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Mexican National Found Guilty of Marijuana Distribution

November 18, 2021
… for sentencing in March 2022. Six co-defendants, all from Mexico, have pleaded guilty in this case. Jesus …
November 18, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Albuquerque man in court for drug and firearm charges under Operation LeGend

October 02, 2020
… According to a criminal complaint, on Sept. 29, agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration encountered Walker …
October 02, 2020
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Albuquerque company agrees to $240,000 settlement relating to Controlled Substances Act claims

March 30, 2021
… AHS agrees to pay $240,000 and the government releases AHS from any civil or administrative monetary claim the United …
March 30, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Alleged Mexican drug dealer extradited to Southern District of Illinois

November 19, 2018
… U.S. Marshals Service extradited Armando Medina-Hernandez from Mexico on Nov. 7, 2018, to face federal drug …
November 19, 2018
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Former Odessa Adult Bookstore Owner Sentenced To Prison

January 04, 2013
… with the Drug Enforcement Administration with assistance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. This matter was …
January 04, 2013
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DEA And Texas DPS Arrest 13 In Operation Tangled Web

September 29, 2015
… agents, diversion investigators, and task force officers from DEA and Texas DPS over the last year.  The …
September 29, 2015
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Federal Court In New Mexico Dismisses Drug Addict’s Lawsuit Against United States And DEA Agents

September 30, 2015
… addiction to crack.  Romero sought $8,500,000.00 in damages from the United States, the DEA agents and their …
September 30, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Activates "Pill Mill" Tip Line

February 28, 2011
… made hundreds of undercover purchases of prescription drugs from doctors in South Florida rogue pain clinics. The first … established a 24 hour, toll free “pill mill” tip line and email address. The toll free number is 888-954-4662 and the email address is Florida.Pill.Mill.Tips@USDOJ.GOV . Callers …
February 28, 2011
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Synthetic Drug Sales Send A Mother And Her Son To Federal Prison

March 02, 2015
… as “K2”) and synthetic (commonly known as “bath salts”) from two eastern Iowa businesses. United States District …
March 02, 2015
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Springfield Man, Woman Plead Guilty To Drug-Trafficking, Prostitution Conspiracies, Illegal Firearms

March 03, 2015
… to distribute cocaine and crack cocaine in Boone County from Jan. 2 to Aug. 6, 2014. Wright also pleaded guilty to …
March 03, 2015
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Jury Convicts KC Man Of Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering Conspiracies

August 28, 2015
… participating in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine from Jan. 1, 2009, to Dec. 11, 2012. Ybarra was also found …
August 28, 2015
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Cedar Rapids Man Pleads Guilty To Heroin And Fentanyl Conspiracy Resulting In Four Injuries, Two Deaths In 2015

September 23, 2015
… James Shroba announced today that DeShaun Anderson, age 43, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, pleaded guilty today in federal …
September 23, 2015
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Gang Member To Federal Prison For Drug Conspiracy

October 01, 2015
… than 20 years in federal prison. Albert Allen, Jr., 30, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, received the prison term after a …
October 01, 2015
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Three Nixa, Missouri Residents Plead Guilty To Drug Trafficking Resulting In Murder

June 20, 2017
… Dallas County, Webster County and Christian County, Mo., from April 28, 2015, to April 26, 2016. McGinnis admitted …
June 20, 2017
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Two Indicted In Kansas City For Transporting Multi-Kilo Quantities Of Methamphetamine, Fentanyl

July 25, 2017
… those agents/officers learned that the pair was traveling from Los Angeles, California, to St. Louis, Missouri. In …
July 25, 2017
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Jefferson City Man Pleads Guilty To Charge Of Conspiracy To Distribute Cocaine

September 05, 2017
… De La Cruz admitted that he participated in this conspiracy from August through November of 2015, while also admitting …
September 05, 2017
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Kansas City Man Gets 13 Years In Prison For Methamphetamine Conspiracy

November 08, 2017
… purchase of approximately two ounces of methamphetamine from Lederhos at his residence in February, 2016. On …
November 08, 2017
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Eleven Southern Illinois Residents Indicted In Methamphetamine Conspiracy

May 18, 2011
… The offense carries a penalty of a term of imprisonment from 10 years to life, a fine of not more than $10 million, …
May 18, 2011
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Granite City Man Pleads Guilty To Cocaine Conspiracy

June 15, 2011
… 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: … East St. Louis. He faces a possible penalty of imprisonment from 10 years to life, a fine of not more than $10 million, …
June 15, 2011
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Honduran National Sentenced For Role In Large Cocaine Distribution Organization

December 19, 2011
… States currency which represented drug proceeds seized from him by law enforcement while he was transporting …
December 19, 2011
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Mother And Son Sentenced For Heroin Distribution And Operating Fairview Heights "Drug House"

December 06, 2013
… died. In March 2012, Oliver and Perkins moved Williams body from Fairview Heights to a wooded area in Washington Park, …
December 06, 2013
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Kansas City Woman Sentenced To 30 Years For Large-Scale Cocaine Conspiracy

January 21, 2014
… the course of the conspiracy. She also picked up the money from these customers for Johnson, and helped him conceal the …
January 21, 2014
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Two Defendants Arrested During 2023 Joint Enforcement Operation in Carlsbad Plead Guilty to Conspiracy Charges

January 24, 2024
… Engage Albuquerque Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … both pleaded guilty to conspiracy to smuggle goods from the United States and conspiracy to smuggle goods from the United States. Purdy, 42, of Carlsbad, will remain …
January 24, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Federal Grand Jury Indicts Two In Marijuana Trafficking Investigation

June 14, 2013
… (571) 324-7395 Michelle.Rincon@dea.gov Investigation stems from abandoned marijuana load discovered on Van Horn school … school, namely Presidio High School.  The indictment stems from an investigation resulting from a marijuana seizure on November 19, 2012, at a …
June 14, 2013
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Members Of Taos County-Based Heroin Trafficking And Money Laundering Ring Enter Guilty Pleas

December 09, 2016
… and six other defendants with conspiring to distribute from at least June 2012 through Dec. 2015.  It also charged … assets and property derived, either directly or indirectly, from proceeds obtained from the criminal activities charged. During a change of …
December 09, 2016
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Heroin Trafficker Sentenced To Four Years In Federal Prison; Forfeits $382,227 And A $39,000 Rolex Watch Gained From The Sale Of Heroin

February 03, 2015
… Prison; Forfeits $382,227 And A $39,000 Rolex Watch Gained From The Sale Of Heroin February 03, 2015 New England … residence resulted in the seizure of $339,477 in cash from a safe, additional cash located elsewhere in the …
February 03, 2015
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Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 15 Years After Agents Seize Deadly Fentanyl Pills and Cache of Firearms from Phoenix Residence

February 26, 2025
… Agents Seize Deadly Fentanyl Pills and Cache of Firearms from Phoenix Residence February 26, 2025 Phoenix Contact …
February 26, 2025
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Communities Nationwide Join DEA and its Partners to Safely Dispose of 571,000 pounds of Unwanted Medications

November 06, 2025
… removed 571,054 pounds of unneeded and expired medications from home medicine cabinets to prevent drug misuse before it …
November 06, 2025
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Powerful Stories and Connections During DEA Washington Division’s 3rd Family Summit on Fentanyl

June 24, 2024
… Powerful Stories and Connections During DEA Washington Division’s 3rd Family … turnout with over 90 participants, including families from the DMV. The diverse array of participants … how they turned their experience into power and discussed best strategies for collaborating with schools to educate …
June 24, 2024
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August 26, 2019 - August 30, 2019
August 26, 2019 - August 30, 2019

BASIC NARCOTICS INVESTIGATOR SCHOOL

12:30 AM - 8:30 AM (EDT)
Largo, FL
The school is an intensive one week course in the basics of narcotics investigation, to include, undercover operations, surveillance, report writing and court room testimony, as well as cutting edge instruction on emerging drug trends and social media exploitation. The course is open to State & Local law enforcement officers...