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Veterans and People With Disabilities

January 22, 2025
… Veterans and People With Disabilities The Drug Enforcement … campaigns are entitled to preference over others in hiring from competitive lists of those eligible and also in … Military Spouses:  allows spouses with proper documentation from the Department of Veterans Affairs to apply as a …
January 22, 2025
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DEA Washington Division Partners with Baby Scientist

July 23, 2021
… Scientist and PhD in Molecular Biology, along with agents from the DEA Washington Division, visited disadvantaged … heights, and our future leaders better represent people from all backgrounds, we need to take a more entrepreneurial …
July 23, 2021
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New Jersey News 2008

July 15, 2021
… $2.8 Million in Cash and Six Kilograms of Heroin Seized from North Bergen Residence October 30, 2008 Suspended … 18, 2008 Local NJ Schools Receive Shields, Training from DEA and Prosecutor's Office August 19, 2008 Public …
July 15, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

China Announces Scheduling Controls Of Carfentanil And Other Fentanyl Compounds

… and shared responsibilities in countering the threat from fentanyl class substances. Representatives from the China National Narcotics Laboratory, the Narcotics …
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China Announces Scheduling Controls Of New Psychoactive Substances/fentanyl-class Substances

… Chinese officials have met regularly to discuss the threat from fentanyl class substances. Representatives from the China National Narcotics Laboratory, the Narcotics …
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DEA Creates New Resource To Help Distributors Avoid Oversupplying Opioids

… system that monitors the flow of controlled substances from their point of manufacture through commercial … have consistently expressed a desire for assistance from DEA in fulfilling these obligations and have requested …
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DEA Administrator Terrance Cole on the Capture of Ryan Wedding

January 23, 2026
… DEA Administrator January 23, 2026 "Multiple agencies and jurisdictions poured their blood, sweat, and tears into … organization, Ryan Wedding oversaw operations spanning from Colombia through Mexico into the United States and …
January 23, 2026
PRESS RELEASE

Sinaloa Cartel Senior Lieutenant Pleads Guilty

… substances, including methamphetamine, for importation from Mexico into the United States for the Sinaloa Cartel.  … the concealment of the ownership of the proceeds stemming from the sale of methamphetamine and other drugs in the … District of Arizona. He oversaw the collection of proceeds from the drug sales in the United States. After the drugs …
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Arizona THIS Saturday is DEA's 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… Prescription Drug Take Back Day this Saturday, October 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  At nearly 4,000 collection sites … the DEA’s National Take Back Day to lessen community risk from drug abuse and keep Americans safe!” “DEA’s National … our shared commitment to protecting the American people from drug-related harm,” said DEA Administrator Terrance …
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Mexican National Arrested with Firearms and Over 91 Pounds of Methamphetamine

… Mexican National Arrested with Firearms and Over 91 Pounds of Methamphetamine September 30, 2025 … Operation Engage Glendale Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … Leon, seizing approximately 56 pounds of methamphetamine from the duffle bag along with a firearm that they found in …
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DEA Releases 2025 National Drug Threat Assessment

… threats posed to the United States by deadly illicit drugs and the violent domestic and international drug trafficking organizations responsible … dangerous chemicals reminds us that this fight is far from over,” said DEA Acting Administrator Robert Murphy. …
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Convicted Felon Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Dealing Fentanyl, Meth and Other Drugs

… Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Dealing Fentanyl, Meth and Other Drugs April 04, 2025 Detroit Contact Info Contact … for assault with intent to murder. Following a release from custody, Lark returned to drug dealing. An … for Disease Control, in 2023 at least 107,543 people died from drug poisoning across the United States, which is near …
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DEA announces release of 2018 Pennsylvania Drug-Related Overdose Death Report

… Assistance Center to produce this report.   Key findings from the report include: In 2018, approximately 4,491 … Pennsylvania coroners and medical examiners—an 18% decrease from 2017. In 2018, 12 people in Pennsylvania died of a … while rates of decrease in the remaining districts ranged from 11% to 1%.   The presence of an opioid, illicit or …
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DEA-led operation nets more than 600 arrests targeting

… Suspicious Pharmaceutical Activities: (973)776-1172 Towanda R. Thorne-James Special Agent In Charge View Towanda R. … “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 …
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Eleven charged in Newark drug trafficking conspiracy, one charged with murder

… in Crane Village. The charges and arrests resulted from an investigation led by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, … we have collectively removed the worst of the worst from our community. These individuals worked in tandem as a … the most dangerous offenders responsible for violent crime from the community. “Belleville Police are committed to …
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Seventeen defendants charged in takedown of Newark’s ‘Famous Boyz’ street gang

… Suspicious Pharmaceutical Activities: (973)776-1172 Towanda R. Thorne-James Special Agent In Charge View Towanda R. Thorne-James Bio Division X Account @DEANewJerseyDiv … “This joint investigation was vital in removing guns from the streets of Newark,” said Valerie A. Nickerson, …
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San Diego and Imperial County residents turn in large amounts of unwanted medications on National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… San Diego and Imperial County residents turn in large amounts of … again showed their dedication to remove prescription pills from their homes to prevent addiction before it starts. Over … the DEA collected over 60% more unwanted prescriptions from San Diego County residents than we did at our last Take …
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Law Enforcement Issues public safety warning about Fentanyl-Laced Pills in Imperial Valley; Alleged Dealer Charged with Supplying Fentanyl that caused fatal overdose of 15-year-old high school student

… of Brawley in the overdose death of a young football player from Central Union High School. Garcia was arraigned in … in 2019 to reach 150. That’s up more than 600 percent from five years ago, and more than 60 percent from 2018. And the rapid increase continues in 2020.  So …
PRESS RELEASE

Former Long Island Doctor Sentenced to 23 Years in Prison for Causing the Overdose Deaths of Two patients and Illegally Distributing Oxycodone

… Former Long Island Doctor Sentenced to 23 Years in Prison for Causing the … was ordered to forfeit $7,270 in illegal fees that he took from the two deceased patients and the undercover detective … by medical professionals only to patients suffering from significant pain that is documented through medical …
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Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 13 Years

… to track these kinds of schemes and protect the public from the impact of illegal narcotics,” stated NYPD … an importing company to use as a front to transport cocaine from Baez’s source of supply in the Dominican Republic. Baez … No. 18-CR-168 (S-1) (ARR) Press release and evidence pics from trial (including pic of Baez) attached.                 …
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Brooklyn doctor pleads guilty to illegal distribution of narcotics

… is exacerbated when unscrupulous individuals seek to profit from those struggling with addiction,” stated HSI Special … medical purpose. To conceal the unauthorized prescriptions from law enforcement and oversight agencies, Dr. Dalmacy … pharmacy and pharmacy chain; removed prescription authority from numerous rogue doctors; and expanded …
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DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within the United States

… DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within the United … Engage New Orleans Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … Last Mile comprised 1,436 investigations conducted from May 1, 2022 through May 1, 2023, in collaboration with …
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DEA Releases 2020 National Drug Threat Assessment

… continue to evolve. While fentanyl and fentanyl analogues from China have decreased substantially following the DEA’s … period ending in July of 2020, a significant increase from 2019, when more than 70,000 people died of … the first part of 2020. The assessment gathers information from many data sources such as drug investigations and …
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Rock Hill Man Pleads Guilty in Large Drug Trafficking Case

… amounts of cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin, and marijuana from a distributor in Southern California.  Based upon their … to local dealers.  Later, the group began ordering fentanyl from California which they used to make fentanyl-laced pills … investigation, this group shipped more than 255 packages from California and distributed more than five kilograms of …
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Leader of Violent Brockton-Based Drug Crew Sentenced to Nearly 20 Years in Prison

… to Nearly 20 Years in Prison December 27, 2022 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 … leading a wide-ranging drug trafficking conspiracy reaching from Boston to Brockton to Cape Cod. Djuna Goncalves, 36, … base and marijuana throughout southeastern Massachusetts from a base of operations in Brockton. The investigation …
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Five Alleged Members Of Enfield-Area Drug Trafficking Organization Indicted

… Horta-Molina arranged the shipment of a package from California to Sanchez-Razon’s Enfield residence.  On … of supervised release for that offense.  He was released from prison in July 2020 and was on federal supervised … Police Department.  The Task Force includes personnel from the DEA Hartford Resident Office, the Connecticut State …
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Westchester Felon Charged with Distributing Fentanyl That Killed a Man and Illegally Possessing Ammunition

… Felon Charged with Distributing Fentanyl That Killed a Man and Illegally Possessing Ammunition December 04, 2023 New … offices located in New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Long Island, Plattsburgh, Rochester, Syracuse and Westchester County … parked his car and, with his foot on the gas, passed out from ingesting lethal levels of the drugs allegedly provided …
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Long Island Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Distributing Heroin that Caused the Fatal Overdose of Victim in Jericho

… York Division works tirelessly to safeguard our communities from drug traffickers peddling their poison that has taken … rehabilitation program, delivered the fatal dose of heroin from Tunstall to the victim on October 28, 2018. Tenem also … Alessi are in charge of the prosecution, with assistance from Paralegal Specialist Michael Compitello. The Defendant: …
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Defendant Charged in Connection with Narcotics Manufacturing and Distribution Center

… 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, and the New York City Police Department, …
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Syracuse Man Sentenced to More than Ten Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking Conspiracy and for Possessing a Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking

… kilogram quantities of heroin and cocaine to Syracuse from New York and Puerto Rico and then redistributing the … four-year term of supervised release following his release from prison. The other defendants convicted in this and … Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Investigators from the Onondaga County District Attorney’s Office, the …