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Three San Francisco International Airport Security Screeners Charged With Fraud And Smuggling Drugs

… sentence of life imprisonment, and a maximum fine of $10 million.  An indictment contains only allegations.  Jessica …
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Illegal Aliens Charged With Meth Trafficking and Firearm Possession

Illegal Aliens Charged With Meth Trafficking and Firearm Possession January 28, 2026 Atlanta Contact Info Contact Us (404) 893-7000 571-362-3458 DEA.Atlanta.Media@dea.gov SA Sheri Kindred 571-362-2922 Atlanta.Division.Recruiting@dea.gov Talk to a …
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Wake County Illegal Alien Sentenced to More Than 10 Years for Drug and Gun Convictions

Wake County Illegal Alien Sentenced to More Than 10 Years for Drug and Gun Convictions July 14, 2025 Atlanta Contact Info Contact Us (404) 893-7000 571-362-3458 DEA.Atlanta.Media@dea.gov SA Sheri Kindred 571-362-2922 Atlanta.Division.Recruiting@dea.gov …
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Atlanta Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Crack Cocaine, Fentanyl and Heroin

Atlanta Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Crack Cocaine, Fentanyl and Heroin June 02, 2025 Atlanta Contact Info Contact Us (404) 893-7000 571-362-3458 DEA.Atlanta.Media@dea.gov SA Sheri Kindred 571-362-2922 …
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Career Offender is Sentenced to More Than 15 Years in Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine

Career Offender is Sentenced to More Than 15 Years in Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine May 29, 2025 Atlanta Contact Info Contact Us (404) 893-7000 571-362-3458 DEA.Atlanta.Media@dea.gov SA Sheri Kindred 571-362-2922 …
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Los Angeles Street Gang Targeted In Federal Racketeering Indictment

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis …
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Mexican drug traffickers charged with drug trafficking crime based on seizure of almost three tons of cocaine

… the American drug market with cocaine by intercepting over three tons of cocaine heading towards American towns.  … using bribery and intimidation to further their reach with government officials.  With HSI’s continued partnership with …
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Western New York to Puerto Rico drug trafficking network dismantled

… Tennessee. A law enforcement officer pulled the vehicle over after witnessing it commit several traffic infractions. … at the Hilton hotel.             A search of the vehicle recovered three-and-a-half kilograms of cocaine in four … duct tape concealed in the spare tire area underneath a cover. All three men disclaimed knowledge and ownership of …
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40 Alleged Meth Traffickers Charged in Operation Kullvid-20

… 6 guns, and $12,000 cash seized just yesterday. Over the course of the investigation, agents have also … from Mexico into the United States. Distributors then oversaw the conversion of powder to crystal before selling the drugs to local customers.  Over the phone, defendants allegedly spoke in code to avoid …
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Former leader of Kenyan organized crime family and his brother plead guilty to narcotics, weapons, and obstruction offenses

… Not only did they manufacture and distribute narcotics for over two decades, they kidnapped, beat, and murdered others … to use to manufacture methamphetamine in Mozambique. Over the course of several months beginning in March 2014, …
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Atlanta News 2010

July 15, 2021
… in Superceding Indictment October 8, 2010 American Public Overwhelmingly Responds to DEA Prescription Drug Take-Back … Charged With Possession With Intent To Distribute Over Ten Pounds of Methamphetamine May 14, 2010 Greenville … Ended in Charlotte January 8, 2010 Saratoga Man Receives Over 33 Years in Prison …
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33 Latin King Members and associates convicted and sentenced to lengthy federal prison terms for racketeering offenses

… peddle poison in the Western District of Texas.” Among the overt acts described in court documents are: In 2008, Latin … brandished a shotgun while stating “I’m going to kill you” over a gang related dispute. That individual suffered … Members engaged in a fight with rival gang members at a bar over a gang dispute, which resulted in the death of a Latin …
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Milwaukee Area Pharmaceutical Controlled Substance Distribution Ring Targeted

… approximately 196 fraudulent prescriptions accounting for over 25,000 pills.        The DEA Tactical Diversion (TDS) Task Force was created over one year ago in response to the nationwide and … Nationally, prescription drug abuse is responsible for more overdose deaths than heroin and cocaine combined. Through a …
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Feds Crack Down On Illegal Trafficking Of Oxycodone

… drugs. The bill currently is awaiting signature by the Governor to be enacted into law. "The participants at the … oxycodone tablets. 7 of the defendants were arrested over the past 48 hours and have been arraigned. The charged … segment of illegal drug use, causing significantly more overdose deaths than cocaine, methamphetamine, and heroin …
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DEA New York Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Strike Force Operation Reveals La Cosa Nostra Weapons, Drugs, Money Laundering Scheme

… ultimately resulted in Veliu’s sale to law enforcement of over a dozen AK-47s and an M80 Zolja Anti-Tank Rocket … Curanovic, an associate of La Cosa Nostra, sought to recover an extortionate debt from a former criminal associate. … law enforcement netted additional weapons, ammunition and over 60,000 euros in cash. DEA New York Special …
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Washington DC News 2003

July 15, 2021
…  JUN 18, 2003 Man Indicted For Drug Trafficking After Over 800 Lbs. Of Marijuana Seized  MAY 29, 2003 2003 …
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Accused Major Heroin Trafficker Extradited from Colombia for Prosecution in New York City

… Cali, Colombia throughout the conspiracy, maintained direct oversight of nearly all aspects of his lucrative drug … seized by law enforcement in Queens in October 2017 and over $100,000 in cash related to a previous sale were recovered in August 2017, also in Queens. In all, the estimated …
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Twelve Charged With Operating An Open Drug Market Inside A Bronx Apartment Building And Carrying Firearms

… for more than three years, the defendants in this case took over the lobby and multiple apartments of an apartment … during the day and the night on a day-to-day basis for over three years, the members of the DTO operated freely …
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MS-13 Leader Sentenced to Life in Federal Prison for Racketeering Conspiracy and Conspiring to Commit Multiple Murders

… people, tampering with witnesses, and ordering a murder over a drug dispute,” said Steven M. D’Antuono, Assistant … area had a dispute with a local high school student over marijuana. In response, Corea-Diaz and co-defendant … a/k/a “Insolente” and “Trankilo,” age 24, of Landover, Maryland, was also convicted at trial and faces a …
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First Arrests in New York of DEA’s Operation Overdrive

… First Arrests in New York of DEA’s Operation Overdrive February 16, 2022 New York Contact Info Contact Us … Federal Court for Distributing Fentanyl Linked to Multiple Overdose Deaths in the Bronx NEW YORK CITY – Damian … the defendants’ logo were found at the scene of multiple overdoses over the past year.  Today’s arrests are part of …
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Fourteen Indicted in Multi-State Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Linked to Deadly Fentanyl Distributed to Members of the Lummi Nation in Washington

… the trafficking ring has been linked to a fatal fentanyl overdose on the Lummi Nation reservation in Whatcom County. … a supplier to a community that was rocked by four fentanyl overdose deaths in just four days,” said U.S. Attorney Tessa …
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South Carolina Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Selling Guns and Drugs

… and July 2019, Cureton met on multiple occasions with undercover law enforcement agents in Union County, during which he … show that on June 18, 2019, Cureton met with an undercover law enforcement agent in Monroe, North Carolina. During … serial number. On July 16, 2019, Cureton met with an undercover agent in Union County and sold the agent 30 purported …
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Organized Drug Crime Ring Attempted to Flood Alaskan Villages with Fentanyl, 54 Indicted

… 374-3444 Yakima - (509) 454-4407 Linked to Two Murders, One Overdose Death ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The U.S Attorney’s Office … fentanyl to Adam Sakkinen resulting in his death. Over 25 defendants were also charged with money laundering …
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Charges 27 In The Fordham/Kingsbridge Neighborhoods Of The Bronx, Including 20 Members And Associates Of The Trinitarios Street Gang, With Narcotics And Firearms Offenses

… which spans many years and has resulted in the arrests of over 100 gang members, continues to uncover the wanton violence and extensive narcotics trafficking … on behalf of the Gang, enforcing the Gang’s control over these neighborhoods, as well as the Gang’s drug …
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Allston Man Charged With Methamphetamine Trafficking

… to a lifetime of supervised release and a fine of up to $1 million. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court …
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DEA Holds 22nd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to prevent addiction and reduce overdose deaths

… law enforcement, Take Back Day has removed more than 15 million pounds of medication from circulation since its …
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Mercer County man charged with possessing heroin with intent to distribute

… of five years and a maximum of 40 years in prison, and a $5 million fine. U.S. Attorney Carpenito credited special …
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Colombian Kingpin Pleads Guilty to Running Criminal Enterprise

… of the plea agreement, Narvaez also agreed to pay a $20 million forfeiture money judgment. The proceeding was held …
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Alleged Member of La Oficina De Envigado Plead Guilty to Role in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Tied to Medellin Cartel

… to a lifetime of supervised release and a fine of up to $10 million. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court …
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Convicted Felon Indicted for Drug and Firearm Offenses

… to a lifetime of supervised release, and a fine of up to $5 million. The charge of being a felon in possession of a …