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DEA Seizes Large Quantity Of Heroin, Cocaine, And A Firearm From Boston Drug Traffickers

(BOSTON - Two Boston men were arrested Friday, April 10, 2015, on federal drugs charges for their roles in trafficking large quantities of heroin and cocaine. In the raid conducted by the DEA on the three locations used by the drug traffickers, federal agents seized six kilograms of heroin, one-and-a-half...
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Distributors Of Synthetic Cannabinoids Plead Guilty To Federal Charges

(CONCORD, N.H. - Two men who were responsible for distributing large quantities of unlawful synthetic cannabinoid products have entered guilty pleas in federal court, announced NEFD Special Agent in Charge Michael J. Ferguson and United States Attorney John P. Kacavas. On March 31, 2015, Kyle Hurley, 32, pleaded guilty to...
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Ocala Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced To 10 Years For Distributing Cocaine And Money Laundering

ORLANDO, Fla. - Senior U.S. District Judge Wm. Terrell Hodges has sentenced James Bryan Swoll, a/k/a “Squid,” (37, Ocala) to 10 years in federal prison for distributing five kilograms or more of cocaine and money laundering. He was also ordered to forfeit $350,000 worth of real property that was traceable...
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Former Titusville Police Officer Sentenced To Ten Years In Prison For Participating In A Drug Deal

ORLANDO, Fla. - United States District Judge Paul G. Byron today sentenced Richard (46, Viera) to 10 years in federal prison, followed by four years of supervised release, for attempting to aid and abet the distribution of cocaine. A federal jury found him guilty on January 9, 2015. According to...
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Texas Drug Source Pleads Guilty In Multi-State Cocaine Conspiracy

PENSACOLA, Fla. - Rodney D. Butler, a/k/a “Rodney Davenport,” 48, of the Houston, Texas, area, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to distribute more than 50 kilograms of cocaine and conspiring to launder tens of thousands of dollars in cocaine-derived currency. The plea was announced today by A.D. Wright, Acting Special...
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Bridgeport Man Sentenced To Four Years In Federal Prison For Kidnapping

(BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Paul Whitehurst, also known as “Juice,” 25, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan...
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Portland Man Sentenced To Over Nine Years For Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering

(PORTLAND, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that David Jones - , 30, of Portland, Maine, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge George Z. Singal to...
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Milton Woman, Stephanie Schump, Sentenced To 22 Months In Prison For Conspiring With Bronx Drug Dealer To Distribute Heroin And Cocaine In Vermont

(BURLINGTON, Vt. - Michael J. Ferguson, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Eugenia A.P. Cowles, the Acting United States Attorney for the District of Vermont, stated that Stephanie Schump, of Milton, Vermont, was sentenced on March 13, 2015 by Chief United States...
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Clay County Doctor Indicted For Distributing Controlled Substances Resulting In The Death Of A Patient

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A.D. Wright, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division; A. Lee Bentley, III, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, and James D . Robnett‎, Special Agent in Charge, Tampa Field Office, Internal Revenue (IRS), announces the unsealing of an indictment...
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Longtime Hollywood Resident Ran A Drug Trafficking Ring

MIAMI - Broward County Circuit Judge Martin J. Bidwill issued six arrest warrants for individuals involved in an illegal oxycodone distribution ring operating out of Hollywood, Florida. All six individuals were arrested yesterday. Kathleen (54, Hollywood) charged with: (1) Conspiracy to Engage in a Pattern of Racketeering Activity; (2-5) Trafficking...

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