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Mexican National Sentenced to 5 Years for Trafficking Cocaine and Possessing Firearms

… Mexican National Sentenced to 5 Years for Trafficking Cocaine and Possessing … Drug Task Force arranged to make controlled buys of cocaine from Resendiz-Gomez, a previously convicted felon and …
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DEA El Paso and Discovery Education Train Albuquerque Schools on DEA Award-Winning Curriculum

April 04, 2024
… has become a New Mexico leader in substance misuse prevention education by implementing DEA’s Operation Prevention … participate in a lesson exploration using different images from the curriculum. Health educators and counselors … participate in a lesson exploration using different images from the curriculum. Health educators and counselors engage …
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Charlotte Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison on Drug Trafficking and Firearms Charges

… Charlotte Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison on Drug Trafficking and … that, over the course of the traffic stop, Nicks removed from a backpack several ounces of cocaine which he gave to …
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Houston Men Convicted for Roles in Cartel Related Kidnapping

… Houston Men Convicted for Roles in Cartel Related Kidnapping November … Recruiter Name Kimball L. Hardeman 571-324-8227 SpecialAgentRecruiter.Houston@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events … into the United States,” said Hamdani. “It’s power comes from a willingness, almost an eagerness, to commit …
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Illinois Man Sentenced to 30 Months for Theft of Medical Products and Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Distribute

… Illinois Man Sentenced to 30 Months for Theft of Medical Products and … was responsible for diverting over 28,000 hydrocodone pills from the medical chain of supply to the illicit drug market. …
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Green Bay Woman Sentenced to 8 Years for Trafficking Fake Pharmaceutical Pills Laced with Fentanyl

… Green Bay Woman Sentenced to 8 Years for Trafficking Fake Pharmaceutical … Wisconsin probation agents arrested Zimmer and learned that from jail she was directing a friend to hide and destroy … fentanyl trafficking. Probation agents, with assistance from the Brown County Drug Task Force, successfully …
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California Men Stopped on I-55 Charged with Trafficking over 100 Kilos of Cocaine

… California Men Stopped on I-55 Charged with Trafficking over 100 Kilos … Agostini Recruiter Name SA Jonathan Woods chicagospecialagentrecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 230 … The men told the trooper they were traveling together from California to Chicago to pick up a load for the tractor …
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DEA Hosts Public Listening Sessions on Telemedicine Regulations

… DEA Hosts Public Listening Sessions on Telemedicine Regulations August 07, 2023 … DEA Public Affairs HRA-SAA@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us Headquarters Quick Links Press Releases Local … will host public listening sessions to receive comments from healthcare practitioners, experts, advocates, patients, …
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Indiana Man Sentenced to Over 10 Years for Meth Trafficking

… Indiana Man Sentenced to Over 10 Years for Meth Trafficking August 17, 2023 … 145 months in prison. According to documents in the case, from about July 2022 through August 2022, law enforcement …
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DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day with Extended Hours for the Faces of Fentanyl Exhibit

… DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day with Extended Hours for the Faces … August 21 the DEA Museum will open with extended hours from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. for public viewing of the Faces of …
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Illinois Man Sentenced to 6 Years for Possessing Methamphetamine for Distribution

… Illinois Man Sentenced to 6 Years for Possessing Methamphetamine for … Hampton, the trooper smelled the odor of marijuana coming from inside the car. When asked, Hampton admitted to … determined it weighed 418 grams and was 99% pure. Agents from the Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of …
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Indiana Woman Sentenced to 130 Months for Fentanyl Charges

… Indiana Woman Sentenced to 130 Months for Fentanyl Charges July 20, 2023 … of supervised release. According to documents in the case, from June through mid-August 2021, Marion conspired with …
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Stockton Methamphetamine Trafficker Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison for Selling Methamphetamine through Facebook

… Stockton Methamphetamine Trafficker Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison for Selling Methamphetamine … an undercover officer arranged to purchase methamphetamine from a Facebook account that Alarcon-Flores had set up under …
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Mexican National Living in Sacramento Indicted on Fentanyl Charges

… Mexican National Living in Sacramento Indicted on Fentanyl Charges June 02, 2023 San Francisco Contact Info … Brian M. Clark announced. According to court documents, from December 2022 to April 2023, Vasquez-Lopez sold a …
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Mexican National Found at Massive Merced County Marijuana Cultivation Operation Sentenced for Firearm Charge

… at Massive Merced County Marijuana Cultivation Operation Sentenced for Firearm Charge May 22, 2023 San Francisco Contact … in the United States. Leon had previously been removed from the United States to Mexico on three occasions. This …
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Wisconsin Naturopathic Practitioner Sentenced to Twelve Months’ Imprisonment for Unlawful Prescribing of Controlled Substances

… Wisconsin Naturopathic Practitioner Sentenced to Twelve Months’ Imprisonment for Unlawful … of controlled substances. Nickels’ conviction stemmed from her practice, over at least a four-year period, of …
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2 Detroit Men Arrested, Charged for Trafficking 44 Pounds of Fentanyl into Chicago Midway International Airport

… 2 Detroit Men Arrested, Charged for Trafficking 44 Pounds of Fentanyl into Chicago Midway International Airport May 04, … Holingshed and Lewis, both of whom had previously traveled from Los Angeles to Chicago in possession of illicit …
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Illinois Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Ice Meth Trafficking

… Illinois Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Ice Meth Trafficking March 14, 2023 … Banks distributed ice methamphetamine in the Peoria area from at least March 2022 to July 2022. On July 13, 2022, …
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San Antonio Woman Sentenced to 8 years in Prison for Trafficking Meth

… San Antonio Woman Sentenced to 8 years in Prison for Trafficking Meth March 01, … of methamphetamine hydrochloride. Lastiri, traveling from Houston to San Antonio with two children in the …
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DEA disrupts illegal steroid operation in West Virginia

… (571) 362-6934 Kevin McWilliams Recruiter Name Special Agent Bethel "Bubba" Poston (571) 362-1169 LouisvilleSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us … products believed to be steroids, and safely removed them from a home in one of Huntington’s more affluent …
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New COVID-19 Vaccine will bring opportunities for Fraud

… Recruiter Name SA Lorie Valdez 571-324-7440 DallasSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 10160 Technology Boulevard, East Dallas , TX … payment information in order to receive a vaccine.  No one from a vaccine distribution site will ask for your credit …
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Madera Fentanyl Trafficker Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison

… Madera Fentanyl Trafficker Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison January 25, 2023 San Francisco … oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl that he had received from Sanchez. Sanchez had provided Borges 7,000 fentanyl …
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DEA Joins with Families Across the Country to Increase Awareness about the Dangers of Fentanyl

… DEA Joins with Families Across the Country to Increase Awareness about the Dangers of Fentanyl November 18, 2022 Headquarters Contact Info Contact … incredible work these families are doing to prevent others from experiencing the profound pain of losing a loved one to …
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Vacaville Felon Indicted for Manufacturing DMT and Illegal Possession of a Firearm

… 436-7900 (415) 436-7994 Akilah Johnson SanFranSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us San Francisco Contacts San Francisco Quick … found Crist in possession of a firearm. Crist is prohibited from possessing firearms because he has five prior felony …
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Suburban Chicago Man Sentenced to Over 10 Years for Trafficking Fentanyl and Heroin

… Suburban Chicago Man Sentenced to Over 10 Years for Trafficking Fentanyl and Heroin … Jackson after his meeting with the supplier, Jackson ran from the officers and threw a bag containing the fentanyl …
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Federal Indictment Charges Chicago Man With Illegally Possessing Cocaine and Handguns

… Federal Indictment Charges Chicago Man With Illegally Possessing Cocaine … Agostini Recruiter Name SA Jonathan Woods chicagospecialagentrecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 230 … felonies in state court and was prohibited by federal law from possessing a firearm. The federal charges against Dwyer …
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Indiana Man Sentenced to 14 Years for Meth Trafficking

… Indiana Man Sentenced to 14 Years for Meth Trafficking August 17, 2022 … However, he disregarded emergency lights and sirens, fled from law enforcement at speeds of 100 miles per hour, lost …
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Convicted Felon Sentenced to 10 Years for Armed Fentanyl Trafficking and Illegal Gun Possession in Indianapolis

… Convicted Felon Sentenced to 10 Years for Armed Fentanyl Trafficking and Illegal … felon. These prior felony convictions prohibit Johnson from possessing a firearm. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police …
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Wisconsin Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Meth Trafficking

… Wisconsin Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Meth Trafficking July 29, 2022 Chicago … Norton and arranged to buy two pounds of methamphetamine from him in Madison in exchange for $6,000. Norton arrived …
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DEA, J-Town Police Seize 31 Kilos of Drugs in Louisville

… (571) 362-6934 Kevin McWilliams Recruiter Name Special Agent Bethel "Bubba" Poston (571) 362-1169 LouisvilleSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us … area and eastern Kentucky.  The announcement comes from J. Todd Scott, Special Agent in Charge of DEA’s …