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Hawaii Man Convicted Of Methamphetamine Trafficking

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis …
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Drug Felon Sentenced To Twenty-Seven Years Imprisonment

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis …
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Hawaii Couple Convicted Of Marijuana Trafficking

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis …
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Hawaii Man Sentenced To 15 Years For Methamphetamine Distribution

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis …
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Nevada Man Sentenced To 9 Years In Prison In Synthetic Drug Case

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis …
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Second Brother Sentenced To Prison In Methamphetamine Conspiracy

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis …
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Beaumont Federal Inmate Sentenced For Drug Transaction During Visitation

… in August 2012, while monitoring inmate telephone calls and emails at the U.S. Penitentiary in the Federal Correctional …
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Final Defendant Sentenced For Heroin Transaction At Federal Prison Visitation

… in August 2012, while monitoring inmate telephone calls and emails at the U.S. Penitentiary in the Federal Correctional …
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Second Man Sentenced To Prison For Distributing Heroin On Dark Web Marketplace AlphaBay

… agents were also able to determine that the encrypted email address used by “Area51” and “DarkApollo” was …
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Turlock Attorney Sentenced For Importing Steroids

… anabolic steroids from a supplier in China. Encrypted emails and documented shipments indicated that the purchase …
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DEA Unveils New Seal to Reflect Mission and Renewed Commitment

January 16, 2025
… determination.  Three stars symbolizing the agency’s overarching mission and functions of Enforcement, … on all official documents, websites, digital platforms, and over time, will be integrated into all other DEA elements.  The previous seal will be phased out over time.  Off Headquarters …
January 16, 2025
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Administrator Milgram's Remarks on Ten Pharmaceutical Distributor Executives, Sales Representatives, and Brokers Charged in Connection with Unlawful Sales of Nearly 70M Opioid Pills

October 04, 2024
… — owners, CEOs, executives, brokers — put profits over the health and safety of the American public. No one is …
October 04, 2024
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DEA Phoenix Division partners with Air Wing to host Congressional Delegation in Arizona

April 17, 2019
… pounds of fentanyl and thousands of fentanyl pills, over 70 pounds of heroin, 14 pounds of cocaine and over 50 pounds of methamphetamine.  Special Agent in Charge …
April 17, 2019
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Career Offender Sentenced to 17 Years on Drug Charges

… of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), which oversees the Asheville Post of Duty, Sheriff Lowell S. … Butler was driving a vehicle with a revoked registration. Over the course of the traffic stop, Butler attempted to …
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California Woman Admits to Trafficking Methamphetamine in Rhode Island

… in Rhode Island and that in June of 2022, she distributed over three pounds of crystal methamphetamine and was in possession of over two- and one-half pounds of crystal methamphetamine, … paper bag, later determined by law enforcement to contained over three pounds of crystal methamphetamine, to an …
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Illegally Armed Methamphetamine Trafficker is Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison

… of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), which oversees the Charlotte District Office, and Sheriff William … thereafter, Haywood County deputies attempted to pull over Purvis’s vehicle for a traffic violation. Purvis failed … deputies in pursuit of the vehicle. As Purvis was driving over a bridge, deputies observed Purvis toss a backpack from …
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Houston Man Sentenced For East Texas Drug Trafficking Violations

… United States, including in the Eastern District of Texas.  Over the span of the conspiracy, this drug ring obtained over 150 kilograms of methamphetamine from numerous Mexican …
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Ricardo Castang Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Narcotics Trafficking And Fake Sweepstakes Scheme Targeting Elderly Victims

… the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Strike Force to uncover a $300,000 fraud scheme that victimized elderly people … bags from Costa Rica with a total of one kilogram of (over 2 lbs.) concealed inside the linings. The packages had … owed. During the scheme, Castang received checks totaling over $300,000 from more than two dozen victims from 17 …
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Long Island Doctor Sentenced To Eight Years Of Imprisonment For Conspiracy To Distribute Oxycodone And Distribution Of Oxycodone

… ruled last month that the defendant was responsible for the overdose death of a patient to whom he prescribed oxycodone … 2009 and 2011 -- a rate that equated to the distribution of over 782,000 pills. Conway’s office files revealed only cursory, incomplete examinations of patients, overlapping prescriptions to the same patients, and as one …
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Priority Consideration

January 22, 2025
… competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If … in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If …
January 22, 2025
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Principal Deputy Administrator Delivers Remarks on National Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action

June 27, 2024
… 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government authorized the broader use of telemedicine …
June 27, 2024
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DEA-led multi-agency investigation dismantles major New Mexico poly-drug trafficking drug trafficking organization

DEA-led multi-agency investigation dismantles major New Mexico poly-drug trafficking drug trafficking organization September 20, 2019 El Paso Contact Info Contact Us (915) 832-6000 571-324-7093 carlos.a.briano@dea.gov Carlos A. Briano Recruiter Name …
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Results Of Violent Crime Reduction Partnership Announced

… J. McCartney (215) 861-1974 Division Contacts Delaware Dover - (302) 672-6383 Wilmington - (302) 395-4600 … July 23, 2012.  As a result of the initiative, carried out over 120 days between June and September of 2012, the U.S. … made 258 (18 federal) for drug related offenses, and seized over 540 pounds of illegal drugs - including heroin, …
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Sacramento men sentenced to 10 and 15 years in prison for methamphetamine trafficking

… cocaine. When the agents searched Romero’s car, they found over 17 kilograms of methamphetamine, 2.7 kilograms of powder cocaine, over one pound of cocaine base (crack cocaine), over $19,000 in cash and three firearms. In October 2019, …
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Violent Grape Street Crips member sentenced to 30 years for murder

… attempted murder, and conspiring to distribute copious amounts of crack cocaine, all as part of a racketeering …
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San Diego Pharmacy Pays $105,000 Penalty for Illegitimately Dispensing Opioids

… opioid prescriptions and pharmacies dispensing large amounts of opioids, call (571) 324-6499, or visit the DEA’s …
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Alleged Drug Cartel Leader Charged

… to target Sinaloa Cartel kingpins who import massive amounts of illegal drugs into the United States,” said …
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Duplin Man Receives 15 Years in Federal Prison for Heroin and Methamphetamine Trafficking

… enforcement searched Hall’s hotel room and found a small amount of heroin, digital scales, and a stolen handgun.  The …
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New Britain Man Involved in Drug Ring Sentenced to 6 Years in Federal Prison

… Springfield and Holyoke, Massachusetts area.  A significant amount of drug trafficking activity occurred at the …
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Indictment Charges 5 Men with Fentanyl Trafficking Offenses

… organization involved in the distribution of a large amount of fentanyl and other narcotics, and the …