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31 Indicted For Operating A Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Enterprise

June 18, 2004
JUN 18 -- Laura M. Nagel, Special Agent in Charge of DEA’s Washington Division announced today that a federal grand jury indicted Paulette Martin, age 57, of Takoma Park, Maryland, and 30 others for crimes arising from their three and a half year operation of a large drug trafficking and...
June 18, 2004
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Two Hundred Pounds of Marijuana Seized In Norfolk, VA

June 18, 2004
JUN 18 -- One individual was arrested early yesterday morning in Norfolk, Virginia on a federal complaint charging him with possession with intent to distribute Marijuana. Laura M. Nagel, Special Agent in Charge of DEA’s Washington Division announced that Matt CODER, age 28, of Encinitas, California was arrested early on...
June 18, 2004
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Two Illegal Aliens Indicted In Cocaine Conspiracy

June 17, 2004
JUN 17--A federal grand jury indicted two illegal aliens from Mexico as part of a Mexican cocaine distribution conspiracy. Laura Nagel, Special Agent in Charge of DEA’s Washington Division, identified the drug traffickers as Salvador Perez-Perez and Domingo Orduno-Esquer who are charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent...
June 17, 2004
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Salisbury Area Drug Ring Leader Sentenced to 30 Years

June 08, 2004
JUN 8 -- Laura M. Nagel, Special Agent in Charge of DEA’s Washington Division announced today that Ronald Seldon, age 29, of Salisbury, Maryland, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz to 30 years in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release arising from his guilty plea...
June 08, 2004
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Richmond Man Indicted on Drug and Murder Charges

April 20, 2004
APR 20 -- A federal grand jury returned a superceding indictment today for Richard Dwight Bernard, age 35, of Jacksonville, Arkansas and Richmond, Virginia. Bernard was originally charged in November 2003, along with seven others, with conspiracy to distribute in excess of 1,000 kilograms of marijuana and with possession of...
April 20, 2004
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Baltimore Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison for RICO Charges

February 20, 2004
Washington, D.C. - The Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Ms. Laura M. Nagel, announced that following a September 19, 2002 guilty plea to a federal racketeering charge, United States District Judge J. Frederick Motz sentenced Louis Colvin, age 44 of Baltimore, Maryland, to 10 years incarceration...
February 20, 2004
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Virginia Motorcycle Dealership Seized In Methamphetamine Bust

February 18, 2004
The Glen LILLY Drug Trafficking Organization was responsible for the distribution of multi-pounds of methamphetamine throughout the Bristol Virginia Area. The methamphetamine was sourced from Mexico, transported through Los Angeles, to the Atlanta, Georgia area, and was then transported to the LILLY DEALERSHIP in Abingdon, Virginia. Proceeds from the sales...
February 18, 2004
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Zenobia Penn Sentenced in Cocaine Conspiracy

January 22, 2004
JAN 22— Washington, D.C. - The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Special Agent-in-Charge, Ms. Laura M. Nagel announced that United States District Chief Judge Benson E. Legg sentenced Zenobia Bernadette Penn, age 35, of Baltimore, Maryland on Thursday, January 15, 2004, to 174 months in prison followed by 5 years of...
January 22, 2004
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Disabled Methamphetamine Lab in Southern Maryland Motel

January 22, 2004
JAN 22— Washington, D.C. - The Special Agent-in-Charge (SAC), Ms. Laura M. Nagel of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced that a methamphetamine lab had been disabled. The DEA worked with the Charles County Sheriff's Office who uncovered a methamphetamine lab on January 12 and arrested a 28-year-old man for...
January 22, 2004
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Dentist Pleads Guilty to Exchanging Prescriptions for Sex

January 15, 2004
JAN 15— Washington, D.C. - The Washington Field Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), announced today that Dr. DeWitt Webster, Jr., age 74, of Hyattsville, Maryland pled guilty to two counts of an indictment in which he was charged with the unlawful distribution of Percocet. As part of the...
January 15, 2004
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