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Convictions In Multicounty Marijuana Cases

January 22, 2013
… 436-7900 (415) 436-7994 Akilah Johnson SanFranSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us San Francisco Contacts San Francisco Quick … with intent to distribute 49,206 marijuana plants seized from public lands on the Sierra National Forest in Fresno …
January 22, 2013
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Multi-County Marijuana Prosecutions

March 11, 2013
… 436-7900 (415) 436-7994 Akilah Johnson SanFranSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us San Francisco Contacts San Francisco Quick … also seized an assault weapon with 124 rounds of ammunition from an open detached garage at a residential property next …
March 11, 2013
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DEA announces improvements to medication assisted treatment

February 26, 2020
… DEA announces improvements to medication assisted treatment February 26, 2020 … than 13 percent, but thousands of Americans still suffer from addiction and opioid use disorder,” said DEA Acting …
February 26, 2020
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Prichard, AL Drug Dealer Sentenced in Federal Court

November 13, 2025
… Prichard, AL Drug Dealer Sentenced in Federal Court November 13, 2025 New Orleans Contact … criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back …
November 13, 2025
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Mexican National Sentenced to More Than Five Years in Prison For Conspiring to Traffic Cocaine and Money Laundering

September 04, 2025
… Mexican National Sentenced to More Than Five Years in Prison For Conspiring to … individuals to traffic cocaine and heroin from Mexico, through California, to Massachusetts and into …
September 04, 2025
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Associate Of Violent Gang Sentenced To More Than Five Years In Prison For Drug Distribution And Firearms Offenses

June 01, 2025
… Associate Of Violent Gang Sentenced To More Than Five Years In Prison For Drug … to 3-5 years in prison. He is therefore prohibited from possessing a firearm and ammunition.  United States …
June 01, 2025
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Twelve arrested in North Sound drug trafficking organization

August 05, 2020
… 553-5443 (571) 387-3831 (571)-387-3193 SeattleSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 300 … of the conspiracies engaged in trafficking activities from Mexico, through California and Oregon, and into the …
August 05, 2020
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Indiana Man Sentenced to 6 Years for Drug Trafficking, Gun Crimes

August 25, 2025
… Indiana Man Sentenced to 6 Years for Drug Trafficking, Gun Crimes August … pills . Ellis was a felon and was therefore prohibited from possessing a firearm. His criminal history includes a …
August 25, 2025
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Miami News 2009

July 15, 2021
… Grow House Operation Indicted December 9, 2009 Nineteen From Hallandale Beach Area Charged in Joint Federal-State … for Importing 300 Kilograms of Cocaine into the U.S. from the Bahamas October 30, 2009 19 Sentenced in Operation …
July 15, 2021
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Meth distributor heads to federal prison

April 10, 2019
… Recruiter Name Kimball L. Hardeman 571-324-8227 SpecialAgentRecruiter.Houston@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events … Summer admitted he had transported narcotics on the bus from Mexico and the Rio Grande Valley area of Texas on …
April 10, 2019
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Wisconsin Man Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison for Drug, Gun Offenses

December 18, 2025
… Wisconsin Man Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison for Drug, Gun Offenses December … his car into the back of a semi-trailer. He ran away from the crash site but was caught. Police searched his car …
December 18, 2025
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Twelve Defendants Convicted in Cross-State Social Media Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

November 14, 2025
… Twelve Defendants Convicted in Cross-State Social Media Drug … Maine using text messages and social media messaging apps. From the fall of 2023 into the spring of 2024, law …
November 14, 2025
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DEA Chicago Field Division Hosts National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on October 25

October 22, 2025
… Name SA Justin Williams (571) 362-6208 chicagospecialagentrecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 230 S. Dearborn Street Ste. 1200 Chicago , IL … Prescription Drug Take Back Day this Saturday, Oct. 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  At nearly 4,000 collection sites …
October 22, 2025
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Mexican National Unlawfully Present in the United States Sentenced to 20 Years for Discharging a Firearm at Spokane Police During a Drug Trafficking Crime

September 19, 2025
… Mexican National Unlawfully Present in the United States Sentenced to 20 Years for Discharging a Firearm at Spokane … incarceration.”  On October 16, 2022, Garcia traveled from Yakima to Spokane to deliver 10,000 fentanyl pills. …
September 19, 2025
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$5 Million Reward Offered for Sinaloa Cartel-Linked Drug Trafficker

September 16, 2025
… 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 , … worth of fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin from Mexico into the United States. It is also believed that …
September 16, 2025
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North Hollywood Woman Agrees to Plead Guilty to Federal Drug Charges, Including Selling Ketamine that Killed Actor Matthew Perry

August 19, 2025
… 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 , … ketamine, which caused Perry’s death. After learning from news reports of Perry’s death, Sangha called Fleming on …
August 19, 2025
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DEA Chicago Division Welcomes New Special Agent in Charge

August 07, 2025
… DEA Chicago Division Welcomes New Special Agent in Charge August 07, 2025 Chicago Contact Info Contact … and millions of dollars in assets and U.S. currency.  From 2011 to 2016, as a supervisory Special Agent with the …
August 07, 2025
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Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Distributing Fentanyl that Caused Two Fatal Overdoses

July 03, 2025
… Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Distributing Fentanyl that Caused Two … and Suppression Team (FAST) to remove this deadly threat from our neighborhoods.” Sam’s mother described him as … morning hours of Christmas Eve. He had taken the week off from work to spend the holiday season with his loved ones. …
July 03, 2025
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Career Offender is Sentenced to More Than 15 Years in Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine

May 29, 2025
… Career Offender is Sentenced to More Than 15 Years in Prison for Distributing … informant (CI) to purchase firearms and methamphetamine from Peak at least two times between July and August 2022. … criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back …
May 29, 2025
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Savannah Resident Convicted at Trial of Machinegun and Drug Charges

April 24, 2025
… Savannah Resident Convicted at Trial of Machinegun and Drug Charges April … Atlanta.Division.Recruiting@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 2920 Brandywine Road Atlanta , GA 30341 United … one sustained pull of the trigger.  McKenzie was prohibited from possessing any firearm because of previous convictions …
April 24, 2025
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Seventeen charged in Passaic County drug trafficking conspiracy

October 03, 2019
… Seventeen charged in Passaic County drug trafficking conspiracy … court. See chart below. “The removal of these gang members from the streets of Paterson have made the city a safer … Attorney Carpenito. “The charges announced today result from the combined work of our federal, state, and local …
October 03, 2019
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Leaders of International Drug Trafficking and Firearms Smuggling Organization Sentenced to 21 and 20 Years in Prison

January 11, 2024
… Drug Trafficking and Firearms Smuggling Organization Sentenced to 21 and 20 Years in Prison January 11, 2024 New … to court filings and statements made in court proceedings: From at least in or about March 2020 to at least in or about …
January 11, 2024
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Third Defendant Charged with Federal Narcotics Offenses Resulting in Death in Connection with the Poisoning of Four Children at a Bronx Daycare

September 25, 2023
… Third Defendant Charged with Federal Narcotics Offenses Resulting in … communities, depend on it.”  As alleged in the Complaint: From at least in or about July 2023 through at least in or …
September 25, 2023
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Three Chinese Chemical Manufacturing Companies and Five Employees Charged with Conspiring to Manufacture Fentanyl

June 23, 2023
… and Five Employees Charged with Conspiring to Manufacture Fentanyl June 23, 2023 New York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 Kenneth.M.Heino@dea.gov Kenneth M. Heino Recruiter Name SA … and communities across the United States, killing Americans from all walks of life. Targeting entire criminal drug …
June 23, 2023
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Colombian Kingpin and Paramilitary Leader Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison

October 17, 2022
… Colombian Kingpin and Paramilitary Leader Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison October 17, 2022 New York … perpetuating drug abuse leaving a wake of destruction from Colombia to the United States, and stained with the …
October 17, 2022
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Over 13 Pounds of Heroin/Fentanyl Seized at Packaging Mill in the Bronx: Two Arrested

August 04, 2022
… Over 13 Pounds of Heroin/Fentanyl Seized at Packaging Mill in the Bronx: Two Arrested … York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 Kenneth.M.Heino@dea.gov Kenneth M. Heino Recruiter Name SA … Task Force, which consists of agents and investigators from the DEA, the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office, …
August 04, 2022
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Over 86 Pounds of Suspected Heroin, 1,000 Fentanyl Pills and $200,000 Cash Seized in Ridgewood, Queens: Four Arrests

February 10, 2021
… Over 86 Pounds of Suspected Heroin, 1,000 Fentanyl Pills and $200,000 Cash Seized in Ridgewood, Queens: Four Arrests February 10, 2021 New York Contact Info … of narcotics. Agents and officers heard noises coming from behind a closed door. Upon opening the door, they …
February 10, 2021
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176 pounds of cocaine seized in New York City – one of the largest cocaine seizures in NYC in recent years

May 08, 2019
… City – one of the largest cocaine seizures in NYC in recent years May 08, 2019 New York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 Kenneth.M.Heino@dea.gov Kenneth M. Heino Recruiter Name SA … understands the importance of removing these drug pushers from the community and will continue to partner in …
May 08, 2019
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ATF/DEA/LAPD Take Down San Fernando Valley Drug Trafficking Ring

January 24, 2024
… 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 , … safer by removing violent offenders and dangerous drugs from the streets. We will continue to push forward and …
January 24, 2024
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Nearly Three Dozen Charged Methamphetamine-Trafficking Conspiracy

July 16, 2021
… Nearly Three Dozen Charged Methamphetamine-Trafficking Conspiracy July 16, … Atlanta.Division.Recruiting@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 2920 Brandywine Road Atlanta , GA 30341 United … are in the business to save lives and protect communities from the perils of drug abuse.” “The Laurens County …
July 16, 2021