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PRESS RELEASE

DEA Announces Guilty Plea Of U.S. Congressman On Cocaine Charges

November 20, 2013
… area of Washington, D.C. At this time, Radel agreed to buy about 3.5 grams of cocaine from the undercover officer.  He and the undercover officer … that a sitting Member of Congress was routinely using and buying cocaine.  Once this information was confirmed, law …
November 20, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Registered nurse sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for stealing opioids from elderly patient

November 27, 2019
… to 18 months in federal prison for stealing opioids from elderly patient November 27, 2019 Omaha Contact Info … in federal prison for stealing prescription pain medication from his patient between April and August, 2018, as … nurse for an elderly woman in her 80’s who was recovering from multiple surgeries and prescribed controlled substance …
November 27, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Webster Man Sentenced To Seven Years In Prison For Role In Drug Organization That Trafficked Cocaine from Puerto Rico Via Mail

June 16, 2025
… For Role In Drug Organization That Trafficked Cocaine from Puerto Rico Via Mail June 16, 2025 New England Contact … of multiple kilogram-weight packages of suspected narcotics from Puerto Rico to Worcester County in Massachusetts. On at … packages believed to contain cocaine or other narcotics from addresses not associated with him and then delivering …
June 16, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Enters 15th Year of Removing Unneeded Medications from Communities

April 26, 2024
… Back Day Enters 15th Year of Removing Unneeded Medications from Communities April 26, 2024 El Paso Contact Info Contact … Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event aims to remove unneeded prescriptions from homes to help prevent medication misuse by offering …
April 26, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

24 Boston gang members, associates charged with cocaine trafficking

June 24, 2020
… committed to protecting the residents of our communities from harm,” said United States Attorney Andrew E. Lelling. … William G. Gross. “This operation will greatly improve quality of life for our neighborhoods and protect the health … arrests and recovery of a cache of weapons and proceeds from this drug conspiracy. It is a clear message that we …
June 24, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Eleven Individuals Charged With Trafficking Heroin And Other Illegal Narcotics

December 16, 2015
… conspiracy involving the shipment of heroin from California to Baton Rouge and the distribution of … terms of imprisonment, fines, and forfeiture of proceeds from the illegal drug offenses: Michael Almanza, age 44, of … our schools, which causes terrible harm to the quality of life in any community. DEA is committed to …
December 16, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Encourages Conversations on Dangers of Drugs and Social Media as Students Return to School

August 19, 2025
… are encouraged to emphasize the dangers associated with buying pills online. Nationwide, DEA has seized fentanyl …
August 19, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Alleged Sinaloa Cartel Member Extradited to the United States from Mexico for Funneling Massive Amounts of Marijuana and Cocaine into the United States

June 11, 2018
… Sinaloa Cartel Member Extradited to the United States from Mexico for Funneling Massive Amounts of Marijuana and Cocaine into the United States June 11, 2018 El Paso … member is in federal custody, following his extradition from Mexico to the United States yesterday afternoon. He is …
June 11, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Money laundering charges added in international marijuana conspiracy to grow marijuana in Sacramento and Placer Counties houses

June 21, 2019
… defendants first charged in 2017 in a scheme to use money from China to buy houses to grow marijuana, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. … other and others to wire transfer approximately $870,000 from China to buy six houses for growing marijuana or to pay …
June 21, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Leader of Drug Trafficking Organization Responsible for Trafficking More Than 5,000 Kilograms of Cocaine Sentenced to Prison

August 08, 2023
… and statements made in court proceedings and filings: From approximately 2019 through 2022, Enriquez-Nunez was the … described the conduct as drug trafficking on an “epic, steroidal level.” In addition to the prison term, …
August 08, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Life Sentence for Omaha Man Convicted of Selling Fentanyl Resulting in the Death of a Four-Year-Old

February 26, 2025
… Gillespie Domestic Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota; Additional Division Info Community … is no parole in the federal system. After Reis’s release from prison, he will begin a five-year term of supervised … her around.”  The 15-year-old would beg Reis for money to buy food, which Reis refused telling her that she didn’t …
February 26, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Four Defendants Charged In Conspiracy To Distribute Testosterone And Human Growth Hormones To Underage High School And Professional Athletes

October 24, 2014
… high school and professional athletes.  The charges stem from a DEA investigation, which focused on the illegal … a Schedule III controlled substance, that is, the anabolic steroid testosterone, in violation of Title 21, United …
October 24, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Drug Investigation Leads To Indictments And Arrests In Darby, Pennsylvania

May 06, 2011
… arrests of ten individuals named in separate cases stemming from a long-term investigation into drug dealing in and … indictments unsealed today had a detrimental effect on the quality of life of Darby Borough's citizens. My office will … individuals committing the crimes that interfere with the quality of life in a community.” “Delaware County is, …
May 06, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Forty-One Facing Drug Trafficking Charges As A Result Of Multi-Agency Investigation In Chaves County

September 23, 2015
… Engage Albuquerque Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … traffickers operating in Chaves County and improving the quality of life for people who live there.”             “The … tools and resources to keep our smaller communities safe from drug trafficking organizations,” said DEA Special Agent …
September 23, 2015
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New, Dangerous Synthetic Opioid in D.C., Emerging in Tri-State Area

June 01, 2022
… emerging in the D.C. metropolitan area that is as dangerous and deadly as fentanyl. This week, the DEA Washington … never approved for medical use, nitazines are being sourced from China and being mixed into other drugs. Isotonitazene … after a lab test, so people don't realize they're buying them until it's too late. “We want to get this info …
June 01, 2022
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2024 College World Series (CWS) - Omaha, NE

June 18, 2024 12:00 am - June 24, 2024 11:59 pm
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The CWS, officially the NCAA Men's College World Series (MCWS), is a baseball tournament held each June in Omaha, Nebraska. The MCWS is the culmination of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Baseball Championship tournament featuring 64 teams in the first round which determines the NCAA Division I...
June 18, 2024 12:00 am - June 24, 2024 11:59 pm
STORY

Law enforcement agency cooperation strikes a blow to the crime element in Roswell, New Mexico

January 08, 2021
… many illicit drug-peddling reprobates residing in our city and the surrounding Chaves County,” Smith said. “It should … community has such an underbelly eroding at the very quality of life here in Roswell.” In addition to … point for cocaine, marijuana and methamphetamine smuggled from the New Mexico/Texas border to cities throughout the …
January 08, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Three Operation Wu Block methamphetamine dealers sentenced

October 14, 2020
… in prison followed by three years of supervised release; and, Austin Nathaniel Pineda, 23, of Stone Mountain, … trafficking activities posed a significant threat to the quality of life in northeast Georgia,” said the Special … caught pushing this deadly, highly addictive illegal drug from our communities,” said U.S. Attorney Charlie Peeler. …
October 14, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Wisconsin woman receives federal prison sentence for conspiracy to deal methamphetamine in multi-agency investigation

December 03, 2019
… in a years-long conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine from a farm near Butternut, Wisconsin in the Town of … that Peterson and Moore were selling methamphetamine from a location known as the “Meth Farm.” Beginning in … 2018, the undercover officer conducted seven controlled buys of methamphetamine from Moore and one from Peterson, …
December 03, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Two Defendants Sentenced In Opioid Pill Mill Case

May 05, 2017
… today by U.S. District Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater stemming from their involvement in a “pill mill” operation, announced … by a superseding indictment.  The indictment alleged that from at least May 2013 through July 2014, the defendants … seeking 30mg oxycodone pills.  Robertson offered to buy all the pills Robinson had for $16.00 per pill.  …
May 05, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Issues Nationwide Alert On Fentanyl As Threat To Health And Public Safety

March 18, 2015
… local labs reported 3,344 fentanyl submissions in 2014, up from 942 in 2013.  In addition, DEA has identified 15 other … mg can be fatal. Its euphoric effects are indistinguishable from morphine or heroin. DEA has also issued warnings to law … on the streets during the course of enforcement, such as a buy-walk, or buy-bust operation. Fentanyl cases in 2014 have …
March 18, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

DEA And Local Law Enforcement Partners Take Back Unwanted Prescription Drugs October 28

October 24, 2017
… Twice Domestic WASHINGTON - This Saturday, October 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time the federal Drug … or other addictive medicines in the house is one of the best ways to prevent a member of your family from becoming a victim of the opioid epidemic,” said DEA …
October 24, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Laredo Resident Sentenced For Distributing Controlled Substances Near School

January 28, 2015
… the criminal activity. The government presented testimony from the case agent and the undercover agent who testified … An undercover agent then conducted several controlled buys of cocaine, cocaine base and marijuana from Serna Sr., …
January 28, 2015
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Cartels

September 30, 2025
… Cartels COMMAND & CONTROL Cartels COMMAND & CONTROL Cartels DEA … Milenio Cartel, CJNG has become independent from key members linked by blood ties or marriage to the … of Justice El Mayo’s co-conspirator, Joaquin Guzman Loera, best known as El Chapo, was captured in 2014, which was a …
September 30, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Former Methuen Man Sentenced for Fentanyl and Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

February 27, 2023
… grams of cocaine base, 35 kilograms of marijuana, heroin, steroids a mixture containing fentanyl, heroin and Tramadol, and $5,300 were seized from Rosario Pablo’s apartment. United States Attorney … in the same location. This co-located model enables agents from different agencies to collaborate on …
February 27, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Four Additional Defendants Sentenced On A-PVP (A.K.A. “Gravel” Or “Flakka”) Conspiracy Charges

August 14, 2015
… trafficking. A-PVP is a synthetic drug, primarily ordered from China, which is commonly referred to on the street as … has been referred to by users of the substance as “meth on steroids.” According to the plea agreements signed and filed … handgun. A few months later, in early May 2014, he escaped from the Greene County Jail. In numerous jail recorded …
August 14, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Operator Of Urgent Care Clinics On Long Island Sentenced

January 20, 2017
… and receiving large quantities of cash - half the profit from prior illegal sales. As part of his guilty plea, Troyan … which Bender filled and illegally exchanged for cash and steroids with another co-conspirator. The oxycodone pills … and a pharmacy chain, removed prescription authority from numerous rogue doctors and physician assistants, and …
January 20, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Lead Defendant In Massive Gang Case Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison For Wide-Ranging Drug Trafficking Activities

January 09, 2011
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … to issue orders to other gang members and collect “taxes” from drug dealers. Flores pleaded guilty on March 26, 2010 … a day, seven days a week, at which his customers could buy the drug of their choice.” In relation to the narcotics …
January 09, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Jury Convicts Illegal Alien who Distributed Cocaine and Machine Guns from Home

December 04, 2025
… Illegal Alien who Distributed Cocaine and Machine Guns from Home December 04, 2025 Houston Contact Info Contact Us … Jose Guadalupe Hernandez-Garza, a 26-year-old illegal alien from Mexico, as well as scales, cash in various … young children.  Garcia-Guajardo had been ordered removed from the United States on two occasions, most recently in …
December 04, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Los Angeles issues warning over counterfeit prescription pills from Mexico

November 04, 2019
… Angeles issues warning over counterfeit prescription pills from Mexico November 04, 2019 Los Angeles Contact Info … and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark …
November 04, 2019

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