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Three Corpus Residents Sent To Prison In Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering Conspiracies

June 20, 2013
… indictment charged all of the defendants with conspiring from June 1, 2008, to Jan. 8, 2013, to possess with intent … to Guajardo. Pena also received methamphetamine from Martinez, a local home builder. Ignacio Pena, Manuel …
June 20, 2013
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Houston Man Gets Significant Sentence For Drug Trafficking Through Falfurrias Checkpoint

August 19, 2013
… intent to distribute more than 1000 kilograms of marijuana from October 2011 until his arrest on Oct. 24, 2012. … and on to other major cities within the United States. From October 2011 until April 2012, approximately 4,000 …
August 19, 2013
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Another Drug Conspiracy And Money Laundering Ring Leader Heads To Prison For 30 Years

February 21, 2014
… criminal history and the need to protect the public from future criminal conduct. She further ordered he serve a … indictment charged all of the defendants with conspiring from June 1, 2008, to Jan. 8, 2013, to possess with intent …
February 21, 2014
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Federal And State Authorities Arrest 22 In Connection With Austin Area Steroid Distribution Operation

September 04, 2014
… conducted several controlled purchases of steroids from Bruner and Rowland. To date, authorities have seized … with this investigation. These charges and arrests resulted from an investigation conducted by the Drug Enforcement …
September 04, 2014
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Leaders Of Cocaine And Money Laundering Organization Sentenced To Prison

March 01, 2011
… cocaine and conspiracy to launder monetary instruments from 2006 to 2010. Alvarez, charged in case number C-09-646, … which distributed more than 300 kilograms of cocaine from January 2006 to June 2010, with distribution points in …
March 01, 2011
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Corpus Christi Meth Conspirator Convicted By A Federal Jury

November 04, 2011
… that Ortiz solicited Chavez to transport illegal drugs from Weslaco, Texas, to Corpus Christi, Texas, for $1500, on … with each other during the period of this conspiracy from February 2010 to July 2010. In total, the jury found …
November 04, 2011
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Two Sentenced In 1,900 Pound Marijuana Seizure

June 15, 2012
… assistance in opening the crates and removing the marijuana from them. Returning with agents to his business, Mercado … wrapped bales of marijuana, weighing 1,915 pounds, from the business. At trial, Mercado took the stand in his …
June 15, 2012
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McAllen Jury Convicts Major Brownsville Drug Trafficker

September 10, 2012
… for transporting multi-ton quantities of cocaine from Brownsville to Houston. His organization was also … for transporting millions of dollars of drug proceeds from Houston to the Gulf Cartel in Matamoros, Mexico. …
September 10, 2012
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Last Of Los Zetas Arms Traffickers Convicted

February 20, 2013
… with Los Zetas needed someone to transport weapons from the Dallas area to Laredo and then to the Republic of … large duffel bags believed to contain weapons were removed from the Explorer and placed inside the tractor. Agents then …
February 20, 2013
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Laredo Bail Bonds Manager Sent To Prison For Money Laundering

May 10, 2013
… proceeds. At a lengthy sentencing hearing today, arguments from the defense and prosecution were presented. After … Saldaña noted that Nevarez “benefited to a great extent from these drug proceeds.” Judge Saldaña ordered the …
May 10, 2013
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Four Charged In Methamphetamine Deal Near The Houstonian

May 20, 2013
… of the agents fired toward Chavez in an effort to stop him from hitting the agent with the vehicle. Chavez was … white crystalline substance believed to be methamphetamine from the rear area of the Honda, according to the complaint. …
May 20, 2013
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Corpus Christi Jury Convicts Houston Man Of Marijuana Trafficking

May 30, 2013
… intent to distribute more than 1000 kilograms of marijuana from October 2011 until his arrest on Oct. 24, 2012. … and on to other major cities within the United States. From October 2011 until April 2012, approximately 3,000 …
May 30, 2013
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Drug Enforcement Administration To Conduct Sixth Prescription Pill Take-Back Day On Saturday, April 27

April 24, 2013
… The majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet, according to surveys of …
April 24, 2013
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Operation Pill Nation II Doctor Sentenced To 20 Years In Federal Prison

July 24, 2014
… three week trial. According to evidence presented at trial, from late 2009 through October of 2011, Heromin was the … and alprazolam to drug addicts and members of doctor shopping organizations, who often traveled hundreds of miles from as far away as Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee to get …
July 24, 2014
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Nine Sentenced To Prison For Illegal Distribution Of Oxycodone

September 09, 2014
… mostly oxycodone.  Members of the DTO traveled to Florida from Puerto Rico and Massachusetts, posing as patients at … proceeds were deposited in local banks and later withdrawn from bank branches in the Palm Bay, Florida area. …
September 09, 2014
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Honduran Nationals Charged With Drug Trafficking Arrived In South Florida After Being Extradited

December 18, 2014
… MIAMI - Two Honduran nationals were extradited from Honduras to the United States as a result of their … 48, with conspiring to traffic large amounts of cocaine from Colombia, through Honduras, with the eventual …
December 18, 2014
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Biogenesis Founder Sentenced Today For His Role In Conspiracy To Distribute Testosterone And Human Growth Hormones To Underage High School And Professional Athletes

February 17, 2015
… to perform 200 hours of community service and prevented him from working in the medical field in the future.     A.D. … of Florida, made the announcement.    The charges stem from a DEA investigation, which focused on the illegal …
February 17, 2015
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Two New Orleans DEA Targets Face 40 Years To Life In Heroin Conspiracy

May 17, 2013
… to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin from November 2012 to the present.  During the … body armor, two handguns, and approximately $11,000 in cash from a residence in Chalmette, LA.  The indictment also …
May 17, 2013
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Fort Smith Man Sentenced To Over 17 Years On Charges Related To Lavaca Elementary School Incident

November 20, 2013
… types of cases to keep our children and our community safe from this type of activity.”    According to court documents … and the Sebastian County Sheriff’s Office, with assistance from the Lavaca Police Department. Assistant United States …
November 20, 2013
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Two Houma Men Sentenced In Heroin Distribution Conspiracy

May 07, 2014
… together to sell heroin in the Houma, Louisiana area.  From July 1, 2012 through May 31, 2013, Chambersand … of over 100 grams of heroin immediately after he returned from New Orleans. The case was investigated by the DEA New …
May 07, 2014
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Fort Smith Career Offender Sentenced To Over 10 Years In Prison For Distribution Of Methamphetamine

February 25, 2015
… and wreak havoc in our communities will never escape from facing the consequences of their criminal activities.” … the lengthy sentence that he received, and his removal from our community will make the Western District of …
February 25, 2015
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Auburn University Lab Technician Arrested For Selling Date Rape Drug

May 26, 2015
… women.  Shortly thereafter, another purchase was made from Howard for nearly a gallon of the same substance.  … by the Auburn Police Department, with assistance from the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Federal Bureau …
May 26, 2015
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Five Plead Guilty To Interstate Heroin Conspiracy And Money Laundering Indictment

May 28, 2015
… heroin to, and picking up bulk currency drug debt payments from, New Orleans customers on behalf of Brooks.  Lee, … and Gentry then purchased multi-ounce quantities of heroin from one of Brooks’ wholesale customers to sell it in New …
May 28, 2015
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Five Men Convicted For Operating West New York, N.J., Heroin Mill

December 15, 2011
… by the coconspirators was seized by law enforcement from a commercial bus in the vicinity of Pittsburgh, Pa., in … information about the operation. Officers and detectives from the West New York Police Department responded and found …
December 15, 2011
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against Two Alleged International Narcotics Traffickers Defendants Allegedly Conspired To Transport Cocaine Worth $30 Million In A U.S. Aircraft.

November 15, 2012
… Netherlands, arrived in the Southern District of New York from the Dominican Republic on November 9, 2012 to face … arrangements for a U.S. registered aircraft to be flown from the Dominican Republic to Belgium. They were arrested …
November 15, 2012
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Monmouth County, N.J. Doctor Admits Structuring And Tax Charges

September 08, 2014
… DiLorenzo received more than $2 million in cash payments from his patients. On at least 35 occasions, the office … Fishman credited special agents and task force officers from the Tactical Diversion Squad of the Drug Enforcement …
September 08, 2014
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Monmouth County, New Jersey, Doctor Sentenced To 46 Months In Prison On Structuring And Tax Charges

March 06, 2015
… DiLorenzo received more than $2 million in cash payments from his patients. The office received payments exceeding … Ciraolo credited special agents and task force officers from the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Tactical …
March 06, 2015
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Grape Street Crips Gang Member Admits To Murder, Attempted Murder

October 06, 2017
… Hamlet used a social media account to post a report from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office purportedly … to avenge the murder of a fellow gang member by individuals from a rival gang. Washington and others travelled to the …
October 06, 2017
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Colombian Nationals Charged In International Drug Money Laundering Conspiracy And Designated Under The Kingpin

July 09, 2013
… are charged with conspiracy to launder the illegal proceeds from the manufacture, importation, sale, and distribution of … Designation (Kingpin Act), generally prohibits U.S. persons from conducting financial or commercial transactions with …
July 09, 2013
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DEA Holds Prescription Drug Take-Back Event October 26

October 24, 2013
… that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. Floridians participating in …
October 24, 2013