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Merrimack Valley operation results in arrest of 38 individuals

September 23, 2019
… in arrest of 38 individuals September 23, 2019 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 … time we target drug dealers in Lawrence or their customers from points north.”   “Operation Devil’s Highway should … will not relent in putting those distributors profiting from addiction and lawlessness out of business, so that the …
September 23, 2019
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Philadelphia News 2003

July 15, 2021
… 2003  MAY 20, 2003 Major Heroin Organization Dismantled From The Source In Colombia To The Streets of Philadelphia …
July 15, 2021
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Data and Statistics

December 12, 2025
… Data and Statistics Data and Statistics Data and Statistics DEA's Data and Statistics … cocaine, heroin, and other dangerous drugs DEA removes from communities across the nation. DEA 2025 Drug Seizures 0 …
December 12, 2025
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DEA Gears Up for National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

October 26, 2022
… Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 29, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  This event offers anonymous disposal … who misused a prescription medication obtained the medicine from a family member or friend. “I encourage everyone across …
October 26, 2022
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Indiana Man Sentenced to 57 Months for Firearms Offense

May 04, 2022
… recovered six firearms and multiple extended magazines from Leipart’s residence. Leipart’s criminal history … a controlled substance offense, and as such, was prohibited from possessing a firearm or ammunition.               This …
May 04, 2022
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DEA to accept electronic vaping devices and cartridges as part of National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

October 18, 2019
… remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they are vulnerable to … more being added each day Collection sites will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time. The public can find a …
October 18, 2019
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Dual U.S.-Mexican citizen arrested for violations of the Kingpin Act

February 27, 2020
… Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and Special Agent in Charge William Bodner of the Drug … D.C. Wednesday pursuant to a warrant stemming from a February 13, 2020, indictment. The charges were … CJNG. As a result, U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.    The indictment …
February 27, 2020
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Phoenix News 2008

July 15, 2021
… Phoenix News 2008 December 3, 2008 Six Drug Traffickers from Mexico Sentenced to Federal Prison December 3, 2008 … Ring Arrested July 23, 2008 Five Drug Traffickers From Mexico Sentenced to Federal Prison July 22, 2008 …
July 15, 2021
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Miami News 2005

July 15, 2021
… 21, 2005 Cocaine Smugglers Endure Record Losses in 2005 from Persistant Law Enforcement Scrutiny  SEP 30, 2005 … 2005 Putnam and Alachua County Drug Ring Busted in Spin-Off from "Operation Crescent Moon"  MAY 10, 2005 Federal, State …
July 15, 2021
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Washington DC News 2010

July 15, 2021
… in String of Pharmacy and Bank Robberies Stretching from Western Maryland to Baltimore May 19, 2010 Baltimore … Pleads Guilty and is Sentenced for Taking Medication from Hospital April 28, 2010 Leader of a Violent Baltimore …
July 15, 2021
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Two Indicted for Drug and Firearm Offenses as Part of Operation PEACE in Vallejo

April 14, 2021
… of counterfeit MDMA tablets containing methamphetamine from Johnson in Vallejo and Sacramento. On Dec. 9, 2020, … by the Drug Enforcement Administration with assistance from Homeland Security Investigations, the Federal Bureau of …
April 14, 2021
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DEA Launches Project Wave Breaker to Stop Flood of Deadly Fentanyl

April 27, 2021
… CDC provisional data, more than 87,200 people died from an overdose last year, marking the largest number of … along the Southwest border increased more than 89 percent from January 2019 to December 2020.   Project Wave Breaker …
April 27, 2021
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United States Attorney's Office files suit against San Joaquin County pharmacy for unlawfully dispensing opioids

January 27, 2021
… Lockeford Drug, unlawfully dispensed controlled substances from 2016 through 2019, in violation of the Controlled … penalties and injunctive relief are sought to prevent Howen from committing further violations. “As a pharmacist who …
January 27, 2021
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DEA, DOD, DHS and U.S. Coast Guard announce offload of more than 33,000 pounds of seized drugs in Fort Lauderdale

June 09, 2020
… the nation and around the world.” Numerous U.S. agencies from the Departments of Justice, Defense, and Homeland … combat drug cartels requires unity of effort in all phases from detection, monitoring, and interdictions, to criminal …
June 09, 2020
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DEA proposes process to expand marijuana research in the United States

March 20, 2020
… marijuana, marijuana extracts, and marijuana derivatives – from 377 in January 2017 to 595 in March 2020. At present, … the annual production quota for marijuana by 575 percent – from 472 kilograms in 2017 to 3,200 kilograms in 2020. To …
March 20, 2020
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Sacramento men sentenced to 10 and 15 years in prison for methamphetamine trafficking

November 20, 2019
… based on reports that Washington was distributing narcotics from his home in Sacramento. In 2017 and 2018, agents with … by the Drug Enforcement Administration with assistance from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and …
November 20, 2019
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Drug Enforcement Administration announces creation of U.S. Postal Service drug-free stamp

October 31, 2019
… star with lines of red, light blue, and blue radiating from one side of each of the star’s five points, suggesting … cause of injury-related deaths in the U.S., eclipsing those from motor vehicle crashes or firearms. Raising awareness of …
October 31, 2019
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DEA and FDA warn website operators illegally offering opioids for sale

September 30, 2019
… DEA and FDA warn website operators illegally offering opioids … risks to U.S. consumers. Preventing rogue online pharmacies from further flooding our communities with opioids is critical to protecting the American public from harm. “As the FDA works to forcefully tackle the opioid …
September 30, 2019
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Wasco State Prison correctional officer and a Minnesota resident arrested for conspiring to traffic cocaine and methamphetamine

June 25, 2019
… 40 pounds of methamphetamine and two kilograms of cocaine from an individual who defendants believed was a narcotics … in Kern County to purchase the methamphetamine and cocaine from the undercover officer. Andrade was driving a vehicle …
June 25, 2019
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Federal Jury Convicts Two North Texas Men In Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy

September 01, 2016
… wire intercepts in Spanish, video recordings, and testimony from law enforcement that Pasillas and Ballesteros conspired … purchased large amounts of methamphetamine for distribution from a supplier in southeast Fort Worth.  Each was convicted …
September 01, 2016
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Former Houston Police Officer Indicted

April 23, 2014
… the intent to distribute five or more kilograms of cocaine from mid-2013 through April 2014.  Carrion, a five-year … Houston Police (HPD) veteran, had recently resigned from his position. If convicted, he faces a minimum of 10 …
April 23, 2014
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Lakeland Cocaine Dealer Sentenced To 10 Years For Cocaine Trafficking

December 17, 2014
…  On multiple occasions in 2013, he received cocaine loads from south Florida and distributed them to other cocaine … of four kilograms delivered by Joly, as well as $68,000 from prior cocaine transactions.  This case was investigated …
December 17, 2014
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Middlesex County, N.J. Man Admits Role In Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

October 25, 2016
… to traffic approximately four kilograms of ethylone from China to New Jersey. Ethylone is an illegal synthetic … four kilograms of ethylone, which had been ordered from China and shipped to a location in Teaneck, New Jersey. …
October 25, 2016
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Man Sentenced For Role In New Jersey- Puerto Rico Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

April 06, 2017
… to traffic approximately two kilograms of cocaine from Puerto Rico to New Jersey. Ramis Esteves, 33, … two kilograms of cocaine which had been sent by mail from Puerto Rico. Esteves admitted that he conspired with …
April 06, 2017
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Lakeland Man Found Guilty Of Trafficking In Methamphetamine

November 07, 2013
… DEA purchased two ounces of methamphetamine, for $3,000, from Muoio, at his Lakeland residence on Creekwood Run.  On … also seized approximately $3,500 cash and a digital scale from the bedroom. This investigation was conducted by the …
November 07, 2013
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Presque Isle Man Sentenced To 73 Months For Bath Salts Distribution Conspiracy

March 07, 2017
… to distribute it in Aroostook County.  Brewer raised money from other conspirators to place orders large enough to … and the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency with assistance from the Aroostook County Sheriff’s Department and the U.S. …
March 07, 2017
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Woodland Man Pleads Guilty To Bath Salts Distribution Conspiracy

September 16, 2015
… occasions, Brown ordered bath salts over the internet from China for personal use and to sell to other … and the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency with assistance from the Aroostook County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. …
September 16, 2015
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Former Canaan Man Sentenced To Over Six Years For Cocaine And Oxycodone Distribution

November 09, 2015
… Curtis, McCray and Waters would obtain the drugs from out of state sources, have them transported to Central … and the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency with assistance from the Waterville Police Department. On …
November 09, 2015
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Presque Isle Man Pleads Guilty To Bath Salts Distribution Conspiracy

March 03, 2016
… occasions, Grivois ordered bath salts over the Internet from China for personal use and to sell to other … and the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency with assistance from the Aroostook County Sheriff’s Department and the …
March 03, 2016
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Mars Hill Woman Pleads Guilty To Bath Salts Distribution Conspiracy

March 07, 2016
… occasions, Giggey ordered bath salts over the internet from China for personal use and to sell to other … and the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency with assistance from the Aroostook County Sheriff’s Department and the U.S. …
March 07, 2016