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Indianapolis area methamphetamine and heroin trafficking organizations dismantled

… will continue to work together to keep the public safe from violent drug traffickers.” Those charged include: … (Fugitive) Federal agents along with local officers from different agencies, served arrest warrants and search … resulting arrests, along with the firearms & drugs removed from the streets, inevitably result in reduced opportunity …
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New York News 2010

July 15, 2021
… 9, 2010 Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Extradition from Colombia of Principal of International Money Laundering … with Links to Mexican and Colombian Cartels Extradited from Mexico to the United States June 11, 2010 17 Charged … Laundering Case April 9, 2010 $1 Million in Heroin Seized from Bronx Mill: Four Members of Drug Trafficking Ring …
July 15, 2021
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West Portsmouth Couple Sentenced For Operating “Pill Mill” In Waverly

… the seriousness of the crime and can help deter others from engaging in this activity.” Following a ten-day trial … illegal distribution, wire fraud to obtain pills directly from distributors, and structuring financial transactions … as the owner of the clinic. Nancy Sadler was prohibited from owning the clinic because of a prior wire fraud …
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Grand Jury Indictment Of 17 Members Of A Multi-state Organization

… Westchester - (914) 682-6256 Smuggling Ring Trafficked from Phoenix to New York on Commercial Flights MINEOLA, N.Y. … the organization transported cocaine on commercial flights from Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, Arizona, … the Cambridge, Maryland area and $44,596 cash was recovered from their vehicle. The defendants were arrested by members …
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Investigation Of Fentanyl-Heroin Distribution Network Results In 24 Arrests

… and pure fentanyl into Long Island communities from New York City drug mills every week.  “They cut the … is one too many; and every day, more than 120 people die from an opiate related overdose in the U.S.  The heroin … are now wearing masks and gloves to protect themselves from its effects and police officers executing search …
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Seventeen Members And Associates Of Two Rival Bronx Street Gangs Charged In Federal Court With Racketeering And Narcotics Offenses, Including Two Murders

… operated principally in and around the Bronx, New York, from at least 2012 up to and including 2015.  One of the … non-members, outsiders, and rival narcotics dealers from distributing crack cocaine in the area controlled by … operated principally in and around the Bronx, New York, from at least 2012 up to and including 2015.  One of the …
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Contact DEA FOIA

March 28, 2025
… you have questions after receiving an initial response from DEA’s Freedom of Information and Privacy Act Unit, or …
March 28, 2025
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Community Event
May 25, 2021
May 25, 2021

Operation Engage Local Stakeholder Meeting

9:00 AM - 11:30 AM (EDT)
Join the DEA Washington Division as we host a new series of local stakeholder meetings, under Operation Engage (#OpEngageDMV), to facilitate better partnerships in the Washington D.C. and Prince Georges County, Maryland areas. These local stakeholder meetings are open to local public health, law enforcement, public safety, prevention, and other...
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Community Event
June 30, 2021
June 30, 2021

Washington DC Community Pop-Up Event

4:00 PM - 7:00 PM (EDT)
Washington , DC
DEA Washington Division agents, analysts, and other specialists are joining with law enforcement, prevention, family specialists, and community partners across Washington D.C. to host “pop up” events in some of the area’s hardest-hit communities. In neighborhoods that have seen increases in crimes from shootings, deadly carjacking, and other drug-related crimes...
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Community Event
April 24, 2021
April 24, 2021

DEA Washington Division National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

6:00 AM - 10:00 AM (EDT)
Join the DEA Washington Division and our local law enforcement partners as we host the 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. The DEA Washington Division and our partners will host collection sites to collect tablets, capsules, patches, and other solid forms of prescription drugs across Maryland, Washington, D.C., and...
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DEA Foreign Review Report

March 24, 2023
… team was led by Jack Lawn, a former DEA Administrator from 1985 to 1990, and Boyd Johnson, a partner at …
March 24, 2023
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Complexities and Conveniences in the International Drug Trade

December 14, 2022
… and their methods. Drug trafficking operations benefit from a number of different actors, such as brokers, cooks, …
December 14, 2022
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Synthetic Cathinone Sold as Crack Cocaine in Baltimore

April 01, 2018
… made multiple undercover purchases of crack cocaine from one dealer in Baltimore, MD. In September 2017, …
April 01, 2018
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Recruitment
February 01, 2019 - September 30, 2019
February 01, 2019 - September 30, 2019

DEA 2019 SA Job Announcement Instructions

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM (EST)
New York, NY
For the current 2019 Special Agent job announcement, New York applicants must visit AND READ CAREFULLY from the following link detailing qualifications and instructions: https://www.dea.gov/special-agent-careers If qualified for any of the Grade levels, the initial step is to submit your resume to NewYorkSpecialAgentRecruiter@usdoj.gov with the job announcement as the subject...
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Community Event
July 09, 2018 - November 13, 2018
July 09, 2018 - November 13, 2018

Red Ribbon Patch Program

8:00 AM - 7:00 AM (EDT)
Arlington, VA
The DEA Red Ribbon Patch Program is designed to provide Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts the opportunity to earn a patch from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) by engaging in anti-drug activities in celebration of Red Ribbon Week. The purpose of the Patch Program is to empower young people to...
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Media
June 12, 2021
June 12, 2021

VIRTUAL EVENT - What Every Family Needs to Know about Opioids

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM (EDT)
VIRTUAL EVENT - What Every Family Needs to Know about Opioids, with DEA Wichita's Greg Anderson, will examine the opioid epidemic from a local perspective and focus on how this crisis impacts our schools, families, law enforcement and healthcare systems. Our expert panel will answer your questions about how addiction...
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Recruitment
April 18, 2019
April 18, 2019

DEA Recruiting Event at the University of South Dakota

7:00 AM - 10:00 AM (EDT)
Vermillion, SD
A Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Omaha Division recruiter will be available to answer questions and take resumes, Thursday, April 18, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the University of South Dakota (Vermillion, S.D.) Careers in Military and Criminal Justice event. The event will be held in the Muenster University Center Ballroom...
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DEA Employment Eligibility

March 03, 2026
… for determining employment eligibility with DEA. Aside from marijuana or cannabis use before the candidate’s 18th … cannot have used anabolic steroids without a prescription from a licensed practicing physician within seven (7) years …
March 03, 2026
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Three Dominican Men Arrested for Trafficking Cocaine and Crack Cocaine in Nashua

… 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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DEA to hold 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… indicating a majority of abused prescription drugs come from family and friends, including from home medicine cabinets, clearing out unused medicine is …
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Mercer County Man Sentenced to 130 Months in Prison for Role in Drug Trafficking Organization

… with intent to distribute a detectable amount of heroin. From June 2018 through May 2019, Gbanapolor and others … Gbanapolor obtained regular bulk supplies of heroin from Duane Paulino-Escalera, whom Gbanapolor referred to as …
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Cheryl Ortiz appointed Special Agent in Charge of New Jersey Division

… uniquely well rounded. She also brings leadership skills from her military service and time in local law enforcement. … and women of the DEA remain committed to protecting them from the harmful effects that illegal drugs have on our …
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Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Over 250 Kilograms of Cocaine

… conspiracy to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine. From 2017 through July 2019, Arroyo Perez and his … plane to transport approximately 150 kilograms of cocaine from Puerto Rico to New Jersey on Nov. 18, 2018. Law …
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Dominican Republic Citizen Extradited to the United States on Money Laundering Charges

… role in laundering millions in illegal cash drug proceeds from the United States to the Dominican Republic. … and transferred to the Dominican Republic and elsewhere. From November 2018 through February 2020, Humeau-Hernandez …
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Newark Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Role in Drug Trafficking Organization

… imposed the sentence today in Newark federal court. From 2018 through July 31, 2019, Jackson and others … the direction of Chief Martin McParland, and special agents from the ATF, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge …
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Woman Sentenced to 70 Months in Prison for Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy

… fentanyl in New York City to buyers they knew had traveled from New Jersey to New York to make the purchases. On Aug. … to sell fentanyl to individuals whom she knew had traveled from New Jersey to New York for the sale. The aggregate …
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Two New Jersey Men Admit Possessing with Intent to Distribute Over One Kilogram of Fentanyl

… kilogram of fentanyl. On March 5, 2021, Agurto travelled from Hoboken to Latre’s residence in Belleville to retrieve … more fentanyl, seizing a total of 1.6 kilograms of fentanyl from the car and residence. The offense to which Agurto and …
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National Leader of Pagan’s Outlaw Motorcycle Gang Sentenced

… in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. While Richter was traveling from the party to his home in Suffolk County, New York, law … recovered a loaded Ruger P345 .45 caliber handgun from a front-seat compartment in the vehicle. As a result, …
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Pagan’s Motorcycle Club Leader Admits to Illegally Possessing a Firearm

… in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. While Richter was traveling from the party to his home in Suffolk County, New York, law … recovered a loaded Ruger P345 .45 caliber handgun from a front-seat compartment in the vehicle. As a result, …
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California Man Convicted for Fentanyl Analogue Pill Mill Operation

… District Judge Michael A. Shipp in Trenton federal court. From at least March 2017 through December 2017, Tablack ran … of his illegal pills per month and made millions of dollars from his illegal operation in digital currency that is …