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AlphaBay, The Largest Online ‘dark Market,’ Shut Down

… AlphaBay, The Largest Online ‘dark Market,’ Shut Down July 20, 2017 Headquarters … Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … Deaths, and Used By Hundreds of Thousands of People to Buy and Sell Illegal Goods and Services Anonymously over the …
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Governor of Sinaloa and Nine Current and Former Mexican Officials Face Drug Trafficking and Weapons Charges

… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … to his participation in kidnappings of a DEA source and the source’s relative that resulted in their deaths.  The … lives.” The Sinaloa Cartel (the “Cartel”) is one of the most violent criminal organizations in the world and has …
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Mesa Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison for Fentanyl Overdose Death

… Mesa Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison for Fentanyl Overdose Death June 24, 2026 Phoenix Contact … are often sold through social media or other illegitimate sources. Legitimate pharmaceutical pills cannot be bought … by a licensed pharmacist. For additional information and resources, including a Caregivers Fact Sheet, visit …
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Drug Enforcement Administration Encourages Open Conversations on Dangers of Drugs and Social Media as Students Return to School

… Drug Enforcement Administration Encourages Open Conversations on … are encouraged to emphasize the dangers associated with buying pills online. In Nebraska, DEA has seized fentanyl pills made to …
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Source of Supply for Major Drug Trafficking Ring Appears in U.S. District Court in Seattle Following Transfer from Mexico

… Source of Supply for Major Drug Trafficking Ring Appears in U.S. District … Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … utilizes all available tools to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States. HSTF …
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Eighteen Defendants Charged With Operating A Large Scale Drug Organization In Anne Arundel And Howard Counties

… large amounts of marijuana, diverted pharmaceuticals, steroids, cocaine and other controlled substances. … were allegedly sewn into handbags and delivered to the source of supply in California. Santoiemma allegedly … Dayi’s innermost, trusted circle of lieutenants, who either buy/sell drugs, participate in the laundering of money …
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Two Life Prison Sentences for Major Athens Methamphetamine Dealer in Homeland Security Task Force Case

… Two Life Prison Sentences for Major Athens Methamphetamine Dealer in Homeland Security … we’re not just removing drugs, we’re removing the source of addiction, exploitation and tragedy in our … of methamphetamine every two weeks from his Mexico-based source of supply, whom Ramey met while serving a state …
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Florida Man Sentenced to Over 12 Years for Multi-State Drug Operation

… Florida Man Sentenced to Over 12 Years for Multi-State Drug Operation July 07, 2026 Atlanta Contact … 40, of Miramar Florida, to over 12 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute more than 11 pounds of cocaine … utilizes all available tools to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States.  W. …
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DEA Encourages Conversations on Dangers of Drugs and Social Media as Students Return to School

… Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … are encouraged to emphasize the dangers associated with buying pills online. Nationwide, DEA has seized fentanyl pills made to …
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Washington Man Guilty of Distributing Fentanyl Resulting in Two Fatal Overdoses in Alaska

… Oregon Bend - (541) 385-8798 Eugene - (541) 465-6861 Medford - (541) 776-4260 Portland - (503) 721-6600 Salem - … and mail approximately 150 fentanyl pills to an individual for distribution in Skagway. The object of the conspiracy was to have Cotton buy fentanyl in Spokane for a cheaper price, ship it to …
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AlphaBay, The Largest Online “Dark Market,” Shut Down

… AlphaBay, The Largest Online “Dark Market,” Shut Down July 20, 2017 San Francisco … Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … Deaths, and Used by Hundreds of Thousands of People to Buy and Sell Illegal Goods and Services Anonymously over the …
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WANTED: REWARD OF UP TO $5 MILLION

January 22, 2025
… Group (YCG) in China.  Yip is allegedly one of the most prolific suppliers of anabolic steroids in the world.  According to Yip’s indictment, over …
January 22, 2025
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Bitcoin Exchanger Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To Four Years In Prison For Selling Nearly $1 Million In Bitcoins For Drug Buys On Silk Road

… Prison For Selling Nearly $1 Million In Bitcoins For Drug Buys On Silk Road January 20, 2015 New York Contact Info … Road,” a black-market website designed to enable users to buy and sell illegal drugs anonymously and beyond the reach …
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Defendants Sentenced for Trafficking Methamphetamine in Middle Georgia

… Defendants Sentenced for Trafficking Methamphetamine in Middle Georgia July 10, … criminal organizations pushing large quantities of the most deadly and addictive drugs into the Middle District of … Informants (CI) to conduct three methamphetamine buys from Mendez and two heroin buys from Willis; the …
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North Kansas City Man Charged with Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses

… Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … City, Mo., man has been charged by criminal complaint for distribution and possession with intent to distribute …
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Former Police Detective And His Wife Sentenced In Drug Conspiracy

… today to four years in prison for operating an anabolic steroid and human growth (“HGH”) distribution organization … for her participation in the conspiracy. Gidelson acquired steroids from foreign suppliers and then sold these steroids … the electronic mail service yahoo.com, and the encrypted email services hushmail.com and safemail.com to place orders …
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DEA One Pill Can Kill Social Media Campaign

July 01, 2026
… Learn more at  www.dea.gov/onepill #DYK that you cannot buy a legitimate pharmaceutical drug on social media?  Not … Parental Resources Counterfeit Pills: What You Need to Know Buying Drugs Online: What You Should Know Wyatt’s Story Drug Overdoses …
July 01, 2026
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Drug Charges Filed Against Philadelphia Police Detective, Two Officers And 12 Others

… unsealed today, with conspiracy to distribute anabolic steroids, announced United States Attorney Zane David … the electronic mail service yahoo.com, and the encrypted email services hushmail.com and safemail.com to place orders …
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Former Philadelphia Police Detective Pleads Guilty To Drug Charges

… pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute anabolic steroids. Gidelson operated an anabolic steroid and human … the electronic mail service yahoo.com, and the encrypted email services hushmail.com and safemail.com to place orders …
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Homeland Security Task Force Arrests Maduro Regime Ally Alex Saab on Money Laundering Charges Involving Venezuelan Food Contracts and Oil

… Homeland Security Task Force Arrests Maduro Regime Ally Alex Saab on Money … Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … utilizes all available tools to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States. HSTF …
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Member Of “Los Piojos” Cocaine Trafficking Family, Responsible For Importing Tons Of Cocaine Into US Convicted Millions Used To Buy Over 50 Racing Horses: Over 280 Kilos Of Cocaine, $15-20 Million In Assets Seized

… Tons Of Cocaine Into US Convicted Millions Used To Buy Over 50 Racing Horses: Over 280 Kilos Of Cocaine, $15-20 … Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … derived from the importation, receiving, concealment, buying, and/or selling cocaine; and (2) Transport or …
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Man Pleads Guilty for Conspiracy to Distribute 900 Pounds of Methamphetamine and Illegal Reentry

… Man Pleads Guilty for Conspiracy to Distribute 900 Pounds of Methamphetamine … police officer. Police followed Mercado-Chaparro after the buy and saw him conduct other drug deals. Several days … bags and a cooler. Police then obtained a search warrant for Mercado-Chapparo’s truck, searched it, and seized …
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Five Defendants Sentenced For On-Line Trafficking Of Prescription Drugs

… Five Defendants Sentenced For On-Line Trafficking Of Prescription Drugs January 27, 2014 … OCDETF program is to identify, disrupt and dismantle the most serious drug trafficking, weapons trafficking and money …
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DEA Employment Eligibility

March 03, 2026
… employment. Candidates are evaluated using all available, reliable information about the person, past and present, … for employment. Applicants cannot have used anabolic steroids without a prescription from a licensed practicing …
March 03, 2026
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DEA Recognizes 2025 National Fentanyl Awareness Day with Debut of Faces of Fentanyl Online Exhibit

… Fentanyl Awareness Day with Debut of Faces of Fentanyl Online Exhibit April 25, 2025 Atlanta Contact Info Contact … Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get …
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Sinaloa Cartel Leader Charged with Narcoterrorism, Material Support of Terrorism and Drug Trafficking

… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … up the ranks of the Sinaloa Cartel to become one of the most violent and prolific drug traffickers in the region,” … Signal) at +1-858-298-5670, at Threema ID: PTJ4HS3J, or by email at MFSinaloaTipLine@dea.gov. If you are located …
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14 Defendants Indicted in Crack and Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy Operating Near D.C. Elementary School

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.    Law enforcement officers from the FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Metropolitan Police …
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Chinese National Pleads Guilty to Narcotics Trafficking, Money Laundering, and Material Support to Terrorism in HSTF Investigation

… and to providing material support to a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization, specifically the Cártel de … money laundering, and encrypted communications platforms.  Xu was arrested in Guatemala City, Guatemala, on … utilizes all available tools to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States.  MNF’s …
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Statement from DEA Administrator Terrance C. Cole Regarding Request for an Independent Review

June 25, 2026
… Every day, they make difficult decisions while pursuing the most dangerous criminal organizations threatening our …
June 25, 2026
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DEA Encourages Routine Conversations on Dangers of Drug Use and Social Media

… Sioux Falls - (605) 330-4421 MINNEAPOLIS –The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Omaha Division is encouraging … are encouraged to emphasize the dangers associated with buying pills online. Nationwide, DEA has seized fentanyl pills made to …