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$1 Million Worth Of Methamphetamine Secreted In Candles Seized And Five People Arrested

August 30, 2017
… crystal meth.  Thereafter, all of the defendants travelled from the NJ Hotel to the NJ Warehouse. Once at the NJ … equipment; and that they expected it would take them from August 29, 2017, until September 2, 2017, to complete … the NJ Hotel. Agents with the DEA, HSI, and NYPD recovered from the NJ Warehouse approximately 27 cardboard boxes each …
August 30, 2017
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OCDETF Operation Zombie Island Shuts Down Major Heroin And Fentanyl Distribution Organization On Staten Island

January 17, 2018
… we will continue to do all we can to prevent these drugs from making it to our neighborhoods. I commend our members … and New Jersey. The DTO obtained heroin and fentanyl from a supplier, which was then stored and packaged in … sold. In October 2017, defendant Shaun Sullivan overdosed from heroin supplied by the DTO, but was revived with …
January 17, 2018
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Seventeen Charged In White Plains Federal Court With Massive Oxycodone And Heroin Conspiracies In And Around Rockland County

March 25, 2015
… In White Plains Federal Court With Massive Oxycodone And Heroin Conspiracies In And Around Rockland County March 25, 2015 New York Contact … addicts with their drug of choice and protecting residents from the possibility of being another statistic.”   U.S. …
March 25, 2015
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Maryland Man Sentenced To 25 Years For Selling Heroin That Led To 6 Overdoses, 3 Deaths

April 07, 2016
… in multiple convictions of heroin dealers both locally and from the Baltimore, Maryland area. Tragically, this … were able to identify and target the larger scale dealers from Baltimore that were supplying our region.” According to … Resident Office. The Task Force includes law enforcement from the counties of Frederick, Clarke, Shenandoah, Warren …
April 07, 2016
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Mitchellville Man Pleads Guilty To Drug Distribution And Money Laundering Conspiracies

December 02, 2014
… - Washington Division. According to court documents, from at least January 2011 through his arrest on August 16, … vehicle, the cocaine, cell phones, and other evidence from the vehicle. Based upon review of the documents in the … 350 grams of cocaine.  Latent fingerprints recovered from the heat sealers were identified as Ford Bey’s and …
December 02, 2014
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Major Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty To Drug Distribution And Money Laundering

December 31, 2014
… Major Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty To Drug Distribution And Money Laundering December 31, 2014 Washington, DC … - Washington Division. According to his plea agreement, from at least January 2011 through his arrest on September … drug residue; approximately 0.083 grams of heroin recovered from a glass table top; a Glock 30 handgun, a ten round …
December 31, 2014
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Philadelphia Attorney Indicted In Maryland For Conspiring To Launder Drug Proceeds Involving A Major Drug Distribution Organization

February 12, 2016
… $10,000 or more in cash, thereby further concealing from the government large cash transactions by members of … DEA to seek the return of certain property DEA had seized from the drug dealer.  Farrell allegedly advised that … in Canada in early August 2013, and D’Amico was extradited from Colombia, South America.  U.S. District Judge Roger W. …
February 12, 2016
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Long Island Nurse Practitioner And Brooklyn Podiatrist Plead Guilty To Illegally Distributing Oxycodone

November 20, 2013
… agreed to forfeit more than $150,000 in illegal proceeds from his criminal activity. Defendant Owusu sold oxycodone … Diversion Squad, which includes agents and officers from the DEA, Nassau County Police Department, New York … transactions. Deslouches and Owusu’s convictions resulted from the Eastern District of New York’s Prescription Drug …
November 20, 2013
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Nationwide Oxycodone Trafficking Ring Dismantled

April 29, 2013
… Operation Engage Seattle Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … Diversion Registration: Oregon 1-888-219-4261 18 defendants from four states convicted PORTLAND, Ore. - Kingsley Iyare … As a prescription-only product, this powerful pain reliever from the opioid family carries a high risk of abuse, …
April 29, 2013
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Fresno, Tulare And Kern Counties’ Marijuana Prosecution Update

April 15, 2013
… to the U.S. Forest Service for the damage resulting from the marijuana cultivation operations. Abarca came to … According to court documents, McGrath had been recruited from Florida to help setup a for-profit marijuana … officers seized more than 4,000 marijuana plants from property owned and occupied by Saul Morales, 47, his …
April 15, 2013
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The History of Red Ribbon Week

March 28, 2025
… born on July 26, 1947, in Mexicali, Mexico. He graduated from Calexico High School in Calexico, California in 1966, and in 1968 he joined the U.S. Marine Corps. After serving … the month. This year’s Red Ribbon Rally features voices from our community and special guests who represent diverse …
March 28, 2025
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DEA Announces Review of International Operations

August 26, 2021
… administrative and financial support for those operations from DEA headquarters.  Administrator Anne Milgram has … narco-terrorist violence, and precursor chemicals flowing from other countries, are endangering the health and safety …
August 26, 2021
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DEA announces steps necessary to improve access to marijuana research

August 26, 2019
… States. The DEA is providing notice of pending applications from entities applying to be registered to manufacture … (THC) has increased by more than 40 percent from 384 in January 2017 to 542 in January 2019. Similarly, …
August 26, 2019
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DEA and partners hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on October 27

October 22, 2018
… that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet,” said Acting Administrator …
October 22, 2018
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Chicago News 2007

July 15, 2021
… Over 1 Ton of Marijuana and $400,000 US Currency Seized From Drug Organization December 4, 2007 Indianapolis Man … Distribution Ring May 8, 2007 DEA Task Force Trims "Weed" From Rockford Home May 2, 2007 Gangster Disciples Drug Ring …
July 15, 2021
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Detroit News 2010

July 15, 2021
… 2010 Ex-Nurse Sentenced in Federal Court for Stealing Drugs From University of Louisville Hospital March 4, 2010 … Postal Worker Guilty of Stealing Controlled Substances from Mail January 6, 2010 Western Kentucky Man Charged With …
July 15, 2021
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DEA to hold 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

April 20, 2021
… indicating a majority of abused prescription drugs come from family and friends, including from home medicine cabinets, clearing out unused medicine is …
April 20, 2021
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DEA announces launch of Operation Crystal Shield

February 20, 2020
… — areas where methamphetamine is often trafficked in bulk and then distributed across the country. While continuing to … trafficked into and within the United States.  From FY 2017 to FY 2019, DEA domestic seizures o f …
February 20, 2020
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DEA Holds Its Fifth Prescription Drug Take-Back Day September 29 As Public Participation Continues To Rise

September 25, 2012
… that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. The public can find a nearby …
September 25, 2012
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Afghan Heroin Conspiracy Foiled

July 17, 2015
… to import into this country kilogram quantities of heroin from Afghanistan.  I want to thank the DEA for their … one or more kilograms of heroin into the United States from a foreign country; (ii) distribute one or more …
July 17, 2015
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Cocaine Smuggled In Lite Bright Toy Seized At Airport

December 22, 2011
… International Airport. The couriers were travelling from San Juan, Puerto Rico and utilized hot mustard and … Ryan Trego and Det. Christine Kelliher respectively. From November to December 15, 2011 DEA Philadelphia and the …
December 22, 2011
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Guilty Plea In Interstate Prescription Pill Trafficking Conspiracy

August 15, 2014
… in his arrest. Further investigation revealed that from November 7, 2011, through December 17, 2012, Connor had been receiving shipments of controlled substances from a person in Marysville and making deposits in her bank …
August 15, 2014
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Bakersfield Drug Dealer Sentenced To Over 11 Years In Prison

September 15, 2014
… aka Rene Salas-(Salas), 38, an undocumented alien from Mexico, was sentenced today to 11 years and eight … and his cousin maintained a stash house in Bakersfield from where law enforcement officers seized seven pounds of …
September 15, 2014
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Mother And Son Arrested In Fresno For Conspiring To Sell 50 Pounds Of Crystal Methamphetamine

April 26, 2013
… 49 pounds of crystal methamphetamine was seized from the interior and the trunk of the Renterias’ vehicle. … Methamphetamine Task Force which is made up of agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Immigration …
April 26, 2013
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Madera Cornfield Pot Farmer Sentenced

December 05, 2011
… he had conspired to grow 45,500 marijuana plants ranging from 2 to 13 feet tall within a cornfield in Madera. … of approximately 663,898 marijuana plants primarily from public lands in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and …
December 05, 2011
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Madera Man Pleads Guilty To Conspiring To Cultivate Marijuana

June 24, 2011
… north of Fresno. This is the latest conviction stemming from Operation Trident, a multi-agency marijuana enforcement … of approximately 663,898 marijuana plants, primarily from public lands in the Sierra foothills and mountains, and …
June 24, 2011
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Madera Man Sentenced For Marijuana Cultivation

September 23, 2011
… approximately 663,898 marijuana plants, primarily from public lands in the Sierra foothills and mountains, and … criminal defendants. This investigation involved agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration, the California …
September 23, 2011
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Madera Vineyard Pot Grow Yields Five-Year Prison Sentence

September 26, 2011
… announced today that Antonio Pérez, 40, an illegal alien from Guanajuato, Mexico, was sentenced to five years in … 2010 that focused primarily on the eradication of marijuana from public land. The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office …
September 26, 2011
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New England News 2006

July 15, 2021
… OCT 5, 2006 Federal Employee Sentenced for Selling Drugs from J.F.K. Federal Building OCT 2, 2006 New London Man … 6, 2006 Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Smuggle $128,090 From U.S. to Brazil SEP 1, 2006 Willimantic Heroin Supplier …
July 15, 2021
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Operation Vape Trail Cracks Down on Illegal Substances in Vape Shops

September 22, 2025
… aimed at removing dangerous and illegal vaping substances from communities across America. During the operation, DEA … underscores our commitment to protecting Americans from dangerous, deadly, and illegal substances that threaten …
September 22, 2025