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Guilty Pleas For Two Mexican Nationals In Conspiracy To Acquire “Stinger” Missile And Other Military-Grade Weapons

… weapons payment. "The guilty pleas and conviction resulting from this investigation were the result of the highly … weapons, including anti-aircraft and anti-tank weapons, from falling into the hands of a Mexican drug cartel. I …
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Congressional Affairs

January 22, 2026
… easy-to-navigate platform to enhance your understanding of DEA operations and to facilitate an ongoing … Wanted for Serious Crimes Transferred to the United States from Mexico, Including Leaders of Foreign Terrorist … transfer cannot be overstated. 37 fugitives were brought from Mexico to the United States to face justice for alleged …
January 22, 2026
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Lone American Living in Tukwila Indicted in International Drug Trafficking Investigation Sentenced to Five Years in Prison

… Operation Engage Seattle Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … Conspiracy Drugs Seized During Investigation that Stretched from Seattle to Mexico to Colombia Fentanyl seized in Kent. … in prison. Just over a year ago, law enforcement teams from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Seattle …
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Media Spotlight

January 14, 2026
… of Nicolás Maduro. Watch the full interview Joint Statement from the Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of …
January 14, 2026
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Who We Are

December 20, 2024
… controlled substances laws of the United States. Today thousands of DEA employees located in hundreds of offices across the country and around the world are dedicated to fulfilling DEA’s … and we work together as one team to keep Americans safe from dangerous drugs and those that traffic in them. On …
December 20, 2024
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Phoenix News 2007

July 15, 2021
… Gangs November 2, 2007 Two Mexican Nationals Extradited from Mexico Found Guilty in Naco, Ariz. Drug Tunnel Case …
July 15, 2021
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Illegal Alien who Shot at DEA Agents Charged with Attempted Murder of a Federal Officer

… effort to choke off the flow of fentanyl at every level- from transnational criminal organizations to street-level … of fentanyl on Feb. 24, 2026. According to court documents, from Jan. 30, 2026, through Feb. 24, 2026, Valenzuela Lopez …
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DEA Safely Disposes 620,000 Pounds of Unused Medication on 28th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… million pounds of expired, unwanted, or unused medications from their homes. “We want to thank our state, local, and … communities by helping to remove the threat of medications from falling into the wrong hands. This program would not be …
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Operation Engage Spokane: Several Large-Scale Distributors of Counterfeit Pills Charged in Federal Court

… Operation Engage Seattle Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … Robert A. Saccone Domestic Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington Additional Division Info Community Outreach … Indicted on November 2, 2021 on conspiracy charges stemming from distribution of fentanyl in Spokane, Washington. …
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U.S. Attorney Announces Conviction of Chappaqua Man

… March 5, 2020, the Firearm, which was loaded, was recovered from inside a wall of Deejay White’s MCC cell.  On or about … the Inspector General New York Field Office, Special Agents from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of …
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Narcotics dealer charged with fentanyl overdose death

… with fentanyl, which led to yet another needless death from an overdose.  HSI is committed to working with the … enforcement officers later purchased additional narcotics from both Joiles and Rosario, including fentanyl pills …
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Twelve men charged in Syracuse-based heroin/fentanyl trafficking conspiracy

… to investigate and prosecute those who profit from the tragedy of addiction.”   In connection with this … Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office and investigators from the Onondaga County District Attorney’s Office. This …
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Two-week trial leads to conviction of drug trafficker for conspiring to import cocaine in shipment of chili peppers

… for their excellent work in preventing illegal narcotics from being distributed in our country.”   “Drug traffickers … importing company as a front to transport cocaine from Baez’s source of supply in the Dominican Republic. Baez …
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Federal Grand Jury Returns Indictment Charging 14 Defendants with Drug Conspiracy, Racketeering, and Firearms Charges

… criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task …
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Fourteen Indicted in Multi-State Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Linked to Deadly Fentanyl Distributed to Members of the Lummi Nation in Washington

… Operation Engage Seattle Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … is that a family drug trafficking organization expanded from Seattle beyond Washington state to locations across the … of the fentanyl crisis and the proliferation of guns from drug trafficking organizations,” said Deputy Chief Eric …
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Operation Overdrive in Tampa Leads to Dozens of Arrests and Significant Drug Seizures

… Department (PD) Chief Lee Bercaw, and representatives from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives … Overdrive Tampa investigations with substantial assistance from ATF Tampa, USPIS Tampa, and FDLE – Tampa Bay ROC.  The …
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Ten Defendants Charged in Augusta-Area Drug Trafficking Operation

… Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 2920 Brandywine Road Atlanta , GA 30341 United States … investigation that identified a pipeline of illegal drugs from Mexico routed through Atlanta and into the greater … led to multiple searches and evidence seizures from residences, vehicles, and hotel rooms. Those charged in …
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Affiliates of notorious white supremacist street gang plead guilty to federal charges

… Gangsters, a violent criminal street gang largely operated from inside Georgia’s prison system. The multi-agency … and the Bloomingdale Police Department, with assistance from the U.S. Marshals Service.   The case is being …
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Cartel Leader Heads to Prison for Over $2M Drug Seizures

… Kilogram of Meth Photo 7 - 200 Kilogram of Methamphetamine and 5 Kilogram of Heroin seized by Mexican Authorities in Reynosa, MX.jpg 200 Kilogram of Methamphetamine and 5 Kilogram of Heroin seized by Mexican Authorities in … were concealed in similar manner. The seizures spanned from July 18, 2017, through Sept. 10, 2019. The wholesale …
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Seven Members of Violent Gang Charged with Racketeering and Firearms Offenses

… work of our NYPD officers, federal partners and prosecutors from the United States Attorney’s Office in the Southern … to hold these subjects accountable and remove this threat from our neighborhoods.” According to the allegations in the …
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Texas health care fraud and opioid takedown results in charges against 58

… Texas health care fraud and opioid takedown results in charges against 58 September … down pills mills and rooting out corruption in health care. From Lufkin to Laredo and Dallas to Del Rio, one of us will …
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Two investigations in Waco net 16 arrests today on federal firearms and narcotic trafficking charges

… in Waco net 16 arrests today on federal firearms and narcotic trafficking charges September 12, 2019 Houston … announced the arrests of 16 individuals stemming from two separate investigations into narcotics trafficking … DEA and HSI, resulted in seven (7) arrests today stemming from a single federal grand jury indictment unsealed today …
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Man Pleads Guilty In New York To Conspiring With Iranian Military Officials To Assassinate Saudi Arabian Ambassador To The United States

… connection with his guilty plea, Arbabsiar admitted that, from the spring of 2011 to the fall of 2011, he conspired … as necessary to do so.   Arbabsiar traveled to and from the United States, Mexico and Iran and was in telephone …
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Agency Heads Announce Major Criminal Action Against Cartel

… of multi-ton quantities of marijuana and illegal aliens from Mexico into the United States through the San Miguel … weapons in the San Miguel vicinity which were en-route from Phoenix, Arizona to Valencia-Rodriguez in Mexico. The …
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Dominican Republic official extradited to the United States to face narcotics trafficking charges

… warrant based on an indictment and extradition request from the Eastern District of New York. Abreu Navarro was …
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Synthetic Opioids

January 25, 2025
Synthetic opioids are substances that are synthesized in a laboratory and that act on the same targets in the brain as natural opioids (e.g., morphine and codeine) to produce analgesic (pain relief) effects. In contrast, natural opioids are naturally occurring substances extracted from the seed pod of certain varieties of...
January 25, 2025
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Special Agent Eligibility Quiz

January 22, 2025
… will be further evaluated on their relevant training and experience. This includes:written and oral … conferences; researching, collecting and analyzing data from a variety of sources relating to investigations; …
January 22, 2025
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DEA Statement Regarding The Release Of Rafael Caro-Quintero

… to release infamous drug trafficker Rafael Caro-Quintero from a Mexican prison.  Caro-Quintero had been serving a 40 …
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DEA Statement On Arrest Of Omar Trevino Morales

… serve as yet another warning that no criminal is immune from arrest and prosecution. Omar Trevino Morales …
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21 Drug Traffickers and Gang Members Facing Federal Drug and Firearm Charges

… prosecutions, which help remove illegal drugs and firearms from our community.  Our community and nation are safer, …  O'Neal is currently in Spokane County Jail stemming from a separate drug trafficking investigation. Gabriella …