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DEA to Host Inaugural Fentanyl Free America Summit Alongside CADCA Mid-Year Training Institute

… events are expected to draw more than 2,500 attendees from the across the country.  Despite encouraging movement … Mid-Year Training Institute, brings together leaders from law enforcement, prevention, public health, education, … with DEA in the shared purpose of protecting communities from fentanyl poisoning,” said CADCA President and CEO …
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Paterson Man Admits Distributing Heroin That Caused Death of New York Resident

… and Individual-2 sold the same heroin they had obtained from Byrd to Victim-1. On April 3, 2016, officers from the Warwick, NY Police Department responded to a … of Special Agent in Charge Susan A. Gibson; detectives from the New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice, Gangs and …
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Meth on the rise in New Jersey

… of the more rural areas of the state. Some recent analysis from the DEA’s Northeast Regional Lab has found some purity … crystal methamphetamine in the southern part of the state. From 2015 to 2017, the DEA Northeast Regional Lab has seen a …
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DEA and partners hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they are vulnerable to … Karen Flowers. “You will help prevent your medications from being misused and abused by others and DEA will safely … of prescription drug abusers say they get their drugs free from friends and family, including from the home medicine …
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Crystal Meth Trafficker Sentenced 5 Years in Federal Prison

… 5 Years in Federal Prison February 25, 2022 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 … learned that the individual had received the meth from a tractor trailer driver who regularly transported kilogram quantities of meth and other drugs from California to locations in the eastern U.S.  In October …
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Utica men found guilty of drug trafficking conspiracy after jury trial

… and the distribution of cocaine in the Utica area from October 2016 to October 2017. Additionally, Peralta was … fingerprints on some of the packaging material seized from the stash location. The cocaine base Peralta possessed … of between four years and life following their release from imprisonment. A defendant’s sentence is imposed by a …
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Lawrence Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Trafficking Approximately 50 Pounds of Meth into New Hampshire

… to traffic approximately 50 pounds of methamphetamine from Massachusetts to New Hampshire on five occasions.  From March through October 2023, Ramos received five …
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Lebanese businessman tied by Treasury Department to Hezbollah is sentenced to prison for money laundering scheme involving the evasion of U.S. sanctions

… support of Hezbollah. The designation prohibited Tajideen from being involved in, or benefiting from, transactions involving U.S. persons or companies without a license from the Department of the Treasury.   “This defendant …
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Year in Review: DEA Innovates to Fight Fentanyl

… the only federal agency dedicated to fighting deadly drugs and drug-related violence.  This milestone celebrated a half … a potentially deadly dose of fentanyl. This is an increase from 4 out of 10 pills in 2021 and 6 out of 10 pills in … lives lost.  Nearly 70% of these drug poisonings are from fentanyl.     DEA has responded to this unprecedented …
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Massachusetts Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Conspiring to Distribute More Than 20 Pounds of Fentanyl

… officers safeguarded countless members of our communities from the poison the defendant was intending to pollute into … with this poison. Today’s sentence removes Rodriguez from our community and sends a strong message that the FBI … and bring to justice drug dealers who seek to profit from the misery of others.” On September 26, 2022, Rodriguez …
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Rocky Mountain Diversion Investigator Named “Outstanding Citizen of the Year”

… in Bozeman.  DI St. Peter was nominated by a colleague from the Montana Department of Justice, Criminal … St. Peter is described as a humble leader in this excerpt from his nomination form. “ Applying his experience from time served working drug enforcement in Boston, and …
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Local Banker Sent to Prison for Money Laundering Conspiracy

… Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division and  U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Stephen Roland Reyna, 36, pleaded guilty Sept. 1, 2021.   Today, U.S. … to violate his position of trust for easy money, money from organizations that are destroying our communities.” …
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Portland Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Shipping Firearm and Ammunition to the U.K. , Possessing Meth

… Security Investigations (HSI) about a FedEx parcel shipped from Portland to the U.K. containing a 9mm handgun and … part of a separate drug trafficking investigation, agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) executed … returned an indictment charging Schirm with smuggling goods from the U.S. One month later, on April 6, 2021, he was …
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Largest seizure of methamphetamine and heroin in Dallas, Texas history

… to adjustments in methods to transport illicit drugs from one point to another and organizations have been forced … but also to strip away their ill-gotten assets generated from the distribution of illicit drugs in the United … accounts for approximately $45 million of revenue denied from these organizations based on retail sales. DEA Dallas …
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Man Charged With Trafficking Fentanyl-Laced Fake Percocet

… by working together to remove dangerous illegal drugs from our streets and hold accountable those who make these … in exchange for $1,600. (Agents then confiscated the pills from the source.) Two weeks later, the source ordered 400 pills for $7 apiece. Agents followed Mr. Wright from his home in Fort Worth to a discount clothing store in …
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Brockton man sentenced to prison for drug trafficking

… to prison for drug trafficking September 26, 2019 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 … for trafficking in cocaine while on supervised release from an earlier federal drug trafficking conviction.   … of heroin, fentanyl, cocaine, crack cocaine, and marijuana from a base of operations at 12 Addison Avenue in Brockton. …
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New York man sentenced to 20 years in prison for drug trafficking

… New York that operated in central Maine. Individuals from Rochester were sent to central Maine to sell the drugs. … various local residents who allowed the drugs to be sold from their homes and assisted the Rochester dealers in … sell the drugs. Periodically, drug proceeds were collected from the various distribution points in central Maine and …
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Former North Carolina physician pleads guilty to drug distribution, health care fraud and aggravated identity theft charges

… pleads guilty to drug distribution, health care fraud and aggravated identity theft charges June 05, 2018 Atlanta … family medicine, Dr. Smith had sought and received approval from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to operate an … and substance abuse issues.  According to court documents, from at least January 2017 to October 2017, Dr. Smith began …
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Members of a Large Drug Trafficking Organization Convicted of Drug, Gun, and Money Laundering Charges

… Large Drug Trafficking Organization Convicted of Drug, Gun, and Money Laundering Charges June 23, 2005 Washington, DC … Operation Engage DMV Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … compartments to transport hundreds of kilograms of cocaine from the New York area to the Maryland-D.C. area from 1997 …
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Texas man sentenced to 11 years for cocaine conspiracy

… revealed that Smith was mailing packages containing cocaine from Houston to co-defendant Joseph Harper in Madison. In total, postal records from November 2017 to November 2018 showed 32 packages mailed from Smith to addresses in Wisconsin or Iowa associated with …
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DEA Arizona announces 18th National Prescription Drug Take Back

… - 571-324-7324 Event will take place throughout Arizona from 10:00 am-2:00 pm on Saturday, October 26 PHOENIX – DEA … Prescription Drug Take-Back will take place October 26th, from 10 am-2 pm local time. Sites will be set up throughout … cannot accept liquids, needles, sharps or batteries from vaping devices.)  Arizona’s collection sites are listed …
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Large methamphetamine and fentanyl distribution network dismantled in Evansville, IN

… Large methamphetamine and fentanyl distribution network dismantled in Evansville, … Social Accounts X Todd C. Smith Domestic Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin Additional Division Info Community Outreach: … and Guzman were the sources of supply for the drugs coming from the Mexican drug cartels to Evansville and Southwest …
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McCall woman sentenced to more than 11 years for methamphetamine distribution

… of distributing  methamphetamine. Their charges stemmed from an investigation into their large scale distribution of methamphetamine in McCall from January through August 2019. Law enforcement discovered … an undercover federal agent purchased methamphetamine from Hanson. Hanson and Joiner were arrested in Boise on …
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Members of international drug trafficking conspiracy plead guilty

… Operation Engage Seattle Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … (509) 374-3444 Yakima - (509) 454-4407 Defendants used cash from China to purchase and operate marijuana grow houses – … admitted in their plea agreements that they used money from conspirators in the Peoples Republic of China to …
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Fugitive Marijuana Trafficker Sentenced To Prison

… of a conspiracy to import almost 6,700 pounds of marijuana from Thailand in the mid-80s.  Eidson admitted that he went … assumed identity for approximately 26 years, until agents from the Diplomatic Security Service discovered who he was.  … 1985 with an undercover operation involving special agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration and deputies from …
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Chicago Field Division Contributes To The Record Number Of Prescription Drugs Collected At 15th National Prescription Drug Take-Back Event

… Social Accounts X Todd C. Smith Domestic Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin Additional Division Info Community Outreach: … 136,498 pounds of unwanted prescription drugs with help from the men and women of DEA (and their local counterparts) … - simply by disposing of unwanted prescription medications from their medicine cabinets,” said DEA Acting Administrator …
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Drug Induced Homicide

… at the scene.   Toxicology reports indicate that he died from an overdose from heroin that contained a fentanyl compound. The … the opioid crisis.  The Task Force has further support from the various prosecutor levels to include the U.S. …
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Man And Woman Admit To Their Roles In Synthetic Drug Distribution That Lead To An Overdose Death

… to Schedule I controlled substances. Parker admitted that from May 16, 2016 through Aug. 3, 2017, he conspired with … business. Those conspirators received raw materials from China or elsewhere through the mail, repackaged and … shipped them to Parker's customers. Koleski admitted that from December 2016 through August 2017, she conspired with …
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DEA Announces 15th National Drug Take Back

… - 571-324-7324 Event will take place throughout Arizona from 10 am-2 pm on Saturday, April 28th phx042518img.jpg … Prescription Drug Take-Back will take place April 28th from 10 am-2 pm local time.  Sites will be set up throughout … in Arizona can prevent the potential onset of addiction from within their own homes and significantly reduce the …
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Former National Director Of Anti-corruption In Colombia Extradited To The United States To Face Wire Fraud And Money Laundering Charges Related To Foreign Bribery

… Director of Anti-Corruption in Colombia and an attorney from Colombia were extradited yesterday to the United States … by Moreno and Pinilla who attempted to entice a bribe from the CS.  Specifically, in exchange for 100 million … offered to give the CS copies of sworn statements taken from cooperators who had testified against the CS.  In June …