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DEA To Train Philadelphia Area Law Enforcement On Heroin Overdose Investigations To Combat Epidemic Of Prescription Opioid And Heroin Abuse

… include investigative techniques involving heroin and fentanyl cases, the regulation and criminal diversion of … of the evidence at the scene that may tell us from whom and where these drugs came from.”  Tuggle added that …
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Okeechobee Man Pleads Guilty To Possessing Over Half-kilogram Of Cocaine And Six Ounces Of Fentanyl Found In Car

… Possessing Over Half-kilogram Of Cocaine And Six Ounces Of Fentanyl Found In Car March 08, 2018 Miami Contact Info … revealed over a half-kilogram of cocaine and six ounces of fentanyl in multiple locations throughout the passenger …
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Central Illinois Man Convicted of Multiple Drug Charges, Including Drug-Induced Homicide

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Fentanyl Free America Campus Drug Prevention Just Think … crystal methamphetamine (“ice”), cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl, including exchanging the drugs with women for … remains in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service, where he has been since his arrest on June 26, 2024. At …
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Intelligence Research Specialist

January 21, 2025
… Specialists use their analytical skills and insights to combat drug trafficking and transnational organized … Specialists use their analytical skills and insights to combat drug trafficking and transnational organized … Intelligence Research Specialists: Turning raw data into actionable intelligence Intelligence Research Specialists …
January 21, 2025
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January 02, 2025
… has slowed or stopped because of an opioid overdose. How is naloxone given? Naloxone should be given to any person who shows signs of an opioid overdose or when an overdose is …
January 02, 2025
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360 Strategy: DEA Philadelphia Hosts Youth Drug Summit at Temple University

December 07, 2018
… the Summit.  “They were teaching us to avoid drugs and how to stay away from them.” “Our efforts to educate …
December 07, 2018
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Houston Prepares to Embark on its 6th Annual Citizens Academy

March 12, 2019
… a block of instruction covering tactical entries and learn how a dwelling is safely secured.  While at the range …
March 12, 2019
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Richland business owner sentenced to more than 28 years for falsifying human clinical research trials

… Richland business owner sentenced to more than 28 years for falsifying human clinical research … to therapeutic treatments and vaccines, remind us every day how critical clinical research trials are and how important …
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Nine defendants charged in international drug trafficking conspiracy

… by the Richmond and San Francisco Police Departments and how Jorge Alberto Viera-Chirinos thereafter remained in the … moved to Seattle.   Also described in the complaint is how Karen Castro Torres, Cilder Velasquez, and Jorge Enrique … fines, forfeitures, and restitution may be ordered; however, any sentence following conviction would be imposed …
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Doctor Who Illegally Distributed Prescription Painkillers And Laundered Proceeds Sentenced To 160 Months In Federal Prison

… An affidavit previously filed in this case discussed how an undercover officer made three visits to Cham’s La Puente office in 2014, and how Cham wrote prescriptions for controlled substances in …
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Six Michigan Residents Plead Guilty To Marijuana Trafficking, Mortgage Fraud, Arson And Money Laundering

… Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 431 Howard Street Detroit , MI 48226 United States Detroit … send a clear message to drug traffickers that no matter how elaborate the scheme, or how diverse the crime, DEA stands ready to work with our …
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Freedom of Information Act

January 19, 2025
… laws and regulations of the United States by bringing to the criminal and civil justice system of the United … destined for the illicit traffic in the United States; and to recommend and support non-enforcement programs aimed at … of three special law enforcement record exclusions. Submit Online via DEA's Public Access Link (PAL) PAL is a web …
January 19, 2025
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Lieutenant in Large-Scale Drug Trafficking Operation Sentenced to Over Four Years in Federal Prison

… in a large-scale drug trafficking conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and cocaine in New Hampshire, U.S. Attorney Erin … run like a business, operating “dispatch” telephone lines where customers could call in to order narcotics.  As a …
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Longtime Gang Member Sentenced For Drug Conspiracy

… Member Sentenced For Drug Conspiracy July 28, 2025 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 … over 500 grams of cocaine, cocaine base (crack cocaine) and fentanyl, as well as over 20,000 doses of drug-laced paper … possession of a firearm without a permit during an incident where he fired several rounds from a firearm in H-Block …
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Four of Chapo’s Sons Indicted for Large-Scale Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering and Violent Crimes as Alleged Leaders of Sinaloa Cartel

… (858) 616-4040 sandiegospecialagentrecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 4560 Viewridge Avenue San … against the largest, most violent, and most prolific fentanyl trafficking operation in the world – run by the … from their illegal activities no matter who they are or where they commit the crime.” Once led by the Chapitos’ …
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DEA, FBI and SPD operation across Puget Sound Region leads to the arrest of 36 subjects involved in a violent drug trafficking organization

… DEA, FBI and SPD operation across Puget Sound Region leads to the … drug dealing conspirators moving meth, heroin, cocaine and fentanyl have been taken off our streets where they preyed on destructive addictions and used gun …
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Remembering Our Fallen

July 28, 2025
… gratitude for their service and sacrifices. We reflect on how they lived their lives and the impact they had on all of …
July 28, 2025
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Enters 15th Year of Removing Unneeded Medications from Communities

… community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about … can be reported to the DEA through this link: RX Abuse Online Reporting (usdoj.gov) . The DEA encourages parents, …
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Sarasota Meth Trafficker Pleads Guilty

… community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about … can be reported to the DEA through this link: RX Abuse Online Reporting (usdoj.gov) . The DEA encourages parents, …
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St. Augustine Man Who Led a Police Helicopter on High-Speed Chase Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison for Drug and Firearms Offenses

… Who Led a Police Helicopter on High-Speed Chase Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison for Drug and Firearms … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Louisiana Man Sentenced to 25 years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Violations

… of cash.  Powell told law enforcement he was planning to buy a vehicle with the money.  A large, concealed …
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Staten Island man sentenced to nine years’ imprisonment for international arms trafficking and money laundering

… business spanned the globe. By ‘cleaning’ drug money and buying and selling high powered weapons, he was able to …
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Business Owner Who Trafficked Pounds of Meth and Cocaine Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison

… Business Owner Who Trafficked Pounds of Meth and Cocaine Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison March 22, 2024 … Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 2920 Brandywine Road Atlanta , GA 30341 United States … ammunition. As part of his guilty plea, Johnson admitted to buying a motorcycle worth approximately $17,000, using drug …
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Former Governor Of State Of Tamaulipas, Mexico, Indicted In The Southern District Of Texas

… of 2004. Portions of those funds were allegedly used to buy a Sabreliner 60 airplane in January 2005. As part of …
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Operation Shaw-Crank Redemption Results In 11 Defendants Being Sentenced To A Combined Total Of Over 93 Years For Drug-Trafficking

… and Arkansas River Valley area. Numerous controlled buys, surveillance, search warrants, and monitoring have …
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Big Island Marijuana “Ministry” Operator Pleads Guilty To Drug And Tax Offenses

… stating “it’s retail”, and “normal retail, you know, we buy it, you know, at forty-five hundred, five grand a pound, …
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Physician Admits To Illegally Distributing 39,000 Pills

… Physician Admits To Illegally Distributing 39,000 Pills March 02, 2017 New … Officer (571) 362-4892 NOFD.Recruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 3838 N. Causeway Blvd. Suite … bring names and dates of birth to Johns with the intent of buying a prescription for oxycodone.  Johns would issue the …
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Last Of The Arellano-Felix Brothers Sentenced

… (858) 616-4040 sandiegospecialagentrecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 4560 Viewridge Avenue San … Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs … some of the income to pay AFO members to commit crimes; to buy firearms, ammunition and vehicles; to travel on …
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Charges 13 Members And Associates Of Lower East Side Narcotics Organization With Narcotics And Firearms Offenses

… Manhattan U.S. Attorney Charges 13 Members And Associates Of Lower East Side … Sy 571-776-1634 NewYorkSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 99 10th Avenue New York , NY … two undercover NYPD officers made approximately 25 buys of cocaine and crack cocaine from various members of …
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Cocaine Discovered in Vehicle’s Aftermarket Vehicle Trap

… Sheriff Darrell Dix stated, “This operation demonstrates how partnerships between the DEA and local agencies like the … whether the investigation starts here locally, or anywhere else and eventually leads here.” The DEA encourages …