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Eighty-Four Defendants Charged With Drug Trafficking Offenses As A Result Of DEA "MET" Operation In Roswell, New Mexico

… Engage Albuquerque Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … X Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional Division Info Community … investigation, agents made approximately 60 undercover drug buys and executed four federal search warrants in addition …
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Two Defendants Admit Roles In $65 Million Stolen Identity Income Tax Refund Fraud Scheme

… Two Defendants Admit Roles In $65 Million Stolen Identity Income Tax Refund Fraud Scheme February 11, … P. McMahon NewJerseySpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 80 Mulberry Street 2nd Floor … Tax Refund Treasury Checks to Rodriguez and others. After buying the Tax Refund Treasury Checks, Rodriguez and others …
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DEA Investigation Results In 114 Individuals Indicted For Drug Trafficking In Old San Juan’s La Perla Ward

… Contact Info Contact Us (571) 362-4700 (787) 475-4504 Tony Velazquez Recruiter Name Special Agent Recruiter (571) … Michael C. Mayer Domestic Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Barbados, Haiti, Jamaica, Netherlands Antilles, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago Additional …
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30 Charged In Federal Drug Indictments

… offices located in New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Long Island, Plattsburgh, Rochester, Syracuse and Westchester County Additional Division Info Community … as well as laundering funds for drug dealers through the buying and selling of cars and structuring cash deposits …
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Diversion Control Division

October 30, 2025
… of DEA's Diversion Control Division is to prevent, detect, and investigate the diversion of controlled pharmaceuticals and listed chemicals from legitimate sources while ensuring an adequate and uninterrupted supply for legitimate medical, commercial, …
October 30, 2025
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Veterans and People With Disabilities

January 22, 2025
… Veterans and People With Disabilities The Drug Enforcement … (DEA) is committed to hiring a highly talented and diverse workforce, including Veterans and people with … to apply as a preference eligible. Resources: The following online resources are provided to help you understand …
January 22, 2025
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DEA Creates New Resource To Help Distributors Avoid Oversupplying Opioids

… in the United States. DEA added a new feature to its ARCOS Online Reporting System, a comprehensive drug reporting …
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Federal Racketeering Indictment Targets Mexican Mafia Control Of Inmates And Drug Trafficking Inside Los Angeles County Jail System

… two federal racketeering indictments, one of which outlines how members of the Mexican Mafia were able to control drug … the criminal enterprise in LACJ. The indictment explains how Landa-Rodriguez, who was incarcerated in LACJ at the … ordered a murder and directed assaults against those who showed disrespect or failed to follow Mexican Mafia rules. …
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Ocean Bank Enters Into Deferred Prosecution Agreement And Forfeits More Than $10 Million

… Ocean Bank Enters Into Deferred Prosecution Agreement And Forfeits More Than $10 Million August 22, 2011 Miami … And we are not done. Corporate citizens, no matter how big or powerful, will be held accountable for their … and AML programs and made recommendations to Ocean Bank on how to fix the problems. Then, in March 2004, the FDIC and …
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13 Linked To Mexican Mafia And La Familia Indicted After Investigation Reveals Plot To Join Forces To Expand Drug Cartel’s Presence In U.S.

… the Mexican Mafia. The indictment unsealed today focuses on how the gang has generated illicit profits through the sale … the Mexican Mafia and the La Familia/Knights Templar, showing how two powerful organizations attempted to combine their …
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13 Arrested In Scheme To Smuggle Narcotics From Puerto Rico To New York Via The U.S. Mail: Over 45 Pounds Of Cocaine And Heroin Seized

… must work together,” Clark said. This investigation shows how the Bronx District Attorney and the Special Narcotics … to evade law enforcement,” said Melendez. “These arrests show that no matter how clever individuals think they are …
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Multi-Agency Operation Nabs Three-Seizes Three Kilos Of Heroin And $4.1 Million

… off their poison.”   “This investigation demonstrates how lucrative and highly organized the lethal narcotics … “The seizure of over $4 million dollars in US currency shows how lucrative the drug trade is but also severely hinders …
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DEA announces launch of Project Safeguard

… initiative, called Project Safeguard, DEA will identify and prioritize ongoing drug trafficking investigations with … communities with deadly drugs, including opioids, heroin, fentanyl, meth and cocaine, are often the same criminals … DEA is committed to treating these crimes as homicides, where appropriate. In recent months, violent crime has …
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Meth Conversion Lab Found in Vacant Bronx Apartment

… other substances, such as the potent synthetic opioid fentanyl. The pills will be tested for fentanyl by the DEA’s Northeast Regional Laboratory.  There … said Police Commissioner Dermot Shea. “Illegal drug labs where chemicals are used to produce narcotics pose grave …
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Chinese National Arrested in China as a Result of Efforts by U.S. and Chinese Authorities to Thwart Drug Imports Through the Port of Savannah

… “He also advertised other drugs for sale, including deadly fentanyl analogues. We are thankful for the professionalism … direct message that those who traffic in poison, no matter where they operate, will be pursued through strong global …
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Gulf Coast health care fraud strike force expanded to include Eastern District of Texas

… Gulf Coast health care fraud strike force expanded to include Eastern District of Texas November 18, 2020 … endangering Texarkana, Texas, patients by stealing fentanyl.  Harris broke into the secure drug storage at …
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U.S. Attorney's Office Prosecuted 85 Firearm Offenders in Eastern Washington with Cases from DEA and Federal Partners

… U.S. Attorney's Office Prosecuted 85 Firearm Offenders in Eastern Washington with Cases from DEA and Federal Partners March 06, 2024 Seattle Contact Info … Prison After Shooting A Person and Conspiring To Distribute Fentanyl-Laced Pills in Tri-Cities Jonathan Scott Ard was …
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Headquarters News 2008

July 15, 2021
… Science Center October 1, 2008 Congress Passes Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act September 29, 2008 …
July 15, 2021
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DEA Wins International Award for Publication Aimed at Preventing Drug Misuse Among College Students

… (571) 776-2508 DEA Public Affairs HRA-SAA@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us Headquarters Quick Links … Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs … tools, and worksheets in eight easy-to-follow chapters.  An online version is available for download on DEA’s website: …
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DEA Dialogues With Registrants On Preventing Pharmaceutical Diversion At Conference This Week

… importers, and exporters this week to discuss how they can prevent pharmaceutical diversion while …
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Brooks County Man Convicted of Meth Trafficking

… the following months, law enforcement conducted controlled buys from Alvarado and other co-conspirators. On Aug. 8, …
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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

… Kelly McKay Recruiter Name Kieran Garcia (858) 616-4040 sandiegospecialagentrecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter … drug networks are shipping chemicals from China to Mexico where they are converted to dangerous substances like fentanyl and methamphetamine and then pressed into pills. …
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Attorney General William P. Barr Joins DEA Acting Administrator Timothy J. Shea to Announce Results of Operation Crystal Shield

… DEA directed enforcement resources to these cities where methamphetamine is often trafficked in bulk and then …
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Methamphetamine Trafficker is Found Guilty of Drug and Gun Charges

… Methamphetamine Trafficker is Found Guilty of Drug and Gun Charges August 02, 2023 Atlanta Contact Info Contact … gun and ammo.jpg 1,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills (fentanyl pills) concealed in a dog chew toy CHARLOTTE, N.C. … Department responded to a call for service at a hotel room, where they located Otuel and three other individuals. …
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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

… Engage Ft. Lauderdale Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … drug networks are shipping chemicals from China to Mexico where they are converted to dangerous substances like fentanyl and methamphetamine and then pressed into pills. …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Brings in nearly 745,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications

… Operation Engage Glendale Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … drug networks are shipping chemicals from China to Mexico where they are converted to dangerous substances like fentanyl and methamphetamine and then pressed into pills. …
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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

… Accounts X Joseph B. Tucker Domestic Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma Additional Division Info … drug networks are shipping chemicals from China to Mexico where they are converted to dangerous substances like fentanyl and methamphetamine and then pressed into pills. …
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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

… Social Accounts X Jim Scott Domestic Kentucky, Tennessee, and West Virginia Additional Division Info Community … drug networks are shipping chemicals from China to Mexico where they are converted to dangerous substances like fentanyl and methamphetamine and then pressed into pills. …
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DEA Holds National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Turn the Tide Against the U.S. Opioid Epidemic

… drug networks are shipping chemicals from China to Mexico where they are converted to dangerous substances like fentanyl and methamphetamine and then pressed into pills. …
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DEA Holds National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Turn the Tide Against the U.S. Opioid Epidemic

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Fentanyl Free America Campus Drug Prevention Just Think … drug networks are shipping chemicals from China to Mexico where they are converted to dangerous substances like fentanyl and methamphetamine and then pressed into …