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Thirteen Sentenced For Narcotic Distribution And Violent Home Invasions

January 29, 2015
RALEIGH, N.C. - United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that Tavaris Delino Battle, 30, of Elm City, Tony Marichal Sharp, 31, of Sharpsburg, Byron Dale Whitaker, 23, of Sharpsburg, Gregory Devonte Robertson, 20, of Rocky Mount, Natalie Baker Lynch, 33, of Roanoke Rapids, Tremayne A. Lynch, 35, of Rocky...
January 29, 2015
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Doctor From Effingham, Illinois Convicted Of Illegal Dispensation Of Controlled Substances

January 28, 2015
EFFINGHAM, Ill. - Naeem Mahmood Kohli60, of Effingham, Illinois, was convicted of seven counts of illegal dispensation of a Schedule II Controlled Substance following a 17-day jury trial held in federal district court, in the Southern District of Illinois. Evidence showed that from May 2009 through May 2013, Kohli wrote...
January 28, 2015
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Mexican National Sentenced For Meth, Illegal Reentry

January 28, 2015
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Bardomiano Jungo, 36, a Mexican national, was sentenced in federal court today for his role in the conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and for illegally reentering the United States after having been deported. Bardomiano Jungo was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Gary A. Fenner to 10 years...
January 28, 2015
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Joplin Man Sentenced To 22 Years For Meth Conspiracy & Firearms

January 28, 2015
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Special Agent in Charge James P. Shroba announced today that Jose DeLeon Cazares was sentenced in federal court for his role in a conspiracy to distribute large quantities of methamphetamine and for illegally possessing firearms. Jose DeLeon Cazares, 29, of Joplin, was sentenced to 22 years in...
January 28, 2015
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Reading Man Sentenced To 66 Months In Prison For Role In Monroe County-Based Drug Conspiracy

January 28, 2015
READING, Penn. - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that a 30-year-old Reading, Pennsylvania man was sentenced to 66 months in prison yesterday by U.S. District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani in Scranton, for participating in a conspiracy to distribute heroin, cocaine, and other...
January 28, 2015
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Perry County Pharmacist Arrested On Federal Drug Charge

January 28, 2015
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge David Downing and Christopher R. Thyer, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas announced the unsealing of a Complaint and the arrest this morning of Christopher Watson, a Perry County pharmacist, charging him with illegal distribution...
January 28, 2015
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Three Defendants Sentenced To Over 32 Years In Prison For Drug Trafficking

January 28, 2015
(FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge David Downing and Conner Eldridge, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Leonel Padilla, Andres Diaz and Jonni Diaz were sentenced yesterday in Northwest Arkansas to a total of over 32 years in federal prison...
January 28, 2015
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Laredo Resident Sentenced For Distributing Controlled Substances Near School

January 28, 2015
LAREDO, Texas - Romeo Serna Sr., 52, has been ordered to federal prison following his convictions on multiple conspiracies related to the distribution of narcotics within 1,000 feet of school, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Serna pleaded...
January 28, 2015
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Jefferson County Man Sentenced In Synthetic Marijuana Conspiracy

January 28, 2015
BEAUMONT, Texas - A 46-year-old Port Arthur, Texas man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today. Michael Williams pleaded guilty on...
January 28, 2015
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Chicago Twins’ Cooperation Against Sinaloa Cartel Yields 14- Year Prison Terms; New Charges Target Cartel’s Top Echelon

January 27, 2015
WASHINGTON - ―Twin brothers Pedro and Margarito Flores, regarded as Chicago’s most significant drug traffickers who rose from street level dealers to the highest echelons of the Mexico-based Sinaloa Cartel and a rival cartel before they began providing unparalleled cooperation to the Drug Enforcement (DEA), were each sentenced today to...
January 27, 2015
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