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St. Louis Man Sentenced to 60 Years in Prison for Carjackings, Jail Escape and Fatal Shooting of De Smet High School Football Coach

… St. Louis Man Sentenced to 60 Years in Prison for Carjackings, Jail Escape and Fatal Shooting of De Smet … Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … and fellow inmate James Flannel then carjacked a vehicle before leading police on a multi-jurisdiction pursuit that …
GENERAL INFORMATION

DEA’s Family Summits on Fentanyl

January 19, 2025
… These local summits will provide opportunities to share information, build connections, and foster collaboration … invited representatives from over 80 organizations formed mostly by parents who have experienced the profound loss of … advocates for change. Please use the following template and email us at familyoutreach@dea.gov Family Summit Photo …
January 19, 2025
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St. Louis County Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Fentanyl Dealing, Fatal Shooting of Teen

… St. Louis County Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Fentanyl Dealing, Fatal Shooting of Teen February 13, … Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … John M. Whitney Jr., 22, of Bridgeton, to pay $8,341 for his victim’s funeral expenses. In March of 2022, Whitney …
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against Doctor And 10 Other Individuals Involved In Illegal Distribution Of More Than One Million Oxycodone Pills

… level drug dealers, who can fill the prescriptions at most pharmacies and resell the resulting pills at vastly … typically involved little, if any, actual examination and almost always resulted in the issuance of a prescription for a … ailment for which oxycodone would be prescribed. Instead, most of these individuals were members of “crews” - that is, …
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Federal Racketeering Indictment Targets Mexican Mafia Control Of Inmates And Drug Trafficking Inside Los Angeles County Jail System

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   David S. Olesky … crime of violence or drug trafficking crime. If convicted, most of the defendants could be sentenced to decades in …
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APRN Admits Receiving Kickbacks From Drug Company For Prescribing Pain Medication

… and who were prescribed the drug, revealed that most of them did not have cancer, but were taking the drug to treat their chronic pain.  Medicare and most private insurers will not pay for the drug unless the …
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Columbia Man Sentenced for Role in Fatal Fentanyl Overdose Death

… Columbia Man Sentenced for Role in Fatal Fentanyl Overdose Death September 05, 2024 … toxic levels of fentanyl.  The pathologist stated but for the fentanyl in the R.B.’s body, he most likely would not have died.   United States District …
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Two Wichita Men Charged with Meth, Fentanyl Distribution

… Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. The Drug Enforcement Administration and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, …
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Walgreens Agrees To Pay A Record Settlement Of $80 Million For Civil Penalties Under The Controlled Substances Act

… abuse and illegal black market sales.   According to the most recent report from the U.S. Center for Disease Control … is a powerful addictive narcotic that is one of the most abused prescription medications in Florida and …
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Woman Indicted for Providing Fatal Fentanyl

… Woman Indicted for Providing Fatal Fentanyl November 15, 2023 St. Louis … Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … jury returned an indictment charging a Collinsville woman for dealing a lethal dose of fentanyl, leading a man to …
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Fugitive Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 13 Years in Federal Prison

… Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … – Apprehended after a four-year man hunt by federal law enforcement officials, a U.S. District judge sentenced a … 42, originally from Puerto Rico, appeared in court for his sentencing hearing on Nov. 9 after previously …
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Missouri Man Sentenced to 8+ Years in Prison on Meth Charges

… Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … Missouri, to eight years and four months in prison for selling methamphetamine four times. Jonathan L. … he met the sergeant, his plea agreement says. The Drug Enforcement Administration investigated the case with the …
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Man Admits Fentanyl Dealing, Fatal Shooting of Teen

… Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … plea agreement, Whitney admitted that after someone working for the Drug Enforcement Administration bought fentanyl twice from him in …
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DEA Hosts the 27th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday to Remove Unneeded Medications from Homes

… Oregon Bend - (541) 385-8798 Eugene - (541) 465-6861 Medford - (541) 776-4260 Portland - (503) 721-6600 Salem - … hydrocodone, codeine, and morphine, are among the most frequently misused prescription pain medications.  This …
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Meth in Cans Behind Sentences for Two Missouri Residents

… Meth in Cans Behind Sentences for Two Missouri Residents February 02, 2024 St. Louis … Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … Florence, Mo., woman were sentenced in federal court today for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute …
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Boston Man 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. …
Victor Alfonso Rosario-Clemente
FUGITIVE

Victor Alfonso Rosario-Clemente

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: WANTED FOR: ROSARIO-CLEMENTE WAS CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY TO POSSESS WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES IN VIOLATION OF 21 U.S.C. §§ 841 (A)(1 ), 846 AND 860.
21 U.S.C. §§ 841(A)(1) & (B)(1)(A)(I) AND 860 AND TITLE 18 U.S.C. § 2- POSSESSION/DISTRIBUTION OF HEROIN
21 U.S.C. §§ 841(A)(1) & (B)(1)(A)(III) AND 860 AND TITLE 18 U.S.C. § 2- POSSESSION/DISTRIBUTION OF COCAINE BASE 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(A)(1) & (B)(1)(A)(II) AND 860 AND TITLE 18 U.S.C. § 2- POSSESSION/DISTRIBUTION OF COCAINE
21 U.S.C. §§ 841(A)(1) & (B)(1 )(B)(VII) AND 860 AND TITLE 18 U.S.C. § 2- POSSESSION/DISTRIBUTION OF MARIJUANA 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(A)(1) & (B)(1 )(B)(VI) AND 860 AND TITLE 18 U.S.C. § 2- POSSESSION/DISTRIBUTION OF FENTANYL
18 U.S.C. § 924(C)(1 )(A)- POSSESSION OF FIREARMS IN FURTHERANCE OF A DRUG TRAFFICKING CRIME
Sergio Rivera-Alvarez
FUGITIVE

Sergio Luis Rivera-Alvarez

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: CHARGED WITH INTENT TO IMPORT INTO THE UNITED STATES AN EXCESS OF FIVE (5) KILOGRAMS OF COCAINE IN VIOLATION OF 21 USC 952(A), 963, 841 (A)(1) AND 846.
21 U.S.C. §§ 841(A)(1) & (B)(1)(A)(I) AND 860 AND TITLE 18 U.S.C. § 2- POSSESSION/DISTRIBUTION OF HEROIN
21 U.S.C. §§ 841(A)(1) & (B)(1)(A)(III) AND 860 AND TITLE 18 U.S.C. § 2- POSSESSION/DISTRIBUTION OF COCAINE BASE 21 U.S.C. §§ 841 (A)(1) & (B)(1)(A)(II) AND 860 AND TITLE 18 U.S.C. § 2- POSSESSION/DISTRIBUTION OF COCAINE
21 U.S.C. §§ 841 (A)(1) & (B)(1)(B)(VII) AND 860 AND TITLE 18 U.S.C. § 2- POSSESSION/DISTRIBUTION OF MARIJUANA 21 U.S.C. §§ 841 (A)(1) & (B)(1)(B)(VI) AND 860 AND TITLE 18 U.S.C. § 2- POSSESSION/DISTRIBUTION OF FENTANYL
18 U.S.C. § 924(C)(1 )(A)- POSSESSION OF FIREARMS IN FURTHERANCE OF A DRUG TRAFFICKING CRIME
Jose Domingo Irizarry-Serrano
FUGITIVE

Jose Domingo Irizarry-Serrano

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY TO POSSESS WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES IN VIOLATION OF 21 U.S.C. §§ 841 (A)(1 ), 846 AND 860.
21 U.S.C. §§ 841 (A)(1) & (B)(1 )(A)(I) AND 860 AND TITLE 18 U.S.C. § 2- POSSESSION/DISTRIBUTION OF HEROIN
21 U.S.C. §§ 841(A)(1) & (B)(1)(A)(III) AND 860 AND TITLE 18 U.S.C. § 2- POSSESSION/DISTRIBUTION OF COCAINE BASE 21 U.S.C. §§ 841 (A)(1) & (B)(1 )(A)(II) AND 860 AND TITLE 18 U.S.C. § 2- POSSESSION/DISTRIBUTION OF COCAINE
21 U.S.C. §§ 841 (A)(1) & (B)(1 )(B)(VII) AND 860 AND TITLE 18 U.S.C. § 2- POSSESSION/DISTRIBUTION OF MARIJUANA
21 U.S.C. §§ 841(A)(1) & (B)(1)(B)(VI) AND 860 AND TITLE 18 U.S.C. § 2- POSSESSION/DISTRIBUTION
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Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Meth Trafficking

… Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Meth Trafficking November 09, 2023 St. Louis Contact … Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … – A Braymer, Mo., man has been sentenced in federal court for his role in a conspiracy to distribute substantial …
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Missouri Nurse Sentenced for Taking Leftover Fentanyl from Hospital

… Missouri Nurse Sentenced for Taking Leftover Fentanyl from Hospital August 01, 2023 … Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … She will be subject to random drug screenings. Francis was formerly a nurse at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape …
GENERAL INFORMATION

Community Outreach

March 28, 2025
… Section is a critical complement to our primary law enforcement mission; drug use prevention is one of the seven … signs of drug use, and the harmful side effects of the most commonly abused drugs. The site features several … the Community Outreach Section at 202-307-7936 or by e-mail at Community.Outreach@usdoj.gov . …
March 28, 2025
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San Diego Man Is Sentenced To 100 Months For Running Marijuana Dispensary And Money Laundering

… of dollars in the retail sale of marijuana. This is the most significant prosecution of a large-scale dispensary … pounds of high-grade Canadian marijuana from Kaushal for almost $9 million, and distributed it throughout San Diego … Green Kross Collective had approximately 1,732 members - most of the members were between the ages of 18-22, court …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Day Removes Almost 600,000 Pounds of Unneeded Prescription Medications Across the Country

… DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Day Removes Almost 600,000 Pounds of Unneeded Prescription Medications … unwanted, and expired medications. Nationwide, the Drug Enforcement Administration and its law enforcement partners …
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Man Stopped in St. Louis County Accused of Fentanyl Trafficking

… Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … filed July 18 says Chacon-Martinez was stopped the day before at a gas station in Fenton, Missouri, as he was … 20 years in prison, a $1 million fine or both. Charges set forth in an indictment or a criminal complaint are merely …
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Sixteen Miami-Dade Residents Indicted On Drug Conspiracy And Distribution Charges

… and local law enforcement allies seek to dismantle the most violent criminal networks in the Overtown and Liberty … A. Ferrer stated, “Today, we announce the results of the most recent partnership between federal and local law …
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Mailed Drug Package Results in 15 Years in Prison for Meth Distributor

… Mailed Drug Package Results in 15 Years in Prison for Meth Distributor January 24, 2024 St. Louis Contact Info … Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … - (417) 888-9800 Investigators Also Found 8 Guns at Former Felon's Residence KANSAS CITY, Mo. – An Independence, …
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Sentencing Of Last Two Defendants From A Total Of Seven Park Avenue, Rutland Drug Dealers Who Pleaded Guilty To Federal Heroin And Crack Cocaine Drug Conspiracy

… residences on Park Avenue in Rutland, Vermont. In the most recent sentencing, Judge Reiss sentenced Eric Dixon to … young woman, such as Muzzy and MacJarrett, to take most of the risk by distributing and transporting the drugs, …
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Semi Driver Caught With 88 Pounds of Illegal Drugs Sentenced to 12 Years

… Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … cocaine through southern Illinois. Ledaniel Russell, 50, of Fort Worth, Texas, pleaded guilty to one count of possession … concealing two pounds of heroin, 10 pounds of fentanyl, almost 70 pounds of meth and four pounds of cocaine. In an …
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Eleven Indicted for Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering

… Eleven Indicted for Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering January 22, 2024 St. … Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … known as “Panzon” (Potbellied), 34, of Bakersfield, California; Gustavo Torres-Yerena, also known as “Ojos verdes” …