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DEA Ventura And San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office Shut Down Central Coast Cocaine Distribution Organization

August 05, 2015
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. - After an investigation that began in November 2014, members of the DEA Ventura Resident Office and San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Narcotics Unit shut down a major cocaine distribution organization that was operating in and around San Luis Obispo County. Investigators served search warrants over...
August 05, 2015
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Israeli Organized Crime Figure Sentenced To 32 Years In Federal Prison For Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering And Extortion

July 31, 2015
LOS ANGELES - A man linked to one of the most notorious organized crime rings in Israel and who on his own operated “a vast international criminal conspiracy engaged in drug trafficking and money laundering” was sentenced today to 384 months in federal prison. Matsri was found guilty by a...
July 31, 2015
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DEA Announces 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back

July 28, 2015
Event will take place from 10 am-2 pm on Saturday, September 26th DENVER - DEA Acting Administrator Chuck Rosenberg has announced that the 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back will take place September 26th from 10 am-2 pm local time. As with the previous nine Take-Back events, sites will be set...
July 28, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Announces 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back

July 28, 2015
LOS ANGELES - DEA Acting Administrator Chuck Rosenberg today announced that the 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back will take place September 26th from 10 am-2 pm local time. As with the previous nine Take-Back events, sites will be set up throughout communities nationwide so local residents can return their unwanted...
July 28, 2015
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Truck Driver Sentenced To 16 Years For Possession Of More Than 24 Pounds Of Heroin And Methamphetamine

July 21, 2015
RENO, Nev. - Victor H. Orozco, 40, of Grandview, WA, was sentenced on July 20 by U.S. District Judge Miranda M. Du to 16 years in prison and five years supervised release for possessing with the intent to distribute more than 24 pounds of methamphetamine and heroin. Orozco, a licensed...
July 21, 2015
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Hawaii Jury Finds California Man Guilty Of Methamphetamine Trafficking

July 10, 2015
HONOLULU - A federal jury found a California man guilty last week of smuggling methamphetamine into Hawaii. After a three day trial, Roman Gabriel Contreras, 44, of Ontario, California, was convicted of attempting to distribute more than 500 grams of a substance containing methamphetamine in Kauai on March 24, 2015...
July 10, 2015
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Owner Of Fashion District Clothing Company Pleads Guilty To Customs, Immigration And Money Laundering Offenses

June 01, 2015
LOS ANGELES - The owner of a Fashion District import-export business pleaded guilty late Friday afternoon to federal charges stemming from an investigation into “Black Market Peso Exchange” schemes used by international drug cartels to launder and send narcotics proceeds out of the United States. The owner of Yili Underwear...
June 01, 2015
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Colorado Attorney General Joins Forces With DEA, U.S. Attorney, To Execute Largest Heroin Bust In History Of Rocky Mountain Region

May 20, 2015
Operation Chump Change has netted 273 pounds of brown heroin valued at $40 million over two years (DENVER) - Colorado Attorney General Cynthia H. Coffman, in partnership with the DEA, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office today announced the largest and most complex heroin bust in the history of the Rocky...
May 20, 2015
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Canada Extradites Second Drug Trafficking Defendant To Colorado For Prosecution

May 14, 2015
(DENVER) - Javier Batista Cervantes, age 35, who was until today in Canada, was extradited from Canada to Denver, Colorado so he can face drug trafficking charges, U.S. Attorney John Walsh and Drug Enforcement (DEA) Denver Division Special Agent in Charge Barbra Roach announced. Cervantes was indicted, along with six...
May 14, 2015
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Man Who Was Caught With Almost 100 Pounds Of Meth And Marijuana In Vehicle Sentenced To Over 30 Years In Prison

May 06, 2015
LAS VEGAS - A Topeka, Kansas man who was pulled over by Nevada Highway Patrol Officers in 2013, and found to be in possession of 24 pounds of methamphetamine and 74 pounds of marijuana, was sentenced today to 365 months in prison and 10 years of supervised release,announced U.S. Attorney...
May 06, 2015
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