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Six MS-13 gang members indicted for allegedly conspiring to commit murder

March 25, 2019
… partners are committed to keeping our neighborhoods safe from drug trafficking and the associated violence.”   “These … who, as leaders here in the United States, receive orders from MS-13 gang leaders in El Salvador and direct local … a/k/a “Poison,” to commit the murder of a rival gang member from the 18th Street gang.   Mejia Sandoval is alleged to …
March 25, 2019
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Fourteen members of a Washington Heights drug trafficking organization charged with distributing heroin

November 08, 2018
… and Rosa remain at large, and Gil will be transferred from immigration detention next week. The case has been … has cut a wide swath across our nation, affecting people from all walks of life, in every neighborhood," said NYPD …
November 08, 2018
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Canadian Dark Web Vendor Sentenced for Importing Millions of Counterfeit Xanax Pills into the United States

January 23, 2025
… midst of a catastrophic overdose epidemic where the threat from synthetic opioids disguised as fake prescription … trafficking investigation required significant coordination from multiple federal, state and local law enforcement … ledgers revealed McCann and others purchased alprazolam from China, pressed the alprazolam into counterfeit Xanax …
January 23, 2025
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Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Fentanyl Distribution and Money Laundering

October 07, 2024
… phone containing international wire transfer receipts sent from America Latina, a money service business in Oakland.  … because she had received anti-money laundering training from the national wire service companies whose wire services … Agent in Charge Robert Tripp.  “Those who choose to profit from poisoning our communities and endanger public safety …
October 07, 2024
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Kanawha County Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Fentanyl Crime

June 27, 2024
… Jackson further admitted that he acquired fentanyl powder from a source outside the United States, the “M30” punch and die sets from China and commercially manufactured binding powder from a company in the United States. Jackson began renting …
June 27, 2024
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DEA Brings Its “One Pill Can Kill Game Over” Tournament to New England for a First-of-Its-Kind Event

May 29, 2024
… Field Division will team up with college esports teams from across New England to host the first of its kind, … teenagers between the ages of 14 and 18 die every week from a drug poisoning or overdose death, according to a … by Clark University Esports on Thursday, June 6, 2024, from 7 to 9 p.m. ET on Twitch (twitch.tv/onepillcankill).  …
May 29, 2024
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Six Indicted for Illegal Firearms Possession, Drugs

March 10, 2022
… a previous felony. Defendants named in federal indictments from the March 2022 term of the U.S. District Court grand … a man brandishing a firearm. Accompanied by an officer from the Georgia Department of Community Supervision, … Task Force arrested Greene in October 2020 after he ran from officers and was found with a pistol and a large bag of …
March 10, 2022
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Federal Jury Convicts Minnesota Man for Distributing Fentanyl that Caused 11 Overdose Deaths

April 01, 2022
… of 4-FA, a controlled substance analogue, which was shipped from China. The package actually contained 100 grams of 99 … analogues. According to the evidence presented at trial, from 2014 through December 6, 2016, Broussard obtained controlled substances, including fentanyl, from China-based drug suppliers. Broussard conspired with …
April 01, 2022
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Indictment charges 24 individuals connected to southeastern Connecticut drug ring

March 07, 2019
… unsealed today after eight defendants were arrested, stems from a joint investigation led by the Drug Enforcement … Whyte, of New London, obtained heroin, fentanyl and cocaine from various sources in Connecticut and elsewhere, and … narcotics, another firearm and nearly $200,000 in cash from other members of the conspiracy.    The 22-count …
March 07, 2019
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Coordinated Law Enforcement Operations Lead to Takedown of Portland-Area Transnational Drug Trafficking Cells

November 02, 2021
… oxycodone, heroin, methamphetamine, and other illegal drugs from sources of supply in California and elsewhere and used … to traffic large quantities of heroin and methamphetamine from California for distribution in the Portland and Salem, … of counterfeit oxycodone, heroin, and methamphetamine from California for distribution in and around Portland and …
November 02, 2021
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Central Florida cocaine trafficking ring dismantled

June 12, 2019
… and a currency counter.   According to court documents, from Nov. 27, 2017, through April 18, 2018, leaders of the … shipment of more than 20 kilograms of cocaine into Florida from Puerto Rico. After packaging the cocaine for … partners throughout the region to keep our communities safe from illicit drug trafficking and the associated dangers …
June 12, 2019
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Federal Investigation Dismantles Major Methamphetamine Trafficking Ring Operating In Southeastern New Mexico

November 30, 2011
… seized approximately seven pounds of methamphetamine from a vehicle driven by Garcia, and $50,000 from Fierro-Carrasco’s residence. Fierro-Carrasco and Garcia … to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine from August through November 10, 2011. According to the …
November 30, 2011
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Federal Indictment Charges Eight With Participating In Taos County Heroin Trafficking And Money Laundering Ring

December 21, 2015
… and methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy that existed from at least June 2012 and continued until Dec. 2015.  It … and all property derived, either directly or indirectly, from proceeds obtained from the criminal activity charged in the indictment. During …
December 21, 2015
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Two Defendants Admit Roles In $65 Million Stolen Identity Income Tax Refund Fraud Scheme

February 11, 2013
… including Social Security numbers and dates of birth, from unwitting individuals, who often reside in the … task force in New Jersey composed of investigators from the IRS and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, along with the U.S. Secret Service, and with assistance from the Drug Enforcement (the “New Jersey Task Force”). An …
February 11, 2013
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27 Defendants Facing State Or Federal Drug Charges For Allegedly Selling Heroin And Crack Cocaine On City’s West Side

June 12, 2014
… of heroin was seized during the course of the investigation from last August through this month.  Early today, Chicago … to the 12th Street Vice Lords other than making money from selling drugs within the 12th Street territory. “This … Investigation Division.  “This investigation stemmed from numerous citizen complaints, and those citizens should …
June 12, 2014
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Two Members Of Manchester-Based Drug Ring Sentenced To Lengthy Prison Terms

April 12, 2017
… arrested after a law enforcement investigation that lasted from 2013 to August of 2014.  The investigation included the … as over $30,000 in cash, and three firearms were recovered from that location.  Garcia, Jennifer Nunez, Hernandez, and … in October of 2014, after returning to the United States from the Dominican Republic. Court documents showed that …
April 12, 2017
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Operator Of Venetian Resort In Las Vegas Agrees To Return Over $47 Million After Receiving Money Under Suspicious Circumstances

August 27, 2013
… for failing to properly report suspicious funds received from a gambler. This is also the first time a casino has … seized approximately $207 million in United States currency from the residence in what remains the largest-ever seizure … money to the Las Vegas Sands Corp. and subsidiary companies from two different banks and seven different Mexican money …
August 27, 2013
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Authorities Arrest 5 Linked To LA "Pill Mill"

January 13, 2015
… including a January 2013 seizure of nearly 10,000 pills from the residence of ringleader Jagehauel Gillespie, and a … 2010 seizure of 48 bottles of promethazine with codeine from a car being driven across Texas by Gillespie and … 45, of Houston, who allegedly shipped controlled substances from Southern California to Texas; and Ray Steven Benton, …
January 13, 2015
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DEA Announces Major Steroid Operation

September 01, 2015
… the vast majority of which are manufactured and trafficked from underground labs in China.   DEA-led Operation Cyber … These products are commonly obtained via the internet from Chinese chemical manufacturing companies and … people are ruining their lives and damaging their bodies from steroid abuse,” said DEA Acting Administrator Chuck …
September 01, 2015
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Two Men Charged With Distributing Synthetic Drugs That Caused Overdoses At Wesleyan University

May 22, 2015
… Police Chief McKenna.  “We received incredible assistance from outside agencies, including the Middlesex County … of Molly or $200 per gram, Lonergan regularly sold Molly from his dorm room between 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. during … drugs.  Also in 2014, Kramer began purchasing Molly from Lonergan and distributing it to students at Wesleyan. …
May 22, 2015
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Nine Members Of Eastern European Organized Crime Syndicate Charged With Racketeering, Extortion, Loansharking, Illegal Gambling, And Drug Trafficking

November 09, 2016
… Gregovich 720-431-8836 Defendants allegedly extorted money from victims in the United States and abroad (BROOKLYN, N.Y. … New York State (NYSP).  The arrests resulted from a long-term investigation by the DEA’s New York … Crime Drug Enforcement Strike Force, with assistance from the Westchester County Police Department Narcotics …
November 09, 2016
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Father, Girlfriend Of Rikers Island Inmate Charged With Conspiracy And Solicitation To Commit Murder

May 23, 2016
… $300 in cash to Leasure, who at that point fled on foot from the residence. Shortly thereafter, it is alleged that … entered a second residence approximately four houses away from the first one while again wearing a ski mask and black … At one point, the male occupant received a telephone call from his brother and Leasure allegedly held what appeared to …
May 23, 2016
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Terrance C. Cole Sworn in as Administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration

July 25, 2025
… to Enforcement – targeting traffickers, removing poison from the streets of this country, and protecting the … efforts and advancing DEA’s mission to protect communities from the deadly impact of illegal drugs. During his 22-year … and the Middle East. At the time of his retirement from federal service in 2020, Mr. Cole was serving as DEA’s …
July 25, 2025
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Mexican National Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Role in Conspiracy to Distribute Kilograms of Fentanyl and Cocaine and Launder Proceeds

April 06, 2025
… twice BOSTON – A Mexican national previously deported twice from the United States has been sentenced in federal court … of fentanyl and other narcotics via tractor trailer from the area of Ontario, Calif., to Massachusetts. Law … undercover officer delivered $202,090 drug money, received from coconspirators in Massachusetts, to Lopez Medina in …
April 06, 2025
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50,000 Fake Pills Seized in San Diego

June 28, 2022
… operation in San Diego on June 28, 2022.  Investigators from the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Narcotic Task … Department (SDPD) worked together to prevent the fake pills from being distributed.  Berenice Sanchez-Tapia, age 47, was … law enforcement agencies determined to prevent fake pills from making it to the streets of San Diego,” said DEA …
June 28, 2022
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Chula Vista Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl-Laced Pills that Caused Overdose Death of 20-Year-Old

March 29, 2022
… was caused by the fentanyl-laced pills that J.P. purchased from Mefford. Finally, Mefford admitted that he transported multi-pound level quantities of methamphetamine from San Diego to Kansas. Once in Kansas, Mefford … the methamphetamine to various individuals. Detectives from the Chula Vista Police Department’s Narcotics …
March 29, 2022
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San Diego Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Fentanyl Distribution Resulting in Death

March 07, 2022
… a 25-year-old husband and father of two young children from El Cajon. Davis was convicted by a federal jury on … 3:39 a.m. The U.S. Attorney’s Office is releasing excerpts from a security video which was presented as evidence at … to take it away and make it better. The biggest tragedy from all of this is that 2 innocent children have to grow up …
March 07, 2022
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DEA Announces 19th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

October 23, 2020
… that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. There will be 16 collection … our convenient sites, you could be saving someone you love from addiction or an overdose.” Given the ongoing COVID-19 …
October 23, 2020
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Attorney General William P. Barr Joins DEA Acting Administrator Timothy J. Shea to Announce Results of Operation Crystal Shield

September 10, 2020
… devotion of DEA and our partners to protect our communities from the scourge of drug trafficking and violent crime under … COVID, DEA has been working hard to stop ruthless cartels from bringing methamphetamine into our communities,” said …
September 10, 2020
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DEA announces launch of Operation Crystal Shield

February 20, 2020
… trafficked into and within the United States. From FY 2017 to FY 2019, DEA domestic seizures of methamphetamine increased 127 percent from 49,507 pounds to 112,146 pounds. During the same time …
February 20, 2020