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DEA Announces “360 Strategy” In Charleston To Huntington, West Virginia Tri-County Area

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … will be the next region to be part of a comprehensive law enforcement and prevention initiative called the 360 Strategy. … with it. The 360 Strategy focuses on integrating law enforcement, diversion control, education and prevention with …
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DEA Reveals Criminal Drug Networks Are Flooding the U.S. with Deadly Fentanyl

… claiming a new victim every five minutes, the Drug Enforcement Administration has revealed a direct link between … in Mexico. These groups are harnessing social media platforms to bring drugs laced with fentanyl and fake … fentanyl-laced, fake prescription pills, using chemicals sourced largely from China. These fake prescription pills …
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Maryland man and 10 co-conspirators committing murders, drug trafficking and killing a federal witness, taken down by more than 10 agencies across three states

Maryland man and 10 co-conspirators committing murders, drug trafficking and killing a federal witness, taken down by more than 10 agencies across three states November 22, 2019 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 …
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The Illegal Drug Threat in Illinois

December 05, 2024
… in Illinois Publication Intelligence December 05, 2024 The most significant drug-related threat to Illinois is posed by …
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The Illegal Drug Threat in Indiana

December 05, 2024
… in Indiana Publication Intelligence December 05, 2024 The most significant drug-related threat to Indiana is posed by …
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Texans Guilty of Operating Major Drug Trafficking Enterprise

… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge … the Houston-area and eastern Texas.  Castro served as a source-of-supply for cocaine for Byrd’s operation, and …
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“Wrecking Ball” lands LPR in Federal Prison

… in a cocaine and heroin conspiracy,  announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge … citizens of the Dominican Republic, who used common sources of drugs in Mexico to supply their customers in … residence until instructed about how much to make available for delivery to customers. The defense attempted to convince …
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Mexican National Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison for East Texas Drug Trafficking

… Mexican National Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison for East Texas Drug Trafficking August 15, 2023 Houston … national has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for trafficking drugs through the Eastern District of Texas, … and Plano, Texas, areas, determined that the drugs were sourced by an individual in Mexico with ties to the Sinaloa …
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Repeat International Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Almost 20 years in Prison for Trafficking

… Repeat International Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Almost 20 years in Prison for Trafficking July 14, 2025 Miami Contact Info Contact Us … leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Fort Lauderdale Miles D. Aley Special Agent In Charge View …
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Administrator Anne Milgram Remarks on the Overdose Epidemic

… drug overdoses. Countless more [people] overdose and are fortunate to survive.  This is a national crisis. It knows … are mass-producing fentanyl and methamphetamine largely sourced from chemicals in China and they're distributing … is that these synthetic drugs are being distributed in new forms. Fentanyl is being mixed with other drugs like …
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DEA Asheville Post of Duty Engages in First-Ever Major Takedown on Indian Reservation

March 29, 2019
… Police Department and several other state and local law enforcement partners assigned to the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Task Force,  conducted a multi-state round up involving the … Weir DTO was the crystal methamphetamine (ICE) and heroin source of supply for numerous lower level traffickers in …
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Indiana Meth Trafficker Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison

… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Fentanyl Free America … Fidel.ArroyoJr@dea.gov Division Contacts Illinois Rockford - (815) 987-4494 Springfield - (217) 585-2750 Indiana … admitted that he was getting methamphetamine from his source in South Bend once every few weeks and would not …
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Forney Resident Sentenced for Trafficking “Ice” for Michoacan Cartel

… Forney Resident Sentenced for Trafficking “Ice” for … Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … revealed the Michoacan Cartel was the ultimate source of the drug supply.  Diaz-Velazquez was permitted to …
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Armed Robber Exiled to 35 Years In Federal Prison

Armed Robber Exiled to 35 Years In Federal Prison September 11, 2008 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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Operator of SeaTac Drug Ring ‘Stash House’ Sentenced to Three Years in Prison to be Followed by Three Years of Supervised Release

… Oregon Bend - (541) 385-8798 Eugene - (541) 465-6861 Medford - (541) 776-4260 Portland - (503) 721-6600 Salem - … Yakima - (509) 454-4407 Mexican National Recruited to Work for Drug Trafficking Organization Had Huge Quantity of … government also notes that methamphetamine was the second most common drug involved in King County overdose deaths in …
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Two Members of Austin Fentanyl Distribution Organization Sentenced to Federal Prison

… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … federal court in Austin to more than seven years in prison for their involvement in a fentanyl distribution … containing fentanyl.  Garcia was identified as the main source of the supply, purchasing the pills from Mexico and, …
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Iranian National Arrested

… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … – DEA Administrator Anne Milgram and United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Damian Williams …
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A Look Back at Fentanyl Prosecutions in 2023

… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … View Bob P. Beris Bio Bob P. Beris, Domestic Northern California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San … oxycodone pills containing fentanyl to a confidential source and undercover agent. On July 23, 2019, Rucks was …
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DEA Releases New Tip Line to Encourage Information on Drug Kingpin Operating Throughout Colorado

… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … be accessed by calling/texting/WhatsApp 720-355-0168 or by emailing Chuy-Reward@dea.gov . Identities are kept strictly …
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Major Meth Trafficker in Burke County is Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison

… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … ASHEVILLE, N.C. – A major drug trafficker responsible for distributing large quantities of methamphetamine in and … of methamphetamine in Burke County and was a major source of supply for local dealers. On August 21, 2024, …
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Georgia Meth Trafficker is Sentenced to Over 15 Years in Prison

… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … Airy, Georgia, was sentenced to 188 months in prison today for trafficking methamphetamine, announced Dena J. King, … in and around Macon County. In May 2021, a confidential source working with law enforcement purchased …
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Terrance C. Cole Sworn in as Administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration

… C. Cole Sworn in as Administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration July 25, 2025 Headquarters Contact … public servant who has spent more than 31 years in law enforcement, 22 of which were at DEA fighting the drug cartels … of fentanyl. Reducing Drug-Fueled Violence in America’s most affected cities through expanded partnerships with …
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American Express Bank International Enters Into Deferred Prosecution Agreement And Forfeits $55 Million To Resolve Bank Secrecy Act Violations

… Enters Into Deferred Prosecution Agreement And Forfeits $55 Million To Resolve Bank Secrecy Act Violations … Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … an effective anti-money laundering program and will forfeit $55 million to the U.S. government, Assistant …
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Mexican Fugitive and Co-Conspirator Arrested on U.S. Drug, Money Laundering Charges

Mexican Fugitive and Co-Conspirator Arrested on U.S. Drug, Money Laundering Charges July 24, 2007 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 …
Jhovany Guadalupe Hermosillo-Beltran
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Jhovany Guadalupe Hermosillo-Beltran

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE AND POSSESS W/ INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
Alvaro Felix-Zazueta
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Alvaro Felix-Zazueta

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE AND TO POSSESS WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
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Operation Fowl Play

Operation Fowl Play June 12, 2007 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 Find Us 800 K Street, N.W Suite 500 …
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Guatemalan Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty To Using U.S. Registered Aircraft To Transport Thousands Of Kilograms Of Cocaine

Guatemalan Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty To Using U.S. Registered Aircraft To Transport Thousands Of Kilograms Of Cocaine March 03, 2016 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) …
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Seven College Students In VA Arrested On Drug Distribution Charges

Seven College Students In VA Arrested On Drug Distribution Charges April 12, 2007 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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Fourteen Indicted in Multi-State Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Linked to Deadly Fentanyl Distributed to Members of the Lummi Nation in Washington

… 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 - … national impact of today’s operations by disrupting this source of supply.” The drug ring was led by Marquis Jackson, …