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Nine defendants indicted for trafficking heroin and methamphetamine in San Joaquin County

December 19, 2019
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A federal grand jury returned a 10-count indictment today against nine defendants, charging them with various drug and firearms offenses, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott and DEA Acting Special Agent in Charge William C. Fallin announced. The defendants are: Jose Encarnacion Mayo Rodriguez, 32, of Lathrop; Sylvia...
December 19, 2019
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Corcoran resident sentenced to 10 years in prison for role in methamphetamine distribution conspiracy

December 18, 2019
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Angel Lopez-Rivera was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and DEA Acting Special Agent in Charge William C. Fallin. The sentence was handed down by the Honorable Beth Labson...
December 18, 2019
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Farmington man sentenced to 42 months for methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy

December 17, 2019
CONCORD, N.H. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced that Dean Smoronk, 58, of Farmington, was sentenced to 42 months in federal prison for participating in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy. According to court documents and statements made...
December 17, 2019
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Auburn man sentenced to 42 months for drug trafficking and firearms offenses

December 17, 2019
CONCORD, N.H. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced that Joshua Simard, 31, of Auburn, was sentenced to 42 months in federal prison for drug trafficking and firearms offenses. According to court documents and statements made in...
December 17, 2019
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Massachusetts man sentenced to prison for fentanyl trafficking

December 16, 2019
PORTLAND , Maine – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and U.S. Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that a Peabody, Mass., man was sentenced today in federal court in Portland for possessing fentanyl with the intent to distribute. U.S. District Court Judge George Z. Singal...
December 16, 2019
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Rochester man sentenced to 90 months for fentanyl conspiracy

December 16, 2019
CONCORD, N.H. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced that Derek Rand, 31, of Rochester, was sentenced to 90 months in federal prison for participating in a fentanyl trafficking conspiracy. According to court documents and statements made...
December 16, 2019
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Stockton man sentenced to more than 12 years prison for drug distribution conspiracies and possessing a machine gun

December 16, 2019
OAKLAND, Calif. – Joel Salcedo was sentenced to 151 months in prison for drug and gun charges, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Special Agent in Charge William C. Fallin. The sentence was handed down by the Honorable Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr., U.S. District...
December 16, 2019
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Three north bay defendants charged in fentanyl overdose death case

December 11, 2019
SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Attorney’s Office has charged Leanna Zamora, Lindsay Williams, and Shane Cratty with distribution of fentanyl, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Special Agent in Charge William “Curt” Fallin. The charges were made in a complaint filed today. The complaint...
December 11, 2019
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NEFD announce 645 arrests and seizure of 17.9 kilograms of fentanyl, 7,800 illicit fentanyl pills, 13.9 kilograms of cocaine, 3.1 kilograms of heroin, 51 firearms and $1.2 million in cash during two-week New England surge

December 10, 2019
BOSTON - Drug overdoses are the leading cause of injury-related deaths in the United States and every day we see the impact that drug abuse has on our neighborhoods. This crisis is destroying communities throughout New England and our nation. In an effort to address this epidemic, the Drug Enforcement...
December 10, 2019
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San Joaquin County doctor indicted for prescribing opioids to patients without a medical need

December 09, 2019
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — On Dec. 5, a federal grand jury brought a 14-count indictment against a physician, Edmund Kemprud, of Dublin, charging him with prescribing opioids to patients outside the usual course of professional practice and not for legitimate medical purpose, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced. According to court...
December 09, 2019
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