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Father and Son indicted for Providing Material Support to Mexican Cartel Engaged in Terrorism

… indicted for Providing Material Support to Mexican Cartel Engaged in Terrorism May 30, 2025 Houston Contact Info … Recruiter Name Kimball L. Hardeman 571-324-8227 SpecialAgentRecruiter.Houston@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events … complex criminal operation generating millions of dollars from crude oil – the largest funding source for Mexican drug …
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Narco-Terrorists Charged in Federal Indictment with Exchanging Cocaine for Firearms, Explosives in War with Colombia’s Government

… Narco-Terrorists Charged in Federal Indictment with Exchanging Cocaine for Firearms, Explosives in War … Nueva Generación (CJNG), and Nueva Familia Michoacana. From March 2023 to March 2024, Idrobo and Palta knowingly …
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DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Awareness Day on April 29

… DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Awareness Day on April 29 April 28, 2025 Omaha Contact Info … is not immune.  In 2023, more than 105,000 Americans died from drug poisonings with nearly 70 percent of those deaths …
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Sixteen Charged in East Texas Federal Methamphetamine Conspiracy

… Sixteen Charged in East Texas Federal Methamphetamine Conspiracy … Recruiter Name Kimball L. Hardeman 571-324-8227 SpecialAgentRecruiter.Houston@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events … distribute methamphetamine. If convicted, defendants face from 10 years to life in federal prison. As part of the …
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Drug Trafficking Indictment Charges 18 Defendants with Meth and Heroin Distribution Conspiracy

… Drug Trafficking Indictment Charges 18 Defendants with Meth and Heroin Distribution Conspiracy January … Toombs County area STATESBORO, GA:   Eighteen defendants from the Laurens and Toombs County, Ga., area are in custody …
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Attorney General William P. Barr announces updates on Operation LeGend at Kansas City press conference

… Attorney General William P. Barr announces updates on Operation LeGend at Kansas City press conference August 19, 2020 St. … added Garrison, who was joined by U.S. Attorneys from across the United States who have launched Operation …
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Cocaine and Fentanyl Trafficking Ring Dismantled in Western New York

… Cocaine and Fentanyl Trafficking Ring Dismantled in Western New York … York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 Kenneth.M.Heino@dea.gov Kenneth M. Heino Recruiter Name SA … Charles Sims, purchased large quantities of cocaine from Musa Ramadan, Tevin Jeter, Eric Richmond, and others. …
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New Jersey Man Indicted After Joint Investigation Uncovers Interstate Fentanyl Mailing Operation

… Man Indicted After Joint Investigation Uncovers Interstate Fentanyl Mailing Operation August 23, 2022 New York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 Kenneth.M.Heino@dea.gov Kenneth M. Heino Recruiter Name SA … In total, approximately 8,000 fake pills were recovered from packages at mailing facilities on Staten Island …
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First Arrests in New York of DEA’s Operation Overdrive

… 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 … enforcement partners to remove these dangerous criminals from our streets and restore the safety and health of our …
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Members of Eastern European organized crime syndicate convicted of racketeering and other violent crimes

… crime syndicate convicted of racketeering and other violent crimes August 28, 2018 New York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 Kenneth.M.Heino@dea.gov Kenneth M. Heino Recruiter Name SA … to work tirelessly to prevent organized crime elements from flourishing in the Eastern District of New York at the …
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New Jersey Man Arrested in Sales of Eight Guns, Cocaine and “Pink Cocaine” in Manhattan

… 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 removing these dangerous individuals, like Mr. Zapata, from our streets .”   April 19, 2024: In a WhatsApp call, …
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Fall River Man Arrested For Selling Drugs And Machine Guns On Telegram App

… Drugs And Machine Guns On Telegram App August 30, 2024 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 Kristen Govostes Recruiter Name Garth Hamelin … June 2024, law enforcement made another undercover purchase from Hunt via Telegram, this time of a Glock-type privately …
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South Carolina Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Selling Guns and Drugs

… South Carolina Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Selling Guns and Drugs August 18, 2022 … North Carolina. During that meeting, the agent bought from Cureton a rifle and a pistol with an obliterated serial …
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11 Sentenced in Nationwide Drug and Money Laundering Conspiracy

… 11 Sentenced in Nationwide Drug and Money Laundering Conspiracy … business relied on complicated logistics to obtain drugs from suppliers, transport them across the country, and … HSI was assisted in this investigation by agents from IRS-Criminal Investigation, the Federal Bureau of …
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Indictment Charges Eight Men in an Interstate Fentanyl and Cocaine Conspiracy

… Indictment Charges Eight Men in an Interstate Fentanyl and Cocaine Conspiracy December … WASHINGTON, D.C.– A 19-count indictment charges eight men from the metropolitan Washington D.C. area with …
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DEA Announces Results of Enforcement Surge to Reduce the Fentanyl Supply Across the United States

… DEA Announces Results of Enforcement Surge to Reduce the Fentanyl Supply Across the United … the results of an enforcement operation that spanned from May to September and resulted in significant fentanyl …
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Maryland MS-13 program leader 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 … primarily of immigrants or descendants of immigrants from El Salvador, with members operating in the state of …
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Appalachian Regional Prescription Opioid Strike Force takedown results in charges against 60 individuals, including 53 medical professionals

… 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 … since June 2018, it has excluded over 2,000 individuals from participation in Medicare, Medicaid and all other …
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Thirteen Cibola County Residents Charged With Drug Trafficking And Firearms Offenses

… Thirteen Cibola County Residents Charged With Drug Trafficking And Firearms Offenses … by the DEA and the New Mexico State Police with assistance from the Grants Police Department.  The investigation, …
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Five Santa Fe Residents Arrested On Federal Oxycodone Trafficking Charges

… Five Santa Fe Residents Arrested On Federal Oxycodone Trafficking Charges … Name Elizabeth Borruel (915) 832-6000 ElPasoSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 660 … in addition to the marijuana plants and marijuana seized from the residences of Cline and DeStefano. “Prescription …
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Task Force Investigation Targets Leadership Of MS-13, Including Former Top ‘Shot-Caller’ Of L.A. Faction, A Dozen ‘Shot-Callers’ Who Supervised Cliques And Three Members Accused Of Murder

… Including Former Top ‘Shot-Caller’ Of L.A. Faction, A Dozen ‘Shot-Callers’ Who Supervised Cliques And Three Members … Recruiter Name SA K. Vo 571-387-6615 LOSANGELESSPECIALAGENTRECRUITER@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 255 … collaborated with each other, based on information gleaned from countless investigation hours and tips provided by …
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Los Angeles Roundup Targets 38th Street Gang

… 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 , … by the Mexican Mafia prison gang, which demands “taxes” from the 38th Street gang and gives authorization for the …
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San Diego Man Is Sentenced To 100 Months For Running Marijuana Dispensary And Money Laundering

… San Diego Man Is Sentenced To 100 Months For Running Marijuana Dispensary And … manufacturing his own marijuana and purchased bulk quantity from others. Hester admitted that he set up a “sham” Board …
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34 Suspects Indicted In Drug And Firearms Trafficking Organization

… And Firearms Trafficking Organization January 25, 2011 Phoenix Contact Info Contact Us 571-362-5600 571-362-0582 Joshua Boyer 571-362-0582 PhoenixSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter … organizations with illegally trafficking firearms from the United States to Mexico. Beginning earlier this …
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DEA investigation leads to 36 arrests in fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine conspiracy

… DEA investigation leads to 36 arrests in fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine conspiracy November 19, … two Cincinnati businesses were used to launder proceeds from the narcotics conspiracy: Tri-State Jeweler on Race …
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Responding to America's Overdose Crisis

January 23, 2025
… of controlled pharmaceuticals and listed chemicals from legitimate sources, while ensuring an adequate and … between the ages of 18 to 45, and it kills Americans from all walks of life, in every state and community in this … financial network to pocket billions of dollars in revenue from those sales.   Read Full Testimony No No Show Title No …
January 23, 2025
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Educational Program Launched at San Diego High Schools to Educate Teenagers about Drug Smuggling

January 28, 2019
… Mexican cartels are increasingly recruiting juveniles from high schools in southern San Diego County to smuggle … dangers of juvenile drug smuggling; and to prevent youth from being pressured and used by drug cartels to smuggle … to provide dramatic examples of the consequences that flow from juvenile and young adult smuggling. Content includes: …
January 28, 2019
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Houston Prepares to Embark on its 6th Annual Citizens Academy

March 12, 2019
… 2014 Citizens Academy and moreover the positive feedback from class participants, DEA Houston Division senior … of this program, an estimated 109 community members from the Houston metropolitan area have successfully graduated from the program.  In 2015, a group of graduates …
March 12, 2019
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DEA Chicago Podcast Series

April 22, 2025
… individuals working tirelessly to keep our communities safe from illicit, deadly drugs, from DEA Special Agents to parents, teachers and students.  … and DEA Chicago's commitment to keeping communities safe from illicit drugs.  Episode 2: Fentanyl Education in …
April 22, 2025
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The Overdose Crisis in the DMV

February 17, 2021
… 1,829 of those fatalities linked to opioids, a 14.5% jump from prior year. The deadliest of all--fentanyl--a synthetic … by overdose between January and September, a 66.1% increase from the same period in 2019.  1,883 of those fatalities … driver of this new overdose crisis, increasing around 100% from last year in both states. Overdose deaths involving …
February 17, 2021