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Drug Trafficker Sentenced To 15 Years

February 15, 2011
PHILADELPHIA, PA - Michael Cupeto, 48, of Elk Mills, Maryland, was sentenced to 15 years in prison by U.S. District Court Senior Judge John P. Fullam for conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, and possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, announced Zane...
February 15, 2011
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DEA And Colorado Attorney General Topple International Cocaine Trafficking Organization

January 26, 2011
DENVER, CO. - Colorado Attorney General John Suthers announced today that his office, in conjunction with the Drug Enforcement (DEA), has shut down a cocaine ring that imported multi-kilogram quantities of cocaine from Mexico into Colorado. According to the indictment the cocaine trafficking operation was led by Noel “Chihuas” Loya...
January 26, 2011
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Loveland Meth Connection Broken

November 11, 2005
NOV 17 - Denver- Today, Jeffrey D. Sweetin, Special Agent in Charge of the Denver Field Division, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), District of Colorado United States Attorney Bill Leone, and Larimer County Drug Task Force Commander Craig Dodd announced the conclusion of an eight month investigation into a major methamphetamine...
November 11, 2005
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DEA and El Paso County District Attorney Team Up

November 01, 2005
NOV 1 - Denver- Today, Jeffrey D. Sweetin, Special Agent in Charge of the Denver Field Division, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) along with El Paso County District Attorney John R. Newsome announced the arrest of eight defendants, the seizure of 14 kilograms of cocaine, approximately a kilogram of methamphetamine “ice”...
November 01, 2005
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Money Laundering Scheme Exposed

November 01, 2005
NOV 1 - Denver- On October 31, 2005, Jeffrey D. Sweetin, Special Agent in Charge of the Denver Field Division, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and United States Attorney for the District of Utah Paul M. Warner announced that a federal grand jury has indicted 15 individuals in Utah and Colombia...
November 01, 2005
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Record 7 Million Dollar Settlement

October 24, 2005
Denver, CO - Jeffrey D. Sweetin, Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Rocky Mountain Division and Bill Leone, United States Attorney for the District of Colorado, announced today that King Soopers, City Market, and their parent company, Kroger, have agreed to pay a record $7...
October 24, 2005
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Grand Junction Cocaine Ring Indicted

October 20, 2005
Grand Junction, Colorado- Jeffrey D. Sweetin, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Rocky Mountain Division, Bill Leone, United States Attorney for the District of Colorado, Jeffrey Copp, Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Denver Office, Stan Hilkey, Mesa County Sheriff, and...
October 20, 2005
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EX-WASHINGTON REDSKIN AND SUPER BOWL RECORD HOLDER ARRESTED FOR SELLING COCAINE

September 30, 2005
Denver, CO -- Jeffrey D. Sweetin, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Rocky Mountain Division and Bill Leone, U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado, announced today that Timmy Smith, age 41, of Denver, has been arrested for distributing cocaine in Denver, Colorado. Timmy Smith is...
September 30, 2005
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