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34 Individuals From St Johns County Arrested For Methamphetamine Production And Distribution

June 13, 2013
… trafficking organizations in the St. Johns County area. Over the past two days, the DEA and SJSO have arrested 34 … were able to identify over 200 individuals who were buying large amounts of (a key ingredient in the production …
June 13, 2013
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Revere Man Pleads Guilty To Role In International Money Laundering Organization

June 01, 2025
… based in Central and/or South America and possessing over 17 kilograms of various controlled substances.  Jason … to a lifetime of supervised release and a fine of up to $10 million. The charge of distribution and possession with …
June 01, 2025
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Large-Scale Counterfeit Pill Manufacturer Charged With Drug Offenses And Pandemic Loan Fraud

July 23, 2024
… counterfeit pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine. Over the course of the past four years, the defendant is … and more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine and two counts of wire fraud. The …
July 23, 2024
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Alleged dark web narcotics trafficker indicted for distributing heroin and methamphetamine in exchange for bitcoin

January 02, 2020
… distribution networks everywhere.” The internet contains online marketplaces for narcotics and other contraband on … to pay her in Bitcoin, and contact her through encrypted email and messaging services. De Alba offered customers free … death in March 2018, De Alba used his identity and credit cards to fund her narcotics business on the Wall Street …
January 02, 2020
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Owner Of New Jersey Company Admits to Evading U.S. Customs Duties and His Company Agrees to a $3.1 Million Settlement Agreement

March 29, 2024
… U.S. Customs Duties and His Company Agrees to a $3.1 Million Settlement Agreement March 29, 2024 New Jersey … resulted in an underpayment of U.S. Customs duties in the amount of $1.4 million. As part of the civil settlement with …
March 29, 2024
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Indictment targeting massive international cocaine conspiracy unsealed with arrival in U.S. of extradited Colombian kingpin

September 14, 2018
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … that he conspired to transport cocaine worth hundreds of millions of dollars from South America to Mexico for … manufacture and cross-continent distribution of exorbitant amounts of cocaine, a complex money laundering conspiracy, …
September 14, 2018
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Guatemalan National Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Smuggle Over 6,000 Kilograms of Cocaine into the United States

December 21, 2023
… Guatemalan National Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Smuggle Over 6,000 Kilograms of Cocaine into the United States … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
December 21, 2023
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DEA Reveals Criminal Drug Networks Are Flooding the U.S. with Deadly Fentanyl

December 17, 2021
… to Provide A Lethal Dose to Every American MIAMI  - As U.S. overdose deaths reach a devastating new height, claiming a … pills contain at least two milligrams of fentanyl—an amount that is considered to be a lethal dose. Today’s … pills. In 2021, DEA has seized a staggering 20.4 million fake prescription pills. During the recent public …
December 17, 2021
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DEA Safely Disposes of 620,000 Pounds of Unused Medications on 28th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

May 08, 2025
… Drug Take Back Day. The DEA New Orleans Division collected over 41,348 pounds across Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, and … Back Day has helped Americans safely remove nearly 19.8 million pounds of expired, unwanted, or unused medications … community partners.”  “The results speak for themselves: over 20 tons of potentially harmful medications are now out …
May 08, 2025
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Guilty Plea from Dealer Who Sold Fatal Dose of Fentanyl

June 14, 2024
… another person. That woman would testify that she wanted to buy oxycodone from Hovis and that Hovis said he was … by a prison term of up to 20 years, a fine of up to $1 million or both prison and a fine. The Drug Enforcement …
June 14, 2024
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Man Admits Methamphetamine Sales, Gun Charge

March 02, 2023
… room, and a woman who told authorities she was there to buy methamphetamine was arrested inside the room. A … carry a potential penalty of up to 20 years in prison, a $1 million fine or both. The gun charge carries a penalty of at …
March 02, 2023
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Missouri Man Charged in Suspected Overdose Death of Mother of Three

July 13, 2022
… messages in which the victim told Carpenter she wanted to buy fentanyl, charging documents say. Carpenter was arrested … a penalty of up to 20 years and prison, a fine of up to $1 million, or both. Charges set forth in an indictment are …
July 13, 2022
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St. Louis drug trafficking leader pleads guilty

July 09, 2020
… Seizures included cocaine, heroin, fentanyl and $2 million ST. LOUIS – The leader of a large-scale distribution … in St. Louis has pled guilty to conspiring to distribute over five kilograms of cocaine, over one kilogram of heroin, … vehicles with concealed compartments to ship multi-kilogram amounts of cocaine, heroin and fentanyl to a residence in …
July 09, 2020
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DEA-led Investigation Results In 10 Defendants Pleading Guilty In Million Dollar Meth Conspiracy

August 16, 2017
… Investigation Results In 10 Defendants Pleading Guilty In Million Dollar Meth Conspiracy August 16, 2017 St. Louis … Derby today announced that ten individuals pled guilty to a million dollar meth conspiracy responsible for distributing …
August 16, 2017
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DEA Issues Warning Over Counterfeit Pills

May 21, 2021
… DEA Issues Warning Over Counterfeit Pills May 21, 2021 New Orleans Contact Info … – DEA is alerting all citizens to an increase in drug overdose deaths tied to counterfeit pills containing the … be as little as 2 milligrams.  Counterfeit pills purchased online or through social media websites pose a serious …
May 21, 2021
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Armed Drug Cartel Member Sentenced to Over 20 Years in Prison for Trafficking Hundreds of Kilos of Cocaine and Methamphetamine

February 21, 2025
… Armed Drug Cartel Member Sentenced to Over 20 Years in Prison for Trafficking Hundreds of Kilos of … and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … CJNG’s criminal activities, including trafficking enormous amounts of cocaine and methamphetamine into the United …
February 21, 2025
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DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day

August 19, 2022
… the word and to save lives. ” “There is no limit to the amount of synthetic fentanyl that drug cartels can produce,” … New Jersey Division Susan A. Gibson. “Last year DEA seized over 20 million fake pills produced by drug cartels, resulting in …
August 19, 2022
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Dozens Of Alleged Members Of Sinaloa Cartel Charged; List Includes Kingpin “El Mayo,” His Sons And Other Top Leaders

January 16, 2015
… around the United States, a number of federal districts and over 200 court-authorized wiretaps in this district alone. … citizen born in San Diego, pleaded guilty to conspiring to buy more than 100 kilograms of cocaine and more than 1,000 … in Tijuana who is believed responsible for a significant amount of violence in the Tijuana plaza. Both men are …
January 16, 2015
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DEA Hosts the 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 25th

October 22, 2025
… pose a threat if misused – resulting in a staggering 20 million pounds of unused medications collected to …
October 22, 2025
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DEA El Paso 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 date. DEA …
October 21, 2025
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Reno Doctor Robert Rand Pleads Guilty To Involuntary Manslaughter Of Patient And Unlawful Distribution Of Nearly 24,000 Oxycodone Pills

July 17, 2017
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … made in the plea agreement, Rand prescribed an excessive amount of oxycodone to a patient without a legitimate … 2015, Rand prescribed 45 dosages of oxycodone in 30 mg amounts, as well as Xanax, to the patient.  One week later, …
July 17, 2017
STORY

Reward Offer of Up to $5 Million for Information Leading to Arrest and/or Conviction of Leader of FTO ‘Los Choneros’

December 11, 2025
… Reward Offer of Up to $5 Million for Information Leading to Arrest and/or Conviction … to contact DEA at +593988292235 (text/WhatsApp/Signal) or email at  ecuadortips@dea.gov or  informa@recompensas131.org …
December 11, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Money Laundering Scheme Exposed

November 01, 2005
… alleged effort by the defendants to launder more than $1.45 million in Black Market Peso Exchange money. The indictment … Colombian-based conspirators would withdraw money using ATM cards. For example, Count 3 of the indictment charges … structuring or breaking currency in excess of $10,000 into amounts less than $10,000. Using at least 12 bank accounts …
November 01, 2005
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San Antonio businessman pleads guilty to money laundering conspiracy

February 04, 2020
… TX – Karen Mgerian age 41 admitted to conspiring to launder millions of dollars of purported drug proceeds through a … the laundering services for a 10-20% fee of the total amount of proceeds to be laundered. Moreover, Mgerian sought … dealership, MGM Auto, to agents, proposing that he would buy it back from the agents at a reduced price, i.e., less …
February 04, 2020
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NYDETF Seizes $2 Million Worth Of Cocaine Concealed In Candy

May 04, 2017
… NYDETF Seizes $2 Million Worth Of Cocaine Concealed In Candy May 04, 2017 New … said Beach. “With this bust, we have removed a significant amount of cocaine from the streets and put a dangerous …
May 04, 2017
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Ten-Time Convicted Felon Who Trafficked Fentanyl Causing Deaths Sentenced to Over 15 Years in Federal Prison

January 12, 2022
… Felon Who Trafficked Fentanyl Causing Deaths Sentenced to Over 15 Years in Federal Prison January 12, 2022 Miami … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
January 12, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown

June 30, 2025
… drug diversion schemes that involved the submission of over $14.6 billion in intended loss s and over 15 million pills of illegally diverted controlled substances. …
June 30, 2025
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Kansas Man Sentenced to 16+ Years for Meth Trafficking

March 23, 2023
… 86 grams of methamphetamine in what was a controlled buy set up by the Drug Enforcement Administration. Loomis … the Kansas City, Missouri, police attempted to pull him over. Loomis refused to stop and initiated a chase in which …
March 23, 2023
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Judge sentences St. Louis County man for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, heroin and meth

October 08, 2020
… arresting officers that he stored his illegal drugs in an over-the-door shoe holder in a bedroom within the residence. … Upon executing the search warrant, the officers recovered fentanyl, heroin, and methamphetamine from the shoe … one pound of methamphetamine every 10 days, as well as buying approximately one-half ounce of heroin or fentanyl at …
October 08, 2020
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Brokerage Accounts Used To Launder Drug Proceeds Forfeited

February 19, 2015
… In addition to being the widow of Ojeda-Barraza, the Government alleged that Avila-Barraza herself was an … top members, including Joaquín Guzmán, aka “Chapo.”  For over ten years, LaOstriches’ transferred the illicit … advisors to use the company’s proceeds and assets to buy and sell securities in the open market.  These financial …
February 19, 2015