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DEA New Orleans Division Removes Over 63,000 Pounds of Unused Medication; Arkansas Leads Nation in Collections

… combined 63,119 pounds of unneeded and expired medications from home medicine cabinets. Most notably, the state of … New Orleans Field Division. “By removing these medications from our homes, we are closing a major door to potential …
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“Operation Red Card”

… easier knowing that dangerous individuals have been removed from our streets.”  U.S. Attorney Price thanks the partner … criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. The charges …
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Houston Men Sentenced to Federal Prison as Part of Homeland Security Task Force for Trafficking Meth and Fentanyl in the Eastern District of Texas

… to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States.  HSTF Houston comprises agents and officers from the FBI; U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. …
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Little Rock Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine

… and observed Avance behaving nervously. Avance then fled from the officers, leading them on a high-speed pursuit. … by the Drug Enforcement Administration with assistance from the Conway Police Department. The case was prosecuted …
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58 Kilograms of Cocaine Destined for West Tennessee Seized; Trafficker Sentenced to Federal Prison

… in a speaker box and found by law enforcement officers from the Texas Department of Safety during a traffic stop on … effective law enforcement can be when we all work together, from the state and local level, up to the federal level.” …
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UPS Employee Heads to Prison for Concealing Cocaine in Packages

… Law enforcement seized several packages of cocaine from across the country which were traced back to the … authorities observed Almanza receive a package from drug traffickers while on shift. The package was …
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DEA Launches Project Wave Breaker to Stop Flood of Deadly Fentanyl

… CDC provisional data, more than 87,200 people died from an overdose last year, marking the largest number of … along the Southwest border increased more than 89 percent from January 2019 to December 2020.    Project Wave Breaker …
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Suspected Colombian cartel leader lands in United States to answer international drug charges

… major drug traffickers who are believed to be profiting from the sale of dangerous drugs to our citizens and … in an ongoing five-year conspiracy to distribute cocaine from Colombia to the United States. In May 2019, he and …
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Former gulf cartel comandante receives significant prison sentence

… The plaza boss also extracts a "piso," or payment, from others who want to transport narcotics for importation … four armed individuals. Thus, 60 estacas would be anywhere from 180 to 240 armed individuals patrolling the plaza. …
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17 charged in federal indictment alleging cocaine/heroin/meth trafficking in Austin

… organization’s leadership have been apprehended and removed from the communities they sought to prey upon.”   All of the … in U.S. Magistrate Court in Austin.   This case resulted from an investigation conducted by the DEA, Austin Police …
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Indianapolis Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced to a Decade in Prison

… U.S. Probation Office for five years following his release from federal prison. U.S. Attorney Myers thanked Assistant … community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and …
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DEA Caribbean Division Announces Extradition of International Drug Trafficking Suspect to Puerto Rico

… the successful extradition of Nixon Manuel Marino-Carreño from Colombia to Puerto Rico, where he will face federal … with others to import and attempt to import cocaine from Venezuela and Colombia into the United States. He is …
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Iowa Pharmacist Who Stole Controlled Substances Sentenced

… a three‑year term of probation. Ryan Paul Etscheid, age 40, from La Salle, Illinois, received the sentence after an … fraud, deception, and subterfuge. Information from sentencing and public court records showed that on July …
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DEA Hosts the 30th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 25th

… Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 25, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at nearly 4,200 locations … removed more than 20 million pounds of unwanted medications from communities across the United States. New Jersey …
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DEA Hosts the 30th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 25th

… Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at nearly 4,200 locations … removed more than 20 million pounds of unwanted medications from communities across the United States.        Opioids, …
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Former St. Louis Area Pediatrician Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Exchanging Prescriptions for Sex Acts

… substances in exchange for sex acts, nude photos or cash. From at least 2014 through May of 2023, Craig A. Spiegel, … position to obtain cash, sexual acts or sexual photographs from at least 19 patients, many of whom he began treating as …
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Little Rock Man Who Led Police on High-Speed Chase with Kilograms of Fentanyl in Car Sentenced to More Than 11 Years in Prison

… Camaro, which then crashed into trees. Siglar was ejected from the car and continued to flee on foot before being … resulted in more than 26,000 individual doses of fentanyl from the backpack seized.  Siglar has a prior felony …
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Drug trafficking Leader to Serve 25 years for Multi-State Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Operation

… to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States. HSTF Houston comprises agents and officers from Immigration and Customs Enforcement – Homeland Security …
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Dominican Man Arrested for Fentanyl and Meth Conspiracy

… law enforcement partners to target those who seek to profit from the sale of deadly substances.” “The Massachusetts … in the same location. This co-located model enables agents from different agencies to collaborate on …
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Trial Victory Secured in Largest Single Fentanyl Pill Bust in DEA History

… charges that violated the terms of his pretrial release from a separate case in which he was charged as a felon in … El Paso Division investigated this case with assistance from the IRS Criminal Investigation. Supervisory Assistant …
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Dealer Sentenced to 20 Years for Role in Fatal Fentanyl Overdose of Carlsbad Woman

… he stated, “overdose, overdose,” and that he was calling from “…her phone…” While the dispatcher was trying to … of the defendant as callous. “Nothing deters you from criminal conduct…I don’t know what else to do to …
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High-Ranking Sinaloa Cartel Member Arrested After Being Charged in Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Conspiracy

… commitment to protect our country and communities from the dangers of illegal narcotics. HSI will continue to … agencies while following the money to stop those who profit from deadly fentanyl sales in the United States.”  If …
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Nineteen Gang Members And Associates Charged In Federal Sweeps Targeting Boston Gangs

… Card cracking schemes are fueled by checks that are stolen from postal collection boxes and chemically washed and … types of threats.  The fight to keep our streets safe from dangerous gangs and drugs is an ever-constant struggle …
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Members of Bronx Street Gang And Their Hitman Charged With Racketeering, Firearms Offenses, And Murder

… Superseding Indictment filed today in federal court: [1] From at least in or about 2006 to in or about 2021, YBMG was … of heroin, five kilograms of cocaine, and marijuana from at least in or about 2006 up to and including 2021. …
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Thirty-Eight Pounds of Meth and Cocaine Recovered in Hell’s Kitchen Luxury Building

… plus four kilograms (over eight pounds) of cocaine from an apartment at 550 West 54th Street, a luxury … Commissioner Edward A. Caban said, “The charges stemming from this case demonstrate the unwavering commitment of the …
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Major Multi-Drug Seizure of Over 250 Pounds of Heroin, Fentanyl, Cocaine, Crystal Meth and Counterfeit Pills in the Bronx

… laboratory analysis. Drug paraphernalia was also recovered from various places in the apartment. A suitcase contained a … picture and different names, including a driver’s license from the Dominican Republic. Special Narcotics Prosecutor …
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14 Defendants charged with racketeering, murder, firearms, and narcotics offenses

… shared commitment to keeping the people of the Bronx safe from violence.  Because of that partnership, and thanks to … heroin, cocaine, cocaine base, oxycodone, and marijuana from in or about 2011 through in or about March 2020.  …
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Queens man indicted on weapons and narcotics charges after allegedly aiming assault rifle at NYPD Detective

… Supreme Court Justice Felicia Mennin entered screen shots from the security footage into evidence. The images depicted … law enforcement faces while working to keep our cities safe from gun violence, crime, and drug trafficking,” said DEA …
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Three Men Facing Federal Charges in Connection to Seizure of Meth and Thousands of Fentanyl Pills

… partners to remove large quantities of deadly drugs from the streets and to disrupt drug networks.”  This case … by the Drug Enforcement Administration with assistance from the Spokane Regional Anti-Violence Enforcement and …
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11 Charged with Trafficking Drugs in Southwestern Connecticut, Firearm Offenses

… have been charged with federal offenses stemming from their alleged involvement in narcotics trafficking in … Departments.  The DEA HIDTA Task Force includes personnel from the DEA Bridgeport Resident Office, the Connecticut …