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More than 100 Pounds of Illegal Drugs Seized in Rural Eastern Washington a Significant Amount Destined for the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation

… Operation Engage Seattle Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … Accounts X Robert A. Saccone Domestic Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington Additional Division Info Community Outreach: … saving lives and working to ensure our communities are safe from dangerous drugs and deadly weapons.” U.S. Attorney …
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Spokane Man Sentenced for Involvement in Shooting Death of Idaho Teen

… and shot Casper six times. While Bartlett and Creech fled from the gun fire, Holmberg sped off with Casper still in the vehicle. Several blocks later, Casper was pushed from the moving car and left to die. Casper was found lying … crime—as well as the other multiple prosecutions arising from this investigation—shows that our office and our …
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Approximately $150K in Narcotics Disguised as Children’s Gifts Recovered in Brooklyn and the Bronx: Three Indicted

… was arrested the following week. The arrests stemmed from the alleged sale of two kilograms of cocaine (4 ½ … retrieve a package wrapped in pink Minnie Mouse gift wrap from the trunk of an orange Dodge Challenger registered to … Kelly’s residence located at 6423 Avenue T several blocks from the nail salon. Kelly carried what appeared to be the …
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Eight Baltimore Drug Gang Members Indicted by Federal Grand Jury in Alleged Large Heroin Distribution Conspiracy

… Eight Baltimore Drug Gang Members Indicted by Federal Grand Jury in Alleged Large Heroin Distribution Conspiracy … Operation Engage DMV Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … is responsible for distributing large quantities of heroin from 2005 to 2007 in various parts of south Baltimore …
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U.S. Attorney, DEA, Montrose County Sheriff and Montrose Police Chief announce major drug enforcement action

… charges pending against them.  According to the indictment, from Jan. 1, 2019 through Dec. 18, 2019, the thirteen … the citizens of Montrose and the surrounding area from scourge of methamphetamine.” “On behalf of the Montrose … arrests should communicate that our community suffers from a major drug trafficking issue, and these arrests are …
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Eleven indicted in wide-ranging conspiracy trafficking heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine in multi-state area

… conspiracy.  One of those indicted is a rap artist from Snohomish County, Washington, who discussed his drug … law enforcement seized nearly 50 pounds of methamphetamine from one carload,” said U.S. Attorney Moran.  “This … heroin, and cocaine, smuggling the drugs into the U.S. from Mexico and then transporting them up the west coast for …
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Heroin And Methamphetamine Traffickers Convicted

… to the conspiracy.   During trial, jurors heard testimony from several co-conspirators who detailed several instances of heroin and methamphetamine trafficking from Mexico to Laredo, San Antonio, Houston and Dallas as … government also presented numerous vehicle title histories from California and Texas as well as vehicle and passenger …
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Colorado Springs Resident Office Assists GBI, CSPD

… COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Agents and Task Force Officers from the Drug Enforcement Administration Colorado Springs Resident Office assisted detectives from Colorado Springs Metro Vice, Narcotics, and … arrested Felipe Hurtado for six outstanding felony warrants from the state of Georgia. Charges include three counts of …
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Orlando Pharmacist Convicted Of Illegally Dispensing Oxycodone

… timeframe of the conspiracy and collected over $1.3 million from illegal oxycodone sales.  Okonkwo accepted fraudulent prescriptions from patients who had traveled long distances, and in groups, to get their oxycodone from his pharmacy, known as Avalon Park Pharmacy.  The …
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New Orleans Field Division Takes Down Designer Synthetic Drug Market In The Deep South

… Engage New Orleans Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … of the DEA, the State of Alabama, and our partners from dozens of local law enforcement agencies, should … DEA has identified between 200 and 300 new designer drugs from eight different structural classes, the vast majority …
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Four Pharmacy Technicians Charged With Stealing And Selling Prescription Drugs

… technicians were arrested today on federal charges stemming from their alleged theft of prescription drugs from retail pharmacies where they worked, and the subsequent … of government, which allow law enforcement to get the most from the very limited resources available in these difficult …
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Founder And Owner Of Pharmaceutical Company Insys Arrested And Charged With Racketeering

… Founder And Owner Of Pharmaceutical Company Insys Arrested And … was dedicated to obtaining prior authorization directly from insurers and pharmacy benefit managers.  … reflect our ongoing efforts to attack the opioid crisis from all angles. We must hold the industry and its …
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Sixteen Miami-Dade Residents Indicted On Drug Conspiracy And Distribution Charges

… Sixteen Miami-Dade Residents Indicted On Drug Conspiracy And Distribution Charges December 12, 2012 Miami Contact … West Palm Beach - 561-684-8000 Indictment stems from USAO’s Overtown and Liberty City Violence Reduction … Liberty City areas of Miami, as we have effectively removed from those communities sixteen violent and notorious drug …
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12 Members Of Drug Trafficking Operation Sentenced To Total Of Over 80 Years In Federal Prison

… investigators conducted six separate controlled purchases from Mendez and his associates.  In early June 2015, Picazo … it back to Fort Smith for distribution.  On his way back from California in mid-June, Mendez was stopped for a …
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Law Enforcement Disrupts Active Heroin Packaging Operation

… Police, announced the seizure of up to $2 million in heroin from a packaging mill and a vehicle in the Morrisania … powdered heroin and thousands of filled glassine envelopes from inside the apartment. Multiple tables held all the …  Heroin organizations have set up shop to process heroin from brick form into packaged bags for retail sales.  In …
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DEA New York Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Strike Force Operation Reveals La Cosa Nostra Weapons, Drugs, Money Laundering Scheme

… of La Cosa Nostra, sought to recover an extortionate debt from a former criminal associate. Through the use of wiretap … to Kosovo. I would like to thank the brave men and women from our local, state, federal, and international law … participated in an illegal enterprise lining their pockets from their criminal activity,” said Special Agent-in-Charge …
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Mitchellville Man Sentenced To 33 Years In Prison For Drug Distribution And Money Laundering Conspiracies

… of the Maryland State Police. According to court documents, from at least January 2011 through his arrest on August 16, … purchases of a total of 308 grams of crack cocaine from co-conspirator Terrin Anderson. Anderson drove a … vehicle, the cocaine, cell phones, and other evidence from the vehicle. Based upon review of the documents in the …
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14 Defendants Charged In Manhattan Federal Court With Narcotics Distribution

… offices located in New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Long Island, Plattsburgh, Rochester, Syracuse and Westchester County Additional Division Info Community … intent to distribute, heroin, crack cocaine, and marijuana from about 2011 up to about early 2017.  Eight of these …
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Local pain management doctor going to prison for 70 months for conspiring to distribute controlled substances and health care fraud

… months for conspiring to distribute controlled substances and health care fraud October 15, 2020 New York Contact Info … crimes but to the larger opioid crisis generally. From a healthcare system, which, in 2001, decided to treat …
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Year-Long Wiretap Investigation Results in Four Arrests and Kilogram Seizures of Fentanyl, Methamphetamine, Heroin, and Cocaine

… Gun seized in Des Moines SEATTLE – Law enforcement teams from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Seattle … who would poison our communities – by trafficking drugs from afar – are held accountable for their actions in the … has taken this investigation to places both close and far from home, allowing us to disrupt this large-scale drug …
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Nineteen South Bay Residents Charged in Alleged Scheme to Funnel Drugs into U.S. and Firearms to Mexico

… Charged in Alleged Scheme to Funnel Drugs into U.S. and Firearms to Mexico February 11, 2021 San Francisco … Used Connections To The Sinaloa Cartel To Transport Drugs From Mexico Into The United States SAN FRANCISCO – A federal …
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Requester Categories

August 21, 2025
… at the educational institution.  The DEA may seek assurance from the requester that the request is in furtherance of … pages. All Others Requests All other requests are requests from persons not falling within any of the above categories. …
August 21, 2025
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Leader and members of methamphetamine trafficking ring sentenced to prison

… to filed court documents and statements made in court, from March 2019 to September 2019, Cheng “Cam” Yang led a … kilograms of crystal methamphetamine and seven firearms from the defendants’ homes. The defendants were prosecuted …
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Dallas News 2006

July 15, 2021
… New Mexico Man Gets 3 Years in Prison for Drugs Stemming from I-40 Traffic Stop SEP 26, 2006 Florida Man Sentenced … for Local Woman MAY 8, 2006 Assets Worth Millions Seized from Oklahoma Horse Ranch MAR 8, 2006 20 Arrested in DEA-led …
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Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)

July 30, 2025
… Designated Participant Brown's Response to Motion for Leave and Motion to Remove Counsel Order Granting Motion to … Regarding the Connecticut Office of the Cannabis Ombudsman and the DOC App's Notice of Withdrawal Order Denying … Orders Marijuana Rescheduling: Hearing Participants Order from DEA Administrator Marijuana Rescheduling: Hearing …
July 30, 2025
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Two Indicted for Packaging Fentanyl in Inwood: Deadly Drug Mixtures Seized

… Force (NYDETF) Group T-12, comprised of agents and officers from DEA New York Division, the New York City Police … (NYPD) and the New York State Police, with assistance from SNP’s Investigators Unit. NEGRUM and CASTILLO were … one kilogram brick (over two pounds) of powdered narcotics from a hidden trap compartment. Subsequent DEA laboratory …
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Eleven Muskogee defendants indicted in federal drug conspiracy

… Accounts X Joseph B. Tucker Domestic Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma Additional Division Info … 841(b)(1)(B), and 841(b)(1)(C), with punishment ranging from not less than 10 years imprisonment to not more than … intent to cause and induce any person to withhold testimony from an official proceeding, contrary to Title 18, United …
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Twelve Charged With Operating An Open Drug Market Inside A Bronx Apartment Building And Carrying Firearms

… An Open Drug Market Inside A Bronx Apartment Building And Carrying Firearms June 27, 2022 New York Contact Info … aka “Fred,” in connection with their distributing narcotics from the lobby and apartments of a residential building in … cocaine, fentanyl, and heroin, in the Bronx, including from inside 2685 Valentine Avenue, from March 2019 through …
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Colombian Drug Kingpin and Paramilitary Leader Pleads Guilty

… work tirelessly to avert narcotics, terrorism and threats from the kind of violent, overseas criminal enterprises that … presented during the plea proceeding, the guilty plea stems from Rendon Herrera’s role, since the late 1990’s, as a … main guerilla group, and sought to remove FARC sympathizers from positions of power and influence in Colombia. To …
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Multi-agency investigation leads to arrest of 5, seizure of 17 kilograms of cocaine, 2 kilograms of heroin, 4,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills, 9 guns, $1.5 million of drug proceeds

… kilograms of heroin, and 4,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills from reaching the streets of Suffolk County. This was … of heroin, and 4,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills, seized from this alleged trafficking operation. The cocaine has an … The search warrants were executed by law enforcement agents from DEA’s Long Island District Office which includes the …