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DEA’s Takeback Initiative Collects 25,430 Pounds of Unwanted Medications in the Carolinas and Georgia; 571,000 Pounds Nationwide

… removed 25,430 pounds of unneeded and expired medications from home medicine cabinets to prevent drug misuse before it …
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Arizona Man Sentenced for Drug Conspiracy in South Carolina

… Eaddy and others talking about sending cocaine and fentanyl from Arizona to South Carolina, concealing them in a box …
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Former Correctional Officer Sentenced to Five Years for Plan to Smuggle Drugs and Contraband into North Carolina Prison

… told law enforcement that he received a recent package from an inmate’s wife, then showed agents where he was …
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Armed Drug Dealer on Federal Supervised Release is Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison

… recovered $44,661 in cash, methamphetamine, and marijuana from Hodsden’s Gucci bag. Later that day, law enforcement …
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Operation Engage Michigan

March 28, 2025
… The presence of Mexican crystal methamphetamine trafficked from the Southwest Border continues to be prevalent. The …
March 28, 2025
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Twenty-One Suspected El Paso Gang Affiliates Arrested for Alleged Drug Trafficking, Firearm Offenses

… and FBI are investigating the case with valuable support from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and …
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Utah Sets Record For Fentanyl Pill Seizures

… staggering. My office is committed to stopping this poison from being distributed in our communities by prosecuting …
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Coordinated opioid fentanyl outreach initiative for the greater Spokane and Tri-Cities communities announced

… is sponsoring a socially distanced “Drug Take Back” site from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the drive-through parking …
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15 charged on drugs and guns charges as part of anti-gang sweep in Concord and surrounding areas

… Three additional defendants are due to be transferred from state to federal custody, while two more will stay in …
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Federal And State Authorities Arrest 15 In Central Texas Area Methamphetamine Distribution Ring

… Magistrate Judge Jeffrey C. Manske. This case resulted from an investigation conducted by the Drug Enforcement …
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New Britain Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Cocaine

… controlled purchases of narcotics, primarily cocaine, from Ortiz and other members of the conspiracy. …
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Dominican Drug Trafficking Organization Member Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Narcotics on the Seacoast

… criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Drug Trafficking …
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Seven indicted in drug packaging mill operation: man charged with assaulting officers by throwing toxic fentanyl

… apartment at 304 Willis Avenue, which is across the street from a public elementary school. The defendants are …
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Join the Fight to Save Lives

February 25, 2025
… exhibit, which contains more than 1,000 photos sent to DEA from families of those lost to fentanyl.   After learning …
February 25, 2025
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DEA Phoenix, Phoenix Police Department, and the Arizona Attorney General's Office Disrupt Major Transnational Criminal Organization Operating in the United States and Mexico

… in our community.  During these efforts, investigators from all levels uncovered a transnational criminal …
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EDNC Prosecuted 281 Illegal Firearms Offenders and Forfeited 249 Illegal Firearms in 2023

… that are criminally forfeited are removed from the possession of a convicted criminal defendant and …
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Multi-Agency Law Enforcement Operation Tackles Violent Crime, Drug Trafficking, Firearms Offenses, And Gang Activity In Broward County

… are, in large part, the result of initiatives which stem from the Violence Reduction Partnership, launched by the …
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Federal And State Authorities Arrest 21 Individuals Based On San Antonio Federal Drug Trafficking Indictment

… and John Paul Flores, on federal drug charges stemming from a methamphetamine and cocaine trafficking investigation …
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Pill Mill Doctor Pleads Guilty To Drug Distribution Conspiracy, Money Laundering

… hydromorphone and hydrocodone-directly from a drug manufacturer. Ritchea then distributed the pills …
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“Operation Spring Cleaning”

… criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. The charges …
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H Block Gang Associate Pleads Guilty To Drug Conspiracy

… four firearms were seized during the subsequent arrests. From 2022 through 2023, Linnehan, a long-time H Block gang …
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One Pill Can Kill

February 04, 2026
One Pill Can Kill * 2 mg of fentanyl equates to a potentially deadly dose DEA Fentanyl Seizures in 2026 In 2025, DEA seized more than 47 million fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills and nearly 10,000 pounds of fentanyl powder. The 2025 seizures are equivalent …
February 04, 2026
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DEA Operation Overdrive Targets Fentanyl Traffickers on the Yakama Nation Indian Reservation, Thirteen Charged, Thousands of Pounds of Drugs Seized

… Attorney’s Office in Yakima, offenders have been removed from our communities and families are safer today.” To date, …
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Farmer Branch Man Sentenced To Serve A Total Of 128 Months In Federal Prison On Drug Charges

… agents and the one kilogram of heroin was seized from his vehicle. According to the plea agreement factual …
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This Holiday Season Talk to Your Loved Ones About Fentanyl

… heroin, and any pills that are not obtained from a licensed pharmacy. The DEA is seeing fentanyl powder …
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April 01, 2026
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April 01, 2026
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DEA Rocky Mountain Seizes Record 1.7 Million Counterfeit Fentanyl Pills in Colorado, Sixth-Largest U.S. Pill Seizure

… of approximately 1.7 million counterfeit fentanyl pills from a storage facility in the Denver suburb of Highlands …
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Mexican National With Ties to the Jalisco Cartel Sentenced to 19 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking in Hundreds of Pounds of Fentanyl, Heroin, Meth, and Cocaine in Eastern Washington and Montana

… of stealing more than thirty pounds of methamphetamine from the organization and to threaten to kill that the …
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Enforcement Surge in Portland Targets Honduran Nationals Trafficking Fentanyl in Open- Air Drug Markets

… County. In a coordinated effort to protect the public from the deadly impact of fentanyl and other dangerous …
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November 06, 2024
… the DEA. Contact Information Name This field is required. Company This field is required. Email This field is … Website ? This field is required. Include a link to the company website or advertising packet. Brief Summary This … Thank you Thank you for your submission. A representative from the appropriate DEA office will respond to your …
November 06, 2024