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St. Joseph man sentenced to 15 years for leading $2.1 million meth conspiracy

… the amount of money received in exchange for the unlawful distribution of methamphetamine. On Sept. 4, 2019, … and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. Law enforcement investigators identified Pardee as the head …
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Kansas man pleads guilty to drug trafficking while on parole for murder convictions

… state lines in aid of a racketeering enterprise (the unlawful business of distributing illegal drugs).   On Dec. 14, 2018, Toney met an undercover law enforcement officer at a restaurant in Columbia, …
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DEA Hosts 25th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… Take Back.  All across the country, DEA Divisions and our law enforcement partners are providing free and anonymous …
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Nedrow Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug and Gun Charges

… in Nedrow, New York. DEA Special Agents, assisted by other law enforcement agencies, executed a federal search warrant …
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Rochester Man Going to Prison for Cocaine Conspiracy

… who handled the case, stated that in October 2020, law enforcement began investigating the illegal drug …
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Jamestown Man Pleads Guilty to Meth Charge

… in a vehicle on Price Street and taken into in custody. Law enforcement also recovered another $37,670 in cash …
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Federal Trial Jury Convicts Syracuse Man of Drug and Firearm Offenses

… (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce …
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Oswego County Dentist Agrees to Pay $60,000 and Surrenders DEA Registration for Five Years Due to Office Staff’s Illegal Use of Electronic Prescription System

… prescriptions to a pharmacy.  Federal and New York State law prohibit practitioners from sharing their prescribing …
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Cocaine Trafficker Convicted

… purported Colombian suppliers, who were in fact undercover law enforcement agents.  The DTO negotiated for the delivery …
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Former Godfather of Black Stone Gorilla Gang Pleads Guilty to Racketeering, Narcotics, and Firearms Offenses

… and used firearms.  BSGG members also evaded prosecution by law enforcement authorities through acts of intimidation and …
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Niagara Falls man going to prison for more than 11 years on cocaine conspiracy and gun charges

… to serve 135 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo. Assistant U.S. Attorney Misha A. … counter-surveillance, and observing the presence of law enforcement, the two instructed the individual to leave …
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Deli employee arrested for selling controlled substances near two Hamburg schools

… James P. Kennedy, Jr., today announced that Mohammed Alawi, 52, of Lackawanna, N.Y., was arrested and charged by … DEA conducted two controlled purchases of hydrocodone from Alawi. According to the New York State Bureau of Controlled … prescriptions issued by his doctor for hydrocodone.  Alawi has a previous federal felony conviction. In 2016, the …
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Williamsville man convicted by a federal jury of cocaine conspiracy going to prison for 25 years

… and Genesee Street by a Sheriff’s deputy and federal law enforcement officers. At the time of his arrest, Lucas …
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Jury convicts man of cocaine conspiracy

… and Genesee Street by the sheriff’s deputy and federal law enforcement officers. At the time of his arrest, Lucas …
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Last member of Schuele Boys Gang convicted of RICO Conspiracy sentenced to 30 years in prison

… to restore the community’s faith not only in the rule of law but in the possibility for a more productive and …
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Second Bronx gang member arrested and charged in Manhattan Federal Court with 2011 murder of Bolivia Beck

… no place for criminal gang activity in our communities and law enforcement is working to remove threats of violence by …
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Miami company pleads guilty to structuring financial transactions

… Latam Games admitted that it willfully violated federal law against structuring as part of a pattern of illegal … will be sentenced by Senior United States District Judge Lawrence E. Kahn on April 11, 2019, and faces a fine of up …
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15th defendant indicted in Jamestown meth ring arraigned

… execution of search warrants throughout the investigation, law enforcement officers recovered 10 firearms and multiple …
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Heroin trafficking ring “investor” convicted at trial

… led by the DEA Task Force in Plattsburgh, which consists of law enforcement officers from the DEA, Homeland Security …
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Gastonia Pharmacy to Pay $204,000 to Resolve Alleged Controlled Substances Act Violations

… Controlled Substances Act, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Lawrence J. Cameron.  The Controlled Substances Act was … investigators will continue to aggressively pursue the unlawful dispensing practices of pharmacists, as was the case … to making sure healthcare providers are abiding by the law,” said Jae W. Chung, Acting Special Agent in Charge of …
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Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Distributing More than Eight Pounds of Methamphetamine in Yakima, Washington

… Rojas-Rangel’s “complete and utter lack of respect for the law in this country.” According to court documents and …
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Armed Leader of a Drug Trafficking Organization Shipping Kilogram Quantities of Cocaine from Puerto Rico Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison

… that leverages the strengths of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies against criminal networks. Daniel …
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Taunton Man Sentenced To Four Years In Prison For Oxycodone Conspiracy

… proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in the court of law.   Drug Trafficking OCDETF/Task Force Oxycodone On On …
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Appling County Man Sentenced to Nearly 12 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking

… said Acting U.S. Attorney Lyons. “We’re grateful to our law enforcement partners for their work in identifying and …
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Phoenix Woman Sentenced to 87 Months in Prison for Possession of a Machinegun and Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering

… of the United States Marshals’ Office, she was captured by law enforcement in Mexico and removed to the United States …
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Texas Syndicate Gang Member “Diablo” Sentenced for Third Federal Drug Charge

… for violating his supervised release.   In mid-2023, law enforcement discovered Maldonado was distributing …
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Drug Trafficker and Money Launderer Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison

… that leverages the strengths of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies against criminal networks. In other …
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Communities Nationwide Turn In Nearly 630,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications on DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… 686-4085 El Paso, Texas – On Oct. 26, DEA and over 4,400 law enforcement partners collected nearly 630,000 pounds of …
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New Orleans Division Collects 37,000 Pounds of Medication for 27th Take Back Day

… Mississippi , 3,437. Nationwide, DEA and more than 4,400 law enforcement partners collected nearly 630,000 pounds of …
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Final Men Sent to Prison for Their roles in International Cocaine and Drug Money Conspiracy

… from Barrientos-Cano and delivering the drugs to Saldivar. Law enforcement arrested the remaining three co-conspirators …