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Lowell man sentenced to 70 months for fentanyl and heroin trafficking

February 25, 2020
BOSTON – Anderson Daniel Jorge Cruz, 21, of Lowell, Mass., was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge William G. Young to 70 months in prison and three years of supervised release. In October 2019, Cruz pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute one kilogram or...
February 25, 2020
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Report fraudulent and suspicious pharmaceutical activities anonymously through the DEA San Diego RxAbuse Tip Line

February 24, 2020
SAN DIEGO – The Drug Enforcement Administration San Diego Field Division is announcing the RxAbuse Tip Line for the public to report suspicious, fraudulent, and illegal pharmaceutical activities. Tips can include information about doctors or pharmacists who are illegally dispensing medications, as well as information about people who are doctor...
February 24, 2020
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Stockton man sentenced to more than 7 years in prison for fentanyl distribution

February 24, 2020
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Manuel Felix-Rivera, 34, of Stockton, was sentenced today to seven years and three months in prison for conspiring to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott and DEA Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux announced. According to court documents...
February 24, 2020
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New York man sentenced to 98 months for possession with intent to distribute cocaine base

February 21, 2020
BURLINGTON, Vt. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and the Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Kieta Armstead was sentenced in federal court on one count of possession with intent to distribute more than 28 grams of...
February 21, 2020
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Three indicted for conspiring to traffic 20,000 fentanyl pills and 20 pounds of methamphetamine

February 21, 2020
FRESNO, Calif. — Tirso Garcia-Valdez, 27, of Mexico, Misael Garcia-Carranza, 23, of Mexico, and Brenda Carmona-Venegas, 37, of Los Angeles, were indicted Thursday for conspiring and possessing with intent to distribute approximately 20,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl and approximately 20 pounds of methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott...
February 21, 2020
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DEA announces launch of Operation Crystal Shield

February 21, 2020
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Administrator Uttam Dhillon today announced that the DEA will direct enforcement resources to methamphetamine “transportation hubs” — areas where methamphetamine is often trafficked in bulk and then distributed across the country. While continuing to focus on stopping drugs being smuggled across the border...
February 21, 2020
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Smithtown man arrested for allegedly posing as medical professional, running illegal health clinic

February 21, 2020
CENTRAL ISLIP, NY –U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan and Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy D. Sini today announced the arrest of a Smithtown man for allegedly posing as a medical professional and illegally operating a health clinic, at which he allegedly illegally...
February 21, 2020
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DEA St. Louis Division’s Operation Crystal Shield backed by U.S. Attorneys

February 21, 2020
ST. LOUIS – Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Administrator Uttam Dhillon today announced that the DEA will direct enforcement resources to methamphetamine “transportation hubs” — areas where methamphetamine is often trafficked in bulk and then distributed across the country. While continuing to focus on stopping drugs being smuggled across the border...
February 21, 2020
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DEA announces launch of Operation Crystal Shield

February 21, 2020
MIAMI – Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Administrator Uttam Dhillon today announced that the DEA will direct enforcement resources to methamphetamine “transportation hubs” — areas where methamphetamine is often trafficked in bulk and then distributed across the country. While continuing to focus on stopping drugs being smuggled across the border, DEA’s...
February 21, 2020
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DEA announces launch of Operation Crystal Shield

February 20, 2020
DALLAS – Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Administrator Uttam Dhillon today announced that the DEA will direct enforcement resources to methamphetamine “transportation hubs” — areas where methamphetamine is often trafficked in bulk and then distributed across the country. While continuing to focus on stopping drugs being smuggled across the border, DEA’s...
February 20, 2020
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