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U.S. Attorney Announces Law Enforcement Actions Directed at Fentanyl Trafficking in Santa Cruz County

… distribution of fentanyl has fueled a dramatic increase in overdose deaths over the last years.  According to these … deputies found various items, including a distributable amount of actual methamphetamine, sales paraphernalia, and … release (minimum term of 3 years of supervised release); $1 million fine Jesus Nunez Martinez Possession with intent to …
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Southern Maryland Drug Dealer Sentenced to 40 Years in Federal Prison for Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy and Other Charges, Including Distribution of Fentanyl Resulting in Death

… trial. Judge Hazel ordered Coby to pay restitution in the amount of $935, reflecting the expense of cremation for the … kilograms of fentanyl to resale and personal use customers over the course of several years.  The jury heard from … distributed.  The individual immediately showed signs of overdosing.  By the time first responders were called, they …
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Gentilly Resident Gets Over 10 Year Sentence For Money Laundering And Other Financial Crimes

… Gentilly Resident Gets Over 10 Year Sentence For Money Laundering And Other … period between 2012 and 2014, Pendleton deposited over $1.5 million in cash into four bank accounts, while knowing that …
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DEA Warning: Scammers Impersonating DEA Agents

… for the fictional drug seizure and instructs the person, over the phone, to send money via gift card or wire transfer to pay a “fine” or to assist with the … federal law enforcement officer will demand cash or gift cards from a member of the public. You should only give …
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DEA Warning: Scammers Impersonating DEA Agents Are Stealing Identities, Money

… for the fictional drug seizure and instructs the person, over the phone, to send money via gift card or wire transfer to pay a “fine” or to assist with the … federal law enforcement officer will demand cash or gift cards from a member of the public. You should only give …
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DEA Warning: Scammers Impersonating DEA Agents Are Stealing Identities, Money

… for the fictional drug seizure and instructs the person, over the phone, to send money via gift card or wire transfer to pay a “fine” or to assist with the … federal law enforcement officer will demand cash or gift cards from a member of the public. You should only give …
Alfonso Arzate-Garcia
FUGITIVE

Alfonso Arzate-Garcia

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: Conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine
Rene Arzate-Garcia
FUGITIVE

Rene Arzate-Garcia

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: FOR NARCO-TERRORISM, CONDUCTING A CONTINUING CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE, MATERIAL SUPPORT TO A FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION, INTERNATIONAL DRUG TRAFFICKING CONSPIRACY, AND MONEY LAUNDERING
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DEA to accept electronic vaping devices and cartridges as part of National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… 18, 2019 WASHINGTON – With robust public participation over the course of 17 prior events, the National … Take Back Day Initiative continues to remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s … its tenth year, DEA has collected a total of more than 11 million pounds (almost 6,000 tons) of expired, unused and …
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DEA Hopes To Remove A Third Of A Million Pounds Of Expired Prescription Drugs From Circulation On Its Sixth Take-Back Day April 27

… DEA Hopes To Remove A Third Of A Million Pounds Of Expired Prescription Drugs From … of American communities partnered with the DEA to take in over 2 million pounds-almost 1,018 tons-of expired …
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DEA Announces Culture-based Drug Prevention Tools Now Available to Educators

… Enforcement Administration (DEA), in collaboration with Discovery Education and the National Indian Education … Director of the National Indian Education Association. The online curriculum includes classroom activities, an … Discovery Education currently serves approximately 4.5 million educators and 45 million students worldwide, and its …
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Omnicare Inc. agrees to pay more than $15 million to resolve allegations it improperly dispensed narcotics at long-term care facilities

… Omnicare Inc. agrees to pay more than $15 million to resolve allegations it improperly dispensed … facilities, has agreed to pay the United States a $15.3 million civil penalty to resolve allegations that it … in its handling of emergency prescriptions, its controls over the emergency kits, and its processing of written …
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State And Local Law Enforcement Agencies To Receive More Than $730,296 In Federally-Forfeited Funds

… trafficker James Alexander Brown. The Justice Department recovered more than $1 million from Brown, of which 80 percent will be shared with … ring, and he was responsible for trafficking large amounts of high grade marijuana from California into North …
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Prince George’s County Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Federal Prison for a Heroin Distribution Conspiracy Conducted Over the Dark Web

… Prison for a Heroin Distribution Conspiracy Conducted Over the Dark Web November 09, 2021 Washington, DC Contact …
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Three Arrested In Connection With Pharmacy Forgery Ring

… forge prescriptions using false addresses, phone numbers & online accounts SEATTLE - Three people involved in an … to obtain narcotic drugs by using forged prescriptions both online and in person now face federal charges.  The … a pharmacy questioned the prescription, they would call or email the contact information on the prescription or the …
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Investigation Into Drug Trafficking Organization In Carrol County Results In Six Defendants Being Sentenced To A Total Of Over 50 Years

… Results In Six Defendants Being Sentenced To A Total Of Over 50 Years March 18, 2015 New Orleans Contact Info … and prosecuting those responsible for bringing large amounts of methamphetamine and other drugs onto our …
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Armed Asheville Drug Distributor of Fentanyl and Meth is Sentenced to Over 28 Years in Prison

… Drug Distributor of Fentanyl and Meth is Sentenced to Over 28 Years in Prison May 22, 2025 Atlanta Contact Info … enforcement stopped and searched Rice’s vehicle, seizing over 11.5 kilograms of methamphetamine, a .40 caliber pistol …
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Two Money Couriers For Colombian-Based Drug Money Laundering Organization Sentenced

… money laundering organization that laundered more than $6 million in drug trafficking proceeds from Colombian cartels … Caribbean and European banking systems. St. Devon Anthony Cover, 61, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Richard …
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Over 65 Pounds Of Heroin Recovered From Truck Axle In Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y.: Two Arrested

… Over 65 Pounds Of Heroin Recovered From Truck Axle In Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y.: Two … and Ayala were intending to sell the heroin for up to $2.3 million to distributors in New York City, Long Island and …
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Justice Department, DEA propose significant opioid manufacturing reduction in 2019

… for 2019 by an average ten percent as compared to the 2018 amount. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking marks the third … straight year of proposed reductions, which help reduce the amount of drugs potentially diverted for trafficking and … made significant progress in reducing prescription rates over the past year. Cutting opioid production quotas by an …
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Police Chief, Mayor And Village Trustee Of Columbus, New Mexico Indicted In Federal Firearms Trafficking Case

… in fact they were acting as “straw purchasers” who were buying the firearms on behalf of others. During the … the countless others that ATF and HSI have pursued jointly over the past several years, provides further proof that the … suppliers. Three of the 11 members of this conspiracy are government officials who violated the public trust by using …
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Three Of Detroit’s Largest Drug Traffickers Of Recent History Flee Before Jury Returns Guilty Verdicts

… Powell was the head of the massive drug ring in which $21 million was seized in 2010 det051214-01.jpg det051214-02.jpg … Administration’s investigation of the drug ring uncovered a massive operation that began in 2006 and continued … The members of the organization would arrange for large amounts of money derived from the sale of drugs to be …
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Leader Of Major Drug Trafficking Ring And Seven Co-Conspirators Sentenced To Prison

… of cocaine to Western North Carolina and funneling millions in drug proceeds back to Mexico STATESVILLE, N.C. - … Carolina. U.S. District Judge Richard L. Voorhees presided over the sentencing hearings. The eight men sentenced on …
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Former Stratford Resident Sentenced to 6 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Narcotics

Former Stratford Resident Sentenced to 6 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Narcotics February 19, 2026 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 Kristen Govostes Recruiter Name Garth Hamelin bostonspecialagentrecruiter@dea.gov …
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Massachusetts Resident Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Fentanyl and Methamphetamine in the New Hampshire Seacoast

Massachusetts Resident Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Fentanyl and Methamphetamine in the New Hampshire Seacoast February 09, 2026 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 Kristen Govostes Recruiter Name Garth Hamelin …
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Manchester Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking and Firearm Charges

Manchester Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking and Firearm Charges February 09, 2026 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 Kristen Govostes Recruiter Name Garth Hamelin bostonspecialagentrecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter …
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Stamford Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 9 Years in Federal Prison

Stamford Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 9 Years in Federal Prison February 09, 2026 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 Kristen Govostes Recruiter Name Garth Hamelin bostonspecialagentrecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events …
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Defuniak Springs Man Federally Charged for Armed Trafficking of Meth and Illegal Possession of a Firearm

Defuniak Springs Man Federally Charged for Armed Trafficking of Meth and Illegal Possession of a Firearm February 05, 2026 Miami Contact Info Contact Us (571) 362-3364 (571) 362-3364 - Option 5 Miami.FD.PIO@dea.gov 571-362-3106 Miami.Recruiting@dea.gov …
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Convicted Felon Charged with Armed Drug Trafficking and Illegal Possession of Firearm

Convicted Felon Charged with Armed Drug Trafficking and Illegal Possession of Firearm February 04, 2026 Miami Contact Info Contact Us (571) 362-3364 (571) 362-3364 - Option 5 Miami.FD.PIO@dea.gov 571-362-3106 Miami.Recruiting@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter …
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Springfield Man Sentenced For Drug Trafficking Offenses

Springfield Man Sentenced For Drug Trafficking Offenses February 03, 2026 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 Kristen Govostes Recruiter Name Garth Hamelin bostonspecialagentrecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us …