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Multi-agency investigation leads to arrest of 5, seizure of 17 kilograms of cocaine, 2 kilograms of heroin, 4,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills, 9 guns, $1.5 million of drug proceeds

June 29, 2020
… kilograms of heroin, and 4,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills from reaching the streets of Suffolk County. This was … of heroin, and 4,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills, seized from this alleged trafficking operation. The cocaine has an … The search warrants were executed by law enforcement agents from DEA’s Long Island District Office which includes the …
June 29, 2020
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DEA and FBI offices dismantle drug trafficking organizations in New York and Connecticut

October 11, 2018
… on our communities.  As alleged, these defendants profited from trafficking cocaine and methamphetamines at the expense … removing a significant number of dangerous drug traffickers from the streets of our city.” As alleged in the Indictment …
October 11, 2018
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Final Defendant Arrested During 2023 Joint Enforcement Operation in Carlsbad Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Offenses

April 18, 2024
… possession of an ice chest which he knew to contain drugs from a co-conspirator in Mexico. Cerezo-Espidio was supposed … Administration investigated this case with assistance from Homeland Security Investigations, the Bureau of … Pecos Valley Drug Task Force, with enforcement assistance from the United States Marshal Service, Carlsbad Police …
April 18, 2024
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Organized Drug Crime Ring Attempted to Flood Alaskan Villages with Fentanyl, 54 Indicted

January 25, 2024
… distributors of the drug trafficking enterprise in Alaska. From February 2022 to July 2023, law enforcement intercepted … to send drug packages through the U.S. Postal Service from Oregon and California to Alaska. Distributors located …
January 25, 2024
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Sinaloa-based narcotics distributor designated under the Kingpin Act for trafficking fentanyl, heroin, and methamphetamine in Oregon

May 12, 2021
… role in trafficking fentanyl, heroin, and methamphetamine from Mexico to the Pacific Northwest. Efrain Mendivil … active trafficker of heroin, methamphetamine, and fentanyl from Mexico to Oregon. Together, these drugs, particularly … Area (HIDTA) Interdiction Taskforce with assistance from the FBI and Homeland Security Investigations. It is …
May 12, 2021
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Jesse Denver Hanes Sentenced To Life Imprisonment For Conviction On Federal Firearms And Carjacking Charges Arising Out Of Shooting Of Hatch Police Officer

March 01, 2018
… in Doña Ana County, N.M. At the time, Hanes was prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition because of his status … died as the result of the gunshot wound. After fleeing from the scene of the shooting, Hanes and his passengers … Office and New Mexico State Police, with assistance from the 3rd Judicial District Attorney’s Office. The …
March 01, 2018
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Six Charged In Multi-state Cocaine Trafficking Scheme: Upper West Side Apartment Served As Base Of Operation

April 05, 2018
… Division Office Task Force Group D-13, with assistance from the U.S. Postal Inspection Service. Manhattan District … Gonzalez, an alleged cocaine distributor who operated from an apartment at 472 Columbus Avenue in Manhattan’s … to customers in vehicles with out of state license plates from Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Washington, D.C. …
April 05, 2018
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Pawankumar Jain Pleads Guilty To Unlawfully Dispensing Prescription Painkillers And Health Care Fraud

February 11, 2016
… care fraud.  In his plea agreement, Jain acknowledged that from June 2007 through Feb. 2012, he was a licensed … exams and [that he] did not document a therapeutic benefit from the narcotics he was prescribing for her.”  Jain’s plea … of drug overdoses that annually kills thousands of people from every background and income level.  While this plea …
February 11, 2016
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Forty-Four Michigan And Ohio Residents Indicted In Scheme To Illegally Divert And Distribute Rx Drugs Along “US-23 Pipeline”

March 21, 2013
… never provided. Other times, the pharmacists accepted cash from the recruiters for filling and dispensing medications. … has become a national epidemic, with more Americans dying from overdoses than from gunshot wounds.” Robert L. Corso, Special Agent in …
March 21, 2013
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Seven South Florida Residents Charged In Conspiracy To Distribute Performance Enhancing Drugs To Underage High School And Professional Athletes

August 05, 2014
… Carlos Nuñez - , 48, of Fort Lauderdale. The charges stem from an over 21-month-long investigation by DEA, which … the same group of people who occasionally worked together from 2008 through 2012. In addition, the investigation also … on the promise of playing better, recovering faster from injury and having more energy,” said U.S. Attorney …
August 05, 2014
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DEA Arrests Azusa Gang Members Responsible For Narcotics Trafficking And Campaign Of Hate Crimes Targeting African-Americans

June 07, 2011
… would use violence in order to prevent African-Americans from moving into the City,” according to the indictment. Six … racist incidents alleged in the indictment span a period from 1992 until May 2010, when an African-American high school student was beaten as he walked home from school. “The Azusa 13 gang waged a campaign of hate …
June 07, 2011
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Drug Law Enforcement Kicking Off The New Year With Record Breaking Heroin Seizures

February 07, 2016
… significant change in drug overdose death rates from 2013-2014: New Hampshire’s drug overdose rate increased … nationwide and hit the Northeast like a tidal wave, from Maine to Montauk.  New York drug law enforcement has … huge loads of heroin and thereby prevent this deadly drug from further flooding our region. While a public health …
February 07, 2016
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Drug Enforcement Task Force Uncovers Heroin Mill In The Bronx, NY: $8 Million Worth Of Heroin Seized

January 31, 2014
… worth $8 million last night. On January 30th, 2014, a team from the DEA’s New York Drug Enforcement Task Force - … shutdown,” “iPhone”, and “Olympics 2012.” Also recovered from the heroin mill were scales, 18 coffee grinders, rubber … magnitude of the heroin problem confronting us. We’ve heard from public officials throughout the Northeast of soaring …
January 31, 2014
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Charges 27 In The Fordham/Kingsbridge Neighborhoods Of The Bronx, Including 20 Members And Associates Of The Trinitarios Street Gang, With Narcotics And Firearms Offenses

July 24, 2014
… to combat gang violence and reclaim these neighborhoods from drug trafficking.” ATF Special Agent in Charge Thomas … in Manhattan federal court. According to Indictment One, from approximately 2009 to the present, the Trinitarios … District Judge Michael H. Dolinger. Today’s charges stem from a long-term investigation, “Operation Patria,” …
July 24, 2014
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Three Current And Former Rikers Island Correction Officers Indicted For Trafficking In Narcotics, Bribery And Smuggling Contraband In Jail

July 29, 2014
… with cash “courier fees.” The fees that were charged ranged from $500 to $900. The pair then smuggled this contraband to … pills to an inmate in February 2014. Gifth resigned from the Corrections Department in April 2014. Special … to serve the public. I thank the investigators and agents from DOI, DEA, NYPD and all our partner agencies for the …
July 29, 2014
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Sacramento Man Sentenced to over 4 Years in Prison for Fentanyl Pill Distribution

August 29, 2025
… by the Drug Enforcement Administration, with assistance from Homeland Security Investigations, the Federal Bureau of … criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task …
August 29, 2025
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Louisville, Kentucky Man Found Guilty of Methamphetamine Distribution

April 11, 2025
… and Joshua Porter are prosecuting the case, with assistance from paralegal specialist Aaron Cooper. This conviction is a … criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task …
April 11, 2025
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Bridgeport Man Pleads Guilty to Drug and Firearm Offenses

April 06, 2025
… controlled purchases of fentanyl, heroin, and crack cocaine from Herman. Herman was arrested on September 15, 2022.  At … state court to narcotics and manslaughter charges stemming from an overdose death investigation. The DEA’s HIDTA Task Force includes personnel from the DEA Bridgeport Resident Office, the Connecticut …
April 06, 2025
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Pharmacist Admits Filling Counterfeit Prescriptions Selling Oxycodone and Codeine in Exchange for Cash

June 28, 2022
… they were false or counterfeit and that he was prohibited from dispensing controlled substances without a valid prescription. Duncan accepted cash payments from his conspirators in exchange for filling the fraudulent …
June 28, 2022
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DEA announces launch of Project Safeguard

October 20, 2020
… are inextricably linked,” said Acting Administrator Shea.  “From the extreme levels of violence in Mexican cartels, to … that have little regard for human life, and profit from the pain and suffering of our people. Along with our …
October 20, 2020
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Leader of international money laundering organization in Dominican Republic arraigned on federal charges

September 29, 2020
… other charges related to the same international conspiracy. From August 2016 through July 2020, Velazquez-Cordero … York, and Florida to pick up millions in cash drug proceeds from drug trafficking organizations operating in the U.S. …
September 29, 2020
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DEA launches Secure Your Meds campaign, calls on Americans to keep medications safe

April 21, 2020
…   “While families are doing all they can to stay safe from the coronavirus, I want to remind everyone to make sure … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet.    Once the Centers for …
April 21, 2020
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New Jersey/Pennsylvania doctor indicted for accepting bribes and kickbacks in exchange for prescribing powerful fentanyl drug

June 25, 2019
… participation in a scheme to receive bribes and kickbacks from a pharmaceutical company in exchange for prescribing … and received more than $140,000 in bribes and kickbacks from Insys Therapeutics, a pharmaceutical company based in … alleges that the bribes and kickbacks that Sun received from Insys Therapeutics in exchange for prescribing Subsys …
June 25, 2019
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New Special Agent in Charge takes over DEA’s New Jersey Division

April 25, 2019
… supervising DEA agents, NYPD detectives, and investigators from the New York State Police.   Her career has taken her from New York City to her most recent assignment at DEA … drugs in the United States.   SAC Gibson is a 1992 graduate from the University of South Carolina with a degree in …
April 25, 2019
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Grape Street Crips member indicted for murder of innocent bystander

October 16, 2018
… and Cureton were involved in the distribution of heroin from 2003 through 2015. Cureton was a major supplier of … Street Crips at the James Baxter Terrace housing complex from 2003 until Baxter Terrace was demolished in 2009. … in Charge Gregory W. Ehrie in Newark, and investigators from the U.S. Attorney’s Office with the investigation …
October 16, 2018
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Federal Charges Filed Following Record-Breaking Methamphetamine Seizure

July 08, 2022
… observed the defendants unloading dozens of cardboard boxes from the box truck and loading them into a Dodge van. Law … stopped more than 5,000 pounds of methamphetamine from being distributed on our streets.” “I am grateful for … information that is absolutely critical in keeping drugs from entering our streets and holding drug traffickers …
July 08, 2022
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Drug Dealer Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Selling the Fentanyl that Resulted in Death of User; Longest Sentence to Date

February 14, 2022
… was honorably discharged. In 2018, Gallagher moved from Boston to San Diego in an attempt to break his … this case. Team 10 is a specialty unit, with investigators from DEA, HSI, FBI, San Diego Police Department, CA … for their hard work on the case. For those who suffer from addiction, please know there is help. Call the Crisis …
February 14, 2022
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El Cajon Resident Sentenced to 15 Years for Selling Counterfeit Pills with Fentanyl that Caused 19-Year-Old’s Death

November 24, 2021
… or the early morning hours of March 1, 2019. Special Agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and a Task Force Officer from the San Diego Sheriff’s Department led the … the increase in overdose deaths in San Diego County. Agents from Team 10 contributed to the investigation into S.J.G.’s …
November 24, 2021
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San Diego Resident Sentenced to Nearly 14 Years for Distributing Fentanyl that Resulted in Eighteen-Year-Old’s Death

November 22, 2021
… own addiction, by peddling this poison. If someone dies from fentanyl you provide them, we will use every tool at … “Removing these dangerous and often deadly drugs from the streets is a priority for HSI, as it’s critical to … the increase in overdose deaths in San Diego County. Agents from Team 10 contributed to the investigation into P.E.R.’s …
November 22, 2021
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Trafficker admits smuggling large quantities of deadly fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine, including more than 450,000 fentanyl pills

July 15, 2019
… today that she smuggled more than 450,000 fentanyl pills from Mexico into the United States during a nine-month conspiracy from February to October of 2018.    According to admissions … of these cases than ever.”   Brewer praised federal agents from Homeland Security Investigations, the Drug Enforcement …
July 15, 2019