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Three Large Fentanyl Packing Mills Dismantled in the Bronx and Manhattan: Up to 90 Pounds of Fentanyl and Two Guns Seized

Three Large Fentanyl Packing Mills Dismantled in the Bronx and Manhattan: Up to 90 Pounds of Fentanyl and Two Guns Seized April 10, 2026 New York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 Kenneth.M.Heino@dea.gov Kenneth M. Heino Recruiter Name …
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37 Alleged Members And Associates Of An International Ethnic-Albanian Organized Crime Syndicate ArrestedDefendants Charged With Trafficking Cocaine, Marijuana, MDMA And Prescription Drugs, And Laundering Tens Of Millions Of Dollars In Narcotics Proceeds

… of tens of thousands of kilograms of hydroponic marijuana from Canada and Mexico, substantial quantities of MDMA from the Netherlands and Canada, hundreds of kilograms of cocaine from Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela and Peru, and large …
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Danville Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine Across Virginia

… for redistribution. Co-conspirators Bendi Annette Davis, 49 from Ringgold, VA, Steven Ray Dove, 43 from Danville, VA, Steven Wayne Flynn, 43 from Orange, VA, Misty Nicole Kiley, 45 from Danville, VA, …
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How To Claim Veterans' Preference

January 22, 2025
… Copy 4 of your DD-214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty); VA letter as applicable; official statement of service from your command if you are currently on active duty; or … Copy 4 of your DD-214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) OR an official statement of service from …
January 22, 2025
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Southern District Of Texas Investigation And Personnel Win National Award

… investigation was Assistant U.S. (AUSA) Mary Lou Castillo from the Laredo Division. Also honored today in a separate award was AUSA Julie Hampton from the Corpus Christi Division. She was selected to … only involved agents with the Laredo DEA, but also agents from DEA offices in Chicago, Dallas, San Antonio, Eagle …
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Inhalants

February 19, 2025
Inhalants are invisible, volatile substances found in common household products that produce chemical vapors that are inhaled to induce psychoactive or mind-altering effects.
February 19, 2025
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Two Life Prison Sentences for Major Athens Methamphetamine Dealer in Homeland Security Task Force Case

… Sentences for Major Athens Methamphetamine Dealer in Homeland Security Task Force Case June 12, 2026 Authorities … Dismantled Meth Lab Supplied by Traffickers Hiding Drugs from Mexico in Jalapeños Boxes MACON, Ga. – The man who distributed hundreds of kilograms of methamphetamine from the Rapid Lube in Athens where he worked, covertly …
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Major Black Tar Heroin Supplier Sentenced To Over 24 Years In Prison

… “Huntington has suffered a number of tragic deaths from heroin overdoses. We can’t bring back the lives that … lost, but we will do everything in our power to prevent it from happening again,” said United States Attorney Booth … We are sending a message loud and clear to drug dealers from Mexico and everywhere else that if you come to …
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Top China-Based Global Designer Drug Trafficker Arrested In U.S.

… Social Accounts X Todd C. Smith Domestic Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin Additional Division Info Community Outreach: … trafficker apprehended to date in the United States. Agents from the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and Internal Revenue … March 4, while he was attempting to enter the United States from the People’s Republic of China.  The DEA is working …
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Mexican Illegal Alien Faces Federal Charges for Trafficking Methamphetamine

… 22, 2026 ATLANTA - Edgar Zamarron-Cobos, an illegal alien from Mexico, faces federal charges after law enforcement seized over 130 pounds of methamphetamine from his vehicle.  Zamarron-Cobos was arrested after he fled from troopers and crashed into innocent motorists at a …
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Hanover Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Distribution of Fentanyl, Cocaine, and Other Drugs

… - (540) 662-5879 Law Enforcement Also Seized 15 Firearms from Conspirators, including Six from Pitts, and more than $1.5 Million Cash in Drug Proceeds … cocaine, and other drugs, shipped through the U.S. Mail from California to Maryland.  Pitts admitted that during his …
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Pill mill clinic manager sentenced to nine years in federal prison for illegal opioid distribution

… Wellness Clinic on Southeast 122nd Avenue in Portland. From the clinic’s opening until July 2016, DeMille illegally … and DeMille worked together at his clinics in Houston from early 2011 to mid-2014. As early as 2013, DeMille began …
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Guilty plea for man accused of importing cocaine hidden in Savannah shipment

… June 2019 after more than 45 pounds of cocaine were seized from a Savannah shipment has admitted guilt to a federal … today because another drug trafficker has been removed from the streets.”  “Safeguarding the integrity of the vital … The shipment was intercepted in June 2019 by Agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), in …
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Six Charged In Four Overdose Death Investigations

… Four Overdose Death Investigations April 22, 2016 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 … week on various federal heroin charges.  The charges stem from an ongoing statewide initiative targeting narcotics … The emergency involved an 18-year-old male who had died from an apparent heroin overdose.  Fisher was not present at …
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Sinaloa Cartel Member Sentenced To 22 Years In Federal Prison; Plea Agreements Unsealed For Leaders Of Cartel’s Chicago Cell

… Social Accounts X Todd C. Smith Domestic Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin Additional Division Info Community Outreach: … in Mexico was sentenced today to 22 years in federal prison and, separately, guilty pleas were unsealed in the same case … and submarines for the Sinaloa Cartel to transport cocaine from Central and South America to Mexico, as well as from …
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Atlanta Man Who Impersonated A DEA Agent Pleads Guilty To Charges Related To Prescription Fraud Scheme

… Jason Elledge, who schemed to obtain controlled substances from local pharmacies, has pleaded guilty to impersonating a … by pretending to be a DEA agent, extracted information from the doctors that he then used to avoid detection by law …
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Five Indicted In International Narcotics And Kidnapping Conspiracy: Mexican Source Of Supply

… arranged for large shipments of narcotics to be transported from Mexico and sold in New York City and elsewhere in the … and his organization obtained sizeable shipments of cocaine from a Mexican supplier, partially on consignment, and sold … unravel when Pagan’s organization failed to collect payment from a customer and therefore did not have enough money to …
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Acting U.S. Attorney announces settlement of civil forfeiture claims against over $50 million laundered through Black Market Peso Exchange

… representing approximately $22.5 million previously seized from Sefira and its subsidiaries, and an approximately $6.5 … on future investors, and not to accept investment funds from any source other than the actual investor.   In a …
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Owner of Savannah-Area Clinic Charged for Role in Providing Access to Notorious ‘Pill Mill’ Doctor

… been indicted for operating a clinic that provided a base from which a notorious “pill mill” doctor dispensed massive … crisis must attack the full illegal supply pipeline, from street-corner dealers, to white-coated prescribers, to … counts of Health Care Fraud. As noted in the indictment, from approximately January 2017 to September 2017, …
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Sophisticated Sinaloa Cartel Money Laundering Organization Dismantled

… February of 2021, he forced two victims to withdraw funds from their own accounts to repay a drug debt, under threat … were targeted, resulting in the seizure of $1 million from those accounts plus about $197,430 in bulk cash.   In … Field Office to conduct an operation using information from the investigation which resulted in the seizure of 368 …
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Alleged Leader Of Ethnic-Albanian Organized Crime Syndicate Extradited To The U.S. To Face Drug And Money Laundering Charges

… known as “the Bear,” “Arty,” and “Nino,” was extradited from Albania to the United States on Friday, November 16, … was arrested in Albania on a provisional warrant issued from the Eastern District of New York. The extradition and … of tens of thousands of kilograms of hydroponic marijuana from Canada and Mexico, substantial quantities of MDMA from …
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“Operation G-60” Dismantles Mexican Drug Trafficking Organization Operating In Metro Atlanta

… Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 2920 Brandywine Road Atlanta , GA 30341 United States … our communities safer by removing such drug traffickers from the streets.” United States Attorney Sally Quillian …
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Former Mexican Secretary of Public Security Genaro Garcia Luna charged with engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise

… Garcia Luna also received millions of dollars in bribes from "El Chapo's" Sinaloa Cartel BROOKLYN, N.Y. - A … Luna, the former Secretary of Public Security in Mexico from 2006 to 2012, with engaging in a continuing criminal …
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Former Member of Baltimore’s Safe Streets Program Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Distribution Conspiracy

… Seized Fentanyl, a Firearm, and Tools of Drug Trade from Alexander and his Residence Baltimore, Md., – U.S. … on one occasion to avoid arrest when police seized from him a large quantity of fentanyl.  The sentence was … judicial authorization to intercept communications to and from cellular telephones used by Alexander from May through …
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DEA News: HSBC Holdings Plc. And HSBC Bank USA N.A. Admit To Anti-Money Laundering And Sanctions Violations, Forfeit $1.256 Billion In Deferred Prosecution Agreement

… DEA News: HSBC Holdings Plc. And HSBC Bank USA N.A. Admit To Anti-Money Laundering And … The AML Investigation - According to court documents, from 2006 to 2010, HSBC Bank USA severely understaffed its …
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Western New York to Puerto Rico drug trafficking network dismantled

… offices located in New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Long Island, Plattsburgh, Rochester, Syracuse and Westchester County Additional Division Info Community … area. The conspiracy received bulk quantities of cocaine from suppliers in Puerto Rico via the United States Postal …
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Former Member of Baltimore’s Safe Streets Program Pleads Guilty

… enforcement, including to avoid arrest when police seized from him a large quantity of fentanyl. The guilty plea was … judicial authorization to intercept communications to and from cellular telephones used by Alexander from May through July 23, 2020.  Alexander’s conversations …
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Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera Faces Charges In New York For Leading A Continuing Criminal Enterprise And Other Drug-Related Charges

… In New York For Leading A Continuing Criminal Enterprise And Other Drug-Related Charges January 20, 2017 Headquarters … New York, following his extradition to the United States from Mexico, alleging that he was operating a continuing …
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DEA Remembers Those We Lost During the Oklahoma City Bombing

April 11, 2025
… 2025 Public Affairs ​A photo of the 9:03 Memorial Gate stands on the now-sacred ground where the events of April 19, … putting their own lives and safety in danger to save others from perishing. In the aftermath of the bombing, DEA employees from throughout the region descended on Oklahoma City to …
April 11, 2025
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Leader Of Zapata Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering Organization Convicted

… organization operating out of the Zapata, Texas, area from approximately June 2006 through June 2011 has pleaded … marijuana and methamphetamine and laundering proceeds from drug sales. At his plea hearing a short time ago, … for transporting numerous loads of controlled substances from the Zapata area to other parts of Texas and beyond. …