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Sebring Man Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison for Fentanyl Possession

MIAMI — A Sebring man was sentenced Nov. 7 to 264 months in federal prison, followed by 10 years’ supervised release, for possessing with the intent to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine, following an HSI Miami-Fort Pierce case.

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South Texas Drug Dealer Receives 30 Years in Prison Following HSI, Federal and Local Partner Investigation

LAREDO, Texas — A South Texas man was sentenced for possession with the intent to distribute meth following an investigation conducted by HSI, Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Border Patrol and the Laredo Police Department.

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HSI New York, Federal Partners Announce Charges Against 18 Defendants in Scheme to Manufacture, Distribute Millions of Deadly Counterfeit Pharmaceuticals Through Fake Online Pharmacies

NEW YORK — HSI and federal partners announced charges against 18 defendants Sept. 30 for their involvement in a scheme to advertise, sell, manufacture and ship millions of deadly pills disguised as legitimate pharmaceuticals.

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Recruiter for Mexican Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced in El Paso

EL PASO, Texas — A Mexican national was sentenced in El Paso to 245 months in prison for two counts related to her role in a drug trafficking conspiracy, resulting from an investigation by HSI El Paso.

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Minnesota Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing More Than 2,000 Fentanyl Pills

MINNEAPOLIS — The U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota announced July 25 that Mason Harris Rosenblatt, 33, of Golden Valley, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute more than 2,000 fentanyl pills.

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Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Trafficking Charge

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A joint HSI Jacksonville investigation has led to the guilty plea of a Florida man for a conspiracy to distribute pure methamphetamine.

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Montenegrin Citizen Extradited From Italy to Face Maritime Narcotrafficking Charges

NEW YORK — Milos Radonjic, a citizen of Montenegro was extradited to the Eastern District of New York from Italy on July 26 following an HSI New York investigation.

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Joint HSI New York Investigation Leads to Takedown of Gun, Drug Trafficking Ring

NEW YORK — A joint investigation by HSI New York, the Office of the New York Attorney General, the DEA and the NYPD, announced the takedown of a gun and drug trafficking network that sold weapons and cocaine throughout New York City.

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HSI New England Investigation Leads to 16 Months in Federal Prison for Drug Mule

HARTFORD, Conn. — Karina Cintron Santiago, 25, of San Juan, Puerto Rico, was sentenced in Hartford to 16 months of imprisonment followed by three years of supervised release after authorities caught her trafficking cocaine into Connecticut.

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Vermont Man Charged With Unlawful Firearm and Maintaining a Drug Premises

BURLINGTON, Vt. — A federal grand jury in Burlington charged a Rutland resident, with drug and gun offenses. The indictment alleges that they possessed two firearms and made their residence available for drug use and distribution.