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Bend man sentened to federal prison after hash oil explosion

PORTLAND, Ore .—David Carl Paulsen, 33, of Bend, Oregon, was sentenced on Dec.10, 2019, to 12 months and one day in federal prison and two years’ supervised release for illegally manufacturing and possessing marijuana during a March 2018 butane honey oil explosion in Bend. According to court documents, on March...
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Three north bay defendants charged in fentanyl overdose death case

SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Attorney’s Office has charged Leanna Zamora, Lindsay Williams, and Shane Cratty with distribution of fentanyl, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Special Agent in Charge William “Curt” Fallin. The charges were made in a complaint filed today. The complaint...
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High-ranking MS-13 Lieutenant pleads guilty to murder

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas, Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, New York Division, Peter C. Fitzhugh, Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations, New York and Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder announced that a high-ranking MS-13 gang member pleaded...
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Leader of MS-13’s Hollywood Clique pleads guilty to murder and conspiracy charges

MINEOLA, N.Y. – The Drug Enforcement Administration, New York Division, Special Agent in Charge Raymond Donovan and Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that the leader of MS-13’s Hollywood Clique on Long Island pleaded guilty yesterday to murder and conspiracy charges. David Sosa-Guevara, also known as Risky, 28, of...
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NEFD announce 645 arrests and seizure of 17.9 kilograms of fentanyl, 7,800 illicit fentanyl pills, 13.9 kilograms of cocaine, 3.1 kilograms of heroin, 51 firearms and $1.2 million in cash during two-week New England surge

BOSTON - Drug overdoses are the leading cause of injury-related deaths in the United States and every day we see the impact that drug abuse has on our neighborhoods. This crisis is destroying communities throughout New England and our nation. In an effort to address this epidemic, the Drug Enforcement...
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San Joaquin County doctor indicted for prescribing opioids to patients without a medical need

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — On Dec. 5, a federal grand jury brought a 14-count indictment against a physician, Edmund Kemprud, of Dublin, charging him with prescribing opioids to patients outside the usual course of professional practice and not for legitimate medical purpose, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced. According to court...
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Nigerian man pleads guilty to international heroin trafficking conspiracy

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A Nigerian man pleaded guilty today to trafficking more than 30 kilograms of heroin intended for importation into the United States. According to court documents, in December 2017, Edwin Anyaoku, 54, sold a kilogram of heroin for $15,000 to a confidential DEA source, with the understanding that...
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Cocaine supplier for local Virginia Bloods gang sentenced to prison

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A California man was sentenced today to 16 years in prison for supplying cocaine and other controlled substances to individuals in Virginia. According to court documents, from 2015 until early 2019, Chad Stewart, 44, of Anaheim, supplied cocaine and other controlled substances to multiple drug distribution cells...
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Twelve charged with narcotics trafficking offenses

FRESNO, Calif. — A federal grand jury recently returned a 13-count indictment against 12 individuals for drug trafficking offenses, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced. The defendants are: Carlos Javier Felix Lopez, 42, of Fresno, David Michael Marin, 61, of Fresno, Angel Delgadillo Sr., 62, of Fresno, Ronal Van Warsinger...
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Law enforcement arrest eight involved in drug trafficking organization operating in and around Union County

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Federal criminal complaints were unsealed today in federal court, following the arrest of eight individuals involved in a drug trafficking organization operating in and around Union County, announced U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina Andrew Murray. Agents and officers with the FBI, ATF, DEA...

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