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Federal Indictment Charges Four Men for a Drug Distribution Conspiracy

… Federal Indictment Charges Four Men for a Drug Distribution Conspiracy August 12, 2021 … Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … Vonsander was allegedly supplying cocaine to a confidential source for approximately $1,400 per ounce.  As detailed in …
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Operation Engage Baton Rouge

March 28, 2025
… through education and awareness, using our wide range of resources. Through Operation Engage , our division will focus … activities, designed for them to learn and gain the most knowledge about the dangers of drugs in a fun way. … Summit (June 2022)   Connect With Us!   Sign up for email updates about Baton Rouge's Operation Engage …
March 28, 2025
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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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Ringleader of Extensive Sinaloa Cartel Network Sentenced

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … trafficking ring was sentenced today to 33 years in prison for distributing large amounts of fentanyl, heroin, and … linked to the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico, as were his drug sources, and his operation supplied cocaine, heroin, and …
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Two Indicted as Law Enforcement Captures Largest Fentanyl Seizure in South Carolina History

… narcotics. Investigators believe the seized narcotics were sourced in Mexico and transported across the southern …
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Over 164 Illegal Firearms Seized and 250 Firearms Offenders Prosecuted in Eastern Virginia in 2022

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), which seeks to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the community and … whose purpose is to identify, disrupt and dismantle the most serious drug trafficking, weapons trafficking, and …
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EDVA Forfeits Over 164 Illegal Firearms and Prosecutes 250 Illegal Firearms Offenders in 2022

… EDVA Forfeits Over 164 Illegal Firearms and Prosecutes 250 … Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), which seeks to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the community and … whose purpose is to identify, disrupt and dismantle the most serious drug trafficking, weapons trafficking, and …
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Temple Hills Man Sentenced To Three And A Half Years In Federal Prison For Trafficking Of Ghost Guns

… Man Sentenced To Three And A Half Years In Federal Prison For Trafficking Of Ghost Guns June 04, 2021 Washington, DC … Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … During the conversation, Gray described himself as a source of firearms and offered Individual 1 a firearm that …
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Defendant Convicted and Sentenced in Long-Term Methamphetamine Trafficking Investigation in Washington County

… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Fort Lauderdale Miles D. Aley Special Agent In Charge View … of methamphetamine, and the identification of illegal drug sources in Florida, Alabama, and Georgia. This case resulted …
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DEA Launches Project Wave Breaker to Stop Flood of Deadly Fentanyl

… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … Social Accounts X James M. Nunnallee Domestic Southern California in the Carlsbad, Imperial County, and San Ysidro … safety, and national security threat, identifying the most egregious street-level networks in our communities and …
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DEA Releases 2017 National Drug Threat Assessment Report

… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … controlled substances, continue to be a challenge. The NPS most commonly abused in the United States include synthetic … United States. The cartels are the principal wholesale drug sources for domestic gangs responsible for street-level …
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DEA releases 2018 National Drug Threat Assessment

… illicit drug class since 2001. These drugs are the second most commonly abused substance. Traffickers are now … opioids. Heroin available in U.S. markets is primarily sourced from Mexico, where opium poppy cultivation and … United States. The cartels are the principal wholesale drug sources for domestic gangs responsible for street-level …
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DEA Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) Data

January 22, 2025
… is Data from a Single Analyzed DEA Laboratory Exhibit Source of Data: DEA Laboratory Exhibits Submitted Through … will be referred to the public use file which provides the most transparent access to the LIMS data. This release …
January 22, 2025
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Five Indicted for Conspiring to Distribute Cocaine and Other Drugs

… marijuana. Court documents allege that Storey was the main source of supply for the conspiracy from his residence in …
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New Jersey Man Indicted After Joint Investigation Uncovers Interstate Fentanyl Mailing Operation

… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … to areas throughout the country were intercepted by law enforcement at mailing facilities on Staten Island; … These illegally manufactured narcotics are often sold online and can contain deadly amounts of fentanyl, where …
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Two Sentenced for Role in Maryland-to-Virginia Heroin Pipeline & Overdose Death

… and Norma Kidwell obtained from their Maryland-based source had been mixed with other drugs, such as fentanyl and …
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game over bio

January 22, 2025
… the immense influence of social media as a primary source of news and connection for both youth and adults, Ava … Mr. DeLena is in his 32nd year of law enforcement, with almost 28 years spent with DEA. From November 2021 to November … from coast to coast while becoming one of the industry’s most respected artists. His business mind allowed him to get …
January 22, 2025
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DEA Seizes Historic Amounts of Deadly Fentanyl-Laced Fake Pills in Public Safety Surge to Protect U.S. Communities

… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … States. Illicit fentanyl, a synthetic opioid found in most of the fake pills that were seized, is the primary … fentanyl and fentanyl-laced fake pills, using chemicals sourced largely from China, and are distributing these pills …
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Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Dealing Fatal Doses of Fentanyl-laced Heroin

… 25, 2017, Sovereign traveled to Baltimore to meet his source of supply, where he purchased one gram of heroin. …
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High-Ranking CJNG Leader Charged with Federal Drug Trafficking Conspiracy, Firearm Offenses, and Money Laundering Conspiracy

… drug proceeds from the United States back to Mexico. Before his capture on April 27 by Mexican authorities, Flores … Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, also known as “El Mencho,” the former top CJNG leader who died after a military operation … utilizes all available tools to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States. An …
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Jury Convicts St. Louis Man of Drug Trafficking and Charges Connected to Nine Murders

… Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … that organization and hinder any investigation by law enforcement. He later committed additional murders to … that flooded our communities with poison directly sourced from cartels in Mexico. Anthony Jordan is not only a …
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Akron, Ohio Doctor Is Sentenced To 5 Years In Federal Prison For Illegally Distributing Prescription Painkillers

Akron, Ohio Doctor Is Sentenced To 5 Years In Federal Prison For Illegally Distributing Prescription Painkillers March 16, 2015 Detroit Contact Info Contact Us (313) 234-4000 (571) 362-1498 Brian.K.McNeal@dea.gov Brian McNeal (571) 362-1858 …
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California Man Sentenced to 70 Months for Transporting Methamphetamine in Lawn Mower Tires

… California Man Sentenced to 70 Months for Transporting … 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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Headquarters News 2008

July 15, 2021
… Science Center October 1, 2008 Congress Passes Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act September 29, 2008 … 10, 2008 Spike TV Takes A First-Hand Look At One Of The Most Dangerous Jobs In The World With The Drug Enforcement …
July 15, 2021
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Statewide Initiative Targets Distributors Of Heroin And Opioids That Cause Overdose Deaths

… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … and opioid overdoses that have occurred in Connecticut.  Most of the overdoses have resulted in death.  Currently, …
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Lee’s Summit Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Conspiracy to Distribute More Than 2,000 Kilos of Cocaine

… 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 … of the investigation, law enforcement used a confidential source to purchase cocaine directly from Howard Walters on …
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Former Gallatin County Sheriff Raymond M. Martin Sentenced To Two Consecutive Life Terms Plus Ten Years

… 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 … both stolen and quantities which he purchased from other sources, to these individuals from November 2008 through May …
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Prior Felon Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug Possession and Possession of Firearms and Ammunition

… Prior Felon Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug Possession and Possession of Firearms and … District of Florida. To access public court documents online, please visit the U.S. District Court for the …
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Baltimore Heroin Dealer Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Conspiracy Charge

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … including heroin.   The guilty plea was announced by Jarod Forget, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Washington … distributor of heroin and that the DTO leader was his source of supply. Gardner exchanged coded text messages with …
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DEA Washington Division Participating in Community Events for National Night Out

… DEA Washington Division Participating in Community Events for National Night Out August 03, 2021 Washington, DC … area families safe,” said SAC Forget. “Law enforcement is most effective when it has trusting and supportive … will take place on Tuesday, August 3rd from 5 pm to 8 pm in most areas of the country. DEA Washington Division staff …