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Major fentanyl and heroin mill dismantled in Harrison, N.J.

… Public Safety, New Jersey State Police, was awarded a $2.8 million grant for this Task Force from the Department of … deployed a new State Police task force, supported by a $2.8 million federal COPS grant, to target drug mills and other … Enforcement Task Force and our new strategy.”    “The amount of heroin and fentanyl that was seized during this …
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Pain Management Doctor Pleads Guilty To Tax Evasion

… Westchester - (914) 682-6256 Defendant Claimed More Than $1 Million in Fraudulent Tax Deductions for False Business … legitimate business expenses and claimed deductions in the amount of the checks, thereby substantially understating his …
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DEA New England Field Division collects over 46 tons of prescription drugs, electronic vaping devices and cartridges during the 18th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… DEA New England Field Division collects over 46 tons of prescription drugs, electronic vaping … New England Field Division and its partners, over the course of four hours, collected 92,875 pounds or over 46 tons of expired, unused, unwanted prescription drugs …
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Merrick Doctor Arrested For The Illegal Distribution Of Oxycodone To An Undercover Police Officer

… For The Illegal Distribution Of Oxycodone To An Undercover Police Officer October 08, 2014 New York Contact Info … 15, 2013 and August 12, 2013. According to the complaint, over the course of six months, Belfiore issued six … by allegedly facilitating the distribution of over half a million oxycodone pills throughout the streets of Long …
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Two Men Indicted for International Conspiracy to Ship Fentanyl, Other Drugs into United States through Dark Web Connections

… years in prison, up to life, along with fines of up to $10 million and a minimum of five years of supervised release … Vancouver; the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and its Online Undercover Operations Unit and Federal Serious and …
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Matriarch of Violent Multimillion-Dollar Honduran Cocaine Trafficking Organization Pleads Guilty

… Matriarch of Violent Multimillion-Dollar Honduran Cocaine Trafficking Organization … The U.S. Department of State is offering a reward up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest and/or …
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“Operation Yeti Ice” Defendants Enter Guilty Pleas In Federal Court

… Mississippi. The drug network involved the distribution of over 100 kilograms of Methamphetamine and encompassed the … maximum penalty of life in prison and a maximum fine of $10 million. Walter Pernillo, 42, of San Bernardino, California, … maximum penalty of life in prison and a maximum fine of $10 million. Terry Garth, 35, of Newton, pleaded guilty on …
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21 defendants charged, additional charges added to heroin/fentanyl conspiracy

… as well as seizures of heroin, fentanyl, and large amounts of cash. Heroin and fentanyl,the affidavits say, …
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Former Honduran Congressman Tony Hernández Sentenced for Distributing Tons of Cocaine, Other Crimes

… and false-statements offenses and ordered to pay $138.5 million.   Tony Hernandez is a former Honduran congressman … today’s sentence.   “Exploiting a high-ranking position in government to wield the power of the state to support drug … cocaine laboratories in Colombia and Honduras; he secured millions of dollars of drug proceeds for Honduras’s National …
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Importance of Reading Stressed to Students Within DEA Omaha Division

… and making arrests. What they may not realize is the vast amount of reading and writing involved in DEA …
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DEA Reminds Families to Discuss the Dangers of Drugs Before Students Return to School

… with counterfeit pills. “Students can face an enormous amount of peer pressure to try or experiment with substances …
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Owner Of Fashion District Clothing Company Pleads Guilty To Customs, Immigration And Money Laundering Offenses

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … States without having to take the risk of smuggling large amounts of U.S. currency across the Mexican border and …
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Flight Attendant Who Allegedly Tried To Smuggle Nearly 70 Pounds Of Cocaine Through Security At LAX Arrested On Federal Drug Charges

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … enterprises that use the aviation system to transport large amounts of illicit drugs throughout the United States and …
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Alleged Drug Courier From Detroit Arrested On Federal Charge Of Attempting To Smuggle Cocaine Through LAX

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … enterprises that use the aviation system to transport large amounts of illicit drugs throughout the United States, and …
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DEA Houston Serves ISO on Woodfield Pharmaceuticals & Distribution

… from Woodfield Distribution, including an estimated 700 million dosage units of controlled pills.  The suspension … million opioid pills and failure to accurately account for over 5 million controlled substance pills. “The immediate … violated several DEA regulations, by routinely storing millions of controlled substances in unsecured warehouse …
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Americans Flock To National Drug Take Back Day

… partners at almost 5,200 collection sites nationwide.  Over the life of the program, 7.1 million (more than 3,500 tons) of prescription drugs have … with painkillers.  Almost 30,000 people-78 a day-died from overdosing on these painkillers or heroin in 2014, according …
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Arizona Man Sentenced for Drug Conspiracy in South Carolina

Arizona Man Sentenced for Drug Conspiracy in South Carolina August 21, 2025 Atlanta Contact Info Contact Us (404) 893-7000 571-362-3458 DEA.Atlanta.Media@dea.gov SA Sheri Kindred 571-362-2922 Atlanta.Division.Recruiting@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events …
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Methamphetamine Distributor is Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison

Methamphetamine Distributor is Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison August 21, 2025 Atlanta Contact Info Contact Us (404) 893-7000 571-362-3458 DEA.Atlanta.Media@dea.gov SA Sheri Kindred 571-362-2922 Atlanta.Division.Recruiting@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter …
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Fatal Overdose Traced to Henderson Dealer Leads to Federal Prison Sentence

Fatal Overdose Traced to Henderson Dealer Leads to Federal Prison Sentence July 25, 2025 Atlanta Contact Info Contact Us (404) 893-7000 571-362-3458 DEA.Atlanta.Media@dea.gov SA Sheri Kindred 571-362-2922 Atlanta.Division.Recruiting@dea.gov Talk to a …
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Former Correctional Officer Sentenced to Five Years for Plan to Smuggle Drugs and Contraband into North Carolina Prison

Former Correctional Officer Sentenced to Five Years for Plan to Smuggle Drugs and Contraband into North Carolina Prison August 06, 2025 Atlanta Contact Info Contact Us (404) 893-7000 571-362-3458 DEA.Atlanta.Media@dea.gov SA Sheri Kindred 571-362-2922 …
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Second Of Cape Cod Brothers Sentenced To 25 Years For Oxycodone Trafficking Scheme

… was sentenced today for his role in a three-year, multi-million dollar oxycodone distribution conspiracy that … Joshua M. Gonsalves, distributed on Cape Cod, generating over $5 million in proceeds.  Joshua Gonsalves was also … of the related money laundering conspiracy was to use the millions of dollars in drug proceeds to purchase additional …
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Alleged Bonanno Organized Crime Family Associate Sentenced To Eleven Years Imprisonment

… 426-5300 Westchester - (914) 682-6256 Defendant trafficked over 3,000 kilograms of marijuana and obstructed justice by … with thousands of pounds of marijuana while profiting millions of dollars. DEA is committed to identifying the …
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Appalachian Regional Prescription Opioid Strike Force takedown results in charges against 60 individuals, including 53 medical professionals

… Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Domestic Charges involve over 350,000 prescriptions for controlled substances and … has charged 60 defendants for alleged crimes related to millions of prescription opioids. I am grateful to the …
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Two Pharmacists Convicted For Illegally Dispensing To Patients Of A Pill Mill

… the conspiracy, Ofume and Iriele generated more than $5.1 million dollars from unlawful prescriptions issued by … also intends to seek money judgments equal to the amount of proceeds defendants obtained from their illegal drug trafficking and the amount of money laundered. The sentencings of Ofume and …
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Queens Man Convicted of Laundering Bitcoin and Operating Unlicensed Money Transmitting Business

… On July 11, 2018, a DEA Special Agent acting in an undercover capacity (the “UC”) began exchanging encrypted text … shop in Sunnyside, Queens, and locations in Manhattan. The amounts exchanged at each transaction ranged from …
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Manchester Man Sentenced for Intending to Traffic Meth and Fentanyl

… approximately $3,000.  “The defendant possessed significant amounts of fentanyl and methamphetamine that he intended to … proceeds.” “John Barber intended to traffic significant amounts of meth and fentanyl onto New Hampshire’s streets,” … of fentanyl.  The defendant had $2,000 in his pocket and over $1,000 in his wallet.  The defendant admitted that he …
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High-ranking member of violent drug trafficking ring sentenced to nine years in prison

… loads of meth; possessed guns and threatened violence over drug debts Seattle – A significant drug distributor for … revealed the trafficking organization was bringing in large amounts of meth and heroin as well as fentanyl-laced pills …
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Seven people charged with trafficking cocaine in the Fox Valley area of Wisconsin

… with offenses related to a conspiracy to distribute large amounts of cocaine in the Fox Valley in Wisconsin. According … of Mr. Taco to distribute and accept payments for large amounts of cocaine at the Mr. Taco (Kimberly) restaurant. D uring the takedown on December 2, 2020, over two kilograms of cocaine were seized from Luis Morales’ …
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Suburban Detroit Resident Sentenced To 15 + Years In Federal Prison For Large Scale Cocaine And Marijuana Conspiracy

… 362-0443 Orlando Gordon admitted to selling kilo quantity amounts of cocaine and pound quantities of marijuana to … admitted to having another person purchase money orders in amounts less than $3,000 to avoid reporting requirements. … Michigan, large quantities of drugs, including a seizure of over 1,000 kilograms/2,200 pounds of marijuana, and multiple …
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June 17, 2024 - June 18, 2024
June 17, 2024 - June 18, 2024

RecruitMilitary - Eastern Region Virtual Career Fair for Veterans

8:00 PM - 10:00 AM (EDT)
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Online Recruiting Event Open to all U.S. Military Job Seekers and Spouses. Those who have served in the U.S. military and their spouses. This includes active duty, retired, separated, veterans, National Guard and Reserve. Those veterans who are interested in careers the Eastern Region of the United States. For more...