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Two investigations in Waco net 16 arrests today on federal firearms and narcotic trafficking charges

… Recruiter Name Kimball L. Hardeman 571-324-8227 SpecialAgentRecruiter.Houston@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 1433 West Loop South Suite 600 Houston , TX … announced the arrests of 16 individuals stemming from two separate investigations into narcotics trafficking …
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Alleged Members Of Grant County Methamphetamine Trafficking Ring Arrested On Federal Charges

… Name Elizabeth Borruel (915) 832-6000 ElPasoSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 660 Mesa Hills Drive Suite 2000 El Paso , TX … tools and resources to keep our smaller communities safe from drug trafficking organizations that think they can go …
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Operation Sour/Kush Yields Multiple Arrests, Weapons, Narcotics, And Currency

… Yields Multiple Arrests, Weapons, Narcotics, And Currency October 27, 2011 New Jersey Contact Info Contact Us … are notably stronger in odor and the resulting intoxication from a higher concentration of “THC” or Tetrahydrocannabinol …
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Man Pleads Guilty In New York To Conspiring With Iranian Military Officials To Assassinate Saudi Arabian Ambassador To The United States

… 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 … connection with his guilty plea, Arbabsiar admitted that, from the spring of 2011 to the fall of 2011, he conspired …
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Associate of Violent Gang Sentenced to Over Four Years in Prison for Drug Conspiracy

… Associate of Violent Gang Sentenced to Over Four Years in Prison for Drug Conspiracy … in the same location. This co-located model enables agents from different agencies to collaborate on …
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Trailer Full of Meth Lands Trafficker in Prison

… Recruiter Name Kimball L. Hardeman 571-324-8227 SpecialAgentRecruiter.Houston@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events … concealing 200 kilograms of meth to be imported from Mexico. The trailer successfully entered the United …
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DEA and partners collect a record amount of unwanted medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… DEA Public Affairs HRA-SAA@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us Headquarters Quick Links Press Releases Local … again showed their dedication to remove prescription pills from their homes to prevent addiction before it starts. DEA, …
GENERAL INFORMATION

DEA Laboratory Testing Identifies New Soft/Pliable Form of Fentanyl

December 15, 2025
… and other adulterants, with purity levels ranging from less than 1% to over 20%. Even at low concentrations, … be lethal. This newly identified form of fentanyl differs from traditional samples, which are typically powders or …
December 15, 2025
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Alleged narcotics trafficker extradited to the United States to face international cocaine distribution charges

… American lives by sending multi-ton quantities of cocaine from the jungles of Colombia to the United States, with assistance from a designated foreign terrorist organization, the FARC. …
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National Trivia Day

December 23, 2024
… DEA provides valuable resources to help combat drug misuse? From educational materials to community outreach … Quiz Proper Drug Disposal Quiz Take the Quiz DEA Careers From Administrative Specialist to Intelligence Researcher to …
December 23, 2024
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DEA Leadership

November 28, 2025
… Colombia, and Afghanistan. At the time of his retirement from federal service in 2020, he was serving as DEA's Acting … was a certified Police Officer in the state of New York. From 2023 to 2025, Mr. Cole served as... Terrance C. “Terry” …
November 28, 2025
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Diversion Investigator

December 16, 2025
… series position within the DEA. Diversion Investigators enforce the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) and the Chemical … Act (CDTA) regarding the manufacture, distribution and dispensing of legally produced controlled substances and listed … to perform investigative work Ability to gather data from multiple sources Ability to research and analyze data …
December 16, 2025
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Mississippi man pleads guilty to smuggling meth in cookie box, heroin in sneakers

… 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 … that contained methamphetamine and heroin aboard a train from Los Angeles, California, for delivery in St. Louis. …
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Illinois man sentenced to 37 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute cocaine and heroin

… Illinois man sentenced to 37 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute … $1,000 to drive the conspirator and a quantity of narcotics from Illinois to the East Coast. Maldonado allowed the …
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Bergen County man admits money laundering

… Bergen County man admits money laundering October 01, 2019 New … York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 Kenneth.M.Heino@dea.gov Kenneth M. Heino Recruiter Name SA … documents filed in this case and statements made in court: From 2017 through May 23, 2019, Henderson conspired with …
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Catskill obstetrician-gynecologist pleads guilty to illegal distribution of opioids, health care fraud, aggravated identify theft, and obstruction of justice

… distribution of opioids, health care fraud, aggravated identify theft, and obstruction of justice August 06, 2019 New … This case is being investigated by the DEA, with assistance from the New York State Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement, and …
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South Glens Falls man pleads guilty to cocaine trafficking conspiracy

… South Glens Falls man pleads guilty to cocaine trafficking … York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 Kenneth.M.Heino@dea.gov Kenneth M. Heino Recruiter Name SA … January 2013 and Oct. 9, 2017, he distributed cocaine from his apartment in South Glens Falls and in areas around …
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Essex County Man Sentenced to 143 Months in Prison for Fentanyl, Cocaine, and Firearms Charges

… Essex County Man Sentenced to 143 Months in Prison for Fentanyl, Cocaine, and … encountered Santiago as he was moving controlled substances from a storage unit to his vehicle in Newark. Santiago was …
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Houston area man who posed as physician found guilty of conspiring to unlawfully prescribe hundreds of thousands of doses of opioids

… Recruiter Name Kimball L. Hardeman 571-324-8227 SpecialAgentRecruiter.Houston@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events … the trial. According to the evidence presented at trial, from September 2015 through February 2016, Arif conspired …
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North Carolina Man Convicted Of Cocaine Trafficking

… Recruiter Name Kimball L. Hardeman 571-324-8227 SpecialAgentRecruiter.Houston@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 1433 West Loop South Suite 600 Houston , TX … were together when Ramirez-Martinez received the phone call from Hernandez requesting she pick up the cocaine. …
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Communities Nationwide Join DEA and its Partners to Safely Dispose of 571,000 pounds of Unwanted Medications

… 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 … removed 571,054 pounds of unneeded and expired medications from home medicine cabinets to prevent drug misuse before it …
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U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to Participate in National Night Out Events Across the Country

… U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to Participate in National Night Out … to removing poison, like fentanyl and methamphetamine, from our streets; saving American lives; and protecting the …
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New, Dangerous Synthetic Opioid in D.C., Emerging in Tri-State Area

June 01, 2022
… 01, 2022   The DEA Washington Division is warning area residents of a new drug, emerging in the D.C. metropolitan area that is as dangerous and deadly as fentanyl. This week, the DEA Washington Division brought … never approved for medical use, nitazines are being sourced from China and being mixed into other drugs. Isotonitazene …
June 01, 2022
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DEA warns of scammers impersonating DEA employees

… 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 … awareness and caution. Anyone receiving this type of call from a person purporting to be with DEA should report that …
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Bruce Williams Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison

… Bruce Williams Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison May 09, 2019 Chicago Contact … case, on October 24, 2017, law enforcement purchased heroin from Williams in Lake Station, Indiana. Williams was in his …
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South Bend, Indiana man sentenced to 70 months in prison

… South Bend, Indiana man sentenced to 70 months in prison August 13, 2020 Chicago Contact … both occasions, investigators watched Sims travel from a residence on Bowman Street in South Bend to conduct …
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Placer County Man Sentenced to a Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy

… Placer County Man Sentenced to a Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy March 16, 2021 … to be given medical treatment after using drugs purchased from Hubbert. Hubbert is charged with possession with intent …
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Vallejo Man Sentenced to over 10 Years in Prison for Methamphetamine Offense

… Vallejo Man Sentenced to over 10 Years in Prison for Methamphetamine Offense February 05, 2021 San Francisco Contact Info Contact Us … on Jan. 24, 2020, Tomson was stopped driving back from Mexico and found to be in possession of hundreds of …
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DEA Acting Administrator Uttam Dhillon’s visit to Beijing

… 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 … Acting Administrator Dhillon met with Chinese officials from the General Administration of Customs, the National …
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DEA encourages communities nationwide to Go Red for Red Ribbon

… DEA encourages communities nationwide to Go Red for Red Ribbon … DEA Public Affairs HRA-SAA@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us Headquarters Quick Links Press Releases Local … http://g.co/redribbonweek   to see key places and images from where Special Agent Camarena lived and worked.   For …