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Perez-Heredia Sentenced For Methamphetamine Trafficking In Iowa, Minnesota

… Daniel Perez-Heredia. Perez-Heredia, 29, a resident alien from Worthington, MN, was sentenced to more than five years … contained at least 150 grams of (pure) methamphetamine from 2015 through September 2016 in Minnesota and Iowa.  In … (1) Purchased up to one-ounce quantities of methamphetamine from Rogelio Garcia-Jimenez for redistribution; (2) Traded …
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OCDETF Cases Net Two Large Prison Sentences For Drug Traffickers

… to Special Agent Shroba, Geovany Calderon-Osorio, 24, from Fairmont City, Illinois, received a sentenced of 144 … have committed multiple firearm violations. Investigators from the DEA, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and … transported via private aircraft or commercial vehicles, from California to cities like St. Louis and Boston, among …
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Pittsburgh Cocaine Ringleader Sentenced To 30 Years

… judge called a "large-scale" drug ring in Linmar supplied from Detroit and other cities. Mr. Dorsett refused comment … at least 60 kilograms of cocaine and 10 kilograms of crack from 2003, when he got out of the Beaver County Jail, and … a feud between Mr. Dorsett's Linmar gang and a rival gang from nearby Griffith Heights. Mr. Cain was from Griffith …
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Philadelphia Doctor Pleads Guilty To Running Pill Mill

… Medical Society, Inc. (“WMS”), ran a prescription pill mill from June of 2008 through February 18, 2010.  Gosnell wrote … give it to WMS staff who would then collect cash and “tips” from customers.  Gosnell went from writing several hundred prescriptions for controlled …
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Alleged Drug Traffickers Indicted

… intent to distribute 12 kilos of heroin, which was seized from the organization’s heroin stash house located at 3901 … coordinated and supervised the transportation and delivery from Mexico to Philadelphia where he oversaw distribution of … heroin for the organization and was awaiting cash payments from Philadelphia area heroin distributors.  The indictment …
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Pennsylvania Man Sentenced To 57 Months Imprisonment In Drug Conspiracy Case

… that involved the importation of cocaine and heroin from Panama and Afghanistan.  United States District Judge … five kilograms of cocaine and one kilogram of heroin from the Republic of Panama into the United States, in … smuggled or attempted to smuggle heroin and cocaine from Panama to Delaware.  He acknowledged making cocaine and …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Is Saturday

… San Ysidro - (619) 671-4500 Twice-annual event takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. October 22 SAN DIEGO - America is … injury-related death in the United States, eclipsing deaths from motor vehicle crashes or firearms.  The majority of … drug abusers report that they obtain their drugs from friends and family, including from the home medicine …
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Drug Dealer Sentenced For Structuring Drug Proceedshirteenth Defendant Pleads Guilty In Idaho Meth Case

… Carolina, when he committed the offense. The case arose from an investigation into the distribution of marijuana and … of shipments containing marijuana and psilocybin mushrooms from Michael James Walsh in Eugene. Walsh was a distributor … to people in multiple states. Upon receiving the shipments from Walsh, Yaun sold the marijuana and mushrooms and …
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Southern Illinois Woman Pleads Guilty To Possession Of A Listed Chemical Knowing It Would Be Used To Manufacture A Controlled Substance

… States Code, Section 841(c)(2). The violation took place from or about June 19, 2008, through May 21, 2010, in Saline … at Benton. At her plea, WENZEL admitted to the court that from Jun 19, 2008, through May 21, 2010, she would purchase or obtain from others pseudoephedrine pills for use in manufacturing …
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Drug Trafficker Receives 19 Year Prison Sentence For Two Cocaine Conspiracies

… a total of approximately 8.5 kilograms of cocaine from Burbank, California, to Alaska. Law enforcement … the second box of cocaine that Dimmer had sent to Hernandez from Burbank. Dimmer concealed the kilograms of cocaine sent from Burbank in rather unique retro-looking Crosley Stereo …
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Southern Oregon Martial Arts Instructor Sentenced To Federal Prison On Marijuana Charges

… of marijuana weights and prices per pound sold, ranging from $18,000 to $29,000. Agents also discovered that … either did not use marijuana or never received marijuana from Hisamoto. Further investigation revealed that Hisamoto sold the marijuana to buyers from California. Hisamoto recruited co-defendants Charlie …
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Lane County Drug Trafficker Sentenced To 168 Months In Prison

… possess and distribute methamphetamine.  Upon his release from prison, he will be placed on supervised release for … enforcement conducted multiple purchases of methamphetamine from an individual who was acting as a courier for … departed the stash house and law enforcement seized $20,000 from a hidden compartment inside his vehicle. Mendoza-Diaz …
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Five People Arrested; Charged With Illegal Marijuana Grow In Boise County

… law enforcement at a camp located approximately 100 meters from the marijuana grow site. According to the complaints, … hundred marijuana plants that had already been harvested from the growing operation. Investigators also located and … investigators removed over 4,800 marijuana plants from the dispersed grow site. If convicted, the defendants …
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Two Sentenced For Drug Shipments

… Central Valley, pleaded guilty to laundering the proceeds from the sale of synthetic drugs. Court documents indicate that from September 2012 to May 2013, New, Middleton, Douglas … enterprise that imported raw synthetic cannabinoids from China containing AM-2201 and XLR11 that they processed …
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Alleged Marijuana Growers In Siskiyou County Arrested For Conspiring To Bribe Sheriff

… of $1 million was contingent on Yang securing and profiting from certain out-of-state marijuana licenses, Yang and … a total of $80,000 if he would exempt eight properties from the Siskiyou County ban against outdoor marijuana grows. They sought protection from raids or other law enforcement actions on these eight …
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DEA’S Prescription Drug Take-Back Effort-- A Big Success

… are shocking-approximately 46,000 Americans die each year from drug-related deaths.  More than half of those are from heroin and prescription opioids,” said Acting DEA … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine …
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Kern County Drug Traffickers Indicted

… were returned today in two separate cases originating from Kern County involving large quantities of controlled … half pound of heroin, and one and a half pounds of cocaine from a residence in northeast Bakersfield where both men … packaging material, and ammunition and seized $3,179 from Hernandez’s residence on the property. If convicted, …
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Fresno Man Sentenced For Laundering Drug Proceeds

… of supervised release, for structuring proceeds derived from an interstate drug trafficking operation, Drug … court documents, Gable structured $693,905 in cash derived from the sales of marijuana grown in Fresno and shipped to … to obtain California medical marijuana recommendations from a local physician for the purpose of growing marijuana, …
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Two Men Indicted For Sanger Marijuana Cultivation Operation Bullet Holes In Thieves’ Truck Lead To Defendants

… they responded to a call regarding men unloading marijuana from a pickup truck on East Ashlan Avenue in Sanger. In … detectives found four men unloading 150 pounds of marijuana from the flatbed of a pickup truck and hanging it in a barn. … been shot at with a rifle when they were stealing marijuana from a grow site in the area of Zediker and Shaw Avenues in …
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Head of Albuquerque Fentanyl Trafficking Organization Sentenced

… responsible for moving tens of thousands of fentanyl pills from Mexico into Albuquerque, along with alien smuggling and importing illegal wildlife. According to court records, from at least 2020 through January 2023, Mendoza, 42, a … network that transported large quantities of pills from Juarez across the U.S. border and onto Albuquerque …
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DEA Launches Fentanyl Free America Initiative to Combat the Synthetic Drug Crisis

… commitment to protecting American lives and communities from the devastating impacts of fentanyl, which claimed … contained a potentially lethal dose, a significant drop from 76% of pills tested just two years prior in FY 2023.  … fentanyl powder purity decreased to 10.3%, down from 19.5% during the same timeframe. These reductions in …
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DEA Launches Fentanyl Free America Initiative to Combat the Synthetic Drug Crisis

… commitment to protecting American lives and communities from the devastating impacts of fentanyl, which claimed … contained a potentially lethal dose, a significant drop from 76% of pills tested just two years prior in FY 2023. … fentanyl powder purity decreased to 10.3%, down from 19.5% during the same time period. These reductions in …
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Federal Court Sentenced Clayton Woman for Laundering Millions for Cartels and Moving Kilo Quantities of Narcotics

… court documents and other information presented in court, from June 2021 to June 2024, Rodriguez-Flores distributed … of cocaine and methamphetamine that had been shipped from Mexico and laundered the proceeds from the sale of these drugs back to Mexico. In January …
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Gun and drug trafficking ring dismantled in the Bronx

… repeatedly referenced their ability to obtain guns from Pennsylvania and bring them into New York to be sold. … directly to undercover officers on three other occasions from June 22, 2019 through Dec. 27, 2019.  Rafael Cruz … of heroin to undercover officers on four occasions spanning from Aug. 7, 2019 through Sept.5, 2019. The investigation …
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In Memoriam: Pope Francis—A Global Voice Against Drug Trafficking and Addiction

April 21, 2025
… addiction. His commitment to protecting the most vulnerable—from the barrios of Buenos Aires to the streets of Rome—will … Rome, more than 100 senior drug law enforcement officials from around the world were received at the Vatican by His … line against the cartels and criminal networks profiting from human misery. True to his word, Pope Francis followed …
April 21, 2025
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DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Awareness Day

… has ever faced.  In 2022 alone, 107,941 Americans died from drug poisonings, with a staggering 70% of those deaths … exhibit will have extended hours on Tuesday, May 7, from 6 a.m. until 6 p.m. “Americans today are experiencing … fentanyl. The only safe medications are ones that come from licensed and accredited medical professionals. For more …
GENERAL INFORMATION

Headquarters News 2007

July 15, 2021
… Statement of Administrator Karen P. Tandy on Retirement from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) October 17, … October 16, 2007 United States Announces First Extraditions From Romania on Terrorism Charges September 24, 2007 DEA …
July 15, 2021
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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
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Responding to America's Overdose Crisis: An Examination of Legislation to Build Upon the SUPPORT Act

June 23, 2023
… 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