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Perry Man Convicted of Drug Trafficking Charges

… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … the trial revealed that Basha sold drugs to confidential sources working for law enforcement on multiple occasions: … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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DEA Washington Division Announces the Seizure of Over 8 Million of Deadly Doses of Fentanyl in 2022

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … of fentanyl powder throughout the year. “Fentanyl is the most dangerous and deadly drug I have seen in my 20 years of … – namely the Sinaloa and CJNG Cartels, with chemicals sourced largely from China – are responsible for the vast …
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Methamphetamine Wholesaler is Sentenced to More Than 15 Years in Prison

… prison today followed by three years of supervised release for distributing methamphetamine, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. According to … Haywood County, after he had travelled to Georgia to buy methamphetamine. Law enforcement stopped Douville’s …
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Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison

… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Nationwide Drug Trafficking, Law Enforcement Impersonation, and Fraud Ring Disrupted

… Nationwide Drug Trafficking, Law Enforcement Impersonation, and Fraud Ring Disrupted June 17, … View Bob P. Beris Bio Bob P. Beris, Domestic Northern California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San … as a FBI Special Agent, attempted to dissuade a person from buying a property in Placer County, claiming that the seller …
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Minnesota Man Sentenced to 5 Years on Methamphetamine Charge

… Fidel.ArroyoJr@dea.gov Division Contacts Illinois Rockford - (815) 987-4494 Springfield - (217) 585-2750 Indiana … McGarry, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Wisconsin, and Timothy O'Shea, … During post-arrest interviews, Stelzer and Moua admitted buying the methamphetamine together in the Twin Cities. …
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Three Defendants Arrested In Connection With Illegal Fentanyl Pill Manufacturing Operation

… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … also sold the fentanyl-laced pills to customers through an online marketplace.  The complaint alleges that Zolfaghari’s … task force investigating and prosecuting the most significant drug trafficking organizations throughout …
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Wisconsin Man Sentenced to 70 Months for Trafficking Methamphetamine

… Wisconsin Man Sentenced to 70 Months for Trafficking Methamphetamine November 10, 2021 Chicago … Fidel.ArroyoJr@dea.gov Division Contacts Illinois Rockford - (815) 987-4494 Springfield - (217) 585-2750 Indiana … asked the confidential informant if they would like to buy a “dirty” gun. The confidential informant agreed and …
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Three Convicted in $500,000 Mexican Cartel Weapon Scheme

… individuals have admitted to their roles in a conspiracy for Cartel del Noreste (CDN), announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge … the sale of a ranch in Mexico and they were planning to buy land in Laredo to build a home. Perez-Ortiz later …
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Wisconsin Man Sentenced to Six Years for Methamphetamine Charge

… Wisconsin Man Sentenced to Six Years for Methamphetamine Charge October 20, 2021 Chicago Contact … Fidel.ArroyoJr@dea.gov Division Contacts Illinois Rockford - (815) 987-4494 Springfield - (217) 585-2750 Indiana … During post-arrest interviews, Moua and Stelzer admitted buying the methamphetamine together in the Twin Cities. Moua …
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Israeli National Indicted And Extradited To Boston On Cocaine Conspiracy And International Money Laundering Charges

… by identifying and targeting the world’s biggest and most powerful drug traffickers and their organizations. We … Altarabeen and his co-conspirator allegedly negotiated to buy 50 kilograms of cocaine from an undercover officer …
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Fentanyl Pill Press Operator Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison

… Bio Division Social Accounts X Joseph B. Tucker Domestic Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma … 214-724-3020 Erin.J.Fischer@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Fort Worth - (817) 639-2000 Lubbock - (806) 798-7189 Tyler - … pills containing other medications, meaning many users are buying and ingesting these counterfeit pills off the street …
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Fentanyl Free Summit

May 12, 2026
… government, and families, for one purpose:   to fight the most urgent drug threat our nation has ever faced – the …
May 12, 2026
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DEA Hosts the 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 25th

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … hydrocodone, codeine, and morphine, are among the most frequently misused prescription pain medications.  For …
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Phoenix mother indicted, accused of using 13-year-old daughter to hide cocaine

… with a Phoenix drug trafficking organization, allegedly buying cocaine for resale.   Covarruvia faces multiple state …
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Juries Return Guilty Verdicts Against Couple for Murdering Government Witness

… Juries Return Guilty Verdicts Against Couple for Murdering Government Witness December 09, 2021 Miami … leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Fort Lauderdale Miles D. Aley Special Agent In Charge View … cooperate with law enforcement and conducted a controlled buy of $40 worth of methamphetamine on January 19, 2016. …
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Illinois Ice Meth Dealer Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison

… Fidel.ArroyoJr@dea.gov Division Contacts Illinois Rockford - (815) 987-4494 Springfield - (217) 585-2750 Indiana … Smith, Assistant Special Agent in Charge at the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Chicago Division, and U.S. Attorney … that Wright worked with associates to pool money to buy larger quantities of methamphetamine and would …
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Central Florida Law Enforcement Warns of THC-Laced Edibles that Resemble Common Snack Foods

… Central Florida Law Enforcement Warns of THC-Laced Edibles that Resemble Common … leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Fort Lauderdale Miles D. Aley Special Agent In Charge View … Fla. -  With Halloween right around the corner, law enforcement officials are urging parents to check their …
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Jamestown man going to prison for selling methamphetamine

… a controlled purchase with the defendant. During the buy, which took place inside Bess’s vehicle, the defendant …
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Twelve Members and Associates of ‘Harlem World/12th Avenue’ Street Gang Charged in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… Cola,” “Larry Bird,” “Kobe Bryant,” “Paid in Full,” “Best Buy,” and “K.O.,” and have since October 2020 been linked to …
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South Bend, Indiana man sentenced for conspiracy to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine

… a pound of methamphetamine. Kinds admitted that he had been buying and selling methamphetamine by the pound, and that he …
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Former Hinsdale Man Pleads Guilty To Crack Cocaine Conspiracy Charges

… Former Hinsdale Man Pleads Guilty To Crack Cocaine … to a Recruiter /events Find Us 40 Middlesex Turnpike Bedford , MA 01730 United States New England Contacts New … On a third occasion, Racine fled after being provided with buy money but before providing the crack cocaine.  Racine …
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Robert W. Patterson: Before the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, U.S. House of Representatives, for a Hearing Entitled Oversight of DEA’s Confidential Source Program

November 30, 2016
… for a Hearing Entitled Oversight of DEA’s Confidential Source Program Testimony November 30, 2016 Robert W. … for a Hearing Entitled Oversight of DEA’s Confidential Source Program 113016t.pdf On …
November 30, 2016
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Boston Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing 7,000 Pills Containing Fentanyl and Fentanyl Analogue

… to a Recruiter /events Find Us 40 Middlesex Turnpike Bedford , MA 01730 United States New England Contacts New … drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Middlesex County Jarod Forget Special Agent In Charge View Jarod Forget Bio Jarod … who was cooperating with federal law enforcement. The buy was part of a broader federal investigation into a …
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Mexican National Sentenced to Nearly 20 Years for Trafficking Dozens of Kilograms of Methamphetamine and Possessing a Shotgun and Three Handguns

… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Four Arrested in Alleged Montauk Drug Ring

… Attorney Raymond A. Tierney today, along with the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New York Division Special Agent … Montauk and throughout the Northeast. I applaud our law enforcement partners for their diligent work throughout this … Force. During the investigation, a series of undercover buys were allegedly secured from Garces-Diaz and the three …
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Marion County Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Meth and Fentanyl with Intent to Distribute

… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at   Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns …
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La Crosse Man Sentenced to 48 months in prison

… methamphetamine from Conner.  During one of the controlled buys, Conner admitted to selling a half pound of …
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Chase Smothermon sentenced to 45 years for abducting, torturing and killing one victim, brutally beating a second

… in records as M.T., under a ruse that Smothermon wanted to buy marijuana from him.  When M.T. arrived at Smothermon’s …
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Matriarch Sentenced for Role in Violent Multimillion-Dollar Honduran Cocaine Trafficking Organization

… Matriarch Sentenced for Role in Violent Multimillion-Dollar Honduran Cocaine … drug-trafficking organization, or Los Montes, one of the most significant drug-trafficking organizations operating in … clandestine maritime and air shipments of cocaine from sources in South America. Individual shipments of cocaine …