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Bronx “YGz” Gang Member Sentenced To More Than 33 Years In Prison For Murdering An Innocent Bystander And Other Crimes

June 27, 2017
… a member of the Bronx-based street gang known as the YGz.  From at least 2005 to 2016, members and associates of the … of July holiday.  Moments later, while Williams was fleeing from the area, he fired gunshots at a group of bystanders, …
June 27, 2017
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Heroin Dealer Sentenced To Over 8 Years For Distributing Heroin Connected To Overdose Death

July 11, 2017
… in connection with the plea and sentencing proceedings: From at least in or about May 2015 up to and including in or … sentence and will serve an additional 84 months in custody from the date of his sentencing.  In addition to his prison …
July 11, 2017
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Queens To Suffolk Heroin Network Arrests Announced

July 12, 2017
… in connection with the plea and sentencing proceedings: From at least in or about May 2015 up to and including in or … sentence and will serve an additional 84 months in custody from the date of his sentencing.  In addition to his prison …
July 12, 2017
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Los Angeles Men Convicted In Northern New York For Running Nationwide Synthetic Drug Trafficking Ring

July 26, 2017
… the hospital or to a worse fate.  The defendants, operating from Los Angeles, made millions by spreading this poison … up shell companies, using P.O. boxes to divert attention from the warehouse where they manufactured their product, …
July 26, 2017
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Marc Henry Johnson Sentenced For Helping Drug Dealer Cover Up Role In Woman’s Cocaine Overdose

August 15, 2017
… related court proceedings: JOHNSON regularly bought cocaine from James Holder, who lived in and sold cocaine from a third-floor apartment in Chelsea.  During the night …
August 15, 2017
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Eleven Defendants Taken Into Custody Following Early Morning Roundup, A 12th Defendant Still Being Sought By Police

September 29, 2017
… or more of cocaine. The cocaine, which was trafficked from Puerto Rico, was being sold in the Buffalo area. DEA … in such behavior outweigh any benefits. Short-term profits from drug-dealing mean long-term sentences in federal …
September 29, 2017
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Methamphetamine Producers Targeted In Syracuse, New York

November 15, 2017
… to dismantle deadly threats and protect our towns from the perils of drug abuse.” Acting U.S. Attorney Grant … the Village of Endicott Police Department, with assistance from the New York State Department of Corrections and …
November 15, 2017
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Bitcoin Exchanger Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To Four Years In Prison For Selling Nearly $1 Million In Bitcoins For Drug Buys On Silk Road

January 20, 2015
… in Manhattan federal court and related court proceedings: From about December 2011 to October 2013, Faiella ran an … drugs on the site.  Upon receiving orders for Bitcoins from Silk Road users, he filled the orders through …
January 20, 2015
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Four Charged With Trafficking Heroin And Heroin Laced With Fentanyl

March 12, 2015
… defendant Haak revealed that the man had received heroin from Haak shortly before his body was discovered. Further … revealed that Haak delivered bags of heroin, purchased from defendant Tessina, to the deceased man late in the …
March 12, 2015
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Former Hip-Hop Manager James Rosemond Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To Life Plus 20 Years In Prison For Ordering The Murder Of Rap Group Associate Lowell Fletcher

March 24, 2015
… court to life plus 20 years in prison for offenses arising from his role in ordering a crew of men to murder Lowell … recruited a crew of men to murder Fletcher upon his release from prison - men with whom Rosemond had developed criminal …
March 24, 2015
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Former New York City Police Officer Sentenced To 240 Months For Conspiring To Commit Robberies And To Distribute Heroin

June 07, 2011
… Department and New York State Police; with assistance from the Durham, North Carolina Police, Special Operations … Attorney Jeremy Shockett, an Assistant District Attorney from the Bronx County District Attorney’s Office. The …
June 07, 2011
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10 Arrested In Major Narcotics Roundup On Buffalo's East Side

June 16, 2011
… in 2010, the defendants conspired to obtain cocaine from sources in Columbus, Ohio and Detroit, Michigan. This … stated, “The ‘Camp Street Crew’ has been dismantled. From the top to the bottom, law enforcement has successfully …
June 16, 2011
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International Narcotics Trafficker And Money Launderer Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To 20 Years In Prison

August 12, 2011
… trial, and statements made during yesterday’s sentencing: From 2006 to June 2009, Dominguez-Gabriel orchestrated an … back into Mexico where his company was based. Working from Mexico, Dominguez-Gabriel sent at least 300 kilograms …
August 12, 2011
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20 Charged With Conspiracy To Distribute Synthetic Drug “Molly”

August 16, 2011
… any period of incarceration. These prosecutions resulted from an investigation first undertaken in the Spring of 2009 … kilograms of “Molly” during the course of the conspiracy from March 2010 through April 2011. The “Molly,” believed to …
August 16, 2011
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Cocaine Drug Ring Dismantled In Albany

December 15, 2011
… twelve people on drug and conspiracy charges stemming from a five month investigation into illegal drug activity … Saratoga Springs Police requested assistance from the DEA Task Force in Albany. Task Force Agents and …
December 15, 2011
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Buffalo Man Charged With Federal Robbery Of A Pharmacy And Illegal Sale Of Oxycodone

March 02, 2011
… vaulted over a counter which separated the restricted from the public areas and proceeded to put the pharmacy … markings on the sold oxycodone coincided with those stolen from the Clinton Pharmacy on December 31, 2010. “This case …
March 02, 2011
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Mexican National Admits Growing Marijuana On Public Lands

April 28, 2014
… was arrested on Hwy 21 near Lowman, a few miles from an outdoor marijuana growing operation on Little Beaver … officers located and eradicated all live marijuana plants from these camps.  The fourth co-defendant, Mariah …
April 28, 2014
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DEA, SPD & ATF Seize Cache Of Guns In Magnolia Home

May 12, 2014
… violating a domestic violence court order and is prohibited from possessing firearms.  Hiddleston allegedly supplied the … violence protection order and therefore is prohibited from possessing firearms. Distribution of heroin is …
May 12, 2014
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Three More Arrests In Las Vegas To Anchorage Cocaine And Money Laundering Conspiracy

March 03, 2015
… U.S. Mail, or other parcel delivery services, to send money from Alaska to Hatton, Langdon, and other conspirators, in … the indictment seek to forfeit property allegedly derived from or used in the drug or money laundering conspiracies, …
March 03, 2015
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Three Life Sentences Imposed On Man Following Convictions For Drug Trafficking, Kidnapping, Using Firearms, And HIPAA Violations

May 21, 2015
… pure methamphetamine, as well as other drugs, into Alaska from California. On March 13, 2013, Seugasala, Khaminvong, … “cannot be deterred, so the public needs to be protected from you.” The fact that Seugasala committed these crimes …
May 21, 2015
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DEA Hosts Its Sixth Statewide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day April 27 As Public Participation Continues To Rise

April 24, 2013
… The majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet, according to surveys of …
April 24, 2013
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18 Arrested On Cocaine Drug Trafficking Charges

June 05, 2013
… organization that would import kilos of cocaine from Mexico, transport them covertly to locations in Tucson … Court.  The investigation was led by DEA with assistance from the Sierra Vista Police Department, Cochise County …
June 05, 2013
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Operation “Cruel Summer” Nets 46 Arrests

September 19, 2012
… were arrested in today's sweep. Today's sweep was conducted from 6:00 a.m. to noon. The Drug Enforcement (DEA) Violent … They bought methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine and firearms from the suspects. Thirty eight people were identified as …
September 19, 2012
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One Suspect Charged As Feds Shutter 2 San Diego-Area Smuggling Tunnels

April 04, 2014
… tunnel was detected Thursday morning as investigators from Mexico, in close coordination with special agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement'(ICE) Homeland …
April 04, 2014
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International Narcotics Distributor Pleads Guilty To Multiple Narcotics And Money Laundering Conspiracies

August 04, 2016
… of heroin, and more than a thousand kilograms of marijuana, from Mexico into the United States and distributed those … time period to transport millions of dollars of proceeds from the sale of those narcotics back to Mexico, in a way …
August 04, 2016
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“YGz” Gang Member Pleads Guilty To Attempted Murders In Connection With Racketeering Conspiracy

August 29, 2016
… residents and innocent bystanders with violence stemming from its feuds with rivals, and flooding the streets with … other gang members to further the interests of the gang.  From at least 2005 to June 2016, members and associates of …
August 29, 2016
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Final Defendant Sentenced In ‘Operation Frozen Freight’

June 13, 2014
… trailers to package and ship loads of marijuana from Arizona to Ohio, then to package, ship or deposit cash proceeds from those sales. Charges in the initial and superseding …
June 13, 2014
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"Operation Smack Talk" Results In The Seizure Of Nearly 90 Pounds Of White Heroin Seven Defendants Arrested In One Of The State’s Largest Heroin Busts

June 17, 2014
… responsible for distributing hundreds of pounds of heroin from Tucson to various cities on the west coast.  On June … a bedroom closet.  The heroin was smuggled into Arizona from Mexico utilizing non-factory hidden compartments in …
June 17, 2014
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DEA Takes Down Drug Den Day Care

May 13, 2016
… Arrest Team, Repeat Offender Unit and tactical teams from Phoenix PD, Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, and …
May 13, 2016
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Member Of Alleged International Organization Of Money Launderers For The Largest Drug Cartels Extradited To The United States

April 15, 2016
… in August 2015, on a provisional arrest warrant issued from the Eastern District of New York, and was extradited to … superseding indictment, the investigation determined that from approximately January 1, 2004 through December 31, …
April 15, 2016