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New Britain Man Sentenced to 43 Months in Federal Prison for Trafficking Narcotic Pills

… New Britain Man Sentenced to 43 Months in Federal Prison for Trafficking Narcotic Pills June 01, 2025 New England … Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … approximately 34 similar packages mailed from the same source in Michigan, and also received approximately 46 …
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Waterbury Man Sentenced to More Than 5 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Drug Trafficking Ring

… Man Sentenced to More Than 5 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Drug Trafficking Ring May 29, 2025 New England … to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Lowell Jarod Forget Special Agent In Charge View Jarod Forget Bio Jarod … through a network of sellers.  The organizations shared sources of supply and worked together to further their …
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Federal jury finds Albuquerque career offender guilty of distributing heroin that caused teen's overdose death

… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Scam Alert Get Smart About … heroin resulting in death of 18-year-old Cameron Weixss, a former La Cueva High School student who became addicted to opioids following treatment for sports-related injuries ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A federal …
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Three More Indicted in Drug-trafficking Conspiracy

… Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … and 28 additional counts. Dean was already in law enforcement custody on a separate, but related, matter. In …
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DEA-led operation nets more than 600 arrests targeting Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación

… Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … 888-9800 WASHINGTON – The Justice Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration today announced the results of …
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Operation Engage Richmond

March 28, 2025
… involvement, will concentrate efforts in the neighborhoods most affected by fentanyl and methamphetamine use.  In those … in partnering with us for an event in your community? Email our Community Outreach coordinator …
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Museum
December 10, 2020
December 10, 2020

DEA Museum Lecture Series: The Kingpin Strategy

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM (EST)
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Former Administrator Robert C. Bonner joins us in the first installment of the Drug Enforcement Administration Museum & Visitor Center’s fiscal year 2021 lecture series Disrupt, Dismantle, and Destroy. Mr. Bonner will speak about leading DEA as it put the “Kingpin Strategy” into place in the early 1990s to combat...
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Prolific Fentanyl Distributor in Greater Seattle Area Sentenced to Six Years in Prison

… Oregon Bend - (541) 385-8798 Eugene - (541) 465-6861 Medford - (541) 776-4260 Portland - (503) 721-6600 Salem - … intercepts of Saho’s phone revealed he was one of the most prolific distributors of fentanyl within the drug … utilizes all available tools to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States. HSTF …
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DEA Washington Division Announces 20th Drug Take Back Day To Help Local Families

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … overdose crisis, DEA prepares with local partners for most important collection to-date Washington, D.C. – …
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Jarod A. Forget named Special Agent in Charge of the Washington Division

… Jarod A. Forget named Special Agent in Charge of the Washington … Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … many high-profile enforcement operations against Mexico’s most notorious and ruthless drug cartels, like the Sinaloa …
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Hampton, Virginia woman dealing multiple kilograms of heroin and cocaine sentenced

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … – A Hampton woman was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to … OCDETF program is to identify, disrupt and dismantle the most serious drug trafficking, weapons trafficking and money …
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Newport News heroin and fentanyl stash house operator pleads guilty

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … of controlled substances. In December 2018, law enforcement executed a search warrant at Walters’s residence, … OCDETF program is to identify, disrupt and dismantle the most serious drug trafficking, weapons trafficking and money …
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Virginia dentist running elaborate prescription scheme, reported to DEA tip line, sentenced

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … on impoverished patients, wrote illegal prescriptions for over 40,000 oxy pills NORFOLK, Va. – A Virginia Beach … the friends would fill the prescriptions, bring back most of the pills for Hartman’s personal use and keep the …
Elizalde-Luna, Alberto
FUGITIVE

Alberto Elizalde-Luna

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: Conspiracy to distribute cocaine
Elderini, Waleed Gaffar
FUGITIVE

Waleed Gaffar Elderini

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: 21 USC 846
Juan Carlos Montes Bobadilla
FUGITIVE

Juan Carlos Montes Bobadilla

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: Conspiracy to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine
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Local Drug Arrests International Drug Nexus

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … Organization, which is one of the largest and most-powerful trafficking organizations in Mexico. The scope … complaints issued by the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia, charging Conspiracy to …
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DEA and U.S. Attorney in the Western District of Louisiana announce settlement with drug distributor

… orders of hydrocodone and oxycodone, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Brad L. …   “The fight against opioid abuse is among our nation’s most pressing law enforcement and public health initiatives,” said U.S. Attorney …
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Fourth National Prescription Drug Take-Back Event Collects Record 276 Tons

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … American people have again responded overwhelmingly to the most recent DEA-led National Prescription Drug Take-Back … pounds (276 tons) of unwanted or expired medications for safe and proper disposal at the 5,659 take-back sites …
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DEA 360 Degree Strategy Partnerships Target Violent Drug Traffickers And Gang Members In Wisconsin

… Arroyo Jr. (872) 222-0430 Division Contacts Illinois Rockford - (815) 987-4494 Springfield - (217) 585-2750 Indiana … focus that is certain to positively impact the people most affected by this health and safety issue.” Almost all … Partnership for Drug-Free Kids Helpline at 855-378-4373 or online at www.drugfree.org and the SAMSHA 24/7 Helpline at …
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Members Of Portsmouth Cocaine Trafficking Organization Plead Guilty

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … 37, of Portsmouth, Virginia, pleaded guilty this week for their involvement in a Portsmouth-based crack cocaine … According to court documents, the “Corna Sto Boys” most recently dealt crack cocaine around an intersection …
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Maryland Woman Found Guilty Of Leading Oxycodone Operation

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … conspiracy in which they created fraudulent prescriptions for narcotics and used drug runners in multiple pharmacies … OCDETF program is to identify, disrupt and dismantle the most serious drug trafficking, weapons trafficking and money …
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San Francisco Woman Who Helped Sell Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills Sentenced

… View Bob P. Beris Bio Bob P. Beris, Domestic Northern California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San … hundreds of thousands of fentanyl-laced pills via online marketplaces.  Fentanyl is a dangerous and highly … task force investigating and prosecuting the most significant drug trafficking organizations throughout …
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Denver Man Sentenced for Fentanyl, Meth Trafficking, Illegal Firearm

… Denver Man Sentenced for Fentanyl, Meth Trafficking, Illegal Firearm September … Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov …
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Mid-Level Fentanyl Distributor Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison

… Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … A Florissant, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for providing more than 34 kilograms of fentanyl to a …
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Career Drug Criminal Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison

… Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … judge sentenced an Arkansas man to 30 years in prison for trafficking about 40 pounds of methamphetamine through …
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Drug Dealer Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison for One Fatal, Two Nonfatal Drug Overdoses

… Drug Dealer Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison for One Fatal, Two Nonfatal Drug Overdoses May 11, 2023 St. … Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov …
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Eight defendants indicted for $4.1 million meth conspiracy

… Eight defendants indicted for $4.1 million meth conspiracy March 02, 2021 St. Louis … Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov …
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DEA Launches Project Wave Breaker to Stop Flood of Deadly Fentanyl

… flowing into the United States EL PASO – Today the Drug Enforcement Administration announced a new initiative, Project … States. Project Wave Breaker will direct interdiction, enforcement, and outreach efforts to the El Paso Division to … safety, and national security threat, identifying the most egregious street-level networks in our communities and …
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Maryland U.S. Attorney Announces Hundreds of Arrests Connected to Joint Federal-State Targeted Baltimore Criminal Enforcement Operation

… to Joint Federal-State Targeted Baltimore Criminal Enforcement Operation February 19, 2026 Washington, DC Contact … Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … results Baltimore, Maryland – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland announced federal charges …