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Operation Engage Michigan

March 28, 2025
… The presence of Mexican crystal methamphetamine trafficked from the Southwest Border continues to be prevalent. The … Connect With Us!   Sign up for email updates about Michigan's Operation Engage Initiative. …
March 28, 2025
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11 Defendants Sentenced for Their Role in a Conspiracy to Traffic Fentanyl from the Mexico Border to Idaho

… for Their Role in a Conspiracy to Traffic Fentanyl from the Mexico Border to Idaho April 16, 2025 Seattle … Operation Engage Seattle Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit …
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Accused Major Heroin Trafficker Extradited from Colombia for Prosecution in New York City

… Accused Major Heroin Trafficker Extradited from Colombia for Prosecution in New York City July 18, 2022 … offices located in New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Long Island, Plattsburgh, Rochester, Syracuse and Westchester County … NEW YORK - An accused major trafficker was extradited from Colombia to face charges associated with smuggling and …
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Over 25 Pounds of Alleged Heroin and Three Guns Seized from Stash Apartment

… Over 25 Pounds of Alleged Heroin and Three Guns Seized from Stash Apartment November 08, 2021 New York Contact Info … of alleged heroin (28 pounds), three guns and ammunition from an apartment used as a drug stash house in the North … 12 brick-shaped packages and one cylindrical package from a storage container in a bedroom closet. A field test …
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Multi-kilo cocaine dealer from Mecklenburg County sentenced to 15 years in prison

… Multi-kilo cocaine dealer from Mecklenburg County sentenced to 15 years in prison … 45, arranged for the delivery of 28 kilograms of cocaine from Texas to Virginia. On May 30, 2019, a tractor-trailer … Brodnax. Lewis had received multiple shipments of cocaine from the suppliers in Texas and had distributed at least 71 …
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Indiana Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 10 Years for Trafficking Meth Imported from Mexico

… Sentenced to 10 Years for Trafficking Meth Imported from Mexico August 17, 2023 Chicago Contact Info Contact Us … and cocaine. Solomon also stated that he worked with a man from Mexico, who supplied the drugs that Solomon then … majority of the meth plaguing our streets ultimately comes from international cartels operating across the southern …
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Colombian National Extradited from Costa Rica to Face Drug Charges in the United States

… Colombian National Extradited from Costa Rica to Face Drug Charges in the United States … transnational criminal conspiracy that transported cocaine from Colombia to the United States, including Texas, … arrested in Costa Rica. Gerardo Gomez-Lubo was extradited from Panama to the United States in March 2021.  An …
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Defendants Convicted In Manhattan Federal Court For Illegal Distribution Of Oxycodone From Pharmacy In Yonkers

… Federal Court For Illegal Distribution Of Oxycodone From Pharmacy In Yonkers October 02, 2014 New York Contact … documents in this case and evidence presented at trial: From in or about 2011 to in or about January 2013, Ji Yun …
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Albuquerque Employers Benefit from DEA Training and Resources Available Through Operation Engage

August 18, 2023
… Albuquerque Employers Benefit from DEA Training and Resources Available Through Operation … the training while PIO Carlos Briano moderated questions from the audience. DEA provided information about the …
August 18, 2023
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Privacy Act

March 28, 2025
… practices that governs the collection, maintenance, use, and dissemination of personally identifiable information … be protected against unwarranted invasions of their privacy from the collection and disclosure of these records by … your request via the PAL, DEA will accept your request via e-mail or United States Postal Service (USPS); however, use …
March 28, 2025
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Alleged Fentanyl Trafficker Extradited from Honduras to the United States to Face Federal Charges

… Alleged Fentanyl Trafficker Extradited from Honduras to the United States to Face Federal Charges … with others to distribute fentanyl was extradited from Honduras to the United States this week to face charges … an ongoing drug trafficking investigation, special agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) learned …
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Colombian Businessman Charged with Money Laundering Extradited to the United States from Cabo Verde

… with Money Laundering Extradited to the United States from Cabo Verde October 19, 2021 Miami Contact Info Contact … court in Miami, Florida, today after being extradited from the Republic of Cabo Verde. Saab is charged in an … others to launder the proceeds of an illegal bribery scheme from bank accounts located in Venezuela to and through bank …
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Alleged narcotrafficker and high ranking cartel member extradited from Uruguay to the United States

… narcotrafficker and high ranking cartel member extradited from Uruguay to the United States May 15, 2020 Headquarters … Airport  yesterday evening after being extradited from Uruguay, where he was arrested in April 2016.  The … alleges that Gonzalez Valencia’s criminal conspiracy ran from 2003 to 2016.   “The Department of Justice will never …
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Orlando Man Found Guilty of Conspiring to Distribute Fentanyl that Resulted in Death

… After some time, N.K. realized that the pills she was buying from them contained fentanyl. Specifically, on October 31, … on March 31, 2022, within days of purchasing “M30” pills from Fonseca Flores, N.K. sent a text message to Parady …
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Eight-week federal trial results in conviction of Chapo associates in Buffalo, NY

… offices located in New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Long Island, Plattsburgh, Rochester, Syracuse and Westchester County … invoices to make it look like Western New Yorkers were buying sea cucumbers at astounding rates and quantities. The … March 23, 2015, Buffalo Police seized 32 kilograms of drugs from the Folger Street location—including Gillon’s eight …
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Indiana Man Sentenced to Over 11 Years for Trafficking Meth from California to Indiana

… Indiana Man Sentenced to Over 11 Years for Trafficking Meth from California to Indiana September 07, 2022 Chicago … Officers learned that Wrought traveled by charter bus from Bloomington, Indiana, and arrived in Fresno, … and exited the bus. Wrought admitted that he was traveling from California to Bloomington and consented to a search of …
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Florida Resident Pleads Guilty To Fraudulent Shipments Of Synthetic Drugs From Lab In Stockton

… Pleads Guilty To Fraudulent Shipments Of Synthetic Drugs From Lab In Stockton May 09, 2016 San Francisco Contact Info … received falsely invoiced raw synthetic cannabinoids from China that they used to manufacture and distribute as …
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DEA Administrator Cole's Statement on 26 Fugitives from Mexico taken into U.S. Custody

August 13, 2025
… DEA Administrator Cole's Statement on 26 Fugitives from Mexico taken into U.S. Custody DEA Administrator … 26 fugitives, many associated with CJNG, Sinaloa, and Los Zetas are now in U.S. custody. Among them: Abigael … responsible for trafficking multiple tons of cocaine from South America through Mexico and into the United …
August 13, 2025
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Last Defendant in Methamphetamine Trafficking Ring is Sentenced to More Than 15 Years in Prison

… of the investigation, law enforcement used controlled buys, seizures, and the execution of search warrants to … of methamphetamine mixture. Law enforcement also seized from Barker a handgun and a shotgun, and more than $7,200 in …
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Indictments Unsealed Charging Four Block Gang Members And Others With Racketeering And Narcotics Conspiracies

… Indictments Unsealed Charging Four Block Gang Members And Others With Racketeering And Narcotics Conspiracies May … distribute 280 grams or more of crack cocaine and heroin, from November 2008 to date, are: 20. Deshae Harris, of … a significant step in Schenectady’s efforts to enhance the quality of life of its residents and should serve as notice …
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Connecticut Man Sentenced to 84 Months of Imprisonment for Drug Distribution from Rutland Apartment

… to 84 Months of Imprisonment for Drug Distribution from Rutland Apartment November 28, 2022 New England Contact … also seized over six thousand dollars in cash: $1,880 from Cedano, $2,380 from Mariani, and $2,134 from Wedderburn. According to court …
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Southern California Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine from Mexico to Modesto

… to 9 Years in Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine from Mexico to Modesto January 18, 2022 San Francisco … Domestic Northern California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton areas … in prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine from Mexico destined for Modesto, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. …
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Foreign National Extradited from Mexico to the United States to Face Fentanyl Trafficking Charges

… Foreign National Extradited from Mexico to the United States to Face Fentanyl … Domestic Northern California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton areas …
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Pill Distributor Pleads Guilty To Trafficking Tens Of Thousands Of Pills Containing Fentanyl And Methamphetamine

… Diaz posing as a potential drug customer seeking to buy counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl. On …
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Pill Distributor Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Tens of Thousands of Pills Containing Fentanyl and Meth

… Diaz posing as a potential drug customer seeking to buy counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl. On …
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Doctor, Pharmacist And Call-Center Manager Found Guilty In Massive Prescription Drug Distribution Conspiracy

… and mydoctorconsultonline.com, to solicit customers to buy hydrocodone and other pills without valid prescriptions, …
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Leader Of Interstate Online Pill Mill Ring Sentenced To More Than Eight Years In Prison

… He set up and maintained websites to solicit customers to buy hydrocodone and other pills without valid prescriptions, …
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Federal jury convicts two men of cocaine conspiracy spanning from Houston to Buffalo

… Federal jury convicts two men of cocaine conspiracy spanning from Houston to Buffalo September 02, 2020 New York Contact … defendants purchased last-minute airline tickets to travel from Buffalo to Houston, TX. Defendant Lloyd, who was on … as a result of a prior conviction, never sought permission from his probation officer to travel. The following day, May …
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Updated Results From DEA’s Largest-Ever Global Synthetic Drug Takedown Yesterday

… Updated Results From DEA’s Largest-Ever Global Synthetic Drug Takedown … Nationwide enforcement actions targeted dangerous new and emerging class of chemicals from overseas WASHINGTON - Yesterday the Drug Enforcement …
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Fresno Man Sentenced For Marijuana Cultivation That Diverted Water From The San Jaoquin River

… Man Sentenced For Marijuana Cultivation That Diverted Water From The San Jaoquin River September 09, 2014 San Francisco … in Stanislaus County that was irrigated by water diverted from the San Joaquin River. Judge Ishii also ordered …