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Texas Man Sentenced to over 10 years in Federal Prison for Meth Conspiracy

April 24, 2025
… Agent in Charge William Kimbell of the Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei. Thomas East pleaded … release.  East claimed he was a minor participant and deserved a lesser sentence. At the hearing, however, … trips to get methamphetamine. In addition, he stood to gain from the conspiracy by receiving some of the methamphetamine …
April 24, 2025
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Hopkinsville Man Indicted by Federal Grand Jury for Distributing Methamphetamine

April 28, 2025
… criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task …
April 28, 2025
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Tangipahoa Parish Resident Indicted for Fentanyl Distribution Resulting in Death

April 16, 2025
… criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task …
April 16, 2025
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Darknet Vendor Sentenced for Conspiracy to Sell Counterfeit Drugs

April 14, 2025
… serve 85 percent of his prison sentence. Upon his release from prison, he will be under the supervision of the U.S. … judgment, representing the amount of proceeds he received from the scheme. Jim Scott, Special Agent in Charge, DEA, …
April 14, 2025
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Approximately 100,000 Fake Oxycodone Pills Containing Fentanyl

July 19, 2022
… 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 … Prevention, more than 107,000 people have died as a result from a drug overdose or poisoning in the U.S. Criminal drug …
July 19, 2022
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On National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day, DEA Encourages Communities to Continue Education Efforts

August 21, 2024
… (CDC) predicts that more than 107,543 people died last year from a drug poisoning or overdose, and according to a … Corporation, 42 percent of Americans know someone who died from a drug-related death.  “By arming people with …
August 21, 2024
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Cartel-Linked Minnesotan Indicted for Operating a Mexico-Based Drug Trafficking Operation

August 06, 2024
… At the time, Ward was selling methamphetamine from his hotel room to various customers. Within weeks of … Cartel and CJNG Cartels.  According to court documents, from January 2019 until his arrest in March 2024, Ward …
August 06, 2024
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Red Ribbon Week Brings Drug Awareness to Communities Across the Nation

October 23, 2023
… IMG_2014.JPG Investigators from the DEA Omaha Division will be visiting schools during … of the annual 10-day event. In addition, Governors from Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota have issued …
October 23, 2023
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DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within American Communities

May 08, 2023
… DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within American … Gillespie Domestic Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota; Additional Division Info Community … Last Mile comprised of 1,436 investigations conducted from May 1, 2022 through May 1, 2023, in collaboration with …
May 08, 2023
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DEA testifies at Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hearing

March 20, 2019
… Gillespie Domestic Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota; Additional Division Info Community … safe tribal communities and stopping dangerous drugs from entering Indian country. In his five minute testimony, … Stenehjem led the panel discussion while representatives from the Three Affiliated, Sisseton Wahpeton, Turtle …
March 20, 2019
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Reno Doctor And Eight Others Charged In Illegal Prescription Drug Distribution Case

April 29, 2016
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … dependent on prescription opioids in 2014.  Overdose deaths from opioids, including prescription opioids and heroin, … any year on record, and over one-half of those deaths were from prescription opioids.  For information on opioid …
April 29, 2016
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Reno Doctor Robert Rand And Eight Others Indicted On Federal Prescription Drug Distribution Charges

May 11, 2016
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … dependent on prescription opioids in 2014. Overdose deaths from opioids, including prescription opioids and heroin, … any year on record, and over one-half of those deaths were from prescription opioids.  For information on opioid …
May 11, 2016
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Lead Defendant In Case Targeting Synthetic Drugs Pleads Guilty To Smuggling, Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering Charges

November 08, 2016
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … rounds of ammunition, all of which Libbert was prohibited from possessing as a result of three prior felony … to the case, including more than $700,000 in profits from the sale of Libbert’s former San Juan Capistrano home. …
November 08, 2016
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Operation “Chronic Problem" Results In Federal Charges Against Nevada Marijuana Dispensary Operators

January 06, 2011
… 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 … dispensaries also typically acquire the marijuana they sell from third-party vendors, and there is no state law in …
January 06, 2011
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Las Vegas Physician And Pharmacist Charged With Unlawful Sales Of Large Quantities Of Prescription Painkillers

September 29, 2011
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … require financial institutions to file reports. Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report … by the DEA and IRS Criminal Investigation, with assistance from the FBI, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, …
September 29, 2011
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U.K. Defendant Sentenced For Illegal Chemical Distribution Via Internet

May 16, 2013
… Sierra Vista, Tucson, and Yuma areas Defendant extradited from the U.K. to face U.S. charges PHOENIX - On May 14, … 4, 2005, law enforcement officers in California sent an email to the KNO3 website informing its members that a … Red Phosphorus in the United States without written consent from the appropriate licensing U.S. entity. Although Howes …
May 16, 2013
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Mississippi Men Sentenced in OCDETF Drug Trafficking Case

June 03, 2025
… Engage New Orleans Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … to four years supervised release following his release from prison.  William Lyon, of Columbus, Mississippi, also … to four years supervised release following his release from prison.  “The sentences imposed by Judge Davidson …
June 03, 2025
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Heroin and Fentanyl Distributor Sentenced to More Than 33 Years in Federal Prison

April 25, 2023
… orchestrated the transport of over six kilograms of heroin from Chicago for distribution in Cedar Rapids.  During the … Dennis.  Dennis believed his cousin had stolen customers from him, so Dennis threatened him over the phone.  On … with a proven history of violence has been removed from our community making the streets of Cedar Rapids that …
April 25, 2023
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Canadian Man Accused Of Laundering Millions Of Dollars For The Sinaloa Cartel Arrives In Los Angeles To Face Charges

October 02, 2015
… 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 … on September 14 while attempting to enter the United States from Canada at the Buffalo, New York Port of Entry.  A …
October 02, 2015
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Armed Drug Dealers Sentenced to Decades in Federal Prison

December 12, 2025
… Bay. Agents searched the contents of cell phones seized from Powell and McCants. The cell phones contained numerous … and 144 months in prison, respectively. Upon their release from prison, Powell and McCants will each serve 10-year … criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. A copy of this press …
December 12, 2025
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DEA Hosts the 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 25th

October 22, 2025
… Prescription Drug Take Back Day this Saturday, October 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  At nearly 4,000 collection sites … the DEA’s National Take Back Day to lessen community risk from drug abuse and keep Americans safe!” “DEA’s National … our shared commitment to protecting the American people from drug-related harm,” said DEA Administrator Terrance …
October 22, 2025
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Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to More than 55 Years Combined in Federal Prison for Fentanyl Trafficking

July 17, 2025
… Engage New Orleans Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … distributing fentanyl pills in Fayetteville and Fort Smith from January to September of 2024. Investigators identified … criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back …
July 17, 2025
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Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to More than 55 Years Combined in Federal Prison for Fentanyl Trafficking

July 17, 2025
… Engage New Orleans Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … distributing fentanyl pills in Fayetteville and Fort Smith from January to September of 2024. Investigators identified … criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back …
July 17, 2025
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Complaint Filed Against Houston Pharmacy and its Owners for Violations of the Controlled Substances Act

April 28, 2025
… J. Ganjei. The complaint seeks civil monetary penalties from Nnwood Pharmacy and names Nnwood’s owners Cheryl Brew … substances that physicians located hundreds of miles from the pharmacy’s location had allegedly prescribed. It … to numerous male customers whose prescriptions originated from doctors specializing in obstetrics and gynecology care, …
April 28, 2025
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DEA’s National Take Back Day Returns April 26 to Help Prevent Prescription Drug Misuse

April 23, 2025
… Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturday, April 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., offering communities across the … safely remove expired, unwanted, or unused medications from their homes—medications that might otherwise be … of our community by keeping addictive medications away from those who might abuse them.” DEA and its partners will …
April 23, 2025
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New Reward Offered for the Capture of Jian Zhang

August 30, 2021
… Engage Ft. Lauderdale Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … States and Canada. According to a 2017 federal indictment from the U.S. Attorney’s Office District of North Dakota, … or texting +1-504-534-5134 via telephone/text/WhatsApp, or emailing ZhangJianTIPS@dea.gov .  If you are located outside …
August 30, 2021
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Grand Jury Indicts 14 In L.A.-Based OxyContin Ring

October 13, 2011
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … need the powerful painkiller. The OxyContin was obtained from pharmacies, often by fraudulently billing the public … abusing their authority in the medical community to profit from those vulnerable to these drugs.” The indictment also …
October 13, 2011
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DEA Leads Major Narco-Terror Operation

April 04, 2013
… WASHINGTON, D.C. -   DEA Administrator Michele M.  Leonhart and U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara of the Southern District of … the FARC.  The communications occurred by telephone, over e-mail, and in a series of audio- recorded and videotaped … a front company in Guinea Bissau to export the cocaine from Guinea Bissau to the United States.  In addition, Mane …
April 04, 2013
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DEA Launches Fentanyl Free America Initiative to Combat the Synthetic Drug Crisis

December 03, 2025
… commitment to protecting American lives and communities from the devastating impacts of fentanyl, which claimed … contained a potentially lethal dose, a significant drop from 76% of pills tested just two years prior in FY 2023. … fentanyl powder purity decreased to 10.3%, down from 19.5% during the same time period. These reductions in …
December 03, 2025
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Co-Founder of Sinaloa Cartel Charged in Superseding Indictment with Conspiracy to Manufacture and Distribute Fentanyl

February 15, 2024
… in Superseding Indictment with Conspiracy to Manufacture and Distribute Fentanyl February 15, 2024 New York Contact … Garcia Allegedly Continues to Lead the Sinaloa Cartel From Hiding BROOKLYN, N.Y. - A fifth superseding indictment …
February 15, 2024