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Lockport drug dealers sentenced for role in cocaine conspiracy

September 11, 2018
BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and Special Agent in Charge James Hunt, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, New York Division announced today that Darius Dix, 27, and Kurtis Washington, 27, both of Lockport, N.Y., who were convicted of conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine...
September 11, 2018
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Arrests made on San Antonio’s Eastside based on federal drug trafficking and money

September 07, 2018
SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Federal and state authorities have arrested nine individuals for their alleged roles in narcotics distribution and money laundering activities on San Antonio’s Eastside, announced United States Attorney John F. Bash; Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Will Glaspy, Houston Division; San Antonio Police Chief William...
September 07, 2018
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Robstown-based heroin leader heads to federal prison

September 07, 2018
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – The leader of a massive heroin and money laundering conspiracy has been ordered to federal prison, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Will Glaspy, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Jesus Gutierrez, 46, of Corpus Christi, pleaded guilty April 26, 2018, to...
September 07, 2018
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Georgia man indicted in Southeast Texas drug trafficking case

September 06, 2018
BEAUMONT, Texas – A 41-year-old Jackson, Georgia man has been indicted and charged with federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Special Agent in Charge Will Glaspy, Drug Enforcement Administration, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today. Oaka Donrez Adams was indicted by a federal grand...
September 06, 2018
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Husband and wife sentenced to prison for operating Upper West Side pill mill

September 06, 2018
NEW YORK – New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor Bridget G. Brennan and the Drug Enforcement Administration's New York Division Special Agent in Charge James J. Hunt announced today the sentencing of Dr. Rogelio Lucas and his wife and office manager Lydia Lucas to prison terms for engaging in a...
September 06, 2018
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Drug dealer who sold out of his home sentenced to 72 months

September 06, 2018
BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and Special Agent in Charge James Hunt, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, New York Division announced today that Joseph Thompson, 61, of Lockport, N.Y., who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, 40 grams or more...
September 06, 2018
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Long Island man sentenced to 18 years’ imprisonment for cocaine trafficking and arson

September 05, 2018
NEW YORK – Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Matthew Aichroth was sentenced by United States District Judge Denis R. Hurley to 18 years’ imprisonment for conspiring to possess and distribute cocaine and committing an arson in furtherance of that conspiracy. The Court also ordered Aichroth to forfeit...
September 05, 2018
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Five gang members charged with racketeering and narcotics offenses

September 04, 2018
NEW YORK - Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Angel M. Melendez, Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations, James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Division...
September 04, 2018
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Buffalo man pleads guilty to selling cocaine

August 30, 2018
BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and Special Agent in Charge James Hunt, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, New York Division announced today that Brandon Washington, 35, of Buffalo, N.Y., pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge H. Kenneth Schroeder to conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute...
August 30, 2018
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Dansville man pleads guilty for his role in meth conspiracy

August 30, 2018
ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and Special Agent in Charge James Hunt, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, New York Division announced today that Kenneth Hoag , 57, of Dansville, N.Y., pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge David G. Larimer to possession with intent to distribute five grams...
August 30, 2018
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