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Hartford Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced To Five Years In Federal Prison

… Hartford Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced To Five Years In Federal Prison January 31, 2017 New … a cocaine trafficking operation that smuggled cocaine from Mexico into El Paso, Texas, and then transported the …
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Man Pleads Guilty To Significant Heroin And Cocaine Conspiracy Involving Mexican Drug Cartel

… Involving Mexican Drug Cartel September 17, 2015 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 Kristen Govostes Recruiter Name Garth Hamelin … more of cocaine, 100 grams or more of heroin and oxycodone from in or about Summer 2009 through in or about June 2010. …
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Two men indicted for importing cocaine in Port of Savannah

… Two men indicted for importing cocaine in Port of Savannah July … Atlanta.Division.Recruiting@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 2920 Brandywine Road Atlanta , GA 30341 United … There is no parole in the federal system.   In June, agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, in …
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Fourteen people indicted, $1 million worth of drugs and 65 firearms seized in massive takedown

… Fourteen people indicted, $1 million worth of drugs and 65 … Information Office (571) 362-1011 Washington.Special.Agent@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 800 K … one, to safely remove violent criminals, guns and drugs from our neighborhoods.” The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, …
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Two Colombian nationals and one Belizean national sentenced for roles in international cocaine smuggling conspiracy

… Two Colombian nationals and one Belizean national sentenced for roles in international cocaine smuggling … 30 to 40 bales of cocaine onboard a go-fast vessel from Colombia to Belize, following a known cocaine smuggling …
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DEA announces arrest of former Honduran congressman and brother of current President of Honduras for drug trafficking and weapons charges

… arrest of former Honduran congressman and brother of current President of Honduras for drug trafficking and weapons … to protect drug shipments, and solicited large bribes from major drug traffickers. Thanks to the ongoing work of …
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Seven Men Sentenced To Prison For Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering

… Seven Men Sentenced To Prison For Drug Trafficking And Money … (210) 442-5600 Waco - (254) 297-0300 McALLEN, TX - Six men from Texas and one from Ohio have all been sentenced to prison on drug …
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Indictments Charge Eighteen With Oxycodone Trafficking

… Indictments Charge Eighteen With Oxycodone Trafficking September 26, 2011 New England … with extortion and/or bribery offenses. This matter stems from “Operation Blue Coast,” an investigation headed by the …
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Hanover Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Distribution of Fentanyl, Cocaine, and Other Drugs

… Hanover Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Distribution of … - (540) 662-5879 Law Enforcement Also Seized 15 Firearms from Conspirators, including Six from Pitts, and more than …
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Pill mill clinic manager sentenced to nine years in federal prison for illegal opioid distribution

… Pill mill clinic manager sentenced to nine years in federal prison for illegal opioid … Wellness Clinic on Southeast 122nd Avenue in Portland. From the clinic’s opening until July 2016, DeMille illegally …
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DEA Remembers Those We Lost During the Oklahoma City Bombing

April 11, 2025
… Gate stands on the now-sacred ground where the events of April 19, 1995, unfolded. April 19, 2025, marks the … putting their own lives and safety in danger to save others from perishing. In the aftermath of the bombing, DEA employees from throughout the region descended on Oklahoma City to …
April 11, 2025
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Leader Of Zapata Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering Organization Convicted

… 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 … organization operating out of the Zapata, Texas, area from approximately June 2006 through June 2011 has pleaded …
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San Francisco man pleads guilty to crimes related to illegal fentanyl pill manufacturing operation

… Francisco man pleads guilty to crimes related to illegal fentanyl pill manufacturing operation July 12, 2019 San … agreement, Zolfaghari, 42, of San Francisco, admitted that from May of 2014 until June of 2016 he agreed with others to …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Is Saturday

… 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 … Just Think Twice Domestic Twice-annual event takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 30 WASHINGTON - After …
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Springfield man pleads guilty to meth conspiracy

… Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 317 … to distribute methamphetamine in Greene County, Missouri, from March 30 to Oct. 18, 2017. By pleading guilty today, …
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Charges filed against leader of Northeast Philadelphia heroin distribution ring and six others

… 362-3700 862-849-9863 Timothy P. McMahon NewJerseySpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 80 … Force (HIDTA). According to the federal criminal complaint, from February until June 2020, the defendants operated a …
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Indiana Man Sentenced to Nearly 24 Years for Distribution of Fentanyl Resulting in Death

… Indiana Man Sentenced to Nearly 24 Years for Distribution of Fentanyl … “The CDC estimates that 76,226 persons died in 2022 from drug overdoses involving Synthetic Opioids (fentanyl),” …
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United States reaches $27,500 settlement with Fresno Pharmacy for Controlled Substance Act violations

… United States reaches $27,500 settlement with Fresno Pharmacy for Controlled Substance Act … Medicine Chest’s owner has also agreed to divest herself from any ownership interest in the pharmacy and will refrain …
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Baltimore “Trained To Go” gang members taken down

… Baltimore “Trained To Go” gang members taken down February 03, 2020 Washington, DC Contact Info … while they were detained and being transported to and from the courtroom during their trial. According to his plea …
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Minnesota Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl that Caused 11 Overdose Deaths

… Minnesota Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl that … enforcement partners play in protecting American consumers from illegal narcotics being shipped via the U.S. Mail. U.S. …
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National Crime Victims’ Rights Week 2019

… Name Kieran Garcia (858) 616-4040 sandiegospecialagentrecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us … time to memorialize victims and to hear inspirational words from local law enforcement agencies, victim advocates and …
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Baltimore man found with enough fentanyl to kill 37,500 people in illegal taxi pleads guilty

… Baltimore man found with enough fentanyl to kill 37,500 people in illegal taxi pleads … We must do everything we can to reduce overdose deaths from this drug and from all opioids.” According to his …
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Overdose Death Investigations Challenge DEA Agents to Bring Justice

February 08, 2023
… Overdose Death Investigations Challenge DEA Agents to Bring Justice February 08, 2023 A DEA … collected during a warrant search of a residence. Deaths from illicit drugs, especially fentanyl, are at historic …
February 08, 2023
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TSA And Law Enforcement Officers In Nevadaand Florida Charged In Prescription Drug Ring Narcotics Trafficking Network Results In 20 Arrests

… TSA And Law Enforcement Officers In Nevadaand Florida Charged In Prescription … thousands of highly-addictive prescription narcotic pills from Florida to users in Connecticut. Second, we have … crime reduction in the City of Stamford and it is apparent from the results of our many cooperative investigations and …
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Task Force Investigation Results In Federal Drug Charges Against Gang Members And Associates That Operated In The San Gabriel And Antelope Valleys

… Recruiter Name SA K. Vo 571-387-6615 LOSANGELESSPECIALAGENTRECRUITER@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 255 East Temple Street 17th Floor Los Angeles , … in which methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin were supplied from Mexico and distributed widely in southern California.  …
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Acting U.S. Attorney announces settlement of civil forfeiture claims against over $50 million laundered through Black Market Peso Exchange

… Acting U.S. Attorney announces settlement of civil forfeiture claims against over $50 million … representing approximately $22.5 million previously seized from Sefira and its subsidiaries, and an approximately $6.5 …
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Owner of Savannah-Area Clinic Charged for Role in Providing Access to Notorious ‘Pill Mill’ Doctor

… Atlanta.Division.Recruiting@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 2920 Brandywine Road Atlanta , GA 30341 United … Atlanta Quick Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug … been indicted for operating a clinic that provided a base from which a notorious “pill mill” doctor dispensed massive …
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Sophisticated Sinaloa Cartel Money Laundering Organization Dismantled

… Name Kieran Garcia (858) 616-4040 sandiegospecialagentrecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 4560 Viewridge Avenue San Diego , CA 92123-1672 … February of 2021, he forced two victims to withdraw funds from their own accounts to repay a drug debt, under threat …
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Alleged Leader Of Ethnic-Albanian Organized Crime Syndicate Extradited To The U.S. To Face Drug And Money Laundering Charges

… 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 … known as “the Bear,” “Arty,” and “Nino,” was extradited from Albania to the United States on Friday, November 16, …
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Lebanese businessman tied by Treasury Department to Hezbollah is sentenced to prison for money laundering scheme involving the evasion of U.S. sanctions

… Lebanese businessman tied by Treasury Department to Hezbollah is sentenced to prison for money laundering … support of Hezbollah. The designation prohibited Tajideen from being involved in, or benefiting from, transactions …