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Cocaine Seizure and Indictment

… resulted in the arrest of 34 individuals and the seizure of over 20 kilograms of cocaine, 26 firearms, and over $225,000. The joint investigation headed by the Bureau … alleges that Tony Lopez sold firearms and cocaine to undercover law enforcement agents and that he distributed …
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Operation Hotline Bling

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … quantities of fentanyl that potentially could produce 10 million lethal doses. In March 2023, the Drug Enforcement … to target drug trafficking organizations that put profit over people’s lives,” said United States Attorney Martin …
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Hudson County man arrested for possession with intent to distribute heroin and cocaine

… or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of heroin and one count of possession with intent to … distribute a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine. He appeared today before U.S. Magistrate … prison, a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison and a $5 million fine. The possession with intent to distribute …
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Seven Arrested In Conspiracies To Transport Cocaine And Marijuana

… 10 years and a maximum of life in prison and a possible $10 million fine. The United States is also seeking a money judgment in the amount of $2,408,204. The second indictment alleges that … five and up to 40 years in federal prison as well as a $5 million fine. The United States is also seeking a money …
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Jury Convicts Richmond Fentanyl, Heroin, and Cocaine Trafficker

… 67. Inside his home in Richmond, law enforcement agents discovered bags containing brown and white substances and … trafficking. The substances were later determined to be over a quarter of a kilogram of a mixture and substance containing heroin and fentanyl, over a quarter of a kilogram of cocaine powder, and several …
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Violent Drug Gang Indicted in Baltimore

… and Milton Avenue. During the investigation it was discovered that Peppers controlled street shops in the Eastern … was Darrell Lucas, a fugitive from New York. Seized was over 150 grams of cocaine from Lucas. Lucas was wanted in … 4, 5 and 6, 2003. These searches resulted in the seizure of over 500 grams of powder cocaine, over 300 vials of packaged …
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Feds Share $8.9 Million With Local Law Enforcement Agencies Forfeited Assets From 2009 DEA Investigation Distributed To 33 Law Enforcement Agencies

… Feds Share $8.9 Million With Local Law Enforcement Agencies Forfeited Assets … the sentencing of five drug traffickers and forfeiture of millions of dollars of assets.  By attacking large scale …
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Los Angeles Strike Force targets drug trafficking organizations that allegedly smuggled Sinaloa Cartel narcotics into U.S.

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … were already in state custody and are being turned over today to federal authorities.  The remaining 35 … pounds of heroin, almost 50 pounds of marijuana, and $1.42 million in United States currency. The Los Angeles Strike …
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Fifteen Meth Traffickers Sentenced to a Total of Over 175 Years

… Fifteen Meth Traffickers Sentenced to a Total of Over 175 Years March 06, 2024 Chicago Contact Info Contact … individuals trafficking illegal drugs in Kokomo, Indiana. Over the course of two years, fifteen people were charged in …
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Salem Man and Lynn Man Plead Guilty to Counterfeit Pill Trafficking Conspiracy

Salem Man and Lynn Man Plead Guilty to Counterfeit Pill Trafficking Conspiracy April 16, 2024 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 Kristen Govostes Recruiter Name Garth Hamelin bostonspecialagentrecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a …
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Stamford Man Sentenced to 46 Months in Federal Prison for Trafficking Narcotics

Stamford Man Sentenced to 46 Months in Federal Prison for Trafficking Narcotics August 20, 2025 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 Kristen Govostes Recruiter Name Garth Hamelin bostonspecialagentrecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a …
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Waterbury Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 63 Months in Federal Prison

Waterbury Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 63 Months in Federal Prison August 20, 2025 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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Worcester Psychiatrist Sentenced For Unlawful Distribution Of Controlled Substances

… have a high potential for abuse and present serious cardiovascular risks.  Evidence also showed the risks …
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Bridgeport Man Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Drug and Firearm Offenses

Bridgeport Man Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Drug and Firearm Offenses August 12, 2025 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 Kristen Govostes Recruiter Name Garth Hamelin bostonspecialagentrecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a …
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Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering

Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering August 04, 2025 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 /events Find …
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Norwalk Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison

Norwalk Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison July 28, 2025 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 …
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Defendant Convicted and Sentenced in Long-Term Methamphetamine Trafficking Investigation in Washington County

Defendant Convicted and Sentenced in Long-Term Methamphetamine Trafficking Investigation in Washington County July 23, 2025 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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Wilson Man Sentenced to 10 Years on Fentanyl and Firearm Charges

Wilson Man Sentenced to 10 Years on Fentanyl and Firearm Charges April 25, 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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Halifax County Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Distributing Narcotics in Halifax County

Halifax County Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Distributing Narcotics in Halifax County April 25, 2025 Atlanta Contact Info Contact Us (404) 893-7000 571-362-3458 DEA.Atlanta.Media@dea.gov SA Sheri Kindred 571-362-2922 …
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Charleston Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Fentanyl and Cocaine

Charleston Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Fentanyl and Cocaine April 23, 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 …
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United States Attorney Announces Indictment Of Major Cocaine Distribution Organization

… of twenty years to a maximum of life imprisonment, a $2 million fine, and up to five years of supervised release. In … a potential maximum sentence of 20 years imprisonment, a $1 million fine and at least three years of supervised release; … and a maximum sentence of life imprisonment, a $4 million fine, and at least five years of supervised release. …
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DEA Announces Results of Enforcement Surge to Reduce the Fentanyl Supply Across the United States

… Jackson - (601) 965-4400 Oxford - (662) 234-8542 36 Million Lethal Doses of Fentanyl Removed from Communities … during the period of May 23 through Sept. 8, 2022. The amount of fentanyl taken off the streets during this surge …
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Meth Distributors Sentenced to Prison and Forfeiture of Earnings

… court for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute large amounts of methamphetamine in the Springfield, Mo., area. … to distribute. Roman also orchestrated sending large amounts of methamphetamine through the mail from California …
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Fresno Man Charged With Laundering Over $800,000 In Marijuana Trafficking Proceeds

… Fresno Man Charged With Laundering Over $800,000 In Marijuana Trafficking Proceeds August 17, … within a day, Ramirez withdrew the deposits in Fresno.  Over the course of two and a half years, Ramirez and …
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Leader of Craven County Armed Drug Organization Trafficking Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Sentenced to 35 Years

… of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Charlotte that covers North and South Carolina. “This sentence sends a … use of confidential sources, surveillance and controlled buys, law enforcement identified several high-level … direction of law enforcement. On September 7, 2022, he sold over 60 grams of fentanyl to a confidential informant, while …
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Last Defendant in Methamphetamine Trafficking Ring is Sentenced to More Than 15 Years in Prison

… Haywood, Buncombe, and Jackson Counties as well as Georgia. Over the course of the investigation, law enforcement used controlled buys, seizures, and the execution of search warrants to …
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Drug conspiracy leader sentenced to over 10 years

… Drug conspiracy leader sentenced to over 10 years June 12, 2019 Atlanta Contact Info Contact Us … Division Special Agent in Charge Robert J. Murphy, which oversees the Charlotte District Office, joins U.S. Attorney …
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DEA’s 13th Drug Take Back Event Yields Huge Results In Georgia

… proper disposal at sites set up throughout the state. This amount exceeded the last take back event by 1,105 pounds.  … were available across the United States.”  The national amount was the largest amount in the previous 12 Take Back … to the 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 6.4 million Americans abused controlled prescription drugs. The …
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DEA’s New York Drug Enforcement Task Force And NJSP Search Of Quiet Neighborhood Home Uncovers Heroin Mill And $6 Million Of Heroin

… Of Quiet Neighborhood Home Uncovers Heroin Mill And $6 Million Of Heroin December 21, 2012 New York Contact Info … street value of the narcotics seized is estimated to be $6 million.  That much heroin could have generated up to …
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DEA Tucson target in parcel trafficking case sentenced to over 7 years in prison

… DEA Tucson target in parcel trafficking case sentenced to over 7 years in prison August 03, 2018 Phoenix Contact Info … such parcels to North Carolina and Florida, and laundered over $13,000 in drug proceeds. “The traffickers in this …