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Four Plead Guilty In Multi-State Drug & Money Laundering Conspiracy

May 08, 2018
(PENSACOLA, Fla.) - Aaron M. Booker, 26, Joseph F. Booker Jr., 28, and Kaishawndra Lyons, 25, all of Pensacola, and Uy Nguyen, 34, of Vallejo, California, have pled guilty to charges arising from a multi-state drug and money laundering conspiracy. Nguyen and the Booker Brothers pled guilty to conspiracy to...
May 08, 2018
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DEA Brings In Record Number Of Unused Pills During 15th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

May 07, 2018
San Diego & Imperial, CA - Americans nationwide did their part to drop off a record number of unused, unwanted or expired prescription medications during the DEA’s 15th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, at close to 6,000 sites across the country - to include 41 locations in San Diego...
May 07, 2018
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DEA Brings In Record Number Of Unused Pills During 15th Annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

May 04, 2018
WESTON, Fla. - - Americans nationwide did their part to drop off a record number of unused, unwanted or expired prescription medications during the DEA’s 15th annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, at close to 6,000 sites across the country. Together with a record-setting amount of local, state and...
May 04, 2018
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Pennsylvania Man Sentenced To Life In Prison For Distributing Fentanyl Analogue Resulting In The Death Of A 24-year-old Orlando Woman

April 27, 2018
(ORLANDO, Fla.) - Jeremy (43, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) was sentenced today to life in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute and distribution of controlled substance analogues. A federal jury found Achey guilty of the offenses on January 25, 2018. “Today’s sentence underscores the severity of these crimes, and their lethal consequences,”...
April 27, 2018
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Brevard County Man Indicted For Distributing Heroin Resulting In Death

April 26, 2018
(ORLANDO, Fla.) - A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Ronald (36, Melbourne) with distributing heroin and cocaine that resulted in the death of another, distributing oxycodone, distributing heroin, possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, and two counts of carrying a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking...
April 26, 2018
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Bradenton Man Sentenced For Trafficking Carfentanil

April 19, 2018
(TAMPA, Fla.) - Kevon (22, Bradenton) was sentenced to five years and three months in federal prison for possessing with the intent to distribute carfentanil and cocaine. He pleaded guilty on January 12, 2018. According to court documents, on February 14, 2017, law enforcement officers with the Drug Enforcement (DEA)Tampa...
April 19, 2018
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Fifteen Individuals Charged With Trafficking Cocaine And Heroin

April 19, 2018
(TAMPA, Fla.) - Two indictments were unsealed today charging 15 individuals with federal drug trafficking violations. In one indictment, the individuals below are charged with conspiracy and possession with the intent to distribute cocaine. If convicted, each faces a maximum penalty of life in federal prison. Jesus Manuel Rodriguez, a/k/a...
April 19, 2018
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Lakeside Gang Member Indicted In Fentanyl Overdose Death

April 12, 2018
SAN DIEGO - Documented Lakeside gang member Uriah Odish was indicted by a federal grand jury for selling fentanyl that led to the death of a 25-year-old La Mesa woman, identified in court documents only as T.H., who was found dead in her home on January 23. “By holding dealers...
April 12, 2018
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Sinaloa Cartel Trafficker Sentenced

April 06, 2018
SAN DIEGO - Sinaloa Cartel drug trafficker Jesus Manuel Salazar-Nunez was sentenced to 135 months in prison today and five years of supervised release for his role in a drug trafficking cell responsible for shipping methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin from Mexico for importation into San Diego. According to court records...
April 06, 2018
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National Crime Victims’ Rights Week 2018 Expand The Circle: Reach All Victims

April 05, 2018
SAN DIEGO - April 8 -14, 2018 is National Crime Victims’ Rights Week - a time for law enforcement, prosecutorial agencies, victim advocates and community members to come together and support victims of crime. Enforcing victim’s rights protects victims, enhances public safety and fosters public confidence in our criminal justice...
April 05, 2018
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