PRESS RELEASE

International law enforcement operation targeting opioid traffickers on the Darknet results in over 170 arrests worldwide and the seizure of weapons, drugs and over $6.5 million

September 22, 2020
… coordinated law enforcement , one of the largest illegal online markets on the dark web.. Following the Wall Street … Operation DisrupTor which has effectively removed opioids from our communities,” said ICE Acting Deputy Director Derek … announcement sends a strong message to criminals selling or buying illicit goods on the dark web: the hidden internet is …
September 22, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Brevard County Man Sentenced to More Than 16 Years for Fentanyl Distribution

March 29, 2024
… plea on January 4, 2024.   According to court documents, from June through August 2023, Flewellen distributed … the Drug Enforcement Administration. From these controlled buys, Flewellen was responsible for distributing 27.96 grams …
March 29, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Fentanyl Dealer’s Product Kills a Man — Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison

October 18, 2022
… with fentanyl later that evening.  The next day, officers from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office responded to a … undercover operation at a gas station in Lantana, Fla., to buy 58 grams worth of fentanyl for $4,200. The transaction … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
October 18, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Couple Who Murdered Government Witness Sentenced to Life in Prison

April 21, 2022
… cooperate with law enforcement and conducted a controlled buy of $40 worth of methamphetamine on January 19, 2016. … Fey and Gunter conspired to murder her to prevent her from acting as a witness against them.  Specifically, on … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
April 21, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Arrest And Unsealing Of Charges Against Senior Adviser To The Operator Of The “Silk Road” Website

December 04, 2015
… the owner and operator of the “Silk Road” website, an online illicit black market that operated from January 2011 until October 2, 2013.  Clark is alleged … unlawful goods and services to well over a hundred thousand buyers, and to launder hundreds of millions of dollars …
December 04, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

San Diego Resident Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl that Resulted in 15-Year-Old’s Death

January 26, 2023
… officials and paramedics responded to a 911 call from a home in Coronado. Salveron was found deceased in his … to actively take steps to ensure that your children are not buying drugs online. We invite you to review the Fentanyl Toolkit which …
January 26, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Guilty Plea from Dealer Who Sold Fatal Dose of Fentanyl

June 14, 2024
… Guilty Plea from Dealer Who Sold Fatal Dose of Fentanyl June 14, 2024 … 387-5067 StLouisDiversionOutreach@dea.gov ST. LOUIS – A man from St. Peters, Missouri, on Friday admitted selling the … another person. That woman would testify that she wanted to buy oxycodone from Hovis and that Hovis said he was …
June 14, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Postal Carrier Indicted for Cocaine Distribution Stemming from Her Official Position

October 12, 2022
… Postal Carrier Indicted for Cocaine Distribution Stemming from Her Official Position October 12, 2022 Miami Contact … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
October 12, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

34 Individuals From St Johns County Arrested For Methamphetamine Production And Distribution

June 13, 2013
… 34 Individuals From St Johns County Arrested For Methamphetamine Production … were able to identify over 200 individuals who were buying large amounts of (a key ingredient in the production …
June 13, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

DEA issues warning over counterfeit prescription pills from Mexico

November 04, 2019
… DEA issues warning over counterfeit prescription pills from Mexico November 04, 2019 New England Contact Info … involved in more deaths than any other illicit drug.  “Buying drugs from street dealers is deadly especially when fentanyl is …
November 04, 2019
DOCUMENT

Statement from DEA Administrator Anne Milgram on Done Global Inc.

June 14, 2024
DEA Administrator Remarks
… Statement from DEA Administrator Anne Milgram on Done Global Inc. DEA … “The defendants in this case operated Done Global Inc., an online telehealth website that prescribed Adderall and other …
June 14, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Colombian National Extradited from Panama Pleads Guilty to Drug Charges in the United States

January 12, 2022
… Colombian National Extradited from Panama Pleads Guilty to Drug Charges in the United … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
January 12, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Defendants Convicted and Sentenced in Long-Term Methamphetamine Drug Trafficking Investigation in Franklin and Gulf Counties

October 18, 2022
… obtaining up to 20–25 kilograms of methamphetamine per week from Atlanta, Georgia, and reselling it in North Florida, along with a web of methamphetamine dealers buying and selling methamphetamine in Franklin and Gulf … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
October 18, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

San Francisco man pleads guilty to crimes related to illegal fentanyl pill manufacturing operation

July 12, 2019
… Johnson 571-387-5018 Defendant admits advertising pills online as oxycodone while manufacturing and distributing … agreement, Zolfaghari, 42, of San Francisco, admitted that from May of 2014 until June of 2016 he agreed with others to … admitted that his role in the conspiracy included buying a pill press, using it to manufacture pills and …
July 12, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Three More Synthetic Drugs Become Illegal For At Least Two Years

November 15, 2013
… (CSA) for the next two years.  These drugs are marketed online and through illicit channels as illicit hallucinogens … themselves of their current stocks and to cease making or buying more.  During the next two years, DEA will work with …
November 15, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against 10 Individuals In Multi-Million Dollar Internet Pharmacy Fraud Scheme Two Pharmacists Were Allegedly Paid At Least $13 Million By Bogus Online Pharmacy Operators For Filling Invalid Prescriptions Issued By

November 29, 2012
… Were Allegedly Paid At Least $13 Million By Bogus Online Pharmacy Operators For Filling Invalid Prescriptions … by Riccio and Lasher, and others. The Internet Fraud Scheme From 2010 until November 2012, customers seeking certain …
November 29, 2012
PRESS RELEASE

60 Year-Old Former Shelter Counselor Sentenced To Over 11 Years In Prison

April 27, 2011
… WashingtonDiversionOutreach@dea.gov Sold Heroin From Women’s Shelter GREENBELT, MD - . - U.S. District Judge … October 2009 to February 2010, officers used sources to buy heroin from Barnes, twice at the shelter’s parking lot …
April 27, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Leader of Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy Sentence to More Than Eight Years in Federal Prison

March 23, 2021
… Division Office. According to his plea agreement, from October 2017 to June 2018, Quander conspired with … and a confidential source to conduct several controlled buys of cocaine and crack cocaine from Quander, or at Quander’s direction, from his …
March 23, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Salisbury Cocaine Dealer Sentenced To Over 11 Years In Prison

October 29, 2014
… Matthew Maciarello. According to their plea agreements, from July 2013 through August 27, 2013, Nelson conspired … overheard conversations in which Nelson agreed to buy one kilogram of cocaine from Brown.  Brown delivered the cocaine to Nelson at his …
October 29, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Hagerstown Drug Dealer Exiled To 10 Years In Prison

May 30, 2013
… According to evidence presented at the three day trial, from November 2009 to January 2010, an individual made four controlled buys of crack cocaine supplied by Hernandez.  After the … to Hernandez’ previous felony conviction, he was prohibited from possessing a gun. United States Attorney Rod J. …
May 30, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Catonsville Dentist Sentenced To 30 Months In Prison For Selling 140,000 Hydrocodone Pills

January 25, 2011
… an order of forfeiture of $157,350, the amount of proceeds from Riley’s drug dealing, and ordered Riley to pay a … investigated and prosecuted.” According to his guilty plea, from at least 2005 to May 2010, Riley illegally sold … from Riley for $1 a pill. In 2007, the drug dealer began buying an average of 500 pills a week for $1.30 a pill. The …
January 25, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Annapolis Man Sentenced to Over 12 Years in Prison in Drug Conspiracy

August 10, 2006
… others. On May 21, 2003 Warren Young contacted  Thorpe to buy crack cocaine. Thorpe advised that he only had powder … sample the drugs, because the last time he made a purchase from Thorpe, the cocaine was not good quality.  The …
August 10, 2006
PRESS RELEASE

Jury Convicts Winchester Man of Distribution of Heroin Resulting in an Overdose

November 03, 2021
… heroin pipeline and conducted dozens of controlled heroin buys, traffic stops, search warrants, and interviews with … “Stopping the flow of heroin and other powerful drugs from out-of-state is a top priority of the Justice … witnesses, Lockhart obtained quantities of heroin ranging from 10 to 30 grams each time he traveled to Baltimore …
November 03, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Former Law School Student Sentenced To Four Years In Prison For Conspiring To Distribute Methamphetamine

February 08, 2013
… student at Georgetown Law School, traveled to California to buy the methamphetamine, which he then would ship to … D.C. and sell on a regular basis, in quantities ranging from an ounce to half a pound. The wholesale price of a … the work of the MPD officers and the agents and personnel from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and Naval …
February 08, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

South Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Participating in a Conspiracy to Distribute Protonitazene from China

January 12, 2024
… Participating in a Conspiracy to Distribute Protonitazene from China January 12, 2024 Miami Contact Info Contact Us … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
January 12, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Georgia Man, Trafficking Methamphetamine from Georgia to Virginia, Convicted

February 10, 2022
… Georgia Man, Trafficking Methamphetamine from Georgia to Virginia, Convicted February 10, 2022 … man yesterday for conspiring to traffic methamphetamine from Georgia into Southwest Virginia. Jerada “Rod” … 2018 for conspiring with others to traffic methamphetamine from Georgia into Smyth County for redistribution. Jarod …
February 10, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Authorities Announce Federal, State and City Partnership to Attack Drug-Trafficking and Violent Crime in Petersburg, VA

October 17, 2007
… arrest, and prosecute those persons who are selling or buying illicit narcotics in the City of Petersburg. Some of … any time imposed in federal correctional institutions far from Virginia. The partners stated that they have already … of Virginia and Special Assistant United States Attorneys from the Office of the Attorney General of Virginia. On …
October 17, 2007
PRESS RELEASE

Justice Department Obtains Temporary Restraining Order to Prevent Tampa-Area Physician from Writing Opioid Prescriptions

July 29, 2022
… Temporary Restraining Order to Prevent Tampa-Area Physician from Writing Opioid Prescriptions July 29, 2022 Miami … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
July 29, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Orlando Man Found Guilty of Conspiring to Distribute Fentanyl that Resulted in Death

July 02, 2024
… After some time, N.K. realized that the pills she was buying from them contained fentanyl. Specifically, on October 31, … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
July 02, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Worldwide Drug Trafficker Sentenced

February 20, 2014
… conspiring to launder money. According to court documents, from June 1, 2008, through September 8, 2011, Malik sold … Internet represents a major safety threat for consumers who buy medications online. HSI will continue to work closely with its law …
February 20, 2014