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Major financial sanctions announced against Mexico’s largest drug cartel investigated by DEA Los Angeles

May 17, 2019
… Southern California Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … by the loss of an individual due to a drug caused death and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please … for trafficking tons of cocaine, methamphetamine and fentanyl-laced heroin into the United States, as well as for …
May 17, 2019
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Indictments against 11 high level Mexican drug cartel members unsealed

October 16, 2018
… trafficking ton quantities of cocaine, methamphetamine and fentanyl-laced heroin into the United States – specifically …
October 16, 2018
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New York Man Sentenced 15 Years In Prison For Participating In Oxycodone Distribution Conspiracy And Failing To Appear In Court

January 04, 2017
… In Oxycodone Distribution Conspiracy And Failing To Appear In Court January 04, 2017 New England Contact Info … (617) 557-2100 Kristen Govostes Recruiter Name Brian Tomasetta 617-557-2309 bostonspecialagentrecruiter@dea.gov … widespread abuse of opiates, is the gateway to heroin and fentanyl addiction, and is devastating our communities.  …
January 04, 2017
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Statewide Initiative Targets Distributors Of Heroin And Opioids That Cause Overdose Deaths

April 13, 2016
… Statewide Initiative Targets Distributors Of Heroin And Opioids That Cause Overdose Deaths April … (617) 557-2100 Kristen Govostes Recruiter Name Brian Tomasetta 617-557-2309 bostonspecialagentrecruiter@dea.gov … targeting narcotics dealers who distribute heroin, fentanyl or opioids that cause death or serious injury to …
April 13, 2016
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New York Man Pleads Guilty To Oxycodone Distribution Conspiracy And Failure To Appear In Court

August 23, 2016
… New York Man Pleads Guilty To Oxycodone Distribution Conspiracy And Failure To Appear In Court August 23, 2016 New England Contact Info … abuse of opiates; it is the gateway to heroin and fentanyl addiction, and is devastating our communities.  …
August 23, 2016
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Nine Defendants Charged With Conspiracy To Distribute Heroin And Oxycodone In Staten Island, New York

February 22, 2017
… Nine Defendants Charged With Conspiracy To Distribute Heroin And Oxycodone In Staten Island, New York February 22, 2017 New York Contact Info … prescription medication, to heroin, to heroin mixed with fentanyl. By collaborating resources with our state, local …
February 22, 2017
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Alleged Sinaloa Cartel Methamphetamine Trafficker Extradited from Mexico

November 18, 2025
… more than 180 kilograms of methamphetamine; 19 kilograms of fentanyl; 2 kilograms of heroin; along with firearms and …
November 18, 2025
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Gang Member Sentenced to 40 years for Role in Large-Scale Drug Trafficking Operation

August 21, 2025
… role in multi-kilogram drug seizures, including heroin and fentanyl at the Laredo port of entry, cocaine in …
August 21, 2025
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Slidell Man and Woman Indicted for Conspiracy, Wire Fraud, False Statements in Loan Applications, Money Laundering, and Federal Controlled Substances Act Violations

June 16, 2025
… of carfentanil, a Schedule II controlled substance and fentanyl analogue. If convicted of Conspiracy to Commit …
June 16, 2025
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Man Charged in Sales of Nearly 50 Pounds of Crystal Meth in Manhattan and Queens

May 13, 2022
… said DEA Special Agent in Charge Frank A. Tarentino III.  "Fentanyl and methamphetamine are man-made synthetic drugs …
May 13, 2022
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Pharmacy owner charged with illegally distributing oxycodone and operating a health care fraud and kickback scheme

September 12, 2019
… those responsible for pushing diverted pills, heroin, and fentanyl into our communities.” As alleged, the defendant …
September 12, 2019
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12-Person Cocaine Trafficking Ring Dismantled

September 09, 2021
… Sy 571-776-1634 NewYorkSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 99 10th Avenue New York , NY … Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs … and we know that a common trade among dealers is mixing fentanyl and cocaine, which is causing overdoses and death. …
September 09, 2021
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Two Men Arrested with 100 Pounds of Cocaine Stamped with the Nickname of One of the World’s Greatest Soccer Players

April 01, 2021
… offices located in New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Long Island, Plattsburgh, Rochester, Syracuse and Westchester County Additional Division Info Community … we know that local organizations are mixing cocaine with fentanyl which have added to the alarming overdose rates …
April 01, 2021
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Member of Violent Bridgeport Gang Sentenced to 9 Years in Federal Prison

July 09, 2024
… to 9 Years in Federal Prison July 09, 2024 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 … St Room E-400 Boston , MA 02203 United States New England Contacts New England Quick Links Press Releases Local … thousands of glassine bags typically used to package fentanyl and heroin; five Glock handguns; three empty boxes …
July 09, 2024
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Four Sentenced in Federal Court for their Role in Meth Trafficking Ring and Related Firearms Crime

March 25, 2024
… Southern District of New York for his role in an unrelated fentanyl trafficking conspiracy. Alice Hortencia Velazquez …
March 25, 2024
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Two Former Western Colorado Doctors Indicted For Illegally Prescribing Controlled Substances

August 09, 2011
… (such as Percocet and OxyContin), Morphine, Methadone and Fentanyl; Schedule III pain killers, (such as Vicodin); and …
August 09, 2011
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DEA Omaha Field Division Welcomes New Special Agent in Charge

September 08, 2025
… the year and removed close to four million lethal doses of fentanyl in both pill and powder form.  “I am honored to …
September 08, 2025
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U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration To Participate in National Night Out Events Across the Country

August 05, 2025
… drug crisis. DEA is committed to removing poison, like fentanyl and methamphetamine, from our streets; saving …
August 05, 2025
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70 kilograms of cocaine worth over $10 million seized in Hunts Point

August 30, 2019
… major public health threat and is commonly being mixed with fentanyl. Along with an increase in cocaine seizures in …
August 30, 2019
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Guns, Cocaine and Cash Seized in Bronx Apartment

June 09, 2021
… illicit drug arena has exploded with the introduction of fentanyl and its potency exponent when combined with cocaine …
June 09, 2021
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Attorney General William P. Barr announces updates in Operation Legend to include charges against 26 defendants alleged to operate a violent drug trafficking organization

September 22, 2020
… @DEAChicagoDiv Shane Catone Domestic Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin Additional Division Info Community Outreach: … DEA Special Agent in Charge of the Chicago Field Division, and Matthew D. Krueger, United States Attorney for the … and nearly 19 kilos of heroin, more than 11 kilos of fentanyl (enough to deliver more than five million fatal …
September 22, 2020
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Methamphetamine Distributor is Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison

August 21, 2025
… Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 2920 Brandywine Road Atlanta , GA 30341 United States Atlanta … Robert Murphy Domestic Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina Additional Division Info Community … previously to more than 28 years in prison for trafficking fentanyl and methamphetamine.  According to court records, …
August 21, 2025
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April 04, 2024
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November 30, 2021
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November 30, 2021
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Operación dirigida por la DEA que tiene como blanco al Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación genera más de 600 arrestos

March 11, 2020
… y la Oficina de Operaciones de Coacción.   Cocaine Fentanyl Methamphetamine Heroin On …
March 11, 2020
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Justice, Treasury, and State Departments announce coordinated enforcement efforts against Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion

October 16, 2018
… for trafficking many tons of cocaine, methamphetamine and fentanyl-laced heroin into the United States, as well as for …
October 16, 2018
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April 26, 2011
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April 26, 2011
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Major Seizure of Approximately 360 Pounds of Cocaine from Tractor Trailer in the Bronx: Three Arrests

August 14, 2024
… Seizure of Approximately 360 Pounds of Cocaine from Tractor Trailer in the Bronx: Three Arrests August 14, 2024 New … Suspicious Pharmaceutical Activities: (973)776-1172 Towanda Thorne-James Special Agent In Charge View Towanda … and disturbing trend, especially as we find drugs like fentanyl and xylazine mixed in with cocaine sold on the …
August 14, 2024
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July 02, 2025
… the United States are raising awareness of the dangers of fentanyl laced fake pills. Florida El Paso Washington, D.C. Chicago UCF Orlando Campus Police Miami Richmond, VA Los Angeles Voices for … Seattle New Orleans Detroit St. Louis Omaha DEA New England car with One Pill Can Kill wrap New England Denver …
July 02, 2025
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National Health Care Fraud Takedown Results in Charges against 601 Individuals Responsible for over $2 Billion in Fraud Losses

June 28, 2018
… of Justice History Resulted in 76 Doctors Charged and 84 Opioid Cases Involving More Than 13 Million Illegal … of Opioids WASHINGTON  – Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary … in a conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute fentanyl. In the District of South Dakota, two defendants …
June 28, 2018