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Drug Dealer Who Claimed Fentanyl Was Heroin Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison

… 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, …
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Four Oklahoma Men Indicted After Officers Seize $1 Million Worth of Cocaine in I-70 Traffic Stop

… 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 …
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Southwest Honkeys Gang Member Sentenced to 20 Years for Illegal Firearms, Meth Trafficking

… semi-automatic handgun that had been reported stolen from a law enforcement officer’s vehicle in Crawford County, … convictions for resisting a lawful stop (in which he fled from officers at speeds up to 130 miles per hour before … pending for arrests during 2020 (following his release from state prison in January 2020) in Barton County for …
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16 Kansas City Metro Area Residents Indicted for Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… of cocaine, as well as methamphetamine and fentanyl, from Jan. 1, 2019, to June 21, 2022. According to the … charged with participating in a money-laundering conspiracy from Oct. 1, 2015, to Sept. 9, 2020. They allegedly engaged … in the same location. This co-located model enables agents from different agencies to collaborate on …
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Fatal Fentanyl Dose Results in 17 Years in Prison

… Engage St. Louis Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … - (417) 888-9800 20200326 Markquis Bryant arrest.jpg Agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration's St. Louis … Florissant police officers determined the fentanyl came from Bryant, and then conducted an undercover operation in …
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St. Louis Man Sentenced to 45 Years for Providing Information that Led to Murders and Violence

… drug trafficker within the St. Louis area upon his release from prison.  Thompson also expected to be supplied drugs by … these acts of violence occurred and Thompson was released from prison, Thompson received controlled substances from the rival drug trafficking organization for Thompson to …
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Nixa Physician Pleads Guilty to Making a False Statement Related to Healthcare and Conspiracy

… Ozark Community Hospital - Christian County Clinic in Nixa from 2004 to June 2019. He also was employed from 2009 to 2017 as the medical director at Magnolia … prescriptions.  Additionally, Halley agreed to refrain from treating medical patients who may require the issuance …
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4th of 9 Defendants Sentenced to 15 Years for Meth Conspiracy

… guilty to participating in the drug-trafficking conspiracy from Nov. 22, 2016, to Sept. 26, 2018. Clayton also pleaded … Clayton admitted she received methamphetamine directly from co-defendant Cheyenne W. Conn, 45, of Everton, Mo. Conn … 10 pounds of methamphetamine per week by vehicle from California to the Springfield area. He then distributed …
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Bates City man charged with illegal firearms, drug trafficking

… officers seized nearly two dozen firearms and illegal drugs from his residence. Daniel Dewayne Gregg, 57, was charged in … who purchased at least a half-kilogram of methamphetamine from him at a time. Gregg said he purchased methamphetamine … Additional federal agents were assigned to the operation from the DEA, FBI, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms …
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KC man charged with meth trafficking, illegal firearms

… warrants, at his residence on Thursday, July 23. Detectives from the Independence, Mo., Police Department and the Kansas City, Mo., Police Department and deputies from the U.S. Marshals Service executed a search warrant at … Additional federal agents were assigned to the operation from the FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bureau of …
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Arizona Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses

… previously convicted of numerous felonies, is prohibited from possessing firearms. Upon his release from prison, Maldonado will be subject to five years of … Administration investigated this case with assistance from U.S. Border Patrol. Assistant U.S. Attorney Davon …
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Albuquerque Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 20-years in Federal Prison

… False Imprisonment and Child Abuse, was prohibited from possessing firearms. Upon his release from prison, Valdez will be subject to five years of … Administration investigated this case with assistance from the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Department. Assistant …
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Large-Scale Drug Trafficking Organization Leader Sentenced to Life in Prison

… 47, ran a drug trafficking organization, spanning from Mexico to El Paso and on to Atlanta, from 2002 to 2019. In the early 2000s, Sanchez Morales … Morales’ organization imported liquid methamphetamine from Juarez, Mexico into El Paso, and then transported it to …
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DEA Launches Project Wave Breaker to Stop Flood of Deadly Fentanyl

… “There isn’t much room for error. Every pill we seize from these profit-seeking cartels is a potential life … CDC provisional data, more than 87,200 people died from an overdose last year, marking the largest number of … along the Southwest border increased more than 89 percent from January 2019 to December 2020.   Project Wave Breaker …
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DEA and partners collect a record amount of unwanted medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… DEA and partners collect a record amount of unwanted medications … again showed their dedication to remove prescription pills from their homes to prevent addiction before it starts. DEA, … pounds of medications were safely collected and were kept from being diverted, misused or abused.” In addition to …
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Federal Prison Sentences Handed Down In Columbus, NM Firearms Trafficking Investigation

… Federal Prison Sentences Handed Down In Columbus, NM Firearms Trafficking … Engage Albuquerque Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … the acquisition of a firearm. According to court records, from approximately July 2010 to February 2011, the …
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Former El Paso County Commissioner Willie Gandara, Jr. Sentenced To Federal Prison

… Former El Paso County Commissioner Willie Gandara, Jr. Sentenced To Federal Prison November 14, 2012 El … of marijuana. By pleading guilty, Gandara admitted that from November 2010 until the present, he conspired with … allowing two separate loads of marijuana to be transferred from one vehicle to another on his property in Socorro, TX. …
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Alleged El Paso Cell Ringleader For Vicente Carrillo Fuentes Drug Trafficking Organization Detained Pending Trial

… Engage Albuquerque Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … intent to distribute marijuana. The indictment alleges that from January 1997 until the present, the defendants … also seeks the criminal forfeiture of proceeds derived from the criminal scheme including cash and eight real …
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El Paso, Texas Man Sentenced For Federal Methamphetamine Trafficking Conviction

… conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Doña Ana County from May 2013 through Aug. 2013. According to court filings, … Evaristo Del Toro Von Ludwitz, 31, a Mexican national from Guadalajara, Mexico, was arrested on May 14, 2014, in … in the indictment.  Hector Zamora, a Mexican national from Guadalajara, Mexico, and Argelia Zavala-Torres, 30, of …
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Albuquerque Man Pleads Guilty To Heroin Trafficking Chargest

… Greene and Reyos with conspiracy to distribute heroin from February to May 2016.  It also charged the two … heroin.  In entering the guilty plea, Green admitted that from Feb. 4 through May 17, 2016 he directed a small-scale … HOPE’s principal goals are to protect our communities from the dangers associated with heroin and opioid …
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19 Kansas City Metro Defendants Plead Guilty To 4.3 Million Meth Conspiracy

… 15, 2017, that DEA had secured 19 separate guilty pleas from Kansas City metropolitan residents resulting from a 4.3 million dollar methamphetamine distribution … an estimated $4,359,600 worth of methamphetamine and heroin from 2010 to 2015.  That estimate is based on a conservative …
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Couple Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Distribute Prescription Drugs Online

… forfeit to the government nearly $407,000 that was seized from their bank accounts by law enforcement officers as well … corporation located in St. Robert. On four occasions from January through April 2007, they sold hydrocodone to … orders. These orders were usually faxed to the pharmacies from the Missouri-based operation centers. The pharmacies …
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More Charges Against State Lawmaker for $900,000 COVID-19 Fraud Scheme

… the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and remained closed from March to June 2020. Derges allegedly sought CARES Act … amount of $503,350. In total, Derges applied for $882,644 from the CARES Act Relief Fund on Lift Up’s behalf. Congress … her claim, Derges provided invoices totaling $296,574 from Dynamic DNA for more than 3,000 COVID-19 laboratory …
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Museum
May 02, 2019
May 02, 2019

Who We Are and What We Do: Forensics

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM (EDT)
Arlington, VA
Take a peek into the inner workings of the Drug Enforcement Administration in our 2019 lecture series “Who We Are and What We Do.” Join Elizabeth L. Maurer, Curator of Education for the DEA Museum at a panel discussion with members of the Forensics staff from around the country. Contact...
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Six defendants charged in conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine in Northern New Mexico

… cocaine (cocaine base) in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico from Oct. 2, 2019, to Feb. 25, 2020.  A grand jury returned … 25. Federal agents arrested them on Feb. 27 with assistance from state and local law enforcement.  According to public … allegedly kept records of drug sales and collected proceeds from drug transactions.  Ryan Rodriguez allegedly acted as a …
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German Citizen Charged with Laundering Funds Linked to Prominent Darknet Marketplace “Dream Market”

… has been indicted for an alleged scheme to launder funds from Dream Market’s administrator accounts. Andresen was … “Andresen allegedly channeled commissions earned from selling illegal drugs, stolen personally identifiable … Andresen and his co-conspirators will no longer profit from the online sales of narcotics and fraud services, and …
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Community Event
September 10, 2019 - September 12, 2019
September 10, 2019 - September 12, 2019

Operation Pipeline Training Course (3-Day)

4:00 AM - 1:00 PM (EDT)
Operation Pipeline Training -- Rocky Mount, VA Course Description: This is the basic course of instruction for uniformed patrol officers, detectives, agents, or investigators, covering the fundamental principles of criminal roadway interdiction of passenger and commercial motor vehicles. Course Length: 24 hours Topics Covered: Motor Vehicle Interdiction Hidden Compartments Officer...
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DEA Hosts the 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 25th

… Prescription Drug Take Back Day this Saturday, October 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  At nearly 4,000 collection sites …
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DEA St. Louis Collects 27 Tons Of Unwanted, Expired Medications In Final Takeback

… abuse prescription drugs dropped in 2013 to 6.5 million from 6.8 million in 2012, that is still more than double the … Use and Health.  In addition, 22,134 Americans died in 2011 from overdoses of prescription medications, including 16,651 from narcotic painkillers, says the Centers for Disease …
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Drug Enforcement Administration Announces 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back Event Will Take Place From 10 Am-2 Pm On Saturday, September 26th

… National Prescription Drug Take-Back Event Will Take Place From 10 Am-2 Pm On Saturday, September 26th July 28, 2015 … Prescription Drug Take-Back will take place September 26th from 10 am - 2 pm local time. As with the previous nine …