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Twelve MS-13 Members and Associates Indicted in Racketeering, Narcotics, and Multiple Murder Conspiracies

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … which has operated in Northern Virginia and elsewhere for at least the past several years. The indictment alleges … regularly travelled to and from Long Island, New York, for the purpose of obtaining cocaine and transporting it to …
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Three Members Of International Organization Of Money Launderers For The Largest Drug Cartels Arrested

… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … a series of financial transactions designed to conceal the source of illegal narcotics trafficking. The defendants … The organization used a variety of methods to conceal the source of the drug proceeds in an operation that stretched …
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Waterbury Man Sentenced To More Than 4 Years In Federal Prison For Distributing Heroin

… victim purchased heroin and other drugs from at least two sources in the days leading up to her death.  One of the sources worked as a “runner” who conducted drug transactions …
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Portland Man Sentenced To Almost Seven Years For Trafficking Bath Salts And Opiates

… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … and fentanyl. Heroin and fentanyl were obtained from sources in New Hampshire and Massachusetts and bath salts …
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Baltimore Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Trafficking Charges Related to a Fentanyl Death

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … firearm by a felon. 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; Special Agent …
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FOIA Exemptions

March 28, 2025
… be expected to disclose the identity of a confidential source; 7(E) Would disclose techniques and procedures for …
March 28, 2025
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DEA agents in Iowa take more than $2 million in drugs off streets

… Organization based out of Southern California and sourced by the Sinaloa Cartel. Agents seized more than 200 … and North Carolina.   Information obtained from cooperating sources and co-conspirators contributed to the Office of …
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Houston Man Handed Federal Sentence For Murder-for-Hire

… Houston Man Handed Federal Sentence For Murder-for-Hire October 31, 2012 Houston Contact Info Contact Us … Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get …
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Indictment Charges Alleged Members of Drug Trafficking Organization in Drug, Gun and Money Laundering Charges

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … Linden, IRS-CI Acting SAC WASHINGTON – This morning, law enforcement agents from the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, …
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Member of Southwest Baltimore “NFL” Gang Pleads Guilty to a Federal Racketeering, Distributing Large Quantities of Drugs, Two Murders and an Attempted Murder

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … including committing two murders.  The term "NFL" stands for Normandy, Franklin, and Loudon, which are three adjacent … Baltimore.  The guilty plea was announced by Jarod Forget, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Washington …
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Last Defendants Sentenced for Central Valley Drug Conspiracy

… Last Defendants Sentenced for Central Valley Drug Conspiracy February 05, 2024 San … Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … Delgado-Montenegro also arranged for Mendiola, his “pill source,” to deliver to an undercover officer 1,000 …
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Owner Of Colorado Car Dealership Sentenced For Structuring And Money Laundering

… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … his co-conspirators, 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 Acting Administrator Timothy Shea travels to Florida offices

July 15, 2021
… Atlanta, DEA’s Operation Crystal Shield took down a major source of supply of methamphetamine for North Florida. A …
July 15, 2021
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DEA Acting Administrator Tim Shea visits Tallahassee, Florida

October 06, 2020
… Atlanta, DEA’s Operation Crystal Shield took down a major source of supply of methamphetamine for North Florida. A …
October 06, 2020
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Department of Justice Announces Results of Operation Dark HunTor

… About Drugs Just Think Twice Domestic International Law Enforcement Operation Targeting Opioid Traffickers on the … of Justice, through the Joint Criminal Opioid and Darknet Enforcement (JCODE) team, joined Europol to announce the … targeting for disruption and dismantlement of the online sale of illegal drugs, especially fentanyl and other …
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Stockton Man Indicted for Cocaine Distribution and Firearm Possession

… Stockton Man Indicted for Cocaine Distribution and Firearm Possession February 02, … Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … According to court documents, in 2023, a confidential source, working at the direction of law enforcement, …
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Narcotics Dealer Sentenced to Ten and a Half Years in Federal Prison for Federal Drug Trafficking Charges and Assault on a Federal Officer

… Dealer Sentenced to Ten and a Half Years in Federal Prison for Federal Drug Trafficking Charges and Assault on a … 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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Hanover Man Pleads Guilty to Distribution of Fentanyl, Cocaine, and Other Drugs Shipped Through the Mail from California to Maryland

… Cocaine, and Other Drugs Shipped Through the Mail from California to Maryland November 22, 2021 Washington, DC Contact … Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … and other drugs, shipped through the U.S. Mail from California to Maryland.  The guilty plea was announced by Jarod …
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Overdose Investigation Leads To Heroin Distribution Charges Against Waterbury Man

… victim purchased heroin and other drugs from at least two sources in the days leading up to her death.  One of the sources worked as a “runner” who conducted drug transactions …
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DEA Issues Warning Over Counterfeit Pills

… be as little as 2 milligrams.  Counterfeit pills purchased online or through social media websites pose a serious …
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Schedule A Hiring Authority: Intelligence Research Specialist

January 22, 2025
… with proof of certification from an independent outside source with at least a satisfactory professional proficiency …
January 22, 2025
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Leader of Wholesale Drug Distribution Network Pleads Guilty to Distributing Synthetic Cannabinoids and Laundering Millions in Proceeds

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … 2019, Joseph Ruis, 56, was the leader of a Southern California-based wholesale spice manufacturing and distribution … of spice. The spice that Aroma Superstore sold almost uniformly contained chemicals listed as Schedule I controlled …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Brings in 745,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications, Continues Fight Against Opioid Epidemic

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … 662-5879 Washington, D.C., – The DEA, along with its law enforcement partners, removed close to 745,000 pounds of … Division, headed by Special Agent in Charge, Jarod Forget, removed close to 30,000 pounds of unwanted …
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Queen Creek Man Found Guilty Of Trafficking Heroin, Cocaine And Marijuana

… cell that would ship large amounts of drugs from Mexican sources of supply operating in Arizona to their customers … bring millions of dollars to Arizona for transfer to the sources of supply in Mexico. Additionally, on August 9, …
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Multiple Defendants Indicted In Heroin Distribution Conspiracy

… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Fentanyl Free America … of heroin, and the violence it breeds by targeting the source and holding alleged members and associates of the … of Richton Park, Illinois is alleged to be the primary source for much of the heroin. Also named in the indictment …
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Lubbock Fentanyl Distributors Sentenced

… and Robertson with large amounts of Fentanyl he purchased online on the Darknet from China using Bitcoin, a digital …
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DEA Washington Holds National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Turn the Tide Against the U.S. Opioid Epidemic

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … a gateway to addiction Washington, D.C., – The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Washington Division will host …
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Investigations Into Heroin And Oxycodone Powder Trafficking Ends In Arrests

… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … warrants, court orders, the use of confidential informants/sources, undercover police officers to purchase narcotic … J. Hunt stated: "Law enforcement has combined multiple resources in order to fight the increased abuse of …
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Major Maryland-Washington, D.C. Area Narcotics Distributor Sentenced to Eight Years in Federal Prison for Drug Conspiracy and Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking

… Distributor Sentenced to Eight Years in Federal Prison for Drug Conspiracy and Possession of a Firearm in … 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 intent to …
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Narcotics Dealing Couple Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Trafficking Charges and Assault on of a Federal Officer

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … officer.    The guilty pleas were announced by Jarod Forget, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Washington Division; Acting United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Jonathan F. Lenzner; and Chief …