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Three Worcester Men Convicted In Crack Cocaine Conspiracy Trial

… 200-500 gram amounts of powder cocaine from a number of sources inside and outside of Massachusetts.  They then …
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Longtime Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Drug Conspiracy

… to a Recruiter /events Find Us 40 Middlesex Turnpike Bedford , MA 01730 United States New England Contacts New … drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Middlesex County Jarod Forget Special Agent In Charge View Jarod Forget Bio Jarod … charging documents, the H-Block street gang is one of the most feared and influential city-wide gangs in Boston. …
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New York Man Sentenced To More Than 8 Years In Prison For Supplying New Haven Drug Dealer

… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … in greater New Haven.  De Los Santos was Wilson’s primary source for narcotics.  Between June 2011 and January 2012, …
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Eleven Indicted In Methamphetamine Conspiracy

… captured communications between indicted defendants and sources of supply in Mexico. Through the course of the …
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Drugs of Concern

DXM

January 21, 2025
Dextromethorphan (DXM) is a cough suppressant found in more than 120 over-the-counter (OTC) cold medications, either alone or in combination with other drugs such as analgesics (e.g., acetaminophen), antihistamines (e.g., chlorpheniramine), decongestants (e.g., pseudoephedrine), and/ or expectorants (e.g., guaifenesin).
January 21, 2025
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Illinois Man Found Guilty of Selling Fatal Fentanyl Pills

… Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … by the St. Louis County Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration. Investigators contacted Overall’s … Overall ultimately sold fentanyl to an undercover task force officer on July 19, 2023, and fentanyl and …
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Norwalk Man Sentenced To 5 Years In Federal Prison For Distributing Cocaine

… multi-hundred gram quantities of cocaine from various sources of supply, including Powell, and also from …
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DEA-led operation nets more than 600 arrests targeting Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generation

… criminal organization.” “Project Python marks the most comprehensive action to date in the Department of … criminal organizations in Mexico, and among the most prolific methamphetamine producers in the world. It is …
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DEA-led operation nets more than 600 arrests targeting Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generation

… criminal organization.” “Project Python marks the most comprehensive action to date in the Department of … criminal organizations in Mexico, and among the most prolific methamphetamine producers in the world. It is …
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18 month multi-agency operation “Fury Road” results in 82 federal prosecutions; seizure of 128 firearms, 1 kilogram of heroin and cocaine base

… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … our federal, state, and local partners brought important resources, expertise, and insights to this effort. It is a … Vermont and prevent firearms from being trafficked to drug-source cities in our neighboring states where they are …
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Dispatcher In Dial For Dope Tacoma Heroin Case Sentenced To Ten Years In Prison

… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … proceeds to Mexico using false names to conceal the money’s source and purpose. This was an Organized Crime and Drug …
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Missouri Man Admits Being Caught on Interstate 44 with Nearly 3 Pounds of Meth

… Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … Sheriff’s deputy pulled over a dark blue Pontiac Trans Am for improperly passing a tractor-trailer. The Trans Am also … and argued with the deputy. When that deputy called for backup, Braxton sped off. He led law enforcement …
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Agents Seize $3.5 Million in U.S. Currency and Massive Quantities of Cocaine, Fentanyl, and .50 Caliber Ammunition in Otay Mesa

… Cartel. This investigation has also offered one of the most comprehensive views to date of the inner workings of one of the world’s most prolific, violent and powerful drug cartels. Cartel …
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Overdose Deaths Decline, Fentanyl Threat Looms

… lethal doses of fentanyl. OMAHA, Neb.  –  Tis’ the season for holiday travel and family gatherings and the Drug … is encouraging communities across the Midwest to make the most of this time together by continuing conversations on …
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Two Sentenced To 6 Years In Federal Prison For Conspiring To Traffic Crystal Methamphetamine

… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … Shortly after agents dropped off the vehicle a confidential source working with Task Force agents received a call from …
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California Man Sentenced On Charges Of Conspiracy To Distribute More Than 5 Kilograms Of Cocaine And 1000 Kilograms Of Marijuana And Money Laundering Charges

… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … which was then exported to Canada. Hagstrom was the source of the cocaine. The defendant worked with other …
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Stamford Man Sentenced To More Than 5 Years In Federal Prison For Distributing Crack

… multi-hundred gram quantities of cocaine from various sources of supply, including individuals who were selling …
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Hartford Heroin Dealer Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison

… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … in the Hartford area, and that he was looking for a new source of heroin supply.  On June 12, 2012, Raouf traveled …
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National Health Care Fraud Takedown Results in Charges Nationwide and in the Southern District Of Georgia

… fraud enforcement action in American history.  This is the most fraud, the most defendants, and the most doctors ever charged in a single operation—and we have …
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National Health Care Fraud Takedown Results in Charges Nationwide and in the Southern District Of Georgia

… fraud enforcement action in American history.  This is the most fraud, the most defendants, and the most doctors ever charged in a single operation—and we have …
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Former Mexican Police Officer and CJNG Cartel Member Sentenced in El Paso to 25 Years in Federal Prison

… Former Mexican Police Officer and CJNG Cartel Member … was sentenced in federal court to 300 months in prison for one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to … operations to disrupt and dismantle the most significant drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, …
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Stamford Man Sentenced To Four Years In Federal Prison For Distributing Crack

… multi-hundred gram quantities of cocaine from various sources of supply, including individuals who were selling …
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110 Gang members sentenced to decades in federal prison

… spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the community and … of this strategy, PSN focuses enforcement efforts on the most violent offenders and partners with locally based …
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Operation Bloodline Defendant Sentenced To 10 Years In Federal Prison

… to obtain large quantities of cocaine and marijuana from sources of supply in New York City.  Some of the cocaine was …
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DEA Collects Record-Setting Amount Of Meds At Latest National Rx Take-Back Day

… - Americans turned in more unused prescription drugs at the most recent DEA National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day … 893,498 pounds of unwanted medicines-about 447 tons-at almost 5,400 sites spread through all 50 states, beating its … five states with the largest collections, in order, were (almost 40 tons); (32 tons); (31 tons); (24 tons); and (24 …
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Burlington Man To Serve Fourteen Years In Prison For Cocaine Conspiracy And Money Laundering

… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … 2011 to February 2012, the DEA, using a confidential source, purchased 442.3 grams of cocaine from Holder at his …
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DEA News: Huge Synthetic Drug Takedown

… Project Synergy Phase II continues attack on drug networks, sources of supply, global money flow hq050714-01.jpg … federal, state, local, and international law enforcement resources to target the dangerous global synthetic designer …
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Lexington Doctor Guilty Of Fentanyl Distribution

… to investigating and prosecuting those who serve as sources of supply.  From the street corner to a doctor’s …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Is Saturday

… Americans abuse prescription drugs, according to the most recent National Survey on Drug Use and Health, more … than abuse cocaine, heroin, and hallucinogens combined.  “Most prescription drug abusers get their pills from friends …
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Federal jury convicts two Colombian nationals and one Belizean national for international cocaine smuggling conspiracy

… thwarted that attempt and was able to observe and record most of the jettison.   Later that day, the men and their … OCDETF program is to identify, disrupt and dismantle the most serious drug trafficking and money laundering …