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New York Man Pleads Guilty To Oxycodone Distribution Conspiracy And Failure To Appear In Court

… And Failure To Appear In Court August 23, 2016 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 Kristen Govostes Recruiter Name Garth Hamelin … the (Raul Hernandez) traveled to New York, obtained pills from Tirado, and then brought them back to New Hampshire.  …
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Federal Jury Convicts Los Zetas Drug Cartel Sicario And Plaza Boss

… Recruiter Name Kimball L. Hardeman 571-324-8227 SpecialAgentRecruiter.Houston@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 1433 West Loop South Suite 600 Houston , TX … operating in Mexico today, with their influence stretching from Central America through Mexico and into cities …
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Los Zetas Drug Cartel Sicario And Piedras Negras Plaza Boss Sentenced To Life In Federal Prison

… Los Zetas Drug Cartel Sicario And Piedras Negras Plaza Boss Sentenced To Life In Federal Prison June 28, 2017 Houston … operating in Mexico today, with their influence stretching from Central America through Mexico and into cities …
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30 People Linked To Two Southern California Drug Transportation Networks Indicted On Federal Narcotics Charges

… 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 , … into the importation of cocaine and methamphetamine from Mexico into the United States. The indictment, which …
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DEA And Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center Open Powerful Exhibit In Mobile, Alabama

… DEA And Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center Open Powerful Exhibit In Mobile, Alabama January 25, … organization will take the time to visit and learn from this exhibition, which could be a truly life-changing …
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Superseding Indictments On Eastern European Organized Crime Syndicate

… Superseding Indictments On Eastern European Organized Crime Syndicate September … York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 Kenneth.M.Heino@dea.gov Kenneth M. Heino Recruiter Name SA … Superintendent, New York State (NYSP). The arrests resulted from a long-term investigation by the Organized Crime Drug …
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Member Of Eastern European Organized Crime Syndicate Sentenced To 46 Months’ Imprisonment For Racketeering

… Member Of Eastern European Organized Crime Syndicate Sentenced To 46 Months’ Imprisonment For Racketeering December … a criminal enterprise operating in New York that profited from illegal gambling, drug trafficking and other criminal …
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Thomas Hoey, Jr., Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To 151 Months In Prison For Large-Scale Drug Distribution And Obstruction Of Justice

… Thomas Hoey, Jr., Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To 151 Months In Prison For … (914) 682-6256 Defendant allegedly stole more than $800,000 from his company’s retirement plan to pay for corporate and …
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Puerto Rican Drug Kingpin Among Ten Charged Over $1 Million Cocaine Delivery At Times Square Hotel

… Puerto Rican Drug Kingpin Among Ten Charged Over $1 Million Cocaine Delivery At Times Square … York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 Kenneth.M.Heino@dea.gov Kenneth M. Heino Recruiter Name SA … and lived as a fugitive for two years after escaping from federal authorities who were about to arrest him in a …
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DEA And Attorney General Horne: Arrests Made In Large-Scale Criminal Operation

… DEA And Attorney General Horne: Arrests Made In Large-Scale Criminal Operation … Julio Villagrana were spotted on Tuesday night, but fled from law enforcement and have not yet been picked up.  The …
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Operation Kruz Control Delivers Major Action Against Large Scale Marijuana Trafficking Organization

… Marijuana Trafficking Organization December 17, 2013 Phoenix Contact Info Contact Us 571-362-5600 571-362-0582 Joshua Boyer 571-362-0582 PhoenixSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter … importation of multi-thousand pounds of marijuana from (primarily through the Agua Prieta corridor) into New …
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Long Island Doctor Indicted For Causing Oxycodone Overdose Deaths Of Two Patients

… Indicted For Causing Oxycodone Overdose Deaths Of Two Patients September 28, 2012 New York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 Kenneth.M.Heino@dea.gov Kenneth M. Heino Recruiter Name SA … that the abuse of prescription drugs can lead to death from a doctor’s office or from distribution on the streets. …
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Bowie Drug Trafficker Sentenced To 23 Years In Federal Prison For $108 Million Drug Distribution And Money Laundering Conspiracies

… Bowie Drug Trafficker Sentenced To 23 Years In Federal Prison For $108 Million Drug … State Police. According to evidence presented at his trial, from at least January 2011 through January 2015, Marshall …
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BGF Leaders Plead Guilty To Participating In A Racketeering Conspiracy

… Information Office (571) 362-1011 Washington.Special.Agent@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 800 K Street, N.W Suite 500 Washington , DC … prisons. The crimes included extorting protection money from other inmates and using contraband cell phones to …
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Physician And Pharmacist Among Those Arrested In Drug Conspiracy And Health Care Fraud Case

… 861-3474 Media Requests (571) 362-5348 PhiladelphiaSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us Wm. J. Green Fed. Bldg. 600 Arch Street, Room … indictment contains 240 counts of health care fraud. Agents from multiple federal and local agencies arrested defendants …
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Loudoun County To Host DEA Exhibit

… Information Office (571) 362-1011 Washington.Special.Agent@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 800 K Street, N.W Suite 500 Washington , DC … the world. Visitors will experience a drug investigation from start to finish, helping them understand the …
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Bronx Beach Avenue Drug Crew “Gang Bangers” Indicted, Charged

… Bronx Beach Avenue Drug Crew “Gang Bangers” Indicted, Charged March 09, … York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 Kenneth.M.Heino@dea.gov Kenneth M. Heino Recruiter Name SA … off the streets in order to make our communities safe from drug and gun violence.”  Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet …
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24 defendants charged in joint federal and state investigation of two violent street gangs on the West Side of Chicago

… 24 defendants charged in joint federal and state investigation of two violent street gangs on the West Side of Chicago June 26, 2020 … and state law enforcement officers seized the heroin from Harris outside of Turner’s residence, the complaint …
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Colombian National Pleads Guilty To Kidnapping And Murder Of DEA Agent Terry Watson

… National Pleads Guilty To Kidnapping And Murder Of DEA Agent Terry Watson September 04, 2014 Headquarters Contact … DEA Public Affairs HRA-SAA@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us Headquarters Quick Links Press Releases Local … other stabbed him. Special Agent Watson was able to escape from the taxi, but he later collapsed and died from his …
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Pierce County Woman Sentenced to 84 Months in Prison for Role in Drug Ring Connected to Aryan Prison Gangs

… Pierce County Woman Sentenced to 84 Months in Prison for Role in Drug Ring … three kilos of heroin, and more than $330,000 in cash from eighteen locations in Washington and Arizona. Earlier …
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DEA New Orleans Delivers Major Blows to Drug Cartels, Advancing a Fentanyl Free America in 2026

… Orleans Delivers Major Blows to Drug Cartels, Advancing a Fentanyl Free America in 2026 March 20, 2026 New Orleans … in nearly seven million deadly doses of fentanyl removed from communities in just thirty-days.  Eliminating the …
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DEA Issues Warning About Illegal Online Pharmacies

… 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 …
GENERAL INFORMATION

Veterans and People With Disabilities

January 22, 2025
… Veterans and People With Disabilities The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is committed to hiring a highly … campaigns are entitled to preference over others in hiring from competitive lists of those eligible and also in …
January 22, 2025
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DEA Washington Division Partners with Baby Scientist

July 23, 2021
… DEA Washington Division Partners with Baby Scientist July 23, 2021 Bringing Inspiring STEM Programs to … Scientist and PhD in Molecular Biology, along with agents from the DEA Washington Division, visited disadvantaged … heights, and our future leaders better represent people from all backgrounds, we need to take a more entrepreneurial …
July 23, 2021
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China Announces Scheduling Controls Of Carfentanil And Other Fentanyl Compounds

… China Announces Scheduling Controls Of Carfentanil And Other Fentanyl Compounds February 17, 2017 Headquarters Contact … and shared responsibilities in countering the threat from fentanyl class substances. Representatives from the …
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China Announces Scheduling Controls Of New Psychoactive Substances/fentanyl-class Substances

… Scheduling Controls Of New Psychoactive Substances/fentanyl-class Substances June 19, 2017 Headquarters Contact … DEA Public Affairs HRA-SAA@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us Headquarters Quick Links Press Releases Local … Chinese officials have met regularly to discuss the threat from fentanyl class substances. Representatives from the …
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DEA Creates New Resource To Help Distributors Avoid Oversupplying Opioids

… 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 … system that monitors the flow of controlled substances from their point of manufacture through commercial …
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DEA Launches Fentanyl Free America Initiative to Combat the Synthetic Drug Crisis

… DEA Launches Fentanyl Free America Initiative to Combat the Synthetic Drug … Information Office (571) 362-1011 Washington.Special.Agent@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 800 K … commitment to protecting American lives and communities from the devastating impacts of fentanyl, which claimed …
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MS-13 Gang Members Indicted For Six Murders On Long Island

… 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 … partners, will not rest until violent gangs are eradicated from the communities they have terrorized.” Mr. DuCharme …
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Federal Authorities Announce 11 Cases Charging Alleged Drug Dealers with Providing Opioids that Led to Fatal Overdoses

… 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 , … Task Force Lead to Cases in which 12 People Died, Most from Acute Fentanyl Intoxication Press Conference images …