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Car Repair Shop Owner And His Son Sentenced For Drug Trafficking And Commercial Burglaries

March 10, 2015
… Car Repair Shop Owner And His Son Sentenced For Drug Trafficking And Commercial Burglaries March … 571-362-2476 WashingtonDiversionOutreach@dea.gov Sold drugs from Paschall Auto Body Shop in Baltimore, and robbed …
March 10, 2015
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Hagerstown Pharmacist Pleads Guilty To Health Care Fraud For Improperly Billing Medicare And Medicaid

June 14, 2013
… Information Office (571) 362-1011 Washington.Special.Agent@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 800 K … 25 North Cannon Avenue in Hagerstown.  Russo admitted that from January 2009 through December 2010, he filled …
June 14, 2013
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Hagerstown Pharmacist Pleads Guilty To Health Care Fraud For Improperly Billing Medicare And Medicaid

June 17, 2013
… Information Office (571) 362-1011 Washington.Special.Agent@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 800 K … 25 North Cannon Avenue in Hagerstown.  Russo admitted that from January 2009 through December 2010, he filled …
June 17, 2013
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Investigations Into Heroin And Oxycodone Powder Trafficking Ends In Arrests

July 31, 2014
… Investigations Into Heroin And Oxycodone Powder Trafficking Ends In Arrests July 31, 2014 New York Contact Info Contact … used a confidential informant to purchase oxycodone powder from Torres in the Southside Mall parking lot in the Town of …
July 31, 2014
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Canadian Drug Kingpin With Ties To The Rizutto And Bonanno Crime Families, The Hells Angels, And The Mexican Sinaloa Cartel Sentenced To 27 Years For Leading A Billion Dollar Narcotics Trafficking Enterprise

August 20, 2014
… Families, The Hells Angels, And The Mexican Sinaloa Cartel Sentenced To 27 Years For Leading A Billion Dollar Narcotics … in narcotics proceeds that federal agents seized from multiple locations in New York, California, …
August 20, 2014
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Breaking Bad Drug Dealer Sentenced To 35 Years In Prison For Distributing Heroin And Fentanyl That Caused The Deaths Of Three People

October 08, 2015
… Breaking Bad Drug Dealer Sentenced To 35 Years In Prison For Distributing Heroin And … 19, 2014, and statements made during court proceedings: From at least late 2013 to February 2014, Sica and others …
October 08, 2015
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Brownsville man heads to federal prison for buying crack cocaine

April 10, 2019
… Recruiter Name Kimball L. Hardeman 571-324-8227 SpecialAgentRecruiter.Houston@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events … organization, witnessed Arambula order crack cocaine from his supplier. Law enforcement seized the drugs as they …
April 10, 2019
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46 Convicted in $18 Million Pill Mill Scheme in Fort Worth

March 24, 2021
… Recruiter Name SA Lorie Valdez 571-324-7440 DallasSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us … used a network of recruiters to enlist individuals from the community and local homeless shelters to pose as …
March 24, 2021
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DEA Launches Fentanyl Free America Initiative to Combat the Synthetic Drug Crisis

December 05, 2025
… DEA Launches Fentanyl Free America Initiative to Combat the Synthetic Drug … 436-7900 (415) 436-7994 Akilah Johnson SanFranSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us San … commitment to protecting American lives and communities from the devastating impacts of fentanyl, which claimed …
December 05, 2025
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Colombian National Extradited to Houston to face Narco-Terrorism and International Cocaine Distribution Charges

April 24, 2025
… Recruiter Name Kimball L. Hardeman 571-324-8227 SpecialAgentRecruiter.Houston@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 1433 West Loop South Suite 600 Houston , TX … and distributing kilogram quantities of cocaine from Colombia, announced Drug Enforcement Administration …
April 24, 2025
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State lawmaker indicted for stem cell fraud scheme, illegally distributing prescription drugs

February 01, 2021
… 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 … of our ability to ensure these individuals are prevented from risking lives within our communities.” Wire Fraud …
February 01, 2021
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Founder of New York Narcotics Delivery Service Sentenced to 150 Months in Prison for Causing Three Overdose Deaths

February 28, 2024
… Founder of New York Narcotics Delivery Service Sentenced to 150 Months in Prison for Causing Three Overdose … to combating organized crime and protecting our communities from the dangers of drug trafficking.” According to the …
February 28, 2024
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Defendants Sentenced for Drug Trafficking that Resulted in Two Deaths

February 28, 2024
… Defendants Sentenced for Drug Trafficking that Resulted in Two Deaths … between ALLEN and FRASIER, photographs and a note retrieved from ALLEN’s cellphone, and Cash App and Venmo records, … of Joshua Skip Zinner on or about March 9, 2023, resulted from the use of cocaine laced with fentanyl that he had …
February 28, 2024
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Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 23 years in Prison

October 14, 2022
… Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 23 years in Prison October 14, 2022 El Paso Contact … in Roswell, New Mexico, and launder the proceeds from their drug trafficking activity. Sanchez admitted to …
October 14, 2022
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2.5 Tons of Methamphetamine and 100,000 Fentanyl Pills Interdicted

February 05, 2021
… 2.5 Tons of Methamphetamine and 100,000 Fentanyl Pills Interdicted February 05, 2021 New York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 Kenneth.M.Heino@dea.gov Kenneth M. Heino Recruiter Name SA … fentanyl pills into the United States.  The charge arises from a January 29, 2021 seizure by Mexico’s Secretaría de …
February 05, 2021
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UT Southwestern to Pay $4.5 Million to Resolve Alleged Controlled Substance Act Violations That Permitted Drug Diversion by Staff

November 30, 2021
… Recruiter Name SA Lorie Valdez 571-324-7440 DallasSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 10160 Technology Boulevard, East Dallas , TX … hospital staff to divert fentanyl and other dangerous drugs from the hospital, announced DEA Dallas Special Agent in …
November 30, 2021
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National healthcare fraud takedown results in charges against over 600 individuals, including several Chicago-area medical professionals

June 28, 2018
… Name SA Justin Williams (571) 362-6208 chicagospecialagentrecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 230 S. Dearborn Street Ste. 1200 Chicago , IL … is a betrayal of vulnerable patients, and often it is theft from the taxpayer,” said Attorney General Sessions. “In many …
June 28, 2018
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National healthcare fraud takedown results in charges against over 600 individuals, including several Chicago-area medical professionals

June 28, 2018
… Name SA Justin Williams (571) 362-6208 chicagospecialagentrecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 230 S. Dearborn Street Ste. 1200 Chicago , IL … is a betrayal of vulnerable patients, and often it is theft from the taxpayer,” said Attorney General Sessions. “In many …
June 28, 2018
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Member Of Mexican Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced

June 08, 2017
… Member Of Mexican Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced June 08, 2017 El Paso Contact Info Contact Us (915) … imported large amounts of cocaine, marijuana and heroin from Mexico into the United States.  The indictment alleged …
June 08, 2017
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Investigation Of Alleged Chicago-Based Drug Trafficking Ring Results In 38 Defendants Federally Charged

June 22, 2011
… Chicago-Based Drug Trafficking Ring Results In 38 Defendants Federally Charged June 22, 2011 Chicago Contact Info … Name SA Justin Williams (571) 362-6208 chicagospecialagentrecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 230 … in Chicago, Cincinnati and New York who obtained narcotics from the Chicago-based group and others.  Twenty defendants …
June 22, 2011
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22 Charged, 7 Arrested In Major Los Angeles Strike Force Investigation

June 08, 2017
… Recruiter Name SA K. Vo 571-387-6615 LOSANGELESSPECIALAGENTRECRUITER@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 255 East Temple Street 17th Floor Los Angeles , … - A major narcotics trafficking indictment resulting from an investigation by the Los Angeles Strike Force was …
June 08, 2017
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Operators Of Bogus Medical Clinics Charged In Conspiracy To Divert Massive Amounts Of Prescription Narcotics To The Black Market

August 03, 2017
… Recruiter Name SA K. Vo 571-387-6615 LOSANGELESSPECIALAGENTRECRUITER@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 255 East Temple Street 17th Floor Los Angeles , … grand jury allege that members of the conspiracy profited from illicit prescriptions that were issued without any …
August 03, 2017
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Leader Of Azusa Street Gang Involved In Drug Trafficking And Hate Crimes Sentenced To Nearly 20 Years

January 15, 2013
… Street Gang Involved In Drug Trafficking And Hate Crimes Sentenced To Nearly 20 Years January 15, 2013 Los Angeles … would use violence in order to prevent African-Americans from moving into the City,” according to the indictment. …
January 15, 2013
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L.A. Garment District Money Laundering Cartel Scheme Exposed

September 10, 2014
… L.A. Garment District Money Laundering Cartel Scheme Exposed … Recruiter Name SA K. Vo 571-387-6615 LOSANGELESSPECIALAGENTRECRUITER@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 255 … what is estimated to be at least $65 million in cash and from bank accounts around the world. In a BMPE system, a …
September 10, 2014
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Life In Prison For Racketeering Kingpin

March 03, 2017
… 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 … nightclub in upper Manhattan. Rodriguez watched this murder from the safety of a nearby pool hall and later informed a …
March 03, 2017
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DEA-led operation nets more than 600 arrests targeting Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación

March 11, 2020
… more than 600 arrests targeting Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación March 11, 2020 Los Angeles Contact Info Contact Us … “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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70 kilograms of cocaine worth over $10 million seized in Hunts Point

August 30, 2019
… York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 Kenneth.M.Heino@dea.gov Kenneth M. Heino Recruiter Name SA … and officers were familiar with the blue Hyundai Santa Fe from previous surveillance operations, during which the car …
August 30, 2019
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Eight arrested in connection with Jake’s fireworks drug trafficking conspiracy

July 15, 2020
… Recruiter Name Kimball L. Hardeman 571-324-8227 SpecialAgentRecruiter.Houston@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events … BDO on a walk-in basis.  Customers could also obtain BDO from Jake’s Fireworks through internet orders, and have the …
July 15, 2020
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Money laundering charges added in international marijuana conspiracy to grow marijuana in Sacramento and Placer Counties houses

June 21, 2019
… marijuana conspiracy to grow marijuana in Sacramento and Placer Counties houses June 21, 2019 San Francisco … defendants first charged in 2017 in a scheme to use money from China to buy houses to grow marijuana, U.S. Attorney …
June 21, 2019
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Chinese National Charged in International Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

September 30, 2025
… 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 … Alaska, to traffic large quantities of methamphetamine from Mexico into the U.S. and then to other countries, …
September 30, 2025