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Drug Distribution Takedowns in Seattle Area Result in 18 Arrests and More Than 3.4 Million Lethal Doses of Fentanyl Seized

… in 18 Arrests and More Than 3.4 Million Lethal Doses of Fentanyl Seized November 20, 2025 Seattle Contact Info … 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 …
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Mexican National Sentenced for Fentanyl Trafficking

… Mexican National Sentenced for Fentanyl Trafficking February 12, 2026 Houston … criminal organizations and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Fentanyl Awareness …
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Avondale Man Sentenced to Over Five Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking

… Avondale Man Sentenced to Over Five Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking February 05, 2026 Phoenix Contact Info Contact Us 571-362-5600 571-362-0582 … role coordinating the transportation of drug loads from Tucson to Phoenix. The Drug Enforcement Administration …
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Mexican Citizen with Green Card Sentenced to Federal Prison for Meth Trafficking

… Mexican Citizen with Green Card Sentenced to Federal Prison for Meth Trafficking … criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.   ### Drug …
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Communities Nationwide Join DEA and its Partners to Safely Dispose of 571,000 pounds of Unwanted Medications

… 436-7900 (415) 436-7994 Akilah Johnson SanFranSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us San Francisco Contacts San Francisco Quick … removed 571,054 pounds of unneeded and expired medications from home medicine cabinets to prevent drug misuse before it …
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Jefferson County Man Sentenced to 19 years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl

… Jefferson County Man Sentenced to 19 years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl … agents were able to obtain fentanyl-laced pills directly from Hite, at which time Hite was arrested, and a search …
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Fentanyl Distributor Pleads Guilty

… Fentanyl Distributor Pleads Guilty July 18, 2025 Houston … Recruiter Name Kimball L. Hardeman 571-324-8227 SpecialAgentRecruiter.Houston@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events … to conspiring to distribute nearly 200 grams of fentanyl from a motel room in the North Harris County area. The …
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Tenderloin Drug Dealer Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Fentanyl Trafficking, Supervised Release Violation

… Tenderloin Drug Dealer Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Fentanyl … of his offense, Alvarado was on federal supervised release from a prior federal drug trafficking conviction.   United …
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Riverside County Man Sentenced to over 11 Years in Prison for Trafficking Cocaine and Heroin

… Riverside County Man Sentenced to over 11 Years in Prison for Trafficking Cocaine and … of heroin, and 2 kilograms of ketamine were seized from a hidden compartment in the car’s roof. …
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Asylum Grantee Sent to Prison for Role in Fentanyl Conspiracy

… Asylum Grantee Sent to Prison for Role in Fentanyl Conspiracy May 13, 2025 Houston Contact Info Contact … transportation and delivery of 1.4379 kilograms of fentanyl from the Rio Grande Valley to the Houston area for further …
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New Jersey Woman Sentenced to 5 years in Prison for Residential Marijuana Grows in Sacramento and Placer Counties

… New Jersey Woman Sentenced to 5 years in Prison for Residential Marijuana Grows … in 2016 and 2017. Li also acknowledged using proceeds from a marijuana grow to buy another property to continue …
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Dominican National Sentenced To 14 Years In Prison For Possessing 70 Kilos Of Cocaine

… Dominican National Sentenced To 14 Years In Prison For Possessing 70 Kilos Of … a heavy-duty black plastic storage bin with a yellow lid from the pickup truck to the black Acura MDX. Two additional …
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Fresno County Resident Charged with Federal Gun and Drug Crimes

… Fresno County Resident Charged with Federal Gun and Drug Crimes April 03, 2025 … 436-7900 (415) 436-7994 Akilah Johnson SanFranSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us San … trafficking and firearms offenses, and he is prohibited from possessing firearms. This case is the product of an …
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Three Arrested after 182-kilogram Cocaine Seizure

… 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 … truck lot in Baytown offloading a large amount of narcotics from a semi-tractor trailer onto a vehicle.  As …
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Eight Men Charged with Fentanyl Trafficking

… Eight Men Charged with Fentanyl Trafficking March 21, 2023 New Jersey Contact Info … dozens of narcotics transactions during the investigation. From July 2022 to March 2023, law enforcement officers …
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DEA Joins with Families Across the Country to Increase Awareness about the Dangers of Fentanyl

… DEA Joins with Families Across the Country to Increase Awareness about the Dangers of Fentanyl November 21, 2022 New Jersey Contact Info Contact Us … of fentanyl. These summits allow DEA to listen and learn from families as they share their personal stories. …
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Two Men Admit to Drug Trafficking

… Two Men Admit to Drug Trafficking October 28, 2022 New Jersey … 362-3700 862-849-9863 Timothy P. McMahon NewJerseySpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 80 … the conspiracy. Munson admitted obtaining methamphetamine from the conspiracy in order to distribute the …
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Monmouth County Man Sentenced to 188 Months in Prison

… Monmouth County Man Sentenced to 188 Months in Prison November 04, 2022 New Jersey … the sentence on Nov. 3, 2022, in Trenton federal court. From February 2017 through August 2017, Dobin led a drug …
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Passaic County Man Sentenced to Five Years for Participating in Drug Conspiracy

… Passaic County Man Sentenced to Five Years for Participating in Drug Conspiracy … call detail records, law enforcement determined that from at least September 2018 through Oct. 1, 2019, Ricks and …
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Atlantic County Men Charged in Heroin Conspiracy

… Atlantic County Men Charged in Heroin Conspiracy July 14, 2021 New Jersey … 362-3700 862-849-9863 Timothy P. McMahon NewJerseySpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 80 … the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and officers from other law enforcement agencies executed a search …
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Two South Jersey Men Charged with Making and Selling Homemade Handguns and Machine Guns

… Two South Jersey Men Charged with Making and Selling Homemade Handguns and … 362-3700 862-849-9863 Timothy P. McMahon NewJerseySpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 80 … and will have his initial appearance at a future date. From December 2020 to February 2021, Bibler was identified …
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Paterson associate of 230 Boys gang indicted for drug conspiracy, possession and distribution of heroin and fentanyl

… drug conspiracy, possession and distribution of heroin and fentanyl December 14, 2020 New Jersey Contact Info Contact Us … 362-3700 862-849-9863 Timothy P. McMahon NewJerseySpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 80 … call detail records, law enforcement determined that from September 2018 through Oct. 3, 2019, Kelson and others …
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Six arrested on drugs and weapons charges following Atlantic City investigation

… 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 … HIDTA Task Force which is comprised of personnel from the DEA Atlantic City Resident Office, Atlantic County …
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Grape Street Crips member arrested for attempted murder in aid of racketeering and RICO conspiracy

… 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 … or more of heroin, as well as in transporting firearms from the Durham, North Carolina, area to Newark. On October …
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Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty to Selling Counterfeit Pills that Caused Death of Thirty-Five-Year-Old

… Name Kieran Garcia (858) 616-4040 sandiegospecialagentrecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 4560 Viewridge Avenue San Diego , CA 92123-1672 … in overdose deaths. The team consists of investigators from DEA, HSI, FBI, San Diego County District Attorney’s …
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Drug Trafficker who used Teens as Couriers Sentenced to 85 Months

… Drug Trafficker who used Teens as Couriers Sentenced to 85 Months August 30, 2021 San Diego Contact Info … cocaine, heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine to San Diego from Mexico. Osvaldo Medivil-Tamayo, 22, pleaded guilty in …
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Alleged CJNG Cartel Enforcers Charged with Drug Trafficking

… Alleged CJNG Cartel Enforcers Charged with Drug Trafficking June 14, 2021 San … Name Kieran Garcia (858) 616-4040 sandiegospecialagentrecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us … producer and chemical importer, using precursors procured from China and India. CJNG is one of the most powerful …
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DEA and partners hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on October 26

… Name Kieran Garcia (858) 616-4040 sandiegospecialagentrecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 4560 Viewridge Avenue San Diego , CA 92123-1672 … remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they are vulnerable to …
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Buffalo Man Pleads Guilty To Narcotics Conspiracy

… 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 … which they recovered approximately 19 grams of heroin from Gonzalez’s possession. Gonzalez utilized the West …
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Union County Man Admits Role in Cocaine Trafficking and Money Laundering

… 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 … in the same location. This co-located model enables agents from different agencies to collaborate on …