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DEA Administrator Cole's Statement on 26 Fugitives from Mexico taken into U.S. Custody

August 13, 2025
… DEA Administrator Cole's Statement on 26 Fugitives from Mexico taken into U.S. Custody DEA Administrator … responsible for trafficking multiple tons of cocaine from South America through Mexico and into the United …
August 13, 2025
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Connecticut Man Sentenced to 84 Months of Imprisonment for Drug Distribution from Rutland Apartment

… to 84 Months of Imprisonment for Drug Distribution from Rutland Apartment November 28, 2022 New England Contact … also seized over six thousand dollars in cash: $1,880 from Cedano, $2,380 from Mariani, and $2,134 from Wedderburn. According to court …
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Southern California Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine from Mexico to Modesto

… to 9 Years in Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine from Mexico to Modesto January 18, 2022 San Francisco … in prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine from Mexico destined for Modesto, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. … partners to work together to prevent this deadly drug from reaching the streets. Prosecuting methamphetamine …
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Foreign National Extradited from Mexico to the United States to Face Fentanyl Trafficking Charges

… Foreign National Extradited from Mexico to the United States to Face Fentanyl … in Mexico pending his extradition. He was extradited from Mexico to the United States on April 18, 2024. …
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges In Manhattan Federal Court Against Former Physician’s Assistant For Minor League Hockey Team And Former Player For Team Relating To The Distribution Of Oxycodone

… Percocet prescriptions for Hart on a monthly basis from June 2009 through July 2011, despite never once … 29, 2011, he met with Hart and wrote Hart a $4,000 check to buy prescription drugs.  Boogaard then traveled to …
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Federal jury convicts two men of cocaine conspiracy spanning from Houston to Buffalo

… Federal jury convicts two men of cocaine conspiracy spanning from Houston to Buffalo September 02, 2020 New York Contact … defendants purchased last-minute airline tickets to travel from Buffalo to Houston, TX. Defendant Lloyd, who was on … as a result of a prior conviction, never sought permission from his probation officer to travel. The following day, May …
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Updated Results From DEA’s Largest-Ever Global Synthetic Drug Takedown Yesterday

… Updated Results From DEA’s Largest-Ever Global Synthetic Drug Takedown … targeted dangerous new and emerging class of chemicals from overseas WASHINGTON - Yesterday the Drug Enforcement …
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Fresno Man Sentenced For Marijuana Cultivation That Diverted Water From The San Jaoquin River

… Man Sentenced For Marijuana Cultivation That Diverted Water From The San Jaoquin River September 09, 2014 San Francisco … in Stanislaus County that was irrigated by water diverted from the San Joaquin River. Judge Ishii also ordered …
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Three from Sioux City Sentenced to Federal Prison for Participation in Metha Conspiracy and Distribution

… Three from Sioux City Sentenced to Federal Prison for … Sioux Falls - (605) 330-4421 Paulette Allen, age 64, from Sioux City, Iowa, was sentenced March 3, 2026, to more … of controlled substances.  Donald Most, age 61, from Sioux City, Iowa, was sentenced April 29, 2026, to 4 …
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Mexican National Extradited from Canada Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking Conspiracy in Oregon

… Mexican National Extradited from Canada Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking Conspiracy in … narcotics in and around Portland after being extradited from Canada. Fernando Adolip Cruz-Lerma, 25, pleaded guilty … drug trafficking. In April, Cruz-Lerma transported a victim from the state of Washington to Clackamas County due to a …
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Jury Convicts Illegal Alien who Distributed Cocaine and Machine Guns from Home

… Illegal Alien who Distributed Cocaine and Machine Guns from Home December 04, 2025 Houston Contact Info Contact Us … Jose Guadalupe Hernandez-Garza, a 26-year-old illegal alien from Mexico, as well as scales, cash in various … young children.  Garcia-Guajardo had been ordered removed from the United States on two occasions, most recently in …
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DEA Seizes Fentanyl, 25 Firearms from Suburban Chicago Residences and Storage Unit

… DEA Seizes Fentanyl, 25 Firearms from Suburban Chicago Residences and Storage Unit June 13, … kilograms of fentanyl and approximately 25 firearms from their suburban Chicago residences and storage unit. … fentanyl and approximately 850 grams of suspected cocaine from a comforter blanket package that Howard had placed in …
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13 Additional Defendants Charged in Fentanyl Distribution Network that Spanned from California to D.C.

… Charged in Fentanyl Distribution Network that Spanned from California to D.C. November 20, 2023 Headquarters … hundreds of thousands of fake Oxycodone (M30) pills from California to D.C. Today's announcement was made by DEA … a vast network of traffickers who transported fentanyl from Mexico to L.A. to right here in D.C.,” said DEA …
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DEA warns of scammers impersonating DEA employees

… awareness and caution. Anyone receiving this type of call from a person purporting to be with DEA should report that … can submit the information through “ Extortion Scam Online Reporting posted on www.dea.gov Reporting these scam …
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Convicted Kilogram Cocaine Trafficker From Kentucky Sentenced To 30 Years In Federal Prison

… Convicted Kilogram Cocaine Trafficker From Kentucky Sentenced To 30 Years In Federal Prison May … LEXINGTON, Ky. - A Lexington man, who used proceeds from trafficking cocaine to purchase houses and vehicles, …
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Waterbury Man Pleads Guilty To Heroin Charge Stemming From Overdose Death In Winsted

… Waterbury Man Pleads Guilty To Heroin Charge Stemming From Overdose Death In Winsted July 12, 2017 New England … dead, the victim traveled to Waterbury to purchase heroin from Haskell. The Connecticut Chief Medical Examiner’s …
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Providence Man Charged After Attempting to Obtain Fentanyl Shipped from California

… Man Charged After Attempting to Obtain Fentanyl Shipped from California April 21, 2026 New England Contact Info … De Jesus attempted to obtain a package that was shipped from California to Rhode Island and contained fentanyl. The …
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Man from Puerto Rico Admits Conspiring to Distribute over 250 Kilograms of Cocaine

… Man from Puerto Rico Admits Conspiring to Distribute over 250 … conspiracy to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine. From 2017 through July 2019, Arroyo Perez and his …
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Fentanyl Free America Awards

May 19, 2026
… the DEA’s continued effort to protect communities from illicit fentanyl, which was responsible for nearly … leadership, and measurable impact in protecting communities from the deadly effects of illicit fentanyl. Presented … include the link to the YouTube video when completing the online nomination form.  NOMINATIONS DUE BY MAY 29, 2026 No …
May 19, 2026
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Man sentenced to serve 60 months resulting from DEA undercover operation

… Man sentenced to serve 60 months resulting from DEA undercover operation November 05, 2018 New York …
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Home Testing

February 16, 2023
Home Testing Become a Diversion Investigator Become a DEA Agent Make a difference in the safety and security of your nation and community Resources Fentanyl Awareness Recovery Resources Public Safety Alert Tweets by …
February 16, 2023
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Alaska Man and Two Men from California Indicted, Arrested for Tramadol Trafficking Conspiracy

… Alaska Man and Two Men from California Indicted, Arrested for Tramadol Trafficking … the mail to traffic significant quantities of Tramadol from Arizona and California to Greydanus for distribution in … parcels suspected of containing tramadol across the U.S. from January 2024 to August 2024. The indictment alleges …
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Three Plead Guilty To Trafficking Heroin From West Warwick Mill & Stash House

… Three Plead Guilty To Trafficking Heroin From West Warwick Mill & Stash House July 01, 2015 New … exited the stash house carrying a white bag and drove away from the area, a member of the Cranston Police Department …
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New COVID-19 Vaccine will bring opportunities for Fraud

… payment information in order to receive a vaccine.  No one from a vaccine distribution site will ask for your credit … Center for Disaster Fraud Hotline at 1-866-720-5721 or online at www.justice.gov/coronavirus .  You can also submit …
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DEA Distributes Funds to Local Agencies

… James Gregorius, Assistant Special Agent in Charge from the Washington Division, Richmond District Office … charges and three defendants on state charges, stemming from a nationwide investigation which resulted in the …
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Strasburg Man Charged with Drug Conspiracy

… Roanoke - (540) 857-2555 Winchester - (540) 662-5879 Agents from the Shenandoah County Team of the Northwest Virginia … of the cocaine and the method in which it is sold. Agents from the Northwest Virginia Regional Gang Task Force, the …
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DEA and SAMHSA announce winners of Red Ribbon Week campus video Public Service Announcement contest

… the winners on their outstanding PSAs.” The winning PSA from North Dakota State College of Science, “Challenge the … said O’Regan. “Especially given the need to diversify our online presence in the midst of the pandemic, we thought … nation’s schools, workplaces, and communities. Each year from October 23–31, people in cities and towns across the …
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Eleven Members Of Lakeland Drug Trafficking Organization Charged

… trafficking charges TAMPA, Fla. - - Eleven individuals from Lakeland, Florida were charged yesterday with … of life in federal prison. According to the indictment, from at least March 2016 through August 30, 2017, these 11 … District of Florida. To access public court documents online, please visit the http://www.flmd.uscourts.gov and/or …
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Lubbock Fentanyl Distributor Pleads Guilty

… April 3, 2017. According to documents filed in this case, from approximately January 2013 to October 27, 2016 on … and Robertson with large amounts of Fentanyl he purchased online on the Darknet from China using Bitcoin, a digital currency.  The Fentanyl …
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Former Philadelphia Police Detective Pleads Guilty To Drug Charges

… organization in Philadelphia. He acquired steroids from foreign suppliers and then sold these steroids to his … customers. Gidelson obtained shipments of anabolic steroids from suppliers in Europe and China. One supplier shipped the … customers throughout the United States that he met through online weightlifting chat rooms on websites including: …