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Seven indicted in drug packaging mill operation: man charged with assaulting officers by throwing toxic fentanyl

NEW YORK – Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s New York Division, Ray Donovan, Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor, New York City Police Commissioner Dermot F. Shea, Homeland Security Investigations New York Special Agent in Charge Peter C. Fitzhugh, New York State...
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Three north bay defendants charged in fentanyl overdose death case

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...
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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

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...
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Fentanyl distribution organization disrupted in Kern County

FRESNO, Calif. – A federal grand jury returned an eight-count indictment against Bakersfield residents Wilfredo Medina-Perez, 31; Uriel Ivan Portillo, 33; and Rojelio “Roy” Garcia, 47, charging them with various drug trafficking crimes involving the distribution of fentanyl, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced. According to court documents, between Feb...
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Jury convicts Orlando man for distributing fentanyl resulting in overdose death

ORLANDO, Fla. – A federal jury has found Jonathan Bohn, 35, of Orlando, aka “Jonah,” guilty of distributing a controlled substance that resulted in death. He faces a maximum penalty of life in federal prison. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for Feb. 18, 2020. Bohn was indicted on June 12...
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Cocaine supplier for local Virginia Bloods gang sentenced to prison

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A California man was sentenced today to 16 years in prison for supplying cocaine and other controlled substances to individuals in Virginia. According to court documents, from 2015 until early 2019, Chad Stewart, 44, of Anaheim, supplied cocaine and other controlled substances to multiple drug distribution cells...
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Nigerian man pleads guilty to international heroin trafficking conspiracy

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A Nigerian man pleaded guilty today to trafficking more than 30 kilograms of heroin intended for importation into the United States. According to court documents, in December 2017, Edwin Anyaoku, 54, sold a kilogram of heroin for $15,000 to a confidential DEA source, with the understanding that...
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New Jersey man sentenced to 43 months for shipping heroin to Plattsburgh

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. – Keith M. Moses, 31, of Paterson, N.J., was sentenced today to 43 months in prison for conspiring to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith, DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan, United...
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Meriden man sentenced to five years in prison for trafficking heroin into Waterbury

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut John H. Durham announced that Sunji Cramer, 40, of Meriden, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to 60 months of...
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Iowa woman distributes fentanyl and heroin across Virginia, pleads guilty

NORFOLK, Va. – An Iowa woman pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and heroin, one count of interstate travel in aid of racketeering, and one count of distribution of heroin. According to court documents, Latosha L. Prather, 36, of Des Moines, IA, served as the...

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