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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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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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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 … Delaware casino to return the cocaine to the cocaine source after customers complained about the quality of the cocaine. After meeting with the source, detectives followed Murphy back to Harford County …
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U.S. Attorney Byung “BJay” Pak issues progress report

… Wilmington - (910) 815-4513 ATLANTA – The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia remains resolute in … sentencing. Read more on this case here . Targeting online suppliers, mainly from China and Mexico, who traffic … proposal to decrease the in manufacturing quota for the six most frequently misused opioids by 10 percent in 2019. To …
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Dark Web Drug Vendor and Clandestine Lab Manufacturer Sentenced to Prison for Trafficking in Meth and Fentanyl

… Drug Threat Assessment synthetic drugs have resulted in the most dangerous and deadly drug crisis the United States has … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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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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Jamestown Man Sentenced to Prison on Meth Charge

… Westchester - (914) 682-6256 BUFFALO, N.Y. – Drug Enforcement Administration New York Enforcement Division Special Agent in Charge Farhana Islam and … utilizes all available tools to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States. HSTF …
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Convictions through Guilty Pleas and Sentencings in Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) Prosecutions (June 8 through June 12, 2026)

… Guilty Pleas and Sentencings in Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) Prosecutions (June 8 through June 12, 2026) … SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Puerto Rico, W. Stephen Muldrow, United … utilizes all available tools to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States. HSTF …
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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 … two to three ounces of crack cocaine from Hammond, the source of supply for the DTO. Hammond met with members and …
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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 … two to three ounces of crack cocaine from Hammond, the source of supply for the DTO. Hammond met with members and …
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Year in Review: DEA Innovates to Fight Fentanyl

… and nearly 12,000 pounds of fentanyl powder. This is the most fentanyl seized by DEA in a single year. It amounts to … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Temple Hills Drug Dealer Sentenced To 27 Years In Prison

… multi-ounce to quarter-gallon quantities of PCP from his sources of supply and would then add starter fluid or other … received heroin, and crack and powder cocaine from his sources of supply. Braxton converted a portion of the powder …
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Two defendants sentenced for major drug conspiracy, trafficking drugs from Georgia to Southwest Virginia

… heroin, cocaine, morphine, oxycodone, and alprazolam, from sources in Watkinsville, Georgia, into Southwest Virginia … Another four defendants, including Dykes and Hector-Dykes’ sources of supply, were also identified and prosecuted …
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Treasury sanctions Argentina-based Goldpharma drug trafficking and money laundering organization

… Milwaukee - (414) 336-7300 Goldpharma network of illegal online pharmacies traffics opioids to the United States … and money launderers use to capitalize on the Internet and online pharmacy sites to sell highly addictive illicit … and groups involved in the smuggling and sale of the most deadly drugs such as synthetic opioids and heroin.” The …
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Lawrence Man Indicted for Distributing Counterfeit Pills Containing Meth and Fentanyl

… Lawrence Man Indicted for Distributing Counterfeit Pills Containing Meth and … Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … containing methamphetamine and fentanyl to a cooperating source working with law enforcement. On Aug. 27, 2025, …
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DEA Releases 2016 Drug Threat Assessment: Fentanyl-related Overdose Deaths Rising At An Alarming Rate

… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … to which illicit drugs are affecting the United States. Most notably, the 2016 NDTA continues to illuminate the …
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Ibrar A. Mian Named Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Washington Division

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … as the Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) Washington Division, which … honored and privileged to lead and collaborate with the most committed law enforcement professionals at the DEA …
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Two Men Indicted for International Conspiracy to Ship Fentanyl, Other Drugs into United States through Dark Web Connections

… Two Men Indicted for International Conspiracy to Ship Fentanyl, Other Drugs … Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … Vancouver; the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and its Online Undercover Operations Unit and Federal Serious and …
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St. John the Baptist Parish Men Sentenced for Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

… St. John the Baptist Parish Men Sentenced for Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy June 08, 2026 New … Info Contact Us (504) 840-1100 571-362-2805 Public Information Officer (571) 362-4892 NOFD.Recruiter@dea.gov Talk … utilizes all available tools to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States. HSTF …
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Previously Convicted Felon Sentenced To Eight Years In Prison For Gun And Drug Offenses

… 28 and June 10, 2015, the DEA and ATF used a confidential source to purchase 56 grams and 62 grams of crack cocaine, … revolver from Thornton.  On June 23, 2015, a confidential source DEA and ATF purchased two guns, a 9mm pistol and a …
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Alleged Latin Kings Gang Member Arrested on Federal Charges After Stealing Rifle From FBI Vehicle

… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … Raul Gutierrez PILLS 1.JPG Raul Gutierrez was known at DEA for trafficking fentanyl and methamphetamine.  MINNEAPOLIS – … responsible for the theft and viewed numerous open-source social media posts and videos of the destruction and …
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Oxon Hill Felon Exiled To 7 Years In Prison For A Heroin Distribution Conspiracy And Being A Felon In Possession Of A Gun

… purchase of heroin from Bruce utilizing a confidential source.  During a recorded meeting at Bruce’s residence, … Bruce distributed a quantity of heroin to the confidential source for $100.  Based on his involvement in the …
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Long Island Man Charged With Distributing Heroin That Caused The Death Of A 20-Year-Old College Student

… trail to a drug dealer’s door. DEA investigates sources of supply worldwide as well as the local sources responsible for pushing heroin and fentanyl into our … Hunt stated. “Two months ago, DEA quickly turned an online tip into a high priority, joint investigation with …
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China-Based Chemical Company, Its Director and Senior Employees Indicted for Alleged Fentanyl Manufacturing and Distribution

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   David S. Olesky … Division. “DEA will continue to focus on identifying the most prolific manufacturers and distributor organizations of … 100 countries, including the United States, and advertised online and through various social media platforms. Hubei …
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DEA Black and Gold Pipes and Drums Celebrate 25 Years

May 13, 2026
… in 2001.  After learning non-DEA employees were performing at sacred events such as the DEA Memorial Service, … took it upon themselves to assemble a team of our own to perform this important duty. Their first performance was at the … every year since. While blue uniforms and gold badges are most commonly associated with law enforcement, the founders …
May 13, 2026
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Five Massachusetts and Rhode Island Men Indicted for Operating Cross-State Drug Dispatch Network That Flooded New Hampshire with Meth and Fentanyl, in New Hampshire Homeland Security Task Force Investigation

… Five Massachusetts and Rhode Island Men Indicted for Operating Cross-State Drug Dispatch Network That Flooded … Meth and Fentanyl, in New Hampshire Homeland Security Task Force Investigation June 11, 2026 New England Contact Info … utilizes all available tools to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States. HSTF …
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Twenty-Seven Members of Little Rock Drug-Trafficking Organization in Custody Following Arrest Operation

… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … deadly drugs such as methamphetamine, which remains the most abused drug in our state, and cocaine, both of which …
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Florida Pharmacist And Web Site Operator Sentenced For Illegally Distributing Prescription Drugs

… Florida Pharmacist And Web Site Operator Sentenced For Illegally Distributing Prescription Drugs January 30, … which sold these drugs over the Internet.  Many of White’s online customers were located in the Eastern District of … of which were controlled substances - over the Internet.  Most of the customers of the websites operated by Spence …
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Dominican Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Methamphetamine

… 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 … Hampshire area. During the investigation, a DEA cooperating source (or “CS”) communicated with the defendant, Ariel …
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Press Releases

March 03, 2021
… Major (340) Guns/Weapons (294) Fake Pills (249) OCDETF/Task Force (188) Seizures (Drugs/Property) (170) Guilty Plea … (126) Prescription Drugs (101) Counterfeit Pills (90) Task Forces/Task Force Officers (87) Diversion Division (86) Major Law …
March 03, 2021