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DEA-Led Investigation Results In Sentencing Of Three Iowa Heroin And Fentanyl Dealers Causing An Overdose Death

… 2016, a female heroin customer called Brown to order heroin from him.  Following the call to Brown, Matthews left the … Drug Task Force which consists of law enforcement officers from the DEA; the Cedar Rapids Police Department; the Linn …
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Twenty-five Members And Associates Of The ‘Hooly Gang’ In The Bronx Charged With Narcotics Trafficking

… the Longwood section of the Bronx. Their products - ranging from crack, heroin, marijuana, and oxycodone - invited gang … publicly filed documents: The Superseding Indictment arises from a joint investigation, beginning in 2017, by the NYPD, …
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19 Charged In Prescription Drug Trafficking Conspiracies

… South Park, Pennsylvania. According to the indictment, from February 26, 2009 to June 21, 2010, the defendants … Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. According to the indictment, from Feb. 26, 2009 to June 21, 2010, the defendants …
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Death Charge Added To Indictment Against Pill Mill Doc

… no legitimate medical purpose and N. B.’s death resulted from the use of that substance. According to the third … Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, with assistance from the Philadelphia Police Department, the North Coventry …
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Sinaloa Cartel Leader Surrenders To US Law Enforcement

… date. “At a time when more Americans than ever are dying from drug overdoses, the Department of Justice has made it a … cartel leaders in order to dismantle their organizations from top to bottom, and today’s announcement should send …
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Seventeen Defendants Targeted In A Criminal Complaint Alleging Broad-Ranging Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… distribution operation by, among other things, taking calls from customers and dispatching couriers to deliver drugs to … dealer who is alleged to have frequently purchased heroin from him, Robert Erickson, are charged with distributing …
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10 People Arrested In Two Separate Cases For Heroin And Cocaine Trafficking Affecting Multiple Western New York Communities

… since approximately 2014, the organization acquired heroin from the New York City area for distribution in Buffalo. The … conducted today removed major sources of illegal narcotics from flowing into our area. The dangers of both heroin and …
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Federal Indictment Of Five Defendants In One Of The Nation’s Largest Fentanyl Seizures

… law enforcement tracked $13,000,000 in cash flowing from an area bank to California. According to information … Gillon and Williams received large quantities of narcotics from Herman Aguirre’s “seafood” warehouse in Montebello, …
GENERAL INFORMATION

Fees Charged

March 28, 2025
… and for the purposes of withholding any portions exempt from disclosure.  Only requesters who are seeking records …
March 28, 2025
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Statement of Anne Milgram Administrator at a Hearing Entitled, “Drug Enforcement Administration Oversight”

January 23, 2025
… targeting information to our 334 offices worldwide, drawing from our global intelligence and law enforcement teams here …
January 23, 2025
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DEA Social Media Blog: iDEAte COMPETITION 2021, DEA’s first innovation competition

January 22, 2025
… Administration (DEA) is protecting American communities from criminal drug networks that threaten our safety and our …
January 22, 2025
GENERAL INFORMATION

Aviation Division

January 16, 2025
… Division's command and control functions are conducted from the Aviation Operations Center (AOC) located at …
January 16, 2025
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Operation Blues Brothers

November 22, 2023
… families across our country and killing Americans from all walks of life. And it is the leading cause of death …
November 22, 2023
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Museum
September 18, 2018
September 18, 2018

DEA Museum Panel Discussion

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM (EDT)
Opioids and Heroin: A New Look at Some Old (and Not So Old) Drugs Live Stream Available www.deamuseum.org/lecture-series/opioids-and-heroin-2018 Questions: During the event, email questions to Elizabeth.L.Maurer@usdoj.gov Admission: This event is free and open to the public Drug overdoses are now the leading cause of injury-related death in the United States...
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Father and Son Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug Dealing

… a woman with a plan to establish a residence in Lee County from which she could use to sell their crack cocaine. …
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New Jersey News 2003

July 15, 2021
… 2003 DEA/Newark Division Accepts Surrender of Registration from Neil Laboratories to Manufacture List I Chemicals JAN …
July 15, 2021
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Community Event
May 09, 2023
May 09, 2023

Lunch & Learn: Facts About Fentanyl

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM (EDT)
Overland Park, KS
Learn about the changing drug landscape and how illicit fentanyl in fake prescription pills is the driving force behind hardships and loss among the Kansas City community. Obtain the latest facts about fentanyl, how to identify an opioid overdose, and what you can do for a loved one at risk...
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DEA Adds Precursor Chemicals Used to Make Illicit Fentanyl to the Special Surveillance List

October 30, 2023
… items.  A person or business that sells a product from the SSL with “reckless disregard” of its illegal uses …
October 30, 2023
GENERAL INFORMATION

Caribbean News 2009

July 15, 2021
… in Puerto Rico May 7, 2009 2,210 Pounds of Cocaine Seized from Port of San Juan April 2, 2009 42 Members of a Drug …
July 15, 2021
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Norwalk Drug Trafficker Sentenced to More than 15 Years in Federal Prison

… and others transported kilogram-quantities of cocaine from Texas and Ohio, and kilogram-quantities of fentanyl and heroin from New York City, and distributed the narcotics in and … U.S. Marshals Service.  The Task Force includes personnel from the DEA Bridgeport Resident Office, the Connecticut …
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llegal Alien Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking and Firearm Possession Offenses

… a series of suspicious parcels that were being mailed from southern California to multiple addresses in New … to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States. HSTF New Haven comprises agents and officers from the FBI, DEA, HSI, ATF, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, …
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Man Who Trafficked Fentanyl and Cocaine into Waterbury Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison

… California and, later that day, attempted to mail a package from Monterey Park to Connecticut.  Investigators seized the … of $6,056, for a heroin trafficking offense stemming from his role in a Waterbury-based narcotics trafficking … Police Department.  The NHDO Task Force includes members from the DEA, U.S. Marshals Service, Internal Revenue …
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Defendant Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Large-Scale Fentanyl Trafficking Operation in Eastern Washington

… cocaine, firearms, and multiple cell phones were seized from the execution of a residential search warrant. Law … 20-year sentence sends a clear message: those who profit from poisoning our communities with fentanyl will be held … including: •Approximately 1,449 grams of fentanyl recovered from a toilet, where Patterson attempted to destroy evidence …
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Eight arrested in connection with Jake’s fireworks drug trafficking conspiracy

… BDO on a walk-in basis.  Customers could also obtain BDO from Jake’s Fireworks through internet orders, and have the … Investigators have also determined that the proceeds from the distribution and sale of BDO, which total over $1 … Operations Division (SOD), including assigned attorneys from the Narcotic and Dangerous Drug Section (NDDS).  This …
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Major Drug Trafficker Charged Following Historic Fentanyl and Meth Seizures in New Jersey History

… operations and keeping the people of New Jersey safe from the violence and destruction they cause” stated U.S. … weapons. This significant seizure prevented dangerous drugs from reaching our communities and took illegal firearms off … stash of narcotics in Solorzano’s apartment.  Evidence from the investigation is depicted below. The two counts …
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Las Vegas Homeland Security Task Force Takedown Results in Arrests and Indictment of Two Men for Distributing Large Quantities of Drugs and Money Laundering

… with our law enforcement partners to rid crime and drugs from our communities.” “Fentanyl traffickers must be held … to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States. The Las Vegas HSTF comprises agents and officers from federal, state, and local law enforcement, with the …
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Homeland Security Task Force: Waterbury Man Charged with Drug Distribution and Firearm Possession Offenses

… to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States. HSTF New Haven comprises agents and officers from the FBI, DEA, HSI, ATF, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, … Office (NHDO) Task Force, which is composed of participants from the DEA, the U.S. Marshals Service, the Connecticut …
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DEA-led multi-agency investigation dismantles major New Mexico poly-drug trafficking drug trafficking organization

… organizations by tracing and seizing the monies they earn from trafficking drugs,” stated IRS Special Agent in Charge … with the investigation and apprehension of the defendants from several federal law enforcement partners, including the … and Las Cruces offices of DEA.  DEA task force officers from the Albuquerque Police Department, Pueblo of Laguna …
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Manchester Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking and Firearm Charges

… 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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Bridgeport Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl

… redistribution, and made controlled purchases of the drug from Parra. Arce was arrested on May 14, 2024.  Related … Departments.  The DEA HIDTA Task Force includes personnel from the DEA Bridgeport Resident Office, the Connecticut …