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11 Defendants Sentenced for Their Role in a Conspiracy to Traffic Fentanyl from the Mexico Border to Idaho

April 16, 2025
… for Their Role in a Conspiracy to Traffic Fentanyl from the Mexico Border to Idaho April 16, 2025 Seattle … controlled purchases of fentanyl and methamphetamine from Lee and other co-conspirators, to include Jamie …
April 16, 2025
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Accused Major Heroin Trafficker Extradited from Colombia for Prosecution in New York City

July 18, 2022
… Accused Major Heroin Trafficker Extradited from Colombia for Prosecution in New York City July 18, 2022 … NEW YORK - An accused major trafficker was extradited from Colombia to face charges associated with smuggling and … Supreme Court. Escobar Miranda arrived in New York from Colombia on Friday, and is scheduled for arraignment …
July 18, 2022
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Over 25 Pounds of Alleged Heroin and Three Guns Seized from Stash Apartment

November 08, 2021
… Over 25 Pounds of Alleged Heroin and Three Guns Seized from Stash Apartment November 08, 2021 New York Contact Info … of alleged heroin (28 pounds), three guns and ammunition from an apartment used as a drug stash house in the North … 12 brick-shaped packages and one cylindrical package from a storage container in a bedroom closet. A field test …
November 08, 2021
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Multi-kilo cocaine dealer from Mecklenburg County sentenced to 15 years in prison

January 16, 2020
… Multi-kilo cocaine dealer from Mecklenburg County sentenced to 15 years in prison … 45, arranged for the delivery of 28 kilograms of cocaine from Texas to Virginia. On May 30, 2019, a tractor-trailer … Brodnax. Lewis had received multiple shipments of cocaine from the suppliers in Texas and had distributed at least 71 …
January 16, 2020
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Arizona and Nevada Men Indicted for Conspiring to Distribute Meth

March 20, 2024
… community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about … can be reported to the DEA through this link: RX Abuse Online Reporting (usdoj.gov) . The DEA encourages parents, …
March 20, 2024
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Florida Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Distributing Methamphetamine

February 02, 2024
… community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about … can be reported to the DEA through this link: RX Abuse Online Reporting (usdoj.gov) . The DEA encourages parents, …
February 02, 2024
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Georgia Meth and Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison

January 31, 2024
… community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about … can be reported to the DEA through this link: RX Abuse Online Reporting (usdoj.gov) . The DEA encourages parents, …
January 31, 2024
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Prior Convicted Drug Trafficker Sentenced to More than 10 Years in Federal Prison on Meth Offense

January 25, 2024
… community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about … can be reported to the DEA through this link: RX Abuse Online Reporting (usdoj.gov) . The DEA encourages parents, …
January 25, 2024
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Brevard County Man Indicted for Possessing Cocaine With Intent to Distribute

January 12, 2024
… community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about … can be reported to the DEA through this link: RX Abuse Online Reporting (usdoj.gov) . The DEA encourages parents, …
January 12, 2024
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Indiana Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 10 Years for Trafficking Meth Imported from Mexico

August 17, 2023
… Sentenced to 10 Years for Trafficking Meth Imported from Mexico August 17, 2023 Chicago Contact Info Contact Us … and cocaine. Solomon also stated that he worked with a man from Mexico, who supplied the drugs that Solomon then … majority of the meth plaguing our streets ultimately comes from international cartels operating across the southern …
August 17, 2023
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Colombian National Extradited from Costa Rica to Face Drug Charges in the United States

November 22, 2021
… Colombian National Extradited from Costa Rica to Face Drug Charges in the United States … transnational criminal conspiracy that transported cocaine from Colombia to the United States, including Texas, … arrested in Costa Rica. Gerardo Gomez-Lubo was extradited from Panama to the United States in March 2021.  An …
November 22, 2021
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Defendants Convicted In Manhattan Federal Court For Illegal Distribution Of Oxycodone From Pharmacy In Yonkers

October 02, 2014
… Federal Court For Illegal Distribution Of Oxycodone From Pharmacy In Yonkers October 02, 2014 New York Contact … documents in this case and evidence presented at trial: From in or about 2011 to in or about January 2013, Ji Yun …
October 02, 2014
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Undercover DEA Agents Stop Meth Distributor from Movie Parking Lot Sales

November 17, 2022
… Undercover DEA Agents Stop Meth Distributor from Movie Parking Lot Sales November 17, 2022 St. Louis … participating in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine from Aug. 11 to Oct. 14, 2020. Co-defendants Louis Melvin … Paulson admitted that he purchased methamphetamine from Kingsley and sold bulk quantities to lower level …
November 17, 2022
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Alleged Fentanyl Trafficker Extradited from Honduras to the United States to Face Federal Charges

August 07, 2024
… Alleged Fentanyl Trafficker Extradited from Honduras to the United States to Face Federal Charges … with others to distribute fentanyl was extradited from Honduras to the United States this week to face charges … an ongoing drug trafficking investigation, special agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) learned …
August 07, 2024
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Colombian Businessman Charged with Money Laundering Extradited to the United States from Cabo Verde

October 19, 2021
… with Money Laundering Extradited to the United States from Cabo Verde October 19, 2021 Miami Contact Info Contact … court in Miami, Florida, today after being extradited from the Republic of Cabo Verde. Saab is charged in an … others to launder the proceeds of an illegal bribery scheme from bank accounts located in Venezuela to and through bank …
October 19, 2021
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DEA Releases 2015 National Heroin Threat Assessment

May 22, 2015
… other drug of abuse, almost doubling between 2007 and 2013-from 161,000 to 289,000-according to the Substance Abuse and … continue to combat heroin trafficking to protect Americans from this severe and growing threat.”  The NHTA is based, in … priorities, and allocate resources. can be viewed online. …
May 22, 2015
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Alleged narcotrafficker and high ranking cartel member extradited from Uruguay to the United States

May 15, 2020
… narcotrafficker and high ranking cartel member extradited from Uruguay to the United States May 15, 2020 Headquarters … Airport  yesterday evening after being extradited from Uruguay, where he was arrested in April 2016.  The … alleges that Gonzalez Valencia’s criminal conspiracy ran from 2003 to 2016.   “The Department of Justice will never …
May 15, 2020
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Indiana Man Sentenced to Over 11 Years for Trafficking Meth from California to Indiana

September 07, 2022
… Indiana Man Sentenced to Over 11 Years for Trafficking Meth from California to Indiana September 07, 2022 Chicago … Officers learned that Wrought traveled by charter bus from Bloomington, Indiana, and arrived in Fresno, … and exited the bus. Wrought admitted that he was traveling from California to Bloomington and consented to a search of …
September 07, 2022
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Florida Resident Pleads Guilty To Fraudulent Shipments Of Synthetic Drugs From Lab In Stockton

May 09, 2016
… Pleads Guilty To Fraudulent Shipments Of Synthetic Drugs From Lab In Stockton May 09, 2016 San Francisco San … contained the synthetic drugs AM-2201 and XLR11 to smoke shops and retail outlets throughout the United States. They …
May 09, 2016
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DEA Releases 2016 National Heroin Threat Assessment Summary

June 27, 2016
… About Drugs Just Think Twice Domestic Problems resulting from abuse of opioid drugs continue to grow WASHINGTON - The … such as fentanyl and its analogues, increased 79 percent from 2013 to 2014. Deaths involving heroin more than tripled … priorities, and allocate resources. The can be viewed online. hq062716_attach.pdf On …
June 27, 2016
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Connecticut Man Sentenced to 84 Months of Imprisonment for Drug Distribution from Rutland Apartment

November 28, 2022
… to 84 Months of Imprisonment for Drug Distribution from Rutland Apartment November 28, 2022 New England Contact … also seized over six thousand dollars in cash: $1,880 from Cedano, $2,380 from Mariani, and $2,134 from Wedderburn. According to court …
November 28, 2022
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Southern California Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine from Mexico to Modesto

January 18, 2022
… to 9 Years in Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine from Mexico to Modesto January 18, 2022 San Francisco San … in prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine from Mexico destined for Modesto, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. … partners to work together to prevent this deadly drug from reaching the streets. Prosecuting methamphetamine …
January 18, 2022
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Foreign National Extradited from Mexico to the United States to Face Fentanyl Trafficking Charges

April 23, 2024
… Foreign National Extradited from Mexico to the United States to Face Fentanyl … in Mexico pending his extradition. He was extradited from Mexico to the United States on April 18, 2024. …
April 23, 2024
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Federal jury convicts two men of cocaine conspiracy spanning from Houston to Buffalo

September 02, 2020
… Federal jury convicts two men of cocaine conspiracy spanning from Houston to Buffalo September 02, 2020 New York Contact … defendants purchased last-minute airline tickets to travel from Buffalo to Houston, TX. Defendant Lloyd, who was on … as a result of a prior conviction, never sought permission from his probation officer to travel. The following day, May …
September 02, 2020
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Updated Results From DEA’s Largest-Ever Global Synthetic Drug Takedown Yesterday

June 26, 2013
… Updated Results From DEA’s Largest-Ever Global Synthetic Drug Takedown … targeted dangerous new and emerging class of chemicals from overseas WASHINGTON - Yesterday the Drug Enforcement … are sold at a variety of retail outlets, in head shops and over the Internet.   Brands such as “Spice,” “K2,” …
June 26, 2013
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Fresno Man Sentenced For Marijuana Cultivation That Diverted Water From The San Jaoquin River

September 09, 2014
… Man Sentenced For Marijuana Cultivation That Diverted Water From The San Jaoquin River September 09, 2014 San Francisco … in Stanislaus County that was irrigated by water diverted from the San Joaquin River. Judge Ishii also ordered …
September 09, 2014
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DEA Seizes Fentanyl, 25 Firearms from Suburban Chicago Residences and Storage Unit

June 13, 2025
… DEA Seizes Fentanyl, 25 Firearms from Suburban Chicago Residences and Storage Unit June 13, … kilograms of fentanyl and approximately 25 firearms from their suburban Chicago residences and storage unit. … fentanyl and approximately 850 grams of suspected cocaine from a comforter blanket package that Howard had placed in …
June 13, 2025
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13 Additional Defendants Charged in Fentanyl Distribution Network that Spanned from California to D.C.

November 20, 2023
… Charged in Fentanyl Distribution Network that Spanned from California to D.C. November 20, 2023 Headquarters … hundreds of thousands of fake Oxycodone (M30) pills from California to D.C. Today's announcement was made by DEA … a vast network of traffickers who transported fentanyl from Mexico to L.A. to right here in D.C.,” said DEA …
November 20, 2023
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Convicted Kilogram Cocaine Trafficker From Kentucky Sentenced To 30 Years In Federal Prison

May 03, 2013
… Convicted Kilogram Cocaine Trafficker From Kentucky Sentenced To 30 Years In Federal Prison May … LEXINGTON, Ky. - A Lexington man, who used proceeds from trafficking cocaine to purchase houses and vehicles, …
May 03, 2013
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Waterbury Man Pleads Guilty To Heroin Charge Stemming From Overdose Death In Winsted

July 12, 2017
… Waterbury Man Pleads Guilty To Heroin Charge Stemming From Overdose Death In Winsted July 12, 2017 New England … dead, the victim traveled to Waterbury to purchase heroin from Haskell. The Connecticut Chief Medical Examiner’s …
July 12, 2017