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DEA Issues Public Safety Alert on Sharp Increase in Fake Prescription Pills Containing Fentanyl and Meth

… on Sharp Increase in Fake Prescription Pills Containing Fentanyl and Meth September 27, 2021 Houston Contact Info … of counterfeit pills containing at least two milligrams of fentanyl, which is considered a lethal dose. A deadly dose …
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Washington Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Shooting in Tri-Cities and Conspiring to Distribute Fentanyl-Laced Pills

… for Shooting in Tri-Cities and Conspiring to Distribute Fentanyl-Laced Pills March 09, 2023 Seattle Contact Info … we were able to remove Mr. Ard from the community where he has repeatedly distributed deadly fentanyl-laced …
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DEA Announces 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back

… Operation Engage DMV Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs. Studies show that many abused prescription drugs are obtained from … medicine cabinet. In addition, many Americans do not know how to properly dispose of their unused medicine, often …
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DEA To Hold 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day This Saturday

… poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs. Studies show that many abused prescription drugs are obtained from … medicine cabinet. In addition, many Americans do not know how to properly dispose of their unused medications, often …
PRESS RELEASE

Baltimore Heroin Dealer Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Conspiracy Charge

… the door and accompanied the DTO leader to his car, where they conducted the heroin transaction. On December 16, … drugs Task Forces/Task Force Officers Heroin Cocaine Fentanyl On On …
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California Man Sentenced to 13 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl and Cocaine to Connecticut

… California Man Sentenced to 13 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl and Cocaine to Connecticut April 13, 2024 New …
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DEA Delivers Major Blows to Drug Cartels, Advancing a Fentanyl Free America in 2026

… DEA Delivers Major Blows to Drug Cartels, Advancing a Fentanyl Free America in 2026 March 25, 2026 San Diego … Resident Office seized approximately 17 kilograms of fentanyl, two industrial grade pill presses, and two …
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Sacramento Man Sentenced to over 13 Years in Prison for Fentanyl and Heroin Trafficking and Illegal Weapons Possession Charges

… Sacramento Man Sentenced to over 13 Years in Prison for Fentanyl and Heroin Trafficking and Illegal Weapons … source. Salgado also maintained a stash house in Sacramento where he grew over 100 marijuana plants and also kept a …
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Duxbury Man Indicted For Distributing Fentanyl And Cocaine In Greater Plymouth Area And Conspiring To Launder The Proceeds

… Duxbury Man Indicted For Distributing Fentanyl And Cocaine In Greater Plymouth Area And Conspiring … controlled substances (involving 400 grams or more of fentanyl, 100 grams or more of fentanyl analogue, 500 grams …
DRUG FACT SHEET
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Narcotics (Opioids)

Opium

January 22, 2025
Opium is a highly addictive non-synthetic narcotic that is extracted from the poppy plant, Papaver somniferum. The opium poppy is the key source for many narcotics, including morphine, codeine, and heroin.
January 22, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Convicted Felon Sentenced For Planning Murder

… Engage Ft. Lauderdale Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … asked for a gun to complete the murder. Thomas discussed how he would kill the federal witness, bury the body in the … the second meeting that day, Thomas went to a location where he accepted the three quarters of kilogram and the …
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Bristol, Tennessee, Man Sentenced to Over 24 Years for Fentanyl Distribution Related to an Overdose Death

… Bristol, Tennessee, Man Sentenced to Over 24 Years for Fentanyl Distribution Related to an Overdose Death August … he returned, law enforcement made entry into the residence, where they located Whitaker in possession of a significant …
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DEA Releases 2015 Drug Threat Assessment: Heroin And Painkiller Abuse Continue To Concern

… Threat Assessment: Heroin And Painkiller Abuse Continue To Concern November 04, 2015 Headquarters Contact Info … the safety and security of our communities. They profit by buying drugs from regional Mexican criminal affiliates and … cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin, MDMA, and PCP combined. Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid 25 to 40 times more potent than …
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Repeat Offender Engaged in Fentanyl Trafficking in Spokane Sentenced to 204 Months in Federal Prison

… Repeat Offender Engaged in Fentanyl Trafficking in Spokane Sentenced to 204 Months in … substances to include over 1,298 grams of deadly powder fentanyl, approximately 124 grams of methamphetamine and …
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Kissimmee Felon Sentenced to More Than 15 Years for Unlawful Possession of Firearms and Ammunition

… Kissimmee Felon Sentenced to More Than 15 Years for Unlawful Possession of Firearms … executed on a hotel room occupied by Chappell after he sold fentanyl to an undercover agent. Inside the hotel room, agents located cocaine, fentanyl, methamphetamine, and other drugs as well as drug …
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Baltimore Attorney Stanley Needleman Sentenced To Prison For Federal Tax Crimes Including Failing To Report Over $1.5 Million In Income

… Office. “The courts have overwhelmingly and consistently shown that you will be held accountable for such actions, and … and bank records for the years 2005 to 2009 to determine how much money he deposited and how much income he reported. Upon examining the number and …
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Second Drug Trafficker Sentenced To 97 Months’ Imprisonment For Distributing Fentanyl In Which A Young Mother Died After Ingesting

… Sentenced To 97 Months’ Imprisonment For Distributing Fentanyl In Which A Young Mother Died After Ingesting … to 97 months’ imprisonment for conspiring to distribute fentanyl, to be followed by a term of four years’ supervised …
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Stockton Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl and Meth Pills and Illegal Firearms Possession

… Stockton Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl and Meth Pills and Illegal Firearms Possession … in prison for conspiracy to manufacture and distribute fentanyl, methamphetamine, heroin, and U-47700 (a synthetic … Wiley, grabbed his left arm, and detained him. In the area where Wiley’s left hand had been concealed, agents found a …
GENERAL INFORMATION

Sunshine Week

January 22, 2025
… or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a Farce, or a Tragedy; or perhaps both.  Knowledge will … creates accountability and keeps citizens informed about how their government is operating.  To celebrate Sunshine … Services Hotline at (571) 776-2300, for assistance. Where to Learn More about DEA and Get Breaking News Twitter …
January 22, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Operation “Titan Fall” Charges Thirteen in Central Florida Large-Scale Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… Engage Ft. Lauderdale Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … the intent to distribute the following amounts, or more, of fentanyl and cocaine. Several of these individuals face … of suspected cocaine, an unquantified amount of suspected fentanyl, more than twenty firearms, six suppressors, two …
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Albuquerque Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking

… possession with intent to distribute 40 grams and more of fentanyl and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug … The citizen called Kerr and set up a time and location to buy fentanyl pills. DEA agents established surveillance at …
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Alleged Drug Trafficking Members Indicted on Multiple Drug Charges

… grams or more of a mixture containing a detectable amount fentanyl, and 5 kilograms or more of a mixture and substance … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Five Members of Pinellas County Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Charged and Arrested

… 571-362-3106 Miami.Recruiting@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 2100 North Commerce Parkway … intent to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl. If convicted on all counts, Jovante Thomas faces a … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Leader of Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 23 Years in Federal Prison

… the methamphetamine to the Middle District of Florida, where he used lower-level dealers to distribute multiple … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Winter Haven Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing P-Fluorofentanyl and Methamphetamine

… Winter Haven Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing P-Fluorofentanyl and Methamphetamine March 20, 2024 Miami Contact Info … agreed to sell what he believed was methamphetamine and fentanyl, which he described in communications as “ice …
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Major Drug Trafficker and 12 Others Arrested:

… - (914) 682-6256 Assault Rifle, 3 Firearms, 25 Pounds of Fentanyl, and 33 Pounds of Cocaine Seized Heroin, fentanyl, …
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South Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Participating in a Conspiracy to Distribute Protonitazene from China

… opioid that is equally as potent, if not more potent, than fentanyl. As part of an investigation into Chinese chemical … 1060.1 grams of a mixture of metonitazene, protonitazene, fentanyl, and lidocaine; (3) 4654 grams of a mixture of … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Previously Deported Illegal Alien Faces Federal Charges for Trafficking Fentanyl in Brookhaven

… Illegal Alien Faces Federal Charges for Trafficking Fentanyl in Brookhaven February 24, 2026 Atlanta Contact … from our streets.”   “With the seizure of 17.9 kilograms of fentanyl, our agents have removed an extraordinary amount of …
EVENT
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Museum
September 18, 2018
September 18, 2018

DEA Museum Panel Discussion

5:00 AM - 6:30 AM (EDT)
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Opioids and Heroin: A New Look at Some Old (and Not So Old) Drugs Live Stream Available www.deamuseum.org/lecture-series/opioids-and-heroin-2018 Questions: During the event, email questions to Elizabeth.L.Maurer@usdoj.gov Admission: This event is free and open to the public Drug overdoses are now the leading cause of injury-related death in the United States...
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Lead Defendant In Massive Gang Case Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison For Wide-Ranging Drug Trafficking Activities

… a day, seven days a week, at which his customers could buy the drug of their choice.” In relation to the narcotics … approximately 125 firearms. “This is a perfect example of how federal laws can be used to impact gang crime,” said …