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Twelve Defendants Sentenced for Drug and Firearm Offenses Related to Springfield, Vermont, Drug Conspiracy

July 08, 2025
Twelve Defendants Sentenced for Drug and Firearm Offenses Related to Springfield, Vermont, Drug Conspiracy July 08, 2025 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 Kristen Govostes Recruiter Name Brian Tomasetta 617-557-2309 …
July 08, 2025
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Saugus Man Sentenced To 15 Years in Prison for Drug Conspiracy and Firearm Offense

June 01, 2025
… Man Sentenced To 15 Years in Prison for Drug Conspiracy and Firearm Offense June 01, 2025 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 … St Room E-400 Boston , MA 02203 United States New England Contacts New England Quick Links Press Releases Local …
June 01, 2025
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Two Men Sentenced for Their Involvement in the April 2023 Fentanyl Mass Poisoning in Kalamazoo

May 29, 2025
Two Men Sentenced for Their Involvement in the April 2023 Fentanyl Mass Poisoning in Kalamazoo May 29, 2025 Detroit Contact Info Contact Us (313) 234-4000 (571) 362-1498 Brian McNeal (571) 362-1858 DetroitSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter …
May 29, 2025
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12 Kansas City-Area Men Indicted for Fentanyl Trafficking, Illegal Firearms

September 13, 2024
12 Kansas City-Area Men Indicted for Fentanyl Trafficking, Illegal Firearms September 13, 2024 St. Louis Contact Info Contact Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a …
September 13, 2024
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Seven Arrested In El Paso On Federal Drug Trafficking/Firearms Charges

December 06, 2011
… Engage Albuquerque Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: …
December 06, 2011
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United States Attorney Announces Indictment Of Major Cocaine Distribution Organization

March 31, 2011
United States Attorney Announces Indictment Of Major Cocaine Distribution Organization March 31, 2011 St. Louis Contact Info Contact Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to …
March 31, 2011
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Wasilla Man Pleads Guilty In Synthetic Drug Case Which Resulted In Overdose Death

August 09, 2013
… previously pled guilty to federal drug charges stemming from a conspiracy to possess and distribute Methylone. … to (a/k/a “ecstasy”).  Methylone is commonly imported from China via the Internet for use in the U.S. particularly … to the indictment, after MGS died in April 2012, Gattis emailed the supplier in China, advising them of MGS death …
August 09, 2013
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Illegal Alien and Mexican National Convicted of Possession with Intent to Distribute Kilograms of Meth

May 05, 2025
… in Hazlehurst, Georgia at trial for receiving a package from Jalisco, Mexico containing over two kilograms of 100% … 2024, the Defendant attempted to receive a package directly from Mexico containing what was described as a horse saddle. … States Postal delivery. The Defendant accepted the package from law enforcement and brought it inside his residence. …
May 05, 2025
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Alleged dark web narcotics trafficker indicted for distributing heroin and methamphetamine in exchange for bitcoin

January 02, 2020
… “As alleged, De Alba dispensed heroin and methamphetamine from the shadowy corners of the internet, believing that it … to pay her in Bitcoin, and contact her through encrypted email and messaging services. De Alba offered customers free … the United States, and “stealth” delivery options ranging from “Basic Stealth” and “Better Stealth,” to “Super Stealth …
January 02, 2020
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DEA Encourages Communities to Make Every Day Take Back Day

February 05, 2024
… together to help remove the temptation to experiment from medicine cabinets across the country.” For more than a … The Take Back program has received an overwhelming response from communities across the country.  In 2023, the DEA Omaha … for a nonmedical purpose obtained that medication from a family member or friend.  Removing unnecessary …
February 05, 2024
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Federal Grand Jury Indicts Mexican National of Orchestrating Fentanyl and Meth Scheme that Sent Narcotics Across U.S.

September 07, 2023
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … distributing fentanyl and methamphetamine. This case stems from an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration …
September 07, 2023
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Law Enforcement Partners Host Second Annual Nebraska Drug Forum

March 29, 2023
… than 150 investigators, prosecutors, and representatives from law enforcement agencies attended the two-day forum. … the source of supply to identify where the drugs are coming from. Like all of our partners, we will not stand idly by and watch our neighborhoods suffer from the influx of drugs and the violence that comes with …
March 29, 2023
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Federal Court Orders Clinic to Close, Physician and Clinic Owners to Pay $600,000 for Alleged Unlawful Opioid Distribution

July 27, 2022
… Federal Court Orders Clinic to Close, Physician and Clinic Owners to Pay $600,000 for Alleged Unlawful … Engage Ft. Lauderdale Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … Ferguson, managed the clinic’s operations and profited from the unlawful prescribing while ignoring obvious signs …
July 27, 2022
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Owner Of Nine Marijuana Stores In Orange And Los Angeles Counties Pleads Guilty To Drug Trafficking And Tax Evasion Charges

April 01, 2013
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … who has two prior felony drug-trafficking convictions from state court,  admitted that he directed the managers of … stores to shred records as part of his effort to conceal from tax authorities income earned from the sale of …
April 01, 2013
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Authorities Arrest Seven This Morning In Connection With Liquid/Crystal Methamphetamine Distribution Operation In The Odessa Area

January 05, 2016
… deputies seized approximately 3.5 pounds of methamphetamine from Henry Andrade, Sr. and Monica Berumen Lopez following a … methamphetamine was in the process of being converted from liquid into crystal form; the other pound was in …
January 05, 2016
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Los Angeles Strike Force targets drug trafficking organizations that allegedly smuggled Sinaloa Cartel narcotics into U.S.

August 08, 2018
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … that allege the smuggling of large quantities of narcotics from Mexico on behalf of the Sinaloa Cartel.          Those … bulk quantities of cocaine, methamphetamine and heroin from Mexico to the Los Angeles metropolitan area and other …
August 08, 2018
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Convicted Drug Trafficker is Sentenced to Prison

May 01, 2025
… sources to purchase more than 5.5 grams of methamphetamine from Ross. On November 28, 2023, investigators executed a … methamphetamine, digital scales, and drug paraphernalia from Ross’s residence.  On September 20, 2024, Ross pleaded …
May 01, 2025
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DOJ and DEA Los Angeles Field Division announce dual U.S. Mexican citizen arrested for violations of the Kingpin Act

February 27, 2020
… DOJ and DEA Los Angeles Field Division announce dual U.S. … and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … D.C. on Wednesday pursuant to a warrant stemming from a Feb. 13, 2020, indictment. The charges were unsealed …
February 27, 2020
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DEA and partners collect nearly 883,000 pounds of medications and vaping devices at 18th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

November 05, 2019
… DEA Omaha Division accounted for 22,067 pounds collected from sites in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and … of powerfully addictive and potentially deadly medications from falling into the wrong hands.”   This October, DEA …
November 05, 2019
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DEA Omaha Division reaches more than 3,500 students with Red Ribbon presentations

November 08, 2019
… Red Ribbon Week presentations in October. Reaching students from kindergarten through high school, grade-specific … Jr. “We are the last line of defense in protecting them from an evil that will steal their future.” Agents and staff …
November 08, 2019
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Federal indictments charge 14 members of San Pedro-based criminal street gang

June 26, 2019
… Southern California Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … effort to protect its territory. The gang collected “taxes” from drug transactions, and this money was funneled to three …
June 26, 2019
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DEA and partners collect a record amount of unwanted medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

November 04, 2020
… DEA and partners collect a record amount of unwanted medications … accounted for 33,460 pounds of medication collected from sites in Iowa (11,413 pounds), Minnesota (17,372 … removed nearly 17 tons of potentially dangerous medications from reaching the streets of our communities and out of the …
November 04, 2020
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DEA Announces 19th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

October 22, 2020
… Gillespie Domestic Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota; Additional Division Info Community Outreach:  Amanda Frazier (502) 780-7860 OmahaCommunityOutreach@dea.gov … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine …
October 22, 2020
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DEA Agents Visit Red Lake Indian Reservation

March 19, 2020
… and 20th, 2020. Agents responded to questions and concerns from sixth, seventh and eighth graders at Red Lake and … continue our work to identify and remove drug traffickers from our tribal lands.”                  Outreach/Drug …
March 19, 2020
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Minneapolis Tactical Diversion Squad talks opioids to Special Investigative Units

November 30, 2018
… such as a prescription medications, are diverted from their legal use. Examples of diversion were provided to … of payment, unusual combinations of drugs, and leads from state and local police, pharmacists and the public.   …
November 30, 2018
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Doctor Convicted Of Three Murders In Prescription Drug Overdose Case

October 30, 2015
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … and Joseph Rovero, 21, an Arizona State University student from San Ramon. Nguyen died March 2, 2009.  Ogle died a … died in less than three years, Tseng took in $5 million from her clinic and continued dispensing potent and …
October 30, 2015
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2 Charged In Marijuana “Honey Oil” Lab Explosion, Fire In Riverside

March 09, 2017
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … laboratory where they used butane to extract (THC) from marijuana. The resulting product is commonly called … 50 percent of his body.  Gallegos recently was released from the hospital, and he surrendered himself yesterday. …
March 09, 2017
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Two Charged With Attempting To Smuggle Half A Million In Heroin Through LAX

May 04, 2017
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … each time he acted as a courier, he would cross the border from Mexico into the United States, and take a Greyhound bus … to the DEA, the Task Force is made up of representatives from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Los Angeles …
May 04, 2017
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Pill Mill Doctor Pleads Guilty To Drug Distribution Conspiracy, Money Laundering

January 30, 2017
… Engage New Orleans Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … Steven L. Hofer Domestic Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi Additional Division Info Community Outreach: … hydromorphone and hydrocodone-directly from a drug manufacturer. Ritchea then distributed the pills …
January 30, 2017
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Armed Meth Dealer Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison

April 11, 2025
… surveilled by narcotics agents in January 2024 traveling from Mobile to Pensacola, Florida, where she would purchase … a pound of methamphetamine and a loaded .380 caliber pistol from Carlock during a traffic stop. Carlock admitted to agents that she had just obtained the methamphetamine from a supplier in Pensacola. She confessed that she …
April 11, 2025