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Laboratories

March 28, 2025
… components. The other step involves determining the amount of controlled substance present, i.e., its purity. …
March 28, 2025
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Drug Seizure Provides Local K-9s with Great Training Opportunity

… seizure. This gives them the chance to smell not only the amount but also the purity.  MIAMI  — K-9 law enforcement … Miami Field Division. “The K-9s have never smelled this amount and this purity. It’s an incredible opportunity.” …
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San Diego Doctor Pays $200,000 to Resolve Allegations that He Wrote Illegitimate Opioid Prescriptions

… not taking the drugs Dr. Wynn prescribed.  “While the vast amount of medical professionals prescribe opioids … opioid prescriptions and pharmacies dispensing large amounts of opioids, call (571) 324-6499, or visit the DEA’s …
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Albany Doctor Admits to Violating the Controlled Substance Act

… seek another DEA registration for at least 15 years. The amount of the civil penalty is based on Dr. Bruni’s inability to pay a higher amount. The announcement was made by Special Agent in Charge …
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Gang Member Sentenced to Federal Prison for Meth Trafficking

… felons are a malignant source of a significant amount of the violent crime in our communities,” said U.S. … in Grovetown and in Trenton, S.C., authorities seized large amounts of high-grade methamphetamine and multiple firearms. …
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Thurston County Man Caught Twice with Drugs and Firearms Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison

… (509) 374-3444 Yakima - (509) 454-4407 Arrested with Large Amounts of Fentanyl and Methamphetamine and Loaded Firearms … in a four-month period in 2023, each time with distribution amounts of dangerous drugs and loaded firearms.   On June 1, …
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Tenderloin Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to Five Years in Prison

… base, 12 grams of cocaine salt, 26 grams of heroin, a large amount of cash, and a digital scale at the time of his … drug threat our communities have ever faced. The staggering amount of this poison seized from Ramos equates to several …
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Final Defendant in Large Western Washington Drug Trafficking Ring Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison

… filed in the case, the conspirators distributed large amounts of methamphetamine, heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine, …
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DEA’s 17th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day yields fruitful results in Georgia

… proper disposal at sites set up throughout the state. The amount collected was the second highest total collected … its 10th year, this event continues to remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s …
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High Level Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison for Leadership Role in Drug Distribution Conspiracy

… delivery of thousands of fentanyl pills and multi-pound amounts of methamphetamine. In one call, he said he had as … Members of the drug conspiracy distributed large amounts of methamphetamine, heroin, and cocaine, smuggling …
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Spokane Man Sentenced to More Than 16 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking

… District of Washington, stated, “Mr. Hull possessed large amounts of methamphetamine and heroin and was in such a … “Whenever a case goes to trial, there is a tremendous amount of work that takes place behind the scenes. As an …
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Leader of Multi-State Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking, Firearms Possession, and Money Laundering Charges

… wire-tap investigation.  Law enforcement seized large amounts of drugs during the investigation including a … transaction reporting requirements by making deposits in amounts below the $10,000 threshold. This case is part of an …
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Federal & state charges announced in long-term methamphetamine investigation

… November 2018 to June 2019. The indictment alleges that the amount of methamphetamine in the conspiracy attributable to … Chong Chueneng Moua, Soua Khang, and Chou Xiong, the amount of methamphetamine attributable to their conduct is …
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DEA Releases 2020 National Drug Threat Assessment

… in volume and reach, with traffickers selling increasing amounts outside of traditional markets. According to the … chemicals that Mexican cartels use to produce the large amounts of fentanyl they are smuggling into the United …
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East Bay man charged with fentanyl-laced pills that killed buyer

… stamps, commonly contain fentanyl instead.  Even a tiny amount of fentanyl is deadly.  Drug buyers must be aware … man-made and potent. Overdose can occur in the smallest amount and in this case it left a family with unimaginable …
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DEA Issues Carfentanil Warning To Police And Public

… to 50 times stronger than street-level heroin. A very small amount ingested, or absorbed through your skin, can kill … County, NJ detectives were recently exposed to a very small amount of fentanyl, and appeared on the video. Said one …
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Auburn Date Rape Drug Distributor Sentenced To Eight And One-Half Years

… to an undercover officer on two occasions and stored large amounts of the drug and a small amount of methamphetamine in his Auburn residence.  During …
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Drug Enforcement Administration Collects Record Number Of Unused Pills As Part Of Its 14th Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… was collected at last spring’s event. This brings the total amount of prescription drugs collected by DEA since the fall … in its 8th year, this event continues to remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s …
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Alleged “Iron Pipeline” Gun Trafficking Network Shut Down

… functioning firearms at home with parts that can be bought online and through various retailers. These “ghost guns” are …
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Former Member of Baltimore’s Safe Streets Program Pleads Guilty

Former Member of Baltimore’s Safe Streets Program Pleads Guilty June 28, 2021 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 Washington.Special.Agent@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter …
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Manager of Pain Clinic, Her Boyfriend, and Customers Facing Federal Charges for a Drug Distribution Conspiracy

Manager of Pain Clinic, Her Boyfriend, and Customers Facing Federal Charges for a Drug Distribution Conspiracy May 19, 2021 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 …
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Three Members of Monument Street Drug Trafficking Organizations in East Baltimore Sentenced to Federal Prison and a Fourth Defendant Will Be Sentenced on Friday

Three Members of Monument Street Drug Trafficking Organizations in East Baltimore Sentenced to Federal Prison and a Fourth Defendant Will Be Sentenced on Friday March 11, 2021 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 …
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Maryland man and 10 co-conspirators committing murders, drug trafficking and killing a federal witness, taken down by more than 10 agencies across three states

Maryland man and 10 co-conspirators committing murders, drug trafficking and killing a federal witness, taken down by more than 10 agencies across three states November 22, 2019 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 …
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Roanoke law enforcement and community leaders announce new cooperative initiative to curb violent crime

Roanoke law enforcement and community leaders announce new cooperative initiative to curb violent crime October 24, 2019 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 …
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Eight Baltimore Drug Gang Members Indicted by Federal Grand Jury in Alleged Large Heroin Distribution Conspiracy

Eight Baltimore Drug Gang Members Indicted by Federal Grand Jury in Alleged Large Heroin Distribution Conspiracy June 26, 2007 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 …
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Thirty-Five Indicted For Trafficking Heroin Throughout Virginia Peninsula

Thirty-Five Indicted For Trafficking Heroin Throughout Virginia Peninsula August 18, 2011 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 Washington.Special.Agent@dea.gov Talk to …
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Caribbean News 2010

July 15, 2021
… of Cocaine with a Street Value of Approximately $6 Million June 11, 2010 DEA, ICE, USCG Arrest 3, Seize 242 Kilos of Cocaine with a Street Value of $7.5 Million June 10, 2010 Reynaldo Landron Class Found Guilty … Arrests Five, Seizes 1.5 Metric Tons Of Cocaine Worth $46 Million June 2, 2010 Jury Convicts VIPD Sergeant Jerome …
July 15, 2021
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DEA Investigation Leads To OFAC Designation Of Lebanese-Based Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering Network

… proceeds from their illicit activities - as much as $200 million per month - through various channels, including bulk … runs a complex money laundering scheme moving hundreds of millions of dollars of illicitly derived proceeds through …
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Ghostface Gangster Members, Associate Plead Guilty to Meth Trafficking Conspiracy from Georgia Prisons

… by ten years of supervised release and a maximum $10 million fine. Chief U.S. District Judge Leslie Abrams Gardner is presiding over the case. Sentencing dates for the defendants will be … court documents and statements referenced in court, undercover Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) agents conducted …
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Fourteen Members of Major Drug Organization that Trafficked Hundreds of Kilograms of Cocaine and Fentanyl Sentenced

… 18 high-capacity magazines and ammunition, more than $2.4 million in cash drug proceeds, over $300,000 in jewelry, two residences, ten vehicles, a …