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DEA Arrests Former King County Deputy - Charged With Methamphetamine Conspiracy And Distribution

… scheduled on February 20, 2014. Wright was a commissioned law enforcement officer employed by the King County … conduct as a DEA Task Force Officer prior to resigning from law enforcement. Defendant faces a maximum sentence of 40 …
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Former Deputy U.S. Marshal Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Yuba City Armed Robbery Of Marijuana Dealers

… when the conduct involves a rogue member of federal law enforcement,” said U.S. Attorney Wagner. “Mr. Griffin … conduct, but he abused the public trust placed in federal law enforcement by using his service firearm to commit the …
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Thirty-Pound Methamphetamine Drug Bust In Tulare County Results In Federal Conspiracy Charges Against Five Individuals

… distribute. According to court documents, on June 29, 2016, law enforcement agents conducted a controlled purchase of … arrested the all of the defendants except Ortega-Maldonado. Law enforcement officers also executed a federal search …
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DEA And Partners Hold Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturday

… 4,700 collection sites nationwide, operated by 3,800 local law enforcement agencies and other community partners.  The … DEA and over 4,200 of its national, tribal, and community law enforcement partners collected 893,498 (about 447 tons) …
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DEA Continues Its Drug Abuse Prevention Efforts With Prescription Drug Take Back Day This Saturday

… why the DEA and thousands of its state, local, and tribal law enforcement and community partners are holding another … at almost 150 sites operated by the DEA and state and local law enforcement partners.  Overall, in its 12 previous Take …
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Sacramento Methamphetamine Trafficker Sentenced

… bullets that go through the bulletproof vests that most law enforcement officers wear. They also can go through … the combined expertise of federal, state and local law enforcement agencies. On …
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Turlock Attorney Sentenced For Importing Steroids

… Schedule III controlled substance and may not be possessed lawfully in the United States without a prescription. … of the CSA. On February 6, 2017, Moje pleaded guilty to unlawfully importing anabolic steroids. According to court …
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Four Caught In Undercover Operation Targeting Drug Trafficking In Sacramento County

… of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, and unlawful use of a communication facility. This case is the … through the collaboration of local, state, and federal law enforcement,” stated Acting Special Agent in Charge … the combined expertise of federal, state and local law enforcement agencies. On …
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Seven Arrested In Butte County Methamphetamine Trafficking Investigation: Operation Crystal Ball

… activity that residents encounter.  We will assist our law enforcement partners and provide resources to prosecute … organization’s members, drug purchases made by undercover law enforcement officers, and court authorized wiretaps of …
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Fresno Defendant Pleads Guilty; Phoenix Man Sentenced

… offense. According to court documents, on October 8, 2013, law enforcement executed a search warrant at an outdoor … and three other men were arrested on August 16, 2012, when law enforcement executed a search warrant on a marijuana …
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Multi-Agency Investigation In Merced Results In Arrests Of Methamphetamine Traffickers

… (571) 387-3956 FRESNO, Calif. - A three-month multi-agency law enforcement operation, “Operation Red Eye,” culminated … inside the vehicle at the time had been discovered by law enforcement. Thereafter, Gomez, (Duncan’s girlfriend), …
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Mexican National Sentenced To Fourteen Years In Prison For Methamphetamine Trafficking

… to distribute methamphetamine in Northern California. When law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at his … the combined expertise of federal, state and local law enforcement agencies. On …
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Last Of Four Methamphetamine Traffickers Sentenced To Prison

… represented to be a sample of the total 14 kilograms. Law enforcement then observed the remaining drugs brought to … the location in a second vehicle with a hidden compartment. Law enforcement agents watched as the defendants showed the …
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Morgan Hill Resident Sentenced To Over 16 Years In Prison In Connection With Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy

… Becerril, 30, of Morgan Hill, was apprehended after law enforcement officers, pursuant to court orders, … the combined expertise of federal, state and local law enforcement agencies. On …
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Businessman Sentenced For Bakersfield Drug Operation

… by the City of Los Angeles for failure to comply with local law.  The Bakersfield marijuana operation was disrupted when law enforcement officers obtained and executed a search …
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Four Indicted For Growing Marijuana Inside Seven Elk Grove And Sacramento Houses

… case. According to court documents, on January 30, 2013, law enforcement agents conducted searches and seized 2,912 … at the Sacramento Municipal Utilities (SMUD) reported to law enforcement that a residence was using an unusually …
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Bakersfield Warehouse Marijuana Grow Results In Prison Sentences For Two

… request for leniency based on his ignorance of federal law. Judge Ishii also ordered the forfeiture of thousands of … Oaks, and Mark McGrath, 57, of Bakersfield, were found by law enforcement officers during the execution of a search …
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Agricultural Marijuana Cultivators Enter Guilty Pleas

… for sentencing on January 22, 2013 by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill. A status conference is set for December … effort initiated this year by federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies in six counties to address the … proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. This case is the product of an investigation by the DEA …
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Soccer Player Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison

… the combined expertise of federal, state and local law enforcement agencies. This OCDETF investigation was led … (BLM) land in the Piute Mountain area of Kern County. When law enforcement officers searched the grow operation, …
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Last Defendant In Turlock Drug Ring Sentenced

… D. Williams announced today that U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill sentenced the last member of a Turlock … wiretap of a phone used by Raymond Mendosa, 44, of Turlock. Law enforcement officers received information that Mendosa …
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Fresno Man Receives Five Years In Prison For Interstate Marijuana Trafficking

… vehicle, which contained about 184 pounds of marijuana. Law enforcement officials then supervised the delivery of … for about $570,400. The defendants were then arrested and law enforcement searches in locations in Fresno, Cedar City, …
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Two Men Arrested in Connection with Seizure of Tens of Thousands of Counterfeit Pills

… the HSTF directs the full might of United States law enforcement towards identifying, investigating, and … USPIS, DOL-OIG and DSS, as well as several state and local law enforcement agencies, with the prosecution being led by … proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in the court of law.   Drug Trafficking Fake Pills Guns/Weapons …
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DEA Safely Disposes 620,000 Pounds of Unused Medication on 28th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… Site. April 26, 2025 WASHINGTON D.C. – DEA and nearly 4,500 law enforcement agencies joined forces last month to dispose … program would not be possible without the support of our law enforcement and community partners.”  Ibrar A. Mian, … commented that “We're giving a big shoutout to our local law enforcement, government and community partners for their …
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Sixteen Charged in East Texas Federal Methamphetamine Conspiracy

… with federal drug and gun violations.  A multi-agency law enforcement action was held on April 16, 2025, resulting … arrests.  Since the investigation began in November 2022, law enforcement has seized over 10 kilograms of … criminal conspiracy, was also arrested and charged with unlawful reentry by a removed or deported alien.  This …
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Six Colombian Nationals and Owner of Consumer Electronic Business Charged for Their Roles in Money Laundering and Unlicensed Money Transmission Business Offenses

… currency reporting requirements imposed by United States laws. Upon receiving confirmation that funds collected … borders. During the execution of the scheme, federal law enforcement agents working in an undercover capacity, …
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Attorney General William P. Barr announces updates on Operation LeGend at Kansas City press conference

… on July 8, 2020, as a sustained, systematic and coordinated law enforcement initiative in which federal law enforcement agencies work in conjunction with state and local law enforcement officials to fight violent crime. The …
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Members of Eastern European organized crime syndicate convicted of racketeering and other violent crimes

… associates in Russian organized crime known as “Thieves in Law” for some of their criminal and violent acts. The Strike … members of Russian organized crime known as “thieves in law.” The “Thieves” authorized syndicate members to use …
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Final Defendant Arrested During 2023 Joint Enforcement Operation in Carlsbad Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Offenses

… The last of the eight defendants indicted following a joint law enforcement operation in Carlsbad last year pleaded … chest and transport it to Carlsbad. Unbeknownst to them, law enforcement had seized the drugs overnight. Lab tests … Area program (HIDTA), a federal grant program that supports law enforcement efforts to combat the drug threat in the …
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Owner of Oakland Money Services Business Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Laundering Drug Proceeds to Mexico

… than $3,000, which is the threshold above which federal law imposes mandatory customer reporting requirements. … falling below that threshold was prohibited by federal law. And he admitted he knew that he and his employees acted … that leverages the strengths of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies against criminal networks. …
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Consent Decree Approved Among the U.S. and Cumberland, M.D. based Pharmacy and Pharmacist

… Civil Division. “The department will work with its law enforcement partners to hold responsible those who … dangerous prescription drugs in violation of the law.” “The devastating effects of opioid overdoses and … ensuring that all licensed professionals comply with the law and report dangerous behaviors.” The Government alleges …