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Leader of Mexico’s United Cartels and Others Charged in South Florida Federal Court with Importing Over 1200 Pounds of Crystal Methamphetamine

… Charged in South Florida Federal Court with Importing Over 1200 Pounds of Crystal Methamphetamine April 01, 2021 … for their alleged roles in importing into the United States over 500 kilograms of Mexican methamphetamine. In the …
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DEA And U.S. Attorney Announce Extradition Of Former Member Of Polish Armed Forces Charged With Narcotics Conspiracies

… between the defendants and the CSs occurred by telephone, over e-mail, and in a series of surreptitiously audio-recorded …
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Virginia Drug Dealer Sentenced to Federal Prison for Multi-State Drug Conspiracy and Distribution

… 13, 2018, Knighton sold 97.32 grams of heroin with trace amounts of caffeine and fentanyl to a confidential informant …
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Harford County Narcotics Dealer Sentenced to Nine Years in Federal Prison for Participating in a Conspiracy to Sell Crack Cocaine

… Bolden agrees that it is reasonably foreseeable that the amount of crack cocaine sold was at least 280 grams but less …
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Two Harford County Narcotics Dealers Plead Guilty to Participating in a Conspiracy to Sell Crack Cocaine

… Bolden agrees that it is reasonably foreseeable that the amount of crack cocaine sold was at least 280 grams but less …
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“Pill Mill” Distributor Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Distribute Oxycodone

… the prescriptions for oxycodone required a significant amount of coordination between Moffett and his …
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California Kingpin Found Guilty of Directing Drug Enterprise

… Special Agent in Charge of the Dallas Field Division, who oversees operations in Oklahoma. “Your days spent peddling … Missouri for distribution and claimed to have netted $30 million as a part of his continuing criminal enterprise,” … to 200 pounds at a time. Coconspirators would drive large amounts of cash back to California, send money through money …
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High-Level CJNG Associate Financially Sanctioned

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … Narcotics Rewards Program has issued a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to the arrest and/or … (+1-213-237-9990), through Twitter (@DEALosAngeles), and by email (MENCHOTIPS@usdoj.gov) for both fugitives, Nemesio …
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Seven Arrested in Camarillo for Alleged Drug Trafficking

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … the arrest of seven suspects and the seizure of a large amount of narcotics. Special Agents from the DEA and … from the three cars the suspects had arrived in.  This amount of methamphetamine and fentanyl has an approximate …
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Drug Enforcement Administration Collects Record Number Of Unused Pills As Part Of Its 14th Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … was collected at last spring’s event. This brings the total amount of prescription drugs collected by DEA since the fall … in its 8th year, this event continues to remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s …
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Two Indicted After Drug Shipment Intercepted on Interstate 44 in St. Louis County

… carry a penalty of 10 years to life in prison, a $10 million fine, or both. The other charges are punishable by five to 40 years in prison, a $5 million fine, or both. Charges set forth in an indictment …
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Fugitive Leader of Drug Trafficking Operation Sentenced to Thirty Years for Trafficking Cocaine

… trafficking conspiracy that resulted in the seizure of $1.2 million dollars in cash, $72,000 in jewelry, and several … group responsible for distributing more than $4 million dollars’ worth of cocaine throughout Texas, …
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Salt Lake city man sentenced to over 19 years in federal prison

… Salt Lake city man sentenced to over 19 years in federal prison October 17, 2019 Seattle …
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Former Canaan Man Sentenced To Over Six Years For Cocaine And Oxycodone Distribution

… Former Canaan Man Sentenced To Over Six Years For Cocaine And Oxycodone Distribution …
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Member of Southwest Baltimore “NFL” Gang Pleads Guilty to a Federal Racketeering, Distributing Large Quantities of Drugs, Two Murders and an Attempted Murder

… continue distributing narcotics for the NFL.  Cannon took over a drug phone used by the NFL Criminal Enterprise so … officers saw that Cannon had a gun, which they recovered from his jacket pocket.  Officers then searched Cannon’s van and recovered over 98 grams of fentanyl, which Cannon agrees he …
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DEA’s Family Summits

February 11, 2025
… Summits DEA's inaugural National Family Summit on the Overdose Epidemic was held in June 2022. That first summit … 2024. Thousands of families have attended these events over the past three years and helped support thousands more … organizations, they can learn about joining the network by e-mailing togetherforfamilies@dea.gov. Visit Together for …
February 11, 2025
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DEA Targets CJNG Operations, Seizing a Million Counterfeit Pills and 77,000 Kilograms of their Drugs in Five Days

… DEA Targets CJNG Operations, Seizing a Million Counterfeit Pills and 77,000 Kilograms of their … wanted fugitives and the subject of a  reward of up to $15 Million under the U.S. Department of State Narcotics Rewards …
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Second Drug Trafficker Sentenced To 97 Months’ Imprisonment For Distributing Fentanyl In Which A Young Mother Died After Ingesting

… The fentanyl the defendant distributed was linked to the overdose death of a young mother in West Virginia in April 2015. Judge Cogan also ordered forfeiture in the amount of $150,000. Bridget M. Rohde, Acting United States … defendant and his co-conspirators trafficked substantial amounts of fentanyl. One of the victims of these trends was …
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Drug Enforcement Administration Collects Record Number Of Unused Pills As Part Of Its 14th Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… was collected at last spring’s event. This brings the total amount of prescription drugs collected by DEA since the fall … or 4,508 tons. DEA’s New Orleans Field (NOFD), which covers Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Arkansas, … disposal at collection sites throughout the division.  The amounts collected for each state within the NOFD was the …
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Three Men Sentenced To A Total Of Over 31 Years For Distributing Methamphetamine

… Three Men Sentenced To A Total Of Over 31 Years For Distributing Methamphetamine August 22, … County Line. A search of his vehicle resulted in the recovery of approximately one pound of methamphetamine. On …
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Federal Jury Convicts Two North Texas Men In Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy

… that Pasillas and Ballesteros conspired to traffic large amounts of methamphetamine in the Fort Worth area.  They regularly purchased large amounts of methamphetamine for distribution from a supplier … not less than 10 years and up to life in prison and a $10 million fine.  Sentencing is set for December 12, 2016, …
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Federal Jury Convicts Sacramento Man Of Possessing Crack Cocaine For Distribution

… location in the apartment, and when officers found a large amount of cocaine base where he had been crouching in the … photographs of Harris in the same apartment with a large amount of currency only days before, as well as text … a maximum statutory penalty of 40 years in prison and a $5 million fine. The actual sentence, however, will be …
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Cartel-Linked Minnesotan Indicted for Operating a Mexico-Based Drug Trafficking Operation

… into Minnesota via private vehicles and semi-trailers.  Over the course of the investigation, more than 50 … counterfeit fentanyl pills, 45 firearms, and more than $2.5 million in drug proceeds. On March 11, 2024, Ward was taken …
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Nine Charged In Manhattan Federal Court With Trafficking Kilograms Of Cocaine Through The U.S. Mail System

… Westchester - (914) 682-6256 Law enforcement has seized over 25 kilograms of cocaine allegedly shipped by these … a cocaine trafficking organization responsible for pumping millions of dollars-worth of  drugs onto New York City … cocaine.  In communications with the USPS, including in an email Rodriguez sent directly to the U.S. Postmaster …
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Woman Arrested In Prague On Charges Of Conspiring To Bribe U.S. Air Force Contract Administrator

… of goods on Interstate 80 and using Internet-based email) to aid in her bribery activities. The indictment was … administrator to discuss the details of a scheme to obtain government contracts in exchange for bribe payments. The … with the contract administrator by creating draft emails in the GMX account, which, once read, could be …
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April 17, 2025
Divisions DEA has 241 Domestic Offices in 23 Divisions throughout the U.S. and 91 Foreign Offices in 68 countries Domestic Divisions DEA has 241 Domestic Offices in 23 Divisions throughout the U.S. View Domestic Divisions Select to a Division Page - …
April 17, 2025
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Bronx Man Sentenced To Over 12 Years In Prison For Trafficking 40,000 Oxycodone Pills, Cocaine

… Bronx Man Sentenced To Over 12 Years In Prison For Trafficking 40,000 Oxycodone … to the ongoing opioid crisis has now earned him over 12 years in federal prison. We commend the hard work of …
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New York Drug Enforcement Task Force and NY Attorney General Take Down Ghost Gun Trafficking Ring

… were shipped to New York and Pennsylvania from various online retailers before being assembled. The indictment, … of ammunition. In total, the investigation led to the recovery of 57 firearms, 51 of which were ghost guns.  “I will … ghost gun components and accessories from out-of-state online firearm retailers and often had them shipped to an …
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Three Men Plead Guilty to Smuggling Nearly 1,500 Kilos of Cocaine

… value of the cocaine in Newport News is between $45-55 million. Pineda, Angulo, and Cuero were caught aboard a “Go …
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Leaders of Baltimore Drug Conspiracy Plead Guilty

… with a five-year mandatory minimum sentence; a $2 million fine; and five years supervised release. U.S. …