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Alaska Man Receives 30-Year Sentence for Distribution of Carfentanil that Killed a Teen and Resulted in the Near-Fatal Overdose of an Adult

… of his life on court mandated supervision following release from federal custody for distributing carfentanil to two … On Jan. 28, 2025. At that time, Mobley was prohibited from possessing the weapon under federal law because of … are prosecuting the case, with assistance and collaboration from the State of Alaska Department of Law, Office of …
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Chicago Man Convicted of Laundering Money for Mexico-Based Drug Trafficking Organization

… man on Dec. 15, 2025, for laundering illicit cash proceeds from a Mexico-based drug trafficking organization, following … for May 12, 2026. Evidence at trial revealed that from 2018 to 2021, the Mexico-based drug trafficking … organization transported cocaine in wholesale quantities from Mexico to sell in various U.S. cities, including …
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Southbridge Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Cocaine Conspiracy and Possession of a Machinegun

… was indicted by a federal grand jury in November 2024. From in or about April 2023 through in or about April 2024, … Lopez conspired with others to distribute cocaine shipped from Puerto Rico to Massachusetts. On at least four …
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Hartford Man Charged with Narcotics Trafficking and Firearm Possession Offenses

… made controlled purchases of fentanyl and cocaine from Rojas, some of which occurred at the market. Rojas was … by the DEA’s Hartford Task Force, which includes personnel from the DEA Hartford Resident Office, the Connecticut State … criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.  Operation Take Back …
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New Haven Man Sentenced to 21 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine Pills, Violating Supervised Release

… Ogman’s sentence to time served, and he was released from prison.   Ogman resumed his drug trafficking activity … purchases of methamphetamine pills and crack cocaine from Ogman from November 2023 through April 2024. Ogman was arrested on …
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Drug Enforcement Administration Hosts Tribal Focused Family Summit

… Cultural Initiative and was followed by drug trend reports from the DEA and local law enforcement agencies. Twenty high … Teenagers and adults came together for a performance from World Champion Wichita War Dancer Greg Victors and … Summit allowed us an opportunity to connect with and hear from several of our Midwestern Tribal community members,” …
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Violent Bridgeport Gang Member Sentenced to 40 Years in Federal Prison

… customers, and others, sold narcotics, and stole cars from inside and outside Connecticut, often using the cars to … In November 2019, O.N.E. members stole a Lexus Rx350 from Rye, New York.  In early December 2019, O.N.E. members … gangs were convicted of federal offenses stemming from this investigation, which solved eight murders and …
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Gainesville Man Sentenced to Prison for Drug Trafficking and Firearm Offenses

… a machinegun. Johnson was prohibited under state law from possessing a firearm due to his prior criminal history. … Officers obtained search warrants and reviewed material from Johnson’s cellphone, as well as his social media … criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back …
GENERAL INFORMATION

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)

July 30, 2025
… Orders Marijuana Rescheduling: Hearing Participants Order from DEA Administrator Marijuana Rescheduling: Hearing Authorization Order from DEA Administrator Schedules of Controlled Substances: …
July 30, 2025
GENERAL INFORMATION

Victim Witness Assistance Program

May 08, 2025
… During evidence collection, photographs are taken from the child's perspective, of illegal drugs and/or … the following rights: The right to be reasonably protected from the accused. The right to reasonable, accurate, and … or escape of the accused. The right not to be excluded from any such  public court proceedings, unless the court, …
May 08, 2025
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Two Indicted for Packaging Fentanyl in Inwood: Deadly Drug Mixtures Seized

… Force (NYDETF) Group T-12, comprised of agents and officers from DEA New York Division, the New York City Police … (NYPD) and the New York State Police, with assistance from SNP’s Investigators Unit. NEGRUM and CASTILLO were … one kilogram brick (over two pounds) of powdered narcotics from a hidden trap compartment. Subsequent DEA laboratory …
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Eleven Muskogee defendants indicted in federal drug conspiracy

… 841(b)(1)(B), and 841(b)(1)(C), with punishment ranging from not less than 10 years imprisonment to not more than … intent to cause and induce any person to withhold testimony from an official proceeding, contrary to Title 18, United … 1512(b)(1), 1512(k), and 1512(j). The charges arose from a joint investigation by the Federal Bureau of …
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Twelve Charged With Operating An Open Drug Market Inside A Bronx Apartment Building And Carrying Firearms

… aka “Fred,” in connection with their distributing narcotics from the lobby and apartments of a residential building in … cocaine, fentanyl, and heroin, in the Bronx, including from inside 2685 Valentine Avenue, from March 2019 through June 2022.  Plaza, Sinclair, Green, …
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Colombian Drug Kingpin and Paramilitary Leader Pleads Guilty

… work tirelessly to avert narcotics, terrorism and threats from the kind of violent, overseas criminal enterprises that … presented during the plea proceeding, the guilty plea stems from Rendon Herrera’s role, since the late 1990’s, as a … main guerilla group, and sought to remove FARC sympathizers from positions of power and influence in Colombia. To …
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Multi-agency investigation leads to arrest of 5, seizure of 17 kilograms of cocaine, 2 kilograms of heroin, 4,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills, 9 guns, $1.5 million of drug proceeds

… kilograms of heroin, and 4,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills from reaching the streets of Suffolk County. This was … of heroin, and 4,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills, seized from this alleged trafficking operation. The cocaine has an … The search warrants were executed by law enforcement agents from DEA’s Long Island District Office which includes the …
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DEA and FBI offices dismantle drug trafficking organizations in New York and Connecticut

… on our communities.  As alleged, these defendants profited from trafficking cocaine and methamphetamines at the expense … removing a significant number of dangerous drug traffickers from the streets of our city.” As alleged in the Indictment …
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Final Defendant Arrested During 2023 Joint Enforcement Operation in Carlsbad Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Offenses

… possession of an ice chest which he knew to contain drugs from a co-conspirator in Mexico. Cerezo-Espidio was supposed … Administration investigated this case with assistance from Homeland Security Investigations, the Bureau of … Pecos Valley Drug Task Force, with enforcement assistance from the United States Marshal Service, Carlsbad Police …
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Organized Drug Crime Ring Attempted to Flood Alaskan Villages with Fentanyl, 54 Indicted

… distributors of the drug trafficking enterprise in Alaska. From February 2022 to July 2023, law enforcement intercepted … to send drug packages through the U.S. Postal Service from Oregon and California to Alaska. Distributors located …
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Sinaloa-based narcotics distributor designated under the Kingpin Act for trafficking fentanyl, heroin, and methamphetamine in Oregon

… role in trafficking fentanyl, heroin, and methamphetamine from Mexico to the Pacific Northwest. Efrain Mendivil … active trafficker of heroin, methamphetamine, and fentanyl from Mexico to Oregon. Together, these drugs, particularly … Area (HIDTA) Interdiction Taskforce with assistance from the FBI and Homeland Security Investigations. It is …
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Jesse Denver Hanes Sentenced To Life Imprisonment For Conviction On Federal Firearms And Carjacking Charges Arising Out Of Shooting Of Hatch Police Officer

… in Doña Ana County, N.M. At the time, Hanes was prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition because of his status … died as the result of the gunshot wound. After fleeing from the scene of the shooting, Hanes and his passengers … Office and New Mexico State Police, with assistance from the 3rd Judicial District Attorney’s Office. The …
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Six Charged In Multi-state Cocaine Trafficking Scheme: Upper West Side Apartment Served As Base Of Operation

… Division Office Task Force Group D-13, with assistance from the U.S. Postal Inspection Service. Manhattan District … Gonzalez, an alleged cocaine distributor who operated from an apartment at 472 Columbus Avenue in Manhattan’s … to customers in vehicles with out of state license plates from Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Washington, D.C. …
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Pawankumar Jain Pleads Guilty To Unlawfully Dispensing Prescription Painkillers And Health Care Fraud

… care fraud.  In his plea agreement, Jain acknowledged that from June 2007 through Feb. 2012, he was a licensed … exams and [that he] did not document a therapeutic benefit from the narcotics he was prescribing for her.”  Jain’s plea … of drug overdoses that annually kills thousands of people from every background and income level.  While this plea …
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Seven South Florida Residents Charged In Conspiracy To Distribute Performance Enhancing Drugs To Underage High School And Professional Athletes

… Carlos Nuñez - , 48, of Fort Lauderdale. The charges stem from an over 21-month-long investigation by DEA, which … the same group of people who occasionally worked together from 2008 through 2012. In addition, the investigation also … on the promise of playing better, recovering faster from injury and having more energy,” said U.S. Attorney …
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DEA Arrests Azusa Gang Members Responsible For Narcotics Trafficking And Campaign Of Hate Crimes Targeting African-Americans

… would use violence in order to prevent African-Americans from moving into the City,” according to the indictment. Six … racist incidents alleged in the indictment span a period from 1992 until May 2010, when an African-American high school student was beaten as he walked home from school. “The Azusa 13 gang waged a campaign of hate …
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Drug Law Enforcement Kicking Off The New Year With Record Breaking Heroin Seizures

… significant change in drug overdose death rates from 2013-2014: New Hampshire’s drug overdose rate increased … nationwide and hit the Northeast like a tidal wave, from Maine to Montauk.  New York drug law enforcement has … huge loads of heroin and thereby prevent this deadly drug from further flooding our region. While a public health …
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Drug Enforcement Task Force Uncovers Heroin Mill In The Bronx, NY: $8 Million Worth Of Heroin Seized

… worth $8 million last night. On January 30th, 2014, a team from the DEA’s New York Drug Enforcement Task Force - … shutdown,” “iPhone”, and “Olympics 2012.” Also recovered from the heroin mill were scales, 18 coffee grinders, rubber … magnitude of the heroin problem confronting us. We’ve heard from public officials throughout the Northeast of soaring …
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Charges 27 In The Fordham/Kingsbridge Neighborhoods Of The Bronx, Including 20 Members And Associates Of The Trinitarios Street Gang, With Narcotics And Firearms Offenses

… to combat gang violence and reclaim these neighborhoods from drug trafficking.” ATF Special Agent in Charge Thomas … in Manhattan federal court. According to Indictment One, from approximately 2009 to the present, the Trinitarios … District Judge Michael H. Dolinger. Today’s charges stem from a long-term investigation, “Operation Patria,” …
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Three Current And Former Rikers Island Correction Officers Indicted For Trafficking In Narcotics, Bribery And Smuggling Contraband In Jail

… with cash “courier fees.” The fees that were charged ranged from $500 to $900. The pair then smuggled this contraband to … pills to an inmate in February 2014. Gifth resigned from the Corrections Department in April 2014. Special … to serve the public. I thank the investigators and agents from DOI, DEA, NYPD and all our partner agencies for the …
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Sacramento Man Sentenced to over 4 Years in Prison for Fentanyl Pill Distribution

… by the Drug Enforcement Administration, with assistance from Homeland Security Investigations, the Federal Bureau of … criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task …
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Louisville, Kentucky Man Found Guilty of Methamphetamine Distribution

… and Joshua Porter are prosecuting the case, with assistance from paralegal specialist Aaron Cooper. This conviction is a … criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task …