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Charleston Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Fentanyl and Cocaine

… Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Fentanyl and Cocaine April 23, 2025 Atlanta Contact Info Contact Us … Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 2920 Brandywine Road Atlanta , GA 30341 United States … Jae W. Chung Domestic Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina Additional Division Info Community …
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DEA-Led Investigation Dismantles Albuquerque-Based Drug Trafficking Organization

… 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: …
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DEA’s Albuquerque Office Spearheads New Mexico’s Multi-Agency Participation In Nationwide Synthetic Drug Takedown

DEA’s Albuquerque Office Spearheads New Mexico’s Multi-Agency Participation In Nationwide Synthetic Drug Takedown May 09, 2014 El Paso Contact Info Contact Us (915) 832-6000 571-324-7093 carlos.a.briano@dea.gov Carlos A. Briano Recruiter Name Elizabeth …
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Hopkinsville, Kentucky Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Trafficking

… conspiracy. The events related to his convictions spanned from January 25, 2021, through September 20, 2023, in … Investigations Service Bowling Green, with assistance from the Kentucky State Police, the Calloway County … criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back …
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Illegal Immigrant Sentenced for Reentering the United States

… documents, Saul Cruz-Argueta, 39, was encountered by agents from the United States Homeland Security Investigations and … The agents discovered that he had previously been removed from the United States in 2016 and 2018. Cruz-Argueta has … custody since his arrest on March 7, 2025. Upon his release from prison, Cruz-Argueta is to be referred to immigration …
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San Fernando Valley Man Who Sold Counterfeit Prescription Pills Containing Fentanyl Admits Causing Overdose Death of U.S. Marine

… San Fernando Valley Man Who Sold Counterfeit Prescription Pills … and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … two federal drug trafficking offenses, one of which stemmed from a 2020 transaction in which he sold bogus oxycodone …
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DEA announces 19th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… 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   Anthony Chrysanthis … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine …
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DEA launches Secure Your Meds campaign, calls on Americans to keep medications safe

… 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   Anthony Chrysanthis … of prescription drug abusers say they get their drugs free from friends and family, including from the home medicine …
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Pharmacy Owners Convicted of Illegally Selling 10 Million Hydrocodone Pills Over The Internet, Laundering $20 Million in Proceeds and Failing to Pay Taxes

… with web-site operators to fill hydrocodone prescriptions e-mailed to them that were signed by a small group of … D.C., and that there was no doctor patient relationship. From January 1, 2005 through October 10, 2006, NewCare …
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Former Baggage Handler At LAX Arrested For Drug Trafficking Conspiracy After Allegedly Using Credentials To Pass Cocaine Through Security

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … Gate, was taken into custody without incident by officers from the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Los Angeles … airlines to smuggle kilogram “samples” of cocaine from Los Angeles to drug customers on the East Coast.  At …
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Nevada Cardiologist Arrested For Unlawful Distribution Of Prescription Opioids And Health Care Fraud

… Arrested For Unlawful Distribution Of Prescription Opioids And Health Care Fraud December 12, 2017 Los Angeles Contact … and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … indictment that was unsealed today, it is alleged that from May 2014 to September 2017, Patel routinely prescribed …
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Las Vegas Doctor Arrested And Charged With 29 Counts Of Unlawful Distribution Of Fentanyl And Health Care Fraud

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … contained in the indictment, which was unsealed today, from about July 19, 2015 through March 12, 2016, Holper … professional practice. The indictment further alleges that, from about November 21, 2013 through March 24, 2017, Holper …
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DEA Operation Adam Bomb Leads To Major Tax Fraud Investigation By The IRS And Issuance Of Federal “John Doe” Summonses

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … that will assist the IRS in identifying U.S. taxpayers who, from the years 2005 through 2013, used Sovereign’s services … how outstanding investigative results can be derived from a culture of interagency cooperation.” According to the …
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Nine Charged In Manhattan Federal Court With Trafficking Kilograms Of Cocaine Through The U.S. Mail System

… of cocaine, and in particular, shipping the cocaine from Puerto Rico to New York City through the United States … scheme by arranging for the shipment of cocaine from Puerto Rico to various locations in 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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DEA Releases 2020 National Drug Threat Assessment

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … reducing the smuggling of fentanyl and fentanyl analogues from China following the DEA’s 2018 emergency scheduling … period ending in July of 2020, a significant increase from 2019, when more than 70,000 people died of …
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DEA’s Louisville Field Division Kept Nearly 89 Million Lethal Doses of Fentanyl out of Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia in 2025

… LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Special agents and task force officers from the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Louisville Field … facing America right now, and no community has been spared from its devastating effects.  We’ve all been touched by … at secret factories in Mexico with chemicals sourced from China. In an effort to intensify its fight against the …
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Domestic Trafficker Imprisoned For Possessing Over 2,000 Counterfeit Pills

… At the hearing, the court heard how Somers had travelled from Louisiana and was planning to return to sell the … “The seizure of Mr. Somers’ deadly wares kept these pills from hitting the streets and undoubtedly saved many … in its commitment to eradicate these dangerous drugs from our neighborhoods and bring those responsible for …
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Multiple Defendants Indicted on Federal Drug and Gun Charges

… District of North Carolina.  “Protecting our communities from drugs and guns is one of the Justice Department’s core … we are stepping up our efforts to remove illegal firearms from our communities, eliminate drugs in our neighborhoods, … pistol, knowing he was a convicted felon and was prohibited from possessing a firearm.  Tia Marche Ray, 33, of …
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Minnesota Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl that Caused 11 Overdose Deaths

… enforcement partners play in protecting American consumers from illegal narcotics being shipped via the U.S. Mail. U.S. … operations to keep USPS customers and employees safe from greedy drug traffickers who favor profit over human … Division.” According to the evidence presented at trial, from 2014 through December 6, 2016, Aaron Rhy Broussard, 31, …
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Illegal Alien Receives Five Years for Smuggling Cocaine Hidden in Vehicle Batteries

… and that the vehicle he was driving had made frequent trips from the Rio Grande Valley to Houston, returning the same … Administration conducted the investigation with assistance from Kingsville Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney …
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Orange County Couple Receives Lengthy Federal Prison Sentences in Methamphetamine Trafficking Conspiracy in the Eastern District of Texas

… While enroute to the jail, a deputy observed Lagrone slip from her handcuffs and move closer to Lacouture.  At the … criminal organizations and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.  This case was …
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Former Daycare Director Sentenced in Large-Scale Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

… Agent in Charge William Kimbell of the Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.  Cynthia Elizabeth … member of the conspiracy, and that kind of trust only comes from a long history of repeated transactions. She knew … revealed Ochoa-Saucedo picked up the brick of cocaine from Arellano at her residence and that he had done so on …
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Hopkinsville, Kentucky Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Meth Trafficking

… 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 …
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Hopkinsville, Kentucky Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Meth Trafficking

… 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 …
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Mexican Citizen Sentenced to Over 6 years in Federal Prison for Cocaine Trafficking

… 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 …
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Ohio Man Sentenced for Trafficking Fentanyl Resulting in Overdose Death

… dope.” In his plea agreement, Clifton also admitted that from May 2019 through June 2019, he routinely offered to … serve 85 percent of his prison sentence. Upon his release from prison, he will be under the supervision of the U.S. …
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Daughter of Prolific Mexican Cartel Leader Pleads Guilty to Criminal Violation of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … OFAC designations, and did not seek the required license from OFAC to engage in those financial transactions. … the case. This case received significant support from the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force …
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Harbor Area Man Arraigned on Federal Indictment Alleging He Knowingly Sold Fentanyl to Two Victims, One of Whom Later Died

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … to the indictment. The indictment further alleges that, from August 9 to August 22, 2022, a co-conspirator, using … possessed seven rounds of ammunition. Doss is prohibited from possessing firearms and ammunition because of his prior …
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Members of a Houston-Based Organization Responsible for Breaking Into Pharmacies in Rural Iowa and Nebraska Indicted

… District of Arkansas in which 42 individuals hailing from Houston’s Fifth Ward are charged with breaking into … individuals responsible for breaking into and stealing from pharmacies in Iowa and Nebraska. Pharmaceuticals …