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Sixth hash oil lab dismantled by DEA within three week period

May 24, 2019
LEMON GROVE, Calif. – Yesterday the United States Drug Enforcement Administration executed a federal search warrant at a warehouse located at 7648 Lemon Avenue, Lemon Grove, Calif., and uncovered a sophisticated hash oil refinery laboratory operation. Large quantities of ethanol were removed from the property by San Diego County HAZMAT...
May 24, 2019
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DEA and U.S. Attorney in the Western District of Louisiana announce settlement with drug distributor

May 24, 2019
NEW ORLEANS – Morris & Dickson Company LLC has agreed to pay the United States $22 million in civil penalties to resolve claims that it violated the Controlled Substances Act by failing to report suspicious orders of hydrocodone and oxycodone, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Brad L...
May 24, 2019
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Former NYPD detective sentenced to 24 months in prison for obstructing narcotics investigation

May 24, 2019
NEW YORK – United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey S. Berman and DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan announced that former New York City Police Department detective Saed Rabah was sentenced to 24 months in prison for knowingly providing misinformation to...
May 24, 2019
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Rochester man sentenced to serve 30 years in federal prison

May 24, 2019
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – United States Attorney James Kennedy, Jr., and DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan announced that Juan Sampel, 48, of Rochester, N.Y., who was convicted following a jury trial of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, was...
May 24, 2019
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DEA and U.S. Attorney in the Western District of Louisiana announce settlement with drug distributor

May 24, 2019
NEW ORLEANS – Morris & Dickson Company LLC has agreed to pay the United States $22 million in civil penalties to resolve claims that it violated the Controlled Substances Act by failing to report suspicious orders of hydrocodone and oxycodone, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Brad L...
May 24, 2019
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Two Mexican nationals indicted for transporting counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl

May 24, 2019
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment Thursday against Ivan Lopez, 34, of Mexico, and Erick Olivas Lopez, 39, of Mexico, charging them with conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute at least 400 grams of a substance containing fentanyl. According to court documents, on April...
May 24, 2019
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Orlando resident arrested for distributing drugs containing fentanyl

May 23, 2019
Orlando, Fla. – Jonathan Bohn, aka “Jonah,” 35, of Orlando, was arrested on charges of distribution of a controlled substance that resulted in death was unsealed today. If convicted, Bohn faces a maximum penalty of life in federal prison. According to the criminal complaint, on Dec. 16, 2017, Bohn sold...
May 23, 2019
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Tulare County man indicted on methamphetamine trafficking charges

May 23, 2019
FRESNO, Calif. – A federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment today against Alejandro Cabrera-Gallegos, 37, of Porterville, charging him with distribution of methamphetamine and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott and DEA Special Agent in Charge Chris Nielsen announced. According to court documents, on...
May 23, 2019
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Texas man sentenced as drug mule in large-scale cocaine trafficking scheme

May 23, 2019
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 35-year-old resident of Conroe has been sentenced in to federal prison following his conviction for large-scale cocaine trafficking, announced DEA Houston Division Special Agent in Charge Will R. Glaspy and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Perry Clark pleaded guilty Feb. 21, 2019. Today, U.S. District...
May 23, 2019
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Illegal alien charged in money laundering conspiracy and for firearms violation

May 23, 2019
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A federal grand jury has returned a two-count indictment against a 31-year-old Mexican citizen who illegally resided in Mission, announced DEA Houston Division Special Agent in Charge Will R. Glaspy and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Abraham Barajas-Alcantar was originally arrested by criminal complaint April 30...
May 23, 2019
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