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Madera Cornfield Pot Case Yields Guilty Plea

… pleaded guilty today to possessing firearms furthering a marijuana cultivation conspiracy. In pleading guilty to the … conspired with Carlos Martinez and others to grow 45,500 marijuana plants ranging from two to 13 feet tall in a … a search of the property, drug agents found not only the marijuana plants but also two Colt 5.56 mm assault rifles in …
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A Look Back at Fentanyl Prosecutions in 2023

… fentanyl in fake pills that look similar to prescription medications like oxycodone, Xanax, and Percocet. Seven out … cocaine, 3 pounds of fentanyl pills, and over 3 pounds of marijuana. Duran’s residence also contained additional … to at least one overdose of a victim who had to be given medical treatment after using drugs purchased from Hubbert. …
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Phoenix News 2010

July 15, 2021
… to 30 Years in Prison for Supplying Over 10 Tons of Marijuana to a Drug Trafficking Organization September 29, … 13, 2010 11 Arrested During Takedown Of Tucson Meth And Marijuana Ring August 9, 2010 Father / Son Marijuana Traffickers Sentenced To Lengthy Prison Terms …
July 15, 2021
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Federal Jury In Del Rio Convicts Los Zetas Cartel Drug Dealer

… a jury convicted him of smuggling thousands of kilograms of marijuana into the United States from Mexico announced … with the intent to distribute 1,000 kilograms or more of marijuana and one count of possession with the intent to distribute 1,000 kilograms or more of marijuana. The jurors found him not guilty of conspiracy to …
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Leader Of New Castle Drug Distribution Ring Convicted By Federal Jury

… 210-4300 Milwaukee - (414) 336-7300 Millions of dollars in marijuana transported from Arizona to Indiana INDIANAPOLIS, … evidence at trial that Harmon was the leader of a large marijuana distribution conspiracy that operated from Arizona … made trips between Indiana and Arizona to transport marijuana at Harmon’s direction. In 2009, law enforcement …
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Four Laredo Men Sentenced For Trafficking Narcotics

… and distribution of multi-kilogram quantities of marijuana from Laredo to the Dallas area. Picazo Jimenez … Nuevo Laredo source of supply to illegally import the bulk marijuana from Mexico into the US via Laredo. He recruited … co-conspirators to assist in storing and transporting the marijuana from Laredo to the Dallas area. Gutierrez was in …
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Leader Of Large Poly-Drug Trafficking Organization With Direct Ties To Mexican Cartel Receives Sentence Of 29 Years In Federal Prison

… person conspiracy responsible for distributing heroin and marijuana throughout Kentucky and Ohio; all co-conspirators … operation, that distributed large quantities of heroin and marijuana in northern Kentucky and southern Ohio, has been … 100 grams or more of heroin and 100 kilograms or more of marijuana; distribution of heroin; distribution of …
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Santeria Follower And Others Head To Prison On Federal Drug Charges

… with intent to distribute approximately 1,000 pounds of marijuana, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special … him in a conspiracy with the others involving several marijuana loads each totaling between 300 and 1,000 pounds … was to provide tractor trailer drivers to drive marijuana loads to locations including Houston and Taylor. …
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Triad Residents Sentenced On Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering Charges

… - (910) 815-4513 GREENSBORO, N.C. - Six members of a marijuana distribution and money laundering organization … used the United States Postal Service to ship pounds of marijuana in overnight packages from Fresno, California, to … names and no signature was required for delivery. Once the marijuana was received in North Carolina, the …
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More Operation Trena Sin Trono Defendants Head To Prison

… Texas - Four more defendants who were convicted in a marijuana trafficking and money laundering conspiracy have … of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana and conspiracy to commit money laundering.  Garcia … the head of a drug trafficking organization that received marijuana loads from Mexico and arranged to transport the …
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Canadian Trucker Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison For Drug Conspiracy

… Court to 12 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute marijuana.  James Postlethwaite, 60, of North Vancouver, BC, … a transporter in a criminal organization that was smuggling marijuana south into the U.S. and cocaine north into … was transporting and distributing 1,000 to 2,000 pounds of marijuana and 100 to 200 kilos of cocaine every month.  The …
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Prosecution of Richmond County Narcotics Conspiracy Wraps Up

… with Intent to Distribute and To Distribute Cocaine and Marijuana, said David H. Estes, Acting U.S. Attorney for the … kilograms of cocaine, as well as amounts of crack cocaine marijuana.  During the investigation of Operation Snowfall – …
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Drug Trafficking Indictments Bring Multiple Federal Charges for Narcotics, Firearms

… 32 grams of crack cocaine and more than 9 pounds of marijuana, along with eight firearms. Facing federal charges … Five Kilograms or More of Cocaine and an Amount of Marijuana; Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana; …
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Pill Press Photo Gallery

January 21, 2025
… substances, small amounts of cocaine, heroin, and marijuana, five firearms, and approximately $14,000 U.S. …   Louisville, KY, seizure of a pill press, prescription medications,  cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana and cash. Click to download the full image New …
January 21, 2025
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Seven People Charged in Augusta-Area Drug Trafficking Operation

… in large amounts of methamphetamine, heroin, and marijuana, along with multiple firearms charges, said David … or More of Methamphetamine, and an Amount of Heroin and Marijuana; Distribution of Heroin; Possession of 50 Grams or …
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Crystal Meth Trafficker Sentenced 5 Years in Federal Prison

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts … identified as a supplier of large quantities of meth and marijuana.  Williams then traveled to Connecticut with …
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Orchard Park pain doctor pleads guilty to using patient names fraudulently to obtain controlled substances

… and pain management doctor who also operated a medical marijuana practice. Between Feb. 9, 2015, and Oct. …
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Convicted Drug Distributor Charged with Distributing Cocaine Base in Decker Towers

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts … 2018, Hudgins was convicted of distribution of heroin and marijuana in the District of Vermont and sentenced to 46 …
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DEA 360 Maine and Partners Host Two Day Virtual Town Hall Summit

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts … Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) who will speak about marijuana use among youth and young adults, its effects and …
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Providence man sentenced to 60 months in prison on drug trafficking and firearm charges

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts … grams of cocaine, 16 grams of crack cocaine, 412 grams of marijuana, a partly disassembled firearm, and $7,807 in …
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Meriden man sentenced to five years in prison for trafficking heroin into Waterbury

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts … mixed, 400 grams of heroin, 10 grams of crack, 20 pounds of marijuana, fentanyl patches, a one-kilogram press, four …
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Stamford man on supervised release pleads guilty to drug dealing charge

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts … crack cocaine, 14 grams of powder cocaine and a quantity of marijuana, much of which was packaged for distribution.  …
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Administrator Anne Milgram Remarks on the Overdose Epidemic

… is being mixed with other drugs like cocaine, heroin, marijuana and methamphetamine.  And drug traffickers and … Americans into thinking that they are real prescription medications, but they are not.  In reality, they are …
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Denver Woman Sentenced To 15 Years In Federal Prison For Illegally Distributing Prescription And Illicit Drugs

… who would obtain controlled substances, all from the same medical doctor.  The confidants would then turn the highly … drugs, including (commonly known as ecstasy), cocaine, and marijuana from Hee and her co-defendant.  Some of the sales …
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Operation Spring Cleaning Takes Down A Prescription Drug Trafficking Ring In Port St. Lucie

… pills, 126 oxycodone pills, 2.7 grams cocaine, 7 grams marijuana, $2,897.00 and two guns. The following individuals … able to illegally distribute a large volume of prescription medications out of their residence for profit. This DTO was …
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Hartford Man Pleads Guilty To Distributing Heroin, Possessing Firearm

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts … revealed approximately 650 bags of heroin, a quantity of marijuana, a loaded firearm and approximately $1,600 in …
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New Haven Heroin Trafficker Sentenced

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts … revealed distribution quantities of heroin, cocaine and marijuana; a kilogram press and heroin packaging materials; …
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Stamford Man Sentenced To 42 Months In Prison For Distributing Oxycodone

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts … Mendez was distributing heroin, cocaine, crack cocaine, marijuana and prescription pills, including Percocet and …
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New Britain Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Distributing Fentanyl

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts … was selling fentanyl powder, prescription pills and marijuana.  DEA Task Force Officers and the New Britain …
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Stamford Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Oxycodone Distribution Charge

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts … Mendez was distributing heroin, cocaine, crack cocaine, marijuana and prescription pills, including Percocet and …