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Justice Department Announces First Ever Indictments Against Designated Chinese Manufacturers Of Deadly Fentanyl And Other Opiate Substances

October 17, 2017
… the United States through the mail or international parcel delivery services.  Federal law enforcement agents …
October 17, 2017
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International Arms Dealer Viktor Bout Convicted In New York Of Terrorism Crimes Bout Convicted On All Four Counts, Including Conspiring To Kill Americans And Conspiring To Provide Material Support To Terrorists

November 03, 2011
… Frank A. Tarentino III Domestic New York state with offices located in New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Long … in Colombia - to be used to kill Americans in Colombia. “With today’s verdict in the Southern District of New York, … two cargo planes to the FARC that could be used for arms deliveries. He also provided a map of South America and …
November 03, 2011
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DEA And Tempe Police Announce Results Of Operation Crank Call

December 20, 2011
… arrested; one of the subjects was later identified as a delivery driver for a drug trafficking (DTO) that delivered …
December 20, 2011
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Steroid-Trafficking Defendants Sentenced

January 12, 2015
… (TDS) identified members who assisted in the production and delivery of steroids, the receipt of multiple parcels …
January 12, 2015
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Extradition Of Guatemalan Drug Trafficker Linked To Los Zetas Drug Cartel

December 12, 2012
… drug ledger detailing the movement of guns, narcotics, and deliveries of money to Overdick-Mejia. Overdick-Mejia , 45, …
December 12, 2012
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Leader Of A Baltimore Drug Organization Sentenced To Over 15 Years In Prison For Conspiring To Distribute Over 1,000 Kilograms Of Marijuana And To Launder Drug Proceeds

May 09, 2016
… transported currency, delivered marijuana, and arranged for deliveries of marijuana to mid-level dealers. Nicka, D’Amico …
May 09, 2016
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Bowie Drug Trafficker Convicted For $108 Million Drug Distribution And Money Laundering Conspiracies

February 10, 2016
… to Ford-Bey in Temple Hills, Maryland.  A controlled delivery of the boxes was arranged.  On August 17, 2012, law …
February 10, 2016
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Two Employees Of Veterans Affairs Hospital, Including Logistics Warehouse And Mail Center Supervisor, Charged With Conspiracy To Distribute Cocaine

September 03, 2014
… and Tucker were examined by drug-sniffing dogs prior to delivery and tested positive for the presence of narcotics. …
September 03, 2014
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13 Years For Trucking Company Owner For Role In $6.5 Million Crystal Meth, Heroin Haul

February 27, 2017
… conversations with Mota in the week leading up to the drug delivery. Both the number of calls and the nature of the …
February 27, 2017
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August 20, 2025
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Protecting the U.S. Homeland: Fighting the Flow from the Southwest Border

January 23, 2025
… prescription pills contain a potentially lethal dose. The availability of fentanyl throughout the United States has …
January 23, 2025
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Key defendant in Operation Snowplow drug trafficking investigation sentenced to two decades in federal prison

October 13, 2020
… is to put drug traffickers out of business by using every available resource.” “A key part of any drug trafficking … for his fellow criminals,” said U.S. Attorney Christine. “With a long stint in prison like his poison-pushing … make the community safer by no longer being a part of it.” With the March 2020 apprehension of Omar Griffin, 41, of …
October 13, 2020
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DEA Administrator Chuck Rosenberg Statement On Walgreens’ Prescription Drug Take Back Initiative

February 09, 2016
… step toward making the disposal process more convenient and available.  DEA believes that these new methods of disposal, …
February 09, 2016
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Arden, N.C. Fentanyl and Meth Trafficker is Sentenced to 11+ Years in Prison

May 22, 2025
… District of North Carolina.  According to documents filed with the court and proceedings, in July 2023, law … documents, on April 17, 2024, 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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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 … communities,” said United States Attorney Martin Estrada. “With these charges we have dismantled a drug trafficking … pills, methamphetamine, and cocaine. The trio, along with Kyurkchian, would provide the drugs to Lavilette, and …
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
… in Central Florida, Puerto Rico, and South Carolina Charged with Murder, Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering, Firearms … of four indictments charging a total of 12 individuals with murder in furtherance of drug trafficking, conspiracy … 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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Orlando Man Found Guilty of Conspiring to Distribute Fentanyl that Resulted in Death

July 02, 2024
… superseding indictment charged Fonseca Flores and Parady with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute a mixture and substance containing … After some time, N.K. realized that the pills she was buying from them contained fentanyl. Specifically, on …
July 02, 2024
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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
… to his plea agreement, Vicochea conspired with co-defendant Oscar Escalante and others to distribute … that in July and August of 2016, Escalante supplied him with methamphetamine. On Aug. 24, 2016, Vicochea’s nephew, … paid to him by an undercover officer during controlled buy operations in 2016.             In addition to Vicochea …
April 09, 2019
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Seven Charged In Sales Of Fentanyl And Heroin Branded “Pray For Death”

October 26, 2017
… Attorney Darcel D. Clark said, ““The video of a man buying drugs, snorting them and quickly overdosing on a …
October 26, 2017
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Heroin Ring In The Bronx Used Car Carriers To Transport Drugs Cross Country

May 04, 2017
… to shut them down.  In this case, a street-level drug buy led to the identification of transnational heroin …
May 04, 2017
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DEA Recognizes 2025 National Fentanyl Awareness Day with Debut of Faces of Fentanyl Online Exhibit

April 25, 2025
… DEA Recognizes 2025 National Fentanyl Awareness Day with Debut of Faces of Fentanyl Online Exhibit April 25, … [1] DEA will recognize National Fentanyl Awareness Day with extended DEA Museum hours from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. this … Arlington, VA, 22202. More information on the Museum is available at  www.deamuseum.org . There is metered street …
April 25, 2025
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DEA Washington Division Hosts 1st Family Summit to Engage with Families Affected by Fentanyl Poisoning

November 22, 2022
… information on national drug threats and resources available to enhance local prevention efforts. If you are … and submit it to familyoutreach@dea.gov . DEA has resources available to help parents and care givers talk to kids about …
November 22, 2022
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Eight East Bay residents charged with crimes related to drug distribution scheme

December 16, 2020
… all aspects of running the drug business, including the availability of the various types of fentanyl, the public … Tenderloin, the amounts of each type of fentanyl they had available for sale, and, on at least one occasion, whether …
December 16, 2020
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Tulsa “Pill Mill” Doctor Pleas Guilty to Opioid Drug Conspiracy

August 12, 2020
… leading a conspiracy to distribute controlled substances without a legitimate medial purpose and outside the scope of …
August 12, 2020
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Former Long Island Doctor Pleads Guilty to conspiring to illegally distribute oxycodone

July 27, 2020
… for the two individuals, Ammar wrote the prescriptions without any diagnostic proof that either had a legitimate … acted as a drug dealer, spreading injury and addiction without regard for the consequences,” stated Acting United …
July 27, 2020
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Jury Convicts Mexican National of $4.7 Million Meth, Heroin Conspiracy

October 23, 2024
… of Kilos KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Mexican national who worked with a drug-trafficking organization tied to the Cárteles … of more than 335.5 kilograms of methamphetamine, with an average street price of $300 per ounce, and more … a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in federal prison without parole, up to a sentence of life in federal prison …
October 23, 2024