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Communities Nationwide Turn In Nearly 630,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications on DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

November 08, 2024
… 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 … removed nearly 19.2 million pounds of unneeded medications from communities across our country.  According to a report …
November 08, 2024
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U.S. Attorney’s Office and DEA Announce Fatal Fentanyl Overdose Task Force

October 28, 2024
… U.S. Attorney’s Office and DEA Announce Fatal Fentanyl Overdose Task Force October 28, 2024 Washington, DC … Information Office (571) 362-1011 Washington.Special.Agent@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 800 K … Maryland has continued, resulting in more than 2,000 deaths from July 2023 through June 2024 – more than 1,600 were …
October 28, 2024
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Combined Federal and State Investigation in Idaho Leads to Arrests in Large-Scale Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

September 25, 2024
… 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 … type of drugs distributed.  Maximum prison sentences range from up to 20 years to life in federal prison. “We are proud …
September 25, 2024
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DEA Washington Division Calls on the Community to Have Important Conversations on Dangers of Drugs and Fake Pills in Back-To-School Routines

August 22, 2024
… 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 … 415,300 pills in 2023, which was a 260 percent increase from the previous year. The number of pills seized in the …
August 22, 2024
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Co-Conspirator in Idaho Drug Ring Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Fentanyl

July 18, 2024
… Co-Conspirator in Idaho Drug Ring Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing … our partners will work tirelessly to stop drug traffickers from flooding our communities with drugs and violence,” said …
July 18, 2024
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Counterfeit Pills Laced with Fentanyl Get Burgaw Man 16.5 Years in Prison

June 18, 2024
… Counterfeit Pills Laced with Fentanyl Get Burgaw Man 16.5 Years in Prison June 18, 2024 … Atlanta.Division.Recruiting@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 2920 Brandywine Road Atlanta , GA 30341 United … also confirmed repeated trips to California and Arizona from March of 2021 through November of 2021. Information …
June 18, 2024
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Three New Haven Men Charged with Trafficking Pills Containing Meth and Fentanyl, Fentanyl Powder Mixed with Xylazine

June 02, 2024
… Three New Haven Men Charged with Trafficking Pills Containing Meth and … ROBERT COVINGTON , 32, of New Haven, with offenses stemming from the distribution of counterfeit pills containing … Firearms and Explosives.  The Task Force includes personnel from the East Haven Police Department, Milford Police …
June 02, 2024
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DEA Phoenix & the AZ Attorney General “Huddles Up” with NFL Alumni and Rise Up Glendale to Spread Awareness about Fentanyl

May 16, 2024
… DEA Phoenix & the AZ Attorney General “Huddles Up” with NFL Alumni and Rise Up Glendale to … and upcoming events. This event has received support from many local community partners to include the National …
May 16, 2024
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East Baltimore Drug Trafficking Organization Member and Associate Sentenced

July 14, 2021
… Drug Trafficking Organization Member and Associate Sentenced July 14, 2021 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us … of Solomon, Drummond delivered cocaine every two weeks from July 2018 to January 2019, to a co-conspirator to …
July 14, 2021
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West Baltimore Career Criminal Distributing Heroin, Fentanyl, Cocaine, and Crack Cocaine, Sentenced

March 02, 2021
… West Baltimore Career Criminal Distributing Heroin, Fentanyl, Cocaine, and Crack Cocaine, Sentenced March 02, 2021 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact … contained Powell’s DNA.  A review of the video footage from the covert camera revealed that, at approximately 6:45 …
March 02, 2021
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Domestic Trafficker Admits to Possession with Intent to Distribute Over 2,000 Counterfeit Pills

April 04, 2024
… Domestic Trafficker Admits to Possession with Intent to Distribute Over 2,000 Counterfeit Pills April 04, … Recruiter Name Kimball L. Hardeman 571-324-8227 SpecialAgentRecruiter.Houston@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events … On Dec. 23, 2023, law enforcement responded to a call from the Embassy Suites Hotel in Laredo. Hotel staff found …
April 04, 2024
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41 Charged in Massive Poly-Drug Indictment Linked to Cartel

April 01, 2024
… 41 Charged in Massive Poly-Drug Indictment Linked to Cartel April 01, 2024 Houston Contact Info … the overall control of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.  From Dec. 28, 2018, to April 22, 2020, the conspirators …
April 01, 2024
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California Man and Utah Man Sentenced for Drug Trafficking in Idaho

April 01, 2024
… California Man and Utah Man Sentenced for Drug Trafficking in Idaho April 01, 2024 Seattle … amounts of illegal controlled substances into eastern Idaho from California.  In January 2023, investigators intercepted …
April 01, 2024
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Baltimore Narcotics Supplier and Tester Admits to Transporting More Than Two Kilograms of Cocaine to Maryland for a Drug Trafficking Organization

April 19, 2022
… 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 … Baltimore District Office. According to his guilty plea, from April 2020 to November 2020, Grigsby was a member of a …
April 19, 2022
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Consent Decree Approved Between the United States and Baltimore-Based Pharmacy and Pharmacist Alleged to Have Illegally Dispensed Controlled Substances

May 12, 2022
… Consent Decree Approved Between the United States and Baltimore-Based Pharmacy and … were for the same drug, strength, and quantity, and were from the same prescriber and some were prescribed by an … the patient is biologically male and presents prescriptions from an obstetrician or gynecologist.  Before filling …
May 12, 2022
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Medical Director of Baltimore County Pain Management Clinic Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute and Dispense Oxycodone

June 16, 2022
… Medical Director of Baltimore County Pain Management Clinic Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute and Dispense Oxycodone June 16, 2022 Washington, DC Contact Info … were positive for cocaine and whose children had been taken from her because of her drug problems.  Similarly, Rosen …
June 16, 2022
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Baltimore Heroin Dealer Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Drug Conspiracy Charge

March 24, 2022
… Baltimore Heroin Dealer Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Drug Conspiracy … saw the DTO leader arrive and intercepted a message from the DTO leader to Gardner stating, “Here cuz”.  The DTO …
March 24, 2022
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Leader of Wholesale Drug Distribution Network, Shipping Drugs Across Country & Laundering Millions, Sentenced

March 02, 2022
… Shipping Drugs Across Country & Laundering Millions, Sentenced March 02, 2022 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us … of the sale of that spice. According to court documents, from 2017 through November 2019, Joseph Ruis, 56, was the …
March 02, 2022
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Harford County Narcotics Dealer Sentenced to Nine Years in Federal Prison for Participating in a Conspiracy to Sell Crack Cocaine

November 05, 2021
… Harford County Narcotics Dealer Sentenced to Nine Years in Federal Prison for Participating in a … a cocaine supplier. After purchasing nine ounces of cocaine from the supplier, Bolden and Murphy returned to Harford …
November 05, 2021
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Essex Man Pleads Guilty To Crack Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

July 01, 2021
… 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 … Harford County Narcotics Task Force received authorization from a Circuit Court County Judge to intercept wire and …
July 01, 2021
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Owner and Employees of Alleged Pill Mill Facing Federal Indictment

March 05, 2021
… and Employees of Alleged Pill Mill Facing Federal Indictment March 05, 2021 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us … Information Office (571) 362-1011 Washington.Special.Agent@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 800 K … Human Services. According to the eight-count indictment, from February 2017 to February 2020, Joyce Shawanda Edwards …
March 05, 2021
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Federal Judge Sentences Supplier of Methamphetamine Trafficking Ring to 17 ½ Years

November 30, 2022
… Federal Judge Sentences Supplier of Methamphetamine Trafficking Ring to 17 … a supplier with a drug ring that trafficked methamphetamine from Georgia into Western North Carolina. From 2018 to April …
November 30, 2022
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Georgia Cocaine Trafficker and Money Launderer Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison

April 08, 2022
… Georgia Cocaine Trafficker and Money Launderer Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison April 08, 2022 Atlanta … trafficked approximately 1,000 kilograms of cocaine from California into North Carolina and South Carolina and …
April 08, 2022
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Prison Sentence for Final Defendant Wraps up Prosecution of Middle Georgia Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

March 01, 2022
… Prison Sentence for Final Defendant Wraps up Prosecution of Middle … The operation’s name, “Ace in the Hole,” was derived from the alias of Justin Adams, a/k/a “Ace,” 41, of Vidalia, … buying “crack” cocaine and “ice”-grade methamphetamine from Toussaint for resale to individual users and …
March 01, 2022
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Affiliates of notorious white supremacist street gang plead guilty to federal charges

February 04, 2019
… Atlanta.Division.Recruiting@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 2920 Brandywine Road Atlanta , GA 30341 United … Atlanta Quick Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug … Gangsters, a violent criminal street gang largely operated from inside Georgia’s prison system. The multi-agency …
February 04, 2019
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California Man Sentenced to Prison for Transporting Narcotics Through the Orlando Airport

January 31, 2024
… California Man Sentenced to Prison for Transporting Narcotics Through the … investigation revealed that Scarlett had brought narcotics from California to Florida on multiple occasions. He was …
January 31, 2024
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Orlando Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Federal Prison on Cocaine and Ecstasy Charges

January 25, 2024
… Orlando Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Federal Prison on Cocaine and Ecstasy … and 2021. Brenes-Colon coordinated shipments of cocaine from Puerto Rico to Florida and delivered cocaine to Georgi …
January 25, 2024
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District Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison For Distributing Fentanyl That Killed Two People

January 24, 2024
… District Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison For Distributing Fentanyl That … to L.L., 69, and G.H., 72, both of whom subsequently died from consuming the fentanyl and cocaine that Marbley … on that morning, he had distributed fentanyl and cocaine from the driver’s seat of a Mazda sedan in Southwest. …
January 24, 2024
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Former Chief Operating Officer of Area Pain Clinics Indicted

September 29, 2023
… 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 … more than 100,000 of our fellow Americans die each year from drug overdoses,” United States Attorney Christopher R. …
September 29, 2023
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DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within the United States

May 05, 2023
… Recruiter Name SA Lorie Valdez 571-324-7440 DallasSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 10160 Technology Boulevard, East Dallas , TX … Last Mile comprised 1,436 investigations conducted from May 1, 2022 through May 1, 2023, in collaboration with …
May 05, 2023