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DEA Agents Arrest Four Men On Federal Charges Of Distributing Narcotics, Including Pills Manufactured With A Fentanyl Analogue

March 16, 2016
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … allegedly imported a powerful synthetic opiate from China and produced their own pills that were then … methamphetamine, Xanax, hydrocodone pills and “ecstasy” - from a man who had just purchased the drugs from members of …
March 16, 2016
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Two Leaders Of El Monte Street Gang Plead Guilty To Federal Racketeering Offenses

April 07, 2016
… Southern California Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … El Monte Flores gang, an organization that takes direction from the Mexican Mafia prison gang and controls criminal …
April 07, 2016
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DEA Continues Its Drug Abuse Prevention Efforts With Prescription Drug Take Back Day This Saturday

April 24, 2017
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … Prescription Drug Take Back Day this Saturday, April 29, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time, at over 5,000 sites … injury-related death in the United States, eclipsing deaths from motor vehicle crashes or firearms.  The majority of …
April 24, 2017
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DEA Brings In Record Amount Of Unused Prescription Drugs On National Prescription Take Back Day

May 09, 2017
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark …   In the Los Angeles area, local law enforcement agencies from Ventura, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, … that a majority of abused prescription drugs were obtained from family and friends, often from the home medicine …
May 09, 2017
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Oahu Man Sentenced To Six Years In Prison For Drug Offense, Identity Theft, And Naval Exchange Theft

January 21, 2014
… To Six Years In Prison For Drug Offense, Identity Theft, And Naval Exchange Theft January 21, 2014 Los Angeles … and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … to steal over $17,000 of high-value electronic items from the Navy Exchange at Pearl (NEX) by using a military …
January 21, 2014
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California Man Supplying Pure Methamphetamine To Reno, Nevada Area Sentenced To 19a½ Years In Prison

October 21, 2014
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … and directed an illegal drug distribution operation in Reno from his home in southern California, was sentenced on … in Reno.  On May 12, 2013, officials discovered from additional intercepted telephone calls of Salgado’s …
October 21, 2014
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DEA Hosts Public Listening Sessions on Telemedicine Regulations

August 07, 2023
… will host public listening sessions to receive comments from healthcare practitioners, experts, advocates, patients, … Listening Sessions .   For additional questions, email DPW@DEA.gov     Background: On March 1, 2023, DEA, in … six months while considering the more than 38,000 comments from the public on the NPRMs.   # # #   Diversion Division …
August 07, 2023
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DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day with Extended Hours for the Faces of Fentanyl Exhibit

August 17, 2023
… August 21 the DEA Museum will open with extended hours from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. for public viewing of the Faces of … dedicated men and women of the DEA know their job is far from over. DEA will continue to increase outreach and … a photograph of a loved one lost to fentanyl, please email their name, age, and photo to …
August 17, 2023
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New COVID-19 Vaccine will bring opportunities for Fraud

December 18, 2020
… itself.  Always be suspicious of unsolicited phone calls, emails, or home visits that ask for payment information in order to receive a vaccine.  No one from a vaccine distribution site will ask for your credit …
December 18, 2020
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Gardnerville Man Arrested, Indicted For Butane Hash Oil Explosion

March 08, 2018
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … manufacturing a controlled substance. The charge stems from an investigation conducted by the DEA and the Douglas … gas, to burn parts of marijuana to draw concentrated THC from the plant into a wax-like substance. United States …
March 08, 2018
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Doctor Receives 30 Years To Life In Prescription Drug Overdose Case

February 05, 2016
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … and Joseph Rovero, 21, an Arizona State University student from San Ramon.  Nguyen died March 2, 2009.  Ogle died a … less than three years, Tseng took in more than $5 million from her clinic and continued dispensing potent and …
February 05, 2016
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Seven Defendants Charged With Conspiring To Aid The Taliban

February 14, 2011
… an entrenched global criminal network, preventing it from moving ton quantities of cocaine, laundering millions … the Taliban. The communications occurred by telephone, via email, and in a series of audio recorded and videotaped … four defendants agreed to transport the heroin to Ghana, from where they understood portions of the heroin would be …
February 14, 2011
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Hawaii Man Convicted Of Methamphetamine Trafficking

January 10, 2014
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … intent to distribute, 50 grams or more of methamphetamine from April to May, 2013 as well as possessing … individuals to distribute methamphetamine that was sent from California, via express mail service, to Honolulu in …
January 10, 2014
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Second Brother Sentenced To Prison In Methamphetamine Conspiracy

June 30, 2014
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … individuals to distribute methamphetamine that was sent from California, via express mail services, to Honolulu … Authorities arrested Lew after he returned to Hawaii from the Marshall Islands. The investigation which resulted …
June 30, 2014
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Second Man Sentenced To Prison For Distributing Heroin On Dark Web Marketplace AlphaBay

January 23, 2018
… Domestic Northern California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton areas … and cocaine on AlphaBay, and then mailed the narcotics from post offices in New York to customers throughout the … agents were also able to determine that the encrypted email address used by “Area51” and “DarkApollo” was …
January 23, 2018
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DEA Rocky Mountain Seizes Record 1.7 Million Counterfeit Fentanyl Pills in Colorado, Sixth-Largest U.S. Pill Seizure

November 17, 2025
… of approximately 1.7 million counterfeit fentanyl pills from a storage facility in the Denver suburb of Highlands …
November 17, 2025
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Multi-agency Investigation Dismantles Las Cruces-based Drug Trafficking Organizations

May 02, 2018
… enforcement partners to protect the residents of New Mexico from drug trafficking organizations,” stated Special Agent … Department is honored to work alongside our counterparts, from local and federal agencies, to help eradicate harmful … allegedly imported cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine from Mexico, and distributed the drugs in the Las Cruces, …
May 02, 2018
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Owner Of Fashion District Clothing Company Pleads Guilty To Customs, Immigration And Money Laundering Offenses

June 01, 2015
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … guilty late Friday afternoon to federal charges stemming from an investigation into “Black Market Peso Exchange” … bulk cash at his business he had reason to believe was from illegal activity, specifically drug trafficking. He …
June 01, 2015
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Prolific wholesale fentanyl distributor sentenced to 35 years in federal prison after seizure of more than $4 million in cash and 10 kilograms of fentanyl from the defendant—enough to kill 5 million people

January 16, 2020
… prison after seizure of more than $4 million in cash and 10 kilograms of fentanyl from the defendant—enough to kill 5 million people January … He will also forfeit to the government all of the proceeds from his drug business, including the cash, cars, jewelry, …
January 16, 2020
Fang Chen
FUGITIVE

Fang Chen

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE METHAMPHETAMINE, COCAINE AND FENTANYL; POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE FENTANYL; AND DISTRIBUTION OF METHAMPHETAMINE AND COCAINE
Jose Juan Torres Mandujano
FUGITIVE

Jose Juan Torres Mandujano

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE METHAMPHETAMINE, COCAINE AND FENTANYL; POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE FENTANYL; AND DISTRIBUTION OF METHAMPHETAMINE AND COCAINE
David Cortez-Peregrino
FUGITIVE

David Cortez-Peregrino

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE METHAMPHETAMINE, COCAINE AND FENTANYL; POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE FENTANYL; AND DISTRIBUTION OF METHAMPHETAMINE AND COCAINE
Jhovany Guadalupe Hermosillo-Beltran
FUGITIVE

Jhovany Guadalupe Hermosillo-Beltran

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE AND POSSESS W/ INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
Alvaro Felix-Zazueta
FUGITIVE

Alvaro Felix-Zazueta

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE AND TO POSSESS WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
PRESS RELEASE

South Kingstown Man Indicted for Trafficking Cocaine

July 08, 2025
South Kingstown Man Indicted for Trafficking Cocaine July 08, 2025 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 Kristen Govostes Recruiter Name Brian Tomasetta 617-557-2309 bostonspecialagentrecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events …
July 08, 2025
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Coventry Man Indicted for Trafficking Fentanyl

May 29, 2025
Coventry Man Indicted for Trafficking Fentanyl May 29, 2025 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 Kristen Govostes Recruiter Name Brian Tomasetta 617-557-2309 bostonspecialagentrecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find …
May 29, 2025
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Jury Convicts Cahokia Heights Man of Drug Distribution, Gun Charges

April 24, 2025
Jury Convicts Cahokia Heights Man of Drug Distribution, Gun Charges April 24, 2025 St. Louis Contact Info Contact Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events …
April 24, 2025
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‘Kilo Weight Dealer’ Sentenced to Nearly Six Years in Federal Prison

April 25, 2025
‘Kilo Weight Dealer’ Sentenced to Nearly Six Years in Federal Prison April 25, 2025 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 Kristen Govostes Recruiter Name Brian Tomasetta 617-557-2309 bostonspecialagentrecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a …
April 25, 2025
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Man Indicted after DEA Seizes Large Quantities of Drugs, Weapons

December 18, 2024
Man Indicted after DEA Seizes Large Quantities of Drugs, Weapons December 18, 2024 St. Louis Contact Info Contact Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events …
December 18, 2024
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St. Louis County Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Fentanyl Dealing, Fatal Shooting of Teen

February 13, 2024
… 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: … Schelp on Tuesday sentenced a man who was dealing fentanyl and fatally shot a 16-year-old with a fully automatic pistol …
February 13, 2024