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Two Whatcom County men charged in fentanyl drug distribution scheme

May 29, 2020
… Two Whatcom County men charged in fentanyl drug distribution scheme May 29, 2020 … undercover officers to purchase the fentanyl laced pills from Klander and to identify Salas as a source of supply.  …
May 29, 2020
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DEA Launches Fentanyl Free America Initiative to Combat the Synthetic Drug Crisis

December 05, 2025
… DEA Launches Fentanyl Free America Initiative to Combat the Synthetic Drug … Name SA Justin Williams (571) 362-6208 chicagospecialagentrecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 230 … commitment to protecting American lives and communities from the devastating impacts of fentanyl, which claimed …
December 05, 2025
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DEA Launches Fentanyl Free America Initiative to Combat the Synthetic Drug Crisis

December 03, 2025
… DEA Launches Fentanyl Free America Initiative to Combat the Synthetic Drug Crisis December 03, 2025 Phoenix Contact Info Contact Us 571-362-5600 (571) 387-3289 … commitment to protecting American lives and communities from the devastating impacts of fentanyl, which claimed …
December 03, 2025
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Federal Court Sentenced Clayton Woman for Laundering Millions for Cartels and Moving Kilo Quantities of Narcotics

August 25, 2025
… Federal Court Sentenced Clayton Woman for Laundering Millions for Cartels and … court documents and other information presented in court, from June 2021 to June 2024, Rodriguez-Flores distributed …
August 25, 2025
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Five Defendants, Including Two Doctors, Charged in Connection with Actor Matthew Perry's Fatal Overdose Death Last Year

August 19, 2024
… Five Defendants, Including Two Doctors, Charged in Connection with … Recruiter Name SA K. Vo 571-387-6615 LOSANGELESSPECIALAGENTRECRUITER@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 255 … killed Perry. He further admitted to obtaining the ketamine from his source, Sangha, and to distributing 50 vials of …
August 19, 2024
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Placerville Felon Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Methamphetamine Trafficking Conspiracy

July 08, 2025
… Placerville Felon Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Methamphetamine Trafficking … one previously reported as stolen. Turner is prohibited from possessing firearms because he has five prior felony …
July 08, 2025
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DEA announces launch of Project Safeguard

October 20, 2020
… 571-387-5079 Steffan W. Tubbs Recruiter Name Special Agent Seth McMullen (571) 387-3643 … are inextricably linked,” said Acting Administrator Shea. “From the extreme levels of violence in Mexican cartels, to …
October 20, 2020
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DEA announces launch of Project Safeguard

October 20, 2020
… (571) 362-6934 Kevin McWilliams Recruiter Name Special Agent Bethel "Bubba" Poston (571) 362-1169 … are inextricably linked,” said Acting Administrator Shea.  “From the extreme levels of violence in Mexican cartels, to …
October 20, 2020
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Two Sacramento Men Sentenced for Fentanyl Pill Trafficking

July 09, 2025
… Two Sacramento Men Sentenced for Fentanyl Pill Trafficking July 09, 2025 San … of fentanyl-laced counterfeit oxycodone “M-30” pills from Mexico and distributing them in northern California and …
July 09, 2025
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Hopkinsville, Kentucky Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Trafficking

May 05, 2025
… Hopkinsville, Kentucky Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Methamphetamine … conspiracy. The events related to his convictions spanned from January 25, 2021, through September 20, 2023, in …
May 05, 2025
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Illegal Immigrant Sentenced for Reentering the United States

April 25, 2025
… Illegal Immigrant Sentenced for Reentering the United States April 25, 2025 New … documents, Saul Cruz-Argueta, 39, was encountered by agents from the United States Homeland Security Investigations and …
April 25, 2025
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DEA’s National Take Back Day Returns April 26 to Help Prevent Prescription Drug Misuse

April 23, 2025
… DEA’s National Take Back Day Returns April 26 to Help Prevent Prescription Drug Misuse April 23, 2025 Seattle Contact … 553-5443 (571) 387-3831 (571)-387-3193 SeattleSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 300 … Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturday, April 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., offering communities across the …
April 23, 2025
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San Diego Drug and Money Laundering Cell Leader Sentenced to 17 Years

October 26, 2020
… San Diego Drug and Money Laundering Cell Leader Sentenced to 17 Years October 26, 2020 San Diego Contact Info … Felix pleaded guilty in August of 2018, admitting that from 2014 until 2017, Felix coordinated the receipt of …
October 26, 2020
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DEA New Orleans Division Announces the Seizure of Over 20 Million Deadly Doses of Fentanyl in 2022

January 11, 2023
… Announces the Seizure of Over 20 Million Deadly Doses of Fentanyl in 2022 January 11, 2023 New Orleans Contact Info … 362-4892 NOFD.Recruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 3838 N. Causeway Blvd. Suite 1800, Three … worked to seize over 20.2 million deadly doses of fentanyl from communities across this four-state region,” said Brad …
January 11, 2023
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DEA Holds 22nd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to prevent addiction and reduce overdose deaths

April 19, 2022
… Holds 22nd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to prevent addiction and reduce overdose deaths April 19, 2022 New … 362-4892 NOFD.Recruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 3838 N. Causeway Blvd. Suite 1800, Three … Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 30 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This bi-annual event offers free, …
April 19, 2022
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Montgomery “pill mill” doctor receives over 12 year sentence for drug distribution, health care fraud, and money laundering offenses

August 23, 2018
… Montgomery “pill mill” doctor receives over 12 year sentence for drug distribution, health care fraud, and money … these unnecessary examinations so that he could get money from the patients’ insurance companies.  This scheme led to …
August 23, 2018
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San Fernando Valley Man Who Sold Counterfeit Prescription Pills Containing Fentanyl Admits Causing Overdose Death of U.S. Marine

April 15, 2022
… Man Who Sold Counterfeit Prescription Pills Containing Fentanyl Admits Causing Overdose Death of U.S. Marine April … Recruiter Name SA K. Vo 571-387-6615 LOSANGELESSPECIALAGENTRECRUITER@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 255 … two federal drug trafficking offenses, one of which stemmed from a 2020 transaction in which he sold bogus oxycodone …
April 15, 2022
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DEA announces 19th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

October 21, 2020
… Recruiter Name SA K. Vo 571-387-6615 LOSANGELESSPECIALAGENTRECRUITER@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 255 East Temple Street 17th Floor Los Angeles , … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine …
October 21, 2020
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Three Fugitives Arrested on Federal Drug Charges in Westmore, Vermont

January 27, 2023
… Drug Charges in Westmore, Vermont January 27, 2023 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 Kristen Govostes Recruiter Name Brian Tomasetta 617-557-2309 … Jones and Douchette distributed controlled substances from the Barton residence of codefendant Erika Desormeaux. …
January 27, 2023
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Rhode Island Man Pleads Guilty To Role In Drug Trafficking And Violent Kidnapping Conspiracy

August 17, 2022
… Man Pleads Guilty To Role In Drug Trafficking And Violent Kidnapping Conspiracy August 17, 2022 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 … health and safety of our communities. They will be removed from the neighborhoods they terrorize and harm.” “As we all …
August 17, 2022
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Holyoke, Massachusetts Man Sentenced for Armed Drug Trafficking

July 15, 2022
… Holyoke, Massachusetts Man Sentenced for Armed Drug Trafficking July 15, 2022 New England … to court records and proceedings, Jones repeatedly traveled from Holyoke to Bennington County, Vermont in mid-2020 to …
July 15, 2022
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Brockton Man Sentenced To 13 Years In Prison For Role In Violent Drug Trafficking Organization

June 22, 2022
… Brockton Man Sentenced To 13 Years In Prison For Role In Violent Drug … role in a wide-ranging drug trafficking conspiracy reaching from Boston to Brockton to Cape Cod. Cody Goncalves, 28, was …
June 22, 2022
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Four Men Indicted for Meth Trafficking

February 07, 2024
… Four Men Indicted for Meth Trafficking February 07, 2024 St. Louis … Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 317 … of methamphetamine hidden in a vehicle being transported from California, as well as several firearms found at a …
February 07, 2024
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Man Found Guilty of St. Louis Murder, Drug Conspiracy Charges

October 24, 2023
… Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 317 South 16th Street St. Louis , MO 63103 … Cocaine, 3 Kilos of Fentanyl, 10 Kilos Heroin Ex123A items from May 2021 search.jpg Photo of drug transaction March 10 …
October 24, 2023
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DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within the United States

May 08, 2023
… Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 317 South 16th Street St. Louis , MO 63103 … Last Mile comprised 1,436 investigations conducted from May 1, 2022 through May 1, 2023, in collaboration with …
May 08, 2023
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Everton Man Pleads Guilty to Meth Conspiracy

July 22, 2021
… Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 317 South 16th Street St. Louis , MO 63103 … that he participated in a drug-trafficking conspiracy from Nov. 22, 2016, to Sept. 26, 2018, and in a …
July 22, 2021
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Operation Legend results in over 500 arrests, including 37 murder suspects

September 28, 2020
… Operation Legend results in over 500 arrests, including 37 murder … Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 317 … City, and those efforts will continue.” During the 10 weeks from the announcement of Operation LeGend on July 8 through …
September 28, 2020
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Laurence Doud, Former CEO of Pharmaceutical Distributor, Sentenced to 27 Months in Prison for Conspiring to Unlawfully Distribute Controlled Substances and Defrauding the DEA

March 08, 2023
… Laurence Doud, Former CEO of Pharmaceutical Distributor, … responsibility as CEO of RDC to prevent dangerous opioids from making their way to pharmacies, drug dealers, and …
March 08, 2023
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Leader of “Mike’s Candyshop” Drug Delivery Service Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison In Connection with the Overdose Death of Colin Kroll

August 12, 2022
… Leader of “Mike’s Candyshop” Drug Delivery Service Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison In Connection with the Overdose … Mike’s Candyshop generally operated seven days per week, from approximately 6:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m., with the …
August 12, 2022
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Former Mexican Federal Police Commander Sentenced to 10 Years’ Imprisonment for Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

February 09, 2022
… Former Mexican Federal Police Commander Sentenced to 10 Years’ Imprisonment for Drug Trafficking … El Seguimiento 39, a Mexico-based cartel, ship cocaine from Mexico to the United States. The El Seguimiento 39 …
February 09, 2022