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Indictment Charges Stamford Men with Trafficking Fentanyl

April 25, 2025
… the seizure of two parcels that Brown mailed to Charles from California and Arizona, the first containing … criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.  Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task …
April 25, 2025
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Arkansas Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Perjury

April 11, 2025
… jury, Collins repeatedly denied being with the suspects from the February 26, 2019, shooting despite being confronted with surveillance video footage from local businesses that placed her with the suspects … by the Drug Enforcement Administration, with assistance from the FBI and Pine Bluff Police Department. The case was …
April 11, 2025
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Convicted Felon Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Dealing Fentanyl, Meth and Other Drugs

April 04, 2025
… for assault with intent to murder. Following a release from custody, Lark returned to drug dealing. An … for Disease Control, in 2023 at least 107,543 people died from drug poisoning across the United States, which is near … deaths in 2022. In Michigan, at least 2,931 people died from drug poisoning in 2023. Approximately 75% of the 2023 …
April 04, 2025
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DEA announces release of 2018 Pennsylvania Drug-Related Overdose Death Report

October 03, 2019
… Assistance Center to produce this report.   Key findings from the report include: In 2018, approximately 4,491 … Pennsylvania coroners and medical examiners—an 18% decrease from 2017. In 2018, 12 people in Pennsylvania died of a … while rates of decrease in the remaining districts ranged from 11% to 1%.   The presence of an opioid, illicit or …
October 03, 2019
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DEA-led operation nets more than 600 arrests targeting

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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Eleven charged in Newark drug trafficking conspiracy, one charged with murder

February 25, 2020
… in Crane Village. The charges and arrests resulted from an investigation led by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, … we have collectively removed the worst of the worst from our community. These individuals worked in tandem as a … the most dangerous offenders responsible for violent crime from the community. “Belleville Police are committed to …
February 25, 2020
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Seventeen defendants charged in takedown of Newark’s ‘Famous Boyz’ street gang

October 11, 2018
… “This joint investigation was vital in removing guns from the streets of Newark,” said Valerie A. Nickerson, … step in our continuing fight to retake our streets from violent gangs and drug dealers.” “In conjunction with … recovered a Smith & Wesson 9mm and a Ruger .357 firearm from Vauters’ residence, along with bricks of heroin and …
October 11, 2018
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San Diego and Imperial County residents turn in large amounts of unwanted medications on National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

November 05, 2020
… again showed their dedication to remove prescription pills from their homes to prevent addiction before it starts. Over … the DEA collected over 60% more unwanted prescriptions from San Diego County residents than we did at our last Take … Day are available at www.deatakeback.com . Photos and video from Take Back Day are available at …
November 05, 2020
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Law Enforcement Issues public safety warning about Fentanyl-Laced Pills in Imperial Valley; Alleged Dealer Charged with Supplying Fentanyl that caused fatal overdose of 15-year-old high school student

March 13, 2020
… of Brawley in the overdose death of a young football player from Central Union High School. Garcia was arraigned in … in 2019 to reach 150. That’s up more than 600 percent from five years ago, and more than 60 percent from 2018. And the rapid increase continues in 2020.  So …
March 13, 2020
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Former Long Island Doctor Sentenced to 23 Years in Prison for Causing the Overdose Deaths of Two patients and Illegally Distributing Oxycodone

December 16, 2021
… was ordered to forfeit $7,270 in illegal fees that he took from the two deceased patients and the undercover detective … by medical professionals only to patients suffering from significant pain that is documented through medical … and died in his bed after snorting the oxycodone obtained from Belfiore’s prescription. On April 12, 2013, Belfiore …
December 16, 2021
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Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 13 Years

August 12, 2021
… to track these kinds of schemes and protect the public from the impact of illegal narcotics,” stated NYPD … an importing company to use as a front to transport cocaine from Baez’s source of supply in the Dominican Republic. Baez … No. 18-CR-168 (S-1) (ARR) Press release and evidence pics from trial (including pic of Baez) attached.                 …
August 12, 2021
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Brooklyn doctor pleads guilty to illegal distribution of narcotics

May 17, 2021
… is exacerbated when unscrupulous individuals seek to profit from those struggling with addiction,” stated HSI Special … medical purpose. To conceal the unauthorized prescriptions from law enforcement and oversight agencies, Dr. Dalmacy … pharmacy and pharmacy chain; removed prescription authority from numerous rogue doctors; and expanded …
May 17, 2021
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DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within the United States

May 08, 2023
… Last Mile comprised 1,436 investigations conducted from May 1, 2022 through May 1, 2023, in collaboration with … to nearly 193 million deadly doses of fentanyl removed from communities across the United States, which have … to more than 1.6 million deadly doses of fentanyl removed from communities across this four-state region, which have …
May 08, 2023
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36 arrested during joint law enforcement initiative in northern Alabama

October 15, 2019
… Agents also learned that the methamphetamine was coming from the San Bernardino area of California.  During the … partnerships working together to remove dangerous criminals from our neighborhoods."   “The Postal Service has no … County.”   The arrests made on Oct. 9, 2019 resulted from the combined efforts of local law enforcement agencies …
October 15, 2019
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Attorney General William P. Barr Joins DEA Acting Administrator Timothy J. Shea to Announce results of Operation Crystal Shield

September 10, 2020
… devotion of DEA and our partners to protect our communities from the scourge of drug trafficking and violent crime under … trafficked into and within the United States.From FY 2017 to FY 2019, DEA domestic seizures of …
September 10, 2020
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DEA Releases 2020 National Drug Threat Assessment

March 02, 2021
… continue to evolve. While fentanyl and fentanyl analogues from China have decreased substantially following the DEA’s … period ending in July of 2020, a significant increase from 2019, when more than 70,000 people died of … the first part of 2020. The assessment gathers information from many data sources such as drug investigations and …
March 02, 2021
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Rock Hill Man Pleads Guilty in Large Drug Trafficking Case

May 11, 2022
… amounts of cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin, and marijuana from a distributor in Southern California.  Based upon their … to local dealers.  Later, the group began ordering fentanyl from California which they used to make fentanyl-laced pills … investigation, this group shipped more than 255 packages from California and distributed more than five kilograms of …
May 11, 2022
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Leader of Violent Brockton-Based Drug Crew Sentenced to Nearly 20 Years in Prison

December 27, 2022
… leading a wide-ranging drug trafficking conspiracy reaching from Boston to Brockton to Cape Cod. Djuna Goncalves, 36, … base and marijuana throughout southeastern Massachusetts from a base of operations in Brockton. The investigation … a loaded handgun, and an AK-47 assault rifle were seized from Djuna Goncalves, who had previously been convicted of …
December 27, 2022
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Five Alleged Members Of Enfield-Area Drug Trafficking Organization Indicted

July 08, 2022
… Horta-Molina arranged the shipment of a package from California to Sanchez-Razon’s Enfield residence.  On … of supervised release for that offense.  He was released from prison in July 2020 and was on federal supervised … Police Department.  The Task Force includes personnel from the DEA Hartford Resident Office, the Connecticut State …
July 08, 2022
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Gun-toting Meth Dealers Sentenced

September 30, 2024
… he purchased a pound of methamphetamine each week from a co-defendant who was working with Keltner, for which … paid $5,000, and a pound of meth every two or three weeks from a separate source of supply. According to court … trips to acquire 14 to 16 kilograms of methamphetamine from Oklahoma per trip, using women to make the trips for …
September 30, 2024
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Drug Trafficking Organization Member Sentenced for 8 Felony Counts

July 02, 2024
… heroin and fentanyl to the St. Louis and Kansas City areas from Mexico via Texas and Florida. Green was a lower-level … were charged and arrested , Green continued to obtain drugs from other members of the conspiracy and distributed fentanyl and meth from 2019 to 2023. In 2023, the Drug Enforcement …
July 02, 2024
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Missouri Residents Indicted in Cocaine Conspiracy

May 14, 2024
… Federal Agents Seized 16 Kilos of Cocaine from Texas Defendants SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Three southwest … seized approximately 16 kilograms of cocaine and $145,123 from their residence. Today’s superseding indictment … participated in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine from Dec. 12, 2021, to April 11, 2024. In addition to the …
May 14, 2024
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Gang Leaders Receive Life Sentences for Racketeering Conspiracy and Murder

August 17, 2023
… regime. On April 28, 2018, Clemon and Maxwell, on orders from Smith, fatally shot a Gangster Disciples leader and … Griffin sought to remove another Gangster Disciple member from his position as Governor of Missouri. Smith texted … Police Department investigated the case. BOP employees from the National Gang Unit worked in conjunction with …
August 17, 2023
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KC Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Meth Conspiracy, Illegal Firearms

March 14, 2022
… methamphetamine and a money-laundering conspiracy from Jan. 1, 2017, to Sept. 30, 2020. Fabulae also pleaded … the Jeep off road and up a hill approximately 100 feet from the roadway. Fabulae, who had a black and white … room. Fabulae shot one of the men multiple times and fled from the scene. When Fabulae was arrested a few days later, …
March 14, 2022
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DEA St. Louis Division Breaks Fentanyl Seizure Record in 2021

January 25, 2022
… organizations, seizing and stopping $15.8 million from reaching its organization leaders. “With overdose … to do our part to prevent drug trafficking organizations from profiting from their criminal activities and causing harm in our …
January 25, 2022
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DEA arrest 15 in multi-state drug trafficking ring

October 08, 2020
… City, Kan. DEA is investigating the case, with assistance from the St. Charles County Police Department, the St. Louis … Legend, Attorney General Barr has directed federal agents from the FBI, U.S. Marshals Service, DEA and ATF to surge … in the same location. This co-located model enables agents from different agencies to collaborate on …
October 08, 2020
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Twelve area residents indicted for fentanyl conspiracy

June 15, 2020
… in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl in Greene County from January 31, 2019, to May 18, 2020. In addition to the … it out of communities is critical to preventing overdoses from it.” Collins is also charged with one count of money … drug-trafficking conspiracy, including $16,880 seized from Rost by law enforcement officers on February 6, 2020. …
June 15, 2020
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Westchester Felon Charged with Distributing Fentanyl That Killed a Man and Illegally Possessing Ammunition

December 04, 2023
… parked his car and, with his foot on the gas, passed out from ingesting lethal levels of the drugs allegedly provided … to see their local police department request assistance from federal agencies like the DEA and the U.S. Attorney’s … Mohegan Lake, New York, approximately a three-minute drive from Freeman’s apartment building.  They found a Ford Focus …
December 04, 2023
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Long Island Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Distributing Heroin that Caused the Fatal Overdose of Victim in Jericho

July 20, 2023
… York Division works tirelessly to safeguard our communities from drug traffickers peddling their poison that has taken … rehabilitation program, delivered the fatal dose of heroin from Tunstall to the victim on October 28, 2018. Tenem also … Alessi are in charge of the prosecution, with assistance from Paralegal Specialist Michael Compitello. The Defendant: …
July 20, 2023
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Defendant Charged in Connection with Narcotics Manufacturing and Distribution Center

June 01, 2023
… not only removed substantial quantities of deadly narcotics from the streets, but it also hit drug dealers in their … saved the lives of countless New Yorkers suffering from addiction.  Thanks to the work of our law enforcement … Task Force, which is comprised of law enforcement officers from the DEA, HSI, and the New York City Police Department, …
June 01, 2023