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Attorney General William P. Barr announces updates on Operation LeGend at Kansas City press conference

August 19, 2020
… Engage St. Louis Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … added Garrison, who was joined by U.S. Attorneys from across the United States who have launched Operation … making a material false statement when acquiring a firearm from a Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL); and Two cases remain …
August 19, 2020
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Five Santa Fe Residents Arrested On Federal Oxycodone Trafficking Charges

September 26, 2013
… in addition to the marijuana plants and marijuana seized from the residences of Cline and DeStefano. “Prescription … solve, but instead will require a comprehensive effort from public health, medical providers and other community … III Drug Enforcement Task Force is comprised of officers from the New Mexico State Police, Santa Fe Police Department …
September 26, 2013
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Nurse Sentenced to 16 Months in Federal Prison for Tampering with and Stealing Lorazepam Vials

August 12, 2025
… patients.  He removed a portion of the Lorazepam solution from at least one of the vials, replaced the contents with …
August 12, 2025
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Cranston Man Admits to Large Scale Production of Meth and Fentanyl-Laced Pills

July 16, 2025
… Cranston Man Admits to Large Scale Production of Meth and Fentanyl-Laced Pills July 16, 2025 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 … and packaging pills transferred a large quantity of pills from the residence to the trunk of a motor vehicle. A short …
July 16, 2025
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Providence Man Admits to Trafficking Methamphetamine

July 14, 2025
… drugs. Additionally, police seized a total of $972 in cash from Vasbinder’s person and his vehicle.  Court records …
July 14, 2025
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Former New Haven Resident Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Narcotics

July 14, 2025
… Administration New Haven Task Force, which includes members from the DEA, U.S. Marshals Service, Internal Revenue …
July 14, 2025
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Methamphetamine Trafficker Sentenced to 10 Years

June 12, 2025
… Miami.Training@dea.gov MIAMI – Luther Trovian Jones, 52, from Sebring, Florida, was sentenced yesterday by a South …
June 12, 2025
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Allston Man Charged with Allegedly Trafficking “Date Rape” Drug and Methamphetamine

April 25, 2025
… source conducted multiple controlled purchases allegedly from Schiepers.  Specifically, in January 2025, it is …
April 25, 2025
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Stamford Nurse Admits Stealing and Tampering with Hydromorphone and Fentanyl Vials

April 25, 2025
… several vials, each containing hydromorphone or fentanyl, from the secure storage area.  She then took the vials home, …
April 25, 2025
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Jury Convicts Mexican National of $4.7 Million Meth, Heroin Conspiracy

October 23, 2024
… in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and heroin from Feb. 28, 2020, to June 1, 2022. The indictment alleges …
October 23, 2024
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Ohio Men Sentenced for Burglarizing Illinois and Missouri Pharmacies of Controlled Substances

August 29, 2024
… Ohio Men Sentenced for Burglarizing Illinois and Missouri Pharmacies of Controlled Substances August 29, … Engage St. Louis Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … bulk quantities of oxycodone, hydrocodone and morphine from March 2018 through February 2020.  “Criminals that …
August 29, 2024
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St. Louis Area Pediatrician Indicted, Accused of Exchanging Prescriptions for Sex Acts

March 14, 2024
… of their prescription insurance benefits or conceal from pharmacies the frequency with which Bingham was …
March 14, 2024
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15 Kansas City Residents Indicted for PCP Trafficking, Illegal Firearms

September 28, 2023
… one kilogram or more of PCP in Jackson County, Mo., from Oct. 15, 2021, to Sept. 16, 2023. In addition to the …
September 28, 2023
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Major Southeast Missouri Drug Trafficking Organization Indicted

July 21, 2023
… particular interest in dismantling and destroying them – from street level dealers and up the chain. It takes the …
July 21, 2023
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Jury Convicts State Lawmaker of COVID-19 Fraud Scheme at Springfield Health Care Charity

June 28, 2022
… a licensed physician. Derges obtained her medical degree from the Caribbean Medical University of Curacao in May 2014 …
June 28, 2022
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Operation LeGend in Kansas City at 288 arrests

August 21, 2020
… Additional federal agents were assigned to the operation from the Drug Enforcement Administration, the FBI, the …
August 21, 2020
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High-Ranking Sinaloa Leader Extradited to El Paso, Faces up to Life in Federal Prison

February 26, 2025
… A high-ranking member of the Sinaloa Cartel was extradited from Mexico to El Paso, indicted for criminal charges …
February 26, 2025
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Midland DTO Leader Sentenced to Life in Federal Prison

February 14, 2025
… The DEA investigated the case with valuable assistance from the Texas Department of Public Safety, Midland …
February 14, 2025
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Midland Fentanyl Trafficker Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison

July 10, 2024
… to a Midland hospital. The death was also confirmed to be from fentanyl toxicity and investigators again traced the …
July 10, 2024
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Albuquerque Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Drug Trafficking Offenses

August 15, 2023
… Engage Albuquerque Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional Division Info Community … Administration investigated this case with assistance from the New Mexico State Police. Assistant United States …
August 15, 2023
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Attorney General William P. Barr and U.S. Attorney John C. Anderson announce launch of Operation Relentless Pursuit

December 18, 2019
… Attorney General William P. Barr and U.S. Attorney John C. Anderson announce launch of Operation Relentless Pursuit … Pursuit seeks to ensure that no American city is excluded from the peace and security felt by the majority of …
December 18, 2019
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Final defendant sentenced to federal prison for drug and firearm offenses in connection with the murder of two Midlanders in July 2015

October 11, 2019
… Final defendant sentenced to federal prison for drug and firearm offenses in connection with the murder of two Midlanders in July 2015 October 11, 2019 El Paso Contact Info … drug trafficking crime; and, one count of murder resulting from the discharge of a firearm during and in relation to a …
October 11, 2019
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DEA showcases the dangers of drug addiction through travelling museum exhibit

February 21, 2019
… and women of DEA do every single day to protect our nation from illegal drugs,” said Acting Administrator Dhillon. “It …
February 21, 2019
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Three in Albuquerque Charged with Possessing, Trafficking Methamphetamine and Fentanyl

June 17, 2021
… belonging to the Seibel DTO. The indictment alleges that from March 26 to June 9, Seibel, Pettit and others conspired …
June 17, 2021
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Seven Members Of Las Cruces-Based Prescription Drug Trafficking Ring Facing Federal Charges

December 14, 2012
… obtain Oxycodone, a painkiller, and Adderall, a stimulant, from pharmacies in Las Cruces and Alamogordo, N.M.  The …
December 14, 2012
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Northeast Heights Heroin Trafficking Ring Dismantled By Multi-Agency Investigation

June 14, 2013
… yet to be scheduled.  Cabrales-Guera will be transferred from Washington State to the District of New Mexico to face …
June 14, 2013
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Pawan Kumar Jain Arrested On Charges Of Unlawfully Dispensing Prescription Drugs And Health Care Fraud

April 17, 2014
… On Charges Of Unlawfully Dispensing Prescription Drugs And Health Care Fraud April 17, 2014 El Paso Contact Info … Engage Albuquerque Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … Texas and the FBI’s Healthcare Fraud Unit with assistance from the New Mexico Medical Board and the New Mexico Board …
April 17, 2014
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Roswell Woman Pleads Guilty To Federal Methamphetamine Trafficking Charges

July 15, 2016
… Metro Narcotics Task Force is comprised of investigators from the Roswell Police Department, Bureau of Alcohol, …
July 15, 2016
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Boston Man Pleads Guilty to Distribution of Methamphetamine and Fentanyl

December 02, 2025
… criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task …
December 02, 2025
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Communities Across Kansas, Missouri and Southern Illinois Dispose of 25,726 Pounds of Unwanted Medications at DEA Take Back Day

November 04, 2025
… friends and family about the consequences that can come from prescription misuse and abuse.” Since its inception in … Drug Take Back Day. The removal of these medications from homes nationwide helps prevent prescription drug misuse …
November 04, 2025