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Renton, Washington, Mid-Level Leader of Local Drug Trafficking Group Connected to CJNG Cartel, Sentenced to Prison

… Nick Brown.  Jose Daniel Espinoza, 35, was indicted and arrested in July 2020, following an 18-month wiretap … in a drug trafficking group that used guns and distributed fentanyl – a very dangerous drug. According to records filed …
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Winchester woman sentenced to 65 months for drug trafficking

… orders and distribute controlled substances, primarily fentanyl and crack cocaine.  On June 19, 2019, law … with the customers of the organization to effectuate their arrests after the customers placed orders for illegal …
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New York resident supplied by Waterbury drug trafficker sentenced to federal prison

… to purchase distribution quantities of heroin and fentanyl from Jordan.  He then sold the drug to his own … of heroin, fentanyl, cocaine and crack cocaine. Hayes was arrested on March 20, 2019.  The next day, in association …
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Narcotics Investigation Leads to Indictment of Six Members of Poly-Drug Distribution Network

… Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents and CMPD officers arrested five of the six men during an early morning … beginning as early as January 2020, the DTO distributed fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, cocaine base, and …
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DEA, Arizona Attorney General & Tempe Police Announce 150+ Subjects Charged & Massive Quantities of Narcotics Seized

… 571-324-7324 Tempe Poice-3.jpg Seizure of over 4.5 million fentanyl laced fake prescription pills, 66 kilograms of … be found on DEA’s website at  One Pill Can Kill (dea.gov) . Arrests/Convictions - Major Drug Trafficking Fake Pills …
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Former Hartford Resident Involved in Illegal Pill Trafficking Ring Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison

… oxycodone pills, counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl, and other drugs in the Hartford area. According to … the front passenger seat of the car. Urena and others were arrested on May 18, 2021.  On that date, searches of an …
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Leader of Violent, Cartel-Connected, Drug Trafficking Ring Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison

… drug trafficking organization that distributed heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine in the Puget Sound region, was … Arturo Magana-Ramirez, 35, of Fife, Washington, was arrested in July 2020 and pleaded guilty in July 2022. At …
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Jack Riley: Before the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs United States Senate for a Field Hearing Entitled All Hands on Deck: Working Together to End the Trafficking and Abuse of Prescription Opioids, Heroin, and Fentanyl

September 14, 2015
… Trafficking and Abuse of Prescription Opioids, Heroin, and Fentanyl Testimony September 14, 2015 Jack Riley: Before the … Trafficking and Abuse of Prescription Opioids, Heroin, and Fentanyl 091415t.pdf On …
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Charleston area man given lengthy sentence on federal drug charges

… Evidence presented in the case established that Lee was arrested along with two co-defendants at a hotel in … approximately four months prior to his arrest, Lee sold fentanyl to Lisa Cohen, who was previously sentenced in a …
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“Operation Bad Company” Results In Additional Charges

… charged in a superseding indictment for their roles in a fentanyl, heroin and cocaine distribution ring disrupted by … cocaine and fentanyl.  On May 30, 2017, 30 individuals were arrested and charged on federal drug, gun and immigration … brings the total number of individuals indicted to 31. The arrests were the culmination of a yearlong investigation, …
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Multi-Year Investigation Leads to Indictment

… Seizure of Nearly 500,000 Counterfeit Pills Containing with Fentanyl SAN DIEGO – A two-year investigation has led to the … on the indictment. So far, 17 defendants have been arrested. Efforts are ongoing to apprehend the remaining …
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Ocean Beach Drug Dealer Sentenced to More Than 15 Years for His Role in Fatal Overdose

… federal court to 188 months in prison for distribution of fentanyl that resulted in the fatal overdose of 30-year-old … of California Department of Health Care Services   # # # Arrests/Convictions - Major Major Law Enforcement Operation …
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Drug trafficker with ties to Sinaloa cartel sentenced to over 17 years in federal prison

… 22, 2019, for conspiracy to traffic in methamphetamine, fentanyl and heroin. Senior U.S. District Judge Nielsen … of Washington, law enforcement was able to identify, arrest and prosecute multiple fentanyl distributors like …
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Joint Local, State And Federal Synthetic Drug Round-Up Leads To The Arrest Of 30 Defendants Charged With Selling “Spice” And “Bath Salts”

… State And Federal Synthetic Drug Round-Up Leads To The Arrest Of 30 Defendants Charged With Selling “Spice” And … complaint remained sealed until the named defendants were arrested by law enforcement over a two-day period. Harry S. … compounds that are not meant for human consumption. These arrests send a clear message to synthetic drug distributors …
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50,000 Fake Pills Seized in San Diego

… San Ysidro - (619) 671-4500 50,000 Fake Pills Containing Fentanyl.jpg 50,000 Fake Pills Containing Fentanyl Seized in … being distributed.  Berenice Sanchez-Tapia, age 47, was arrested on state narcotics charges and is scheduled to be …
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“Operation Bread, White and Blues” shuts down drug distribution ring in Orange and Rockland Counties

… were represented to contain oxycodone, but which contained fentanyl, a highly addictive and frequently lethal narcotic. … which were being trafficked. Most of the defendants were arrested in a series of early morning raids and search … executed multiple search warrants and made over twenty arrests throughout Orange County, and Rockland County.  The …
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Indictment Charges Alleged Members of Drug Trafficking Organization in Drug, Gun and Money Laundering Charges

… Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) arrested 12 alleged members of a violent drug trafficking … conspiracy to commit money laundering. In addition to the arrests, law enforcement seized multiple firearms and drugs. … to distribute several controlled substances, including fentanyl, cocaine base and marijuana, and utilizing …
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Auburn man sentenced to 70 months for drug trafficking

… Administration learned that Mandigo was obtaining fentanyl from a source located in Massachusetts.  On March … who bring fentanyl into New Hampshire should expect to be arrested, prosecuted, and jailed” said U.S. Attorney …
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Peyote And Mescaline

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Oxnard Men Charged with Being Prolific Sinaloa-Linked Drug Traffickers in Ventura and Los Angeles Counties

… in Ventura and Los Angeles Counties September 17, 2025 Los Angeles Contact Info Contact Us (213) 621-6700 … a.k.a. “AD,” and Maurisio Perez, 26, both of Oxnard, were arrested on August 27, following the execution of the … in Charge of the DEA Los Angeles Field Division. “These arrests should serve as a warning to drug criminals. If you …
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Justice Department Announces Results from Coordinated Operations Aimed at Reducing Violent Crime

… Operations Aimed at Reducing Violent Crime August 20, 2025 New Orleans Contact Info Contact Us (504) 840-1100 … multiple law enforcement agencies has led to numerous arrests, narcotics and firearms being recovered from Baton …
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Member of Southwest Baltimore “NFL” Gang Pleads Guilty to a Federal Racketeering, Distributing Large Quantities of Drugs, Two Murders and an Attempted Murder

… murder, and distributing large quantities of heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine.  As detailed in Cannon’s plea … individual but failed to kill him. In April 2019, the FBI arrested members of the NFL Criminal Enterprise, but not Cannon.  On a recorded jail call following the arrests, Cannon was instructed to continue distributing …
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Rhode Island Man With Ties to Mexican Drug Suppliers Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison

… man who worked as an east coast source for trafficking fentanyl on behalf of a Mexican drug supplier was sentenced … Ruiz, his brother-in-law, and another individual were arrested by DEA Drug Task Force agents. The investigation …
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Monmouth County Man Sentenced to 188 Months in Prison

… 431-7160 x2242 Lead Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine and Fentanyl Analogue TRENTON, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of … the drugs in smaller quantities. At the time of his arrest, Dobin was attempting to expand his operation by …
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DEA Leads Largest U.S. Strike Against La Familia Cartel Twenty-Month Series Of Investigations Lead To Nearly 2,000 Arrests, Over $60 Million Seized

… Twenty-Month Series Of Investigations Lead To Nearly 2,000 Arrests, Over $60 Million Seized July 21, 2011 Headquarters … took place yesterday and today, and over 200 have been arrested since June 1. “Project Delirium is the second …
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Puerto Rico Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Cocaine to Connecticut

… Malbin Rubiera-Herrera, also known as “Chaca,” acquired fentanyl, heroin and cocaine from sources in Connecticut and … and cocaine trafficking offenses. Suarez was located and arrested in Puerto Rico on April 20, 2021.  At the time of …
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Bennington Man Convicted of Federal Gun and Drug Charges

… 15, 2024. Moffitt has been held without bail since his arrest in June 2022.   According to court records and evidence presented at trial, Moffitt was arrested by the Vermont State Police in Bennington on June … enforcement recovered over 3,500 individual bags containing fentanyl, additional bags of cocaine and cocaine base, as …
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16-Count Indictment charging man with selling heroin linked to the death of a Hamburg man

… possession with intent to distribute 10 grams or more of a fentanyl analogue, as well as heroin, cocaine, and fentanyl. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of … set up a controlled purchase of fentanyl from Green who was arrested when he arrived to sell the fentanyl.  …
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Multi-Agency Investigation Shuts Down Violent Drug Trafficking Ring

… 8 grams of suspected cocaine, 320 grams of suspected fentanyl, comprised in hundreds of pills, 6.8 pounds of … and $22,464 in cash. Twelve individuals were subsequently arrested, including 26-year-old Michael Nesmith, 29-year-old … Ross, and 22-year-old Promys Pressley. The remaining six arrests are being prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s …
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New Haven Jury Finds Two Drug Traffickers Guilty

… revealed that Wiley conspired to distribute quantities of fentanyl, cocaine and marijuana and distributed drugs … of other associates. Wiley, Watson, and six others were arrested in June 2021.  In association with the arrests, investigators executed multiple search warrants and …