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The Replay: One Pill Can Kill Message Advances a Fentanyl Free America at Super Bowl LX

February 09, 2026
… in San Francisco, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and NFL Alumni Health (NFLAH) leaned into the power of the … drug use prevention messaging was available near and far.  From dozens of media engagements to a caravan moving through …
February 09, 2026
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Charges filed against leader of Northeast Philadelphia heroin distribution ring and six others

… Force (HIDTA). According to the federal criminal complaint, from February until June 2020, the defendants operated a … Teesdale Street residence. Lee would transport the drugs from Philadelphia in her vehicle to a stash house in …
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Major fentanyl and heroin mill dismantled in Harrison, N.J.

… was awarded a $2.8 million grant for this Task Force from the Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented …   “We prevented countless doses of fentanyl and heroin from reaching drug users by taking down this mill, and given … efforts of the detectives, analysts, and forensic experts from the State Police as well as our local and county …
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Second Largest Border Meth Bust in History on Southern Border

… forces – prevent over $7 million worth of deadly drugs from entering our country; thus saving countless lives from addiction and overdose deaths,” said DEA Special Agent … to our mission; they continue to stop dangerous drugs from entering our communities." CBP officers later extracted …
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Pain Management Doctor Pleads Guilty To Tax Evasion

… 2015 through 2017, in connection with false deductions from a scheme involving his issuance of hundreds of business … pattern of fabricating false business expenses to conceal from the IRS large portions of his substantial income earned …
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Colombian Narcotrafficker Sentenced for Distributing Over 30,000 Kilos of Cocaine in the U.S.

… those individuals and organizations who seek to profit from selling dangerous controlled substances that tear at … our community.” According to court filings and proceedings, from 2009 through 2014, Ordonez participated in a massive … for trafficking tens of thousands of kilograms of cocaine from laboratories in the Colombian jungle to intermediary …
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Queens Pharmacy Owner Sentenced to 36 Months in Prison for Health Care Fraud and Narcotics Distribution

… today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Harris Hussnain, 41, from Queens, New York and the owner of a pharmacy in Queens, … DEA stands committed to protecting our healthcare system from fraud, all while keeping our communities safe. I … and dangerously dispensing opioid pills and stealing from Medicare and Medicaid, Hussnain has been brought to …
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Final Defendant Sentenced in Gang-Related South Georgia Meth-Trafficking Conspiracy

… Wilmington - (910) 815-4513 Operation Stranded Bandit grew from prior gang investigations Methamphetamine DEA Stock … affiliations, is a vital part of protecting our communities from violent crime.” Sheppard, Sharpe and Hamilton are among … 2020, the indictment describes an investigation that grew from other major gang-related drug trafficking prosecutions …
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Holyoke Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Conspiracy

… pistols and bullet-proof vest, among other things seized from defendant’s residence BOSTON – A Holyoke man associated … into our communities, agents also seized deadly firearms from his home – including a fully automatic AR-15 machinegun … and harm. Stopping the flow of illegal narcotics from entering into our communities remains the most critical …
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Four Gun Traffickers Plead Guilty to Conspiring to Traffic Firearms into Brooklyn

… not be tolerated. These deadly weapons have been removed from circulation, saving lives along the way. I commend our law enforcement teams from the DEA Group D-41, NYPD and the U.S. Attorney’s Office … Houses complex, located in Canarsie, Brooklyn, across from a church, and blocks away from a preschool and grade …
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Fentanyl Trafficker Sentence to 22 Years in Prison

… and destroy communities.  This defendant sought to profit from trafficking significant quantities of this horrific … surrounded by cash.   Bimbow used his massive profits from fentanyl dealing to obtain numerous luxury vehicles, … a club, and show off his earnings.  For example, evidence from Bimbow’s phone showed him taking a video of hundreds of …
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Five Colombian National for International Cocaine Distribution

… Allegedly Exported Hundreds of Kilograms of Cocaine from Colombia to the United States BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Today, … was arrested in Florida on an arrest warrant issued from the Eastern District of New York. On the same day, his … that produced and exported hundreds of kilos of cocaine from Colombia to the United States,” stated United States …
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Schenectady Man Sentenced to 120 Months for Cocaine Conspiracy

… prison. Today’s sentencing will keep the community safe from someone who, near the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, … worked with his own son and experienced drug traffickers from the New York City area to transport large amounts of … an investigation of Civitello Jr. Sinde then drove the Jeep from Schenectady to Fort Lee, and the following evening met …
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Guyanese national extradited to face cocaine importation charge

… - (914) 682-6256 First extradition of a defendant from Guyana facing federal charges in the United States … offenses. Nebblett was extradited to the United States from Guyana on November 6, 2020, the first from Guyana facing federal charges in the United States …
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DEA holds 18th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day this Saturday, October 26, 2019

… offices located in New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Long Island, Plattsburgh, Rochester, Syracuse and Westchester County … remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they are vulnerable to … is just one way DEA strives to keep communities safe from drug abuse and addiction.”    “The DEA Prescription …
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Member of Bronx gang pleads guilty to ordering 2009 murder

… guilty plea shows that no passage of time will stop us from bringing perpetrators of violence to justice.” … operated principally in and around the Bronx, New York, from at least 2007 up to and including 2015. The Taylor … non-members, outsiders, and rival narcotics dealers from distributing crack cocaine in the area controlled by …
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Palm Beach County Drug Dealer Sentenced to Prison for Distributing Fentanyl

… Engage Ft. Lauderdale Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … source of the pills after conducting a controlled purchase from Del Valle. Law enforcement agents recovered a loaded firearm from Del Valle during the arrest.  U.S. Attorney Hayden P. …
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Drug Trafficker Who Assisted Stepson with Trafficking Ring Tied to Aryan Prison Gangs Sentenced to Over Six Years in Prison

… $338,000 of suspected drug proceeds, and 48 firearms from members of the conspiracy. In addition, during the … 177 additional firearms. Two of those firearms were seized from Griffin. They were found hidden in a toilet at his … something someone in their 30’s would do, like running from law enforcement.” On August 1, 2024, Griffin pleaded …
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Federal Jury Convicts High-Level Operative in Craven County Drug Trafficking Organization

… Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 2920 Brandywine Road Atlanta , GA 30341 United States … flow of methamphetamine and fentanyl coming into our area from the southwestern border.  We appreciate the work of the …
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Final Defendant Arrested in 41-Person Drug Trafficking Scheme Enters Guilty Plea

… he concealed in compartments in rental vehicles—from Phoenix to Seattle. Law enforcement obtained a search … warrant to track his cell phone and saw the phone traveling from Phoenix to Sacramento and then up Interstate 5 towards … Investigators also seized hundreds of marijuana plants from an illegal grow operation and hundreds of kilograms of …
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“NFL” Gang Member Sentenced to 13 Years in Federal Prison for Racketeering Charges

… Baltimore Police Department. According to his guilty plea, from 2017 to April 2019, Davis participated in the Normandy, … base, and fentanyl to drug users and drug redistributors from Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania.  … obtained heroin and fentanyl in distribution quantities from other NFL members, which he then sold to customers on a …
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Baltimore Fentanyl Dealer Admits to Selling Narcotics to Customers Across Four States

… During the existence of the conspiracy, which spanned from January 2017 to December 2020, scores of customers from Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia …
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Heroin Dealer Pleads Guilty and is Sentenced to Four Years in Federal Prison

… Distribute Heroin Less Than Three Weeks After His Release from State Prison Baltimore, Md., – U.S. District Judge … Baltimore District Office. According to his guilty plea, from September 2020 to November 2020, Skordalos participated … joined the DTO less than three weeks after his release from state prison. In September 2020, federal agents …
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Narcotics Dealer Sentenced to Ten and a Half Years in Federal Prison for Federal Drug Trafficking Charges and Assault on a Federal Officer

… after ingesting narcotics, and the child obtained narcotics from Wall’s belongings, ingested the narcotics, and … task force officer attempted to physically stop Trimmer from fleeing. Trimmer then proceeded to grab the officer’s …
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Prince George’s County Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Federal Prison for a Heroin Distribution Conspiracy Conducted Over the Dark Web

… Washington Division. According to Ramseur’s plea agreement, from at least April 2014 through December 2015, Ramseur was … Ramseur accepted orders for heroin and received payments from customers in Bitcoin. Ramseur and his co-conspirators packaged and shipped heroin from Capitol Heights, Maryland, to customers throughout the …
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Year in Review: DEA Innovates to Fight Fentanyl

… Kelly McKay Recruiter Name Kieran Garcia (858) 616-4040 sandiegospecialagentrecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter … 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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Warwick Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Heroin

… operated a large-scale heroin trafficking operation from a residence he shared with his girlfriend and two young … a large-scale heroin and fentanyl trafficking operation from his Warwick residence; a home that he shared with his … activities, including controlled purchases of heroin from the defendant by a person assisting law enforcement. On …
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DEA Rocky Mountain Division Removes 18,500 Pounds of Unneeded Prescription Medications on Drug Take Back Day

… Back of Van2.jpg One of the many collections DEA received from our local partners. Police drop off 2.jpg Local Law … removed almost 17.9 million pounds of unneeded medications from communities across the country. “We want to thank … for a nonmedical purpose obtained that medication from a family member or friend. Removing unnecessary …
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Pharmaceutical President Sentenced in Counterfeit Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… and a McLaren sportscar.  According to the indictment, from April 2014 until August 2021, Runsdorf, the owner and … Florida, Arkansas, and Ohio. Prices generally ranged from $100 to more than $1,000 per one-pint bottle. Depending … cough syrup to street-level users and he profited greatly from the sale of the counterfeit cough syrup.  Runsdorf’s …
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Boise Nurse Practitioner and Patient/Medical Assistant Charged with Conspiracy to Distribute Opioids

… of controlled substances. The indictment alleges that from January 2022 through March 2023, Hughes and Neal … to combat fraud and prosecute the individuals who profit from it,” said Attorney General Merrick B. Garland. “The … justice criminals who seek to defraud Americans and steal from taxpayer-funded programs.” “The DEA, in partnership …