ÉTATS-UNIS 🇺🇸 (DEA) : les dernières ‘Narconews’ au 25 juillet 2021

Everton Man Pleads Guilty to Meth Conspiracy

July 22, 2021
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – An Everton, Missouri, man pleaded guilty in federal court today to his role in a conspiracy to distribute large amounts of methamphetamine in the Springfield area. Cheyenne W. Conn, 45, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool to one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine…
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St. Louis Man Sentenced for Maintaining a Drug House

July 22, 2021
ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Court Judge Henry E. Autrey sentenced Farraad Johnson, 46, of St. Louis, to a 36-month term of imprisonment on Wednesday. Johnson pleaded guilty in March to maintaining a drug-involved premises. Johnson admitted leasing, maintaining, and controlling a residence in the 1100 block of Edlor Drive…
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Four Men Charged with Trafficking Nearly Five Tons of Cocaine Hidden in Furniture

July 22, 2021
NEW YORK – Ray Donovan, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Dermot Shea, New York City Police Department Police Commissioner Dermot Shea, Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Kevin P. Bruen, New York State…
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Haines City Man Receives Twelve Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking

July 22, 2021
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. –Taree Lamott Armstrong, 30, of Haines City, Florida, has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to multiple drug-trafficking offenses. Jason R. Coody, Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announced the sentence. According to court documents, on March 25, 2020…
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Arizona Man Convicted of Controlled Substance Offense

July 22, 2021
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A federal jury in Tallahassee has convicted Daniel Gutierrez, 37, of San Luis, Arizona of possession of methamphetamine and fentanyl with the intent to distribute. The guilty verdict, returned yesterday at the conclusion of a three-day trial, was announced by Jason R. Coody, Acting United States Attorney…
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St. Louis Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun and Drug Offenses

July 21, 2021
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – Lamondra Beckley, 43, of St. Louis pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense, and unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Beckley has been under federal indictment since April…
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Ohio Man Sentenced for Distributing Counterfeit Pharmaceuticals in Dallas

July 21, 2021
DALLAS – An Ohio man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced today by Eduardo A. Chavez, Special Agent in Charge of DEA Dallas. Austin Seymour, 26, of Uniontown, Ohio, pleaded guilty on Jan. 26, 2021, to conspiracy to distribute…
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Wisconsin Man Charged with Possessing Methamphetamine for Distribution

July 21, 2021
MADISON, Wis. – Special Agent in Charge Robert J. Bell, Drug Enforcement Administration-Chicago Field Division, and Acting U.S. Attorney Timothy M. O’Shea, Western District of Wisconsin announced that Adam Beliveau, 41, of Downing, Wisconsin, has been charged with 1 count of attempting to possess 500 grams or more of methamphetamine…
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Seven Defendants Charged for Laundering Over $28 Million for DTO

July 21, 2021
NEW YORK – Ray Donovan, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, and Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced charges today against seven individuals involved in laundering tens of millions of dollars for drug…
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Man Admits Conspiring to Distribute Fentanyl Analogue

July 20, 2021
NEWARK, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Susan A. Gibson and Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Rachael A. Honig announced a former New Jersey resident today admitted conspiring to distribute a fentanyl analogue. Darryl Hinkson, 46, formerly of…
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Bond Denied for West Palm Beach Man

July 19, 2021
MIAMI – On July 16, 2021, a South Florida federal magistrate judge ordered pre-trial detention for 37- year-old Lazaro Alfredo Ramirez-Alvarado, finding that he presents a risk of flight and danger to the community if released. Pursuant to the order, Ramirez-Alvarado will remain in jail, without bond, pending his trial…
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Nearly 40 Pounds of Heroin and Fentanyl Seized in the Bronx: Three Indicted

July 16, 2021
NEW YORK – An indictment charges three individuals with Operating as a Major Trafficker following the seizure of nearly 40 pounds of alleged heroin and fentanyl from a large-scale narcotics packaging operation in the Morris Heights neighborhood of the Bronx. The organization combined heroin and fentanyl for sale in New…
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Nearly Three Dozen Charged Methamphetamine-Trafficking Conspiracy

July 16, 2021
DUBLIN, GA: Thirty defendants are charged in a Laurens County methamphetamine-trafficking indictment unsealed in the Southern District of Georgia. The indictment in USA v. Monroe et. al charges 30 defendants with 56 felony counts, and includes forfeiture allegations listing 77 firearms, including a machine gun, said David H. Estes, Acting…
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Man Sentenced Five Years for Trafficking Cocaine through U.S. Mail

July 16, 2021
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Miguel Freytes, 42, of Bristol, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 60 months of imprisonment…
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Defendant Sentenced to Federal Prison for Operating Illegal Pill Factory

July 16, 2021
AUGUSTA, GA: A second Burke County man has been sentenced to federal prison after admitting to operating an illegal pill factory from a residence. U.S. District Court Chief Judge J. Randal Hall sentenced Cedrick Gabriel Brown, a/k/a “Pop,” 47, of Midville, Ga., to 60 months in prison after Brown pled…
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Passaic County Man Sentenced to 45 Months for Distributing Fentanyl

July 15, 2021
NEWARK, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Susan A. Gibson and Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Rachael A. Honig announced a Passaic County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 45 months in prison for distributing fentanyl. Tawan…
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Fort Wayne, Indiana Man Sentenced to Over 24 Years in Prison

July 15, 2021
FORT WAYNE, Indiana – Special Agent in Charge Robert J. Bell, Drug Enforcement Administration-Chicago Division and Acting United States Attorney Tina L. Nommay of the Northern District of Indiana announced that Larry Lamb, 40, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was sentenced before United States District Court Judge Holly A. Brady following…
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Manchester man Sentenced to 63 Months for Fentanyl Trafficking

July 15, 2021
CONCORD, NH – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today that Darius Augusto Guzman Ruiz, 30, of Manchester, was sentenced to 63 months in federal prison for participating in a fentanyl trafficking conspiracy. According to court…
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California Man Convicted for Fentanyl Analogue Pill Mill Operation

July 14, 2021
TRENTON, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Susan A. Gibson and Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Rachael A. Honig announced a California man was convicted today of conspiracy and manufacturing, distributing, and possessing with intent to manufacture and…
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Atlantic County Men Charged in Heroin Conspiracy

July 14, 2021
CAMDEN, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Susan A. Gibson, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner, and Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Rachael A. Honig announced two Atlantic County men have been charged with conspiring to distribute heroin…
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Mexican National Living in Meriden Sentenced to Four Years for Heroin Trafficking

July 13, 2021
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Jesus Gomez, 58, a citizen of Mexico last residing in Meriden, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton…

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ÉTATS-UNIS 🇺🇸 (Maine) : saisie de cocaïne camouflée dans un gâteau à la crème

Des policiers de l’État du Maine, aux États-Unis, ont découvert près de deux kilos de cocaïne cachée dans un gâteau dans le coffre d’une voiture.

Le véhicule a été intercepté mardi après-midi par la police, grâce à des informations reçues anonymement, alors qu’il circulait sur la route 295 entre les villes d’Augusta et 

Les agents de la MDEA pensent que la drogue saisie devait être distribuée dans les comtés de Kennebec et de Somerset. Ils croient également que la drogue est entrée dans le pays déjà emballé dans des gâteaux, et qu’il pourrait y en avoir d’autres en circulation.

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CANADA 🇨🇦 (Maritimes): deux citoyens de Baie-des-Sables arrêtés avec 270 kg de cocaïne à bord d’un voilier

Deux citoyens de Baie-des-Sables ont été arrêtés et accusés d’importation et de possession de cocaïne en vue d’en faire le trafic.

Les deux individus en question sont Magella Raymond, 70 ans et Josée Caisey. Ils ont été arrêtés par la Gendarmerie royale du Canada mercredi en lien avec une saisie effectuée quelques jours auparavant par l’Agence des services frontaliers du Canada.

Le 18 juillet, un voilier dans lequel prenait place les deux individus a été intercepté alors qu’il tentait d’accoster à un club nautique au port d’Halifax en Nouvelle-Écosse. L’omission du voilier en provenance des Caraïbes de déclarer sa présence à son arrivée au Canada aurait alors mis la puce à l’oreille des agents frontaliers qui ont procédé à son interception puis à sa fouille. C’est alors qu’une quantité de 270 kg de cocaïne, estimée à 33,8 millions de dollars, a été découverte à bord de l’embarcation. La drogue était dissimulée à différents endroits dans le voilier.

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ÉTATS-UNIS 🇺🇸 (DEA) : les dernières ‘Narconews’ au 14 juillet 2021

North Highlands Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Fentanyl Distribution

July 13, 2021
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sergey Tkachuk, 28, of North Highlands, California was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller to five years in prison for distribution of fentanyl, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Wade R. Shannon and Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court…
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Trio Arrested in Large-Scale Drug Conspiracy

July 13, 2021
OCALA, Fla. – An indictment was unsealed today charging Devonne L. Walker, 35, of Lady Lake, Florida, Tymane D. Hamilton, 29, of Phoenix, Arizona, and Kanisha D. Savage, 28, of Phoenix, Arizona with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. If convicted, each faces a maximum penalty of life in federal prison…
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Drug Trafficker from Canada Sent to Prison

July 12, 2021
HOUSTON – A 51-year-old woman has been ordered to federal prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux and Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Elizabeth K. Fisher pleaded guilty Jan. 11, 2020. Today, U.S. District Judge…
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Revere Man Sentenced for Distributing Fentanyl

July 09, 2021
BOSTON – A Revere, Massachusetts man was sentenced July 9 in federal court in Boston for distributing 40 grams or more of fentanyl. Jassiel Ramirez, 25, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge Douglas P. Woodlock to five years in prison and four years of supervised release. In February…
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Woman Arrested on Federal Drug Charge After Allegedly Selling Cocaine While on Vacation in Chicago

July 09, 2021
CHICAGO — Special Agent in Charge Robert J. Bell, Drug Enforcement Administration-Chicago Division and United States Attorney John R. Lausch, Jr. of the Northern District of Illinois announced that a woman has been arrested on a federal drug charge after allegedly selling two kilograms of cocaine while vacationing in Chicago…
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Armed Career Criminal Receives 20 Years in Prison for Gun and Drug Charges

July 08, 2021
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Keith A. Penn, 41, of Tallahassee, Florida, was sentenced on July 8, to 20 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to drug trafficking and firearm charges. “Today’s sentencing highlights the importance of the relationship between our law enforcement partners,” said DEA Miami Field Division Acting Special…
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El Cajon Resident Pleads Guilty to Selling Counterfeit Pills Causing 19 Year Old’s Death

July 08, 2021
SAN DIEGO – Olatunde James Temitope Akintonde of El Cajon, California pleaded guilty in federal court yesterday, admitting that he sold fentanyl-laced pills that caused the death of a nineteen-year-old Santee, California man, identified in court records as S.J.G., in March of 2019. According to his plea agreement, Akintonde admitted…

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Mexican National Sentenced for $10 Million Marijuana Growing Operation in Daviess County

July 08, 2021
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Mexican national who has been deported seven times after illegally entering the United States was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a Daviess County, Missouri, marijuana-growing operation where law enforcement officers seized nearly $10 million worth of plants. Sergio Medina-Perez, 47, of…
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Two Indicted for Maritime Drug-Trafficking Offenses

July 08, 2021
MILWAUKEE, Wisc. – Special Agent in Charge Robert J. Bell, Drug Enforcement Administration-Chicago Division and Acting United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling of the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced that on August 25, 2020, a federal grand jury indicted Herlin Hernandez-Trinidad (a/k/a “Rainely), and on January 26, 2021, a federal…
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Arlington Doctor and Nurse Practitioner Found Guilty of Operating a Pill Mill

July 07, 2021
DALLAS – An Arlington physician has been convicted of drug crimes, announced today by DEA Dallas Special Agent in Charge Eduardo A. Chávez Following five days of trial, a federal jury convicted physician Clinton Battle, 68, of one count of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and one count of distribution…

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CANADA 🇨🇦 (Frontière canado-américaine de Fort Érié) : les agents des services frontaliers du Canada (ASFC) saisissent plus de 100 kilos de cocaïne

Cinq sacs de sport ont été saisis dans le véhicule d’un camionneur montréalais, le 15 juin, par des agents frontaliers à la frontière canado-américaine de Fort Érié, en Ontario. Ils contenaient environ 112,5 kilogrammes de cocaïne.

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ÉTATS-UNIS 🇺🇸 (DEA) : les dernières ‘Narconews’ au 04 juillet 2021

Indictment Targets Large-Scale Drug Trafficking Operation in Coastal Georgia Area

July 02, 2021
SAVANNAH, GA: More than a dozen defendants are charged in a major drug-trafficking conspiracy alleged in a 22-count indictment unsealed in U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Georgia. Operation Snowplow II follows a series of indictments starting in June 2018 of 14 defendants in Operation Snowplow, an Organized.
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Florencia 13 Gang Member Sentenced to 160 Months in Federal Prison

July 01, 2021
SPOKANE, Wash., – Aleandro Leon, age 24, of Pasco, Washington, was sentenced on June 30, 2021, after having pleaded guilty to: being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, conspiracy to provide prohibited objects to an inmate in prison; and inmate in possession of a prohibited object. Chief…
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St. Louis Man Sentenced for Fentanyl Distribution

July 01, 2021
ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Court Judge Stephen R. Clark sentenced Corey Clark to 50 months in prison on Wednesday. The 52-year-old St. Louis resident pleaded guilty in March to one count of possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl and one count of being a felon in possession of…
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Iowa Man Sentenced to 19 Years in Federal Prison

July 01, 2021

DES MOINES, Iowa – An Ottumwa, Iowa man was sentenced to 19 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person in violation of federal law…
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Waterbury Man Sentenced for Role in Heroin and Fentanyl Trafficking Ring

June 30, 2021
HARTFORD, CONN. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Francis Aybar-Peguero, also known as “Grena,” 29, of Waterbury, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to…
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Three Sedalia Residents Indicted for Drug Trafficking, Illegal Firearms

June 30, 2021
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Three Sedalia, Missouri, residents were indicted by a federal grand jury today for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine after law enforcement officers seized 28 firearms from a residence during the investigation. James Jacob Johnson, 23, Amber Marie Lawson, 36, and Eric Ryan Janes…
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Twelve People Charged Following Investigation of Drug Trafficking Ring

June 30, 2021
SEATTLE – Twelve people are in custody today following a second round of arrests in an investigation involving armed drug trafficking, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman. The indictments and arrests today are a follow-up to the April 7, 2021, takedown involving 24 defendants. Most of those arrested today…
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Honduran National Extradited and Sentenced for Importing Cocaine

June 30, 2021
DALLAS – A Honduran man was sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced DEA Special Agent in Charge Eduardo A. Chávez. Oscar Ruiz Colon, 41, pleaded guilty on Feb. 4, 2021, to conspiracy to manufacture and distribute cocaine knowing it would be…
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Jacksonville Man Sentenced to More than 10 Years for Leading Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

June 29, 2021
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Paublo “Chandito” Rondon Quinones (30, Jacksonville) was sentenced to 10 years and 1 month in federal prison for conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute and to distribute five or more kilograms of cocaine. Quinones had pleaded guilty on January 24, 2019. As part of his…
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Sixty Defendants Charged in Nationwide Takedown of Sinaloa Cartel Methamphetamine Network

June 29, 2021
SAN DIEGO – An indictment was unsealed today in federal court charging 60 members of a San Diego-based international methamphetamine distribution network tied to the Sinaloa Cartel with drug trafficking, money laundering and firearms offenses. During the last month, hundreds of federal, state, and local law enforcement agents and officers…
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Mt. Vernon Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl

June 29, 2021
SEATTLE- A 22-year-old Mount Vernon, Washington, man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl. Defendant Jiovanni Nunez supplied counterfeit oxycodone pills tainted with fentanyl to an associate, who distributed them in Skagit and Whatcom Counties. The pills are connected to at least two…
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Anne Milgram Sworn In As DEA Administrator

June 29, 2021
WASHINGTON – On June 28, Anne Milgram was sworn in as Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration by U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland following confirmation by the U.S. Senate June 24. As DEA Administrator, she leads an agency of more than 10,000 people, including nearly 5,000 Special Agents and…
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June 29, 2021
Washington, D.C. – Jarod Forget, Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of the DEA Washington Division, is alerting all area residents to an increase in drug overdose deaths tied to counterfeit pills containing the powerful synthetic opioid, fentanyl. Manufactured by Mexican drug trafficking organizations, and marketed as a medication such as…
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Eleven Members of the Pagan’s Motorcycle Club Charged

June 28, 2021
NEWARK, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Susan A. Gibson, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Toby C. Taylor, Superintendent of the New Jersey State Police Colonel Patrick J. Callahan, Acting Union County Prosecutor…
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DEA Finalizes Measures to Expand Medication-Assisted Treatment

June 28, 2021
WASHINGTON – The Drug Enforcement Administration today announced an important step to improve access to medications for opioid use disorder, especially in rural areas where those suffering with opioid use disorder may have limited treatment options. Under the final rule published today, DEA registrants who are authorized to dispense methadone…
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Fentanyl Dealer Going to Prison for More than 10 Years

June 28, 2021
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan, New York Division announced today that Devonnte White, 29, of Huntersville, North Carolina, who was convicted of possessing with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl, was sentenced…
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Pacific Beach Resident Sentenced for Distributing Fentanyl that Caused Two Overdoses

June 25, 2021
SAN DIEGO – Pacific Beach resident Maya Kol was sentenced in federal court today to 15 years in prison for selling fentanyl powder that caused the death of one man and sent another to the hospital over Labor Day weekend in September 2018. Two other men—including the source of Kol’s…
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Clearwater Drug Distributor Sentenced to More than 15 Years in Prison

June 25, 2021
TAMPA, Fla –Jorge Ramirez (41, Clearwater, Fla.) was sentenced to 15 years and 8 months in prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine, heroin, and cocaine. Ramirez had pleaded guilty on August 25, 2020. According to information presented during Ramirez’s sentencing hearing, Ramirez was convicted in state court (Pasco County) for…
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Buffalo Man Going to Prison for Selling Fentanyl that Led to Five Deaths

June 25, 2021
BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan, New York Division announced today that Robert Moore, 43, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of distribution of fentanyl causing death, was sentenced to serve 270 months in prison by…
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St. Louis Man Pleads Guilty to Cocaine, Fentanyl and Weapon Charges

June 25, 2021
ST. LOUIS – Richard Lawrence Davis, 38, of St. Louis, Missouri, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute cocaine, possession with intent to distribute cocaine and fentanyl, and being a felon in possession of a firearm. In September 2019, investigators identified Davis as a distributor of narcotics, including cocaine and…

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ONU 🇺🇳 (Noticias): los consumidores de drogas en el mundo sumaron 275 millones en el último año

La potencia del cannabis se ha cuadruplicado, pero cada vez menos adolescentes lo perciben como una droga perjudicial para la salud, según un nuevo informe.

Alrededor de 275 millones de personas consumieron drogas durante el último año a nivel global, un 22% más que en 2010, revela el informe anual de la Oficina de la ONU contra la Droga y el Delito (UNODC), publicado este jueves.

El documento ofrece un panorama general del mercado mundial de drogas, con especial foco en el impacto de éstas en la salud y el bienestar de la población en el contexto de la pandemia de COVID-19.

Según el Informe Mundial sobre Drogas 2021, la potencia del cannabis se ha cuadruplicado en ciertas partes del mundo durante las últimas dos décadas. Sin embargo, la proporción de adolescentes que percibe dicha droga como perjudicial se redujo hasta en un 40%.

Esta brecha conceptual persiste a pesar de que los estudios han demostrado que el consumo de cannabis conlleva perjuicios para la salud, especialmente entre los consumidores habituales de la droga a largo plazo. Por otra parte, la mayoría de los países han informado de un aumento del consumo de cannabis durante la pandemia.

« La menor percepción de los riesgos del consumo de drogas tiene una relación directa con las mayores tasas de consumo, y las conclusiones del informe enfatizan la necesidad de cerrar la brecha entre la percepción y la realidad para educar a los jóvenes y salvaguardar la salud pública », recalcó la directora ejecutiva de la UNODC, Ghada Waly.

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CANADA 🇨🇦 ( GRC-RCMP – Projet Brisa – Toronto : la saisie aura-t-elle un effet sur le marché illicite?

Selon James Ramer, la saisie aura un grand impact sur le marché de la drogue illicite dans la région de Toronto.

Mais, le professeur au Département de criminologie de l’Université d’Ottawa, Eugene Oscapella, croit que l’intervention policière pourrait entraîner également des effets pervers.

Selon lui, la saisie d’une aussi grande quantité de drogue pourrait créer une pénurie à Toronto, ce qui entraînerait une augmentation des prix de la drogue en circulation.Ça va augmenter les bénéfices des criminels qui n’ont pas été arrêtés. Et ça va forcer les gens qui ont une dépendance à commettre plus de crimes pour acheter les mêmes drogues à des prix plus élevés, explique-t-il.

Le spécialiste du marché de la drogue affirme que la saisie dissuadera certains criminels mineurs, mais que les grandes organisations criminelles trouveront toujours des moyens de continuer leurs activités.

Il faut trouver d’autres moyens.

Principalement, traiter les drogues comme une question de santé, un problème social, au lieu de le traiter comme un problème criminel

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CANADA 🇨🇦 ( GRC-RCMP – Projet Brisa – Toronto) : des compartiments secrets dans des camions semi-remorques

La police de Toronto dit avoir saisi environ 444 kilos de cocaïne, 157 kilos de méthamphétamine, 427 kilos de cannabis, et des comprimés d’oxycodone.Des semi-remorques avec des compartiments cachés ont été utilisés pour faire passer en contrebande au Canada des centaines de kilos de drogues illégales du Mexique, via les États-Unis, a déclaré mardi la Police de Toronto, qui annonçait le démantèlement d’une vaste opération internationale.

Vingt personnes, pour la plupart originaires du Grand Toronto, font face à un total de 182 accusations, a indiqué la police. Les policiers ont saisi en tout plus d’un millier de kilos de drogues illicites, 21 véhicules, près d’un million de dollars et une arme à feu.

Le chef de la police de Toronto, James Ramer

Les quantités de drogues illicites saisies lors de l’opération sont franchement stupéfiantes « , a déclaré le chef de la police de Toronto, James Ramer, en détaillant les grandes quantités de cocaïne, de méthamphétamines (« crystal meth ») et d’autres substances saisies.

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La saisie aura-t-elle un effet sur le marché illicite?

Selon James Ramer, la saisie aura un grand impact sur le marché de la drogue illicite dans la région de Toronto.

Mais, le professeur au Département de criminologie de l’Université d’Ottawa, Eugene Oscapella, croit que l’intervention policière pourrait entraîner également des effets pervers. Selon lui, la saisie d’une aussi grande quantité de drogue pourrait créer une pénurie à Toronto, ce qui entraînerait une augmentation des prix de la drogue en circulation. Ça va augmenter les bénéfices des criminels qui n’ont pas été arrêtés. Et ça va forcer les gens qui ont une dépendance à commettre plus de crimes pour acheter les mêmes drogues à des prix plus élevés, explique-t-il.

Le spécialiste du marché de la drogue affirme que la saisie dissuadera certains criminels mineurs, mais que les grandes organisations criminelles trouveront toujours des moyens de continuer leurs activités. Il faut trouver d’autres moyens. Principalement, traiter les drogues comme une question de santé, un problème social, au lieu de le traiter comme un problème criminel, juge-t-il.

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ÉTATS-UNIS 🇺🇸 (DEA) : les dernières ‘Narconews’ au 23 juin 2021

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44 Month Sentence for Passaic County Man Sentenced in Heroin Conspiracy

June 22, 2021
NEWARK, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, Susan A. Gibson and Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Rachael A. Honig announced a Passaic County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 44 months in prison for conspiring to distribute…
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Essex County Man Gets Eight Years for Role in $23 Million Money Laundering Scheme

June 22, 2021
NEWARK, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, Susan A. Gibson and Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Rachael A. Honig announced a Newark man was sentenced today to 96 months in prison for his role in a large international…
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Armed Drug Traffickers Get a Decade in Prison

June 22, 2021
McALLEN, Texas – Two men will now serve substantial prison sentences for possession with intent to distribute more than 500 grams of meth, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Jose Guadalupe Lopez, 41, Weslaco, pleaded…
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Costa Rican National Extradited and Sentenced in Eastern District of Texas

June 18, 2021
DALLAS – A Costa Rican man was sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced today by the DEA Dallas Field Division. Felipe Espinoza-Cruz, 49, pleaded guilty on Feb. 3, 2021, to conspiracy to manufacture and distribute 5 kilograms or more of cocaine…
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10 Charged in Narcotics Distribution across the Northeast

June 17, 2021
NEW YORK – A long-term wiretap investigation uncovered a sophisticated network of alleged narcotics traffickers who distributed fentanyl, heroin and cocaine in New York City, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania during the COVID-19 pandemic. Of the ten men recently arrested in connection with this investigation, three were charged with Operating as Major…
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CANADA 🇨🇦 (Penticton – Colombie Britannique) : un autobus pour aller à la rencontre des consommateurs de drogues

La Société de prévention des surdoses de Penticton (POPS), un organisme à but non lucratif, part à la rencontre des consommateurs de drogue. Son nouveau service de consommation supervisée, inauguré plus tôt cette semaine, est dans un autobus.

À l’aide de ce site de consommation gratuit et sécuritaire, les organisateurs de l’initiative bénévole espèrent ainsi aider à prévenir les surdoses dans la communauté.

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ÉTATS-UNIS 🇺🇸 (DEA) : les dernières ‘Narconews’ au 19 juin 2021

Waterville Man Sentenced to 15 Years on Federal Drug Charges

June 17, 2021 BANGOR, ME – A Waterville man was sentenced today in federal court for three drug-related offenses, including conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl, DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and Acting U.S. Attorney Donald E. Clark…

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Las Vegas Man Sentenced to 5 Years for Meth Distribution

June 16, 2021 ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Ronnie L. White sentenced Gregory Simms to 60 months in prison today. The 33-year-old Las Vegas resident previously pleaded guilty in March to possession with the intent to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine. On June 13, 2020, St. Charles County police stopped…

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Gang Members Charged in Connection with Murder and Attempted Murder as Part of RICO Conspiracy

June 16, 2021 NEWARK, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Susan A. Gibson and Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Rachael A. Honig announced a member of the Rollin’ 60s Neighborhood Crips appeared in court today on charges that include attempted murder…

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Lewiston Man Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Conspiring to Cultivate and Distribute Marijuana

June 15, 2021 PORTLAND, ME – A Lewiston man was sentenced today in federal court in Portland for conspiring to manufacture 100 or more marijuana plants and to distribute 100 or more kilograms of marijuana, DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and Acting U.S. Attorney Donald E. Clark…

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Stamford Heroin Trafficker Sentenced to 78 Months in Federal Prison

June 15, 2021 BRIDGEPORT, CONN. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOAQUIN VERAS, 47, of Stamford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 78 months of…

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Convicted Felon Sentenced to 11 Years on Drug and Gun Charges

June 15, 2021 CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Western District of North Carolina Acting U.S. Attorney William T. Stetzer and Montana Acting U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson announced today that Wilburn Jonathan Wilson, 26, of Hickory, N.C. was sentenced to 132 months in prison and five years of supervised release on federal drug and gun…

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Alleged CJNG Cartel Enforcers Charged with Drug Trafficking

June 14, 2021 SAN DIEGO – A superseding indictment and arrest warrants were unsealed in federal court against alleged Mexican drug cartel enforcement leaders in connection with their alleged violent support of heroin and methamphetamine trafficking. The superseding indictment, returned on March 6, 2020, plus a related indictment returned on March 16, 2021…

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Bakersfield Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing and Attempting to Sell Fentanyl, Cocaine and Methamphetamine

June 14, 2021 FRESNO, Calif. — Jose Mario Quintero Beltran, 31, of Bakersfield, pleaded guilty today to possessing with the intent to distribute fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Wade R. Shannon announced. According to court documents, on March 31, Quintero…

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Drug Trafficker who Attempted to Shoot Investigators Found Guilty

June 14, 2021 BRUNSWICK, GA: A Liberty County man whose gun malfunctioned when he attempted to shoot at investigators searching for drugs has been found guilty on all charges by a U.S. District Court jury. Charles Hyde, 63, of Hinesville, Ga., was found guilty in U.S. District Court in Brunswick on charges of…

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FRANCE 🇫🇷 : ce que vous n’apprendrez pas en allant au musée de la Douane française à Bordeaux

ÉTATS-UNIS 🇺🇸 (Cap Canaveral): la coke arrive sur la plage

Des membres du 45e escadron des forces de sécurité de l’armée de l’air ont saisi près de 30 kilos de cocaïne qui se sont échoués sur la plage de la station spatiale de Cap Canaveral le 19 mai.

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ÉTATS-UNIS 🇺🇸 (DEA) : les dernières ‘Narconews’ au 13 juin 2021

Federal Indictment Charges 19 in Alleged Conspiracy to Traffic Methamphetamine

June 10, 2021
RIVERSIDE, CA – Law enforcement authorities today arrested 12 defendants charged in a federal grand jury indictment alleging they conspired to traffic large quantities of methamphetamine from their suppliers in Mexico into and throughout the Inland Empire. The 19-count indictment charges a total of 19 defendants with one count of…
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Guns, Cocaine and Cash Seized in Bronx Apartment

June 09, 2021
NEW YORK – An alleged major trafficker and two other individuals are charged in connection with a large-scale cocaine distribution operation in the Morris Park neighborhood of the Bronx. Over 10 kilograms of cocaine, with an estimated street value of $3.5 million, $350,000 cash, a pistol and an assault rifle…
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DEA 360 Maine in Partnership with CADCA Host Free On-Demand Training Modules

June 09, 2021
PORTLAND, ME – The New England Field Division’s (NEFD) DEA 360 Maine program in partnership with Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA), DEA 360 Strategy released the FREE On-Demand Training in its efforts to educate youth in healthy lifestyles and drug free life. The modules can be seen separately, on…
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Guatemalan National Extradited to Eastern District of Texas

June 08, 2021
DALLAS – A Guatemalan man was sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced by DEA Dallas Field Division, Special Agent in Charge Eduardo A. Chavez. Jose Ramon Reyes Villagran, 37, pleaded guilty on Sep. 1, 2020, to conspiracy to import cocaine into…
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Bronx Man Sentenced to Five Years for Methamphetamine Trafficking

June 08, 2021
BANGOR, ME – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and Acting U.S. Attorney Donald E. Clark announced that a Bronx, New York man was sentenced today in federal court for possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine. U.S. District Judge Lance E. Walker sentenced Saul Figuereo…
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Passaic Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Role in Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

June 08, 2021
NEWARK, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Susan A. Gibson and Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Rachael A. Honig announced a Passaic, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 120 months in prison for his role in a…

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ONUDC (Trafic de stupéfiants) : depuis ce rapport de 2010, les flux ont été multiplié par 3

Le trafic de stupéfiants est un commerce international illicite comprenant la culture, la fabrication, la distribution et la vente de substances interdites par la loi. L’ONUDC contrôle et recherche en permanence les marchés illicites de stupéfiants internationaux afin de mieux appréhender leurs dynamiques. Le trafic de stupéfiants est au cœur de cette recherche.

Davantage d’informations sont disponibles dans le Rapport mondial sur les drogues annuel.

Actuellement, la consommation mondiale d’héroïne (340 tonnes) ainsi que les saisies représentent un flux annuel de 430 à 450 tonnes d’héroïne sur le marché international. L’opium du Myanmar et de la République démocratique populaire lao en représentent environ 50 tonnes, alors que le reste, près de 380 tonnes d’héroïne et de morphine, est produit exclusivement à partir d’opium afghan. Bien que cinq tonnes soient consommées et saisies en Afghanistan, les 375 tonnes restantes font l’objet d’un trafic international via des routes parcourant les pays limitrophes de l’Afghanistan.

Les Balkans et les routes du Nord sont les principaux couloirs de trafic de l’héroïne entre l’Afghanistan et les grands marchés de la Fédération de Russie et de l’Europe occidentale. La route des Balkans traverse la République islamique d’Iran (souvent via le Pakistan), la Turquie, la Grèce et la Bulgarie via l’Europe du Sud-Est vers le marché de l’Europe occidentale, pour une valeur annuelle de près de 20 milliards de dollars. La route du Nord traverse principalement le Tadjikistan et le Kirghizistan (ou l’Ouzbékistan ou le Turkménistan) vers le Kazakhstan et la Fédération de Russie. L’envergure du marché est estimée à un total de 13 milliards de dollars par an.

Principaux flux d’héroïne en provenance d’Asie

Global heroin flows

Source : Rapport mondial sur les drogues 2010, ONUDC

En 2008, les saisies d’héroïne ont atteint le niveau record de 73,7 tonnes métriques. La majorité de l’héroïne a été saisie au Proche et au Moyen Orient ainsi qu’en Asie du Sud-est (39 % du total mondial), en Europe du Sud-est (24 %) et en Europe Centrale et Occidentale (10 %). L’augmentation mondiale des saisies d’héroïne sur la période 2007-2008 fait suite à l’augmentation croissante du nombre de saisies par la République islamique d’Iran et la Turquie. En 2008, les deux pays ont effectué plus de la moitié des saisies d’héroïne mondiales et ont enregistré les deux plus importantes saisies au monde, pour la troisième année consécutive.

En 2007 et 2008, entre 16 et 17 millions de personnes consommaient de la cocaïne dans le monde, soit l’équivalent du nombre de consommateurs d’opiacés. L’Amérique du Nord représentait près de 40 % de la consommation de cocaïne mondiale (le total a été estimé à 470 tonnes), alors que les 27 pays de l’Union Européenne et quatre pays membres de l’Association européenne de libre-échange représentaient plus d’un quart de la consommation totale. Ces deux régions représentent plus de 80 % de la valeur totale du marché mondial de la cocaïne, estimé à 88 milliards de dollars en 2008.

En ce qui concerne le marché américain, la cocaïne est généralement transportée depuis la Colombie vers le Mexique ou l’Amérique centrale par mer puis par terre vers les Etats-Unis et le Canada. La cocaïne est principalement acheminée vers l’Europe par mer, le plus souvent dans des cargaisons de conteneurs. La cocaïne trouvée en Europe provient majoritairement de Colombie, cependant les cargaisons du Pérou ou de l’Etat plurinational de Bolivie y sont plus communes que sur le marché des Etats-Unis.

Principaux flux de cocaïne, 2008

Global cocaine flows

Source : Rapport mondial sur les drogues 2010, ONUDC

Suite à une hausse significative des saisies de cocaïne de 2002 à 2005, celles-ci se sont aujourd’hui stabilisées, atteignant 712 tonnes en 2007 contre 711 en 2011. Les saisies se concentrent toujours en Amérique et en Europe. Cependant, la transition de 2007 à 2008 a entraîné un changement géographique dans les saisies vers les pays d’origine de la cocaïne. Les saisies en Amérique du Sud ont représenté 59 % du total international en 2008, contre 45 % en 2007.

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ÉTATS-UNIS 🇺🇸 (DEA) : les dernières ‘Narconews’ au 8 juin 2021

St. Louis Man Sentenced to 10+ Years for Trafficking Cocaine

June 07, 2021
ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig sentenced David M. Foston to 125 months in prison today. The 49-year-old St. Louis resident pleaded guilty in February to one count of conspiracy to distribute cocaine. Foston was indicted with 14 others in St. Louis in May 2019 for conspiring…
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DEA Museum Holds Lecture Series

June 07, 2021
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Drug Enforcement Administration Museum and Visitors Center will present the next installment of its Lecture Series, “Disrupt, Dismantle, and Destroy: Smuggling Stories,” on June 17 at 1 p.m. Join host Josh Edmundson, the DEA Museum’s Curator of Education, for a live, virtual discussion with DEA experts…

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Concord Man Sentenced to Over 16 Years for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses

June 04, 2021
CONCORD, NH – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced that Tyler Cady, 31, of Concord, was sentenced to 198 months in federal prison for conspiracy to possess controlled substances with intent to distribute and possession of…

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Ft. Worth Oncologist Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison in Pill Mill Conspiracy

June 04, 2021
DALLAS – An oncologist has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for running a pill mill, announced by the DEA Dallas Field Division. Arrested in DEA Dallas’ “Operation Wasted Daze,” Dr. Caesar Mark Capistrano, 61, was convicted at trial in January three counts of conspiracy to dispense a…

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Lancaster Man Going to Prison for a Decade

June 03, 2021
BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Joshua Levine, 24, of Lancaster, NY, who was convicted of conspiring to distribute heroin and fentanyl, was sentenced to serve 120 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Joseph M. Tripi and…
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Kissimmee Man Pleads Guilty

June 03, 2021
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Eddie “Macho” Martinez-Marquez (32, Kissimmee) has pleaded guilty to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine. Martinez-Marquez faces a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years, and up to life, in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet…

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St. Louis Man Sentenced to 23 Years for Murder, Witness Tampering and Drug Charges

June 03, 2021
ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Henry E. Autrey sentenced Maurice Woodson to 276 months in prison today. The 34-year-old St. Louis resident pleaded guilty in February to one count of conspiracy to distribute cocaine, one count of discharging a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime resulting in…

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ÉTATS-UNIS 🇺🇸 (DEA) : les dernières ‘Narconews’ au 4 juin 2021

Presque Isle Man Sentenced for Methamphetamine Distribution

June 03, 2021
BANGOR, ME – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and Acting U.S. Attorney Donald E. Clark announced that a Presque Isle man was sentenced in federal court today for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine. U.S. District Judge Lance E. Walker…
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Massachusetts Man Sentenced for Fentanyl Trafficking

June 03, 2021
CONCORD, NH – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced that Doriel Guerrero, 22, of Methuen, was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute, and possess with intent to distribute, fentanyl. According to…
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Springfield Man Pleads Guilty to Meth Conspiracy

June 02, 2021
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Springfield, Missouri, man who illegally possessed nine firearms has pleaded guilty in federal court to his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Greene and Cass counties. Christopher M. Iavolo, 42, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool on Tuesday, June 1, to…
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Guadalajara Man Sentenced for Distributing Methamphetamine

June 02, 2021
DEL RIO – U.S. District Judge Alia Moses sentenced 40-year-old Ramon Antonio Yanez-Gonzalez, aka “Junior,” of Guadalajara, Mexico to 235 months in federal prison today for distributing about 21 kilograms of methamphetamine and money laundering. On July 31, 2018, Yanez-Gonzalez pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with…
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Dunkirk Man Arrested, Facing Drug and Gun Charges After Police Find Loaded Uzi and Other Guns in his Residence

June 01, 2021
BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Christopher L. Torres, 35, of Dunkirk, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with possessing with intent to distribute cocaine, maintaining a drug-involved premises, and possessing firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking crimes. The charges carry a…
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DEA Wins International Award for Publication Aimed at Preventing Drug Misuse Among College Students

June 01, 2021
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has been recognized by the National Association of Government Communicators for its publication designed for colleges and universities. Prevention with Purpose: A Strategic Planning Guide to Preventing Drug Misuse Among College Students, was awarded the Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Award of Excellence…
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“Operation Yo-Yo” Yields Arrests and Drug Seizures Across Two States

May 28, 2021
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) New Jersey Division Susan A. Gibson and Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland announced the conclusion of « Operation Yo-Yo » a large scale narcotics investigation initiated by the DEA and Cape May County Prosecutor’s…
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El Paso Doctor Indicted for Distributing Controlled Substances and Health Care Fraud Resulting in Five Deaths

May 27, 2021
EL PASO – Today federal authorities arrested 60-year-old Dr. Brian James August of El Paso for allegedly committing health care fraud and distributing controlled substances that resulted in the overdose deaths of five individuals. A 15-count federal grand jury indictment, unsealed upon his arrest, charges Dr. August with five counts…
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Joint Law Enforcement Efforts Result in Lengthy Sentences

May 27, 2021
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Acting U.S. Attorney William T. Stetzer announced today that five individuals have been sentenced to date on drug and gun charges as a result of proactive investigations led by federal and local law enforcement in Union County. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Bureau of Alcohol…
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Queens Pharmacy Owner Sentenced to 36 Months in Prison for Health Care Fraud and Narcotics Distribution

May 27, 2021
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Harris Hussnain, 41, from Queens, New York and the owner of a pharmacy in Queens, New York, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Rachel P. Kovner to 36 months in prison for his participation in a health care…

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CANADA 🇨🇦 (Vancouver) : le narco-approvisionnement par conteneurs maritimes est toujours d’actualité

L’Agence des services frontaliers du Canada (ASFC) a découvert environ une tonne d’opium dans des conteneurs maritimes, à Vancouver.

L’importante saisie a eu lieu au début du mois de février à la suite d’une enquête sur des «soupçons de contrebande en mode maritime» dans la région métropolitaine de Vancouver.

Des agents des services frontaliers spécialisés dans les opérations maritimes ont procédé à l’examen de deux conteneurs maritimes.

«À l’aide d’une vaste gamme d’outils et de technologies de détection, ainsi que des chiens détecteurs, les agents ont découvert environ 1000 kg d’opium», a indiqué l’ASFC dans un communiqué.

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ÉTATS-UNIS 🇺🇸 (DEA) : les dernières ‘Narconews’ au 31 mai 2021

“Operation Yo-Yo” Yields Arrests and Drug Seizures Across Two States

May 28, 2021
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) New Jersey Division Susan A. Gibson and Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland announced the conclusion of « Operation Yo-Yo » a large scale narcotics investigation initiated by the DEA and Cape May County Prosecutor’s…
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El Paso Doctor Indicted for Distributing Controlled Substances and Health Care Fraud Resulting in Five Deaths

May 27, 2021
EL PASO – Today federal authorities arrested 60-year-old Dr. Brian James August of El Paso for allegedly committing health care fraud and distributing controlled substances that resulted in the overdose deaths of five individuals. A 15-count federal grand jury indictment, unsealed upon his arrest, charges Dr. August with five counts…
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Queens Pharmacy Owner Sentenced to 36 Months in Prison for Health Care Fraud and Narcotics Distribution

May 27, 2021
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Harris Hussnain, 41, from Queens, New York and the owner of a pharmacy in Queens, New York, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Rachel P. Kovner to 36 months in prison for his participation in a health care…
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Fort Myers Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Eleven Years in Federal Prison

May 27, 2021
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Edgar Vazquez (36, of Fort Myers) was sentenced to 11 years in federal prison for possessing with the intent to distribute, more than 500 grams of cocaine. The court also ordered Vazquez to forfeit a firearm and ammunition that were involved in the offense. Vazquez had…
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Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Announces New Effort to Reduce Violent Crime

May 27, 2021
WASHINGTON – Attorney General Merrick B. Garland today announced a new Department of Justice effort to help protect our communities from the recent increase in major violent crimes. “Today, we renew our commitment to reducing violent crime and building strong communities where all Americans are safe,” said Attorney General Garland…
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Dominican National Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison for Fentanyl Conspiracy

May 27, 2021
BOSTON – A Dominican national previously residing in Lawrence, Massachusetts was sentenced in federal court in Boston for fentanyl conspiracy charges. Francis Jimenez Minyetty, 38, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper to eight years in prison and four years of supervised release. Jimenez Minyetty will be…
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Wilmington Man Convicted of PCP Distribution Plot

May 26, 2021
NEW BERN, N.C. – A federal jury convicted a Wilmington, North Carolina man yesterday on charges of conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute one kilogram or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectible amount of phencyclidine (PCP), a quantity of cocaine, heroin, and marijuana…

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