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DEA St. Louis Division launches website for community resources

… resource website that provides information on everything from substance use prevention, treatment providers, and free … are living through the nightmare of a loved one suffering from substance use disorder, they don’t know where to turn,” …
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Walnut Shade woman sentenced to 20 years for heroin, fentanyl trafficking

… 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: … or more of heroin and/or 400 grams or more of fentanyl from Aug. 1, 2018, to Feb. 19, 2019. Brott was stopped for …
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Springfield woman sentenced to 15 years for meth trafficking, and illegal firearms

… participating in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine from Dec. 7, 2016, to June 19, 2018, and to possessing … pistol. According to court documents, Hampton fled from the police prior to arrest, causing multiple collisions …
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Communities Nationwide Turn In Nearly 630,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications on DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… 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 …
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Recruiter for Mexican Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison

… 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 …
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Albuquerque Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking and Federal Firearm Offenses

… 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 …
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Oklahoma Files First Degree Murder on Drug Dealer

… 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 …
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Juárez Cartel Leader Sentenced to Prison for Drug Trafficking

… 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 …
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DEA warns of alarming increase of scam calls

… 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 …
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DEA El Paso Recognizes First Ever National Fentanyl Awareness Day

… 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 …
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Las Cruces psychiatrist pleads guilty to unlawfully prescribing opioids

… 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 …
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El Paso drug stash house operator sentenced to federal prison

… 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 …
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El Paso drug trafficking brothers sentenced to federal prison

… 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 …
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DEA and partners announce results of 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… 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 …
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DEA to hold 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

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

… 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 …
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Hobbs Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Methamphetamine Trafficking Charge

… 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 …
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Federal Officials Participate In New Mexico Pharmacists Association’s Mid-Winter Meeting

… - (432) 837-6000 Midland - (432) 686-4085 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 …
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Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced To Life Imprisonment

… 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, …
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More Than Fifty Pounds Of Methamphetamine Seized During Four Drug Interdiction Investigations

… 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 …
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DEA-led Investigation Results In 10 Defendants Pleading Guilty In Million Dollar Meth Conspiracy

… 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 …
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Eleven Dominican Republic Citizens Indicted For Impersonating Federal Agents And Wire Fraud

… 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 …
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Jury Convicts Columbia Man Of Marijuana Conspiracy

… 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 …
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Seven Charged With Drug Trafficking As Part Of Nationwide Enforcement Targeting Mexican Cartels

… 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 …
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Tren de Aragua Leader Extradited on Terrorism and International Drug Distribution Charges

… Tren de Aragua Leader Extradited on Terrorism and International Drug Distribution Charges May 15, 2026 … Drugs Just Think Twice Domestic First TdA Member Extradited from Colombia to the United States A 24-year-old Venezuelan … to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States. HSTF Houston comprises agents and …
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St. Louis County Man Who Sold Fentanyl that Killed Twins Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison

… 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. …
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DEA and its Partners Remove More than 670,000 Pounds of Unused Medications

… 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 …
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Meth Trafficking Co-Conspirator Sentenced to 17+ Years in Prison

… 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 …
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Three Sentenced in Conspiracy that Brought Methamphetamine to St. Louis

… 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 …
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Previously Convicted Felon Sentenced for Trafficking Fentanyl, Heroin

… 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 …