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Approximately 300,000 Fentanyl Pills and Five Kilograms of Powdered Fentanyl Recovered from Vehicle’s Gas Tank

… kilograms of powdered fentanyl (over 11 pounds), from a red Ford Expedition stopped in the Bronx. The fentanyl was … us to target drug traffickers and cartels who inflict the most harm to our communities.” Special Narcotics Prosecutor …
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DEA, FBI, and Seattle Police Seize 2 RVs Packed with Meth and Fentanyl

… Oregon Bend - (541) 385-8798 Eugene - (541) 465-6861 Medford - (541) 776-4260 Portland - (503) 721-6600 Salem - … to a wire-tap investigation, the traffickers named in the most recent indictments continued their trafficking …
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Indianapolis area methamphetamine and heroin trafficking organizations dismantled

… Arroyo Jr. (872) 222-0430 Division Contacts Illinois Rockford - (815) 987-4494 Springfield - (217) 585-2750 Indiana … today, federal criminal charges against 35 individuals for their role in two separate drug trafficking rings. … who is prosecuting this case for the government, most of the defendants face sentences of up to life …
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Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, Sinaloa Cartel leader, sentenced to life in prison plus 30 years

… plus 30 years to run consecutive to the life sentence for being a principal leader of a continuing criminal … The court also ordered Guzman Loera to pay $12.6 billion in forfeiture.   Guzman Loera was convicted by a federal jury … women of the DEA, who worked tirelessly to see the world’s most dangerous, prolific drug trafficker behind bars in the …
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45 Individuals Indicted For Participating In Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy

… 45 Individuals Indicted For Participating In Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy April … to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Lowell Jarod Forget Special Agent In Charge View Jarod Forget Bio Jarod … Mandigo has not yet been taken into custody. If convicted, most of the defendants charged on August 18, 2018, also face …
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Doctor Arrested For Illegally Selling Prescriptions To Overdose Victim: Pain Management Clinic Shuttered

… Doctor Arrested For Illegally Selling Prescriptions To Overdose Victim: Pain … L. Plummer, Acting Special-Agent-in-Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration, New York Field (DEA), and Charles … stealing federally funded health benefits intended for the most vulnerable Americans.” Wilbert L. Plummer said, “The …
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Manhattan Doctor Illegally Sold Painkiller Prescriptions To Drug Trafficking Organization

… -   - Brian R. Crowell, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), New York Division; Bridget G. Brennan, New … S. Gibbs Sr., a licensed internal medicine physician, for allegedly writing dozens of oxycodone prescriptions for … names and dates of birth, to be used on prescriptions. In most cases this information corresponded with runners who …
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Drug Traffickers Used Bronx Day Care: Kilo Of Cocaine, Oxycodone Pills And Firearm Seized; 3 Arrests

… Brian R. Crowell, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New York (DEA), New York City … brought the dangerous world of the drug trade to our most unsuspecting and vulnerable citizens. It is through the …
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48 Members And Associates Of 2 Rival Bronx Street Gangs Charged In Federal Court With Racketeering Offenses, Including 3 Murders, Narcotics Trafficking, And Firearms Offenses

… 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, Delano A. Reid, the … as part of a coordinated takedown by ATF, DEA, and NYPD.   Most of these defendants will be presented today before …
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Pill Press Machines, Over 16lbs of Alleged Fentanyl, Meth, Cocaine and Oxycodone Recovered in Queens: Three Arrested

… trafficking operation following an investigation that ran for several months and resulted in the seizure of three … four kilograms (10 pounds) of fentanyl in powder and pill form from a residence in Ozone Park, Queens. Also recovered … Roberts, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) New York Task Force Division, …
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Seventeen Charged in Alleged Fentanyl, Cocaine Distribution Ring in Athens

… with the case.  Thirteen federal, state and local law enforcement agencies assisted in executing 12 search warrants … in 13 arrests. As part of the ongoing investigation, law enforcement seized 26 firearms, including 12 rifles and a … and $63,532 in cash. The initial appearances for the defendants are occurring in the U.S. Magistrate …
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Mexican Nationals Sentenced for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses

… Mexican Nationals Sentenced for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses October 24, 2025 … DEA agent on three occasions. On December 12, 2023, law enforcement executed a search warrant at Lopez's residence in … the sentencing judge to referred to as a "trusted soldier" for the organization, pled guilty to possession with intent …
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Nineteen Gang Members And Associates Charged In Federal Sweeps Targeting Boston Gangs

… to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Lowell Jarod Forget Special Agent In Charge View Jarod Forget Bio Jarod … charging documents, the H Block Street Gang is one of the most feared and influential city-wide gangs in Boston. …
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Federal health care fraud takedown in Northeastern U.S. results in 54 defendants charged and convicted

… today announced a coordinated health care fraud enforcement action across seven federal districts in the … and convictions by guilty plea against 54 defendants for their roles in submitting nearly $800 million in … operated Empire Pharmacy in West New York, New Jersey. For most of that time, Shtindler allegedly paid bribes to a …
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Violent Gang Member Convicted of Drug and Firearms Conspiracy Involving Six Shootings

… to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Lowell Jarod Forget Special Agent In Charge View Jarod Forget Bio Jarod … as the Tiny Rascal Gangsters (TRG), one of the largest and most violent criminal street gangs in the country that …
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Over 100 Pounds of Cocaine, Crack Cocaine, Fentanyl, Oxycodone and Heroin Seized in Bronx Pizzeria

… in New York City, federal, state and local law enforcement officers recovered over 100 pounds of suspected … and arrest drug traffickers responsible for inflicting the most harm on our communities.”  Special Narcotics Prosecutor …
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Ten Charged with Crack Cocaine Distribution in Mount Vernon

… N.Y. –    Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Michael J. Driscoll, … with federal and local partners are one of the most effective tools we can use to take illegal weapons and …
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Trafficker-Quantities of “Rainbow Fentanyl” Arrive in New York

… The fentanyl pills, in various colors, were destined for distribution throughout New York City and had been … colorful pills. The case highlights Mexican cartels’ most recent tactics to attract the public while deceiving …
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Approximately $5 Million in Street-Ready Heroin/Fentanyl Seized from Packaging Mill in the Bronx

… a street value of more than $5 million, was destined for distribution throughout New York City and in … “The criminals who peddle them prey on some of our city’s most vulnerable people, and the NYPD will make every effort …
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Major Multi-Drug Seizure of Over 250 Pounds of Heroin, Fentanyl, Cocaine, Crystal Meth and Counterfeit Pills in the Bronx

… $24 million worth of drugs seized in NY by OCDETF Strike Force.jpg $24 million worth of drugs seized in NY by OCDETF … are peddled for profit by criminals who prey on some of the most vulnerable communities in New York City – and as this …
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Two Men Indicted in Kidnapping and Assault Allegedly Linked to a Drug-Related Dispute

… Guns, drugs, drug packaging paraphernalia seized in this enforcement operation. Drug paraphernalia and cocaine, heroin, … of heroin, fentanyl, cocaine, and para-fluorofentanyl. Most of the narcotics and narcotics paraphernalia were …
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14 Defendants charged with racketeering, murder, firearms, and narcotics offenses

… 2012 murder of Gary Rodriguez NEW YORK –  U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration New York Division Special Agent in … partners will continue to thrive in arresting those most dangerous because of the dedication and teamwork we put …
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Indictment Charges Man for Trafficking Dangerous, Unusual Drug Mixtures of Heroin, Fentanyl, Tramadol and Methamphetamine

… Indictment Charges Man for Trafficking Dangerous, Unusual Drug Mixtures of Heroin, … area of residential building near public school in Fordham Heights 2400 Walton Ave drugs seized.jpg … drugs of the street and out of the hands of our city’s most vulnerable.” State Police Superintendent Keith M. …
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Fifty Pounds of Cocaine and Packages of Fentanyl Seized from Interstate Trafficker in Queens

… value of more than $1 million. Members of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) New Jersey Division tracked … sedative known as “tranq,” which is not responsive to the most common opioid overdose reversal drugs.  DEA estimated …
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Thirty-Four Individuals Indicted in Eastern Washington

… Oregon Bend - (541) 385-8798 Eugene - (541) 465-6861 Medford - (541) 776-4260 Portland - (503) 721-6600 Salem - … USP Florence ADMAX is one of the Bureau of Prisons’ most secure facilities, providing an even higher level of …
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ARPO Strike Force charges involve more than 350,000 prescriptions for controlled substances and more than 32 million pills

… ARPO Strike Force charges involve more than 350,000 prescriptions for controlled substances and more than 32 million pills … its part to help end this crisis. One of the Department's most promising new initiatives is the Criminal Division's …
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Joint Local, State And Federal Synthetic Drug Round-Up Leads To The Arrest Of 30 Defendants Charged With Selling “Spice” And “Bath Salts”

… District Court, announced Anne M. Tompkins, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. The indictments … sealed until the named defendants were arrested by law enforcement over a two-day period. Harry S. Sommers, the … (bath salts) and synthetic cannabinoids are two of the most widely abused drugs in Yancey County. My office has …
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120 Members And Associates Of Two Rival Street Gangs In The Bronx Charged In Federal Court With Racketeering, Narcotics, And Firearms Offenses

… NEW YORK - Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, William J. Bratton, … in Charge of the New York Field Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA), the Commissioner of the New York City … A decade long rivalry between two of the Bronx's most violent gangs has resulted in drug related violence, …
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Over 40 Pounds of Fentanyl Seized from Drug Mill Six Blocks Away from Bronx Daycare

… in New York City, federal, state and local law enforcement officers recovered over 40 pounds of suspected … center.  The defendant is charged with transporting almost 30 pounds of fentanyl bricks in a rolling suitcase on a …
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Merrimack Valley operation results in arrest of 38 individuals

… to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Lowell Jarod Forget Special Agent In Charge View Jarod Forget Bio Jarod Forget Domestic Connecticut, Massachusetts, … agencies, coupled with realistic planning to target the most prolific drug distributors. This will not be the last …