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$2 Million Worth Of Cocaine Seized In NYC’s Diamond District

… conducted surveillance at 43 West 47th Street and observed deliverymen carry packages inside orange bags into suite 503 … as he attempted to exit the location after the package delivery.  Lopez-Pena was in possession of keys to suite … Brennan said, “This brazen trafficking scheme involved the delivery of 55 kilograms of cocaine to a bustling commercial …
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DEA and FDA warn website operators illegally offering opioids for sale

… these warning letters is not only an effort to deter the availability of dangerous illegal opioids, but it is also a … Given the severity of the opioid epidemic, the easy availability of opioids via the internet poses significant … warning letters with them. We remain committed to using all available regulatory and enforcement tools to stop the …
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DEA Proposes Reduction To Amount Of Controlled Substances To Be Manufactured In 2018

… published in the Federal Register on August 7, 2017 and available for public inspection today. The DEA has proposed … have a high potential for abuse, while limiting the amounts available to prevent diversion. DEA must balance the … or product recalls.  The Federal Register notice is available here : On …
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Missouri Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Meth Organization

… R. Bough to 20 years and 10 months in federal prison without parole. On Sept. 7, 2021, Rodriguez pleaded guilty … was sentenced to 20 years and one month in federal prison without parole. Gonzalez was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison without parole. Fontella J. Noose, 41, of Springfield, was …
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Kentucky Physician Charged With Prescribing Pain Medications That Resulted In The Deaths Of Five Patients

… Kentucky Physician Charged With Prescribing Pain Medications That Resulted In The … schedule II and III controlled substances to patients, without a legitimate medical purpose and beyond the bounds … II and schedule III pain medications to 30 patients, without a legitimate medical purpose and beyond the bounds …
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Twenty-Three indicted in large-scale heroin ring

… today announced that 23 individuals have been indicted with 37 counts for their role in running a large-scale, … took heroin orders, dispatched multiple runners to meet with, make deliveries to, and collect money from customers, and …
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DEA Acting Administrator Tim Shea visits Tallahassee, Florida

October 06, 2020
… - October 6, 2020 October 06, 2020 Remarks as prepared for delivery DEA’s Acting Administrator Timothy Shea visited …
October 06, 2020
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Cranston Man Sentenced for Producing and Trafficking an “Astronomical” Quantity of Methamphetamine-Laced Pills

… caffeine, and other mixtures disguised and marketed as Adderall was sentenced to federal prison on November 13, … pleaded guilty on June 17, 2025, to charges of possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and conspiracy …
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Saugus Man Sentenced To 15 Years in Prison for Drug Conspiracy and Firearm Offense

… was convicted by a federal jury of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of … and 40 grams or more of fentanyl; one count of possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of … an orange binding agent commonly used to make counterfeit Adderall pills, which he was observed picking up at a UPS …
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New Britain Man Sentenced to 43 Months in Federal Prison for Trafficking Narcotic Pills

… residence revealed more than a kilogram of counterfeit Adderall pills containing methamphetamine, counterfeit … pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine, … investigated by the DEA New Haven Tactical Diversion Squad, with the assistance of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service …
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DEA Los Angeles Field Division Makes Historic Seizure of Approximately 1 Million Fentanyl Pills

… and alprazolam (Xanax®); or stimulants like amphetamines (Adderall®). In 2021, the DEA offices in the greater Los …
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Seizure Of Additional $28 Million Worth Of Bitcoins Belonging To Ross William Ulbricht, Alleged Owner And Operator Of “Silk Road” Website

… Frank A. Tarentino III Domestic New York state with offices located in New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Long … Syracuse - (315) 426-5300 Westchester - (914) 682-6256 With this, the largest ever Bitcoin seizure, the federal … Road,” a hidden website designed to enable its users to buy and sell illegal drugs and other unlawful goods and …
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Community Event
July 22, 2019 - July 23, 2019
July 22, 2019 - July 23, 2019

Practitioner Diversion Awareness Conference

12:00 AM - 9:00 AM (EDT)
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The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will be hosting two regional one-day Practitioner Diversion Awareness Conferences (PDAC) on Monday, July 22, and Tuesday, July 23, 2019. The same conference will be held both days. Participants can attend either day. The conferences will be held at the Indianapolis Marriott East, Indianapolis, IN...
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Dekalb And Sterling Doctor And His Wife Charged With Illegally Dispensing Prescription Drugs And Income Tax Fraud

… substances outside the course of professional practice and without a legitimate medical purpose, 81 counts of … substances outside the course of professional practice and without a legitimate medical purpose, and seven counts of … substances outside the course of professional practice and without a legitimate purpose, five counts of dispensing …
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Indictment Charges 15 With Conspiring In International Drug Ring That Used U.S. Mail To Ship Cocaine From California To New Jersey Jamaican Recording Artist Charged As Leader Of Drug Trafficking Network In "Operation Next Day Air"

… drug ring that used the U.S. Mail and other parcel delivery servicesto ship multiple kilograms of cocaine from … shipment of large quantities of cocaine through parcel delivery services to New Jersey for bulk distribution to …
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Opioid Trafficking Organization Dismantled In The Bronx, NY

… defendants thought they could hide behind a call-in drug delivery service they underestimated the reach of the Bronx … both of the Bronx, allegedly ran an on-call cocaine delivery service to customers throughout New York City, …
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Guilty Pleas For Two Mexican Nationals In Conspiracy To Acquire “Stinger” Missile And Other Military-Grade Weapons

… the weapons negotiations began, Diaz-Sosa arranged for the delivery of 4.5 pounds methamphetamine to serve as a down … for the weapons. Emilia Palomino-Robles made that initial delivery on behalf of Diaz-Sosa. For approximately the next …
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Mitchellville Man Sentenced To 33 Years In Prison For Drug Distribution And Money Laundering Conspiracies

… drove a vehicle registered to Ford-Bey to make some of the deliveries. As a result of wire taps on conspirators’ cell … to Ford-Bey in Temple Hills, Maryland. A controlled delivery of the boxes was arranged. On August 17, 2012, law …
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DEA Releases annual National Drug Threat Assessment

… have risen sharply as Mexican TCOs increase the drug’s availability and expand the domestic market. Constraints … estimates. The National Drug Threat Assessment is available at …
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Training
March 16, 2020 - March 17, 2020
March 16, 2020 - March 17, 2020

Practitioner Diversion Awareness Conference

4:00 AM - 1:00 PM (EDT)
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The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will be hosting two regional one-day Practitioner Diversion Awareness Conferences (PDAC) on Monday, March 16, and Tuesday, March 17, 2020. The same conference will be held both days. Participants can attend either day. The conferences will be held at the Sheraton Baltimore North, 903 Dulaney...
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Indiana Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Meth Trafficking

… a pound of methamphetamine during a series of controlled buys. In August 2020, investigators arrested Fowler and …
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Fort Wayne man sentenced to 17 years in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine

… informant and an undercover agent made several controlled buys of heroin and cocaine from Mr. Jefferson.  Jefferson …
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La Crosse Man Sentenced to 48 months in prison

… methamphetamine from Conner.  During one of the controlled buys, Conner admitted to selling a half pound of …
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South Bend, Indiana man sentenced for conspiracy to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine

… a pound of methamphetamine. Kinds admitted that he had been buying and selling methamphetamine by the pound, and that he …
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Mexican National sentenced to 9 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Tehama County

… of methamphetamine from Cervantes during three controlled buys. In addition, when law enforcement executed a search …
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Convicted Drug Trafficker Found Guilty

… a confidential informant in Bradenton, for the purpose of buying a half-kilogram of cocaine. During the transaction, …
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Four Indicted In 30 Lb. Methamphetamine Seizure In Anderson, CA

… on July 10, 2013, a confidential informant arranged to buy 15 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine for $195,000 …
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Ventura County Men Charged With Trafficking Meth In Kern County

… other states. On July 19, 2013, agents had the informant buy one pound of methamphetamine for $7,500 from …
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Clovis Woman Sent To Prison For Mortgage Fraud Scheme

… months in prison for a conspiracy to defraud lenders while buying homes to use to grow marijuana, Drug Enforcement …
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West Plains Woman Sentenced to 20 Years for Leading Meth Conspiracy

… was sentenced to 20 years and one month in federal prison without parole. Ross was sentenced to six years in federal prison without parole. Hicks, the leader of the conspiracy, and … of Springfield, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison without parole. Benny D. Griffin, 59, of West Plains, was …