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Six Bakersfield Residents Indicted For Conspiracy To Distribute Methamphetamine

… Six Bakersfield Residents Indicted For Conspiracy To Distribute Methamphetamine December 17, … View Bob P. Beris Bio Bob P. Beris, Domestic Northern California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San … OCDETF program is to identify, disrupt, and dismantle the most serious drug trafficking and money laundering …
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Oak Park Drug Trafficker Sentenced To More Than 24 Years In Federal Prison

… View Bob P. Beris Bio Bob P. Beris, Domestic Northern California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San … Outreach: Akilah Johnson 571-387-5018 Division Contacts California Bakersfield - (661) 396-3736 Fresno - (559) 487-5402 … OCDETF program is to identify, disrupt, and dismantle the most serious drug trafficking and money laundering …
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Two Interrelated Drug Rings in Seattle Area Taken Down in Series of Arrests Following Wiretap Investigation

… Oregon Bend - (541) 385-8798 Eugene - (541) 465-6861 Medford - (541) 776-4260 Portland - (503) 721-6600 Salem - … trips into Oregon and California. We are now reaching sources of supply, further stopping these poisons—and the …
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Medical Professionals Performed Perfunctory Exams On Longshoremen And Filled Scripts For Narcotics In Elaborate Scheme To Rip Off Insurance Companies

… Medical Professionals Performed Perfunctory Exams On Longshoremen And Filled Scripts … in March 2012 and included the use of confidential sources, undercover police officers, electronic surveillance …
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El Paso Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Deadly Fentanyl Deal

… El Paso Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Deadly Fentanyl Deal February 11, 2026 El Paso Contact … man was sentenced in federal court to 188 months in prison for distribution of fentanyl causing death, announced Omar … in Charge of the DEA's El Paso Division and U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas, Justin R. Simmons. …
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El Paso Doctor Enters $200,000 Settlement Following State and Federal Fraud Allegations

… and May 22, 2021. These included various prescriptions for the Schedule II controlled substances morphine, … Dr. August issued individual and concurrent prescriptions for these controlled substances to 15 individuals without … imposed on Texas physicians in treating patients for pain or chronic pain conditions; documenting a …
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Hobbs Man Sentenced for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses

… Hobbs Man Sentenced for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses December 18, 2025 … – A Hobbs man was sentenced to 26 years in prison for drug trafficking and illegal firearm possession as a … on October 19, 2023, agents with the Lea County Drug Task Force stopped a SUV driven by Robert Louis Ortiz III, 39, in …
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DEA and Local "Trifecta" Partnership Announce 70% Reduction in Fentanyl Deaths, Proving Blueprint for 'Fentanyl Free America'

… 70% Reduction in Fentanyl Deaths, Proving Blueprint for 'Fentanyl Free America' December 08, 2025 New Orleans … Info Contact Us (504) 840-1100 571-362-2805 Public Information Officer (571) 362-4892 NOFD.Recruiter@dea.gov Talk … - (318) 676-4080 Arkansas Fayetteville - (479) 442-2618 Fort Smith - (479) 783-6300 Little Rock - (501) 217-6500 …
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DEA Launches Fentanyl Free America Initiative to Combat the Synthetic Drug Crisis

… View Bob P. Beris Bio Bob P. Beris, Domestic Northern California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San … Outreach: Akilah Johnson 571-387-5018 Division Contacts California Bakersfield - (661) 396-3736 Fresno - (559) 487-5402 … Stockton - (571) 387-3956 SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is intensifying its fight against …
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Southern New Mexico Medical Spa Operator Settles Allegations of Controlled-Substance Recordkeeping Violations

… multiple recordkeeping violations over a two-year period. For the clinic’s 2021 biennial inventory, he allegedly … of the controlled substances on hand and could not account for 240 missing dosages of controlled substances. For the 2022 biennial inventory, he again failed to document …
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Clay County Pharmacy Investigation and Prosecution Ends in Guilty Pleas

… - (270) 821-6899 Three Others Were Previously Convicted for Participating in the Same Conspiracy NASHVILLE –  Thomas … Pharmacy (“Xpress Pharmacy”); William L. Donaldson, 65, former owner and pharmacist of Dale Hollow Pharmacy (then … (all of Celina, Tennessee), have pleaded guilty a week before a criminal trial was set to begin in Cookeville, …
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Gang Member Sentenced to 40 years for Role in Large-Scale Drug Trafficking Operation

… Gang Member Sentenced to 40 years for Role in Large-Scale Drug Trafficking Operation August … Houston resident has been ordered to federal prison for his role in a methamphetamine conspiracy and for possessing machine guns in furtherance of a drug …
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Three Baton Rouge Individuals Sentenced to Federal Prison in Connection with The Department of Justice's 2024 National Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action

… Department of Justice's 2024 National Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action August 20, 2025 New Orleans Contact Info Contact Us (504) 840-1100 571-362-2805 Public Information Officer (571) 362-4892 NOFD.Recruiter@dea.gov Talk … - (318) 676-4080 Arkansas Fayetteville - (479) 442-2618 Fort Smith - (479) 783-6300 Little Rock - (501) 217-6500 …
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Bristol, Tennessee, Man Sentenced to Over 24 Years for Fentanyl Distribution Related to an Overdose Death

… Bristol, Tennessee, Man Sentenced to Over 24 Years for Fentanyl Distribution Related to an Overdose Death … Clifton L. Corker in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Greeneville. … his incarceration, he will be on supervised release for a term of three years. As part of the plea agreement …
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Former Mexican Mafia Member Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Dealing Cocaine

… Former Mexican Mafia Member Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Dealing Cocaine July 24, 2025 El Paso Contact Info … (432) 837-6000 Midland - (432) 686-4085 MIDLAND, Texas – A former ranking member of the Texas Mexican Mafia was …
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Slidell Man and Woman Indicted for Conspiracy, Wire Fraud, False Statements in Loan Applications, Money Laundering, and Federal Controlled Substances Act Violations

… Slidell Man and Woman Indicted for Conspiracy, Wire Fraud, False Statements in Loan … Info Contact Us (504) 840-1100 571-362-2805 Public Information Officer (571) 362-4892 NOFD.Recruiter@dea.gov Talk … - (318) 676-4080 Arkansas Fayetteville - (479) 442-2618 Fort Smith - (479) 783-6300 Little Rock - (501) 217-6500 …
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Mississippi Men Sentenced in OCDETF Drug Trafficking Case

… Info Contact Us (504) 840-1100 571-362-2805 Public Information Officer (571) 362-4892 NOFD.Recruiter@dea.gov Talk … - (318) 676-4080 Arkansas Fayetteville - (479) 442-2618 Fort Smith - (479) 783-6300 Little Rock - (501) 217-6500 … Gulfport - (228) 863-2992 Jackson - (601) 965-4400 Oxford - (662) 234-8542 Oxford, MS – Two Lowndes County men …
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New Orleans Man Sentenced for Using Stash House to Violate Federal Controlled Substances and Gun Control Acts

… New Orleans Man Sentenced for Using Stash House to Violate Federal Controlled … Info Contact Us (504) 840-1100 571-362-2805 Public Information Officer (571) 362-4892 NOFD.Recruiter@dea.gov Talk … - (318) 676-4080 Arkansas Fayetteville - (479) 442-2618 Fort Smith - (479) 783-6300 Little Rock - (501) 217-6500 …
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Colombian National Extradited to Houston to face Narco-Terrorism and International Cocaine Distribution Charges

… quantities of cocaine from Colombia, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Acting Special Agent in … is now in Houston. He will make his initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Dena Hanovice Palermo April 25 at …
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Federal and Local Law Enforcement Announce New Public Education Campaign to Highlight Danger of Fentanyl – “Death in Disguise”

… Federal and Local Law Enforcement Announce New Public Education Campaign to … and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis …
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Ed Buck Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison

… 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   Anthony Chrysanthis …
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DEA Las Vegas & community stakeholders announce a new comprehensive strategy to address the opioid crisis

… 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   Anthony Chrysanthis …
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Federal Jury Convicts Minnesota Man for Distributing Fentanyl that Caused 11 Overdose Deaths

… Federal Jury Convicts Minnesota Man for Distributing Fentanyl that Caused 11 Overdose Deaths … Fentanyl Powder.jpg Aaron Broussard placed a drug order for 100 grams of 4-FA, a controlled substance analogue, …
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L.A. Sheriff’s Deputy, two other men arrested on federal charges for stealing 600 pounds of marijuana and $100,000 during bogus search

… Sheriff’s Deputy, two other men arrested on federal charges for stealing 600 pounds of marijuana and $100,000 during … 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   Anthony Chrysanthis …
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Third Wave Of Warning Letters Results In Closure Of All 10 Targeted Marijuana Dispensaries Within 1,000 Feet Of A School

… DENVER - On August 3, 2012, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado sent warning letters to 10 … not close within 45 days they would be subject to federal enforcement action. This was the third set of warning letters … neighborhood or elsewhere they are encouraged to send an email to usaco.jwalsh@usdoj.gov . On …
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Operators Of Bogus Medical Clinics Charged In Conspiracy To Divert Massive Amounts Of Prescription Narcotics To The Black Market

… 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   Anthony Chrysanthis …
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More Than Two Dozen Identified In Massive Fraudulent Document Operation In Los Angeles

… 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   Anthony Chrysanthis …
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Leader Of Azusa Street Gang Involved In Drug Trafficking And Hate Crimes Sentenced To Nearly 20 Years

… 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   Anthony Chrysanthis …
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International Scheme To Extort Americans By Impersonating DEA Special Agents Foiled

… calling innocent citizens demanding payment in exchange for dropped bogus charges WASHINGTON - DEA Administrator … charged with conspiring to impersonate United States law enforcement officers, extortion, and wire fraud.  Beginning … Republic.  In a single call or series of calls and emails, the Extorter detailed the purported criminal charges …
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DEA Hosts the 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 25th

… Drugs Just Think Twice Domestic WASHINGTON –The Drug Enforcement Administration, in collaboration with nearly 4,000 … hydrocodone, codeine, and morphine, are among the most frequently misused prescription pain medications.  For …