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Driver in armed robbery of Madera pharmacy indicted

November 05, 2020
FRESNO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment today against Michael Erin Vandeventer, 21, of Sparks, Nevada, charging him with interference with commerce by robbery, known as Hobbs Act Robbery, and conspiracy to commit interference with commerce by robbery, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott and Drug Enforcement...
November 05, 2020
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Two South Florida Police Officers Charged with Federal Drug Trafficking Crime

November 02, 2020
MIAMI - Miami-Dade County Police Officers Roderick Michael Flowers, 30, and Keith Maurice Edwards Jr., 28, were arrested and charged with conspiracy to traffic cocaine. It also charges Manuel Carlos Hernandez, 23, with conspiracy to traffic cocaine. Hernandez, Durojaiye Obafemi Monsuru Lawal, 24, and Trevanti McLeod, 23, all from South...
November 02, 2020
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A Record Amount of Unwanted Medications Collected During National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

October 30, 2020
MIAMI – DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day brought in nearly a million pounds of unused, expired, and unwanted medications across the country, the largest amount ever collected in the program’s ten years. Americans once again showed their dedication to remove prescription pills from their homes to prevent addiction...
October 30, 2020
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Methamphetamine Distributors Sentenced to Federal Prison

October 22, 2020
Jacksonville, Fla. - Nicholas Paul Mattox (50, Jacksonville) was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for distribution of 50 grams or more of actual methamphetamine, and Keith Wallace Williams (61, Middleburg) to 5 years in federal prison for possession with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of...
October 22, 2020
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DEA Announces Launch of Project Safeguard

October 20, 2020
MIAMI – Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Acting Administrator Timothy J. Shea today announced that the DEA will direct resources to help reduce violent crime in communities throughout the country. Under this initiative, called Project Safeguard, DEA will identify and prioritize ongoing drug trafficking investigations with a nexus to violent crime...
October 20, 2020
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San Rafael Man sentenced to ten years in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine

October 20, 2020
SAN FRANCISCO – Timothy Melchior was sentenced to 120 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux. The sentence was handed down by the Honorable William H. Alsup, U.S...
October 20, 2020
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DEA announces 19th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

October 20, 2020
SAN FRANCISCO – DEA is holding its 19th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, Oct. 24 at locations across the country. The nationwide event aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential for...
October 20, 2020
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Monterey County drug dealer and Mexican pharmacist charged in fentanyl overdose death case

October 08, 2020
SAN FRANCISCO – A federal grand jury has charged Matthew Sanchez and Francisco Javier Schraidt Rodriguez with distribution of fentanyl resulting in death and conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and alprazolam in connection with a scheme to transport the drugs from Mexico to California, announced...
October 08, 2020
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Multi-Agency Operation Nets more than 70 arrests in Highlands County

October 02, 2020
SEBRING, Fla . – On September 30, 2010, a multi-agency federal, state, and local task force conducted an operation in which more than 70 people were arrested on drug trafficking and gun marcharges. For more than a year, federal, state, and local law enforcement worked on a massive operation dubbed...
October 02, 2020
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Tenderloin drug dealer accused of trafficking fentanyl that killed one, injured another

September 30, 2020
SAN FRANCISCO – Charges were unsealed today accusing a Tenderloin drug dealer of selling fentanyl that led to the overdose death of one individual and the hospitalization of another individual, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and Assistant Special Agent in Charge Toby Schwartz of the Drug Enforcement Administration...
September 30, 2020
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