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10 Years For South Bay Drug Trafficker

April 04, 2017
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Ramon Daniel Quezada was sentenced today to 120 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to possess heroin and possession with intent to distribute heroin, announced United States Attorney Brian J. Stretch and DEA Special Agent-in-Charge John J. Martin. The sentence was handed down...
April 04, 2017
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Bay Area Companies Settle Controlled Substances Violations Claims For $717,250

April 03, 2017
SAN FRANCISCO - Golden Gate Pharmacy Holdings and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Golden Gate Pharmacy (GGPS) and Ross Valley Compounding (Ross Valley), have agreed to pay $717,250 to settle allegations by the U.S. Department of Justice that the companies failed to keep and maintain adequate records pertaining to controlled substances...
April 03, 2017
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San Francisco-Based Drug Trafficker Sentenced To Over 13 Years In Prison

March 31, 2017
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Herman Keese, 57, of San Francisco, was sentenced on Thursday to 13 years and eight months in prison by U.S. District Judge Troy L. Nunley, United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge John J. Martin announced today. Keese pleaded guilty...
March 31, 2017
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14 Mexican Citizens And 3 U.S. Citizens Indicted In Heroin And Meth Conspiracy That Stretched Across North America

March 31, 2017
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A federal grand jury has charged 17 individuals with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin and/or methamphetamine in a superseding indictment. Benjamin C. Glassman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, Timothy J. Plancon, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement...
March 31, 2017
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Santa Rosa Man Pleads Guilty To Role In North Bay Drug Distribution And Money Laundering Conspiracy

March 30, 2017
SAN FRANCISCO - Eutimio Reyna-(aka “Tony,” aka “Gordo,” aka “Little Tony”) pleaded guilty in federal court in San Francisco yesterday to charges of conspiracy to distribute heroin and methamphetamine, distribution of heroin, and money laundering, announced United States Attorney Brian J. Stretch and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge...
March 30, 2017
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Kentucky Man Sentenced To Four Life Sentences On Drug Trafficking And Aggravated Sexual Abuse Of Minors

March 30, 2017
PIKEVILLE, Ky. - A Knott County man has been sentenced to four consecutive life sentences, for drug trafficking and sexually abusing the young children of parents he encountered during his drug trafficking operations. On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Amul Thapar sentenced Freddie Kennedy, Jr., on one count of conspiracy to...
March 30, 2017
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Oakland Man Pleads Guilty To Role In Conspiracy To Manufacture Counterfeit Drugs

March 28, 2017
OAKLAND, Calif. - Antoine King pleaded guilty today to his role in a conspiracy to manufacture counterfeit Xanax pills and to launder the proceeds gained by the illegal scheme, announced United States Attorney Brian J. Stretch; Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge John J. Martin; Internal Revenue Service, Criminal...
March 28, 2017
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Two Michigan Physicians Convicted Of Illegally Distributing Powerful Painkillers At Ann Arbor Area Pill Mill

March 22, 2017
DETROIT, Mich. - Dr. Anthony Conrardy, age 61, and Dr. William McCutchen, III, age 46, were found guilty yesterday of unlawfully distributing Schedule II narcotics by a federal jury in Detroit, MI, acting United States Attorney Daniel L. Lemisch announced today. Dr. Anthony Conrardy was convicted of five counts of...
March 22, 2017
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Fresno Synthetic Drug Smugglers Indicted

March 17, 2017
FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned an eight-count indictment on Thursday against Terry Ford, 37, and Dawn Peters, 35, both of Clovis, charging them with distributing synthetic drugs, conspiracy, and money laundering, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and DEA Special Agent-in-Charge John J. Martin announced. According to court...
March 17, 2017
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Sacramento Area Drug Trafficker Sentenced To 34 Years In Prison

March 16, 2017
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - U.S. District Judge Morrison C. England Jr. sentenced Isreal “Puck” Washington, 43, of Sacramento, today to 34 years in prison for trafficking heroin, cocaine, cocaine base, and methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and San Francisco Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge John J. Martin announced...
March 16, 2017
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