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Mexican National Who Supervised a Drug Trafficking Organization Operating in Orville, Washington, Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison

… 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,” …
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DEA And U.S. Attorney Announce Extradition Of Former Member Of Polish Armed Forces Charged With Narcotics Conspiracies

… today announced that Slawomir Soborski was extradited from Estonia where he had been arrested for conspiracy to … who was trained by his nation to protect his countrymen from harm, uses that very training as a mercenary for hire … the defendants and the CSs occurred by telephone, over e-mail, and in a series of surreptitiously audio-recorded …
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South Dakota’s 2025 Fentanyl Seizures Follow National Trend

… Across the United States, the DEA has noticed a shift away from pill production with cartels opting instead for the … in South Dakota have seen powder, which decreased in purity from nearly 20% to 10.3%, mixed into other substances … said. “Too often we think the Midwest is insulated from the effects of this poison impacting cities along the …
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Family Summit
June 26, 2024
June 26, 2024

DEA New York Division to Host Annual Family Summit on Fentanyl

12:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EDT)
New York, NY
The DEA New York Division will host its Family Summit on Fentanyl on Wednesday, June 26th, 2024. This free family centric event is open to families who have been impacted by the opioid crisis and to those who may have lost a loved one due to a drug poisoning or...
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DEA Teams up with more than 4,300 Partners to Remove Unneeded Prescription Medications from Communities

… 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 …
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DEA and its Partners Remove More than 670,000 Pounds of Unused Medications from Communities Nationwide

… 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 …
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DEA and its Partners Remove More than 670,000 Pounds of Unused Medications from Communities Nationwide

… 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 …
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Pawtucket Man Sentenced To 7 A½ Years In Federal Prison For Manufacturing And Distributing Meth From Newport Motel Room

… 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 …
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Man Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison For Possessing 21 Kilos Of Cocaine Seized From His Tractor-Trailer

… 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 …
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Laurel Narcotics Trafficker Pleads Guilty to Bringing Large Quantities of Fentanyl, Cocaine and Other Drugs from California to Maryland

… 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 …
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Hanover Man Pleads Guilty to Distribution of Fentanyl, Cocaine, and Other Drugs Shipped Through the Mail from California to Maryland

… 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 …
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Federal Consent Decree Permanently Bans Baltimore-Based Physician Assistant from Prescribing Opioids and Controlled Substances

… 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 …
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Chinese National Charged in International Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… Alaska, to traffic large quantities of methamphetamine from Mexico into the U.S. and then to other countries, … illegally in 2017 and was subject to an order of removal from September 2024. Court documents further allege that, … He allegedly stole personally identifiable information from a California resident to open an account at the Wasilla …
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Office Manager For Michigan Physician Sentenced To Prison For Accepting Kickbacks And Failure To Report Income From Medical Marijuana Certificationss

… 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, …
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Previously Convicted Felon From Newark, New Jersey, Charged With Firearms Possession, Drug Distribution Offenses

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

… 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 …
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Two Drug Traffickers Sentenced to Lengthy Prison Terms in Case Arising from Investigation of Aryan Family Prison Gang

… 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 …
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Six Individuals From Americana Corridor Of South Orlando Indicted For Federal Firearm And Drug Trafficking Offenses

… Six Individuals From Americana Corridor Of South Orlando Indicted For …
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Honduran Nationals Extradited to the United States to Face Federal Fentanyl Trafficking Charges

… PORTLAND, Ore .— Two Honduran nationals were extradited from Honduras to the United States to face charges for their … Tuesday. According to court documents, special agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) learned … pursue threats like these no matter where they come from,” said David F. Reames, Special Agent in Charge, DEA …
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Five Charged in Sophisticated Scheme to Mail Cocaine from Puerto Rico New York City inside Children’s Lunchboxes

… 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 …
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Wethersfield Man Pleads Guilty To Heroin Distribution Charge Stemming From 19-Year-Old’s Overdose Death

… 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 …
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Chicagoland Man Sentenced To More Than 15 Years In Prison For Orchestrating The Major Marijuana Distribution From Sacramento

… 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 …
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Georgia Man Sentenced to More Than 17 Years in Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl and Methamphetamine from Inside an Alabama Prison

… in Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl and Methamphetamine from Inside an Alabama Prison March 14, 2025 New Orleans … orchestrate shipments of bulk fentanyl and methamphetamine from the Atlanta, Georgia area into southern Alabama and … in Atmore, Alabama and seized half a kilogram of fentanyl from him. Melton’s coconspirator was on his way back from …
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Three defendants sentenced for conspiring to send nearly 14 kilograms of 100 percent pure methamphetamine from California to Georgia

… nearly 14 kilograms of 100 percent pure methamphetamine from California to Georgia June 12, 2019 Atlanta Contact … nearly 14 kilograms of 100 percent pure methamphetamine from California to Georgia.   “These individuals established … this tight-knit group and have removed this poison from our streets.”   According to U.S. Attorney Pak, the …
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DEA Task Force seizes $150 million worth of opioids from tractor trailer headed to Northeast

… DEA Task Force seizes $150 million worth of opioids from tractor trailer headed to Northeast March 04, 2019 New … offices located in New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Long Island, Plattsburgh, Rochester, Syracuse and Westchester County Additional Division Info Community …
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DEA’s Fentanyl Free America Billboard Sparks Conversation on Dangers of Synthetic Drugs

… America is DEA’s commitment to protecting the United States from synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl, by disrupting … removed approximately six million deadly doses of fentanyl from Minnesota communities, including nearly 210 pounds of … labs reported a decline in fentanyl powder purity dropping from 20% in 2024 to 10.3% in 2025.  The billboard in …
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Central Oregon Man Charged with Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine

… 10 Pounds of Methamphetamine in Vehicle Returning to Oregon from Yakima EUGENE, Ore.— Theodore Ernest Jokinen, 48, of … to court documents, on September 19, 2025, detectives from the Central Oregon Drug Enforcement Team (CODE) … Drug Enforcement Administration and CODE, with assistance from The Dalles Police Department, the United States …
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Alaska Man Receives 30-Year Sentence for Distribution of Carfentanil that Killed a Teen and Resulted in the Near-Fatal Overdose of an Adult

… of his life on court mandated supervision following release from federal custody for distributing carfentanil to two … On Jan. 28, 2025. At that time, Mobley was prohibited from possessing the weapon under federal law because of … are prosecuting the case, with assistance and collaboration from the State of Alaska Department of Law, Office of …
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Drug Enforcement Administration Hosts Tribal Focused Family Summit

… Cultural Initiative and was followed by drug trend reports from the DEA and local law enforcement agencies. Twenty high … Teenagers and adults came together for a performance from World Champion Wichita War Dancer Greg Victors and … Summit allowed us an opportunity to connect with and hear from several of our Midwestern Tribal community members,” …
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Aryan Brotherhood members and associates charged with racketeering for directing murders and other violent crimes from inside California prisons

… Aryan Brotherhood members and associates charged with racketeering for directing murders and other violent crimes from inside California prisons June 06, 2019 San Francisco … other charges for extensive, organized criminal activity from within California’s most secure prisons. The …