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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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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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Red Ribbon Week Brings Drug Awareness to Communities Across the Nation

… began wearing red ribbons to honor his sacrifice. Today, millions of people celebrate Red Ribbon Week by wearing red … more, of fentanyl. To date, the DEA has seized more than 62 million fentanyl pills, exceeding last year’s total of 58 …
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DEA Washington Chief Issues Public Safety Alert: Dangerous Increase in Fake Rx Pills Containing Fentanyl

… deadly overdoses across the tri-state area. More than 9.5 million counterfeit pills have been seized so far this year …
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National Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering Organization In Sandy Springs Dismantled

… Philadelphia and Washington D.C., (2) the laundering of millions of dollars in drug proceeds in Georgia.  The … real estate broker.  Tong made "structured" deposits of over $500,000 into bank accounts.  "Structuring" occurs when …
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16 Defendants Charged in Superseding Indictment Alleging Bulk Shipments of Cocaine to Canada, Four Murders

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … also ordered the murder of another victim on May 18, 2024, over a drug debt. Clark and Malik Damion Cunningham, 23, a … $255,400 in United States currency, and more than $3.2 million in cryptocurrency. According to the superseding …
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DEA, Along With Manhattan, Brooklyn, And Miami U.S. Attorneys Announce Extradition Of Colombian Narcotics Kingpin

… hundreds of tons of cocaine per year, and laundered millions of dollars in drug proceeds MIAMI - Mark R. … of the world, including the U.S., and laundered tens of millions of dollars in proceeds from that narcotics … 30,000 kilograms of raw cocaine base into about the same amount of cocaine powder - in total, up to approximately 400 …
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Twenty Kilograms of Fentanyl Seized by New York Strike Force

… partners, nearly 20 kilograms of this deadly drug – which amounts to millions of lethal doses – have been taken off the street.” …
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Alleged Mexican drug kingpin charged with leading a continuing criminal enterprise and other drug-related charges

… to murder his organization’s rivals and reaping tens of millions of dollars in drug trafficking profits,” said … leader of the Juarez Drug Cartel, allegedly funneled vast amounts of addictive drugs into the United States for more … to facilitate the transfer of drugs through Mexico.  The millions of dollars generated from the drug sales were then …
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Hidden cocaine shipment seized from container

… authorities discovered and seized a shipment with nearly $2 million worth of cocaine. Juan De Jesus Gutierrez, 45, … that traffickers attempt to hide within the massive amounts of vital commercial material,” said U.S. Attorney … street value of the seized drugs is estimated to be $1.75 million. With the cocaine removed from the shipment, …
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Sentencing of two men for their roles in one of the largest fentanyl seizures in U.S. history

… of fentanyl laced with heroin and more than half a million dollars in cash. It is estimated that the fentanyl seized could have killed at least five million people. Manual Barajas admitted he traveled to … DEA, along with our law enforcement partners, took a record amount of fentanyl off of the streets of communities …
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Members of African criminal enterprise charged with large-scale trafficking of rhinoceros horns and elephant ivory and heroin distribution

… at least 10 tons of elephant ivory valued at more than $7 million NEW YORK – DEA Special Operations Division Special … both protected wildlife species, valued at more than $7 million that involved the illegal poaching of more than 35 … criminal masterminds not only conspired to traffic huge amounts of heroin to New York, but also directed a …
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83 Individuals Indicted For Drug Trafficking In The Municipality Of San Juan

… Cardenas- Marquez also purchased and transported wholesale amounts of narcotics that were delivered to co-conspirators … organizations face a narcotics forfeiture allegation of 10 million dollars. “Today’s arrests stand as a warning to … and a maximum of life imprisonment, with fines of up to $10 million.  Criminal indictments are only charges and not …
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Racketeering Kingpin Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court

… to murder nearly 20 people, transported and laundered millions of dollars, obstructed justice and committed … million as a forfeiture penalty, which is the approximate amount of gross proceeds received by Rodriguez-Perez derived …
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Illegal Alien who Shot at DEA Agents Charged with Attempted Murder of a Federal Officer

Illegal Alien who Shot at DEA Agents Charged with Attempted Murder of a Federal Officer April 01, 2026 Phoenix Contact Info Contact Us 571-362-5600 571-362-0582 Joshua Boyer 571-362-0582 PhoenixSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events …
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Indianapolis Man Sentenced to Over 15 Years for Trafficking Dozens of Kilograms of Fentanyl and Meth from Mexico into Indianapolis

… Indianapolis Man Sentenced to Over 15 Years for Trafficking Dozens of Kilograms of …
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Rutland Man Sentenced To Over Seven Years Imprisonment For Federal Conviction For Heroin Distribution And Unlawful Firearm Possession

… Rutland Man Sentenced To Over Seven Years Imprisonment For Federal Conviction For … to get their subpoenas to the grand jury quashed. The government stated in its sentencing memorandum that “heroin … the community will result in a lengthy jail sentence.” The government stated that a significant sentence was also …
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Connecticut man sentenced to over nine years in prison for trafficking more than $200,000 worth of fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and cocaine base

… Connecticut man sentenced to over nine years in prison for trafficking more than $200,000 … at least $219,000 from his drug distribution activities over the three-year conspiracy.     “DEA is committed to …
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Colorado Springs Resident Office Assists GBI, CSPD

… 815-4513 Georgia Bureau of (GBI) case into theft of 8.9 million dosage units of Hydrocodone results in multiple … plants, three firearms, ammunition and an undetermined amount of U.S. currency.  During the execution of the search … are related to the theft of a shipment of approximately 8.9 million hydrocodone tablets in Cartersville, Georgia, which …
EVENT
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Museum
September 18, 2018
September 18, 2018

DEA Museum Panel Discussion

5:00 AM - 6:30 AM (EDT)
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Opioids and Heroin: A New Look at Some Old (and Not So Old) Drugs Live Stream Available www.deamuseum.org/lecture-series/opioids-and-heroin-2018 Questions: During the event, email questions to Elizabeth.L.Maurer@usdoj.gov Admission: This event is free and open to the public Drug overdoses are now the leading cause of injury-related death in the United States...
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Midland Fentanyl Trafficker Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison

… pills. In May 2023, Midland Police Department officers discovered an unconscious male victim at a residence, who died … Childers’s drug trafficking conspiracy. Childers was pulled over for a traffic stop by Ranger Police Department officers … a case in which fentanyl traffickers valued quick profits over human lives,” said U.S. Attorney Jaime Esparza for the …
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Albuquerque Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Drug Trafficking Offenses

… During a consensual search of the vehicle, officers found over 2.5 kilograms of methamphetamine and over 200 grams of heroin in bundles within a Coca-Cola soda …
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Federal And State Authorities Make Arrests In El Paso Crack Cocaine Distribution Investigation

… 27 grams of crack cocaine to individuals acting in an undercover capacity earlier this year. Berryman is alleged to have … arrests. In addition to yesterday’s enforcement operation, over the past year, 47 arrests have been made due to a … marijuana, and pharmaceutical drugs.  The Stonegarden Grant Overtime Initiative allowed the police department to join …
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DEA-Led Investigation Results In Sentencing Of Three Iowa Heroin And Fentanyl Dealers Causing An Overdose Death

… Of Three Iowa Heroin And Fentanyl Dealers Causing An Overdose Death July 26, 2017 St. Louis Contact Info Contact … During court proceedings, Brown admitted to selling over 1 kilogram of heroin over the course of about three years.  Brown also admitted …
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Former Gallatin County Sheriff Raymond M. Martin Sentenced To Two Consecutive Life Terms Plus Ten Years

… Gallatin County Courthouse. At the courthouse, agents discovered that MARTIN had stolen over 30 pounds of marijuana from the evidence room. At his … assets and prevent their seizure by the United States Government. Under federal law, there is no parole meaning …
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Oldsmar Man Sentenced To Prison For Oxycodone Distribution

… sentence, the court also entered a money judgment in the amount of $239,000, the proceeds of his oxycodone … guilty on October 16, 2013. According to court documents, over a period of two to three years, Higgins used the U.S. … Boston, Massachusetts area. Higgins received payments of over $239,000 from cash bank deposits made in Massachusetts, …
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Twenty-Four Arrested In Permian Basin Hydroponic Marijuana Distribution Operations

… vehicles, and firearms plus a monetary judgment in the amount of $400,000. During this investigation, authorities …
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Three Indicted For Methamphetamine Trafficking

… between June 2014 and February 2015, Mosher sold large amounts of methamphetamine to an undercover agent. Phillips … a maximum statutory penalty of life in prison and a $10 million fine. Any sentence, however, would be determined at …
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Tulare And Stanislaus County Men Indicted On Federal Drug Trafficking Charges

… Cortes is also charged with distributing a smaller amount of methamphetamine on July 8, 2011. This case is the … sentence, a maximum sentence of life in prison and a $10 million fine. The actual sentence, however, will be …
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Alleged Mexican Drug Kingpin Extradited To The United States To Face Drug And Money-Laundering Charges Defendant’s Organization Allegedly Trucked Thousands Of Kilograms Of Cocaine Across The Texas-Mexico Border

… drug trafficking organization was responsible for smuggling millions of dollars of cocaine into our nation. The arrest … the indictment and an unsealing application filed by the government, in 2007 the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task …