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Windsor Man Sentenced to 70 Months in Federal Prison for Trafficking Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills Containing Fentanyl

March 19, 2024
… for Trafficking Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills Containing Fentanyl March 19, 2024 New England Contact Info Contact Us … thousands of counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl, and other controlled substances, from a source of …
March 19, 2024
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DEA announces launch of Operation Crystal Shield

February 20, 2020
… M. Heino NewJerseySpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 80 Mulberry Street 2nd Floor … resources to methamphetamine “transportation hubs” — areas where methamphetamine is often trafficked in bulk and then … found in poly-drug loads, alongside cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl.   Methamphetamine On …
February 20, 2020
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DEA announces launch of Operation Crystal Shield

February 20, 2020
… resources to methamphetamine “transportation hubs” — areas where methamphetamine is often trafficked in bulk and then … identified eight major methamphetamine transportation hubs where these efforts will be concentrated: Atlanta, Dallas, … found in poly-drug loads, alongside cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl. On …
February 20, 2020
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DEA announces launch of Operation Crystal Shield

February 21, 2020
… (571) 387-3643 DenverSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 12154 East Easter Avenue … resources to methamphetamine “transportation hubs” — areas where methamphetamine is often trafficked in bulk and then … found in poly-drug loads, alongside cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl.  # # # Methamphetamine On …
February 21, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

DEA announces launch of Operation Crystal Shield

February 20, 2020
… resources to methamphetamine “transportation hubs” — areas where methamphetamine is often trafficked in bulk and then … identified eight major methamphetamine transportation hubs where these efforts will be concentrated: Atlanta, Dallas, … found in poly-drug loads, alongside cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl. Methamphetamine On …
February 20, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Alleged Mexican drug dealer extradited to Southern District of Illinois

November 19, 2018
… of cocaine to the Southern District of Illinois and elsewhere. “This extradition is further evidence of the … extradition is the result of an international partnership where U.S. and Mexican law enforcement officials are a … of the drugs to Mexico. “We are seeing record heroin and fentanyl deaths throughout the St. Louis metro region and …
November 19, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Manchester Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking More Than a Kilogram of Fentanyl

July 14, 2025
… in Federal Prison for Trafficking More Than a Kilogram of Fentanyl July 14, 2025 New England Contact Info Contact Us … to two counts of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.  “The defendant was trafficking a drug that …
July 14, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Record Fentanyl Seizure by DEA Phoenix, Scottsdale Police & the Arizona Attorney General’s Office as DEA Announces Nationwide Public Safety Surge

December 17, 2021
… Record Fentanyl Seizure by DEA Phoenix, Scottsdale Police & the … Operation Engage Glendale Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … Seized in Arizona since January 2021 Nearly 1.7 Million Fentanyl Pills & 10 KG of Fentanyl Powder Seized Nearly 1.7 …
December 17, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Project Safe Neighborhoods Investigation Nets More Than Five Kilos of Fentanyl Pills and Powder, Along With Commercial Pill Presses

October 04, 2023
… Neighborhoods Investigation Nets More Than Five Kilos of Fentanyl Pills and Powder, Along With Commercial Pill … arrested for drug trafficking and more than seven kilos of fentanyl pills and powder, and two commercial pill presses …
October 04, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Tampa Man Pleads Guilty to Dealing Fentanyl-Laced Cocaine, Causing Overdose

March 02, 2021
… Tampa Man Pleads Guilty to Dealing Fentanyl-Laced Cocaine, Causing Overdose March 02, 2021 … on the Fourth of July weekend in 2019, Carter distributed fentanyl-laced cocaine to a man who later used the drugs and …
March 02, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Multistate Kilo-Level Fentanyl Trafficker with Network from Philadelphia to Raleigh Sentenced to 10 Years

November 14, 2024
… Multistate Kilo-Level Fentanyl Trafficker with Network from Philadelphia to … a drug trafficking operation involving large quantities of fentanyl and cocaine. Fiers, who operated as a middleman in …
November 14, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Dominican Man Sentenced To Six Years In Prison For Illegally Reentering The United States And Distributing Fentanyl

April 13, 2024
… For Illegally Reentering The United States And Distributing Fentanyl April 13, 2024 New England Contact Info Contact Us … in Boston for reentering the United States and distributing fentanyl after previously being deported.  Juan Carlos …
April 13, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Harbor Area Man Arraigned on Federal Indictment Alleging He Knowingly Sold Fentanyl to Two Victims, One of Whom Later Died

November 22, 2023
… Arraigned on Federal Indictment Alleging He Knowingly Sold Fentanyl to Two Victims, One of Whom Later Died November 22, … and serious bodily injury, one count of distribution of fentanyl, one count of conspiracy to distribute cocaine and …
November 22, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Mexican National Unlawfully Residing in Oregon Faces Federal Charges For Trafficking Large Quantities of Fentanyl and Heroin

July 30, 2025
… Faces Federal Charges For Trafficking Large Quantities of Fentanyl and Heroin July 30, 2025 Seattle Contact Info … Investigators located and seized approximately 32 pounds of fentanyl, 11 pounds of heroin, an automated money counter, …
July 30, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Four Charged With Trafficking Heroin And Heroin Laced With Fentanyl

March 12, 2015
… Four Charged With Trafficking Heroin And Heroin Laced With Fentanyl March 12, 2015 New York Contact Info Contact Us … careful with the heroin because Haak believed it contained fentanyl. The complaint also charges Tessina alone of …
March 12, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’s Louisville Field Division Kept Nearly 89 Million Lethal Doses of Fentanyl out of Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia in 2025

December 16, 2025
… Field Division Kept Nearly 89 Million Lethal Doses of Fentanyl out of Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia in … lives and communities from the devastating impacts of fentanyl, which claimed nearly 50,000 lives last year …
December 16, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Tenderloin Drug Dealer Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Fentanyl Trafficking, Supervised Release Violation

July 02, 2025
… Drug Dealer Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Fentanyl Trafficking, Supervised Release Violation July 02, … today to 60 months in federal prison for trafficking fentanyl in the Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco …
July 02, 2025
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Armed Cocaine and Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to 14 Years Prison and Forfeits Money, Jewelry, Guns and Car

February 15, 2024
… Armed Cocaine and Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to 14 Years Prison and Forfeits … to distribute, and to distribute, 400 grams or more of fentanyl and five kilograms or more of cocaine, and being a …
February 15, 2024
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El Paso Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Poisoning Death of 19-Year-Old

June 27, 2024
… El Paso Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for … Engage Albuquerque Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … Bradford admitted in March to knowing the pills contained fentanyl, pleading guilty to one count of distribution of a …
June 27, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

New Haven Man Sentenced To 87 Months For Distributing Fentanyl-Laced Cocaine Involved In Spate Of Overdoses

November 29, 2016
… New Haven Man Sentenced To 87 Months For Distributing Fentanyl-Laced Cocaine Involved In Spate Of Overdoses … DEA laboratory testing indicated the cocaine was laced with fentanyl, a powerful opioid that can be at least 50 times …
November 29, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

10 Members of Crack/Fentanyl Distribution Organization Arrested in Niagara Falls

December 21, 2023
… 10 Members of Crack/Fentanyl Distribution Organization Arrested in Niagara Falls … this drug trafficking organization sold crack cocaine and fentanyl daily throughout the city of Niagara Falls.  On …
December 21, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Five Members of Hobbs Based Drug Trafficking Organization Arrested on Federal Drug Trafficking Charges

December 04, 2025
… an investigation into the distribution of methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine in Hobbs, New Mexico. According to … directing customers to Raul Muñoz Navarrette’s ranch where they would pick up the cocaine. On December 3, 2025, …
December 04, 2025
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Waterbury Man Who Trafficked Cocaine and Fentanyl Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison

May 23, 2023
… Waterbury Man Who Trafficked Cocaine and Fentanyl Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison May 23, … years of supervised release, for trafficking cocaine and fentanyl. According to court documents and statements made …
May 23, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Man Caught with Nearly 100,000 Fentanyl Pills and Five Firearms Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Prison

July 19, 2024
… Man Caught with Nearly 100,000 Fentanyl Pills and Five Firearms Sentenced to More Than Six … Oregon 1-888-219-4261 Defendant Possessed Powdered Fentanyl, Cocaine, and Fentanyl Pills, While Armed with …
July 19, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Enfield man who sold fentanyl and heroin to overdose victim faces up to 20 years in prison

February 19, 2019
… Enfield man who sold fentanyl and heroin to overdose victim faces up to 20 years … with intent to distribute and distribution of heroin and fentanyl.  This matter stems from an ongoing statewide …
February 19, 2019
DOCUMENT

Paul E. Knierim “Stopping the Poison Pills: Combatting the Trafficking of Illegal Fentanyl from China”

October 02, 2018
Testimony
… the Poison Pills: Combatting the Trafficking of Illegal Fentanyl from China” Testimony October 02, 2018 Statement … the Poison Pills: Combatting the Trafficking of Illegal Fentanyl from China” DEA Testimony -International Drugs - …
October 02, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Department of Justice and DEA Announce Seizures of Historic Amounts of Deadly Fentanyl-Laced Fake Pills in Public Safety Surge to Protect U.S. Communities

October 01, 2021
… and DEA Announce Seizures of Historic Amounts of Deadly Fentanyl-Laced Fake Pills in Public Safety Surge to Protect … containing fentanyl 250,000 fake M-30 pills containing fentanyl, seized by DEA and our state and local partners in …
October 01, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Alabama Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Selling Fentanyl Pills that Resulted in Another Man’s Death

November 14, 2024
… Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Selling Fentanyl Pills that Resulted in Another Man’s Death November … sold to the victim were counterfeit and actually contained fentanyl, causing his death. During Coley’s sentencing …
November 14, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

18 defendants charged in federal drug probe targeting heroin and fentanyl-laced heroin sales in Chicago, Illinois

July 20, 2020
… charged in federal drug probe targeting heroin and fentanyl-laced heroin sales in Chicago, Illinois July 20, … charged in federal court with conspiring to sell heroin or fentanyl-laced heroin on the Northwest Side of Chicago. The … of heroin, more than 23 kilograms of heroin laced with fentanyl or fentanyl-analogue, and 2.56 kilograms of heroin …
July 20, 2020
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Stanislaus County Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Possessing Fentanyl and Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute

August 26, 2025
… County Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Possessing Fentanyl and Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute … 10 kilograms of methamphetamine, 7,000 pills containing fentanyl, cocaine, heroin, LSD, marijuana, firearms, and …
August 26, 2025