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Sharp Increase in Fake Prescription Pills Containing Fentanyl and Meth

… being pressed into counterfeit pills. Some of the most common counterfeit pills are made to look like … ever recorded in a year. Fentanyl, the synthetic opioid most commonly found in counterfeit pills, is the primary … and bring to justice the foreign and domestic criminals sourcing, producing, and distributing these deadly fake …
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Boston Man Pleads Guilty to Distribution of Methamphetamine and Fentanyl

… 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 … States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) confidential source in Seabrook, New Hampshire. Later the same month, DEA …
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Kilo Fentanyl Distributor in Craven County Sentenced to 40 Years

… of the charges. “Garcia took advantage of Craven County’s most hopeless souls, extracting profit from their pain and … and around Craven County. Through the use of confidential sources, surveillance, enforcement actions, and controlled …
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Mitchellville Man Sentenced To 33 Years In Prison For Drug Distribution And Money Laundering Conspiracies

… law enforcement received information that Tatum was the source of supply of cocaine to a cooperating source and that Ford-Bey was providing Tatum and others with …
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Third Man in Multi-Kilogram Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … An Arlington man was sentenced today to 10 years 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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Sinaloa Cartel Leader Charged with Narcoterrorism, Material Support of Terrorism and Drug Trafficking

February 26, 2026
… Trafficking February 26, 2026 $5 Million Reward Offered for Information Leading to the Arrest and/or Conviction of … of the Sinaloa Cartel in Tijuana, Mexico, and among DEA’s most wanted fugitives.  The $5 million reward offers, and a … (WhatsApp/Signal) or  MFSinaloaTipLine@dea.gov (email). All identities are kept strictly confidential.    On …
February 26, 2026
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Dark Web Vendor of Opioids and Counterfeit U.S. Currency Pleads Guilty

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … well as counterfeit $10 and $20 bills. Pagan mailed these online-purchased narcotics and counterfeit currency to … force is charged with identifying and investigating the most egregious Dark Web marketplaces, and the vendors …
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Member of Meth Conspiracy Sentenced to 25 Years for Narcotics Trafficking & International Money Laundering

… Member of Meth Conspiracy Sentenced to 25 Years for Narcotics Trafficking & International Money Laundering … Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … from accomplices who acted as a conduit from multiple sources in Mexico. In order to launder the funds, the …
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Defendant Who Trafficked Drugs While Absconding From Federal Drug Trafficking Sentence Gets Additional Five Years in Prison

… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … Oregon Bend - (541) 385-8798 Eugene - (541) 465-6861 Medford - (541) 776-4260 Portland - (503) 721-6600 Salem - … to overdose deaths—and rightly so―cocaine was the third most common drug involved in overdose deaths in King County …
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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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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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North Carolina Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Trafficking 10 Kilos of Cocaine

… North Carolina Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Trafficking 10 Kilos of Cocaine December 10, 2025 … Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … Carolina man was sentenced this week to 10 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to …
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Final Defendant in a Harford County Drug Conspiracy Sentenced to Six Years in Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Crack Cocaine

… Final Defendant in a Harford County Drug Conspiracy Sentenced to Six Years in … about the quality of the cocaine.  After meeting with the source, detectives followed Murphy back to Harford County …
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Final Defendant in a Harford County Drug Conspiracy

… Final Defendant in a Harford County Drug Conspiracy February 09, 2022 Washington, DC … about the quality of the cocaine.  After meeting with the source, detectives followed Murphy back to Harford County …
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Virginia Motorcycle Dealership Seized In Methamphetamine Bust

… the Bristol Virginia Area. The methamphetamine was sourced from Mexico, transported through Los Angeles, to the … office arrested Gonzalo BETANCOURT and Samuel FLORES, sources of supply to Jason LOWE, in Cartersville, Georgia. …
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Mexican Man Sentenced to More than Six Years in Prison for Illegally Re-Entering the United States and Trafficking Fentanyl

… Mexican Man Sentenced to More than Six Years in Prison for Illegally Re-Entering the United States and Trafficking … Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … on several occasions from the United States, including most recently on March 23, 2016, after which he unlawfully …
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Virginia Motorcycle Dealership Seized in Methamphetamine Bust

… the Bristol Virginia Area. The methamphetamine is sourced from Mexico, transported through Los Angeles and … office arrested Gonzalo BETANCOURT and Samuel FLORES, sources of supply to Jason LOWE in Cartersville, Georgia. …
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DEA Hosts the 30th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 25th

… Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … Back Day, Saturday, April 25.  ST. LOUIS –  The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will host the 30th National …
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District Attorney Vance And White House Drug Policy Director Kerlikowske Host Panel Discussion In Washington Heights On Drug Abuse Prevention Rates Of Death Declining In NYC In All Major Drug Categories Except Prescription Drugs DA’s Office To Partner

… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … New York City neighborhoods. Local community leaders, law enforcement officials, and health services organizations … on October 29, 2011 at locations across the nation. The most recent take-back, on April 30, 2011, collected more …
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Federal Jury Convicts Baltimore Defense Attorney for Money Laundering Conspiracy

… Federal Jury Convicts Baltimore Defense Attorney for Money Laundering Conspiracy December 28, 2021 … Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … a drug trafficker client concealing and misrepresenting the source of the funds and promoting the client’s unlawful …
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Top China-Based Global Designer Drug Trafficker Arrested In U.S.

… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Fentanyl Free America … of $750,000. Following the seizures, agents learned that most of the raw synthetic cannabinoid compound used in the … cannabinoid products was supplied to the companies from sources inside the People’s Republic of China. Agents …
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DEA Reveals Criminal Drug Networks Are Flooding the U.S. with Deadly Fentanyl

… leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Fort Lauderdale Miles D. Aley Special Agent In Charge View … fentanyl-laced, fake prescription pills, using chemicals sourced largely from China. These fake prescription pills … in your community, please submit your anonymous tip online through the DEA Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov . …
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Central Illinois Man Convicted of Multiple Drug Charges, Including Drug-Induced Homicide

… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Fentanyl Free America … Fidel.ArroyoJr@dea.gov Division Contacts Illinois Rockford - (815) 987-4494 Springfield - (217) 585-2750 Indiana … Springfield that McKinney had opened under the confidential source’s name. The jury further found that McKinney engaged …
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Essex Man Sentenced to Six Years in Federal Prison for Crack Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

… Essex Man Sentenced to Six Years in Federal Prison for Crack Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy October 28, 2021 … Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … and phone calls, which identified Hammond as a drug supply source.  On March 7, 2020, task force detectives followed …
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Lawrence Man Sentenced To 10 Years in Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Nine Kilograms of Cocaine

… Lawrence Man Sentenced To 10 Years in Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Nine Kilograms of Cocaine June … to a Recruiter /events Find Us 40 Middlesex Turnpike Bedford , MA 01730 United States New England Contacts New … utilizes all available tools to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States. HSTF …
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DEA Caribbean Division Investigation Leads to Federal Charges Against Nurse Accused of Tampering with Fentanyl

… at the Press Conference SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Caribbean Division announced … facilities to repeatedly obtain fentanyl vials intended for patient care. The indictment alleges that she removed … trust in our healthcare institutions during some of the most vulnerable moments of their lives. When that trust is …
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Maryland U.S. Attorney Recognizes the Contributions of Law Enforcement Partners to Reduce Violent Crime in 2023

… Maryland U.S. Attorney Recognizes the Contributions of Law Enforcement Partners to Reduce Violent Crime in 2023 January … United States Attorney Erek L. Barron.  “This past year's almost 20% reduction in Baltimore homicides and 9% reduction … gun violence tragedies that continue to plague our most vulnerable communities.” Jarod Forget, Special Agent in …
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Henrico Man Sentenced on Drug Trafficking and Firearm Charges

… 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 … of this strategy, PSN focuses enforcement efforts on the most violent offenders and partners with locally based …
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Two Men Sentenced for Transporting Meth in Lawn Mowers' Tires

… Two Men Sentenced for Transporting Meth in Lawn Mowers' Tires August 24, 2023 … 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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The Drug Enforcement Administration and Discovery Education name grand prize winner of Operation Prevention Video Challenge

… The Drug Enforcement Administration and Discovery Education name grand … peers. Together, we can work toward raising awareness, and most importantly, prevention, among our youth population,” … “Don’t Do It.” Selected through a period of public voting online, the People’s Choice Award winners will receive an …