PRESS RELEASE

“Project Below The Beltway” Targets Sinaloa And Juarez Cartels And Affiliated Violent Street Gangs Nationwide

December 06, 2012
… including cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and marijuana from Mexico into the United States.  These cartels are also … for laundering millions of dollars in criminal proceeds from illegal drug trafficking activities. Individuals …
December 06, 2012
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DEA Publishes Proposed Regulations For Disposing Of Controlled Substance Prescription Drugs

December 26, 2012
… expand the options available to collect these medications from ultimate users for the purpose of disposal, to include … first five National Take Back Days resulted in the removal from circulation of more than 2 million (over a thousand …
December 26, 2012
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High-Ranking Member Of Mexican “Los Zetas” Cartel Pleads Guilty To Drug Conspiracy Charges

February 01, 2013
… shipments of cocaine and marijuana by motor vehicles from Mexico to cities in Texas for distribution to other … in prison. The case is being prosecuted by trial attorneys from the Criminal Division’s Narcotic and Dangerous Drug …
February 01, 2013
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Former Fugitive Narcotics Trafficker Handed Hefty Sentence

March 17, 2015
… of supervised release. The investigation revealed that from 2008 through 2011, Cortinas and others conspired to transport large amounts of cocaine from the Rio Grande Valley to Georgia via tractor-trailers. …
March 17, 2015
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Houston Man Pleads Guilty To Role In Money Laundering Conspiracy

April 16, 2015
… Oct. 24, 2014, Morales-Flores was driving a tractor-trailer from Houston to the Rio Grande Valley. A trooper with the … by the Drug Enforcement Administration with assistance from DPS. Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph Leonard is …
April 16, 2015
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DEA’S National Prescription Drug Take-Back Days Meet A Growing Need For Americans

May 08, 2014
… discard unwanted, unused and expired prescription drugs from medicine cabinets, bedside tables, and kitchen … 2,123 - tons) of prescription medications have been removed from circulation.  “DEA’s National Prescription Drug …
May 08, 2014
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Buxton Man Sentenced To Over 4 Years On Drug Conspiracy Charge

June 20, 2013
… in which co-conspirators obtained oxycodone pills from numerous medical providers in Florida by fraud and … containing over 800 oxycodone pills that had been sent from Florida to Maine by a co-conspirator. This case was …
June 20, 2013
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Former Canaan Man Pleads Guilty To Cocaine And Oxycodone Distribution Conspiracy

January 16, 2015
… and surrounding communities to obtain cocaine and oxycodone from out-of-state dealers, bring it to Central Maine and … and the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency with assistance from the Waterville Police Department. On …
January 16, 2015
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Skowhegan Woman Sentenced To 4 Years For Drug Trafficking

February 26, 2014
… the charge on April 30, 2013. Pelletier’s conviction stems from her involvement in a major drug trafficking … assisted McCray by obtaining oxycodone and cocaine from New York and distributing the drugs to customers …
February 26, 2014
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Connecticut Man Pleads Guilty To Distributing Cocaine

May 15, 2014
… to court records, on March 25, 2014, the defendant drove from Connecticut to a residence in Bangor to deliver seven ounces of cocaine and to collect about $3,000 from his customer for a prior drug delivery.  He was …
May 15, 2014
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Connecticut Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Cocaine Trafficking

October 29, 2014
… records, on March 25, 2014, the defendant drove the Impala from Connecticut to a Bangor residence to deliver about … to an individual there.  The defendant also collected money from drug customers at the residence.  He was arrested a …
October 29, 2014
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Pasco Man Sentenced To 18 Years For Heroin Trafficking

May 14, 2014
… by a 10 year term of court supervision upon release from prison. According to information disclosed during the … Task Force made multiple purchases of controlled substances from Tejeda.   On January 4, 2013, law enforcement officers …
May 14, 2014
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Career Offender Sentenced To 110 Months For Possession With Intent To Distribute Methamphetamine

June 09, 2014
… with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Upon her release from prison, Anderson will be on supervised release for four … July 19, 2013. At the time of her arrest, she was traveling from Portland to Lane County to distribute methamphetamine. …
June 09, 2014
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Heroin Dealer Sentenced To 156 Months In Federal Prison

April 29, 2015
… by a three year term of court supervision upon release from Federal prison. According to information presented … early 2014. In February 2014, an individual obtained heroin from Seiger and shortly thereafter died of a heroin …
April 29, 2015
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Anchorage Man Gets 10 Years For Meth Trafficking

May 21, 2015
… Jewett admitted to distributing illegal drugs in Alaska from October 2011 until his arrest in September 2013. In … using his co-conspirators to steal merchandise, especially from home improvement stores, then having them return the …
May 21, 2015
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Bakersfield Drug-Buy Defendant Sentenced

March 15, 2011
… cocaine with intent to distribute. This case stemmed from an Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task (OCDETF) … agent posing as a seller. Another $106,806 was seized from Bhopal’s bank account. All of the seized monies were …
March 15, 2011
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Wilkes-Barre Man Sentenced To Prison On Drug Charges

June 26, 2014
… persons on May 21, 2013.  The charges against Lowe arose from his involvement in heroin trafficking and possession of … by a probation officer for four years following his release from prison. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United …
June 26, 2014
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Maryland Man Sentenced To Prison On Drug Charges

June 26, 2014
… persons on May 21, 2013.  The charges against Murray arose from his involvement in heroin trafficking. Murray was … by a probation officer for four years following his release from prison. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United …
June 26, 2014
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Two New York Men Sentenced For Trafficking Heroin

February 19, 2015
… with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin from New York to Scranton and Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. The prosecution arose from the efforts of a joint investigation conducted by the …
February 19, 2015
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DEA Philadelphia Field Division Sponsors A Winter Coat Drive For The Children Of The Potter-Thomas Elementary School In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

December 17, 2015
… Frank J. McCartney (215) 861-1974 PHILADELPHIA - Staff from the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Philadelphia … for the past 15 years.  IA Martinez collected donated coats from DEA staff as well as other federal agencies at the …
December 17, 2015
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IRS Employee Pleads Guilty To Structuring Drug Proceeds

July 22, 2013
… documents, James, an IRS employee, structured cash derived from interstate marijuana trafficking organization run by … and the IRS Criminal Investigation, with assistance from the Treasury Inspector General of Tax (TIGTA), U.S. …
July 22, 2013
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Fresno Men Plead Guilty To Shipping Marijuana To Alabama

July 29, 2013
… of structuring occurs when cash is deposited or withdrawn from a bank in amounts of $10,000 or less to avoid the … and IRS Criminal Investigation with assistance from the Treasury Inspector General of Tax (TIGTA), U.S. …
July 29, 2013
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Ventura County Men Charged With Trafficking Meth In Kern County

August 08, 2013
… the informant buy one pound of methamphetamine for $7,500 from Avila-Angulo, the alleged courier. According to the … and the Kings County Sheriff’s Department, with assistance from the California Highway Patrol. Assistant United States …
August 08, 2013
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Six Sacramento Area Residents Indicted For Trafficking In Methamphetamine And Heroin

August 28, 2014
… Counties. Tam acquired large amounts of methamphetamine from Borja, Valenzuela-Ruiz, and Gutierrez, as well as heroin from other sources, and used sub-dealers, including Osborne …
August 28, 2014
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Deputy United States Marshal One Of Three Indicted As Part Of Armed Robbery Crew

October 31, 2014
… revealed that Griffen is a deputy United States Marshal from Miami, Florida. Court documents further indicate that before fleeing from the CHP, the defendants had robbed three individuals at …
October 31, 2014
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Stanislaus County Defendants Plead Guilty In Scheme To Send Methamphetamine To Hawaii

December 09, 2014
… that in August 2012, he and a co‑conspirator traveled from Stanislaus County to Hawaii where they obtained … persons and in their luggage, onto a flight to Oakland from Honolulu. This case is the product of an investigation …
December 09, 2014
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Four Central Valley Men Indicted On Cocaine Trafficking Charges

June 23, 2015
… to yield. While Mays and Lopez were pursued by patrol units from the Merced Police Department, a bag containing the half kilogram of cocaine was thrown from their car. After a high‑speed chase, Mays and Lopez …
June 23, 2015
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Mother And Son Indicted For Possessing Approximately 49 Pounds Of Crystal Methamphetamine

May 02, 2013
… 49 pounds of crystal methamphetamine was seized from the interior and the trunk of their vehicle. This case … Methamphetamine Task Force which is made up of agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Immigration …
May 02, 2013
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Tracy Man, International Cocaine Broker, Pleads Guilty

October 21, 2011
… defendants were part of a conspiracy that moved narcotics from the Los Angeles area through the Eastern District of … sentence of life in prison, a term of supervised release from five years to life, and a $10 million fine. The actual …
October 21, 2011
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Methamphetamine Transporter Pleads Guilty

December 05, 2011
… today that Eduardo Vargas-Cortes, 25, an undocumented alien from Mexico, pleaded guilty to possessing crystal … of approximately 663,898 marijuana plants primarily from public lands in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and …
December 05, 2011