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Two Men Charged With Distributing Synthetic Drugs That Caused Overdoses At Wesleyan University

… to a Recruiter /events Find Us 40 Middlesex Turnpike Bedford , MA 01730 United States New England Contacts New … to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Lowell Jarod Forget Special Agent In Charge View Jarod Forget Bio Jarod … from his dorm room between 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. during most nights.  Lonergan also counseled students on how to …
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Law Enforcement Disrupts Active Heroin Packaging Operation

… 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 …
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Colombian Narcotics Kingpin Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To 35 Years In Prison For Massive Cocaine Conspiracy

… 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 …
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DEA And Attorney General Announce Arrests Connected To Multi-Million Dollar Haul Of Cocaine From Mexican Cartel

… 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 …
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Father, Girlfriend Of Rikers Island Inmate Charged With Conspiracy And Solicitation To Commit Murder

… 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 …
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Captain Of Genovese Crime Family And Associate Charged In Manhattan Federal Court With Racketeering

… 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 …
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Sacramento Man Convicted Of Conspiracy Involving Sophisticated Indoor Residential Marijuana Grows

… View Bob P. Beris Bio Bob P. Beris, Domestic Northern California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San … 415-999-0613 Akilah.k.Johnson@dea.gov 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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Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to 16 Years After Fatal Overdose of Indianapolis Woman

… Fidel.ArroyoJr@dea.gov Division Contacts Illinois Rockford - (815) 987-4494 Springfield - (217) 585-2750 Indiana … following day, J.A. agreed to exchange 150 suboxone strips for 15 Xanax bars, $50, and a gram of “slow.” On July 30, … Department of Correction, serving an 11‑year sentence for dealing a narcotic drug, and did not physically possess …
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Little Rock Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine

… Little Rock Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine April 27, 2026 New Orleans … 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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58 Kilograms of Cocaine Destined for West Tennessee Seized; Trafficker Sentenced to Federal Prison

… 58 Kilograms of Cocaine Destined for West Tennessee Seized; Trafficker Sentenced to Federal … of cocaine, hidden in a speaker box and found by law enforcement officers from the Texas Department of … of Denver, Colorado, has been sentenced to federal prison for his role in conspiring to transport 58 kilograms of …
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Dealer Heads to Prison for Possessing Over 5,000 Grams of Pure Meth

… Dealer Heads to Prison for Possessing Over 5,000 Grams of Pure Meth May 06, 2024 … HOUSTON – A 25-year-old Houston resident has been sentenced for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute meth, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. …
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Local Man Sent to Prison for Trying to Intimidate Witnesses

… Local Man Sent to Prison for Trying to Intimidate Witnesses May 31, 2024 Houston … 20-year-old Mission man has been ordered to federal prison for obstructing justice by threatening communication and assault on a federal officer, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. …
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Former Mexican Judicial Officer Convicted for Hiring Drivers to Transport Drug Loads

… Former Mexican Judicial Officer Convicted for Hiring Drivers to Transport Drug Loads April 29, 2024 … against a Mexican citizen residing in the Brownsville area for conspiracy with intent to deliver cocaine, heroin and …
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Violent Drug Dealer Off the Streets for Possessing Meth and Pistol

… Violent Drug Dealer Off the Streets for Possessing Meth and Pistol April 18, 2024 Houston … Texas – A 26-year-old Edinburg man has been sentenced for drug charges and possession of a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. …
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Meth “Cooks” Sent to Prison in Custom Importation Scheme

… 297-0300 McALLEN, Texas – Three men have been sentenced for their roles in a scheme to traffic and “cook” custom meth orders in the McAllen area, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. … Alamdar S. Hamdani. Alfredo Duarte, 32, Fullerton, California, and Mexican citizens Abraham Pena-Quintero, 39, and …
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Fleeing Felon Sent to Prison for Firearm and Meth

… Fleeing Felon Sent to Prison for Firearm and Meth April 04, 2024 Houston Contact Info … furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. … now ordered Ramirez to serve 120 months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm and drug …
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Young Trafficker Imprisoned for Transporting Thousands of Fentanyl Pills

… Young Trafficker Imprisoned for Transporting Thousands of Fentanyl Pills March 27, 2024 … with intent to distribute fentanyl, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. … the court heard that in addition to the fentanyl, law enforcement determined Carrillo was also linked to the seizure …
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UPS Employee Heads to Prison for Concealing Cocaine in Packages

… UPS Employee Heads to Prison for Concealing Cocaine in Packages March 27, 2024 Houston … Edinburg man has been sentenced following his conviction for possession with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge, Daniel C. …
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Jake’s Fireworks Owner Guilty of Federal Drug Trafficking Violations

… in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Daniel C. Comeaux and U.S. … distribute a controlled substance analogue. According to information presented in court, Jake Daughtry and Kip Daughtry … referred to as “BDO.”  BDO is a chemical manufactured only for industrial or laboratory use as a floor stripper or …
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Operators of Three Texas Pharmacies and Two Pain Clinics Arrested for Illegally Dispensing Nearly Four Million Opioid Pills

… of Three Texas Pharmacies and Two Pain Clinics Arrested for Illegally Dispensing Nearly Four Million Opioid Pills … a doctor, and a pharmacy technician have been arrested for allegedly running three pharmacies and two clinics as … Houston, was indicted yesterday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas for illegally …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Brings in nearly 745,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications, Continues Fight against Opioid Epidemic

… - (210) 442-5600 Waco - (254) 297-0300 HOUSTON – The Drug Enforcement Administration, along with its law enforcement partners, has removed close to 745,000 pounds of … DEA and its more than 4,200 state and local law enforcement partners came together to help the public rid …
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DEA Holds National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Turn the Tide Against the U.S. Opioid Epidemic

… often become a gateway to addiction HOUSTON – The Drug Enforcement Administration will host its 21st National … the medicine from a family member or friend. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that last year, …
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20 Indicted on Meth Trafficking and Firearms Charges

20 Indicted on Meth Trafficking and Firearms Charges April 16, 2021 Houston Contact Info Contact Us (713) 693-3000 sally.m.sparks@dea.gov Sally M. Sparks Recruiter Name Kimball L. Hardeman 571-324-8227 SpecialAgentRecruiter.Houston@dea.gov Talk to a …
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Presidentially pardoned San Antonio man once again arrested on federal drug charges

Presidentially pardoned San Antonio man once again arrested on federal drug charges December 10, 2020 Houston Contact Info Contact Us (713) 693-3000 sally.m.sparks@dea.gov Sally M. Sparks Recruiter Name Kimball L. Hardeman 571-324-8227 …
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Federal Judge in Waco issues several lengthy prison sentences

Federal Judge in Waco issues several lengthy prison sentences June 17, 2020 Houston Contact Info Contact Us (713) 693-3000 sally.m.sparks@dea.gov Sally M. Sparks Recruiter Name Kimball L. Hardeman 571-324-8227 SpecialAgentRecruiter.Houston@dea.gov Talk to …
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Former Mexican governor extradited on money laundering charges

Former Mexican governor extradited on money laundering charges October 29, 2019 Houston Contact Info Contact Us (713) 693-3000 sally.m.sparks@dea.gov Sally M. Sparks Recruiter Name Kimball L. Hardeman 571-324-8227 SpecialAgentRecruiter.Houston@dea.gov …
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Former gulf cartel comandante receives significant prison sentence

Former gulf cartel comandante receives significant prison sentence October 16, 2019 Houston Contact Info Contact Us (713) 693-3000 sally.m.sparks@dea.gov Sally M. Sparks Recruiter Name Kimball L. Hardeman 571-324-8227 SpecialAgentRecruiter.Houston@dea.gov …
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Federal grand jury adds two new charges resulting in death against Carrizo Springs doctor

Federal grand jury adds two new charges resulting in death against Carrizo Springs doctor October 25, 2019 Houston Contact Info Contact Us (713) 693-3000 sally.m.sparks@dea.gov Sally M. Sparks Recruiter Name Kimball L. Hardeman 571-324-8227 …
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17 charged in federal indictment alleging cocaine/heroin/meth trafficking in Austin

17 charged in federal indictment alleging cocaine/heroin/meth trafficking in Austin September 27, 2019 Houston Contact Info Contact Us (713) 693-3000 sally.m.sparks@dea.gov Sally M. Sparks Recruiter Name Kimball L. Hardeman 571-324-8227 …
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Multiple Austin area drug trafficking arrests in March 2018 result in lengthy federal prison terms

Multiple Austin area drug trafficking arrests in March 2018 result in lengthy federal prison terms September 05, 2019 Houston Contact Info Contact Us (713) 693-3000 sally.m.sparks@dea.gov Sally M. Sparks Recruiter Name Kimball L. Hardeman 571-324-8227 …