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10 Defendants Charged In $3.6 Million Drug Trafficking Ring

… 10 Defendants Charged In $3.6 Million Drug Trafficking Ring June … Information Office (571) 362-1011 Washington.Special.Agent@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 800 K … added Colder. The two count indictment alleges that from at least 2010 until June 6, 2013 when the defendants …
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Physician/Owner And Office Manager Of McLean Skin Care Clinic Convicted At Trial

… 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 … to order non-FDA-approved chemotherapy and cosmetic drugs from around the world, and allowed those drugs to be …
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Violent Career Criminal Sentenced To 234 Months’ Imprisonment

… Violent Career Criminal Sentenced To 234 Months’ Imprisonment September 17, 2014 New … approached the café owner and offered him protection from future robberies for a fee. When the owner refused, … a .40 caliber Smith and Wesson semiautomatic pistol from the driver’s seat floor and two other semiautomatic …
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Enforcement Notices Sent To Marijuana Storefronts In Western Washington Operating Within School Zones

… Enforcement Notices Sent To Marijuana Storefronts In Western … property where the storefront operates, any money received from the enterprise, and potential criminal prosecution. The … of marijuana within 30 days.  The following is a statement from Matthew G. Barnes, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug …
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Eleven Indicted For Conspiring To Distribute Controlled Substances In Alaska

… Eleven Indicted For Conspiring To Distribute Controlled … 553-5443 (571) 387-3831 (571)-387-3193 SeattleSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 300 … two additional drug conspiracy indictments stemming from the same investigation that resulted in charges against …
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Costco Wholesale To Pay $11.75 Million To Settle Allegations Of Lax Pharmacy Controls

… 436-7900 (415) 436-7994 Akilah Johnson SanFranSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us San Francisco Contacts San Francisco Quick … regulations. The violations include: filling prescriptions from practitioners who did not have a valid DEA number; …
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Multi-Agency Gang Case Results In Several Arrests For Drug And Firearm Offenses

… Multi-Agency Gang Case Results In Several Arrests For Drug And Firearm Offenses September 08, 2017 San Francisco Contact Info Contact … charges 18 defendants with criminal activity ranging from firearms trafficking, drug trafficking, and …
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Thirteen Defendants Indicted In State-Wide Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… Thirteen Defendants Indicted In State-Wide Drug Trafficking Conspiracy … co-defendants regularly received large shipments of drugs from couriers transporting the contraband from San Diego area to the Central Valley of California.  …
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Three Members Of International Organization Of Money Launderers For The Largest Drug Cartels Arrested

… 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 … Task Force, which is comprised of agents and officers from the DEA, New York City Police Department and the New …
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Riverhead Physician Assistant Arrested For Conspiracy To Illegally Prescribe Oxycodone

… 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 … on the East End in exchange for half the cash profits from the resulting drug sales. DEA and our law enforcement …
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Latin King Gang Member Indicted For Murder Of CW Post Basketball Star Tafare Berryman

… 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 … murdering Tafare Berryman, who was tragically taken away from his family and friends 12 years ago. Drug-related …
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Long Island Man Charged With Distributing Heroin That Caused The Death Of A 20-Year-Old College Student

… Heroin That Caused The Death Of A 20-Year-Old College Student February 08, 2017 New York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 Kenneth.M.Heino@dea.gov Kenneth M. Heino Recruiter Name SA … District of New York charging Richard Jacobellis, 23, from Ridge, N.Y., with distributing heroin that caused the …
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Nine Million Dollars’ Worth Of Cocaine Seized In Buffalo, N.Y.

… 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 … off the streets.” “Though we may be over 2,000 miles away from the Mexican Border, this case illustrates that the …
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Eight Madera And Merced County Residents Indicted In Gang-Related Drug Trafficking Conspiracies

… Eight Madera And Merced County Residents Indicted In Gang-Related Drug Trafficking Conspiracies … 436-7900 (415) 436-7994 Akilah Johnson SanFranSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us San … to be in possession of methamphetamine allegedly purchased from Herrera. As a result of the federal arrests and search …
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Eastern District Of California Actions In “Project Delirium”

… 436-7900 (415) 436-7994 Akilah Johnson SanFranSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us San Francisco Contacts San Francisco Quick … Abreo and Nichols were distributing methamphetamine from Central California to Hawaii and Oklahoma. Assistant …
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Fort Pierce Drug Dealer Sentenced to Eight Years in Federal Prison

… Fort Pierce Drug Dealer Sentenced to Eight Years in Federal Prison August 18, 2025 … involved in overdose deaths. Over 150 people die every day from overdoses related to synthetic opioids like fentanyl. …
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20 gang members charged for drug trafficking and firearms violations in Puerto Rico

… (787) 475-4504 Tony Velazquez Recruiter Name Special Agent Recruiter (571) 362-2069 … the success of this operation.” The indictment alleges that from in or about the year 2015, to the date of the return of …
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Judge in Del Rio sentences latin king gang member to federal prison for methamphetamine conspiracy

… Judge in Del Rio sentences latin king gang member to federal prison for … with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Barajas is from Houston, Mendoza is from Austin, and the remaining co-defendants are from San …
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Central Valley Men Indicted for Possession of Approximately One Million Pills Containing Suspected Methamphetamine

… Central Valley Men Indicted for Possession of Approximately One Million … mushrooms. On March 26, 2026, law enforcement officers from multiple government agencies arrested the defendants … had used to store cryptocurrency believed to be proceeds from drug sales. To date, law enforcement has seized more …
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Sopchoppy Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Gun & Drug Crimes

… Sopchoppy Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Gun & Drug Crimes April 10, 2026 … investigation removes another methamphetamine trafficker from our North Florida communities,” said Special Agent in …
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DEA Hosts the 30th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 25th

… 436-7900 (415) 436-7994 Akilah Johnson SanFranSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us San Francisco Contacts San Francisco Quick … Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 25, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at nearly 4,200 locations nationwide- …
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Gainesville Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Distribution and Illegal Weapons Charges

… 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 … another violent, drug-peddling criminal has been removed from our streets. President Donald J. Trump and Attorney …
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Alaska Man Receives 30-Year Sentence for Distribution of Carfentanil that Killed a Teen and Resulted in the Near-Fatal Overdose of an Adult

… Alaska Man Receives 30-Year Sentence for Distribution of Carfentanil that Killed a Teen and … of his life on court mandated supervision following release from federal custody for distributing carfentanil to two …
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Large-Scale Counterfeit Pill Manufacturer Pleads Guilty

… Pill Manufacturer Pleads Guilty January 15, 2026 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 Kristen Govostes Recruiter Name Garth Hamelin … purchased numerous pill presses and parts for pill presses from online vendors were seized. Multiple packages shipped …
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Chicago Man Convicted of Laundering Money for Mexico-Based Drug Trafficking Organization

… Agostini Recruiter Name SA Jonathan Woods chicagospecialagentrecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 230 S. Dearborn Street Ste. 1200 Chicago , IL … man on Dec. 15, 2025, for laundering illicit cash proceeds from a Mexico-based drug trafficking organization, following …
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Southbridge Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Cocaine Conspiracy and Possession of a Machinegun

… and Possession of a Machinegun December 17, 2025 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 … was indicted by a federal grand jury in November 2024. From in or about April 2023 through in or about April 2024, …
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Hartford Man Charged with Narcotics Trafficking and Firearm Possession Offenses

… with Narcotics Trafficking and Firearm Possession Offenses December 10, 2025 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 … made controlled purchases of fentanyl and cocaine from Rojas, some of which occurred at the market. Rojas was …
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New Haven Man Sentenced to 21 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine Pills, Violating Supervised Release

… New Haven Man Sentenced to 21 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing … Ogman’s sentence to time served, and he was released from prison.   Ogman resumed his drug trafficking activity … purchases of methamphetamine pills and crack cocaine from Ogman from November 2023 through April 2024. Ogman was …
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Drug Enforcement Administration Hosts Tribal Focused Family Summit

… Drug Enforcement Administration Hosts Tribal Focused Family Summit … Cultural Initiative and was followed by drug trend reports from the DEA and local law enforcement agencies. Twenty high … Teenagers and adults came together for a performance from World Champion Wichita War Dancer Greg Victors and …
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Violent Bridgeport Gang Member Sentenced to 40 Years in Federal Prison

… Violent Bridgeport Gang Member Sentenced to 40 Years in Federal Prison September 04, 2025 … customers, and others, sold narcotics, and stole cars from inside and outside Connecticut, often using the cars to …