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Two Mexican Nationals Sentenced for Working with Cartels to Distribute Fentanyl

DALLAS, TX – Two Mexican nationals were sentenced for working with the cartel to distribute drugs around Tulsa, Oklahoma Today, U.S. District Judge Rodney W. Sippel sentenced Ventura Rivera Arteaga, 41, for Drug Conspiracy and Unlawful Reentry of a Removed Alien. He was ordered to 46 months imprisonment, followed by...
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Sacramento Man Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison for Fentanyl Pill Trafficking that Resulted in an Overdose Death

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sandro Escobedo, 37, of Sacramento, was sentenced to 22 years in prison on Monday for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine, and distribution of fentanyl, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Bob Beris announced...
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Two Men Charged with Narcotics and Firearms Offenses for Running a Fentanyl Manufacturing Facility in a Residential Building

NEW YORK - Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) Special Agent in Charge of the New York Enforcement Division, Farhana Islam, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, and Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI”), Michael Alfonso...
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Las Vegas Homeland Security Task Force Takedown Results in Arrests and Indictment of Two Men for Distributing Large Quantities of Drugs and Money Laundering

LAS VEGAS – Two men have been arrested and made their initial appearances in court on April 10, for allegedly trafficking significant quantities of fentanyl pills, fentanyl powder, and methamphetamine, and for laundering drug proceeds to Mexico, announced the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Nevada. An indictment...
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DEA Investigation Leads to Long Prison Sentences for Fentanyl Distributors in Overdose Death

NEW ORLEANS – Following a rigorous multi-agency investigation led by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Fentanyl Overdose Response Team (FORT), two individuals have been sentenced to significant prison terms for their roles in the distribution of a lethal fentanyl mixture that claimed the life of 26-year-old Dustin Banks. On April...
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Sioux City, Iowa Man Sentenced for Fentanyl Possession

SIOUX CITY, Iowa - A man who possessed with the intent to distribute fentanyl was sentenced today to more than 12 years in federal prison. Alfredo Soberanes, 31, from Sioux City, Iowa, received the prison term after a December 4, 2025, guilty plea to one count of possession with intent...
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Administrator Cole’s Statement Following Major Fentanyl Seizures that Took Millions of Lethal Doses off the Streets of New York

Abril 10, 2026
“Today, we recognize the extraordinary work of the DEA New York Task Force Division and the New York City Special Narcotics Prosecutor’s Office, which removed 42.5 kilograms of fentanyl from the streets of New York City this week and dismantled a fentanyl production lab. These seizures represent nearly 2.2 million...
Abril 10, 2026
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Three Large Fentanyl Packing Mills Dismantled in the Bronx and Manhattan: Up to 90 Pounds of Fentanyl and Two Guns Seized

NEW YORK - Three large-scale, yet unrelated fentanyl packaging operations were dismantled in the Bronx and Manhattan on Wednesday, April 8, 2026. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) New York Task Force Division (NYTFD), working with the New York City Special Narcotics Prosecutor’s Office, seized a combined total of approximately...

DEA Deep Dive: San Antonio’s Pioneering Crypto-Fentanyl Takedown

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Abril 17, 2026

San Antonio – More than a decade ago, a landmark case in San Antonio, TX, changed the way DEA agents within the San Antonio Field Division confronted the complexities of cryptocurrency-fueled drug trafficking on the dark web.  

DEA San Antonio’s investigation into Alaa Mohammed Allawi, also known as the “Fentanyl King”, provided agents and analysists a new challenge: unravel intricate fentanyl cases tied to sophisticated digital currency transactions.  

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Sixteen-Time Waterloo Felon Sentenced to 21 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Fatal Dose of Fentanyl

A woman who distributed a mixture of fentanyl, heroin, and xylazine that caused an overdose death was sentenced April 6, to 21 years in federal prison. Bridgette Marie Washington, age 47, from Waterloo, Iowa, received the prison term after a September 22, 2025, guilty plea to one count of distribution...