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Operation Avalanche

April 07, 2017
… “if she’d send one more patient to pain management without my personal knowledge, she’ll have a big problem … investigation will have a significant impact on the availability of diverted prescription pills which are …
April 07, 2017
GENERAL INFORMATION

Priority Consideration

January 22, 2025
… form.   Additional information about ICTAP eligibility is available at: USAJobs.gov   Career Transition Assistance …
January 22, 2025
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Family Summit
June 26, 2024
June 26, 2024

DEA New York Division to Host Annual Family Summit on Fentanyl

12:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EDT)
New York, NY
The DEA New York Division will host its Family Summit on Fentanyl on Wednesday, June 26th, 2024. This free family centric event is open to families who have been impacted by the opioid crisis and to those who may have lost a loved one due to a drug poisoning or...
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Louisiana Man Sentenced to 25 years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Violations

December 09, 2025
… Santana Deangelo Powell, 33, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and carrying a … of cash.  Powell told law enforcement he was planning to buy a vehicle with the money.  A large, concealed compartment was …
December 09, 2025
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Lockport man convicted by a federal jury of narcotics conspiracy tied to the Sinaloa Cartel going to prison for 25 years

December 04, 2020
… invoices to make it look like Western New Yorkers were buying sea cucumbers at astounding rates and quantities. The …
December 04, 2020
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Staten Island man sentenced to nine years’ imprisonment for international arms trafficking and money laundering

January 30, 2020
… business spanned the globe. By ‘cleaning’ drug money and buying and selling high powered weapons, he was able to …
January 30, 2020
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South Texas Dealer Sentenced for Selling Fentanyl to Teenager Resulting in Death

January 15, 2025
… in his bed unresponsive and holding a rolled-up dollar bill with a white powder on it. The white powder later tested … revealed text messages which showed the victim wanting to buy “pase” from Carlos. “Pase” was code for cocaine. Carlos … later identified as Carlos handed the victim a small baggie with a white powder inside it. The driver then dropped off …
January 15, 2025
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OCDETF Investigation Results in Convictions of Six Defendants for Nearly 100 Combined Years in Prison for Meth and Heroin Trafficking Conspiracy

November 19, 2024
… in prison after being convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of … in prison after being convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin. Donterrian M. Lavender , … Airport (“DFW”) to Los Angeles International Airport to buy drugs. Agents seized from inside one of their suitcases …
November 19, 2024
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Business Owner Who Trafficked Pounds of Meth and Cocaine Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison

March 22, 2024
… ammunition. As part of his guilty plea, Johnson admitted to buying a motorcycle worth approximately $17,000, using drug …
March 22, 2024
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Michigan Man Sentenced to 96 Months for Drug and Gun Crimes in Burlington

March 12, 2024
… (including some of the bills used in one of the controlled buys), about 20 grams of fentanyl, about 65 grams of …
March 12, 2024
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St. Mary’s County Felon Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges for Distribution of Fentanyl and for Illegal Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition

February 16, 2022
… St. Mary’s County Felon Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges for Distribution of Fentanyl and for Illegal Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition February … drug transaction.  As detailed in the plea agreement, after buying fentanyl from Keys, the three individuals returned to …
February 16, 2022
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DEA Rocky Mountain Division Announces Record Fentanyl Seizures in 2022

January 09, 2023
… oversaturated drug market.  Anyone, including our kids, can buy dangerous and deadly drugs at the click of a button. …
January 09, 2023
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Lubbock Drug Traffickers Sentenced to Combined 106 Years in Federal Prison

October 12, 2021
… documents, DEA agents used a confidential informant to buy cocaine from several defendants. They also executed …
October 12, 2021
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San Diego Resident Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl that Resulted in 15-Year-Old’s Death

January 26, 2023
… San Diego Resident Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl that Resulted in 15-Year-Old’s … @DEASanDiegoDiv James M. Nunnallee Domestic Southern California in the Carlsbad, Imperial County, and San Ysidro areas … to actively take steps to ensure that your children are not buying drugs online. We invite you to review the Fentanyl …
January 26, 2023
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Kennewick WA Man Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Federal Prison

April 11, 2022
… two pounds of methamphetamine as part of a controlled buy. This led agents to Zavala-Alvarez’s residence in …
April 11, 2022
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Three Drug Traffickers Convicted of Drug and Money Laundering Conspiracies

August 04, 2021
… at trial revealed that in 2015 and 2016, Woolard began buying fentanyl and furanyl fentanyl powder from China after …
August 04, 2021
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Prolific Snohomish County fentanyl dealer sentenced to 15 years in prison

March 06, 2020
… cut of the profits.  Many distributors used that profit to buy from Irons to support their own addiction. During this …
March 06, 2020
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Darknet drug vendor sentenced to 10 years prison

April 12, 2019
… Darknet drug vendor sentenced to 10 years prison April 12, 2019 San Francisco … In Charge View Bob P. Beris Bio Bob P. Beris, Domestic Northern California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, … the payment in San Francisco and used the money to buy drugs and supplies to fulfill JetSetLife customer …
April 12, 2019
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Western U.P. Crystal Meth Conspiracy Shut Down

December 17, 2015
… purchases of methamphetamine from Hill.  These undercover buys gave the officers the evidence they needed to get a …
December 17, 2015
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Former Governor Of State Of Tamaulipas, Mexico, Indicted In The Southern District Of Texas

December 02, 2013
… of 2004. Portions of those funds were allegedly used to buy a Sabreliner 60 airplane in January 2005. As part of …
December 02, 2013
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Operation Shaw-Crank Redemption Results In 11 Defendants Being Sentenced To A Combined Total Of Over 93 Years For Drug-Trafficking

May 29, 2014
… and Arkansas River Valley area. Numerous controlled buys, surveillance, search warrants, and monitoring have …
May 29, 2014
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Grand Jury Indicts New Defendants And Brings Additional Charges Against L.A.-Based OxyContin Ring That Allegedly Bilked Medicare

October 16, 2012
… at casinos, to purchase automobiles and jewelry, and to buy more OxyContin. The scheme allegedly was orchestrated by …
October 16, 2012
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Australian Man Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court To Helping Run The “Silk Road” Website

March 13, 2015
… Road,” a hidden website designed to enable its users to buy and sell illegal drugs and other unlawful goods and … illicit goods and services to well over a hundred thousand buyers, and to launder hundreds of millions of dollars … customer service inquiries, and resolving disputes between buyers and vendors.  The forum moderators were responsible …
March 13, 2015
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Two Extradited, Charged With Weapons Support To Hizballah One Defendant Allegedly Agreed To Acquire $9.5 Million Worth Of Surface-to-Air Missiles And Other Weapons For Hizballah

November 18, 2011
… organization. Aksu is also charged with agreeing to buy a deadly laundry list of weapons on behalf of an …
November 18, 2011
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Last Of The Arellano-Felix Brothers Sentenced

August 19, 2013
… some of the income to pay AFO members to commit crimes; to buy firearms, ammunition and vehicles; to travel on …
August 19, 2013
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Charges 13 Members And Associates Of Lower East Side Narcotics Organization With Narcotics And Firearms Offenses

December 21, 2012
… two undercover NYPD officers made approximately 25 buys of cocaine and crack cocaine from various members of …
December 21, 2012
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Car Repair Shop Owner And His Son Sentenced For Drug Trafficking And Commercial Burglaries

March 10, 2015
… David Paschall used more than five drug “brokers” to buy drugs almost every day at his shop which he would then …
March 10, 2015
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Meth Distributors Sentenced to Prison and Forfeiture of Earnings

April 19, 2023
… sentenced to 21 years and eight months in federal prison without parole and ordered to forfeit to the government … was sentenced to 13 years and four months in federal prison without parole and ordered to forfeit to the government … for concealing a firearm in a vehicle and taking a vehicle without consent. On Feb. 19, 2021, law enforcement officers …
April 19, 2023
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Mexican National Sentenced to 12 Years for Conspiracy to Distribute More Than 2,600 Kilos of Cocaine

December 27, 2021
… Mexican National Sentenced to 12 Years for Conspiracy to Distribute More Than 2,600 Kilos of Cocaine … District Judge Beth Phillips to 12 years in federal prison without parole. The court also ordered Campoy-Estrada to … sentenced on May 21, 2021, to 15 years in federal prison without parole. Walters was sentenced on April 21, 2021, to …
December 27, 2021
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Three Springfield Residents Sentenced for Meth Conspiracy

August 05, 2021
… Harpool. Ingram was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison without parole. Holmes was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison without parole. Tinker was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison without parole. Ingram, Holmes, and Tinker each pleaded …
August 05, 2021