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DEA Activates "Pill Mill" Tip Line

February 28, 2011
… from doctors in South Florida rogue pain clinics. The first arrests made in this operation created a great deal of media …
February 28, 2011
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Former Medellin Cartel Associate Pleads Guilty To Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

May 03, 2011
… to Mexico, and then flown to Miami, Florida, where he was arrested by the DEA. According to statements made before …
May 03, 2011
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DEA M.E.T. – Long Beach P.D. Operation Nets Drugs, Guns And Criminals

May 06, 2011
… PCP, and pills. In addition, 150 individuals were arrested, including 35 gang members. Chief Jim McDonnell …
May 06, 2011
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Southern Nevada HIDTA Task Force Makes Record Seizure Of Methamphetamine

July 14, 2011
… addition to the seizures listed above, 11 individuals were arrested, ten of whom did not have legal alien status. The …
July 14, 2011
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Gang Member And Meth Trafficking Organization Leader Sentenced To 22 Years

August 05, 2011
… District Judge Dean D. Pregerson. Ramirez, who prior to his arrest in 2009 resided in Long Beach and Lake Elsinore, …
August 05, 2011
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Two Charged In 154 Pound Cocaine Seizure Destined For East Coast

August 15, 2011
… of Buena Park, and Jose Carlos Rios, 43, of Pomona, were arrested Friday night after delivering 154 pounds of cocaine …
August 15, 2011
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Drug Kingpin Sentenced

June 29, 2011
… September 2008, when he was located in Spain by the DEA and arrested by the Guardia Civil, one of the Spanish national …
June 29, 2011
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Thirteen Charged In Port Everglades Heroin And Cocaine Smuggling Conspiracy

October 26, 2011
… Lauderdale, Florida. Twelve of the 13 defendants have been arrested. If convicted, the defendants each face a possible …
October 26, 2011
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Colombian Narco-Trafficker Extradited To Face Federal Drug And Money Laundering Charges

December 13, 2011
… He had been in custody awaiting extradition since his arrest in April 2010. Quintero Sanclemente made his initial …
December 13, 2011
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DEA Serves Order To Show Cause To Three Walgreens Pharmacies

November 27, 2012
… Enforcement.  The efforts in recent years have gone beyond arrests and criminal actions against Florida doctors, pain …
November 27, 2012
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Five More Sentenced To Federal Prison In Operation Sooner Or Later

December 14, 2012
… Avila-Carrillo, Singleton and other co-conspirators were arrested and Francisco Avila-Carrillo and Valentine admitted …
December 14, 2012
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Nicaraguan National Sentenced On Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

February 01, 2013
… those who threaten the welfare of our citizens.” “The arrest, conviction and subsequent sentencing of McField-Bent …
February 01, 2013
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DEA Serves Another Walgreens Pharmacy An Order To Show Cause

February 06, 2013
… drugs.  The efforts in recent years have gone beyond arrests and criminal actions against Florida doctors, pain …
February 06, 2013
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Colombian Drug Trafficker Indicted And Extradited On Drug Trafficking Charges

April 26, 2013
… Martinez-Torres and his organization.  Martinez-Torres was arrested while celebrating his marriage in an elaborate …
April 26, 2013
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Federal Jury Convicts Eagle Pass Brothers For Role In Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

October 26, 2015
… defendants have remained in federal custody since their arrests on April 23, 2014. Both defendants face between five …
October 26, 2015
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Law Enforcement Officials Among 15 Charged In Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

May 20, 2016
… fugitives and warrants remain outstanding for their arrests. Anyone with information about their whereabouts are …
May 20, 2016
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Houston Man Guilty In Beaumont IH-10 Drug Trafficking

March 22, 2017
… to perform an open-air search of the vehicle and while arresting one of the passengers on an active warrant, …
March 22, 2017
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Operation Revocation: Life For Leader Of Laredo-Based Melendez Drug Trafficking Organization

April 06, 2017
… in South Laredo from at least 2012 until they were arrested in the summer of 2014. Testimony during trial …
April 06, 2017
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6 To Prison For Laundering Millions For Drug Cartel Also Ordered To Forfeit Nearly $3 Million- Javier Rena Remains Fugitive

April 28, 2017
… a fugitive and a warrant remains outstanding for his arrest. Anyone with information about his whereabouts is …
April 28, 2017
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30 Years For Los Zetas Cartel Leader

July 21, 2017
… of the leaders of the Zetas drug cartel from 2005 until his arrest by Mexican authorities in August 2012. He pled guilty …
July 21, 2017
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More Than A Dozen Charged In Large-Scale Conspiracy Involving Corpus Christi, Texas Aryan Brotherhood Ring

November 30, 2017
… in aid of racketeering activity in September 2015. All 14 arrested today are charged with conspiracy to possess with …
November 30, 2017
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Las Vegas Physician Charged With Unlawfully Prescribing Large Quantities Of Oxycodone

December 13, 2013
… conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance.  Bruce was arrested in Las Vegas this morning and is scheduled to …
December 13, 2013
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Former Las Vegas Doctor Sentenced To Over 3a½ Years In Prison For Selling Prescription Painkillers To Undercover DEA Agent

September 18, 2014
… recovered from his vehicle on March 1, 2012, when he was arrested in the parking lot of the hospital.  Bararia has …
September 18, 2014
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California Man Supplying Pure Methamphetamine To Reno, Nevada Area Sentenced To 19a½ Years In Prison

October 21, 2014
… pounds of pure methamphetamine. Two days later, Salgado was arrested and charged by federal criminal complaint in …
October 21, 2014
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Jury Convicts Houston Man Of Smuggling Almost 9 Kilograms Of Methamphetamine

February 10, 2015
… methamphetamine.  Velasquez and Favorite were immediately arrested and agents with the Drug Enforcement (DEA) …
February 10, 2015
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Former Piedras Negras “Plaza” Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty To Federal Drug Distribution Charge

April 09, 2015
… Biery. In a separate but related matter, Rodriguez was arrested in April 2013 by the San Antonio Police Department …
April 09, 2015
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Former Piedras Negras “Plaza” Drug Trafficker Sentenced To Federal Prison

June 04, 2015
… and San Antonio Police Chief Anthony Treviño. Rodriguez was arrested in April 2013 by the San Antonio Police Department …
June 04, 2015
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Former Tamaulipas Governor Indicted In Money Laundering Scheme With Brother-in-Law

June 19, 2015
… fugitives and warrants remain outstanding for their arrests. Anyone with information about their whereabouts is …
June 19, 2015
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Head Of The Gulf Cartel Sentenced To Federal Prison For Drug Trafficking

June 30, 2015
… and conspiracy to money launder.  Saenz-Tamez was arrested by federal agents on Oct. 9, 2014 while shopping in …
June 30, 2015
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Pawtucket Man Convicted In Federal Court Of Conspiracy, Possession With The Intent To Distribute Oxycodone

October 18, 2012
… with the intent to distribute oxycodone. Pineda was arrested in August 2011, following an undercover …
October 18, 2012