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California Career Offender And Co-Conspirator Sentenced To Over 18 Years For Drug Trafficking

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - David Downing, Drug Enforcement (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge, and Conner Eldridge, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Frank Medina, Jr. age 32, of Moreno Valley, California and his co-conspirator, Juliana Perez, age 44, of Rogers, were sentenced today for drug...
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Five Men Charged In Large-Scale Cocaine And Money Laundering Conspiracy

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Mario Capote-Morejon, 43, and Enrique Artiles-Mata aka Calvo, 54, both of McAllen, and Helvis Artiles, 25, of Mission, have been arrested along with two others on charges related to a cocaine trafficking and money laundering conspiracy, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M...
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Bogalusa Man And Woman Sentenced For Drug Violations

NEW ORLEANS - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Keith Brown and U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that Raymond Bridges, 53, and Mary Doughty, 65, both residents of Bogalusa, were sentenced yesterday having previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute...
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Santeria Follower And Others Head To Prison On Federal Drug Charges

BROWNSVILLE, Texas - Francisco Javier Maya, 35, has been ordered to prison following his convictions of conspiracy to possess and possession with intent to distribute approximately 1,000 pounds of marijuana, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. A jury convicted Maya...
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Brother-in-Law To Former Tamaulipas Governor Indicted In Money Laundering Scheme

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Oscar Gomez Guerra, 43, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Corpus Christi on charges of conspiring to launder monetary instruments and aiding and abetting the operation of an unlicensed money transmitting business, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit...
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Multiple Narcotics Trafficking Results In Significant Sentences

BROWNSVILLE, Texas - Francisco Chavez-Arriaga, 50, of San Juan, has been ordered to prison following his conviction of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 10 kilograms of methamphetamine and five kilograms of cocaine, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney...
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Arrests Dismantle Clinton-Based Drug Trafficking Organization

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - David Downing, Assistant Special Agent in Charge with the Drug Enforcement (DEA), and Christopher R. Thyer, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas; along with 20th Judicial Prosecuting Attorney Cody Hiland; and Van Buren County Sheriff Scott Bradley announced an investigation into a large-scale...
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DEA’s Ninth And Final Prescription Drug Take Back Day Being Held Saturday September 27 New Disposal Rules In Effect Next Month Provide For Convenient, Ongoing Disposal Opportunities For Patients’ Unwanted Pharmaceuticals

NEW ORLEANS - This Saturday, September 27, the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and almost 4,000 of its national, tribal, and community law enforcement partners will hold the ninth National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. Americans can take their expired, unneeded, or unwanted prescription drugs to one of over 5,200 collection sites across...
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Marrero Men Plead Guilty To Drug Conspiracy

NEW ORLEANS - Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Keith Brown and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Polite announced today that Stokley Austin, age 33, and Donald Jones, Jr., age 33, both residents of Marrero, Louisiana, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Ivan L.R. Lemelle to conspiracy to distribute and possess...
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Amite Man Sentenced To 16 Years In Prison On Federal Drug Charges

NEW ORLEANS - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Keith Brown and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Polite announced that Torrie Brumfield, a resident of Amite, Louisiana, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Carl J. Barbier to serve 16 years in prison for his role in a large-scale drug conspiracy...

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