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Mexican Cartel Leaders Edgar Valdez-Villarreal, A.k.a. “La Barbie,” And Carlos Montemayor Gonzalez, Extradited To The U.S.

September 30, 2015
… 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 … and money laundering, are among 13 defendants extradited from Mexico this afternoon to face pending charges in the …
September 30, 2015
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Second Of Cape Cod Brothers Sentenced To 25 Years For Oxycodone Trafficking Scheme

June 12, 2015
… Second Of Cape Cod Brothers Sentenced To 25 Years For Oxycodone Trafficking Scheme June 12, … a significant drug organization in a community suffering from opiate abuse.”  “This investigation resulted in the …
June 12, 2015
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Perryville Pharmacist Sent To Prison For 10 Years, To Pay $850,000 For Role In Pill Scheme

September 27, 2017
… Perryville Pharmacist Sent To Prison For 10 Years, To Pay $850,000 For Role In Pill … 362-4892 NOFD.Recruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 3838 N. Causeway Blvd. Suite 1800, Three … to unlawfully distribute prescription opioid pills from his drug store, his participation in a scheme to …
September 27, 2017
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DEA Probe Leads To Discovery Of Cross-Border Drug Tunnel In San Luis, AZ

July 12, 2012
… Cross-Border Drug Tunnel In San Luis, AZ July 12, 2012 Phoenix Contact Info Contact Us 571-362-5600 (571) 387-3289 … the Length of 2 Football Fields SAN LUIS, AZ - Agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) along with the U.S. …
July 12, 2012
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Former Top Leaders Of Venezuela’s Anti-Narcotics Agency Indicted For Trafficking Drugs To The United States

August 01, 2016
… Former Top Leaders Of Venezuela’s Anti-Narcotics Agency Indicted For Trafficking Drugs To The United States … La Oficina Nacional Antidrogas allegedly received payments from narcotics traffickers BROOKLYN, N.Y. - An indictment …
August 01, 2016
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New York Doctor Sentenced To More Than 13 Years In Prison For Unlawfully Dispensing Nearly 1 Million Oxycodone Pills

September 28, 2016
… New York Doctor Sentenced To More Than 13 Years In Prison For Unlawfully … also ordered to forfeit $2,046,600 in cash fees collected from “patients” during the period of the conspiracy, …
September 28, 2016
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Canadian Drug Kingpin With Ties To The Rizutto And Bonanno Crime Families, The Hells Angels And The Mexican Sinaloa Cartel Pleads Guilty To Narcotics Trafficking Crimes Carrying Sentence Of 20 Years To Life And $1 Billion In Forfeiture

May 31, 2013
… Pleads Guilty To Narcotics Trafficking Crimes Carrying Sentence Of 20 Years To Life And $1 Billion In Forfeiture May … in narcotics proceeds that federal agents seized from multiple locations in New York, California, …
May 31, 2013
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against Owners Of Three Pharmacies, Pharmacists, And Others For Illegal Distribution Of Millions Of Dollars Worth Of Oxycodone And Other Painkillers

October 23, 2013
… York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 Kenneth.M.Heino@dea.gov Kenneth M. Heino Recruiter Name SA … distribution of oxycodone and other controlled substances from three pharmacies in New York and New Jersey to …
October 23, 2013
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Jose Morales Sentenced To Over 21 Years In Prison For Heroin And Marijuana Distribution Conspiracies

August 02, 2013
… Jose Morales Sentenced To Over 21 Years In Prison For Heroin And Marijuana … smuggle heroin into prison and run a marijuana conspiracy from prison GREENBELT, Md. - - U.S. District Judge Roger W. …
August 02, 2013
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Wide Ranging Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Dismantled

March 15, 2013
… 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 … distributed large amounts of methamphetamine and heroin from Mexico to Washington state was dismantled today with …
March 15, 2013
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Drug Enforcement Task Force Uncovers Heroin Stash In The Bronx, NY: $30 Million Worth Of Heroin Seized

September 28, 2015
… Drug Enforcement Task Force Uncovers Heroin Stash In The Bronx, NY: $30 … of 46 kilograms of (141 lbs.). On September 26, 2015 a team from the DEA’s New York Drug Enforcement Task Force - … Today's seizure will keep millions of packages of heroin from hitting the streets. I thank our law enforcement …
September 28, 2015
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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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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

June 07, 2023
… 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 … Officers Seized 31 Pounds of Meth from Luggage at Bus Station KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A St. Louis …
June 07, 2023
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El Paso Man Sentenced To 5 Years In Federal Prison For Trafficking Cocaine

October 07, 2016
… 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 …
October 07, 2016
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Money Courier Sentenced For Money Laundering

April 29, 2016
… 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 …
April 29, 2016
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Husband and wife sentenced to prison for operating Upper West Side pill mill

September 06, 2018
… Husband and wife sentenced to prison for operating Upper West Side pill mill … painkiller oxycodone for no legitimate medical purpose from an Upper West Side medical practice. As a result of the …
September 06, 2018
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Owner of Oakland Money Services Business Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Laundering Drug Proceeds to Mexico

March 19, 2024
… Owner of Oakland Money Services Business Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Laundering Drug Proceeds … agreement, Ornelas Mora owned and operated Rincon Musical. From no later than September 2020 through August 2022, …
March 19, 2024
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First Regional Family Summit on Fentanyl Held in Utah

October 19, 2023
… First Regional Family Summit on Fentanyl Held in Utah October 19, 2023 Rocky Mountain Contact … 571-387-5079 Steffan W. Tubbs Recruiter Name Special Agent Seth McMullen (571) 387-3643 … one to a fentanyl poisoning or overdose.  A dozen families from across the state, and one father from Kentucky, …
October 19, 2023
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Walgreens Agrees To Pay A Record Settlement Of $80 Million For Civil Penalties Under The Controlled Substances Act

June 11, 2013
… Walgreens Agrees To Pay A Record Settlement Of $80 Million For Civil Penalties Under The Controlled … black market sales.   According to the most recent report from the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention, …
June 11, 2013
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DEA launches Secure Your Meds campaign, calls on Americans to keep medications safe

April 21, 2020
… Contact Info Contact Us (571) 362-3700 (571) 362-6616 Kenneth M. Heino NewJerseySpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk …   “While families are doing all they can to stay safe from the coronavirus, I want to remind everyone to make sure …
April 21, 2020
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Day Removes Almost 600,000 Pounds of Unneeded Prescription Medications Across the Country

November 07, 2023
… 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 … removed almost 17.9 million pounds of unneeded medications from communities across the country. According to a report …
November 07, 2023
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DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day

August 19, 2022
… DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day August 19, 2022 … the public on the serious dangers of fentanyl poisoning from fake pills and other illicit drugs.  DEA supports the …
August 19, 2022
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Anne Milgram Sworn In As DEA Administrator

June 29, 2021
… DEA Public Affairs HRA-SAA@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us Headquarters Quick Links Press Releases Local … safer and healthier,” said Administrator Milgram. From 2007 to 2010, Ms. Milgram served as the Attorney …
June 29, 2021
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DEA Hero Joseph Piersante Honored By U.S. Secretary Of Defense

April 30, 2015
… DEA Hero Joseph Piersante Honored By U.S. Secretary Of Defense April 30, 2015 Headquarters Contact Info Contact Us … DEA Public Affairs HRA-SAA@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us Headquarters Quick Links Press Releases Local … to the Department of Defense. Piersante’s recovery from this life-threatening event has been nothing short of …
April 30, 2015
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Madera County Man Sentenced For Marijuana Cultivation And Being A Felon In Possession Of A Firearm

October 27, 2015
… Madera County Man Sentenced For Marijuana Cultivation And Being A Felon In … were found inside. Officers seized two rifles and a shotgun from a gun safe along with high-capacity magazines and more …
October 27, 2015
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DEA Investigation in Chapel Hill area uncovers large-scale drug ring

December 17, 2020
… 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 … filed in court, investigators utilized information from cooperating sources and cooperating defendants, and …
December 17, 2020
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Twelve San Antonio based Texas Mexican Mafia members and associates arrested -- indicted on federal drug trafficking charges

October 02, 2020
… Recruiter Name Kimball L. Hardeman 571-324-8227 SpecialAgentRecruiter.Houston@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events … are responsible for distributing controlled substances from July 2020 to September 23, 2020. During today’s …
October 02, 2020
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Baltimore felon arrested with fentanyl, heroin, surveillance drones and illegal firearm pleads guilty

October 29, 2019
… 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 …
October 29, 2019