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Nearly a dozen drug traffickers off the streets and headed to prison

… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … drug proceeds. As part of their respective sentences, most of the defendants received a money judgment or … to conceal and disguise the nature, ownership, control and source of their illicit funds. The Prunedas spent more than …
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“Operation SLO Ride” Dismantles Major Drug Trafficking Organization in Tulare County

… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … Social Accounts X Bob P. Beris Domestic Northern California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San … to share intelligence, coordinate efforts, and maximize resources. These partnerships have proven to be invaluable as …
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Virginia Man Sentenced to over 10 Years in Prison for Federal Drug Trafficking and Firearms Charges

… Virginia Man Sentenced to over 10 Years in Prison for Federal Drug Trafficking and Firearms Charges August 21, … Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … man was sentenced today to 10 years and 10 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute cocaine, possession …
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U.S. Attorney Announces Coordinated Law Enforcement Actions to Combat Violent Organized Crime and Drug Trafficking

… U.S. Attorney Announces Coordinated Law Enforcement Actions to Combat Violent Organized Crime and Drug … who threaten the public and perpetrate violence within our most vulnerable communities.” The Violent Crime Initiative … multi-agency program designed to combine the resources of New Jersey’s federal, state, and local law …
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Drug Distributor for East Baltimore Monument Street Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to More Than Five Years in Federal Prison

… Drug Distributor for East Baltimore Monument Street Drug Trafficking … Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … street-level drug trafficking “shops,” with the two most prominent located in the 400 block of North Montford …
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DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Awareness Day, April 29

… Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … Day, Wednesday, April 29.  ST LOUIS–  The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will recognize National …
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Texas Man Sentenced for Transporting Cocaine

… Texas Man Sentenced for Transporting Cocaine June 02, 2023 St. Louis Contact … 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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Jessup Felon Is Sentenced to 13 Years in Federal Prison for Possessing Fentanyl with Intent to Distribute and for Illegal Possession of a Firearm

… Jessup Felon Is Sentenced to 13 Years in Federal Prison for Possessing Fentanyl with Intent to Distribute and for Illegal Possession of a Firearm October 13, 2022 … over time, and they epitomize the model that has proven most effective in combating organized crime.  The specific …
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DEA Releases New Rules That Create Convenient But Safe And Secure Prescription Drug Disposal Options

… Responsible Drug Disposal Act of 2010,was made available online for preview by the Federal Register at … doctors’ offices, and hospitals from accepting them.  Most people flushed their unused drugs down the toilet, … to accidental ingestion, theft, misuse, and abuse.  Almost twice as many (6.8 million) currently abuse …
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Department of Justice and DEA Announce Seizures of 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 …
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Department of Justice and DEA Announce Seizures of 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 …
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Department of Justice and DEA Announce Seizures of 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 …
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Department of Justice and DEA Announce Seizures of 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 …
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Department of Justice and DEA Announce Seizures of 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 …
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Alleged Drug Cartel Leader Charged

… DTO, which is one of the largest raw opium gum and heroin sources of supply in northern Mexico, and increasingly a … justice to drug smuggling organizations who benefit the most from smuggling dangerous drugs across the border,” said … partners, will aggressively investigate and prosecute the most significant cartels and kingpins who import illegal …
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Hampton, Virginia woman dealing multiple kilograms of heroin and cocaine sentenced

… OCDETF program is to identify, disrupt and dismantle the most serious drug trafficking, weapons trafficking and money …
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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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Multi-kilo cocaine dealer from Mecklenburg County sentenced to 15 years in prison

… 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

… 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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Former Venezuelan Military Official Sentenced for Money Laundering and Bribery Scheme

… Former Venezuelan Military Official Sentenced for Money … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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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 …
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Cocaine supplier for local Virginia Bloods gang sentenced to prison

… drug distribution cells located in Northern Virginia. Most notably, Stewart supplied cocaine to associates and …
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Ghost Gun and Narcotics Trafficking Ring Shut Down in NYC

… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … where they were illegally sold. Both Hernandez and Garcia sourced the majority of these guns from an undisclosed … said Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz. “The single most important thing we in law enforcement can do to keep …
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Two defendants arrested for distribution of controlled substances through sham internet pharmacy

… drug distribution operation  purporting to be an online pharmacy.  U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman said, “As … sold pharmaceuticals through a website purporting to be an online pharmacy.  Bracy and Rodriguez-Lopez allegedly … the United States, based on orders place through a supposed online pharmacy.  This very profitable, alleged illegal …
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Darknet Drug Vendor Pleads Guilty to Distributing Illicit Prescription Drugs

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … on a Darknet market. Beginning in July 2020, law enforcement began investigating Roberts by conducting a series … force is charged with identifying and investigating the most egregious Dark Web marketplaces, and the vendors …
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Pharmacy Owners Convicted of Illegally Selling 10 Million Hydrocodone Pills Over The Internet, Laundering $20 Million in Proceeds and Failing to Pay Taxes

… in Maryland and throughout the nation, and it is one of our most important drug enforcement challenges. Many people … with web-site operators to fill hydrocodone prescriptions e-mailed to them that were signed by a small group of … filled by NewCare were for hydrocodone, that most prescriptions were issued by doctors located in …
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Substantial prison terms imposed for fentanyl distributors

… - (509) 374-3444 Yakima - (509) 454-4407 Phoenix based sources of supply sentenced in federal court SPOKANE, Wash . … and Delgado were identified as one of the first major sources of fentanyl-laced pills in Eastern Washington and … Shea noted during the sentencing hearing, fentanyl is the most dangerous and insidious drug facing our community today …
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Two doctors, two licensed physical therapists, a licensed clinical social worker, a pharmacist, and four pharmacy owners and operators among those charged in Brooklyn as part of national health care fraud initiative

… to steal precious benefit funds that were meant to help the most vulnerable among us,” stated Acting United States … and operator of a durable medical equipment company Life Source Medical, Inc., in Greensboro, North Carolina, with … necessary. Between April 2016 and December 2018, Life Source Medical billed Medicare approximately $4.1 million …
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Federal Jury Convicts High-Level Operative in Craven County Drug Trafficking Organization

… leader in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) responsible for moving kilogram quantities of methamphetamine and … and around Craven County. Through the use of confidential sources, surveillance, and controlled purchases, Garcia was … pill form), and a loaded firearm from Garcia’s residence. Most of the drugs were found in a secret compartment in the …
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Bakersfield Man Sentenced For Structuring Over $4.2 M In Proceeds Of Synthetic Drug Sales

… 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 …