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Woman Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Distributing Meth

… Woman Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Distributing Meth January … to serve four years of supervised release after her release from prison. Scott was indicted in January 2020 and pleaded … community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and …
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Houston Residents Sentenced to Over 13 Years Following Discovery of Over 130 Kilos of Crystal Meth

… Houston Residents Sentenced to Over 13 Years Following Discovery of Over 130 … the court heard additional evidence the meth was imported from Mexico and that the two men had been in contact with …
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Illegal Aliens Charged With Meth Trafficking and Firearm Possession

… Illegal Aliens Charged With Meth Trafficking and Firearm Possession … Atlanta.Division.Recruiting@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 2920 Brandywine Road Atlanta , GA 30341 United … Lorenzo and Jorge Luis Ramirez Bibiano, both illegal aliens from Mexico, appeared in federal court earlier today on …
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Two California Women Charged with Cocaine Trafficking

… Two California Women Charged with Cocaine Trafficking January 09, 2026 Chicago … Agostini Recruiter Name SA Jonathan Woods chicagospecialagentrecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 230 … as she arrived at Chicago O’Hare International Airport from Los Angeles on Jan. 5, 2026. Ramos provided consent to …
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DEA Chicago Field Division Welcomes New Special Agent in Charge

… DEA Chicago Field Division Welcomes New Special Agent in Charge January 05, 2026 Chicago Contact Info Contact … Agostini Recruiter Name SA Jonathan Woods chicagospecialagentrecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 230 … in the Eastern District of New York.  After graduating from the DEA Training Academy in 2004, SAC Smith was …
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DEA Hosts 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday

… 362-7282 Omaha.Recruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 7300 World Communications Drive Omaha , NE … States Omaha Quick Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug … our shared commitment to protecting the American people from drug-related harm,” DEA Administrator Terrance Cole …
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Virginian Native Christopher C. Goumenis Named Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Washington Division

… Virginian Native Christopher C. Goumenis Named Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Washington Division September 05, … Goumenis main priority is to protect the American citizens from drug related harm by taking the fight directly to those …
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DEA Chicago Field Division Welcomes New Deputy Special Agent in Charge

… DEA Chicago Field Division Welcomes New Deputy Special Agent in Charge September 05, 2025 Chicago Contact Info … Agostini Recruiter Name SA Jonathan Woods chicagospecialagentrecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 230 … in the Eastern District of New York.  After graduating from the DEA Training Academy in 2004, Smith was assigned to …
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Wake County Illegal Alien Sentenced to More Than 10 Years for Drug and Gun Convictions

… Wake County Illegal Alien Sentenced to More Than 10 Years for Drug and Gun Convictions … to arrange a controlled purchase of methamphetamine from Santos-Soto. The next day, August 28, Santos-Soto …
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Career Offender Sentenced to Fourteen Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking

… Career Offender Sentenced to Fourteen Years in Federal Prison for Drug … was serving a term of state probation, having been released from Rhode Island state prison less than three months prior …
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Mexican National Sentenced to 5 ½ Years for Fentanyl Trafficking

… Mexican National Sentenced to 5 ½ Years for Fentanyl Trafficking June 17, 2025 … officers arranged to purchase 60,000 fentanyl pills from an unknown supplier based in Mexicali, Mexico. The …
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21 Drug Traffickers and Gang Members Facing Federal Drug and Firearm Charges

… 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 … prosecutions, which help remove illegal drugs and firearms from our community.  Our community and nation are safer, …
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DEA New York and Law Enforcement Partners Issue Statement on the Resolution of Charges Against Narcotics Trafficker and Longtime Fugitive for Drug-Related Kidnappings and Assaults

… DEA New York and Law Enforcement Partners Issue Statement on the Resolution of Charges … was arrested on a federal warrant and subsequently deported from Mexico to the U.S. HUERTAS pleaded guilty and was …
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Guns, Cocaine and Cash Seized in Bronx Apartment

… Guns, Cocaine and Cash Seized in Bronx Apartment June 09, 2021 New York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 Kenneth.M.Heino@dea.gov Kenneth M. Heino Recruiter Name SA … a cocaine distribution network that operated in part from his residence at 1619 Hone Avenue, Apt. 1. When agents …
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Ten members of ‘the 200’ robbery crew charged with racketeering, robbery, narcotics, burglary, and firearms offenses

… Ten members of ‘the 200’ robbery crew charged with … Heights is responsible for a rap sheet of crimes ranging from robbery to racketeering and murder.  I commend the New …
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Twelve Individuals in Central Florida, Puerto Rico, and South Carolina Charged with Murder, Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering, Firearms Offenses, and Fraud

… Twelve Individuals in Central Florida, Puerto Rico, and South Carolina Charged with … Murder, Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering, Firearms Offenses, and Fraud August 23, 2024 Miami Contact Info Contact … to put a home in Flores Morales’s name when the money came from Franco’s sale of controlled substances. In another …
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DEA, HSI and Local Partners, Seize More Than 16 Kilograms of Fentanyl Powder and 60,000 Fentanyl Pills in Fast-Moving Investigation

… HSI and Local Partners, Seize More Than 16 Kilograms of Fentanyl Powder and 60,000 Fentanyl Pills in Fast-Moving Investigation May 13, 2024 … (509) 454-4407 Surveillance of Trafficking Group Stretched from Renton to Bellingham Seized fentanyl pills Download …
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19 Arrested on Federal Charges Trafficking Meth, Fentanyl, Heroin, and Cocaine in Charlottesville, VA

… 19 Arrested on Federal Charges Trafficking Meth, Fentanyl, Heroin, and Cocaine in Charlottesville, VA … Information Office (571) 362-1011 Washington.Special.Agent@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 800 K … rate, and no communities or institutions are immune from its devastation, including here in Virginia,” Special …
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11 Members of drug ring arrested on drug charges: three indicted on robbery charges

… York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 Kenneth.M.Heino@dea.gov Kenneth M. Heino Recruiter Name SA Romona Sy 571-776-1634 … partnerships and resources to eradicate the illegal drugs from our streets. If you are dealing drugs in Suffolk County …
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Los Angeles Street Gang Targeted In Federal Racketeering Indictment

… Angeles Street Gang Targeted In Federal Racketeering Indictment January 19, 2011 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 … tax payments, Lennox 13 members protected the drug dealers from robbers and competitors. The indictment also alleges …
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Federal Judge Sentences Three Methamphetamine Traffickers

… Federal Judge Sentences Three Methamphetamine Traffickers February 09, 2015 … of crystal methamphetamine smuggled in to the United States from Mexico. Judge Voorhees also sentenced Troy William …
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48 Members And Associates Of 2 Rival Bronx Street Gangs Charged In Federal Court With Racketeering Offenses, Including 3 Murders, Narcotics Trafficking, And Firearms Offenses

… Street Gangs Charged In Federal Court With Racketeering Offenses, Including 3 Murders, Narcotics Trafficking, And Firearms Offenses December 09, 2015 New York Contact Info Contact Us … around several housing developments in the Bronx, New York, from 2005 through December 2015.  Members and associates of …
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May 12, 2026
… Affairs Congressional Affairs This webpage is a comprehensive, easy-to-navigate platform to enhance your understanding of DEA operations and to … Tren de Aragua, with enforcement actions spanning from Colorado to Tennessee, Florida, and beyond,” said DEA …
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Chinese National Arrested in China as a Result of Efforts by U.S. and Chinese Authorities to Thwart Drug Imports Through the Port of Savannah

… Atlanta.Division.Recruiting@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 2920 Brandywine Road Atlanta , GA 30341 United … seizures and used others to aid him in importing drugs from China into the United States.  Gong’s cryptocurrency …
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HSTF: Armed Kent, Washington, Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Role in a Family-Led Drug Conspiracy

… HSTF: Armed Kent, Washington, Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Role in a Family-Led … here. Three people died in one day on the Lummi reservation from fentanyl that this conspiracy was pumping into that …
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DEA Caribbean Division, HSTF Partners Seize Over 1,400 Pounds of Cocaine, Arrest Three Venezuelan Nationals in Maritime Interdiction

… Partners Seize Over 1,400 Pounds of Cocaine, Arrest Three Venezuelan Nationals in Maritime Interdiction May 04, 2026 … (787) 475-4504 Tony Velazquez Recruiter Name Special Agent Recruiter (571) 362-2069 … helicopter and Coastal Interceptor Vessels launched from Ponce and Fajardo, maintained surveillance and …
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A-Town Trinitarios Gang Members Charged with Racketeering, Assault, and Firearms Offenses

… Members Charged with Racketeering, Assault, and Firearms Offenses April 23, 2026 New York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 Kenneth.M.Heino@dea.gov Kenneth M. Heino Recruiter Name SA … Yorkers what they want and deserve: safe neighborhoods free from the terror of gun violence.” “These alleged members of …
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10 Drug Dealers Handed Lengthy Sentences for Trafficking Fentanyl, Meth, Cocaine throughout Indiana

… 10 Drug Dealers Handed Lengthy Sentences for Trafficking Fentanyl, Meth, Cocaine throughout … significant quantities of dangerous drugs and firearms from our streets.” “These sentences send a clear message: if …
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Lone American Living in Tukwila Indicted in International Drug Trafficking Investigation Sentenced to Five Years in Prison

… Indicted in International Drug Trafficking Investigation Sentenced to Five Years in Prison June 26, 2025 Seattle Contact … Conspiracy Drugs Seized During Investigation that Stretched from Seattle to Mexico to Colombia Fentanyl seized in Kent. …
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Authorities Arrest Seven This Morning In Connection With Liquid/Crystal Methamphetamine Distribution Operation In The Odessa Area

… Authorities Arrest Seven This Morning In Connection With Liquid/Crystal … Name Elizabeth Borruel (915) 832-6000 ElPasoSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 660 … deputies seized approximately 3.5 pounds of methamphetamine from Henry Andrade, Sr. and Monica Berumen Lopez following a …