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Violent Felon Sentenced to 11 Years for Armed Trafficking of Counterfeit Fentanyl Pills

… Violent Felon Sentenced to 11 Years for Armed Trafficking of Counterfeit … Sauer 9 mm semiautomatic handgun that was previously stolen from an Indiana State Police trooper. In an interview with … per day. At the time of the search, Cook was prohibited from possessing firearms due to his 2018 felony conviction …
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Former Guam Customs Officer Sentenced to 235 Months in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking

… Former Guam Customs Officer Sentenced to 235 Months in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking … that defendant Jesus K. Paulino, Jr. (“Paulino”), age 36, from Dededo, Guam was sentenced, to serve 235 months in …
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Repeat Offender Sentenced for Continuing to Traffic Fentanyl at Northern Quest Casino in Spokane

… Repeat Offender Sentenced for Continuing to Traffic Fentanyl at Northern … larger scale. “Today’s sentencing removes a fentanyl dealer from our communities, which once again reinforces DEA’s … in investigating this Defendant. The hard work and response from our office and our BIA and DEA partners, has removed a …
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Illegal Aliens Sentenced for Laundering Over a Million Dollars in Drug Proceeds

… Illegal Aliens Sentenced for Laundering Over a Million Dollars in Drug … Hernandez-Mora and Sandra Bejarano-Garcia, illegal aliens from Mexico, have been sentenced to federal prison for … both Hernandez-Mora and Bejarano-Garcia are illegal aliens from Mexico. Earlier today, Sandra Bejarano-Garcia, 42, of …
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Convicted Felon Indicted for Operating Enormous Fentanyl Pill Pressing Lab with Weapons Stash

… Convicted Felon Indicted for Operating Enormous Fentanyl Pill Pressing Lab with Weapons Stash June 10, 2025 … Wilmington - (910) 815-4513 Jae quote.png Statement from DEA Atlanta Acting Special Agent in Charge Jae W. Chung …
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Armed Asheville Drug Distributor of Fentanyl and Meth is Sentenced to Over 28 Years in Prison

… Armed Asheville Drug Distributor of Fentanyl and Meth is Sentenced to Over 28 Years in Prison May 22, 2025 Atlanta … of 4-FA, a controlled substance analogue, which was shipped from China. The package actually contained 100 grams of 99 …
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Indictments Unsealed Charging Four Block Gang Members And Others With Racketeering And Narcotics Conspiracies

… Indictments Unsealed Charging Four Block Gang Members And Others … York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 Kenneth.M.Heino@dea.gov Kenneth M. Heino Recruiter Name SA … distribute 280 grams or more of crack cocaine and heroin, from November 2008 to date, are: 20. Deshae Harris, of …
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When Small Towns and DEA Partner to Tackle Drug Trafficking

December 23, 2020
… New York City is Manhattan… Kansas , a place so different from its metropolitan namesake that it’s surprising to learn … behind the operation. But it was a county police officer from the DEA’s Task Force Officer Program who masterminded … no matter where they operate.   “Our region stretches from the western border of Kansas to the southeastern border …
December 23, 2020
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Texas man gets nearly 17 years after kilogram of meth found on bus passenger's lap

… nearly 17 years after kilogram of meth found on bus passenger's lap February 26, 2020 Houston Contact Info Contact … judge heard Espree hired a drug courier to transport drugs from the Rio Grande Valley to San Antonio. On Feb. 21, 2017, …
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Physician pleads guilty to 16 felony charges: operated Brooklyn pill mills and directed fraudulent Medicaid/Medicare Billing

… charges: operated Brooklyn pill mills and directed fraudulent Medicaid/Medicare Billing March 11, 2019 New York … including another physician, Paul McClung, broke off from Feygin’s organization to open a third Brooklyn pill …
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West Portsmouth Couple Sentenced For Operating “Pill Mill” In Waverly

… West Portsmouth Couple Sentenced For Operating “Pill Mill” In Waverly December 05, 2012 … the seriousness of the crime and can help deter others from engaging in this activity.” Following a ten-day trial …
GENERAL INFORMATION

Diversion Investigator Job Announcement

February 13, 2025
… to perform investigative work Ability to gather data from multiple sources Ability to research and analyze data … perspectives of the American people, we welcome applicants from the many communities, identities, races, ethnicities, … pharmaceutical controlled substances and listed chemicals from legitimate distribution; evaluate the results of …
February 13, 2025
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Luxury car purveyor extradicted on fraud and money laundering charges

… investigation a success.” “Chulpayev allegedly profited from years of fraud and by catering to drug traffickers … example to individuals that distance does not insulate them from the reach of our investigations and our resolve in the … Reiss, and others, allegedly operated an enterprise from at least May 2012 to July 2016 in which they obtained …
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Privacy Act Exemptions

March 28, 2025
… as a group of any records under the control of any agency from which information is retrieved by the name of the … to the individual.  Rules exempting systems of records from certain Privacy Act requirements are contained in  28 … System of Record Notices .  If agency records are exempt from disclosure under the Privacy Act, DEA will review the …
March 28, 2025
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About the Freedom of Information Act

March 28, 2025
… to access is limited when such information is protected from disclosure by one of FOIA's nine statutory exemptions … must be disclosed unless they are specifically excluded from the Act or unless they fall under one of the Act’s … on behalf of any person.  “Any person” excludes a fugitive from justice or anyone acting on behalf of the fugitive – …
March 28, 2025
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Thirteen Members of a Prison-Based Meth Distribution Ring Sentenced

… Thirteen Members of a Prison-Based Meth Distribution Ring Sentenced March 13, 2026 Atlanta Contact Info Contact Us … “From behind prison walls, these defendants egregiously …
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Seventeen Charged in Alleged Fentanyl, Cocaine Distribution Ring in Athens

… Seventeen Charged in Alleged Fentanyl, Cocaine Distribution Ring in … convicted.  According to the Yanez-Pineda et al indictment, from January 2024 until May 2025, Yanez-Pineda, Serda, … is accused of distributing fentanyl, cocaine and oxycodone from a location on Essex Court in Athens. According to the …
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Father, Son, Sentenced for Trafficking Cocaine to St. Louis

… Father, Son, Sentenced for Trafficking Cocaine to St. Louis May 15, 2024 St. … 23.6 kilograms of a mix of heroin and fentanyl was seized from Ruben Sanchez Blanco. Some of those drugs were intended …
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Year-Long Wiretap Investigation Results in Four Arrests and Kilogram Seizures of Fentanyl, Methamphetamine, Heroin, and Cocaine

… Results in Four Arrests and Kilogram Seizures of Fentanyl, Methamphetamine, Heroin, and Cocaine June 05, 2024 … 553-5443 (571) 387-3831 (571)-387-3193 SeattleSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 300 … Gun seized in Des Moines SEATTLE – Law enforcement teams from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Seattle …
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Nineteen South Bay Residents Charged in Alleged Scheme to Funnel Drugs into U.S. and Firearms to Mexico

… Nineteen South Bay Residents Charged in Alleged Scheme to Funnel … Used Connections To The Sinaloa Cartel To Transport Drugs From Mexico Into The United States SAN FRANCISCO – A federal …
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Laredoan pleads guilty to role in drug trafficking scheme

… Recruiter Name Kimball L. Hardeman 571-324-8227 SpecialAgentRecruiter.Houston@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events … soon apprehended him and recovered 480 pounds of marijuana from his truck. The drugs have an estimated street value of …
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Member Of Violent Gang Pleads Guilty To Racketeering And Drug Trafficking Offenses

… Member Of Violent Gang Pleads Guilty To Racketeering And Drug Trafficking … and cocaine base (crack cocaine) to cooperating witnesses. From February 2021 to March 2022, Taylor worked with other …
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DEA Releases 2026 Aggregate Production Quotas

… 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 … received by the agency, and relevant information obtained from the Department of Health and Human Services.  This …
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DEA Safely Disposes of 620,000 Pounds of Unused Medications on 28th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… 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 … Drug Take Back Day event on Saturday, October 25 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.  WASHINGTON  – DEA and nearly 4,500 law …
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DEA’s National Take Back Day Returns April 26 to Help Prevent Prescription Drug Misuse

… DEA’s National Take Back Day Returns April 26 to Help Prevent Prescription Drug Misuse April 22, 2025 Headquarters … DEA Public Affairs HRA-SAA@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us Headquarters Quick Links Press Releases Local … Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturday, April 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., offering communities across the …
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DEA Philadelphia Announces 20th Take-Back Day

… 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 … indicating a majority of abused prescription drugs come from family and friends, including from home medicine …
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Man Sentenced to 178 Months for Conspiring to Import Cocaine into the United States

… Man Sentenced to 178 Months for Conspiring to Import Cocaine into … import hundreds of pounds of cocaine into the United States from Venezuela, Colombia, and the Dominican Republic. Edwin …
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New Jersey Doctor Charged with 34 Counts of Unlawful Distribution of Controlled Substances

… 362-3700 862-849-9863 Timothy P. McMahon NewJerseySpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 80 … prescribing controlled substances to his patients. From November 2016 to February 2018, Megariotis prescribed …
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Woman Admits Role in Drug Conspiracy and Distribution of Fentanyl

… Woman Admits Role in Drug Conspiracy and Distribution of Fentanyl November 03, 2021 New Jersey Contact Info Contact Us … one count of distribution of 40 grams or more of fentanyl. From May 2020 through Aug. 13, 2020, Deaveareaux conspired …
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Man Admits Participation in Drug Conspiracy and Distribution of Fentanyl

… Participation in Drug Conspiracy and Distribution of Fentanyl September 22, 2021 New Jersey Contact Info Contact … 100 grams or more of heroin and distribution of fentanyl. From May 2020 through Aug. 13, 2020, Shamir Williams, 26, …