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New Orleans Field Division Takes Down Designer Synthetic Drug Market In The Deep South

… of the DEA, the State of Alabama, and our partners from dozens of local law enforcement agencies, should … DEA has identified between 200 and 300 new designer drugs from eight different structural classes, the vast majority …   B-roll from Project Synergy Phase II is available at: …
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Four Pharmacy Technicians Charged With Stealing And Selling Prescription Drugs

… technicians were arrested today on federal charges stemming from their alleged theft of prescription drugs from retail pharmacies where they worked, and the subsequent … of government, which allow law enforcement to get the most from the very limited resources available in these difficult …
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Eleven Defendants Charged With Distributing Multi-Kilogram Amounts Of Heroin Or Cocaine Following DEA-Led Investigation

… contained in six separate criminal complaints, stem from an investigation led by the DEA, together with task force officers from the Chicago, Berwyn, Brookfield, Lansing, and Summit … and others, DEA agents began receiving information in 2010 from a confidential (CS-1) regarding the drug trafficking …
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Founder And Owner Of Pharmaceutical Company Insys Arrested And Charged With Racketeering

… was dedicated to obtaining prior authorization directly from insurers and pharmacy benefit managers.  … reflect our ongoing efforts to attack the opioid crisis from all angles. We must hold the industry and its … is fully committed to protecting our nation’s mail system from criminal misuse,” said Shelly Binkowski, Inspector in …
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Operation Pirate Town Targets Over 200 Violent Criminals Linked To Rancho San Pedro Gang

… trafficking. This morning’s massive operation stems from a 2 ½- year investigation initiated by the Bureau of … that name a total of 26 defendants in charges ranging from the distribution of methamphetamine to illegal weapon … illegally possessing weapons and selling drugs ranging from methamphetamine to heroin. The cases will be handled by …
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Sixteen Miami-Dade Residents Indicted On Drug Conspiracy And Distribution Charges

… West Palm Beach - 561-684-8000 Indictment stems from USAO’s Overtown and Liberty City Violence Reduction … Liberty City areas of Miami, as we have effectively removed from those communities sixteen violent and notorious drug … said Timothy P. Donovan, Assistant Special Agent in Charge from FBI’s Miami Division.  “Our success in this ongoing …
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151 Arrested In DEA-Led Investigation Of Synthetic Drug Rings

… to serve on the frontline, protecting the American public from designer drugs, a highly dangerous and deceptive group … federal, state, and local forensic laboratories increased from 23 reports in 2009 to 32,784 reports in 2013; to 37,500 … http://www.dea.gov/divisions/hq/2013/hq062613.shtml B-roll from Project Synergy (May 2014) is available at: …
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12 Members Of Drug Trafficking Operation Sentenced To Total Of Over 80 Years In Federal Prison

… investigators conducted six separate controlled purchases from Mendez and his associates.  In early June 2015, Picazo … it back to Fort Smith for distribution.  On his way back from California in mid-June, Mendez was stopped for a …
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Law Enforcement Disrupts Active Heroin Packaging Operation

… Police, announced the seizure of up to $2 million in heroin from a packaging mill and a vehicle in the Morrisania … powdered heroin and thousands of filled glassine envelopes from inside the apartment. Multiple tables held all the …  Heroin organizations have set up shop to process heroin from brick form into packaged bags for retail sales.  In …
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DEA New York Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Strike Force Operation Reveals La Cosa Nostra Weapons, Drugs, Money Laundering Scheme

… of La Cosa Nostra, sought to recover an extortionate debt from a former criminal associate. Through the use of wiretap … to Kosovo. I would like to thank the brave men and women from our local, state, federal, and international law … participated in an illegal enterprise lining their pockets from their criminal activity,” said Special Agent-in-Charge …
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14 Defendants Charged In Manhattan Federal Court With Narcotics Distribution

… intent to distribute, heroin, crack cocaine, and marijuana from about 2011 up to about early 2017.  Eight of these … intent to distribute, heroin, cocaine, and crack cocaine from about 2011 up to about early 2017.  Four of these … of commercial establishments in the Bronx and Manhattan, from about 2014 up to about January 1, 2015.  Three of these …
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DEA New York Delivers Major Blow to Drug Cartels, Advancing a Fentanyl Free America in 2026

… in more than 57 million deadly doses of fentanyl removed from communities in just thirty-days.  In New York, the DEA … in more than 4.5 million deadly doses of fentanyl removed from our New York communities in just thirty-days … about saving lives and holding those accountable who profit from death. The DEA New York Task Force has and will …
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DEA Delivers Major Blows to Drug Cartels, Advancing a Fentanyl Free America in 2026

… in more than 57 million deadly doses of fentanyl removed from communities in just thirty-days.  Eliminating the … illicit proceeds, and the removal of 131,400 fentanyl pills from communities, preventing thousands of potential lethal doses from reaching communities. Other Significant Fentanyl Free …
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Thirteen Members of a Prison-Based Meth Distribution Ring Sentenced

… “From behind prison walls, these defendants egregiously … state, and local law enforcement to protect our communities from the spread of deadly drugs.”  “Methamphetamine …
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Seventeen Charged in Alleged Fentanyl, Cocaine Distribution Ring in Athens

… convicted.  According to the Yanez-Pineda et al indictment, from January 2024 until May 2025, Yanez-Pineda, Serda, … is accused of distributing fentanyl, cocaine and oxycodone from a location on Essex Court in Athens. According to the … Cooper co-conspirators distributed controlled substances from a premises on Commerce Parkway in Athens and that …
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Year-Long Wiretap Investigation Results in Four Arrests and Kilogram Seizures of Fentanyl, Methamphetamine, Heroin, and Cocaine

… Gun seized in Des Moines SEATTLE – Law enforcement teams from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Seattle … who would poison our communities – by trafficking drugs from afar – are held accountable for their actions in the … has taken this investigation to places both close and far from home, allowing us to disrupt this large-scale drug …
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Nineteen South Bay Residents Charged in Alleged Scheme to Funnel Drugs into U.S. and Firearms to Mexico

… Used Connections To The Sinaloa Cartel To Transport Drugs From Mexico Into The United States SAN FRANCISCO – A federal … crimes related to two conspiracies—one to transport drugs from Mexico to the San Jose Area, the other to transport …
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August 21, 2025
… at the educational institution.  The DEA may seek assurance from the requester that the request is in furtherance of … pages. All Others Requests All other requests are requests from persons not falling within any of the above categories. …
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WANTED: Sebastian Marset Added to DEA Fugitives List

May 21, 2025
… to be responsible for moving ton quantities of cocaine from South America to Europe, while generating tens of … 2021, Marset was allegedly owed more than €17 million from the proceeds of a single shipment of cocaine. Santoro …
May 21, 2025
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Leader and members of methamphetamine trafficking ring sentenced to prison

… to filed court documents and statements made in court, from March 2019 to September 2019, Cheng “Cam” Yang led a … kilograms of crystal methamphetamine and seven firearms from the defendants’ homes. The defendants were prosecuted …
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July 15, 2021
… New Mexico Man Gets 3 Years in Prison for Drugs Stemming from I-40 Traffic Stop SEP 26, 2006 Florida Man Sentenced … for Local Woman MAY 8, 2006 Assets Worth Millions Seized from Oklahoma Horse Ranch MAR 8, 2006 20 Arrested in DEA-led …
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Former Guam Customs Officer Sentenced to 235 Months in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking

… that defendant Jesus K. Paulino, Jr. (“Paulino”), age 36, from Dededo, Guam was sentenced, to serve 235 months in … person at Mailhub, Oka, Tamuning. The drugs were removed from the package, replaced with sham material, and fitted … with the smuggling of untaxed cigarette shipments from the Philippines.  “Our aggressive mail-stream …
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Repeat Offender Sentenced for Continuing to Traffic Fentanyl at Northern Quest Casino in Spokane

… larger scale. “Today’s sentencing removes a fentanyl dealer from our communities, which once again reinforces DEA’s … in investigating this Defendant. The hard work and response from our office and our BIA and DEA partners, has removed a dangerous offender from our community.” “The Bureau of Indian Affairs Division …
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Illegal Aliens Sentenced for Laundering Over a Million Dollars in Drug Proceeds

… Hernandez-Mora and Sandra Bejarano-Garcia, illegal aliens from Mexico, have been sentenced to federal prison for … both Hernandez-Mora and Bejarano-Garcia are illegal aliens from Mexico. Earlier today, Sandra Bejarano-Garcia, 42, of … criminal organizations, and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.  These prosecutions …
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Convicted Felon Indicted for Operating Enormous Fentanyl Pill Pressing Lab with Weapons Stash

… Wilmington - (910) 815-4513 Jae quote.png Statement from DEA Atlanta Acting Special Agent in Charge Jae W. Chung … pill press operation was being conducted less than 2 miles from an elementary school. vest helmet 2.jpg DEA Atlanta SRT … working hard day in and day out to protect our communities from the dangers and violence associated with drug …
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Armed Asheville Drug Distributor of Fentanyl and Meth is Sentenced to Over 28 Years in Prison

… of 4-FA, a controlled substance analogue, which was shipped from China. The package actually contained 100 grams of 99 … release.  According to records filed in the case, from 2021 to 2023, Rice was a major distributor … Henderson, and Transylvania Counties. He obtained the drugs from a supplier in Atlanta and transported them back to …
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Indictments Unsealed Charging Four Block Gang Members And Others With Racketeering And Narcotics Conspiracies

… distribute 280 grams or more of crack cocaine and heroin, from November 2008 to date, are: 20. Deshae Harris, of … Edwards, and Brian Wilder transported cocaine (crack) from Schenectady to Rutland, Vermont, for re-distribution … and transported the proceeds of narcotics trafficking from Rutland back to Ricardo Henderson in Schenectady. The …
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Sopchoppy Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Gun & Drug Crimes

… investigation removes another methamphetamine trafficker from our North Florida communities,” said Special Agent in … are held accountable.” When the defendant is released from prison, he will be on supervised release for a period … and the Wakulla County Sheriff’s Office, with assistance from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and …
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DEA Hosts the 30th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 25th

… Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 25, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at nearly 4,200 locations nationwide- … poisonings.  “Removing unused and expired medications from your home and disposing of them properly is a simple … is safer and healthier when we keep prescription pills from falling into the wrong hands.” Since 2010, DEA’s …
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Gainesville Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Distribution and Illegal Weapons Charges

… another violent, drug-peddling criminal has been removed from our streets. President Donald J. Trump and Attorney … on foot. As the defendant was fleeing, he threw a bag from his person, which included 600 grams of marijuana and a … recovered near the defendant. The defendant is prohibited from possessing a firearm or ammunition as he has a prior …