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Defendants convicted and sentenced in long-term methamphetamine drug trafficking conspiracy

December 12, 2019
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Patrick Lemuel Bass of Taylor County, was sentenced to eight years in prison for his part in methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy. Bass is the last of 25 defendants sentenced in a large-scale methamphetamine trafficking organization operating primarily within Taylor and Madison counties in Florida, and Colquitt County, Georgia...
December 12, 2019
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Leader of Colombian cocaine trafficking organization sentenced to over 24 years

December 12, 2019
TAMPA, Fla. – A federal judge has sentenced Roberto Andrade-Caceres, 47, of Cali, Colombia, aka “Yiyo,” to over 24 years and 4 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine while onboard a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. Andrade-Caceres was...
December 12, 2019
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Bend man sentened to federal prison after hash oil explosion

December 11, 2019
PORTLAND, Ore .—David Carl Paulsen, 33, of Bend, Oregon, was sentenced on Dec.10, 2019, to 12 months and one day in federal prison and two years’ supervised release for illegally manufacturing and possessing marijuana during a March 2018 butane honey oil explosion in Bend. According to court documents, on March...
December 11, 2019
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Three north bay defendants charged in fentanyl overdose death case

December 11, 2019
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...
December 11, 2019
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High-ranking MS-13 Lieutenant pleads guilty to murder

December 11, 2019
MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas, Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, New York Division, Peter C. Fitzhugh, Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations, New York and Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder announced that a high-ranking MS-13 gang member pleaded...
December 11, 2019
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Leader of MS-13’s Hollywood Clique pleads guilty to murder and conspiracy charges

December 10, 2019
MINEOLA, N.Y. – The Drug Enforcement Administration, New York Division, Special Agent in Charge Raymond Donovan and Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that the leader of MS-13’s Hollywood Clique on Long Island pleaded guilty yesterday to murder and conspiracy charges. David Sosa-Guevara, also known as Risky, 28, of...
December 10, 2019
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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

December 10, 2019
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...
December 10, 2019
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San Joaquin County doctor indicted for prescribing opioids to patients without a medical need

December 09, 2019
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — On Dec. 5, a federal grand jury brought a 14-count indictment against a physician, Edmund Kemprud, of Dublin, charging him with prescribing opioids to patients outside the usual course of professional practice and not for legitimate medical purpose, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced. According to court...
December 09, 2019
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Nigerian man pleads guilty to international heroin trafficking conspiracy

December 06, 2019
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...
December 06, 2019
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Cocaine supplier for local Virginia Bloods gang sentenced to prison

December 06, 2019
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...
December 06, 2019
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