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Leader Of Meth Trafficking Ring Sentenced To 23 Years

November 10, 2016
(GREENVILLE, Tenn. - On November 9 Richard Alan Davis, 44, of Atlanta, was sentenced to serve 23 years in federal prison by the Honorable J. Ronnie Greer, U.S. District Judge. Upon his release from prison, Davis will be supervised for five years by the U.S. Probation Office. Davis pleaded guilty...
November 10, 2016
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Federal Racketeering Indictment Targets Wilmington Street Gang

November 09, 2016
LOS ANGELES - Authorities have arrested 17 members and associates of the Wilmas street gang who are named in a federal racketeering indictment that alleges acts of murder, attempted murder, narcotics trafficking, robbery and witness intimidation - as well as a series of armed attacks on law enforcement officers dating...
November 09, 2016
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Lead Defendant In Case Targeting Synthetic Drugs Pleads Guilty To Smuggling, Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering Charges

November 08, 2016
SANTA, ANA, Calif. - The lead defendant in an indictment that outlined a wide-reaching conspiracy to smuggle, manufacture and distribute more than $12 million worth of synthetic drugs has pleaded guilty in federal court. Sean Libbert, 41, of Newport Beach, pleaded guilty yesterday afternoon to a series of charges related...
November 08, 2016
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San Jacinto Man Affiliated With Riverside Gang Sentenced To 10 Years In Federal Prison For Methamphetamine Trafficking

October 25, 2016
LOS ANGELES - A San Jacinto man affiliated with the Riverside San Jacinto First Street gang was sentenced to a decade in prison Monday for his role in methamphetamine trafficking. Luis Miguel Castro, aka “Fat Boy,” 27, was sentenced by United States District Judge Dale S. Fischer, who found that...
October 25, 2016
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Lexington Doctor Guilty Of Fentanyl Distribution

October 24, 2016
(CHARLOTTE, N.C. - U.S. Attorney Jill Westmoreland Rose announced that James Randall Long, MD, 56, of Lexington, N.C., appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge David S. Cayer and pleaded guilty to unlawful distribution of Fentanyl, a Schedule II controlled substance. Dr. Long admitted today in court that he prescribed the drug...
October 24, 2016
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DEA Atlanta Divisional Office Holds 12th Prescription Drug Take-Back Saturday, October 22

October 18, 2016
(ATLANTA, Ga. - The Drug Enforcement Administration’s Atlanta Division is partnering with national, state, local, and tribal law enforcement officials, as well as community coalition groups, to hold its 12th National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, October 22, 2016 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time. This one-day...
October 18, 2016
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Charlotte Man Guilty Of Perjury For Lying Under Oath In Drug Trafficking Trial

October 18, 2016
(CHARLOTTE, N.C. - B Jucorey Deonte Pruitt, aka Corey Deonte Pruitt, 25, of Charlotte, appeared in court today and pled guilty to a perjury charge for lying under oath during a federal trial, announced Jill Westmoreland Rose, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. U.S. Magistrate Judge David...
October 18, 2016
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DEA Charlotte District Office Holds 12th Prescription Drug Take-Back Saturday, October 22

October 18, 2016
(CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Drug Enforcement Administration’s Charlotte District Office is partnering with national, state, local, and tribal law enforcement officials, as well as community coalition groups, to hold its 12th National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, October 22, 2016 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time. This...
October 18, 2016
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DEA Columbia District Office Holds 12th Prescription Drug Take-Back Saturday, October 22

October 18, 2016
(COLUMBIA, S.C. - The Drug Enforcement Administration’s South Carolina District Office is partnering with national, state, local, and tribal law enforcement officials, as well as community coalition groups, to hold its 12th National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, October 22, 2016 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time...
October 18, 2016
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DEA Nashville District Office Holds 12th Prescription Drug Take-Back Saturday, October 22

October 18, 2016
(NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Drug Enforcement Administration’s Nashville District Office is partnering with national, state, local, and tribal law enforcement officials, as well as community coalition groups, to hold its 12th National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, October 22, 2016 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time. This...
October 18, 2016
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