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Federal jury convicts Colombian national for international cocaine smuggling conspiracy

January 31, 2020
… Miami.Recruiting@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 2100 North Commerce Parkway Miami , FL 33326 … 30 to 40 bales of cocaine onboard a go-fast vessel from Colombia to Honduras following a known smuggling route …
January 31, 2020
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Rewards Offered for Capture of Three Former Venezuelan Officials Charged in Miami Federal Court with Drug Trafficking and Other Crimes

September 29, 2020
… Rewards Offered for Capture of Three Former Venezuelan Officials Charged in Miami Federal Court with Drug … by delaying and preventing Marin Zamora’s extradition from Venezuela to the United States.  According to … as the head of Interpol, McTurk-Mora solicited bribes from traffickers arrested in Venezuela to prevent their …
September 29, 2020
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Staten Island man sentenced to 12 years for illegally distributing oxycodone

October 30, 2019
… Staten Island man sentenced to 12 years for illegally distributing oxycodone … street prices even higher in other parts of the country.    From at least approximately January 2012 until his arrest in …
October 30, 2019
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New Haven man sentenced to 6 years in prison for distributing drugs, including fentanyl pills

March 05, 2020
… New Haven man sentenced to 6 years in prison for distributing drugs, … Diversion Squad revealed that Hill was obtaining cocaine from a source in the Bronx, New York, and heroin from a …
March 05, 2020
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Jury finds Fresno man guilty on six counts of drug and sex trafficking offenses

May 10, 2019
… man guilty on six counts of drug and sex trafficking offenses May 10, 2019 San Francisco Contact Info Contact Us …    “It excites me to see ruthless gang members removed from our society, especially those like Filiberto Chavez who …
May 10, 2019
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DEA Denver and partners in the Rocky Mountain Region hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on October 26th

October 24, 2019
… DEA Denver and partners in the Rocky Mountain Region hold … 571-387-5079 Steffan W. Tubbs Recruiter Name Special Agent Seth McMullen (571) 387-3643 … remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they are vulnerable to …
October 24, 2019
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Former member of Venezuelan National Assembly charged with narco-terrorism, drug trafficking and weapons offenses

May 27, 2020
… Former member of Venezuelan National Assembly charged with narco-terrorism, … that the Cártel de Los Soles sought to recruit terrorists from Hizballah and Hamas to assist in planning and carrying …
May 27, 2020
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Drug Trafficking Indictments Bring Multiple Federal Charges for Narcotics, Firearms

September 27, 2019
… Drug Trafficking Indictments Bring Multiple Federal Charges for Narcotics, Firearms … conspiracy that brought large amounts of narcotics from Atlanta for distribution in the Augusta area. The …
September 27, 2019
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Hobbs Woman Sentenced for High-Speed Chase that led to Fentanyl and Meth Bust

August 08, 2025
… Hobbs Woman Sentenced for High-Speed Chase that led to Fentanyl and Meth … attempted a second traffic stop, however the driver fled from officers over the Texas border. Deputies from the …
August 08, 2025
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DEA and partners hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 27

April 27, 2019
… Name Elizabeth Borruel (915) 832-6000 ElPasoSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 660 … remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they are vulnerable to …
April 27, 2019
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Lead defendant gets 20 years in major Statesboro drug trafficking investigation

May 30, 2019
… Lead defendant gets 20 years in major Statesboro drug trafficking … Atlanta.Division.Recruiting@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 2920 Brandywine Road Atlanta , GA 30341 United … call for help, this poly-drug trafficker was removed from the streets and will spend well-deserved time in …
May 30, 2019
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Former Union General Hospital CEO and two Blairsville doctors sentenced to federal prison for illegally prescribing and obtaining pain pills

June 29, 2020
… Former Union General Hospital CEO and two Blairsville doctors sentenced to … among law enforcement agencies keeps drug users and dealers from hiding across state lines to conduct their illegal …
June 29, 2020
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San Jose man sentenced to 102 months for conspiracy to distribute drugs and other crimes

February 10, 2020
… San Jose man sentenced to 102 months for conspiracy to distribute drugs … 2019. According to the plea agreement, Torres admitted that from January 2017 to April 2017, he conspired with others to …
February 10, 2020
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Danville Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine Across Virginia

February 08, 2022
… Danville Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Conspiracy to Distribute … for redistribution. Co-conspirators Bendi Annette Davis, 49 from Ringgold, VA, Steven Ray Dove, 43 from Danville, VA, Steven Wayne Flynn, 43 from Orange, VA, …
February 08, 2022
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Doctor sentenced to prison for prescribing narcotics to non-patients

June 13, 2019
… Doctor sentenced to prison for prescribing narcotics to non-patients … he was arrested at Miami International Airport by agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration as he waited …
June 13, 2019
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Pilot And Passenger Of Plane That Crashed At Yoakum County Airport After Refueling Plead Guilty To Drug Charge

August 06, 2013
… Pilot And Passenger Of Plane That Crashed At Yoakum County Airport After … Recruiter Name SA Lorie Valdez 571-324-7440 DallasSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us … day before the crash, Cangelosi flew a commercial airline from Houston, Texas, to Sacramento, California, where she …
August 06, 2013
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Former Honduran congressman Tony Hernández convicted of conspiring to import cocaine into the United States and related firearms and false-statements offenses

October 21, 2019
… into the United States and related firearms and false-statements offenses October 21, 2019 Headquarters Contact Info … justice regardless of social status. No one is exempt from being held accountable for predatory criminal …
October 21, 2019
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Mariah Ferry sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for kidnapping and brutal beating of two victims suspected of stealing drugs and money

June 26, 2020
… Mariah Ferry sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for kidnapping and … of two victims suspected of stealing drugs and money from the home of co-defendant, Chase Smothermon, 32, of …
June 26, 2020
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Dominican National involved in drug importation schemes sentenced to 12 years in prison

November 19, 2019
… Dominican National involved in drug importation schemes sentenced to 12 years in prison November 19, 2019 New England … others to transport approximately 1600 kilograms of cocaine from South America to the U.S.  On Aug. 6, 2016, a private …
November 19, 2019
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Five Defendants Charged in Manhattan Federal Court for Distributing Fentanyl that Caused the Fatal Overdoses of Three 19-Year-Olds

October 30, 2025
… Five Defendants Charged in Manhattan Federal Court for Distributing Fentanyl that Caused the Fatal Overdoses of Three … commitment to our fellow New Yorker: we will fight fentanyl from flowing onto our streets and bring to justice the …
October 30, 2025
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Law Enforcement Arrested Three Defendants and Seized Approximately 120 Kilograms of Cocaine, $1.3 Million in Cash, and a Firearm

March 15, 2021
… Law Enforcement Arrested Three Defendants and Seized Approximately 120 … taking six million dollars’ worth of cocaine sales away from alleged drug traffickers while saving lives. Over one … of cocaine and over $1 million in suspected proceeds from illegal narcotics trafficking, disrupting the operation …
March 15, 2021
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Worldwide Drug Trafficker Sentenced

February 20, 2014
… Worldwide Drug Trafficker Sentenced February 20, 2014 San Francisco Contact Info Contact … conspiring to launder money. According to court documents, from June 1, 2008, through September 8, 2011, Malik sold …
February 20, 2014
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Two More Defendants Arrested During 2023 Joint Enforcement Operation in Carlsbad Plead Guilty to Federal Drug Offenses

February 28, 2024
… Two More Defendants Arrested During 2023 Joint Enforcement Operation in Carlsbad Plead Guilty to Federal … grams of pure meth. On April 3, 2023, Perales traveled from Carlsbad to El Paso to pick up 1,974 net grams of …
February 28, 2024
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International Scheme To Extort Americans By Impersonating DEA Special Agents Foiled Seventeen Arrests In Dominican Republic Target Those Calling Innocent Citizens Demanding Payment In Exchange For Dropped Bogus Charges

May 29, 2014
… Scheme To Extort Americans By Impersonating DEA Special Agents Foiled Seventeen Arrests In Dominican Republic Target … authorities in the Dominican Republic, acting on requests from the United States, located and arrested 17 of the …
May 29, 2014
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International Scheme To Extort Americans By Impersonating DEA Special Agents Foiled Seventeen Arrests In Dominican Republic Target Those Calling Innocent Citizens Demanding Payment In Exchange For Dropped Bogus Charges

May 29, 2014
… Scheme To Extort Americans By Impersonating DEA Special Agents Foiled Seventeen Arrests In Dominican Republic Target … authorities in the Dominican Republic, acting on requests from the United States, located and arrested 17 of the …
May 29, 2014
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International Scheme To Extort Americans By Impersonating DEA Special Agents Foiled Seventeen Arrests In Dominican Republic Target Those Calling Innocent Citizens Demanding Payment In Exchange For Dropped Bogus Charges

May 28, 2014
… Scheme To Extort Americans By Impersonating DEA Special Agents Foiled Seventeen Arrests In Dominican Republic Target … authorities in the Dominican Republic, acting on requests from the United States, located and arrested 17 of the …
May 28, 2014
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DEA-led operation nets more than 600 arrests targeting Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación

March 11, 2020
… nets more than 600 arrests targeting Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación March 11, 2020 Miami Contact Info Contact Us (571) … and internationally, to protect Florida’s communities from being harmed and destroyed.”    The Justice Department …
March 11, 2020
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Six Defendants Plead Guilty to Scheme to Transport Stolen Catalytic Converters Across State Lines

June 16, 2022
… Six Defendants Plead Guilty to Scheme to Transport Stolen Catalytic … valued at $1 million or more, across state lines from December 2019 to October 2021. Marshall also admitted …
June 16, 2022
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Rhode Island man sentenced to 179 months for trafficking heroin into Southeastern Connecticut

August 05, 2019
… Rhode Island man sentenced to 179 months for trafficking heroin into Southeastern … the evidence introduced during the trial, this matter stems from an investigation that began after several heroin …
August 05, 2019
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DEA Announces 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back

July 28, 2015
… 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 … About Drugs Just Think Twice Domestic Event will take place from 10 am-2 pm on Saturday, September 26th WASHINGTON - DEA …
July 28, 2015