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30 Charged In Federal Drug Indictments

May 29, 2013
… as well as laundering funds for drug dealers through the buying and selling of cars and structuring cash deposits …
May 29, 2013
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Diversion Control Division

October 30, 2025
Diversion Control Division Diversion Control Division Diversion Control Division Many problems associated with drug abuse are the result of legitimately made controlled substances being diverted from their lawful purpose into illicit drug traffic. The …
October 30, 2025
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Veterans and People With Disabilities

January 22, 2025
… to apply as a preference eligible. Resources: The following online resources are provided to help you understand …
January 22, 2025
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DEA Speeds Up Application Process For Research On Schedule I Drugs

January 18, 2018
… for abuse, such as ecstasy or LSD. By taking the process online, both existing and new researchers can submit their …
January 18, 2018
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DEA Creates New Resource To Help Distributors Avoid Oversupplying Opioids

February 14, 2018
… in the United States. DEA added a new feature to its ARCOS Online Reporting System, a comprehensive drug reporting …
February 14, 2018
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Dark Web Drug Vendor and Clandestine Lab Manufacturer Sentenced to Prison for Trafficking in Meth and Fentanyl

May 21, 2024
… community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about … can be reported to the DEA through this link: RX Abuse Online Reporting (usdoj.gov) . Dark Web- Internet …
May 21, 2024
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Sixteen Individuals Plead Guilty in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy “Operation Titan Fall”

February 10, 2023
… community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about … can be reported to the DEA through this link: RX Abuse Online Reporting (usdoj.gov) . The DEA encourages parents, …
February 10, 2023
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Headquarters News 2008

July 15, 2021
… Science Center October 1, 2008 Congress Passes Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act September 29, 2008 …
July 15, 2021
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DEA Wins International Award for Publication Aimed at Preventing Drug Misuse Among College Students

June 01, 2021
… tools, and worksheets in eight easy-to-follow chapters.  An online version is available for download on DEA’s website: …
June 01, 2021
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Narco-Terrorists Charged in Federal Indictment with Exchanging Cocaine for Firearms, Explosives in War with Colombia’s Government

May 19, 2025
… a large cocaine-manufacturing ring that trades cocaine to buy firearms to engage in terrorist activity in Colombia, … materials depicting the Hollywood sign in Los Angeles to a buyer. Four other Colombian nationals were also charged in a …
May 19, 2025
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Licensed pharmacist charged with hoarding and price gouging of N95 masks in violation of Defense Production Act

May 26, 2020
… (1) continued to add to his stockpile of N95 masks by buying thousands of additional N95 masks; and (2) charged …
May 26, 2020
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Eight-week federal trial results in conviction of Chapo associates in Buffalo, NY

December 20, 2018
… invoices to make it look like Western New Yorkers were buying sea cucumbers at astounding rates and quantities. The …
December 20, 2018
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12 People Charged With Heroin Trafficking After Statewide Multi-Jurisdictional Investigations

September 15, 2015
… Task Force and FBI took the lead in conducting controlled buys and interviewing witnesses. The FBI and HSI played an …
September 15, 2015
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Massive Fentanyl Seizure In Bronx

August 01, 2017
… putting their lives in drug dealers’ hands every time they buy a bag. A fatal dose of fentanyl is only two to three …
August 01, 2017
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Heroin And Fentanyl Drug Ring Dismantled In The Bronx--Supplied The Northeast

February 02, 2017
… determined that people were coming from out-of-state to buy heroin there, and that the defendants were running a …
February 02, 2017
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Privacy Act

March 28, 2025
… Public Access Link (PAL) .  You must register to create an online profile or log into your existing profile to submit a …
March 28, 2025
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Intelligence Research Specialists FAQs

January 23, 2025
… components: I. Biographical data assessment (completed online with the original application) II. Writing Assessment …
January 23, 2025
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DEA warns of scammers impersonating DEA employees

July 29, 2020
… can submit the information through “ Extortion Scam Online Reporting posted on www.dea.gov Reporting these scam …
July 29, 2020
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Arden, N.C. Fentanyl and Meth Trafficker is Sentenced to 11+ Years in Prison

May 22, 2025
… an individual cooperating with law enforcement arranged to buy from Fair $4,400 worth of methamphetamine and fentanyl. …
May 22, 2025
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Six month investigation into Trenton gang yields 18 arrests with guns and drugs seized

January 14, 2021
… of H-Block, and through informant information, controlled buys, surveillances and intelligence, authorities were able …
January 14, 2021
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Three Chinese Chemical Manufacturing Companies and Five Employees Charged with Conspiring to Manufacture Fentanyl

June 23, 2023
… to improve fentanyl yield and advice on which chemicals to buy to replace banned precursor products. Mexican drug …
June 23, 2023
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Nine Charged Following Investigation into Manufacturing and Interstate Trafficking of Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills Containing Fentanyl

March 29, 2023
… users who think they know the potency of the drugs they are buying. The sellers make a calculated decision to profit off …
March 29, 2023
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Man Charged in Sales of Two Guns and Thousands of Counterfeit Pills Containing Fentanyl in Hell’s Kitchen

March 11, 2022
… On March 9, 2022, the undercover officer arranged to buy another 1,000 fentanyl pills from Sanchez. Members of …
March 11, 2022
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ATF/DEA/LAPD Take Down San Fernando Valley Drug Trafficking Ring

January 24, 2024
… joint investigation that included numerous controlled buys and interdictions of narcotics. Giselle Buraye, 23, aka …
January 24, 2024
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Twelve Individuals in Central Florida, Puerto Rico, and South Carolina Charged with Murder, Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering, Firearms Offenses, and Fraud

August 23, 2024
… Limery Dones defrauded a bank by transmitting $110,000 to buy a house in the name of a third-party when, in reality, …
August 23, 2024
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12 Members of Drug Trafficking Organization Indicted

March 18, 2022
… the Mazatlán Beauty Salon in Tualatin, Oregon and by buying real estate. The real estate purchases were made with …
March 18, 2022
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Detroit News 2009

July 15, 2021
… Sentenced for Assaulting a Federal Agent and Attempting to Buy Two Kilograms of Cocaine June 5, 2009 Nine Michigan …
July 15, 2021
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East Bay drug traffickers sentenced to 15 years and 10 years in prison

April 09, 2019
… paid to him by an undercover officer during controlled buy operations in 2016.             In addition to Vicochea …
April 09, 2019
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Police Chief, Mayor And Village Trustee Of Columbus, New Mexico Indicted In Federal Firearms Trafficking Case

March 10, 2011
… in fact they were acting as “straw purchasers” who were buying the firearms on behalf of others. During the …
March 10, 2011
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Ten Defendants Charged In Drug Conspiracy Indictment For Allegedly Distributing Thousands Of Addictive Opiate Pain Pills In North Jersey

November 07, 2014
… of means to obtain the prescription pills, including buying pills from low-income residents of Paterson who had …
November 07, 2014