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Lamont Man Pleads Guilty To Possessing Methamphetamine With The Intent To Distribute It

December 19, 2016
FRESNO, Calif. - Jose Soto, 36, resident of Lamont, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge John J. Martin announced. According to court documents, on May 5, 2016, at his residence in Lamont...
December 19, 2016
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Over 250 Pounds Of Illegal Psychedelic Mushrooms Seized From Major Grow House In Sheepshead Bay

December 16, 2016
(BROOKLYN, N.Y - - Special Agent in Charge James J. Hunt of the DEA, New York Division; Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez; New York City Police Commissioner James P. O’Neill; New York State Police Superintendent George P. Beach and Special Agent in Charge of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland...
December 16, 2016
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Aryan Brotherhood Of Mississippi Gang Member Sentenced To Life In Prison For Racketeering Conspiracy And Related Offenses

December 16, 2016
OXFORD, Miss. - A member of the Aryan Brotherhood of (ABM) gang was sentenced to life in prison for his participation in a variety of violent criminal acts, including racketeering conspiracy, murder, kidnapping, conspiracy to possess methamphetamine with intent to distribute and other related offenses. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R...
December 16, 2016
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Several Charged With Trafficking Marijuana For Cartel Members In Mexico

December 16, 2016
McALLEN, Texas - A total of nine people are in custody following law enforcement actions in multiple cities that began on Thursday involving a drug trafficking organization operating throughout South Texas, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Houston Division, Special Agent in Charge, Joseph M. Arabit and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Those...
December 16, 2016
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Hartford Man Pleads Guilty To Distributing Heroin, Possessing Firearm

December 16, 2016
DEC 16 - HARTFORD, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration New England Division and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that Daniel Gamero, 24, of Hartford, pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Michael P...
December 16, 2016
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Fentanyl And Heroin Sold On Dark Web Marketplace

December 15, 2016
FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury in Fresno returned an indictment today against Emil Vladimirov Babadjov, 31, of San Francisco, charging him with distributing fentanyl and heroin, United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge John J. Martin announced. Babadjov was arrested and...
December 15, 2016
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More Than 44 Pounds Of Meth Seized, 19 Arrested In Connection With South Sound Drug Distribution Ring

December 15, 2016
TACOMA, Wash. - An investigation begun by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the West Sound Narcotics Enforcement Team in February 2014 resulted today in the arrest of 19 people with ties to a methamphetamine distribution ring. Law enforcement served 24 search warrants on locations in Washington and Arizona in connection...
December 15, 2016
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Two Men Indicted For Trafficking Methamphetamine Bound For Utqiagvik (Formerly Barrow)

December 15, 2016
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Today, Maurice Abad Malabed, aka “Moe,” 47, and David Patrick Christensen, 29, both of Anchorage were indicted by a federal grand jury in Anchorage for trafficking in methamphetamine bound for Utqiaġvik, (formerly Barrow, Alaska). The indictment charges Malabed and Christensen with conspiracy, attempted distribution, and possession with...
December 15, 2016
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Niagara Falls Police Officer, Two Others Charged With Selling Cocaine

December 15, 2016
(BUFFALO, N.Y - - Special Agent in Charge James J. Hunt, U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA), New York Division and Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Raymond C. Hopson, Lindsay R. Carrier, Jr., and Stephanie A. Costanzo, a Niagara Falls Police Officer, who has since resigned, were...
December 15, 2016
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Federal And State Authorities Arrest 15 In Central Texas Area Methamphetamine Distribution Ring

December 15, 2016
WACO, Texas - This morning, federal, state and local authorities arrested 15 individuals, including ringleaders Corey Jefferson and Talmage Sedberry, for their roles in a methamphetamine distribution ring operating in the Central Texas area announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., Drug Enforcement (DEA) Houston Division, Special Agent in...
December 15, 2016
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