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North Carolina Methamphetamine Trafficker Sentenced

September 13, 2016
STATESVILLE, NC - U.S. District Judge Richard L. Voorhees sentenced yesterday Eduardo Trejo-Munoz, a/k/a “Lalo,” 24, of Hickory, N.C. to 262 months in prison and five years of supervised release for trafficking high purity crystal methamphetamine worth over $5 million, announced Jill Westmoreland Rose, U.S. Attorney for the Western District...
September 13, 2016
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Amsterdam Man Sentenced To 105 Months For Unlawfully Possessing Five Guns And Distributing Heroin

September 08, 2016
ALBANY, N.Y. - - Shawn Taft, 45, of Amsterdam, New York, was sentenced yesterday to 105 months in prison for possessing five firearms as a felon and distributing heroin. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Richard S. Hartunian and Special Agent in Charge James J. Hunt, New York Division...
September 08, 2016
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Fentanyl And Heroin Seized Before Deadly Mix Hits The Streets

September 07, 2016
NEW YORK - - James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA), and Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an Indictment charging Aldinton Valerio and...
September 07, 2016
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West Charlton Woman Sentenced On Narcotics Conviction

September 07, 2016
ALBANY, N.Y. - - Kelly Burgess, 26, of West Charlton, New York, was sentenced today to serve three years of probation and to pay a $3,000 fine for possessing and intending to sell hundreds of Oxycodone pills that she stole from the Ballston Spa pharmacy that employed her. The announcement...
September 07, 2016
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Second “YGz” Gang Member Pleads Guilty To Attempted Murder And Other Crimes In Connection With Racketeering Conspiracy

September 02, 2016
NEW YORK - - Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Terrance Williams, a/k/a “TA,” pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Valerie E. Caproni to his involvement in a racketeering conspiracy for which he participated in an attempted murder, a robbery...
September 02, 2016
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Brooklyn Men Sentenced For Intending To Sell Crack And Heroin In Plattsburgh

September 01, 2016
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. - - Jawan Long, 32, and Lance Harper, 24, both of Brooklyn, New York, were sentenced today for possessing crack and heroin with the intent to distribute the drugs. Senior U.S. District Judge Noman A. Mordue sentenced Long to 40 months of imprisonment, to be followed by a...
September 01, 2016
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“YGz” Gang Member Pleads Guilty To Attempted Murders In Connection With Racketeering Conspiracy

August 29, 2016
NEW YORK - - Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Michael Brown, a/k/a “Mighty,” pled guilty late last Friday to engaging in a racketeering conspiracy that involved his participation in two attempted murders in connection with his membership in a racketeering...
August 29, 2016
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Over 65 Pounds Of Heroin Recovered From Truck Axle In Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y.: Two Arrested

August 25, 2016
NEW YORK - - Fernando Quiles and Jorge Ayala were arrested Tuesday in Croton-on-Hudson in northern Westchester County, New York for possession of over 65 lbs. of heroin. James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s New York (DEA) and Bridget G. Brennan, New York...
August 25, 2016
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Ex-Auburn, Georgia Police Officer Guilty: Extortion, Drug Trafficking

August 19, 2016
ATLANTA - Charles F. Hubbard has pled guilty to extortion and drug trafficking conspiracy charges. The defendant was an officer with the Auburn, Georgia, Police Department who used his law enforcement position and his patrol car to intercept and steal drugs and money. “Hubbard assisted drug traffickers for his own...
August 19, 2016
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Colorado Springs Resident Office Assists GBI, CSPD

August 18, 2016
Georgia Bureau of (GBI) case into theft of 8.9 million dosage units of Hydrocodone results in multiple warrants, illegal pot grows in Colorado Springs and El Paso County COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Agents and Task Force Officers from the Drug Enforcement Administration Colorado Springs Resident Office assisted detectives from Colorado...
August 18, 2016
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