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Attorney General Mayes Announces Conviction of Tucson Psychiatrist for Sexual Assault, Sexual Abuse, and Fraud

July 14, 2025
… a former Tucson Psychiatrist, who practiced in Arizona from 2004-2020. Dr. Saeed was convicted on June 19, 2025, of … Dr. Saeed to justice."  All of Dr. Saeed’s convictions stem from an indictment filed and amended at the conclusion of a joint investigation conducted by personnel from the U. S. Drug Enforcement Administration's Tucson …
July 14, 2025
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Leader of Lane County Drug Trafficking Cell Sentenced to Federal Prison in Connection with the Largest Seizure of Methamphetamine in Oregon State History

June 03, 2025
… Operation Engage Seattle Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … its role in trafficking large quantities of methamphetamine from California to Oregon for distribution and sale in and … drug trafficking organization transported methamphetamine from Southern California to Oregon where it was stored, …
June 03, 2025
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Washington Man Who Distributed Large Amounts of Fentanyl in the Tri-Cities Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison

April 21, 2025
… two controlled purchases of fentanyl and methamphetamine from Cantu and Gaspar totaling nearly two pounds of … and children inside the home were exposed to the fumes from this dangerous controlled substance. During a search of … their work in removing these dangerous drugs and firearms from Eastern Washington communities.” This case was …
April 21, 2025
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Twenty-seven defendants charged in takedown of Newark open air drug market

June 18, 2019
… Suspicious Pharmaceutical Activities: (973)776-1172 Towanda Thorne-James Special Agent In Charge View Towanda … their illegal operation. The charges and arrests resulted from a long-running wiretap investigation led by the U.S. … in the heart of a residential community, just two blocks from the Thurgood Marshall Elementary School, an Irvington …
June 18, 2019
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Sixty Defendants Charged in Nationwide Takedown of Sinaloa Cartel Methamphetamine Network

June 29, 2021
… network obtained thousands of kilograms of methamphetamine from the Sinaloa Cartel to smuggle across the international … quantities of methamphetamine and numerous firearms from making their way to the streets of San Diego and other … and local law enforcement agencies. Agents and officers from the United States Marshals Service, Homeland Security …
June 29, 2021
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DEA and U.S. Attorney in the Western District of Louisiana announce settlement with drug distributor

May 24, 2019
… substances.                   This settlement arises from a DEA Office of Diversion Control investigation into … Prevention estimates that more than 630,000 Americans died from drug overdoses from 1999 to 2016. In 2016 alone, approximately 42,000 …
May 24, 2019
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DEA-led operation nets more than 600 arrests targeting the Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación

March 11, 2020
… Joseph B. Tucker Domestic Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma Additional Division Info … “Menchito,” and second in command of CJNG, was extradited from Mexico to the United States on charges of alleged drug … impact on the fabric of our local communities. The proceeds from the local distribution of these narcotics are …
March 11, 2020
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13 arrested in Colombia for distributing thousands of kilograms of cocaine to the U.S.

May 28, 2019
… 13 arrested in Colombia for distributing thousands of kilograms of cocaine to the U.S. May 28, 2019 Dallas … Joseph B. Tucker Domestic Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma Additional Division Info … Force operation.    With just a handful of special agents from the Dallas DEA field office working these international …
May 28, 2019
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Indictment Charges 14 New Haven Area Residents with Charges Related to Counterfeit Pill Production, Narcotics Trafficking

April 11, 2023
… documents and statements made in court, this matter stems from an investigation by the FBI’s New Haven Safe … The DEA Tactical Diversion Squad is composed of personnel from the DEA and the Manchester, Glastonbury, West Haven, … Departments.  The FBI Task Force includes participants from the FBI, the Connecticut State Police, the Connecticut …
April 11, 2023
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U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Relating to Firearms Trafficking and Distribution of Counterfeit Pharmaceutical Pills Containing Fentanyl

December 20, 2023
… Attorney Announces Charges Relating to Firearms Trafficking and Distribution of Counterfeit Pharmaceutical Pills … to safeguard our communities.  I commend the men and women from NYPD, DEA, HSI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the …
December 20, 2023
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Defendant Charged in Connection with Narcotics Manufacturing and Distribution Center

June 01, 2023
… not only removed substantial quantities of deadly narcotics from the streets, but it also hit drug dealers in their … saved the lives of countless New Yorkers suffering from addiction.  Thanks to the work of our law enforcement … Task Force, which is comprised of law enforcement officers from the DEA, HSI, US Postal Inspection Service, New York …
June 01, 2023
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Multi-Agency Investigation Shuts Down Violent Drug Trafficking Ring

December 14, 2022
… law enforcement agencies utilized information collected from a long-term narcotics investigation to execute search … and seizures are the results of months of hard work from the numerous law enforcement agencies and our Special … many agencies that helped to remove these violent offenders from our community,” said Rochester Police Chief David …
December 14, 2022
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Man Charged with April 2018 Mount Vernon Murder

May 12, 2022
… brought by this Office and MUJAAHID is serving a sentence from a prior federal conviction in this District. The … arrest again shows that Mount Vernon continues to benefit from the partnership the MVPD has formed with its Federal … them. On or about April 30, 2018, BAZEMORE acquired a gun from MUJAAHID, and then BAZEMORE stalked and shot Tasheen …
May 12, 2022
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Four Poughkeepsie individuals charged in White Plains Federal Court with narcotics offenses

March 25, 2020
… containing fentanyl.  Three firearms were also recovered from Nicholas’s residence.  DEA Special Agent in Charge Ray … today and statements made in court proceedings [1] : From at least September 2018 till February 2020, Michael …
March 25, 2020
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Two Mexican drug traffickers charged with the murder of a Mexican soldier and conspiring to import cocaine into the United States

January 29, 2020
… traffickers charged with the murder of a Mexican soldier and conspiring to import cocaine into the United States … Photo of fifty caliber rifle adn ammunition seized from Truck.jpeg NEW YORK – DEA New York Division Special … DEA agents began tracking an aircraft traveling northbound from the Caribbean Coast of Venezuela. The aircraft landed …
January 29, 2020
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Second leader of major opioid trafficking organization sentenced in Rochester

March 04, 2019
… imported bulk quantities of furanyl fentanyl and U-47700 from overseas suppliers China. They ordered the furanyl … to transport 5,330 blue pills containing furanyl fentanyl from Elmira to North Carolina in October 2016. On Oct. 25, … can with a false bottom containing the 5,330 blue pills from inside Prettyman’s vehicle.             In early 2017, …
March 04, 2019
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Doctor convicted on nine counts in connection with oxycodone and fentanyl diversion scheme

February 22, 2019
… drug dealing is all the more shocking coming as it did from a licensed medical professional who has taken an oath … filed in the case, and evidence introduced at trial:   From approximately 2015 until his arrest in November 2017, …
February 22, 2019
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DEA Heroin Enforcement Team, Long Island Heroin Task Force, ATF, Nassau County Police Department and Suffolk County DA team up to arrest 19 members of drug ring

November 08, 2018
… and the Long Island Heroin Task Force, comprising officers from the Suffolk County Police Department, Nassau County … gang members, removed large amounts of illegal drugs from our streets and confiscated illegal weapons, thus … agencies, we will continue to remove these criminals from our communities and I congratulate all on a job well …
November 08, 2018
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Head of deadly Elmira opioid trafficking ring pleads guilty

October 26, 2018
… imported bulk quantities of furanyl fentanyl and U-47700 from overseas suppliers in China. They ordered the furanyl … to transport 5,330 blue pills containing furanyl fentanyl from Elmira to North Carolina in October 2016. On Oct. 25, … can with a false bottom containing the 5,330 blue pills from inside Prettyman’s vehicle. In early 2017, Thatcher …
October 26, 2018
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Eleven defendants charged in federal court with committing narcotics and firearms offenses in the Bronx

October 29, 2018
… charged in federal court with committing narcotics and firearms offenses in the Bronx October 29, 2018 New York … supports the NYPD in their efforts to protect New Yorkers from drug traffickers and the associated violence,” said …
October 29, 2018
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Large-scale Cocaine Importers Sentenced to Federal Prison

March 05, 2025
… Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 2920 Brandywine Road Atlanta , GA 30341 United States Atlanta … Liberty, Richmond, and Tattnall counties, and elsewhere, from as early as January 2016. Led by Daniel Morales-Jimenez … quantities of cocaine, methamphetamine and other drugs from and through Puerto Rico, into Florida and the Southern …
March 05, 2025
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Leader Of Large-Scale Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced To 22.5 Years In Prison

February 08, 2025
… Perez was ordered to forfeit his rights to the residence from which Perez distributed fentanyl. “Fentanyl kills over … oxycodone pills containing fentanyl.  Perez fled from Rhode Island to New York upon hearing of the searches … in the same location. This co-located model enables agents from different agencies to collaborate on …
February 08, 2025
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Two Members of Multi-State Drug Trafficking Rings Linked to Aryan Prison Gangs Sentenced to Lengthy Prison Terms

January 31, 2025
… three kilos of heroin, and more than $330,000 in cash from eighteen locations in Washington and Arizona. Earlier … was led by the FBI with critical investigative teamwork from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Homeland … Department of Corrections and significant local assistance from the Tacoma Police Department, Pierce County Sheriff’s …
January 31, 2025
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Leaders of Dangerous Mexican Drug Cartel Responsible for Extreme Violence Charged with International Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses

October 16, 2024
… criminal organizations to protect our citizens from their unlawful actions,” said HSI Executive Associate … (DEA) Houston Field Division. “The DEA has never wavered from the global fight against this vicious, ruthless cartel … DEA Houston Division investigated the case, with assistance from the DEA Mexico City Country Office. HSI New York …
October 16, 2024
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Mexican National Trafficking Counterfeit Fentanyl Pills Sentenced to 12 Years

September 10, 2024
… Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 2920 Brandywine Road Atlanta , GA 30341 United States Atlanta … thousands of fentanyl pills to Rocky Mount, tried to flee from deputies, and ditched their ride in a Battleboro field. … Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) received information from a confidential source that a large shipment of …
September 10, 2024
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Two Defendants Charged with Murder in Fatal Pacific Beach Fentanyl Overdose

June 04, 2024
… Seau purchased at least $1,200 worth of fentanyl pills from co-defendant Cavanaugh in La Mesa. Thereafter, Seau … San Diego Police Chief David Nisleit. “The impacts we see from Fentanyl sales is overwhelming and destructive, … has charged eight fentanyl dealers with homicide stemming from selling or furnishing fentanyl-laced drugs. In 2021 and …
June 04, 2024
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Six Individuals Sentenced for Cross-Country, Multi-Kilogram, Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

March 25, 2022
… cocaine, and heroin.  According to court documents, from October 2020 through January 2021, Sutherland was a … Hamilton. Sutherland would work with Rose, who would fly from California to cities in advance of Sutherland’s … the narcotics to customers, collect the narcotics proceeds from the customers, and take the proceeds back to Sutherland …
March 25, 2022
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Twelve MS-13 Members and Associates Indicted in Racketeering, Narcotics, and Multiple Murder Conspiracies

January 06, 2022
… MS-13 members and associates regularly travelled to and from Long Island, New York, for the purpose of obtaining … eight of the defendants with a number of offenses stemming from their alleged involvement in four murders that occurred … The statutory penalties for the charged offenses range from a statutory maximum of 10 years in prison to capital …
January 06, 2022
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MS-13 Members and Associates Indicted in Racketeering, Narcotics, and Multiple Murder Conspiracies

January 06, 2022
… MS-13 members and associates regularly traveled to and from Long Island, New York, for the purpose of obtaining … eight of the defendants with a number of offenses stemming from their alleged involvement in four murders that occurred … The statutory penalties for the charged offenses range from a statutory maximum of 10 years in prison to capital …
January 06, 2022
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Baltimore Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Trafficking Charges Related to a Fentanyl Death

December 14, 2021
… phone activity and noted that the victim purchased heroin from a contact labeled “T” on at least seven occasions.  The last date the victim purchased heroin from “T” was on October 14, 2017, three days before the … On November 9, 2017, investigators watched Shaheed depart from his Baltimore, Maryland residence and travel to a gas …
December 14, 2021