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Violent Drug Dealers Who Attempted to Shoot and Kill a Spokane Police Officer Sentenced to Decades in Prison

March 28, 2025
… it had been involved in a crash. Wynecoop attempted to run from the scene but was arrested. During a search of the … in the leg and the head. The officer thankfully recovered from his injuries. During a search of the vehicle used by …
March 28, 2025
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Eleven Charged for Drug Trafficking in Southern Illinois

November 25, 2024
… Illinois. “DEA is committed to removing these individuals from every aspect of society by working with our law … of a jury. DEA led the investigation with assistance from the Carbondale Police Department, ATF, the U.S. …
November 25, 2024
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Leader, Members of Galloping Goose Motorcycle Club Indicted for Criminal Racketeering Enterprise

June 21, 2024
… count of attempted extortion. The indictment alleges that, from July 1, 2020, to July 15, 2021, they attempted to … to distribute methamphetamine in Camden and Miller Counties from Aug. 1 to Oct. 31, 2022. Tonka Ponder is also charged …
June 21, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

DEA and Kansas Law Enforcement Partners Join Together to Find Drug Traffickers behind Overdoses

April 07, 2022
… Kansas One Pill Can Kill Initiative aims to gather data from these overdose events to help combat the drug … alert in September 2021 to warn the public about the danger from fentanyl. Four in 10 pills examined by DEA labs contain …
April 07, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

NDNY launches human trafficking task force with local, federal, and state law enforcement partners

January 29, 2021
… human trafficking. The task force is comprised of members from the United States Attorney’s Office; Federal Bureau of … training for members of the task force.  National experts from the Department of Justice’s Human Trafficking …
January 29, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

DEA and partners hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on October 27

October 23, 2018
… that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet,” said Acting Administrator …
October 23, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

First of Six-Member Drug Trafficking Ring Bringing Hundreds of Pounds of Narcotics to Western Washington Sentenced to 8.5 Years in Prison

July 10, 2024
… 1-888-219-4261 Group Used RV’s and Mail to Ship Drugs from California IMG_20220928_140741_2.jpg K-9 Ginger with … Administration Seattle Field Division with assistance from the Seattle Police Department, Customs and Border …
July 10, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

24 Federally Indicted in San Antonio for Alleged Drug and Firearm Trafficking

June 20, 2024
… the defendants face varying ranges of time in prison, from maximum sentences of 15 or 20 years to penalties of … DEA are leading the investigation with valuable assistance from the U.S. Marshals Service, Texas Department of Public …
June 20, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Final Defendant in Nationwide Meth Trafficking Ring Pleads Guilty

June 26, 2024
… 100 pounds (over 45 kilograms) of 100% pure methamphetamine from Keleman that he picked up on behalf of Alkayisi from a UPS store in Rhode Island. Keleman is the 11th and …
June 26, 2024
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Former U.S. Border Patrol Agent Sentenced to 87 Months in Prison for Attempting to Distribute Methamphetamine and Receiving Bribes

May 29, 2024
… allow unauthorized immigrants to enter the United States from Mexico. Hernandez also agreed to move methamphetamine and other controlled substances from the Southern District of California further north to …
May 29, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Major Indictment Targets Southeastern Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

November 28, 2022
… - (910) 815-4513 Operation Carpet Ride charges 32 from Georgia, Florida, Puerto Rico Cocaine HCl3.jpg cocaine … Liberty, Richmond, and Tattnall counties, and elsewhere, from as early as January 2016. As described in the 49-count …
November 28, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Ten Defendants Charged in Augusta-area Drug Trafficking Operation

November 03, 2022
… investigation that identified a pipeline of illegal drugs from Mexico routed through Atlanta and into the greater … led to multiple searches and evidence seizures from residences, vehicles, and hotel rooms. Those charged in …
November 03, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

DEA and partners collect a record amount of unwanted medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

November 05, 2020
… again showed their dedication to remove prescription pills from their homes to prevent addiction before it starts. DEA, … Day are available at www.deatakeback.com . Photos and video from Take Back Day are available at …
November 05, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Additional Affiliates of Ghost Face Gangsters Street Gang Plead Guilty to Federal Charges

March 22, 2019
… Gangsters, a violent criminal street gang largely operated from inside Georgia’s prison system. The multi-agency … and the Bloomingdale Police Department, with assistance from the U.S. Marshals Service.             The case is …
March 22, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Extradition of Honduran Nationals in Fight Against Fentanyl Trafficking in the Tenderloin District of San Francisco

February 27, 2024
… drug trafficking activities.  On September 2, 2020, he fled from the home where he was required to stay while on … the safety and health of our community, if you flee from justice, if you think you can hide, you are wrong.  DEA …
February 27, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Fourteen Members of Major Drug Organization that Trafficked Hundreds of Kilograms of Cocaine and Fentanyl Sentenced

December 20, 2023
… crime.” According to court documents and court proceedings, from 2017 to 2022, the defendants were members of a large … shows that the DTO had ties to, and was directly supplied from, the Sinaloa and CJNG cartels. According to court …
December 20, 2023
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Members of Mexican Cartel Pipeline Indicted on Charges of Distributing Large Quantities of Fentanyl in Adams County

November 01, 2023
… networks and their supply chain. This includes everyone from the suppliers of precursor chemicals to the … on this case, to prevent this number of narcotics from reaching the streets of Adams and Broomfield Counties. …
November 01, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Nine Lubbock Cocaine Dealers Charged

October 07, 2020
… federal operation organized by the DEA with assistance from local, state and federal law enforcement partners.  … the DEA and the Lubbock Police Department with assistance from the Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office, the Bureau of …
October 07, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Ft. Worth Doctors Leave Patients Wasted and Dazed in a Pill Mill Operation; 49 Arrested

September 24, 2020
… allegedly used a network of recruiters to enlist “patients” from the community and local homeless shelters.  Recruiters … to $200 cash, to obtain controlled substance prescriptions from Dr. Capistrano and Dr. Noel.  The recruiters – who paid …
September 24, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

21 Members of Multi-State Fentanyl, Meth and Cocaine Trafficking Ring Arrested

July 25, 2022
… large amounts of methamphetamine, cocaine and fentanyl from Kevin Backstrom, 56, of Los Angeles and another … with intent to distribute. Law enforcement officers from 22 different agencies served search and arrest warrants …
July 25, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Richland Physician Sentenced for Conspiring to Distribute Medically Unnecessary Fentanyl Patches, Opioid Pills and Other Controlled Substances

April 28, 2022
… substances. Text messages recovered by investigators from Arnold’s and Mata’s phones demonstrated that Dr. Arnold … informant, posing as a patient, sought treatment from Dr. Arnold for a headache. The confidential informant’s …
April 28, 2022
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20 gang members charged for drug trafficking and firearms violations in Puerto Rico

November 19, 2020
… the success of this operation.” The indictment alleges that from in or about the year 2015, to the date of the return of … detection. Some co-conspirators would collect the profits from the drug trafficking sales and travel within the …
November 19, 2020
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Akron, Ohio Doctor Is Sentenced To 5 Years In Federal Prison For Illegally Distributing Prescription Painkillers

March 16, 2015
… specializing in family medicine, obstetrics and gynecology. From August 2011 through October 2012, Heim and others … thousands of doses of prescription painkillers to customers from Heim’s office on Ridge Park Drive in Akron, as reported …
March 16, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Announces Arrests Of Two Former U.S. Soldiers And One Former German Soldier For Conspiracy To Murder A DEA Agent

September 27, 2013
… were hardened global criminals involved in everything from drug and arms trafficking to contract assassinations. … in today's Indictment read like they were ripped from the pages of a Tom Clancy novel. The charges tell a …
September 27, 2013
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Brooklyn Doctor Indicted In Illegal Sales Of Over 200 Painkiller Prescriptions: Pills Worth $700,000 On Black Market

October 29, 2014
… and New York City’s Human Resource (HRA), with assistance from the New York State Health Department’s Bureau of … for both distributing a very harmful drug and taking funds from a government program that provides medicines to those …
October 29, 2014
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Guilty Pleas For Two Mexican Nationals In Conspiracy To Acquire “Stinger” Missile And Other Military-Grade Weapons

May 02, 2011
… weapons payment. "The guilty pleas and conviction resulting from this investigation were the result of the highly … weapons, including anti-aircraft and anti-tank weapons, from falling into the hands of a Mexican drug cartel. I …
May 02, 2011
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Lone American Living in Tukwila Indicted in International Drug Trafficking Investigation Sentenced to Five Years in Prison

June 26, 2025
… Conspiracy Drugs Seized During Investigation that Stretched from Seattle to Mexico to Colombia Fentanyl seized in Kent. … in prison. Just over a year ago, law enforcement teams from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Seattle … Attaché in Bogotá provided critical assistance. The cases from this investigation are being prosecuted by Assistant …
June 26, 2025
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Authorities Arrest Seven This Morning In Connection With Liquid/Crystal Methamphetamine Distribution Operation In The Odessa Area

January 05, 2016
… deputies seized approximately 3.5 pounds of methamphetamine from Henry Andrade, Sr. and Monica Berumen Lopez following a … methamphetamine was in the process of being converted from liquid into crystal form; the other pound was in …
January 05, 2016
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WANTED: REWARD OF UP TO $5 MILLION

January 22, 2025
… customer ordered approximately 25 kilograms of 4-ANPP from Yip’s companies.  The parties agreed that the fentanyl …
January 22, 2025
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December 20, 2024
… and we work together as one team to keep Americans safe from dangerous drugs and those that traffic in them. On …
December 20, 2024