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Dominican National Sentenced to Federal Prison, to be Deported for Trafficking Fentanyl, Stealing Hundreds of Individuals’ Personal Information, and Defrauding the Government

June 16, 2025
… Dominican National Sentenced to Federal Prison, to be Deported for Trafficking … 306,500 lethal doses. In addition to seizing fentanyl from Nunez Rodriguez’s residence, agents also seized United …
June 16, 2025
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Mexican National and California Man Charged Following Seizure of Over 45 Kilograms of Fentanyl Pills and Powder

June 06, 2025
… Man Charged Following Seizure of Over 45 Kilograms of Fentanyl Pills and Powder June 06, 2025 Phoenix Contact Info Contact Us 571-362-5600 (571) 387-3289 … criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back …
June 06, 2025
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Rhode Island Man Sentenced to Twenty Years in Federal Prison in One of Rhode Island’s Largest Fentanyl Seizures

May 29, 2025
… Rhode Island Man Sentenced to Twenty Years in Federal Prison in One of Rhode … a highly productive drug lab and a stash house in Pawtucket from which 19,315 fentanyl-laced pills made to resemble …
May 29, 2025
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Georgia Woman Who Trafficked Over 10 Pounds Of Methamphetamine Sentenced To Decade In Prison

May 29, 2025
… Woman Who Trafficked Over 10 Pounds Of Methamphetamine Sentenced To Decade In Prison May 29, 2025 New England Contact … trafficking organization (DTO) that trafficked narcotics from Mexico into the United States.  Brooke Logan Paniagua, …
May 29, 2025
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Stockton Man Sentenced to 16 Years and 8 Months in Prison for Fentanyl and Meth Pill Manufacturing and Distribution

May 12, 2025
… Stockton Man Sentenced to 16 Years and 8 Months in Prison for Fentanyl and … Bob P. Beris announced.  According to court documents, from at least September 2015 through May 2019, Barnes …
May 12, 2025
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DEA Safely Disposes of 620,000 Pounds of Unused Medications on 28th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

May 08, 2025
… (571) 362-6934 Kevin McWilliams Recruiter Name Special Agent Bethel "Bubba" Poston (571) 362-1169 LouisvilleSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us … million pounds of expired, unwanted, or unused medications from their homes. “We want to thank our state, local, and …
May 08, 2025
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Franklin, Kentucky Pharmacist and Spouse Sentenced to Federal Prison

May 06, 2025
… Franklin, Kentucky Pharmacist and Spouse Sentenced to Federal Prison May 06, 2025 Louisville Contact … defendants conspired to divert oxycodone and hydrocodone from the pharmacy from May 2, 2020, to January 17, 2023, …
May 06, 2025
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Texas Man Sentenced to over 10 years in Federal Prison for Meth Conspiracy

April 24, 2025
… Texas Man Sentenced to over 10 years in Federal Prison for Meth Conspiracy … trips to get methamphetamine. In addition, he stood to gain from the conspiracy by receiving some of the methamphetamine …
April 24, 2025
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Hopkinsville Man Indicted by Federal Grand Jury for Distributing Methamphetamine

April 28, 2025
… (571) 362-6934 Kevin McWilliams Recruiter Name Special Agent Bethel "Bubba" Poston (571) 362-1169 LouisvilleSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us … criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back …
April 28, 2025
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Six Individuals Indicted on Charges of Criminal Conspiracy Involving Illegal Drugs and Firearms in Eastern Washington

April 24, 2025
… 553-5443 (571) 387-3831 (571)-387-3193 SeattleSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 300 5th Avenue Seattle , WA 98104 United States … criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back …
April 24, 2025
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Woman Who Managed On-Demand Drug Delivery Service that Catered to Students and Young Professionals Sentenced to Over Four Years in Federal Prison

April 18, 2025
… Managed On-Demand Drug Delivery Service that Catered to Students and Young Professionals Sentenced to Over Four Years in Federal Prison April 18, 2025 … 846, 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(C). According to the plea agreement, from April 2023 through September 2023, Gonzalez managed an …
April 18, 2025
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Tangipahoa Parish Resident Indicted for Fentanyl Distribution Resulting in Death

April 16, 2025
… Tangipahoa Parish Resident Indicted for Fentanyl Distribution Resulting in Death April 16, 2025 New … criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back …
April 16, 2025
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Sixteen Charged in Takedown of Drug Trafficking Network

April 17, 2025
… Sixteen Charged in Takedown of Drug Trafficking Network April 17, … Name Kieran Garcia (858) 616-4040 sandiegospecialagentrecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us … exposed a criminal network that peddled poison from coast to coast. Law enforcement put their collective …
April 17, 2025
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Darknet Vendor Sentenced for Conspiracy to Sell Counterfeit Drugs

April 14, 2025
… Darknet Vendor Sentenced for Conspiracy to Sell Counterfeit Drugs April 14, … serve 85 percent of his prison sentence. Upon his release from prison, he will be under the supervision of the U.S. … judgment, representing the amount of proceeds he received from the scheme. Jim Scott, Special Agent in Charge, DEA, …
April 14, 2025
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DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within the United States

May 08, 2023
… Contact Info Contact Us (571) 362-3700 (571) 362-6616 Kenneth M. Heino NewJerseySpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 80 … Last Mile comprised 1,436 investigations conducted from May 1, 2022 through May 1, 2023, in collaboration with …
May 08, 2023
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DEA New Jersey to take part in Newark/Philadelphia Regional Medicare Fraud Strike Force

August 13, 2018
… Contact Info Contact Us (571) 362-3700 (571) 362-6616 Kenneth M. Heino NewJerseySpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 80 … try to defraud the health care system or try to profit from the misery of people battling addiction to opioids. …
August 13, 2018
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DEA releases 2019 National Drug Threat Assessment

January 30, 2020
… DEA releases 2019 National Drug Threat Assessment January 30, 2020 San Diego Contact Info Contact Us (858) … Name Kieran Garcia (858) 616-4040 sandiegospecialagentrecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us … even greater decreases – over 13 percent – in overdoses from controlled prescription opioids. Many challenges …
January 30, 2020
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Sixth hash oil lab dismantled by DEA within three week period

May 24, 2019
… Name Kieran Garcia (858) 616-4040 sandiegospecialagentrecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 4560 Viewridge Avenue San Diego , CA 92123-1672 … operation. Large quantities of ethanol were removed from the property by San Diego County HAZMAT.  his is the …
May 24, 2019
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Doctor who operated oxycodone and fentanyl diversion scheme sentenced to 5 years in prison

July 02, 2019
… Doctor who operated oxycodone and fentanyl diversion scheme sentenced to 5 years in prison July … that can lead to respiratory depression and death.   From approximately 2015 until his arrest in November 2017, …
July 02, 2019
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DEA to accept vaping devices and cartridges as part of National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

October 18, 2019
… 362-4892 NOFD.Recruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 3838 N. Causeway Blvd. Suite 1800, Three Lakeway Center New Orleans , LA United States New Orleans Contacts … remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they are vulnerable to …
October 18, 2019
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Montgomery Nurse Practitioner receives 10-year sentence

May 30, 2019
… Montgomery Nurse Practitioner receives 10-year sentence May 30, 2019 New Orleans Contact Info Contact Us (504) … health care fraud.    The trial evidence showed that, from 2013 through 2016, Akwuba worked at Family Practice, a …
May 30, 2019
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Top Dealer in Han Gil Case Pleads Guilty

June 20, 2019
… Recruiter Name SA Lorie Valdez 571-324-7440 DallasSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 10160 Technology Boulevard, East Dallas , TX … out of trap rooms.     Mun collected thousands of dollars from Freeman alone, and often tipped off dealers before law …
June 20, 2019
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Approximately 100,000 Fake Oxycodone Pills Containing Fentanyl

July 19, 2022
… Approximately 100,000 Fake Oxycodone Pills Containing Fentanyl July 19, 2022 Los Angeles Contact Info Contact Us … Recruiter Name SA K. Vo 571-387-6615 LOSANGELESSPECIALAGENTRECRUITER@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 255 … Prevention, more than 107,000 people have died as a result from a drug overdose or poisoning in the U.S. Criminal drug …
July 19, 2022
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DEA Issues Public Safety Alert on Sharp Increase in Fake Prescription Pills Containing Fentanyl and Meth

September 27, 2021
… on Sharp Increase in Fake Prescription Pills Containing Fentanyl and Meth September 27, 2021 Rocky Mountain Contact … 571-387-5079 Steffan W. Tubbs Recruiter Name Special Agent Seth McMullen (571) 387-3643 … “The states in the Denver Division are not immune from this epidemic, in Colorado last year we saw a 38% …
September 27, 2021
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Rock Hill Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Involvement in Fentanyl Distribution Ring

February 02, 2023
… Rock Hill Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Involvement in Fentanyl … amounts of cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin, and marijuana from a distributor in Southern California.  Based upon the …
February 02, 2023
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Four Defendants Await Sentencing After Pleading Guilty to Roles in Operation of Industrial-Level Pill Production

April 21, 2022
… Four Defendants Await Sentencing After Pleading Guilty to Roles in Operation of … of our communities.”  “As part of safeguarding our borders from serious health and security threats, Customs and Border …
April 21, 2022
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Ten Arrested In Southeastern Massachusetts Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy

July 25, 2022
… Ten Arrested In Southeastern Massachusetts Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy July 25, 2022 New England … fentanyl and substantial amounts of cash and were seized from target locations. According to the charging documents, …
July 25, 2022
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Bridgeport Gang Member Pleads Guilty To Federal Racketeering Charge

June 15, 2022
… Guilty To Federal Racketeering Charge June 15, 2022 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 Kristen Govostes Recruiter Name Brian Tomasetta 617-557-2309 … A. Dooley in Bridgeport to a racketeering charge stemming from his participation in a violent Bridgeport street gang. …
June 15, 2022
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Mexican National Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Conspiracy After Officers Seize $1 Million Worth of Cocaine in I-70 Traffic Stop

May 01, 2024
… 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 … officers seized more than $1 million worth of cocaine from a rental truck that was stopped on Interstate 70 in …
May 01, 2024
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Kansas City Man Sentenced for Meth Conspiracy, Illegal Firearm

April 17, 2024
… Kansas City Man Sentenced for Meth Conspiracy, Illegal Firearm April 17, 2024 … that he participated in the drug-trafficking conspiracy from Feb. 28, 2020, to Sept. 20, 2022. Co-defendant Jose …
April 17, 2024