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Two California Men Charged With Participating In ‘Black Market Peso Exchange’ Scheme Used To Move Money Out Of U.S.

March 05, 2013
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … and the import-export company they allegedly used to move millions of dollars linked to illegal activity from the … that Lin and Pareja used Peace & Rich to receive large amounts of cash derived from illegal activity.  The cash - …
March 05, 2013
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Texas Man Sentenced to over 10 years in Federal Prison for Meth Conspiracy

April 24, 2025
… Texas Man Sentenced to over 10 years in Federal Prison for Meth Conspiracy April … investigation began in February 2024 when authorities discovered East and his co-conspirator, Diana Contreras, were making trips to San Antonio to acquire large amounts of methamphetamine.  On one of those occasions, law …
April 24, 2025
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Anderson Couple Indicted In Shasta County Marijuana Cultivation And Distribution

July 12, 2013
… 2,700 mature marijuana plants and 1,300 marijuana clones.  Agents also seized approximately 40 kilograms of … 2,329 mature marijuana plants and an additional 1,724 clones which had not developed a root structure.  John Lane, …
July 12, 2013
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Texas Physician Found Guilty for Unlawfully Prescribing Over 1.3 Million Doses of Opioids

October 18, 2021
… Texas Physician Found Guilty for Unlawfully Prescribing Over 1.3 Million Doses of Opioids October 18, 2021 Houston Contact …
October 18, 2021
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Manchester Man Sentenced to 80 Months in Federal Prison for Operating Counterfeit Pill Lab

November 14, 2025
… methamphetamine pills from the defendant during controlled buys in March and April, 2024.  Investigators applied for … blue pills that the defendant sold during the controlled buys. DEA tested some of the pills and powders recovered …
November 14, 2025
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Sumter County Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Conspiracy in Sumter, Richland Counties

August 15, 2025
… receiving information that Jalik Tucker was selling large amounts of methamphetamine and fentanyl.  RCSD narcotics investigators made several undercover buys of methamphetamine and fentanyl from Tucker over a …
August 15, 2025
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Port Arthur Man Sentenced to Over 10 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine

December 09, 2025
… Port Arthur Man Sentenced to Over 10 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking … BEAUMONT, Texas –A Port Arthur man has been sentenced to over 10 years in federal prison for trafficking …
December 09, 2025
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Five Defendants Charged in Manhattan Federal Court for Distributing Fentanyl that Caused the Fatal Overdoses of Three 19-Year-Olds

October 30, 2025
… Court for Distributing Fentanyl that Caused the Fatal Overdoses of Three 19-Year-Olds October 30, 2025 New York … and Roy Nicolas, together with CC-1 and CC-2, used an online distribution network that leveraged the power of … fentanyl, mixtures and substances containing a detectable amount of para-fluorofentanyl, and mixtures and substances …
October 30, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Brings Its “One Pill Can Kill Game Over” Tournament to New England for a First-of-Its-Kind Event

May 29, 2024
… DEA Brings Its “One Pill Can Kill Game Over” Tournament to New England for a First-of-Its-Kind … more potent than heroin, and just two milligrams – the amount that can fit on the tip of a pencil – can be deadly.  Often, people buy what they think is a legitimate prescription pill like …
May 29, 2024
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DEA Brings In Record Amount Of Unused Prescription Drugs On National Prescription Take Back Day

May 09, 2017
… DEA Brings In Record Amount Of Unused Prescription Drugs On National Prescription … and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … to the 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 6.4 million Americans abused controlled prescription drugs.  The …
May 09, 2017
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Three Convicted for Fraudulently Billing Over $8 Million to Medicare and Medicaid Through Opioid Addiction Treatment Clinics in Kentucky

March 24, 2025
… Three Convicted for Fraudulently Billing Over $8 Million to Medicare and Medicaid Through Opioid …
March 24, 2025
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DEA Los Angeles Field Division Makes Historic Seizure of Approximately 1 Million Fentanyl Pills

July 14, 2022
… Field Division Makes Historic Seizure of Approximately 1 Million Fentanyl Pills July 14, 2022 Los Angeles Contact … and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark …
July 14, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Missouri Man Sentenced to 28 Years for Leading Meth Conspiracy

March 07, 2023
… Drug-Trafficking Organization Distributed 360 Kilos of Meth Over Three Years SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A West Plains, Mo., man … court also ordered Fithen to pay a money judgment of $3.6 million, which represents a conservative estimate of the …
March 07, 2023
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Four South Arkansas Men Sentenced To A Total Of Over 31 Years For Unrelated Drug Trafficking Offenses

November 21, 2014
… Four South Arkansas Men Sentenced To A Total Of Over 31 Years For Unrelated Drug Trafficking Offenses … $179,375.00 in U.S. currency attempting to pay for a large amount of cocaine.  The co-conspirator stated that Wayne was … Street Crimes Unit arranged for multiple controlled buys of suspected crack cocaine in October, 2013 from the …
November 21, 2014
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FedEx Indicted For Its Role In Distributing Controlled Substances And Prescription Drugs

July 18, 2014
… substances, based on the provision of information over the Internet.  While some Internet pharmacies were … filled orders based solely on the completion of an online questionnaire, without a physical examination, …
July 18, 2014
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Virginia doctor prescribed half a million opioid and fentanyl pills in two years, sentenced to 40 years in prison

October 02, 2019
… Virginia doctor prescribed half a million opioid and fentanyl pills in two years, sentenced to … Smithers was found to have prescribed more than half a million opioid pills from his Martinsville practice. He was … insurance and took in more than $700,000 in cash and credit card payments in two years. “People only went there for one …
October 02, 2019
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Eight Indicted In Money Laundering Ring

July 29, 2022
… 571-362-9171 Two defendants owned Chinatown restaurant; over $250,000 in drug proceeds hidden with frozen meat … and money transmitting conspiracies that laundered tens of millions of dollars’ worth of drug trafficking proceeds, as … trade-based scheme that used stolen and/or fraudulent gift cards to purchase and ship thousands of Apple products …
July 29, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Recognizes 2025 National Fentanyl Awareness Day with Debut of Faces of Fentanyl Online Exhibit

April 25, 2025
… Fentanyl Awareness Day with Debut of Faces of Fentanyl Online Exhibit April 25, 2025 Headquarters Contact Info … drug threat facing the United States as drug-related overdoses remain the leading cause of death among Americans …
April 25, 2025
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DEA and partners collect a record amount of unwanted medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

October 30, 2020
… DEA and partners collect a record amount of unwanted medications during National Prescription … Stephanie Elliott (571) 363-8417 DEA brings in nearly a million pounds of prescription medications Louisville, Ky. – … which comprises Kentucky, Tennessee, and West Virginia, over 17.5 tons of expired, unused, or unneeded medication …
October 30, 2020
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Yakima Valley Vineyard Investigation Results In Federal Arrests And Over $3 Million In Assets Subject To Forfeiture

July 14, 2011
… Vineyard Investigation Results In Federal Arrests And Over $3 Million In Assets Subject To Forfeiture July 14, 2011 … filed a money judgment against the defendants in the amount of $3,462,988.00, which are drug proceeds. …
July 14, 2011
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WANTED: REWARD OF UP TO $5 MILLION

January 22, 2025
… WANTED: REWARD OF UP TO $5 MILLION CHUEN FAT YIP NAME: Chuen Fat Yip (Hong Kong name)  … steroids in the world.  According to Yip’s indictment, over a five-year period, Yip and his co-defendants were …
January 22, 2025
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DEA New Orleans Division Delivers Major Blow to CJNG; Arkansas Leads Division with 25 Arrests in Four-State Sweep

September 29, 2025
… methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin to fuel addiction, overdoses, and violence in communities across the United … wanted fugitives and the subject of a reward of up to $15 million under the U.S. Department of State Narcotics Rewards … crime. The public is encouraged to submit tips to the DEA online at dea.gov/submit-tip  or by calling 1-877-792-2873. …
September 29, 2025
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Convicted Felon Admits to Possessing Distributable Amounts Heroin

August 06, 2024
… Convicted Felon Admits to Possessing Distributable Amounts Heroin August 06, 2024 Houston Contact Info Contact … Garcia Jr. aka Rule was selling drugs in the Laredo area. Over the next two months, investigators continued to receive … faces up to 40 years in federal prison and a possible $5 million maximum fine. Garcia will remain in custody pending …
August 06, 2024
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Multi-Agency Operation Nabs Three-Seizes Three Kilos Of Heroin And $4.1 Million

March 21, 2017
… Operation Nabs Three-Seizes Three Kilos Of Heroin And $4.1 Million March 21, 2017 New York Contact Info Contact Us … members of a narcotics trafficking group and the seizure of over $4.1 million and three kilograms of (over six pounds) …
March 21, 2017
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St. Albans Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime

December 04, 2025
… or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine. According to court documents and … a lifetime of supervised release, and a fine of up to $10 million. United States Attorney Moore Capito made the … United States District Judge Thomas E. Johnston presided over the hearing. Assistant United States Attorney Jeremy B. …
December 04, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Brings In Record Amount Of Unused Prescription Drugs On National Prescription Take Back Day

May 09, 2017
… DEA Brings In Record Amount Of Unused Prescription Drugs On National Prescription … Community Outreach: (571) 362-4737 nofdoutreach@dea.gov Over 42,000 pounds collected in the New Orleans Field … drugs at collection sites throughout the division.  The amounts collected for each state within the NOFD: Louisiana …
May 09, 2017
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Vero Beach Resident Sentenced to Over 15 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Fentanyl

June 12, 2024
… Vero Beach Resident Sentenced to Over 15 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Fentanyl … distributing a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl, by U.S. District Judge Jose E. Martinez … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
June 12, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

New COVID-19 Vaccine will bring opportunities for Fraud

December 18, 2020
… 475-7500 Tulsa - (918) 459-9600 BEAUMONT, Texas - With millions of people waiting for their turn to get the new … itself.  Always be suspicious of unsolicited phone calls, emails, or home visits that ask for payment information in … from a vaccine distribution site will ask for your credit card or banking information.  If you want to verify whether …
December 18, 2020
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eBay to Pay $59 Million to Settle Controlled Substances Act Allegations Related to Pill Presses Sold Through Its Website

February 01, 2024
… eBay to Pay $59 Million to Settle Controlled Substances Act Allegations … further found that hundreds of eBay’s pill press buyers also purchased counterfeit molds, stamps, or dies, … buy the tools to make fake pills, like pill presses, online,” said DEA Administrator Anne Milgram. “eBay and …
February 01, 2024
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Washington Man Who Distributed Large Amounts of Fentanyl in the Tri-Cities Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison

April 21, 2025
… Washington Man Who Distributed Large Amounts of Fentanyl in the Tri-Cities Sentenced to 9 Years … that United States District Judge Mary K. Dimke sentenced Ricardo Cantu, age 26, to 108 months in prison on drug … Gaspar totaling nearly two pounds of methamphetamine and over 3,041 fentanyl pills. Cantu and Mora were armed with …
April 21, 2025