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Pensacola Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Distribution and Illegal Weapons Charges

… in December 2024. Agents located a loaded firearm, over 200 grams of marijuana, over 90 grams of cocaine, and $17,580 in United States …
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Pensacola Man Indicted in Federal Court for Interstate Fentanyl and Cocaine Trafficking and Money Laundering Offenses

… to distribute and possess with intent to distribute over 400 grams of fentanyl and over 500 grams of cocaine; conspiracy to utilize a telephone …
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Four Ecuadorian Nationals Trafficking Over 700 Kilos of Cocaine, Intercepted

… Four Ecuadorian Nationals Trafficking Over 700 Kilos of Cocaine, Intercepted March 05, 2021 … the Pacific Ocean while traveling on unflagged vessels with over 700 kilograms of cocaine. According to the indictment …
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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

… 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 …
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Revere Man Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison For Role In International Money Laundering Organization

… based in Central and/or South America and for possessing over 17 kilograms of various controlled substances.  Jason … in Latin America. As part of the investigation, undercover investigators posing as money launderers, conducted …
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OPBAT Assists In $2.5 Million Drug Bust In The Bahamas

… OPBAT Assists In $2.5 Million Drug Bust In The Bahamas September 09, 2015 Miami … pounds of marijuana worth an estimated wholesale value of over $2.5 million during three separate law enforcement …
GENERAL INFORMATION

Diversion Investigator Job Announcement

February 13, 2025
… review by a supervisor; 2) Responding to questions from government officials or the general public on frequently … 3) Gathering and organizing information from databases, online resources, or documents; and 4) Evaluating … online questionnaire responses from Phase 1 will receive an email invitation to complete the DI Assessments. The DI …
February 13, 2025
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DEA Omaha Division encourages awareness of prescription medication abuse

March 01, 2019
… March 01, 2019 OMAHA, Neb. –   With approximately eight million students participating in high school sports … and prescription pain medication.  As the number of opioid overdose deaths continues to rise each year, the Drug … fentanyl which is deadly in microgram, or salt grain sized, amounts.”   Coaches who know of student-athletes prescribed …
March 01, 2019
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DEA Launches Fentanyl Free America Initiative to Combat the Synthetic Drug Crisis

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … 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 …
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DEA’s Fentanyl Free America Billboards Remind Omaha Community of Local Threat, Work to be Done

… with the DEA Omaha Field Division removed approximately one million deadly doses of fentanyl from Nebraska communities, …
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Midwestern Communities Safely Dispose of 18,710 Pounds of Unwanted Medications at DEA Take Back Day Event

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

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

… pose a threat if misused – resulting in a staggering 20 million pounds of unused medications collected to …
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Local Drug Trafficking Organization Dismantled by Joint Federal and State Investigation

… January 18, 2026, the group obtained and distributed large amounts of cocaine in and around McCracken County. On … The search warrants resulted in the seizure of large amounts of cocaine, methamphetamine, and U.S. currency. On …
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Waldorf Drug Trafficker Sentenced To Over 20 Years In Prison

… Waldorf Drug Trafficker Sentenced To Over 20 Years In Prison December 15, 2014 Washington, DC … oven within the crate were two bricks of cocaine weighing over two kilograms.  The next day, a freight shipping …
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International Overdose Awareness Day

August 29, 2025
… overdose can happen when the body is overwhelmed by a toxic amount of substance or combination of substances. It’s … Factsheet Heroin Drug Factsheet When taken in access amounts or in combination, they can depress normal functions …
August 29, 2025
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DEA Delivers Major Blows to Drug Cartels, Advancing a Fentanyl Free America in 2026

… DEA Omaha Field Division investigators seized more than two million deadly doses of fentanyl during Operation Fentanyl … of Operation Fentanyl Free America,  seizing more than 57 million deadly doses of fentanyl nationwide between Jan. 12 … North Dakota and South Dakota, removed more than two million deadly doses of powder fentanyl and counterfeit …
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Monrovia Man Found Guilty In ‘hawala’ Scheme To Move Money For International Drug Trafficking Organizations

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … money laundering organization that conspired to move millions of dollars in proceeds for narcotics traffickers … Highway Patrol in October 2012, which led to the discovery of $274,980 in United States currency in rubber-banded …
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DEA Delivers Major Blows to Drug Cartels, Advancing a Fentanyl Free America in 2026

… January 12 and February 10, 2026, DEA seized more than 4.7 million fentanyl pills and nearly 2,396 pounds of fentanyl powder resulting in more than 57 million deadly doses of fentanyl removed from communities in … intelligence sharing to save American lives. By removing millions of deadly doses from our communities and holding …
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Indictment: Topeka Man Distributed Heroin

… Licht was paying $1,500 to $2,000 an ounce to buy one to two ounces of heroin each week. Licht was … face up to 20 years in federal prison and a fine up to $1 million on the heroin charge, and up to 10 years and a fine …
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Nine Charged Following Investigation into Manufacturing and Interstate Trafficking of Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills Containing Fentanyl

… Rhode Island. The investigation resulted in the seizure of over 26,000 pills containing fentanyl;2 kilograms of … street value of the drugs seized is approximately $2.5 million.   Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special … users who think they know the potency of the drugs they are buying. The sellers make a calculated decision to profit off …
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O.C. doctor arrested on federal narcotics charges that allege prescriptions to ‘patients’ who suffered fatal overdoses

… that allege prescriptions to ‘patients’ who suffered fatal overdoses December 18, 2018 Los Angeles Contact Info Contact … and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … database showed that Pham issued “an extremely high amount” of prescriptions over a three-year period, and the …
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More Charges Against State Lawmaker for $900,000 COVID-19 Fraud Scheme

… testing and related expenses, and future funding in the amount of $503,350. In total, Derges applied for $882,644 … March 2020, which provided $150 billion to states, tribal governments, and units of local government. Missouri was … $2.3 billion. Missouri allocated approximately $34 million in CARES Act funds to Greene County. To administer …
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DEA Launches Fentanyl Free America Initiative to Combat the Synthetic Drug Crisis

… 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 … 2 pill press machines 36 firearms $1,032,500 U.S. currency “Over the course of this operation, agents seized fentanyl, …
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Two Men Arrested In Multimillion Dollar Synthetic Drug Ring

… Two Men Arrested In Multimillion Dollar Synthetic Drug Ring June 13, 2014 Los Angeles … and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … conspiracy to smuggle, manufacture and distribute millions of dollars’ worth of analogue drugs, commonly …
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Banamex USA Agrees To Forfeit $97 Million In Connection With Bank Secrecy Act Violations

… Banamex USA Agrees To Forfeit $97 Million In Connection With Bank Secrecy Act Violations May … only two scenarios to identify suspicious activity on the millions of remittance transactions it processed. These two …
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$7 million worth of “fire” branded heroin/fentanyl seized in Bronx packaging mill: six individuals charged

… $7 million worth of “fire” branded heroin/fentanyl seized in … video surveillance at the seven-story residential building. Over the course of the weekend, agents and investigators … arrests of six subjects and the seizure of a significant amount of heroin and fentanyl, which would have ended up on …
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Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Wiring Drug-Trafficking Profits to Mexico

… - (417) 888-9800 Co-Defendant Pleads Guilty to $4.7 Million Meth, Heroin Conspiracy KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The owner … Gonzalez-Celestine participated in four controlled drug buys that were monitored by law enforcement. She sold more …
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Operator of SeaTac Drug Ring ‘Stash House’ Sentenced to Three Years in Prison to be Followed by Three Years of Supervised Release

… of drugs seized. This is a serious offense involving large amounts of controlled substances.” According to records … drug trafficking organization. Peinado Torres had minimal amounts of drugs at his residence but had more than $12,000 …
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Schenectady Man Sentenced to 330 Months for Drug Trafficking and Firearm Crimes, and for Violating Supervised Release Conditions

… and gun crimes in connection with his trafficking of large amounts of fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine, and his … and gun crimes in connection with his trafficking of large amounts of fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine, and his …