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Overland Park, Kansas, man indicted for fentanyl distribution, illegal firearm

KANSAS CITY, Kan. –Anthony Contreras, 22, Overland Park, Kan., is charged with one count of unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, one count of distributing fentanyl and one count of possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. The crimes are alleged to have occurred July 22...
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Member of Southeastern Connecticut drug ring sentenced to 10 years in prison

HARTFORD, Conn. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that RAMEL GENERAL, also known as “Ra,” 38, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 120 months...
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Eight Robles Park gang members and associates indicted for drug trafficking violations

TAMPA, Fla. - An indictment charging eight members of a drug trafficking organization with offenses related to the distribution of cocaine and heroin was unsealed today. (See chart for details). According to court records, this investigation targeted illegal drug traffickers operating an open-air drug market in the Robles Park Housing...
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Member of drug trafficking network going to prison for 6 ½ years

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan, New York Division announced today that Bryan Ferrer-Vazquez, 27, of Jamestown, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to distribute one kilogram or more of heroin, was sentenced to serve 78...
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Jamestown man indicted on multiple drug and gun charges

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan, New York Division announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Wade J. Paulisick, Jr., 22, of Jamestown, NY, with possessing with intent to distribute 100...
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Atlanta drug dealer charged with possessing 170 kilograms of heroin and 36 guns in two metro residences

ATLANTA– Antonio DaShawn Daniels has been indicted on federal charges related to possession with the intent to distribute heroin, cocaine, and marijuana, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. The arrest of Daniels, along with the seizure of hundreds of kilograms of drugs, dozens of guns, and...
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DEA Reports Significant Increase in Counterfeit Pills in Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS – Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents from the Minneapolis/St. Paul District Office are reporting a significant increase in counterfeit pills entering Minnesota from drug trafficking organizations (DTOs) in California, Arizona and Mexico. In Minnesota, agents have recovered approximately 46,000 counterfeit pills during the first seven months of 2020, nearly...
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Tulsa “Pill Mill” Doctor Pleas Guilty to Opioid Drug Conspiracy

TULSA, Okla. – DEA Special Agent in Charge Eduardo A. Chavez of the Dallas Field Division, announced that Tulsa physician Dr. Christopher V. Moses pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma to conspiring to distribute controlled substances, as well as maintaining a drug involved...
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St. Louis man sentenced for drug trafficking at Clinton-Peabody Housing Complex

ST. LOUIS – Bruce Edward Johnson, 27, of St. Louis, was sentenced to 36 months in prison. Johnson was involved in a conspiracy to distribute more than 400 grams of fentanyl centered in the Clinton-Peabody housing complex on the near south side of the City of St. Louis. According to...
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Operation LeGend results in 59 more arrests, including 7 murder suspects

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – U.S. Attorney Tim Garrison announced today that 59 additional arrests have been made in the past week by local and federal law enforcement officers in Operation LeGend, for a total of 156 arrests since the start of the operation. Among those arrested since Aug. 1, new...

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