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Operation Overdrive in Tampa Leads to Dozens of Arrests and Significant Drug Seizures

… leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Fort Lauderdale Miles D. Aley Special Agent In Charge View … joint task force, designed to bring justice to Tampa’s most violent drug traffickers, announced the results of a … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Doctor Convicted at Trial for Unlawfully Dispensing Controlled Substances

… Doctor Convicted at Trial for Unlawfully Dispensing Controlled Substances January 19, … (a tranquilizer commonly known by its brand name, Xanax) to most patients who sought them, without any appropriate … 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 Releases 2017 National Drug Threat Assessment

… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … United States,” said Acting Administrator Patterson. “The information in the report represents data gathered over the … controlled substances, continue to be a challenge. The NPS most commonly abused in the United States include synthetic …
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Homeland Security Task Force Investigation Takes Down Drug and Gun Trafficking Ring; Six Arrested

… Homeland Security Task Force Investigation Takes Down Drug and Gun Trafficking … is alleged that the Dominican national made statements to sources suggesting that he had the ability to direct … utilizes all available tools to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States. HSTF …
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Harford County Narcotics Dealer Sentenced to Nine Years in Federal Prison for Participating in a Conspiracy to Sell Crack Cocaine

… Harford County Narcotics Dealer Sentenced to Nine Years in Federal Prison for Participating in a Conspiracy to Sell Crack Cocaine … Delaware casino to return the cocaine to the cocaine source after customers complained about the quality of the …
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Essex Man Pleads Guilty To Crack Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … communications identified Hammond as a drug supply source.  On March 7, 2020, task force detectives followed …
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Leader of Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 33 Years for Conspiracy to Distribute Meth and Money Laundering

… of Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 33 Years for Conspiracy to Distribute Meth and Money Laundering … Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … into Tony Marsh led to the identification of his source of supply, Hopeton Goslin. Search warrants executed …
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Saugus Man Indicted For Role In Conspiracies To Distribute Thousands Of Pills Containing Meth And Fentanyl

… Saugus Man Indicted For Role In Conspiracies To Distribute Thousands Of Pills … Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … and April 2025, Krabey repeatedly met with a cooperating source working with law enforcement and sold the source …
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Defendant Convicted and Sentenced in Long-Term Methamphetamine Trafficking Investigation in Washington County

… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Fort Lauderdale Miles D. Aley Special Agent In Charge View … of methamphetamine, and the identification of illegal drug sources in Florida, Alabama, and Georgia. This case resulted …
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Halifax County Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Distributing Narcotics in Halifax County

… Halifax County Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Distributing Narcotics in Halifax County April 25, 2025 … Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get …
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Digital Health Company Cofounder/CEO and Clinical President Convicted in $100M Adderall Distribution and Health Care Fraud Scheme

… on targeting those perpetrators who continue to cause the most harm to our communities.” “DEA San Francisco continues … clinical interaction for years based on an auto-generated email sent each month requesting additional prescriptions. … reported that Done was making Adderall too easy to get online. In response to questions from the media, investors, …
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DEA Reports Nearly 4.7 million Lethal Doses of Fentanyl Seized in Five State Omaha Division

… Lethal Dose.png OMAHA  – Throughout 2022, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Omaha Division seized nearly … threat in Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota. Most of the fentanyl trafficked by the Sinaloa and Jalisco … mass-produced at secret factories in Mexico with chemicals sourced largely from China. In 2021, the DEA issued a  …
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DEA Reports Significant Increase in Counterfeit Pills in Minnesota

… pills 2.png counterfeit pills.png MINNEAPOLIS – Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents from the … their life.”  Minnesota’s counterfeit pills are primarily sourced from Mexico, with traffickers bringing loads across … operations to manufacture these dangerous products.” The most common counterfeit pill found in Minnesota is an …
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Dallas DEA Gears Up For 7th Local Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

… Dallas DEA Gears Up For 7th Local Prescription Drug Take-Back Day October 21, … Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … pounds-approximately 1,409 tons-of prescription drugs, most recently at over 5,800 sites operated by more than …
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Dark Web Narcotics Trafficker Sentenced to 96 Months in Prison

… 682-6256 Defendant Received Cryptocurrencies as Payment for Illegal Narcotics BROOKLYN, NY – Earlier today, at the … work throughout this investigation.” The internet contains online marketplaces for narcotics and other contraband on … also directed customers to contact her through encrypted email and messaging services and pay her with …
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Former U.S. Army Captain Pleads Guilty To Importing Heroin From Afghanistan Into The United States

… Former U.S. Army Captain Pleads Guilty To Importing Heroin … Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … to arrest anyone distributing illegal drugs in the City. Most importantly, the results of this investigation will …
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Physician Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Operating a Pill Mill from His Northwest D.C. Medical Practice

… Physician Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Operating a Pill Mill from His Northwest D.C. Medical … Feb. 18, 2022, and Nov. 30, 2022, the FBI sent confidential sources and undercover agents into Okafor’s medical practice …
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Mitchellville Man Sentenced To 33 Years In Prison For Drug Distribution And Money Laundering Conspiracies

… Mitchellville Man Sentenced To 33 Years In Prison For Drug Distribution And Money Laundering Conspiracies June … Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … law enforcement received information that Tatum was the source of supply of cocaine to a cooperating source and that …
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Spreading the Word:

June 07, 2022
… from chemicals. Currently, those chemicals are largely sourced from China and used by Mexican drug cartels to mass … drugs being marketed aggressively to young adults and kids online. At the end of last year, the DEA found that over 2 …
June 07, 2022
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Life Sentence for Man Convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine

… Life Sentence for Man Convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine … Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … who obtained multiple kilograms of cocaine from sources in the United States and abroad and distributed it …
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Major Local Methamphetamine Trafficker Sentenced to More Than 15 Years Imprisonment

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … 2004 (the date of Wood’s arrest), Woods utilized several sources to supply him with large quantities of Ice, cocaine, … the designer drugs as well. Wood was held responsible for the distribution of 60 kilograms of Ice, 5.5 kilograms …
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MEDIA ADVISORY: DEA To Host Conference On The Formation Of A Tactical Diversion Squad In Clarksburg, West Virginia

… MEDIA ADVISORY: DEA To Host Conference On The Formation Of A Tactical Diversion Squad In Clarksburg, West … Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … is a growing problem.  This diversion stems from various sources.  In addition to pharmacy robberies and thefts, …
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Mitchellville Crack Dealer Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine and … plea agreement, he sold crack cocaine to a law enforcement source on August 10, September 15, and October 14, 2010 in …
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Thurmont Heroin Dealer Sentenced To Seven Years In Prison

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … in prison followed by three years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to … Maryland.  Powell and Myers regularly obtained heroin from sources and re-sold that heroin to customers in and around …
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Cocaine And Heroin Trafficker Sentenced To 23 Years In Prison

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … Wilfred Houston Blair, 37, of Fredericksburg, Virginia, and formerly of Richmond, Virginia, was sentenced today to 276 … multiple kilograms of cocaine hydrochloride and heroin from sources in Galveston, Texas, which were distributed in the …
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Hagerstown Drug Dealer Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … in prison followed by four years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to … Barnes sold 52 grams of crack cocaine to a confidential source working with the DEA and Washington County Narcotics …
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DEA Releases 2017 National Drug Threat Assessment Report

… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … - Special Agent in Charge Gary Tuggle of the Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) Philadelphia Division … controlled substances, continue to be a challenge. The NPS most commonly abused in the United States include synthetic …
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A Salute to the Oldest and Largest Task Force in the Nation

January 08, 2021
… and seizing multi-million kilogram amounts of drugs.  Most recently, the media has recognized the NYDETF worldwide … New York City neighborhoods by utilizing each agency’s resources to target and fully dismantle trafficking …
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Ghostface Gangster Members, Associate Plead Guilty to Meth Trafficking Conspiracy from Georgia Prisons

… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … aka “Crash” aka “Cocho,” 39, of Valdosta State Prison and Forsyth, Georgia, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy … for drug distribution and trafficking. Miles was most recently convicted in the Superior Court of Gwinnett …
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Leader of Colombian Criminal Organization Pleads Guilty to Sending Over 19,000 Kilograms of Cocaine Via Semi-Submersible Vessels to Sinaloa Cartel

… leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Fort Lauderdale Miles D. Aley Special Agent In Charge View … OCDETF program is to identify, disrupt, and dismantle the most serious drug trafficking and money laundering … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …