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Four Plead Guilty To Crimes Connected To Two Hash Oil Manufacturing Explosions

December 01, 2014
… residents suffered shattered bones as they had to jump from their upper level apartments. Robby Wayne Meiser, 46, … wall of the building 6-8 inches, and disconnected the roof from the building walls.   The charge of endangering human …
December 01, 2014
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Wasilla Man Sentenced To 85 Months In Prison For Heroin Trafficking Conspiracy

February 24, 2015
… Baretta Faatafuga received an Express Mail package from California containing heroin that had been concealed … to distribute the heroin to others. Upon his release from prison, Gwaltney will remain under court supervision …
February 24, 2015
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Brothers Sentenced To Federal Prison For Delivery Of Heroin Resulting In Death

May 19, 2015
… distributing the heroin to Putnam that caused her death. From there, investigators were able to identify several … Force, and the Keizer Police Department with assistance from the Salem Police Department; the Marion County …
May 19, 2015
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Lane County Men Sentenced For Distribution Of Methamphetamine

May 19, 2015
… 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.  Following his release from prison, Felix-Rodriguez will be on supervised release … In 2011, a DEA undercover agent purchased methamphetamine from Felix-Rodriguez on multiple occasions, and ultimately …
May 19, 2015
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Second Devil’s Den Marijuana Cultivator Pleads Guilty

December 10, 2012
… guilty, Manjarrez acknowledged that he came to California from Mexico to work for his co-defendant, Jonathan Anthony … of medical marijuana for profit. This case stemmed from Operation Mercury, an intensive marijuana eradication …
December 10, 2012
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South Lake Tahoe Dispensary Owner Sentenced To Five Years In Federal Prison And Agrees To Forfeit Drug Proceeds

April 10, 2013
… can have the effect of concealing and disguising the odor from marijuana.  In total, detectives seized approximately 5 … admitted that he possessed the marijuana seized from his residence on August 31, 2012, with an intent to …
April 10, 2013
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Six Indicted For Fresno And Madera County Methamphetamine Distribution Ring

December 22, 2011
… in the case asserts that Solorzano obtained methamphetamine from Mexico and arranged for Reyes, Martinez, and Rosa to … Area (HIDTA), consisting of law enforcement agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation; the Drug …
December 22, 2011
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Five Indicted For Kern County Marijuana Cultivation Operations

August 30, 2012
… Rufino Orozco-Martinez, 32, an undocumented alien from Guerrero, Mexico; Jorge A. Torres, 27, of Michoacán, … aka Osmin Mejia-Mazariegos, 29, an undocumented alien from Guatemala, was charged with a drug conspiracy, …
August 30, 2012
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Fresno County Man Sent To Prison For Mortgage Fraud Scheme

September 04, 2012
… directly involved in growing 856 marijuana plants seized from the Willits property after Lieng and Truong acquired … Administration led the investigation with primary support from the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office, Mendocino County …
September 04, 2012
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Livingston Man Sentenced 16 Years In Prison For International Drug Conspiracy

November 13, 2012
… Drug Enforcement Task Force targeted shipments of cocaine from Bakersfield to Toronto, Canada FRESNO, Calif. - Two … large money seizures were made, including $169,910 seized from a truck in Sheldon, Ill., that was driven by Bisla. The …
November 13, 2012
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Stockton Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty To Methamphetamine Manufacturing And Trafficking

June 13, 2011
… and prices, and a security monitor depicting an image from a camera posted on an engine hoist in the front yard. … chemical used in manufacturing methamphetamine, created from crushed Sudafed and Actifed. Agents also found large …
June 13, 2011
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Fresno Man Receives Five Years In Prison For Interstate Marijuana Trafficking

October 21, 2011
… that were posted with medicinal marijuana recommendations from medical doctors. Rather than distributing the marijuana … and the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office, with assistance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, California …
October 21, 2011
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Hamden Man Sentenced To Prison For Distributing Oxycodone Involved In Weston Overdose

November 30, 2016
… 3, 2016, a 20-year-old male purchased 30 oxycodone pills from Farid in exchange for $900.  He then consumed some of … Department.  The Tactical Diversion Squad includes members from the New Haven, Hamden, Greenwich, Shelton, Bristol, …
November 30, 2016
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New Haven Man Sentenced To Six Years In Federal Prison For Role In Heroin Distribution Ring

December 05, 2016
… his role in a heroin distribution ring. This matter stems from a joint investigation headed by the DEA New Haven Task … The DEA New Haven Task Force includes participants from the New Haven, Hamden, West Haven, North Haven, East …
December 05, 2016
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Rhode Island Man Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison For Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering

February 01, 2017
… River, Massachusetts, and a number of luxury vehicles.   From 2014 to 2016, Lopez imported, at a minimum, 50 to100 kilograms of cocaine from Puerto Rico to Massachusetts, and distributed it in New …
February 01, 2017
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Massachusetts Man Sentenced For Fentanyl Distribution

February 02, 2017
… law enforcement officer in New Hampshire and Massachusetts from December of 2015 to February of 2016. Reyes, 20 years … the potential to cause a fatal overdose. “Those suffering from the disease of opioid addiction need access to …
February 02, 2017
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Bridgeport Resident Pleads Guilty To Ecstasy Trafficking Charge

February 14, 2017
… investigators made two controlled purchases of ecstasy from Fletcher.  Fletcher was arrested on November 18, 2016, … New Haven Tactical Diversion Squad, which includes officers from the Bristol, Greenwich, Hamden, Milford, New Haven, …
February 14, 2017
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New Haven Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced

February 27, 2017
… Roman-Rolan, were obtaining bulk quantities of cocaine from multiple suppliers and redistributing the cocaine to a … The DEA New Haven Task Force includes participants from the New Haven, Hamden, West Haven, North Haven, East …
February 27, 2017
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Waterbury Man Pleads Guilty: Distributed Heroin To Overdose Victim

March 09, 2017
… heroin and/or fentanyl, as well as the victim’s cellphone, from the scene.  The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner … Office.  The Tactical Diversion Squad includes participants from the New Haven, Hamden, Greenwich, Shelton, Bristol, …
March 09, 2017
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Convicted Felon Sentenced On Drug And Firearm Charges

March 28, 2017
… was stopped by police who confiscated approximately $22,000 from Medina that he intended to use to purchase marijuana.  … agents seized cocaine and a loaded .38 caliber revolver from Medina’s residence.  Michal J. Ferguson Special Agent …
March 28, 2017
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Queens Resident Pleads Guilty To Ecstasy Trafficking Charge

March 30, 2017
… investigators made two controlled purchases of ecstasy from Fletcher.  Stewart and Fletcher were arrested on … New Haven Tactical Diversion Squad, which includes officers from the Bristol, Greenwich, Hamden, Milford, New Haven, …
March 30, 2017
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Fairfield Man Who Purchased Tableting Machine To Produce Oxycodone Pills Is Sentenced

November 21, 2014
… containing a tableting machine that had been ordered from China and delivered to his residence.  On that date, … he had believed to be a large quantity oxycodone powder from the same individual.  Wolvovsky then stated that, …
November 21, 2014
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Milford Man Pleads Guilty To Distributing Heroin Connected To Overdose Death

December 04, 2014
… According to court documents and statements made in court, from November 2013 to April 2014, RUSSOW obtained heroin from a source in New Haven and then distributed the drug out …
December 04, 2014
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West Haven Couple Charged With Distributing Heroin

January 20, 2015
… complaint, on January 12, 2015, a 39-year-old male died from an apparent heroin overdose at a residence in Milford.  … which included analysis of text messages captured from the decedent’s cellular telephone, revealed that …
January 20, 2015
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Bangor Resident Sentenced To Six Years In Prison For Bath Salt Distribution Conspiracy

January 22, 2015
… of MDPV, the defendant assisted another person in removing from the residence MDPV that the police had not found during … by the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency with assistance from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. On …
January 22, 2015
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Blaine Man Pleads Guilty To Bath Salts Distribution Conspiracy

January 23, 2015
… salts.  Specifically, Brewer helped purchase bath salts from China for personal use and to sell to other … and the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency with assistance from the Aroostook County Sheriff’s Department and the …
January 23, 2015
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Norwalk Cocaine Distributor Sentenced To 32 Months In Federal Prison

February 27, 2015
… release, for trafficking cocaine. This matter stems from a year-long investigation headed by the DEA’s … was predominantly obtaining large quantities of cocaine from Zografidis for further distribution. Yerinides has been …
February 27, 2015
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Bronx Drug Trafficker Convicted In Federal Court

March 10, 2015
… to three years of supervised release following his release from prison. According to Court records, on March 8, 2014, … Young was arrested, he was on federal supervised release from a prior drug and gun conviction in the Southern …
March 10, 2015
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Milton Woman, Stephanie Schump, Sentenced To 22 Months In Prison For Conspiring With Bronx Drug Dealer To Distribute Heroin And Cocaine In Vermont

March 15, 2015
… to two years of supervised release following her release from prison. According to Court records, on March 8, 2014, … She also transported controlled substances for Joe Young from the Bronx to Vermont, met and picked up Young’s drug …
March 15, 2015
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Hartford Heroin Trafficker Sentenced To Three Years In Federal Prison

April 16, 2015
… release, for trafficking heroin. This matter stems from a joint investigation into heroin trafficking to combat … law enforcement made two controlled purchases of heroin from Alvarado at his apartment building on Webster Street in …
April 16, 2015