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DEA Announces Step To Increase Opioid Addiction Treatment

… and dispense the opioid maintenance drug buprenorphine from their offices. Prior to the enactment of the Drug Abuse …
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Attorney General Sessions Delivers Remarks At Special Agent Graduation Ceremony

Attorney General Sessions Delivers Remarks At Special Agent Graduation Ceremony January 26, 2018 Headquarters Contact Info Contact Us (202) 307-1000 (571) 776-2508 DEA Public Affairs HRA-SAA@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us Headquarters Quick …
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DEA Eases Requirements For FDA-Approved Clinical Trials On Cannabidiol

… seamlessly.  This waiver effectively removes a step from the approval process. Marijuana is a Schedule I …
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Two Indicted For Conspiracy To Possess With Intent To Distribute Heroin And Methamphetamine

… and one and a half pounds of methamphetamine were seized from a vehicle occupied by the defendants after a traffic …
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One Of Two Men Indicted In 11 Kilogram Heroin Conspiracy Pleads Guilty

… Norzagaray-Pereda admitted he was transporting the drugs from Arizona to Washington state. Norzagaray-Pereda is …
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Southern California Man Brings Methamphetamine And Heroin To Fresno For Sale

… methamphetamine and over one kilogram of heroin was seized from the vehicle Ramon arrived in. This case is the product …
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Selma Methamphetamine Trafficker Sentenced To Federal Prison

… and the Fresno County Sherriff’s Department with assistance from the Bakersfield Police Department and the Kings County …
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Bakersfield Drug Dealer Sentenced To 8 Years In Prison

… and a co-defendant maintained a stash house in Bakersfield from where law enforcement officers seized seven pounds of …
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Bakersfield Man Pleads Guilty In Bakersfield To Memphis Marijuana Trafficking Scheme

… conspirators planned to send large quantities of marijuana from Bakersfield to Memphis, Tennessee.  On August 26, 2013, …
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Mother And Son Sentenced To Federal Prison For Trying To Sell More Than 50 Pounds Of Crystal Methamphetamine

… Methamphetamine Task Force, which is made up of agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Immigration …
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Two Bakersfield Drug Trafficking Cases Sentenced On Monday

… facility to aid racketeering. According to court documents, from June 1, 2012, to November 30, 2012, Barragan conspired …
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Drug Transporter Arrested In Kern County Sentenced

… officer asked for and received verbal and written consent from Reynosa to search the vehicle. During the search, the …
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Madera County Marijuana Cultivator Sentenced

… of approximately 663,898 marijuana plants primarily from public lands in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and …
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Bakersfield Residents Indicted For Drug Trafficking

… undercover purchases of crystal methamphetamine were made from Aguilar and Iniego. This case is the product of an …
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Marijuana Cultivator Convicted

… 13,849 marijuana plants and marijuana plant root balls from 20 of the homes. The homes in Sacramento and Elk Grove …
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Chinese National Arrested in China as a Result of Efforts by U.S. and Chinese Authorities to Thwart Drug Imports Through the Port of Savannah

… seizures and used others to aid him in importing drugs from China into the United States.  Gong’s cryptocurrency … criminal organizations, and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. The investigation …
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DEA Joint Enforcement Operation in Upstate New York Targets Unlicensed Marijuana Dispensaries; Results in the Seizure of Marijuana, Suspected Meth, and Firearms

… Drug Enforcement Administration after receiving information from law enforcement in Massena.  The announcement was made … marijuana products without obtaining the necessary licenses from the State of New York.  Each dispensary also allegedly …
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Manchester Man Sentenced to 80 Months in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking and Firearm Violations

… drug interdiction efforts to prevent these deadly drugs from reaching our streets and will hold accountable … criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.  Drug Trafficking …
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Previously Convicted Felon Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Narcotics And Firearms Offenses

… narcotics in various forms and quantities were seized from Hart’s residence following his arrest.  Hart is prohibited from possession firearms and ammunition due to multiple …
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Michigan Man Sentenced to 60 Months for Possessing with Intent to Distribute Cocaine Base in Burlington, Vermont

… Department. “For-profit drug trafficking brings people from great distances to Vermont, with the sole purpose of … criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Drug Trafficking …
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Burlington Man Charged with Distributing Controlled Substances

… approximately ten purchases of controlled substances from Allen at various locations in Chittenden County, … would be determined by the District Court with guidance from the advisory United States Sentencing Guidelines and …
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Domestic Trafficker Admits to Possession with Intent to Distribute Over 2,000 Counterfeit Pills

… On Dec. 23, 2023, law enforcement responded to a call from the Embassy Suites Hotel in Laredo. Hotel staff found … fentanyl. The investigation revealed Somers had traveled from Louisiana to meet a friend in South Texas. In phone …
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41 Charged in Massive Poly-Drug Indictment Linked to Cartel

… the overall control of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.  From Dec. 28, 2018, to April 22, 2020, the conspirators … and distributed drugs smuggled into the United States from Mexico. The leader of one of these groups – Roque …
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Newtonville Man Pleads Guilty To Cocaine Distribution

… criminal organizations 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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Ansonia Man Admits Distributing Fentanyl and Cocaine

… conducted multiple undercover purchases of narcotics from Muniz in November and December 2024.  On December 20, … criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Drug Trafficking …
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Providence Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Role in Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy

… to relentlessly pursuing and prosecuting those who profit from this destruction.” On February 14, 2025, Santana … Rhode Island DEA Drug Task Force is comprised of personnel from the DEA; Internal Revenue Service Criminal …
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DEA Hosts the 30th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 25th

… Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at nearly 4,200 locations … removed more than 20 million pounds of unwanted medications from communities across the United States. Opioids, such as …
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DEA Takes Fentanyl Free America Message to Rapid City

… America is DEA’s commitment to protecting the United States from synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl, by disrupting … removed approximately 140,000 deadly doses of fentanyl from communities in South Dakota, enough to kill the entire …
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Motorcycle Gang Associate Sentenced To Over 12 Years In Prison For Role In Methamphetamine Trafficking Ring

… of methamphetamine we conducted with Adams, as well as from his co-conspirators James Snow of Tewksbury, Danielle … and four firearms were seized throughout the investigation from controlled purchases, motor vehicle stops and search …
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Massachusetts Men Indicted for Conspiring to Distribute Meth and Fentanyl in New Hampshire

… 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 …