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St. Louis Man Admits Federal Murder-for-Hire Plot

… St. Louis Man Admits Federal Murder-for-Hire Plot August 08, 2022 St. Louis Contact Info Contact … Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get …
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Prosecution is Part of Homeland Security Task Force Effort to Combat Transnational Criminal Organizations

… Prosecution is Part of Homeland Security Task Force Effort to Combat Transnational Criminal Organizations … Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … two kilograms of methamphetamine to a DEA confidential source.  After the controlled purchase, surveillance, and …
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Perry Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine

… pillow. “Methamphetamine continues to be one of the most destructive drugs in our communities, posing a serious … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Alexandria Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Distribute Thousands of Fentanyl Pills

… Alexandria Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Distribute Thousands of Fentanyl Pills … Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … which he obtained through the U.S. Postal Service from sources in Arizona and Washington state. On June 26, 2022, …
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Convictions through Guilty Pleas and Sentencings in Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) Prosecutions (June 1 through June 5, 2026)

… Guilty Pleas and Sentencings in Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) Prosecutions (June 1 through June 5, 2026) June … 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. …
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Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … fentanyl to a Fairfax County Police Department confidential source and undercover detective on multiple occasions. When … criminal history, which includes numerous convictions for drug trafficking, as well as a conviction for possession …
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Virginia Beach Man and Woman Sentenced for Fentanyl Trafficking and Firearm Charges

… Virginia Beach Man and Woman Sentenced for Fentanyl Trafficking and Firearm Charges May 05, 2022 … Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … Rhode Island where they had picked up the drugs from the source of supply. There were also two small children in the …
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Alert - Extortion Scam - Alert

… of this extortion effort. The criminals call the (who in most cases previously purchased drugs over the internet or … will be taken against them unless they pay a fine.  In most cases, the impersonators instruct their victims to pay … is illegal to purchase controlled substance pharmaceuticals online or by telephone unless very stringent requirements …
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Former Gadsden County Deputy Sheriff Sentenced to Federal Prison in Connection with Narcotics Trafficking Investigation

… those sworn to uphold the law represents the greatest and most harmful betrayal of public trust,” stated U.S. Attorney … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Bristol, Tennessee Woman Sentenced to 13 Years For Role in Large-Scale Meth Trafficking Conspiracy

… Bristol, Tennessee Woman Sentenced to 13 Years For Role in Large-Scale Meth Trafficking Conspiracy April … Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … importation of massive shipments of methamphetamine from sources of supply in Mexico to accomplices in Atlanta, …
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St. Petersburg Man Sentenced for His Involvement in DTO

… OCDETF program is to identify, disrupt, and dismantle the most serious drug trafficking, weapons trafficking, 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 Scam Alert -- Extortion Scheme

… of this extortion effort. The criminals call the (who in most cases previously purchased drugs over the internet or … will be taken against them unless they pay a fine.  In most cases, the impersonators instruct their victims to pay … is illegal to purchase controlled substance pharmaceuticals online or by telephone unless very stringent requirements …
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Leader of Marijuana Delivery Service Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … to avoid scrutiny from the banks and to disguise the source of the cash. Pennington is scheduled to be sentenced … a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison. Actual sentences for federal crimes are typically less than the maximum …
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St. Louis County Man Sentenced for Fentanyl, Methamphetamine Conspiracy

… St. Louis County Man Sentenced for Fentanyl, Methamphetamine Conspiracy August 09, 2023 St. … Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get …
Alica Valdez-Farias
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Alicia Valdez-Farias

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: Conspiracy to distribute of a controlled substance
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Danville Man Sentenced for Role in Methamphetamine Conspiracy

… Danville Man Sentenced for Role in Methamphetamine Conspiracy March 03, 2022 … Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … area. Specifically, Dove admitted that Murdock was his main source of supply for the deadly drug. Earlier this year, …
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DEA Announces Actions Related To Marijuana And Industrial Hemp

… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … under investigational new (IND) applications are the most appropriate way to conduct research on the medicinal … DEA and FDA believe that the drug approval process is the most appropriate way to assess whether a product derived …
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Man Sentenced for Sale of Fentanyl and Illegal Possession of Firearms

… Man Sentenced for Sale of Fentanyl and Illegal Possession of Firearms … Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … identified by law enforcement around September of 2020 as a source of supply for various narcotics. During transactions …
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Woodbridge Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Narcotics to 14-Year-Old

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … redistribute the pills and directed him to resell the pills for a specific amount of money. No other messages were … located on the juvenile’s phone to suggest he had any other source of supply for Percocet. Messages also demonstrated …
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Three Plead Guilty In Portland Area Drug Conspiracy Case

… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … December 2014, Stolkner obtained heroin from out-of-state sources and had others transport it to Maine and sell it to … obtaining a-PVP from a Chinese source.  Stolkner placed online orders and wired money to the supplier.  The supplier …
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South Carolina Man Sentenced to 40 Years on Distribution of Methamphetamine, International Money Laundering, Gun Charges

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … man was sentenced today to 40 years in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine, international money … in those cities who acted as conduit from various sources in Mexico. Desorcy coordinated these pickups by …
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Bristol Man Sentenced to 19 Years for Role in Trafficking Methamphetamine

… Bristol Man Sentenced to 19 Years for Role in Trafficking Methamphetamine January 31, 2022 … Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … DeJesus, 49, and others trafficked methamphetamine from sources in Atlanta to various locations in Eastern Tennessee …
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Leaders of Baltimore Drug Conspiracy Plead Guilty

… Wells obtained kilogram quantities of cocaine from various sources, and distributed these quantities to wholesale … grams of cocaine. Leonardo Wells was the contact to their sources of supply. "It is a shame that a star basketball …
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Cross-Country Meth Dealer Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … Over 200 Pounds of Methamphetamine ABINGDON, Va. – A former California man, who recently relocated to Meadowview, … January 2021 through April 2022 and conspired with Bowman’s sources in Chino Hills, California, to bring approximately …
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Supplier Of Non-FDA-Approved Chemotherapy And Cosmetic Drugs Sentenced To 15 Months

… the drugs’ packaging and hide evidence of their foreign source.  In one e-mail exchange with Aminzada, the employee complained he … in Peshawar, Pakistan kept going out. Aminzada also was the source of vials of tampered Botox that were missing safety …
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Salisbury Area Drug Ring Leader Sentenced to 30 Years

… multiple ounces and kilogram quantities of these drugs from sources of supply in New York, Pennsylvania, and elsewhere, … cook the cocaine hydrochloride that he obtained from his sources into crack cocaine for distribution in the Maryland …
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Three Columbia men charged with heroin trafficking

… Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … the Columbia Police Department utilized a confidential source to make two controlled purchases of heroin/fentanyl …
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Fifth Defendant in Multi-Kilogram Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … Marlboro, Maryland woman sentenced to 96 months in prison for participating in a conspiracy to distribute over seven … would obtain kilogram quantities of fentanyl from various sources of supply. The group would then use a pill press to …
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Baltimore Drug and “Ghost” Gun Trafficker Sentenced

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … – A Baltimore man sentenced to 136 months in federal prison for distributing fentanyl and heroin and for selling two … 17, 2021 and November 18, 2021, Gayle sold to an undercover source an additional 148 grams of fentanyl (6,976 dosage …