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Man Indicted on Fentanyl and Firearm Charges Following HSI Sells, Multiagency Case

SELLS, Ariz. — Edwin Alexey Gamboa, 20, of Phoenix, was indicted for illegal receipt of a firearm by a person under indictment; possession with intent to distribute fentanyl; and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense.

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Dark Web Marketplace Owners Charged With Facilitating $430M in Illegal Goods Sales

CHICAGO — An HSI New York investigation, in coordination with law enforcement partners, has resulted in charges against two men for allegedly operating Empire Market, a dark web marketplace.

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Massachusetts Man Sentenced to 5 Years for Drug and Gun Crimes Following HSI New England Investigation

BURLINGTON, Vt. — A Springfield, Massachusetts, man was sentenced to five years in prison for drug trafficking and arranging for the straw purchase of a gun following an investigation by HSI New England special agents.

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New York Man Sentenced for Distributing Fentanyl Following HSI Newark Investigation

NEWARK, N.J. — An HSI Newark investigation has resulted in the sentencing of a New York man to time served — 25 months — for distribution and possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl.

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Jacksonville Man Sentenced for Distributing Methamphetamine

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — An HSI Jacksonville investigation has led to the sentencing of a known drug trafficker selling methamphetamine and fentanyl out of a car wash in the Jacksonville area.

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Arizona Woman Sentenced to 5 Years for Drug Trafficking Following HSI Tucson, Multiagency Investigation

TUCSON, Ariz. — A southern Arizona woman was sentenced June 4 to 60 months in prison for drug trafficking.

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Texas Drug Trafficker Imprisoned for Importing 25 Bricks of Meth Following HSI Rio Grande Valley, Partner Investigation

McALLEN, Texas — A south Texas man was sentenced to nearly five years in prison for importing 25 bricks of meth following an investigation conducted by HSI with help from U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

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Massachusetts Man Sentenced to 6 Years for Manufacturing Counterfeit Pills Following HSI Investigation

BOSTON — A national of the Dominican Republic residing in Dorchester was sentenced June 3 after an HSI investigation found he was trafficking kilograms of counterfeit pills, including pills that contained fentanyl, through the mail.

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Florida Couple Charged With Firearm, Drug Offenses; 4 Men Charged with Carjacking, Kidnapping Resulting in Death in Related Cases

ORLANDO, Fla. — An HSI investigation led to indictments charging an Orlando couple with possession with intent to distribute controlled substances and use of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. A separate grand jury also indicted four men in related cases.

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Forty-Seven Defendants Charged in HSI-led Drug Trafficking Investigation Linked to Sinaloa Cartel

EL CENTRO – Fourteen indictments were unsealed in federal court today charging 47 alleged members of an Imperial Valley-based, Sinaloa Cartel-linked fentanyl-and-methamphetamine distribution network with drug trafficking, firearms and money laundering offenses.