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Top China-Based Global Designer Drug Trafficker Arrested In U.S.

… Fidel.ArroyoJr@dea.gov Division Contacts Illinois Rockford - (815) 987-4494 Springfield - (217) 585-2750 Indiana … of $750,000. Following the seizures, agents learned that most of the raw synthetic cannabinoid compound used in the … cannabinoid products was supplied to the companies from sources inside the People’s Republic of China. Agents …
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Eddy County Resident Sentenced To 168 Months For Federal Methamphetamine Trafficking Conviction

… Eddy County Resident Sentenced To 168 Months For Federal Methamphetamine Trafficking Conviction January … Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Scam Alert Get Smart About …
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Las Cruces Man Pleads Guilty To Participating In Dona Ana County Cocaine Trafficking Ring

… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Scam Alert Get Smart About … which was designated as part of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task (OCDETF) program, targeting a drug … their drug trafficking activity.  The indictment included forfeiture provisions that seek the forfeiture of at least …
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Gulfport Man Sentenced to More Than 11 Years in Federal Prison for Armed Drug Trafficking

… Man Sentenced to More Than 11 Years in Federal Prison for Armed Drug Trafficking July 08, 2022 Miami Contact Info … spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the community and … 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 Warns of Deadly Counterfeit Drugs on Social Media

July 23, 2021
… they are seeing kids, teens, and young adults ordering online. SAC Jarod Forget says these sales often involve … in just the past few weeks where teenagers will order pills online, go take a walk to pick them up, come right back in, … medications like Xanax and OxyContin are among the most commonly abused pills. With many people feeling these …
July 23, 2021
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Law Enforcement Partners Host Second Annual Nebraska Drug Forum

… Law Enforcement Partners Host Second Annual Nebraska Drug Forum … Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … committed to leveraging our task forces to target the most prolific traffickers, and tracing back the source of …
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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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District Attorney Vance And White House Drug Policy Director Kerlikowske Host Panel Discussion In Washington Heights On Drug Abuse Prevention Rates Of Death Declining In NYC In All Major Drug Categories Except Prescription Drugs DA’s Office To Partner

… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … New York City neighborhoods. Local community leaders, law enforcement officials, and health services organizations … on October 29, 2011 at locations across the nation. The most recent take-back, on April 30, 2011, collected more …
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Rhode Island Businesswoman Sentenced to More Than Three Years in Prison for Money Laundering

… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … for the concealed drug proceeds, Correa used her work email address to communicate with the North Carolina … utilizes all available tools to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States. HSTF …
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Statewide Initiative Targets Distributors Of Heroin And Opioids That Cause Overdose Deaths

… to a Recruiter /events Find Us 40 Middlesex Turnpike Bedford , MA 01730 United States New England Contacts New … Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … and opioid overdoses that have occurred in Connecticut.  Most of the overdoses have resulted in death.  Currently, …
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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, …