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Hawaii Jury Finds California Man Guilty Of Methamphetamine Trafficking

July 10, 2015
HONOLULU - A federal jury found a California man guilty last week of smuggling methamphetamine into Hawaii. After a three day trial, Roman Gabriel Contreras, 44, of Ontario, California, was convicted of attempting to distribute more than 500 grams of a substance containing methamphetamine in Kauai on March 24, 2015...
July 10, 2015
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Philadelphia District Attorney And The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Announce Heroin Bust Valued At $3.3 Million

June 10, 2015
PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia District Attorney R. Seth Williams and Special Agent in Charge Gary Tuggleof the U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) today announced the results of a joint task force that led to the arrest of three suspects and the confiscation of $3.3 million of heroin - the biggest heroin bust...
June 10, 2015
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Alleged Drug Kingpins Charged With Multi-State Operation That Imported 1,000 Kilograms Of Heroin From Mexico Into The United States

June 04, 2015
PHILADELPHIA - A 108-count superseding indictment, charges 37 people as participants in a multi-state heroin trafficking organization with ties to Mexico. The charges, which include conducting a continuing criminal enterprise, conspiracy to commit money laundering, 62 counts of money laundering, and 43 substantive drug charges, were announced by United States...
June 04, 2015
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Owner Of Fashion District Clothing Company Pleads Guilty To Customs, Immigration And Money Laundering Offenses

June 01, 2015
LOS ANGELES - The owner of a Fashion District import-export business pleaded guilty late Friday afternoon to federal charges stemming from an investigation into “Black Market Peso Exchange” schemes used by international drug cartels to launder and send narcotics proceeds out of the United States. The owner of Yili Underwear...
June 01, 2015
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Man Who Was Caught With Almost 100 Pounds Of Meth And Marijuana In Vehicle Sentenced To Over 30 Years In Prison

May 06, 2015
LAS VEGAS - A Topeka, Kansas man who was pulled over by Nevada Highway Patrol Officers in 2013, and found to be in possession of 24 pounds of methamphetamine and 74 pounds of marijuana, was sentenced today to 365 months in prison and 10 years of supervised release,announced U.S. Attorney...
May 06, 2015
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Chicago Man Pleads Guilty To Participating In Multi-State Heroin Trafficking Conspiracy

March 23, 2015
HARRISBURG, Pa. - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that a 37-year-old Chicago resident pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani to participating in a drug conspiracy that was responsible for distributing heroin and other drugs during a four-year time...
March 23, 2015
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Two New York Men Sentenced For Trafficking Heroin

February 19, 2015
SCRANTON, Pa. - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that William Nelson, age 42, and Greg Bush, age 53, both of Brooklyn, New York were sentenced in federal court in Scranton on charges of trafficking 100 grams or more of heroin. United States...
February 19, 2015
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DEA Los Angeles Shuts Down Major Phony Prescription Printing Operation With Four Arrests

February 05, 2015
LOS ANGELES - Four individuals, including a former physician, were taken into custody on felony fraud charges in connection with a complex scheme investigated by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to print thousands of fake prescriptions bearing the names of legitimate doctors, ultimately sold on the streets of Los Angeles...
February 05, 2015
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Reading Man Sentenced To 66 Months In Prison For Role In Monroe County-Based Drug Conspiracy

January 28, 2015
READING, Penn. - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that a 30-year-old Reading, Pennsylvania man was sentenced to 66 months in prison yesterday by U.S. District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani in Scranton, for participating in a conspiracy to distribute heroin, cocaine, and other...
January 28, 2015
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Authorities Arrest 5 Linked To LA "Pill Mill"

January 13, 2015
LOS ANGELES - After a federal grand jury issued a 33-count indictment last week, authorities in Texas and Southern California this morning arrested five defendants linked to a narcotics trafficking ring that sold illegal prescriptions for cash and obtained drugs that were shipped to Texas for sale on the black...
January 13, 2015
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