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U.S. Attorney Announces 17 Indictments in Fayetteville Area as Part of Ongoing Federal Violent Crime and Drug Strategy

… U.S. Attorney Announces 17 Indictments in Fayetteville Area as Part of Ongoing Federal Violent Crime and Drug Strategy June 29, 2023 Atlanta Contact … and State agencies to remove violent and career criminals from our community,” said Fayetteville Police Chief Kemberle …
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Homeland Security Task Force Arrests 2 and Seizes Over 550 Kilos of Meth in San Antonio

… Recruiter Name Kimball L. Hardeman 571-324-8227 SpecialAgentRecruiter.Houston@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events … that was concealed in the produce shipments. From there, the drugs were prepared for distribution. On …
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Terrance C. Cole Sworn in as Administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration

… Terrance C. Cole Sworn in as Administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration July 25, 2025 Headquarters Contact Info … to Enforcement – targeting traffickers, removing poison from the streets of this country, and protecting the …
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DEA Recognizes 2025 National Fentanyl Awareness Day with Debut of Faces of Fentanyl Online Exhibit

… DEA Recognizes 2025 National Fentanyl Awareness Day with Debut of Faces of Fentanyl Online Exhibit … Fentanyl Awareness Day with extended DEA Museum hours from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. this coming Tuesday. The Faces of …
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Mexican National Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Role in Conspiracy to Distribute Kilograms of Fentanyl and Cocaine and Launder Proceeds

… Mexican National Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Role in Conspiracy to … twice BOSTON – A Mexican national previously deported twice from the United States has been sentenced in federal court …
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50,000 Fake Pills Seized in San Diego

… Name Kieran Garcia (858) 616-4040 sandiegospecialagentrecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 4560 Viewridge Avenue San Diego , CA 92123-1672 … operation in San Diego on June 28, 2022.  Investigators from the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Narcotic Task …
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Chula Vista Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl-Laced Pills that Caused Overdose Death of 20-Year-Old

… Chula Vista Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl-Laced … was caused by the fentanyl-laced pills that J.P. purchased from Mefford. Finally, Mefford admitted that he transported …
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San Diego Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Fentanyl Distribution Resulting in Death

… San Diego Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Fentanyl Distribution … a 25-year-old husband and father of two young children from El Cajon. Davis was convicted by a federal jury on … 3:39 a.m. The U.S. Attorney’s Office is releasing excerpts from a security video which was presented as evidence at …
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DEA Announces 19th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… Name Kieran Garcia (858) 616-4040 sandiegospecialagentrecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 4560 Viewridge Avenue San Diego , CA 92123-1672 … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine …
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Online drug dealer pleads guilty in fentanyl overdose death

… Online drug dealer pleads guilty in fentanyl overdose death April 24, 2019 San Diego Contact Info … Name Kieran Garcia (858) 616-4040 sandiegospecialagentrecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us … in 2017 and began purchasing various prescription pills from him.   According to his plea agreement, on the evening …
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Lead Defendant in Richmond County Meth-Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced to More Than 20 Years in Federal Prison

… Lead Defendant in Richmond County Meth-Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced to More Than 20 Years in Federal Prison January 12, … sell drugs, whether they’re selling them on the streets or from inside a prison,” said the Special Agent in Charge of …
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Five Arrested for Drug Trafficking in Chittenden County

… Five Arrested for Drug Trafficking in Chittenden County January 27, 2023 New England Contact Info Contact … conducted 17 controlled purchases of illegal drugs from members of the organization.  Affidavits filed in this …
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Leader of Lawrence Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to Over 15 Years in Prison

… Leader of Lawrence Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to Over 15 … families and communities. In 2021, 80,816 people died from opioid-related overdoses in the United States — the …
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Waterbury Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison

… Waterbury Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison November 07, 2022 New … was receiving large quantities of fentanyl and heroin from a source in New York and then selling the narcotics to …
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Five Bridgeport Men Convicted of Narcotics Trafficking Offenses

… Five Bridgeport Men Convicted of Narcotics Trafficking Offenses October 18, 2022 New England Contact Info Contact Us … made four controlled purchases of heroin and fentanyl from Frank Best.  The investigation, which included …
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Boston Area Fentanyl And Cocaine Supplier Sentenced

… Boston Area Fentanyl And Cocaine Supplier Sentenced April 27, 2022 New England Contact Info Contact Us … base and marijuana throughout Southeastern Massachusetts from a base of operations in Brockton. The investigation …
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Eleven Indicted for Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering

… Eleven Indicted for Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering January … Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 317 … five kilograms of cocaine and 50 grams of methamphetamine from at least August 2022 to December 2023 in Madison and …
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Machine Gun Owner Sentenced to 11 Years for Fentanyl, Meth Conspiracy

… Machine Gun Owner Sentenced to 11 Years for Fentanyl, Meth Conspiracy November 15, … who admitted selling fentanyl and methamphetamine, fleeing from police and possessing machine guns was sentenced …
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Springfield, Mo., Man Sentenced to 18 Years for Meth Trafficking

… Springfield, Mo., Man Sentenced to 18 Years for Meth Trafficking June 29, 2022 St. … to distribute methamphetamine in Greene County, Missouri, from Dec. 27, 2019, to Aug. 19, 2020. He also pleaded guilty …
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Missouri Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Meth Organization

… Missouri Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Meth Organization March 25, 2022 St. … methamphetamine in Howell, Greene, and Texas counties from Dec. 31, 2015, to June 21, 2019. Rodriguez also pleaded …
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Springfield Man Sentenced for Meth Conspiracy

… Springfield Man Sentenced for Meth Conspiracy March 01, 2022 St. Louis Contact … (417) 888-9800 Officers Seized More Than Two Kilos of Meth from Residence SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Springfield, Missouri, …
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Seven Area Residents Indicted for Conspiracy to Transport Stolen Catalytic Converters Across State Lines

… Seven Area Residents Indicted for Conspiracy to Transport Stolen Catalytic … conspiracy to transport stolen property across state lines from Dec. 12, 2019, to Oct. 15, 2021. Evan Marshall, 24, and … Marshall allegedly purchased stolen catalytic converters from an undercover agent and paid $1,030. On Oct. 15, 2021, …
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West Plains Woman Sentenced to 20 Years for Leading Meth Conspiracy

… West Plains Woman Sentenced to 20 Years for Leading Meth Conspiracy December … - (417) 888-9800 Officers Seized More Than 5 Kilos of Meth From Her Property SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Two West Plains, …
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Attorney General Barr announces results of DEA Operation Crystal Shield

… Attorney General Barr announces results of DEA Operation Crystal … devotion of DEA and our partners to protect our communities from the scourge of drug trafficking and violent crime under …
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Patchogue Man Pleads Guilty to Criminal Possession of a Weapon and Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance for Selling Fentanyl

… and Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance for Selling Fentanyl January 19, 2024 New York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 Kenneth.M.Heino@dea.gov Kenneth M. Heino Recruiter Name SA … not even a pending upstate sentence deterred this defendant from continuing with business as usual.” “To state it …
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Troy Woman Pleads Guilty to Nationwide Marijuana and THC Trafficking Conspiracy

… 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 … and shipped thousands of kilograms of marijuana and THC from Fresno to locations throughout the United States, …
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Prison Sentence Announced for Queens Man on Narcotics and Gun Possession Charges

… Prison Sentence Announced for Queens Man on Narcotics and Gun … Task Force (NYDETF), Group T-31, comprised of agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) New … New York State Police investigators. The investigation ran from approximately May of 2020 to March of 2021. In total, …
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United States seeks forfeiture of real estate in Mexico purchased by cartel leader Rafael Caro Quintero with proceeds of his drug trafficking organization

… 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 … properties Caro Quintero purchased with blood money reaped from the drug trafficking, addiction and violence he sowed …
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Rolling Hills Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl-Laced Pills that Caused High School Freshman’s Death

… Rolling Hills Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Distributing … Judge Aenlle-Rocha also ordered Wilson, upon his release from prison, to be placed on supervised release for 12 …
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Meriden Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Cocaine Trafficking Offenses

… Meriden Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Cocaine … possession charges.  On that date investigators seized from Acevedo approximately 390 grams of cocaine and $281,000 … investigators made two controlled purchases of cocaine from Acevedo. Acevedo was arrested on a federal criminal …