GENERAL INFORMATION

Administrative Law Judge Orders

January 06, 2025
… Scope, and Prehearing Procedures Order Regarding Request from a Non-Participant (Veterans Action Council) Order … to Reconsider (Nicholas Barreto) Order Regarding Request from a Non-Participant (United Empowerment Party) Order … Responses to the Preliminary Order Order Regarding Request from a Non-Participant (Coalition for Patient Rights) Order …
January 06, 2025
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Florida Meth Trafficker Sent to Federal Prison

… Florida Meth Trafficker Sent to Federal Prison June 03, 2026 Miami Contact Info … Miami.Recruiting@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 2100 North Commerce Parkway Miami , FL 33326 … work by the Dixie County Sheriff’s Office with support from the DEA. Meth has been a scourge that devastated entire …
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Perry Man Sent Back to Federal Prison for 10 Years for Distributing Meth

… Perry Man Sent Back to Federal Prison for 10 Years for Distributing … Miami.Recruiting@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 2100 North Commerce Parkway Miami , FL 33326 … Willis' conviction and incarceration will remove him from a society to which he has distributed dangerous drugs …
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Marion County Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty

… 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 … prosecutorial might toward eradicating drug trafficking from our communities to deliver the safe, drug-free streets …
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DEA announces 19th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… 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 … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine …
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Houston Man Sentenced for Federal Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Violations

… Houston Man Sentenced for Federal Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering … conspiracy to commit money laundering, which were committed from 2013 to 2017 in both the Houston and Beaumont areas. …
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Illegal alien charged in money laundering conspiracy and for firearms violation

… Illegal alien charged in money laundering conspiracy and for firearms … and transferred the proceeds of the drug trafficking from May 28, 2014, to Nov. 1, 2017. He is further charged …
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Twelve arrested in connection with San Antonio-based heroin and cocaine

… 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 … alleges that the organization sourced its narcotics from Joe Anthony Ramirez and others.   The second indictment …
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Dominican Man Sentenced to 10 Years as Member of Maritime Cocaine-Trafficking Conspiracy

… Dominican Man Sentenced to 10 Years as Member of Maritime Cocaine-Trafficking … maritime shipments of bulk quantities of cocaine from the Dominican Republic to Puerto Rico. Once the cocaine … Hernandez-Trinidad received maritime shipments of cocaine from the Dominican Republic. On one occasion, …
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Las Cruces Man Charged with Federal Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses

… Man Charged with Federal Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses March 27, 2026 El Paso Contact Info Contact Us (915) … Name Elizabeth Borruel (915) 832-6000 ElPasoSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 660 … a controlled purchase of a machinegun conversion device from Victor Andrew Pardo Jr., 26, in Las Cruces, New Mexico, …
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Methamphetamine Trafficker Convicted by Federal Jury in Amarillo

… Recruiter Name SA Lorie Valdez 571-324-7440 DallasSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 10160 Technology Boulevard, East Dallas , TX … trial that began on March 17, 2026, jurors heard testimony from a handful of law enforcement witnesses and considered …
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DEA’s Fentanyl Free America Billboards Remind Omaha Community of Local Threat, Work to be Done

… DEA’s Fentanyl Free America Billboards Remind Omaha Community of … 362-7282 Omaha.Recruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 7300 World Communications Drive Omaha , NE … America is DEA’s commitment to protecting the United States from synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl, by disrupting …
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Former Anesthesiology Resident Who Worked at Seattle Children's, UW Medicine, and Harborview Medical Center, Sentenced for Stealing and Using Narcotic Pain Medicine While on Duty

… Former Anesthesiology Resident Who Worked at Seattle Children's, UW Medicine, and … patients at Children’s – the youngest was just 11-days old. From the beginning of his shift, Voegel-Podadera began …
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Homeland Security Task Force Investigation Takes Down Drug and Gun Trafficking Ring; Six Arrested

… Gun Trafficking Ring; Six Arrested February 03, 2026 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 Kristen Govostes Recruiter Name Garth Hamelin … investigators made more than 30 controlled purchases from redistributors totaling more than one kilogram of …
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Leader Of Violent Gang Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Involving Attempted Murder and Drug Trafficking

… Leader Of Violent Gang Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Involving Attempted Murder and Drug Trafficking January 15, 2026 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 … law enforcement recorded controlled purchases of a firearm from Centeio, as well as purchases of over 500 grams of …
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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 … Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 317 … two dozen pill press machines in October, including two from Kansas, further highlights this trend. “Fentanyl Free …
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DEA Hosts the 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 25th

… 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 … Prescription Drug Take Back Day this Saturday, October 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  At nearly 4,000 collection sites …
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DEA Hosts the 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 25th

… 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 … Prescription Drug Take Back Day this Saturday, October 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  At nearly 4,000 collection sites …
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DEA Hosts the 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 25th

… Brian McNeal (571) 362-1858 DetroitSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 431 Howard Street Detroit , MI 48226 United … Prescription Drug Take Back Day this Saturday, Oct. 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  At nearly 4,000 collection sites …
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DEA New Orleans Division Delivers Major Blow to CJNG; Arkansas Leads Division with 25 Arrests in Four-State Sweep

… 362-4892 NOFD.Recruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 3838 N. Causeway Blvd. Suite 1800, Three … as what it is—a terrorist organization—at every level, from its leadership to its distribution networks and …
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Operation Vape Trail Cracks Down on Illegal Substances in Vape Shops

… Information Office (571) 362-1011 Washington.Special.Agent@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 800 K … aimed at removing dangerous and illegal vaping substances from communities across America. During the operation, DEA …
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DEA Surge Targets Sinaloa Cartel Networks Worldwide

… Information Office (571) 362-1011 Washington.Special.Agent@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 800 K … their command, control, and distribution networks.  From August 25 through August 29, 2025, DEA agents across 23 …
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Prolific Drug Distributor with Lengthy Criminal Record Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Role in Drug Ring Tied to Aryan Prison Gang

… Prolific Drug Distributor with Lengthy Criminal Record Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Role in Drug Ring Tied to … shotgun and an SKS rifle, which as a felon he is prohibited from possessing. Escoto denies being a member of an Aryan …
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DEA Announces New Los Angeles Field Division Special Agent in Charge

… DEA Announces New Los Angeles Field Division Special Agent in Charge August 14, 2025 Los Angeles Contact Info … Recruiter Name SA K. Vo 571-387-6615 LOSANGELESSPECIALAGENTRECRUITER@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 255 … across 49 counties in Northern and Central California, from Bakersfield to the Oregon border. He worked closely …
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Wasilla, Alaska Man Indicted for Distributing Carfentanil Resulting in Two Overdoses, One Fatal and One Non-Fatal

… Wasilla, Alaska Man Indicted for Distributing Carfentanil Resulting in Two Overdoses, One Fatal and One … 553-5443 (571) 387-3831 (571)-387-3193 SeattleSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 300 … the urgent need to protect our Alaskan communities from the deadly impact that the illicit sale of controlled …
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Eleven Members of the Pagan’s Motorcycle Club Charged

… Eleven Members of the Pagan’s Motorcycle Club Charged June 28, … 362-3700 862-849-9863 Timothy P. McMahon NewJerseySpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 80 … quantities of narcotics and firearms, have been removed from our streets.” “Long-term operations of this magnitude …
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Doctor and Eight Others Charged with Distributing Opioids and Other Pills

… 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 … in a scheme to obtain and fill the prescriptions from Smith and distribute the pills through illegal …
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Major Seizure of Approximately 300,000 “Rainbow Fentanyl” Pills and Over 20 Pounds of Powdered Fentanyl in the Bronx

… Major Seizure of Approximately 300,000 “Rainbow Fentanyl” Pills and Over 20 Pounds of Powdered Fentanyl in the Bronx October 12, 2022 New York Contact Info … colors and another 20 pounds of fentanyl in powdered form from a drug stash location in the Bronx. The apartment, …
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Physician sentenced to seven years in prison for patients’ deaths

… Physician sentenced to seven years in prison for patients’ deaths … two years post release supervision on 34 counts stemming from illegal sales of prescriptions for controlled … Strike Force, Group Z-23, and HRA, with assistance from the Nassau County Police Department and the Suffolk …
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DEA Hosts Local and State Agencies at the El Paso Intelligence Center 2024 Law Enforcement Partners Summit

… DEA Hosts Local and State Agencies at the El Paso Intelligence Center 2024 Law Enforcement Partners Summit November … Law Enforcement Partners Summit. Various representatives from local and state law enforcement agencies meet and greet …