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Illinois Man Sentenced to 21 Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Meth

August 11, 2023
… He orchestrated shipments of methamphetamine directly from Mexico to his farm in Atlanta, Illinois, and used the … June 2021 and April 2022, the DEA conducted 13 controlled buys from the distributors working for Bernal, for a total …
August 11, 2023
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Chase Smothermon sentenced to 45 years for abducting, torturing and killing one victim, brutally beating a second

September 01, 2020
… suspected the victims of stealing drugs and money from his home. On Jan. 24, Smothermon pleaded guilty in … against two victims they believed had stolen marijuana from Smothermon’s home, where he resided with Ferry.  On … in records as M.T., under a ruse that Smothermon wanted to buy marijuana from him.  When M.T. arrived at Smothermon’s …
September 01, 2020
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Mariah Ferry sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for kidnapping and brutal beating of two victims suspected of stealing drugs and money

June 26, 2020
… of two victims suspected of stealing drugs and money from the home of co-defendant, Chase Smothermon, 32, of … against two victims who they believed stole marijuana from Smothermon’s home where he resided with Ferry.  On Aug. … contacted M.T. under a ruse that Smothermon wanted to buy marijuana from M.T.  When M.T. arrived at Smothermon’s …
June 26, 2020
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El Paso Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Cocaine Trafficking

March 16, 2021
… responsibility for nine kilograms of cocaine delivered from El Paso to Kansas City, Missouri on March 4, 2020 as … trip to El Paso. By pleading guilty, Leal also admitted to buying approximately 18,000 rounds of ammunition intended …
March 16, 2021
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Heroin Dealer Connected To The Overdose Death Of A Texas Woman Is Arrested On Federal Drug Charge

October 30, 2016
… Administration on a federal criminal complaint stemming from her selling the heroin that caused a young woman’s … Parker.  “You have my word that every time someone dies from a drug overdose in this district, my office will do … at 7:00 p.m., the victim negotiated, in text messages, to buy a “dub” and a “point” from an individual, later …
October 30, 2016
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Defendants Convicted and Sentenced in Long-Term Methamphetamine and Oxycodone Drug Trafficking Investigation in Bay County

March 10, 2023
… safe by removing addictive and deadly controlled substances from our communities,” said U.S. Attorney Coody. “We remain … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
March 10, 2023
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Gulfport Man Sentenced to More Than 11 Years in Federal Prison for Armed Drug Trafficking

July 08, 2022
… into his car. The officers recovered a loaded firearm from the passenger seat of the car. The firearm was located … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
July 08, 2022
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DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day

August 19, 2022
… the public on the serious dangers of fentanyl poisoning from fake pills and other illicit drugs.  DEA supports the … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
August 19, 2022
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Jury Convicts Florida Man Who Tampered with Witnesses While Pending Trial with Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering, Obstruction Of Justice, Suborning Perjury, And Contempt Of Court

October 27, 2023
… in Pasco County. The drugs were received through the mail from Puerto Rico. Coconspirators would receive the packages … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
October 27, 2023
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Dark Web Drug Dealer Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison

December 01, 2022
… between May 2021 and May 2022, Peck distributed narcotics from various dark web markets using the vendor profile … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
December 01, 2022
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Franklin County Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Drug-Trafficking Charges

November 21, 2022
… Office made controlled purchases of methamphetamine from Evans. “Methamphetamine is a highly addictive and … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
November 21, 2022
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Tampa Couple Sentenced in Multimillion Dollar Money Laundering Scheme

October 28, 2022
… involved in the conspiracy. On June 18, 2019, troopers from the Florida Highway Patrol stopped Garcia Moreta while … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
October 28, 2022
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Mexican National Sentenced to Nearly 20 Years for Trafficking Dozens of Kilograms of Methamphetamine and Possessing a Shotgun and Three Handguns

September 02, 2022
… phone number. During a later meeting to pick up money from the source, Marin-Dominguez admitted to having just … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
September 02, 2022
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Lake City Man Sentenced to Five Years for Illegally Possessing Firearms and Distributing Crack Cocaine

September 02, 2022
… multiple felony offenses and therefore is prohibited by law from possessing firearms or ammunition under federal law. … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
September 02, 2022
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Pasco Man Indicted on Fentanyl Trafficking, International Money Laundering, and Assault Weapon's Charges

June 21, 2022
… prescription drugs containing suspected fentanyl from a shed and camper in the backyard. The indictment … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
June 21, 2022
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Man Admits Laundering Money for Drug Dealers in St. Louis

December 04, 2023
… in Real Estate, Vehicles, Other Assets ST. LOUIS – A man from Lake St. Louis, Missouri, on Monday admitted laundering … for the trip but didn’t tell them he shared the profits from drug sales. Hayes made three to four additional trips … assets worth about $2.6 million by using drug profits to buy real estate, vehicles and other assets and using his …
December 04, 2023
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Missouri man sentenced for distributing heroin resulting in death

March 09, 2020
… R.K.’s cell phone and noticed a thread of text messages from August 3, 2016, wherein R.K. and “Heather” discussed … into custody. Officers seized two small bags of heroin from Miller. Natoli admitted he would accompany Miller to … Natoli stated that he provided the money up front to buy the heroin and then drove Miller around to sell it. …
March 09, 2020
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Leader of the Rodriguez Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 10 years for Drug Conspiracy and Money Laundering

March 08, 2024
… that distributed fentanyl in and around Oneida County from May 2020 to October 2021.  On September 20, 2021, the … back to Utica and recovered three kilograms of fentanyl from a speaker inside of Ares’ rental car.  During the … cash obtained from drug trafficking to a straw purchaser to buy cars, including a BMW. Ivan Rodriguez, Jr. will be …
March 08, 2024
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Federal Jury Convicts St. Louis County Man of Dealing Fatal Dose of Heroin and Fentanyl

May 05, 2023
… on Aug. 15 and 16 of 2018 in which the victim arranged to buy opiates from Kinney. Kinney sold heroin and fentanyl to the victim … him dead at about 8 p.m., 30 minutes after she’d last heard from him. An autopsy and toxicology results showed that the …
May 05, 2023
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Tenderloin Drug Dealer Sentenced to 46 Months for Fentanyl Sales

June 09, 2022
… with an undercover law enforcement officer posing as a drug buyer.  Melendez arranged through the messages to sell … in the rural north of California (population: 12,541) died from fentanyl overdoses in a single weekend in August 2021.  … of fentanyl supply and said that he would drive to meet and buy fentanyl from Melendez in the San Francisco Bay Area and …
June 09, 2022
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Three Convicted in $500,000 Mexican Cartel Weapon Scheme

May 18, 2022
… money laundering. Co-conspirators Manuel Perez-Ortiz, 40, from Mexico, and Arturo Mata Jr., 55, also of Rio Bravo, … Ramos and Mata assisted in driving Perez-Ortiz to and from the meetings to discuss the sale of weapons. Mata also … the sale of a ranch in Mexico and they were planning to buy land in Laredo to build a home. Perez-Ortiz later …
May 18, 2022
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Illinois Ice Meth Dealer Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison

February 25, 2022
… District of Illinois announced that Thomas A. Wright, 44, from Pekin, Illinois, was sentenced on Feb. 22, 2022, to 25 … that Wright worked with associates to pool money to buy larger quantities of methamphetamine and would … will continue so that we can keep our communities safe from the top drug dealers who peddle this potent substance.” …
February 25, 2022
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Dominican man sentenced to 10 years in prison for fentanyl trafficking conspiracy

October 30, 2018
… According to court documents and statements made in court, from at least Dec. 6, 2016, through May 2, 2017, the … DEA agent in Nashua, New Hampshire. Based on these drug buys, law enforcement officers arrested the defendant at his …
October 30, 2018
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New Orleans man pleads guilty to various drug trafficking and firearms crimes, resulting in shooting of DEA Task Force Officer Stephen Arnold

August 06, 2018
… of that investigation, DEA made four separate controlled buys of ¼ and ½ ounce quantities of crack cocaine from Hardy over an approximate ten-month timespan. Based on …
August 06, 2018
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Two Separate Investigations Result In Significant Sentences For Drug Dealers In Cedar Rapids

May 23, 2018
… of some very bad people. Rest assured; our job is far from over, we will continue to investigate and arrest dealers and traffickers who try to profit from these dangerous drugs.” In Buchheim’s case, what … court authorized wire taps revealing the trios attempts to buy and sell crack cocaine. Additionally, all three men were …
May 23, 2018
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Pamlico County Drug Trafficker Sentenced In Operation "No Quarter"

December 30, 2013
… he and his co-conspirators purchased 1 kilogram of cocaine from a confidential informant. On November 30, 2010, the … Sheriff's Office used another confidential informant to buy 4.8 grams of cocaine (crack) from Willis. The investigation revealed that Williswas …
December 30, 2013
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Johnston County Trafficker Sentenced For Cocaine Conspiracy

August 12, 2015
… Inoue at Raleigh Durham International Airport after seizing from his luggage 3,891 grams of cocaine that was destined … November 4, 2013, agents used a confidential informant to buy 9 ounces of cocaine from Arrollo-Silva at a stash house located off of Sanders …
August 12, 2015
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Eleven Sentenced To Over 97 Years Combined For Methamphetamine Drug Trafficking Offenses

June 01, 2015
… in Charge David Downing.  "By removing these criminals from the streets of Arkansas, they can no longer distribute … methamphetamine in Northwest Arkansas.  Numerous controlled buys, surveillance, search warrants, and monitoring were …
June 01, 2015
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Two California Men Charged With Participating In ‘Black Market Peso Exchange’ Scheme Used To Move Money Out Of U.S.

March 05, 2013
… used to move millions of dollars linked to illegal activity from the United States to Mexico, are scheduled to be … used Peace & Rich to receive large amounts of cash derived from illegal activity.  The cash - tens of thousands of …  The peso broker finds business owners in Mexico who buy goods from vendors in the United States, such as Peace & …
March 05, 2013
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Two San Gabriel Valley Men Who Participated In ‘Black Market Peso Exchange’ That Moved Money Out Of U.S. Sentenced To Federal Prison

April 24, 2014
… used to move millions of dollars linked to illegal activity from the United States to Mexico were sentenced today for … used Peace & Rich to receive large amounts of cash derived from illegal activity. The cash - as much as hundreds of … pesos. The peso broker finds business owners in Mexico who buy goods from vendors in the United States, such as Peace & …
April 24, 2014