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Charleston area man given lengthy sentence on federal drug charges

November 15, 2019
CHARLESTON, S.C. – United States Attorney Sherri Lydon announced today that Brian Dale Lee, 40, was sentenced in federal court in Charleston after pleading guilty to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute heroin and methamphetamine. United States District Judge Richard M. Gergel, of Charleston, sentenced Lee...
November 15, 2019
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Norcross cousins plead guilty to operating meth lab

November 15, 2019
ATLANTA – Roberto Arroyo-Garcia has pleaded guilty to methamphetamine trafficking on premises where a minor child resides and within 1,000 feet of a school. Arroyo-Garcia and two co-defendants illegally entered the United States from Mexico and then utilized a family home across the street from an elementary school to operate...
November 15, 2019
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Highlands county man sentenced to 18 years in prison for armed drug trafficking

November 14, 2019
AVON PARK, Fla. - Samuel Martinez, 41, of Avon Park, Florida, was sentenced yesterday to 18 years in prison for armed drug trafficking. Martinez previously pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking...
November 14, 2019
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Drug dealer with baby who had cocaine in system sent to prison

November 14, 2019
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 33-year-old Corpus Christi resident and member of the Sureno 13 gang has been ordered to federal prison following his convictions for possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine and carrying a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, announced DEA Houston Acting Special Agent in Charge...
November 14, 2019
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Dover man sentenced to 10 years for methamphetamine trafficking

November 14, 2019
CONCORD, N.H., – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced that Alfonz Vei, 45, of Dover, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, beginning in...
November 14, 2019
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As Western Maryland battles the opioid crisis, meth is surging

November 13, 2019
HAGERSTOWN, Md. -- The number of meth cases, particularly of one-pot meth labs in Western Maryland, has been experiencing a recent surge. DEA agents and partner agencies in Western Maryland are seeing a resurgence of one-pot meth labs in the area -- noting more incidents of meth labs in the...
November 13, 2019
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Narcotics dealer charged with fentanyl overdose death

November 13, 2019
NEW YORK – The United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Geoffrey S. Berman, the Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division, Raymond P. Donovan, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Office of Homeland Security Investigations, Peter C. Fitzhugh, Superintendent...
November 13, 2019
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Possible meth lab found in Hagerstown Maryland

November 06, 2019
HAGERSTOWN, Md. – At approximately 8:30 a.m. on Nov. 5, 2019, the Hagerstown Police Department and the Washington County Narcotics Task Force were alerted to the presence of suspected methamphetamine production in the 400 block of Guilford Ave., Hagerstown, Md. The DEA Hagerstown Resident Office Clandestine Laboratory Team (consisting of...
November 06, 2019
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Houston gang members sentenced for trafficking drugs in the Heights

November 06, 2019
HOUSTON - A federal judge has sentenced a 25-year-old Houston resident to 19 years in prison following his convictions for methamphetamine distribution and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a narcotics conspiracy, announced DEA Houston Division Acting Special Agent in Charge Steven S. Whipple and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick...
November 06, 2019
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New York man sentenced to 120 months for methamphetamine trafficking

November 05, 2019
CONCORD, N.H. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced that Edwin Martinez-Guzman, 37, of New York, was sentenced in federal court to 120 months in prison for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. According to court...
November 05, 2019
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