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Former Mexican Official, Wife Charged In Money Laundering Scheme Criminal Forfeiture Of An Estimated $50 Million In Assets Pending

… Laundering Scheme Criminal Forfeiture Of An Estimated $50 Million In Assets Pending May 26, 2017 Houston Contact Info … seek a personal money judgment from the defendants in the amount of $50 million, according to the indictment.   …
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Wisconsin Man Sentenced to Over 12 Years for Meth Trafficking

… Wisconsin Man Sentenced to Over 12 Years for Meth Trafficking August 19, 2022 Chicago … pleaded guilty to this charge on April 19, 2022.  The government’s investigation revealed that Beliveau traveled to California on a regular basis in 2020 and mailed large amounts of illegal drugs, primarily methamphetamine, to …
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Owner of Rockstar Burgers Pleads Guilty to Making Restaurant Available to Drug Traffickers in $1.7 Million Conspiracy

… to Making Restaurant Available to Drug Traffickers in $1.7 Million Conspiracy December 22, 2022 St. Louis Contact Info … more than 10 kilograms of heroin, valued at more than $1.7 million. Brian Douglas Smith, 45, pleaded guilty before U.S. …
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Drug Dealer Heads to Prison for Selling Fentanyl to Overdose Victim

… victim left McMikle’s home at approximately 6 a.m., after buying a capsule containing fentanyl. The victim, who had … fentanyl. Another man pleaded guilty last year and admitted buying fentanyl from McMikle. The Drug Enforcement …
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St. Louis County Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Retaliatory Drug Murder

… in prison. Two days before the murder, Phillips arranged to buy fentanyl from Weeden, his source of supply of the drug, … enlisted another person to call Phillips and arrange to buy fentanyl to lure Phillips out into the open so Weeden …
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Independence Man Sentenced For Meth Conspiracy

… an ounce of methamphetamine for $1,400 in a controlled drug buy on Jan. 12, 2016. Law enforcement officers then executed … well as drug paraphernalia and approximately $1,200 of the buy money that had been used by a cooperating individual to …
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Montenegrin National Charged with Maritime Narcotrafficking of Over 20 Tons of Cocaine

… National Charged with Maritime Narcotrafficking of Over 20 Tons of Cocaine October 31, 2022 New York Contact … boxer allegedly responsible for trafficking a staggering amount of cocaine, more than 20 tons, which he attempted to …
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Leader of Colombian Criminal Organization Pleads Guilty to Sending Over 19,000 Kilograms of Cocaine Via Semi-Submersible Vessels to Sinaloa Cartel

… of Colombian Criminal Organization Pleads Guilty to Sending Over 19,000 Kilograms of Cocaine Via Semi-Submersible … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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High-Ranking Sinaloa Cartel Member Extradited to Atlanta to Face Cocaine Trafficking Charges

… Gutierrez is allegedly responsible for distributing massive amounts of cocaine from South America and through Mexico … criminal networks responsible for trafficking massive amounts of cocaine and other illegal drugs into the United … the U.S. Attorney’s Public Affairs Office at USAGAN.PressEmails@usdoj.gov or (404) 581-6016. The Internet address for …
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New Orleans Field Division Collects Over 29,000 Pounds On Ninth Prescription Drug Take-Back DayNew Disposal Rules Now In Effect Provide For Convenient, Ongoing Disposal Opportunities For Patients’ Unwanted Pharmaceuticals; Law Enforcement Agencies May

… New Orleans Field Division Collects Over 29,000 Pounds On Ninth Prescription Drug Take-Back … across the country at 5,495 sites.  This brought the total amount of drugs collected nationwide in four years to …
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DEA Washington Division is Ready to Celebrate the 25th National Drug Take Back Day Across the DMV

… Take Back Day has been able to successfully remove over 8,300 tons of unused and expired medication from … Administration’s Washington Division seized over 8.3 million potentially deadly doses of fentanyl in 2022. “This … residence, or socioeconomic status. It is shocking that the amount of fentanyl [fake pills and powder] confiscated by …
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DEA Announces Results of Enforcement Surge to Reduce the Fentanyl Supply Across the United States

… Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Domestic 36 Million Lethal Doses of Fentanyl Removed from Communities … during the period of May 23 through Sept. 8, 2022. The amount of fentanyl taken off the streets during this surge …
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Jury Convicts 20-Year-Old Of Smuggling $1 Million In Meth

… Jury Convicts 20-Year-Old Of Smuggling $1 Million In Meth January 24, 2014 Houston Contact Info … area.  U.S. District Judge Andrew S. Hanen, who presided over the trial, has set sentencing for April 28, 2014, at …
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Three members of Lockport fentanyl ring arrested

… officers, in June 2017, conducted two controlled buys of half a bundle of heroin from White. During each of … law enforcement officers made three additional controlled buys of heroin and fentanyl from Haney.   On Oct. 09, 2018, … 24, 2019, the Niagara County Drug Task Force received an online complaint that Haney was out on bail and was again …
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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 … nearly 21,000 pounds of methamphetamine, more than 26 million methamphetamine pills, 1,183 pounds of heroin, …
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Palomar Hospital Pays $250,000 for Diverting Fentanyl

… its employees may have diverted controlled substances. The government investigated Palomar Health and concluded that … opioid prescriptions and pharmacies dispensing large amounts of opioids, call (571) 324-6499 or visit the DEA’s website ( https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/tips-online.html ) and click on “Rx Abuse Online Reporting.” This …
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Israeli National Indicted And Extradited To Boston On Cocaine Conspiracy And International Money Laundering Charges

… in Boston in connection with a conspiracy to transfer $2.5 million of cocaine from Colombia to Israel via Boston as … United States Attorney William D. Weinreb.  “I cannot overstate how important it is that we interdict these large … Altarabeen and his co-conspirator allegedly negotiated to buy 50 kilograms of cocaine from an undercover officer …
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Jose Morales Sentenced To Life In Prison For Murdering A Witness In A Baltimore City Case

… obtain a search warrant at Morales' home and seized a large amount of stolen construction equipment. Six days later, on … of an April 2011 federal search warrant that yielded over $1.2 million dollars in unreported cash in his home.  Needleman …
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Tallahassee Man Sentenced for Drug Distribution Conspiracy & Illegal Weapons Charges

… residence on March 18, 2025, during which investigators recovered equipment designed to fill THC vape cartridges in … staged for easy access throughout the residence, and over $80,000 in U.S. currency. The case involved a joint …
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Tallahassee Man Receives 10 Years in Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine

… out of Georgia. During the traffic stop, deputies found over 100 grams of methamphetamine, along with a set of …
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Gainesville Felon Charged with Armed Drug Trafficking and Illegal Possession of a Firearm

… possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance over 50 grams of methamphetamine, cocaine and fentanyl, … and entitled to a fair trial, during which it will be the government’s burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt …
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DEA Announces New Los Angeles Field Division Special Agent in Charge

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … Anthony Chrysanthis as the Special Agent in Charge (SAC), covering Southern California, Nevada, Hawaii and the U.S. … rose to the level of Senior Inspector, responsible for overseeing all internal affair investigations for the …
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Alert – DEA warns of increasing extortion scam calls

… legal action if an exorbitant fine is not paid immediately over the phone. The callers identify themselves as DEA … via wire transfer or in the form of untraceable gift cards. Callers falsify the number on caller ID to appear as … should refuse the demand and report the threat using DEA’s online form or by calling 877-792-2873. Reporting scam calls …
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Florida Man Gets 17 Months In Prison For Role In $65 Million Stolen Identity Income Tax Refund Scheme

… Florida Man Gets 17 Months In Prison For Role In $65 Million Stolen Identity Income Tax Refund Scheme July 18, … was sentenced today to 17 months in prison for depositing over $4.7 million in fraudulently obtained tax refund checks …
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Brothers Who Led Mexican Mafia-Backed Puente-13 Street Gang Sentenced To Life In Prison As Result Of Federal Racketeering Case

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … Los Angeles, where he was stabbed 22 times and beat over the head, suffering a punctured lung and fractured … in the manufacture and distribution of a substantial amount of narcotics, particularly methamphetamine, and that …
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CVS To Pay $3.5 Million To Resolve Allegations That Pharmacists Filled Fake Prescriptions

… CVS To Pay $3.5 Million To Resolve Allegations That Pharmacists Filled Fake … DEA estimated the street value of the diverted pills to be over $1 million. The forged prescriptions traced back to …
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Massachusetts Man Sentenced in Federal Court in Rhode Island for Trafficking More Than Three Pounds of Crystal Meth

… New England Field Division. “When someone moves this amount of methamphetamine, the damage reaches far beyond one …
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Jose Morales Sentenced To Over 21 Years In Prison For Heroin And Marijuana Distribution Conspiracies

… Jose Morales Sentenced To Over 21 Years In Prison For Heroin And Marijuana … agents executed a search warrant at Sadler’s home and recovered the heroin that Sadler had obtained for Morales, as …
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Statement from DEA Administrator Anne Milgram on Done Global Inc.

June 14, 2024
… “The defendants in this case operated Done Global Inc., an online telehealth website that prescribed Adderall and other … defendants allegedly preyed on Americans and put profits over patients by exploiting telemedicine rules that … addressing medical needs, the defendants allegedly made millions of dollars by pushing addictive medications. In …
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Three Drug Traffickers Convicted of Drug and Money Laundering Conspiracies

… had “M” printed on one side and “30” on the other side.  Over the course 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 …