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Indiana Man Pleads Guilty In Two-Ton Marijuana Case

November 01, 2011
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX - An Indiana man has entered a guilty plea to possessing with intent to distribute more than 2,300 kilograms of marijuana, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson and Drug Enforcement (DEA) Acting Special Agent in Charge Thomas E. Hinojosa announced today. James Henry, 40, of Michigan City, Ind...
November 01, 2011
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Seven Men Sentenced To Prison For Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering

October 31, 2011
McALLEN, TX - Six men from Texas and one from Ohio have all been sentenced to prison on drug trafficking and money laundering charges as a result of an investigation that began more than five years ago, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson and Drug Enforcement (DEA) Acting Special Agent in...
October 31, 2011
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Federal Charges Announced Against Former Physician For Attempting To Distribute Controlled Pharmaceutical Prescriptions In Exchange For Sex

October 28, 2011
CHICAGO, IL. - - A suspended physician formerly affiliated with three Chicago hospitals is now facing federal charges, after similar state charges were dismissed last week, alleging that he attempted to distribute prescription drugs in exchange for sex. The defendant, Joshua D. Baron, a pediatric neurologist, was charged federally in...
October 28, 2011
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One Of The Largest Marijuana Seizures In Indiana History Announced After Six-Month Investigation

October 25, 2011
INDIANAPOLIS, MN. - The Drug Enforcement (DEA), the Metropolitan Drug Task (Metro Drug), and other state and local agencies recently arrested several members of a suspected drug trafficking organization operating in the Indianapolis area. The seizure of over 10,000 pounds of marijuana is the largest drug seizure in Marion County...
October 25, 2011
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Minneapolis Area Man Sentenced To More Than Nine Years In Prison For Methamphetamine Conspiracy

October 25, 2011
MINNEAPOLIS, MN. - A 32-year-old Isanti man was sentenced on October 24, 2011 for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy. United States District Court Judge John R. Tunheim sentenced Benjamin Michael Saxton to 110 months in prison on one count of conspiracy to distribute 50 or more grams of...
October 25, 2011
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Discovery Of Approximately More Than Four Hundred Marijuana Plants Results In Arrests

October 21, 2011
HOUSTON, TX - Thomas E. Hinojosa, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement (DEA), along with United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today that three individuals were arrested on Thursday following the execution of search warrants at several locations and the discovery of grow operations of hydroponic marijuana...
October 21, 2011
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San Juan Resident Sentenced To Prison For Guns And Drugs

October 20, 2011
McALLEN, TX - A San Juan, Texas, resident convicted by a federal jury of conspiring to possess marijuana and being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of federal law will be spending the next five years and 10 months in federal prison without parole, announced Drug Enforcement...
October 20, 2011
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Drug Trafficker Receives Seventeen-Year Sentence For Distributing Drugs In Vincennes Area

October 06, 2011
INDIANAPOLIS, MN. - A 17-year federal prison sentence for Christopher Eason, 33, of Coldwater, Mississippi, was recently announced in the Southern District of Indiana. U.S. District Judge Jane E. Magnus-Stinson sentenced Eason following his guilty plea to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and related offenses. This case was the result...
October 06, 2011
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Milwaukee Area Pharmaceutical Controlled Substance Distribution Rings Targeted

September 29, 2011
MILWAUKEE, WI. - The U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) announced today the arrest of 23 defendants on both state and federal charges related to the illegal distribution of pharmaceutical controlled substances in the Milwaukee metropolitan area. The following 20 individuals were charged by the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office: Gloria Blackmon...
September 29, 2011
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Laredo Deputy Constable Pleads Guilty To Accepting Bribe

September 28, 2011
LAREDO, TX -- - A Webb County Constable Precinct One deputy has pleaded guilty to accepting bribes to use his official capacity to protect loads of cocaine, United States Attorney José Angel Moreno announced today. Eduardo Garcia, aka Eddie Garcia, pleaded guilty late this morning to count one of the...
September 28, 2011
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