark web who has sold millions of … person manufactured the pills using active drug ingredients from China, a pill press and stamps that would mimic the …
April 14, 2023
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Former Health Care Worker Sentenced for Fentanyl Thefts

March 29, 2023
… to 12 months and a day in prison for stealing fentanyl from two hospitals where she worked. Faith Naccarato, 42, of … Naccarato used her fingerprint to remove vials of fentanyl from an automated dispensing cabinet in the surgical … 2020 and April 2020, Naccarato took vials of fentanyl from an automated dispensing cabinet in the noninvasive …
March 29, 2023
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Undocumented Man Gets 46 Months in Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl

January 19, 2023
… EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – A man originally from Mexico was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison in … distribute. Previously, Gomezllanos-Martinez was deported from the U.S. in March 2017. After serving his sentence in … Administration led the investigation with assistance from the Illinois State Police. Drug Trafficking Fentanyl …
January 19, 2023
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St. Louis County Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Retaliatory Drug Murder

November 30, 2022
… District Judge Ronnie L. White on Wednesday sentenced a man from St. Louis County to 25 years in prison for a … days before the murder, Phillips arranged to buy fentanyl from Weeden, his source of supply of the drug, but instead … a mixture of drugs including the fentanyl Phillips stole from Weeden. Weeden and Perkins both pleaded guilty on …
November 30, 2022
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Woman Sentenced for Selling Prescription Drugs

September 09, 2022
… District Judge Sarah E. Pitlyk on Friday sentenced a woman from St. Charles, who fraudulently obtained prescription … by fraud. Rooney admitted that on numerous occasions from July 11, 2018 to October 2018, she visited a doctor and … that pharmacies would request and receive reimbursement from Medicaid for the drugs she received, her plea says. The …
September 09, 2022
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Kansas Man Sentenced in International Drug Smuggling Ring

July 11, 2022
… part in a conspiracy to traffic illegal narcotics sourced from his family in Mexico in the Kansas City metro area. His … drug debts, and transport bulk United States currency from Kansas City to Mexico. “As long as drug smugglers … in the same location. This co-located model enables agents from different agencies to collaborate on …
July 11, 2022
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Selling Meth to Drug Investigators Nets 11 Years in Prison

June 28, 2022
… learned that Mack was selling methamphetamine from his St. Louis apartment in ounce quantities. A DEA … arranged to buy two ounces of crystal methamphetamine from Mack on Aug. 7, 2020 for $1,800. After Mack was … by the Drug Enforcement Administration, with assistance from the Internal Revenue Service and the St. Louis …
June 28, 2022
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DEA Announces Take Back Day April 24

April 01, 2021
… unwanted prescription drugs at designated collection sites from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 24, National … indicating a majority of abused prescription drugs come from family and friends, including from home medicine cabinets, clearing out unused medicine is …
April 01, 2021
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Jefferson County Man Pleads Guilty in Multi-State Meth Distribution Network

October 13, 2021
… the illicit drug organization. The indictment alleges that from January 2019 until Jan. 6, 2021, Brendon Thomas, Joe … Louis and seized 28 pounds of methamphetamine and a firearm from a hidden compartment from within the vehicle. The investigation involved the …
October 13, 2021
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Guilty Plea for Kansas City Man Involved in Drug Trafficking Ring

August 27, 2021
… 387-5067 StLouisDiversionOutreach@dea.gov Network Stretched from St. Louis and Kansas City to California ST. LOUIS – … uncovered a vast network of co-conspirators spanning from St. Louis to Kansas City to California. During the … Nov. 30, 2021. DEA investigated the case with assistance from the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department. Guilty Plea …
August 27, 2021
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Two St. Louis men indicted for drug trafficking crime that caused death

January 28, 2021
… before the shooting, Perkins removed the license plates from his vehicle and Weeden turned his phone off. Just after … p.m., Perkins pulled his vehicle onto a side street across from the victim’s location, at which point Weeden emerged from this same location, crossed Hampton Avenue on foot and …
January 28, 2021
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St. Louis man pleads guilty to possession with intent to distribute meth

October 19, 2020
… – U.S. District Judge Ronnie L. White accepted a plea today from LeVaughn Neal. The 35-year-old St. Louis, Missouri … was conducting surveillance of suspicious packages mailed from Arizona to St. Louis. On October 17, 2019, postal inspectors intercepted a suspicious package mailed from Scottsdale, Arizona to a vacant home in Jennings, Mo. …
October 19, 2020
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St. Louis man sentenced to 60 months in prison

June 15, 2020
… person. His girlfriend had taken the methamphetamine from defendant in an attempt to hide it from police. Moore admitted that he intended to sell some of … Police Department investigated this case with assistance from the Drug Enforcement Administration St. Louis …
June 15, 2020
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California woman sentenced to 27 years for meth conspiracy

June 09, 2020
… a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Jasper County from March 8, 2016, through October 3, 2017. Kivett also … methamphetamine. Kivett transported methamphetamine from California, usually through the mail, to … purchased multiple kilograms of methamphetamine from Kivett for about $400 per ounce (28 grams). Those …
June 09, 2020
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Elmira Man Going to Prison 10 Years on Meth Conviction

June 07, 2022
… for over four kilograms of methamphetamine to be shipped from California to a private residence in Elmira, the owner … individual retrieve the package and attempt to drive away from the location in a vehicle. Law enforcement officers … 4.5 kilograms of methamphetamine was recovered from the drug parcel.  The sentencing is the result of an …
June 07, 2022
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Rochester Man Going to Prison for More than 14 Years for Fentanyl Trafficking and Overdose

February 03, 2022
… in the city of Rochester, selling quantities of fentanyl from the house in 2019 and 2020. On February 25, 2020, … and $10,445 in cash, all of which consisted of proceeds from the distribution of fentanyl. In addition, Dygert sold … a non-fatal overdose. The victim purchased fentanyl from Dygert, returned to the home he shared with his …
February 03, 2022
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Rochester Man Sentenced for Selling Cocaine and Laundering the Proceeds

March 17, 2021
… half-kilogram quantities of cocaine and were shipped from Puerto Rico. Co-conspirators would then deliver the … and his co-conspirators exchanged small denomination bills from drug sales for larger denomination bills at banks, in … multiple packages through the United States Postal Service from Rochester to Puerto Rico.   Calderon was charged along …
March 17, 2021
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Syracuse man sentenced to serve eight and a half years in prison for federal drug trafficking charges

June 29, 2020
… four-year term of supervised release following his release from prison, and ordered to forfeit $112,500.00 in proceeds from his drug trafficking activity. In imposing sentence, … between 3.5 and 5 kilograms of cocaine in the Syracuse area from July to September 2018. A multiagency investigation, …
June 29, 2020
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Buffalo man going to prison for selling heroin and fentanyl

June 30, 2020
… officer purchased heroin, butyryl fentanyl, and U-47700 from Rivera, co-defendant Craig Lester, and others, on 12 … appeared to be heroin and its packaging. The defendant fled from officers but was subsequently arrested carrying 231 … at 28 Echols Lane and two bundles of suspected heroin from Rivera’s clothing. Defendant Craig Lester was …
June 30, 2020
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Rochester man pleads guilty to illegally possessing a firearm and selling cocaine

June 12, 2020
… a search warrant for a priority mail package that was sent from Puerto Rico to the defendant’s residence in Rochester. … over two kilograms of cocaine. The cocaine was removed from the package and replaced with sham cocaine. Postal … of Puerto Rico. As a result, he is legally prohibited from possessing a firearm. The guilty plea is the result of …
June 12, 2020
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Staten Island brothers plead guilty to opioid distribution conspiracies

October 02, 2019
… conspired with others to distribute heroin and oxycodone from their Staten Island homes BROOKLYN, N.Y. –   Earlier … with others to distribute heroin, and then distributed it from his residence. Some of the heroin seized during the … of oxycodone pills and distributed oxycodone pills from his residence. The government’s case is being …
October 02, 2019
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Rochester man going to prison for cocaine conspiracy

July 30, 2019
… via the United States Postal Service, that had been sent from Puerto Rico to locations in Rochester, on behalf of the … grams of cocaine. The defendant would pick up the packages from various locations, at the direction of the … and the co-conspirator purchased three electronic devices from Best Buy in which to secrete United States currency …
July 30, 2019
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Man arrested on drug and gun charges

March 13, 2019
… who is handling the case, stated that the charges stem from an investigation conducted involving the sale of heroin … in Elmira. On March 1, 2019, law enforcement officers from multiple agencies executed a search warrant at 207 … degree. As a result, the defendant is legally prohibited from possessing a firearm.   The criminal complaint was the …
March 13, 2019