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Multiple Arrests In Massive Two-City Enforcement Action

… Multiple Arrests In Massive Two-City Enforcement Action February 18, 2015 Houston Contact Info Contact Us … were members of a drug and money laundering organization from on or about June 2011 through June 2013. They are …
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DEA’s Ninth And Final Prescription Drug Take Back Day Being Held Saturday September 27

… 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 … abuse prescription drugs dropped in 2013 to 6.5 million from 6.8 million in 2012, that is still more than double the …
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Narcotics Trafficker Sentenced To More Than 11 Years In Federal Prison

… Narcotics Trafficker Sentenced To More Than 11 Years In Federal Prison April 05, 2013 … Administration in New Haven received information from the Connecticut State Police that an individual was …
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Two More Convicted In Multi-State Heroin Ring In Baton Rouge

… 362-4892 NOFD.Recruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 3838 N. Causeway Blvd. Suite 1800, Three Lakeway Center New Orleans , LA United States New Orleans Contacts … to resemble oxycodone. Once delivered to Baton Rouge from California, the pills were distributed to mid-level …
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Tucson Cocaine Distributors Sentenced

… Tucson Cocaine Distributors Sentenced February 12, 2015 Phoenix Contact Info Contact Us … their roles in a cocaine distribution ring that operated from 2008 to 2012 and spanned five states.  Both are from …
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DEA Announces 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back

… 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back July 28, 2015 Phoenix Contact Info Contact Us 571-362-5600 571-362-0582 Joshua Boyer 571-362-0582 PhoenixSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter … - 571-324-7324 Event will take place throughout Arizona from 10 am-2 pm on Saturday, September 26th …
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Busted Behind Bars: Drug Case Leads Feds To Prison Dealer

… Drug Case Leads Feds To Prison Dealer September 01, 2016 Phoenix Contact Info Contact Us 571-362-5600 571-362-0582 Joshua Boyer 571-362-0582 PhoenixSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter … he was continuing his drug trafficking operations from within prison walls.  Information provided to federal …
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Former Philadelphia Police Officer Convicted Of Drug Conspiracy

… 861-3474 Media Requests (571) 362-5348 PhiladelphiaSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us Wm. J. Green Fed. Bldg. 600 Arch Street, Room … a phony arrest was orchestrated in order to steal drugs from a drug dealer. At the time of the crime, Williams was a …
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Oregon Man Sentenced In Multi-State Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… Oregon Man Sentenced In Multi-State Drug Trafficking Conspiracy July 13, … ordered to forfeit $150,000 in proceeds that he obtained from his drug trafficking activities. He pled guilty to the …
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Temple Hills Drug Dealer Sentenced To 27 Years In Prison

… Temple Hills Drug Dealer Sentenced To 27 Years In Prison April 01, 2013 Washington, DC … Police Department. According to Braxton’s guilty plea, from at least June 2010 through February 2012, Braxton was a …
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Operation Mercury Targets Large-Scale Agricultural Marijuana Grows In Six Central Valley CountiesMore Than 400,000 Plants Eradicated Since March 2012

… Targets Large-Scale Agricultural Marijuana Grows In Six Central Valley CountiesMore Than 400,000 Plants Eradicated … seizure of more than 400,000 marijuana plants, primarily from agricultural lands; more than 100 firearms; and more …
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Montenegrin National Charged with Maritime Narcotrafficking of Over 20 Tons of Cocaine

… Montenegrin National Charged with Maritime Narcotrafficking of … York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 Kenneth.M.Heino@dea.gov Kenneth M. Heino Recruiter Name SA … Ships to Transport Over $1 Billion Worth of Cocaine from Colombia to Europe via the United States BROOKLYN, N.Y. …
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Doctor charged for prescribing narcotics to non-patients and ordered detained until trial

… Doctor charged for prescribing narcotics to non-patients and ordered detained until trial March 20, 2019 Atlanta … the Southern District of Georgia Bobby L. Christine. Agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration took Di Blasi …
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Thirteen defendants charged in cross-bay drug trafficking conspiracy

… Thirteen defendants charged in cross-bay drug trafficking conspiracy … with Arteaga, took drug orders on a nearly daily basis from the individuals living in houses across the East …
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A member of Montgomery drug trafficking organization sentenced to 30 years for conspiracy, drug and gun charges

… A member of Montgomery drug trafficking organization sentenced to 30 years for conspiracy, drug and gun charges … in Montgomery County, Ala. The organization was supplied from persons operating in the Atlanta metropolitan …
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Multiple Narcotics Trafficking Results In Significant Sentences

… Multiple Narcotics Trafficking Results In Significant Sentences October 03, 2014 Houston Contact Info Contact Us … of an illegal drug trafficking conspiracy spanning from Oct. 1, 2012, to Sept. 4, 2013. The drug trafficking …
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Federal jury convicts two for multiple violent crimes

… Federal jury convicts two for multiple violent crimes September 09, 2019 Houston Contact Info Contact … they also attempted to rob multiple kilograms of cocaine from a vehicle traveling through Mission and McAllen Feb. …
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St. Joseph Man sentenced for $6 million in synthetic cannabinoid conspiracy

… St. Joseph Man sentenced for $6 million in synthetic cannabinoid conspiracy … to distribute misbranded drugs across state lines from March 1, 2011, to April 30, 2014. They also each …
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DEA and partners collect thousands of pounds of unwanted medications and vaping products during the 18th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… Miami.Recruiting@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 2100 North Commerce Parkway Miami , FL 33326 … in not only removing potentially dangerous unused drugs from our nation’s medicine cabinets, but also in raising …
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Leader of Lawrence-based drug trafficking organization sentenced to 12 years in prison

… Leader of Lawrence-based drug trafficking organization sentenced to 12 years in prison May 06, 2019 New England … ran his organization like a business. He bought drugs from suppliers, such as co-conspirator Domingo Gonzalez …
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Final Defendant Arrested During 2023 Joint Enforcement Operation in Carlsbad Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Offenses

… Final Defendant Arrested During 2023 Joint Enforcement Operation in Carlsbad Pleads Guilty to Federal … possession of an ice chest which he knew to contain drugs from a co-conspirator in Mexico. Cerezo-Espidio was supposed …
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Albuquerque Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 20-years in Federal Prison

… Albuquerque Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 20-years in Federal Prison February 11, 2025 El … False Imprisonment and Child Abuse, was prohibited from possessing firearms. Upon his release from prison, …
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“Operation SLO Ride” Dismantles Major Drug Trafficking Organization in Tulare County

… 436-7900 (415) 436-7994 Akilah Johnson SanFranSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us San Francisco Contacts San Francisco Quick … “Dedicated law enforcement officers built this case from the ground up, using old fashion police work, following …
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DEA-led operation nets more than 500 arrests targeting Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación

… nets more than 500 arrests targeting Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación March 11, 2020 Louisville Contact Info Contact Us … “Menchito,” and second in command of CJNG, was extradited from Mexico to the United States on charges of alleged drug …
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Colorado Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Distribute Tramadol

… Colorado Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Distribute Tramadol June 07, 2023 … the substances, including Tramadol and others, were shipped from outside the United States and received by Gentile in …
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Camdenton Man Sentenced to 12 Years for Meth Conspiracy

… Camdenton Man Sentenced to 12 Years for Meth Conspiracy May 06, 2021 St. … methamphetamine in Greene, Laclede, and Newton counties from March 1, 2018, to Jan. 22, 2019. The conspiracy … without parole. Norles transported the methamphetamine from California to Kansas City, Mo., Samons purchased …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Removes Almost 600,000 Pounds of Unneeded Prescription Medications Across the Country

… 362-3700 862-849-9863 Timothy P. McMahon NewJerseySpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 80 Mulberry Street 2nd Floor Newark , NJ … removed almost 17.9 million pounds of unneeded medications from communities across the country. According to a report …
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Spreading the Word:

June 07, 2022
… 2022 DEA Washington Leaders Partner to Educate Public on Fentanyl Issues & Solutions The current fentanyl crisis is a … to get the word out about what fentanyl is, where it comes from, how it’s being marketed to unsuspecting victims, and what you can do to keep your family and neighbors safe from this deadly drug. Do you know the basics of what …
June 07, 2022
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Fentanyl Deaths Climbing, DEA Washington Continues the Fight

February 16, 2022
… Fentanyl Deaths Climbing, DEA Washington Continues the Fight … seeing Mexican cartels sourcing raw, dangerous chemicals from China, using these chemicals to cheaply produce the … opioid overdose fatalities increase by roughly 18 percent from 2019 to 2020 and most recent data show the state is on …
February 16, 2022
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DEA Holds National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Turn the Tide Against the U.S. Opioid Epidemic

… 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 … Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 23 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event offers free and anonymous …