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U.S. Attorney and Federal Law Enforcement Officials Assemble with State Law Enforcement Officers and Local Dignitaries in Show of Unity Against Fentanyl Trafficking in the Tenderloin District of San Francisco

… drug traffickers at all levels.  Every legal resource available to us must be used to deter and disrupt the …
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28 Charged in Winchester, VA Cocaine Operation

… took control of 80 to 90 percent of the crack cocaine trade within the city of Winchester,” said United States Attorney … the flow of these illegal drugs and the violence that comes with them.” “With today’s indictments and arrests, ATF and … controlled Cartwright’s Recreation Center and made it available for use by drug traffickers for the storing and …
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U.S. Attorney, DEA, Montrose County Sheriff and Montrose Police Chief announce major drug enforcement action

… scale drug problems.” “The DEA recognized the increased availability of methamphetamine in the Montrose area two …
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Gulf Coast health care fraud strike force expanded to include Eastern District of Texas

… Coast Strike Force and look forward to working together with them and with our law enforcement partners to protect the people of … then returned the vials to the drug stock where they were available for administration to patients. Harris admitted …
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Five Residents Of Valencia And Socorro Counties Arrested On Federal Methamphetamine Trafficking Charges

… Five Residents Of Valencia And Socorro Counties Arrested On Federal Methamphetamine … Carlos A. Briano Recruiter Name Elizabeth Borruel (915) 832-6000 ElPasoSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … our resources and is beginning to make an impact on the availability of drugs in our area. Yesterday’s joint …
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DEA’s Albuquerque Office Spearheads New Mexico’s Multi-Agency Participation In Nationwide Synthetic Drug Takedown

… be on notice that law enforcement agencies will utilize all available resources to hold them accountable for their …
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Intelligence Report Addresses Marijuana Grow Houses In Colorado

… has released a new Intelligence Report titled “” available on the DEA.gov website. The report was produced by …
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Four Pharmacy Technicians Charged With Stealing And Selling Prescription Drugs

… enforcement to get the most from the very limited resources available in these difficult economic times,” said Chief …
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Owner And Employees Of Indiana Medical Center Charged With Multiple Felony Counts

… Charging Informations and Affidavits for Probable Cause are available upon request. The Howard County Prosecutor’s …
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Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera Faces Charges In New York For Leading A Continuing Criminal Enterprise And Other Drug-Related Charges

… approved a request by the United States to proceed with prosecution on the charges filed in the Eastern … Loera’s narcotics enterprise. Guzman Loera is also charged with using firearms in relation to his drug trafficking and … This prosecution demonstrates that we will apply all available resources to dismantle the leadership of dangerous …
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Operator Of Venetian Resort In Las Vegas Agrees To Return Over $47 Million After Receiving Money Under Suspicious Circumstances

… Operator Of Venetian Resort In Las Vegas Agrees To Return Over $47 Million After … explanation for the transaction after examining the available facts.” The Bank Secrecy Act requires casinos with …
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Law Enforcement Disrupts Active Heroin Packaging Operation

… rein in this epidemic is reduce the flow of addictive drugs available in our neighborhoods and on our streets.” “The …
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Law Enforcement Tackles Drug Sales Near Schools In San Francisco

… Operation Safe Schools is to use the law enforcement tools available to us to make neighborhoods like the Tenderloin …
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Illegal Alien Receives Five Years for Smuggling Cocaine Hidden in Vehicle Batteries

… has been ordered to federal prison for possessing narcotics with the intent to distribute, announced Drug Enforcement … Sotelo-Espinoza was not to return to the United States without permission.   On Aug. 15, 2025, law enforcement …
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Fentanyl Awareness

August 20, 2025
… recognize National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day with extended DEA Museum hours from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on … STORY, YOU AUTHORIZE DEA THE RIGHT TO USE THESE MATERIALS WITHOUT LIMITATION. Visit the Virtual Exhibit and Submit a …
August 20, 2025
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Fentanyl Dealers Sentenced to Federal Prison

… residents have been sentenced for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute fentanyl, announced Drug … Laredo Aug. 28, 2024. He intended to sell the drugs there with Elizondo’s assistance. The following day, Cortez … to an adjoining property. Shortly after, he returned without the bag. Authorities executed a search warrant and …
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DEA Remembers Those We Lost During the Oklahoma City Bombing

April 11, 2025
… memorial chairs and the "9:01 Gate" in the distance. Within minutes of the blast, DEA Agents were assisting the emergency fire and rescue personnel with evacuating the building. They rushed into the severely damaged struc ture without hesitation, putting their own lives and safety in …
April 11, 2025
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Member of Violent Gang Sentenced to Over Eight Years in Prison for Racketeering Involving Drug and Firearms Trafficking

… 500 grams or more of cocaine and dealing in firearms without a license.  According to court documents, Afonseca … its reputation. During the investigation, Afonseca worked with other Cameron Street members to distribute hundreds of …
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New Jersey Pharmacy Admits Illegal Distribution of Prescription Opioids and Kickback Scheme

… suspicious and problematic prescribing habits, sometimes without receiving an original prescription. After two …
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San Diego Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Fentanyl Distribution Resulting in Death

… all of this is that 2 innocent children have to grow up without a dad.” Chambers’ mother noted that her son’s death …
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DEA Announces 19th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… other ways they can dispose of unwanted prescription drugs without having to leave their homes. Both the U.S. Food and …
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Former Long Island Doctor Sentenced for Conspiring to Illegally Distribute Oxycodone

… for the two individuals, Ammar wrote the prescriptions without any diagnostic proof of legitimate medical need. …
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Eighteen members and associates of Selma street gang charged in Mobile federal court with narcotics and firearms offenses

… like Selma, Alabama. Our neighborhoods deserve to exist without fear and intimidation inflicted by violent drug …
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Montgomery Nurse Practitioner convicted of unlawfully distributing controlled substances, health care fraud, and conspiracy

… prescription refills on Schedule II controlled substances without a physician’s approval.  Akwuba skirted this rule …
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New Haven Man Guilty Of Narcotics And Firearms Offenses

… degree-serious injury, and carrying a pistol or revolver without a permit. The jury found Allick not guilty of one …
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Denver Man Sentenced for Fentanyl, Meth Trafficking, Illegal Firearm

… Rhodes, 45, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison without parole. Rhodes was sentenced as a career offender … found guilty at trial of one count of possessing fentanyl with the intent to distribute, one count of possessing …
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Mid-Level Fentanyl Distributor Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison

… as “Bane,” 50, was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison without parole. On Nov. 14, 2022, Loggins pleaded guilty to … 496 grams of fentanyl and a .45-caliber magazine loaded with five rounds of ammunition.  Loggins is the ninth …
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Anesthesiologist Pleads Guilty to Taking Fentanyl from Hospital

… Judge Greg Kays to a federal information that charges him with one count of obtaining a controlled substance by … chart for the hospital visit. Peplinski also admitted to withdrawing fentanyl from three vials from Sept. 1, 2022, … subject to a sentence of up to four years in federal prison without parole. The maximum statutory sentence is prescribed …
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Meth Trafficker Since 2013 Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison

… Harpool on Thursday, Feb. 29, to 12 years in federal prison without parole. On Oct. 12, 2023, Mercer pleaded guilty to …
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Mother of Three Children Sentenced to 23 Years for Meth Trafficking

… Ketchmark on Aug. 31, 2023, to 23 years in federal prison without parole. On Nov. 17, 2022, Gonzales pleaded guilty to …