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Large-scale, Spokane based fentanyl, heroin, and methamphetamine trafficker sentenced to 180 months in federal prison

… Spokane, Washington area. On June 11, 2020, a controlled buy of fentanyl-laced pills was conducted from Bridges. A …
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Manchester man sentenced to 30 months for participating in fentanyl trafficking conspiracy

… asked him and his girlfriend to drive to Massachusetts to buy drugs and that they had agreed to do so.  The defendant …
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Pamlico County Drug Trafficker Sentenced In Operation "No Quarter"

… Sheriff's Office used another confidential informant to buy 4.8 grams of cocaine (crack) from Willis. The …
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Dominican man sentenced to 10 years in prison for fentanyl trafficking conspiracy

… DEA agent in Nashua, New Hampshire. Based on these drug buys, law enforcement officers arrested the defendant at his …
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Big Island Marijuana “Ministry” Operator Pleads Guilty To Drug And Tax Offenses

… stating “it’s retail”, and “normal retail, you know, we buy it, you know, at forty-five hundred, five grand a pound, …
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Last Of The Arellano-Felix Brothers Sentenced

… some of the income to pay AFO members to commit crimes; to buy firearms, ammunition and vehicles; to travel on …
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Charges 23 Members Of Bronx Drug Trafficking Crew With Distributing Crack Cocaine, Cocaine, Marijuana, MDMA And Oxycodone

… from drug dealers in the area controlled by BMG. During the buys, officers were able to purchase significant street …
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Former Army Soldier Sentenced For Murder-for-Hire And Gun Possession

… to carve a “Z” into the victim’s chest and was planning on buying a hatchet to dismember the body. Evidence at trial …
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30 Charged In Federal Drug Indictments

… as well as laundering funds for drug dealers through the buying and selling of cars and structuring cash deposits …
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Indictments target north sound drug trafficking ring distributing 2 kilos of heroin a week

… people working with law enforcement some of whom made drug buys from members of the organization.  The charges …
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Miami News 2005

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… 2005 9 Arrested in Florida's Largest Ever Prosecution of an Online Pharmacy Illegal Internet Orders Totaled Over $10 …
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… January 16, 2007 Tip Leads to Arrests in Illegal On-Line Pharmacy Scheme …
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Two Defendants Admit Roles In $65 Million Stolen Identity Income Tax Refund Fraud Scheme

… Tax Refund Treasury Checks to Rodriguez and others. After buying the Tax Refund Treasury Checks, Rodriguez and others …
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Grand Jury Indicts New Defendants And Brings Additional Charges Against L.A.-Based OxyContin Ring That Allegedly Bilked Medicare

… at casinos, to purchase automobiles and jewelry, and to buy more OxyContin. The scheme allegedly was orchestrated by …
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SoCal Toy Company Pleads Guilty In Money Laundering Conspiracy

… and Mexican pesos would contact currency brokers to buy discounted U.S. dollars, which they used to purchase …
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National Jewish Health Study Documents Health Dangers Of Indoor Marijuana Grows

… these operations may go undetected, an unsuspecting family buying the residence at a later date may be put at risk of …
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Former Mexican Governor Extradited To The Southern District Of Texas

… of 2004. Portions of those funds were allegedly used to buy a Sabreliner 60 airplane in January 2005. As part of …
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Mexican Toy Dealer Pleads Guilty In Drug Money Laundering Case

… in Colombia and Mexico would contact currency brokers to buy discounted U.S. dollars, which they would use to …
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Communities Nationwide Turn In Nearly 630,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications on DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

Communities Nationwide Turn In Nearly 630,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications on DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day November 08, 2024 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office …
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Wiretap Investigation Yields More Than 77lbs Of Fentanyl, Heroin And Cocaine In “Operation High Hopes”

… it could have caused is truly staggering. Individuals who buy and sell at this level aren’t users.  They’re not small …
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Eighty-Four Defendants Charged With Drug Trafficking Offenses As A Result Of DEA "MET" Operation In Roswell, New Mexico

… investigation, agents made approximately 60 undercover drug buys and executed four federal search warrants in addition …
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Puerto Rican Drug Kingpin Among Ten Charged Over $1 Million Cocaine Delivery At Times Square Hotel

… Bronx drug supplier Francisco Rivera, who had intended to buy some of the 36 kilos of cocaine seized from Ricardo …
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Lawrence Man Sentenced For Selling Crack

… working with the DEA arranged with a third person to buy an ounce of crack cocaine. The third person said he …
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U.S. Attorney’s Office and DEA Announce Fatal Fentanyl Overdose Task Force

U.S. Attorney’s Office and DEA Announce Fatal Fentanyl Overdose Task Force October 28, 2024 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 Washington.Special.Agent@dea.gov Talk …
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DEA-Led Operation Pill Nation Targets Rogue Pain Clinics In South Florida

… in Operation Pill Nation resulting from 340 undercover buys of prescription drugs from over 60 doctors in more than …
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Leader of Prolific Fentanyl Trafficking Ring Sentenced

… at trial revealed that in 2015 and 2016, Woolard began buying fentanyl and furanyl fentanyl powder from China after …
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Massive Fentanyl Seizure In Bronx

… putting their lives in drug dealers’ hands every time they buy a bag. A fatal dose of fentanyl is only two to three …
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DEA Announces Significant Fentanyl Seizure in New York

… its appearance, or whether it is purchased on the street or online, it is deadly.  I commend the Drug Enforcement …
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Heroin Ring In The Bronx Used Car Carriers To Transport Drugs Cross Country

… to shut them down.  In this case, a street-level drug buy led to the identification of transnational heroin …
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Birmingham Man Pleads Guilty To Selling Fentanyl That Caused 20-Year-Old’s Death

… agents received fentanyl despite having attempted to buy heroin. A third charge of possession with the intent to …