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Operation Engage Richmond

March 28, 2025
… in partnering with us for an event in your community? Email our Community Outreach coordinator … Red Ribbon Week Activities Connect with Us!   Sign up for email updates about Richmond's Operation Engage Initiative. …
March 28, 2025
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Heroin Dealer Sentenced To Over 8 Years For Distributing Heroin Connected To Overdose Death

July 11, 2017
… Heroin Dealer Sentenced To Over 8 Years For Distributing Heroin Connected To Overdose … for his heroin addiction, texted de LosAngeles, asking to buy heroin.  During the ensuring text exchange, de …
July 11, 2017
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Midwestern Communities Safely Dispose of 18,710 Pounds of Unwanted Medications at DEA Take Back Day Event

November 03, 2025
… sites near you.” Since its inception in 2010, more than 20 million pounds of medication have been collected at DEA’s …
November 03, 2025
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DEA Hosts 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday

October 22, 2025
… of drug experimentation.”    Since 2010, a staggering 20 million pounds of unused medications have been collected at …
October 22, 2025
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DEA Hosts the 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 25th

October 21, 2025
… pose a threat if misused – resulting in a staggering 20 million pounds of unused medications collected to …
October 21, 2025
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St. Louis County Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison in Connection with Fentanyl Death

January 26, 2024
… Ross on Friday found a fentanyl dealer responsible for the overdose death of a 17-year-old in 2021 and sentenced him to … a week. On those occasions Brewer and/or Houston would buy 20 to 40 pills at $10 to $20 per pill. The investigation … facility and contacted Houston and Brewer via Snapchat to buy “Percocet pills.” Matthews disputed that he provided the …
January 26, 2024
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Over 150 Pounds of Crystal Meth is Seized in Manhattan

July 11, 2022
… Over 150 Pounds of Crystal Meth is Seized in Manhattan July … 75 kilograms (165 pounds), with a street value of $1.2 million, were intercepted during a short-term investigation. … substance, but not a narcotic drug. Regardless of the amount of methamphetamine involved, and regardless of a …
July 11, 2022
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DEA Collects Record-Setting Amount Of Meds At Latest National Rx Take-Back Day

May 06, 2016
… DEA Collects Record-Setting Amount Of Meds At Latest National Rx Take-Back Day May 06, … of the value of this service.  Last weekend the DEA and over 4,200 of its state, local, and tribal law enforcement … the opioid painkillers that accounted for 20,808 drug overdoses-78 a day-in (the most recent statistics from the …
May 06, 2016
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Eight defendants indicted for $4.1 million meth conspiracy

March 02, 2021
… Eight defendants indicted for $4.1 million meth conspiracy March 02, 2021 St. Louis Contact … indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a $4.1 million conspiracy to distribute more than 520 kilograms of …
March 02, 2021
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DEA Launches Fentanyl Free America Initiative to Combat the Synthetic Drug Crisis

December 03, 2025
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … 2020.  As of December 1, 2025, DEA has seized more than 45 million fentanyl pills, and more than 9,320 pounds of fentanyl powder, removing an estimated 347 million potentially deadly doses of fentanyl from our …
December 03, 2025
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Slovakian Man Accused of Running Darknet Market Selling Drugs and Personal Information

December 21, 2023
… of helping to set up and run Kingdom Market, which had over 25,000 active listings as of late last month. The … and unlicensed pharmaceuticals, stolen identities, credit card information, counterfeit money, computer malware and … years in prison, with a maximum of 40, a fine of up to $5 million, or both prison and a fine. The identity theft …
December 21, 2023
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Fentanyl Kingpin Sentenced to Life Sentence

March 04, 2022
… more than 400 grams of fentanyl, conspiracy to distribute over five kilograms of cocaine, and two counts of money … usage units before being diluted, with a street value of $1 million. Hunter evaded arrest for three years before the … States currency, 11 cellular phones and two identification cards with someone else’s name. Flight records established …
March 04, 2022
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Colombian Drug Kingpin And Cohort Extradited In New York Heroin Trafficking Scheme Millions Of Dollars In Heroin Smuggled In Freight Containers

December 20, 2013
… And Cohort Extradited In New York Heroin Trafficking Scheme Millions Of Dollars In Heroin Smuggled In Freight Containers … and Homeland Security (HSI) Miami revealed that Andres oversaw an international drug empire from his base in …
December 20, 2013
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St. Joseph Man sentenced for $6 million in synthetic cannabinoid conspiracy

January 02, 2020
… St. Joseph Man sentenced for $6 million in synthetic cannabinoid conspiracy January 02, 2020 … StLouisDiversionOutreach@dea.gov Must forfeit more than $2 million seized by law enforcement KANSAS CITY, Mo.  – A St. … today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute nearly $6 million of synthetic cannabinoid products, also known as K2. …
January 02, 2020
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Mississippi Man Found Guilty of Drug Trafficking

August 01, 2025
… a search warrant on Mosley’s residence where they recovered from him over 87 pounds of methamphetamine, 45 pounds of fentanyl, … the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics to take this massive amount of drugs off our streets”, stated Acting United …
August 01, 2025
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Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to Over 20 Years in Prison For Conspiracy to Distribute Heroin and Fentanyl

March 23, 2022
… Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to Over 20 Years in Prison For Conspiracy to Distribute Heroin … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
March 23, 2022
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South Florida Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Dealer Sentenced to Over 31 Years in Federal Prison

March 21, 2022
… Florida Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Dealer Sentenced to Over 31 Years in Federal Prison March 21, 2022 Miami Contact … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
March 21, 2022
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ATLANTA NEWS 2006

July 15, 2021
… 2006 DEC 6, 2006 Coordinated Enforcement Operation Nets 1.5 Million Dollars and 297 Pounds of Cocaine DEC 4, 2006 … 30, 2006 Federal, State, Local Officials Announce Unique E-Mail Effort To Educate Georgia Students For National “Meth … Pill Fraud Scheme AUG 21, 2006 Atlanta DEA Seizes Record Amount of Crystal Meth and Arrests 4 in Raid AUG 16, 2006 …
July 15, 2021
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Dark Web Dealer of Meth, Heroin Heads to Prison

February 29, 2024
… parole. The court also ordered LeCoque to forfeit to the government $22,000, representing proceeds obtained from his … and heroin. LeCoque admitted that he sold illegal drugs over the dark web via an online marketplace called White House Market from May 15, …
February 29, 2024
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Pensacola Man Sentenced for Narcotics Trafficking

August 27, 2025
… fled on foot. Officers located narcotics, including a large amount of methamphetamine, in a backpack Deloach dropped, as … more narcotics in the vehicle. The methamphetamine weighed over 830 grams. “Effective law enforcement in the war on …
August 27, 2025
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Over 13 Pounds of Heroin/Fentanyl Seized at Packaging Mill in the Bronx: Two Arrested

August 04, 2022
… Over 13 Pounds of Heroin/Fentanyl Seized at Packaging Mill … (over 13 pounds) with a street value of at least $1.8 million were intercepted during a short-term investigation. … continue to surge across our city and nation, as tremendous amounts of the deadly drug flood our city, intended for …
August 04, 2022
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Man Who Was Caught With Almost 100 Pounds Of Meth And Marijuana In Vehicle Sentenced To Over 30 Years In Prison

May 06, 2015
… 100 Pounds Of Meth And Marijuana In Vehicle Sentenced To Over 30 Years In Prison May 06, 2015 Los Angeles Contact … and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark …
May 06, 2015
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Guilty plea from Ohio man stopped in Kansas with $1 million

October 01, 2020
… Guilty plea from Ohio man stopped in Kansas with $1 million October 01, 2020 St. Louis Contact Info Contact Us … – An Ohio man who was stopped in Kansas with more than $1 million in his vehicle pleaded guilty today to a federal …
October 01, 2020
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Department of Justice Announces Results of Operation Dark HunTor

October 26, 2021
… Arrests Worldwide and the Seizure of Weapons, Drugs, and over $31 Million WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Justice, …
October 26, 2021
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DEA Reaches $8 Million Settlement Agreement With CVS For Unlawful Distribution Of Controlled Substances

February 12, 2016
… DEA Reaches $8 Million Settlement Agreement With CVS For Unlawful … BALTIMORE - CVS Pharmacy, Inc. (CVS) has agreed to pay $8 million to the United States to resolve allegations that its …
February 12, 2016
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Two Plead Guilty To Conspiracy Involving Manufacturing Of Counterfeit Pills Containing Fentanyl

September 11, 2025
… three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $1 million. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court …
September 11, 2025
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Several Million Dollars’ Worth of Narcotics Including Fentanyl Seized in Mount Vernon

April 26, 2021
… Several Million Dollars’ Worth of Narcotics Including Fentanyl … of fentanyl can cause death, and taking this large amount of fentanyl out of distribution has saved lives. This … enforcement at all levels has resulted in the seizure of millions of dollars in deadly drugs and the removal of a …
April 26, 2021
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Prolific Drug Distributor with Lengthy Criminal Record Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Role in Drug Ring Tied to Aryan Prison Gang

August 27, 2025
… G. Estudillo said, “Controlled substances cause a huge amount of damage… the damage is not just to the individual … were his. Investigators had heard Escoto making the deal over the wiretap and knew the drugs belonged to Escoto. When …
August 27, 2025
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McKesson Settlement: Pays $150 Million, Largest Fine In DEA History

January 17, 2017
… McKesson Settlement: Pays $150 Million, Largest Fine In DEA History January 17, 2017 … McKesson supplied various U.S. pharmacies an increasing amount of oxycodone and hydrocodone pills, frequently …
January 17, 2017
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Over 17 tons of prescription drugs collected in the Pacific Northwest during the 16th National Take Back Day

November 06, 2018
… Over 17 tons of prescription drugs collected in the Pacific … and its law enforcement partners have now surpassed its 10 million pound goal and collected nearly 11 million pounds of … leftover prescription drugs. This brings the total amount of prescription drugs collected by DEA since the fall …
November 06, 2018