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DEA, DOD, DHS and U.S. Coast Guard announce offload of more than 33,000 pounds of seized drugs in Fort Lauderdale

June 09, 2020
… DEA Public Affairs HRA-SAA@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us Headquarters Quick Links Press Releases Local … the nation and around the world.” Numerous U.S. agencies from the Departments of Justice, Defense, and Homeland …
June 09, 2020
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Ten Alleged Members Of Sunland Park Heroin Trafficking Ring Facing Federal Narcotics Trafficking Charges

July 14, 2016
… Ten Alleged Members Of Sunland Park Heroin Trafficking Ring … Name Elizabeth Borruel (915) 832-6000 ElPasoSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 660 … of Sunland Park, N.M., that allegedly obtained its heroin from Juan Francisco Rivera, 60, of El Paso, Texas.  The …
July 14, 2016
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DEA-led multi-agency investigation dismantles major New Mexico poly-drug trafficking drug trafficking organization

September 20, 2019
… DEA-led multi-agency investigation dismantles major New Mexico poly-drug … organizations by tracing and seizing the monies they earn from trafficking drugs,” stated IRS Special Agent in Charge …
September 20, 2019
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Albuquerque Man Sentenced for Maintaining a Drug-Involved Premises at Motel

March 27, 2024
… Albuquerque Man Sentenced for Maintaining a Drug-Involved Premises at Motel … Best Choice Inn, Kamal Bhula, 44, of Albuquerque, profited from in a kickback scheme that required drug traffickers and …
March 27, 2024
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Mexican National Sentenced to 11 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking and Illegal Reentry After Deportation

August 02, 2024
… Mexican National Sentenced to 11 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking … kilogram quantities of methamphetamine and cocaine imported from Mexico. The investigation revealed Ramon unlawfully …
August 02, 2024
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Saratoga County drug dealer pleads guilty to overdose death

November 26, 2019
… York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 Kenneth.M.Heino@dea.gov Kenneth M. Heino Recruiter Name SA … made it evidently clear that no town is immune from the deadly consequences of fentanyl,” said Special …
November 26, 2019
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New York City prison bribery and narcotics smuggling prosecution completed with sentencing of last defendant

April 15, 2019
… bribery and narcotics smuggling prosecution completed with sentencing of last defendant April 15, 2019 New York Contact … Noel’s six co-defendants received sentences ranging from six months in a residential facility to 26 months’ …
April 15, 2019
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Catskill physician receives 54 months in prison for distribution of opioids, health care fraud, aggravated identify theft, and obstruction of justice

March 06, 2020
… distribution of opioids, health care fraud, aggravated identify theft, and obstruction of justice March 06, 2020 New … of supervised release, to be served following her release from prison.  In sentencing Mabry, Judge D’Agostino …
March 06, 2020
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Federal Indictment Alleges Alliance Between Sinaloa Cartel and Money Launderers Linked to Chinese Underground Banking

June 18, 2024
… Federal Indictment Alleges Alliance Between Sinaloa Cartel and Money Launderers Linked to Chinese … money laundering network collected and, with help from a San Gabriel Valley, California-based money …
June 18, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

National Health Care Fraud Takedown Results in Charges against 601 Individuals Responsible for over $2 Billion in Fraud Losses

June 28, 2018
… 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 … in today’s arrests.  In addition, HHS announced today that from July 2017 to the present, it has excluded 2,700 …
June 28, 2018
ALERT

DEA Issues Warning About Illegal Online Pharmacies

October 04, 2024
… drugs such as Oxycodone, Adderall, Xanax, and other drugs from legitimate pharmacies.  As Americans increasingly turn … to deceive customers into believing they were buying from a reputable business. Often these illegal, online … based victim had ordered what she believed to be oxycodone from an online pharmacy, only to receive a fake pill made …
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Arizona man pleads guilty to transporting fentanyl through Kansas City to New York

May 22, 2020
… Arizona man pleads guilty to transporting fentanyl through Kansas City to New York May 22, 2020 St. … Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 317 … person 3.6 kilograms of fentanyl to carry aboard a bus from Denver, Colorado to New York City. However, the bag …
May 22, 2020
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IRS Agent charged with cocaine distribution

October 21, 2020
… IRS Agent charged with cocaine distribution October 21, 2020 New … York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 Kenneth.M.Heino@dea.gov Kenneth M. Heino Recruiter Name SA … a residence in Saddle Brook, New Jersey, as a location from which members of the DTO were dealing cocaine. The …
October 21, 2020
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Virginia Beach man sentenced to prison for heroin trafficking conspiracy

January 08, 2020
… Virginia Beach man sentenced to prison for heroin trafficking conspiracy January … court documents, Ingram Cox, 35, regularly received heroin from co-defendant Kyam Washington, which Cox then sold to …
January 08, 2020
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Angola man sentenced to 121 months in prison

May 29, 2019
… Angola man sentenced to 121 months in prison May 29, 2019 Chicago Contact … of pulling over, Fitch accelerated rapidly away from the officer, and a chase ensued with Fitch operating …
May 29, 2019
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Fourteen members of methamphetamine trafficking ring charged with drug conspiracy and related charges

July 02, 2020
… Fourteen members of methamphetamine trafficking ring charged with … Atlanta.Division.Recruiting@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 2920 Brandywine Road Atlanta , GA 30341 United … g a t i on targeting the trafficking of methamphetamine from Georgia into Western North Carolina.  “Methamphetamine …
July 02, 2020
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Three Indicted in Connection with Seizure of 99 Kilograms of Cocaine in Massachusetts, New York and Puerto Rico

December 02, 2025
… New York and Puerto Rico December 02, 2025 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 Kristen Govostes Recruiter Name Brian Tomasetta 617-557-2309 … records, in 2023, an investigation began into packages sent from Puerto Rico to Massachusetts that were suspected to …
December 02, 2025
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Drug Trafficker Unlawfully Residing in the United States Sentenced to Federal Prison for His Leading Role in Distributing Fentanyl and Heroin and Laundering Millions in Drug Proceeds

September 05, 2025
… Drug Trafficker Unlawfully Residing in the United States Sentenced to Federal Prison for His Leading Role in Distributing … to court documents, in the fall of 2021, special agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in …
September 05, 2025
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Sitka Woman Sentenced to 15 Years for Role in Drug Trafficking Ring

September 03, 2025
… Sitka Woman Sentenced to 15 Years for Role in Drug Trafficking Ring … recruited Fuller to distribute drugs upon her release from incarceration for a drug trafficking organization … serve three years on supervised release after his release from prison. •Cleveland pleaded guilty on November 15, 2024, …
September 03, 2025
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Nebraska Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Fentanyl Conspiracy

August 11, 2025
… Nebraska Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Fentanyl Conspiracy August 11, … than seven years in federal prison. Joshua Rysavy, age 35, from South Sioux City, Nebraska, received the prison term …
August 11, 2025
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Methamphetamine and Gun Trafficker is Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison

June 12, 2025
… Methamphetamine and Gun Trafficker is Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison June 12, 2025 Atlanta Contact … - (910) 815-4513 87.4 g meth.jpg 87.4 g meth purchased from McDaniel Ex 4 - 63.4 g meth and gun.jpg ASHEVILLE, N.C. …
June 12, 2025
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Arden, N.C. Fentanyl and Meth Trafficker is Sentenced to 11+ Years in Prison

May 22, 2025
… Arden, N.C. Fentanyl and Meth Trafficker is Sentenced to 11+ Years in … of 4-FA, a controlled substance analogue, which was shipped from China. The package actually contained 100 grams of 99 … South Carolina, deputies stopped Fair as he traveled from Atlanta to Western North Carolina. Deputies found …
May 22, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Fourteen Members of a Jefferson County Drug Trafficking Organization Charged with Federal Drug and Gun Crimes

April 29, 2025
… Fourteen Members of a Jefferson County Drug Trafficking … 362-4892 NOFD.Recruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 3838 N. Causeway Blvd. Suite 1800, Three … involved an immense amount of collaboration and dedication from our law enforcement partners and underscores the impact …
April 29, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Three Members of an International Money Laundering Organization Charged with Laundering Millions of Dollars in Drug Proceeds

April 24, 2025
… Atlanta.Division.Recruiting@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 2920 Brandywine Road Atlanta , GA 30341 United … Atlanta Quick Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug … to launder millions of dollars of proceeds derived from drug trafficking. “As alleged in the indictment, the …
April 24, 2025
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Twelve, Including MS-13 Gang Members Arrested for Alleged Drug Trafficking

October 28, 2021
… 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 … public safety by focusing on preventing violent crimes from occurring, which is why our strategy has been to …
October 28, 2021
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Three Business Owners Charged with Wiring Drug Trafficking Money to Mexico

September 22, 2022
… 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 … in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and heroin from Feb. 28, 2020, to June 1, 2022. In addition to the …
September 22, 2022
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One of the Largest-Ever Fentanyl Seizures in New York City Results in Four Charged for Operating Fentanyl Mill in Bronx Residence

October 06, 2023
… One of the Largest-Ever Fentanyl Seizures in New York City Results in Four Charged for Operating Fentanyl Mill in Bronx Residence October 06, 2023 New York … Commercial Pill Presses, and a Kilo Press Were Recovered from the Fentanyl Mill El Dorado 1.jpg 200,000 Pills and 24 …
October 06, 2023
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Two Charged with Federal Narcotics Offenses Resulting in Death in Connection with the Poisoning of Four Children at a Bronx Daycare

September 19, 2023
… Two Charged with Federal Narcotics Offenses Resulting in Death in Connection with the Poisoning of … are unacceptable.  I commend the work of the investigators from the DEA and NYPD and our partners at the Southern …
September 19, 2023
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700,000 Blue M30 Pills Containing Fentanyl Seized Inside Roofing Shingles and Residence

March 13, 2025
… 700,000 Blue M30 Pills Containing Fentanyl Seized Inside Roofing Shingles and Residence March 13, 2025 Phoenix Contact Info Contact Us … Ariz. – Carlos Rene Montes, 32, a United States Citizen from Tucson, and Miguel Angel Sesma, 30, a legal permanent …
March 13, 2025
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Pair of Indictments Charge Conspiracies to Use Drones to Deliver Illegal Drugs, Contraband Cell Phones to Georgia Prisons

August 21, 2024
… Pair of Indictments Charge Conspiracies to Use Drones to Deliver Illegal … Atlanta.Division.Recruiting@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 2920 Brandywine Road Atlanta , GA 30341 United … Investigations and Intelligence divisions, with assistance from multiple local law enforcement agencies, Operation …
August 21, 2024