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Large Scale Dark Web Heroin, Cocaine Trafficker Pleads Guilty

April 14, 2017
… digital currency is used by dark web marketplaces because online transactions in digital currency can be completed … and cocaine on AlphaBay, and then mailed the narcotics from post offices in New York to customers throughout the … law enforcement made two undercover purchases of heroin from “Area51,” which were delivered to a post office box in …
April 14, 2017
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DC Heroin Dealer Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison

November 14, 2014
… a DC-based heroin dealer that targeted young individuals from northern Virginia as customers.  On August 21, 2013, the defendant sold heroin to a group of individuals from Fairfax County, Virginia, including 16-year-old Emylee …
November 14, 2014
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Twin Brothers Each Sentenced To 13 Years On Drug And Firearm Charges

January 23, 2015
… Nicholas, sold heroin, cocaine, crack cocaine, and firearms from various drug-involved premises, including an 11th … Deparasis brothers used and maintained the various premises from February of 2010 to approximately May of 2014. Nicholas …
January 23, 2015
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Portsmouth Man Charged With Manufacturing And Selling Over 13 Kilograms Of Cocaine And 478 Grams Of Heroin Worth $555,850.00

May 20, 2015
… manufactured, distributed and possessed cocaine and heroin from approximately November of 2013 to November of 2014.  A … warrant, officers recovered heroin, cocaine, and a firearm from Brown’s bedroom.  Brown bought and sold in excess of 13 …
May 20, 2015
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Laurel Heroin Dealer Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison

May 27, 2015
…    According to his plea agreement, Byrd admitted that from May 2012 through September 2014 he regularly … seized approximately one gram of heroin and $8,510 in cash from Byrd. United States Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein praised …
May 27, 2015
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Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced To 11 Years In Prison

October 13, 2015
… County Police Department. According to his plea agreement, from at least September 12 to December 18, 2013, Jackson and … confidential source and Fields to obtain the crack cocaine from a source in Hillcrest Heights. Jackson handed the drugs …
October 13, 2015
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Cocaine And Heroin Trafficker Sentenced To 23 Years In Prison

September 14, 2012
… the charge on June 13, 2012. According to court documents, from June 2011, through March 31, 2012, Blair and others … multiple kilograms of cocaine hydrochloride and heroin from sources in Galveston, Texas, which were distributed in …
September 14, 2012
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Cocaine Distributor Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison

May 27, 2013
… Field Division. According to Curtis’ guilty plea, from July 2011 through March 2012, Curtis conspired with … and others to distribute cocaine.  Devane shipped cocaine from Arizona to Curtis in Maryland for distribution.  Curtis …
May 27, 2013
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Vienna Man Sentenced To 80 Months In Prison In Connection With Heroin Overdose Death Of McLean Teenager

May 16, 2014
… by hiding the body of Emylee Lonczak, a 16-year-old girl from McLean, Va. who died after a heroin overdose. Karl C. … three other individuals, including Emylee Lonczak, traveled from Virginia into Washington, D.C. to purchase heroin.  All …
May 16, 2014
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Kansas City Pharmacy Filled Forged Prescriptions

August 20, 2021
… CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City, Missouri pharmacy is prohibited from continuing its past practice of filling prescriptions … of the consent decree, Spalitto’s is permanently prohibited from dispensing any controlled substance without verifying … a free prescriber registration validity application online, which Spalitto’s could have used to discover that …
August 20, 2021
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Leader of Drug Ring in Prince George’s and Charles Counties Sentenced to Over 11 Years For Cocaine Distribution and Money Laundering

February 21, 2007
… that Fenwick forfeit several vehicles and $16,971 seized from one of his homes . According to his guilty plea, from 2000 to 2003 Fenwick coordinated the distribution of … to customers, by obtaining bulk quantities of cocaine from others, including Henry Saunders, and providing the …
February 21, 2007
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Mexican Fugitive and Co-Conspirator Arrested on U.S. Drug, Money Laundering Charges

July 24, 2007
… to destroy the meth trade.” Agents and task force officers from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) arrested … District Court for the District of Columbia alleges that from December 2005 until March 2007, Ye Gon conspired with … and engaging in monetary transactions in property derived from specified unlawful activity. The complaint alleges that …
July 24, 2007
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31 Indicted For Operating A Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Enterprise

June 18, 2004
… of Takoma Park, Maryland, and 30 others for crimes arising from their three and a half year operation of a large drug … area. The second superceding indictment charges that from at least January 2001 through May 31, 2004, the …
June 18, 2004
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Salisbury Area Drug Ring Leader Sentenced to 30 Years

June 08, 2004
… prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release arising from his guilty plea on March 29, 2004 to charges of … multiple ounces and kilogram quantities of these drugs from sources of supply in New York, Pennsylvania, and … couriers to transport the drugs and monies back and forth from Maryland and New York. Seldon would cook the cocaine …
June 08, 2004
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Suitland Drug Ringleader Sentenced To 14 Years In Prison

May 02, 2011
… and local partners, to stop drug traffickers who profit from the harm they present to our community.” According to … Cox led a drug trafficking ring in Suitland, Maryland. From at least February 2007 to February 2009, Cox regularly …
May 02, 2011
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Waldorf Drug Trafficker Sentenced To Over 20 Years In Prison

December 15, 2014
…    According to evidence presented at the six-day trial, from at least August 2010 through June 6, 2013, White … During this time period, White sent shipments from the East Coast to California via FedEx and private … sealed packaging.  The evidence further established that from August 2010 through May 2013, White sent 25 shipments, …
December 15, 2014
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Hyattsville Man Sentenced For Selling Misbranded Prescription And Non-Prescription Drugs

January 08, 2013
… Washington Field Office. According to his plea agreement, from 2007 to March 27, 2012, Jimenez purchased misbranded prescription and nonprescription drugs from conspirators who brought the drugs into the United States from El Salvador and elsewhere, and then sold the drugs from …
January 08, 2013
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Doctor Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison for Unlawfully Distributing Opioids and Soliciting Sexual Favors from Patients

May 06, 2021
… Distributing Opioids and Soliciting Sexual Favors from Patients May 06, 2021 New Jersey Contact Info Contact … a legitimate medical reason and soliciting sexual favors from patients in exchange for opioid prescriptions. Joseph …
May 06, 2021
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South Jersey Brothers Admit Role In Conspiracy To Traffic Guns From South Carolina To New Jersey

March 06, 2015
… Jersey Brothers Admit Role In Conspiracy To Traffic Guns From South Carolina To New Jersey March 06, 2015 New Jersey … and an assault rifle. They obtained the firearms from pawn shops, gun stores, and other sources in South Carolina and …
March 06, 2015
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Dominican National Sentenced to 38 Months in Prison for Selling Oxycodone from New Britain Grocery Store

September 16, 2022
… Sentenced to 38 Months in Prison for Selling Oxycodone from New Britain Grocery Store September 16, 2022 New … years of supervised release, for distributing oxycodone from a New Britain grocery store. According to court … investigating individuals who were selling oxycodone pills from Elzier Grocery, located at 1485 Corbin Avenue in New …
September 16, 2022
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Extradition Of Felix Trujillo-Manrique From Colombia On Heroin Trafficking Charges

June 27, 2013
… Attorney Announces Extradition Of Felix Trujillo-Manrique From Colombia On Heroin Trafficking Charges June 27, 2013 … that Felix Trujillo-Manrique was extradited yesterday from Colombia for allegedly conspiring to import heroin from …
June 27, 2013
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Violent Armed Drug Trafficker from Boise's North End Sentenced to 262 Months in Federal Prison

April 17, 2025
… Violent Armed Drug Trafficker from Boise's North End Sentenced to 262 Months in Federal … fine.  According to court records, Ernstson, originally from San Francisco, California, led a drug trafficking … after picking up a load of methamphetamine and cocaine from the Portland, Oregon area. He was armed with a loaded …
April 17, 2025
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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 … the dangers of fentanyl, fake pills, and purchasing drugs online. Just one of these fake pills can be enough to take a …
August 19, 2022
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Felon Pleads Guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute

August 10, 2021
… to his guilty plea, on October 3, 2019, Alexander traveled from his Towson, Maryland residence to New York to acquire … in Maryland. The following day, as Alexander was returning from New York to Maryland, law enforcement conducted a … also recovered approximately $3,357 in U.S. currency from Alexander’s person at the time of the arrest. As …
August 10, 2021
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DEA Washington Division Participating in Community Events for National Night Out

August 03, 2021
… National Night Out was established in 1984 with funding from the Bureau of Justice Assistance of the U.S. Department … safety demonstrations, seminars, youth events, visits from emergency personnel, and more. National Night Out sends … expecting over 16,000 communities and millions of people from all 50 states, U.S. territories, and military bases …
August 03, 2021
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Jarod A. Forget named Special Agent in Charge of the Washington Division

January 12, 2021
… assigned to DEA’s New York Drug Enforcement Task Force. From there, he spent a number of years working at the … trafficking organizations, shut down illicit opioid dealers from China and Mexico, and established collaborative strike …
January 12, 2021
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Bristol Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Meth and Firearms Convictions

January 12, 2023
… a firearm. According to court documents, the charges stem from a Washington County Virginia Sheriff’s Office traffic stop in January 2020, where Himes fled from police and was later found to be in possession of … firearm and more crystal ice methamphetamine were recovered from the front passenger seat of Himes’ vehicle. At the time …
January 12, 2023
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Member of Bristol, Virginia Methamphetamine Drug Ring Sentenced

October 13, 2022
… woman, who conspired with others to traffic methamphetamine from multiple states into Southwest Virginia, was sentenced … woman, who conspired with others to traffic methamphetamine from multiple states into Southwest Virginia, was sentenced … trafficking more than 10 kilograms of methamphetamine from Houston, Texas, and that her illicit distribution …
October 13, 2022
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Forrestville Man Sentenced to Over 29 Years for Cocaine Conspiracy and Gun Violations

February 26, 2007
… Rod J. Rosenstein.         According to his plea agreement, from February 2001 to December 2004 Burton conspired to … 94.5 grams of crack cocaine to an individual at a barber shop in Suitland, along with $6,500, in exchange for two …
February 26, 2007
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Five Indicted in Scheme to Defraud Investment Banking Firm

April 20, 2006
… of a FBW customer, with directions to forward money from that customer’s account to a bank account to … knowledge or consent, directing the transfer of $90,000 from the customer’s FBW account to an account in the name of Ugochukwu Onwudiegwu. Leslie Reynolds faxed the order from a fax machine in Maryland to Tonya Tyson at FBW in …
April 20, 2006