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Former Police Officer Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To 15 Months In Prison For Participating In Drug Robbery Conspiracy

September 12, 2011
… United States District Judge SIDNEY H. STEIN, presided over the trial and imposed today's sentence. According to … friend started committing robberies and reaped over $1 million in profits between 2001 and 2008. Members of the Crew used the money to buy dozens of luxury vehicles, including BMWs, Mercedes …
September 12, 2011
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DEA Employment Eligibility

July 15, 2025
… may be legal. Applicants cannot present “medical marijuana cards” or other prescriptions as mitigating factors for … Applicants who have abused any prescription drug, over-the-counter substance, or legally obtained substance … those for which they are meant to be used or in excessive amounts. Drug abuse may lead to social, physical, emotional, …
July 15, 2025
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San Jose man charged with impersonating a federal agent

March 05, 2019
… merged onto Highway 17 south, he observed the Jetta pulled over to the right shoulder behind a tow truck. The deputy … “concealed weapons badge,” a pair of handcuffs and a small amount of methamphetamine. Taylor has been charged with … unlawful possession of official badges, identification cards, or other insignia, and use and possession of a …
March 05, 2019
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Kern County Drug Traffickers Indicted

January 31, 2013
… produced immigration documents, commonly known as “green cards.” According to court documents, Kern County Sheriff’s … faces a sentence of ten years to life in prison and a $10 million fine. If convicted of the charges in today’s … 2,728.71 pounds of processed marijuana, 82 weapons, and over $100,000 in cash. Assistant United States Attorney …
January 31, 2013
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Colombian Woman Sentenced to 10 Years and $5 Million Forfeiture for Narcotrafficking

July 06, 2022
… Colombian Woman Sentenced to 10 Years and $5 Million Forfeiture for Narcotrafficking July 06, 2022 New … intimidation and fear, Hilda Maria Gonzalez Lopez made millions of dollars exporting loads of cocaine from Colombia …
July 06, 2022
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Sunnyside Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Drug Trafficking And Being An Illegal Alien In Possession Of Ammunition

July 10, 2015
… Spokane Regional Drug Task (SRDTF) conducted a controlled buy of four ounces of methamphetamine from Henry Patrick … ammunition and a Mexican permanent resident identification card in the name of “Omar Fuentes”.  Fuentes, a citizen and …
July 10, 2015
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Two Kentucky Pharmacies And Three Narcotic Treatment Programs Settle With U.S. Government -Agree To Pay $1 Million To Settle Allegations Of Improper Record Keeping Of Controlled Substances

August 15, 2014
… Programs Settle With U.S. Government -Agree To Pay $1 Million To Settle Allegations Of Improper Record Keeping Of … of drug, the dosage strength, the name of drugs, or the amount of the drugs they were dispensing. The investigations …
August 15, 2014
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Former Ellensburg Doctor Indicted on 26 Felony Counts for Falsifying and Issuing Commercial Driver’s Licenses and Prescriptions for Controlled Substances

December 01, 2025
Former Ellensburg Doctor Indicted on 26 Felony Counts for Falsifying and Issuing Commercial Driver’s Licenses and Prescriptions for Controlled Substances December 01, 2025 Seattle Contact Info Contact Us (206) 553-5443 (571) 387-3831 (571)-387-3193 …
December 01, 2025
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Honduran Nationals Extradited to the United States to Face Federal Fentanyl Trafficking Charges

September 17, 2025
Honduran Nationals Extradited to the United States to Face Federal Fentanyl Trafficking Charges September 17, 2025 Seattle Contact Info Contact Us (206) 553-5443 (571) 387-3831 (571)-387-3193 SeattleSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter …
September 17, 2025
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DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Awareness Day on April 29

April 28, 2025
… drug threat facing the United States as drug-related overdoses remain the leading cause of death among Americans … (CDC) predicts an almost 28 percent decline in drug overdose deaths year-over-year in Missouri, while nationally, a 26.5% decline in …
April 28, 2025
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Southern Illinois Man Gets Over 168 Months In Prison For Methamphetamine Conspiracy

October 12, 2017
… Southern Illinois Man Gets Over 168 Months In Prison For Methamphetamine Conspiracy …
October 12, 2017
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Dalgren Man Will Serve Over Seven Years In Prison For Illegal Possession Of Pseudoephedrine

May 31, 2011
… Dalgren Man Will Serve Over Seven Years In Prison For Illegal Possession Of …
May 31, 2011
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California Cocaine Courier Sentenced To Five Years In Prison

May 13, 2014
… Transported 50 kilograms of cocaine worth $1.5 million BALTIMORE - On May 12, 2014, U.S. District Judge … Mr. Nunez was caught bringing into Maryland a significant amount of cocaine. The quick and effective cooperation … kilograms of cocaine with a street wholesale value of $1.5 million.  Nunez admitted that he knew the bags contained …
May 13, 2014
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Connecticut Man Sentenced For Possessing Marijuana & $1 Million In Drug Money

May 26, 2016
… Connecticut Man Sentenced For Possessing Marijuana & $1 Million In Drug Money May 26, 2016 New England Contact Info … a search warrant for Cipolla’s storage locker and discovered over $1 million in cash and 111 pounds of marijuana.  …
May 26, 2016
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DEA Celebrates 50 Years

January 16, 2025
… 2 to Congress. “Right now,” he pointed out, “the federal government is fighting the war on drug abuse under a distinct … networks that funnel narcotics from suppliers all over the world are no respecters of the bureaucratic … a single federal agency to consolidate and coordinate the government’s drug control activities. At that time, the BNDD, …
January 16, 2025
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Alleged Sinaloa Cartel Methamphetamine Trafficker Extradited from Mexico

November 18, 2025
Alleged Sinaloa Cartel Methamphetamine Trafficker Extradited from Mexico November 18, 2025 San Diego Contact Info Contact Us (858) 616-4100 (571) 324-6204 Kelly McKay Recruiter Name Kieran Garcia (858) 616-4040 sandiegospecialagentrecruiter@dea.gov Talk …
November 18, 2025
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13th DEA Take Back Collects Over 9,500 Lbs. Of RX Drugs

May 09, 2017
… 13th DEA Take Back Collects Over 9,500 Lbs. Of RX Drugs May 09, 2017 Phoenix Contact … Phoenix Field Division has finished recording the total amount of drugs collected from those agencies who …
May 09, 2017
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Leader of Prolific Fentanyl Trafficking Ring Sentenced

November 30, 2021
… effort necessary to effectively reduce violent crime and overdoses in our cities,” said Frank A. Tarentino III, … of multiple searches, law enforcement seized more than $1 million in cash and gold from Woolard’s five-acre compound, … at trial revealed that in 2015 and 2016, Woolard began buying fentanyl and furanyl fentanyl powder from China after …
November 30, 2021
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Bakersfield synthetic marijuana source of supply sentenced to over five years in prison

April 15, 2019
… synthetic marijuana source of supply sentenced to over five years in prison April 15, 2019 San Francisco … Chris Nielsen announced. Habash was also ordered to forfeit over $193,000 in proceeds derived from drug trafficking.   … a maximum statutory penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine. Akroush is also charged with conspiring to …
April 15, 2019
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MGH To Pay $2.3 Million To Resolve Drug Diversion Allegations

September 28, 2015
… MGH To Pay $2.3 Million To Resolve Drug Diversion Allegations September 28, … substances revealed pill count discrepancies totaling over 20,000, missing or incomplete medication inventories, …
September 28, 2015
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DEA agents in Iowa take more than $2 million in drugs off streets

January 22, 2020
… DEA agents in Iowa take more than $2 million in drugs off streets January 22, 2020 Omaha Contact … pills and 10 kilograms of heroin estimated at more than $2 million. In addition, approximately $425,000 in drug …
January 22, 2020
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Operators of Three Texas Pharmacies and Two Pain Clinics Arrested for Illegally Dispensing Nearly Four Million Opioid Pills

December 21, 2021
… Pain Clinics Arrested for Illegally Dispensing Nearly Four Million Opioid Pills December 21, 2021 Houston Contact Info … the proceeds to promote the enterprise, depositing cash in amounts below $10,000 to avoid bank reporting requirements, …
December 21, 2021
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DEA achieves significant milestone during 16th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

November 02, 2018
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … and its law enforcement partners have now surpassed its 10 million pound goal and collected nearly 11 million pounds of unused, unwanted or expired prescription medications over the course of 16 successful DEA National Prescription …
November 02, 2018
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Salisbury Cocaine Dealer Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison

March 19, 2015
… based on his previous federal drug conviction and the amount of drugs involved in the conspiracy. Riley was … “Mr. Riley was responsible for trafficking a large amount of cocaine throughout the Salisbury area in a very … - from a jail cell in a federal prison,” added Tuggle. The government proved at trial that Riley distributed over 15 …
March 19, 2015
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Montgomery County Drug Dealer Sentenced to Over Nine Years in Federal Prison for Distribution of Fentanyl That Led to an Overdose Death

October 07, 2022
… Montgomery County Drug Dealer Sentenced to Over Nine Years in Federal Prison for Distribution of Fentanyl That Led to an Overdose Death October 07, 2022 Washington, DC Contact Info …
October 07, 2022
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Five Men Charged With Using New York Diamond District Companies As Front To Illegally Move More Than $600 Million

September 11, 2023
… Companies As Front To Illegally Move More Than $600 Million September 11, 2023 New Jersey Contact Info Contact … these and other entities as fronts to conduct hundreds of millions of dollars in illegal financial transactions for …
September 11, 2023
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Costco Wholesale Corp. To Pay $11.75 Million To Settle Allegations Of Weak Pharmacy Controls

January 19, 2017
… Costco Wholesale Corp. To Pay $11.75 Million To Settle Allegations Of Weak Pharmacy Controls … marketplace.  I commend the DEA investigators for uncovering the violations at issue in this case, and working …
January 19, 2017
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DEA Washington Division Gears up to Celebrate the 24th National Drug Take Back Day

April 18, 2023
… Enforcement Administration’s Washington Division seized over 8.3 million potentially deadly doses of fentanyl in 2022. “This … or socioeconomic status. It is extremely alarming that the amount of fentanyl [fake pills and powder] confiscated by …
April 18, 2023
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Ibrar A. Mian Named Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Washington Division

March 03, 2025
… Administration’s (DEA) Washington Division, which covers the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia … prey on Americans.  Year-after-year we have seized record amounts of drugs, many of them mixed with fentanyl and other … the DEA Washington Division’s efforts prevented over 3 million estimated fatal doses of fentanyl from infiltrating …
March 03, 2025
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Arrests In DEA Narco-Terrorism Undercover OperationsOne DEA Operation Results In Arrests Of Defendants For Agreeing To Acquire $9.5 Million Worth Of Surface-to-Air Missiles And Other Weapons For Hizballah Separate DEA

July 26, 2011
… In Arrests Of Defendants For Agreeing To Acquire $9.5 Million Worth Of Surface-to-Air Missiles And Other Weapons … Hizaballah and Taliban terrorists; and prevented massive amounts of heroin from reaching illicit markets around the … of Hizballah. In those meetings, and in telephone calls and email messages, Aksu and Wehbe discussed the purchase of …
July 26, 2011