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Results Of Violent Crime Reduction Partnership Announced

… in August. Agents purchased more than 55 firearms directly from the alleged firearm traffickers before the firearms … in investigating and removing many violent offenders from city streets, and has disrupted the flow of unlawful … able to remove a significant number of dangerous felons from the neighborhoods they were plaguing.    “The results …
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Arizona Man Sentenced To Over 13 Years In Prison For His Role In Conspiracies To Distribute Fentanyl And Cocaine And Laundering The Proceeds

… organized multi-kilogram deliveries of fentanyl and cocaine from California to Massachusetts. The kilograms were driven by tractor trailer from the area of Ontario, Calif., to Massachusetts. In … a cooperating witness to pick up $600,00 in drug proceeds from two co-defendants in Tewksbury, Mass. On Feb. 16, 2024, …
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Investigation Leads To Illegal Alien Being Indicted For Running A Continuing Criminal Enterprise, Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering

… was indicted and extradited back to the United States from the Dominican Republic to face multiple federal charges stemming from a Homeland Security Task Force investigation for … regularly transported fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine from Massachusetts to Maine, rented residences to store and …
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Federal jury convicts two for multiple violent crimes

… they also attempted to rob multiple kilograms of cocaine from a vehicle traveling through Mission and McAllen Feb. … proceeds.    The jury also heard that casings recovered from three of the crimes were fired from firearms recovered from Cerda’s vehicle.   The defense …
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Leader of Clan Del Golfo, The Colombian Drug Cartel and Terrorist Organization, Charged in Superseding Indictment With Expanded Criminal Conduct and Terrorism Offenses

… continuing criminal enterprise and multiple conspiracies from October 2021 to April 2026.  Avila Villadiego remains … continued to be involved in multi-ton shipments of cocaine from Colombia to Mexico and Central America for ultimate … transported through areas controlled by the CDG.  Profits from narcotics trafficking are reinvested into the cartel to …
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Brockton Man Pleads Guilty to Two Separate Cases Involving the Distribution of Large Quantities of Fentanyl and Cocaine

… associate arrived in a car, which law enforcement stopped. From the trunk of the car, a bag containing approximately … a search was conducted and a mobile phone was seized from Melton. The phone contained communications relevant to …
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Lieutenant in Large-Scale Drug Trafficking Operation Sentenced to Over Four Years in Federal Prison

… narcotics,” said U.S. Attorney Creegan. “They profited from addiction and suffering. Today’s sentence demonstrates … these criminal networks and protecting our communities from the devastating impact of dangerous drugs.” “Fentanyl … the defendant and seized more than a kilogram of cocaine from the residence.    The Federal Bureau of Investigation …
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British National Convicted on International Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Charges Linked to the 2017 Deaths of Two Navy Submariners

… that they would ship these substances anywhere in the world from their basis of operation in Vancouver, British … testimony at trial valued the fentanyl analogues recovered from Defendant Nicholls’ conspirator’s home at $24,000,000 … on the dark web often believe their crimes are detached from real-world consequences. This conviction proves that …
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November 28, 2025
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Drug Distributor Caught with Massive Amounts of Fentanyl and Meth as well as Firearms, Body Armor, and Silencer Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison

… Ellis was a prolific drug redistributor. He obtained drugs from one branch of the drug conspiracy and sold the drugs to … has two prior felony drug convictions and is prohibited from possessing firearms. In asking for a 15-year sentence … three kilos of heroin, and more than $330,000 in cash from eighteen locations in Washington and Arizona. Earlier …
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Tren de Aragua Leader Extradited on Terrorism and International Drug Distribution Charges

… Drugs Just Think Twice Domestic First TdA Member Extradited from Colombia to the United States A 24-year-old Venezuelan … to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States. HSTF Houston comprises agents and officers from FBI; DEA; Texas Department of Public Safety; Houston …
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Illegal Alien Sentenced for Leadership Role in Multi-State Drug Trafficking Organization Linked to Mexican Cartels

… drug trafficking organization responsible for moving drugs from Mexican cartels to Houston and Dallas. The narcotics … to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States. HSTF South Texas comprises agents and officers from ICE-HSI; FBI; DEA; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms …
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Texas Man Sentenced to Nearly 20 Years in Federal Prison for Dealing Meth

… drug trafficking organization, transporting methamphetamine from Mexico into the U.S., and was paid $1,500 per trip. … 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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St. Louis County Man Who Sold Fentanyl that Killed Twins Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison

… Task Force began responding to texts to that victim’s phone from Charles. The detective supplied the name of an … 12 capsules containing para-fluorofentanyl and fentanyl from Charleston for $100 on March 27, 2023, at a gas station … in St. Charles County. Charleston took those 12 capsules from a bag of about 30 more. He was arrested later that day. …
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Mexican National Sentenced to 60 Months for Drug Conspiracy

… drug deal. While the methamphetamine was being retrieved from a nearby stash house, Puentes-Melendez discussed … 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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Texas Man Sentenced to More Than Five Years in Prison for Oxycodone Conspiracy and Structuring Cash Transactions

… Gonsalves and John Campbell. Russell obtained these pills from a variety of sources in the Houston, Texas area. On March 13, 2023 Russell traveled from Houston to Boston to meet with Veiga where they met in … to be less than $10,000 in an attempt to evade the bank from reporting the deposit to the Internal Revenue Service.  …
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New Jersey Pharmacy Admits Illegal Distribution of Prescription Opioids and Kickback Scheme

… Dunn Meadow had contracts with and received payments from pharmaceutical companies that marketed and sold TIRF medications, including INSYS Pharma Inc. From 2015 through 2019, Dunn Meadow dispensed prescription …
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DEA Reveals Criminal Drug Networks Are Flooding the U.S. with Deadly Fentanyl

… announced the results of a public safety surge that lasted from September 29, 2021, through December 14, 2021. The … fake prescription pills, using chemicals sourced largely from China. These fake prescription pills are designed to … prescribed by a trusted medical professional that you get from a licensed pharmacist. All other pills are unsafe and …
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Ocean Beach Drug Dealer Sentenced to 12.5 Years for His Role in Fatal Overdose

… that is delivered loud and clear.” “Removing fake pills from our communities and those who distribute them are our … to be over,” said U.S. Attorney Randy Grossman. “We know from the DEA’s analysis of seized pills that more than 40 … can do our part in removing these illegal and lethal drugs from the streets, the public can only benefit if we also do …
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San Diego Pharmacy Pays $105,000 Penalty for Illegitimately Dispensing Opioids

… Balboa Pharmacy and the United States. The settlement stems from the United States’ continued efforts to combat the … combination of drugs; patients who received prescriptions from multiple prescribers, which sometimes were for the same … are the last line of defense protecting the public from addictive opioids and other controlled substances,” …
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San Diego Doctor Pays $200,000 to Resolve Allegations that He Wrote Illegitimate Opioid Prescriptions

… by Dr. Wynn and the United States.  The settlement stems from the United States’ continued efforts to combat the … standard of care, DEA will vigorously pursue information from the public about the doctors who are not,” said DEA … Charge John W. Callery. “DEA will always protect the public from doctors who put their patients in harm’s way.” The DEA …
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Pacific Beach resident pleads guilty to distributing fentanyl that caused two overdoses, one of them fatal

… of the fentanyl - also fatally overdosed that weekend from the same batch.    Kol, a Cambodian national living … different and then became woozy and nearly lost his balance from the effects of it. Despite his own troubling experience … his remaining fentanyl powder down the toilet. J.E. died from the fentanyl powder Kol sold to him. J.H. had to be …
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Long Island Man Pleads Guilty to Heroin and Fentanyl Trafficking

… sell illegal drugs to a young woman who ultimately passed from an overdose of those drugs which were laced with deadly … of the defendant which removes a dangerous drug dealer from our communities. I would like to thank and congratulate … with Riddick in which she appeared to be ordering heroin from the defendant. On September 15, 2020, during the …
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Long Island Doctor Convicted of Illegal Distribution of Oxycodone

… health, and instead, risked their lives while they suffered from substance abuse,” stated DEA Special Agent-in-Charge … as well as patients who had just been discharged from the hospital following an overdose. In addition, Dr. …
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Member of large drug trafficking organization sentenced to over 10 years in federal prison

… customer, who received ounce amounts of methamphetamine from Lawson. During this investigation, agents identified … of cocaine, which Lawson distributed later to two customers from Mississippi. "With this conviction and sentencing, DEA … investigation was led by the DEA with invaluable assistance from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives, …
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Attorney General William P. Barr Joins DEA Acting Administrator Timothy J. Shea to Announce results of Operation Crystal Shield

… devotion of DEA and our partners to protect our communities from the scourge of drug trafficking and violent crime under … trafficked into and within the United States.  From FY 2017 to FY 2019, DEA domestic seizures o f …
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Jury Convicts Colchester Man of Possessing a Firearm as a Convicted Felon

… mother-in-law reported she had received a Snapchat video from Martin in which he brandished a firearm and made … will be determined by the sentencing judge with guidance from the advisory Federal Sentencing Guidelines. The … community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and …
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Indictment Charges 5 Men with Fentanyl Trafficking Offenses

… and the transportation and laundering of cash proceeds from their drug trafficking activity.  It is alleged that, … of a minivan Rosario-Ramirez was driving and seized $92,000 from a hidden compartment in the minivan.  Hernandez-Rivas … by the DEA’s Hartford Task Force, which includes personnel from the DEA Hartford Resident Office, the Connecticut State …
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Bloomfield Man Guilty of Multiple Narcotics Trafficking Offenses

… the guilty verdicts yesterday afternoon. This matter stems from an investigation led by the Drug Enforcement … As part of the investigation, law enforcement seized from Wiley jewelry valued at more than $100,000, and a 2021 … Marshals Service.  The HIDTA Task Force includes personnel from the DEA Bridgeport Resident Office, the Connecticut …