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Tucson Brothers Sentence to 11 Years for Drug Trafficking

June 06, 2022
… AK-47 style assault rifle, and more than $50,000.00 in cash from the Martinez-Ochoa brothers. The Drug Enforcement … conducted the investigation in this case, with assistance from the Pima County Sheriff’s Office, the Tucson Police …
June 06, 2022
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Carlsbad Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking

May 24, 2022
… and that he intended to distribute them. Upon his release from prison, Alvarez will be subject to four years of … Drug Task Force investigated this case with assistance from the Carlsbad Police Department and the Eddy County …
May 24, 2022
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Haitian Police Officer Charged with International Drug and Gun Offenses

May 11, 2022
… the transfer of Haitian police officer Alex Mompremier from Haiti based on an indictment returned in the Eastern … relation to drug trafficking. According to the indictment, from approximately February 2019 through Sept. 28, 2021, …
May 11, 2022
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Man Sentenced for Methamphetamine Distribution in Magic Valley

April 25, 2022
… confidential informant, officers purchased methamphetamine from Rodriguez-Landeros on three occasions. Some of the … drug paraphernalia. U.S. District Judge Scott W. Skavdahl, from the District of Wyoming, sitting by designation, …
April 25, 2022
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Houston County Pair Indicted for Solicitation of Murder

April 21, 2022
… On April 8, 2022, Campos and Pittman traveled together from Houston County to Tyler to discuss the murder, to … April 13, 2022, Campos and Pittman again traveled together from Houston County to Tyler to discuss the murder and to …
April 21, 2022
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Houston Man Sentenced for East Texas Drug Trafficking

April 21, 2022
… 20, 2022. According to information presented at trial, from at least May 2014 through May 2016, Perez-Gomez was involved in a conspiracy to traffic drugs from the Houston-area through the Eastern District of Texas …
April 21, 2022
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Arizona Man Sentenced to 10 Years on Fentanyl Charges

April 20, 2022
… 25, 2022.  On Jan. 21, 2021, an Express Mail parcel mailed from Mesa, Arizona, to an apartment in Madison, Wisconsin, … revealed that Jordan mailed the pills to Madison from Arizona. On Friday, May 16, 2021, Jordan was arrested …
April 20, 2022
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Jury Finds Tulsa Man Guilty of Drug, Gun Charges

April 14, 2022
… Tulsa - (918) 459-9600 DALLAS, TX - A cocaine trafficker from Tulsa was convicted at trial of drug and gun charges, … in exchange for $58,000 in cash. Later that month, he drove from his home in Tulsa to Dallas to purchase the cocaine, …
April 14, 2022
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Wisconsin Restaurant Owner Sentenced to Federal Prison for Cocaine Trafficking

April 01, 2022
… kilograms of cocaine throughout the Fox Valley area from approximately 2014 until December 2020. Investigators … noted that by purchasing large quantities of cocaine from members and associates of CJNG, Morales financially …
April 01, 2022
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Suburban Chicago Man Convicted of Laundering Drug Proceeds for Mexican Traffickers

March 28, 2022
… in the United States.  Han picked up the drug money from others in the Chicago area and used the cash to … to receive approximately $100,000 in narcotics money from a drug dealer. At the time, Han was in possession of …
March 28, 2022
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Two Plead Guilty in Methamphetamine Conspiracy

March 09, 2022
… methamphetamine to a cooperating witness in amounts ranging from 100 to almost 280 grams. Velez supplied Lunn with the … with money to purchase 280 grams of methamphetamine from Lunn. Lunn pleaded guilty on Dec. 16, 2021. Elwell has …
March 09, 2022
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DEA to hold 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

April 20, 2021
… indicating a majority of abused prescription drugs come from family and friends, including from home medicine cabinets, clearing out unused medicine is …
April 20, 2021
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DEA Chicago Division Take Back safely disposed of a record 155,000 pounds of unwanted prescription drugs

November 02, 2020
… that a majority of misused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from home medicine cabinets. DEA, along with its law …
November 02, 2020
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City of Chicago skyline lit red in support of Red Ribbon Week and DEA’s 19th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on October 24, 2020

October 21, 2020
… that a majority of misused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from home medicine cabinets.    On Saturday, October 24, …
October 21, 2020
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Two men charged in federal court with looting pharmacies in Chicago

August 25, 2020
… Shy Jackson. The theft of controlled substance medication from pharmacies results in temporary or permanent closures, … to the pharmacy areas, and attempting to remove drugs from the shelves. In the Old Irving Park incident, Lorenz …
August 25, 2020
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Concord Man Sentenced to Over 16 Years for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses

June 04, 2021
… with our law enforcement partners to keep our state safe from violence and to stop the flow of deadly drugs.  As this … Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, with assistance from the New Hampshire State Police and the Colebrook Police …
June 04, 2021
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DEA 360 Maine and Partners Host Two Day Virtual Town Hall Summit

April 09, 2021
… Adult Town Hall Summit will be held April 13th and 14th from 3:30pm – 5:00pm and is open to all parents, educators, … and assault. Addressing pills to heroin epidemic from a prevention perspective.  The key note speaker is Dr. …
April 09, 2021
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Former Bristol Resident Sentenced to 51 Months for Fentanyl and Crack Cocaine Dealing

March 10, 2021
… 2020, investigators made controlled purchases of fentanyl from Crump. On March 3, 2020, Crump was arrested in West … The DEA Tactical Diversion Squad includes officers from the Bristol, Hamden, Meriden, New Britain, West Haven …
March 10, 2021
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Clinton Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Marijuana, Fraud and Money Laundering Convictions

March 02, 2021
… for drug, money laundering and fraud convictions arising from his role in a large-scale marijuana grow operation.  … Laverty & Son workers harvested 20 marijuana plants from the commercial warehouse, with a goal of producing 8 – …
March 02, 2021
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Rochester Man Sentenced to 46 Months for Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl

February 25, 2021
… participated in four controlled drug purchases from Fall and another individual at their Rochester, New … 2018 and 2019, he and another individual purchased fentanyl from a Massachusetts-based source and then distributed some …
February 25, 2021
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Dover Man Sentenced to 60 Months for Fentanyl Trafficking

February 25, 2021
… and the DEA, a substantial amount of fentanyl was removed from the streets and significant drug trafficker is now … by the Drug Enforcement Administration with assistance from the New Hampshire State Police.                ###     …
February 25, 2021
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Auburn man sentenced to 70 months for drug trafficking

January 29, 2021
… Administration learned that Mandigo was obtaining fentanyl from a source located in Massachusetts.  On March 7, 2018, … was a passenger.  During the stop, he pulled an orange bag from his pants and threw it on the ground where a trooper …
January 29, 2021
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Uxbridge doctor sentenced to seven years in prison for conspiring to distribute over 3.5 kilograms of amphetamines

January 15, 2021
… a credit card or debit card. Caraceni collected the cash from the office or received funds through deposits to her … visitors. Between November 2015 and July 2018, records from the Massachusetts Prescription Monitoring Program show …
January 15, 2021
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Member of Southeastern Connecticut drug ring sentenced to 10 years in prison

August 25, 2020
… Connecticut drug trafficking ring. This matter stems from an investigation led by the Drug Enforcement … London Police and charged with multiple offenses stemming from his alleged assault of a woman with whom he was …
August 25, 2020
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Hartford man sentenced to 9 years in prison for role in heroin and fentanyl trafficking ring

August 27, 2020
… were receiving bulk quantities of heroin and fentanyl from out-of-state suppliers. They then stored, processed and … The DEA’s Hartford Task Force includes personnel from the DEA Hartford Resident Office and the Bristol, …
August 27, 2020
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Bridgeport man sentenced to five years in federal prison for crack and cocaine offenses

July 07, 2020
… conducted three controlled purchases of crack cocaine from Samas in Bridgeport.  On November 6, 2018, Samas was … guidelines for crack cocaine offenses and was released from federal prison in December 2011. Samas, who is released …
July 07, 2020
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Honduran National involved in New Haven drug ring sentenced to five years in prison

May 26, 2020
… proceeding occurred via videoconference. This matter stems from a joint investigation headed by the DEA New Haven Task … in which he conspired with others to purchase narcotics from suppliers and then distribute the drugs to other …
May 26, 2020
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Lawrence man sentenced to 40 months for participating in a fentanyl trafficking conspiracy

March 06, 2020
… fentanyl. On February 13, 2019, Gil and Arias drove from Massachusetts to Manchester and sold approximately 20 … sentence be a warning to those traffickers who are coming from out of state to distribute this poison, that DEA and …
March 06, 2020
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Springfield man sentenced to 15 years for conspiring to distribute heroin

March 10, 2020
… dozens of kilos of heroin into Springfield, Massachusetts from Bronx, N.Y. and the Dominican Republic.  Alberto Marte, … guilty to, or have been found guilty of, crimes resulting from their roles in the organization.    A search of Marte’s …
March 10, 2020
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New York man sentenced to 98 months for possession with intent to distribute cocaine base

February 21, 2020
… enforcement conducted three controlled purchases of drugs from Armstead. On May 30, 2019, officers arrested Armstead … serve as a warning to those traffickers who are coming from out of state like Mr. Armstead to deal these poisons to …
February 21, 2020