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DEA announces launch of Project Safeguard

October 20, 2020
… Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 317 … are inextricably linked,” said Acting Administrator Shea.  “From the extreme levels of violence in Mexican cartels, to …
October 20, 2020
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St. Louis man pleads guilty to drug-related murder and fentanyl distribution

October 05, 2020
… St. Louis man pleads guilty to drug-related murder and fentanyl distribution October 05, 2020 St. Louis Contact Info … Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 317 … learned a prospective customer had purchased fentanyl from a rival drug dealer, instead of from Calvin’s drug …
October 05, 2020
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Operation LeGend results in 97 arrests to date, including five murder suspects

July 31, 2020
… Operation LeGend results in 97 arrests to date, including five murder … Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 317 … continue to provide regular updates.” Among those arrested from July 15 to July 31, new federal charges have been filed …
July 31, 2020
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DEA St. Louis Division launches website for community resources

June 02, 2020
… Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 317 South 16th Street St. Louis , MO 63103 … resource website that provides information on everything from substance use prevention, treatment providers, and free …
June 02, 2020
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Springfield woman sentenced to 15 years for meth trafficking, and illegal firearms

February 04, 2020
… Springfield woman sentenced to 15 years for meth trafficking, and illegal firearms … participating in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine from Dec. 7, 2016, to June 19, 2018, and to possessing …
February 04, 2020
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Syracuse Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison Following Conviction for Drug and Firearm Offenses

February 14, 2024
… Syracuse Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison Following Conviction for Drug … located a hidden compartment (or “trap”) in the dashboard. From within the trap, Detectives recovered over 400 grams of …
February 14, 2024
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Nurse Practitioner Arrested for Unlawful Drug Distribution

February 09, 2024
… 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 … on 40 occasions to someone who was never his patient, from May 2021 to December 2023. The charges in the complaint …
February 09, 2024
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Federal Grand Jury Indicts Jamestown Felon on Gun and Meth Charges

November 08, 2023
… 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 a vehicle. The officer knew that Glover was suspended from driving. The officer stopped the vehicle and made …
November 08, 2023
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Rochester Drug Conspiracy Leader Going to Prison for More than 17 Years

September 22, 2023
… 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 … three firearms, $225,000 in cash, and jewelry seized from his house valued at approximately $118,000.  Assistant …
September 22, 2023
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Jamestown Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Heroin and Fentanyl Which Resulted in Two Deaths

August 10, 2023
… Jamestown Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Heroin and Fentanyl Which Resulted in Two Deaths August 10, 2023 New … York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 Kenneth.M.Heino@dea.gov Kenneth M. Heino Recruiter Name SA … conducted controlled purchases of heroin and fentanyl from Medina. Subsequently, a search warrant was executed at …
August 10, 2023
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Nurse Practitioner Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Drug Distribution

August 11, 2023
… 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 … General, Office of Investigations. Simonson admitted that from at least January 2020 through October 2022, she …
August 11, 2023
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Jamestown Man Going to Prison on Drug and Gun Charges

June 14, 2023
… 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 … obtained approximately $112,000 in monetary proceeds from drug trafficking.  In March 2005, March 2009, and …
June 14, 2023
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Buffalo Man Convicted of Drug Conspiracy by a Federal Jury Going to Prison for 22 Years

April 12, 2023
… 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 May 2017, co-defendant Henry Lloyd attempted to travel from Buffalo, NY, to Houston, TX, but was stopped at the …
April 12, 2023
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Jamestown Felon Arrested on Gun and Methamphetamine Charges

March 27, 2023
… 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 a vehicle. The officer knew that Glover was suspended from driving. The officer stopped the vehicle and made …
March 27, 2023
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Buffalo Man Pleads Guilty to Drug and Gun Charges

January 25, 2023
… 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 … and over $63,000 in US currency, which constituted proceeds from Matos’s illegal narcotics sales. Matos was previously …
January 25, 2023
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Buffalo Woman Who Sold Heroin Which Led to the Death of a 24-Year-Old Man Going to Prison for 10 Years

January 25, 2023
… 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 … she and the deceased male used some of the heroin purchased from the defendants. The girlfriend went to sleep, and when …
January 25, 2023
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Leader of Drug Trafficking Organization Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Thousands of Kilograms of Cocaine

February 13, 2023
… 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 … for trafficking more than 5,000 kilograms of cocaine from Puerto Rico to the mainland United States. On September …
February 13, 2023
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Jamestown Man Faces Mandatory 10 Years in Prison After Pleading Guilty to Drug and Gun Charges

January 06, 2023
… 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 … obtained approximately $112,000 in monetary proceeds from drug trafficking. In March 2005, March 2009, and …
January 06, 2023
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California Man Arrested at US-Mexican Border for his Role in Rochester Drug Conspiracy

June 27, 2022
… 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 … supplied kilogram-quantities of cocaine to the Sutton DTO from 2019 until November 2020. A review of telephone records …
June 27, 2022
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Manhattan Gang Member Convicted of 2014 Murder of Orlando Rivera

May 11, 2022
… 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 … which injured two young people and ripped a father away from his family.  My office remains committed to combatting …
May 11, 2022
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DEA Recognizes First Ever National Fentanyl Awareness Day

May 10, 2022
… DEA Recognizes First Ever National Fentanyl Awareness Day May 10, 2022 New York Contact Info Contact Us … Fentanyl Awareness Day, DEA released a video announcement from DEA Administrator Anne Milgram stressing the dangers of …
May 10, 2022
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Two Men Arrested Following Police Chase

September 02, 2021
… Two Men Arrested Following Police Chase September 02, 2021 New … York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 Kenneth.M.Heino@dea.gov Kenneth M. Heino Recruiter Name SA … was executed on a U.S Postal Express Mail Parcel sent from Puerto Rico and addressed to defendant Cintron at a …
September 02, 2021
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Several Million Dollars’ Worth of Narcotics Including Fentanyl Seized in Mount Vernon

April 26, 2021
… Several Million Dollars’ Worth of Narcotics Including Fentanyl Seized in Mount Vernon April 26, 2021 New York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 Kenneth.M.Heino@dea.gov Kenneth M. Heino Recruiter Name SA … into our communities.” The NYDETF comprises personnel from the DEA, New York City Police Department and New York …
April 26, 2021
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Grand Jury Indicts Depew Man for Selling Fentanyl that Led to the Deaths of Two Individuals

March 02, 2021
… Grand Jury Indicts Depew Man for Selling Fentanyl that Led to the Deaths of Two Individuals March 02, … York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 Kenneth.M.Heino@dea.gov Kenneth M. Heino Recruiter Name SA … three separate controlled purchases of suspected opiates from co-defendants DiPirro and Szymanski. On Nov. 2, 2019, …
March 02, 2021
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Buffalo man serving state murder sentence receives an additional term in federal prison as a result of federal conviction on gun and drug charges

December 12, 2020
… Buffalo man serving state murder sentence receives an additional term in federal prison as a … ensued during which Ramos threw bags of cocaine and a gun from his car window. The cocaine struck the windshield of …
December 12, 2020
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Rochester man going to prison for more than 21 years for his role in drug trafficking organization: shot at both law enforcers and rival gang members

November 09, 2020
… his role in drug trafficking organization: shot at both law enforcers and rival gang members November 09, 2020 New York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 Kenneth.M.Heino@dea.gov Kenneth M. Heino Recruiter Name SA … sell the supply of illegal narcotics, which were shipped from Puerto Rico. As an active member of the Figueroa drug …
November 09, 2020
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Czar Entertainment founder James Rosemond sentenced to life in prison for ordering the murder of Lowell Fletcher

November 09, 2018
… Czar Entertainment founder James Rosemond sentenced to life in prison for … recruited a crew of men to murder Fletcher upon his release from prison by promising at least $30,000 in payment for … certain rulings by the trial court effectively barred him from advancing a line of defense that Rosemond wanted to …
November 09, 2018
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DEA New York collects 15% more unused pills during 16th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

November 07, 2018
… 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 … a golden opportunity to households to safeguard their homes from drug addiction by removing unneeded prescription …
November 07, 2018
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Gang leader convicted of racketeering and related offenses, including attempted murder in subway station

October 17, 2018
… Gang leader convicted of racketeering and related offenses, including attempted murder in subway station October … York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 Kenneth.M.Heino@dea.gov Kenneth M. Heino Recruiter Name SA … to the evidence presented in court during the trial: From 2007 through October 2017, White was a member of MBG, …
October 17, 2018
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Pasco Drug Dealer Who Attempted to Assault a Richland Police Officer Sentenced to More Than 10 Years in Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl

March 27, 2025
… Dealer Who Attempted to Assault a Richland Police Officer Sentenced to More Than 10 Years in Prison for Trafficking … the time he possessed the handgun, Martinez was prohibited from possessing firearms because of his criminal history, …
March 27, 2025