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Launch of outreach and education campaign to combat cartels using youth to smuggle drugs

… a troubling new twist: minors are smuggling ultra-deadly fentanyl, which has not happened in prior years. During a … of the extreme dangers of handling dangerous drugs like fentanyl, of working with violent cartels, and the fallout …
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Two Drug Traffickers Charged After Ramming DEA Vehicles and Leading a High Speed Chase in Fresno County

… Two Drug Traffickers Charged After Ramming DEA Vehicles and Leading a High Speed Chase in Fresno County January 29, … to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl. Alcantara-Aguirre was also charged with assault on …
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St. Louis drug trafficking leader pleads guilty

… - (417) 888-9800 Seizures included cocaine, heroin, fentanyl and $2 million ST. LOUIS – The leader of a … one, who deal in the triple threat of cocaine, heroin and fentanyl, are particularly dangerous to the safety of our …
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Historic law enforcement operation dismantles largest drug trafficking network in Rochester

… offices located in New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Long Island, Plattsburgh, Rochester, Syracuse and Westchester County … to distribute, and distributing, 400 grams or more of fentanyl, one kilogram or more of heroin, and five kilograms …
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Two people arrested and charged with selling heroin which may have led to the deaths of two individuals

… Two people arrested and charged with selling heroin which may have led to the … who were identified as individuals who sold heroin and fentanyl in the Western New York area.  On November 2, 2019, … that the powdered substance contained a mixture of acetyl fentanyl, fentanyl, and cocaine. On February 11, 2020, the …
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Twenty-Seven Members of Little Rock Drug-Trafficking Organization in Custody Following Arrest Operation

… defendants accused of distributing large amounts of fentanyl, as well as methamphetamine and cocaine, in central … to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine, felon in possession …
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Leader Of Multi-State Polydrug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to Nearly Two Decades in Prison for Drug Conspiracy, Illegal Possession of Firearms and Money Laundering

… large-scale drug trafficking organization that distributed fentanyl, fentanyl analogue and cocaine. Joseph Correa, 35, …
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Operation Engage Broward County

March 28, 2025
… County Broward County Broward County Top Local Drug Threat Fentanyl  is Broward County's top local drug threat. Find … opioid that is America's #1 drug threat by accessing the Fentanyl Fact Sheet through the link below: Fentanyl What …
March 28, 2025
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Fourteen members of a Washington Heights drug trafficking organization charged with distributing heroin

… offices located in New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Long Island, Plattsburgh, Rochester, Syracuse and Westchester County … law enforcement partners, to stop the flow of heroin and fentanyl onto the streets of New York City.” “Today's heroin …
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Opioid Trafficking Organization Dismantled In The Bronx, NY

… Sixteen people indicted and multi-million dollars’ worth of fentanyl, heroin and cocaine seized BRONX, N.Y. - James J. …
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Coordinated Federal-Local Law Enforcement Efforts Lead Surge in Arrests, Drug Seizures, and Federal Drug Trafficking Charges in San Francisco

… Enforcement Efforts Lead Surge in Arrests, Drug Seizures, and Federal Drug Trafficking Charges in San Francisco … efforts resulted in the seizure of over 1.04 kilograms of fentanyl—alone enough to kill nearly half a million … our federal and local law enforcement partners to take fentanyl, methamphetamine, and other deadly drugs off the …
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21 Drug Traffickers and Gang Members Facing Federal Drug and Firearm Charges

… (571)-387-3193 SeattleSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 300 5th Avenue Seattle , WA … significant.  More than 200,000 potentially deadly doses of fentanyl were taken out of circulation, and our streets are … Possess with Intent to Distribute 40 Grams or More of Fentanyl, Distribution of 5 Grams or More of Actual (Pure) …
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DOJ and DEA Announce Charges against Chapitos

April 14, 2023
… DOJ and DEA Announce Charges against Chapitos DEA Administrator … “The Chapitos pioneered the manufacture and trafficking of fentanyl – the deadliest drug threat our country has ever …
April 14, 2023
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High-Ranking Sinaloa Cartel Member Arrested After Being Charged in Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Conspiracy

… Final Arrest of 38 Indicted as Part of Alleged Conspiracy Fentanyl 2.jpg Bag of seized fentanyl pills. money … District of North Carolina with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine hydrochloride. …
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20th Anniversary of 9/11

January 22, 2025
… of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. As we pause to reflect upon the sorrow of that day, we also recall the dedication, commitment and strength of those who responded to the tragic events. As generations before us remember where they were on days that changed history, we will never …
January 22, 2025
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DEA announces release of Pennsylvania opioid threat report

… and pervasive drug threat in Pennsylvania.  However, fentanyl and fentanyl-related substances, originating primarily in Mexico … New England.  Criminal organizations distributing heroin, fentanyl, and other opioids in Pittsburgh and western …
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St. Louis Man Sentenced for his Role in Drug-Trafficking Ring

… (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 317 South 16th Street St. … Springfield - (417) 888-9800 Ring distributed 20,000 fentanyl pills per week in St. Louis ST. LOUIS – U.S. …
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Rochester man sentenced for role in drug conspiracy

… to possess with intent to distribute, and distributing, fentanyl, cocaine and crack cocaine was sentenced to serve …
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DEA working hard to tackle rising drug threat in Johnson City area

… Tennessee seized three pill presses and 240 grams of butyrfentanyl during joint investigations with our federal law … the seized pill presses tested positive for the presence of fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that is lethal in extremely … pharmaceuticals, as they often contain ingredients like fentanyl, increasing the likelihood of an overdose. Drug …
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Three Illinois Residents Charged for Multiple Drug Trafficking Offenses

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Fentanyl Free America Campus Drug Prevention Just Think … Department Narcotics Investigation Results in Seizure of Fentanyl, Cocaine and Cannabis, along with $380,000 and …
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Double Homicide Suspect Charged With Drug Crime

… Jerome Thomas Watkins, and seized more than 3,000 fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills, multiple firearms, and … roughly 20 cell phones that allegedly contained evidence of fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine, and heroin trafficking. …
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Safety Harbor Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison

… - 813-287-5160 West Palm Beach - 561-684-8000 Distributed Fentanyl Causing Death to One Individual and Serious Injury … residence and car. The agents recovered methamphetamines, fentanyl, cocaine, and items used for packaging and …
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Patriarch Of Family Drug Trafficking Ring Pleads Guilty

… - (619) 671-4500 Faces 35 Year Sentence for Distribution of Fentanyl, Cocaine, Meth and Heroin SAN DIEGO - On January 7, …
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Seattle Man Sentenced To Nine Years In Prison For Dealing High Powered Narcotic While Possessing Multiple Firearms

… 454-4407 Defendant possessed for distribution $200,000 of Fentanyl – more potent than Heroin SEATTLE -  A Seattle man … when agents with a search warrant found multiple drugs, fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine, BZP, oxycodone and …
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Nurse Sentenced to 16 Months in Federal Prison for Tampering with and Stealing Lorazepam Vials

… tampering with and stealing Lorazepam vials at the hospital where he was employed as a nurse. According to court … solution, and returned the vial to the secure location where it was available for distribution to patients.  …
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Bridgeport Gang Member Pleads Guilty To Federal Racketeering Charge

… members drove the stolen Jeep to Union Avenue in Bridgeport where they shot and killed Len Smith, 25, who they mistook … transported the Jeep to Indian Wells State Park in Shelton where they burned the vehicle in an effort to destroy …
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Kansas City Man Sentenced for $1 Million Meth Conspiracy Near Elementary School

… Melcher Elementary School. Ortiz-Vieyra rented houses where liquid methamphetamine was converted into a … who had also been observed at the residence where methamphetamine was being converted, was arrested. …
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Four Defendants Plead Guilty to Meth Conspiracy Near Elementary School

… School. Ortiz-Vieyra admitted that he rented houses where he converted liquid methamphetamine into a … who had also been observed at the residence where methamphetamine was being converted, was arrested. …
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DEA St. Louis Division celebrates African-American Heritage

… Captain Alphin spoke about his time in St. Louis, where he became one of the first officers of … he said. He also talked about his current position, where he trains in Kingian Nonviolence. “People interpret …
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Senior FARC Commander Extradited from Colombia

… destructive drug trafficking organizations, especially where their drug trafficking is used to finance violence and … Europe. Today’s extradition is the beginning of a long road where Perez Castro will face American justice, and just as … to locations in the United States, Europe, and elsewhere, sometimes attacking rival drug trafficking groups or …