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Communities Nationwide Turn In Nearly 630,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications on DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … Oct 2024 WASHINGTON – On Oct. 26, DEA and over 4,400 law enforcement partners collected nearly 630,000 pounds of unused …
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DEA Washington Division Calls on the Community to Have Important Conversations on Dangers of Drugs and Fake Pills in Back-To-School Routines

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … their doors to students and teachers this month, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Washington Division is urging …
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DEA Phoenix & the AZ Attorney General “Huddles Up” with NFL Alumni and Rise Up Glendale to Spread Awareness about Fentanyl

… Yuma - 571-324-7324 (PHOENIX) – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Phoenix Division and Arizona … drug education and awareness, prevention curriculum, online resources, school programs, and many other special …
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Southern Maryland Drug Dealer Sentenced to 40 Years in Federal Prison for Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy and Other Charges, Including Distribution of Fentanyl Resulting in Death

… Drug Dealer Sentenced to 40 Years in Federal Prison for Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy and Other Charges, … Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 …
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Baltimore Narcotics Supplier and Tester Admits to Transporting More Than Two Kilograms of Cocaine to Maryland for a Drug Trafficking Organization

… Transporting More Than Two Kilograms of Cocaine to Maryland for a Drug Trafficking Organization April 19, 2022 … Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 …
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DEA Graduates the Sixth Annual Citizens Academy Class in Richmond, Virginia

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … Academy 5 Richmond, Va., – The United States Drug Enforcement Administration is active in many local communities …
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Six Individuals Sentenced for Cross-Country, Multi-Kilogram, Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… Six Individuals Sentenced for Cross-Country, Multi-Kilogram, Drug Trafficking … Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 …
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Large Scale Fentanyl and Cocaine Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 13 Years in Federal Prison

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … Roanoke - (540) 857-2555 Winchester - (540) 662-5879 Law Enforcement Seized over $2 Million in Drug-Related Proceeds …
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Consent Decree Approved Between the United States and Baltimore-Based Pharmacy and Pharmacist Alleged to Have Illegally Dispensed Controlled Substances

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … substances. The consent decree was announced by Jarod Forget, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Washington …
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Two Harford County Cocaine Dealers Convicted by Federal Jury

… Two Harford County Cocaine Dealers Convicted by Federal Jury March … Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 …
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Baltimore Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Trafficking Charges

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … trafficking crime. The guilty plea was announced by Jarod Forget, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Washington …
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Hanover Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Distribution of Fentanyl, Cocaine, and Other Drugs

… Hanover Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Distribution of Fentanyl, Cocaine, and Other Drugs March … Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 …
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Leader of Wholesale Drug Distribution Network, Shipping Drugs Across Country & Laundering Millions, Sentenced

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … A Los Angeles man was sentenced today to 14 years in prison for leading a conspiracy involving the distribution of …
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Hanover Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Distribution of Fentanyl, Cocaine, and Other Drugs Shipped Across the US to Maryland

… Hanover Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Distribution of Fentanyl, Cocaine, and Other Drugs … Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 …
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Twelve MS-13 Members and Associates Indicted in Racketeering, Narcotics, and Multiple Murder Conspiracies

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … which has operated in Northern Virginia and elsewhere for at least the past several years. The indictment alleges …
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MS-13 Members and Associates Indicted in Racketeering, Narcotics, and Multiple Murder Conspiracies

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … which has operated in Northern Virginia and elsewhere for at least the past several years. The indictment alleges …
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Baltimore Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Trafficking Charges Related to a Fentanyl Death

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … firearm by a felon. The guilty plea was announced by Jarod Forget, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Washington …
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Major Maryland-Washington, D.C. Area Narcotics Distributor Sentenced to Eight Years in Federal Prison for Drug Conspiracy and Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking

… Distributor Sentenced to Eight Years in Federal Prison for Drug Conspiracy and Possession of a Firearm in … Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 …
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Narcotics Dealing Couple Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Trafficking Charges and Assault on of a Federal Officer

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … officer.    The guilty pleas were announced by Jarod Forget, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Washington …
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DEA Washington Holds National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Turn the Tide Against the U.S. Opioid Epidemic

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … a gateway to addiction Washington, D.C., – The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Washington Division will host …
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Four Men Charged for Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy, Bribing U.S. Mail Carrier

… Four Men Charged for Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy, Bribing U.S. … Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 …
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North Carolina Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Distribute Suboxone, Oxycodone, other Pain Medications

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … to distribute medically illegitimate prescriptions for Schedule II opioids and Suboxone, as well as conspiring …
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Drug Supplier for D.C. and Prince George’s County Sentenced

… Drug Supplier for D.C. and Prince George’s County Sentenced July 15, 2021 … Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 …
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Owner and Employees of Alleged Pill Mill Facing Federal Indictment

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … who were employed at the clinic, on federal charges for conspiracy to distribute and dispense oxycodone and for distribution and dispensing of oxycodone.  Charged in …
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Prince George’s County Couple Linked to Two Overdoses Facing Federal Indictment for Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy

… Couple Linked to Two Overdoses Facing Federal Indictment for Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy February 18, 2021 … Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … - (540) 857-2555 Winchester - (540) 662-5879 When Law Enforcement Attempted to Arrest Trimmer, He Allegedly Fled and …
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Final Defendant—A Drug Supplier in D.C. and Prince George’s County Drug Conspiracy—Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … drug conspiracy.   The guilty plea was announced by Jarod Forget, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Washington Division; Acting United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Jonathan F. Lenzner; Special …
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Baltimore “Trained To Go” gang members taken down

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … with other members of YGG, provided support to TTG in the form of money, drugs, and other assistance.  For example, on Jan. 22, 2016, law enforcement learned that …
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Baltimore fentanyl dealer pleads guilty to distributing thousands of fentanyl tablets made to look like oxycodone

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … initial appearances on federal indictments charging them for allegedly distributing fentanyl.  One of the defendants is charged federally for distributing fentanyl which resulted in death.  These …
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As Western Maryland battles the opioid crisis, meth is surging

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … concealment of one-pot labs creates a significant concern for officer and public safety. Substances and containers … used to create a one-pot lab can be easily overlooked. Therefore, awareness of the precursor chemicals and containers …
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Baltimore man found with enough fentanyl to kill 37,500 people in illegal taxi pleads guilty

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … arrest involving distribution of fentanyl made by law enforcement in Baltimore is reviewed jointly by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the State’s Attorney’s Office for …