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DEA Assists Port St. Lucie Police Raid A Clandestine “Shatter” Marijuana Processing House

June 26, 2014
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - On June 25, 2014, The Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, Port St. Lucie Resident Office assisted the Port St. Lucie (PSLPD) Special Investigation Division execute a search warrant on a suspected marijuana “Shatter” processing house located at 2024 SW Savage Boulevard, Port St. Lucie...
June 26, 2014
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El Paso, Texas Man Sentenced For Federal Methamphetamine Trafficking Conviction

June 26, 2014
ALBUQUERQUE - Jose Alberto Hernandez, 28, of El Paso, TX, was sentenced this morning in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., to 46 months in federal prison followed by two years of supervised release for his methamphetamine trafficking conviction. Hernandez was arrested on Aug. 7, 2013, on a criminal complaint...
June 26, 2014
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New Haven Man Sentenced To 12 Years In Federal Prison For Distributing Narcotics

June 26, 2014
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Tylon Vaughn, also known as “Bucky B,” 36, of New Haven, was sentenced today by Senior...
June 26, 2014
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Pennsylvania Pharmaceutical Wholesaler Value Drug, Inc. To Pay $4,000,000 In Settlement

June 25, 2014
JUN 25 - ( BALTIMORE) - Value Drug, Inc. (Value Drug) has agreed to pay $4,000,000 to the United States to resolve allegations that it violated the Controlled Substances (CSA) by failing to report suspicious orders of oxycodone to six pharmacies located in Maryland and Pennsylvania. Value Drug is a...
June 25, 2014
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Fontana Man Pleads Guilty To Conspiring To Distribute Over 30 Pounds Of Methamphetamine

June 25, 2014
FRESNO, Calif. - Marco Antonio Granados, 20, of Fontana, pleaded guilty Monday to conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine. According to court documents, Granados admitted that on October 16, 2013, he and his cousin met with a confidential informant to negotiate the sale of 30 pounds...
June 25, 2014
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Three California Men Sentenced For Leading A Large Scale Juneau Oxycodone Distribution And Money Laundering Conspiracy

June 25, 2014
SEATTLE - Three defendants were sentenced in U.S. District Court for their roles in a large scale oxycodone drug-trafficking and money laundering conspiracy operating between California and Alaska. "This multimillion dollar enterprise submerged Juneau in a sea of addiction,” said DEA Special Agent in Charge Matthew G. Barnes. “The nationwide...
June 25, 2014
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Colombian Maritime Narcotics Trafficker Sentenced To 25 Years In Federal Prison

June 25, 2014
TAMPA, Fla. - U.S. District Judge Susan C. Bucklew today sentenced Arley Fernando (34, Colombia) to 25 years in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute cocaine while on board a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, and conspiracy to do the same, in violation of...
June 25, 2014
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Federal And State Authorities Arrest Eight In Connection With Gonzales Cocaine, Heroin And Methamphetamine Distribution Operation

June 25, 2014
SAN ANTONIO - This morning, federal and state authorities arrested six individuals, including 27-year-old ringleader David Anthony Navejar, in connection with a drug distribution network operating in Gonzales, TX, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph A. Arabit, Houston Division, and Gonzales Police Chief Tim Crow. Other Gonzales...
June 25, 2014
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Leader Of Colombian Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced To 27 Years In Federal Prison

June 24, 2014
TAMPA, Fla. - U.S. District Judge Susan C. Bucklew today sentenced Jose Samir Renteria-(51, Cali, Colombia), a/k/a “Jose Morfi,” to 27 years in federal prison for conspiring with others to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine onboard a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. Renteria-Cuero pleaded...
June 24, 2014
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Former Detroit Police Officer Sentenced To 1 Year In Prison For Leaking Confidential Information To Multi-Kilo Cocaine Trafficker

June 24, 2014
June 24, 2014 Contact: Public Information Officer Number: (313) 234-4310 DETROIT - A former City of Detroit police officer was sentenced to prison today for leaking sensitive and confidential law enforcement information to a drug trafficker, U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced today. McQuade was joined in the announcement by...
June 24, 2014
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