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DEA Task Force and Waterbury police investigation takes down heroin trafficking ring; 15 charged

… offenses related to the distribution of heroin and fentanyl in and around Waterbury.     As alleged in court … since May 18, 2019. In association with today’s arrests, law enforcement officers executed five search warrants at …
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New Reward Offered for the Capture of Jian Zhang

… North Dakota, Zhang ran an organization that manufactured fentanyl and fentanyl analogues in at least four known labs … strict sentences are the result of provisions under U.S. law, which sets the penalty for conspiracy to manufacture, …
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Tallahassee Man Convicted of Drug Trafficking Charges

… of Tallahassee, Florida of distributing methamphetamine and fentanyl and possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl … 2021, after executing a search warrant at Dukes’ residence, law enforcement seized distribution amounts of cocaine and …
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Lawrence Man Indicted In Connection With Major Drug Trafficking Operation

… Lawrence Man Indicted In Connection With Major Drug … seized approximately one kilogram each of Heroin and Fentanyl LAWRENCE, Mass. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent …
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Chief Lieutenant Of Drug Trafficking Crew In Central Massachusetts Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison

… trafficking organization (DTO) that distributed cocaine and fentanyl throughout the North Shore and Central … When a package containing cocaine was seized by law enforcement during the investigation, Maysonet …
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January 22, 2025
… OD Justice DEA is committed to disrupting every part of the fentanyl supply chain, to include seeking judicial … poisoning response coordinators to assist State and Local law enforcement as they investigate drug poisonings and …
January 22, 2025
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Brooklyn Woman Charged with Trafficking 18 Firearms into Brooklyn

… Defendant Also Charged with Selling Cocaine Base and Fentanyl Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in … fentanyl which have destroyed so many lives.” “DEA and our law enforcement partners work to stop the invasion of guns, …
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Drug Trafficker Who Assisted Stepson with Trafficking Ring Tied to Aryan Prison Gangs Sentenced to Over Six Years in Prison

… of dozens of pounds of methamphetamine and thousands of fentanyl pills.  Griffin acted as a redistributor and … the coordinated arrests of the DTO members in March 2023, law enforcement seized approximately 22 pounds of …
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DEA Washington Warns of Deadly Counterfeit Drugs on Social Media

July 23, 2021
… counterfeit pills to kids and young adults in our area. Law enforcement officials across the District of Columbia, … in local communities. Counterfeit M30 Oxycodone laced with Fentanyl This issue has become such a problem in the …
July 23, 2021
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Seventeen charged in Passaic County drug trafficking conspiracy

… in the distribution of narcotics, including heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine base. Nine defendants were arrested … said DEA Special Agent in Charge Gibson. “The DEA and our law enforcement partners will continue to target those …
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Two people arrested and charged with selling heroin which may have led to the deaths of two individuals

… who were identified as individuals who sold heroin and fentanyl in the Western New York area.  On November 2, 2019, … current pandemic, my Office, with all of our partners in law enforcement, will not hesitate to take action to protect …
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Five Kentucky Defendants Convicted And Sentenced For Supplying Drugs That Resulted In Overdose Deaths

… against illegal drug trafficking in Kentucky. Under federal law, defendants convicted of drug trafficking, involving a … to increase the cooperation between federal and state law enforcement and community partners.  The plan also … The pill, made to look like Oxycodone, instead contained fentanyl, a powerful opioid as much as 100 times more potent …
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Two Charged with Connection with Scheme to Operate Industrial-Scale Illegal Narcotics Pill Pressing Operations Throughout New York City

… III said: “Over the weekend, the DEA New York and our law enforcement partners conducted another successful … located near a school in the Bronx.  Fake pills, laced with fentanyl and methamphetamine, like the ones seized this …
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Dark Web Marketplace Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty

… “Blime-Sub” and “BTH-Overdose,” was a large-scale heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine distributor on the dark web … payment for the narcotics in Bitcoin.  On October 20, 2016, law enforcement officers made an undercover purchase of …
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Dayton Men Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder of DEA Task Force Officer

… agents from seizing approximately half-a-million dollars in fentanyl and other drugs, Nathan Goddard, 44, murdered Det. … lives for the pursuit of justice.”  “Every day, members of law enforcement put their lives on the line to ensure the … in a narcotics conspiracy involving kilograms of fentanyl, cocaine and marijuana. The defendants kept …
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Spouse and Cousin of Drug Trafficking Ringleader Sentenced to Significant Prison Terms for Their Roles in Drug Distribution Conspiracy

… “on the size of the drug ring and that it distributed fentanyl, which is an extraordinarily dangerous drug.” “With … December 2020, following a lengthy wire-tap investigation. Law enforcement seized large amounts of drugs during the …
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Drug Trafficking Ringleader, Who Hid Huge Amounts of Drugs and Cash in Arlington, Sentenced to 15 Years

… of the drug trafficking organization, and the amount of fentanyl and the death it is causing in our community.” “Mr. … December 2020, following a lengthy wire-tap investigation.  Law enforcement seized large amounts of drugs during the …
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Indictment Charges Eight Members of Alleged D.C. Drug Gang With Conspiracy

… Defendants Arrested for Allegedly Peddling Cocaine, Heroin, Fentanyl , and PCP  WASHINGTON – An indictment was unsealed … arrests and related search warrants on multiple residences, law enforcement recovered at least 8 firearms (including a …
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Waterbury Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Narcotics Distribution and Firearm Possession Offenses

… calls during which Rodriguez arranged for Oquendo to supply fentanyl to other drug distributors, including Sylvester … drug and firearm offenses.  It is a violation of federal law for a person previously convicted of a felony offense to …
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Jury Finds Waterbury Man Guilty of Narcotics Distribution and Firearm Possession Offenses

… calls during which Rodriguez arranged for Oquendo to supply fentanyl to other drug distributors, including Sylvester … drug and firearm offenses.  It is a violation of federal law for a person previously convicted of a felony offense to …
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Convicted Felon Indicted for Drug and Firearm Offenses

… one count of possessing with intent to distribute cocaine, fentanyl, and buprenorphine (suboxone); one count of … (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce …
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Waterbury Drug Trafficker Sentenced to More Than 18 Years in Federal Prison

… Diversion Squad, the Waterbury Police Department, and other law enforcement agencies determined that Fisher was … Fisher and others were selling large quantities of heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine, as well as counterfeit oxycodone and …
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Three Plead Guilty to Conspiracy Involving 15 Kilograms of Cocaine

… to distributing thousands of counterfeit pills containing fentanyl. Linette Davila, 42, of Methuen, Mass. pleaded … sentencing for Dec. 10, 2024. Luis Pena Arias, 28, of Lawrence, Mass. pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to … Arias also pleaded guilty to four counts of distribution of fentanyl, involving variously 400 grams or more of fentanyl …
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Anchorage Man Sentenced to Over 13 Years for Role in Alaska Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… 13 years in prison for conspiring with others to traffic fentanyl, methamphetamine and heroin in Alaska on behalf of … Anchorage International Airport and dropped her off. Law enforcement officials contacted Petla inside the airport …
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Two Defendants Charged with Firearms and Narcotics Trafficking

… more than 50 firearms, along with methamphetamine and fentanyl, from Ohio to New York. Vasquez and Colon will be … intervention from the dedicated federal, state, and local law enforcement agents who investigated this case, these …
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Three Defendants Arrested During 2023 Joint Enforcement Operation in Carlsbad Plead Guilty to Federal Drug Offenses

… 50 grams and more of methamphetamine, 400 grams and more of fentanyl, and 500 grams and more of cocaine, attempt to … drive back to Mexico with the firearms, he was stopped by law enforcement officer, and the firearms were seized. On …
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DEA Asheville Post of Duty Engages in First-Ever Major Takedown on Indian Reservation

March 29, 2019
… Police Department and several other state and local law enforcement partners assigned to the High Intensity Drug … arrests, a seizure in excess of 3.8 pounds of heroin and fentanyl, more than 18 pounds of methamphetamine, more than …
March 29, 2019
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New Orleans Man Sentenced for Using Stash House to Violate Federal Controlled Substances and Gun Control Acts

… or more of a mixture containing a detectable amount of fentanyl, and 100 grams or more of a mixture containing a … drug customers in the Hollygrove area. In September 2022, law enforcement identified a residence in the 3500 block …
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Five Indicted for Drug Trafficking in “The Jungle” and Seattle’s International District

… “The Seattle Police Department, the FBI, DEA, and other law enforcement partners have worked tirelessly to identify … guns and threats increase the danger on our streets." “The fentanyl powder alone seized from this group could have …
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Career Offender Sentenced to 17 Years on Drug Charges

… Hendersonville, N.C., man convicted of trafficking cocaine, fentanyl, prescription pills and other narcotics in and … Over the course of the investigation into that incident, law enforcement recovered methamphetamine, Xanax, oxycodone, …