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Heroin and Fentanyl Dealer Held Responsible for Overdose Death

… Heroin and Fentanyl Dealer Held Responsible for Overdose Death April 15, 2022 Washington, DC Contact … Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … when sentenced on September 7, 2022. Actual sentences for federal crimes are typically less than the maximum …
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The 2017 Heroin Signature Program Publication

August 11, 2020
… “signature,” which is indicative of a particular geographic source area and processing method. PRB FINAL - DIR-029-19 …
August 11, 2020
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Training
March 16, 2020 - March 17, 2020
March 16, 2020 - March 17, 2020

Practitioner Diversion Awareness Conference

4:00 AM - 1:00 PM (EDT)
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will be hosting two regional one-day Practitioner Diversion Awareness Conferences (PDAC) on Monday, March 16, and Tuesday, March 17, 2020. The same conference will be held both days. Participants can attend either day. The conferences will be held at the Sheraton Baltimore North, 903 Dulaney...
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“Meth” Courier Pleads Guilty in DEA-led Wiretap Investigation into Drug Trafficking in Middle Georgia

… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … informant (CI) but were unable to identify Allen’s source of methamphetamine supply. As a result, agents sought … the purchase of large quantities of methamphetamine from sources in the Atlanta area on August 21, 2019, September 1, …
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Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Fentanyl in Petersburg

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … documents, beginning in late 2020, agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)'s Washington Division, the … in prison and a maximum term of 40 years. Actual sentences for federal crimes are typically less than the maximum …
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Man Who Had Cocaine, Methamphetamine Mailed from California to Charlottesville Pleads Guilty in Federal Court

… Man Who Had Cocaine, Methamphetamine Mailed from California to Charlottesville Pleads Guilty in Federal Court … Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … and two pounds of cocaine mailed to him from California in March 2021 pleaded guilty yesterday to federal …
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Medical Director of Baltimore County Pain Management Clinic Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute and Dispense Oxycodone

… of Baltimore County Pain Management Clinic Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute and Dispense Oxycodone January … Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … probation, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute and dispense oxycodone in …
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Medical Director of Baltimore County Pain Management Clinic Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute and Dispense Oxycodone

… of Baltimore County Pain Management Clinic Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute and Dispense Oxycodone January … Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … probation, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute and dispense oxycodone in …
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Major Baltimore Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty, Sentenced

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … The guilty plea and sentence were announced by Jarod Forget, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Washington …
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Department of Corrections inmate faces max 20-year federal sentence for conducting large meth deals from prison

… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … officers in Athens-Clarke County developed a Cooperating Source (CS) in January 2019 that explained Baza was its …
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Baltimore Fentanyl Dealer Admits to Selling Narcotics to Customers Across Four States

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … substances.    The guilty plea was announced by Jarod Forget, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Washington Division; United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron; Acting Special …
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Former Nurse at Danville Hospital Sentenced for Tampering with Prescription Opioid Drugs, Making False Statements

… Former Nurse at Danville Hospital Sentenced for Tampering with Prescription Opioid Drugs, Making False … Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … 857-2555 Winchester - (540) 662-5879 DANVILLE, Va. – A former registered nurse working at Sovah Health-Danville was …
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Baltimore County Husband and Wife Sentenced to Federal Prison for a Crack Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

… County Husband and Wife Sentenced to Federal Prison for a Crack Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy February 24, … 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 conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to …
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Roanoke-Area Takedown: 13 Charged With Distribution of Fentanyl, Heroin, Meth, Cocaine, and More Across Virginia

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … 857-2555 Winchester - (540) 662-5879 ROANOKE, Va. – Law enforcement officials and the United States Attorney’s Office … weeks on similar federal charges as part of the same effort: Daunte Rashad Lamonde, 28, Roanoke, Va.- Possession of …
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Mother And Son Indicted For Possessing Approximately 49 Pounds Of Crystal Methamphetamine

… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … began negotiating to sell 50 pounds of methamphetamine to a source in Fresno. On April 23, 2013, Patricia and Steven … to deliver the methamphetamine. After meeting with the source the following day, Patricia and Steven were taken …
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Washington Man Who Distributed Large Amounts of Fentanyl in the Tri-Cities Sentenced to 9 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 - … (DEA) developed information that Cantu, who was a source of supply for methamphetamine and fentanyl laced …
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Oxon Hill Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges for a Drug Distribution Conspiracy and for Illegal Possession of Stolen Firearms

… Oxon Hill Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges for a Drug Distribution Conspiracy and for Illegal Possession of Stolen Firearms February 18, 2022 … Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 …
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Columbia, Maryland Drug Dealer Sentenced to Eight Years in Federal Prison for Heroin and Meth Drug Trafficking

… Drug Dealer Sentenced to Eight Years in Federal Prison for Heroin and Meth Drug Trafficking February 16, 2022 … Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to …
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Chillum Drug Dealer Caught with Two Kilograms in Cocaine Sentenced to Over Five Years in Federal Prison

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute over two kilograms of cocaine.  The sentence was announced by Jarod Forget, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement …
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In Memoriam: Pope Francis—A Global Voice Against Drug Trafficking and Addiction

April 21, 2025
… trafficking and addiction. His commitment to protecting the most vulnerable—from the barrios of Buenos Aires to the … excommunicated members of the 'Ndrangheta, one of Italy's most violent drug-trafficking criminal organizations, …
April 21, 2025
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DEA Releases 2020 National Drug Threat Assessment

… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … supplying fentanyl to the U.S. market. China remains a key source of supply for the precursor chemicals that Mexican … of 2020. The assessment gathers information from many data sources such as drug investigations and seizures, drug …
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Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute Over 500 Grams of Fentanyl

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … fentanyl.    The guilty plea was announced by Jarod Forget, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Washington Division; United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron; Assistant …
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Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Possession

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … fentanyl.    The guilty plea was announced by Jarod Forget, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Washington Division; United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron; Assistant …
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DEA Washington Commemorates Black History Month

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … of African Americans throughout history, and to look forward to what diversity will mean to us all in the future …
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2019 National Drug Threat Assessment

January 30, 2020
… tribal law enforcement reporting; public health data; open source reporting; and intelligence from other government …
January 30, 2020
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DEA and NFL Alumni Health Team Up on Football’s Biggest Stage to Tackle the Fentanyl Crisis

… About Drugs Just Think Twice Domestic SAN FRANCISCO  – For a third consecutive year, the U.S. Drug Enforcement … the urgent need for public awareness and education. Most importantly, people need to understand that just two …
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DEA Announces 5,456 Drug-Related Overdose Deaths in Pennsylvania in 2017

… Supervisory Special Agent Patrick J. Trainor, Public Information Officer, (215) 852-8740 (PHILADELPHIA) – Jon … county level analysis of multiple opioid misuse data sources. A summary of key findings from the upcoming report indicates that heroin sourced from Mexican transnational criminal organizations …
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DEA Washington Holds Press Conference with D.C. Partners on Overdose Deaths in the District

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … arrests in the case, DEA Washington Division SAC Jarod Forget and D.C. Metropolitan Police (MPD) Chief Robert J. … of fatal drug overdoses in the Nation’s Capital. SAC Jarod Forget and ASAC Michael Rothermund attended with MPD Chief …
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Community Event
October 21, 2019 - October 22, 2019
October 21, 2019 - October 22, 2019

Practitioner Diversion Awareness Conference

4:00 AM - 1:00 PM (EDT)
New Orleans , LA
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will be hosting two regional, one-day Practitioner Diversion Awareness Conferences (PDAC) on Monday, October 21, and Tuesday, October 22, 2019. The same conference will be held both days. Participants can attend either day. The conferences will be held at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside, New...
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Harford County Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for His Participation in a Drug Distribution Conspiracy

… Harford County Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for His Participation in a Drug Distribution Conspiracy … Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 …