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Communities Nationwide Turn In Nearly 630,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications on DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

November 14, 2024
… removed nearly 19.2 million pounds of unneeded medications from communities across our country. According to a report … medication for a non-medical purpose got that medication from a family member or friend. DEA continues to expand …
November 14, 2024
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Recruiter for Mexican Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison

August 21, 2024
… The organization imported liquid methamphetamine from Juarez, Mexico into El Paso, and then transported it to … arrested by Mexican authorities and extradited to the U.S. from Mexico on Nov. 1, 2023. U.S. Attorney Jaime Esparza of …
August 21, 2024
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Albuquerque Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking and Federal Firearm Offenses

August 23, 2023
… with emergency equipment engaged, but Romero drove away from the area, disregarding their lights and sirens. APD … and a .22 caliber semi-automatic handgun. Upon his release from prison, Romero will be subject to 5 years of supervised …
August 23, 2023
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Oklahoma Files First Degree Murder on Drug Dealer

January 14, 2021
… authorities to investigate where these drugs are coming from in order to dismantle this criminal operation that has … of a human being, or if the death of a human being results from the unlawful distribution of controlled dangerous … Director Office: (405) 522-3116 Cell: (405) 250-9230 Email: alex.gerszewski@oag.ok.gov   Ashton Johnston, Press …
January 14, 2021
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Juárez Cartel Leader Sentenced to Prison for Drug Trafficking

November 01, 2022
… of seven years and seven months in prison, beginning from the date of his extradition to the United States. The … Force (OCDETF) Green Reaper investigation with assistance from the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) and the Mexican …
November 01, 2022
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DEA warns of alarming increase of scam calls

March 13, 2019
… Engage Albuquerque Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … and members of the public to be cautious of telephone calls from criminals posing as DEA or other law enforcement … violation of federal law. Anyone receiving a telephone call from a person purporting to be a DEA special agent or other …
March 13, 2019
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DEA El Paso Recognizes First Ever National Fentanyl Awareness Day

May 10, 2022
… Fentanyl Awareness Day, DEA released a video announcement from DEA Administrator Anne Milgram stressing the dangers of … The Faces of Fentanyl , to commemorate the lives lost from fentanyl poisoning.  If you would like to submit a …
May 10, 2022
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Las Cruces psychiatrist pleads guilty to unlawfully prescribing opioids

March 28, 2022
… practice and without a legitimate medical purpose. From July 8, 2016, through April 5, 2019, Beale, a licensed … Diversion Squad investigated the case with assistance from the Dona Ana County Metro Narcotics Task Force, the Las …
March 28, 2022
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El Paso drug stash house operator sentenced to federal prison

August 03, 2018
… in possession of a firearm. According to court records, from June 2015 to September 2017, Navarro and others … Special Agent in Charge Buie. This sentence resulted from an investigation by the FBI/DEA Strike Force. The …
August 03, 2018
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El Paso drug trafficking brothers sentenced to federal prison

August 03, 2018
… premises. By pleading guilty, the brothers admitted that from January 2015 to April 2017, they ran a large-scale drug … Paso Special Agent in Charge Buie. These sentences resulted from an investigation by the FBI/DEA Strike Force. The …
August 03, 2018
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DEA and partners announce results of 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

April 30, 2021
… and potential overdose by removing prescription pills from their homes. Our April event included 4,425 community … Day are available at www.deatakeback.com . Photos and video from Take Back Day are available at …
April 30, 2021
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DEA to hold 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

April 20, 2021
… indicating a majority of abused prescription drugs come from family and friends, including from home medicine cabinets, clearing out unused medicine is …
April 20, 2021
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Midland Man Arrested In Oklahoma City Charged With Drug Distribution Resulting In Death

May 05, 2011
… Midland Man Arrested In Oklahoma City Charged With Drug … breathing entirely due to the respiratory depression from the oxycodone. DEA agents arrested Deatherage yesterday … Drug Enforcement Administration together with investigators from the Midland Police Department. Assistant United States …
May 05, 2011
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Hobbs Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Methamphetamine Trafficking Charge

July 28, 2014
… agreement, Bujanda also must forfeit the currency seized from his residence and a Dodge Ram truck purchased with drug … The Lea County Drug Task Force is comprised of officers from the Lea County Sheriff’s Office, Hobbs Police …
July 28, 2014
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Federal Officials Participate In New Mexico Pharmacists Association’s Mid-Winter Meeting

January 25, 2015
… (571) 324-7395 Michelle.Rincon@dea.gov Representatives from U.S. Attorney’s Office and DEA discuss initiative to … epidemic in New Mexico ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Representatives from the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the DEA participated in …
January 25, 2015
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Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced To Life Imprisonment

January 12, 2011
… Engage Albuquerque Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … a network of dozens of individual who imported cocaine from Mexico into El Paso then distributed the cocaine in … of tens of millions of dollars of drug proceeds from the United States back to Mexico. On March 2, 2010, …
January 12, 2011
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More Than Fifty Pounds Of Methamphetamine Seized During Four Drug Interdiction Investigations

January 06, 2017
… law enforcement agents allegedly seized the methamphetamine from Sanchez-Ceja’s vehicle following a routine traffic stop … seized approximately 4.75 (10.47 pounds) of methamphetamine from them during an interdiction investigation at the Amtrak …
January 06, 2017
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DEA-led Investigation Results In 10 Defendants Pleading Guilty In Million Dollar Meth Conspiracy

August 16, 2017
… following individuals all pled guilty to charges resulting from the conspiracy: Travis L. Bethel, 46, of Urbana, … moved drug proceeds and illegally obtained assets to/from those residences, and were involved in money laundering …
August 16, 2017
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Eleven Dominican Republic Citizens Indicted For Impersonating Federal Agents And Wire Fraud

January 26, 2011
… Republic Citizens Indicted For Impersonating Federal Agents And Wire Fraud January 26, 2011 St. Louis Contact Info … observed that "When consumers purchase drugs online from unscrupulous Internet pharmacies, they not only put … To date, investigators have received over 1,000 complaints from victims who paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in …
January 26, 2011
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Jury Convicts Columbia Man Of Marijuana Conspiracy

March 21, 2011
… more than 100 kilograms of marijuana in Boone County from 2005 to December 2008. During the investigation, law … of money laundering related to transfers of funds derived from the drug-trafficking conspiracy or conducting financial …
March 21, 2011
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Seven Charged With Drug Trafficking As Part Of Nationwide Enforcement Targeting Mexican Cartels

December 06, 2012
… including cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and marijuana from Mexico into the United States.  These cartels are also … for laundering millions of dollars in criminal proceeds from illegal drug trafficking activities. Individuals …
December 06, 2012
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DEA Hosts the 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 25th

October 22, 2025
… Prescription Drug Take Back Day this Saturday, October 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  At nearly 4,000 collection sites …
October 22, 2025
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Lee’s Summit Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Conspiracy to Distribute More Than 2,000 Kilos of Cocaine

April 21, 2021
… Engage St. Louis Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … to the government, which represents the profit he made from the sale of illegal drugs. On Aug. 6, 2020, Walters … conspiracy and a money-laundering conspiracy from October 2013 to Nov. 15, 2018. His wife, Nina Walters, …
April 21, 2021
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St. Louis County Man Who Sold Fentanyl that Killed Twins Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison

May 09, 2025
… Task Force began responding to texts to that victim’s phone from Charles. The detective supplied the name of an … 12 capsules containing para-fluorofentanyl and fentanyl from Charleston for $100 on March 27, 2023, at a gas station … in St. Charles County. Charleston took those 12 capsules from a bag of about 30 more. He was arrested later that day. …
May 09, 2025
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DEA and its Partners Remove More than 670,000 Pounds of Unused Medications

May 28, 2024
… DEA St. Louis Division collected a total of 26,000 pounds from its region, including the states of Missouri and … 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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Meth Trafficking Co-Conspirator Sentenced to 17+ Years in Prison

May 24, 2024
… to driving a car intended to distract law enforcement from another car trafficking 40 pounds of methamphetamine .  … is a transportation hub for couriers moving illicit drugs from the south to north and northeast,” said Assistant … prison.” Following a positive indication of narcotic odor from a canine, officers searched Palmer’s vehicle and …
May 24, 2024
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Three Sentenced in Conspiracy that Brought Methamphetamine to St. Louis

August 11, 2023
… defendants in a conspiracy that brought methamphetamine from California to St. Louis. Judge Fleissig on Wednesday … the country. Lethem Thompson-Bey obtained methamphetamine from Williams via Ashley D. Gibson in Lexington, Kentucky, … have shut down this operation of shipping methamphetamine from Los Angeles to the Midwest and to the network of street …
August 11, 2023
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Previously Convicted Felon Sentenced for Trafficking Fentanyl, Heroin

June 15, 2023
… Engage St. Louis Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … A. Davis Bio Michael A. Davis Domestic Illinois, Kansas and Missouri Additional Division Info Community Outreach: … than a kilogram of heroin and 400 grams or more of fentanyl from March 27, 2018, to Nov. 14, 2019, although he was …
June 15, 2023
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Drug Dealer Who Claimed Fentanyl Was Heroin Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison

June 15, 2023
… Engage St. Louis Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … A. Davis Bio Michael A. Davis Domestic Illinois, Kansas and Missouri Additional Division Info Community Outreach: … that distributed more than four kilograms of fentanyl from Sept. 23, 2018, to Nov. 14, 2019. On Aug. 29, 2019, …
June 15, 2023
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Four Oklahoma Men Indicted After Officers Seize $1 Million Worth of Cocaine in I-70 Traffic Stop

February 07, 2023
… officers seized more than $1 million worth of cocaine from a rental truck that was stopped on Interstate 70 in … participated in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine from Sept. 1, 2022, to Jan. 25, 2023. All four defendants … and Acosta-Bermejo, attempted to prevent the officer from getting behind the Penske truck to initiate a stop. The …
February 07, 2023