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Operation Frontier Justice - Topeka Results in 258 Arrests

… Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 317 … Justice was conducted by utilizing strategies derived from the U.S. Marshals counter-gang model. These strategies …
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Arizona man pleads guilty to Taney County meth conspiracy

… Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 317 … was arrested, he admitted that he brought methamphetamine from Tucson to sell in Branson for $500 per ounce. Mills …
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Rhode Island Man Sentenced to 6 1/2 Years for Fentanyl Trafficking

… Rhode Island Man Sentenced to 6 1/2 Years for Fentanyl Trafficking June 27, … 2022, Martinez-Salas shipped more than a pound of fentanyl from Rhode Island to a buyer in Indiana. This case was …
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Indiana Man Sentenced to 12 Years for Meth Trafficking

… Indiana Man Sentenced to 12 Years for Meth Trafficking April 26, 2024 … Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives with assistance from the St. Joseph County Prosecutor’s Office, the Indiana …
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Federal indictment charges four with conspiracy to traffic methamphetamine

… Federal indictment charges four with conspiracy to traffic methamphetamine … in the indictment and related filed criminal complaints, from at least 2019 to February 2020, the defendants were …
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Drug trafficking source sentenced to 490 months in federal prison

… Drug trafficking source sentenced to 490 months in federal prison November 09, 2020 …  Mr. Riley was sentenced to 490 months in federal prison. From the fall of 2017 to May 1, 2018, the DEA Indianapolis …
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DEA represented at Mall of America's "Government on Display" exposition

… DEA represented at Mall of America's "Government on Display" exposition January 25, 2020 Omaha Contact … (605) 330-4421 IMG_9804.JPG MINNEAPOLIS – Agents and staff from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Minneapolis …
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DEA’s Family Summits

February 11, 2025
… groups. These families are working to prevent others from experiencing the tragic loss of a loved one that they … the network. Second, please subscribe to receive updates from the Together for Families network. Third, encourage … Last year alone, it is predicted that 110,757 people died from a drug poisoning, with fentanyl and methamphetamine …
February 11, 2025
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U.S. Attorney's Office Secures Guilty Pleas in Albuquerque Fentanyl Case

… U.S. Attorney's Office Secures Guilty Pleas in Albuquerque Fentanyl Case January 15, 2025 El Paso Contact Info Contact … Administration investigated this case with assistance from the Albuquerque Police Department. The United States …
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Hallucinogen

Psilocybin

January 25, 2025
Psilocybin comes from certain types of psilocybe mushrooms. Psilocybin is metabolized in the body to the active drug psilocyn, also present in many of the same mushrooms.
January 25, 2025
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Illinois Ice Meth Dealer Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison

… the Pekin and Peoria areas for at least a six-month period from August 2019 until his arrest in February 2020.  … The ice methamphetamine specifically seized from Koch during the investigation was determined to have at …
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DEA and New Jersey law enforcement partners collect more than 18,000 pounds of unwanted prescriptions during 19th National Prescription Take Back Day

… DEA and New Jersey law enforcement partners collect more than 18,000 pounds of unwanted … are available at www.deatakeback.com .   Photos and video from Take Back Day are available at …
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Georgia Man Sentenced to 180 Months For Drug Trafficking and Firearms

… Georgia Man Sentenced to 180 Months For Drug Trafficking and Firearms April … community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and …
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Drug Trafficking Organization Leader Sent to Prison for 30 years for Large-Scale Distribution Scheme

… Drug Trafficking Organization Leader Sent to Prison for 30 years for Large-Scale Distribution … to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States.  Drug Trafficking On On Press …
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Mississippi man sentenced to 11 years for cocaine and money laundering conspiracies

… Mississippi man sentenced to 11 years for cocaine and money laundering … The charged conspiracy to distribute cocaine took place from 2014 through 2018 and involved the distribution of …
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Darknet drug vendor sentenced to 10 years prison

… Darknet drug vendor sentenced to 10 years prison April 12, 2019 San Francisco … to the operators of JetSetLife so they could wire him money from abroad to promote drug …
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Drug Policy

March 28, 2025
… or transferred between schedules) or decontrolled (removed from control). The procedure for these actions is found in  … of Health and Human Services (HHS), or by petition from any interested party, including: The manufacturer of a …
March 28, 2025
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Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF)

March 28, 2025
… OCDETF Strike Forces are teams comprised of members from various prosecutorial, state and federal law …
March 28, 2025
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Saratoga County drug dealer sentenced to 20 years for overdose death

… he sold controlled substances, including furanyl fentanyl, from his residence in Saratoga Springs, New York Early on … term of supervised release, to begin after Boice’s release from prison. This case was investigated by the DEA Albany …
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Hallucinogen

Ketamine

January 22, 2025
Ketamine is a dissociative anesthetic that has some hallucinogenic effects. Ketamine distorts the perception of sight and sound and makes the user feel disconnected and not in control. It is referred to as a “dissociative anesthetic hallucinogen” because it makes patients feel detached from their pain and environment. Ketamine can...
January 22, 2025
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New York Leadership

July 12, 2022
… imperative role of prevention and education in saving lives from the consequences of drug abuse.  In March, 2022, DEA … in order to save lives.   Mr. Tarentino graduated in 1993 from Norwich University, the Military College of Vermont …
July 12, 2022
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Headquarters News 2010

July 15, 2021
… Drug Take-Back Effort September 29, 2010 Results from DEA Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Start Coming In … 19, 2010 Alleged Mexican Drug Cartel Leader Extradicted From Mexico to United States to Face Federal …
July 15, 2021
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West Bloomfield doctor sentenced to prison for diverting thousands of oxycodone pills

… West Bloomfield doctor sentenced to prison for diverting thousands of oxycodone … drugs.”     As part of his guilty plea, Kafi admitted that from 2013 through May 2017, he engaged in a scheme in which …
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St. Louis man sentenced to 60 months

… St. Louis man sentenced to 60 months June 26, 2020 St. Louis Contact Info … said that he was picking the package up for his grandfather from 2110 McLaran. The driver asked for Robinson’s …
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Norton doctor pleads guilty to illegally prescribing prescription drugs

… Information Office (571) 362-1011 Washington.Special.Agent@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 800 K … found during execution of search warrants were returned from patients and were to be destroyed. He later admitted …
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Robert Patterson Named DEA Acting Administrator

… 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 … received a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from Northeastern University, where he graduated with …
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Follow DEA On Twitter @DEAnews For The Latest News And Updates

… 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 … To sign up for email updates from DEA, please visit: …
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DEA Meets With Pharmaceutical Industry Leaders Today To Discuss Collaboratively Preventing Prescription Drug Misuse And Abuse

… Industry Leaders Today To Discuss Collaboratively Preventing Prescription Drug Misuse And Abuse February 29, 2016 … DEA Public Affairs HRA-SAA@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us Headquarters Quick Links Press Releases Local … the addictions, overdoses, and crimes that too often result from these substances falling into the wrong hands.” “DEA is …
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Two Undocumented Immigrants Arrested with More than 100 Pounds of Methamphetamine

… Two Undocumented Immigrants Arrested with More than 100 Pounds of … Recruiter Name SA Lorie Valdez 571-324-7440 DallasSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us … Intent to Distribute. During an investigation, DEA agents from our Tulsa Resident Office obtained two search warrants. …
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Illegal Alien with Serious Criminal History Sentenced to over 19 Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Traffic Fentanyl and Meth

… Illegal Alien with Serious Criminal History Sentenced to over 19 Years in Prison for Conspiracy to … believed Arteaga and his co-conspirators were using crossed from the United States into Mexico and then back, all in …