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Baltimore felon selling fentanyl, heroin, using surveillance drones, and possessing illegal firearm, sentenced

January 31, 2020
Baltimore felon selling fentanyl, heroin, using surveillance drones, and possessing illegal firearm, sentenced January 31, 2020 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 …
January 31, 2020
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Possible meth lab found in Hagerstown Maryland

November 06, 2019
Possible meth lab found in Hagerstown Maryland November 06, 2019 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 Washington.Special.Agent@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 800 K …
November 06, 2019
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Baltimore felon arrested with fentanyl, heroin, surveillance drones and illegal firearm pleads guilty

October 29, 2019
Baltimore felon arrested with fentanyl, heroin, surveillance drones and illegal firearm pleads guilty October 29, 2019 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 …
October 29, 2019
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Brother and Sister Plead Guilty to Drug Conspiracy Involving Fentanyl Sales

February 08, 2023
Brother and Sister Plead Guilty to Drug Conspiracy Involving Fentanyl Sales February 08, 2023 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 Washington.Special.Agent@dea.gov Talk to a …
February 08, 2023
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19 Indicted in Eastern Oklahoma on Federal Charges for Methamphetamine and Weapons

November 04, 2020
… fine or both. A copy of the full indictment can be found online at go.usa.gov/x7kAM.  The indictment alleges the …
November 04, 2020
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Southwest Baltimore “NFL” Gang Member Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison for a Racketeering Conspiracy, Including Committing a Murder

November 09, 2022
Southwest Baltimore “NFL” Gang Member Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison for a Racketeering Conspiracy, Including Committing a Murder November 09, 2022 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 Public Information Office …
November 09, 2022
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DEA Announces “360 Strategy” In Charleston To Huntington, West Virginia Tri-County Area

February 15, 2017
DEA Announces “360 Strategy” In Charleston To Huntington, West Virginia Tri-County Area February 15, 2017 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 Washington.Special.Agent@dea.gov Talk …
February 15, 2017
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U.S. Attorney's Office, DEA, Harford County Sheriff's Office and Anne Arundel County Police to Hold Press Conference About Efforts to Prevent the Spread of Methamphetamine

November 28, 2006
U.S. Attorney's Office, DEA, Harford County Sheriff's Office and Anne Arundel County Police to Hold Press Conference About Efforts to Prevent the Spread of Methamphetamine November 28, 2006 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) …
November 28, 2006
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2003 National Police Week

May 29, 2003
2003 National Police Week May 29, 2003 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 Washington.Special.Agent@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 800 K Street, N.W Suite 500 …
May 29, 2003
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Pharmacist Admits Attempting To Use Deadly Toxins As Weapons, Possessing Narcotics Manufacturing Equipment

May 29, 2014
… applications. Gonzalez made the purchases through an online third-party vendor marketplace and all the items were …
May 29, 2014
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Twelve Alleged Members Of Mexican-Based Cocaine Trafficking Ring Indicted

October 14, 2011
Twelve Alleged Members Of Mexican-Based Cocaine Trafficking Ring Indicted October 14, 2011 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 Washington.Special.Agent@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter …
October 14, 2011
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Nine Indicted In Alleged Heroin Distribution Organization Operating In Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania And New York

August 19, 2013
Nine Indicted In Alleged Heroin Distribution Organization Operating In Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania And New York August 19, 2013 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 …
August 19, 2013
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Parents and Caregivers

June 06, 2025
Parents and Caregivers Parents and Caregivers Resources As a parent or caregiver, you play a vital role in educating your family members to make healthy decisions. Use the information and resources below to get smart about fentanyl and fake pills and then …
June 06, 2025
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DEA Announces 34,150 Pounds of Prescription Drugs Collected During October 23 Take Back Event

November 02, 2021
… Day event on October 23, 2021.  A specific breakdown of amounts collected by regions across Pennsylvania, where a … 1,642 lbs.                                               Amounts collected by the counties across the Philadelphia …
November 02, 2021
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Miami company sentenced to pay $500,000 fine for structuring financial transactions

June 27, 2019
… Latam Games’ corporate officers broke cash deposits into amounts of less than $10,000 and deposited these smaller amounts in Florida, California, and New Jersey. For example, …
June 27, 2019
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Beaumont Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl

November 14, 2024
… officers discovered a firearm, $5,000.00 cash, and a small amount of suspected heroin and fentanyl along with … of a fentanyl/heroin mix.     “Fentanyl, even in small amounts, is a potent synthetic opioid, approximately 100 …
November 14, 2024
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Department of Corrections inmate faces max 20-year federal sentence for conducting large meth deals from prison

February 25, 2021
… 10, 2019, the CS placed a call to Baza and ordered a large amount of methamphetamine. Baza directed the CS to a … search of the motel room resulted in the seizure of a large amount of methamphetamine, more than two ounces of heroin, a …
February 25, 2021
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Wisconsin Restaurant Owner Sentenced to Federal Prison for Cocaine Trafficking

April 01, 2022
… commonly traveled to the Chicago area to obtain large amounts of cocaine. He also frequently traveled to Mexico … also ordered a money judgment of forfeiture in the amount of $150,000 in addition to the approximately $145,000 …
April 01, 2022
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Felon arrested at Puyallup motel pleads guilty to drug and gun crimes

November 23, 2020
… pounds of methamphetamine, 3,000 fentanyl pills and smaller amounts of heroin and steroids.  The bags also contained … furtherance of his drug trafficking activity. Due to the amount of drugs in the case, Lobben faces a mandatory …
November 23, 2020
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Two California men sentenced for Ketchikan drug trafficking conspiracy

May 30, 2019
… and acting as a guard during drug transactions. The total amount of drugs seized during the course of the conspiracy … trafficking activities. According to court documents, the amount of drugs seized is enough dosage units to supply …
May 30, 2019
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Drug Investigation Targets Prison Gang; 45 Defendants Indicted In Racketeering Case

May 30, 2013
… gang members who are involved in the distribution of large amounts of methamphetamine and cocaine in the north metro … has resulted in 77 arrests.  In addition, significant amounts of methamphetamine,cocaine, firearms, and vehicles …
May 30, 2013
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Honduran Nationals Charged With Drug Trafficking Arrived In South Florida After Being Extradited

December 18, 2014
… Honduras.  These individuals allegedly knew that the large amounts of cocaine they were trafficking would end up in the … Asusena Valle-Valle, 48, with conspiring to traffic large amounts of cocaine from Colombia, through Honduras, with the …
December 18, 2014
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Husband And Wife “Pill Mill” Operators Sentenced To Prison

April 13, 2015
… charges. The Court also ordered a money judgment in the amount of $713,570 and forfeiture of $61,232 in a bank … a similar drug "cocktail," consisting mostly of large amounts of oxycodone and other Schedule II narcotics. The …
April 13, 2015
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St. Jude's Pharmacy Owner & Wife Indicted On Federal Charges

July 08, 2013
… the United States is seeking a money judgment in the amount of $430,000.00, as additional proceeds of the crimes … illegal proceeds, into domestic financial institutions in amounts of $10,000 or less in order to avoid triggering bank …
July 08, 2013
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Federal Grand Jury Indicts Boston Attorney On Money Laundering Charges

April 07, 2011
… the cooperating (CW) represented that he had large amounts of cash from drug trafficking to both GEORGE - and … of that cash, at two different branches of his bank, in amounts under $10,000, in order to avoid a reporting …
April 07, 2011
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Federal Jury Convicts Three Clarksville Men Of Drug And Gun Charges After Three Week Trial

August 23, 2013
… distribution conspiracy and had distributed substantial amounts of cocaine and crack cocaine in the Clarksville … Duncan, they found him attempting to flush a large amount of cocaine down the toilet.  Firearms were also found …
August 23, 2013
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Florida-Based Oxycodone Suppliers Sentenced To Federal Prison

February 26, 2014
… and Rodney Strachan, two Florida men who supplied large amounts of the prescription narcotic Oxycodone to pill … Young and Strachan. Young and Strachan stockpiled copious amounts of Oxycodone pills, which they would then provide to …
February 26, 2014
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Another Huge Turnout At DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Event

May 06, 2011
… and Secure Drug Disposal Act of 2010 on October 12. “The amount of prescription drugs turned in by the American … of National Drug Control Policy. “The unprecedented amount of prescription drugs turned in by citizens last week …
May 06, 2011
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Four Individuals Involved In Oxycodone Trafficking Ring Are Sentenced

October 12, 2012
… to Florida where they obtained prescriptions for large amounts of oxycodone at unscrupulous pain clinics, commonly … expense, and fraudulently obtained prescriptions for large amounts of oxycodone from the pill mills. Marchitto Jr. …
October 12, 2012
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DEA’s 11th Pill Take Back Event Yields Fruitful Results In Georgia & Nationwide

May 06, 2016
… proper disposal at sites set up throughout the state. This amount was the third highest total collected statewide of … that were available across the United States. The local amount collected was the third highest total collected out …
May 06, 2016