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DEA’s National Take Back Day is THIS Saturday!

April 24, 2025
… Since the program’s inception in 2010, more than 19.2 million pounds of medications have been collected and safely …
April 24, 2025
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Over 30 Individuals Sentenced to Federal Prison Following Angelina County Drug Trafficking Investigation

March 04, 2025
… Over 30 Individuals Sentenced to Federal Prison Following … 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov BEAUMONT, Texas – Over 30 individuals have been sentenced to federal prison …
March 04, 2025
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Monmouth County, N.J., Doctor Indicted On Oxycodone Distribution Conspiracy, Money Laundering And Tax Charges

June 26, 2014
… transactions. All but one of the deposits was for an amount less than $10,000, which is the amount that requires the filing of a Currency Transaction … a maximum potential penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine. The structuring count carries a maximum …
June 26, 2014
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DEA’s Seventh Pill Take Back Event Yields Fruitful Results In South Carolina

November 07, 2013
… - (919) 790-3004 Wilmington - (910) 815-4513 Highest amount ever collected out of 7 previous Take-Backs … the District of Columbia and U.S. territories. The local amount collected is the highest amount ever collected in the … drug abuse in the U.S. are alarmingly high; more (6.8 million) currently abuse prescription drugs than the number …
November 07, 2013
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15 Indiana Motorcycle Club Members Sentenced to Over 155 Years for Meth Trafficking, Firearms Offenses

February 22, 2023
… 15 Indiana Motorcycle Club Members Sentenced to Over 155 Years for Meth Trafficking, Firearms Offenses … Adam Lafferty, Shane Lewis, James Benton, Brian Eden, Paul Overby, Kimberly Wilson, Jesse Wilson, Matthew Meredith, …
February 22, 2023
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Federal Investigation Dismantles Deming-Based Methamphetamine Trafficking Organization

October 18, 2012
… maximum penalty of ten years to life imprisonment and a $10 million fine. Counts 2 through 8 each charge certain … maximum penalty of ten years to life imprisonment and a $10 million fine. A conviction on Count 4 carries a maximum … penalty of five years to 40 years of imprisonment and a $5 million fine. United States v. Majalca-Aguilar, et al. - …
October 18, 2012
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Law Enforcement Partnership in Nebraska Takes Stance Against Methamphetamine

January 26, 2022
… king.jpg KEARNEY, Neb. – In response to the increasing amount of methamphetamine seen threatening Nebraskans, … understand the destruction it brings to communities.” The amount of methamphetamine seized in Nebraska has surged 293 … in Nebraska and crossing our state borders in alarming amounts. We want people to be aware that methamphetamine is …
January 26, 2022
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Rolling Hills Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl-Laced Pills that Caused High School Freshman’s Death

December 01, 2023
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … pills to a 15-year-old boy and mocked the victim online as he was dying of an overdose, was sentenced today …
December 01, 2023
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Drug Charges Filed Against Philadelphia Police Detective, Two Officers And 12 Others

April 27, 2011
… customers throughout the United States that he met through online weightlifting chat rooms on websites including: … the electronic mail service yahoo.com, and the encrypted email services hushmail.com and safemail.com to place orders and communicate with his foreign …
April 27, 2011
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Bakersfield Methamphetamine Trafficking Defendant Sentenced To Over 10 Years In Prison

September 24, 2015
… Methamphetamine Trafficking Defendant Sentenced To Over 10 Years In Prison September 24, 2015 San Francisco …
September 24, 2015
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Scheme to Transport Stolen Catalytic Converters Across State Lines Results in Prison Time

June 13, 2023
… Thousands of Catalytic Converters Stolen as Part of a Multi-Million-Dollar Business SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Springfield, … catalytic converters across state lines as part of a multi-million-dollar business. Eric Kaltenbach, 38, was sentenced …
June 13, 2023
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13 Years For Trucking Company Owner For Role In $6.5 Million Crystal Meth, Heroin Haul

February 27, 2017
… 13 Years For Trucking Company Owner For Role In $6.5 Million Crystal Meth, Heroin Haul February 27, 2017 New York …
February 27, 2017
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Oxon Hill Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges for a Drug Distribution Conspiracy and for Illegal Possession of Stolen Firearms

February 18, 2022
… Possessed With Intent to Distribute Over a Gallon of PCP, 31 grams of Crack Cocaine, Powder … others to distribute and possess with intent to distribute over one kilogram of phencyclidine (“PCP”) and over 28 grams …
February 18, 2022
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Kansas Man Pleads Guilty to Giving Fentanyl that Killed Man

October 24, 2023
… by DEA has a lethal dose of fentanyl. Two milligrams, the amount that will fit on the tip of a pencil, is considered …
October 24, 2023
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Missouri Nurse Sentenced for Taking Leftover Fentanyl from Hospital

August 01, 2023
… and personal stress, her plea agreement says. The total amount of fentanyl diverted was determined to be less than 4 …
August 01, 2023
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California Man Indicted for Transporting 165 Pounds of Meth

December 06, 2022
… approximately 165 pounds of methamphetamine. A small amount of personal use cocaine and marijuana were also found …
December 06, 2022
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Russellville Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Meth Trafficking

March 03, 2022
… jail, Crabtree spoke with his girlfriend and discussed amounts of money owed to him by his various drug customers. …
March 03, 2022
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California Man Indicted for Possessing Nearly Eight Pounds of Fentanyl Aboard Kansas City Bus

October 27, 2021
… bottle in the roller bag that contained a personal use amount of marijuana and 10 pills. The charge contained in …
October 27, 2021
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Guilty Plea from St. Louis Man who Trafficked Fentanyl

September 28, 2021
… 2020. During the execution of the search warrants, a large amount of fentanyl was seized along with cocaine and heroin. …
September 28, 2021
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Guilty Plea for Kansas City Man Involved in Drug Trafficking Ring

August 27, 2021
… participated in the conspiracy and distributed significant amounts of controlled substances to other co-conspirators.  …
August 27, 2021
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Springfield man sentenced to 20 years for meth conspiracy

March 24, 2021
… today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute large amounts of methamphetamine. Richard G. Wacker, 61, was …
March 24, 2021
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Judge sentences Franklin County woman to 11 years in prison for her role in fentanyl and heroin conspiracy resulting in death

October 06, 2020
… her to pay restitution jointly with the co-defendant in the amount of $8,500. The 26-year-old Washington, Missouri, …
October 06, 2020
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Arizona man pleads guilty to transporting fentanyl through Kansas City to New York

May 22, 2020
… court today to his role in a conspiracy to transport large amounts of fentanyl through Kansas City, Missouri en route …
May 22, 2020
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Missouri Nurse Admits Taking Leftover Fentanyl from Hospital

May 05, 2023
… and personal stress, her plea agreement says. The total amount of fentanyl diverted was determined to be less than …
May 05, 2023
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Carlsbad man sentenced to 20 years in prison for methamphetamine trafficking

September 17, 2020
… or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine. The case involved 10 members of a …
September 17, 2020
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Texas Man Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison For Methamphetamine Conspiracy

June 20, 2017
… Missouri. Olmeda was a major supplier who distributed large amounts of methamphetamine to the conspiracy. Olmeda was …
June 20, 2017
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Jefferson City Man Pleads Guilty To Charge Of Conspiracy To Distribute Cocaine

September 05, 2017
… with the informant to sell the informant the negotiated amount of cocaine.   Pursuant to his plea of guilt, De La …
September 05, 2017
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Bakersfield Man Sentenced To Over 14 Years In Prison For His Conviction In A Large Methamphetamine Conspiracy

March 09, 2015
… Bakersfield Man Sentenced To Over 14 Years In Prison For His Conviction In A Large … Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill also ordered Marquez to forfeit over $30,000. According to court documents, an investigation …
March 09, 2015
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Communities Nationwide Join DEA and its Partners to Safely Dispose of 571,000 pounds of Unwanted Medication

November 04, 2025
Communities Nationwide Join DEA and its Partners to Safely Dispose of 571,000 pounds of Unwanted Medication November 04, 2025 Phoenix Contact Info Contact Us 571-362-5600 (571) 387-3289 Jodie Underwood 571-362-0582 PhoenixSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov …
November 04, 2025
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Man and woman arrested, charged with obstruction involving overdose heroin death

November 14, 2019
… stated she drove to Snyder Industries to give Toth his bank card, but later contradicted herself by stating she went to pick up Toth’s bank card. On Jan. 14, 2019, Yeates again stated to a detective she went to Snyder Industries to pick up a debit card from Toth and denied supplying heroin to Toth. On Jan. …
November 14, 2019