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Defendant Extradited From Dominican Republic To Face Charges For Using Manhattan Apartment To Operate Industrial-Scale Pill Pressing Operation

… Defendant Extradited From Dominican Republic To Face Charges For Using Manhattan Apartment To Operate Industrial-Scale … SDNY Release.jpg Special Agent in Charge of the New York Enforcement Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”), Farhana Islam, United …
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Collaboration Between Federal, State, and Local Law Enforcement Leads to Major Drug and Firearm Seizures in Broome County

… Collaboration Between Federal, State, and Local Law Enforcement Leads to Major Drug and Firearm Seizures in Broome … Broome County.  The announcement was made by DEA New York Enforcement Division Special Agent in Charge Farhana Islam, … is a clear example of what can be accomplished when law enforcement comes together with a shared mission. Through our …
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Eight Drug Traffickers Arrested in Northwest Arkansas Sentenced to Combined 100 Years in Federal Prison

… 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 … Gulfport - (228) 863-2992 Jackson - (601) 965-4400 Oxford - (662) 234-8542 FAYETTEVILLE – Eight individual drug …
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Domestic Trafficker Admits to Possession with Intent to Distribute Over 2,000 Counterfeit Pills

… distribute more than 40 grams of fentanyl, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. … 2,000 pills containing fentanyl. On Dec. 23, 2023, law enforcement responded to a call from the Embassy Suites Hotel … drugs in one of the rooms while trying to clean it. Law enforcement arrived on scene and observed Somers attempting to …
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33 Latin King Members and associates convicted and sentenced to lengthy federal prison terms for racketeering offenses

33 Latin King Members and associates convicted and sentenced to lengthy federal prison terms for racketeering offenses October 22, 2020 Houston Contact Info Contact Us (713) 693-3000 sally.m.sparks@dea.gov Sally M. Sparks Recruiter Name Kimball L. …
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Twelve San Antonio based Texas Mexican Mafia members and associates arrested -- indicted on federal drug trafficking charges

Twelve San Antonio based Texas Mexican Mafia members and associates arrested -- indicted on federal drug trafficking charges October 02, 2020 Houston Contact Info Contact Us (713) 693-3000 sally.m.sparks@dea.gov Sally M. Sparks Recruiter Name Kimball L. …
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Operación dirigida por la DEA que tiene como blanco al Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación genera más de 600 arrestos

Operación dirigida por la DEA que tiene como blanco al Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación genera más de 600 arrestos March 11, 2020 Houston Contact Info Contact Us (713) 693-3000 sally.m.sparks@dea.gov Sally M. Sparks Recruiter Name Kimball L. Hardeman …
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Laredo grand jury charges multiple people with drug, ammo and immigration crimes

Laredo grand jury charges multiple people with drug, ammo and immigration crimes 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 …
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Violent Felon Sentenced to 11 Years for Armed Trafficking of Counterfeit Fentanyl Pills

… Violent Felon Sentenced to 11 Years for Armed Trafficking of Counterfeit Fentanyl Pills January … Fidel.ArroyoJr@dea.gov Division Contacts Illinois Rockford - (815) 987-4494 Springfield - (217) 585-2750 Indiana … Gannon, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Indianapolis and U.S. Attorney …
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Two Men Charged with Narcotics and Firearms Offenses for Running a Fentanyl Manufacturing Facility in a Residential Building

… Two Men Charged with Narcotics and Firearms Offenses for Running a Fentanyl Manufacturing Facility in a … 426-5300 Westchester - (914) 682-6256 NEW YORK - Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) Special Agent in Charge of …
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DEA issues Immediate Suspension Orders to a Tennessee pharmacy over Controlled Substances Act violations

… Image   LOUISVILLE, Ky. –  Earlier today, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration issued an Immediate Suspension …
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DEA New Orleans Delivers Major Blows to Drug Cartels, Advancing a Fentanyl Free America in 2026

… 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 … Gulfport - (228) 863-2992 Jackson - (601) 965-4400 Oxford - (662) 234-8542 NEW ORLEANS  – Marking a powerful …
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DEA Delivers Major Blows to Drug Cartels, Advancing a Fentanyl Free America in 2026

… N.J.  – Marking a powerful start to 2026, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration dealt a significant blow to drug … Eliminating the threat of fentanyl remains a top priority for DEA.  By dismantling these complex transnational … in October 2026 with a renewed focus on targeted  enforcement operations on illicit drug networks, ensuring DEA …
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Atlanta Heroin Kingpin Sentenced to Federal Prison After Record-Setting Seizures

… of 2025, has been sentenced to 40 years in federal prison for trafficking heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine, and for possessing 40 firearms in his Atlanta stash house.  … and sentencing are the direct result of the tireless efforts of skilled prosecutors, the Drug Enforcement …
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Head of Albuquerque Fentanyl Trafficking Organization Sentenced

… was sentenced to 17 years in federal prison for leading a drug trafficking organization responsible for moving tens of thousands of fentanyl pills from Mexico … and onto Albuquerque streets. Beginning in 2020, law enforcement initiated an undercover investigation that …
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DEA Launches Fentanyl Free America Initiative to Combat the Synthetic Drug Crisis

… Fidel.ArroyoJr@dea.gov Division Contacts Illinois Rockford - (815) 987-4494 Springfield - (217) 585-2750 Indiana … Milwaukee - (414) 336-7300 CHICAGO  – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is intensifying its fight against … the launch of Fentanyl Free America,  a comprehensive  enforcement initiative and public awareness campaign aimed at …
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DEA Launches Fentanyl Free America Initiative to Combat the Synthetic Drug Crisis

… Wilmington - (910) 815-4513 ATLANTA  – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is intensifying its fight against … the launch of Fentanyl Free America,  a comprehensive  enforcement initiative and public awareness campaign aimed at reducing both the supply and demand for fentanyl. This effort underscores DEA's unwavering …
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Federal Court Sentenced Clayton Woman for Laundering Millions for Cartels and Moving Kilo Quantities of Narcotics

… Federal Court Sentenced Clayton Woman for Laundering Millions for Cartels and Moving Kilo Quantities of Narcotics August … sentenced a Clayton woman to 11 years in federal prison for money laundering and trafficking large quantities of …
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Two Rock Hill Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Their Role in Drug Conspiracy

… Two Rock Hill Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Their Role in Drug Conspiracy February 21, 2025 Atlanta … Antoinios Hall, 41, both of Rock Hill, have been sentenced for their involvement in a conspiracy to distribute … with the leader of the conspiracy. Based upon law enforcement efforts, they learned both Foster and Hall …
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Convicted Felon Indicted for Operating Enormous Fentanyl Pill Pressing Lab with Weapons Stash

… Convicted Felon Indicted for Operating Enormous Fentanyl Pill Pressing Lab with … and FBI seized over 214 pounds of fentanyl (powder and pill form) which has the potential lethal dose to kill … on a massive scale — he will now face severe consequences for his alleged crimes as we continue to shut down fentanyl …
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Guns, Cocaine and Cash Seized in Bronx Apartment

… Ray Donovan, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA), New York Division, Bridget … to stop the trafficking of narcotics by targeting those most responsible,” said Police Commissioner Dermot Shea. “I …
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Nassau Doctor Sentenced to Up to 15 Years in Prison for Overprescription of Opioids that Led to Five Deaths

… Nassau Doctor Sentenced to Up to 15 Years in Prison for Overprescription of Opioids that Led to Five Deaths … have and will continue to bring to justice those who do the most harm, like Dr. Blatti and other drug traffickers.” DA …
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Leaders of International Drug Trafficking and Firearms Smuggling Organization Sentenced to 21 and 20 Years in Prison

… Adalid Cabrera Huato was Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Running an Armed Drug Trafficking Affiliate of Mexican … of deadly drugs while exporting weapons to some of the most violent criminal organizations in the world.  They …
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One of the Largest-Ever Fentanyl Seizures in New York City Results in Four Charged for Operating Fentanyl Mill in Bronx Residence

… Fentanyl Seizures in New York City Results in Four Charged for Operating Fentanyl Mill in Bronx Residence October 06, … drug trafficking organizations responsible for bringing the most harm to our communities.”    HSI Special Agent in …
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Third Defendant Charged with Federal Narcotics Offenses Resulting in Death in Connection with the Poisoning of Four Children at a Bronx Daycare

… NEW YORK CITY - Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Frank A. Tarentino … operations to disrupt and dismantle the most significant drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, …
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Eight Defendants, Including a Brooklyn Medical Doctor, And Three Pharmacists, Charged with Illegally Distributing More Than 1.2 Million Oxycodone Pills

… with money laundering in connection with their alleged efforts to hide the proceeds of their illegal oxycodone … OCDETF program is to identify, disrupt, and dismantle the most serious drug trafficking, weapons trafficking, and …
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Major Seizure of Approximately 300,000 “Rainbow Fentanyl” Pills and Over 20 Pounds of Powdered Fentanyl in the Bronx

… colors and another 20 pounds of fentanyl in powdered form from a drug stash location in the Bronx. The apartment, … associated violence off of our streets and away from our most vulnerable. These drug traffickers are brazen, but they …
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Over 150 Pounds of Crystal Meth is Seized in Manhattan

… on July 5, 2022 NEW YORK CITY –   Two men from Southern California were arrested in Manhattan over the past week in … partners to investigate and arrest members of the most significant drug trafficking organizations and …
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“Operation Bread, White and Blues” shuts down drug distribution ring in Orange and Rockland Counties

… N.Y. – Twenty-nine defendants have been charged in an enforcement action dubbed “Operation Bread, White and Blues” … Felony complaints filed in conjunction with the enforcement action outline two separate conspiracies, one of … the blue colored pills which were being trafficked. Most of the defendants were arrested in a series of early …
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