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Two Idaho Men Enter Guilty Pleas to Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… of 439 grams of counterfeit oxycodone that contained fentanyl. When Huber was arrested on April 30, 2021, police officers found 82 grams …
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Glastonbury Man Sentenced To 3 Years In Prison For Distributing Heroin To A Minor

… Task Force investigation has focused on the distribution of Fentanyl-laced heroin that contributed to several heroin … showered and went to sleep.  She never woke up. Poulin was arrested on a federal criminal complaint on July 31, 2014, …
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Meth Conversion Lab Found in Vacant Bronx Apartment

… and New York City Police Department.  Agents and officers arrested three individuals and seized approximately 22 … York City’s Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor. The arrests and charges are being announced by Ray Donovan, … other substances, such as the potent synthetic opioid fentanyl. The pills will be tested for fentanyl by the DEA’s …
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Three-Time Convicted Felon Sentenced to Federal Prison for Selling Deadly "Tranq Dope" That Killed One and Seriously Injured Another

… sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for distributing fentanyl, which resulted in the death of one customer and … narcotics. Several months later, CPD officers located and arrested Fears, a three-time convicted felon, who was in …
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Carlsbad Man Sentenced for Federal Drug and Firearms Offenses

… a firearm and ammunition. Manuel Pineda Montoya , 44, was arrested during 2023 joint enforcement operation in … the first incident, officers located 3.8 kilograms of fentanyl pills, over $11,000 in cash, and two loaded …
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U.S. Attorney Announces Coordinated Law Enforcement Actions to Combat Violent Organized Crime and Drug Trafficking

… the public accountable,” said U.S. Attorney Sellinger. “The arrests and charges announced today were achieved through my … and possess with intent to distribute narcotics, including fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine. According to the allegations … of several branches of the Trinitarios street gang were arrested and charged by criminal complaints with conspiring …
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Five defendants, including two medical doctors, charged as part of Northeast Regional Health Care Fraud Takedown

… a registered nurse, pleaded guilty to possession of fentanyl that he stole from his employer, a hospital on Long … and podiatry visits to the Medicare program. Martin was arrested this morning and arraigned before United States …
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Indictment Charges 14 New Haven Area Residents with Charges Related to Counterfeit Pill Production, Narcotics Trafficking

… with offenses related to the large-scale trafficking of fentanyl and methamphetamine pills disguised as legitimate … more than $200,000 in cash. Thirteen of the defendants were arrested on federal criminal complaints last week.  Pepe is …
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Distributor Convicted of Conspiring to Distribute Controlled Substances and Defrauding the DEA

… court of conspiring to distribute unlawfully, oxycodone and fentanyl, and conspiring to defraud the Drug Enforcement …                                ###       Diversion Division Arrests/Convictions - Major …
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Final Defendant—A Drug Supplier in D.C. and Prince George’s County Drug Conspiracy—Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges

… Previously Pleaded Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl, Heroin, Cocaine, and Crack Cocaine BALTIMORE, … hole” when one of Cleckley’s distributors, James Belt, was arrested with 32.5 grams of crack cocaine on May 18, 2018, …
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24 defendants charged in joint federal and state investigation of two violent street gangs on the West Side of Chicago

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Fentanyl Free America Campus Drug Prevention Just Think … conspiracy.  Many of the federal defendants were arrested Thursday, and detention hearings will be held next …
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Former Guinea-Bissau President’s Son Sent to U.S. prison for International Drug Trafficking

… proceeds to finance his future campaign for president in 2025 and a coup in that country. In handing down the … United States. On July 23, 2022, Tanzanian law enforcement arrested Sanha pursuant to domestic criminal charges, along …
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Statement from DEA Administrator Anne Milgram

… a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Juan Carlos Valencia González, … which has been flooding the United States with fentanyl and methamphetamine, causing the overdose and death …
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Four Responsible For Large Quantities Of Heroin In Southeast Texas, New Orleans Arrested 10 Kilos Of Heroin Seized As Part Of Lengthy Investigation- All Resided In Houston And Each Face Up To 20 Years In Federal Prison

… Large Quantities Of Heroin In Southeast Texas, New Orleans Arrested 10 Kilos Of Heroin Seized As Part Of Lengthy … pending final deportation hearings at the time of their arrests. Defendants face up to 20 years in federal prison if …
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Kansas City Man Sentenced for Meth Conspiracy, Illegal Firearm

… that distributed methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine, and fentanyl sourced from Mexico. Sanchez-Mendez managed the … informant on eight separate occasions. Caylor was arrested when he met the confidential informant for a ninth … for Sanchez-Mendez. On June 8, 2022, investigators made 34 arrests, executed 16 search warrants and seized 84.4 …
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New York Man Traveling from the Dominican Republic Arrested at T.F. Green International Airport After More Than Thirteen Kilos of Cocaine is Seized from a Carry-on Bag

… New York Man Traveling from the Dominican Republic Arrested at T.F. Green International Airport After More Than … that he was allegedly linked to an individual who had been arrested at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New …
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39 Defendants Indicted in $4.7 Million Meth, Heroin Conspiracy

… law enforcement agencies. The takedown resulted in the arrests of 31 defendants charged in the indictment as well as three additional felony state arrests. Three of the federal defendants were already in … methamphetamine, 4.5 kilograms of heroin, 10.4 kilograms of fentanyl, 7.6 kilograms of cocaine, 10.5 kilograms of …
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Alleged Drug Cartel Leader Charged

… the Clerk of the Court issued a sealed warrant for his arrest. Valenzuela Valenzuela remains a fugitive. The U.S. … is alleged to be a Sinaloa Cartel plaza boss who traffics fentanyl and other drugs and operates at the direction of …
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16 Kansas City Metro Area Residents Indicted for Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine, methamphetamine, and fentanyl. Ublester Molina, 26, Kevin O. Alarcon, 25, Rocky … indictment was unsealed and made public today following the arrests of most of the defendants in a metro-wide law …
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Dark Web Narcotics Traffickers Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Illegal Drugs in Exchange for Cryptocurrency

… Defendants Offered Covert Shipment of Methamphetamines, Fentanyl, Heroin, LSD and MDMA to Evade Detection by Law … States Chief District Judge Margo K. Brodie. They were arrested on November 14, 2019 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. …
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Gang Member Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison on Racketeering Charge and Related Crimes

… (RICO) conspiracy, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and cocaine and possessing a firearm in furtherance … can be found at https://www.justice.gov/ocdetf . 24-08 Arrests/Convictions - Major Drug Trafficking Guns/Weapons …
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Manager in Major Baltimore Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced

… area that sold heroin, cocaine base (crack cocaine), and fentanyl to drug users and drug redistributors from … Law Enforcement Operation Task Forces/Task Force Officers Arrests/Convictions - Major OCDETF/Task Force Seizures …
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FedEx Package Containing Meth Results in Federal Prison Sentence for Louisiana Man

… a brown substance which was later determined to be fentanyl, as well as a clear bag containing an off-white … where they were confirmed positive for the presence of fentanyl with a neg weight of over 500 grams. Batiste was … by Assistant United States Attorney LaDonte A. Murphy. Arrests/Convictions - Major Drug Trafficking Methamphetamine …
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Hartford Man Sentenced to 4 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Offense

… cocaine, marijuana, heroin, synthetic opioid films, fentanyl pills disguised as oxycodone, MDMA, drug packaging … and crack cocaine, and approximately $1,000 in cash, was arrested at that time.  After a K-9 alerted to the presence …
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Multi-Agency Investigation Leads to Charges Against 13 Alleged Members of a Tucson-Area Drug Trafficking Organization

… of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl and 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, or 500 … to the above-described conspiracy to distribute drugs were arrested in a multi-agency law enforcement operation on …
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Illinois Man Convicted of Drugs, Weapons Offenses

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Fentanyl Free America Campus Drug Prevention Just Think … sold to someone in about February 2021. At the time of his arrest, McGhee was on federal supervised release for a 2016 …
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High-ranking member of violent drug trafficking ring sentenced to nine years in prison

… was bringing in large amounts of meth and heroin as well as fentanyl-laced pills and cocaine.  The distribution ring … wiretaps discussing guns and threats.  When he was arrested in Kent, Washington, on July 28, 2020, he had …
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Federal Jury Finds Leader of Drug Trafficking Organization Guilty

… with the intent to distribute more than 400 grams of fentanyl. Seven co-conspirators pleaded guilty prior to the … the vehicle by law enforcement yielded nearly a kilogram of fentanyl hidden within the vehicle’s side paneling. The … (usdoj.gov) . Follow DEA Miami via Twitter at @DEAMIAMIDIV Arrests/Convictions - Major Drug Trafficking Methamphetamine …
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DEA announces launch of Project Safeguard

… communities with deadly drugs, including opioids, heroin, fentanyl, meth and cocaine, are often the same criminals … 2020, Project Safeguard has resulted in 128 cases, 254 arrests - including 2 DEA fugitives, 299 firearms, $6.9 …
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Lorain County Ohio Combines Efforts With Federal Law Enforcement To Combat Drug Trafficking And Violent Crime

… Vasquez is believed to be a major source of heroin and fentanyl in the Lorain County area. Anetaeus Spencer, 33, of … several thousand dollars on his person at the time of his arrest, according to the indictment. Octavious Smith, 37, of … sentenced to 20 years in prison for distributing heroin and fentanyl, including fentanyl that caused the death of an …