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Illegal alien charged in money laundering conspiracy and for firearms violation

… Ryan K. Patrick.   Abraham Barajas-Alcantar was originally arrested by criminal complaint April 30, 2019. A grand jury …
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Two Sentenced to Over 46 Years for Drug Murder

… resources to prosecute offenders and prevent violence. Arrests/Convictions - Major Drug Trafficking Guns/Weapons …
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Independence, LA Man Sentenced to 235 Months in Federal Prison for Drug Conviction

… Attorneys Robert W. Piedrahita and Lyman E. Thornton III. Arrests/Convictions - Major On On Press Release Image Layout …
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Portland Veterinarian Sentenced for Diverting Controlled Substances for Personal Use

… Jury, a state indictment was issued. Brown-Carlson was arrested and charged with 14 felony counts of Tampering with …
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DEA Recruitment

September 17, 2025
… Identifying and apprehending drug traffickers. Arresting law violators engaged in criminal drug related …
September 17, 2025
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New York Drug Enforcement Task Force and NY Attorney General Take Down Ghost Gun Trafficking Ring

… and action, law enforcement identified, investigated, and arrested these gun traffickers whose actions endangered …
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Nassau Doctor Sentenced to Up to 15 Years in Prison for Overprescription of Opioids that Led to Five Deaths

… medications were prescribed by Blatti. The defendant was arrested on April 18, 2019, by members of the NCPD Asset …
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Leaders of International Drug Trafficking and Firearms Smuggling Organization Sentenced to 21 and 20 Years in Prison

… rifle with a 50-round drum magazine.  When Mecina was arrested, that rifle and loaded drum magazine were found in …
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Eight Defendants, Including a Brooklyn Medical Doctor, And Three Pharmacists, Charged with Illegally Distributing More Than 1.2 Million Oxycodone Pills

… oxycodone distribution operation. All eight defendants were arrested this morning and are scheduled to be arraigned this …
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DEA Office of Training

January 19, 2025
… investigate a Drug Trafficking Organization (DTO), execute arrests and warrants on members of that organization, seize …
January 19, 2025
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Three Aryan Brotherhood Prison Gang Members Convicted of Murder in Aid of Racketeering, RICO Conspiracy, and Conspiracy to Commit Murder in Aid of Racketeering

… Enforcement Task Forces, please visit Justice.gov/OCDETF. Arrests/Convictions - Major On On Press Release Image Layout …
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20 members and associates of Bronx gang charged with racketeering, robbery, narcotics and firearms offenses

… networks lays a foundation for safer communities. Today’s arrests demonstrate that we are proactively safeguarding our …
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Kalamazoo Man Receives Life Sentence In Federal Prison For Methamphetamine And Witness Tampering Conspiracy

… cartels. On October 23, 2013, KVET and DEA special agents arrested Block during his attempted sale of four ounces of …
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Lubbock Man Sentenced To More Than 21 Years In Federal Prison For Distributing Cocaine

… or more of cocaine base. He has been in custody since his arrest in August 2017. According to the plea documents filed …
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Seventeen Alleged Leaders And Associates Of CLAN USUGA Indicted In Brooklyn And Miami

… posted a $5 million reward for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of alleged CLAN USUGA principal …
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Eight Violent Drug Traffickers Charged With Six Murders And Multiple Trafficking, Firearms And Racketeering Offenses

… supply comprising corrupt cops and violent thugs who were arrested today in Puerto Rico.  This is a great example of …
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DEA News: Designer Synthetic Drug Trafficker Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison

… when DEA executed a federal search warrant at Dynamic and arrested Lane at his residence.  The investigation in this …
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Extradition Of A Leader Of A Colombian Drug Trafficking Organization And Three Other International Narcotics Traffickers

… remains in the custody of Colombian authorities. The arrests and transfers of the defendants were the result of …
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Man Charged with Drug Trafficking After Investigators Seize 86 Pounds of Meth

… from the Cass County, Mo. Circuit Court. Kircher was arrested and investigators recovered approximately 2.24 …
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Meth “Cooks” Sent to Prison in Custom Importation Scheme

… U.S. Attorney Robert L. Guerra Jr. prosecuted the case. Arrests/Convictions - Major Drug Trafficking Methamphetamine …
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Two Sent to Prison After Drug Trafficking in Local Parking Lot

… observing the transaction. Law enforcement approached arrested Perez and Mendez and immediately seized a total of …
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Former federal employee sentenced for cocaine distribution and threatening fellow agent

… duties. The drug trafficking investigation has led to the arrest and prosecution of 20 individuals including six law …
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Former gulf cartel comandante receives significant prison sentence

… All were found hiding near the Rio Grande River. Upon their arrest, agents found a gold, diamond and ruby encrusted gun, …
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Illegal Alien and His Associate Charged with Trafficking 85 Kilograms of Methamphetamine

… to hold drug dealers accountable for their crimes.” “These arrests represent a significant step in dismantling a drug …
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Foreign National Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Conspiring to Traffic Nuclear Materials, Narcotics, and Firearms

… in the public record: From in or about 2019 until Ebisawa's arrest on or about April 4, 2022, the DEA investigated …
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Louisiana Man Sentenced to 180 Months in Federal Prison for Convictions of Multiple Drug Charges

… who also serves as a Deputy Chief in the Criminal Division. Arrests/Convictions - Major Cocaine Heroin On On Press …
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Three Illegal Aliens Face Federal Charges for Operating a Brookhaven Meth Lab

… allegedly converting methamphetamine at the residence, was arrested earlier in the day at a nearby storage facility.  …
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11 Members of Bronx “Wash” Gang Charged with Murder, Racketeering, and Related Violent Offenses

… custody.  Spencer, Brogdon, Chapman, and Mosley were arrested this morning in the South Bronx and East Harlem and …
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Ten Charged with Crack Cocaine Distribution in Mount Vernon

… and dangerous work that led to these indictments and arrests.  By sharing resources and working collaboratively, …
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Long Island gun trafficking ring dismantled

… applaud the men and women whose diligent work led to these arrests and seizures.” “The four suspects who were running …