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DEA Arrests Eight Defendants Linked to Coachella Valley-Based Drug Ring that Trafficked in Large Quantities of Methamphetamine

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … including approximately 24 pounds of methamphetamine seized from Valenzuela-Verdugo in 2016; Jesus Ramirez Granados, … former wife and allegedly purchased methamphetamine from the drug ring along with Dalpezzo; Tracy Cross, 45, of …
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DEA agents in Iowa take more than $2 million in drugs off streets

… New York and North Carolina.   Information obtained from cooperating sources and co-conspirators contributed to … supplied the drugs to Iowa. Three co-conspirators are from Nevada. “Make no mistake, Iowa is a target for drug … law enforcement for their tireless work to protect Iowans from these criminal organizations.” In addition to the …
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Carlsbad Man Sentenced For Role In Scheme To Launder Money For Drug Rings, Including The Sinaloa Cartel

… 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 … Mexico who laundered drug trafficking proceeds generated from multi-kilogram and multi-pound sales of narcotics in …
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Two Louisville Men Sentenced for Distribution of Over 21,000 Fentanyl Pills and Firearm Offenses

… controlled purchases for a total of 4,200 fentanyl pills from Shelby, Jr. and Smith. During the execution of a search … committed to protecting lives and holding those who profit from this crisis accountable,” said DEA Special Agent in … This case was investigated by the DEA, with assistance from the ATF Louisville Field Division, the Louisville Metro …
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Mexican National Sentenced to 100 Months in Prison for Laundering $5.4 million

… CJNG and removed substantial quantities of dangerous drugs from American communities,” said Acting United States … the fight against cartel-sourced drug trafficking is far from over, today’s result is a step in the right direction … Mexican drug traffickers to wash their ill-gotten gains from the sale of cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and …
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Four Defendants Charged in Federal Court for Trafficking Fentanyl and Methamphetamine

… pills.  On July 17, 2024, Fletcher received 10,000 pills from an individual and on August 28, 2024, he received over 29,000 fentanyl pills from Garcia-Ruiz. The indictment also alleges that Fletcher … criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back …
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Three Sentenced in International Controlled Substances and Prescription Drug Trafficking Operation

… that required a prescription. Bateman had been extradited from the United Kingdom to face charges. Chief Judge … to customers, including by drafting and sending an email introducing Tapentadol as a product for sale. …
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Waterbury Gang Member Sentenced to Life in Federal Prison

… to Life in Federal Prison December 10, 2025 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 … Middlesex Turnpike Bedford , MA 01730 United States New England Contacts New England Quick Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events …
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York County Men Sentenced to 30 Years in Fentanyl Distribution Scheme

… 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 Outreach: Wanda Wiggins 571-776-0364 Wanda.S.Wiggins@dea.gov Division …
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Operación dirigida por la DEA que tiene como blanco al Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación genera más de 600 arrestos

Operación dirigida por la DEA que tiene como blanco al Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación genera más de 600 arrestos March 11, 2020 El Paso Contact Info Contact Us (915) 832-6000 571-324-7093 carlos.a.briano@dea.gov Carlos A. Briano Recruiter Name …
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Twenty-Four Arrested In Permian Basin Hydroponic Marijuana Distribution Operations

… 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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“Operation Spring Cleaning”

… criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. The charges …
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H Block Gang Associate Pleads Guilty To Drug Conspiracy

… four firearms were seized during the subsequent arrests. From 2022 through 2023, Linnehan, a long-time H Block gang …
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Mississippi Man Found Guilty of Drug Trafficking

… a search warrant on Mosley’s residence where they recovered from him over 87 pounds of methamphetamine, 45 pounds of … pill press machines, 13 firearms, and 1 suppressor. From at least October of 2023 until January of 2024, Mosley …
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Alleged Member of Mexican Drug Trafficking Organization Extradited to El Paso

… arrest in Mexico last week. According to court documents, from January 2016 through August 2019, Hector Adrian Rojero … engaged in a conspiracy to import heroin and fentanyl from Mexico to destinations in Texas, Oklahoma, Illinois and … criminal organizations, and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back …
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Terrebonne Parish Man Sentenced for Violating Federal Controlled Substances Act, Federal Gun Control Act, and Money Laundering

… Federal Controlled Substances Act, Federal Gun Control Act, and Money Laundering May 19, 2025 New Orleans Contact Info … Engage New Orleans Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … of firearms and engaging in monetary transactions derived from a specified unlawful activity, VERDIN was sentenced to …
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Lexington Man Sentenced for Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

… to launder drug proceeds.  According to his plea agreement, from November 2023 until September 2024, Gomez agreed with … not a cash-based entity and the source of the cash stemmed from his involvement in drug distribution offenses. Gomez …
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Three Members of a Prolific Chinese Money Laundering Organization Plead Guilty to Laundering Tens of Millions of Dollars in Drug Proceeds

… over $92 million in illicit funds, including proceeds from the importation and distribution of illegal drugs into … the United States to collect drug trafficking proceeds from U.S.-based drug traffickers and deposit those illicit … criminal organizations, and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back …
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Department of Justice and DEA Announce Seizures of Historic Amounts of Deadly Fentanyl-Laced Fake Pills in Public Safety Surge to Protect U.S. Communities

… Department of Justice and DEA Announce Seizures of Historic Amounts of Deadly … law enforcement surge to protect American communities from the flood of fentanyl and fentanyl-laced pills across … too often result, is a problem that cuts across America from small towns to big cities and everything in between. …
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Department of Justice and DEA Announce Seizures of Historic Amounts of Deadly Fentanyl-Laced Fake Pills in Public Safety Surge to Protect U.S. Communities

… Department of Justice and DEA Announce Seizures of Historic Amounts of Deadly … law enforcement surge to protect American communities from the flood of fentanyl and fentanyl-laced pills across … too often result, is a problem that cuts across America from small towns to big cities and everything in between. …
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DEA LA Recognizes National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … the public on the serious dangers of fentanyl poisoning from fake pills and other illicit drugs.  DEA supports the …
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DEA Los Angeles Field Division Makes Historic Seizure of Approximately 1 Million Fentanyl Pills

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … is a major transshipment hub where illegal drugs coming from the southwest border are stored in local warehouses, … Prevention, more than 107,000 people have died as a result from a drug overdose or poisoning in the U.S. Criminal drug …
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2,669 pounds of methamphetamine, two kilograms of cocaine, one kilogram of tar heroin seized in joint DEA investigation

… 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 … In total, 1,200 pounds of methamphetamine was seized from the second storage unit. The next day on Friday, …
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Mexican National Sentenced to 18 Months for Transporting Heroin in 2019

… that she was paid $3,000 to enter the United States from Mexico, meet an individual in California, receive drugs from that individual, and transport the heroin by concealing … In 2020, on the eve of Cepeda-Chico’s trial, Munoz-Mora emailed representatives of the United States Attorneys’ …
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Department of Justice and DEA Announce Seizures of Historic Amounts of Deadly Fentanyl-Laced Fake Pills in Public Safety Surge to Protect U.S. Communities

… Department of Justice and DEA Announce Seizures of Historic Amounts of Deadly … law enforcement surge to protect American communities from the flood of fentanyl and fentanyl-laced pills across … too often result, is a problem that cuts across America from small towns to big cities and everything in between. …
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30 People Linked To Two Southern California Drug Transportation Networks Indicted On Federal Narcotics Charges

… 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 … into the importation of cocaine and methamphetamine from Mexico into the United States. The indictment, which …
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DEA And Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center Open Powerful Exhibit In Mobile, Alabama

… DEA And Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center Open Powerful … organization will take the time to visit and learn from this exhibition, which could be a truly life-changing … please contact Monica Dunklin at 1-251-208-6880 or via email at mdunklin@exploreum.com. Reimbursement for school …
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DEA Launches Fentanyl Free America Initiative to Combat the Synthetic Drug Crisis

… 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 …
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Colombian National Extradited to Houston to face Narco-Terrorism and International Cocaine Distribution Charges

… National Extradited to Houston to face Narco-Terrorism and International Cocaine Distribution Charges April 24, … and distributing kilogram quantities of cocaine from Colombia, announced Drug Enforcement Administration … (Ejército de Liberación Nacional aka ELN), was extradited from Colombia and is now in Houston. He will make his …
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22 Charged, 7 Arrested In Major Los Angeles Strike Force Investigation

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … - A major narcotics trafficking indictment resulting from an investigation by the Los Angeles Strike Force was … hundreds of pounds of methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin from Mexico into the United States. The narcotics were …