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Baltimore Prescription Drug Trafficker Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison

… abuse,” added Tuggle.     According to his plea agreement, from the spring of 2012 to July 2013, Ashbrook illegally … prescribed to him, or which he had illegally obtained from others. Ashbrook sold more than 14,930 milligrams of … cell phones, electronics, vehicles and other valuable items from gas stations, convenience stores, banks, credit unions …
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Three Mexican Nationals Arrested for Conspiracy to Distribute 133.5 Pounds of Methamphetamine

… anticipation of an expected methamphetamine drug purchase. From the complex, agents followed Gomez Padilla and Garcia … and seized approximately 61.75 pounds of methamphetamine from the car that Garcia Lopez had been driving. Agents also …
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Takedown of Drug Trafficking Operation in the Capital Region

… offices located in New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Long Island, Plattsburgh, Rochester, Syracuse and Westchester County Additional Division Info Community … Rensselaer, Schenectady, and Warren counties sourced from New York City dealers. The year-long investigation led …
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Violent Gang Member Convicted of Drug and Firearms Conspiracy Involving Six Shootings

… Violent Gang Member Convicted of Drug and Firearms Conspiracy Involving Six Shootings July 08, 2023 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 … July 2020, was in response to a video being live-streamed from a parking lot accusing Minier-Tejada and Coleman of …
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Eight East Bay residents charged with crimes related to drug distribution scheme

… Domestic Northern California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton areas … and Mayer Benegas-Medina, 27.  According to the indictment, from at least July to December 2020, the defendants … drug trafficking by people who have come to the Tenderloin from outside the neighborhood,” said U.S. Attorney …
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Ringleader of Central Valley drug trafficking organization sentenced to 20 years prison

… Domestic Northern California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton areas … authorities seized approximately $201,790 in drug proceeds from Olivares Hernandez’s home, as well as approximately 31 …
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Clandestine Drug Labs in the United States

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Tenth Bilateral Drug Intelligence Working Group in Shanghai, China

… Domestic Bilateral Drug Intelligence Working Gorup.png From November 12-13, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice, … and CBP officials met with law enforcement counterparts from China’s Ministry of Public Security to exchange …
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Communities Nationwide Turn in Nearly 630,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications on DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… removed nearly 19.2 million pounds of unneeded medications from communities across our country.  According to a report … medication for a non-medical purpose got that medication from a family member or friend.  DEA continues to expand …
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DEA launches Secure Your Meds campaign, calls on Americans to keep medications safe

… is asking Americans to keep prescription medications safe and secure until they can properly dispose of them. The … Meds awareness campaign addresses a vital public safety and health issue. Medicines that languish in home cabinets … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine …
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Giving a Face to a Fallen Hero:

May 26, 2022
… appeared prior to the May 2022 DEA Memorial Service. Staff from the Operations and Intelligence divisions began to … Special Agent Richard “Rick” Barrett. Barrett, who retired from DEA in 2003, was determined to help. Aided by retired …
May 26, 2022
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DEA Announces 20th Take Back Day

… indicating a majority of abused prescription drugs come from family and friends, including from home medicine cabinets, clearing out unused medicine is …
GENERAL INFORMATION

Dallas News 2007

July 15, 2021
… Gets 13 Years In Prison January 18, 2007 55 Arrested From Local Texas Drug Ring January 17, 2007 Meth Organization Excised From Ellis County January 3, 2007 Operation 700 Ranch …
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Headquarters News 2008

July 15, 2021
… December 31, 2008 10 Major Drug Deffendants Extradicted from Mexico to the United States December 11, 2008 U.S. … 2008 International Arms Dealer Extradited To United States From Spain On Terrorism Offenses May 20, 2008 Member of …
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New Jersey News 2010

July 15, 2021
… Possession November 23, 2010 Folkes Brothers Extradited From Jamaica to Face Charges of Conspiring to Traffic … To Conspiring To Traffic Cocaine On Commercial Airlines From The West Indies To England Via The United States April …
July 15, 2021
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DEA podcast about drug misuse among college students wins award

… has received a Second Place Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Award from the National Association of Government Communicators. … statewide conferences and events, and resources available from DEA and its federal partners. NAGC’s Blue Pencil & Gold …
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DEA and U.S. Coast Guard announce 18,000 pound cocaine offload in San Diego

… to stop this threat to our country.” Numerous U.S. agencies from the Departments of Justice, Defense, and Homeland … and Western Pacific requires unity of effort in all phases from detection, monitoring and interdictions, to criminal …
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DEA Aims For Record Removal Of Unused Pills Through Its National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Initiative

… lives by removing unused painkillers and controlled drugs from homes,” said DEA Acting Administrator Robert W. … painkillers or controlled drugs we can help to remove from homes, the more potential lives will be saved. The home …
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DEA Establishes Six New Heroin Enforcement Teams

… inextricably linked with the threat the United States faces from the trafficking of heroin, fentanyl and fentanyl … injury-related death in the United States, eclipsing deaths from motor vehicle crashes or firearms. According to initial …
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DEA Holds Prescription Drug Take-Back Event October 26

… that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. Americans participating in …
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Federal Marijuana Case Update

… 907 marijuana plants that were irrigated by water diverted from the river. Additionally, agents found purported medical … case was the product of an investigation by federal agents from the DEA and Stanislaus Drug Enforcement Agency, a …
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Hawaii-Bound Meth Trafficker Sentenced

… pounds. Rodriguez was carrying boarding passes for flights from Modesto to San Francisco and from San Francisco to Maui, Hawaii. This case was the …
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Attorney General Mayes Announces Conviction of Tucson Psychiatrist for Sexual Assault, Sexual Abuse, and Fraud

… 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 …
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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

… 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, …
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Washington Man Who Distributed Large Amounts of Fentanyl in the Tri-Cities Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison

… 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 …
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Twenty-seven defendants charged in takedown of Newark open air drug market

… Suspicious Pharmaceutical Activities: (973)776-1172 Towanda R. Thorne-James Special Agent In Charge View Towanda R. … 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 …
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Sixty Defendants Charged in Nationwide Takedown of Sinaloa Cartel Methamphetamine Network

… 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 …
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DEA and U.S. Attorney in the Western District of Louisiana announce settlement with drug distributor

… 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 …
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DEA-led operation nets more than 600 arrests targeting the Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación

… 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 …
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13 arrested in Colombia for distributing thousands of kilograms of cocaine to the U.S.

… 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 …