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Local pain management doctor going to prison for 70 months for conspiring to distribute controlled substances and health care fraud

… Local pain management doctor going to prison for 70 months for conspiring to … crimes but to the larger opioid crisis generally. From a healthcare system, which, in 2001, decided to treat …
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Rochester man going to prison for cocaine conspiracy

… York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 Kenneth.M.Heino@dea.gov Kenneth M. Heino Recruiter Name SA … via the United States Postal Service, that had been sent from Puerto Rico to locations in Rochester, on behalf of the …
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Duo found guilty of heroin conspiracy after four-day trial

… Agostini Recruiter Name SA Jonathan Woods chicagospecialagentrecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 230 … Harris and Gibson conspired with at least six other persons from the earlier case to sell heroin in and around the Miami …
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DEA releases 2019 National Drug Threat Assessment

… DEA releases 2019 National Drug Threat Assessment January 30, 2020 Headquarters Contact Info Contact Us … even greater decreases – over 13 percent – in overdoses from controlled prescription opioids. Many challenges …
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Trucker guilty of hauling nearly $2 million in drug proceeds

… Recruiter Name Kimball L. Hardeman 571-324-8227 SpecialAgentRecruiter.Houston@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events … Edgardo Serrano admitted he drove $1,758,465 in proceeds from the sale of illegal narcotics from Florida to the Rio …
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Mexican foreign national convicted of meth trafficking

… Recruiter Name Kimball L. Hardeman 571-324-8227 SpecialAgentRecruiter.Houston@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events … to distribute methamphetamine.     The jury heard testimony from co-defendant Mexican national Genaro Pavon Pena that …
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Top China-Based Global Designer Drug Trafficker Arrested In U.S.

… Agostini Recruiter Name SA Jonathan Woods chicagospecialagentrecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 230 S. Dearborn Street Ste. 1200 Chicago , IL … trafficker apprehended to date in the United States. Agents from the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and Internal Revenue …
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Physician Pleads Guilty To $1 Million Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 317 … City, Mo., and others to distribute OxyContin and oxycodone from July 2006 to January 2010. Cummings and Womboldt have …
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Avowed member of white supremacist gang sentenced to more than 13 years in federal prison for drug trafficking

… Avowed member of white supremacist gang sentenced to more than 13 years in federal prison for drug … five years under court supervision after he is released from prison. Joining U.S. Attorney Murray in making today’s …
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Ross Ulbricht, A/k/a “Dread Pirate Roberts,” Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To Life In Prison

… Ross Ulbricht, A/k/a “Dread Pirate Roberts,” Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To Life In Prison May … to the deaths of at least six young people.  Ulbricht went from hiding his cybercrime identity to becoming the face of …
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Senior advisor of the “Silk Road” website pleads guilty in Manhattan Federal Court

… Senior advisor of the “Silk Road” website pleads guilty in … York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 Kenneth.M.Heino@dea.gov Kenneth M. Heino Recruiter Name SA … Road” online illicit black market. During its operation from 2011 until 2013, Silk Road was used by thousands of …
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$2 Million Worth Of Cocaine Seized In NYC’s Diamond District

… 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 … - (315) 426-5300 Westchester - (914) 682-6256 Drugs Sent from Fictitious Jewelry Business in California …
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Man arrested on drug and gun charges

… York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 Kenneth.M.Heino@dea.gov Kenneth M. Heino Recruiter Name SA … who is handling the case, stated that the charges stem from an investigation conducted involving the sale of heroin …
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DEA working hard to tackle rising drug threat in Johnson City area

… (571) 362-6934 Kevin McWilliams Recruiter Name Special Agent Bethel "Bubba" Poston (571) 362-1169 … a much cheaper price.   According to the most current data from the Centers for Disease Control, more than 70,000 …
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Dover man sentenced to 10 years for methamphetamine trafficking

… Dover man sentenced to 10 years for methamphetamine trafficking November … law enforcement officer (UC) purchased methamphetamine from Kristen Hodgkins.  On Oct. 9, 2018, in Dover, Vei and …
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Four Defendants Arrested on Charges They Conspired to Illegally Obtain and Distribute Oxycodone Out of a Pharmacy in Warren County

… Four Defendants Arrested on Charges They Conspired to Illegally … Obtain and Distribute Oxycodone Out of a Pharmacy in Warren County February 24, 2021 New Jersey Contact Info Contact … pills – known as “blues” – were illegally diverted from the pharmacy through the criminal scheme.  The …
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Hanover Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Distribution of Fentanyl, Cocaine, and Other Drugs Shipped Across the US to Maryland

… Hanover Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Distribution of … cocaine, and other drugs, shipped through the U.S. Mail from California to Maryland.  Pitts admitted that during his …
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Colombian Paramilitary Leader Sentenced To 33 Years In Prison For Drug Trafficking And Narco-Terrorism

… Colombian Paramilitary Leader Sentenced To 33 Years In Prison For Drug Trafficking And … of State-designated foreign terrorist organization. From the mid-1990s through 2007, Jimenez-Naranjo led the …
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DEA-led operation nets more than 600 arrests targeting Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion

… nets more than 600 arrests targeting Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion March 11, 2020 Philadelphia Contact Info Contact … “Menchito,” and second in command of CJNG, was extradited from Mexico to the United States on charges of alleged drug …
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Four Sentenced in Federal Court for their Role in Meth Trafficking Ring and Related Firearms Crime

… Four Sentenced in Federal Court for their Role in Meth Trafficking … Wilmington - (910) 815-4513 COLUMBIA, S.C.  — Two men from the Midlands and a California man and woman were …
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Mexican Citizen Sentenced to Nearly 20 Years for Fentanyl Distribution

… Mexican Citizen Sentenced to Nearly 20 Years for Fentanyl Distribution August … of more than 3,000 fentanyl pills through the U.S. mail from the Northern District of Indiana to a buyer in Texas. …
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Digital Health Company Cofounder/CEO and Clinical President Convicted in $100M Adderall Distribution and Health Care Fraud Scheme

… Digital Health Company Cofounder/CEO and Clinical President Convicted in $100M Adderall Distribution and Health Care … The actions of Ruthia He and David Brody are no different from those of a modern-day drug trafficker; individuals who …
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Chula Vista man sentenced to 10 years for being source of fentanyl that resulted in non-fatal overdoses in Alpine

… Chula Vista man sentenced to 10 years for being source of fentanyl that … court records, Rodriguez admitted that he obtained fentanyl from Mexico and then delivered it to another person for …
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DEA Amplifies Life-Saving Campaign as the United States Prepares to Welcome the World for FIFA World Cup 2026 ™

… DEA Public Affairs HRA-SAA@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us Headquarters Quick Links Press Releases Local … pills may appear legitimate, but when purchased online or from an unlicensed source they are likely to contain …
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Eleven Muskogee defendants indicted in federal drug conspiracy

… Eleven Muskogee defendants indicted in federal drug conspiracy April 03, 2019 … 841(b)(1)(B), and 841(b)(1)(C), with punishment ranging from not less than 10 years imprisonment to not more than …
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Former Member of Baltimore’s Safe Streets Program Pleads Guilty

… 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 … enforcement, including to avoid arrest when police seized from him a large quantity of fentanyl. The guilty plea was …
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Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera Faces Charges In New York For Leading A Continuing Criminal Enterprise And Other Drug-Related Charges

… Faces Charges In New York For Leading A Continuing Criminal Enterprise And Other Drug-Related Charges January 20, 2017 … New York, following his extradition to the United States from Mexico, alleging that he was operating a continuing …
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DEA’s 17th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day yields fruitful results in North Carolina

… Atlanta.Division.Recruiting@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 2920 Brandywine Road Atlanta , GA 30341 United … remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they could be stolen and …
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2,669 pounds of methamphetamine, two kilograms of cocaine, one kilogram of tar heroin seized in joint DEA investigation

… Recruiter Name SA K. Vo 571-387-6615 LOSANGELESSPECIALAGENTRECRUITER@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 255 … In total, 1,200 pounds of methamphetamine was seized from the second storage unit. The next day on Friday, …
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Norwich Man Involved in Southeastern Connecticut Drug Ring Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison

… Norwich Man Involved in Southeastern Connecticut Drug Ring Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison March 29, 2021 New England … Connecticut drug trafficking ring. This matter stems from an investigation led by the Drug Enforcement …