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New Bedford Drug Dealers Arraigned On Drug Trafficking Indictment

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts … from Lopes’ home, as well as several large packages of marijuana, brass knuckles, and a bullet-proof vest.  When …
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Hartford Man Sentenced To 71 Months In Federal Prison For Possessing Heroin, Firearms

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts … in southern California shipped heroin, cocaine and marijuana to Fernandez at various addresses in the Hartford …
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Two New Bedford Men Plead Guilty To Heroin Trafficking

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts … 7,500 packages of heroin, several large packages of marijuana, brass knuckles, and a bullet-proof vest.  At the …
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Hartford Heroin Dealer Sentenced To 5 Years In Federal Prison

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts … in southern California shipped heroin, cocaine and marijuana to Fernandez at various addresses in the Hartford …
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Bridgeport Man Sentenced To Four Years In Federal Prison For Kidnapping

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts … organized and committed armed home invasion robberies of marijuana dealers. Whitehurst sold narcotics on behalf of …
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Store Owners Plead Guilty To Selling Synthetic Cannabinoids

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts … similar to THC, the psychoactive ingredient found in marijuana. Users smoke the product. The chemical compounds …
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Forty Eight Columbia Point Dawgs Charged In Federal Sweep

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts … heroin, cocaine, crack cocaine, oxycodone pills, and marijuana, as well as drug trafficking paraphernalia; 15 …
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15 People Convicted in $11M Cartel Drug Conspiracy

… roles in a conspiracy to transport large quantities of marijuana for Cartel del Noreste (CDN), announced Drug … with intent to distribute 1,000 kilograms or more of marijuana. Fourteen others previously pleaded guilty for …
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Leader Of Zapata Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering Organization Convicted

… Magistrate Judge Guillermo Garcia to his roles in moving marijuana and methamphetamine and laundering proceeds from … were seized by law enforcement, including numerous loads of marijuana totaling thousands of kilograms and approximately … of the drug trafficking conspiracy responsible for these marijuana and methamphetamine loads. In addition to being …
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DEA And IRS Present Bay Area Law Enforcement Agencies With More Than $1.2 Million In Cash

… related to a case involving Local Patients Cooperative, a marijuana store based out of Hayward, California. Today, Mr. … search warrant was served at Local Patients Cooperative, a marijuana store, located at 22612-22630 Foothill Blvd., … As a result of the searches officers seized indoor marijuana grows, hundreds of marijuana plants, marijuana …
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Poplar Bluff Man Sentenced for Carrying More Than a Kilo of Fentanyl Aboard Train

… A Kansas City police detective noticed a strong odor of marijuana when Christie walked past him after disembarking … understand why he was going to jail for a small amount of marijuana. The detective informed him that the Jackson County Prosecutor no longer charged marijuana possession cases involving personal-use amounts of …
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Rio Grande City Man Ordered to Prison in Multi-Defendant Drug Conspiracy

… drug trafficking conspiracy that had been trafficking marijuana and cocaine since 2003, announced DEA Special … loads of produce to northern states with ton quantities of marijuana and multi-kilogram quantiles of cocaine hidden in …
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Bothell man charged with money laundering using bitcoin

… drug conspiracy involving the manufacturing of hash oil and marijuana products SEATTLE – A Bothell, Washington, man is … and one count of conspiracy to produce and distribute marijuana. According to the criminal complaint, Rhule came …
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Bend man sentened to federal prison after hash oil explosion

… release for illegally manufacturing and possessing marijuana during a March 2018 butane honey oil explosion in … residence, investigators discovered more than 34 pounds of marijuana, multiple butane cans, and a BHO extraction …
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Members of international drug trafficking conspiracy plead guilty

… Defendants used cash from China to purchase and operate marijuana grow houses – set up shipping company to move … Seattle to distributing more than a thousand kilograms of marijuana. The defendants admitted in their plea agreements … purchase homes in the Puget Sound area that they used for marijuana production. Qifeng Li, 41, his wife Xiamin Huang, …
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Puyallup Man Sentenced To Two Years In Prison For Hash Oil Blast

… Puyallup man responsible for making hash oil for an illegal marijuana edible operation was sentenced today in U.S. … in the case, Cleek was being paid $10 for each “tube” of marijuana he sought to turn into butane honey (BHO).  The process, which involves forcing butane gas through marijuana clippings packed in a tube, and then boiling off …
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Drug Dealer Sentenced For Structuring Drug Proceedshirteenth Defendant Pleads Guilty In Idaho Meth Case

… case arose from an investigation into the distribution of marijuana and psilocybin mushrooms. Yaun was identified as a recipient of shipments containing marijuana and psilocybin mushrooms from Michael James Walsh in Eugene. Walsh was a distributor of marijuana and psilocybin mushrooms to people in multiple …
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Prison Sentence for Perjurer Wraps up Prosecution of Middle Georgia Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… to Distribute and to Distribute Cocaine, Crack Cocaine, and Marijuana, and Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a … large amounts of cocaine, crack cocaine, oxycodone, and marijuana were seized, along with nearly $97,000 in cash, a …
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Cuban National Sentenced to Over 38 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking and Other Crimes

… count of conspiracy to possess 1,000 kilograms or more of marijuana; one count of possession of 100 kilograms or more of marijuana; one count of being a felon in possession of a …
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Phoenix News 2008

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… Nogales Family Sentenced for Trafficking in Cocaine and Marijuana November 20, 2008 Defendant Pleads Guilty to … in The Roof of His Vehicle August 14, 2008 Cultivating Marijuana in The Tonto National Forest Nets Defendant 10 … July 22, 2008 Multi-Agency Raid of a Northern Arizona Marijuana Grow Yields 4,200 Plants with an Estimated Street …
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Seattle News 2006

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… Seattle News 2006 DEC 29, 2006 Washington State Marijuana Eradication Efforts DEC 28, 2006 Indictment … Drug Trafficking, Deportation to Follow OCT 20, 2006 Indoor Marijuana Cultivation Ring Dismantled OCT 16, 2006 Press … 2006 Nine Additional Defendants Indicted in International Marijuana Trafficking Ring JUL 3, 2006 Nine Additional …
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High-Ranking Member Of Mexican “Los Zetas” Cartel Pleads Guilty To Drug Conspiracy Charges

… to conspiracy to import multi-ton quantities of cocaine and marijuana into the United States, announced Administrator … kilograms or more of cocaine and 1,000 kilograms or more of marijuana for importation into the United States.  The … Aguilar was responsible for funneling massive amounts of marijuana and cocaine into the United States while using …
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Armed Drug Trafficker with Multiple Criminal Convictions is Sentenced to 26 Years in Prison

… and other narcotics as well as conspiracy to manufacture marijuana, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the … knives, as well as methamphetamine, Oxycodone pills, and marijuana. Later the same day, Owens was observed walking …
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Drug Trafficker who Hid in Dog House Sentenced to 30 Years

… Drugs He Distributed Included Meth, Cocaine, Fentanyl and Marijuana ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Clark … in a conspiracy that brought at least 100 kilograms of marijuana to the St. Louis area. Judge Clark on Tuesday …
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Alabama Man Facing Life In Prison Following Federal Drug Trafficking And Firearms Convictions

… of methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute marijuana, using a phone to facilitate a drug crime, and … 3, 2016, a drug courier delivered more than 100 pounds of marijuana to Talley’s home in Verbena. The drug courier had … and agreed to work with law enforcement and deliver the marijuana to Talley. When the courier arrived at Talley's …
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Federal Jury Convicts El Paso Drug Trafficker

… one count of conspiracy to possess over 1,000 kilograms of marijuana and one count of possession of over 100 kilograms of marijuana. Evidence presented at trial revealed that David Lopez had been transporting marijuana from El Paso, Texas to cities in the United States …
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El Paso Drug Trafficker Sentenced To 293 Months In Federal Prison

… for conspiring to distribute thousands of kilograms of marijuana announced United States Attorney Richard L. … one count of conspiracy to possess over 1,000 kilograms of marijuana and one count of possession of over 100 kilograms of marijuana.  Evidence presented at trial revealed that David …
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Two Men Found Guilty Of Drug Trafficking Charges

… with intent to distribute more than 1,000 kilograms of marijuana and less than 500 grams of cocaine, conspiracy to … with intent to distribute more than 1,000 kilograms of marijuana and less than 500 grams of cocaine, and conspiracy … drugs from Mexico via “backpackers,” repackaged the marijuana into parcels, then shipped it through United …
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Four Patagonia Drug Traffickers Sentenced To Serve A Combined Term Of 32 Years In Prison

… Over 40 defendants charged and more than 6,200 pounds of marijuana seized TUCSON, Ariz. - On July 1, 2013, Patagonia, … with the intent to distribute over 1,000 kilograms of marijuana.  Fabian Monge was additionally found guilty of … possession with intent to distribute over 100 kilograms of marijuana.  Frances Monge was acquitted at trial. "For …
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Major Cross-Border Drug Tunnel Discovered South Of San Diego

… (619) 671-4500 Authorities recover an estimated 14 tons of marijuana tied to passageway sd111611fig1.jpg … Agent in Charge for the DEA in San Diego. “The seizure of marijuana coupled with the loss of yet another tunnel will … trailer, officers discovered approximately three tons of marijuana packed in boxes. The male driver and a male …