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Member Of Violent Home Invasion Robbery Crew Convicted Of Conspiring To Commit Drug Robberies And Conspiring To Distribute Cocaine And Heroin

November 13, 2014
… crew members posed as law enforcement officers, staged fake arrests of the traffickers, and then forcibly seized the …
November 13, 2014
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Rochester Man Charged With Possession And Distribution Of Synthetic Cannabinoids

April 16, 2015
… today that Mohammed W. Akram, 27, of Rochester, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with possession …
April 16, 2015
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Houston Man Sentenced On Drug Charges

May 27, 2015
… quantities of controlled substances. Richard Himbury was arrested on November 15, 2011. Agents then searched his …
May 27, 2015
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Final Member Of Gulf Coast Drug Trafficking Ring Sentenced To Lengthy Federal Prison Term

May 15, 2017
… after one such trip to Houston, the co-conspirators were arrested while driving through Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and …
May 15, 2017
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Pizzaro Convicted Of Methamphetamine, Heroin Trafficking In New Orleans

August 18, 2017
… methamphetamine distribution in Arabi, Louisiana, arrested two men who were selling methamphetamine on West …
August 18, 2017
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California Man Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison For Conspiring To Transport Methamphetamine

December 07, 2017
… found 2 pounds of methamphetamine in a backpack. After the arrest, Shelby admitted he had picked up the methamphetamine …
December 07, 2017
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Defendant Enters Guilty Plea Admitting To Delivery Of Heroin Resulting In Death Of 21 Year Old Salem Woman

September 04, 2014
… an amount of heroin that should be delivered. He was arrested on April 20, 2014, less than a week after Ms. …
September 04, 2014
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Former Kirkland Residents Sentenced To Prison For Hash Oil Explosion

March 03, 2015
… other implements used to make hash oil. When the men were arrested in July 2014, investigators located a second …
March 03, 2015
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Third Convicted Cuban Cocaine Smuggler Sentenced To Prison For 151 Months

December 14, 2011
… agents swarmed the buy-site and all suspects were arrested without incident. Evidence at trial showed that the …
December 14, 2011
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Alert - Extortion Scam - Alert

October 29, 2012
… refuse to send money, the impersonators often threaten to arrest them or search their property.  Some victims who …
October 29, 2012
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High Ranking Sinaloa Cartel Member Indicted On Various Drug And Money Laundering Charges

March 28, 2013
… 30 kilograms of Cocaine; over $770,000; and three arrests.              The investigation preceding the …
March 28, 2013
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DEA/NTF Seize 41,000 Marijuana Plants In Sunshine Summit

July 02, 2012
… with an estimated wholesale value of $41 million. No arrests have been made at this time and the investigation is …
July 02, 2012
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Narcotics Task Force Announces Marijuana Seizures

December 09, 2013
… at approximately $379,217.  Eighty nine subjects were arrested in connection with these operations.  Of additional …
December 09, 2013
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Doctor Sentenced To 57 Months In Prison For Selling Oxycodone Prescriptions To Addicts And Dealers For Cash And Gifts

December 09, 2014
… a serious issue and DEA is committed to investigating and arresting anyone who diverts prescription drugs for illegal …
December 09, 2014
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Narcotics Task Force Announces Marijuana Seizures

December 10, 2014
… $323,240.  One hundred and twenty nine subjects were arrested in connection with these operations.  Of additional …
December 10, 2014
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Third Man Convicted By A Federal Jury For Conspiring To Buy Five Or More Kilograms Of Cocaine

June 06, 2011
… the request of his defense attorney because he had previous arrests for similar conduct which the government sought to …
June 06, 2011
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Drug Trafficking Organization Leader Sentenced To Twenty Years

August 31, 2011
… 112 th and Campbell Avenues in Phoenix at the time of the arrests. Benitez was employed by his sister/co-defendant …
August 31, 2011
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Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced To Over 12 Years In Federal Prison

September 13, 2011
… to the cocaine source of supply. Nevarez-Meneses was arrested on November 11, 2010, at his residence in Avondale, …
September 13, 2011
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Tucson Woman Sentenced To Prison For Her Role In Dangerous Plastic Surgeries

August 11, 2015
… warrants on locations associated with the investigation and arrested Garcia.    “By assisting in these illegal …
August 11, 2015
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Doctor Busted By DEA Agents Sentenced To Prison

September 14, 2015
… establishing a standard of care.   Following Sayegh’s arrest, the Arizona Medical Board suspended Sayegh’s state …
September 14, 2015
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Leader Of Mexican Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced To 11 Years Prison

January 13, 2016
… Castro-Rocha was subsequently indicted in November 2009, arrested in Mexico in May 2010, and extradited to the United …
January 13, 2016
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New York Man Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To 25 Years In Prison For Trafficking Of Heroin, Cocaine, And MDMA

June 03, 2016
… of a drug trafficking organization.  In connection with his arrest, Kitroser was found in possession of nine firearms, …
June 03, 2016
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Second Annual Game Changers Kicks Off In Lockport

June 27, 2016
… and that being an officer entails more than making arrests - it includes living the oath ‘Protect and Serve.’” …
June 27, 2016
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Extradition Of Felix Trujillo-Manrique From Colombia On Heroin Trafficking Charges

June 27, 2013
… into the U.S. Trujillo-Manrique, a citizen of Colombia, was arrested by Colombian National Police in October 2010, at …
June 27, 2013
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Former Bellevue Resident Whose Hash Oil Extraction Caused Explosion, Fire & Death Sentenced To Nine Years In Prison

June 08, 2015
… sustained while trying to escape the building.  Schultz was arrested nine months later in a California motel, again with …
June 08, 2015
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Gang Leader Sentenced To 50 Years For Prescription Drug Trafficking

July 10, 2015
… to pay a $50,000 fine. Carmen has been in custody since his arrest on February 28, 2013. “It is clear that this …
July 10, 2015
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Long Time Skagit County Violent Drug Dealer Sentenced To Ten Years In Prison

June 03, 2016
… Ortiz, a/k/a Filero, 27, of Mount Vernon, Washington, was arrested in February 2015, following a Drug Enforcement …
June 03, 2016
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Cartel Connected Leader Of Large Drug Distribution Ring Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison

March 21, 2017
… and illegal reentry after (California 2011). Valencia was arrested when law enforcement moved in on the ring in June …
March 21, 2017
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Federal Grand Jury Charges Multiple Defendants With Racketeering, Extortion, And Narcotics Crimes

March 03, 2011
… Berkeley Police Department, and San Jose Police Department arrested 14 of the defendants charged in the indictment. …
March 03, 2011
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Springfield Man, Woman Plead Guilty To Drug-Trafficking, Prostitution Conspiracies, Illegal Firearms

March 03, 2015
… to use telephones to promote prostitution. When Wright was arrested on Nov. 13, 2014, he was in possession of a Taurus …
March 03, 2015