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Drug Smuggler Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison

June 30, 2023
… in North Idaho near the U.S. and Canadian Border. Agents from both the U.S. and Canada responded to the area. When … arrested the two men who had fled into Canada after running from U.S. Border Patrol. The men arrested by the RCMP were … enforcement’s investigation showed that Miller had traveled from the Seattle, Washington area with the bags containing …
June 30, 2023
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Pasco Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Drug Trafficking and Possession of a Firearm

June 22, 2023
… serve ten years of supervised release following his release from prison. Wakauwn pleaded guilty to the offenses on June … handgun in a bag carried by Wakauwn. Wakauwn was prohibited from possessing firearms based on a prior federal conviction … DEA Spokane District Office, with significant assistance from the DEA Coeur d’Alene Post of Duty and the Idaho State …
June 22, 2023
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Indiana Man Sentenced to Life Plus 25 Years for Drug and Armed Drug Trafficking Offenses

June 21, 2023
… conducted several controlled purchases of methamphetamine from Hecke in November and December 2019. Agents and … his Fort Wayne home after he returned with a drug shipment from Chicago in January 2020. In this one shipment, Hecke …
June 21, 2023
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Communities Across the Country Remove Nearly 664,000 Pounds of Unneeded Prescription Medications to Prevent Drug Misuse

May 15, 2023
… came together once again to protect our communities from prescription misuse by safely disposing of 663,725 … more than 17 million pounds of unnecessary medications from communities across the country. The 17 counties of West … their homes of unneeded medications to protect loved ones from deadly drugs and drug poisonings,” said DEA …
May 15, 2023
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Federal Jury Convicts St. Louis County Man of Dealing Fatal Dose of Heroin and Fentanyl

May 05, 2023
… and 16 of 2018 in which the victim arranged to buy opiates from Kinney. Kinney sold heroin and fentanyl to the victim … him dead at about 8 p.m., 30 minutes after she’d last heard from him. An autopsy and toxicology results showed that the … informant purchase a mix of fentanyl and ketamine twice from Kinney, on Oct. 11 and 12. A court-approved search of …
May 05, 2023
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Two Southern Idaho Men Sentenced for Federal Drug Crimes

April 21, 2023
… Drugs in the Treasure Valley BOISE, Idaho  – Two men from southern Idaho were sentenced to federal prison in … 200 fentanyl pills, and a loaded .40 caliber handgun, from Barnes’ vehicle.  Barnes was traveling from California with the intention of distributing the drugs …
April 21, 2023
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Nash County Armed Meth Trafficker Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Trafficking Kilograms of the Drug

March 09, 2023
… (DEA) agent who had ordered the substance directly from a supplier in Mexico.  On May 17, 2022, investigators … and $54,520 in U.S. currency.  “I commend the hard work from the Nash County Sheriff's Office, Drug Enforcement … federal and local agencies to prevent criminals like this from destroying our communities.” Michael Easley, U.S. …
March 09, 2023
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Father and son sentenced on drug and money laundering crimes

December 03, 2020
… drugs into the Louisville area, preying on those who suffer from the disease of addiction.” “The laundering of illegal … Office. “We are committed to taking drug proceeds away from the drug traffickers and putting those individuals in …
December 03, 2020
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DEA and partners collect a record amount of unwanted medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

October 30, 2020
… again showed their dedication to remove prescription pills from their homes to prevent addiction before it starts.   … “It’s too easy for controlled substances to make their way from the home medicine cabinet to the street, and we … are available at www.deatakeback.com .   Photos and video from Take Back Day are available at …
October 30, 2020
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Two Texas Prison Gang Members Sentenced to a Combined 50 Years are Back in Prison

October 06, 2020
… utilized a cooperating source to purchase methamphetamine from Manriquez at his Lubbock residence. In September 2019, … that he obtained methamphetamine and heroin directly from suppliers in Mexico.  The investigation revealed that … for importing over 417 kilograms of methamphetamine from Mexico into the United States on behalf of the drug …
October 06, 2020
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Georgia Methamphetamine Trafficker is Sentenced to 10 Years

February 02, 2023
… service call, law enforcement received conflicting accounts from O’Dell, the female passenger, and another male … law enforcement conducted a search of O’Dell’s vehicle, from which they recovered methamphetamine, digital scales, … Brotherhood in Georgia, and that he made multiple trips from Georgia to North Carolina to transport substantial …
February 02, 2023
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DEA Houston Field Division Partners with Houston Area School Districts to alert parents on the dangers of fentanyl

January 25, 2023
… secret factories in Mexico with chemicals sourced largely from China. In 2021, the DEA issued a  Public Safety Alert … a potentially lethal dose of fentanyl. This is an increase from DEA’s announcement in 2021 that four out of ten … a Faces of Fentanyl memorial to commemorate the lives lost from fentanyl poisoning. To submit a photo of a loved one …
January 25, 2023
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Puerto Rico Man Sentenced to 10 Years as Member of Maritime Cocaine-Trafficking Conspiracy

December 05, 2022
… the maritime shipment of bulk quantities of cocaine from the Dominican Republic to Puerto Rico. Crespo-Lorenzo, … Dominican-based associates released a cocaine-laden vessel from a location near Miches with the expectation that it … was led by law enforcement agents and officers from the DEA, the North Central High Intensity Drug …
December 05, 2022
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13 Now in Prison in Investigation Initially Targeting Laredo Area Mexican Mafia

November 28, 2022
… convicted for their roles in distributing crack-cocaine from a home in Laredo aka Blue Point which was situated near … convicted for his role in the crack cocaine distribution from the Blue-Point. At sentencing, the court heard that … individuals convicted in the case received terms ranging from two years to 262 months for their respective roles in …
November 28, 2022
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Reno Doctor Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Involuntary Manslaughter Of Patient And Unlawful Distribution Of Large Quantities Of Prescription Drugs

November 20, 2017
… overdose and death in October 2015. Rand also admitted that from March 2011 to April 2016 he prescribed a total of … people in 2014, and over one-half of those deaths were from prescription opioids. In 2016, more than 64,000 Americans died from drug overdoses including illicit drugs and prescription …
November 20, 2017
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Mexican National Found Guilty of Importing and Possessing Marijuana

September 27, 2022
… agents were able to apprehend the group with assistance from the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Aircraft … Pedro Rio-Molina, 20; and Jose Mirey Trueba-Molina, 19, all from Mexico, pleaded guilty to one count of possession with … made the announcement. The DEA, with valuable assistance from USBP and DPS, is investigating the case. Assistant U.S. …
September 27, 2022
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Wasilla Drug Dealer Sentenced to 13 Years in Federal Prison

September 08, 2022
… vehicle’s window and ran down an ATV trail, ignoring orders from the Trooper to stop. After being tasered, Williams … and ecstasy. Within just a few months of his release from federal prison in 2018, he resumed selling drugs. … are a cancer in our society and the removal of Williams from the Mat-Su Valley and Anchorage streets will help make …
September 08, 2022
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Mexican National Faces Federal Drug Trafficking Charges in New Mexico

August 23, 2022
… extortion, and large-scale commercial gasoline theft from the Mexican government. Quintana was extradited to the … Field Office investigated this case with assistance from the Drug Enforcement Administration's El Paso Division … in securing the arrest and extradition of Quintana from Mexico, and the Department thanks the Government of …
August 23, 2022
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Eighth person sentenced as a result of major black market marijuana investigation

September 04, 2020
… his wife’s name, and had been using excessive electricity from May 2018 to September 2018, indicating that the … cash and additional grow notes. The seized cash was derived from the sale of marijuana cultivated at the residence. … “This sentence is just one of many we expect to result from the investigation that began in 2017 and is still …
September 04, 2020
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DEA-led operation nets more than 600 arrests targeting Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación

March 11, 2020
… “Menchito,” and second in command of CJNG, was extradited from Mexico to the United States on charges of alleged drug … impact on the fabric of our local communities. The proceeds from the local distribution of these narcotics are … Special Operations Division, federal prosecutors from the Narcotic and Dangerous Drug Section of the …
March 11, 2020
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DEA announces launch of Operation Crystal Shield

February 20, 2020
… trafficked into and within the United States.  From FY 2017 to FY 2019, DEA domestic seizures o f methamphetamine increased 127 percent from 49,507 pounds to 112,146 pounds . During the same time …
February 20, 2020
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Tenderloin Drug Dealer Sentenced to 46 Months for Fentanyl Sales

June 09, 2022
… in the rural north of California (population: 12,541) died from fentanyl overdoses in a single weekend in August 2021.  … and said that he would drive to meet and buy fentanyl from Melendez in the San Francisco Bay Area and then return … three years of supervised release following his release from prison.  Melendez was in custody at his sentencing …
June 09, 2022
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Three Convicted in $500,000 Mexican Cartel Weapon Scheme

May 18, 2022
… money laundering. Co-conspirators Manuel Perez-Ortiz, 40, from Mexico, and Arturo Mata Jr., 55, also of Rio Bravo, … Ramos and Mata assisted in driving Perez-Ortiz to and from the meetings to discuss the sale of weapons. Mata also … concocted a story to tell authorities that the money came from the sale of a ranch in Mexico and they were planning to …
May 18, 2022
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Berkeley Duo Charged with Conspiracy to Sell and Sales of Fentanyl and Methamphetamine in the Tenderloin

April 21, 2022
… Ordonez, 19, and Hernandez-Ordonez, 18, repeatedly traveled from their shared apartment in Berkeley to the Tenderloin of … distribute more than 40 grams of fentanyl in the Tenderloin from February 9 to March 29, 2022.  The complaint … and a minimum of 4 years of supervision following release from prison with a maximum of life.  However, any sentence …
April 21, 2022
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Illinois Ice Meth Dealer Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison

February 25, 2022
… District of Illinois announced that Thomas A. Wright, 44, from Pekin, Illinois, was sentenced on Feb. 22, 2022, to 25 … will continue so that we can keep our communities safe from the top drug dealers who peddle this potent substance.” … Department and the DEA where another dealer is removed from our streets. We all know that meth destroys our …
February 25, 2022
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Five Individuals Charged with Money Laundering in Connection with Alleged Venezuela Bribery Scheme

October 21, 2021
… others to launder the proceeds of an illegal bribery scheme from bank accounts located in Antigua, United Arab Emirates, … allegedly received approximately $1.6 billion from the Republic of Venezuela, and transferred … This case was investigated by DEA Miami with assistance from the FBI’s Miami Field Office and Homeland Security …
October 21, 2021
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Maine Man Sentenced to 70 Months for Drug Trafficking, Firearm, and Fraud Offenses

July 29, 2021
… As a previously-convicted felon, Stanton is prohibited from possessing firearms and ammunition. On July 24, 2019, … sentence be a warning to those traffickers who are coming from out of state to distribute this poison that DEA and its … Department of Health and Human Services with assistance from the New Hampshire State Police.  Drug Trafficking Off On …
July 29, 2021
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Waterbury heroin trafficker sentenced to 10 years in prison

January 27, 2021
… documents and statements made in court, this matter stems from a joint investigation headed by the DEA New Haven Task … that Jordan was receiving large quantities of heroin from various suppliers and selling the drug to other drug … Office.  The DEA New Haven Task Force includes participants from the U.S. Marshals Service, Internal Revenue Service – …
January 27, 2021
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Naugatuck man sentenced to 10 years in prison for heroin trafficking

November 20, 2020
… documents and statements made in court, this matter stems from a joint investigation headed by the DEA New Haven Task … that Jordan was receiving large quantities of heroin from various suppliers, including Pedro Santos, of … Office.  The DEA New Haven Task Force includes participants from the U.S. Marshals Service, Internal Revenue Service – …
November 20, 2020
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Heroin trafficker sentenced to six years in prison

October 30, 2020
… documents and statements made in court, this matter stems from a joint investigation headed by the DEA New Haven Task … that Jordan was receiving large quantities of heroin from various suppliers, including Hanna, and selling to drug … Office.  The DEA New Haven Task Force includes participants from the U.S. Marshals Service, Internal Revenue Service – …
October 30, 2020