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Pennsylvania Man Sentenced to Over 10 Years for Cocaine Offense

… Pennsylvania Man Sentenced to Over 10 Years for Cocaine Offense March 20, 2025 … documents in the case, in April 2022, Rosa-Hernandez drove from his home in Pennsylvania to Chicago to obtain a …
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New Jersey Man Sentenced to 6 1/2 Years for Cocaine Trafficking

… New Jersey Man Sentenced to 6 1/2 Years for Cocaine Trafficking January 16, … in December 2023, Aquino obtained four kilograms of cocaine from Colorado and was transporting it back to New Jersey in …
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Hephzibah man admits drug charges in court plea

… Atlanta.Division.Recruiting@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 2920 Brandywine Road Atlanta , GA 30341 United … work collaboratively." “This case represents excellent work from our federal and local law enforcement partners to …
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High-level member of Chicago gang arrested on federal drug charges

… Agostini Recruiter Name SA Jonathan Woods chicagospecialagentrecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 230 … of selling or directing sales of heroin on eight occasions from December 2018 to March 2019. Seven of the alleged sales …
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DEA Operation Meltdown Shuts Down Hundreds of Illegal Online Pharmacies

… 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 … against DEA registrants in order to protect the public from dangers to public health or safety. These actions were …
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Mexican National Admits Distributing Cocaine in New Haven

… Mexican National Admits Distributing Cocaine in New Haven September 24, 2025 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 … Force learned that Onofre-Mendez was distributing narcotics from a restaurant on Grand Avenue in New Haven.  Between May …
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Two Louisville Men Sentenced for Distribution of Over 21,000 Fentanyl Pills and Firearm Offenses

… Two Louisville Men Sentenced for Distribution of Over 21,000 Fentanyl Pills and … controlled purchases for a total of 4,200 fentanyl pills from Shelby, Jr. and Smith. During the execution of a search …
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Sacramento Man Pleads Guilty to Shooting at Federal Agents

… Sacramento Man Pleads Guilty to Shooting at Federal Agents July 11, 2025 San Francisco Contact Info Contact Us … to the hospital where he was treated for and recovered from his injuries.  In the bedroom from which Broadbent …
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Mexican National Sentenced to 100 Months in Prison for Laundering $5.4 million

… Mexican National Sentenced to 100 Months in Prison for Laundering $5.4 million … CJNG and removed substantial quantities of dangerous drugs from American communities,” said Acting United States …
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Former East Hartford Resident Sentenced to More Than 13 Years in Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl, Violating Supervised Release

… Former East Hartford Resident Sentenced to More Than 13 Years in Prison for Trafficking … for a fentanyl trafficking offense.  He was released from federal prison in June 2018 and, while residing in East …
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Four Defendants Charged in Federal Court for Trafficking Fentanyl and Methamphetamine

… Four Defendants Charged in Federal Court for Trafficking Fentanyl and Methamphetamine April 18, 2025 New Orleans … pills.  On July 17, 2024, Fletcher received 10,000 pills from an individual and on August 28, 2024, he received over …
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Large Hexane Hash Oil Extraction Lab Seized in El Cajon

… Name Kieran Garcia (858) 616-4040 sandiegospecialagentrecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us … 355-0857 San Ysidro - (619) 671-4500 Drums of Hexane Seized From Hexane Hash Oil Lab Drums of Hexane Seized From Hexane …
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Dentist and TOBAY Worker Charged in 136-Count Indictment for Opioid Prescription Scheme

… Dentist and TOBAY Worker Charged in 136-Count Indictment for Opioid Prescription Scheme November 18, 2022 New … to sell opioid prescriptions during a four-year period from 2017 to 2021.  Dr. Jason DiBlasi, 49, with a home …
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Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Wiring Drug-Trafficking Profits to Mexico

… 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 … to participating in a conspiracy to commit money laundering from May 23, 2020, to Sept. 20, 2022. Leal-Martinez is the …
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Leader of Fentanyl Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 30 Years

… Leader of Fentanyl Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 30 Years June 21, 2023 St. Louis Contact Info … Conspiracy Resulted in Several Overdose Deaths from Fentanyl Laced with Xylazine SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A …
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Staten Island Man Sentenced for Distributing Heroin and Fentanyl

… Staten Island Man Sentenced for Distributing Heroin and Fentanyl … Doe-1’s phone indicated that he had purchased narcotics from Charles the night before his death. On April 23, 2019, …
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Crisp County Residents Plead Guilty in Armed Meth Trafficking Case

… Crisp County Residents Plead Guilty in Armed Meth Trafficking Case September … Atlanta.Division.Recruiting@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 2920 Brandywine Road Atlanta , GA 30341 United … criminal pasts pleaded guilty to federal charges resulting from an armed drug trafficking investigation conducted by …
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Dayton Men Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder of DEA Task Force Officer

… Dayton Men Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder of DEA Task Force … Jorge DelRio. While attempting to prevent federal agents from seizing approximately half-a-million dollars in … Jorge DelRio, who was working to keep our community safe from dangerous drug traffickers,” stated Daryl S. McCormick, …
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Bridgeport Drug Trafficker Sentenced to More Than 10 Years in Federal Prison

… Bridgeport Drug Trafficker Sentenced to More Than 10 Years in Federal Prison May 16, 2024 … made four controlled purchases of heroin and fentanyl from Frank Best.  The investigation, which included …
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New Britain Man Sentenced to More Than 11 Years in Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl and Cocaine

… New Britain Man Sentenced to More Than 11 Years in Prison for Trafficking … search of one package, which had been mailed from California, revealed approximately one kilogram of … had an associate who used a van to transport narcotics from California, or another location in the southwestern …
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Dallas Attorney Charged in Narcotics Money Laundering Scheme

… Recruiter Name SA Lorie Valdez 571-324-7440 DallasSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 10160 Technology Boulevard, East Dallas , TX … launderers, who enable criminal organizations to profit from those who find themselves addicted to controlled …
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Twelve People Charged Following Investigation of Drug Trafficking Ring

… 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 … has removed a large number of firearms and narcotics from the hands of violent drug traffickers operating …
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Three Sentenced in International Controlled Substances and Prescription Drug Trafficking Operation

… Three Sentenced in International Controlled Substances and … that required a prescription. Bateman had been extradited from the United Kingdom to face charges. Chief Judge …
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California Man Sentenced to 13 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl and Cocaine to Connecticut

… California Man Sentenced to 13 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl … search of one package, which had been mailed from California, revealed approximately one kilogram of … had an associate who used a van to transport narcotics from California, or another location in the southwestern …
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Career Offender Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl Pills and Powder Days After Leaving Prison

… Career Offender Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking … Ferrer chose to fan the flames by callously profiting from peddling lethal drugs in our communities,” said U.S. … illegal drugs off our streets and freeing our communities from the stranglehold of drug traffickers like him. There’s …
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Violent Felon Sentenced to 11 Years for Armed Trafficking of Counterfeit Fentanyl Pills

… Violent Felon Sentenced to 11 Years for Armed Trafficking of Counterfeit … Sauer 9 mm semiautomatic handgun that was previously stolen from an Indiana State Police trooper. In an interview with … per day. At the time of the search, Cook was prohibited from possessing firearms due to his 2018 felony conviction …
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Baltimore Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Trafficking Charges

… 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 … Baltimore Police Department. According to his guilty plea, from 2017 to April 2019, Davis participated in a drug …
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As Western Maryland battles the opioid crisis, meth is surging

… 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 … fewer domestic meth labs and more meth being smuggled in from other countries south of the border. However, Western …
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Lead Defendant in Pill-Production conspiracy Sentenced to Federal Prison

… Lead Defendant in Pill-Production conspiracy Sentenced to Federal Prison November 30, 2022 Atlanta Contact … with Intent to Distribute. In 2020, investigators from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) …
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Cocaine Supplier, Codefendant Sentenced to Federal Prison in Richmond County Narcotics Conspiracy

… Cocaine Supplier, Codefendant Sentenced to Federal Prison in Richmond County Narcotics … Georgia and elsewhere safer by removing dangerous criminals from their neighborhoods.” “This operation is an outstanding …