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23 Individuals Charged With Trafficking Counterfeit Prescription Pills

… to a Recruiter /events Find Us 40 Middlesex Turnpike Bedford , MA 01730 United States New England Contacts New … and counterfeit pills containing fentanyl), cocaine and marijuana, among others. The Nagle DTO allegedly … Many of the suspected counterfeit pills were packaged for sale. A firearm and additional suspected counterfeit pills …
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Fall River Man Arrested For Selling Drugs And Machine Guns On Telegram App

… Fall River Man Arrested For Selling Drugs And Machine Guns On Telegram App August … Among other things, a large quantity suspected fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine, MDMA, morphine codeine, and … we are also taking decisive action to prevent the illegal sale and use of machine gun conversion devices.” “Hunt’s …
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Former Member of Baltimore’s Safe Streets Program Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Distribution Conspiracy

… Former Member of Baltimore’s Safe Streets Program Sentenced … to distribute fentanyl, heroin, and powder and crack cocaine.  While he was participating in the narcotics … Corey Crosby corresponded every week or two concerning the sale of narcotics, including heroin and fentanyl.  After …
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42 Defendants Facing State Or Federal Drug Charges For Allegedly Selling Heroin On City’s West Side

… 42 Defendants Facing State Or Federal Drug Charges For Allegedly Selling Heroin On City’s West Side June 24, … a half-kilogram of heroin, and over one-half kilogram of cocaine were seized this morning during the arrests of 32 of … the Grenshaw drug spot, to collecting proceeds from heroin sales there.  The Triplett drug trafficking organization …
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Illinois Ice Meth Dealer Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison

… Ill. – Special Agent in Charge Robert J. Bell, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Chicago Division, and Acting U.S. … prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to … he was sentenced, admitted that he conspired with others to buy and resell methamphetamine throughout the Pekin and …
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DEA Operation Meltdown Shuts Down Hundreds of Illegal Online Pharmacies

… Think Twice Domestic WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, with the cooperation of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York, announced the seizure … BeSafeRx campaign  page for information on how to safely buy prescription medication online and how to locate a …
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51 Arrested In Major Heroin Takedown

… organizations in the St. Louis region. The 10-month effort was the first significant action of the St. Louis … this critical heroin initiative to include not just law enforcement, but educators, treatment providers, health … on the streets during the course of enforcement, such as a buy-walk, or buy-bust operation. Fentanyl cases in 2014 have …
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Honduran National Who Exposed His Infant to Fentanyl Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Repeated Arrests for Trafficking Fentanyl

… His Infant to Fentanyl Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Repeated Arrests for Trafficking Fentanyl February 11, … 465-6861 Medford - (541) 776-4260 Portland - (503) 721-6600 Salem - (503) 399-5902 Washington Bellingham - (360) … of fentanyl pills and/or powder, methamphetamine, cocaine, and a firearm. After the third arrest Huisa was …
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DEA and federal, state and local law enforcement announce one of the largest takedowns of MS-13 gang members and associates in nation's history

… DEA and federal, state and local law enforcement announce one of the largest takedowns of MS-13 … conspiracies, drug trafficking, weapons possession and sales, gang violence and other offenses. “Today’s arrests … gang members would allegedly sell narcotics, including cocaine, fentanyl, heroin and marijuana and send the …
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Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, Sinaloa Cartel leader, sentenced to life in prison plus 30 years

… plus 30 years to run consecutive to the life sentence for being a principal leader of a continuing criminal … importing and distributing more than a million kilograms of cocaine, marijuana, methamphetamine and heroin in the United … narcotics were in the United States, they were sold to wholesale distributors in New York, Miami, Atlanta, Chicago, …
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Attorney General Chiesa Announces New Jersey Prescription Monitoring Program

… methadone by presenting prescriptions, now believed to be forged, to three New Jersey pharmacies on a total of 14 … now kill more people in the United States than heroin and cocaine combined. Opioid pain medication abuse accounts for … Pharmacies provide data every 15 days on all prescription sales of drugs classified as Controlled Dangerous (CDS) and …
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DEA News: Designer Synthetic Drug Trafficker Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison

… 635-1331 Springfield - (417) 888-9800 Part of nationwide effort under Operation Log Jam PHOENIX - DEA Special Agent … Doug Coleman.  "For criminals seeking to profit through the sale and manufacturing of these dangerous drugs, our message … the spring and summer of 2011, Lane was one of the lead sales personnel at Consortium (Consortium). Consortium was …
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DEA Announces Major Steroid Operation

… - DEA officials today announced a nationwide series of enforcement actions targeting every level of the global underground trade of anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs, the vast majority of which are … and protecting public health.” There is great danger in buying steroids, chemicals, and other illicit products on …
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Department of Treasury Designates Sinaloa-based Mexican Narcotics Trafficker Under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Act

… Sinaloa-based Mexican Narcotics Trafficker Under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Act May 12, 2021 Rocky Mountain … system to launder illicit proceeds derived from narcotics sales. In 2016, the U.S. Attorney’s Office first indicted … Gonzalez Penuelas, charging him with trafficking heroin and cocaine to the United States. The U.S. Attorney’s Office …
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In a Landmark Ruling, Mexican Court Upholds U.S. Forfeiture Order Authorizing Seizure of Drug Cartel Leader’s Real Estate

… In a Landmark Ruling, Mexican Court Upholds U.S. Forfeiture Order Authorizing Seizure of Drug Cartel Leader’s … of methamphetamine and multi-kilogram quantities of cocaine from Mexico to the United States. As part of its … learned that Caro Quintero used proceeds from the sale of illegal narcotics to purchase real estate in and …
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Several Million Dollars’ Worth of Narcotics Including Fentanyl Seized in Mount Vernon

… Vernon following a joint investigation by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s New York Drug Enforcement Task … 38 kilograms of alleged narcotics including heroin, cocaine, and fentanyl were found packaged and ready for sale in an apartment in Mount Vernon. In a contemporaneous …
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United States District Court Orders Forfeiture of Real Estate Purchased by Mexican Cartel Leader Rafael Caro Quintero with Proceeds of his Drug Trafficking Organization

… United States District Court Orders Forfeiture of Real Estate Purchased by Mexican Cartel Leader … of methamphetamine and multi-kilogram quantities of cocaine from Mexico to the United States. As part of its … learned that Caro Quintero used proceeds from the sale of illegal narcotics to purchase real estate in and …
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Hartford Man Sentenced to More Than 5 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl

… Hartford Man Sentenced to More Than 5 Years in Federal Prison … Hartford to store, process and package narcotics for street sale.  On January 25, 2023, investigators conducted a … revealed distribution quantities of fentanyl and crack cocaine, and approximately $30,000 in cash. On May 7, 2024, …
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Mexican National Sentenced to 30 Years for Conspiring to Distribute Methamphetamine

… Mexican National Sentenced to 30 Years for Conspiring to Distribute Methamphetamine January 24, … organization (DTO) and remitting the proceeds from the drug sales to the head of the DTO, a person known as “Tio” (or … on August 8, 2018, and seized approximately 1 kilogram of cocaine, 1 kilogram of heroin, and over 8 kilograms of …
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Port St. Joe Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine

… Port St. Joe Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine June 02, 2022 … criminal history which included eight prior convictions for sale of cocaine and a 1994 conviction for attempted second degree …
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Chicago-Area Drug and Gun Trafficker Sentenced to 65 Years for Firearms and Drug Offenses

… Chicago-Area Drug and Gun Trafficker Sentenced to 65 Years for Firearms and Drug Offenses January 31, 2022 Chicago … of his offenses from a 2007 conviction for possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute and possession of a … grams of heroin for $11,250. After the August 2016 heroin sale, Evans’s BMW was stopped by troopers with the Illinois …
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Five Indicted in Scheme to Defraud Investment Banking Firm

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … Tyson, who was employed by Ferris, Baker, Watts (FBW) as a sales associate, discussed forwarding to FBW by fax a …
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Tenderloin drug dealer accused of trafficking fentanyl that killed one, injured another

… View Bob P. Beris Bio Bob P. Beris, Domestic Northern California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San … that night by two individuals who believed they were using cocaine.  The fentanyl killed one user and nearly killed … The drugs and their packaging appeared to be organized for sale. Doblado-Canaca was arrested in San Francisco on August …
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9 Arrested For Operating International Steroid Distribution Ring

… 9 Arrested For Operating International Steroid Distribution Ring … the public. It doesn’t matter if you are peddling heroin, cocaine or steroids. If you break the law, we will dedicate … made millions of dollars through the illicit online sales of anabolic steroids while operating under the guise …
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Puerto Rican Drug Lord And His Brother Convicted Of Conspiracy To Possess With Intent To Distribute Controlled Substances

… to possess with intent to distribute heroin; crack; cocaine; marijuana; Percocet; and Xanax, following a … trial, announced Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez, U.S. Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico. For the past 15 years, … drug trafficking organization to control the street level sale of the narcotics within other public housing projects …
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DEA 360 Degree Strategy Partnerships Target Violent Drug Traffickers And Gang Members In Wisconsin

… Fidel.ArroyoJr@dea.gov Division Contacts Illinois Rockford - (815) 987-4494 Springfield - (217) 585-2750 Indiana … of heroin, or “smack,” and prescription opiates.  Sales of these drugs fuel addiction and violence in … seized over­­ 425 grams of heroin, 600 grams of cocaine, and 2000 diverted prescription opiate pills.  In …
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Final Defendant Sentenced In ‘Operation Frozen Freight’

… Tucson - 571-324-7218 Yuma - 571-324-7324 PHOENIX - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Doug Coleman today … then to package, ship or deposit cash proceeds from those sales. Charges in the initial and superseding indictments … at least 50,000 pounds of marijuana and one to two tons of cocaine, generating proceeds in excess of $34 million.  …
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Manchester Man Sentenced to 80 Months in Federal Prison for Operating Counterfeit Pill Lab

… Manchester Man Sentenced to 80 Months in Federal Prison for Operating Counterfeit Pill Lab November 14, 2025 New … methamphetamine pills from the defendant during controlled buys in March and April, 2024.  Investigators applied for … blue pills that the defendant sold during the controlled buys. DEA tested some of the pills and powders recovered …
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Drug Enforcement Administration Encourages Open Conversations on Dangers of Drugs and Social Media as Students Return to School

… Drug Enforcement Administration Encourages Open Conversations on … are encouraged to emphasize the dangers associated with buying pills online. In Nebraska, DEA has seized fentanyl … on the tough topics including the use of social media for buying and selling drugs. One pill can kill. Let’s raise …
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Previously Deported Dominican Man Pleads Guilty to Illegally Reentering the United States and Distributing Meth

… and a DEA undercover Task Force Officer negotiated several sales totaling more than five pounds of methamphetamine from … an additional 15 pounds of methamphetamine, about 21 ounces cocaine, and 40 grams of fentanyl. They agreed to a purchase …