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Black market pill manufacturing operation dismantled in Bronx apartment building; superintendent among three charged

October 09, 2018
NEW YORK - Special Agent in Charge James Hunt, New York Division, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration; Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor; New York City Police Commissioner James P. O’Neill; New York State Police Superintendent George P. Beach II; Angel M. Melendez, Special Agent in Charge of...
October 09, 2018
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California meth supplier pleads guilty to possession with intent to distribute

October 05, 2018
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Acting Special Agent in Charge Keith Kruskall, New York Division, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that James H. Bess, Jr., 63, of Apple Valley, CA, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael J. Roemer to possession with intent to...
October 05, 2018
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Sacramento man charged with international money laundering and multiple indoor marijuana grows

October 05, 2018
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A 10-count indictment was unsealed today charging Daniel Zhu, 38, of Sacramento, with conspiracy to commit international money laundering, substantive counts of international money laundering, and conspiracy to manufacture and manufacturing of marijuana, announced Special Agent in Charge Chris Nielsen of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration in...
October 05, 2018
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Trial scheduled for Champaign man charged for allegedly trafficking

October 04, 2018
URBANA, Ill. – A Champaign, Ill., man, Stephan Caamano, 23, appeared in federal court in Urbana today for arraignment on charges that he allegedly trafficked quantities of pills containing alprazolam, marked as ‘Xanax,’ and laundered proceeds of the alleged drug trafficking. Caamano, of the 1500 block of Glenshire Drive, appeared...
October 04, 2018
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Wife of Former U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer in El Paso extradited to the United States from Mexico

October 04, 2018
EL PASO, Texas -- An El Paso woman who fled the country prior to sentencing on federal drug trafficking and bribery charges in 2010 has been extradited to the United States from Mexico, announced U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas John F. Bash; Drug Enforcement Administration El Paso...
October 04, 2018
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Pilot convicted of conspiracy to distribute cocaine, money laundering, and structuring

October 04, 2018
TRENTON, NJ - A Passaic County, New Jersey, man has been convicted of conspiracy to distribute cocaine, money laundering, structuring monetary instruments, and conspiracy to commit money laundering and structuring. Khamraj Lall, 51, of Ringwood, New Jersey, was convicted Oct. 4, 2018, on all eight counts of a superseding indictment...
October 04, 2018
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Dozens arrested in and around City of Lawrence as part of Project Safe Neighborhood Sweep

October 04, 2018
BOSTON – Dozens of individuals were arrested today on federal drug, firearms, and immigration offenses, as well as state warrants. In addition, 13 criminal aliens were arrested and will be processed administratively. The sweep, netting more than 35 criminals in and around the City of Lawrence, MA, is part of...
October 04, 2018
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Two charged with methamphetamine distribution conspiracy, firearms violations, and assault on a federal officer

October 04, 2018
FRESNO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a six-count indictment today against Ruben Gonzalo Duran-Sanchez, 42, and Daniel Delgado, 27, both Mexican nationals, charging them with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense, U.S. Attorney...
October 04, 2018
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Van Nuys man arrested for selling fentanyl that resulted in death in first case investigated by DEA-led opioid overdose task force

October 04, 2018
LOS ANGELES - A Van Nuys man has been arrested on federal charges that he sold the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl to a 23-year-old victim, who then suffered a fatal overdose. James Dorion Rodriguez, 27, was arrested Wednesday afternoon at a motel in Mission Hills. Rodriguez was taken into custody...
October 04, 2018
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Federal jury convicts Arizona man of drug trafficking and money laundering conspiracy charges

October 04, 2018
SYRCAUSE, NY - Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge James J. Hunt of the New York Division, United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith, U.S. Postal Inspector in Charge Joseph Cronin, and New York State Police Superintendent George P. Beach II announced that Alonzo Harris, 43, of Youngtown, Arizona, was...
October 04, 2018
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