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PRESS RELEASE

Charlotte Car Dealership Owner and Sales Manager Plead Guilty to Money Laundering Conspiracy

August 16, 2024
… Martin further facilitated the fraud by allowing G.D. to buy the vehicles using the names of straw purchasers in … and received at least $100,000 in cash from G.D. to buy The Scorpio nightclub, while concealing G.D.’s ownership …
August 16, 2024
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Georgia man sentenced to 10 years for trafficking lethal synthetic opioid he purchased on dark web using cryptocurrency

February 01, 2019
… Georgia man sentenced to 10 years for trafficking lethal synthetic opioid he purchased on dark web using … release on drug trafficking conspiracy charges, for buying the deadly synthetic opioid U-47700 on the dark web … lengthy sentence.” “As Armstrong can attest, traffickers buying deadly drugs on the dark web in hopes of avoiding …
February 01, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Two Green Bay Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl Disguised as Percocet

June 08, 2023
… Two Green Bay Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl Disguised as Percocet June 08, 2023 Chicago … brother—had negotiated with an Arizona-based source to buy thousands of counterfeit Percocet® “M30” pills … fentanyl. James flew to Arizona in early January 2022 to buy at least 15,000 pills. While there, he sent a video to a …
June 08, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

35 Years for Second Drug and Weapons Conviction

August 12, 2021
… Drug and Weapons Conviction August 12, 2021 Dallas Contact Info Contact Us (214) 366-6900 571-324-7481 … calling Mr. Lopez to schedule a $1,000, two-ounce meth buy. Two days later, equipped with an audio/video recording … Mr. Lopez was prohibited by law from possessing – including buying, borrowing, carrying, storing, or shooting – …
August 12, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

East Bay Man Sentenced to More Than 5 Years for Sale of Fentanyl That Killed a Young Woman

August 22, 2022
… Killed a Young Woman August 22, 2022 San Francisco Contact Info Contact Us (415) 436-7900 (415) 436-7994 Akilah Johnson … 2020, a former high school classmate came to his house to buy oxycodone pills.  He sold her thirteen M30 pills, which … disregard for her safety.  Pascoe told the victim he would buy the oxycodone pills from a street source he referred to …
August 22, 2022
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Indiana Man Sentenced to 300 Months for Trafficking Fentanyl, Meth

August 08, 2022
… methamphetamine and 98 grams of fentanyl in five controlled buys with law enforcement. Knox also provided a firearm to a felon during one of the controlled buys. In addition, Knox maintained a residence where …
August 08, 2022
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Former Miami-Dade County resident sentenced to more than 8 years in prison for bank fraud and money laundering schemes

September 27, 2018
… Miami-Dade County resident sentenced to more than 8 years in prison for bank fraud and money laundering schemes September 27, 2018 Miami Contact Info Contact Us … an FDIC-insured financial institution for the purpose of buying an apartment in Aventura, Florida. He submitted a …
September 27, 2018
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Shawnee Auto Dealer Sentenced To 30 Months For Illegal Deals With Drug Traffickers

July 05, 2011
… Deals With Drug Traffickers July 05, 2011 St. Louis Contact Info Contact Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name … to 30 months in federal prison for helping drug dealers buy vehicles used for drug trafficking without attracting … another instance, undercover officers talked to Lenie about buying a 2006 Acura TSX for $15,950 in cash. They told him …
July 05, 2011
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Colorado Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Distribute Tramadol

June 07, 2023
… to distribute Tramadol. Tramadol is an opioid used for pain relief and is classified as a Schedule IV controlled …
June 07, 2023
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Judge sentences St. Louis County doctor for fraudulently obtaining opioid narcotic prescription drugs

October 28, 2020
… names, including prescriptions for the narcotic opioid pain relief drugs hydrocodone and oxycodone. Dr. Williams …
October 28, 2020
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St. Louis County doctor pleads guilty to fraudulently obtaining opioid narcotic prescription drugs

January 21, 2020
… names, including prescriptions for the narcotic opioid pain relief drugs hydrocodone and oxycodone.  Dr. Williams …
January 21, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Doctor Indicted For Illegally Prescribing Fentanyl And Hydrocodone Based Drugs To Patients

March 19, 2018
… patients of his, in which he prescribed them opioid based pain relief drugs without a legitimate medical reason. …
March 19, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Updated Results From DEA’s Largest-Ever Global Synthetic Drug Takedown Yesterday

June 26, 2013
… Drug Takedown Yesterday June 26, 2013 Headquarters Contact Info Contact Us (202) 307-1000 (571) 776-2508 DEA Public … (HSI), FBI, and IRS.  In addition, law enforcement in Australia, Barbados, Panama, and Canada participated, as … borders. This is a win for our collective communities,” Australia’s Acting Ambassador to the United States, Graham …
June 26, 2013
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Santa Barbara Methamphetamine Distributor Sentenced to 180 Months in Prison

November 12, 2021
… Info Community Outreach: Ruth Morales (571) 387-6555 Buy-bust narcotics.jpg Seized narcotics  IMG_0455.JPG Seized …
November 12, 2021
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Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Death Resulting from Gun Crimes

November 19, 2024
… of his mother, Lynn Hooks, and his friend, Dakota Carr, to buy a gun for himself and one for his girlfriend from Piazza … pawn shop, and he, Hooks and Carter conspired to have Hooks buy the guns to get around a background check requirement … Hooks lied on a form and falsely claimed to be the guns’ buyer. Carr processed that form, knowing that it contained …
November 19, 2024
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St. Louis County Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison in Connection with Fentanyl Death

January 26, 2024
… a week. On those occasions Brewer and/or Houston would buy 20 to 40 pills at $10 to $20 per pill. The investigation … facility and contacted Houston and Brewer via Snapchat to buy “Percocet pills.” Matthews disputed that he provided the …
January 26, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Major Meth Distributor Pleads Guilty

March 22, 2023
… A confidential informant assisted in the controlled buy of 413 grams (approximately one pound) of … $1,400. A confidential informant assisted in the controlled buy of 431.27 grams of methamphetamine from Hall on June 22, …
March 22, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Hayesville, N.C. man sentenced to more than 21 years in federal prison for trafficking in methamphetamine

March 25, 2020
… Hayesville, N.C. man sentenced to more than 21 years in federal prison for trafficking in methamphetamine March 25, 2020 Atlanta Contact Info … of the investigation, law enforcement conducted controlled buys and seized significant quantities of methamphetamine …
March 25, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Columbus Convicted Felon Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Attempting to Sell “Meth” in Harris County, Georgia

March 02, 2021
… County Sheriff’s Office and DEA arranged a controlled buy of “ice” methamphetamine from McBride on September 20, … of methamphetamine remaining to sell. The controlled buy occurred at a gas station in Fortson, Georgia (Harris …
March 02, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Three Fentanyl Traffickers Sentenced to Federal Prison

January 09, 2023
… fentanyl and a controlled purchase was set up by the DEA to buy an additional half kilogram of fentanyl. Rosa Cotto arrived at the buy location with the drugs, and he was arrested. A bag …
January 09, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Operation Boyztown Results in Rare Life Sentence for Methamphetamine Distributor

May 05, 2020
… Operation Boyztown Results in Rare Life Sentence for Methamphetamine Distributor May 05, 2020 Omaha Contact Info Contact Us … drug offenders.  Twenty-five years ago, if you wanted to buy wholesale quantities of drugs at wholesale prices, you …
May 05, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Cocaine Dealer In St. Mary’s County Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison

July 15, 2014
… Cocaine Dealer In St. Mary’s County Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced … Holt gave his girlfriend around $20,000, more or less, to buy a 2012 Jeep. In December 2012, Holt also delivered … located at 4338 Glenmore Avenue in Baltimore, in order to buy the property.  The monies Holt provided in these …
July 15, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Owner Of Silver Spring Nightclub Pleads Guilty To Drug Trafficking

April 17, 2015
… Owner Of Silver Spring Nightclub Pleads Guilty To Drug Trafficking April 17, … at his Laurel restaurant, and used drug proceeds to buy an upscale restaurant/nightclub in Silver Spring … 2010 to 2012, Miskiri gave money to the Mullings DTO to buy marijuana in California and Arizona, which was shipped …
April 17, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Four Men Charged with Allegedly Running Drug Trafficking Ring that Shipped Wholesale Amounts of Narcotics to Indo-Pacific Region

December 15, 2023
… Four Men Charged with Allegedly Running Drug Trafficking Ring that Shipped Wholesale Amounts of … packets, car parts, emergency kits, and subwoofers – to Australia, Papua New Guinea, and New Zealand, the Justice … with members of the drug trafficking organization in Australia, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea. They then …
December 15, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Three members of Lockport fentanyl ring arrested

February 13, 2019
… Three members of Lockport fentanyl ring arrested February 13, 2019 New York Contact Info Contact … officers, in June 2017, conducted two controlled buys of half a bundle of heroin from White. During each of … law enforcement officers made three additional controlled buys of heroin and fentanyl from Haney.   On Oct. 09, 2018, …
February 13, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Columbus Resident Sentenced to Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine

December 19, 2024
… referenced in court, DEA agents conducted a controlled buy of 55.64 grams of 100% pure methamphetamine from Thomas … 17, 2019, at a gas station in Columbus. Another controlled buy occurred on Sept. 6, 2019, when DEA agents purchased …
December 19, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Spokane Man Involved in Robbery of Large Amount of Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Sentenced to Federal Prison

October 10, 2024
… 6, 2022, Baughman went to a stash house in Spokane to buy a large quantity of methamphetamine and fentanyl from a … trafficking organization. Immediately recognizing that the buy money was counterfeit, the sellers declined the sale. …
October 10, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Busts Steroid Traffickers And Dismantles Laboratories Across The Nation

September 22, 2015
… Across The Nation September 22, 2015 Phoenix Contact Info Contact Us 571-362-5600 (571) 387-3289 Jodie Underwood … Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 3439 East University Drive Phoenix , AZ 85034 United … located in Lithuania and Moldova. There is great danger in buying steroids, chemicals, and other illicit products on …
September 22, 2015
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Oxycodone

January 24, 2025
Narcotics (Opioids)
Oxycodone is a semi-synthetic narcotic analgesic and historically has been a popular drug of abuse among the narcotic abusing population.
January 24, 2025
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Illinois Ice Meth Dealer Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison

September 09, 2021
… he was sentenced, admitted that he conspired with others to buy and resell methamphetamine throughout the Pekin and …
September 09, 2021

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