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Guns, Cocaine and Cash Seized in Bronx Apartment

… a cocaine distribution network that operated in part from his residence at 1619 Hone Avenue, Apt. 1. When agents … “High-level drug trafficking extracts a tragic toll from our communities in violence and lives lost to substance …
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DEA and federal, state and local law enforcement announce one of the largest takedowns of MS-13 gang members and associates in nation's history

… We will continue to excise these violent street gangs from our communities until no one is in danger from the mayhem they bring. I would like to thank all of our …
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Ten members of ‘the 200’ robbery crew charged with racketeering, robbery, narcotics, burglary, and firearms offenses

… Heights is responsible for a rap sheet of crimes ranging from robbery to racketeering and murder.  I commend the New … in Manhattan federal court and in other court papers [1] : From 2014 through September 2018, in the Southern District …
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DEA, HSI and Local Partners, Seize More Than 16 Kilograms of Fentanyl Powder and 60,000 Fentanyl Pills in Fast-Moving Investigation

… DEA, HSI and Local Partners, Seize More Than 16 Kilograms of Fentanyl … (509) 454-4407 Surveillance of Trafficking Group Stretched from Renton to Bellingham Seized fentanyl pills Download … you, disrupt your operations, and safeguard our communities from the devastating impact of illicit substances." The …
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19 Arrested on Federal Charges Trafficking Meth, Fentanyl, Heroin, and Cocaine in Charlottesville, VA

… on Federal Charges Trafficking Meth, Fentanyl, Heroin, and Cocaine in Charlottesville, VA September 07, 2023 … Operation Engage DMV Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … rate, and no communities or institutions are immune from its devastation, including here in Virginia,” Special …
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ATLANTA NEWS 2008

July 15, 2021
… Kingsland Woman Charged With Stealing Prescription Drugs From Elderly October 7, 2008 Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty … G. Wilhelm OCDETF Strike Force Announces Fruitful Results From Its First Year Of Operations March 27, 2008 Hemingway …
July 15, 2021
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Federal Judge Sentences Three Methamphetamine Traffickers

… of crystal methamphetamine smuggled in to the United States from Mexico. Judge Voorhees also sentenced Troy William … 2013 and April 2014, respectively. The prosecutions stem from Operation “Dixie Crystal,” a joint drug task force …
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48 Members And Associates Of 2 Rival Bronx Street Gangs Charged In Federal Court With Racketeering Offenses, Including 3 Murders, Narcotics Trafficking, And Firearms Offenses

… 48 Members And Associates Of 2 Rival Bronx Street Gangs Charged In … Offenses, Including 3 Murders, Narcotics Trafficking, And Firearms Offenses December 09, 2015 New York Contact … around several housing developments in the Bronx, New York, from 2005 through December 2015.  Members and associates of …
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Drug Trafficking Defendants Sentenced to Prison

… the Arizona Attorney General’s Office, with assistance from the Maricopa County Drug Suppression Task Force (MCDST) …
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Members of Cocaine and Fentanyl Conspiracy Indicted

… traceable to the offenses. According to the indictment, from November 2019 through September 10, 2020, the …
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DEA announces the establishment of a new Division Office in Omaha

… led by Special Agent in Charge Matthew R. Barden, who comes from the St. Louis Division where he served as Associate …
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New England News 2002

July 15, 2021
… Offenses SEP 20, 2002 DEA Cape Cod Task Force Arrests 2 From Providence, RI SEP 17, 2002 DEA's HIDTA Transportation …
July 15, 2021
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DEA Bolsters Fight Against Opioid Crisis With 250 Additional Task Force Officers

… injury-related death in the United States, eclipsing deaths from motor vehicle crashes or firearms. Approximately 64,000 …
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DEA Launches CampusDrugPrevention.gov: Targets College Drug Use

… and local prevention contacts, and resources available from DEA’s federal partners. The website also includes a …
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China Announces Scheduling Controls On Two Fentanyl Precursor Chemicals

… contact to collaborate and share data on the threat from fentanyl-class substances and their impact on the …
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April 02, 2026
… than 900,000 Potentially Lethal Doses of Fentanyl Removed from the Streets of Los Angeles in Major Drug Bust Investigators from the Los Angeles HSTF, working in partnership with the …
April 02, 2026
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DEA Targets CJNG Operations, Seizing a Million Counterfeit Pills and 77,000 Kilograms of their Drugs in Five Days

… CJNG Operations, Seizing a Million Counterfeit Pills and 77,000 Kilograms of their Drugs in Five Days September … as what it is—a terrorist organization—at every level, from its leadership to its distribution networks and …
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Pill Press Photo Gallery

January 21, 2025
… Louisville Field Division   On January 31, 2024, DEA agents from the Louisville Field Division executed two search … presses at the Port of Long Beach that were imported from China and destined for Connecticut. Click to download … presses, one loaded AR-15 rifle, and one loaded AR-pistol from the apartment of a large-scale fentanyl pill …
January 21, 2025
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December 03, 2025
… leads the fight to protect American lives and communities from the devastating impact of fentanyl. Our mission is …
December 03, 2025
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November 01, 2019

Press event regarding the emerging public health threat of marijuana vaping & 16th annual Red Ribbon Awards Ceremony

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WHAT: The DEA and its partners, to include the Office of National Drug Control Policy, County of San Diego Department of Health and Human Services Agency and San Diego County Marijuana Prevention Initiative, will discuss the emerging public health threat of marijuana vaping. The press event will be followed by...
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National Child Abuse Prevention Month

April 06, 2021
… emotional abuse. Approximately 86,694 children were removed from their home in FY 2019 because at least one parent had a …
April 06, 2021
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Denver News 2005

July 15, 2021
… Cocaine SEP 26, 2005 DEA Task Force Stops 12 Pounds of Meth From Hitting the Streets of Grand Junction SEP 22, 2005 …
July 15, 2021
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New Jersey News 2007

July 15, 2021
… Ever Meth Seizure In NJ March 6, 2007 Last Defendant from Asbury Park Drug Organization Sentenced to 14 years …
July 15, 2021
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Houston News 2010

July 15, 2021
… the Quintero Drug Trafficking Enterprise Extradited to U.S. From Mexico April 27, 2010 Husband and Wife Physicians …
July 15, 2021
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Robert Patterson Named DEA Acting Administrator

… received a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from Northeastern University, where he graduated with …
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DEA Meets With Pharmaceutical Industry Leaders Today To Discuss Collaboratively Preventing Prescription Drug Misuse And Abuse

… the addictions, overdoses, and crimes that too often result from these substances falling into the wrong hands.” “DEA is …
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Nineteen Gang Members And Associates Charged In Federal Sweeps Targeting Boston Gangs

… Nineteen Gang Members And Associates Charged In Federal Sweeps Targeting Boston … Card cracking schemes are fueled by checks that are stolen from postal collection boxes and chemically washed and … types of threats.  The fight to keep our streets safe from dangerous gangs and drugs is an ever-constant struggle …
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Members of Bronx Street Gang And Their Hitman Charged With Racketeering, Firearms Offenses, And Murder

… Members of Bronx Street Gang And Their Hitman Charged With Racketeering, Firearms … Superseding Indictment filed today in federal court: [1] From at least in or about 2006 to in or about 2021, YBMG was …
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Thirty-Eight Pounds of Meth and Cocaine Recovered in Hell’s Kitchen Luxury Building

… plus four kilograms (over eight pounds) of cocaine from an apartment at 550 West 54th Street, a luxury … Commissioner Edward A. Caban said, “The charges stemming from this case demonstrate the unwavering commitment of the …
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Major Multi-Drug Seizure of Over 250 Pounds of Heroin, Fentanyl, Cocaine, Crystal Meth and Counterfeit Pills in the Bronx

… Over 250 Pounds of Heroin, Fentanyl, Cocaine, Crystal Meth and Counterfeit Pills in the Bronx June 29, 2022 New York … offices located in New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Long Island, Plattsburgh, Rochester, Syracuse and Westchester County … laboratory analysis. Drug paraphernalia was also recovered from various places in the apartment. A suitcase contained a …