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Sinaloa-based narcotics distributor designated under the Kingpin Act for trafficking fentanyl, heroin, and methamphetamine in Oregon

… to our communities. The increase in fentanyl supply and use over the past 2 ½ years in Oregon is reflected in the number … law enforcement trafficking investigations, drug seizures, overdose hospitalizations and, tragically, overdose deaths,” said Oregon-Idaho HIDTA Executive …
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Forty-Four Michigan And Ohio Residents Indicted In Scheme To Illegally Divert And Distribute Rx Drugs Along “US-23 Pipeline”

… become a national epidemic, with more Americans dying from overdoses than from gunshot wounds.” Robert L. Corso, … in the earlier indictment, all have been convicted by pleas over the last year. Those defendants included Detroit and … is entitled to a fair trial in which it will be the government’s burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. …
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Seven South Florida Residents Charged In Conspiracy To Distribute Performance Enhancing Drugs To Underage High School And Professional Athletes

… Nuñez - , 48, of Fort Lauderdale. The charges stem from an over 21-month-long investigation by DEA, which focused on … 2008 through 2012. In addition, the investigation also uncovered a separate conspiracy which involved Acevedo and the … professional athletes on the promise of playing better, recovering faster from injury and having more energy,” said …
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Nine Members Of Major Narcotics Ring Extending Throughout Manhattan, The Bronx, And New Jersey Indicted On Conspiracy And Drug-Related Charges

… J. Hunt said: “Angel Alvarez is a career criminal. For over four years, he evaded drug distribution charges … the intent to sell. Cotto is accused of using a 2015 Range Rover to travel between his townhouse in Newburgh, New York, … the August 2014 sale of a kilogram of cocaine to undercover detectives from the NYPD’s Bronx Narcotics Major Case …
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13-Year-Old D.J. Daniel Sworn In As Honorary DEA Special Agent

April 22, 2025
… Maltz administering the Oath of Office to D.J. Daniel   Over the past several months, 13-year-old Devarjaye “D.J.” …
April 22, 2025
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Fourth Defendant Charged with Federal Narcotics Offenses Resulting in Death in Connection with Poisoning of Four Children at a Bronx Daycare

… call went unanswered, the second phone call lasted just over 10 seconds.  Then, only minutes before emergency … the Daycare’s building, Herrera Garcia hurried through overgrown grass and bushes to exit the area.   Furthermore, … September 15, 2023.  However, messages that have been recovered reveal that while Mendez was with members of law …
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Meth Conversion Lab Found in Vacant Bronx Apartment

… bags were located under the sink.  Law enforcement recovered clear plastic bags containing crystal meth … thousands of pills from a cabinet above the sink.  Also recovered were two types of pills, those with the appearance of … There were also scales and a thermometer in the kitchen.  Over the next week, further investigation and review of …
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Three Aryan Brotherhood Prison Gang Members Convicted of Murder in Aid of Racketeering, RICO Conspiracy, and Conspiracy to Commit Murder in Aid of Racketeering

… murder, and drug trafficking crimes. Yandell and Sylvester oversaw a significant heroin and methamphetamine trafficking … was a leader of the AB and had significant authority over the enterprise, including resolving disputes among …
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13 Additional Defendants Charged in Fentanyl Distribution Network that Spanned from California to D.C.

… into Diamond Lynch’s death, and law enforcement has seized over 94,000 fentanyl pills,15 pounds of fentanyl powder, and … Washington Division. “As part of our initiatives Operation Overdrive and One Pill Can Kill, the DEA is making a …
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DEA, FBI and SPD operation across Puget Sound Region leads to the arrest of 36 subjects involved in a violent drug trafficking organization

… facing life or death struggles against addiction.”   “Over the last four months, more than 80 drug dealing …
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Joint Operation Targets Drug Distribution Ring in Whatcom, Skagit, and Snohomish Counties

… their initial appearances in U.S. District Court in Seattle over the next few days. Earlier in the investigation law …
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Dozens arrested in and around City of Lawrence as part of Project Safe Neighborhood Sweep

… than 200 federal law enforcement agents from all over New England, including the Drug Enforcement … Gil Jimenez, 23, a Dominican national residing in Andover; Francis Guerrero Lugo, 37, a Dominican national …
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Federal Judge Sentences Three Methamphetamine Traffickers

… with a street value of more than $4,000,000. Over the course of the investigation, law enforcement seized …
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Two Colombian Drug Traffickers Charged With Smuggling Narcotics To New York Aboard Famed Spanish Navy Ship

… investigation revealed that Hoayeck and Siado-Alvarez oversaw a major international drug operation from their base … the indictment center on a shipment of eight kilograms of (over 17 lbs.), including four kilograms of heroin and four … seized at the location. On May 16, 2014, the NYDETF also recovered the four kilograms of cocaine from a vehicle parked …
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U.S. Attorney Announces Coordinated Law Enforcement Actions to Combat Violent Organized Crime and Drug Trafficking

… to have shot nine people in New Brunswick, killing two. Over the course of this conspiracy, members and associates … the charges in the Bounty Hunter Bloods investigation. The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kendall …
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Takedown of Drug Trafficking Operation in the Capital Region

… across the country witnessed the greatest number of drug overdose deaths in history in 2020, these individuals were … Crime Task Force (OCTF), Johnstown Police Department, Gloversville Police Department, Montgomery County Sheriff’s … — codenamed “Operation Garage Days” — included covert surveillance and hundreds of hours of wiretaps over …
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Three MS-13 Members Convicted of Racketeering, Murder, Extortion, and Federal Drug Charges after Three Week Trial

… of talking to the police.  The boy’s remains were discovered more than 18 months later in the woods outside of … Maryland, had a dispute with a local high school student over marijuana.  In response, Flores-Reyes told a group of …
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Thirty-Four Individuals Indicted in Eastern Washington

… used in cockfights. Many of the roosters are being turned over to the care of  Heartwood Haven Animal Rescue located …
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Drug Fact Sheets

November 30, 2021
Drug Fact Sheets Filter Drug Fact Sheet Advanced Search Enter Keywords Below Filter Results Select To Narrow Search Results Drug Category Depressants (1) Drugs of Concern (1) Methamphetamine (1) Stimulants (1) Clear All …
November 30, 2021
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15 charged on drugs and guns charges as part of anti-gang sweep in Concord and surrounding areas

… to the complaint, Sureño gang members claimed control over this shopping center, referring to it as “The Block” or “The Box,” and described it to undercover officers as a kind of “one-stop shop” for guns and …
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DEA New York Division and NY Attorney General Announce Takedown of Major Gun Trafficking Operation in Queens

… 426-5300 Westchester - (914) 682-6256 Investigation Recovered 184 Firearms, Including 11 Assault Weapons, … Strikeforce and the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) recovered 184 firearms from the operation, which transported … Special Agent in Charge Frank Tarentino . “The removal of over 180 firearms, which includes numerous assault weapons …
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EDNC Prosecuted 281 Illegal Firearms Offenders and Forfeited 249 Illegal Firearms in 2023

… Today, United States Attorney Michael Easley announced that over the course of 2023, his office prosecuted 281 illegal … of a convicted criminal defendant and relinquished to the government for disposal, including potentially the return of … and relentless efforts to protect our communities, we’re recovering thousands of firearms each year and addressing …
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Federal And State Authorities Arrest 21 Individuals Based On San Antonio Federal Drug Trafficking Indictment

… of methamphetamine, four kilograms of cocaine, and over $91,000 in U.S. currency attributed to this … focus our resources on drug trafficking organizations that oversee, coordinate, and facilitate the transportation and …
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Indictments Unsealed Charging Four Block Gang Members And Others With Racketeering And Narcotics Conspiracies

… against Four Block Gang members. The Indictment charges 26 overt acts that were committed in furtherance of the RICO … Springs, New York, and Rutland, Vermont. Eighteen of the overt acts involve cocaine (crack) and nine involve firearms or ammunition possession, including two shootings. Overt act 11 alleges that Curtis Perkins fired a handgun at …
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DEA Leadership

November 28, 2025
… career as a DEA Special Agent and rose through the ranks over two decades, serving in a range of domestic and … Administrator, Dan serves as DEA’s second-in-command and oversees the agency’s most mission-critical components: the … to the field, ensuring internal accountability, and overseeing efforts to prevent diversion and protect the …
November 28, 2025
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Notorious street market for narcotics dismantled in Bronx: major trafficker among 14 charged; two guns recovered

… in Bronx: major trafficker among 14 charged; two guns recovered March 11, 2020 New York Contact Info Contact Us (212) … and police activity by phone. Acevedo’s organization took over a legitimate business, a bakery located at 2785 3rd … of Acevedo’s residence this morning, agents and officers recovered approximately $50,000 cash and hundreds of glassine …
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Partner Toolbox

July 11, 2025
Partner Toolbox The One Pill Can Kill Campaign  offers an opportunity for the media, parents, teachers, educators, and community organizations to raise awareness about counterfeit prescription drugs. DEA has created materials to help you participate in …
July 11, 2025
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38th International Drug Enforcement Conference Focuses on Expanding Partnerships to Defeat Global Criminal Drug Networks

… Hellenic Republic Ministry of Citizen Protection presided over the 38th annual International Drug Enforcement … and expanding global cooperation.  I want to thank the Government of Greece, Ministry of Citizen Protection, and the … Association of Federal Narcotics Agents. # # # Intergovernmental Affairs On On Press Release Image Layout …
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Sixteen Members Of Own Every Dollar Gang Charged In Manhattan Federal Court With Racketeering And Narcotics Offenses

… most violent members, who we allege murdered five victims over the past four years, committed 13 shootings, and …
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Press Releases

March 03, 2021
… (156) Prescription Drugs (154) Money Laundering (147) Overdose (138) Task Forces/Task Force Officers (127) … that he conspired to transport cocaine worth hundreds of millions of dollars from South America to Mexico for … as fake oxycodone pills in Snohomish, Skagit and Whatcom Counties. Bradley Woolard, 39, of Arlington is charged …
March 03, 2021