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Rochester drug kingpin sentenced to life in prison

ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Colin B. Montague, 63, of Greece, N.Y., who was convicted after a seven-week jury trial of operating a continuing criminal enterprise, drug conspiracy, money laundering conspiracy and money laundering, was sentenced to serve life in prison by U.S...
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Cocaine laced with fentanyl leads to multiple deaths, overdoses

SAN DIEGO – The Drug Enforcement Administration joined the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office, San Diego Police Department, San Diego County Health and Human Services and the San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office today to warn the public about a spate of deaths in beach communities connected to cocaine...
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Convicted felon found guilty of conspiring to sell three kilograms of heroin and possession of a loaded firearm

BROOKLYN, NY - Earlier today, following a three day trial, a federal jury in Brooklyn returned a guilty verdict against Clyde Miller on charges of conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin, possessing a firearm during a drug trafficking crime and being a felon in possession of...
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Two Lockport men sentenced on cocoaine conspiracy

BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Darius Dix, 27, and Kurtis Washington, 27, both of Lockport, N.Y., who were convicted of conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine and 28 grams or more of crack cocaine, were sentenced to serve 72 months...
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Ten members of ‘the 200’ robbery crew charged with racketeering, robbery, narcotics, burglary, and firearms offenses

NEW YORK - James J. Hunt, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, James P. O’Neill, the Commissioner of the Police Department for the City of New York...
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Postal Annex owner sentenced for structuring currency transactions

SAN DIEGO – Lahkwinder Singh was sentenced in federal court on Sept. 7, 2018, to 36 months in federal prison and a forfeiture of $1,955,521 to the United States for structuring approximately $2,955,521 in currency transactions with domestic financial institutions. The 36-month sentence is one of the longest imposed in...
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Lockport drug dealers sentenced for role in cocaine conspiracy

BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and Special Agent in Charge James Hunt, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, New York Division announced today that Darius Dix, 27, and Kurtis Washington, 27, both of Lockport, N.Y., who were convicted of conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine...
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Two charged in connection with drug lab explosion

SAN DIEGO – Two defendants, Gregory Amos and Christopher Hernandez, were charged this week in connection with a March 2018 explosion and fire resulting from their operation of a butane hash oil lab in a residential Vista neighborhood. Amos and Hernandez are scheduled to be arraigned before U.S. Magistrate Judge...
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Husband and wife sentenced to prison for operating Upper West Side pill mill

NEW YORK – New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor Bridget G. Brennan and the Drug Enforcement Administration's New York Division Special Agent in Charge James J. Hunt announced today the sentencing of Dr. Rogelio Lucas and his wife and office manager Lydia Lucas to prison terms for engaging in a...
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Drug dealer who sold out of his home sentenced to 72 months

BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and Special Agent in Charge James Hunt, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, New York Division announced today that Joseph Thompson, 61, of Lockport, N.Y., who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, 40 grams or more...

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