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Long Island Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Distribute, Distributing Fentanyl Causing Two Overdose Deaths

… Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Distribute, Distributing Fentanyl Causing Two Overdose Deaths March 21, 2024 New York … pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute fentanyl from 2021 through 2023 and to distribution of fentanyl in …
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Indian National Found Guilty of Possession with Intent to Distribute More than 170 Pounds of MDMA in Eastern Washington

… Indian National Found Guilty of Possession with Intent to Distribute More than 170 Pounds of MDMA in Eastern … of imprisonment of twenty years. He may also face removal from the United States. The evidence presented at trial …
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Two Members Of A Violent Gang Sentenced To Prison For Racketeering And Drug Trafficking

… Two Members Of A Violent Gang Sentenced To Prison For Racketeering And Drug Trafficking … and hundreds of rounds of ammunition were allegedly seized from 11 of the defendants. James Rodrigues, a/k/a “Bummy,” …
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Seven Defendants Sentenced to a Total of 41+ Years in Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of Firearms and Narcotics

… Seven Defendants Sentenced to a Total of 41+ Years in Federal Prison … Thompson was a convicted felon and knew he was prohibited from possessing any firearm or ammunition and was arrested. … ammunition. As a convicted felon, Copeland was prohibited from possessing the firearm and ammunition. He pleaded …
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Butte Drug Trafficking Organization with Ties to the Sinaloa Cartel Dismantled

… 571-387-5079 Steffan W. Tubbs Recruiter Name Special Agent Seth McMullen (571) 387-3643 … Division of Criminal Investigation with assistance from federal, state and local law enforcement agencies.  The …
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California Kingpin Found Guilty of Directing Drug Enterprise

… California Kingpin Found Guilty of Directing Drug Enterprise November 07, 2022 Dallas Contact Info Contact Us … about the groups’ operations. According to the indictment, from May 2016 to September 2021, Jacobo received bulk …
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Leader of Prolific Fentanyl Trafficking Ring Sentenced

… Leader of Prolific Fentanyl Trafficking Ring Sentenced November 30, 2021 Seattle Contact Info Contact Us … began in the summer of 2018, when law enforcement officers from the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Snohomish …
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St. Paul Man Sentenced In Large Drug-Trafficking Operation

… St. Paul Man Sentenced In Large Drug-Trafficking Operation November 26, 2012 … and commercial vehicles to smuggle cocaine and marijuana from California to Minnesota -- Mr. Mendoza personally …
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Former Clayton County Police Officer Assigned To U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force Pleads Guilty To Drug Trafficking

… Atlanta.Division.Recruiting@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 2920 Brandywine Road Atlanta , GA 30341 United … Atlanta Quick Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug … discussed the confidential informant obtaining cocaine from his/her drug source of supply.   Penn would then …
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DEA Columbia District Office Heads Up Ninth And Final Prescription Drug Take-Back Event Saturday, September 27, 2014

… Heads Up Ninth And Final Prescription Drug Take-Back Event Saturday, September 27, 2014 September 26, 2014 Atlanta … Atlanta.Division.Recruiting@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 2920 Brandywine Road Atlanta , GA 30341 United … Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, September 27, 2014 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  This one-day event will make it …
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DEA Charlotte District Office Heads Up Ninth And Final Prescription Drug Take-Back Event Saturday, September 27, 2014

… Heads Up Ninth And Final Prescription Drug Take-Back Event Saturday, September 27, 2014 September 26, 2014 Atlanta … Atlanta.Division.Recruiting@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 2920 Brandywine Road Atlanta , GA 30341 United … Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, September 27, 2014 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  This one-day event will make it …
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DEA Nashville District Office Heads Up Ninth And Final Prescription Drug Take-Back Event Saturday, September 27, 2014

… Heads Up Ninth And Final Prescription Drug Take-Back Event Saturday, September 27, 2014 September 26, 2014 Atlanta … Atlanta.Division.Recruiting@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 2920 Brandywine Road Atlanta , GA 30341 United … Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, September 27, 2014 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  This one-day event will make it …
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DEA Atlanta Divisional Office Heads Up Ninth And Final Prescription Drug Take-Back Event Saturday, September 27, 2014

… Heads Up Ninth And Final Prescription Drug Take-Back Event Saturday, September 27, 2014 September 26, 2014 Atlanta … Atlanta.Division.Recruiting@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 2920 Brandywine Road Atlanta , GA 30341 United … Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, September 27, 2014 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  This one-day event will make it …
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DEA Along With Manhattan, Brooklyn, And Miami U.S. Attorneys Announce Extradition Of Colombian Narcotics Kingpin

… 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 … U.S., and laundered tens of millions of dollars in proceeds from that narcotics trafficking activity. Barrera arrived in …
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Leader Of Major Drug Trafficking Ring And Seven Co-Conspirators Sentenced To Prison

… Leader Of Major Drug Trafficking Ring And Seven Co-Conspirators Sentenced To Prison April 07, 2016 … Over the course of the conspiracy, which lasted from about 2010 to about November 2014, David Maldonado, at …
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Six Indicted In Conspiracy To Distribute Heroin And "Crystal Meth" In New York City And Pennsylvania

… Distribute Heroin And "Crystal Meth" In New York City And Pennsylvania October 02, 2014 New York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 Kenneth.M.Heino@dea.gov Kenneth M. Heino Recruiter Name SA … addictive and potentially lethal heroin and methamphetamine from wholesalers to street level dealers. Working closely …
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Nine Sentenced For Illegally Distributing Controlled Substances Over The Internet

… Nine Sentenced For Illegally Distributing Controlled Substances … controlled substances to customers who bought the drugs from illicit Internet pharmacies, United States Attorney …
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DEA New York Delivers Major Blow to Drug Cartels, Advancing a Fentanyl Free America in 2026

… New York Delivers Major Blow to Drug Cartels, Advancing a Fentanyl Free America in 2026 March 20, 2026 New York Contact … in more than 57 million deadly doses of fentanyl removed from communities in just thirty-days.  In New York, the DEA …
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Arizona Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses

… 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, …
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DEA Alerts: Over one million deadly fentanyl pills seized by DEA Phoenix and Arizona law enforcement this year

… 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 …
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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 …
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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

… 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 …
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DEA Seizes Record-Breaking 2.7 Million Fentanyl Pills

… 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 …
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Heroin Investigations Lead To Two Major Seizures: $12 Million Street Value

… 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 …
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December 16, 2025
… Forensic Sciences Careers Forensic Sciences Careers Forensic Sciences … trafficking.   DEA recruits and hires Forensic Chemists from all levels of experience from recent college graduates to highly experienced …
December 16, 2025
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Jury Convicts St. Louis Man of Meth Trafficking

… 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 … - (417) 888-9800 Officers Seized 31 Pounds of Meth from Luggage at Bus Station KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A St. Louis …
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El Paso Man Sentenced To 5 Years In Federal Prison For Trafficking Cocaine

… El Paso Man Sentenced To 5 Years In Federal Prison For Trafficking Cocaine … a cocaine trafficking operation that smuggled cocaine from Mexico into El Paso and then transported the drug to … the conspiracy typically involved transporting the cocaine from locations in El Paso to a warehouse where it was …
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Money Courier Sentenced For Money Laundering

… Money Courier Sentenced For Money Laundering April 29, 2016 Houston Contact … drug trafficking organization that received marijuana loads from Mexico and arranged to transport the marijuana to the …
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DEA launches Secure Your Meds campaign, calls on Americans to keep medications safe

… 362-3700 862-849-9863 Timothy P. McMahon NewJerseySpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 80 …   “While families are doing all they can to stay safe from the coronavirus, I want to remind everyone to make sure …
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Baltimore felon arrested with fentanyl, heroin, surveillance drones and illegal firearm pleads guilty

… Baltimore felon arrested with fentanyl, heroin, surveillance drones and illegal firearm … Department conducted two controlled purchases of drugs from Moseley at a residence in the 400 block of Freeman …