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DEA Takes Down Arizona Spice Manufacturer

… - DEA special agents and Casa Grande Police detectives arrest a spice manufacturer and distributor known for the … destinations of the finished product.  Three people were arrested during the course of the operation and nearly …
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Undercover Operation Nabs Two Defendants Charged In Federal Court With Distribution Of Synthetic Drug Known As “Bath Salts”

… Egidio Tinti of the (N.Y.) Police Department, announced the arrest today of Kevin Hartrum and Teresa Greene for … which are controlled substances.  Hartrum and Greene were arrested at their homes in Marion, New York, and Kingston, … are a highly toxic and potentially lethal drug.  Today’s arrests are a testament to the commitment of our law …
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DEA-Led Investigation Results In Sentencing Of Two In Major Missouri Methamphetamine Trafficking Operation

… from the Harmons for about a year prior to his arrest. Beginning in the late summer of 2013, Miller … a person who had traveled from St. Louis. Kenna Harmon was arrested in November 2014. Agents searched various …
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Former U.S. Army Captain Pleads Guilty To Importing Heroin From Afghanistan Into The United States

… traveled to Wilmington to meet with the source. They were arrested while meeting with the source in a vehicle outside … weight of the heroin was approximately 115 grams. In a post-arrest statement, Sharif admitted to traveling to Delaware …
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Bakersfield Police Narcotics Detective Charged With Bribery, Drug Trafficking, Obstruction, And Filing False Tax Returns

… a detective with the Bakersfield Police (BPD) was arrested today, charged with abusing his position of trust … to provide the dealer protection from search, seizure, arrest and prosecution. The indictment also charges Diaz …
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NYDETF Seizes $2 Million Worth Of Cocaine Concealed In Candy

… -   - Juan Pablo Martinez, 47, of Queens, New York, was arrested Wednesday after a search of his backpack revealed … cocaine. Agents seized two kilograms of cocaine and arrested Martinez. Immediately afterwards, members of Group …
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Former Health Minister Of Guyana, Dr. Noel Blackman, Sentenced For Running “Pill Mill” In Long Island

… F. Kennedy International Airport en route to Guyana and arrested him in connection with the illegal distribution of oxycodone. At the time of his arrest, more than $30,000 was found concealed in Blackman’s …
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New England News 2009

July 15, 2021
… New England News 2009 December 22, 2009 Two Meriden Men Arrested After Receiving 30 Kilos of Cocaine December 21, … Federal Prison For Trafficking Cocaine December 10, 2009 16 Arrested in Joint Federal-State Drug Investigation in … of Alleged New Haven Heroin Trafficking Rings Results in 11 Arrests October 30, 2009 Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to …
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DEA Holds National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Turn the Tide Against the U.S. Opioid Epidemic

… where they are converted to dangerous substances like fentanyl and methamphetamine and then pressed into pills. …
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Australian National Pleads Guilty to Participating in Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Conspiracy

… threats to public safety, as with the opioid epidemic, fentanyl, and the cocaine threat to our nation. South …
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Virginia Drug Dealer Sentenced to Federal Prison for Multi-State Drug Conspiracy and Distribution

… 97.32 grams of heroin with trace amounts of caffeine and fentanyl to a confidential informant in exchange for …
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DEA Washington Holds National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Turn the Tide Against the U.S. Opioid Epidemic

… where they are converted to dangerous substances like fentanyl and methamphetamine and then pressed into pills. …
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North Carolina Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Distribute Suboxone, Oxycodone, other Pain Medications

… distribute oxycodone, hydrocodone, morphine, methadone, and fentanyl. He is scheduled to be sentenced on October 29, …
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Georgia Man Sentenced for Key Role in Drug Trafficking Ring that Engaged in COVID Fraud

… leading a years-long conspiracy to distribute heroin and fentanyl. SAVANNAH, GA:   A Laurens County, Ga., man …
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18 month multi-agency operation “Fury Road” results in 82 federal prosecutions; seizure of 128 firearms, 1 kilogram of heroin and cocaine base

… of the heroin seized during the operation was laced with fentanyl. The operation included three law enforcement …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Brings in nearly 745,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications, Continues Fight against Opioid Epidemic

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Fentanyl Free America Campus Drug Prevention Just Think … where they are converted to dangerous substances like fentanyl and methamphetamine and then pressed into pills. …
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DEA Holds National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Turn the Tide Against the U.S. Opioid Epidemic

… where they are converted to dangerous substances like fentanyl and methamphetamine and then pressed into pills. …
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DEA Holds National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Turn the Tide Against the U.S. Opioid Epidemic

… where they are converted to dangerous substances like fentanyl and methamphetamine and then pressed into pills. …
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Okaloosa DTO Members Sentenced

… 16.5 kilograms of methamphetamine, over seven kilograms of fentanyl/heroin mixtures, over two kilograms of opioid …
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Statewide Initiative Targets Distributors Of Heroin And Opioids That Cause Overdose Deaths

… targeting narcotics dealers who distribute heroin, fentanyl or opioids that cause death or serious injury to …
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Multiple Defendants Charged In Allegheny County-Beaver County Prescription Drug Ring

… a number of Schedule II controlled substances, including: fentanyl, oxymorphone, including in the form known as Opana, …
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Chicago News 2009

July 15, 2021
… Heroin Seizures in Cook County History Leads to Multiple Arrests October 20, 2009 Member of Indianapolis Cocaine … to Life in Prison February 25, 2009 DEA Minneapolis Arrests 27 People February 19, 2009 Indianapolis Metro …
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Major investigations in multiple parishes result in dozens of defendants charged with multiple drug and gun crimes

… IMG_4873.JPG NEW ORLEANS – Major investigations and arrest operations have taken place in Lafourche, Terrebonne … over the past year, resulting in the indictments and arrests of over two dozen defendants facing multiple federal …
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Attorney General William P. Barr Joins DEA Acting Administrator Timothy J. Shea to Announce results of Operation Crystal Shield

… of more than 750 investigations, resulting in nearly 1,840 arrests and the seizure of more than 28,560 pounds of … DEA LA Field Division conducted 16 investigations, made 34 arrests, and seized 5,752 pounds of methamphetamine, … pounds. During the same timeframe, the number of DEA arrests related to methamphetamine increased by nearly 20 …
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Five Alleged Members Of Enfield-Area Drug Trafficking Organization Indicted

… Horta-Molina, Razon-Mejia and Gutierrez-Fernandez were arrested on federal charges on May 5.  An indictment was … on June 21 after Sanchez-Razon and Capetillo-Cervantes were arrested on that date.  Sanchez-Razon and …
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Missouri Residents Indicted in Cocaine Conspiracy

… after federal agents seized 16 kilograms of cocaine while arresting two co-defendants in Texas. Mario Jose Castillo, … to incorporate an additional drug seizure. Federal agents arrested Ramirez-Aguero and Martinez Hernandez on April 11, …
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Kansas City Woman Sentenced For Illegal Firearm

… KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City, Missouri, woman who was arrested with 19 firearms and quantities of illegal drugs in … with Snow, were at home during the search and were arrested. Officers noticed a Coach purse on the couch near …
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Springfield man pleads guilty to meth conspiracy

… to purchase a kilogram of methamphetamine. Stone was arrested later that day while driving through Bolivar, … he met in Peculiar, Missouri. Two days after Stone’s arrest, Wacker drove from Kansas City to Oklahoma City, …
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Top Lieutenant and Head of Security for Rafael Caro Quintero Extradited from Mexico to Face Narcotics Trafficking and Firearms Charges

… narcotic offenses. The defendant, a Mexican citizen, was arrested in Mexico on a provisional arrest warrant issued … to his drug trafficking organization. Caro Quintero was arrested in Mexico on July 15, 2022, and is pending …
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Criminal homicide charges announced in the disappearance of Jose Herran

… have been brought, and knowing Jose’s killers have been arrested, will hopefully bring some solace to the Herran … said Commissioner Shea. “More than four years later, these arrests are a reminder of our continuing commitment to …