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Niagara Falls man pleads guilty to drug and gun charges

March 21, 2019
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration's New York Division and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. of the Western District of New York announced that Milton Williams, Jr., 35, of Niagara Falls, N.Y., pleaded guilty , before U.S. District Judge...
March 21, 2019
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Tonawanda man sentenced for distributing fentanyl

March 21, 2019
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration's New York Division and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. of the Western District of New York announced that Dominique McDowell, 27, of Tonawanda, N.Y., who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute...
March 21, 2019
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Major fentanyl and heroin mill dismantled in Harrison, N.J.

March 21, 2019
TRENTON, N.J. – DEA New Jersey Division Special Agent in Charge Susan A. Gibson and New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced the arrests of three men in the takedown of a major fentanyl and heroin mill in Harrison, N.J., whose drugs have been linked to 227 overdoses, including...
March 21, 2019
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Columbian national sentenced to more than 11 years for trafficking in methamphetamine

March 21, 2019
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Today, U.S. District Judge Martin Reidinger sentenced Linda Liceth Prada-Ardilla, 29, a Colombian national residing in Asheville, N.C., to 135 months in prison and five years of supervised release for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced United States Drug Enforcement Administration Atlanta Field Division Special Agent...
March 21, 2019
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National awards honors U.S. Attorney’s Office, other agencies for dismantling major Ddrug Ttraffickers

March 21, 2019
SAVANNAH, Ga. - A multi-agency operation in the Southern District of Georgia is receiving national recognition for dismantling a major drug trafficking organization whose methods included delivering contraband to prisons with drones and using funding from a lottery winner. The Southern District’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force received the...
March 21, 2019
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Savannah residents plead guilty to conspiracy to distribute heroin

March 21, 2019
SAVANNAH, Ga: Two people are facing substantial prison sentences and fines after pleading guilty to federal heroin trafficking charges. Gary Johnson , a/k/a “G,” 44, and Jamison Lanier , a/k/a “Monica Lewinsky,” 36, both of Savannah, have each pled guilty to Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and Conspiracy...
March 21, 2019
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DEA Task Force investigation dismantles Waterbury drug ring; 29 charged

March 21, 2019
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Brian D. Boyle, special agent in charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s New England Division; John H. Durham, United States attorney for the District of Connecticut; Waterbury Police Chief Fernando C. Spagnolo and Naugatuck Police Chief Sean Hunt today announced that 29 individuals have been...
March 21, 2019
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DEA testifies at Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hearing

March 20, 2019
BISMARCK, N.D. – DEA Omaha Division Special Agent in Charge Richard Salter, Jr., testified at the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Oversight Hearing at the United Tribal Technical College gymnasium in Bismarck, N.D., March 20. One of three federal representatives called to testify at the four-hour hearing, Salter discussed DEA’s...
March 20, 2019
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Madison area gas station owner and retailer sentenced to 30 months in prison and fined $1 million

March 20, 2019
MADISON, Wis. – Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Farooq Shahzad, 50, Madison, Wis., was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 30 months in federal prison and fined $1,000,000 for conspiring to distribute synthetic cannabinoids and possessing...
March 20, 2019
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Ringleader of Central Valley drug trafficking organization sentenced to 20 years prison

March 20, 2019
SAN FRANCISCO – Carlos Olivares Hernandez was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for his involvement in a methamphetamine and cocaine trafficking conspiracy, announced United States Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Chris Nielsen and U.S. Attorney David L. Anderson. The sentence was handed down by the Honorable...
March 20, 2019
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