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Guatemalan Leader of Multi-Ton Cocaine Trafficking Organization Sentenced to Almost 22 Years in Prison

… During a multi-year wiretap investigation led by agents from Homeland Security Investigations and the Drug … organization moved multi-ton quantities of cocaine at sea from South America to Guatemala and ultimately over land to … the United States. At trial, prosecutors presented evidence from 13 rounds of court-authorized wiretaps demonstrating …
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Eight Defendants Sentenced for Their Roles in an East Alabama Drug Distribution Conspiracy

… concludes a series of federal sentencings that resulted from a  drug trafficking investigation  that began in 2020 … On January 8, 2024,  Kahlia Nichelle Washington , 27, from Phenix City, Alabama, received a sentence of 18 months … On December 1, 2023, 38-year-old  Andre Tremayne Franklin , from Columbus, Georgia, received a sentence of 320 months in …
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Kilogram Drug Trafficker in Robeson County Sentenced to 25 Years

… moving kilograms of methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin from Mexico to Robeson County.  Antonio Lavonne Locklear … drug trafficker bringing kilogram quantities of narcotics from Mexico into Robeson County,” said U.S. Attorney Michael … who were trafficking kilograms of controlled substances from Mexico into the Brownsville, Texas, area.  …
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Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty to Drug and Firearm Offenses

… Vermont Burlington - (802) 951-2900 Following release from pre-trial detention, defendant possessed drugs and … sentencing for Nov. 15, 2023. In 2019, Soares fled on foot from law enforcement during a traffic stop. Soares threw a … knife and buprenorphine (Suboxone) strips were recovered from Soares’ backpack. Additionally, cocaine and fentanyl …
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DEA Holds 22nd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to prevent addiction and reduce overdose deaths

… Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 30 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This bi-annual event offers free, … . “Disposing of unneeded medications can help prevent drugs from being misused,” said DEA Administrator Anne Milgram. … has encouraged the public to remove unneeded medications from their homes as a first step in preventing medication …
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Eugene Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Role in Overdose Death of University of Oregon Student

… in his Eugene apartment. On December 24, 2020, officers from the Eugene Police Department responded to the scene and … friend wherein they discussed purchasing Oxycodone pills from another individual later determined to be Hill. Mr. … friend told investigators that he had been purchasing pills from Hill for nearly a year. Law enforcement soon identified …
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Los Angeles Strike Force targets drug trafficking organizations that allegedly smuggled Sinaloa Cartel narcotics into U.S.

… that allege the smuggling of large quantities of narcotics from Mexico on behalf of the Sinaloa Cartel.          Those … bulk quantities of cocaine, methamphetamine and heroin from Mexico to the Los Angeles metropolitan area and other …  One of the indictments alleges that money generated from illegal drug sales in the United States transported in …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Brings in nearly 745,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications, Continues Fight against Opioid Epidemic

… removed close to 745,000 pounds of unneeded prescriptions from medicine cabinets across the country as part of DEA’s … has removed more than 15.2 million pounds of medication from circulation since its inception. On Oct. 23, with close … who misused a prescription medication obtained the medicine from a family member or friend. The Centers for Disease …
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DEA Holds National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Turn the Tide Against the U.S. Opioid Epidemic

… Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 23 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event offers free and anonymous … who misused a prescription medication obtained the medicine from a family member or friend. The Centers for Disease … Back Day has removed more than 7,000 tons of medication from circulation since its inception. These efforts are …
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Leader of Mexico’s United Cartels and Others Charged in South Florida Federal Court with Importing Over 1200 Pounds of Crystal Methamphetamine

… and domestic partners to keep these poisonous substances from reaching our streets.”  “As the threat of … group to set up a significant methamphetamine pipeline from Mexico directly into the Miami Metro Area.” said DEA’s … foreign and domestic investigators and prosecutors from numerous agencies, interdicted this effort by making …
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Multiple sentences imposed in massive synthetic narcotics distribution network

… Glaspy and U.S. Attorney Ryan Patrick. The sentences ranged from 140 months in federal prison for a leader to probation … (Khader Tanous’s brother who collected money for him from synthetic narcotics sales), Ali Tafesh, 37, of Houston, who owned and distributed the drugs from a store named Azell Cell Phones, Hazim Hisham Qadus, …
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Law Enforcement Warns of Increase in Fentanyl Overdoses

… COEUR d'ALENE, Idaho -  Today, law enforcement officials from Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), U.S Attorney’s … deaths involve four males and one female ranging in age from 15 to 60. It appears at this time all five deaths were … died as a result of drug overdose in the United States from November 1, 2019, through October 31, 2020, the largest …
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Nine defendants charged in international drug trafficking conspiracy

… with ties to Mexico and Honduras who transported drugs from Los Angeles to the Bay Area and Seattle SAN FRANCISCO – … Artiaga,” to obtain drugs. The defendants brought the drugs from Mexico through Los Angeles to the Bay Area. The … allegedly placed orders for drugs on a regular basis from Cilder Velasquez and Jorge Enrique Torres-Viera. The …
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Three Of Detroit’s Largest Drug Traffickers Of Recent History Flee Before Jury Returns Guilty Verdicts

… Number: (313) 234-4310 MAY (DETROIT) - Three individuals from metro-Detroit were convicted of violating various … would arrange for large amounts of money derived from the sale of drugs to be transported to Phoenix, … marijuana, cocaine and heroin, as well as cash generated from the sale of these drugs. Since 2006, law enforcement …
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Las Cruces Man Pleads Guilty To Participating In Dona Ana County Cocaine Trafficking Ring

… in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy that existed from at least March 31, 2016 until Sept. 20, 2016.  The … him with distributing cocaine.  Velazquez admitted that from March 31, 2016 through Sept. 20, 2016, he agreed with … of supply in Mexico for cocaine he previously obtained from the source; ·         On Aug. 25, 2016, Velasquez …
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New Orleans Field Division Collects Over 29,000 Pounds On Ninth Prescription Drug Take-Back DayNew Disposal Rules Now In Effect Provide For Convenient, Ongoing Disposal Opportunities For Patients’ Unwanted Pharmaceuticals; Law Enforcement Agencies May

… abuse prescription drugs dropped in 2013 to 6.5 million from 6.8 million in 2012, that is still more than double the … Use and Health.  In addition, 22,134 Americans died in 2011 from overdoses of prescription medications, including 16,651 from narcotic painkillers, says the Centers for Disease …
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53 Individuals Indicted For Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering

… According to count one of the superseding indictment, from on or about September 2010 through on or about November … L. De Jesús-Gómez and others, as legitimate income derived from the activities of Luquillo Boat Glass, Inc. These three … their co-conspirators would use private vessels and vessels from the Puerto Rico Maritime Transportation Authority to …
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Four Charged In Large Scale Heroin/Fentanyl Trafficking Ring

… specially outfitted with “hides” to conceal the drugs from law enforcement. “DEA is committed to investigating and … This was an important investigation that led investigators from Boston to Cape Cod and removed suspected deadly fentanyl-laced pills from the streets. Those pills would have put lives at risk. …
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Key Atlanta Drug Distributors Sentenced

… in the distribution chain and stopped key players from continuing to sell cocaine throughout Georgia,” said … enforcement led to the removal of dangerous drugs and guns from our community.” “IRS Criminal Investigation not only … five defendants to be sentenced in this case, which arose from an investigation of regional cocaine distributors in …
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SoCal Toy Company Pleads Guilty In Money Laundering Conspiracy

… organizations in Mexico and Colombia to launder proceeds from their drug sales. The defendants that pleaded guilty … Form 8300 showing the receipt of more than $10,000 in cash from Woody Toys’ Mexican customers, and who is scheduled to … to the government $2 million in proceeds allegedly derived from the scheme. “As this case has demonstrated, drug …
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Big Island Marijuana “Ministry” Operator Pleads Guilty To Drug And Tax Offenses

… activity.” According to information produced to the court: From at least about 2000 through July 8, 2010, the Christies … wiretap on three telephone lines used by Roger Christie from April - July 2009 resulted in the interception and …
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Former Heart Surgeon Convicted Of Unlawfully Prescribing And Dispensing Oxycodone

… 815-4513 ROME, Ga. - James Earl Chapman, Jr., a doctor from Macon, Georgia, has been convicted after a two-week … I am pleased with the hard work that went into this case from the investigation to the successful prosecution. It …
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Mexican Cartel Leaders Edgar Valdez-Villarreal, A.k.a. “La Barbie,” And Carlos Montemayor Gonzalez, Extradited To The U.S.

… and money laundering, are among 13 defendants extradited from Mexico this afternoon to face pending charges in the … high-level discussions among law enforcement officials from the start of the tenures of Attorney General Loretta E. … accused of supplying tractor trailer trucks full of cocaine from Mexico to the Eastern United States on behalf of the …
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Second Of Cape Cod Brothers Sentenced To 25 Years For Oxycodone Trafficking Scheme

… a significant drug organization in a community suffering from opiate abuse.”  “This investigation resulted in the … of a drug trafficking conspiracy.  The charges stemmed from a three-year conspiracy involving hundreds of thousands … multi-thousand-pill loads of 30-milligram oxycodone pills from South Florida to New England by plane and by car.  The …
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Perryville Pharmacist Sent To Prison For 10 Years, To Pay $850,000 For Role In Pill Scheme

… to unlawfully distribute prescription opioid pills from his drug store, his participation in a scheme to … in the amount of $850,000 representing unlawful proceeds from the offense, which includes $54,000 in restitution to … without an effective prescription, healthcare (resulting from falsely billing Medicare Part D for patients’ claims), …
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DEA Probe Leads To Discovery Of Cross-Border Drug Tunnel In San Luis, AZ

… the Length of 2 Football Fields SAN LUIS, AZ - Agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) along with the U.S. … in a storage room hidden beneath a large water tank. From the floor, the tunnel plunged more than 55 feet into …
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Former Top Leaders Of Venezuela’s Anti-Narcotics Agency Indicted For Trafficking Drugs To The United States

… La Oficina Nacional Antidrogas allegedly received payments from narcotics traffickers BROOKLYN, N.Y. - An indictment … and relates to Reverol’s and Molina’s alleged activities from January 2008 to December 2010, when they served as the … Security (HSI), New York. According to court documents, from January 2008 to December 2010, in their then official …
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New York Doctor Sentenced To More Than 13 Years In Prison For Unlawfully Dispensing Nearly 1 Million Oxycodone Pills

… also ordered to forfeit $2,046,600 in cash fees collected from “patients” during the period of the conspiracy, … including more than $1.75 million in cash recovered from Mirilashvili’s home at the time of his arrest.  …
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Canadian Drug Kingpin With Ties To The Rizutto And Bonanno Crime Families, The Hells Angels And The Mexican Sinaloa Cartel Pleads Guilty To Narcotics Trafficking Crimes Carrying Sentence Of 20 Years To Life And $1 Billion In Forfeiture

… in narcotics proceeds that federal agents seized from multiple locations in New York, California, … transported tens of thousands of pounds of marijuana from outdoor growers in British Colombia to Montreal, … run by the Hells Angels and Native American co-conspirators from the Akwesasne Mohawk Reservation along the …
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against Owners Of Three Pharmacies, Pharmacists, And Others For Illegal Distribution Of Millions Of Dollars Worth Of Oxycodone And Other Painkillers

… distribution of oxycodone and other controlled substances from three pharmacies in New York and New Jersey to … the Indictment unsealed today in Manhattan federal court:   From at least November 2011 up to and including October …