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Major Michigan Drug Trafficker Sentenced To Life In Murder For Hire Conviction

PONTIAC, Mich. - A Pontiac man was sentenced to life in prison today for his role in a 2010 murder for hire plot that began in Pontiac, Michigan, and ended with a violent shooting death in Littleton, Colorado, U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced today. Joining McQuade in the announcement...
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Alleged Members Of Drug Trafficking Organization Arrested

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - Federal agents arrested 16 alleged members of a Dominican-based drug trafficking organization. An indictment, unsealed yesterday, charges 19 defendants with conspiracy to distribute a kilogram or more of heroin. A separate criminal complaint also charges a 20th defendant in the conspiracy. The indictment alleges that the defendants...
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Former Philadelphia Police Detective Pleads Guilty To Drug Charges

OCT 09 PHILADELPHIA , PA. - Keith Gidelson, 36, of Philadelphia, a former detective with the Philadelphia Police Department, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute anabolic steroids. Gidelson operated an anabolic steroid and human growth (“HGH”) distribution organization in Philadelphia. He acquired steroids from foreign suppliers and then sold...
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Kentucky Woman Sentenced To 27 Years Federal Prison For Illegally Providing Rx Drugs

LONDON, Ky. - A Jackson, Ky., woman who illegally provided prescription drugs to a woman who died of an overdose was sentenced to 327 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Gregory F. Van Tatenhove. This marks the first federal sentence in the Eastern District of Kentucky for a...
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DEA Pennsylvania And Delaware Holding Fifth Prescription Drug Take-Back Day In September

SEP 26 PHILADELPHIA - , PA.The United States Drug Enforcement (DEA) announced to its national and community partners, throughout Pennsylvania and Delaware, the opportunity for the public to prevent prescription drug abuse by disposing of their expired, unused, and unwanted medications on Saturday September 29 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00...
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Detroit Area Doctor Charged With Illegal Distribution Of Rx Drugs And Health Care Fraud

DETROIT - An indictment was unsealed today charging Dr. Mikhayl Soliman, 59, of Plymouth, Michigan with Medicare fraud and distribution of prescription drugs, United States Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced today. McQuade was joined in the announcement by Special Agent in Charge Robert L. Corso, U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA), Detroit...
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Former U.S. Army Captain Pleads Guilty To Importing Heroin From Afghanistan Into The United States

WILMINGTON, Del. - Charles M. Oberly III, United States Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced today that Saleem Sharif, age 36 of Johns Island, South Carolina, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin, in violation of Title 21, United...
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Seven Alleged Members Of Cincinnati Area Drug Trafficking Organization Arrested

CINCINNATI, OH - Teams of local law enforcement officers and federal agents this morning arrested seven people charged in complaints filed in U.S. District Court alleging that they conspired to distribute more than 1,000 kilograms of marijuana. The crime carries a punishment of at least ten years and up to...
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Cocaine Smuggled In Lite Bright Toy Seized At Airport

PHILADELPHIA, PA - During two separate drug interdictions DEA Philadelphia Drug Interdiction Group 8 seized three kilograms of cocaine concealed in “Lite Brite” toys at Philadelphia International Airport. The couriers were travelling from San Juan, Puerto Rico and utilized hot mustard and sheets of bounce in an attempt to throw...
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