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East Bay Resident Pleads Guilty To Possession With Intent To Distribute Crystal Methamphetamine

OAKLAND, Calif. - Joseph Edward Conner pleaded guilty in federal court in Oakland yesterday to possessing with the intent to distribute over four pounds of crystal methamphetamine announced United States Attorney Brian J. Stretch, U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge John J. Martin, Internal Revenue (IRS), Criminal Investigation...
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Methamphetamine Trafficker Sentenced To 12 Years Prison

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Edgardo Reyes was sentenced to 154 months’ imprisonment for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine announced United States Attorney Brian J. Stretch and Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge John J. Martin. Reyes’s co-conspirator, Armando Solorio, was sentenced to 73...
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DEA Announces Actions Related To Marijuana And Industrial Hemp

WASHINGTON - The Drug Enforcement (DEA) announced several marijuana- related actions, including actions regarding scientific research and scheduling of marijuana, as well as principles on the cultivation of industrial hemp under the Agricultural Act of 2014. DEA Publishes Responses to Two Pending Petitions to Reschedule Marijuana - DEA has denied...
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Two Brooklyn Men Indicted For Distributing Heroin And Cocaine On Dark Web Marketplace AlphaBay

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Seventeen Indicted For Firearms And Drug Trafficking Following Multiagency Sweep In Fresno

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Three Bakersfield Brothers Charged With Manufacturing And Distributing Synthetic Cannabinoids

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Jury Convicts Former Bakersfield Marijuana Store Owner

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DEA Report: Counterfeit Pills Fueling U.S. Fentanyl And Opioid Crisis

WASHINGTON - Hundreds of thousands of counterfeit prescription pills, many containing deadly amounts of fentanyl and fentanyl-related compounds, have made their way into the U.S. drug market, according to a DEA intelligence report released today. Law enforcement nationwide report higher fentanyl availability, seizures, and known overdose deaths than at any...
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Marin Doctor Sentenced To Three Years In Prison For Prescribing Oxycodone Outside The Usual Course Of Professional Practice And Without A Legitimate Medical Purpose

OAKLAND, Calif. - Dr. Michael Roger Chiarottino was sentenced today to three years in prison for illegally prescribing oxycodone and other controlled substances, announced United States Attorney Brian J. Stretch and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge John J. Martin. Dr. Chiarottino pleaded guilty on March 8, 2016, to...
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Arrest In Sacramento-Area Fentanyl Investigation

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A Sacramento woman was arrested today after a federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment on Thursday, July 14, 2016, charging her with possession with intent to distribute hydrocodone and fentanyl, distribution of hydrocodone and fentanyl, and using a cellphone to facilitate a drug trafficking offense. The...