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DEA Delivers Major Blows to Drug Cartels, Advancing a Fentanyl Free America in 2026

… Cartels, Advancing a Fentanyl Free America in 2026 March 19, 2026 Headquarters Contact Info Contact Us (202) 307-1000 … – Marking a powerful start to 2026, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration dealt a significant blow to drug … thirty-day operation, DEA also seized  147,797 pounds of cocaine, nearly 21,000 pounds of methamphetamine, more than …
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Administrator Cole's Statement on the Capture of Sebastian Marset

March 14, 2026
… United States where he will now face charges connected to cocaine trafficking and money laundering. This arrest marks …
March 14, 2026
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DEA Seizes Record-Setting Number of Fentanyl Pills in Albuquerque, New Mexico

May 07, 2025
… as well as distribution quantities of fentanyl powder, cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine.   Heriberto …
May 07, 2025
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Sacramento Man Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Heroin Trafficking

… Sacramento Man Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Heroin Trafficking April 01, 2025 San Francisco Contact … offenses as part of a multi-agency operation targeting cocaine and heroin traffickers. In May 2020, Greenhalgh was …
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DEA Rolls Out Operation Engage

… on top drug threats   PHILADELPHIA- Today the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) launched a new comprehensive … Overdose deaths with the presence of methamphetamine and/or cocaine continue to rise each year across Pennsylvania and …
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DEA announces launch of Project Safeguard

… 496-1020 NEWS RELEASE                                  For Immediate Release   DEA announces launch of Project Safeguard Operation intensifies DEA’s efforts to combat drug-related violent crime   WASHINGTON – … deadly drugs, including opioids, heroin, fentanyl, meth and cocaine, are often the same criminals responsible for the …
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Atlantic County Man Admits Role in Drug Distribution Scheme

… x2242 CAMDEN, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Susan A. … of heroin, 5.5 kilograms of fentanyl, 10.8 kilograms of cocaine, drug packaging materials and equipment, and a money …
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DEA Liberty Mid-Atlantic HIDTA Task Force arrests four and seizes drugs and guns in Atlantic City

… DEA Liberty Mid-Atlantic HIDTA Task Force arrests four and seizes drugs and guns in Atlantic … handguns and drugs. Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Susan A. … recovered five handguns, 34 grams of heroin, 17 grams of cocaine, 310 grams of marijuana, and $1,000 in U.S. …
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DEA announces launch of Project Safeguard

… - (732) 431-7160 x2242 Operation intensifies DEA’s efforts to combat drug-related violent crime NEWARK, N.J. – Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Administrator Timothy J. … deadly drugs, including opioids, heroin, fentanyl, meth and cocaine, are often the same criminals responsible for the …
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Grape Street Crips member indicted for murder of innocent bystander

… Grape Street Crips member indicted for murder of innocent bystander October 16, 2018 New Jersey … x2242 NEWARK, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, Valerie A. … demolished in 2009. Stafford distributed both heroin and cocaine at Baxter Terrace. After Baxter Terrace was torn …
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Alleged CJNG Cartel Enforcers Charged with Drug Trafficking

… Alleged CJNG Cartel Enforcers Charged with Drug Trafficking June 14, 2021 San … in the world. The cartel is responsible for moving tons of cocaine, methamphetamine and fentanyl-laced heroin into the …
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DEA announces launch of Project Safeguard

… @DEASanDiegoDiv James M. Nunnallee Domestic Southern California in the Carlsbad, Imperial County, and San Ysidro … Sandoval Divsersion.SAN@dea.gov Division Contacts California Carlsbad - (760) 268-5700 Imperial County - (760) … deadly drugs, including opioids, heroin, fentanyl, meth and cocaine, are often the same criminals responsible for the …
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Two charged in connection with drug lab explosion

… @DEASanDiegoDiv James M. Nunnallee Domestic Southern California in the Carlsbad, Imperial County, and San Ysidro … Sandoval Divsersion.SAN@dea.gov Division Contacts California Carlsbad - (760) 268-5700 Imperial County - (760) … items. Agents also seized approximately one pound of cocaine and three firearms including a Del-Ton DT-15 5.56 mm …
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DEA and partners hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 27

… Info Contact Us (504) 840-1100 571-362-2805 Public Information Officer (571) 362-4892 NOFD.Recruiter@dea.gov Talk … - (318) 676-4080 Arkansas Fayetteville - (479) 442-2618 Fort Smith - (479) 783-6300 Little Rock - (501) 217-6500 … than from all other drugs combined, including meth, cocaine and hallucinogens.  Unfortunately, these …
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Fentanyl Dealer Pleads Guilty in Federal Court

… N.C. – Megan Emily Tate, 28, of Sylva, N.C., appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge W. Carleton Metcalf this morning … attributed to fentanyl mixed with other illicit drugs like cocaine, methamphetamine, and heroin, with many users …
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New Britain Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Federal Prison for Fentanyl Distribution and Firearm Possession Offenses

… New Britain Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Federal Prison for Fentanyl Distribution and Firearm Possession Offenses … fentanyl, additional loose quantities of fentanyl and crack cocaine, narcotics paraphernalia, two handguns, ammunition, …
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New Britain Man Pleads Guilty To Fentanyl Distribution And Firearm Possession Charges

… to a Recruiter /events Find Us 40 Middlesex Turnpike Bedford , MA 01730 United States New England Contacts New … fentanyl, additional loose quantities of fentanyl and crack cocaine, narcotics paraphernalia, two handguns, ammunition, …
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Canterbury Man Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Possessing Machinegun and Other Firearms

… Canterbury Man Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Possessing Machinegun and Other Firearms … who is charged with federal firearm possession and crack cocaine distribution offenses.  Three of Vasquez’s …
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East Hartford Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Operating Manchester Drug Mill

… East Hartford Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Operating Manchester Drug Mill August 11, 2022 New … prior federal conviction for conspiring to distribute crack cocaine.  On January 4, 2008, Ciuro was sentenced in New …
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Peabody Man Sentenced for Distributing Drugs Laced with Fentanyl

… Peabody Man Sentenced for Distributing Drugs Laced with Fentanyl August 11, 2022 … seized a small quantity of fentanyl, a small quantity of a cocaine/fentanyl mixture, and $2,340 from his car. In …
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Jury Convicts Missouri Man of Meth Trafficking, Illegal Firearms

… in possession of firearms. Patton was a passenger in a Ford sedan that was stopped by Springfield police officers … of methamphetamine with intent to sell, and possession of cocaine with intent to sell. Under federal statutes, Patton …
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Missouri Heroin Dealer Sentenced to 20 Years

… Springfield, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for leading a large heroin trafficking organization with his … substance and a prior felony conviction for selling cocaine to an undercover officer. He also has a prior felony …
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Stolen Audi Leads to Jail Time for Fentanyl Dealer

… Stolen Audi Leads to Jail Time for Fentanyl Dealer June 20, 2023 St. Louis Contact Info … of a firearm and two counts of distributing crack cocaine. The Drug Enforcement Administration investigated …
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Two Meth Dealers Sentenced to 23 Years Total in Prison

… County, Mo., man were sentenced in federal court today for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute … of methamphetamine from a thermos, as well as 30 grams of cocaine, six pounds of marijuana, and two additional …
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DEA announces launch of Project Safeguard

… Springfield - (417) 888-9800 Operation intensifies DEA’s efforts to combat drug-related violent ST. LOUIS – Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Administrator Timothy J. … deadly drugs, including opioids, heroin, fentanyl, meth and cocaine, are often the same criminals responsible for the …
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Kansas man pleads guilty to drug trafficking while on parole for murder convictions

… Kansas man pleads guilty to drug trafficking while on parole for murder convictions January 08, 2020 St. Louis Contact … man who was on parole after spending 38 years in prison for murdering two people in a bar robbery, one of whom was … a bag that contained two grams of heroin and one gram of cocaine, which Toney was planning to sell to the undercover …
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Fentanyl Dealer Operating in Medina and Rochester Going to Prison for 10 Years

… Dealer Operating in Medina and Rochester Going to Prison for 10 Years February 12, 2024 New York Contact Info Contact … Shine sold over 440 grams of fentanyl, 119 grams of cocaine, and a 9mm pistol to an individual working with law …
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Depew Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Fentanyl that Led to the Deaths of Two Individuals

… that Jonathan DiPirro, 33, of Depew, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra to distribution of … intoxication, to include acetyl fentanyl, fentanyl, and cocaine. On March 4, 2020, at approximately 3:00 p.m., …
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Fentanyl Dealer Operating in Medina and Rochester Pleads Guilty

… that Ebony Shine, 37, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa to conspiracy … Shine sold over 440 grams of fentanyl, 119 grams of cocaine, and a 9mm pistol to an individual working with law …
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DEA Recognizes First Ever National Fentanyl Awareness Day

… Westchester - (914) 682-6256 NEW YORK CITY – In an effort to save lives, DEA is proud to join “Song for Charlie” … III said, "New York City has always been a heroin and cocaine distribution hub for the Northeast, and today is no …