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DEA New Orleans Division Delivers Major Blow to CJNG; Arkansas Leads Division with 25 Arrests in Four-State Sweep

… Engage New Orleans Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … as what it is—a terrorist organization—at every level, from its leadership to its distribution networks and …
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Seven individuals arrested for allegedly operating an advance fee loan scheme

…   “This case involved many disparate complaints from all over the country, and the investigators and … the District Attorney’s Office at 631-853-5602 or via email at InfoDA@suffolkcountyny.gov.   This case is being …
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Federal Racketeering Indictment Targets Santa Fe Springs-Based Street Gang That Operates Under Control Of Mexican Mafia

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … in Pelican Bay State Prison) allegedly issued instructions from prison that directed and authorized gangsters under his … others who disobeyed directives, collect extortion payments from drug dealers and commit acts of violence.  The …
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New Orleans Field Division Collects Over 49,000 Pounds On 10th Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

… Engage New Orleans Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … Due to late reporting, the statistics changed dramatically from 25,000 to over 49,000 pounds! NEW ORLEANS - On the … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine …
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Veterans Affairs Employees Charged With Stealing And Selling Prescription Drugs

… to steal prescription medications, including opioids, from the VA John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital in … Nikita Neal, 42, of Little Rock with eight counts stemming from a scheme to order oxycodone, hydrocodone, Viagra, … Cialis, and promethazine syrup with codeine and divert them from the VA for street distribution. “The abuse of …
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A Federal Jury Finds Criminal Defense Attorney Guilty Of Drug Conspiracy And Money Laundering Charges

… deliberation, hundreds of pages of exhibits, and testimony from 30 plus witnesses, the jury found Stanford guilty of … synthetic cannabinoids utilized to manufacture “Mr. Miyagi” from NutraGenomics, which was located in an Alpahretta, … in the synthetic cannabinoid industry.              Emails introduced at trial showed that Stanford wanted …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Brings in nearly 745,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications, Continues Fight against Opioid Epidemic

… removed close to 745,000 pounds of unneeded prescriptions from medicine cabinets across the country as part of DEA’s … has removed more than 15.2 million pounds of medication from circulation since its inception. On October 23, with close to 5,000 collection sites nationwide, DEA and its more than 4,200 state and local law enforcement …
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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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Cartel Member Sentenced to 22 Years for Fentanyl Trafficking in Milwaukee

… offered to supply a fellow inmate with guns and drugs from the cartel if that inmate would provide the defendant … which was “totally antithetical to that which we expect from the average citizen.”  The Court also noted … period that had elapsed between the defendant’s release from his prior sentence in Arizona and the drug trafficking …
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DEA Holds National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Turn the Tide Against the U.S. Opioid Epidemic

… Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 23 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event offers free and anonymous … who misused a prescription medication obtained the medicine from a family member or friend. The Centers for Disease … Back Day has removed more than 7,000 tons of medication from circulation since its inception. These efforts are …
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Previously Deported Illegal Alien Faces Federal Charges for Trafficking Fentanyl in Brookhaven

… Avila Gomez, an illegal alien who was previously deported from the United States, appeared in federal court to face … related to his alleged trafficking of 37 pounds of fentanyl from a Brookhaven apartment.   “Avila Gomez allegedly … stopped this illegal alien and removed his lethal stash from our streets.”   “With the seizure of 17.9 kilograms of …
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Indian National Pleads Guilty To Plotting To Assassinate U.S. Citizen In New York City

… offices located in New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Long Island, Plattsburgh, Rochester, Syracuse and Westchester County … City,” said U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton.  “He thought that from outside this country he could kill someone in it … our people.” "It is often a slippery and dangerous slope from drug trafficking to deadly violence, as demonstrated by …
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Carrollton Woman Pleads Guilty to Harboring Illegal Aliens and Participating in Massive Meth Distribution Operation

… a million dollars’ worth of lethal drugs have been removed from our streets. The Department of Justice and our law … revealed that the methamphetamine was imported from Mexico in bags of charcoal. During the investigation, … and $1,900,000. Agents discovered that two illegal aliens from Mexico, Jonathan Guzman Esquivel and Alfonso …
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Buffalo Man Sentenced to Prison on Cocaine Charge

… enforcement then set up a controlled purchase of cocaine from Pierce, at which time he was arrested. A subsequent … to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States. HSTF Buffalo comprises agents and officers from Homeland Security Investigations, the Federal Bureau of …
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DEA and United Against Fentanyl will Walk for Lives on July 11

… DEA and United Against Fentanyl will Walk for Lives on July 11 … Accounts X Joseph B. Tucker Domestic Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma Additional Division Info … trained volunteer leadership teams and community partners from the public and private sector. More than 100 events are …
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Jefferson County Man Guilty of Drug Trafficking as Part of Homeland Security Task Force Investigation in the Eastern District of Texas

… enforcement seized nearly five kilograms of methamphetamine from Quinney and over $80,000.00 in U.S. currency.   … to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States.  HSTF Houston comprises agents and officers from the FBI; U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. …
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Glen Head Doctor and His Son Charged with Illegally Selling Prescriptions for Controlled Substances

… Attorney’s office, for pursuing those who drive and profit from the ongoing opioid crisis.” “Richard Taubman, and his … Administration (DEA) tipline received several reports from pharmacist employees working at Queens pharmacies.  … medical evaluations and submitted them electronically from his home in Glen Head to various pharmacies throughout …
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Five Individuals Charged in Multi-Million Dollar Conspiracy

… At least some of this money, including bulk cash received from Michael and Brandon Richards and Davis, allegedly constituted proceeds from the trafficking, distribution and sale of controlled … Administration conducted the investigation with assistance from the Houston Police Department as part of the Organized …
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Last Defendant Convicted in Nationwide Synthetic Narcotics Distribution

… Freeze” and “Death Grip” which was delivered to shop owners from California. Payment was set to Arizona, often into … During the investigation, authorities tracked payments from multiple retail smoke shops throughout the United … involved in the scheme. Financial records show that from February 2012 through 2019, the network received over …
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DEA to hold 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… indicating a majority of abused prescription drugs come from family and friends, including from home medicine cabinets, clearing out unused medicine is … “The majority of prescription pill abusers get their pills from home medicine cabinets, therefore we ask everyone to …
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Daniel C. Comeaux named Special Agent in Charge of the Houston Division

… regulatory investigations and administration operations from Bakersfield to the Oregon Border. Additionally, … is a native of New Orleans, Louisiana, and graduated from the University of Houston. Prior to joining DEA in … a police officer with the City of Houston Police Department from 1991 to 1997.  Comeaux selection is effective …
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Third Clan Del Golfo associate extradited to face charges for international cocaine distribution conspiracy

… on charges of distributing kilogram quantities of cocaine from Colombia, announced Drug Enforcement Administration … in an ongoing five-year conspiracy to distribute cocaine from Colombia to the United States. In May 2019, they and … in the same location. This co-located model enables agents from different agencies to collaborate on …
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DEA and partners collect a record amount of unwanted medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… DEA and partners collect a record amount of unwanted medications … again showed their dedication to remove prescription pills from their homes to prevent addiction before it starts. DEA, … Field Division collected 38,721 pounds of medications from this year’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. …
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Attorney General William P. Barr Joins DEA Acting Administrator Timothy J. Shea to Announce results of Operation Crystal Shield

… devotion of DEA and our partners to protect our communities from the scourge of drug trafficking and violent crime under … trafficked into and within the United States.  From FY 2017 to FY 2019, DEA domestic seizures o f …
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Drug dealer with baby who had cocaine in system sent to prison

… CHRISTI , Texas – A 33-year-old Corpus Christi resident and member of the Sureno 13 gang has been ordered to federal … for possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine and carrying a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, … years of supervised release as to each count and refrain from association with gang members. The investigation …
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Nearly a dozen drug traffickers off the streets and headed to prison

… Nearly a dozen drug traffickers off the streets and headed to prison October 02, 2019 Houston Contact Info … Pruneda, 60, and her daughter Ruby Pruneda, 34, both also from Laredo, received three years of probation and 18 months … used various U.S. bank accounts to transfer drug proceeds from distribution cities to Laredo. They were able to …
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Serial law enforcement impersonator sentenced to ten years for fraud and firearms offenses

… area, as well as a group of approximately 20 individuals from the Chicago, Ill., area. The illegal aliens paid … Gonzalez to forfeit three firearms that were recovered from his home during the execution of a search warrant in …   DEA agents investigated this case with assistance from Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives …
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Fort Wayne Man Sentenced to 151 Months for Drug Trafficking Offense

… addressed to inmates which purportedly were coming from various attorneys or from a state agency. The intent was that the pages be torn … the United States Postal Inspection Service with assistance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the United States …
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Arizona Drug Trafficker Who Fled State Charges Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison

… with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl. The charge arose from an investigation by the Drug Enforcement …  Like all states, we have seen the tragedy that results from this deadly drug.  Justice has finally caught up with … criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. The Honorable Ronald …
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Indiana Man Sentenced to Over 8 Years in Federal Prison for Meth Trafficking

… conviction for residential entry, and therefore prohibited from possessing a firearm.  “The Drug Enforcement … of the Drug Enforcement Administration with assistance from the LaPorte County Drug Task Force, the Michigan City … This  case was investigated by the DEA with assistance from the LaPorte County Drug Task Force, the Michigan City …