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Thirteen People Charged in Takedown of a Major Drug Trafficking Network

June 27, 2025
… Thirteen People Charged in Takedown of a Major Drug Trafficking … York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 Kenneth.M.Heino@dea.gov Kenneth M. Heino Recruiter Name SA … (NYSP).  On June 12, law enforcement officers, including from the NYSP, DEA and FBI, conducted searches at 24 …
June 27, 2025
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Georgia Man Arrested For Allegedly Selling Guns and Cocaine to Undercover Officer

November 15, 2021
… 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 … November 12, 2021. Before each sale, Torres-Rincon traveled from Georgia to New York City. On multiple occasions, he …
November 15, 2021
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DEA and law enforcement partners announce significant progress in making communities safer through Project Safe Neighborhoods and Project Eject

October 11, 2018
… DEA and law enforcement partners announce significant progress in making … launched Project EJECT with approximately 70 leaders from law enforcement, faith-based groups, nonprofits, … for various federal crimes in and around Jackson, ranging from carjacking to illegally possessing firearms to robbing …
October 11, 2018
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DEA Multi-Location Arrest Warrant Operation

November 17, 2021
… 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 , … and 1 handgun. Jose Angel Sanchez III, 40-years-old, from Banning, California (Riverside County) Luz Maria …
November 17, 2021
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Fentanyl distributor who used the dark web and crypto currency sentenced to 30 years in federal prison

October 03, 2019
… Fentanyl distributor who used the dark web and crypto …   "The United States welcomed Allawi into our country from war-tom Iraq in 2012. But instead of taking advantage …
October 03, 2019
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Police Chief, Mayor And Village Trustee Of Columbus, New Mexico Indicted In Federal Firearms Trafficking Case

March 10, 2011
… Name Elizabeth Borruel (915) 832-6000 ElPasoSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 660 Mesa Hills Drive Suite 2000 El Paso , TX … in Columbus, New Mexico, a small border village across from the Mexican city of Puerto Palomas, on firearms and …
March 10, 2011
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Ten Defendants Charged In Drug Conspiracy Indictment For Allegedly Distributing Thousands Of Addictive Opiate Pain Pills In North Jersey

November 07, 2014
… Ten Defendants Charged In Drug Conspiracy Indictment For Allegedly … sentence for any underlying offense. The indictment stems from “Operation White Silk,” a joint investigation by the … New Jersey Division, conducted with assistance from the New Jersey State Police and Paterson Police …
November 07, 2014
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Twenty Charged In Chicago With Various Drug Trafficking Offenses, Including Five Allegedly Tied To The Mexican “Zetas” Cartel

November 16, 2011
… Twenty Charged In Chicago With Various Drug Trafficking Offenses, Including Five Allegedly Tied To The Mexican “Zetas” … Chicago area and in Laredo, Tex., of defendants stemming from the multi-jurisdiction investigation of …
November 16, 2011
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DEA launches Secure Your Meds campaign, calls on Americans to medication safe

April 21, 2020
… Recruiter Name SA Lorie Valdez 571-324-7440 DallasSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us … in North Texas can prevent the potential onset of addiction from within their own homes and significantly reduce the …
April 21, 2020
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DEA and partners collect a record amount of unwanted medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

November 02, 2020
… York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 Kenneth.M.Heino@dea.gov Kenneth M. Heino Recruiter Name SA … again showed their dedication to remove prescription pills from their homes to prevent addiction before it starts. DEA, …
November 02, 2020
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Owner Of New Jersey Company Admits to Evading U.S. Customs Duties and His Company Agrees to a $3.1 Million Settlement Agreement

March 29, 2024
… Duties and His Company Agrees to a $3.1 Million Settlement Agreement March 29, 2024 New Jersey Contact Info Contact … mislabeling of chemicals imported into the United States from China. Penta is a New Jersey-based company run by Volpe …
March 29, 2024
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DEA and partners collect a record amount of unwanted medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

October 30, 2020
… (571) 362-6934 Kevin McWilliams Recruiter Name Special Agent Bethel "Bubba" Poston (571) 362-1169 … again showed their dedication to remove prescription pills from their homes to prevent addiction before it starts.   …
October 30, 2020
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DEA and partners collect a record amount of unwanted medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

October 30, 2020
… Recruiter Name Kimball L. Hardeman 571-324-8227 SpecialAgentRecruiter.Houston@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events … again showed their dedication to remove prescription pills from their homes to prevent addiction before it starts. DEA, …
October 30, 2020
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Repeat offender sentenced to 8+ years in prison for dealing drugs in Seattle’s Pioneer Square neighborhood

January 23, 2020
… Repeat offender sentenced to 8+ years in prison for dealing drugs in … in February 2019 in Moreno Valley, California, on a warrant from the U.S. Marshals Service. Rushing fought with local …
January 23, 2020
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DEA Administrator Anne Milgram Releases Statement on Tucson Shooting

October 05, 2021
… DEA Administrator Anne Milgram Releases Statement on Tucson Shooting October 05, 2021 Headquarters Contact … DEA Public Affairs HRA-SAA@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us Headquarters Quick Links Press Releases Local … two DEA Special Agents and a DEA Task Force Officer from the Tucson Police Department were involved in a …
October 05, 2021
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DEA Brings In Record Amount Of Unused Prescription Drugs On National Prescription Take Back Day

May 08, 2017
… 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 … that a majority of abused prescription drugs were obtained from family and friends, often from the home medicine …
May 08, 2017
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Congress Agrees To Add 26 Synthetic Drugs To Controlled Substances Act

June 19, 2012
… 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 … of time a substance may be temporarily placed in Schedule (from 18 to 36 months). In addition to explicitly naming 26 …
June 19, 2012
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DEA Administrator Chuck Rosenberg Statement On Walgreens’ Prescription Drug Take Back Initiative

February 09, 2016
… DEA Administrator Chuck Rosenberg Statement On Walgreens’ Prescription Drug Take Back Initiative … older who abused pain relievers in the past year got them from a friend or relative for free, including from the home …
February 09, 2016
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Attorney General William P. Barr Joins DEA Acting Administrator Timothy J. Shea to Announce results of Operation Crystal Shield

September 10, 2020
… Attorney General William P. Barr Joins DEA Acting Administrator … devotion of DEA and our partners to protect our communities from the scourge of drug trafficking and violent crime under …
September 10, 2020
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Attorney General William P. Barr Joins DEA Acting Administrator Timothy J. Shea to Announce results of Operation Crystal Shield

September 10, 2020
… Attorney General William P. Barr Joins DEA Acting Administrator … devotion of DEA and our partners to protect our communities from the scourge of drug trafficking and violent crime under …
September 10, 2020
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Sacramento men sentenced to 10 and 15 years in prison for methamphetamine trafficking

November 20, 2019
… Sacramento men sentenced to 10 and 15 years in prison for … based on reports that Washington was distributing narcotics from his home in Sacramento. In 2017 and 2018, agents with …
November 20, 2019
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Wasco State Prison correctional officer and a Minnesota resident arrested for conspiring to traffic cocaine and methamphetamine

June 25, 2019
… Wasco State Prison correctional officer and a Minnesota resident arrested for conspiring to traffic cocaine and … 40 pounds of methamphetamine and two kilograms of cocaine from an individual who defendants believed was a narcotics …
June 25, 2019
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Fentanyl sale resulted in death: Dealer sentenced to 14 years in prison

February 27, 2019
… Fentanyl sale resulted in death: Dealer sentenced to 14 years in prison February 27, 2019 New York … of acute fentanyl intoxication.   Text messages recovered from K.R.’s cellular phone revealed that on March 28, 2015, …
February 27, 2019
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Lafayette man charged for meth trafficking near elementary school

August 29, 2019
… Lafayette man charged for meth trafficking near elementary school August 29, 2019 Chicago Contact Info Contact … recovered an additional 129 gross grams of methamphetamine from a vehicle in the driveway of Martin’s residence, which …
August 29, 2019
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DEA Launches Fentanyl Free America Initiative to Combat the Synthetic Drug Crisis

December 03, 2025
… DEA Launches Fentanyl Free America Initiative to Combat the Synthetic Drug … Recruiter Name SA Lorie Valdez 571-324-7440 DallasSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us … commitment to protecting American lives and communities from the devastating impacts of fentanyl, which claimed …
December 03, 2025
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Two Men Indicted in Kidnapping and Assault Allegedly Linked to a Drug-Related Dispute

March 02, 2022
… Two Men Indicted in Kidnapping and Assault Allegedly Linked to a … York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 Kenneth.M.Heino@dea.gov Kenneth M. Heino Recruiter Name SA … An investigation revealed that the alleged incident stemmed from a theft of narcotics that investigators believe …
March 02, 2022
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Operation Fraud Street Mafia Results Announced: Nine Arrested for Drug Trafficking and Attempted Tax Fraud

February 23, 2024
… 436-7900 (415) 436-7994 Akilah Johnson SanFranSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us San … exposed a massive fraud operation being conducted from behind bars. As a prison inmate engineered a criminal …
February 23, 2024
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National Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering Organization In Sandy Springs Dismantled

January 08, 2014
… 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 … everyone lined their pockets with excessive profits gained from drug trafficking," said Harry S. Sommers, the Special …
January 08, 2014
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Northern District Of Georgia Targets Prescription Drug Abuse

June 27, 2014
… 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 … problem is too big to prosecute away and requires solutions from doctors, pharmacists, legislators, and public health …
June 27, 2014
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13 Correctional Officers Among 25 Alleged BGF Gang Members And Associates Indicted On Federal Racketeering Charges

April 25, 2013
… 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 … Searches Conducted by Federal Agents and Trusted Officers from Outside Baltimore BALTIMORE - A federal grand jury …
April 25, 2013