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Jamaican Drug Lord Christopher Michael Coke Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court

… They were armed with illegally trafficked firearms from the United States, that Coke imported into Jamaica. … of the greatest of $250,000, or twice the pecuniary gain from the offense. On the conspiracy to commit assault in aid …
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Charges Doctor And Associates As Members Of A Conspiracy To Distribute Oxycodone And Cocaine

… in our country and law enforcement has combined our efforts from the state, local and federal levels to identify and … the Complaint unsealed today in White Plains federal court: From the spring of 2009 through at least May 2011, Fernando …
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Montgomery Pill Mill Doctor Pleads Guilty To Drug Distribution, Health Care Fraud And Money Laundering Charges

… Hamilton and United States Attorney Louis V. Franklin, Sr. from the Middle District of Alabama. According to court … monthly examinations. The money laundering charges stem from Dr. Sanchez’s spending the proceeds of his operation of …
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Eleven People Indicted For Conspiring To Traffic Oxycodone And Heroin In Boise

… January of this year and includes law enforcement personnel from DEA, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, … Diversion Squad will target prescription drug crime from all angles, including criminal distribution schemes, …
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Pain Management Doctor And Clinic Administrator Indicted On 130 Counts In Major Prescription Drug Investigation

… Indictment alleges that defendants used funds derived from health care fraud to purchase Arabian horse and luxury … The indictment also alleges that using the money derived from the health care fraud conspiracy, Marilyn and Angelo …
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Federal Designer Synthetic Drug Manufactures And Dealers Sentenced To Imprisonment Part Of Nationwide Effort Under Operation Log Jam

… Federal Designer Synthetic Drug Manufactures And Dealers Sentenced To Imprisonment Part Of Nationwide … Zizzo owned Consortium Distribution in Phoenix, Ariz., from early 2011 through July of 2012.  Consortium … effects, were manufactured with raw chemicals imported from China  and domestically, were specifically designed to …
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DEA Announces Results Of Operation Knight Stalker

… large quantities of methamphetamine into the United States from Mexico.  Early in the investigation, intelligence … of hundreds of pounds of methamphetamine and other drugs from cell members in Mexico and their counterparts in the …
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New York City Firefighter Charged In Narcotics Sales: Drugs Sold In Front Of Firehouse And Near Schools

… neighborhood of Brooklyn.  The gas station is a block from the Al-Noor School, an Islamic private high school. On … The firehouse is located approximately three blocks away from a childcare center, the Choo Choo Train Daycare. The …
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Marijuana Smuggling Ring Busted Along U.S. - Mexico Border

… to a case unsealed on Thursday. On Wednesday, agents from a multi-agency task force led by the Drug Enforcement … operations like this demonstrates the unyielding commitment from our office and our partners at DEA, Border Patrol and …
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DEA Launches New Initiative To Combat Illegal Prescription Drug Activity

… drug activity. TIP411, - an internet based tool from Citizen Observer, allows anyone with a cell phone to … cases related to opiate misuse or abuse increased 118.8% from 2005 to 2012.  DEA and its local law enforcement and …
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DEA Takes Down Arizona Spice Manufacturer

… Coleman, “Spice dealers who target our youth cannot hide from the law.  DEA agents will pursue these criminals and … Chris Vasquez.  DEA agents worked jointly with detectives from Casa Grande PD and the Maricopa County Drug Suppression …
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DEA Releases 2015 Drug Threat Assessment: Heroin And Painkiller Abuse Continue To Spike

… to the United States PHOENIX - DEA today announced results from the 2015 National Drug Threat (NDTA), which finds that … In 2013, over 46,000 people in the United States died from drug overdose and more than half of those were caused …
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Local Pain Doctor Named In A 114 Count Indictment; Accused Of Illegally Issuing Hundreds Of Thousands Of Prescriptions For Controlled Substances

… the controlled substances in return for payments from patients and insurance companies. The indictment … persons to obtain controlled substances prescriptions from individuals not medically trained or certified to do …
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Extradition Of Alleged International Narcotics Trafficker Charged With Conspiring To Engage In Narco-Terrorism And To Support The FARC

… that Jose Evaristo Linares Castillo was extradited from Colombia on charges that he conspired to import … “As alleged, Linares-Castillo ran cocaine laden aircrafts from Colombia, through Venezuela, Honduras, and into Mexico …
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces The Arrests Of Two Rikers Island Correction Officers For Marijuana Dealing

… inmates. While Romain and Phillips worked independently from each other, both of them essentially supplied the … and arrange to pick up the marijuana, tobacco, and scalpels from them.  Romain and Phillips charged the inmates a fee to …
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Two Organized Crime Members Sentenced To 180 Months And 168 Months, Respectively, For Conspiring To Distribute Cocaine

… serve three years of supervised release upon their release from prison, and forfeit $500,000 in narcotics proceeds. The … who lived in Las Vegas, Nevada, obtained the cocaine from his sources in Mexico and then arranged for it to be …
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Fairbanks Drug Dealer Sentenced To More Than 10 Years In Prison

… cocaine and heroin, and conspiring to launder the proceeds from the sale of those drugs. “It is time for Etienne Devoe … years in federal prison was intended “to protect the public from drug dealers” like the defendant. Devoe was indicted on …
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Seventeen Arrested In Connection With Lengthy Heroin & Meth Investigation

… at large. The Drug Enforcement (DEA) is seeking assistance from the public regarding their whereabouts.             … The searches and arrests involved agents and officers from: Homeland Security Investigations - Seattle, Port of …
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11 Alleged Members Of A Drug Trafficking Organization Charged In Federal Court

… Brought cocaine and heroin into Montgomery County area from New Jersey (GREENBELT - , Md. - A federal grand jury … to the indictment and evidence presented to the court, from at least March 2014 to May 2016, the defendants …
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BGF Commander And Gang Member Sentenced To Prison For Participating In A Racketeering Conspiracy

… facilities. According to their plea agreements, from 2006 through June 2010, Duncan and McFadden were … was overheard directing a BGF “commander” to collect $25 from each BGF member under the “commander’s” control, which …
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Doctor Convicted Of Running Pill Mill And Contributing To A Death

… medical purpose and Nathaniel Backes’ death resulted from the use of that substance. The drug conspiracy … Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, with assistance from the Philadelphia Police Department, the North Coventry …
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Large-Scale Distributor Of Unapproved Foreign Prescription Drugs Indicted

… Operation Engage DMV Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … as a trans-shipper, Quinn received non-FDA-approved drugs from countries such as India and the United Arab Emirates, … and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, with assistance from the Arlington County Police Department.  Assistant U.S. …
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Two Indicted In Investigation Involving Smuggling Heroin Into Attica Correctional Facility; Two Others Facing Heroin Charges

… that Banks was subject to a protective order preventing him from possessing a firearm.    DEA Acting Special Agent in … poor, suburban resident or prison inmate, no one is immune from the effects of this addiction.  As for the traffickers, …
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International Narcotics Trafficker Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court To The Manufacture, Shipment, And Importation Of Tons Of Cocaine Into The United States And Other Countries

… distribution of tens of thousands of kilograms of cocaine from Colombia and Venezuela to the United States and other … planes carrying multi-hundred-kilogram loads of cocaine from clandestine landing strips operated by Rios Suarez and …
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Man Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To Two Consecutive Life Terms For February 2000 Double Murder In The Bronx

… “New York DTO”) was receiving large quantities of cocaine from a Mexican drug trafficking (the “Mexican DTO”).  In or … the lobby of 3235 Parkside Place, Darge approached Cuellar from behind and fired a gunshot into Cuellar’s skull.  …
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Narcotics Dealer Charged In Manhattan Federal Court For Overdose Death

… Coombs was transported to the hospital, but later died from an overdose of heroin and fentanyl.  Prior to Coombs’s … Diversion (Group TDS-NY) comprises agents and officers from the U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA), the New York City …
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Guilty Plea For Accessory To Cocaine Overdose Death

… co-defendant James Holder: Johnson regularly bought cocaine from Holder, who lived in and sold cocaine from a third-floor apartment in Chelsea.  During the night …
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NYDETF Seizes $2 Million Worth Of Cocaine Concealed In Candy

… gas for the vehicle. Martinez then removed the backpack from the vehicle. Agents and officers approached the … this bust, we have removed a significant amount of cocaine from the streets and put a dangerous dealer behind bars. Our …
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National Drug Threat Assessment

May 13, 2025
… many Americans, especially young Americans, are still dying from poisonings caused by drugs like fentanyl, …
May 13, 2025
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Schedule A Hiring Authority: Intelligence Research Specialist

January 22, 2025
… unique requirements that made it impractical for a standard competitive hiring process. DEA has the authority to … someone under this authority include: Expert knowledge and specialized experience with national and international … OR A Foreign language aptitude with proof of certification from an independent outside source with at least a …
January 22, 2025