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Five Indicted for Drug Trafficking in “The Jungle” and Seattle’s International District

January 15, 2025
… Five Indicted for Drug Trafficking in “The Jungle” and Seattle’s … men are in custody following a grand jury indictment for their drug trafficking activity in Seattle’s homeless … District and homeless encampments. They prey on the most vulnerable and with guns and threats increase the …
January 15, 2025
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Former Guinea-Bissau President’s Son Sent to U.S. prison for International Drug Trafficking

March 27, 2024
… Former Guinea-Bissau President’s Son Sent to U.S. prison for International Drug Trafficking March 27, 2024 Houston … operations to disrupt and dismantle the most significant drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs …
March 27, 2024
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Arkansas Felon Who Possessed Ammunition Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison

March 21, 2024
… Info Contact Us (504) 840-1100 571-362-2805 Public Information Officer (571) 362-4892 NOFD.Recruiter@dea.gov Talk … DEA-led initiative to reduce violent crime in areas most deeply affected, like Pine Bluff. Chambers’ status as …
March 21, 2024
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Six Indicted for Illegal Firearms Possession, Drugs

March 10, 2022
… Six Indicted for Illegal Firearms Possession, Drugs March 10, 2022 … in collaboration with federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, including the Bureau of Alcohol, … District of Georgia for illegal firearms offenses – most often for possessing a firearm after conviction for a …
March 10, 2022
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Woman Who Dealt Drugs From Her Lake Stevens Restaurant Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison

February 02, 2023
… Remains a Fugitive Lk Stevens drug case.jpg Woman sentenced for dealing drugs from her restaurant. Lk Stevens drug … and thousands of fentanyl pills. But what is most shocking is that she had her teen-age son engaging in …
February 02, 2023
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40 Alleged Meth Traffickers Charged in Operation Kullvid-20

June 09, 2022
… Division X Account @DEADallasDiv Joseph B. Tucker Domestic Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma … North Texas Strike Force’s goal is simple: dismantle the most dangerous and violent criminal drug networks in North …
June 09, 2022
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Richland Physician Sentenced for Conspiring to Distribute Medically Unnecessary Fentanyl Patches, Opioid Pills and Other Controlled Substances

April 28, 2022
… Richland Physician Sentenced for Conspiring to Distribute Medically Unnecessary Fentanyl … became the practice’s office manager and one of Arnold’s most trusted associates.  During the conspiracy, Nay and …
April 28, 2022
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2.5 Tons of Methamphetamine and 100,000 Fentanyl Pills Interdicted

February 05, 2021
… – Ray Donovan, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration New York Division, Audrey Strauss, … operations to disrupt and dismantle the most significant drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, …
February 05, 2021
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Central Florida cocaine trafficking ring dismantled

June 12, 2019
… leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Fort Lauderdale Deanne L. Reuter Special Agent In Charge … conspiracy. During the investigation of this case, law enforcement seized more than seven kilograms of cocaine; nine … OCDETF program is to identify, disrupt and dismantle the most serious drug trafficking, weapons trafficking and money …
June 12, 2019
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Multi-state international drug trafficking organization targeted in 18-month investigation

December 07, 2018
… Seized counterfeit oxycodone.jpg TACOMA, Wash. - A law enforcement operation making arrests and serving search … active in Washington State, New York, Arizona, Oregon, California, Tennessee, and Utah.  The group allegedly used a … illicit opioids such as fentanyl and heroin into our most vulnerable communities will be met with a significant …
December 07, 2018
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Eleven indicted in wide-ranging conspiracy trafficking heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine in multi-state area

December 16, 2020
… a grand jury sitting in the Western District of Washington for a multi-state drug trafficking conspiracy.  One of those … loads of drugs up to Western Washington even after law enforcement seized nearly 50 pounds of methamphetamine from … our efforts against these violent criminal organizations most responsible for injecting these dangerous drugs into …
December 16, 2020
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Gulf Coast health care fraud strike force expanded to include Eastern District of Texas

November 18, 2020
… Gulf Coast health care fraud strike force expanded to include Eastern District of Texas November … into the Tyler area will allow us to vigorously pursue the most egregious offenders through coordinated law enforcement …
November 18, 2020
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DEA announces launch of Project Safeguard

October 20, 2020
… Just Think Twice Domestic Operation intensifies DEA’s efforts to combat drug-related violent crime Drugs and … guns_2.png Project Safeguard_1_0.jpg WASHINGTON – Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Administrator Timothy J. … United States: Disrupting, dismantling, and destroying the most significant violent drug trafficking organizations …
October 20, 2020
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Sixteen indicted for trafficking large amounts of heroin and methamphetamine in Seattle area

October 23, 2019
… Sixteen indicted for trafficking large amounts of heroin and methamphetamine … and Heroin_0.jpeg SEATTLE - Federal, state and local law enforcement fanned out across the Puget Sound region today … enforcement against those transnational distribution cells most responsible for opening the floodgates. In the last …
October 23, 2019
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Indictment Charges 15 With Conspiring In International Drug Ring That Used U.S. Mail To Ship Cocaine From California To New Jersey Jamaican Recording Artist Charged As Leader Of Drug Trafficking Network In "Operation Next Day Air"

January 10, 2014
… Drug Ring That Used U.S. Mail To Ship Cocaine From California To New Jersey Jamaican Recording Artist Charged As … - Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration's New Jersey Division, and Acting … in New Jersey, under the direction of the Davis brothers. Most of the purchasers bought kilogram quantities of cocaine …
January 10, 2014
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Four Pharmacy Technicians Charged With Stealing And Selling Prescription Drugs

October 04, 2011
… to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Lowell Jarod Forget Special Agent In Charge View Jarod Forget Bio Jarod Forget Domestic Connecticut, Massachusetts, … of government, which allow law enforcement to get the most from the very limited resources available in these …
October 04, 2011
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27 Defendants Facing State Or Federal Drug Charges For Allegedly Selling Heroin And Crack Cocaine On City’s West Side

June 12, 2014
… 27 Defendants Facing State Or Federal Drug Charges For Allegedly Selling Heroin And Crack Cocaine On City’s … Arroyo Jr. (872) 222-0430 Division Contacts Illinois Rockford - (815) 987-4494 Springfield - (217) 585-2750 Indiana … and New Breed street gangs. The non-Vice Lord members are mostly “pack workers” or street level drug dealers who have …
June 12, 2014
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Milwaukee Area Pharmaceutical Controlled Substance Distribution Ring Targeted

October 16, 2014
… Arroyo Jr. (872) 222-0430 Division Contacts Illinois Rockford - (815) 987-4494 Springfield - (217) 585-2750 Indiana … Milwaukee - (414) 336-7300 26 arrested during two-day enforcement operation MILWAUKEE - ―The U.S. Drug Enforcement … insurance programs to fill the fraudulent prescriptions.  Almost all of the fraudulent prescriptions were for Oxycodone, …
October 16, 2014
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Founder And Owner Of Pharmaceutical Company Insys Arrested And Charged With Racketeering

October 26, 2017
… to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Lowell Jarod Forget Special Agent In Charge View Jarod Forget Bio Jarod Forget Domestic Connecticut, Massachusetts, … wrote large numbers of prescriptions for the patients, most of whom were not diagnosed with cancer. The indictment …
October 26, 2017
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Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera Faces Charges In New York For Leading A Continuing Criminal Enterprise And Other Drug-Related Charges

January 20, 2017
… Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera Faces Charges In New York For Leading A Continuing Criminal Enterprise And Other … Acting Administrator Chuck Rosenberg of the Drug Enforcement (DEA); Executive Associate Director Peter T. Edge … in the criminal proceedings that will follow.” “One of the most dangerous and feared drug kingpins will now be held …
January 20, 2017
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Two Men Charged With Distributing Synthetic Drugs That Caused Overdoses At Wesleyan University

May 22, 2015
… to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Lowell Jarod Forget Special Agent In Charge View Jarod Forget Bio Jarod Forget Domestic Connecticut, Massachusetts, … from his dorm room between 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. during most nights.  Lonergan also counseled students on how to …
May 22, 2015
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Law Enforcement Disrupts Active Heroin Packaging Operation

June 01, 2017
… Law Enforcement Disrupts Active Heroin Packaging Operation June … - James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) New York Division, Bridget G. … is overwhelming our city and surrounding areas.  The single most important thing we can do to rein in this epidemic is …
June 01, 2017
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Colombian Narcotics Kingpin Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To 35 Years In Prison For Massive Cocaine Conspiracy

July 25, 2016
… Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To 35 Years In Prison For Massive Cocaine Conspiracy July 25, 2016 New York … NEW YORK - Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York,  Robert L. Capers, … OCDETF program is to identify, disrupt, and dismantle the most serious drug trafficking, weapons trafficking, and …
July 25, 2016
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DEA And Attorney General Announce Arrests Connected To Multi-Million Dollar Haul Of Cocaine From Mexican Cartel

September 30, 2011
… have seized their drugs, money, properties, and cars, but most importantly, we have ruptured their drug pipeline. DEA … -- behind bars.” This criminal enterprise has been active for more than two years in smuggling large amounts of … enterprise,” Horne said. “This organization is responsible for smuggling into the United States anywhere from nearly 26 …
September 30, 2011
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Father, Girlfriend Of Rikers Island Inmate Charged With Conspiracy And Solicitation To Commit Murder

May 23, 2016
… James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s New York (DEA), and New York City … home invasion cases. District Attorney Brown said, “Unfortunately, some criminals facing trial and possible … investigations usually uncover an array of crimes but the most heinous has always been cold-blooded murder. Through …
May 23, 2016
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Captain Of Genovese Crime Family And Associate Charged In Manhattan Federal Court With Racketeering

August 07, 2014
… NEW YORK - Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, George Venizelos, the … in Charge of the New York Field Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration, James T. Hayes, Jr., the Special … groups of individuals known as “crews” and “regimes,” most of which are based in New York City. Each “crew” has as …
August 07, 2014
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Sacramento Man Convicted Of Conspiracy Involving Sophisticated Indoor Residential Marijuana Grows

March 26, 2013
… View Bob P. Beris Bio Bob P. Beris, Domestic Northern California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San … to manufacture marijuana following a six-day jury trial before United States District Judge William B. Shubb, Drug … task force investigating and prosecuting the most significant drug trafficking organizations throughout …
March 26, 2013
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Operation Florida Keys Results in 16 Arrests and Seizure of Drugs, Guns, and Cash

November 22, 2022
… ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Susan A. … Atlantic County Prosecutors office was successful using the most up to date technology and resources to bring this drug …
November 22, 2022
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DEA Announces Results of Enforcement Surge to Reduce the Fentanyl Supply Across the United States

September 28, 2022
… DEA Announces Results of Enforcement Surge to Reduce the Fentanyl Supply Across the … the fentanyl crisis has been the top priority for DEA. The most urgent threat to our communities, our kids, and our …
September 28, 2022
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DEA Holds National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Turn the Tide Against the U.S. Opioid Epidemic

October 19, 2021
… @DEASanDiegoDiv James M. Nunnallee Domestic Southern California in the Carlsbad, Imperial County, and San Ysidro … simple, free, anonymous, and it can save a life.” “We know most of you know about DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take …
October 19, 2021