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DEA issues warning over counterfeit prescription pills from Mexico

… Pills1_0.jpg Counterfeit Pills2_0.jpg DENVER – The Drug Enforcement Administration is alerting the public of dangerous … other illicit drug .    “Along the Front Range of Colorado, most of the fentanyl encountered comes from Mexican sources and is in the form of counterfeit oxycodone pills,” …
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Fentanyl And Heroin Seized Before Deadly Mix Hits The Streets

… Fentanyl And Heroin Seized Before Deadly Mix Hits The Streets September 07, 2016 New York … Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … heroin and fentanyl has elevated the opioid threat to the most dangerous level yet.  Drug traffickers have hijacked …
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Fentanyl, Guns Result in 35 Years in Prison

… Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … A Springfield, Mo., man has been sentenced in federal court for his role in a conspiracy to distribute large quantities …
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Rockstar Burgers owner indicted with 18 others in drug-trafficking conspiracy

… Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … is among 18 defendants indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute more than 150 …
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New boss for DEA’s St. Louis Division says astronomical increases in seizures of fentanyl, heroin, and methamphetamine a top priority

… New boss for DEA’s St. Louis Division says astronomical increases in … Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov …
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Spokane Man Sentenced for Involvement in Shooting Death of Idaho Teen

… Spokane Man Sentenced for Involvement in Shooting Death of Idaho Teen December 21, … Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … While prescription fentanyl can be diverted for misuse, most cases of fentanyl-related overdoses in the U.S. are …
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Op Sweet Silence Defendant Pleads Guilty, Agrees to Serve 20 Years in Prison

… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … arrested and prosecuted under the multi-agency law enforcement effort called Operation Sweet Silence, confessed …
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D.C. Area Pharmacist Indicted And Arrested On Charges Involving Illegal Pharmaceutical Shipments

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … and operated an Internet pharmacy website known as apexonlinepharmacy.com between January 2005 and June 29, 2010. … the Internet solely on the basis of their answers to an on-line medical questionnaire.  Such prescriptions are …
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Two defendants arrested for distribution of controlled substances through sham internet pharmacy

… Two defendants arrested for distribution of controlled substances through sham … A. Nickerson, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, Geoffrey S. … drug distribution operation  purporting to be an online pharmacy.  U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman said, “As …
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Multi-kilo cocaine dealer from Mecklenburg County sentenced to 15 years in prison

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … man was sentenced today to more than 15 years in prison for possession with intent to distribute over 27 kilograms … OCDETF program is to identify, disrupt and dismantle the most serious drug trafficking, weapons trafficking and money …
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Cocaine supplier for local Virginia Bloods gang sentenced to prison

… Cocaine supplier for local Virginia Bloods gang sentenced to prison December … Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … drug distribution cells located in Northern Virginia. Most notably, Stewart supplied cocaine to associates and …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Day Removes Almost 600,000 Pounds of Unneeded Prescription Medications Across the Country

… DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Day Removes Almost 600,000 Pounds of Unneeded Prescription Medications … and expired medications. Nationwide, DEA and its law enforcement partners collected 599,897 pounds of unneeded … fall National Prescription Drug Take Back Day are available online at  www.takebackday.com .                             …
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5 Arrested, Meth Lab Seized in Spotsylvania County

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … JAN 29  -- In the predawn hours of January 18th, law enforcement officers from the Spotsylvania Sheriff’s Office, … Sheriff’s Office by a number of concerned citizens. Unlike most other narcotics, methamphetamine is routinely produced …
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Cousins Sentenced On Federal Charges For PCP Distribution

… Cousins Sentenced On Federal Charges For PCP Distribution January 19, 2011 Washington, DC Contact … Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … program is to identify, disrupt, and dismantle the most serious drug trafficking and money laundering …
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Sixth Member Of Colombian Cocaine Exportation Conspiracy Sentenced

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … Colombia, was sentenced today to 144 months in prison for his role in a cocaine manufacturing and distribution … OCDETF program is to identify, disrupt and dismantle the most serious drug trafficking, weapons trafficking and money …
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Bakersfield Man Sentenced For Structuring Over $4.2 M In Proceeds Of Synthetic Drug Sales

… Bakersfield Man Sentenced For Structuring Over $4.2 M In Proceeds Of Synthetic Drug … and sold the drugs over the internet through their online businesses Blue Whale and World of Incense.  They … OCDETF program is to identify, disrupt, and dismantle the most serious drug trafficking and money laundering …
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WANTED: Sebastian Marset Added to DEA Fugitives List

May 21, 2025
… Reward Poster The hunt continues for one of South America’s most notorious drug traffickers.  Today the U.S. Drug … to use) violence, or about his whereabouts, to contact email at  MarsetTips@dea.gov .  Identities are kept strictly …
May 21, 2025
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West Baltimore Career Criminal Distributing Heroin, Fentanyl, Cocaine, and Crack Cocaine, Sentenced

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the community and …
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Southwest Baltimore “NFL” Gang Member Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison for a Racketeering Conspiracy, Including Committing a Murder

… “NFL” Gang Member Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison for a Racketeering Conspiracy, Including Committing a Murder … spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the community and …
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Mexican National Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Traffic Cocaine and Money Laundering

… to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Lowell Jarod Forget Special Agent In Charge View Jarod Forget Bio Jarod Forget Domestic Connecticut, Massachusetts, … of heroin (which turned out to be pure fentanyl) from sources in Mexico. Palafox also admitted to conspiring to …
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Lawrence Man Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering and Cocaine Conspiracies

… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Lowell Jarod Forget Special Agent In Charge View Jarod Forget Bio Jarod … later, in May 2024, Berroa Mercedes met with a cooperating source in Woburn to obtain 32 kilograms of cocaine. When law …
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Allston Man Charged with Allegedly Trafficking “Date Rape” Drug and Methamphetamine

… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Lowell Jarod Forget Special Agent In Charge View Jarod Forget Bio Jarod … Between November 2024 and February 2025, a cooperating source conducted multiple controlled purchases allegedly …
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Department of Justice announces regulatory steps to address opioid epidemic

… the finalization of an April proposal to improve the Drug Enforcement Administration’s ability to control the diversion … by Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the final rule sent for publication today in the Federal Register establishes … take into consideration the extent that a drug is diverted for abuse when it sets its annual opioid production limits.  …
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Overdose Death Investigations Challenge DEA Agents to Bring Justice

February 08, 2023
… especially fentanyl, are at historic highs. It’s why Drug Enforcement Administration St. Louis Division investigators … the investigation by arresting the street level dealer, the source of the drug supply will oftentimes just find another … collect might be the key. We take these steps to ensure the most thorough investigation possible.” DEA agents leave the …
February 08, 2023
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Ozark Nurse Convicted of Illegally Providing Prescriptions to Clinic Patients

… Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … G. Hoffer, 51, was found guilty following a bench trial before U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough on July 19, 2023. …
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Multiple People Indicted for Meth Trafficking, Money Laundering

… Multiple People Indicted for Meth Trafficking, Money Laundering August 08, 2023 St. … Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov …
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DEA to hold 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … to clean out medicine cabinets ST. LOUIS – The Drug Enforcement Administration is holding its 20th Take Back Day …
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Springfield Man Pleads Guilty to Meth Conspiracy

… Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … Cass counties. Christopher M. Iavolo, 42, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool on Tuesday, June …
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DEA announces launch of Project Safeguard

… Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … Springfield - (417) 888-9800 Operation intensifies DEA’s efforts to combat drug-related violent ST. LOUIS – Drug …