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Drug Intelligence Bulletin Publications List 1997-2015

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Information seeking the total budgeted amount for marijuana eradication efforts, broken down by state (FY 2016)
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DEA El Paso to Host Family Summit

November 01, 2023
… register for the event or to get more information, please email Michelle.Rincon@dea.gov or call/text 915-479-2540. …
November 01, 2023
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Methamphetamine and Gun Trafficker is Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison

June 12, 2025
… sale of narcotics and firearms in the Asheville area. Over the course of the investigation, McDaniel sold …
June 12, 2025
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Bronx Gang Member Sentenced To 42 Years For Murder, Racketeering, And Drug Trafficking

June 03, 2017
… dispute with members of a rival gang based two streets over on Taylor Avenue.  This dispute resulted in multiple …
June 03, 2017
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Wasilla, Alaska Man Indicted for Distributing Carfentanil Resulting in Two Overdoses, One Fatal and One Non-Fatal

June 11, 2025
… a.m.  Court documents additionally allege that after discarding the minor victim’s body, Mobley left to distribute …
June 11, 2025
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Man who sold heroin and fentanyl pleads guilty

March 26, 2019
… of 2018, the defendant and others conspired to distribute amounts of controlled substances. Specifically, on six separate occasions, Mueses and others sold amounts of controlled substances to an individual working …
March 26, 2019
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Wilmington Man Convicted of PCP Distribution Plot

May 26, 2021
… or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectible amount of phencyclidine (PCP), a quantity of cocaine, … trial, the testifying officers and agents all said that the amount of seized PCP was the largest quantity of PCP they …
May 26, 2021
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Aiken county man sentenced to 24 years in federal prison

February 25, 2020
… members of the conspiracy purchased and distributed large amounts of methamphetamine and/or heroin for Evans and … charged were responsible for transporting multi-kilogram amounts of methamphetamine and heroin into South Carolina …
February 25, 2020
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Four members of an Aiken County drug conspiracy sentenced in federal court

January 30, 2020
… members of the conspiracy purchased and distributed large amounts of methamphetamine and/or heroin for Evans and … charged were responsible for transporting multi-kilogram amounts of methamphetamine and heroin into South Carolina …
January 30, 2020
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Colorado Woman Sentenced to 22 Years for Meth Trafficking

October 14, 2022
… grams of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine. At the sentencing hearing, Chief … grams of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine are 10 years to life imprisonment. …
October 14, 2022
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Trial scheduled for Champaign man charged for allegedly trafficking

October 04, 2018
… - April 12, 2017 and June 9, 2017; a wire transfer in the amount of $235,500 on or about July 31, 2017; and, the … Aug. 30, 2017, by personal check to a car dealership in the amount of $25,936. Caamano was previously arrested and …
October 04, 2018
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Two Kentucky Fentanyl Traffickers Sentenced

March 07, 2017
… or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl. Tiffany L. Griffith was sentenced to … or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl. Following the completion of their …
March 07, 2017
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Bradenton Man Arrested For Distributing Methamphetamine Disguised As Candy

July 09, 2015
… 500 grams or more of a mixture containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine that was contained in and packaged …
July 09, 2015
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Miami Physician Pleads Guilty In Medicare Fraud Scheme

February 18, 2014
… Wayne agreed to the entry of a forfeiture judgment in the amount of $1,649,042, and the forfeiture of real property … Wayne also agreed to entry of a money judgment in the amount of $428,300 as proceeds of the narcotics …
February 18, 2014
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Two Sentenced In Connection With Sunshine Pharmacy Health Care Fraud

March 31, 2014
… also ordered to pay restitution to the United States in the amount of $351,358.14, the proceeds of the crime. Pursuant to their agreement, this amount was paid in full, immediately following the …
March 31, 2014
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51,461 Pounds Of Prescription Drugs Collected During Take-Back Event

May 05, 2016
… Take-Back Day event this past Saturday, April 30th.  This amount is more than double than what was collected during … across the region.         A specific breakdown of amounts collected by regions across Pennsylvania, where a …
May 05, 2016
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Philadelphia Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Heroin Conspiracy

February 02, 2018
… further distributing the heroin in Oswego, New York in an amount exceeding one kilogram.  Alexander, of Brewerton, New … from prison and pay a forfeiture money judgement in the amount of $3,900. This case was investigated by the DEA- …
February 02, 2018
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Advisory Of DEA Enforcement In The Western District Of Washington And Statement Of DEA Special Agent In Charge Matthew G. Barnes

November 15, 2011
… guidelines; indications that they were distributing large amounts of drugs; and evidence they were laundering large amounts of money. Some of these marijuana stores were the …
November 15, 2011
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Eight members of South Bay-based drug trafficking organizations charged in federal indictments

February 28, 2020
… Methamphetamine Maximum 20 years imprisonment; maximum $1 million fine 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(A)(viii) – … less than 10 years imprisonment and up to life; maximum $10 million fine 21 U.S.C. §§ 846, 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A)(viii), … less than 10 years imprisonment and up to life; maximum $10 million fine David Pecina Garcia (charged in the Feb. 20, …
February 28, 2020
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DEA Releases 2025 National Drug Threat Assessment

May 15, 2025
… dangerous chemicals reminds us that this fight is far from over,” said DEA Acting Administrator Robert Murphy. “DEA and … trends and emerging threats, this year’s NDTA includes overviews of the cartels and criminal organizations that … development in the fight against fentanyl.   More than four million youth and young adults (ages 12-20) reported vaping …
May 15, 2025
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Shutdown of drug-infested hotel that bred violence and death

March 08, 2019
… a “breeding ground for escalating criminal activity,” the government argued in a civil motion requesting the hotel’s … We will continue to push to keep it shut down.”   Over the past eight months, the hotel, which is essentially … of $500,000, while the corporation faces a fine of up to $2 million.   The indictment against Mr. Mun also includes drug …
March 08, 2019
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Rhode Island Man Pleads Guilty To Role In Drug Trafficking And Violent Kidnapping Conspiracy

August 17, 2022
… for his part, video recorded the assault—which lasted over 18 minutes. Basilici provided this video to Otero, who … years and up to life of supervised release and a fine of $5 million. The charge of possession and discharge of a firearm … upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutes which govern the determination of a sentence in a criminal case. …
August 17, 2022
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Five Colombian National for International Cocaine Distribution

December 11, 2023
… Office in Colombia, the Colombian National Police, and the Government of Colombia. DEA Special Agent in Charge Frank … has been brought to justice for his alleged role in a multi-million-dollar cocaine trafficking conspiracy spanning from … into the United States. Valencia Garcia specifically helped oversee production in labs as well as transportation of …
December 11, 2023
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DEA ‘One Pill Can Kill’ Campaign Championed by NFL Alumni Health

February 04, 2025
… estimate 94,112 American lives were lost due to drug overdose during the 12-month period ending July 2024. … across the illicit fentanyl supply chain, DEA seized over 55,500,000 fentanyl pills and 7,800 pounds of fentanyl last year.  That equates to nearly 367 million deadly doses removed from our communities. Half of …
February 04, 2025
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Four Boston-Area Men Arrested For Trafficking Tens Of Thousands Of Fentanyl Pills

September 18, 2024
… large-scale drug trafficker distributing various narcotics. Over the course of the investigation, Andujar allegedly … fentanyl, cocaine and crystal methamphetamine to undercover law enforcement.  “These arrests underscore our … three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $1 million. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court …
September 18, 2024
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Final Defendant Arrested in 41-Person Drug Trafficking Scheme Enters Guilty Plea

August 02, 2024
… in a takedown in April 2021 or another in June 2021. Over more than two years of the investigation, law … In addition to the drugs, investigators seized nearly $1 million in cash that was proceeds from drug trafficking, a …
August 02, 2024
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Rhode Island Man Pleads Guilty to Role In Wide-Ranging Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy

August 02, 2024
… were seized. During a separate search of Perez’s residence, over $62,000 in drug proceeds were also seized.  The charge … to a lifetime of supervised release and a fine of up to $10 million. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court …
August 02, 2024
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Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty To Drug And Firearms Offenses

July 11, 2024
… of the residence where Diaz was staying resulted in the recovery of a black Taurus G2S 9mm firearm, a 9mm magazine … 9mm rounds, a 9mm magazine containing one live 9mm round, over 40 grams of fentanyl, several plastic bags containing … to a lifetime of supervised release and a fine of up to $5 million. The charge of possession of a firearm in …
July 11, 2024
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DEA Announces Settlement with Morris & Dickson Co., LLC

February 07, 2024
… the settlement, Morris & Dickson has agreed to forfeit $19 million. In a May 30, 2023, Decision and Order, DEA … and hydrocodone to DEA.” It “violated DEA regulations over a lengthy time period—failing to report a multitude of …
February 07, 2024
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DEA Rocky Mountain Division Removes 18,500 Pounds of Unneeded Prescription Medications on Drug Take Back Day

November 07, 2023
… sites. The Rocky Mountain Field Division collected just over 18,500 pounds of unneeded medications at nearly 200 … National Prescription Take Back Day has removed almost 17.9 million pounds of unneeded medications from communities …
November 07, 2023