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Antelope Man Sentenced To 14 Years In Prison For Drug Trafficking And Firearm Charges

June 05, 2014
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Jamie Golladay, 32, of Antelope, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller to 14 years in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute heroin, and possession of a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking...
June 05, 2014
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Joint Law Enforcement Operation Arrested Six Individuals On Drug Charges In The East Bay, One In Fresno

May 30, 2014
OAKLAND, Calif. - An eleven-count federal Indictment charging nine people with participation in a conspiracy to manufacture and distribute Xanax pills and other drugs was returned by the Grand Jury on May 22, 2014, and unsealed today in federal court, announced United States Attorney Melinda Haag; Drug Enforcement Administration Special...
May 30, 2014
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Operation Shaw-Crank Redemption Results In 11 Defendants Being Sentenced To A Combined Total Of Over 93 Years For Drug-Trafficking

May 29, 2014
FORT SMITH, Ark. - Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Keith Brown and United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, Conner Eldridge announced that eleven individuals have been sentenced to a combined total of over 93 years in prison for drug-trafficking offenses stemming from an investigation known...
May 29, 2014
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Birmingham Man Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison For Selling Heroin That Caused A Death

May 28, 2014
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A federal judge today sentenced a Birmingham man to 20 years in prison for selling heroin that caused the 2013 death of a Northport man, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge Clay A. Morris and U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance. Harold Donald Mims, 31...
May 28, 2014
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Modesto Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Conspiracy To Distribute Methamphetamine

May 21, 2014
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Juan Figueroa Garcia was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute methamphetamine, announced United States Attorney Melinda Haag and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Jay Fitzpatrick. Garcia pleaded guilty on Feb. 12, 2014...
May 21, 2014
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Bolton, Mississippi Resident Sentenced To Prison For Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering

May 15, 2014
JACKSON, Miss. - Kelvin Robinson, 46, of Bolton, Mississippi, was sentenced in U.S. District Court on May 15, 2014 to 172 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute over 1,000 kilograms of marijuana, and 120 months in prison for money laundering, announced DEA Assistant Special Agent in Charge Floyd H...
May 15, 2014
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Owner Of Smoke Shops In Bakersfield, Fresno And Visalia Pleads Guilty To Fraud Relating To The Sale Of Synthetic Drugs

May 15, 2014
FRESNO, Calif. - Victor Anthony Nottoli, 51, of Hillsborough, Calif., pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States and one count of causing at least 24 tons of misbranded smokable synthetic (SSC) to be introduced into interstate commerce. Four defendants arrested last week for manufacturing...
May 15, 2014
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New Orleans Field Division Collects Over 33,000 Pounds On Prescription Drug Take Back Day

May 12, 2014
NEW ORLEANS - On April 26, 2014, the New Orleans Field (NOFD) participated in the 8th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, with 245 collection sites within the division, so that the public could discard unwanted, unused and expired prescription drugs. Over the course of four hours 33,980 pounds of...
May 12, 2014
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Colorado Resident Charged In California Marijuana Conspiracy

May 08, 2014
FRESNO, Calif. - Mark Jeff Zeldes, 52, of Broomfield, Colo., appeared in federal court today in Fresno to face charges contained in an indictment of cultivating and distributing marijuana. According to court documents, between June 1, 2009 and March 9, 2010, Zeldes was responsible for a large-scale marijuana cultivation and...
May 08, 2014
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Meets A Growing Need For Northern California Residents

May 08, 2014
SAN FRANCISCO - Central Valley and Northern California citizens showed their support for the Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA’s) National Prescription Drug Take Back Day program by dropping off more prescription pills than ever during the April 26, 2014 event. Federal, state, and local law enforcement partners collected more than 40,854 -...
May 08, 2014
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