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Two Defendants Charged with Firearms and Narcotics Trafficking

… a/k/a “Aguila,” a/k/a “Primo,” and Micky Colon, were arrested and charged in a nine-count Complaint with … more than 50 firearms, along with methamphetamine and fentanyl, from Ohio to New York. Vasquez and Colon will be … for at least 50 instances of gun-related violence.  These arrests and seizures clearly demonstrate DEA’s resolve to …
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Fourteen members of a Washington Heights drug trafficking organization charged with distributing heroin

… to distribute heroin. Eleven of the defendants were arrested yesterday evening and this morning and will be … sell their poison in order to protect their brand. Today’s arrests are part of our continued commitment, along with our … law enforcement partners, to stop the flow of heroin and fentanyl onto the streets of New York City.” “Today's heroin …
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5 Sinaloa Cartel Members plead guily to trafficking charges in Operation Cookout

… terms in prison for distributing large amounts of fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine in Newport News and North … as Operation Cookout, which resulted in 35 defendants being arrested for their respective roles in the conspiracy, along …
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Defendants Arrested In International Waters For Intent To Distribute 720 Kilos Of Cocaine Plead Guilty

… Defendants Arrested In International Waters For Intent To Distribute …
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Fresno-Based Investigation Results In Nationwide Arrests For Drug Distribution And Cash Structuring Conspiracy

… Fresno-Based Investigation Results In Nationwide Arrests For Drug Distribution And Cash Structuring …
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Waterbury Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Narcotics Distribution and Firearm Possession Offenses

… calls during which Rodriguez arranged for Oquendo to supply fentanyl to other drug distributors, including Sylvester … Pennsylvania and seized 48 grams of fentanyl. Oquendo was arrested on October 26, 2021.  On that date, a court …
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Jury Finds Waterbury Man Guilty of Narcotics Distribution and Firearm Possession Offenses

… calls during which Rodriguez arranged for Oquendo to supply fentanyl to other drug distributors, including Sylvester … Pennsylvania and seized 48 grams of fentanyl. Oquendo was arrested on October 26, 2021.  On that date, a court …
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Armed Career Criminal Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Controlled Substances and Being a Felon in Possession of A Firearm

… in the distribution of controlled substances, including fentanyl, and for being a felon in possession of a firearm. … revealed that he was a convicted felon with numerous arrests. On October 17, 2019, a search warrant was executed …
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DEA Investigations Result in Three Southern Oregon Drug Traffickers Pleading Guilty in Federal Court

… and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl. Candice Nadine Mckee, 31, a distributor in … operation conducted in September 2021 led to the arrests Martinez-Gil and several of his co-conspirators. … on two separate occasions. On April 14, 2022, Merkel was arrested while traveling from California to Oregon. Merkel …
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Two suburban Chicago residents charged with illegally selling narcotics over the internet; law enforcement seizes websites

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Fentanyl Free America Campus Drug Prevention Just Think … charged with federal drug offenses for illegally selling fentanyl or fentanyl precursors over the internet, and … (arkpharminc.com). Huang, 53, of Northbrook, Ill., was arrested Wednesday night after arriving at O’Hare …
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Bridgeport Drug Trafficker Sentenced

… and three years of supervised release, for trafficking fentanyl and heroin.  The government sought a sentence … suppliers.  On February 10, 2020, four individuals were arrested after they arrived at the same parking lot to …
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Drug Trafficker Sentenced to More Than 10 Years in Federal Prison

… by five years of supervised release, for trafficking fentanyl and heroin. According to court documents and … suppliers.  On February 10, 2020, four individuals were arrested after they arrived at the same parking lot to …
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13 Arrested In Scheme To Smuggle Narcotics From Puerto Rico To New York Via The U.S. Mail: Over 45 Pounds Of Cocaine And Heroin Seized

… 13 Arrested In Scheme To Smuggle Narcotics From Puerto Rico To … Inspection (USPIS) New York Office jointly announced the arrests and charges today.   The arrests are the result of a …
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Indictment Charges 3 New Haven Men Narcotics and Firearms Offenses

… Hartford on November 2, 2022, and the three defendants were arrested on November 10, 2022. As alleged in an indictment … conspired with one another, and with others, to distribute fentanyl and crack cocaine in the New Haven area.  In June …
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Hartford Man Charged with Drug Distribution and Gun Possession Offenses

… to the charges.  Blackwin has been detained since his arrest on August 17. As alleged in court documents and … began investigating Blackwin and others for distributing fentanyl and cocaine in the Hartford area.  In July and … purchases of fentanyl from Blackwin. Blackwin was arrested on a federal criminal complaint on August 17.  On …
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Burlington Man Sentenced for Drug Trafficking Offenses

… after his guilty plea to one count of distribution of fentanyl and one count of possession with intent to … fentanyl from Jackson on several occasions. Law enforcement arrested Jackson on November 10, 2022. During a search of …
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DEA, DHS Agencies Arrest Two Drug Smugglers; Seize $1.6 Million Cocaine Shipment In The Mona Passage

… DEA, DHS Agencies Arrest Two Drug Smugglers; Seize $1.6 Million Cocaine … and Department of Homeland (DHS) law enforcement officers arrested two suspected Dominican smugglers Thursday, seizing …
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CY 2022 Methamphetamine Profiling Program Report

September 11, 2024
CY 2022 Methamphetamine Profiling Program Report Publication Forensics September 11, 2024 This report summarizes the collective results of methamphetamine profiling analyses performed on samples seized primarily during the third and fourth quarters of CY …
September 11, 2024
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CY 2022 Cocaine Signature Program Report

September 11, 2024
CY 2022 Cocaine Signature Program Report Publication Forensics September 11, 2024 This report summarizes the collective results of wholesale cocaine samples seized in or in transit to the United States (U.S.) during CY 2022. Results from samples seized …
September 11, 2024
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Five Synthetic Benzodiazepine Drugs Deemed Imminent Hazard to Public Safety

September 25, 2023
… 2019 and 2021. The temporary scheduling ends July 26, 2025. Read the Federal Register notice for more information: …
September 25, 2023
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Fourteen people indicted, $1 million worth of drugs and 65 firearms seized in massive takedown

… - (540) 662-5879 One hundred law enforcement personnel arrest 14 individuals for their alleged roles in distributing heroin, fentanyl, cocaine, meth and guns in Norfolk, Chesapeake, … Operation High Tide this week, resulting in a series of arrests of individuals allegedly involved in selling drugs …
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Armed drug trafficker sentenced to prison

… felony charges of possession with intent to distribute a fentanyl analogue and felon in possession of a firearm and … Moynihan, who handled the case, stated that Wade, was arrested after law enforcement officers executed a search …
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Naugatuck man sentenced to 10 years in prison for heroin trafficking

… various offenses related to the distribution of heroin, fentanyl, cocaine and crack cocaine. Hall and several codefendants were arrested on March 20, 2019.  In association with the arrests, investigators seized approximately 3,000 bags of …
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Two Defendants Arrested During 2023 Joint Enforcement Operation in Carlsbad Plead Guilty to Conspiracy Charges

… Two Defendants Arrested During 2023 Joint Enforcement Operation in Carlsbad … and Sabino Alfonso Maldonado, two of the 12 defendants arrested during a joint enforcement operation last year in …
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Thirty-Three Alleged Gang Members Arrested In Early Morning Raids By Local, State And Federal Officials

… Thirty-Three Alleged Gang Members Arrested In Early Morning Raids By Local, State And Federal … Vice Lords, a violent, drug trafficking street gang, were arrested.  Ten defendants who allegedly directed or …
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New Reward Offered for the Capture of Jian Zhang

… new reward for information that will lead to the location, arrest, and/or conviction of People’s Republic of China … North Dakota, Zhang ran an organization that manufactured fentanyl and fentanyl analogues in at least four known labs …
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Eleven charged in Newark drug trafficking conspiracy, one charged with murder

… in the distribution of narcotics, including heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine base (crack) in the Stephen Crane … in an apartment in Crane Village. The charges and arrests resulted from an investigation led by the U.S. … to a drug trafficking offense. Seven defendants were arrested today and two – Mayse and Mells – were already in …
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Ringleader of Extensive Sinaloa Cartel Network Sentenced

… to 33 years in prison for distributing large amounts of fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine in Newport News and North … and forfeit his house in Lawrenceville. Barreto was arrested in 2019 as a result of Operation Cookout. …
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DEA Task Force seizes $150 million worth of opioids from tractor trailer headed to Northeast

… charges based on the seizure of more than 20 kilograms of fentanyl made their initial court appearances in Newark … Agents of the New York Drug Enforcement Task Force arrested the two men and searched Aponte’s truck. They found … credited the NYDETF with the investigation leading to the arrests. The government is represented by Assistant U.S. …
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Hartford Man Caught with Drugs and Ghost Gun in Bristol Sentenced to 30 Months in Federal Prison

… by four years of supervised release, for distributing fentanyl and crack while armed with a ghost gun. According … Morrison was taken into custody.  At the time of Morrison’s arrest, investigators found in his car additional quantities …