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Doctor Convicted at Trial for Unlawfully Dispensing Controlled Substances

January 19, 2024
… Doctor Convicted at Trial for Unlawfully Dispensing Controlled Substances January 19, 2024 Miami Contact … Miami.Recruiting@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 2100 North Commerce Parkway Miami , FL 33326 … prescriptions for oxycodone, morphine, and alprazolam from the office staff without seeing Morales. One patient’s …
January 19, 2024
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Matriarch of Violent Multimillion-Dollar Honduran Cocaine Trafficking Organization Pleads Guilty

December 22, 2022
… Matriarch of Violent Multimillion-Dollar Honduran Cocaine Trafficking … Information Office (571) 362-1011 Washington.Special.Agent@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 800 K … into the United States. According to court documents, from 2006 until 2015, Erlinda Ramos-Bobadilla, aka Herlinda …
December 22, 2022
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Former Head of Gulf Cartel Receives Life Sentence for Importing Kilos of Drugs

September 15, 2022
… Former Head of Gulf Cartel Receives Life Sentence for Importing Kilos of Drugs September 15, 2022 Houston … Mexican national who was head of Cartel del Golfo (CDG) from 2003 to 2012 has been ordered to serve life in prison …
September 15, 2022
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Albuquerque Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Narcotics Trafficking Charges

July 15, 2016
… Name Elizabeth Borruel (915) 832-6000 ElPasoSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 660 Mesa Hills Drive Suite 2000 El Paso , TX … to distribute heroin in Bernalillo and Santa Fe Counties from Sept. 2012 through Dec. 2013.  It also charged Gene …
July 15, 2016
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Over 30 Arrested In Heroin And Gun Trafficking Sweep

August 04, 2011
… Contact Info Contact Us (571) 362-3700 (571) 362-6616 Kenneth M. Heino NewJerseySpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 80 … As a result, more than 38 “bricks” of heroin were purchased from Stevenson and his associates. A “brick” contains …
August 04, 2011
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12 People Charged With Heroin Trafficking After Statewide Multi-Jurisdictional Investigations

September 15, 2015
… Multi-Jurisdictional Investigations September 15, 2015 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 Kristen Govostes Recruiter Name Brian Tomasetta 617-557-2309 … of trafficking heroin in Vermont. The charges resulted from three long-term investigations characterized by a high …
September 15, 2015
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Seventeen Defendants Facing Federal Narcotics Or Firearms Charges Alleging Nexus Of Guns And Drugs In Chicago

March 01, 2013
… Seventeen Defendants Facing Federal Narcotics Or Firearms Charges … and Mendez obtained kilogram quantities of narcotics from Arguijo on Sept. 3 and Nov. 26, 2012, and from Valencia-Pantoja on Nov. 30, including the cocaine that …
March 01, 2013
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DEA News: Huge Synthetic Drug Takedown

May 07, 2014
… DEA Public Affairs HRA-SAA@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us Headquarters Quick Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug … DEA has identified between 200 and 300 new designers drugs from eight different structural classes, the vast majority …
May 07, 2014
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Nine Members Of Major Narcotics Ring Extending Throughout Manhattan, The Bronx, And New Jersey Indicted On Conspiracy And Drug-Related Charges

April 01, 2015
… Nine Members Of Major Narcotics Ring Extending Throughout Manhattan, The Bronx, And New Jersey … York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 Kenneth.M.Heino@dea.gov Kenneth M. Heino Recruiter Name SA … four years, he evaded drug distribution charges stemming from alleged hand to hand sales to multiple kilogram sales, …
April 01, 2015
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Four Charged In Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

April 11, 2016
… Information Office (571) 362-1011 Washington.Special.Agent@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 800 K … of the unit. Investigators observed items being unloaded from the tractor trailer into the warehouse.  A short time …
April 11, 2016
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16 Defendants Charged In A Commercial Burglary Ring And Drug Conspiracy

July 19, 2013
… 16 Defendants Charged In A Commercial Burglary Ring And Drug … Information Office (571) 362-1011 Washington.Special.Agent@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 800 K … heroin, methadone, buprenorphine, cocaine and alprazolam from 2010 to the present: David Paschall, age 54, of …
July 19, 2013
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against Owner Of Bronx Clinic And 23 Other Individuals Involved In Illegal Distribution Of More Than Five Million Oxycodone Pills

February 05, 2014
… York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 Kenneth.M.Heino@dea.gov Kenneth M. Heino Recruiter Name SA … Avenue in the Bronx to reclaim their neighborhood from drug dealers are the end results of unified police work …
February 05, 2014
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Arrest And Unsealing Of Charges Against Senior Adviser To The Operator Of The “Silk Road” Website

December 04, 2015
… Attorney Announces Arrest And Unsealing Of Charges Against Senior Adviser To The Operator Of The “Silk Road” Website … York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 Kenneth.M.Heino@dea.gov Kenneth M. Heino Recruiter Name SA … Road” website, an online illicit black market that operated from January 2011 until October 2, 2013.  Clark is alleged …
December 04, 2015
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Thirty-Six People Indicted For Their Roles In Nassau And Suffolk Heroin Ring That Operated Along Rte. 110

April 04, 2017
… York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 Kenneth.M.Heino@dea.gov Kenneth M. Heino Recruiter Name SA Romona Sy 571-776-1634 … arrested and arraigned on various felony charges ranging from Operating as a Major Trafficker, Criminal Sale of a …
April 04, 2017
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DEA testifies at Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hearing

March 20, 2019
… DEA testifies at Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hearing March 20, 2019 … safe tribal communities and stopping dangerous drugs from entering Indian country. In his five minute testimony, …
March 20, 2019
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Baltimore career offender pleads guilty to federal charges for distributing fentanyl

December 13, 2019
… Baltimore career offender pleads guilty to federal charges for distributing … people. Following his arrest, Nelson called his girlfriend from pre-trial detention facilities and directed her to move …
December 13, 2019
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DEA Surge Targets Sinaloa Cartel Networks Worldwide

September 08, 2025
… DEA Public Affairs HRA-SAA@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us Headquarters Quick Links Press Releases Local … their command, control, and distribution networks.  From August 25 through August 29, 2025, DEA agents across 23 …
September 08, 2025
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Manchester Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking More than a Kilo of Fentanyl

April 06, 2025
… Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking More than a Kilo of Fentanyl April 06, 2025 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 … fentanyl packaged for sale and $17,963 in proceeds derived from criminal activities. The charging statute provides a …
April 06, 2025
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DEA announces release of Pennsylvania opioid threat report

October 24, 2018
… DEA announces release of Pennsylvania opioid threat report October 24, 2018 … 861-3474 Media Requests (571) 362-5348 PhiladelphiaSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us Wm. … the report. The analysis of data and intelligence received from myriad law enforcement and public health sources …
October 24, 2018
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Former Office Manager of New Jersey Medical Practice Admits Conspiring with Doctor to Divert Controlled Substances

February 15, 2023
… Contact Info Contact Us (571) 362-3700 (571) 362-6616 Kenneth M. Heino NewJerseySpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk … practice and not for a legitimate medical purpose. From January 2018 to March 2021, DeLeon worked as an office …
February 15, 2023
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Passaic County Man Admits Role in Illegal Money Transmitting Scheme

January 07, 2022
… Contact Info Contact Us (571) 362-3700 (571) 362-6616 Kenneth M. Heino NewJerseySpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk … aiding and abetting an illegal money transmitting business. From July 2016 to December 2017, De La Cruz Acosta accepted …
January 07, 2022
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Two Men Admit Roles in Drug Trafficking Organization

December 10, 2021
… Two Men Admit Roles in Drug Trafficking Organization December 10, … Contact Info Contact Us (571) 362-3700 (571) 362-6616 Kenneth M. Heino NewJerseySpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk … in Newark, in a residential neighborhood a short distance from two elementary schools and a high school. The …
December 10, 2021
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Bergen County Man Sentenced to 63 Months for Distributing and Conspiring to Distribute Crystal Methamphetamine

December 08, 2021
… Bergen County Man Sentenced to 63 Months for Distributing and Conspiring to … officers conducted a controlled purchase of methamphetamine from Nieves. Subsequent laboratory testing showed that the … and later seized additional amounts of methamphetamine from Nieves’ belongings, vehicle, and apartment. In all, law …
December 08, 2021
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Three People Charged in Interstate Gun Trafficking Conspiracy

May 19, 2021
… Contact Info Contact Us (571) 362-3700 (571) 362-6616 Kenneth M. Heino NewJerseySpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk … Rachael A. Honig announced a New Jersey man and two men from South Carolina have been charged with conspiring to …
May 19, 2021
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Philadelphia man admits role in Fentanyl distribution conspiracy

October 30, 2020
… Philadelphia man admits role in Fentanyl distribution conspiracy October 30, 2020 New Jersey … Contact Info Contact Us (571) 362-3700 (571) 362-6616 Kenneth M. Heino NewJerseySpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk … Shortly thereafter, Rivera Pagan and Hernandez Pinales fled from the parking lot, after seeing what they believed to be …
October 30, 2020
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DEA warns of alarming increase of scam calls

April 12, 2019
… Contact Info Contact Us (571) 362-3700 (571) 362-6616 Kenneth M. Heino NewJerseySpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 80 … and members of the public to be cautious of telephone calls from criminals posing as DEA or other law enforcement …
April 12, 2019
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Associate of Rafael Caro-Quintero arrested on supervised release violations

May 03, 2019
… Name Kieran Garcia (858) 616-4040 sandiegospecialagentrecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 4560 Viewridge Avenue San Diego , CA 92123-1672 … he violated the terms of his supervised release, stemming from a 1997 escape from confinement charge. A second warrant …
May 03, 2019
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Suspected online drug dealer indicted in fentanyl overdose death

October 11, 2018
… Suspected online drug dealer indicted in fentanyl overdose death October 11, 2018 San Diego Contact … Name Kieran Garcia (858) 616-4040 sandiegospecialagentrecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us … home on the morning of June 30, 2018.  Evidence obtained from C.A.S.’s cellular phone and a parking lot surveillance …
October 11, 2018
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Dallas man pleads guilty in steroid scheme

April 03, 2019
… Recruiter Name SA Lorie Valdez 571-324-7440 DallasSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 10160 Technology Boulevard, East Dallas , TX … role in a scheme that involved importing anabolic steroids from Asia, repackaging them, and distributing them to …
April 03, 2019
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New York Woman Sentenced for Trafficking Fentanyl

May 11, 2023
… New York Woman Sentenced for Trafficking Fentanyl May 11, 2023 New England … court in Boston for trafficking five kilograms of fentanyl from New York City. Shanese DeJesus, 25, was sentenced by …
May 11, 2023