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Mexican National Sentenced To Fourteen Years In Prison For Methamphetamine Trafficking

… Mexican National Sentenced To Fourteen Years In Prison For Methamphetamine Trafficking July 31, 2014 San Francisco … View Bob P. Beris Bio Bob P. Beris, Domestic Northern California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San … task force investigating and prosecuting the most significant drug trafficking organizations throughout …
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Marin Doctor Indicted For Distributing Controlled Substances Outside The Usual Course Of Professional Practice

… Marin Doctor Indicted For Distributing Controlled Substances Outside The Usual … View Bob P. Beris Bio Bob P. Beris, Domestic Northern California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San … task force investigating and prosecuting the most significant drug trafficking organizations throughout …
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Defendants Convicted At Trial Of Conspiring To Traffic Cocaine

… 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 … task force investigating and prosecuting the most significant drug trafficking organizations throughout …
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Vallejo Drug Dealer Sentenced To 14 Years In 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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Florida Man Pleads Guilty To Structuring More Than $2.5 Million In Proceeds Of Drug Trafficking

… 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 … task force investigating and prosecuting the most significant drug trafficking organizations throughout …
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Morgan Hill Resident Sentenced To Over 16 Years In Prison In Connection With Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy

… 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 … task force investigating and prosecuting the most significant drug trafficking organizations throughout …
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Four Defendants Indicted In Drug Trafficking Ring That Shipped Methamphetamine And Marijuana To Hawaii And New York

… 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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Sutter County Brothers Sentenced To Prison For Marijuana Cultivation

… Sutter County Brothers Sentenced To Prison For Marijuana Cultivation July 29, 2015 San Francisco … 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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Tenth And Final Defendant From Butte County Methamphetamine Trafficking Organization Sentenced To 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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Residents From Modesto And Southern California Indicted For Large-Scale Statewide Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… Residents From Modesto And Southern California Indicted For Large-Scale Statewide Drug Trafficking Conspiracy … OCDETF program is to identify, disrupt, and dismantle the most serious drug trafficking and money laundering …
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Ten Members Of Fraudulent Prescription Ring Arrested

… 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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Sacramento Men Sentenced To Federal Prison For Conspiracy Involving Sophisticated Indoor Residential Marijuana Grows

… Sacramento Men Sentenced To Federal Prison For Conspiracy Involving Sophisticated Indoor Residential … 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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Five Indicted For Kern County Marijuana Cultivation Operations

… Five Indicted For Kern County Marijuana Cultivation Operations August 30, … View Bob P. Beris Bio Bob P. Beris, Domestic Northern California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San … in order to cultivate the marijuana. If convicted of the most serious drug crimes, Mejia faces a mandatory minimum …
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Fifth National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Results In Another Big Haul

… 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 … of 488,395 (244 tons) was collected nationwide during this most recent event. According to the 2011 Substance Abuse and …
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Vallejo Drug Trafficker Sentenced To 30 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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Soccer Player Sentenced To 10 Years In 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 … interagency program investigating and prosecuting the most significant drug trafficking organizations throughout …
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Last Defendant In Turlock Drug Ring Sentenced

… 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 … interagency program investigating and prosecuting the most significant drug trafficking organizations throughout …
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Indiana Man Sentenced to Over 15 Years for Drug, Gun Crimes

… Indiana Man Sentenced to Over 15 Years for Drug, Gun Crimes February 10, 2026 Chicago Contact Info … Arroyo Jr. (872) 222-0430 Division Contacts Illinois Rockford - (815) 987-4494 Springfield - (217) 585-2750 Indiana … Madison - (608) 210-4300 Milwaukee - (414) 336-7300 FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Michael O. Beers, 39, of Fort Wayne, was …
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Indiana Man Sentenced to 6 Years for Drug Offenses

… Indiana Man Sentenced to 6 Years for Drug Offenses February 11, 2026 Chicago Contact Info … Arroyo Jr. (872) 222-0430 Division Contacts Illinois Rockford - (815) 987-4494 Springfield - (217) 585-2750 Indiana … A. Cooke, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration Merrillville, Indiana District …
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Indiana Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Meth Trafficking

… Indiana Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Meth Trafficking December 22, 2025 Chicago Contact Info … Arroyo Jr. (872) 222-0430 Division Contacts Illinois Rockford - (815) 987-4494 Springfield - (217) 585-2750 Indiana … A. Cooke, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Merrillville, Indiana, and Acting …
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Chicago Man Convicted of Laundering Money for Mexico-Based Drug Trafficking Organization

… Chicago Man Convicted of Laundering Money for Mexico-Based Drug Trafficking Organization December 22, … Arroyo Jr. (872) 222-0430 Division Contacts Illinois Rockford - (815) 987-4494 Springfield - (217) 585-2750 Indiana … A federal jury in Chicago convicted a man on Dec. 15, 2025, for laundering illicit cash proceeds from a Mexico-based …
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Northwest Indiana Man Sentenced to 8 Years for Meth, Cocaine Trafficking

… Northwest Indiana Man Sentenced to 8 Years for Meth, Cocaine Trafficking December 03, 2025 Chicago … Arroyo Jr. (872) 222-0430 Division Contacts Illinois Rockford - (815) 987-4494 Springfield - (217) 585-2750 Indiana … A. Cooke, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Merrillville, Indiana, and M. Scott …
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DEA Launches Fentanyl Free America Initiative to Combat the Synthetic Drug Crisis

… - (270) 821-6899 LOUISVILLE, Ky. –  The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is intensifying its fight against … the launch of Fentanyl Free America;  a comprehensive enforcement initiative and public awareness campaign aimed at reducing both the supply and demand for fentanyl. This effort underscores DEA's unwavering …
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Illinois Man Sentenced to 17 Years for Meth Trafficking, Illegal Gun Possession

… Illinois Man Sentenced to 17 Years for Meth Trafficking, Illegal Gun Possession November 18, … Arroyo Jr. (872) 222-0430 Division Contacts Illinois Rockford - (815) 987-4494 Springfield - (217) 585-2750 Indiana … Madison - (608) 210-4300 Milwaukee - (414) 336-7300 ROCKFORD, Ill. — Shane R. Catone, Special Agent in Charge of the …
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Final Defendant Sentenced in Major Alabama Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… 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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Northern Illinois Man Sentenced to More than 8 Years in Prison for Distributing Meth

… Illinois Man Sentenced to More than 8 Years in Prison for Distributing Meth August 22, 2025 Chicago Contact Info … Arroyo Jr. (872) 222-0430 Division Contacts Illinois Rockford - (815) 987-4494 Springfield - (217) 585-2750 Indiana … Madison - (608) 210-4300 Milwaukee - (414) 336-7300 ROCKFORD, Ill. — Shane R. Catone, Special Agent in Charge of …
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Indiana Man Sentenced to 200 Months for Meth Trafficking

… Indiana Man Sentenced to 200 Months for Meth Trafficking August 27, 2025 Chicago Contact Info … Arroyo Jr. (872) 222-0430 Division Contacts Illinois Rockford - (815) 987-4494 Springfield - (217) 585-2750 Indiana … A. Cooke, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Merrillville, Indiana, and Acting …
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DEA El Paso to host Family Summit in Church Rock

… WHERE: Red Rock Park, Church Rock, New Mexico WHAT: Summit for New Mexico and West Texas families who have suffered the … District of New Mexico, Bureau of Indian Affairs Drug Enforcement, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services … their loved ones, but also assist them with awareness information, education resources, introduce them to other …
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Cartel-linked Fugitive Wanted for Serious Crimes Returned to the United States from Mexico

… Cartel-linked Fugitive Wanted for Serious Crimes Returned to the United States from Mexico … Mexican national is set to appear in federal court for a large-scale international marijuana and cocaine trafficking conspiracy, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge of …