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DEA Hosts 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday

October 22, 2025
… Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 25, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. OMAHA, Neb. –  The Drug Enforcement … our shared commitment to protecting the American people from drug-related harm,” DEA Administrator Terrance Cole …
October 22, 2025
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Rock Hill Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Selling Fentanyl

September 25, 2025
… the leader of a drug trafficking organization that spanned from Rock Hill to Columbia. After his arrest in May 2023, … sentence. The defendant also had a prior felony conviction from 2020 for assault with a dangerous weapon, felon in …
September 25, 2025
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DEA Chicago Field Division Welcomes New Deputy Special Agent in Charge

September 05, 2025
… in the Eastern District of New York.  After graduating from the DEA Training Academy in 2004, Smith was assigned to … after obtaining a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Michigan State University.  Other On On Press Release …
September 05, 2025
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Indiana Man Sentenced to 6 Years for Drug Trafficking, Gun Crimes

August 25, 2025
… pills . Ellis was a felon and was therefore prohibited from possessing a firearm. His criminal history includes a … Firearms and Explosives and the DEA, with assistance from the Mishawaka Police Department. The case was …
August 25, 2025
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Wake County Illegal Alien Sentenced to More Than 10 Years for Drug and Gun Convictions

July 14, 2025
… to arrange a controlled purchase of methamphetamine from Santos-Soto. The next day, August 28, Santos-Soto … Santos-Soto is an illegal alien who crossed the border from Mexico to the United States in 2017. He has been living …
July 14, 2025
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Career Offender Sentenced to Fourteen Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking

July 28, 2025
… was serving a term of state probation, having been released from Rhode Island state prison less than three months prior … agents seized approximately $78,000 in drug proceeds from Mendez at the time of his arrest. The cases are being …
July 28, 2025
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Mexican National Sentenced to 5 ½ Years for Fentanyl Trafficking

June 17, 2025
… officers arranged to purchase 60,000 fentanyl pills from an unknown supplier based in Mexicali, Mexico. The … criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Drug Trafficking …
June 17, 2025
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21 Drug Traffickers and Gang Members Facing Federal Drug and Firearm Charges

May 08, 2025
… prosecutions, which help remove illegal drugs and firearms from our community.  Our community and nation are safer, …  O'Neal is currently in Spokane County Jail stemming from a separate drug trafficking investigation. Gabriella …
May 08, 2025
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DEA New York and Law Enforcement Partners Issue Statement on the Resolution of Charges Against Narcotics Trafficker and Longtime Fugitive for Drug-Related Kidnappings and Assaults

April 16, 2025
… was arrested on a federal warrant and subsequently deported from Mexico to the U.S. HUERTAS pleaded guilty and was … release on a federal oxycodone conspiracy conviction from 2014.  A federal warrant for failure to comply with …
April 16, 2025
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Guns, Cocaine and Cash Seized in Bronx Apartment

June 09, 2021
… a cocaine distribution network that operated in part from his residence at 1619 Hone Avenue, Apt. 1. When agents … “High-level drug trafficking extracts a tragic toll from our communities in violence and lives lost to substance …
June 09, 2021
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DEA and federal, state and local law enforcement announce one of the largest takedowns of MS-13 gang members and associates in nation's history

December 20, 2019
… We will continue to excise these violent street gangs from our communities until no one is in danger from the mayhem they bring. I would like to thank all of our …
December 20, 2019
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Ten members of ‘the 200’ robbery crew charged with racketeering, robbery, narcotics, burglary, and firearms offenses

September 12, 2018
… Heights is responsible for a rap sheet of crimes ranging from robbery to racketeering and murder.  I commend the New … in Manhattan federal court and in other court papers [1] : From 2014 through September 2018, in the Southern District …
September 12, 2018
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DEA, HSI and Local Partners, Seize More Than 16 Kilograms of Fentanyl Powder and 60,000 Fentanyl Pills in Fast-Moving Investigation

May 13, 2024
… 1-888-219-4261 Surveillance of Trafficking Group Stretched from Renton to Bellingham Seized fentanyl pills Download … you, disrupt your operations, and safeguard our communities from the devastating impact of illicit substances." The …
May 13, 2024
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Albuquerque Man Charged with Conspiracy Related to Recovery of Tiger Cub in Albuquerque

January 12, 2024
… conspired with others to import the tiger cub from Mexico into New Mexico and sell it for thousands of … conspired with others to import the tiger cub from Mexico into New Mexico and sell it for thousands of …
January 12, 2024
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11 Members of drug ring arrested on drug charges: three indicted on robbery charges

June 20, 2018
… partnerships and resources to eradicate the illegal drugs from our streets. If you are dealing drugs in Suffolk County … obtaining video surveillance footage and business documents from the casino; and forensic analysis of the cell phones of …
June 20, 2018
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ATLANTA NEWS 2008

July 15, 2021
… Kingsland Woman Charged With Stealing Prescription Drugs From Elderly October 7, 2008 Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty … G. Wilhelm OCDETF Strike Force Announces Fruitful Results From Its First Year Of Operations March 27, 2008 Hemingway …
July 15, 2021
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Los Angeles Street Gang Targeted In Federal Racketeering Indictment

January 19, 2011
… tax payments, Lennox 13 members protected the drug dealers from robbers and competitors. The indictment also alleges … distributed cocaine and methamphetamine, collected taxes from drug dealers and was involved in the extortion of at …
January 19, 2011
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Federal Judge Sentences Three Methamphetamine Traffickers

February 09, 2015
… of crystal methamphetamine smuggled in to the United States from Mexico. Judge Voorhees also sentenced Troy William … 2013 and April 2014, respectively. The prosecutions stem from Operation “Dixie Crystal,” a joint drug task force …
February 09, 2015
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48 Members And Associates Of 2 Rival Bronx Street Gangs Charged In Federal Court With Racketeering Offenses, Including 3 Murders, Narcotics Trafficking, And Firearms Offenses

December 09, 2015
… around several housing developments in the Bronx, New York, from 2005 through December 2015.  Members and associates of … Houses and Mott Haven Houses in the Bronx, New York, from 2006 through December 2015.  Members and associates of …
December 09, 2015
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El Paso Intelligence Center (EPIC)

March 28, 2025
… in an attempt to extort money and/or personal information from the target.  This reported scam tactic is only one …
March 28, 2025
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Drug Trafficking Defendants Sentenced to Prison

March 22, 2022
… the Arizona Attorney General’s Office, with assistance from the Maricopa County Drug Suppression Task Force (MCDST) …
March 22, 2022
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Members of Cocaine and Fentanyl Conspiracy Indicted

September 24, 2020
… traceable to the offenses. According to the indictment, from November 2019 through September 10, 2020, the …
September 24, 2020
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DEA announces the establishment of a new Division Office in Omaha

March 07, 2018
… led by Special Agent in Charge Matthew R. Barden, who comes from the St. Louis Division where he served as Associate …
March 07, 2018
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New England News 2002

July 15, 2021
… Offenses SEP 20, 2002 DEA Cape Cod Task Force Arrests 2 From Providence, RI SEP 17, 2002 DEA's HIDTA Transportation …
July 15, 2021
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DEA Bolsters Fight Against Opioid Crisis With 250 Additional Task Force Officers

March 26, 2018
… injury-related death in the United States, eclipsing deaths from motor vehicle crashes or firearms. Approximately 64,000 …
March 26, 2018
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DEA Launches CampusDrugPrevention.gov: Targets College Drug Use

July 11, 2017
… and local prevention contacts, and resources available from DEA’s federal partners. The website also includes a …
July 11, 2017
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China Announces Scheduling Controls On Two Fentanyl Precursor Chemicals

January 05, 2018
… contact to collaborate and share data on the threat from fentanyl-class substances and their impact on the …
January 05, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Targets CJNG Operations, Seizing a Million Counterfeit Pills and 77,000 Kilograms of their Drugs in Five Days

September 29, 2025
… as what it is—a terrorist organization—at every level, from its leadership to its distribution networks and … Every arrest, every seizure, and every dollar stripped from CJNG represents lives saved and communities protected. …
September 29, 2025
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Pill Press Photo Gallery

January 21, 2025
… Louisville Field Division   On January 31, 2024, DEA agents from the Louisville Field Division executed two search … presses at the Port of Long Beach that were imported from China and destined for Connecticut. Click to download … presses, one loaded AR-15 rifle, and one loaded AR-pistol from the apartment of a large-scale fentanyl pill …
January 21, 2025
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December 03, 2025
… leads the fight to protect American lives and communities from the devastating impact of fentanyl. Our mission is …
December 03, 2025