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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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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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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 …
May 14, 2025
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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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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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FAST KCO Memorial Unveiled In Honor of Fallen DEA Special Agents and Military Personnel Ahead of 24th Anniversary of September 11

… FAST KCO Memorial Unveiled In Honor of Fallen DEA Special Agents and Military Personnel Ahead of 24th Anniversary of … heroin production labs, effectively depriving revenue from the Taliban. The most notable FAST missions were: …
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DEA Seizes Record-Setting Number of Fentanyl Pills in Albuquerque, New Mexico

May 07, 2025
… DEA Seizes Record-Setting Number of Fentanyl Pills in Albuquerque, New Mexico May 07, 2025 On … blow against the Sinaloa Cartel that removes poison from our streets and protects American citizens from the …
May 07, 2025
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National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Remove Unneeded Prescriptions, Prevent Addiction

… Drug Take Back Day to Remove Unneeded Prescriptions, Prevent Addiction April 20, 2023 New Jersey Contact Info Contact … 362-3700 862-849-9863 Timothy P. McMahon NewJerseySpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 80 … Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 22, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event offers anonymous disposal …
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Department of Treasury Designates Sinaloa-based Mexican Narcotics Trafficker Under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Act

… Department of Treasury Designates Sinaloa-based Mexican Narcotics … 571-387-5079 Steffan W. Tubbs Recruiter Name Special Agent Seth McMullen (571) 387-3643 … U.S. financial system to launder illicit proceeds derived from narcotics sales. In 2016, the U.S. Attorney’s Office …
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Laconia Man Sentenced to 60 Months in Federal Prison for Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy and Firearm Charges

… Laconia Man Sentenced to 60 Months in Federal Prison for Methamphetamine … were involved in a conspiracy to ship methamphetamine from Arizona to New Hampshire.  In May of 2019, Drug … agents were alerted to suspicious parcels sent from co-defendants Heather Dubeau and Gary Sewell in Arizona …
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Meriden Man Sentenced to More Than 4 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Cocaine Through the Mail

… Meriden Man Sentenced to More Than 4 Years in Federal Prison for … used the U.S. Mail to ship kilogram quantities of cocaine from Puerto Rico to Connecticut. According to court … identified suspicious parcels that were being mailed from Puerto Rico to an address in Meriden.  On October 26, …
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National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Remove Unneeded Prescriptions, Prevent Addiction

… Drug Take Back Day to Remove Unneeded Prescriptions, Prevent Addiction April 20, 2023 Rocky Mountain Contact Info … 571-387-5079 Steffan W. Tubbs Recruiter Name Special Agent Seth McMullen (571) 387-3643 … Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 22, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event offers anonymous disposal …
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Dark Web Dealer of Meth, Heroin Heads to Prison

… Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 317 South 16th Street St. Louis , MO 63103 … to the government $22,000, representing proceeds obtained from his illegal drug trafficking. On Aug. 16, 2023, LeCoque …
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Kansas City felon charged with illegal firearm

… Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 317 South 16th Street St. Louis , MO 63103 … and was the passenger in a vehicle that attempted to flee from police officers after the robbery, until it caused a …
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Honduran National Extradited to the United States for Fentanyl Trafficking

… Honduran National Extradited to the United States for Fentanyl Trafficking January 24, 2025 San Francisco Contact … 436-7900 (415) 436-7994 Akilah Johnson SanFranSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us San … Charge Bob P. Beris announced. Estrada Cruz was extradited from Honduras to the United States to face the charges …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Day Removes Almost 600,000 Pounds of Unneeded Prescription Medications Across the Country

… 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 … removed almost 17.9 million pounds of unneeded medications from communities across the country. According to a report …
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DEA Hosts 25th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… 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 … Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event offers an easy, no-cost …
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Southeastern Connecticut Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced to More Than 15 Years in Federal Prison

… Southeastern Connecticut Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced to More Than 15 Years in Federal Prison October 25, … release, for trafficking large quantities of cocaine from Puerto Rico through the U.S. Mail for distribution in …