Armed Drug Trafficker Receives More Than 13 Years in Federal Prison

WILMINGTON, N.C. – A Wilmington man was sentenced on September 9, 2020, to 165 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more…

Ajo Border Patrol Agent Arrested and Charged with Drug Trafficking

TUCSON, Ariz. – Yesterday, Carlos Victor Passapera Pinott, 53, of Buckeye, Arizona, was arrested on multiple counts of conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. Passapera was charged by complaint,…

Winchester woman sentenced to 65 months for drug trafficking

CONCORD, NH – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today that Alysha DeJesus, 25, of Winchester, was sentenced to 65 months…

2 Whatcom County men charged in fentanyl drug distribution scheme

SEATTLE, WA – Two Bellingham, Washington, residents made their initial appearance today in U.S. District Court in Seattle following their arrest May 28, 2020, for distributing fake oxycodone tablets tainted with fentanyl,…

To Combat Rising Suicide, Depression, Drug Overdoses During Murphy Lockdown, Doctors Now Prescribing Narcan to At-Risk Patients

TRENTON, NJ – As the extended lockdown in New Jersey continues, depression, anxiety, fear and financial destruction among its residents is also beginning to take its toll in the Garden State. Suicide…

Convicted Drug Smuggling Illegal Deported From U.S. by ICE as He’s Released from Prison

PHILADELPHIA, PA — On Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers removed a fugitive wanted by Canadian authorities for escape from a federal…

Ocean County Prosecutor Coronato Announces One of Largest Drug Ring Busts in Ocean County History

Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato announced today the culmination of a cooperative multi-jurisdictional narcotics investigation conducted by the Prosecutor’s Special Operations Group, US Drug Enforcement Administration Ocean/Monmouth High Intensity Drug Trafficking…

“Large Scale” Shore Area Drug Ring Busted, Most Already Released from Jail

TOMS RIVER-A joint task force between Monmouth and Ocean County law enforcement officials has led to the arrest of five individuals suspected of operating a large-scale heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine distribution network.…

Man Charged with Heroin Distribution After Police Find Drugs, Ammo During Traffic Stop

BRICK-On Feb 8, 2018, at approximately 11:00pm, the Brick Township Drug Enforcement Unit stopped a vehicle in the area of Lowes Home Improvement on Route 70 in Brick Township. After a brief…

Prosecutor: Jackson Man Among Nine Arrested in Freehold Drug Ring Bust

by Charles Webster, MCPO FREEHOLD – Nine members of a Freehold Borough cocaine distribution ring were arrested yesterday, after a nine-month investigation. The group was moving approximately one-third of a kilogram of…

State Police Identify Lethal Drug Brands Three Stamps Associated with Recent De…

State Police Identify Lethal Drug Brands Three Stamps Associated with Recent Deaths in N.J. West Trenton, N.J. – The New Jersey Regional Operations and Intelligence Center (ROIC), working in collaboration with New…

Vying for Market Share, Companies Heavily Promote ‘Me Too’ Drugs

by Charles Ornstein and Ryann Grochowski Jones This story was co-published with the New York Times’ The Upshot. For more than five decades, the blood thinner Coumadin was the only option for…

U.S. Immigration Operation Results in 13 Arrests in Huntsville

U.S. Immigration Operation Results in 13 Arrests in Huntsville **HUNSTVILLE, Ala.** — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducted a targeted enforcement operation focusing on criminal illegal aliens in collaboration with the…

Ansonia Man Faces Fentanyl Trafficking Charges

Ansonia Man Faces Fentanyl Trafficking Charges **Stamford, CT** - Daqwon Graham, a 30-year-old resident of Ansonia, has been apprehended in Stamford following a federal complaint accusing him of fentanyl trafficking offenses. The…

Stamford Man Indicted on Fentanyl Trafficking Charges

Stamford Man Indicted on Fentanyl Trafficking Charges **Stamford, CT** - The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, and Stephen P. Belleau, the Acting Special Agent in Charge of…

Fentanyl Dealer Kept Explosives and Powerful Synthetic Opioid in Westbury Home

Mineola, NY — A Westbury man who admitted selling fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and other narcotics has pleaded guilty after investigators uncovered a cache of drugs, explosive materials, and a powerful synthetic opioid…

Brooklyn caregiver accused of using dead patient’s name in oxycodone prescription scheme

Prosecutors say assisted living medication supervisor forged prescriptions and stole powerful narcotics from residents MINEOLA, N.Y. — A Brooklyn woman working as a medication supervisor at a Long Island assisted living facility…

Man accused of dealing crack while awaiting prison now faces new charges

Stamford man accused of dealing crack while awaiting prison now faces new federal charges STAMFORD, Conn. — A convicted drug offender who was out on bond and awaiting prison is now facing…

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Former Houston School Aide Sentenced to Prison in Federal Meth Trafficking Case

Authorities say the former educator helped traffic nearly a kilogram of methamphetamine and more than 500 grams of cocaine as part of a drug trafficking operation. San Antonio, TX – A former…

Bridgeport man gets 54 months in federal prison for role in cocaine trafficking ring

DEA task force takedown ends with 54 month sentence HARTFORD, CT – A Bridgeport man described by prosecutors as a trusted associate in a southwestern Connecticut drug trafficking organization has been sentenced…

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