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San Antonio businessman pleads guilty to money laundering conspiracy

February 04, 2020
… dealership, MGM Auto, to agents, proposing that he would buy it back from the agents at a reduced price, i.e., less his …
February 04, 2020
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Federal jury finds Stockton man guilty of heroin and crack cocaine trafficking offenses

September 19, 2019
… operation was investigated using a confidential source to buy heroin and crack cocaine from Sherman’s front man and co-defendant, Lindsey Mills, …
September 19, 2019
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Corpus Man Receives 11 Years For Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering

June 21, 2012
… Christi area. Agents were able to determine the proceeds from drug sales enabled Yanez to buy and renovate these houses and that Yanez believed these …
June 21, 2012
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Attempted Purchase Of Cocaine Leads To 10-Year Federal Prison Sentence

May 28, 2015
… and had asked to purchase multiple kilograms of cocaine from him.  Simmons promised to buy a total of eight kilograms of cocaine for $33,000 …
May 28, 2015
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New York/New Jersey High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Program Receives National Recognition

June 29, 2011
… Jersey Drug Trafficking Organization Task Force/HIDTA (H2) from the New York/New Jersey HIDTA. H2 conducted a global … of the Miami Homestead office. The investigation began as a buy-bust, and developed into an international, …
June 29, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Former Stockton College Police Officer Admits Distributing Oxycodone

August 07, 2014
… forfeit $8,775, consisting of the illegal profits obtained from his sale of oxycodone.   According to documents filed … a doctor, and “if you gonna be a good customer for me and buy these every 28 days for 15 bucks, I won’t give these to …
August 07, 2014
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Lawrence Man Sentenced For Selling Crack

May 09, 2011
… working with the DEA arranged with a third person to buy an ounce of crack cocaine. The third person said he … by the DEA HIDTA Task Force, which includes agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Massachusetts …
May 09, 2011
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Man Pleads Guilty To Cocaine Charge

January 25, 2018
… Roosevelt Avenue, after previously making three controlled buys of cocaine from the defendant. During the execution of the search …
January 25, 2018
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DEA/San Diego Sheriff’s Department Arrest 65 People In Operation Mountain Shadow

September 10, 2013
… and Drug Enforcement Administration agents conducted "buy-walk" operations.  They bought methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine and firearms from the suspects.  Approximately 150 federal agents and …
September 10, 2013
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Stockton Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Marijuana Warehouse Grow

May 22, 2013
… for-profit grower of marijuana to shield his activity from law enforcement scrutiny. These growers sell their product in pound quantities to whoever will buy it, frequently selling to numerous marijuana …
May 22, 2013
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Fentanyl Distributor Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Causing Death

December 12, 2023
… Office (District 9) later concluded that C.J. had died from fentanyl toxicity. When Parsons and J.A called 911, … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
December 12, 2023
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Bradenton Man Sentenced to more than 17 Years for Distributing Cocaine Obtained through the Mail

May 22, 2023
… who used those addresses to secure shipments of cocaine from Puerto Rico. As a result, kilogram quantities of … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
May 22, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Three Men Charged in Conspiracy to Distribute Millions of Fentanyl Pills

April 21, 2022
… to proceeds of the offense. According to court documents, from at least May 2020 through April 2022, Silfrain, … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
April 21, 2022
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Former Pain Clinic Doctor Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison for Money Structuring

March 17, 2022
… Wellness and Pain Specialists, a pain management clinic, from May 2014 until it shuttered in June 2018. Bird used the … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
March 17, 2022
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Career Offender Sentenced

February 11, 2022
… and an undercover DEA agent on four separate occasions, from December 2018 through August 2019, for a total of … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
February 11, 2022
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Colombian National Extradited to the United States Pleads Guilty to Drug Conspiracy

January 13, 2022
… transnational criminal conspiracy that transported cocaine from Colombia to the United States. Specifically, Marsiglia … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
January 13, 2022
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Fentanyl Dealers Sentenced to 12 and 8 Years in Federal Prison

January 13, 2022
… fentanyl-laced heroin to, and collect drug proceeds from, a DEA cooperating source and undercover officers on 15 … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
January 13, 2022
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Anesthesiologist Pleads Guilty to Taking Fentanyl from Hospital

April 25, 2024
… Anesthesiologist Pleads Guilty to Taking Fentanyl from Hospital April 25, 2024 St. Louis Contact Info Contact … court today to illegally taking prescription fentanyl from the hospital. Roman Peplinski, 37, of Kansas City, Mo., … Peplinski admitted that he illegally obtained fentanyl from Lakewood Medical Center on Nov. 5, 2022. Peplinski …
April 25, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Remove Unneeded Prescriptions, Prevent Addiction

April 21, 2023
… Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 22, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time. This event offers … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
April 21, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Fentanyl Importer/Supplier and Sex Trafficker Sentenced to Life in Prison

August 20, 2024
… ordered Marion to forfeit the $13,190 that was recovered from his pocket at the time of his arrest, which represented … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at  Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
August 20, 2024
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Guatemalan National Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Smuggle Over 6,000 Kilograms of Cocaine into the United States

December 21, 2023
… in Guatemala that had been smuggled on maritime vessels from South America. The organization then brought the … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
December 21, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Osceola County Convicted Felon Sentenced to Six Years in Federal Prison for Firearm and Drug Offenses

November 16, 2023
… the Drug Enforcement Administration received information from the United States Postal Inspection Service that a … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
November 16, 2023
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Jacksonville Beach Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine

October 27, 2023
… cocaine. Murel was stopped in Baker County on his way back from Atlanta. Deputies from the Baker County Sheriff’s … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
October 27, 2023
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Tampa Man Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Double Murder, Robbery, and Conspiracy

February 24, 2023
… Neighbors heard the gun shots and observed blood dripping from the third floor back balcony apartment down to the … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
February 24, 2023
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Miami-Area Man Pleads Guilty to Multi-District Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy

October 28, 2022
… Veliz Villeda received shipments of methamphetamine from a co-conspirator in Birmingham, Alabama and … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
October 28, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Fentanyl Dealer Pleads Guilty to Distributing Narcotics

April 29, 2022
… 2019, Mitchell sold heroin, fentanyl, and crack cocaine from the Express Inn located in Clearwater. Mitchell used … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
April 29, 2022
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Anniversary Messages from Former DEA Administrators

December 23, 2024
… Anniversary Messages from Former DEA Administrators DEA 50th Anniversary Message: …
December 23, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Statement from DEA Administrator Anne Milgram

December 02, 2021
… Statement from DEA Administrator Anne Milgram December 02, 2021 …
December 02, 2021
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Convicted Felon From Camden County, New Jersey, Admits Role In Conspiracy To Traffic Guns From South Carolina To New Jersey

December 17, 2014
… Convicted Felon From Camden County, New Jersey, Admits Role In Conspiracy To Traffic Guns From South Carolina To New Jersey December 17, 2014 New …
December 17, 2014
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Drug Trafficker from Canada Sent to Prison

July 12, 2021
… Drug Trafficker from Canada Sent to Prison July 12, 2021 Houston Contact …
July 12, 2021