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Leader Of Butte County Methamphetamine Trafficking Organization Sentenced To 17 Years In Federal Prison

October 14, 2015
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Federico Sandoval Aguilar, 43, of Biggs, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller to 17 ½ years in prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine. According to court documents, Aguilar was the head of a drug trafficking organization that was responsible for distributing pound-quantities...
October 14, 2015
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Federal Grand Jury Criminal Indictments Announced

October 08, 2015
TULSA, Okla. - The results of the October 2015 Federal Grand Jury were announced today by Danny C. Williams Sr., United States Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma. The following individuals have been charged with violations of United States law in indictments returned by the Grand Jury. The return...
October 08, 2015
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Alaska Resident Pleads Guilty To Drug Dealing, Money Laundering

October 01, 2015
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - DuWayne LeDoux, 55, of Kodiak, Alaska, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and conspiracy to structure cash deposits. According to court documents, LeDoux enlisted Sacramento resident Jennifer MacDougal to obtain and ship methamphetamine and crack cocaine to LeDoux at various addresses in Kodiak...
October 01, 2015
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Public Response To DEA’s 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Remains Robust

September 30, 2015
SAN FRANCISCO - Results from the Drug Enforcement Administration’s 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day this past Saturday demonstrate the public’s continued appreciation and need for the opportunity to discard unwanted, unused and expired prescription drugs. On September 26, 2015, Northern California and Central Valley residents turned in approximately 24,832...
September 30, 2015
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DEA Prescription Drug Take-Back Numbers

September 29, 2015
DALLAS - The final tally is in from the 10th National Prescription Take-Back Day this past Saturday, September 26, 2015. DEA and its partners took back prescription drugs at 127 locations throughout North Texas and Oklahoma. The NTBI was an all-day event. A total of 27,477 pounds or 12.4 tons...
September 29, 2015
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Long Beach Man Sentenced To 6 Years & 4 Months In Prison For Trafficking Oxycodone And Hydrocodone

September 29, 2015
FRESNO, Calif. - Sarith Chim, 34, of Long Beach, was sentenced today to six years and four months in prison by U.S. District Judge Anthony W. Ishii for conspiring to distribute oxycodone and hydrocodone pills. According to court documents, in April 11, 2013, Chim and his co-defendants were indicted for...
September 29, 2015
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Bakersfield Methamphetamine Trafficking Defendant Sentenced To Over 10 Years In Prison

September 24, 2015
FRESNO, Calif. - Manuel Riviera-Felix, aka Felipe Garcia, 27, of Mexico, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill to 10 years and 11 months in prison for distribution of methamphetamine. According to court documents, Rivera-Felix was a leader of a large scale drug organization in Bakersfield...
September 24, 2015
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Defendants Sentenced To Lengthy Federal Prison Terms For Roles In Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy

September 22, 2015
DALLAS - Eight North Texas residents who were convicted for their respective roles in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy that operated in North Texas and elsewhere have been sentenced to lengthy federal prison terms, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas. On September 18, 2015, Irineo Ramos...
September 22, 2015
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Bay Area Company Agrees To Pay $450,000 To Settle Claims Of Failing To Maintain Adequate Records Of Controlled Substance Use

August 03, 2015
SAN FRANCISO - Sterigenics International LLC and its parent, Sterigenics U.S., LLC, agreed to pay $450,000 to settle allegations by the U.S. Department of Justice that the companies failed to keep and maintain adequate records pertaining to controlled substances, announced United States Attorney Melinda Haag and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration...
August 03, 2015
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Sutter County Brothers Sentenced To Prison For Marijuana Cultivation

July 29, 2015
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Thomas Jopson, 66, and David Jopson, 64, of Rio Oso, were sentenced Tuesday by United States District Judge John A. Mendez to one year in prison for conspiring to cultivate marijuana. The Jopsons were ordered to surrender to the United States Marshals Service to begin serving their...
July 29, 2015
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