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Fairbanks Man Indicted for Distributing Fentanyl Resulting in a Fatal Overdose

August 27, 2025
… District Office is investigating the case, with assistance from the Alaska State Troopers, as part of the Fairbanks … criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime and drug trafficking. … Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task …
August 27, 2025
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DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Awareness Day on April 29

April 28, 2025
… is not immune.  In 2023, more than 105,000 Americans died from drug poisonings with nearly 70 percent of those deaths … to synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl. Provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) … (Vicodin ®). The only safe medications are ones that come from licensed and accredited medical professionals. Social …
April 28, 2025
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Three Defendants in Significant Gun and Drug Involved Cases in Western Washington Sentenced to Prison

December 09, 2025
… Three Defendants in Significant Gun and Drug Involved Cases in Western Washington Sentenced to … in terms of lives lost and all of the ripple effects from people who are addicted.” In asking for a seven-year …
December 09, 2025
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DEA Hosts the 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 25th

October 21, 2025
… Prescription Drug Take Back Day this Saturday, October 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  At nearly 4,000 collection sites … the DEA’s National Take Back Day to lessen community risk from drug abuse and keep Americans safe!” “DEA’s National … our shared commitment to protecting the American people from drug-related harm,” said DEA Administrator Terrance …
October 21, 2025
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Prolific Drug Distributor with Lengthy Criminal Record Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Role in Drug Ring Tied to Aryan Prison Gang

August 27, 2025
… shotgun and an SKS rifle, which as a felon he is prohibited from possessing. Escoto denies being a member of an Aryan … three kilos of heroin, and more than $330,000 in cash from eighteen locations in Washington and Arizona. Earlier … Administration (DEA) with critical investigative teamwork from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Washington …
August 27, 2025
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DEA Launches Fentanyl Free America Initiative to Combat the Synthetic Drug Crisis

December 03, 2025
… commitment to protecting American lives and communities from the devastating impacts of fentanyl, which claimed … contained a potentially lethal dose, a significant drop from 76% of pills tested just two years prior in FY 2023. … fentanyl powder purity decreased to 10.3%, down from 19.5% during the same time period. These reductions in …
December 03, 2025
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International law enforcement operation targeting opioid traffickers on the Darknet results in over 170 arrests worldwide and the seizure of weapons, drugs and over $6.5 million

September 22, 2020
… Operation DisrupTor which has effectively removed opioids from our communities,” said ICE Acting Deputy Director Derek … capabilities to trace and identify the proceeds stemming from the distribution and online sales of fentanyl and other … announcement sends a strong message to criminals selling or buying illicit goods on the dark web: the hidden internet is …
September 22, 2020
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DEA Announces Arrests Of Two Former U.S. Soldiers And One Former German Soldier For Conspiracy To Murder A DEA Agent

September 27, 2013
… were hardened global criminals involved in everything from drug and arms trafficking to contract assassinations. … in today's Indictment read like they were ripped from the pages of a Tom Clancy novel. The charges tell a … the defendants and the CSs occurred by telephone, over e-mail, and in a series of surreptitiously audio-recorded …
September 27, 2013
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DEA Launches Fentanyl Free America Initiative to Combat the Synthetic Drug Crisis

December 03, 2025
… nearly seven million potentially deadly doses of fentanyl from communities across the Midwest. OMAHA  – The U.S. Drug … removal of nearly seven million potentially deadly doses from communities across the Midwest. DEA intelligence … two dozen pill press machines in October, including two from Minnesota, further highlights this trend. “Fentanyl …
December 03, 2025
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DEA Teams up with more than 4,300 Partners to Remove Unneeded Prescription Medications from Communities

November 14, 2022
… 4,300 Partners to Remove Unneeded Prescription Medications from Communities November 14, 2022 Philadelphia Contact Info … removed almost 17 million pounds of unneeded medications from communities across the country. “The Take Back campaign … and encourage everyone to remove unneeded medications from their home.” A specific breakdown of amounts collected …
November 14, 2022
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DEA and its Partners Remove More than 670,000 Pounds of Unused Medications from Communities Nationwide

May 28, 2024
… Remove More than 670,000 Pounds of Unused Medications from Communities Nationwide May 28, 2024 Louisville Contact … more than 18.6 million pounds of unneeded medications from communities across the country. According to a report … for a nonmedical purpose obtained that medication from a family member or friend. DEA continues to expand …
May 28, 2024
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DEA and its Partners Remove More than 670,000 Pounds of Unused Medications from Communities Nationwide

May 24, 2024
… Remove More than 670,000 Pounds of Unused Medications from Communities Nationwide May 24, 2024 Miami Contact Info … more than 18.6 million pounds of unneeded medications from communities across the country. According to a report … for a nonmedical purpose obtained that medication from a family member or friend. DEA continues to expand …
May 24, 2024
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Pawtucket Man Sentenced To 7 A½ Years In Federal Prison For Manufacturing And Distributing Meth From Newport Motel Room

November 13, 2014
… In Federal Prison For Manufacturing And Distributing Meth From Newport Motel Room November 13, 2014 New England … 2014, when DEA Drug Task Force agents and detectives from the Warwick and Newport Police Departments executed a …
November 13, 2014
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Man Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison For Possessing 21 Kilos Of Cocaine Seized From His Tractor-Trailer

October 31, 2016
… Years In Prison For Possessing 21 Kilos Of Cocaine Seized From His Tractor-Trailer October 31, 2016 New York Contact … The NYDETF had obtained information that a truck driver from California was transporting multi-kilogram quantities …
October 31, 2016
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Laurel Narcotics Trafficker Pleads Guilty to Bringing Large Quantities of Fentanyl, Cocaine and Other Drugs from California to Maryland

September 28, 2021
… Large Quantities of Fentanyl, Cocaine and Other Drugs from California to Maryland September 28, 2021 Washington, … recovered approximately 2 kilograms of cocaine from the parcel. Between June 1, 2020, and June 3, 2020, … vehicle, walk to Fisher’s vehicle, and retrieve an object from Fisher.  The object was later determined to be a …
September 28, 2021
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Hanover Man Pleads Guilty to Distribution of Fentanyl, Cocaine, and Other Drugs Shipped Through the Mail from California to Maryland

November 22, 2021
… Fentanyl, Cocaine, and Other Drugs Shipped Through the Mail from California to Maryland November 22, 2021 Washington, DC … cocaine, and other drugs, shipped through the U.S. Mail from California to Maryland.  The guilty plea was announced … 2020, U.S. Postal Inspectors interdicted several parcels from the mail, including two parcels bound for an address in …
November 22, 2021
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Federal Consent Decree Permanently Bans Baltimore-Based Physician Assistant from Prescribing Opioids and Controlled Substances

November 19, 2021
… Decree Permanently Bans Baltimore-Based Physician Assistant from Prescribing Opioids and Controlled Substances November … Elizabeth J. Allen, a Baltimore-based physician assistant, from prescribing opioids and other controlled substances, … in order to save lives.” The government alleged that from 2014 to 2019, Allen, who practiced medicine as a …
November 19, 2021
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Mexican National Unlawfully Present in the United States Sentenced to 20 Years for Discharging a Firearm at Spokane Police During a Drug Trafficking Crime

September 19, 2025
… incarceration.”  On October 16, 2022, Garcia traveled from Yakima to Spokane to deliver 10,000 fentanyl pills. … attempting to flee to avoid arrest. The path of the bullets from Garcia were directed at multiple law enforcement … he engaged in this behavior after having just been released from prison for the same kind of violent conduct. This case …
September 19, 2025
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Office Manager For Michigan Physician Sentenced To Prison For Accepting Kickbacks And Failure To Report Income From Medical Marijuana Certificationss

October 06, 2014
… Prison For Accepting Kickbacks And Failure To Report Income From Medical Marijuana Certificationss October 06, 2014 … Patrick Miles announced today. The convictions arise from an Indictment which charged that between January 2004, …
October 06, 2014
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Mexican National Who Supervised a Drug Trafficking Organization Operating in Orville, Washington, Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison

February 19, 2025
… law enforcement conducted a series of controlled drug buys from Medrano and others selling drugs on his behalf. On … 12 firearms. “Drug traffickers like Mr. Medrano profit from the pain they cause selling poison to our neighbors,” …
February 19, 2025
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Previously Convicted Felon From Newark, New Jersey, Charged With Firearms Possession, Drug Distribution Offenses

December 09, 2015
… Previously Convicted Felon From Newark, New Jersey, Charged With Firearms Possession, …
December 09, 2015
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DEA and its Partners Remove More than 670,000 Pounds of Unused Medications from Communities Nationwide

May 28, 2024
… Remove More than 670,000 Pounds of Unused Medications from Communities Nationwide May 28, 2024 Seattle Contact … more than 18.6 million pounds of unneeded medications from communities across the country. According to a report … for a nonmedical purpose obtained that medication from a family member or friend. DEA continues to expand …
May 28, 2024
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Two Drug Traffickers Sentenced to Lengthy Prison Terms in Case Arising from Investigation of Aryan Family Prison Gang

September 16, 2024
… Sentenced to Lengthy Prison Terms in Case Arising from Investigation of Aryan Family Prison Gang September 16, … Network in Alaska; Younger Conspirator Transported Drugs from Arizona to Washington Stash House Where Fentanyl Pills … not some street-level dealer…. The amount of societal harm from these substances is almost immeasurable.” Discussing …
September 16, 2024
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Six Individuals From Americana Corridor Of South Orlando Indicted For Federal Firearm And Drug Trafficking Offenses

August 22, 2014
… Six Individuals From Americana Corridor Of South Orlando Indicted For …
August 22, 2014
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Illegal Criminal Sentenced to 120 Months in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking and Weapons Charges

August 08, 2025
… Administration investigated this case with assistance from the High Desert Drug Task Force, which includes Oregon … community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and …
August 08, 2025
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U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration To Participate in National Night Out Events Across the Country

August 05, 2025
… event in the Yakama Nation. Keeping our communities safe from synthetic opioids takes everyone and I am proud that … to removing poison, like fentanyl and methamphetamine, from our streets; saving American lives; and protecting the …
August 05, 2025
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National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Set for Saturday

April 25, 2025
… unneeded prescription drug medication Saturday, April 26, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., at a Take Back Day location near them. … Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturday, April 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., offering communities a safe, …
April 25, 2025
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Five Charged in Sophisticated Scheme to Mail Cocaine from Puerto Rico New York City inside Children’s Lunchboxes

October 27, 2021
… Five Charged in Sophisticated Scheme to Mail Cocaine from Puerto Rico New York City inside Children’s Lunchboxes … conspiracy to smuggle millions of dollars in cocaine from Puerto Rico to New York and Massachusetts via the U.S. … Police. In carrying out the charged conspiracy, which ran from May of 2020 to July of 2021, accused ringleaders Carlos …
October 27, 2021
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Wethersfield Man Pleads Guilty To Heroin Distribution Charge Stemming From 19-Year-Old’s Overdose Death

January 26, 2017
… Man Pleads Guilty To Heroin Distribution Charge Stemming From 19-Year-Old’s Overdose Death January 26, 2017 New … of a Wethersfield motel and purchased two bags of heroin from Carrillo for 10 dollars.  Carrillo was arrested on a …
January 26, 2017
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Chicagoland Man Sentenced To More Than 15 Years In Prison For Orchestrating The Major Marijuana Distribution From Sacramento

March 14, 2014
… Chicagoland Man Sentenced To More Than 15 Years In Prison For Orchestrating The Major Marijuana Distribution From Sacramento March 14, 2014 San Francisco Contact Info …
March 14, 2014