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Two Charged in Connection with Search of Bronx Drug Mail Distribution Center Containing Approximately 100,000 Pills Suspected of Fentanyl and Meth

… NEW YORK CITY - Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York; Frank A. Tarentino … services elevates the danger of ordering pills from rogue online platforms and social media.  Fentanyl is the greatest … and focus on arresting drug traffickers bringing the most harm to our communities and taking deadly poison off …
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Two West Plains Men Sentenced for Meth Conspiracy

… Two West Plains Men Sentenced for Meth Conspiracy August 06, 2021 St. Louis Contact Info … 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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Laurel Narcotics Trafficker Pleads Guilty to Bringing Large Quantities of Fentanyl, Cocaine and Other Drugs from California to Maryland

… Quantities of Fentanyl, Cocaine and Other Drugs from California to Maryland September 28, 2021 Washington, DC Contact … Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … of a drug ledger, which was sent to Fisher from a source of supply of narcotics.  The ledger confirms that …
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California Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Distribution Conspiracy in the Northern District of Florida

… California Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Distribution Conspiracy in … leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Fort Lauderdale Miles D. Aley Special Agent In Charge View … utilizes all available tools to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States. HSTF …
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Kansas Man Sentenced in International Drug Smuggling Ring

… Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … took part in a conspiracy to traffic illegal narcotics sourced from his family in Mexico in the Kansas City metro …
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DEA-led operation nets more than 600 arrests targeting Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación

… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … criminal organization.”  “Project Python marks the most comprehensive action to date in the Department of … to the Florida Medical Examiners.  Fentanyl, increasingly sourced from Mexico, caused more deaths than any other …
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Woman Sentenced To 10 Years in Prison for Role in Fentanyl and Meth Trafficking Scheme

… Woman Sentenced To 10 Years in Prison for Role in Fentanyl and Meth Trafficking Scheme July 22, … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at  Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Dixie County Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing 12 Pounds of Meth with Intent to Distribute

… leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Fort Lauderdale Miles D. Aley Special Agent In Charge View … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at   Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns …
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DEA Hosts the 30th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 25th

… an individual due to a drug caused death and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … hydrocodone, codeine, and morphine, are among the most misused prescription pain medications, according to the …
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H Block Gang Member Sentenced To Eight Years In Prison For Drug Conspiracy

… H Block Gang Member Sentenced To Eight Years In Prison For Drug Conspiracy February 03, 2026 New England Contact … charging documents, the H Block Street Gang is one of the most feared and influential city-wide gangs in Boston. … utilizes all available tools to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States. HSTF …
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U.S. Charges Alleged Lebanese Drug Kingpin With Laundering Drug Proceeds For Mexican And Colombian Drug Cartels

… DEA Administrator Leonhart. “According to information from sources, his alleged drug and money laundering activities …
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Kansas City Man Sentenced for Meth Conspiracy, Illegal Firearm

… Kansas City Man Sentenced for Meth Conspiracy, Illegal Firearm April 17, 2024 St. … Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … distributed methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine, and fentanyl sourced from Mexico. Sanchez-Mendez managed the importation, …
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DEA Implements E-commerce Outreach Program to Combat Counterfeit Drug Production

… Counterfeit Oxycodone 2.JPG WASHINGTON – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has developed an e-commerce … States.  This DEA-led initiative focuses on educating online retailers about the sale of pill presses and …
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Indictment Charges Eight Men in an Interstate Fentanyl and Cocaine Conspiracy

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … DEA's Washington Division Special Agent in Charge, Jarod Forget, during Press Conference announcing arrests and … poisonings caused by deadly drugs like fentanyl are the most significant threats throughout the United States and in …
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BGF Commander And Gang Member Sentenced To Prison For Participating In A Racketeering Conspiracy

… city-wide commander of the BGF and at times acted as a source of supply of heroin to members of the BGF, including …
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Iraqi National Dealing Fentanyl from Glen Allen Hotel Room Sentenced to Prison

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … Iraqi national residing in Henrico was sentenced to prison for possession with the intent to distribute of fentanyl. … Mohammed and Lindore travelled to a nearby pharmacy, law enforcement arrested Mohammed on outstanding warrants while …
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Kansas City Pharmacy Filled Forged Prescriptions

… Kansas City Pharmacy Filled Forged Prescriptions August 20, 2021 St. Louis Contact Info … Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … a free prescriber registration validity application online, which Spalitto’s could have used to discover that …
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Drug Dealer Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Fentanyl Resulting in Death

… Drug Dealer Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Fentanyl Resulting in Death July 12, 2024 … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at   Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns …
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Meth Dealer Sentenced to 16 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 … Springfield, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for possessing more than 1.2 kilograms of methamphetamine to …
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Maryland Man Sentenced to Eight Years in Federal Prison for Distribution of Fentanyl

… Maryland Man Sentenced to Eight Years in Federal Prison for Distribution of Fentanyl August 13, 2025 Washington, DC … Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing fentanyl that resulted in the death of a …
Jose Alfredo Hurtado-Olascoaga
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Jose Alfredo Hurtado-Olascoaga

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: International Drug Manufacturing and Distribution
Johnny Hurtado-Olascoaga
FUGITIVE

Johnny Hurtado-Olascoaga

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: Conspiracy/Transporter-Smuggler
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International Arms Dealer Viktor Bout Convicted In New York Of Terrorism Crimes Bout Convicted On All Four Counts, Including Conspiring To Kill Americans And Conspiring To Provide Material Support To Terrorists

… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … in the Southern District of New York, one of the world’s most notorious merchants in illicit arms has finally been … Bout agreed to sell the weapons to two confidential sources working with the (the “CSs”), who represented that …
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Alert - Extortion Scam - Alert

Alert - Extortion Scam - Alert October 25, 2012 Rocky Mountain Contact Info Contact Us (720) 895-4040 571-387-5079 Steffan W. Tubbs Recruiter Name Special Agent Seth McMullen (571) 387-3643 DenverSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events …
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Washington Man Sentenced for Involvement in Shooting Death of Coeur d’Alene Teen

… 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 … who participated and assisted in the investigation of the sources of supply, which resulted in the arrest and …
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Final Defendant in St. Louis Area Meth Ring Sentenced to 19+ Years in Prison

… 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 … 35, and his co-defendants Terry James Williams, 37, Clifford Dwight Davis Jr., 43, and Maria D. Flores-Cervantes, …
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Minnesota Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… Minnesota Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking Conspiracy December 16, 2025 Chicago … Fidel.ArroyoJr@dea.gov Division Contacts Illinois Rockford - (815) 987-4494 Springfield - (217) 585-2750 Indiana … found guilty on July 17, 2025, following the trial. Colula sourced the drug trafficking organization with kilograms of …
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DEA’s Louisville Field Division Kept Nearly 89 Million Lethal Doses of Fentanyl out of Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia in 2025

… - (270) 821-6899 LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Special agents and task force officers from the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Louisville Field Division seized … mass-produced at secret factories in Mexico with chemicals sourced from China. In an effort to intensify its fight …
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Drug Enforcement Administration Announces the Seizure of Over 379 million Deadly Doses of Fentanyl in 2022

… Drug Enforcement Administration Announces the Seizure of Over 379 … for the fentanyl that is killing Americans today.” Most of the fentanyl trafficked by the Sinaloa and CJNG … mass-produced at secret factories in Mexico with chemicals sourced largely from China. In 2021, the DEA issued a  …