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Two Mexican nationals indicted for transporting counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl

May 24, 2019
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment Thursday against Ivan Lopez, 34, of Mexico, and Erick Olivas Lopez, 39, of Mexico, charging them with conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute at least 400 grams of a substance containing fentanyl. According to court documents, on April...
May 24, 2019
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DEA and U.S. Attorney in the Western District of Louisiana announce settlement with drug distributor

May 24, 2019
NEW ORLEANS – Morris & Dickson Company LLC has agreed to pay the United States $22 million in civil penalties to resolve claims that it violated the Controlled Substances Act by failing to report suspicious orders of hydrocodone and oxycodone, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Brad L...
May 24, 2019
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DEA and U.S. Attorney in the Western District of Louisiana announce settlement with drug distributor

May 24, 2019
NEW ORLEANS – Morris & Dickson Company LLC has agreed to pay the United States $22 million in civil penalties to resolve claims that it violated the Controlled Substances Act by failing to report suspicious orders of hydrocodone and oxycodone, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Brad L...
May 24, 2019
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Tulare County man indicted on methamphetamine trafficking charges

May 23, 2019
FRESNO, Calif. – A federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment today against Alejandro Cabrera-Gallegos, 37, of Porterville, charging him with distribution of methamphetamine and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott and DEA Special Agent in Charge Chris Nielsen announced. According to court documents, on...
May 23, 2019
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South Bay methamphetamine trafficker sentenced to 10 years in prison

May 22, 2019
SAN FRANCISCO – Alejandro Ramirez-Suarez was sentenced today to 120 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and related charges announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and DEA Special Agent in Charge Chris Nielsen. The sentence was handed down...
May 22, 2019
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Major takedown dismantles multi-state methamphetamine network tied to Sinaloa cartel

May 21, 2019
SAN DIEGO – Indictments were unsealed today in San Diego federal court charging 43 members of a methamphetamine distribution network tied to the Sinaloa Cartel with federal drug trafficking and money laundering offenses. During the coordinated takedown that began early this morning, agents executed over a dozen search warrants. Agents...
May 21, 2019
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Worcester woman sentenced for role in two methamphetamine conspiracies

May 20, 2019
BOSTON – A Worcester woman was sentenced today in federal court in Worcester for methamphetamine offenses. Mindy Doherty, 35, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Timothy S. Hillman to four years in prison and four years of supervised release. In February 2019, Doherty pleaded guilty to two counts of methamphetamine...
May 20, 2019
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Moses Lake man sentenced to over 12 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine

May 16, 2019
SPOKANE, Wash. – Loren John Jay Meade, age 32, of Moses Lake, Washington, was sentenced today after having pleaded guilty on October 2, 2018, to conspiracy to distribute 50 or more grams of actual methamphetamine. Chief United States District Judge Thomas O. Rice sentenced Meade to a 12 year and...
May 16, 2019
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Indictments returned targeting East Bay drug trafficking rings

May 15, 2019
SAN FRANCISCO – Thirteen defendants were indicted on narcotics trafficking charges announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and DEA San Francisco Division Special Agent in Charge Chris Nielsen. The indictment follows the arrest of five of the defendants on April 30, 2019, and the execution of search warrants at...
May 15, 2019
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Dallas-based methamphetamine trafficker sentenced to more than 17 years in prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine in Pasco County, Fla.

May 14, 2019
TAMPA, Fla. – Ruben Longoria, Jr., 31, of Dallas, aka “Scooter,” was sentenced to 17 years and 6 months in federal prison today for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine from Texas into the Middle District of Florida. Longoria had pleaded guilty on Jan. 29, 2019. According to court documents, Longoria was...
May 14, 2019
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