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Phoenix News 2006

July 15, 2021
… Phoenix News 2006 The archive stories for 2009 - 2002 are from the retired web site for DEA.gov.  NOTE: navigation … Conference JUN 1, 2006 Two Mexican Nationals Extradicted From Mexico To Face Charges In Naco, Arizona Drug Tunnel MAY …
July 15, 2021
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Chemist (Forensic)

March 28, 2025
… critical in supporting our efforts to keep Americans safe from dangerous drugs and those who traffic them.  Expert … laboratory analysis, court testimony, and evidence gathered from crime scenes are key components in successful criminal …
March 28, 2025
DOCUMENT

Responding to America's Overdose Crisis: An Examination of Legislation to Build Upon the SUPPORT Act

June 23, 2023
Testimony
… between the ages of 18 to 45, and it kills Americans from all walks of life, in every state and community in this … financial network to pocket billions of dollars in revenue from those sales. Responding to America's Overdose …
June 23, 2023
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April 27, 2019
April 27, 2019

DEA Take Back Day (April 2019)

2:00 AM - 6:00 AM (EDT)
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Find a collection site near you! The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day addresses a crucial public safety and public health issue. According to the 2017 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 6 million Americans misused controlled prescription drugs. The study shows that a majority of abused prescription drugs...
PRESS RELEASE

Mexican National Admits Distributing Cocaine in New Haven

September 24, 2025
… Force learned that Onofre-Mendez was distributing narcotics from a restaurant on Grand Avenue in New Haven.  Between May … purchases totaling approximately 600 grams of cocaine from Onofre-Mendez. Onofre-Mendez was arrested on October 1, … On that date, investigators seized 225 grams of cocaine from Onofre-Mendez and 480 grams of cocaine from a location …
September 24, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Two Louisville Men Sentenced for Distribution of Over 21,000 Fentanyl Pills and Firearm Offenses

July 14, 2025
… controlled purchases for a total of 4,200 fentanyl pills from Shelby, Jr. and Smith. During the execution of a search … committed to protecting lives and holding those who profit from this crisis accountable,” said DEA Special Agent in … This case was investigated by the DEA, with assistance from the ATF Louisville Field Division, the Louisville Metro …
July 14, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Sacramento Man Pleads Guilty to Shooting at Federal Agents

July 11, 2025
… to the hospital where he was treated for and recovered from his injuries.  In the bedroom from which Broadbent fired at the agents, law enforcement … the firearms and the pipe bomb. Broadbent was prohibited from possessing firearms because he had multiple prior …
July 11, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Mexican National Sentenced to 100 Months in Prison for Laundering $5.4 million

June 27, 2025
… CJNG and removed substantial quantities of dangerous drugs from American communities,” said Acting United States … the fight against cartel-sourced drug trafficking is far from over, today’s result is a step in the right direction … Mexican drug traffickers to wash their ill-gotten gains from the sale of cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and …
June 27, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Former East Hartford Resident Sentenced to More Than 13 Years in Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl, Violating Supervised Release

May 29, 2025
… for a fentanyl trafficking offense.  He was released from federal prison in June 2018 and, while residing in East … of Connecticut.  At some point, Aguilar-Linares absconded from supervision and fled to Mexico. In July 2019, the DEA’s … Members of the organization delivered cash generated from the sale of narcotics to a money broker in Brooklyn, …
May 29, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Four Defendants Charged in Federal Court for Trafficking Fentanyl and Methamphetamine

April 18, 2025
… pills.  On July 17, 2024, Fletcher received 10,000 pills from an individual and on August 28, 2024, he received over 29,000 fentanyl pills from Garcia-Ruiz. The indictment also alleges that Fletcher … criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back …
April 18, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Large Hexane Hash Oil Extraction Lab Seized in El Cajon

December 03, 2021
… Sandoval Divsersion.SAN@dea.gov Drums of Hexane Seized From Hexane Hash Oil Lab Drums of Hexane Seized From Hexane Hash Oil Lab Hexane Hash Oil Lab Hexane Hash Oil …
December 03, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Dentist and TOBAY Worker Charged in 136-Count Indictment for Opioid Prescription Scheme

November 18, 2022
… to sell opioid prescriptions during a four-year period from 2017 to 2021.  Dr. Jason DiBlasi, 49, with a home … of five and a half years in prison.   Marco Cotto, 52, from Farmingdale was also arraigned today before Judge … Between May 2021 and September 2021, investigators from the NCDA and DEA conducted dozens of interviews of …
November 18, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Leader of Fentanyl Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 30 Years

June 21, 2023
… Conspiracy Resulted in Several Overdose Deaths from Fentanyl Laced with Xylazine SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A … the conspiracy to distribute fentanyl in Greene County from Jan. 31, 2019, to May 18, 2020, and to one count of … transported at least 300 grams of fentanyl by vehicle from either St. Louis, Mo., or Chicago, Illinois, to …
June 21, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Bronx Man Admits Role in Distributing Heroin and Fentanyl, Causing Death of 15-Month-Old Child

January 17, 2024
… admitted distributing heroin and fentanyl into New Jersey from two drug mills in the Bronx, which resulted in the … him with one count of distributing heroin and fentanyl from a drug mill in the Bronx in December 2018. Capellan … or more of a mixture and substance containing fentanyl from a separate drug mill in the Bronx in February 2019. Six …
January 17, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Staten Island Man Sentenced for Distributing Heroin and Fentanyl

May 24, 2022
… Doe-1’s phone indicated that he had purchased narcotics from Charles the night before his death. On April 23, 2019, … Department of Justice, in 2019, nearly 71,000 people died from drug overdoses, making it a leading cause of …
May 24, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Queens pharmacist indicted for illegal distribution of oxycodone and filing false tax returns

January 23, 2020
… over $1 million in cash earnings, most of it generated from his oxycodone distribution scheme. More than a dozen … hundreds of thousands of dollars Russo allegedly pocketed from the charged scheme, but the resulting human misery in … and prosecute medical professionals who seek to profit from the opioid epidemic.” “Income earned from the sale of …
January 23, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Crisp County Residents Plead Guilty in Armed Meth Trafficking Case

September 18, 2024
… criminal pasts pleaded guilty to federal charges resulting from an armed drug trafficking investigation conducted by … use any resource necessary to remove these career criminals from our streets.”  “Repeat convicted felons who illegally … video surveillance, the GBI agent purchased methamphetamine from Black.   On Nov. 2, FBI, DEA and GBI agents met with …
September 18, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Dayton Men Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder of DEA Task Force Officer

September 17, 2024
… 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, … basement of the residence, immediately came under gunfire from the basement, and was struck and killed. As the …
September 17, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Member of Violent Gang Pleads Guilty to Racketeering and Drug Trafficking Offenses

June 02, 2024
… and hundreds of rounds of ammunition were allegedly seized from 11 of the defendants.     Lopes was identified by … cooperating witnesses as a member of Cameron Street. From 2019 through 2020, Lopes regularly received large …
June 02, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

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 … to a Home Depot parking lot in San Diego and purchased from their suppliers 1.1 kilograms of fentanyl, cut with … conspirators arranged to purchase five kilograms of heroin from their Mexican suppliers.  On February 10, 2020, four …
May 16, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

New Britain Man Sentenced to More Than 11 Years in Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl and Cocaine

May 14, 2024
… 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 … 2022, investigators observed Ramos-Acevedo unloading items from the van in New Britain. On September 7, 2022, the …
May 14, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Dallas Attorney Charged in Narcotics Money Laundering Scheme

April 16, 2021
… launderers, who enable criminal organizations to profit from those who find themselves addicted to controlled … them on how to further violate the law and profit from the devastation of our nation’s opioid epidemic, lining … agent admitted. “I don’t care where the money comes from,” the attorney responded. The pair allegedly negotiated …
April 16, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Third major takedown of drug trafficking ring nets 14 arrests

September 01, 2020
… investigation_0.jpg Wrapped pistol and ammunition seized from a residence during the investigation_0.png SEATTLE - … successfully removed a number of violent drug traffickers from the streets of the Seattle-Tacoma area, and will enable … organized transnational groups with tentacles reaching from Mexico to Puget Sound.  They profit by pushing …
September 01, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Twelve People Charged Following Investigation of Drug Trafficking Ring

June 30, 2021
… has removed a large number of firearms and narcotics from the hands of violent drug traffickers operating … kilos of cocaine that defendant Arambula was bringing back from southern California. In all, law enforcement has seized … of firearms and toxic drugs such as fentanyl and cocaine from our communities.” The charges contained in the …
June 30, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Three Sentenced in International Controlled Substances and Prescription Drug Trafficking Operation

April 23, 2024
… that required a prescription. Bateman had been extradited from the United Kingdom to face charges. Chief Judge … and Soma. Bateman also received commission payments from Doshi. In or about May 2018, Bateman and Doshi began …
April 23, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

California Man Sentenced to 13 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl and Cocaine to Connecticut

April 13, 2024
… 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 … 2022, investigators observed Ramos-Acevedo unloading items from the van in New Britain. On September 7, 2022, the …
April 13, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Career Offender Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl Pills and Powder Days After Leaving Prison

April 03, 2024
… 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 … in June 2019, eight days after his most recent release from the Adult Correctional Institutions. Ferrer had just …
April 03, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Violent Felon Sentenced to 11 Years for Armed Trafficking of Counterfeit Fentanyl Pills

January 19, 2024
… 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 … the U.S. Probation Office for 5 years following his release from federal prison. U.S. Attorney Myers thanked Assistant …
January 19, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Lead Defendant in Pill-Production conspiracy Sentenced to Federal Prison

November 30, 2022
… with Intent to Distribute. In 2020, investigators from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) … machines and kilogram quantities of chemical binding agents from several companies, some of which were located in … with our partner agencies to safeguard the American public from the manufacture and distribution of illicit drugs,” …
November 30, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Cocaine Supplier, Codefendant Sentenced to Federal Prison in Richmond County Narcotics Conspiracy

October 21, 2021
… Georgia and elsewhere safer by removing dangerous criminals from their neighborhoods.” “This operation is an outstanding … of the results of the collaborative law enforcement effort from local, state, and federal agencies,” said Acting U.S. … Estes. “We particularly commend the work of investigators from Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigations for …
October 21, 2021