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Physician/Owner And Office Manager Of McLean Skin Care Clinic Convicted At Trial

May 07, 2014
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Anoushirvan Sarraf, 48, and Eva Montejo Pritchard, 48, both of Rockville, Maryland, were convicted yesterday by a federal jury on charges of conspiracy related to their roles in a scheme to illegally import non-FDA-approved chemotherapy and cosmetic drugs into the United States. Sarraf, a physician who owns...
May 07, 2014
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Virginia Beach Man Pleads Guilty To Drug Conspiracy

May 06, 2014
NORFOLK, Va. - Shawn H. Spencer, 33, of Virginia Beach, Va., pleaded guilty today to conspiring to manufacture, distribute, and possess controlled substances. Karl C. Colder, Special Agent in Charge for Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) Washington Field Division; Dana J. Boente, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia; and...
May 06, 2014
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11 Defendants Arraigned In The Eastern District Of Oklahoma For Methamphetamine Conspiracy

April 16, 2014
MUSKOGEE, Okla. - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced that the following individuals were arraigned on April 15, and 16, 2014, on charges of Conspiracy To Possess With Intent To Distribute And Distribute Five (500) Grams Or More Of Methamphetamine, in violation of Title...
April 16, 2014
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Baltimore Prescription Drug Trafficker Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison

April 10, 2014
(BALTIMORE) - - U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz sentenced Richard Ashbrook, age 51, of Baltimore, today to five years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for conspiring to distribute oxycodone. The sentence was announced by Assistant Special Agent in Charge Gary Tuggle of the Drug Enforcement...
April 10, 2014
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Prosecution Of Methamphetamine Drug Trafficking Organization Results In Lengthy Federal Prison Sentences And Significant Cash Seizures

April 02, 2014
(LUBBOCK, - Texas) The last defendants convicted in an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task (OCDETF) operation targeting the Simon Chavez Drug Trafficking (DTO), have been sentenced. That DTO was responsible for distributing large quantities of methamphetamine in Lubbock, Texas, and surrounding areas. The operation resulted in significant seizures of methamphetamine...
April 02, 2014
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Treasury Designates Columbian Narcotics Trafficker

February 19, 2014
WASHINGTON - Five men have been sentenced to federal prison this week for prescription drug trafficking in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today Khuda Balouch Buksh, 47, a Pakistani national living in Duncanville, Texas, pleaded guilty on Jan. 16, 2013 to conspiracy to possess...
February 19, 2014
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Baltimore Drug Kingpin Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison

February 03, 2014
February 03, 2014
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Baltimore Drug Kingpin Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison

February 03, 2014
(BALTIMORE) - - U.S. District Judge William D. Quarles, Jr. sentenced Garnett Gilbert Smith, a/k/a Abdule Jones a/k/a Brian Slack, age 44, of Baltimore, Maryland, to 25 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for conspiring to distribute and possession with intent to distribute cocaine. The sentence...
February 03, 2014
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Maryland Science Center To Host DEA Exhibit

January 29, 2014
(BALTIMORE) - - The national touring exhibit developed by the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and the DEA Educational Foundation, Target America: Opening Eyes to the Damage Drugs Cause opens February 11, 2014 at the Maryland Science Center at Baltimore's Inner Harbor. In this interactive exploration of the effects of drugs on...
January 29, 2014
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Five Defendants Sentenced For On-Line Trafficking Of Prescription Drugs

January 27, 2014
SHERMAN, Texas - Five men have been sentenced to federal prison this week for prescription drug trafficking in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today. Khuda Balouch Buksh, 47, a Pakistani national living in Duncanville, Texas, pleaded guilty on Jan. 16, 2013 to conspiracy to...
January 27, 2014
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