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Prison sentences for California-based drug trafficking ring that shipped methamphetamine to northeastern Wisconsin

… Prison sentences for California-based drug trafficking ring that … to arrive by car couriers and postal shipments from northern California to northeastern Wisconsin. Tou Lee …
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DEA announces launch of Project Safeguard

… 362-3700 862-849-9863 Timothy P. McMahon NewJerseySpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 80 … are inextricably linked,” said Acting Administrator Shea.  “From the extreme levels of violence in Mexican cartels, to …
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Final Defendant Pleads Guilty in Southeast Alaska Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… Final Defendant Pleads Guilty in Southeast Alaska Drug Trafficking … 553-5443 (571) 387-3831 (571)-387-3193 SeattleSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 300 … shipped parcels containing controlled substances from California and other parts of Alaska to various places …
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Trafficker Sentenced to 19.5 Years in Prison for Supplying Weapons and Ammunition to Sinaloa Cartel

… Trafficker Sentenced to 19.5 Years in Prison for Supplying Weapons and … fentanyl, heroin, methamphetamine, and marijuana) from South America and Mexico, transported the drugs to … United States. The TCO then smuggled the bulk cash proceeds from its drug trafficking activities back to the TCO’s …
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Upper Marlboro Man Pleads Guilty to Heroin and Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

… Information Office (571) 362-1011 Washington.Special.Agent@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 800 K … County Police Department. According to his guilty plea from at least June 2016 through July 2017, Stewart conspired …
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DEA announces release of 2018 Pennsylvania Drug-Related Overdose Death Report

… DEA announces release of 2018 Pennsylvania Drug-Related Overdose Death Report October 03, … Assistance Center to produce this report.   Key findings from the report include: In 2018, approximately 4,491 …
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Eleven charged in Newark drug trafficking conspiracy, one charged with murder

… Eleven charged in Newark drug trafficking conspiracy, one … 362-3700 862-849-9863 Timothy P. McMahon NewJerseySpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 80 … in Crane Village. The charges and arrests resulted from an investigation led by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, …
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Two Mexican nationals Removed to U.S. to Face Federal Drug Trafficking Charges in New Mexico

… Name Elizabeth Borruel (915) 832-6000 ElPasoSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 660 … initial appearance today in New Mexico after being removed from Mexico on a five-count indictment charging him with …
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U.S. Attorney's Office Secures Sentencing of Albuquerque Man for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses

… U.S. Attorney's Office Secures Sentencing of Albuquerque Man for Drug Trafficking and … When Jimenez attempted to evade detection by moving from the driver's seat to the truck bed, he was detained. A …
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DEA releases 2019 National Drug Threat Assessment

… DEA releases 2019 National Drug Threat Assessment February 04, 2020 Detroit Contact Info Contact Us (313) … even greater decreases – over 13 percent – in overdoses from controlled prescription opioids.  Many challenges …
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DEA announces launch of Operation Crystal Shield

… Recruiter Name SA Lorie Valdez 571-324-7440 DallasSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us … trafficked into and within the United States.  From FY 2017 to FY 2019, DEA domestic seizures o f …
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Drug conspiracy leader sentenced to over 10 years

… Drug conspiracy leader sentenced to over 10 years June 12, 2019 Atlanta Contact Info … was part of a drug conspiracy that trafficked cocaine from Texas to North Carolina. In October 2017, DEA agents …
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Madison man sentenced to six years in federal prison for possessing methamphetamine for sale

… Madison man sentenced to six years in federal prison for possessing … 2018, the West Central Drug Task Force received information from the DEA in Minnesota that Thor was bringing …
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Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering

… Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking and Money … Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi to Take Back America from the drug traffickers who are flooding our streets with … shipment of fentanyl and multiple pounds of methamphetamine from Arizona to individuals in Florida to whom she was …
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Four Gun Traffickers Charged with Selling Over 50 Firearms in Brooklyn

… 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 … tools available to more effectively stop gun traffickers from endangering our community.” DEA Special Agent in Charge …
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Four Gun Traffickers Charged with Selling over 50 Firearms in Brooklyn

… 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 … tools available to more effectively stop gun traffickers from endangering our community.” DEA Special Agent in Charge …
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U.S. Attorney and Federal Law Enforcement Officials Assemble with State Law Enforcement Officers and Local Dignitaries in Show of Unity Against Fentanyl Trafficking in the Tenderloin District of San Francisco

… U.S. Attorney and Federal Law Enforcement Officials Assemble with State Law Enforcement Officers … the flow of drugs and dealers coming into San Francisco from nearby counties; •    conducting regular joint federal …
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Cuban National Sentenced to Over 38 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking and Other Crimes

… Cuban National Sentenced to Over 38 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking and … Chihuahua, Mexico. Porvenir is across the Rio Grande River from the defendant’s ranch. During sentencing, the judge …
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AlphaBay, The Largest Online ‘dark Market,’ Shut Down

… 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 … mistake, the forces of law and justice face a new challenge from the criminals and transnational criminal organizations …
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Drug Traffickers Used Staten Island Barber Shop To Sell Drugs And Oversee Gun Sales

… Drug Traffickers Used Staten Island Barber Shop To Sell Drugs And Oversee Gun Sales … York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 Kenneth.M.Heino@dea.gov Kenneth M. Heino Recruiter Name SA … However, defendant Paone also sold guns and drugs from his Prince’s Bay home, with Lagala and Ayzenberg often …
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Baltimore Attorney Stanley Needleman Pleads Guilty To Federal Tax Crimes For Failing To Report Over $1.5 Million In Income

… Information Office (571) 362-1011 Washington.Special.Agent@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 800 K … - (540) 662-5879 Federal Agents Seized $1,153,660 Cash from Safes in Basement of Defendant’s Home GREENBELT, MD. - …
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Colombian Drug Kingpin And Cohort Extradited In New York Heroin Trafficking Scheme Millions Of Dollars In Heroin Smuggled In Freight Containers

… 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 … Andres, who was arrested on April 9, was transported from Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he had lived as a …
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Carfentanil: A Synthetic Opioid Unlike Any Other

May 14, 2025
… Carfentanil: A Synthetic Opioid Unlike Any Other May 14, 2025 … involving carfentanil increased approximately sevenfold – from 29 deaths from January to June 2023, to 238 deaths from January to …
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DEA and partners hold 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 Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug … remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they are vulnerable to …
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Americans Flock To National Drug Take Back Day

… 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 … than 3,500 tons) of prescription drugs have been removed from medicine cabinets, kitchen drawers, and nightstands by …
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DEA Continues Its Drug Abuse Prevention Efforts With Prescription Drug Take Back Day This Saturday

… DEA Continues Its Drug Abuse Prevention Efforts With Prescription Drug Take Back Day This … DEA Public Affairs HRA-SAA@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us Headquarters Quick Links Press Releases Local … Prescription Drug Take Back Day this Saturday, April 29, from 10 am to 2 pm local time, at over 5,000 sites around …
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DEA And Local Law Enforcement Partners Take Back Unwanted Prescription Drugs October 28

… DEA And Local Law Enforcement Partners Take Back Unwanted Prescription Drugs October … Twice Domestic WASHINGTON - This Saturday, October 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time the federal Drug …
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Steilacoom, Washington, Couple Sentenced to Prison for Leading Drug Trafficking Ring Tied to Aryan Prison Gangs

… Steilacoom, Washington, Couple Sentenced to Prison for Leading Drug Trafficking Ring Tied to … today send a clear message: the only thing to be gained from these crimes is time behind bars. I am grateful to our …
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DEA-led operation nets more than 600 arrests targeting

… 362-3700 862-849-9863 Timothy P. McMahon NewJerseySpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 80 … “Menchito,” and second in command of CJNG, was extradited from Mexico to the United States on charges of alleged drug …
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13 arrested in Colombia for distributing thousands of kilograms of cocaine to the U.S.

… Recruiter Name SA Lorie Valdez 571-324-7440 DallasSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us … Force operation.    With just a handful of special agents from the Dallas DEA field office working these international …