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Mexican Citizen Convicted In Del Rio For Importing Cocaine And Heroin

October 20, 2016
DEL RIO, Texas - Guillermo Rodriguez-Sanchez, a 42-year-old resident of Mexico City, faces a mandatory minimum sentence of at least ten years and up to life in federal prison after a jury convicted him late Thursday afternoon of importing cocaine and heroin. The conviction was announced by Drug Enforcement (DEA)...
October 20, 2016
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Eight Members Of Ohio Heroin And Steroid Drug Distribution Conspiracy Sentenced In Federal Court

October 19, 2016
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The last of eight defendants guilty of distributing heroin, anabolic steroids and other drugs in central and southern Ohio has been sentenced in U.S. District Court, capping a two-year investigation by federal, state and local law enforcement agencies. Benjamin C. Glassman, United States Attorney for the Southern...
October 19, 2016
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DEA And Community Partners In Michigan Hold Prescription Drug Take Back Day On Saturday

October 18, 2016
DETROIT - DEA reprises this weekend one of its most popular community programs: National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. On Saturday, October 22nd, 2016, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. the public can dispose of their unused, unwanted prescription medications at one of 4,700 collection sites nationwide, and over 130...
October 18, 2016
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DEA And Community Partners In Kentucky Hold Prescription Drug Take Back Day On Saturday

October 18, 2016
DETROIT - DEA reprises this weekend one of its most popular community programs: National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. On Saturday, October 22nd, 2016, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. the public can dispose of their unused, unwanted prescription medications at one of 4,700 collection sites nationwide, and 50 sites...
October 18, 2016
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DEA And Community Partners In Ohio Hold Prescription Drug Take Back Day On Saturday

October 18, 2016
DETROIT - DEA reprises this weekend one of its most popular community programs: National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. On Saturday, October 22nd, 2016, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. the public can dispose of their unused, unwanted prescription medications at one of 4,700 collection sites nationwide, and over 235...
October 18, 2016
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San Antonio Bandidos Member Pleads Guilty To Murder

October 12, 2016
SAN ANTONIO - Bandidos Outlaw Motorcycle (OMO) member Frederick (aka “Fast Fred”), 48, faces life in federal prison after pleading guilty to murder. The guilty plea was announced jointly by United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin Jr., Western District of Texas; Drug Enforcement Administration Houston Division Special Agent in Charge...
October 12, 2016
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Large Northern Ohio Drug Trafficking Group Faces Multiple Charges In Federal Court

October 12, 2016
Cleveland - Twenty people were indicted for their role in a conspiracy that brought large amounts of fentanyl, heroin and cocaine into Greater Cleveland from Chicago and Yonkers, New York, law enforcement officials said. Some of these conspirators had significant links to the Sinaloa cartel. As part of the investigation...
October 12, 2016
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Bandidos National Sergeant At Arms Pleads Guilty To Federal Racketeering, Drug Trafficking And Extortion Charges

October 07, 2016
SAN ANTONIO, Texas - 32-year-old Bandidos Outlaw Motorcycle (OMO) National Sergeant at Arms Justin Cole Forster faces up to life in federal prison after pleading guilty to federal racketeering, drug trafficking and extortion charges announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., Western District of Texas; Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special...
October 07, 2016
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Corpus Christi Resident Sentenced In Laredo For Marijuana Distribution

September 30, 2016
LAREDO, Texas - A 47-year-old Corpus Christi man has been sentenced in Laredo federal court following his conviction of possession with the intent to distribute 1,000 kilograms or more of marijuana and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug crime, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. A federal Jury...
September 30, 2016
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Kentucky Man Receives 20 Year Prison Sentence For Distributing Powerful Opiate Fentanyl That Resulted In Overdose Death

September 30, 2016
LEXINGTON, Ky. - A Versailles, Kentucky, man, who previously admitted to distributing fentanyl, that was disguised as a pain pill and caused the overdose death of a Woodford County woman, has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison. On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell sentenced Gill Dewayne Garrett...
September 30, 2016
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