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DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Awareness Day

… DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Awareness Day April 28, 2026 Omaha Contact Info … medical professionals. For more information about fentanyl, visit  dea.gov/fentanylfree , where resources are …
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Prolific Drug Dealer Sentenced to 10 years for Distributing Fentanyl and Methamphetamine

… Prolific Drug Dealer Sentenced to 10 years for Distributing Fentanyl and Methamphetamine August 09, 2022 San Diego … to a search warrant at the Best Western Hotel in Carlsbad, where Jones had been staying, resulted in the seizure of …
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Mississippi Man Sentenced to 260 Months in Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl

… Months in Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl March 19, 2025 New Orleans Contact Info Contact Us … sales, a search warrant was executed at McNeal’s residence where agents discovered over a 100 grams of fentanyl, and …
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Major Takedown Dismantles Multi-state Heroin And Fentanyl Network Project Huntington: Operation Saigon Sunset Takes At Least 450 Grams Of Fentanyl – Enough To Kill More Than 250,000 People -- Off Streets

… Major Takedown Dismantles Multi-state Heroin And Fentanyl Network Project Huntington: Operation Saigon Sunset … for nearly 15 years, trafficking large amounts of heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine from Detroit to be sold in Huntington …
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New COVID-19 Vaccine will bring opportunities for Fraud

… said U.S. Attorney Stephen J. Cox.  States will determine how their own vaccination plans will be rolled out but there … Center for Disaster Fraud Hotline at 1-866-720-5721 or online at www.justice.gov/coronavirus .  You can also submit …
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Leader of Fenta-Pill Pressing Operation Sentenced to More Than 21 Years in Federal Prison

… (10) months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl. The court also ordered Silfrain to forfeit … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Tallahassee Man Convicted of Drug Trafficking Charges

… of Tallahassee, Florida of distributing methamphetamine and fentanyl and possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl … law enforcement seized distribution amounts of cocaine and fentanyl, as well as drug paraphernalia and approximately … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Doctor who operated oxycodone and fentanyl diversion scheme sentenced to 5 years in prison

… Doctor who operated oxycodone and fentanyl diversion scheme sentenced to 5 years in prison … Jackson Heights, New York, and Franklin Square, New York, where Lopez wrote thousands of prescriptions for large …
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U.S. Attorney's Office Secures Guilty Pleas in Albuquerque Fentanyl Case

… U.S. Attorney's Office Secures Guilty Pleas in Albuquerque Fentanyl Case January 15, 2025 El Paso Contact Info Contact … day, Ramirez drove to Aragon's residence in Albuquerque, where Aragon delivered a tan plastic bag containing the …
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Gardiner woman sentenced to 70 months for heroin, crack and fentanyl conspiracy

… Gardiner woman sentenced to 70 months for heroin, crack and fentanyl conspiracy December 11, 2018 New England Contact … Following her indictment in May 2017, she fled to Missouri where she was arrested several months later and returned to …
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South Texas Man Sentenced for Selling Fentanyl-Laced pills Causing Death

… South Texas Man Sentenced for Selling Fentanyl-Laced pills Causing Death July 24, 2024 Houston … Dec. 9, 2022, to the parking lot adjacent to an apartment where a party was occurring. The victim consumed them during …
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San Antonio Drug Dealer Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Fatal Fentanyl Distribution

… Drug Dealer Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Fatal Fentanyl Distribution September 07, 2023 Houston Contact … 28, 2020, in a San Antonio hotel room located off I-10, where he had been selling the drug in the form of small …
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BPD, DEA, and State’s Attorney’s Office Secure 19 Indictments Related to Drug Trafficking in West Baltimore

… BPD, DEA, and State’s Attorney’s Office Secure 19 Indictments Related … the 1700 block of N. Carey Street. The DTO sold both heroin/fentanyl, which they advertised by the name “550”, and …
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Manchester man sentenced to 70 months in prison for participating in fentanyl trafficking conspiracy

… man sentenced to 70 months in prison for participating in fentanyl trafficking conspiracy February 21, 2019 New … and agents followed it directly to Nashua, N.H., where they stopped the vehicle. Officers later received a …
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10 Arrests In Investigation Of Major Multistate Oxy, Heroin, Fentanyl Trafficking Ring

… 10 Arrests In Investigation Of Major Multistate Oxy, Heroin, Fentanyl Trafficking Ring March 16, 2017 New England Contact … distribute and to possess with intent to distribute heroin, fentanyl, and oxycodone, and conspiracy to launder monetary …
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DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Awareness Day, April 29

… DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Awareness Day, April 29 April 28, 2026 St. Louis … medical professionals. For more information about fentanyl, visit dea.gov/fentanylfree, where resources are …
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DEA El Paso Division Announces the Seizure of Over 9 Million Deadly Doses of Fentanyl in 2022

… Announces the Seizure of Over 9 Million Deadly Doses of Fentanyl in 2022 January 04, 2023 El Paso Contact Info … is 50 times more potent than heroin. Just two milligrams of fentanyl, the small amount that fits on the tip of a pencil, …
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December 12, 2025
… analysis—giving the public and partners a clear view of how drug trends evolve and how DEA responds. This page also … Counter, offering an immediate, real-time snapshot of the fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin, and other …
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DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within the United States

… DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within the United … Platforms Play Significant Role in Cartels’ Ability to Get Fentanyl and Methamphetamine into American Communities MIAMI …
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Husband and Wife Sentenced for Federal Fentanyl & Firearm crimes

… Husband and Wife Sentenced for Federal Fentanyl & Firearm crimes January 28, 2026 Miami Contact … executed simultaneously at an outbuilding in Crestview where Kevin Powell regularly stored and distributed drugs …
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Violent Gang Member Convicted of Drug and Firearms Conspiracy Involving Six Shootings

… Violent Gang Member Convicted of Drug and Firearms Conspiracy Involving Six Shootings July 08, … that manufactured and distributed over 10 kilograms each of fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine in Boston, the North …
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Long Island Man Charged With Distributing Heroin That Caused The Death Of A 20-Year-Old College Student

… Sy 571-776-1634 NewYorkSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 99 10th Avenue New York , NY … as the local sources responsible for pushing heroin and fentanyl into our communities,” Hunt stated. “Two months ago, DEA quickly turned an online tip into a high priority, joint investigation with …
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Springfield, Mo., man sentenced to 20 years for meth conspiracy

… Stone was preparing to travel to the Kansas City area to buy methamphetamine. Agents from the Drug Enforcement … surveillance of Stone as he traveled to Peculiar, Missouri, where he met an unknown man in a Denny’s parking lot. During … arrest, Wacker drove from Kansas City to Oklahoma City, where he purchased five kilograms of methamphetamine for …
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DEA-Led Operation Pill Nation Targets Rogue Pain Clinics In South Florida

… in Operation Pill Nation resulting from 340 undercover buys of prescription drugs from over 60 doctors in more than … prescriptions for oxycodone and other controlled substances where there was no legitimate medical purpose and not within … in South Florida and other parts of the United States, where drug dealers can sell a 30 mg oxycodone pill on the …
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Eldon Man Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison For Meth Conspiracy, Attempted Jail Escape

… Engage St. Louis Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … from Custody Sheriff's deputies at the Morgan County jail, where Atterberry was detained, received a tip on Nov. 14, … made references to picking up the two after the escape and buying them clothes to wear. On Nov. 13, 2012, Atterberry …
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Two Indicted as Law Enforcement Captures Largest Fentanyl Seizure in South Carolina History

… Two Indicted as Law Enforcement Captures Largest Fentanyl Seizure in South Carolina History July 23, 2025 … available to ensure drug traffickers who distribute fentanyl, are brought to justice." "This isn't just a drug …
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Grand Junction Man Sentenced to Life in Federal Prison for Distribution of Fentanyl Resulting in Death

… Man Sentenced to Life in Federal Prison for Distribution of Fentanyl Resulting in Death January 12, 2023 Rocky Mountain … of fentanyl resulting in death, distribution of fentanyl, and distribution of a counterfeit substance, …
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Leader of the Rodriguez Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 10 years for Drug Conspiracy and Money Laundering

… prison for conspiring to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl,  distribution of more than 400 grams of fentanyl, … cash obtained from drug trafficking to a straw purchaser to buy cars, including a BMW. Ivan Rodriguez, Jr. will be …
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DEA’s OD Justice Devotes Critical Resources to Fatal Drug Poisoning and Overdose Death Investigations Across the United States

… with the devastating impact of losing a loved one to a fentanyl poisoning. Of the more than 107,440 drug-related … The more than 6,000 Americans included in the Faces of Fentanyl, who have lost their lives to this deadly epidemic, …
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DEA launches WithYouSTL.com website

… and free naloxone distribution locations, as well as where to find food pantries and other help. The website also … and families on the front line of opioid crisis and heard how COVID-19 impacted those who suffer from substance use … one suffering from substance use disorder, they don’t know where to turn, and that the social isolation only makes …