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Giving a Face to a Fallen Hero:

May 26, 2022
… Sanderson. The article mentions his work for the federal government. Enter Special Agent Richard “Rick” Barrett. … for Retired Special Agent Barrett’s unwavering efforts over the years to locate images of DEA’s fallen heroes. With …
May 26, 2022
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ATLANTA NEWS 2007

July 15, 2021
… N.C. Drug Conspiracy February 27, 2007 Judge Hands Out Over 20 Year Sentence …
July 15, 2021
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New York News 2004

July 15, 2021
… Face Federal Charges MAR 31, 2004 Operation Candy Box: Over 130 Arrested in American-Canadian Crackdown on Ecstasy … Buffalo Seizes Approximately 140 Pounds Marijuana and Recovers Human Organ Tissue for Transplant MAR 2, 2004 U.S. …
July 15, 2021
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Inside The Golden Triangle

… the Royal Thai Police to end drug trafficking in Thailand over the past three decades. This discussion will be …
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Bakersfield Arrest Leads To 11-Year Prison Sentence For Methamphetamine Trafficking

… stopped his vehicle on Highway 99 in Bakersfield and found over 21 pounds of methamphetamine secreted in the vehicle. …
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DEA Issues Public Safety Alert on Sharp Increase in Fake Prescription Pills Containing Fentanyl and Meth

… every U.S. state in unprecedented quantities. More than 9.5 million counterfeit pills were seized so far this year, …
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DEA-led operation nets more than 600 arrests targeting the Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación

… has issued one of the largest narcotics rewards ever – $10 million – for information leading to the arrest of El …
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DEA Seizes One-Quarter Of Utah's 2023 Fentanyl Pill Total… In Less Than Two Weeks

… Utah, Colorado, Wyoming and Montana. Last year a record 3.4 million fentanyl pills were seized across the Division. “The …
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Member of Violent Gang Pleads Guilty to Racketeering and Drug Trafficking Offenses

… least three years of supervised release, and a fine of $1 million. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court …
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DEA and its Partners Remove More than 670,000 Pounds of Unused Medications from Communities Nationwide

… Prescription Take Back Day has removed more than 18.6 million pounds of unneeded medications from communities …
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Connecticut U.S. Attorney’s Office and DEA New England Release PSA Warning of Fentanyl and Counterfeit Pills

… thousands of pounds of fentanyl powder and more than 79 million fentanyl-laced pills across the U.S.,” said David …
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Member Of Violent Gang Pleads Guilty To Racketeering, Drug And Firearm Offenses

… four years of supervised release and a fine of up to $5 million. The charge of being a felon in possession of a …
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DEA Issues Public Safety Alert on Sharp Increase in Fake Prescription Pills Containing Fentanyl and Meth

… every U.S. state in unprecedented quantities. More than 9.5 million counterfeit pills were seized so far this year, …
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24 defendants charged in joint federal and state investigation of two violent street gangs on the West Side of Chicago

… crack cocaine, 200 pounds of marijuana, and more than $1.3 million in cash and jewelry allegedly purchased with …
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Camden Drug Trafficking Organization Charged With Selling Heroin, Methamphetamine And Assault Weapons

… 10 years in prison, a maximum of life in prison and a $10 million fine. The firearms charges faced by Bethea each …
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Southwest Georgia Man Sentenced to Prison for Armed Meth Trafficking

Southwest Georgia Man Sentenced to Prison for Armed Meth Trafficking June 05, 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 Talk to a Recruiter …
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DEA Social Media Blog: iDEAte 2.0 COMPETITION 2024, DEA's second innovation competition

January 16, 2025
… innovative ideas to fruition. "Innovation stems from all over the place, especially because people who aren't … focus areas: Data Retrieval, Data Utilization, and Data Governance .    Hearing from those on the front lines, doing … and automating a key DEA form used to report drug seizures. Overview   iDEAte is designed to: Build an idea pipeline …
January 16, 2025
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DEA announces steps necessary to improve access to marijuana research

… the variety of marijuana available for these purposes.   Over the last two years, the total number of individuals … DEA intends to propose new regulations that will govern the marijuana growers program for scientific and … an opportunity to comment on the regulations that should govern the program of growing marijuana for scientific and …
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Department Of Justice Announces Significant Tool In Prosecuting Opioid Traffickers In Emergency Scheduling Of All Fentanyls

… analogues into this country and the alarming increase in overdose deaths linked to synthetic opioids by scheduling … members of Congress who clearly share our concern and alarm over fentanyl’s role in our opioid overdose epidemic to do their part by permanently scheduling …
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DEA Announces Arrest Of Alleged International Narcotics Trafficker

… DINO BOUTERSE in the Republic of Panama and turned him over to U.S. authorities to face charges that he conspired … Office, the DEA’s Port of Spain Country Office, the Government of the Republic of Panamaand the U.S. Department …
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Greek National Pleads Guilty In Narco-Terror Conspiracy

… 2012. He waived extradition and was subsequently turned over to the custody of the United States. Viglakis pled … use of these weapons to fight the Colombian and American governments, including by shooting down American aircraft in … working RPG launchers, which were received by a DEA undercover agent. Viglakis, 53, pled guilty to one count of …
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Lamont Man Pleads Guilty To Possessing Methamphetamine With The Intent To Distribute It

… on May 5, 2016, at his residence in Lamont, Soto possessed over two pounds of methamphetamine that he intended to sell. …
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Fresno AG Marijuana Grower Sentenced

… was involved in the cultivation and processing of over 800 pounds of marijuana grown at his residence on …
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Three Bakersfield Men Charged In Drug Distribution Ring

… to court documents, the three men conspired to distribute over 500 grams of methamphetamine. This case was the product …
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Two Bakersfield Drug Trafficking Cases Sentenced On Monday

… to distribute and possess with intent to distribute over 500 grams of methamphetamine. According to court … arrested them. Officers searched the vehicle and recovered 31 individually wrapped and “food saver” sealed …
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Elk Grove Couple Charged With Indoor Marijuana Cultivation

… homes, wherein they cultivated, manufactured, and processed over 700 marijuana plants in total. This case is the product …
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Marijuana Workers Sentenced And Referred To Immigration Authorities

… an indictment alleging that they conspired to cultivate over 1,000 marijuana plants. Charges against the remaining …
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Madera Cornfield Pot Farmer Sentenced

… when he was apprehended by drug agents, who also seized over 88 pounds of processed marijuana and 199 grams of …
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More Than Two Dozen Connecticut Residents Charged With Drug Trafficking Offenses

… on one street in the Fair Haven section of New Haven. Over the past 48 hours, DEA’s New Haven and Hartford Task … Attorney Fein. “Their coordinated efforts both today and over the past several months have disrupted what we allege …
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Massachusetts Fugitive Charged with Possessing Fentanyl and Cocaine

… seizure and arrest have saved lives and shut down a multi-million dollar drug mill located next door to a children's …