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Mexican Cartel Leader Edgar Valdez-Villareal, A/k/a "La Barbie," Pleads Guilty To Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering

… “Since 2004, Edgar Valdez-Villarreal was responsible for the distribution of thousands of kilograms of cocaine … Agent in Charge, Daniel R. Salter.  “This is a great day for the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Government of … not binding but provide appropriate sentencing ranges for most offenders. Sentencing for Edgar Valdez-Villareal, has …
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Two Florida Brothers Sentenced To 84 Months In Prison For Bath Salts And Money Laundering Conspiracies In Eastern Tennessee

… Two Florida Brothers Sentenced To 84 Months In Prison For Bath Salts And Money Laundering Conspiracies In Eastern … “I want to thank our federal, state and local law enforcement counterparts who aided in making this … OCDETF program is to identify, disrupt, and dismantle the most serious drug trafficking and money laundering …
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Doctor Pleads Guilty To Illegally Prescribing Oxycodone, Defrauding Government Programs

… to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Lowell Jarod Forget Special Agent In Charge View Jarod Forget Bio Jarod Forget Domestic Connecticut, Massachusetts, … court, Katsetos practiced medicine for more than 20 years, most recently out of offices located at 90 Morgan Street in …
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Rogers Man Found Guilty On Four Counts Of Drug Trafficking

… 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 … the statutory maximum for each count in this case, and in most cases will be less than the maximum.  This case was …
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DEA Continues Its Drug Abuse Prevention Efforts With Prescription Drug Take Back Day This Saturday

… DEA Continues Its Drug Abuse Prevention Efforts With Prescription Drug Take Back Day This Saturday … Info Contact Us (504) 840-1100 571-362-2805 Public Information Officer (571) 362-4892 NOFD.Recruiter@dea.gov Talk … in 366 (over 730,000 pounds) of prescription drugs at almost 5,200 sites operated by the DEA and more than 4,000 of …
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Three Sentenced In Alabama For Trafficking Heroin And Fentanyl

… Three Sentenced In Alabama For Trafficking Heroin And Fentanyl April 25, 2017 New … Info Contact Us (504) 840-1100 571-362-2805 Public Information Officer (571) 362-4892 NOFD.Recruiter@dea.gov Talk … or a combination of heroin and fentanyl,” Posey said. “Most heroin users have no idea whether the drug they are …
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Bronx “Ygz” Gang Member Pleads Guilty To Stomping Murder Of 16-Year-Old

… in Charge of the New York Division office of the Drug Enforcement Administration and Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced the plea.  … and began arguing among themselves about who had done the most for the YGz.  This group of YGz members went to the …
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Captain Of Genovese Crime Family Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court To Racketeering

… MANHATTAN, N.Y. - Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today the … (the “Genovese Crime Family”).  Pagano pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Ronnie Abrams to participating in a … groups of individuals known as “crews” and “regimes,” most of which are based in New York City.  Each “crew” has …
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Three Members Of Robbery Crew Charged With Kidnapping And Murder Crew Netted Over 750 Kilograms Of Cocaine And $4 Million In Drug Proceeds In More Than 100 Robberies – Decedent Was One Of Many Victims Kidnapped And Tortured By The Crew

… more than 25 members of a violent robbery crew responsible for over 100 armed robberies of narcotics traffickers along … will be arraigned on the new charges later this afternoon before United States District Judge Nicolas G. Garaufis at the … agencies can bring to justice those charged with the most serious offenses.” If convicted, the newly-charged …
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Cocaine Drug Ring Dismantled In Albany

… of the New York Field Division of the U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) announced the arrest of twelve arrests for alleged cocaine drug trafficking organization. Saratoga … drug activity in the downtown area of Saratoga Springs, most of the charged offenses involve relatively small …
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Pain Management Doctor Arrested In Health Care Fraud Cases

… 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 … be tempted to steal taxpayer money allocated to protect our most vulnerable citizens.” The DEA, FBI, HHS-OIG, and …
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Opiate Overdoses Surpass Murders In New Orleans For First Time

… Opiate Overdoses Surpass Murders In New Orleans For First Time July 11, 2017 New Orleans Contact Info Contact Us (504) 840-1100 571-362-2805 Public Information Officer (571) 362-4892 NOFD.Recruiter@dea.gov Talk … presence of opiates, cocaine, and alcohol was one of the most dangerous combinations that they are observing because …
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DEA Hosts Its Sixth Statewide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day April 27 As Public Participation Continues To Rise

… high after five prior events in two years, the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and its state, local, tribal, and community … said DEA Special Agent in Charge Doug Coleman. “This effort symbolizes DEA’s commitment to halting the disturbing … hallucinogens, and heroin combined , according to the most recent National Survey on Drug Use and Health.  The …
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DEA San Diego Nets 23 Arrests In Part Of National Project Delirium Take Down

… @DEASanDiegoDiv James M. Nunnallee Domestic Southern California in the Carlsbad, Imperial County, and San Ysidro … Sandoval Divsersion.SAN@dea.gov Division Contacts California Carlsbad - (760) 268-5700 Imperial County - (760) … based in Michoacan, Mexico. “Being so close to the border, most of our cases have direct ties to the Mexican cartels. …
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Mexican National Pleads Guilty To Involvement In Naco Drug Tunnel Case

… convicted and Flores was one of five that remained at large for years. Flores was to face trial in 2001 for his involvement in the cocaine conspiracy. He fled one … in December 2010. “The Naco drug tunnel was one of the most notorious and shocking smuggling cases we have seen in …
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"Operation Smack Talk" Results In The Seizure Of Nearly 90 Pounds Of White Heroin Seven Defendants Arrested In One Of The State’s Largest Heroin Busts

… phx061714-04.jpg TUCSON, Ariz. - U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA)Special Agent in Charge, Doug Coleman, today … Mexican heroin trafficking organization responsible for distributing hundreds of pounds of heroin from Tucson to … in custody. Heroin is a highly addictive drug and the most rapidly acting of the opiates.  Its street names …
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DEA ALERT: Fake Oxy Pills Killing Arizonans

… examiners also found (aka Metamizole) a painkiller banned for use in the U.S. since 1977.  “Manufacturing these pills …   DEA agents and intelligence personnel were provided this most recent reporting as part of ongoing efforts by DEA’s Heroin Enforcement Action (HEAT), an …
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Undercover Operation Leads To Arrest Of Larchmont Psychiatrist

… - (914) 682-6256 Charged with selling prescriptions for controlled substances WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Brian R. … the threat of diverted pain medication. ”   “One of the most significant challenges law enforcement faces today is …
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Manhattan Doctor Pleads Guilty To Illegally Selling Prescriptions To Drug Trafficking Organization

… 682-6256 MANHATTAN, N.Y. - Brian R. Crowell U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge, New York … pleaded guilty to illegally selling prescriptions for powerful narcotic painkillers to a drug trafficking … names and dates of birth, to be used on prescriptions. In most cases this information corresponded with runners who …
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Fourteen Charged With Heroin And Cocaine Trafficking In The Bronx And Across The Hudson Valley

… Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA), Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, George Venizelos, … are a scourge on society, often victimizing our cities’ most vulnerable. Today’s arrest and subsequent charges bring …
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Sixth Defendant In New York-Based Armed Robbery Crew Convicted Of Gruesome North Carolina Murder

… in Durham, North Carolina. The proceeding took place before United States District Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis. When … was announced by Loretta E. Lynch, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York; Robert T. Johnson, … set the truck on fire. Alomar-Cabrera's guilty plea is the most recent of 51 convictions in a group of interlocking …
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Defendants Sentenced In $25 Million Tax Fraud And Drug Conspiracy

… Oregon Bend - (541) 385-8798 Eugene - (541) 465-6861 Medford - (541) 776-4260 Portland - (503) 721-6600 Salem - … to 135 months and 72 months imprisonment, respectively, for their roles in masterminding and perpetrating large drug … individuals, including names and social security numbers. Most of these stolen identities were from citizens of Puerto …
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McKesson Agrees To Pay Record $150 Million Settlement For Failure To Report Suspicious Orders Of Pharmaceutical Drugs

… McKesson Agrees To Pay Record $150 Million Settlement For Failure To Report Suspicious Orders Of Pharmaceutical … View Bob P. Beris Bio Bob P. Beris, Domestic Northern California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San … for multiple years. The staged suspensions are among the most severe sanctions ever agreed to by a DEA registered …
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Visalia Doctor Indicted For Illegally Dispensing Oxycodone

… Visalia Doctor Indicted For Illegally Dispensing Oxycodone June 10, 2013 San … 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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Visalia Doctor Pleads Guilty To Illegally Dispensing Oxycodone

… 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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Three Methamphetamine Dealers Sentenced In San Jose

… 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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U.S. Attorney Announces Takedown Of Major Synthetic Drug Distribution Ring As Part Of Nationally Coordinated Action

… 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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More Than 570 Pounds Of Crystal Methamphetamine Seized

… 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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Mexican National Sentenced to 48 Months in Prison for Role in Cocaine Conspiracy

… Mexican National Sentenced to 48 Months in Prison for Role in Cocaine Conspiracy February 05, 2026 Phoenix … This investigation is part of the Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) initiative established by Executive Order … utilizes all available tools to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States. This …
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Hallucinogens

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Hallucinogens are among the oldest known group of drugs used for their ability to alter human perception and mood.
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