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Manager of Pain Clinic, Her Boyfriend, and Customers Facing Federal Charges for a Drug Distribution Conspiracy

… Clinic, Her Boyfriend, and Customers Facing Federal Charges for a Drug Distribution Conspiracy May 19, 2021 Washington, … Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … charges. The criminal complaint was announced by Jarod Forget, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Washington …
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Jury Convicts Illegal Alien who Distributed Cocaine and Machine Guns from Home

… and U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei. The jury deliberated for approximately two hours and 30 minutes before returning the guilty verdicts on all 12 counts as … ordered removed from the United States on two occasions, most recently in July 2024. As an illegal alien, he is …
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St. Albans Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime

… guilty plea, Kennedy admitted that a co-conspirator in California shipped several pounds of methamphetamine to … the methamphetamine and re-distributed it after arranging for another co-conspirator to pick up the shipments at the … 38 pounds of methamphetamine. Officers replaced most of the methamphetamine with a non-narcotic substance …
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Carlos Powell And Eric Powell Sentenced To Life In Prison For Heading One Of Largest Drug Trafficking Operations In Michigan History

… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … property and purchased jewelry while concealing the true source and nature of the funds involved in the transaction … pay personal expenses with the goal of concealing the true source, nature and ownership of the funds which had been …
GENERAL INFORMATION

Domestic Arrests

March 28, 2025
… as new data accrue to the DEA's official database. Source: DEA (SMARTS) Defendant Statistical System (DSS)  …
March 28, 2025
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DEA operation nets 628,000 Carfentanil pills in L.A. County

… an individual due to a drug caused death and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   David S. Olesky … states. The L.A. Field Division stands as one of the DEA’s most complex and high-impact divisions, covering Southern …
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Owner Of Colorado Car Dealership And Two Associates Arrested For Structuring And Money Laundering

… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … filed.  The defendants conspired to conceal the nature and source of the specified unlawful activity and attempted to … drug dealers, structured currency deposits to conceal the source, and falsely claimed to law enforcement authorities …
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DEA’S Washington Field Division Announces 42,591 Pounds Of Prescription Drugs Collected During National Take-Back Event

DEA’S Washington Field Division Announces 42,591 Pounds Of Prescription Drugs Collected During National Take-Back Event October 02, 2015 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) …
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DEA Launches Fentanyl Free America Initiative to Combat the Synthetic Drug Crisis

… 442-5600 Waco - (254) 297-0300 Houston  – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is intensifying its fight against … the launch of Fentanyl Free America,  a comprehensive enforcement initiative and public awareness campaign aimed at … of fentanyl. Despite the steady decline in overdoses in most of the South Texas,” said Special Agent in Charge of …
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DEA To Hold 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day This Saturday

DEA To Hold 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day This Saturday September 22, 2015 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 Washington.Special.Agent@dea.gov Talk …
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Chicago Area Pizzeria Owners Among Those Charged In Drug Conspiracy

… arranged for shipments of heroin originating from Mexican sources of supply to be transported to the Chicago area for … drug trafficking organizations that have ties to foreign sources of supply and operate within our neighborhoods,” …
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Community Event
July 22, 2019 - July 23, 2019
July 22, 2019 - July 23, 2019

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, July 22, and Tuesday, July 23, 2019. The same conference will be held both days. Participants can attend either day. The conferences will be held at the Indianapolis Marriott East, Indianapolis, IN...
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Leonardtown Man Sentenced To Six Years In Prison For Distribution Of Heroin That Resulted In The Death Of A Friend

Leonardtown Man Sentenced To Six Years In Prison For Distribution Of Heroin That Resulted In The Death Of A Friend August 25, 2015 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 …
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DEA Announces 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back

DEA Announces 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back July 28, 2015 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 Washington.Special.Agent@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events …
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Major takedown dismantles multi-state methamphetamine network tied to Sinaloa cartel

… bulk cash, structured cash deposits into bank accounts and online money transfer systems like PayPal, Zelle, Venmo and …
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Wasilla Man Sentenced To 64 Months In Federal Prison For Attempting To Traffic Methamphetamine Into Alaska

… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … the flow of methamphetamine to Alaska from Reese’s Mexican source of supply. Over a period of several months, Locklear … the man he believed to be the intermediary for the Mexican source of supply, intending to use the cash as a down …
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Chesapeake Man Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison For Drug Conspiracy

Chesapeake Man Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison For Drug Conspiracy June 02, 2015 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 Washington.Special.Agent@dea.gov Talk to a …
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Portsmouth Man Charged With Manufacturing And Selling Over 13 Kilograms Of Cocaine And 478 Grams Of Heroin Worth $555,850.00

Portsmouth Man Charged With Manufacturing And Selling Over 13 Kilograms Of Cocaine And 478 Grams Of Heroin Worth $555,850.00 May 20, 2015 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) …
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Major Takedown Of Western New York Narcotics Pipeline Investigation Leads To Indictment Of 25 Individuals In Erie County Court; Seizures Of Over Half A Million Dollars In Heroin And Cocaine

… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … and addiction in their wake. Law enforcement pooled resources to shut this operation down and identify all sources of supply in order to reclaim our neighborhoods from …
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DEA 2020 Year in Review: Combatting Serious Drug-Related Threats During the Pandemic

… scene of a domestic warrant service and arrest.jpg A DEA Forensic Chemist measuring a lethal dose of Fentanyl_.jpg … According to recent data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 81,000 people … with fentanyl. This DEA-led initiative focuses on educating online retailers about the sale of pill presses and …
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Hagerstown Woman Sentenced To Over Three Years In Prison For Distribution Of Heroin Resulting In An Overdose Death

Hagerstown Woman Sentenced To Over Three Years In Prison For Distribution Of Heroin Resulting In An Overdose Death April 22, 2015 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 …
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Silver Spring Man Indicted For Allegedly Distributing Acetyl Fentanyl Resulting In Death

Silver Spring Man Indicted For Allegedly Distributing Acetyl Fentanyl Resulting In Death April 21, 2015 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 …
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Calvert County Man Admits To Selling Heroin That Resulted In Death

Calvert County Man Admits To Selling Heroin That Resulted In Death April 21, 2015 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 Washington.Special.Agent@dea.gov Talk to a …
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Roanoke Drug Kingpin Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison

Roanoke Drug Kingpin Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison March 10, 2021 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 Washington.Special.Agent@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events …
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Darknet Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy and Firearm Charges

… Oregon Bend - (541) 385-8798 Eugene - (541) 465-6861 Medford - (541) 776-4260 Portland - (503) 721-6600 Salem - … - (509) 374-3444 Yakima - (509) 454-4407 Admits making 400+ online sales of fentanyl, meth, and other drugs while … furtherance of his drug-trafficking activities. After law enforcement searched Partlow’s residence in November 2020, he …
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Owner and Employees of Alleged Pill Mill Facing Federal Indictment

Owner and Employees of Alleged Pill Mill Facing Federal Indictment March 05, 2021 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 Washington.Special.Agent@dea.gov Talk to a …
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Lancaster Man Pleads Guilty To Possession With Intent To Distribute 4.5 Ounces Of Cocaine Base

Lancaster Man Pleads Guilty To Possession With Intent To Distribute 4.5 Ounces Of Cocaine Base March 10, 2015 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 …
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Upper Marlboro Man Sentenced to Eight Years in Federal Prison for Heroin and Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

… Marlboro Man Sentenced to Eight Years in Federal Prison for Heroin and Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy April 20, … Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 …
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Colombian National Sentenced For Conspiring To Import Cocaine Into The United States

Colombian National Sentenced For Conspiring To Import Cocaine Into The United States March 03, 2015 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 …
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Operation Cash Out Launched Across Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Montana

… – Fentanyl continues to be the leading cause of death for Americans between the ages of 18 and 45. In 2023, the … cartels. The Sinaloa Cartel and Jalisco Cartel are most responsible for the supply of fentanyl across the …