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Nine Sentenced For Illegally Distributing Controlled Substances Over The Internet

March 27, 2013
… Nine Sentenced For Illegally Distributing Controlled Substances … controlled substances to customers who bought the drugs from illicit Internet pharmacies, United States Attorney …
March 27, 2013
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DEA announces launch of Operation Crystal Shield

February 20, 2020
… 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 …
February 20, 2020
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Drug conspiracy leader sentenced to over 10 years

June 12, 2019
… 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 …
June 12, 2019
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Madison man sentenced to six years in federal prison for possessing methamphetamine for sale

September 03, 2019
… 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 …
September 03, 2019
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Seizure Of Additional $28 Million Worth Of Bitcoins Belonging To Ross William Ulbricht, Alleged Owner And Operator Of “Silk Road” Website

October 25, 2013
… York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 Kenneth.M.Heino@dea.gov Kenneth M. Heino Recruiter Name SA … at our doorsteps nationwide. 200,000 people die annually from drug abuse throughout the world, and our investigators …
October 25, 2013
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DEA announces release of 2018 Pennsylvania Drug-Related Overdose Death Report

October 03, 2019
… 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 …
October 03, 2019
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Eleven charged in Newark drug trafficking conspiracy, one charged with murder

February 25, 2020
… Eleven charged in Newark drug trafficking conspiracy, one … Contact Info Contact Us (571) 362-3700 (571) 362-6616 Kenneth M. Heino NewJerseySpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk … in Crane Village. The charges and arrests resulted from an investigation led by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, …
February 25, 2020
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DEA releases 2019 National Drug Threat Assessment

February 04, 2020
… 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 …
February 04, 2020
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DEA Seizes Record-Breaking 2.7 Million Fentanyl Pills

May 06, 2025
… DEA Seizes Record-Breaking 2.7 Million Fentanyl Pills May 06, 2025 Headquarters Contact Info Contact … DEA Public Affairs HRA-SAA@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us Headquarters Quick Links Press Releases Local … an enforcement operation the last week of April, agents from the DEA Albuquerque District Office seized 2.7 million …
May 06, 2025
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Heroin Investigations Lead To Two Major Seizures: $12 Million Street Value

October 01, 2014
… 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 … These arrests stopped this highly addictive opioid drug from flooding our communities and prevented senseless …
October 01, 2014
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U.S. Attorney's Office Secures Sentencing of Albuquerque Man for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses

September 03, 2024
… 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 …
September 03, 2024
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Gun and drug trafficking ring dismantled in the Bronx

February 13, 2020
… York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 Kenneth.M.Heino@dea.gov Kenneth M. Heino Recruiter Name SA … repeatedly referenced their ability to obtain guns from Pennsylvania and bring them into New York to be sold. …
February 13, 2020
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Steilacoom, Washington, Couple Sentenced to Prison for Leading Drug Trafficking Ring Tied to Aryan Prison Gangs

July 02, 2025
… 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 …
July 02, 2025
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DEA-led operation nets more than 600 arrests targeting

March 11, 2020
… Contact Info Contact Us (571) 362-3700 (571) 362-6616 Kenneth M. Heino NewJerseySpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk … “Menchito,” and second in command of CJNG, was extradited from Mexico to the United States on charges of alleged drug …
March 11, 2020
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13 arrested in Colombia for distributing thousands of kilograms of cocaine to the U.S.

May 28, 2019
… 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 …
May 28, 2019
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Nine Men Charged with Roles in Gang-Led Drug and Gun Trafficking Network

January 05, 2023
… Nine Men Charged with Roles in Gang-Led Drug and Gun Trafficking … “In addition to bringing illegal weapons into New Jersey from other states, these defendants are charged with …
January 05, 2023
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15 Defendants Indicted for Meth and Fentanyl Trafficking

October 09, 2024
… 15 Defendants Indicted for Meth and Fentanyl Trafficking October 09, 2024 St. Louis Contact Info … of fentanyl pills hidden in a vehicle being transported from San Bernadino, Cal. to Springfield, Mo. Stevie Delane …
October 09, 2024
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Two Charged in Connection with Search of Bronx Drug Mail Distribution Center Containing Approximately 100,000 Pills Suspected of Fentanyl and Meth

February 27, 2024
… in Connection with Search of Bronx Drug Mail Distribution Center Containing Approximately 100,000 Pills Suspected of Fentanyl and Meth February 27, 2024 New York Contact Info … of the narcotics and some of the other material recovered from the Apartment  NEW YORK CITY - Damian Williams, the …
February 27, 2024
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Nine Charged Following Investigation into Manufacturing and Interstate Trafficking of Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills Containing Fentanyl

March 29, 2023
… Trafficking of Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills Containing Fentanyl March 29, 2023 New York Contact Info Contact Us … (SNP) in Manhattan Supreme Court. The charges stem from narcotics-related activity that allegedly occurred in …
March 29, 2023
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Over 150 Pounds of Crystal Meth is Seized in Manhattan

July 11, 2022
… 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 … canister.jpg 100 Pounds of Crystal Methamphetamine seized from Air Canisters Meth seized in air canister (2).jpg …
July 11, 2022
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$7 million worth of “fire” branded heroin/fentanyl seized in Bronx packaging mill: six individuals charged

January 28, 2020
… $7 million worth of “fire” branded heroin/fentanyl seized in Bronx packaging mill: six individuals … York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 Kenneth.M.Heino@dea.gov Kenneth M. Heino Recruiter Name SA … 750,000 glassine envelopes of suspected heroin/fentanyl from an apartment at 2559 Sedgwick Avenue during a court …
January 28, 2020
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Two heroin and cocaine trafficking rings in Western New York dismantled

September 27, 2019
… 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 … charged with moving significant amounts of drugs from Puerto Rico and NYC into Western New York ERIE COUNTY, …
September 27, 2019
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DEA, Along With Manhattan, Brooklyn, And Miami U.S. Attorneys Announce Extradition Of Colombian Narcotics Kingpin

July 09, 2013
… Miami.Recruiting@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 2100 North Commerce Parkway Miami , FL 33326 … Contacts Miami Quick Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug … U.S., and laundered tens of millions of dollars in proceeds from that narcotics trafficking activity.  Barrera arrived …
July 09, 2013
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Pain Clinic Owners, Distributors And Runners Indicted For Allegedly Conspiring To Operate “Pill Mills”

May 28, 2015
… Information Office (571) 362-1011 Washington.Special.Agent@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 800 K Street, N.W Suite 500 Washington , DC … a legitimate medical purpose. The owners kept the profits from the pill mill operations and from the sales of …
May 28, 2015
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State and Local Task Forces

January 22, 2025
… Local Task Forces State and Local Task Forces * 2 mg of fentanyl equates to a potentially deadly dose DEA Fentanyl … seen. Nearly all of the fentanyl in the United States comes from Mexico, and most of it is trafficked by the Sinaloa and … BNDD. The first task force was comprised of investigators from major state and local regional agencies, primarily the …
January 22, 2025
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Arizona Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses

March 10, 2025
… Arizona Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking and … previously convicted of numerous felonies, is prohibited from possessing firearms. Upon his release from prison, …
March 10, 2025
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DEA Alerts: Over one million deadly fentanyl pills seized by DEA Phoenix and Arizona law enforcement this year

August 22, 2019
… DEA Alerts: Over one million deadly fentanyl pills seized by DEA Phoenix and Arizona law … as the street fentanyl pills are nearly indiscernible from the legitimate pharmaceutical-manufactured oxycodone …
August 22, 2019
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Brings in nearly 745,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications, Continues Fight against Opioid Epidemic

November 02, 2021
… Contact Info Contact Us (571) 362-3700 (571) 362-6616 Kenneth M. Heino NewJerseySpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 80 … removed close to 745,000 pounds of unneeded prescriptions from medicine cabinets across the country as part of DEA’s …
November 02, 2021
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Guatemalan National is Extradited on International Cocaine Trafficking and Maritime Smuggling Charges

February 17, 2022
… Name Kieran Garcia (858) 616-4040 sandiegospecialagentrecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 4560 Viewridge Avenue San Diego , CA 92123-1672 … Guatemalan national who was extradited to the United States from Guatemala on Thursday, February 10, 2022 to face …
February 17, 2022
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Barton Residence Searched and Woman Arrested on Federal Drug Charges

October 31, 2022
… Barton Residence Searched and Woman Arrested on Federal Drug Charges October 31, 2022 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 … complaint, Desormeaux distributed controlled substances from her Barton residence and allowed other individuals to …
October 31, 2022