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DEA warns of scammers impersonating DEA employees

… awareness and caution. Anyone receiving this type of call from a person purporting to be with DEA should report that … can submit the information through “ Extortion Scam Online Reporting posted on www.dea.gov Reporting these scam …
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Convicted Kilogram Cocaine Trafficker From Kentucky Sentenced To 30 Years In Federal Prison

… Convicted Kilogram Cocaine Trafficker From Kentucky Sentenced To 30 Years In Federal Prison May … LEXINGTON, Ky. - A Lexington man, who used proceeds from trafficking cocaine to purchase houses and vehicles, …
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Waterbury Man Pleads Guilty To Heroin Charge Stemming From Overdose Death In Winsted

… Waterbury Man Pleads Guilty To Heroin Charge Stemming From Overdose Death In Winsted July 12, 2017 New England … dead, the victim traveled to Waterbury to purchase heroin from Haskell. The Connecticut Chief Medical Examiner’s …
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60 Year-Old Former Shelter Counselor Sentenced To Over 11 Years In Prison

… - (540) 857-2555 Winchester - (540) 662-5879 Sold Heroin From Women’s Shelter GREENBELT, MD - . - U.S. District Judge … General Hospital in Washington, D.C., as selling heroin from the shelter. From October 2009 to February 2010, …
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Providence Man Charged After Attempting to Obtain Fentanyl Shipped from California

… Man Charged After Attempting to Obtain Fentanyl Shipped from California April 21, 2026 New England Contact Info … De Jesus attempted to obtain a package that was shipped from California to Rhode Island and contained fentanyl. The …
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Man from Puerto Rico Admits Conspiring to Distribute over 250 Kilograms of Cocaine

… Man from Puerto Rico Admits Conspiring to Distribute over 250 … conspiracy to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine. From 2017 through July 2019, Arroyo Perez and his …
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Fentanyl Free America Awards

May 19, 2026
… the DEA’s continued effort to protect communities from illicit fentanyl, which was responsible for nearly … leadership, and measurable impact in protecting communities from the deadly effects of illicit fentanyl. Presented … include the link to the YouTube video when completing the online nomination form.  NOMINATIONS DUE BY MAY 29, 2026 No …
May 19, 2026
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Home Testing

February 16, 2023
Home Testing Become a Diversion Investigator Become a DEA Agent Make a difference in the safety and security of your nation and community Resources Fentanyl Awareness Recovery Resources Public Safety Alert Tweets by …
February 16, 2023
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Man sentenced to serve 60 months resulting from DEA undercover operation

… Man sentenced to serve 60 months resulting from DEA undercover operation November 05, 2018 New York …
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34 Individuals From St Johns County Arrested For Methamphetamine Production And Distribution

… 34 Individuals From St Johns County Arrested For Methamphetamine Production …
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Alaska Man and Two Men from California Indicted, Arrested for Tramadol Trafficking Conspiracy

… Alaska Man and Two Men from California Indicted, Arrested for Tramadol Trafficking … the mail to traffic significant quantities of Tramadol from Arizona and California to Greydanus for distribution in … parcels suspected of containing tramadol across the U.S. from January 2024 to August 2024. The indictment alleges …
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Three Plead Guilty To Trafficking Heroin From West Warwick Mill & Stash House

… Three Plead Guilty To Trafficking Heroin From West Warwick Mill & Stash House July 01, 2015 New … exited the stash house carrying a white bag and drove away from the area, a member of the Cranston Police Department …
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New COVID-19 Vaccine will bring opportunities for Fraud

… payment information in order to receive a vaccine.  No one from a vaccine distribution site will ask for your credit … Center for Disaster Fraud Hotline at 1-866-720-5721 or online at www.justice.gov/coronavirus .  You can also submit …
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DEA Distributes Funds to Local Agencies

… James Gregorius, Assistant Special Agent in Charge from the Washington Division, Richmond District Office … charges and three defendants on state charges, stemming from a nationwide investigation which resulted in the …
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Strasburg Man Charged with Drug Conspiracy

… Roanoke - (540) 857-2555 Winchester - (540) 662-5879 Agents from the Shenandoah County Team of the Northwest Virginia … of the cocaine and the method in which it is sold. Agents from the Northwest Virginia Regional Gang Task Force, the …
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DEA and SAMHSA announce winners of Red Ribbon Week campus video Public Service Announcement contest

… the winners on their outstanding PSAs.” The winning PSA from North Dakota State College of Science, “Challenge the … said O’Regan. “Especially given the need to diversify our online presence in the midst of the pandemic, we thought … nation’s schools, workplaces, and communities. Each year from October 23–31, people in cities and towns across the …
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Eleven Members Of Lakeland Drug Trafficking Organization Charged

… trafficking charges TAMPA, Fla. - - Eleven individuals from Lakeland, Florida were charged yesterday with … of life in federal prison. According to the indictment, from at least March 2016 through August 30, 2017, these 11 … District of Florida. To access public court documents online, please visit the http://www.flmd.uscourts.gov and/or …
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Lubbock Fentanyl Distributor Pleads Guilty

… April 3, 2017. According to documents filed in this case, from approximately January 2013 to October 27, 2016 on … and Robertson with large amounts of Fentanyl he purchased online on the Darknet from China using Bitcoin, a digital currency.  The Fentanyl …
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Former Philadelphia Police Detective Pleads Guilty To Drug Charges

… organization in Philadelphia. He acquired steroids from foreign suppliers and then sold these steroids to his … customers. Gidelson obtained shipments of anabolic steroids from suppliers in Europe and China. One supplier shipped the … customers throughout the United States that he met through online weightlifting chat rooms on websites including: …
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Former Police Detective And His Wife Sentenced In Drug Conspiracy

… participation in the conspiracy. Gidelson acquired steroids from foreign suppliers and then sold these steroids to his … received monthly shipments of anabolic steroids and HGH from suppliers in Europe and China. One supplier shipped the … customers throughout the United States that he met through online weightlifting chat rooms on websites including: …
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Spreading the Word:

June 07, 2022
… to get the word out about what fentanyl is, where it comes from, how it’s being marketed to unsuspecting victims, and what you can do to keep your family and neighbors safe from this deadly drug. Do you know the basics of what … drugs being marketed aggressively to young adults and kids online. At the end of last year, the DEA found that over 2 …
June 07, 2022
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DEA Announces 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back

… 857-2555 Winchester - (540) 662-5879 Event will take place from 10 am-2 pm on Saturday, September 26th WASHINGTON - DEA … Prescription Drug Take-Back will take place September 26th from 10 am-2 pm local time. As with the previous nine … show that many abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine …
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Six Indicted For Shipping Kilograms Of Cocaine And Fentanyl From California To Massachusetts Via UPS

… Six Indicted For Shipping Kilograms Of Cocaine And Fentanyl From California To Massachusetts Via UPS April 21, 2026 New … of packages containing kilograms of cocaine and fentanyl from California for further distribution in Massachusetts: …
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Three Arrested After Distributing Methamphetamine and Fake Pills from Phoenix Auto Dealership

… Arrested After Distributing Methamphetamine and Fake Pills from Phoenix Auto Dealership February 03, 2022 Phoenix … and fake M30 pills suspected to contain fentanyl from BSG Auto Sales in Phoenix, Arizona. Investigators seized from the auto dealership approximately 20 pounds of …
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Members of a Large Drug Trafficking Organization Convicted of Drug, Gun, and Money Laundering Charges

… compartments to transport hundreds of kilograms of cocaine from the New York area to the Maryland-D.C. area from 1997 through 2003. According to the testimony presented … number of years, to obtain hundreds of kilograms of cocaine from him, as well as vehicles equipped with hidden …
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Man And Woman Admit To Their Roles In Synthetic Drug Distribution That Lead To An Overdose Death

… to Schedule I controlled substances. Parker admitted that from May 16, 2016 through Aug. 3, 2017, he conspired with … business. Those conspirators received raw materials from China or elsewhere through the mail, repackaged and … those materials into the chemicals that he sold online. Afterwards, Parker transported the finished products …
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Cousins Sentenced On Federal Charges For PCP Distribution

… Ware and her cousin, Gene Anderson, both 31, and both from Northeast Washington, were sentenced to prison terms on … D.C. According to the Government’s proffer of evidence, from January 2006 until September 2008, Ware and others received large amounts of PCP from wholesalers in and around her home in the 300 block of …
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DEA To Hold 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day This Saturday

… 857-2555 Winchester - (540) 662-5879 Event will take place from 10 am-2 pm on Saturday, September 26th WASHINGTON - This Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time, come to one of the almost … show that many abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine …
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State Trooper Seized 88 Pounds of Meth from Vehicle in Saline County

… State Trooper Seized 88 Pounds of Meth from Vehicle in Saline County May 31, 2024 St. Louis Contact …
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Dominican Drug Supplier Operating from Abroad Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy

… Dominican Drug Supplier Operating from Abroad Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Distribution … securing the arrest and extradition of Valdez De Los Santos from the Dominican Republic. Assistant U.S. Attorney Cesar … criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Drug Trafficking …