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Waterbury Man Sentenced To Five Years In Federal Prison For Role In Oxycodone Trafficking Ring

March 13, 2014
… documents and statements made in court, this matter stems from “Operation Blue Coast,” an investigation headed by the … Force into the large-scale trafficking of oxycodone pills from Florida to Connecticut.  The investigation revealed that an individual regularly purchased oxycodone from suppliers in Florida, transported the oxycodone to …
March 13, 2014
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Hartford Heroin Dealer Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison

May 30, 2014
… for attempting to purchase three kilograms of heroin from an undercover officer. According to court documents and … Raouf arranged to purchase three kilograms of heroin from the undercover officer for $55,000 per kilogram.  Raouf … Raouf’s girlfriend, Lillian Compres, withdrew $120,000 from a safety deposit box at a bank in East Hartford and …
May 30, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Holds Its Eighth Prescription Drug Take Back Day On April 26 Take-Back Day To Help Residents Clean Out Their Medicine Cabinets Of Old, Unwanted, Potentially Harmful Drugs

April 22, 2014
… be more wrong. By removing unwanted prescription drugs from their homes, the public helps prevent experimentation, … on Drug Use and Health. And more Americans died in 2010 from overdoses of prescription (22,134, including 16,651 from narcotic painkillers) than from motor vehicle …
April 22, 2014
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DEA To Hold 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day This Saturday

September 22, 2015
… Sandoval Divsersion.SAN@dea.gov Event will take place from 10 am-2 pm on Saturday, September 26th SAN DIEGO - This Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time, DEA and its law … unwanted prescription drugs.  On Saturday, September 26th, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. DEA and its partners will hold their …
September 22, 2015
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Results Are In And Thousands Of Pounds Of Unused, Unwanted And Expired Medication Was Cleaned Out Of New Yorkers Medicine Cabinets

November 03, 2016
… Ciara A. Gregovich 720-431-8836 38,575 pounds collected from 249 collection sites throughout New York state (NEW … than 3,500 tons) of prescription drugs have been removed from medicine cabinets, kitchen drawers, and nightstands by … DEA Administrator.  “By removing unnecessary medication from your home, you are removing the risk of unnecessary …
November 03, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

DEA To Hold 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day This Saturday

September 24, 2015
… Registration: Oregon 1-888-219-4261 Event will take place from 10 am-2 pm on Saturday, September 26th SEATTLE - -This Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time, come to one of the almost … resulted in  108,399 (54.2 tons) of drugs removed from circulation. The service is free and anonymous, no …
September 24, 2015
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DEA’S National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Is Saturday

April 27, 2016
… 1-888-219-4261 Twice-annual event takes place in Idaho from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 30 SEATTLE - After collecting … have removed over 268,456 (134.2 tons) of medication from circulation. Combined results for the previous ten … (2010-2015) resulted in 39,263 (19.6 tons) of drugs removed from circulation. America is presently experiencing an …
April 27, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Guilty Pleas In Major Missouri Meth Trafficking Conspiracy

May 10, 2017
… large quantities of methamphetamine that was shipped from California to Springfield, Missouri. Romulo Frank … participated in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine from June 1 through September 11, 2015. Delatorre shipped methamphetamine from California to Springfield in 2 1/2 pound increments to …
May 10, 2017
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Medford Man Sentenced To More Than Three Years In Prison On Federal Marijuana Charges

November 05, 2012
… 100 or more kilograms of marijuana. The charge stemmed from an April 2011 traffic stop in Texas where police seized … the marijuana for $5,500 per pound, and that 23 pounds came from Galvan. The driver also admitted he had previously sold 72 pounds of marijuana from Galvan and still owed Galvan $125,000. DEA agents …
November 05, 2012
PRESS RELEASE

California To Connecticut Marijuana Distribution And Money Laundering Conspiracy

October 18, 2016
… 571-387-5018 Sentence includes extra time for escape from jail SAN FRANCISCO - Thanousone Volarat, 36, of Fresno, … and distribute marijuana, money laundering, and escaping from the Fresno County Jail, Acting United States Attorney … Volarat and his co-conspirators began purchasing marijuana from sources in California and Oregon. In 2010, Volarat …
October 18, 2016
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Guilty: Major Synthetic Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

August 14, 2017
… that shipped misbranded synthetic drugs interstate from a processing lab in Millbrae, California, U.S. Attorney … more lethal. In pleading guilty, Ortiz acknowledged that from 2011 to 2013 he was involved in the importation of raw synthetic cannabinoids from China that was processed and distributed from …
August 14, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Two Women Plead Guilty To Structuring Cash Transactions

February 24, 2014
… obtained prescriptions for oxycodone and hydrocodone from pharmacies in Modesto, and then transported and mailed … of $10,000 or less. After receiving the cash deposits from co-conspirators, Chou and Chim withdrew the cash from those accounts in amounts of $10,000 or less to attempt …
February 24, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Announces 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back

July 29, 2015
… Ciara A. Gregovich 720-431-8836 Event will take place from 10am – 2pm on Saturday, September 26th NEW YORK - DEA … Prescription Drug Take-Back will take place September 26th from 10 am-2 pm local time. As with the previous nine … show that many abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine …
July 29, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Public Response To DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Days Keeps Growing

May 02, 2013
… to discard unwanted, unused and expired prescription drugs from medicine cabinets, bedside tables, and kitchen drawers. … on the event. Nearly 68 (135,860 pounds) has been collected from the Central Valley and Northern California during the … (371 tons) of prescription medications were collected from members of the public at more than 5,829 locations …
May 02, 2013
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Defendants Face Justice for Distributing 3,200 Kilos of Methamphetamine

November 19, 2025
… thousands of kilograms of methamphetamine shipped in from Mexico and hidden in boxes of jalapeños, are being held … that Ramey was selling kilogram amounts of methamphetamine from Rapid Lube in Athens, where he worked. The FBI … informants to make multiple purchases of methamphetamine from Ramey at his workplace, totaling more than six …
November 19, 2025
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Cartels

September 30, 2025
… Milenio Cartel, CJNG has become independent from key members linked by blood ties or marriage to the … Sinaloa Cartel, CJNG reaps billions of dollars in profit from the manufacture of illegal synthetic drugs, as well as …
September 30, 2025
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DEA-Led Investigation Of Mexican DTO Results In Charges Against 28

April 28, 2017
… Smuggled Large Quantities of Heroin, Meth, Cocaine from Mexico to US- Drugs: Also Firearms, Money Laundering … large quantities of heroin, methamphetamine, and cocaine from Mexico and distributing the drugs in New Mexico, Texas, … law enforcement organizations we have removed criminals from our communities who have been involved in smuggling, …
April 28, 2017
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San Diego Tunnel Task Force uncovers sophisticated cross-border drug tunnel under the U.S./Mexico border

March 31, 2020
… Federal agents seize 4,400 pounds of illicit drugs from the tunnel’s exit in the U.S. Tunnel Entrance.JPG Drugs … area of San Diego.  The discovery of the tunnel resulted from an ongoing investigation by members on the San Diego … pounds of marijuana and more than two pounds of fentanyl from the tunnel.   The large seizure of mixed drugs …
March 31, 2020
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Two Men Arrested with 100 Pounds of Cocaine Stamped with the Nickname of One of the World’s Greatest Soccer Players

April 01, 2021
… A. Gregovich 720-431-8836 Gun and over $200,000 seized from apartment and vehicle in Jamaica NEW YORK CITY – More than one hundred pounds of cocaine were recovered from a seventh-floor apartment in a two-building 17 story … Katz.    On March 29, 2021, Agents and Investigators from DEA Group D-43, SNP, and NYSP Troop H conducted …
April 01, 2021
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Two Money Couriers for Colombian-Based Drug Money Laundering Organization Convicted by Federal Jury

February 08, 2025
… Practitioner 571-362-9171 BOSTON – Two men from Jamaica have been convicted following a four-day jury … laundered more than $6 million in drug trafficking proceeds from Colombian cartels through the United States, Caribbean … for a later date. The defendants were among 20 individuals from Colombia, Jamaica and Florida who were indicted by a …
February 08, 2025
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Long Island Man Charged with Distributing Fentanyl, Heroin, Cocaine and Oxycodone

April 04, 2024
… Fentanyl, Pill Press Parts and Multiple Firearms Recovered from Defendant; Defendant Distributed Fentanyl that Caused … justice.” “It is appalling how criminals attempt to profit from the distribution of fentanyl which has led to a rising …
April 04, 2024
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Nineteen indicted in drug distribution conspiracy

April 07, 2021
… Oregon 1-888-219-4261 More than 70 firearms seized from defendants distributing cocaine and crack cocaine … Acting U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman. Law enforcement teams from FBI, DEA, Seattle Police Department, and other public … about ninety search warrants across the Puget Sound region from as far north as Everett and as far south as Spanaway. …
April 07, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Last Of Three Defendants Convicted For Role In Murder Of Southlake, Texas, Man Is Sentenced

December 06, 2016
… presented at trial and documents filed in the case, from approximately March 1, 2011, until May 22, 2013, the … defendants traveled in interstate and foreign commerce from Mexico to Southlake, and elsewhere, with the intent to … result of that travel, Mr. Chapa was killed.  In addition, from approximately May 23, 2013, until September 5, 2014, …
December 06, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Hospice Nurse Pleads Guilty To Prescription Opioid Conspiracy Charges

June 15, 2017
… accountable.” “New Mexicans deserve competent health care from medical professionals whose sole focus is the best interest of their patients, not from drug traffickers who abuse their medical licenses to … July 22, 2016, DEA agents seized 80 10-mg oxycodone pills from Ulibarri, which she obtained from packages she …
June 15, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Feds Crack Down On Illegal Trafficking Of Oxycodone

May 13, 2011
… in two separate cases charging a total of 13 defendants from Georgia and Kentucky with illegally trafficking in … alone, and instead will require a comprehensive effort from public health, medicine, and our communities.  With … because it completely removes the oversight of a physician from the equation."    According to United States Attorney …
May 13, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Twenty-Four Indicted In Oxycodone Trafficking And Health Care Fraud Scheme

October 12, 2011
… Salgado and Ronald Regains, remain at large. Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report … than all other states combined. Each day, individuals die from prescription drug overdoses. To stop this drug … will continue to tackle South Florida’s pill mill epidemic from all angles and at all levels to eradicate these drug …
October 12, 2011
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24 Members Of Bronx Street Gang Charged With Racketeering Conspiracy, Narcotics Trafficking, And Firearm Offenses

April 02, 2014
… members of the Murda Moore Gangsta crew on charges ranging from racketeering, narcotics and firearms felonies.  Law … focused on reclaiming the Mott Haven community from the carnage, crime and fear that are linked to the MMG …
April 02, 2014
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Upper West Side Doctor And Wife Indicted For Conspiracy And 37 Illegal Prescription Sales: Over $600,000 Cash Seized

June 09, 2015
… (HHS). Group TDS-NY is comprised of agents and officers from the DEA, the NYPD, the Town of Orangetown Police … Agents and investigators recovered more than $600,000 cash from the Scarsdale residence. Medical records and bank …
June 09, 2015
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Doctor indicted on Manslaughter and Reckless Endangerment Charges in Three Overdose Deaths

June 07, 2018
… Strike Force Group Z-23 and HRA, with assistance from the Nassau County Police Department and the Suffolk … DEA and the New York City Police Department (NYPD). Agents from the DEA’s Milwaukee District Office arrested Choy on … overdosed within three days of receiving prescriptions from Choy. At their final visits with the doctor, both …
June 07, 2018
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CY 2022 Cocaine Signature Program Report

September 11, 2024
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… transit to the United States (U.S.) during CY 2022. Results from samples seized outside the U.S. from DEA foreign divisions that were analyzed from January – June 2023 are also reported. Domestic and …
September 11, 2024