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Providence Man Sentenced on Federal Drug and Firearm Charges

… be in possession of more than 500 grams of cocaine and 100 fentanyl pills, and who, as a previously convicted felon, … to contain a significant quantity of cocaine. Arnaut was arrested on February 8, 2021, shortly after claiming the …
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St. Louis Man Admits Federal Murder-for-Hire Plot

… 635-1331 Springfield - (417) 888-9800 Also Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Distribution ST. LOUIS - A man from St. Louis … money and four firearms. Cunningham and a co-defendant were arrested after the guns were handed over. Cunningham agreed …
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Syracuse Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Drug and Firearms Offenses

… his convictions for possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl and possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug … prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Geoffrey J. L. Brown. Arrests/Convictions - Major Guns/Weapons Fentanyl Off On …
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Haines City Drug Trafficker Sentenced to More than 12 Years

… with the intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl and possession with the intent to distribute 500 … 991.8 grams of fentanyl. In September 2023, Lubin was arrested with more than three (3) kilograms of cocaine in …
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Albuquerque Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking and Federal Firearm Offenses

… possession with intent to distribute 40 grams and more of fentanyl, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a … U.S. Attorneys Nora Wilson and Joseph M. Spindle. # # # Arrests/Convictions - Major Drug Trafficking Guns/Weapons …
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Ringleader of Major Drug Trafficking and Money-Laundering Conspiracy in St. George Sentenced to Prison

… after admitting he distributed large quantities of fentanyl, methamphetamine, and marijuana in St. George. … M. Reddish-Day of the District of Utah prosecuted the case. Arrests/Convictions - Major Methamphetamine Fentanyl On On …
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Indiana Man Sentenced to Life Plus 25 Years for Drug and Armed Drug Trafficking Offenses

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Fentanyl Free America Campus Drug Prevention Just Think … Hecke in November and December 2019. Agents and officers arrested Hecke at his Fort Wayne home after he returned with …
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Federal Jury Convicts Albuquerque Man of Drug Trafficking Offenses and Federal Firearm Violation

… possession with intent to distribute 40 grams and more of fentanyl, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a … U.S. Attorneys Nora Wilson and Joseph M. Spindle. # # # Arrests/Convictions - Major Drug Trafficking Fake Pills …
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Convicted Felon Sentenced to Prison for Involvement in a Drug Trafficking Organization

… Yuma - 571-324-7324 pills.jpg Fake pills containing deadly fentanyl seized during traffic stop.  Meth.jpg … fentanyl pills, and drug paraphernalia. At the time of his arrest, Limon Salas was on felony probation for Misconduct …
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Leader of Boston based drug trafficking organization sentenced to 16 years in prison

… 951-2900 BOSTON – The leader of a Boston-based heroin and fentanyl trafficking organization was sentenced yesterday in … drug trafficking crime. In February 2017, Lugo-Guerrero was arrested and charged along with 22 co-defendants.  From …
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St. Charles Man Pleads Guilty to Multiple Counts of Drug Distribution

… to four counts of possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl, heroin and methamphetamine. Trueblood appeared … narcotics in the St. Charles County area. They were arrested and charged after selling narcotics to an …
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Yakima man sentenced to 188 months in prison for drug trafficking

… Peraza-Kissi also sold methamphetamine, heroin, and fentanyl in Yakima during that time. In April 2018, after … initiated a traffic stop on the vehicle he was driving and arrested him. Through further investigation, DEA found over …
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Marshfield, Massachusetts Man Sentenced For Heroin Trafficking

… court in Boston in connection with trafficking heroin and fentanyl in Marshfield, Taunton, and surrounding … the intent to distribute and distribution of heroin and fentanyl. In October 2015, Gray was arrested and charged along with 24 others in connection with …
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Major Heroin Supply Chain From New York City To Upstate Counties, Long Island Dismantled: Five Arrested, $5 Million In Heroin, $115,000 Cash And Two Guns Seized

… York City To Upstate Counties, Long Island Dismantled: Five Arrested, $5 Million In Heroin, $115,000 Cash And Two Guns … Orange, Sullivan and Albany, as well as Long Island. The arrests and seizures, which occurred yesterday, were the …
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Final Defendant Arrested During 2023 Joint Enforcement Operation in Carlsbad Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Offenses

… Final Defendant Arrested During 2023 Joint Enforcement Operation in Carlsbad …
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11 Wholesale Narcotics Traffickers Indicted for Supplying Baltimore Drug Dealers

… 662-5879 Investigation Resulted in the Seizure of Enough Fentanyl to Kill Over 200,000 People Baltimore, MD  – A … under seal on July 29, 2021, and was unsealed upon the arrests of the defendants.  Charged in the indictment are:   …
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Fugitive "Queen of the South" Returned to United States to Face Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Charges

… for approximately three-and-a-half years at the time of her arrest in Mexico. Miller made her initial court appearance … quantities of suspected methamphetamine, heroin, and fentanyl; a vacuum-sealing device; a digital scale; over …
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Convicted Felon Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison For Drug And Firearm Offenses

… one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine, fentanyl and buprenorphine (suboxone); and one count of … during the chase before he was ultimately apprehended, arrested and searched. A firearm with rounds of assorted …
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Seattle Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking on 3rd/ Pike While Armed with a Handgun

… and 12th and Jackson are areas hard hit by the dangers of fentanyl and firearms,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Tessa M. … handgun. A few months later, on October 9, 2022, Austin was arrested at a Seattle motel with fentanyl, methamphetamine, …
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Blind Rapper Who Goes by ‘Mac Wayne’ Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Drug Distribution

… aka ‘Mac Wayne,’37, of Snohomish County, Washington was arrested in December 2020, for his role in a large drug … trafficking ring distributing heroin, methamphetamine, and fentanyl pills in Pierce, King, Snohomish, and Lewis …
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Defendants Face Justice for Distributing 3,200 Kilos of Methamphetamine

… Distributing 3,200 Kilos of Methamphetamine November 19, 2025 Atlanta Contact Info Contact Us (404) 893-7000 … of a significant methamphetamine operation and the arrest of multiple individuals responsible for poisoning our … 20 kilograms of pure methamphetamine. Ramey was arrested on July 3, 2024, and admitted that he was being …
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Seven Defendants Charged for Kidnapping, Robbery, Firearms, and Narcotics Offenses

… of an assault rifle, a loaded pistol, and approximately 700 fentanyl pills. DEA Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan … includes kidnapping, armed robbery, and assault.  These arrests make it poignantly clear that alleged traffickers … 25, Rosario, 27, Garcia, 21, Gill, 36, and Ashley, 30, were arrested today, and Crosbie, 26, was arrested yesterday.  …
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International Scheme To Extort Americans By Impersonating DEA Special Agents Foiled Seventeen Arrests In Dominican Republic Target Those Calling Innocent Citizens Demanding Payment In Exchange For Dropped Bogus Charges

… By Impersonating DEA Special Agents Foiled Seventeen Arrests In Dominican Republic Target Those Calling Innocent … acting on requests from the United States, located and arrested 17 of the defendants in the Dominican Republic, who …
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International Scheme To Extort Americans By Impersonating DEA Special Agents Foiled Seventeen Arrests In Dominican Republic Target Those Calling Innocent Citizens Demanding Payment In Exchange For Dropped Bogus Charges

… By Impersonating DEA Special Agents Foiled Seventeen Arrests In Dominican Republic Target Those Calling Innocent … acting on requests from the United States, located and arrested 17 of the defendants in the Dominican Republic, who …
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International Scheme To Extort Americans By Impersonating DEA Special Agents Foiled Seventeen Arrests In Dominican Republic Target Those Calling Innocent Citizens Demanding Payment In Exchange For Dropped Bogus Charges

… By Impersonating DEA Special Agents Foiled Seventeen Arrests In Dominican Republic Target Those Calling Innocent … acting on requests from the United States, located and arrested 17 of the defendants in the Dominican Republic, who …
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24 Indicted: Some Of The Largest Methamphetamine Manufacturers, Distributors, Users In Central New York State Year Long Major Investigation Reveals Return Of Smurfing, Clandestine Laboratories – 16 Arrested Of 24 Indicted

… Reveals Return Of Smurfing, Clandestine Laboratories – 16 Arrested Of 24 Indicted December 21, 2011 New York Contact … The year-long drug investigation that resulted in today’s arrests was the result of an effective collaboration of the …
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Treasury Sanctions Regional Commander of Mexico’s CJNG in Coordination with Justice and State Actions

… responsible for trafficking a significant proportion of the fentanyl and other deadly drugs that enter the United … $5 million reward for information leading to Flores Silva’s arrest or conviction.  OFAC’s action was the result of close … he returned to Mexico.  In 2016, Mexican authorities arrested Flores Silva after being accused of orchestrating …
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40 Alleged Meth Traffickers Charged in Operation Kullvid-20

… TX - Fourteen alleged methamphetamine traffickers were arrested on Wednesday in Operation Kullvid-20, to announced … and 719 grams – or roughly 539,500 lethal doses – of fentanyl. The defendants – the majority of whom were … traffickers and trafficking networks.   Guns/Weapons Arrests/Convictions - Major OCDETF/Task Force Seizures …