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Nash County Armed Meth Trafficker Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Trafficking Kilograms of the Drug

… Nash County Armed Meth Trafficker Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Trafficking Kilograms of the … (DEA) agent who had ordered the substance directly from a supplier in Mexico.  On May 17, 2022, investigators …
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Alexandria Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Distribute Thousands of Fentanyl Pills

… Alexandria Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Distribute Thousands of Fentanyl … in a conspiracy to distribute thousands of fentanyl pills from May 2022 until his arrest on June 26, 2022. Kamara was …
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Two Texas Prison Gang Members Sentenced to a Combined 50 Years are Back in Prison

… Two Texas Prison Gang Members Sentenced to a Combined 50 Years are Back in Prison October 06, … utilized a cooperating source to purchase methamphetamine from Manriquez at his Lubbock residence. In September 2019, …
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Georgia Methamphetamine Trafficker is Sentenced to 10 Years

… Georgia Methamphetamine Trafficker is Sentenced to 10 Years February 02, 2023 Atlanta Contact Info … service call, law enforcement received conflicting accounts from O’Dell, the female passenger, and another male …
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Co-Defendant in Cross Country Methamphetamine Conspiracy Sentenced

… Co-Defendant in Cross Country Methamphetamine Conspiracy Sentenced October 11, 2022 Washington, DC Contact Info … Carr and Bowman trafficked crystal ice methamphetamine from Bowman’s sources in Chino Hills, California into …
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DEA Houston Field Division Partners with Houston Area School Districts to alert parents on the dangers of fentanyl

… Partners with Houston Area School Districts to alert parents on the dangers of fentanyl January 25, 2023 Houston Contact Info Contact Us … secret factories in Mexico with chemicals sourced largely from China. In 2021, the DEA issued a  Public Safety Alert …
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DEA Participates in Alaska HIDTA Initiative Save a Life Campaign

… 553-5443 (571) 387-3831 (571)-387-3193 SeattleSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 300 5th Avenue Seattle , WA 98104 United States … to remove illicit fentanyl and other dangerous drugs from communities across the state. As part of these efforts, …
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Puerto Rico Man Sentenced to 10 Years as Member of Maritime Cocaine-Trafficking Conspiracy

… Puerto Rico Man Sentenced to 10 Years as Member of Maritime Cocaine-Trafficking … the maritime shipment of bulk quantities of cocaine from the Dominican Republic to Puerto Rico. Crespo-Lorenzo, … Dominican-based associates released a cocaine-laden vessel from a location near Miches with the expectation that it …
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Gainesville Man Convicted of Drug Trafficking and Firearm Offense

… Gainesville Man Convicted of Drug Trafficking and Firearm Offense December 07, 2022 Miami Contact Info Contact Us (571) … Miami.Recruiting@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 2100 North Commerce Parkway Miami , FL 33326 … The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), based on a tip from the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO), began …
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Mexican National Sentenced to More Than 12 Years for Role in Methamphetamine Importation Conspiracy

… Mexican National Sentenced to More Than 12 Years for Role in Methamphetamine … Mexico and others to distribute and import methamphetamine from Mexico. On March 30, 2022, Zavala-Perez sold half a …
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Federal Jury Convicts Tampa Man of Double Murder

… Miami.Recruiting@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 2100 North Commerce Parkway Miami , FL 33326 … Contacts Miami Quick Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug … heard the gun shots, and observed blood dripping down from the third floor back balcony apartment. Hillsborough …
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13 Now in Prison in Investigation Initially Targeting Laredo Area Mexican Mafia

… 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 … convicted for their roles in distributing crack-cocaine from a home in Laredo aka Blue Point which was situated near …
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Reno Doctor Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Involuntary Manslaughter Of Patient And Unlawful Distribution Of Large Quantities Of Prescription Drugs

… Reno Doctor Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Involuntary Manslaughter … overdose and death in October 2015. Rand also admitted that from March 2011 to April 2016 he prescribed a total of … people in 2014, and over one-half of those deaths were from prescription opioids. In 2016, more than 64,000 …
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Mexican National Found Guilty of Importing and Possessing Marijuana

… 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 … agents were able to apprehend the group with assistance from the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Aircraft …
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Wasilla Drug Dealer Sentenced to 13 Years in Federal Prison

… Wasilla Drug Dealer Sentenced to 13 Years in Federal Prison September 08, 2022 … vehicle’s window and ran down an ATV trail, ignoring orders from the Trooper to stop. After being tasered, Williams …
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Plant City Man Pleads Guilty to Mexican Methamphetamine Drug Conspiracy

… Miami.Recruiting@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 2100 North Commerce Parkway Miami , FL 33326 … Contacts Miami Quick Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug … Mexico and others to distribute and import methamphetamine from Mexico. On March 30, 2022, Zavala-Perez sold half a …
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Mexican National Faces Federal Drug Trafficking Charges in New Mexico

… 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 … extortion, and large-scale commercial gasoline theft from the Mexican government. Quintana was extradited to the …
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Eighth person sentenced as a result of major black market marijuana investigation

… Eighth person sentenced as a result of major black market marijuana … his wife’s name, and had been using excessive electricity from May 2018 to September 2018, indicating that the … cash and additional grow notes. The seized cash was derived from the sale of marijuana cultivated at the residence. …
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DEA-led operation nets more than 600 arrests targeting Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación

… nets more than 600 arrests targeting Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación March 11, 2020 Headquarters Contact Info Contact … DEA Public Affairs HRA-SAA@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us Headquarters Quick Links Press Releases Local … “Menchito,” and second in command of CJNG, was extradited from Mexico to the United States on charges of alleged drug …
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Multi-Kilogram Cocaine Distributor Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison

… Multi-Kilogram Cocaine Distributor Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison June 21, 2022 Miami … valued at an estimated $570,000, through a delivery service from an address in Puerto Rico to an apartment in Orlando. …
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Tenderloin Drug Dealer Sentenced to 46 Months for Fentanyl Sales

… Tenderloin Drug Dealer Sentenced to 46 Months for Fentanyl Sales June 09, 2022 San … in the rural north of California (population: 12,541) died from fentanyl overdoses in a single weekend in August 2021.  …
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Port St. Joe Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine

… Port St. Joe Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute … to remove addictive and deadly controlled substances from our communities. Moreover, this sentence should serve …
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Three Convicted in $500,000 Mexican Cartel Weapon Scheme

… 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 … money laundering. Co-conspirators Manuel Perez-Ortiz, 40, from Mexico, and Arturo Mata Jr., 55, also of Rio Bravo, …
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Jacksonville Methamphetamine Dealers Sentenced to Federal Prison

… Jacksonville Methamphetamine Dealers Sentenced to Federal Prison April 29, 2022 Miami Contact Info … pleaded guilty.             According to court documents, from June to November 5, 2020, McWhorter, Green, and DeWitt …
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Berkeley Duo Charged with Conspiracy to Sell and Sales of Fentanyl and Methamphetamine in the Tenderloin

… Berkeley Duo Charged with Conspiracy to Sell and Sales of Fentanyl and Methamphetamine in the Tenderloin April 21, 2022 San Francisco Contact Info Contact … Ordonez, 19, and Hernandez-Ordonez, 18, repeatedly traveled from their shared apartment in Berkeley to the Tenderloin of …
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Trafficker of Cocaine, Methamphetamine, Fentanyl, and Marijuana Sentenced to Federal Prison

… Trafficker of Cocaine, Methamphetamine, Fentanyl, and Marijuana Sentenced to Federal Prison March 04, 2022 Miami Contact Info … of second-degree murder. Therefore, he is prohibited from possessing a firearm or ammunition under federal law. …
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Drug Trafficker Who Distributed Narcotics While on State Bond Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison

… Trafficker Who Distributed Narcotics While on State Bond Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison March 04, 2022 Miami … on June 5, 2019, at approximately 10:30 p.m., detectives from the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office responded to the …
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Illinois Ice Meth Dealer Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison

… Illinois Ice Meth Dealer Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison February 25, 2022 … District of Illinois announced that Thomas A. Wright, 44, from Pekin, Illinois, was sentenced on Feb. 22, 2022, to 25 …
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Five Individuals Charged with Money Laundering in Connection with Alleged Venezuela Bribery Scheme

… Charged with Money Laundering in Connection with Alleged Venezuela Bribery Scheme October 21, 2021 Miami Contact Info … Miami.Recruiting@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 2100 North Commerce Parkway Miami , FL 33326 … others to launder the proceeds of an illegal bribery scheme from bank accounts located in Antigua, United Arab Emirates, …
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Maine Man Sentenced to 70 Months for Drug Trafficking, Firearm, and Fraud Offenses

… Maine Man Sentenced to 70 Months for Drug Trafficking, Firearm, and Fraud … As a previously-convicted felon, Stanton is prohibited from possessing firearms and ammunition. On July 24, 2019, … sentence be a warning to those traffickers who are coming from out of state to distribute this poison that DEA and its …