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Appalachian Regional Prescription Opioid Strike Force takedown results in charges against 60 individuals, including 53 medical professionals

… over 350,000 prescriptions for controlled substances and over 32M pills; ARPO Strike Force grows to 10 districts, expanding to include the Western District of Virginia Diversion … information regarding available treatment programs and where patients can turn for assistance is available as …
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San Diego Man Is Sentenced To 100 Months For Running Marijuana Dispensary And Money Laundering

… Is Sentenced To 100 Months For Running Marijuana Dispensary And Money Laundering January 24, 2013 San Diego Contact Info … Diego and the “Green Kross Collective” in Mission Beach, where he made millions of dollars in the retail sale of … the purchase of a residence in Rancho Santa Fe, California, where he manufactured marijuana at that location. Hester …
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Indiana Man Sentenced to 6 Years for Drug Offenses

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Fentanyl Free America Campus Drug Prevention Just Think … grams or more of a mixture and substance containing fentanyl, a mixture and substance containing a detectable …
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Drug Enforcement Administration Hosts Tribal Focused Family Summit

… Scott Kunkel (571) 362-7282 Omaha.Recruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 7300 World Communications … Center today, focusing conversations on the impact of fentanyl and other drugs on tribal communities while also …
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Trafficker Sentenced to 19.5 Years in Prison for Supplying Weapons and Ammunition to Sinaloa Cartel

… Trafficker Sentenced to 19.5 Years in Prison for Supplying Weapons and Ammunition … sourced cocaine and other controlled substances (including fentanyl, heroin, methamphetamine, and marijuana) from South …
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Notorious Mexican Cartel Leader Convicted for International Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses

… the Cartel into a self-described ‘empire’ by manufacturing fentanyl and flooding the United States with massive quantities of lethal drugs. Today, fentanyl is the deadliest drug threat the United States has … “Ruben Oseguera-Gonzalez pioneered the manufacturing of fentanyl in Mexico to help build his father’s Jalisco Cartel …
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Operation Engage Kansas City

March 28, 2025
… City Kansas City Kansas City Learn more about illicit fentanyl and fake pills below. The One Pill Can Kill website … wanting to learn more about the dangers of fake pills and fentanyl.  One Pill Can Kill Fake Pill Factsheet Local Impact Illicit fentanyl and fake prescription pills are a continued concern …
March 28, 2025
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Thirty-Four Individuals Indicted in Eastern Washington

… of cocaine and methamphetamine, as well as more than 8,000 fentanyl-laced pills.  Additionally, the law enforcement … Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine, Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl, Distribution of Cocaine, Conspiracy to Launder …
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Anchorage Man Sentenced to Over 13 Years for Role in Alaska Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… 13 years in prison for conspiring with others to traffic fentanyl, methamphetamine and heroin in Alaska on behalf of …
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DEA Asheville Post of Duty Engages in First-Ever Major Takedown on Indian Reservation

March 29, 2019
… other state and local law enforcement partners assigned to the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Task … arrests, a seizure in excess of 3.8 pounds of heroin and fentanyl, more than 18 pounds of methamphetamine, more than …
March 29, 2019
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DEA to Host the 30th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 25th

… DEA to Host the 30th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on … @DEALouisville Jim Scott Domestic Kentucky, Tennessee, and West Virginia Additional Division Info Community … sharps, or illicit drugs are not collected. To learn how to properly dispose of these items we encourage you to …
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Carrollton Woman Pleads Guilty to Harboring Illegal Aliens and Participating in Massive Meth Distribution Operation

… and we are honored that it is our responsibility. No matter how long a criminal runs, we will find them, and they will …
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Red Ribbon Social Media Campaign

September 30, 2025
… Media Campaign Help us spread the word about Red Ribbon and its message of “Living Drug Free”. The Drug Enforcement … Administration (DEA) has created this social media campaign to encourage the use of social media to help us spread the …
September 30, 2025
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More than two dozen defendants charged in major gang-related drug trafficking indictment

… in Charge Beau Kolodka. “This case is a great example of how you leverage law enforcement resources to target the …
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Northern District Of Georgia Targets Prescription Drug Abuse

… Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 2920 Brandywine Road Atlanta , GA 30341 United States … Jae W. Chung Domestic Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina Additional Division Info Community … the more popular methods of illegally obtaining oxycodone.  However, many abusers of prescription drugs also obtain …
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DEA News: HSBC Holdings Plc. And HSBC Bank USA N.A. Admit To Anti-Money Laundering And Sanctions Violations, Forfeit $1.256 Billion In Deferred Prosecution Agreement

… DEA News: HSBC Holdings Plc. And HSBC Bank USA N.A. Admit To Anti-Money Laundering And Sanctions Violations, Forfeit $1.256 Billion In Deferred … date, makes it clear that all corporate citizens, no matter how large, must be held accountable for their actions.”  …
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Five Indicted In International Narcotics And Kidnapping Conspiracy: Mexican Source Of Supply

… trips to Pennsylvania to sell both cocaine and heroin. However, in January 2015 Peralta failed to collect a … carrying out the kidnapping plot and worked out details of how the kidnapping would take place. One of the men hired to …
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Leader Of North Shore Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to Nineteen Years in Prison

… of thousands of counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine and laundered the proceeds.  … of possession with intent to distribute various weights of fentanyl, methamphetamine and oxycodone; one count of …
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Prior Felon Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking and Firearm Offenses

… Prior Felon Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking and Firearm Offenses March 20, 2026 … possession with intent to distribute more than 40 grams of fentanyl, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug …
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Waterbury Drug Trafficker Sentenced to More Than 17 Years in Federal Prison

… that the two organizations distributed cocaine, crack, and fentanyl through a network of sellers.  The organizations … vials (“caps”) of crack, approximately 200 grams of loose fentanyl, more than 1,600 dose bags of fentanyl/heroin, two …
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Physician Sentenced after Taking Bribes from Drug Manufacturer

… from a drug manufacturer in exchange for prescribing its fentanyl drug to his patients so often that he ranked … statement to Medicare to obtain insurance coverage for a fentanyl prescription and to one count of conspiracy to use …
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Distributor Convicted of Conspiring to Distribute Controlled Substances and Defrauding the DEA

… court of conspiring to distribute unlawfully, oxycodone and fentanyl, and conspiring to defraud the Drug Enforcement …
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Dayton Men Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder of DEA Task Force Officer

… agents from seizing approximately half-a-million dollars in fentanyl and other drugs, Nathan Goddard, 44, murdered Det. … in a narcotics conspiracy involving kilograms of fentanyl, cocaine and marijuana. The defendants kept …
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41 Charged in Massive Poly-Drug Indictment Linked to Cartel

… the return of a 50-count indictment alleging cocaine, fentanyl, heroin and meth trafficking and related crimes in … possession with intent to distribute meth, heroin, fentanyl and/or cocaine. The arrests are the culmination of …
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Spouse and Cousin of Drug Trafficking Ringleader Sentenced to Significant Prison Terms for Their Roles in Drug Distribution Conspiracy

… “on the size of the drug ring and that it distributed fentanyl, which is an extraordinarily dangerous drug.” “With …
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Sixteen individuals charged or arrested for drug trafficking crimes as part of joint law enforcement effort

… 557-2100 Kristen Govostes Recruiter Name Garth Hamelin bostonspecialagentrecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events … charged with distribution of cocaine base, distribution of fentanyl and possession with intent to distribute heroin.   …
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Announcement of Southeast Michigan Regional Strike Force

… are responsible for distribution of Mexican-sourced heroin, fentanyl-laced heroin, and pure fentanyl here. Additionally, … been responsible for the seizure or over 35 kilograms of fentanyl, 25 kilograms of heroin, 50 kilograms of cocaine, …
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Ocean County Felon Convicted of Drug Trafficking, Firearm Possession, and Possessing Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking

… and Possessing Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking October 28, 2022 New Jersey Contact Info Contact Us (571) … Shipp on five charges: possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, possession with intent to distribute heroin, …
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Atlantic County Men Charged in Heroin Conspiracy

… P. McMahon NewJerseySpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 80 Mulberry Street 2nd Floor … discovered five kilogram-sized packages of suspected fentanyl, eight kilogram-sized packages of suspected …
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Holyoke Man Pleads Guilty to Drug and Firearms Offenses

… Vermont Burlington - (802) 951-2900 Defendant possessed fentanyl-laced heroin intended for distribution BOSTON – A … of possession with intent to distribute 40 grams of more of fentanyl; one count of possession with intent to distribute …