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Syracuse Man Pleads Guilty to Heroin, Fentanyl, Cocaine Conspiracy

June 19, 2020
… Syracuse Man Pleads Guilty to Heroin, Fentanyl, Cocaine Conspiracy June 19, 2020 New York Contact … distribute heroin, fentanyl, acetyl fentanyl, and cocaine from a location on Syracuse’s west side. In pleading guilty, …
June 19, 2020
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Two men indicted in cocaine pipeline operating between Puerto Rico and Buffalo

March 11, 2020
… Two men indicted in cocaine pipeline operating between Puerto Rico and Buffalo March 11, 2020 New York Contact … and the package with the sham cocaine was recovered from the vehicle of Ortiz Cosme. Subsequently, law …
March 11, 2020
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Columbia Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for Drug & Firearms Crimes

June 30, 2022
… Columbia Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for Drug & Firearms … in the backseat of the patrol car. When Bond was removed from the patrol car, law enforcement discovered a torn bag …
June 30, 2022
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Data and Statistics

December 12, 2025
… cocaine, heroin, and other dangerous drugs DEA removes from communities across the nation. DEA 2025 Drug Seizures 0 …
December 12, 2025
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Phoenix News 2008

July 15, 2021
… Phoenix News 2008 December 3, 2008 Six Drug Traffickers from Mexico Sentenced to Federal Prison December 3, 2008 … Ring Arrested July 23, 2008 Five Drug Traffickers From Mexico Sentenced to Federal Prison July 22, 2008 …
July 15, 2021
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San Francisco News 2007

July 15, 2021
… 21, 2007 DEA Helps Sacramento Police Remove Drug Dealers From Downtown Public Housing Project June 13, 2007 3500 … Over Quarter Million Dollars Worth Crack Cocaine Seized from North Sacramento Residential Neighborhood February 28, …
July 15, 2021
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Miami News 2005

July 15, 2021
… 21, 2005 Cocaine Smugglers Endure Record Losses in 2005 from Persistant Law Enforcement Scrutiny  SEP 30, 2005 … 2005 Putnam and Alachua County Drug Ring Busted in Spin-Off from "Operation Crescent Moon"  MAY 10, 2005 Federal, State …
July 15, 2021
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Washington DC News 2010

July 15, 2021
… in String of Pharmacy and Bank Robberies Stretching from Western Maryland to Baltimore May 19, 2010 Baltimore … Pleads Guilty and is Sentenced for Taking Medication from Hospital April 28, 2010 Leader of a Violent Baltimore …
July 15, 2021
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DEA Launches Bold Bilateral Initiative to Dismantle Cartel Gatekeepers and Combat Synthetic Drug Trafficking

August 18, 2025
… 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 … Portero addresses all aspects of cartel criminal activity—from drug smuggling to weapons trafficking to illicit …
August 18, 2025
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Indiana Man Sentenced to 5 Years for Fentanyl Trafficking

April 09, 2025
… Indiana Man Sentenced to 5 Years for Fentanyl Trafficking April 09, 2025 … including the DEA North Central Laboratory, with assistance from the Indiana State Police. The case was prosecuted by …
April 09, 2025
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South Carolina Man Admits Interstate Gun Trafficking Conspiracy

December 14, 2021
… Contact Info Contact Us (571) 362-3700 (571) 362-6616 Kenneth M. Heino NewJerseySpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 80 … to engage in the busines of unlicensed firearms dealing. From April 2021 through May 18, 2021, Wilkerson was a member …
December 14, 2021
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Passaic County Man Admits Distributing Fentanyl

May 25, 2021
… Passaic County Man Admits Distributing Fentanyl May 25, 2021 New Jersey Contact Info Contact Us (571) 362-3700 (571) 362-6616 Kenneth M. Heino NewJerseySpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk … call detail records, law enforcement determined that from at least September 2018 through October 1, 2019, …
May 25, 2021
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Monmouth County Man Admits Possessing with Intent to Distribute More than 40 Grams of Fentanyl

May 19, 2021
… Monmouth County Man Admits Possessing with Intent to Distribute More than 40 Grams of Fentanyl May 19, 2021 New Jersey Contact Info Contact Us … of Special Agent in Charge Susan A. Gibson, and detectives from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, under the …
May 19, 2021
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Bronx Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Cocaine

May 10, 2021
… Bronx Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Conspiring to Distribute … Contact Info Contact Us (571) 362-3700 (571) 362-6616 Kenneth M. Heino NewJerseySpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk … cocaine in New Jersey. Urrutia and a conspirator traveled from the Bronx into Bergen County, New Jersey, to deliver …
May 10, 2021
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Cumberland County Man Sentenced to 12 years in Prison for Cocaine and Fentanyl Charges

April 21, 2021
… Cumberland County Man Sentenced to 12 years in Prison for Cocaine and Fentanyl Charges … Vazquez imposed the sentence today by videoconference. From Jan. 20, 2020, through Jan. 26, 2020, Gonzalez …
April 21, 2021
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Bronx man sentenced to five years in prison for conspiring to distribute cocaine

October 22, 2020
… Bronx man sentenced to five years in prison for conspiring to distribute … Contact Info Contact Us (571) 362-3700 (571) 362-6616 Kenneth M. Heino NewJerseySpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk … cocaine in New Jersey. Justo and a conspirator travelled from the Bronx into Bergen County, New Jersey, to deliver …
October 22, 2020
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Passaic County man admits participating in heroin conspiracy

September 23, 2020
… Contact Info Contact Us (571) 362-3700 (571) 362-6616 Kenneth M. Heino NewJerseySpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 80 … call detail records, law enforcement determined that from at least September 2018 through Oct. 1, 2019, Wharton …
September 23, 2020
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Passaic County man admits participating in fentanyl conspiracy

August 06, 2020
… Passaic County man admits participating in fentanyl conspiracy August 06, 2020 New Jersey Contact Info Contact Us (571) 362-3700 (571) 362-6616 Kenneth M. Heino NewJerseySpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk … call detail records, law enforcement determined that from at least September 2018 through Oct. 1, 2019, the …
August 06, 2020
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Passaic County man admits participating in heroin conspiracy

August 18, 2020
… Contact Info Contact Us (571) 362-3700 (571) 362-6616 Kenneth M. Heino NewJerseySpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 80 … call detail records, law enforcement determined that from at least September 2018 through Oct. 1, 2019, the …
August 18, 2020
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Atlantic City woman charged with drug distribution resulting in death

September 24, 2019
… Contact Info Contact Us (571) 362-3700 (571) 362-6616 Kenneth M. Heino NewJerseySpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 80 … of Special Agent in Charge Susan A. Gibson, officers from the Atlantic City Police Department, under the …
September 24, 2019
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Newark man admits role in drug distribution ring after heroin seized at Newark Penn Station

October 11, 2019
… in drug distribution ring after heroin seized at Newark Penn Station October 11, 2019 New Jersey Contact Info Contact Us (571) 362-3700 (571) 362-6616 Kenneth M. Heino NewJerseySpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk … Newark man today admitted possessing heroin that was seized from him at Newark Penn Station. Jeremy Lorenzo, 30, of …
October 11, 2019
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Two Passaic County men charged in seizure of over 20 kilograms of cocaine

March 07, 2019
… Two Passaic County men charged in seizure of over 20 kilograms of cocaine March … Contact Info Contact Us (571) 362-3700 (571) 362-6616 Kenneth M. Heino NewJerseySpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk … officers recovered approximately 20 kilograms of cocaine from the interior. The count of conspiracy to distribute …
March 07, 2019
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Six people charged for roles in Newark drug trafficking organization

September 20, 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 … sold heroin in and around Newark, including to customers from all over New Jersey. The organization also supplied …
September 20, 2018
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Man arrested for smuggling cocaine in baggage at Newark Liberty International Airport

September 14, 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 … contained narcotics that were checked on a flight from Puerto Rico, observing that the bags were heavily …
September 14, 2018
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Drug dealer receives 12 year sentence for fentanyl overdose death

August 05, 2020
… Drug dealer receives 12 year sentence for fentanyl overdose death August 05, 2020 San Diego … supply drugs in fatal overdose cases. For those who suffer from addiction, please know there is help. Call the Crisis …
August 05, 2020
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Harris County man sentenced for distributing anabolic steroids

January 24, 2020
… Harris County man sentenced for distributing anabolic steroids January 24, 2020 … as a distributor of the steroids, receiving the drugs from foreign suppliers and then selling them to other …
January 24, 2020
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Milton Man Sentenced for Drug Distribution Activities

June 07, 2023
… Milton Man Sentenced for Drug Distribution Activities June 07, 2023 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 … the 5 year sentence, Judge Sessions varied downward from the otherwise applicable Advisory Sentencing Guidelines …
June 07, 2023
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Connecticut Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking Charges

December 20, 2022
… Guilty to Drug Trafficking Charges December 20, 2022 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 Kristen Govostes Recruiter Name Brian Tomasetta 617-557-2309 … law enforcement officers surveilled Amir as he travelled from Waterbury, Connecticut to New Hampshire to conduct the …
December 20, 2022
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Manchester Man Sentenced to 60 Months for Sale of Fentanyl and Identity Theft

October 18, 2022
… Manchester Man Sentenced to 60 Months for Sale of Fentanyl and Identity Theft October 18, 2022 New England … Police Department purchased 19.85 grams of fentanyl from Mr. Sepulveda-Lara.  Moreover, the investigation …
October 18, 2022
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Former Nashua New Hampshire Man Sentenced To 68 Months For Conspiracy To Distribute Crack Cocaine

October 13, 2022
… Former Nashua New Hampshire Man Sentenced To 68 Months For Conspiracy To Distribute Crack … According to court documents and statements made in court, from approximately December 2022 through March 2021, Hughes …
October 13, 2022