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Jury Convicts Winchester Man of Distribution of Heroin Resulting in an Overdose

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … federal jury convicted a Winchester, Virginia man yesterday for conspiring with others to distribute 100 grams or more … heroin pipeline and conducted dozens of controlled heroin buys, traffic stops, search warrants, and interviews with …
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Wisconsin Man Sentenced to 110 Months for Meth Trafficking

… Wisconsin Man Sentenced to 110 Months for Meth Trafficking September 13, 2022 Chicago Contact Info … police officer communicated with Shelton and arranged to buy two ounces of methamphetamine from him. At a location in … officer communicated with Shelton again and arranged to buy eight ounces of methamphetamine from him.  At a location …
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Fentanyl Behind Woman's Death Results in 13+ Years in Prison for Dealer

… Fentanyl Behind Woman's Death Results in 13+ Years in Prison for Dealer October 17, 2023 St. Louis Contact Info Contact … Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … Middleton, a “runner,” would collect money from people, buy drugs and keep some of the drugs for himself for making …
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Drug Distribution Takedowns in Seattle Area Result in 18 Arrests and More Than 3.4 Million Lethal Doses of Fentanyl Seized

Drug Distribution Takedowns in Seattle Area Result in 18 Arrests and More Than 3.4 Million Lethal Doses of Fentanyl Seized November 20, 2025 Seattle Contact Info Contact Us (206) 553-5443 (571) 387-3831 (571)-387-3193 SeattleSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov …
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Seacoast Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Large Quantities of Meth and Fentanyl

… to a Recruiter /events Find Us 40 Middlesex Turnpike Bedford , MA 01730 United States New England Contacts New … Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … During the investigation, multiple DEA cooperating sources reported that Michaud was a significant source of …
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Dallas Man Who Conspired to Use Interstate Facilities to Aid a Marijuana Trafficking Enterprise Sentenced in Homeland Security Task Force Investigation

… Trafficking Enterprise Sentenced in Homeland Security Task Force Investigation September 09, 2026 Dallas Contact Info … Bio Division Social Accounts X Joseph B. Tucker Domestic Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma … utilizes all available tools to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States. HSTF …
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Homeland Security Task Force Arrests Maduro Regime Ally Alex Saab on Money Laundering Charges Involving Venezuelan Food Contracts and Oil

… Homeland Security Task Force Arrests Maduro Regime Ally Alex Saab on Money … Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … utilizes all available tools to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States. HSTF …
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Prolific Snohomish County fentanyl dealer sentenced to 15 years in prison

… Judge Richard A. Jones noted that fentanyl is probably the most dangerous drug being sold right now, and noted that … cut of the profits.  Many distributors used that profit to buy from Irons to support their own addiction. During this … and firearms there.  Law enforcement used confidential sources and an undercover agent to make purchases from …
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Indiana Man Sentenced 20 Years For Meth Trafficking

… Indiana Man Sentenced 20 Years For Meth Trafficking January 05, 2022 Chicago Contact Info … and March 2021, law enforcement conducted controlled buys of over 380 grams of methamphetamine from Mitchell. During one of the buys, Mitchell boasted about having fentanyl available that …
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California Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Federal Prison for Transnational Drug Trafficking Scheme

… California Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Federal Prison for … Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … A confidential informant was used to set up a meeting to buy as much as 20 pounds of crystal methamphetamine and 500 …
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Second Man Admits Drug Conspiracy that Killed Three in St. Louis

… Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … with each other, pick their targets and then arrange to buy marijuana from their victims. On Feb. 25, 2021, Little … his Facebook account to advertise that he had marijuana for sale. Kent and Little arranged to meet Williams and …
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Online drug dealer pleads guilty in fentanyl overdose death

… Online drug dealer pleads guilty in fentanyl overdose death … California, admitted in his plea agreement that he posted online advertisements for the illegal sale of prescription …
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Medical Director of Baltimore County Pain Management Clinic Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute and Dispense Oxycodone

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … and part-owner.     The guilty plea was announced by Jarod Forget, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement … by the Practice (which indicated the patient was likely buying medications off the street or was doctor-shopping); …
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Fresno Man Sentenced to Over 6 Years in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl That Caused Overdose Death

… Fresno Man Sentenced to Over 6 Years in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl That Caused Overdose Death January … Social Accounts X Bob P. Beris Domestic Northern California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San … an undercover law enforcement officer, posing as a drug-buying customer, ordered fentanyl pills from Gonzalez and …
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Man Involved in Drug Conspiracy that Killed Three in St. Louis Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison

… Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … E. Pitlyk on Friday sentenced a man to 35 years in prison for his role in drug robberies that cost the lives of three … used Facebook to pick their targets and then arranged to buy marijuana from their victims. On Feb. 25, 2021, Little …
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Two Waukegan Men Arrested In Connection With The Seizure Of Five Pounds Of Methamphetamine

… On Thursday, November 1, 2012, based on information from a reliable source that a large amount of Methamphetamine AKA … demand for this poison in the Chicagoland urban markets. Reliable intelligence reports indicate that a particular …
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Fresno County Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Distribute Fentanyl

… Social Accounts X Bob P. Beris Domestic Northern California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San … 415-999-0613 Akilah.k.Johnson@dea.gov Division Contacts California Bakersfield - (661) 396-3736 Fresno - (559) 487-5402 … 2024, Wakley connected the overdose victim with Kerns to buy fentanyl pills. Over the next 48 hours, the victim …
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New Jersey Man Admits to Conspiring with India-Based Company to Mail Illicit Pharmaceutical Meds to U.S.

… Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … of a controlled substance. An indictment is merely a formal charge against a defendant. Under the law, a … a prescription and mailed from India is not someone to buy anything from. Laundering his illegal proceeds back to …
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Heroin Ring In The Bronx Used Car Carriers To Transport Drugs Cross Country

… Force joined the investigation in August, after which the sources of the supply and distribution network were … Agent in Charge of James J. Hunt said, “Sometimes, the most dangerous drug dealer is the one next door. This … to shut them down.  In this case, a street-level drug buy led to the identification of transnational heroin …
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Birmingham Man Pleads Guilty To Selling Fentanyl That Caused 20-Year-Old’s Death

… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … “Fentanyl kills in tiny doses - a few salt-sized grains. Most fentanyl on the streets is being made illegally in … agents received fentanyl despite having attempted to buy heroin. A third charge of possession with the intent to …
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Boston Man Sentenced To One Year and a Day In Prison For Smuggling Drugs Into Massachusetts Prison

… Boston Man Sentenced To One Year and a Day In Prison For Smuggling Drugs Into Massachusetts Prison September 14, … to a Recruiter /events Find Us 40 Middlesex Turnpike Bedford , MA 01730 United States New England Contacts New … utilizes all available tools to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States. HSTF …
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Indiana Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Fentanyl Trafficking Charges

… Indiana Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Fentanyl Trafficking Charges February 14, 2022 Chicago … in the case, between June and July 2021, four controlled buys of cocaine and fentanyl were made from Rutherford. Based on the buys, a search warrant was obtained and executed on July 15, …
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DEA to Temporarily Schedule 7-OH and Related Substances to Protect Public Safety

… Think Twice Domestic WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration filed its intent to temporarily … have no accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.  Two Notices of Intent (NOI) were sent to the … semi-synthetic 7-OH.  These products are widely marketed online and sold in gas stations, convenience stores, and …
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Final Defendant Sentenced In Nayarit, Mexico Based Heroin Trafficking Conspiracy

… from Nayarit, Mexico to the Portland metropolitan area. “Most of the heroin in this country came here across our … from his residence in southwest Portland. Using controlled buys, surveillance and phone toll analysis, investigators … managed one of several heroin cells in the Portland area sourced by a single Nayarit-based supplier. The supply cell, …
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13 Charged in St. Louis Drug Conspiracy

… Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … Court in St. Louis. Others were arrested in Texas and California. Stanley Harris, 49; Christopher Sosa, 31, of Los … distributors in St. Louis, and he used an intermediary to buy about 15 pounds of crystal methamphetamine from Sosa. …
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Takedown Targets Open-Air Drug Market at L.A.’s MacArthur Park, Long an Area Run by Gang Members and Homeless Drug Users

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   David S. Olesky …
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St. Mary’s County Felon Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges for Distribution of Fentanyl and for Illegal Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition

… St. Mary’s County Felon Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges for Distribution of Fentanyl and for Illegal Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition February … drug transaction.  As detailed in the plea agreement, after buying fentanyl from Keys, the three individuals returned to …
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Madison Man Sentenced to 130 Months in Federal Prison for Methamphetamine Distribution

… of supervised release. In March and April 2020, several sources reported to law enforcement that Thomas was selling … of Criminal Investigation arranged a series of controlled buys with a confidential informant. The confidential …
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DEA and Viking Motorsports Expand "Fentanyl Free America" Efforts to Daytona and Charlotte

… DEA and Viking Motorsports Expand "Fentanyl Free America" Efforts to Daytona and Charlotte August 21, 2026 Headquarters … 2 event, DEA expanded this collaboration to two of NASCAR’s most iconic venues. “The response we saw in Texas proved … effort. “Driving the No. 99 at Texas was one of the most meaningful experiences of my career,” said Parker …
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Three Defendants Charged with Fentanyl Trafficking

… and Jermaine Young, 26, of Chicago, were indicted today for conspiring to distribute and distributing fentanyl.  … and he had his initial appearance in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. He will appear in U.S. … utilizes all available tools to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States. An …