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Spreading the Word:

June 07, 2022
… Spreading the Word: June 07, 2022 DEA Washington Leaders Partner … know the basics of what fentanyl is? Check out the DEA Fact Sheet Throughout 2022, DEA Washington Division Special Agent … have created resources like PSA videos , shareable fact sheets , social media graphics ,  parental resources , and …
June 07, 2022
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Counterfeit Pills Factsheet

September 27, 2021
… Counterfeit Pills Factsheet Publication Drug Prevention September 27, 2021 What is …
September 27, 2021
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Fentanyl Trafficker Tied to Juvenile Overdoses Pleads Guilty

… Overdoses Pleads Guilty May 16, 2023 Dallas Contact Info Contact Us (214) 366-6900 571-324-7481 … Division X Account @DEADallasDiv Joseph B. Tucker Domestic Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma … Robert Alexander Gaitan, and Rafael Soliz, Jr. In plea papers, Ms. Cano admitted that co-defendant Luis Navarrete …
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Johnson City Doctor Pleads Guilty: Failure To Keep Drug Records/ Making False Statements To Drug Enforcement Administration

… To Keep Drug Records/ Making False Statements To Drug Enforcement Administration March 24, 2011 Atlanta Contact Info … registration every three years. A practitioner may submit a paper copy of their renewal application; however, most …
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Fourteen members of a Washington Heights drug trafficking organization charged with distributing heroin

… Westchester - (914) 682-6256 NEW YORK –  U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey S. Berman … that operated in Manhattan, N.Y., and controlled heroin sales from a building at 501 West 167th Street and the … at the scene of the overdose death, along with a slip of paper with the name and phone number of a member of the …
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L.A. Sheriff’s Deputy, two other men arrested on federal charges for stealing 600 pounds of marijuana and $100,000 during bogus search

… Sheriff’s Deputy, two other men arrested on federal charges for stealing 600 pounds of marijuana and $100,000 during … Antrim allegedly showed a security guard a piece of paper inside a folder, which investigators believe was a … about two pounds of marijuana packaged for commercial sale from McBride’s residence, as well as firearms from both …
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Law Enforcement Disrupts Active Heroin Packaging Operation

… Law Enforcement Disrupts Active Heroin Packaging Operation June … 50,000 glassine envelopes of heroin wrapped in brown paper and stamped with the brand names “Magic City” and “Red … heroin from brick form into packaged bags for retail sales.  In addition to seizing millions of dollars-worth of …
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DEA Announces Largest-Ever Synthetic Drug Takedown

… Synthetic Drug Takedown June 26, 2013 San Francisco Contact Info Contact Us (415) 436-7900 (415) 436-7994 Akilah Johnson … View Bob P. Beris Bio Bob P. Beris, Domestic Northern California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San … series of enforcement actions included retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers. In addition, these investigations …
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El Cajon Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Fentanyl Overdose Death

… El Cajon Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Fentanyl Overdose Death October 23, 2020 San Diego … @DEASanDiegoDiv James M. Nunnallee Domestic Southern California in the Carlsbad, Imperial County, and San Ysidro … when she was informed of her son’s death. In filed papers, she wrote: “I don’t know why these guys are selling …
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Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison

… Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison March 18, 2024 Dallas Contact Info Contact Us … Division X Account @DEADallasDiv Joseph B. Tucker Domestic Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma … the amount of drugs in the case “staggering.” In plea papers, Mr. Ray admitted that during a 2019 raid on his …
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Mom Pleads Guilty to Providing Fentanyl That Killed Her Sons’ Father

… Mom Pleads Guilty to Providing Fentanyl That Killed Her Sons’ Father March 07, 2024 … Division X Account @DEADallasDiv Joseph B. Tucker Domestic Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma … before U.S. District Judge Barbara M.G. Lynn. In plea papers, she admitted she gave her sons’ father the fentanyl …
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Baltimore drug dealer, selling fatal doses of heroin in Maryland cities, will now spend 10 years in prison

… 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 distribution of heroin. Johnson admitted that an … a few minutes later. Law enforcement officers recovered a paper fold containing .025 grams of heroin. The medical …
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Fentanyl Distributer Tied to 13-Year-Old’s Overdose Death Pleads Guilty

… Overdose Death Pleads Guilty July 06, 2023 Dallas Contact Info Contact Us (214) 366-6900 571-324-7481 … Division X Account @DEADallasDiv Joseph B. Tucker Domestic Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma … Police Chief Roberto Arredondo. According to plea papers, Mr. Soliz admitted he sold fentanyl to both …
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Dallas Attorney Sentenced to Five Years for Laundering Purported Drug Money

… Dallas Attorney Sentenced to Five Years for Laundering Purported Drug Money August 17, 2022 Dallas Contact Info … for the law, and provide just punishment. According to plea papers, Mr. Jackson admitted to laundering $380,000 for an …
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DEA Issues Carfentanil Warning To Police And Public

… - DEA has issued a public warning to the public and law enforcement nationwide about the health and safety risks of … is 50 times more potent than heroin.  DEA, local law enforcement and first responders have recently seen the … can come in several forms, including powder, blotter paper, tablets, and spray - they can be absorbed through the …
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23 Individuals Charged With Trafficking Counterfeit Prescription Pills

… to a Recruiter /events Find Us 40 Middlesex Turnpike Bedford , MA 01730 United States New England Contacts New … morning, investigators seized a pill press hidden under a sheet in a basement laundry room, plastic bags containing … Many of the suspected counterfeit pills were packaged for sale. A firearm and additional suspected counterfeit pills …
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DEA News: Huge Synthetic Drug Takedown

… Synthetic Drug Takedown May 07, 2014 Headquarters Contact Info Contact Us (202) 307-1000 (571) 776-2508 DEA Public … hq050714-03.jpg hq050714-04.jpg WASHINGTON - The Drug Enforcement (DEA), Customs and Border (CBP), Immigration and … united strategies. In addition to targeting retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers, many of these investigations …
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Eighteen Defendants Charged With Operating A Large Scale Drug Organization In Anne Arundel And Howard Counties

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … 590 grams of marijuana, a money counting machine, a tally sheet and 126 bank money bands for $2,000. The affidavits … and the laundering of the proceeds. Krush conducts EBay sales of liquidated shoes, clothing and accessories, and …
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Top Dealer in Han Gil Case Pleads Guilty

… Top Dealer in Han Gil Case Pleads Guilty June 20, 2019 Dallas Contact … Division X Account @DEADallasDiv Joseph B. Tucker Domestic Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma … of the Dallas Division Clyde E. Shelley, Jr.   In his plea papers, Freeman admits that he and dealers on his payroll …
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Seven Arrested In Major New York City Prescription Forgery Ring

… Seven Arrested In Major New York City Prescription Forgery Ring January 23, … that physicians issue electronic prescriptions, rather than paper prescriptions. Electronic prescriptions are in part …
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21 Charged With Trafficking Of Prescription Opiates

… Oregon Bend - (541) 385-8798 Eugene - (541) 465-6861 Medford - (541) 776-4260 Portland - (503) 721-6600 Salem - … through drug abuse, addiction and even death,” said Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Keith Weis. “This is … Ehlers. The list of defendants:                    360_Fact_Sheet071416.pdf On …
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Fentanyl Trafficker Receives 19-year Federal Prison Sentence in Death of Riverside County Teen

… Fentanyl Trafficker Receives 19-year Federal Prison Sentence in Death of Riverside County Teen June 27, 2025 Los Angeles … to the vulnerabilities of those he targeted for drug sales. The victim in this case had conveyed to this drug … commonly referred to as ghost guns, according to court papers.   The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department …
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Man Charged with April 2018 Mount Vernon Murder

… 2018 Mount Vernon Murder May 12, 2022 New York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 … NEW YORK CITY – Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, John B. DeVito, … or associates of a racketeering enterprise known as Big Paper. In order to fund the enterprise, protect and expand …
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Guns, Cocaine and Cash Seized in Bronx Apartment

… Ray Donovan, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA), New York Division, Bridget … VELEZ with Operating as a Major Trafficker, Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the First Degree, Criminal … and officers found a loaded assault weapon wrapped in a sheet. A dresser drawer contained a loaded .38 caliber …
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Recovery Resources

March 28, 2025
… Resources Recovery Resources Recovery Resources According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , one in 14 Americans reports experiencing a substance use …
March 28, 2025
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Bitcoin Exchanges Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court In Connection With The Sale Of Approximately $1 Million In Bitcoins For Use On The Silk Road Website

… Bitcoin Exchanges Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court In Connection With The Sale Of Approximately $1 Million In Bitcoins For Use On The Silk Road Website September 05, 2014 New York …
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Bronx Man Indicted as a Major Trafficker Following Seizure of 110 Pounds of Cocaine from Tractor-Trailer in Virginia

… Foley, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s New York Division, New York City … stated on September 30, 2021 in a call described in court papers. On October 2, 2021, a Sunday, the investigation …
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DEA Washington Division Announces the Seizure of Over 8 Million of Deadly Doses of Fentanyl in 2022

… DEA Washington Division Announces the Seizure of Over 8 Million of … Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … information and resources, including our Caregivers Fact Sheet, visit  DEA.gov/onepill . Washington DC  – The Drug …
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Forensic Sciences Policy

March 27, 2026
Forensic Sciences Policy Forensic Sciences Policy & Procedures Forensic Sciences Policy & Procedures Laboratory Operations Manual Manuals that contain policy and procedures on laboratory operations, quality assurance, and the examination and analysis of …
March 27, 2026
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China Announces Scheduling Controls Of Carfentanil And Other Fentanyl Compounds

… the culmination of ongoing collaboration between the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and the Government of China, and reaffirms … lives and I would like to thank my Chinese counterparts for their actions on this important issue," said Acting … doses and come in several forms, including powder, blotter paper, tablets, and spray. Overdoses in the U.S. due to …