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Rancho Cucamonga Man Convicted For Operating Large-Scale Marijuana Grow Operation

October 12, 2012
… Rancho Cucamonga Man Convicted For Operating Large-Scale Marijuana Grow Operation October … About Drugs Just Think Twice Operation Engage Southern California Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging … and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark …
October 12, 2012
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Nine People Linked To Cocaine Distribution To Italy And Domestic Methamphetamine Sales Named In Federal Indictment

May 02, 2013
… About Drugs Just Think Twice Operation Engage Southern California Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging … to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Southern California Do you know someone who has been affected by the loss … and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark …
May 02, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

West Hollywood Doctor Indicted On Federal Charges For Writing Prescriptions For Narcotics After Being Ordered To Stop

May 13, 2013
… West Hollywood Doctor Indicted On Federal Charges For Writing Prescriptions For Narcotics After Being Ordered To Stop May 13, 2013 Los … and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark …
May 13, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

West Hollywood Doctor Pleads Guilty To Distributing Painkillers After Being Ordered To Stop Writing Prescriptions By DEA

August 12, 2013
… About Drugs Just Think Twice Operation Engage Southern California Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging … to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Southern California Do you know someone who has been affected by the loss … and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark …
August 12, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

SoCal Doctor Charged With Illegally Writing Prescriptions For Addictive Narcotics And Laundering Proceeds Of His Drug Dealing

April 10, 2014
… SoCal Doctor Charged With Illegally Writing Prescriptions For Addictive Narcotics And Laundering Proceeds Of His Drug … About Drugs Just Think Twice Operation Engage Southern California Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging … and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark …
April 10, 2014
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Top Players In South L.A. Gang Controlled By Incarcerated Mexican Mafia Member Plead Guilty To Federal Racketeering Charges

May 07, 2014
… About Drugs Just Think Twice Operation Engage Southern California Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging … to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Southern California Do you know someone who has been affected by the loss … and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark …
May 07, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Las Vegas Doctor Pleads Guilty To Drug Conspiracy Charges For Writing Unlawful Oxycodone Prescription

July 01, 2014
… Las Vegas Doctor Pleads Guilty To Drug Conspiracy Charges For Writing Unlawful Oxycodone Prescription July 01, 2014 … About Drugs Just Think Twice Operation Engage Southern California Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging … and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark …
July 01, 2014
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DEA Arrests El Monte Flores And Mexican Mafia Gang Members Charged In Federal Racketeering Indictment

July 30, 2014
… About Drugs Just Think Twice Operation Engage Southern California Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging … to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Southern California Do you know someone who has been affected by the loss … and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark …
July 30, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

SoCal Doctor Sentenced To Over 5 Years In Federal Prison

January 06, 2015
… About Drugs Just Think Twice Operation Engage Southern California Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging … to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Southern California Do you know someone who has been affected by the loss … and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark …
January 06, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Billboard Offers Reward For Wanted Drug Trafficker $5 Million Reward Leading To The Capture Of Rafael Caro-Quintero

June 05, 2014
… DEA Billboard Offers Reward For Wanted Drug Trafficker $5 Million Reward Leading To The … and Yuma areas phx060514-01.jpg PHOENIX - The U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) unveiled a billboard in Phoenix, Arizona … Arizona. The public is asked to call 1-866-629-6036 - or e-mail at, CAROQUINTEROTIPS@usdoj.gov - for any information …
June 05, 2014
Sebastian Marset
FUGITIVE

Sebastian Enrique Marset Cabrera

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering
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Twenty-Three indicted in large-scale heroin ring

October 07, 2020
… OCDETF program is to identify, disrupt, and dismantle the most serious drug trafficking, weapons trafficking, and …
October 07, 2020
GENERAL INFORMATION

Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF)

March 28, 2025
… Priority Targets (CPOT) is comprised of leaders of the most prolific drug trafficking/money laundering …
March 28, 2025
DRUG FACT SHEET

Kratom

January 22, 2025
Drugs of Concern
Kratom is a tropical tree native to Southeast Asia. Consumption of its leaves produces both stimulant effects (in low doses) and sedative effects (in high doses), and can lead to psychotic symptoms, and psychological and physiological dependence. Kratom leaves contain two major psychoactive ingredients (mitragynine and 7-hydroxymytragynine). These leaves are...
January 22, 2025
DRUG FACT SHEET

DXM

January 21, 2025
Drugs of Concern
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
STORY

Aliviane Addiction Recovery Center Sponsors One Pill Can Kill Billboard Campaign in El Paso

July 06, 2022
… El Paso Division gave a presentation on fentanyl and the most-recent Safety Bulletin and One Pill Can Kill (OPCK) …
July 06, 2022
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DEA-Led Investigation Of Mexican DTO Results In Charges Against 28

April 28, 2017
… targeting a Mexican drug trafficking (DTO) responsible for importing large quantities of heroin, methamphetamine, … of a 16-month DEA-led investigation during which law enforcement authorities seized approximately 30 kilograms of … this morning with an early morning, multi-agency law enforcement operation which included the execution of arrest …
April 28, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Cartel Enforcer Sentenced to 28 Years for Drug Trafficking and Violence

June 13, 2025
… Cartel Enforcer Sentenced to 28 Years for Drug Trafficking and Violence June 13, 2025 San Diego … Nueva Generación, commonly known as CJNG, one of the most violent criminal organizations in the world. Los Cabos …
June 13, 2025
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Violent Bridgeport Gang Member Sentenced to More Than 22 Years in Federal Prison

April 05, 2025
… to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Lowell Jarod Forget Special Agent In Charge View Jarod Forget Bio Jarod … spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the community and …
April 05, 2025
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Gang Member Involved in Courthouse Shooting Sentenced

June 08, 2022
… to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Lowell Jarod Forget Special Agent In Charge View Jarod Forget Bio Jarod … spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the community and …
June 08, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Man Charged in Sales of Nearly 50 Pounds of Crystal Meth in Manhattan and Queens

May 13, 2022
… Nearly 50 pounds of methamphetamine seized before hitting NYC streets NEW YORK CITY – A North Carolina … of methamphetamine coming into our city is astonishing, most of it produced in Mexico. Once here, it is mixed with …
May 13, 2022
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NDNY launches human trafficking task force with local, federal, and state law enforcement partners

January 29, 2021
… NDNY launches human trafficking task force with local, federal, and state law enforcement partners January 29, 2021 New York Contact Info … heinous crimes and bring to justice those who prey on the most vulnerable in our communities.”  “There is an intrinsic …
January 29, 2021
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Tri-City Metro Drug Task Force receives over $132,800 forfeiture award from U.S. Department of Justice as a result of dismantling fentanyl-laced pill drug trafficking ring in the Tri-City area

January 26, 2021
… Tri-City Metro Drug Task Force receives over $132,800 forfeiture award from U.S. Department of Justice as a result … overdoses and deaths in Eastern Washington. Fentanyl is the most dangerous and insidious drug facing our community …
January 26, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Large Scale Colorado Springs And Pueblo Drug Trafficking Organization Dismantled

April 20, 2011
… led by the DEA, working closely with local and state law enforcement, arrested 15 people from Southern Colorado who had … offenses. The arrests took place without incident. Most of the arrested defendants made their initial …
April 20, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Sixteen Miami-Dade Residents Indicted On Drug Conspiracy And Distribution Charges

December 12, 2012
… leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Fort Lauderdale Deanne L. Reuter Special Agent In Charge … MIAMI - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, Wifredo A. Ferrer, … and local law enforcement allies seek to dismantle the most violent criminal networks in the Overtown and Liberty …
December 12, 2012
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151 Arrested In DEA-Led Investigation Of Synthetic Drug Rings

October 15, 2015
… Just Think Twice Domestic Rogue Chinese labs producing for U.S. and global consumption; proceeds flow to Middle … related interdiction operations preceded this operation.  Most recently in September, federal law enforcement teamed …
October 15, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Doctor, Office Administrator And Nurse Practitioner Selling Prescriptions For Fentanyl And Oxycodone

November 02, 2017
… Administrator And Nurse Practitioner Selling Prescriptions For Fentanyl And Oxycodone November 02, 2017 New York … Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA); Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States … Lopez then prescribed large quantities of oxycodone, most frequently 120 30-milligram tablets, and fentanyl …
November 02, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against Doctor And 10 Other Individuals Involved In Illegal Distribution Of More Than One Million Oxycodone Pills

December 11, 2014
… - James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s New York Field (DEA), Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and William J. … level drug dealers, who can fill the prescriptions at most pharmacies and resell the resulting pills at vastly …
December 11, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Major Investigation In West Memphis Results In Dozens Of Defendants Charged With Multiple Drug And Gun Crimes

July 25, 2017
… Info Contact Us (504) 840-1100 571-362-2805 Public Information Officer (571) 362-4892 NOFD.Recruiter@dea.gov Talk … Initiative DEA has conducted and represents one of the most powerful attacks we have launched against a drug …
July 25, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

No Stone Left Un-Turned: “Operation Black Stone” Targets Gang That Operated In Castle Hill & Co-Op City

July 29, 2015
… N.Y. - Special Agent in Charge James J. Hunt, U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA), New York Division, and Bronx County … NYPD, DEA and Homeland Security (under the El Dorado Task Force) made simultaneous arrests of most of those who are charged.  The most serious charges …
July 29, 2015