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Lead Defendant Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Major Augusta-Area Drug Trafficking Operation

… and his co-defendants were indicted in April 2022 in USA v. Wheatley et. al , based on evidence gathered during … A related indictment in Operation Wheat Fields, USA v. Fields et. al , named 10 additional defendants in …
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Sands Point Cardiologist Sentenced For Vicious Assault-for-Hire Plot Against Rival Doctor

… weapons.  The investigation included six undercover drug buys from the seller.  During this period of time, the drugs … to the building instead.  During one of the undercover drug buys, a conversation ensued about a Feb. 25, 2015, arson …
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Major Indictment Targets Southeastern Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… into the Caribbean. The primary conspiracy charge in USA v. Morales-Jimenez et. al , dubbed Operation Carpet … in Operation Carpet Ride spans nearly six years and thousands of miles as it tracked illegal drugs flowing into the … distribution in the Southern District. Each defendant in USA v. Morales-Jiminez et. al is charged with Conspiracy to …
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Indictment Targets Large-Scale Drug Trafficking Operation in Coastal Georgia Area

… Snowplow, the 29-page indictment in Operation Snowplow II, USA v. Gallegos et. al, charges 16 defendants with … Initial court appearances for the defendants charged in USA v. Gallegos et. al have been held, and all are awaiting …
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Eighteen Defendants Charged With Operating A Large Scale Drug Organization In Anne Arundel And Howard Counties

… Dayi’s innermost, trusted circle of lieutenants, who either buy/sell drugs, participate in the laundering of money …
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Two Madison Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Fentanyl Trafficking

… the Madison Police Department conducted two undercover buys of fentanyl pills involving Pollard. During the two controlled buys, Pollard assisted with selling an undercover officer …
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Grand Jury Returns 77-Count Indictment Against Nassau Cardiologist For Murder-for-Hire Plot Against Rival Doctor

… in December 2014, when the first of six undercover drug buys from the seller was conducted.  During this period of … to the building instead.  During one of the undercover drug buys, a conversation ensued about a Feb. 25 arson that …
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Joint Investigation Leads To Arrest Of Doctor For Selling Assault Weapons & Drugs During Course Of Murder-for-Hire Plot

… to December 2014, when the first of six undercover drug buys from the seller, until March 2015, was conducted.  … a professional dispute. During one of the undercover drug buys, a conversation ensued about a Feb. 25 arson that …
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DEA’s 2019 National Red Ribbon Rally

October 09, 2019
… Mill High School and a peer educator with Mentor Foundation USA; a dance performance by three dancers with Polaris Dance …
October 09, 2019
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Judge Sentences St. Louis Drug Dealer Known to Carry a Gun During Drug Deals

… distributor known to carry a firearm. One source confirmed buying methamphetamine daily from Burns-Jackson over a six-month period. The other source confirmed buying methamphetamine from Burns-Jackson over a two-month …
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21 defendants charged, additional charges added to heroin/fentanyl conspiracy

… about Oct. 17, 2019, which caused the death of this person. USA v. Loggins, et al. The federal indictment charges each … from the custody of a DEA agent after being arrested. USA v. Dailey, et al. Each of the six defendants were … The charges contained in these indictments are simply accusations, and not evidence of guilt. Evidence supporting the …
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Drug dealer who sold out of his home sentenced to 72 months

… the Niagara County Drug Task Force conducted a controlled buy at Thompson’s residence on Elmwood Avenue. The drug sold … March 4, 2015, the task force conducted a second controlled buy at Thompson’s residence. The drug sold by the defendant during the second buy tested positive for heroin. On March 10, 2015, a New …
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Lockport Man Pleads Guilty To Selling Fentanyl

… the Niagara County Drug Task Force conducted a controlled buy at Thompson’s residence on Elmwood Avenue. The drug sold … March 4, 2015, the task force conducted a second controlled buy at Thompson’s residence. The drug sold by the defendant during the second buy tested positive for heroin. On March 10, 2015, a New …
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against Bitcoin Exchangers, Including CEO Of Bitcoin Exchange Company, For Scheme To Sell And Launder Over $1 Million In Bitcoins Related To Silk Road Drug Trafficking

… - (914) 682-6256 Defendants sold Bitcoins to be used to buy and sell illegal drugs anonymously on the Silk Road drug … Road," the underground website that enabled its users to buy and sell illegal drugs anonymously and beyond the reach … form of payment accepted on Silk Road - to users seeking to buy illegal drugs on the site. Upon receiving orders for …
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Medical Doctor Surrenders License As DEA Executes Search And Seizure Warrants On Pain Clinic

… into IPMC. Additionally, TDS agents initiated undercover buys from patients of IPMC. The organization continues to be … of IPMC. TDS agents conducted several confidential (CS) buys from IPMC during the period of December 2013 through August 2016. During the CS buys, the CSs were prescribed controlled substances by Dr. …
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Bitcoin Exchanges Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court In Connection With The Sale Of Approximately $1 Million In Bitcoins For Use On The Silk Road Website

… a black-market website designed to enable its users to buy and sell illegal drugs anonymously and beyond the reach … form of payment accepted on Silk Road - to users seeking to buy illegal drugs on the site. Faiella never registered his … knowingly allowed Faiella to use the Company’s services to buy Bitcoins for his Silk Road customers; personally …
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Four South Arkansas Men Sentenced To A Total Of Over 31 Years For Unrelated Drug Trafficking Offenses

… Street Crimes Unit arranged for multiple controlled buys of suspected crack cocaine in October, 2013 from the … of methamphetamine for $12,500 or $13,000 for the CI to buy. Bennett then instructed the CI to come to his residence …
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New, Dangerous Synthetic Opioid in D.C., Emerging in Tri-State Area

June 01, 2022
… after a lab test, so people don't realize they're buying them until it's too late. “We want to get this info … being mixed together, you never know what you’re actually buying," says DEA Intelligence Analyst Maura Gaffney. Only …
June 01, 2022
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Money laundering charges added in international marijuana conspiracy to grow marijuana in Sacramento and Placer Counties houses

… charged in 2017 in a scheme to use money from China to buy houses to grow marijuana, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. … to wire transfer approximately $870,000 from China to buy six houses for growing marijuana or to pay off the …
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DEA Announces Guilty Plea Of U.S. Congressman On Cocaine Charges

… area of Washington, D.C. At this time, Radel agreed to buy about 3.5 grams of cocaine from the undercover officer.  … that a sitting Member of Congress was routinely using and buying cocaine.  Once this information was confirmed, law …
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Portland Man Charged With Being A Felon In Possession Of A Firearm

… to the complaint, Okot possessed a Springfield Armory USA Model SA XD-9 subcompact handgun that was recovered from … Police Departments.  A criminal complaint is merely an accusation, and a defendant is presumed innocent unless proven …
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DEA Announces Intent To Schedule Kratom

DEA Announces Intent To Schedule Kratom August 30, 2016 Headquarters Contact Info Contact Us (202) 307-1000 (571) 776-2508 DEA Public Affairs HRA-SAA@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us Headquarters Quick Links Press Releases Local Fugitives …
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Stamford Man Admits Trafficking Marijuana, Agrees To Pay $200,000 To Resolve Forfeiture Case

… government $200,000 to resolve a related civil forfeiture ( USA v. 15 Mead Street, Stamford, Connecticut, 3:14cv645 ). …
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Indiana Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Fentanyl Trafficking Charges

… in the case, between June and July 2021, four controlled buys of cocaine and fentanyl were made from Rutherford. Based on the buys, a search warrant was obtained and executed on July 15, …
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Indiana Man Sentenced 20 Years For Meth Trafficking

… and March 2021, law enforcement conducted controlled buys of over 380 grams of methamphetamine from Mitchell. During one of the buys, Mitchell boasted about having fentanyl available that …
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Two Men Sentenced On Meth Charges

… 2014, the defendant engaged in the practice of “smurfing,” buying small quantities of pseudoephedrine, at local … process, Fagan engaged in the practice of “smurfing” (buying small quantities) at local pharmacies. The …
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San Francisco Man Sentenced To 151 Months For LSD And Ecstasy Trafficking Offenses

… ecstasy that was delivered to an undercover DEA agent in a buy-bust operation, and that Mr. Cook was arrested on the day of the buy-bust operation, wearing a backpack containing 630 grams …
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Albuquerque Man Convicted of Federal Firearm Offenses

… Albuquerque. On June 28, 2022, DEA agents planned a larger buy from Tomasaour at the motel and then executed a search warrant on the motel room. Agents planned to buy five pounds of methamphetamine and approximately 2,000 fentanyl pills. Prior to the buy, agents set up surveillance on the motel. While waiting …
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34 Suspects Indicted In Drug And Firearms Trafficking Organization

… as “straw purchasers” by falsely declaring that they were buying the weapons for themselves. AK-47s are considered the … is illegal for a purchaser to falsely declare they are buying firearms for themselves when in fact they are …