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Massachusetts man sentenced to 15 years in prison on fentanyl trafficking and firearms charges

March 18, 2019
CONCORD, N.H. – Brian D. Boyle, special agent in charge of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division, and U.S. Attorney Scott W. Murray announced that Joshua Smith, 31, of Haverhill, Mass., was sentenced to 180 months in prison for participating in a conspiracy to distribute over 400...
March 18, 2019
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Sigourney Elementary School awarded for student’s Red Ribbon Week Photo Contest entry

March 18, 2019
OMAHA, Neb. – Sigourney Elementary School Principal Deanna Hutchings was presented a $1,000 check by Drug Enforcement Administration Des Moines Resident Office staff, March 18, after Wells and Owen Clark and their family were recognized as one of 20 2018 Red Ribbon Week Photo Contest winners. To qualify for the...
March 18, 2019
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Buffalo man pleads guilty to drug and ammunition charges

March 13, 2019
BUFFALO, N.Y. –U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr., and DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan announced that Tremaine Giddens, 42, of Buffalo, N.Y., pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr., to possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, cocaine and being...
March 13, 2019
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Man arrested on drug and gun charges

March 13, 2019
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr., and DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan announced today that Andrew Tingling, 39, of Elmira, N.Y., was charged by criminal complaint with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute one kilogram or more of heroin, possession with...
March 13, 2019
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22 People indicted for their roles in northern Ohio drug conspiracy

March 13, 2019
CLEVELAND - Twenty-two people were indicted in federal court for their roles in a conspiracy to traffic fentanyl, heroin, fentanyl analogues including carfentanil, and other drugs, which they sold in Euclid and Cleveland to customers from across Northeast Ohio. Named in the 42-count indictment are: Joseph P. Gray, Jr., 30...
March 13, 2019
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DEA warns of alarming increase of scam calls

March 13, 2019
NEW ORLEANS – The Drug Enforcement Administration urges its DEA-registered practitioners and members of the public to be cautious of telephone calls from criminals posing as DEA or other law enforcement personnel threatening arrest and prosecution for supposed violations of federal drug laws or involvement in drug-trafficking activities. DEA continues...
March 13, 2019
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DEA warns of alarming increase of scam calls

March 13, 2019
El PASO, Texas – The Drug Enforcement Administration urges its DEA-registered practitioners and members of the public to be cautious of telephone calls from criminals posing as DEA or other law enforcement personnel threatening arrest and prosecution for supposed violations of federal drug laws or involvement in drug-trafficking activities. DEA...
March 13, 2019
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Five Argentine men charged with illegally operating online pharmacies and importing and distributing oxycodone

March 13, 2019
MILWAUKEE - U.S. Attorney Matthew D. Krueger of the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced that three defendants were arrested in Buenos Aires, Argentina yesterday. These defendants are wanted in the United States to face charges in the Eastern District of Wisconsin for operating numerous illegal online pharmacies and conspiring to...
March 13, 2019
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DEA warns of alarming increase of scam calls

March 13, 2019
DETROIT – The Drug Enforcement Administration urges its DEA-registered practitioners and members of the public to be cautious of telephone calls from criminals posing as DEA or other law enforcement personnel threatening arrest and prosecution for supposed violations of federal drug laws or involvement in drug-trafficking activities. DEA continues to...
March 13, 2019
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DEA warns of alarming increase of scam calls

March 13, 2019
WASHINGTON – The Drug Enforcement Administration urges its DEA-registered practitioners and members of the public to be cautious of telephone calls from criminals posing as DEA or other law enforcement personnel threatening arrest and prosecution for supposed violations of federal drug laws or involvement in drug-trafficking activities. DEA continues to...
March 13, 2019
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