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Cartels

September 30, 2025
… Milenio Cartel, CJNG has become independent from key members linked by blood ties or marriage to the … Sinaloa Cartel, CJNG reaps billions of dollars in profit from the manufacture of illegal synthetic drugs, as well as …
September 30, 2025
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DEA-Led Investigation Of Mexican DTO Results In Charges Against 28

… 686-4085 Smuggled Large Quantities of Heroin, Meth, Cocaine from Mexico to US- Drugs: Also Firearms, Money Laundering … large quantities of heroin, methamphetamine, and cocaine from Mexico and distributing the drugs in New Mexico, Texas, … law enforcement organizations we have removed criminals from our communities who have been involved in smuggling, …
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Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison

… Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi to Take Back America from the drug traffickers flooding our communities with … The defendant obtained packages of methamphetamine from California via the U.S. Mail and by courier from Alabama. He then provided the illegal drugs to others …
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San Diego Tunnel Task Force uncovers sophisticated cross-border drug tunnel under the U.S./Mexico border

… 671-4500 Federal agents seize 4,400 pounds of illicit drugs from the tunnel’s exit in the U.S. Tunnel Entrance.JPG Drugs … area of San Diego.  The discovery of the tunnel resulted from an ongoing investigation by members on the San Diego … pounds of marijuana and more than two pounds of fentanyl from the tunnel.   The large seizure of mixed drugs …
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Two Men Arrested with 100 Pounds of Cocaine Stamped with the Nickname of One of the World’s Greatest Soccer Players

… Westchester - (914) 682-6256 Gun and over $200,000 seized from apartment and vehicle in Jamaica NEW YORK CITY – More than one hundred pounds of cocaine were recovered from a seventh-floor apartment in a two-building 17 story … Katz.    On March 29, 2021, Agents and Investigators from DEA Group D-43, SNP, and NYSP Troop H conducted …
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Two Money Couriers for Colombian-Based Drug Money Laundering Organization Convicted by Federal Jury

… Vermont Burlington - (802) 951-2900 BOSTON – Two men from Jamaica have been convicted following a four-day jury … laundered more than $6 million in drug trafficking proceeds from Colombian cartels through the United States, Caribbean … for a later date. The defendants were among 20 individuals from Colombia, Jamaica and Florida who were indicted by a …
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Long Island Man Charged with Distributing Fentanyl, Heroin, Cocaine and Oxycodone

… Fentanyl, Pill Press Parts and Multiple Firearms Recovered from Defendant; Defendant Distributed Fentanyl that Caused … justice.” “It is appalling how criminals attempt to profit from the distribution of fentanyl which has led to a rising …
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Nineteen indicted in drug distribution conspiracy

… Yakima - (509) 454-4407 More than 70 firearms seized from defendants distributing cocaine and crack cocaine … Acting U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman. Law enforcement teams from FBI, DEA, Seattle Police Department, and other public … about ninety search warrants across the Puget Sound region from as far north as Everett and as far south as Spanaway. …
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Former Mexican Governor Extradited To The Southern District Of Texas

… Yarrington served as governor of Tamaulipas from 1999 to 2004. Tamaulipas lies along the southern border between the United States and Mexico directly across from Brownsville and Laredo. According to the indictment, …
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Last Of Three Defendants Convicted For Role In Murder Of Southlake, Texas, Man Is Sentenced

… presented at trial and documents filed in the case, from approximately March 1, 2011, until May 22, 2013, the … defendants traveled in interstate and foreign commerce from Mexico to Southlake, and elsewhere, with the intent to … result of that travel, Mr. Chapa was killed.  In addition, from approximately May 23, 2013, until September 5, 2014, …
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Hospice Nurse Pleads Guilty To Prescription Opioid Conspiracy Charges

… accountable.” “New Mexicans deserve competent health care from medical professionals whose sole focus is the best interest of their patients, not from drug traffickers who abuse their medical licenses to … July 22, 2016, DEA agents seized 80 10-mg oxycodone pills from Ulibarri, which she obtained from packages she …
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Feds Crack Down On Illegal Trafficking Of Oxycodone

… in two separate cases charging a total of 13 defendants from Georgia and Kentucky with illegally trafficking in … alone, and instead will require a comprehensive effort from public health, medicine, and our communities.  With … because it completely removes the oversight of a physician from the equation."    According to United States Attorney …
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Twenty-Four Indicted In Oxycodone Trafficking And Health Care Fraud Scheme

… Salgado and Ronald Regains, remain at large. Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report … than all other states combined. Each day, individuals die from prescription drug overdoses. To stop this drug … will continue to tackle South Florida’s pill mill epidemic from all angles and at all levels to eradicate these drug …
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24 Members Of Bronx Street Gang Charged With Racketeering Conspiracy, Narcotics Trafficking, And Firearm Offenses

… members of the Murda Moore Gangsta crew on charges ranging from racketeering, narcotics and firearms felonies.  Law … focused on reclaiming the Mott Haven community from the carnage, crime and fear that are linked to the MMG …
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Upper West Side Doctor And Wife Indicted For Conspiracy And 37 Illegal Prescription Sales: Over $600,000 Cash Seized

… (HHS). Group TDS-NY is comprised of agents and officers from the DEA, the NYPD, the Town of Orangetown Police … Agents and investigators recovered more than $600,000 cash from the Scarsdale residence. Medical records and bank …
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Doctor indicted on Manslaughter and Reckless Endangerment Charges in Three Overdose Deaths

… Strike Force Group Z-23 and HRA, with assistance from the Nassau County Police Department and the Suffolk … DEA and the New York City Police Department (NYPD). Agents from the DEA’s Milwaukee District Office arrested Choy on … overdosed within three days of receiving prescriptions from Choy. At their final visits with the doctor, both …
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CY 2022 Cocaine Signature Program Report

September 11, 2024
… transit to the United States (U.S.) during CY 2022. Results from samples seized outside the U.S. from DEA foreign divisions that were analyzed from January – June 2023 are also reported. Domestic and …
September 11, 2024
STORY

The Washington Division Takes Community Engagement Virtual

March 05, 2021
… the best way to spread the message of prevention and help. “From visits with schools, to races and fairs, workplace … Maryland and Virginia area. The response was incredible. From coalition groups, to city councils, to schools and … their own and in partnership with area coalition partners. From May through December 2020, McLennon and Rivas delivered …
March 05, 2021
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Public Response To DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Days Keeps Growing

… to discard unwanted, unused and expired prescription drugs from medicine cabinets, bedside tables, and kitchen drawers. … (371 tons) of prescription medications were collected from members of the public at more than 5,829 locations … with DEA on the event.  When added to the collections from DEA’s previous five Take-Back events, more than 2.8 …
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DEA Holds Its Eighth Prescription Drug Take Back Day On Saturday April 26

… on Drug Use and Health.  And more Americans died in 2010 from overdoses of prescription (22,134, including 16,651 from narcotic painkillers) than from motor vehicle accidents, says the Centers for Disease …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Brings in nearly 745,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications, Continues Fight against Opioid Epidemic

… removed close to 745,000 pounds of unneeded prescriptions from medicine cabinets across the country as part of DEA’s … has removed more than 15.2 million pounds of medication from circulation since its inception. On October 23, with … who misused a prescription medication obtained the medicine from a family member or friend. The Centers for Disease …
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Guatemalan National is Extradited on International Cocaine Trafficking and Maritime Smuggling Charges

… Guatemalan national who was extradited to the United States from Guatemala on Thursday, February 10, 2022 to face … Barillas, aka “Thor,” is charged in an indictment stemming from a long-term joint investigation led by the Drug … the smuggling of multi-ton quantities of cocaine from South America to Guatemala with an ultimate destination …
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Barton Residence Searched and Woman Arrested on Federal Drug Charges

… complaint, Desormeaux distributed controlled substances from her Barton residence and allowed other individuals to … Investigators arranged the purchase of cocaine and fentanyl from the defendants on multiple occasions between August and … however, would be determined by the Court with guidance from the advisory United States Sentencing Guidelines. …
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Lebanon Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Meth Conspiracy

… - (417) 888-9800 Crashed Vehicle, Resisted Arrest and Fled from Officer SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Lebanon, Mo., man who … it to others during the conspiracy, which lasted from May 20 to Sept. 28, 2019. Johnson obtained large amounts of methamphetamine from a source in California and distributed it to others, …
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Mexican National Sentenced to 12 Years for Conspiracy to Distribute More Than 2,600 Kilos of Cocaine

… that distributed substantial amounts of cocaine from Mexico in the Kansas City metropolitan area from October 2013 to Nov. 15, 2018. Campoy-Estrada admitted … week. Campoy-Estrada obtained substantial sums of money from his involvement in the drug-trafficking conspiracy, …
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Recidivist Cocaine Trafficker Convicted of Sending Hundreds of Kilograms of Cocaine Hidden Inside Furniture

… Participated in a Conspiracy That Sent Tons of Cocaine from Puerto Rico Around the United States NEW YORK, N.Y. … October 2022, the DTO sent more than 30 shipments of cargo from Puerto Rico to the continental United States.  The … enforcement seized approximately 350 kilograms of cocaine from four of the DTO’s shipments.  In total, the DTO shipped …
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Colombian Narcotrafficker Sentenced to 18 Years’ Imprisonment

… $20 million forfeiture money judgment, Vivero is prevented from profiting from his crimes while being held accountable for leading an …
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Convicted Felon Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison For Drug And Firearm Offenses

… Vermont Burlington - (802) 951-2900 Following release from pre-trial detention, defendant possessed drugs and … or more of fentanyl.  In July 2019, Soares fled on foot from law enforcement during a traffic stop. Soares threw a … a hooked knife and buprenorphine strips were recovered from Soares’ backpack. Quantities of cocaine and fentanyl …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Brings in nearly 745,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications, Continues Fight against Opioid Epidemic

… removed close to 745,000 pounds of unneeded prescriptions from medicine cabinets across the country as part of DEA’s … has removed more than 15.2 million pounds of medication from circulation since its inception. On October 23, with … who misused a prescription medication obtained the medicine from a family member or friend. The Centers for Disease …
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DEA Holds National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Turn the Tide Against the U.S. Opioid Epidemic

… Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 23 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event offers free and anonymous … who misused a prescription medication obtained the medicine from a family member or friend. The Centers for Disease … Back Day has removed more than 7,000 tons of medication from circulation since its inception. These efforts are …