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Over 5,300 Sites Join DEA Nationwide Effort To Take-Back Prescription Drugs On April 30th

… of National Drug Control Policy. “Preventing these readily available and potentially deadly drugs from being diverted …
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High Ranking Gulf Cartel Member Convicted In Washington For Drug Trafficking

… border remain committed to using every law enforcement tool available to attack these criminal organizations, while …
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$5 Million Reward Offered For Information Leading To Arrest And/or Conviction Of Rafael Caro-Quintero

… $5 Million Reward Offered For Information Leading To Arrest And/or Conviction Of Rafael … The United States Government will utilize every tool available, including the State Department Narcotics Rewards …
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Americans Turn Out In Droves For DEA’s Seventh National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

… and proper disposal at the 5,683 take-back sites that were available in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and …
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DEA Releases 2015 National Heroin Threat Assessment

… United States Drug Enforcement (DEA), shows heroin use and availability on the rise and causing more overdose deaths …
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Statewide Simulcast On Heroin

… During and after the telecast, a live Call Center will be available for viewers seeking counseling or more information …
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Kern County Poly Drug Traffickers Found Guilty

… States Attorney General’s drug strategy to reduce the availability of drugs by disrupting and dismantling major …
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Kingsburg Brothers Sentenced For Drug Trafficking

… States Attorney General's drug strategy to reduce the availability of drugs by disrupting and dismantling major …
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Modesto Man Pleads Guilty To Conspiring To Structure Cash Proceeds Of Interstate Oxycodone And Hydrocodone Trafficking

… are filed with the Department of Treasury and are made available to law enforcement. In total, more than $1.5 …
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Kent, Washington Man Pleads Guilty To Structuring Cash Proceeds Of Interstate Oxycodone And Hydrocodone Trafficking

… are filed with the Department of Treasury and are made available to law enforcement. This case is being brought as …
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Tacoma, Wash. Man Pleads Guilty To Trafficking Oxycodone And Making Illegal Cash Deposits

… are filed with the Department of Treasury and are made available to law enforcement. Ruem is scheduled to be …
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Last Of Four Methamphetamine Traffickers Sentenced To Prison

… prosecuted by this office shows a marked increase in the availability of high purity crystal methamphetamine, which …
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Florida Man Pleads Guilty To Structuring More Than $2.5 Million In Proceeds Of Drug Trafficking

… are filed with the Department of Treasury and are made available to law enforcement. Riffle also waived his …
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Fresno County Drug Traffickers Plead Guilty

… States Attorney General's drug strategy to reduce the availability of drugs by disrupting and dismantling major …
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Bakersfield Resident Sentenced To Four-Year Prison Term For Coastal Marijuana Cultivation Operation

… States Attorney General's drug strategy to reduce the availability of drugs by disrupting and dismantling major …
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Longtime Gang Member Sentenced For Drug Conspiracy

… , Bly pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine.  According to the … a member shot a Boston Police officer at point blank range without warning or provocation.  Bly was one of 10 H-Block …
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Seven individuals arrested for allegedly operating an advance fee loan scheme

… in exchange for advance fees, and then collect the fees without providing the loans. To date, the scheme has … effort of all of the associated law enforcement agencies. Without this interagency cooperation, these defendants would …
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Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, Sinaloa Cartel leader, sentenced to life in prison plus 30 years

… hiding in a laundry cart, Guzman Loera formed an alliance with fugitive co-defendant Ismael Zambada Garcia and, … Dhillon. “This result would not have been possible without the dedication and determination of so many brave … in cooperation with authorities of the Mexican government, without which his prosecution would not have been possible. …
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Seven Alleged Members Of Cincinnati Area Drug Trafficking Organization Arrested

… Ohio area. The teams making the arrests, which occurred without incident, included agents and officers from the … magistrate judge for an initial appearance and were held without bond until detention hearings are conducted in …
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Ringleader And 14 Others Arrested In Takedown Of Paterson Narcotics Supply Ring Allegedly Distributed Millions Of Dollars In Heroin

… carries a sentence of life in prison, including 25 years without parole.  He was also charged with first-degree … carries a sentence of life in prison, including 25 years without parole, and a criminal fine of up to $750,000.  The …
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Heroin Pipeline From The Bronx To Otsego County Shut Down

… Damaschke Field in Neahwa Park and took him into custody without further incident.  Sheriff’s deputies and State … and remanded to the Otsego County Correctional Facility without bail.  If convicted Garcia could face up to 54 years …
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DEA Highlights 2021

December 31, 2024
… primarily illicit fentanyl. The alarming increase in the availability and lethality of fake prescription pills also … We also seized record amounts of fentanyl powder.  In fact, with our law enforcement partners, the amount of fentanyl we … than six years to bring awareness to the accessibility and availability of these fake prescription pills containing …
December 31, 2024
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DEA Laboratory Testing Identifies New Soft/Pliable Form of Fentanyl

December 15, 2025
… exposure. The ability to mold and shape this substance without water further enhances its potential for concealment …
December 15, 2025
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Parents and Caregivers

March 23, 2026
… and fake pills and then share what you have learned with young people in your care. Hidden in Plain Sight …
March 23, 2026
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Man Pleads Guilty for Conspiracy to Distribute 900 Pounds of Methamphetamine and Illegal Reentry

… police officer. Police followed Mercado-Chaparro after the buy and saw him conduct other drug deals. Several days … possessed almost 900 pounds of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. This case is the result of an …
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Teacher Resources

January 30, 2026
… fentanyl and fake pills, then share what you have learned with your students. Unmasking Counterfeit Pills Fight for …
January 30, 2026
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Mexican National Who Supervised a Drug Trafficking Organization Operating in Orville, Washington, Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison

… the Oroville area and the Colville Indian Reservation, with methamphetamine and fentanyl. Between January 2023 and … law enforcement conducted a series of controlled drug buys from Medrano and others selling drugs on his behalf. On … (BIA) expresses its gratitude for the robust partnerships with various law enforcement agencies that contributed to …
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International law enforcement operation targeting opioid traffickers on the Darknet results in over 170 arrests worldwide and the seizure of weapons, drugs and over $6.5 million

… Rosen. “The arrest of 179 of them in seven countries—with the seizure of their drug supplies and their money as … announcement sends a strong message to criminals selling or buying illicit goods on the dark web: the hidden internet is …
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Houston Residents Sentenced to Over 13 Years Following Discovery of Over 130 Kilos of Crystal Meth

… ordered to federal prison for conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute meth, announced Drug Enforcement … from Mexico and that the two men had been in contact with others regarding price and delivery. The court also considered information about their …
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Prior Felon Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking and Firearm Offenses

… Esther, Fla., pleaded guilty in federal court to possession with intent to distribute more than 40 grams of fentanyl, … of a firearm by a convicted felon.  “Mr. Oranje was caught with 300 grams of fentanyl, approximately 150,000 potential … grams of fentanyl. Law enforcement conducted a controlled delivery at Oranje’s residence. Oranje took possession of …