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Lake City Man Pleads Guilty to Illegally Possessing Firearms and Distributing Crack Cocaine

… 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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Jacksonville Methamphetamine Dealers Sentenced to Federal Prison

… 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’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Enters 15th Year of Removing Unneeded Medications from Communities

… leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Fort Lauderdale Miles D. Aley Special Agent In Charge View … as oxycodone, hydrocodone, codeine, and morphine, are the most misused prescription pain medications.  DEA and its … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Major Black Tar Heroin Supplier Sentenced To Over 24 Years In Prison

… - (540) 662-5879 Huntington Overdose Deaths Linked To Drug Source HUNTINGTON, WV. - As a result of a long term … black tar heroin from an individual known only as ‘Carlos’. Most of those people obtained the heroin either from …
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Georgia Man Arranging Methamphetamine Transactions from within Federal Prison Sentenced to 300 Additional Months in Federal Prison

… of at least 24 pounds of methamphetamine through various sources of supply outside the prison between June 2019 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 Recognizes National Fentanyl Awareness Day, April 29

… Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … Day, Wednesday, April 29.  ST LOUIS–  The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will recognize National …
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South Carolina Woman Sentenced for Role in International Money Laundering, Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy

… South Carolina Woman Sentenced for Role in International Money Laundering, Methamphetamine … area and Neely assisted him by wiring funds to various sources connected with a Mexican drug cartel. Desorcy moved … purchase massive amounts of methamphetamine from additional sources in Atlanta, Georgia and Houston, Texas. When Desorcy …
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Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty to Federal Firearm and Cocaine Distribution Charges

… 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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Forestville Dentist Sentenced For Distributing Drugs

… Curtis sold prescriptions for Percocet to a confidential source. During one of the sales, Curtis offered to obtain … March 5, 2004, Curtis received $300 from the confidential source, traveled to a barbershop and returned to his dental … gave approximately 8 grams of cocaine to the confidential source. Curtis made at least one additional sale to the …
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Connecticut Man Sentenced To 12 Years For Methylone Conspiracy

… substances over the Internet, including through an online storefront called “The Online Source.” Canfield, whose criminal history United …
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Richland business owner sentenced to more than 28 years for falsifying human clinical research trials

… important it is that that they be conducted honestly and reliably. Injecting fraudulent and corrupt data into the …
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Gulfport Man Sentenced to More Than 11 Years in Federal Prison for Armed Drug Trafficking

… 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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Roanoke Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Traffic Methamphetamine, Fentanyl, Heroin, and Cocaine

… Roanoke Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Traffic Methamphetamine, Fentanyl, Heroin, … for conspiring with others to traffic dangerous drugs from sources across the country into the Roanoke Valley. Stephen … methamphetamine and opioids, including fentanyl, from drug sources in both the Northeastern United States as well as …
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Operator of Charm City Motors Sentenced to Almost 11 Years

… of techniques, to include undercover officers, confidential sources and surveillance to expose CAMPBELL" stated Special … funds is an avenue used by individuals to conceal the true source of their money.  IRS-CI evaluates currency reports to …
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Violent Drug Dealer Sentenced To Life Imprisonment

… of his danger to the community, the Court noted that reliable evidence suggested that Perry had hired an …
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California Man Who Trafficked Narcotics to Connecticut Sentenced to More Than 6 Years in Federal Prison

… California Man Who Trafficked Narcotics to Connecticut Sentenced … to a Recruiter /events Find Us 40 Middlesex Turnpike Bedford , MA 01730 United States New England Contacts New … revealed that the organization was receiving narcotics from sources in California via Mexico.  In February 2023, …
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Columbia, Missouri Doctor Arrested, Accused of Health Care Fraud, Illegally Prescribing Drugs

… Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … 2025, Dr. Morris caused Medicare and Medicaid to be billed for medical services as if they had been provided by him … graduates who have not entered a residency program and therefore require training and supervision by a fully licensed …
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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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Large-Scale Counterfeit Pill Manufacturer Pleads Guilty

… 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 … numerous pill presses and parts for pill presses from online vendors were seized. Multiple packages shipped from …
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Spark Conversation and Action Around Preventing Teen Substance Use This National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week®

March 11, 2025
… March 11, 2025 DEA offers many classroom and community resources that support substance use prevention efforts … latest  One Pill Can Kill and  Operation Prevention for resources you can use to join the NDAFW movement, March 17-23, … tools to inspire your efforts, including: NIDA Kahoot! resources on drug use and addiction Understanding …
March 11, 2025
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State and federal authorities dismantle major Philadelphia gun trafficking ring that sold guns and methamphetamine in Camden

… obtained guns illegally by paying “straw purchasers” to buy guns in Pennsylvania at dealerships and gun shows. …
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California Couple Sentenced to Prison for Mail Order Drug Trafficking

… California Couple Sentenced to Prison for Mail Order Drug … and other controlled drugs purchased by customers from an online pharmacy.       U.S. District Judge Aileen M. Cannon … States purchased narcotics without prescriptions from an online pharmacy. The foreign drug trafficking organization …
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Colombian National Sentenced to Over 17 Years for Recruiting Mariners to Traffic Cocaine to the Sinaloa Cartel

… 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 …
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South Carolina Man Pleads Guilty to Distribution of Methamphetamine, International Money Laundering, Gun Charges

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … the importation of methamphetamine shipments through a source of supply in Mexico. Desorcy directed his … 2021 to pick up large quantities of methamphetamine from sources of supply in those cities. Desorcy coordinated these …
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Las Vegas Homeland Security Task Force Hosts Cryptocurrency Panel

… Las Vegas Homeland Security Task Force Hosts Cryptocurrency Panel April 29, 2026 Los Angeles … and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … we are uniquely positioned to deconstruct even the most complex transactions to identify stolen funds and hold …
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Laurel Heroin Dealer Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison

… 100 gram quantities.  For example, Byrd sold a confidential source 100 grams of heroin for $11,000 on June 11, 2014, and … July 9, 2014.  On July 24, 2014, Byrd sold a confidential source 50 grams of heroin for $5,500.  Each transaction took … some of the money given to Byrd by the confidential source on June 11th.  Byrd was arrested on October 1, 2014 …
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Trafficker Sentenced to 19.5 Years in Prison for Supplying Weapons and Ammunition to Sinaloa Cartel

… Trafficker Sentenced to 19.5 Years in Prison for Supplying Weapons and Ammunition to Sinaloa Cartel … importers of cocaine into the United States. The TCO sourced cocaine and other controlled substances (including … operations to disrupt and dismantle the most significant drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, …
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12 People Charged With Heroin Trafficking After Statewide Multi-Jurisdictional Investigations

… Task Force and FBI took the lead in conducting controlled buys and interviewing witnesses. The FBI and HSI played an …
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Richmond Felon Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Latest Firearms Conviction

… Richmond Felon Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Latest Firearms Conviction December 16, 2025 Washington, … Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … Richmond man was sentenced yesterday to 12 years in prison for being a felon in possession of firearms. According to …
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Matriarch of Violent Multimillion-Dollar Honduran Cocaine Trafficking Organization Pleads Guilty

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … maritime and clandestine air shipments of cocaine from sources in South America.  Individual shipments of cocaine … made from the sale of cocaine and, at times, paid sources of supply for cocaine that Los Montes purchased. …