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Prison Sentence for Final Defendant Wraps up Prosecution of Middle Georgia Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

SAVANNAH, GA: With a sentence handed down in U.S. District Court, the final defendant in a drug trafficking conspiracy joins more than two dozen people sent to prison for distributing methamphetamine and cocaine in middle Georgia. Donnie Edmonds, a/k/a “Hotboy,” 37, of Vidalia, Ga., was sentenced to 151 months in...
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Georgia Man Convicted of Trafficking Methamphetamine

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A federal jury in Statesville has convicted Da Lee, 37, of Lawrenceville, Georgia, of trafficking methamphetamine and marijuana in Western North Carolina, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. According to filed court documents, trial evidence, and witness testimony, from 2018...
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Supplier of Drug of Drug Ring Operating in Asheville Sentenced to 25+ Years in Prison

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Rodney Dejuan Allison, 46, of Asheville, was sentenced in federal court late yesterday to 310 months in prison and eight years of supervised release on drug conspiracy charges, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. On April 2, 2019, a federal...
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Five Defendants Charged in Drug Conspiracy Operating in Pawley’s Island

GEORGETOWN, SOUTH CAROLINA — A joint team of federal and local law enforcement officers recently arrested three individuals who have been charged in federal court in connection with a drug trafficking organization that operated in and around Pawley’s Island. Two others charged remain at large. The recently unsealed indictment charges...
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Raleigh Police Officer Arrested for Cocaine Distribution While on Duty

A Raleigh Police Officer had his initial appearance today on charges of distributing cocaine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. He was arrested yesterday on these charges. According to court documents, Keven Rodriguez, 33, a Field Operations Division Officer with the Raleigh Police Department...
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Former Angels Communications Director Eric Kay Convicted in Tyler Skaggs Overdose Case

Dallas - An ex-employee of the Los Angeles Angles was convicted today in connection with the 2019 overdose death of Angles pitcher Tyler Skaggs, announced Eduardo A. Chávez, Special Agent in Charge of DEA Dallas/Fort Worth After less than an hour and a half of deliberation, a federal jury found...
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Key Defendant in Drug Trafficking Network Sentenced to Nearly 20 Years in Federal Prison

SAVANNAH, GA: One of the leaders of a violent Savannah-area drug trafficking network has been sentenced to nearly 20 years in federal prison. Kashif Collins, a/k/a “Fat Boy,” 35, of Savannah, was sentenced to 220 months in prison after pleading guilty to Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and...
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17-Count Indictment Unsealed, 22 Defendants Arrested

MACON, Ga. – Arrest warrants were executed today and 22 individuals are facing federal charges resulting from an ongoing methamphetamine trafficking investigation in Milledgeville, Georgia, with ties to metro Atlanta. An indictment is only an allegation of criminal conduct. All of the defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven...
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DEA Launches New Initiative to Combat Drug-Related Violence and Overdoses in Communities across America

D ALLAS – The Drug Enforcement Administration announced a new initiative, Operation Overdrive, aimed at combatting the rising rates of drug-related violent crime and overdose deaths plaguing American communities. Last fall, DEA initiated a data-driven approach using national crime statistics and CDC data to identify hot spots of drug-related violence...
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North Carolina Pharmacy Agrees to Pay $100,000 Fine

DURHAM, N.C. – Aspirar Pharmacy, LLC and Aspirar Pharmacy of Durham, LLC (collectively Aspirar Pharmacy), located in Cary and Durham, North Carolina, respectively, have agreed to pay the United States $100,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the Controlled Substances Act from 2017-2018 by filling prescriptions for a physician who...