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Strasburg Man Charged with Drug Conspiracy

… 571-362-2476 WashingtonDiversionOutreach@dea.gov Agents from the Shenandoah County Team of the Northwest Virginia … of the cocaine and the method in which it is sold. Agents from the Northwest Virginia Regional Gang Task Force, the …
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DEA and SAMHSA announce winners of Red Ribbon Week campus video Public Service Announcement contest

… the winners on their outstanding PSAs.” The winning PSA from North Dakota State College of Science, “Challenge the … said O’Regan. “Especially given the need to diversify our online presence in the midst of the pandemic, we thought … nation’s schools, workplaces, and communities. Each year from October 23–31, people in cities and towns across the …
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Eleven Members Of Lakeland Drug Trafficking Organization Charged

… trafficking charges TAMPA, Fla. - - Eleven individuals from Lakeland, Florida were charged yesterday with … of life in federal prison. According to the indictment, from at least March 2016 through August 30, 2017, these 11 … District of Florida. To access public court documents online, please visit the http://www.flmd.uscourts.gov and/or …
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Lubbock Fentanyl Distributor Pleads Guilty

… April 3, 2017. According to documents filed in this case, from approximately January 2013 to October 27, 2016 on … and Robertson with large amounts of Fentanyl he purchased online on the Darknet from China using Bitcoin, a digital currency.  The Fentanyl …
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Former Philadelphia Police Detective Pleads Guilty To Drug Charges

… organization in Philadelphia. He acquired steroids from foreign suppliers and then sold these steroids to his … customers. Gidelson obtained shipments of anabolic steroids from suppliers in Europe and China. One supplier shipped the … customers throughout the United States that he met through online weightlifting chat rooms on websites including: …
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Former Police Detective And His Wife Sentenced In Drug Conspiracy

… participation in the conspiracy. Gidelson acquired steroids from foreign suppliers and then sold these steroids to his … received monthly shipments of anabolic steroids and HGH from suppliers in Europe and China. One supplier shipped the … customers throughout the United States that he met through online weightlifting chat rooms on websites including: …
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Paul E. Knierim “Stopping the Poison Pills: Combatting the Trafficking of Illegal Fentanyl from China”

October 02, 2018
… Pills: Combatting the Trafficking of Illegal Fentanyl from China” Testimony October 02, 2018 Statement before the … Pills: Combatting the Trafficking of Illegal Fentanyl from China” DEA Testimony -International Drugs - Senate Drug …
October 02, 2018
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Hartford Man Pleads Guilty To Heroin Distribution Charge Stemming From Enfield Overdose Death

… Man Pleads Guilty To Heroin Distribution Charge Stemming From Enfield Overdose Death March 23, 2017 New England … of Connecticut subsequently determined that the victim died from acute heroin and fentanyl toxicities.  The …
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Meth And Cocaine Dealer From East St. Louis Sentenced To 189 Months In Federal Prison

… Meth And Cocaine Dealer From East St. Louis Sentenced To 189 Months In Federal … of Illinois. “DEA is committed to protecting our community from the ravages of methamphetamine trafficking and …
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Residents From Modesto And Southern California Indicted For Large-Scale Statewide Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… Residents From Modesto And Southern California Indicted For … conspired to distribute methamphetamine and heroin brought from Southern California to Stanislaus County. On April 8, …
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Twelve Individuals in Central Florida, Puerto Rico, and South Carolina Charged with Murder, Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering, Firearms Offenses, and Fraud

… Limery Dones defrauded a bank by transmitting $110,000 to buy a house in the name of a third-party when, in reality, … to put a home in Flores Morales’s name when the money came from Franco’s sale of controlled substances. In another … Office; and Kissimmee Police Department, with assistance from Homeland Security Investigations, the Central Florida …
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East Bay drug traffickers sentenced to 15 years and 10 years in prison

… by his co-defendants and that he distributed marijuana from the operations in Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee and … law enforcement officers seized a pound of methamphetamine from a backpack Vanleer was carrying. Vanleer acknowledged … paid to him by an undercover officer during controlled buy operations in 2016.             In addition to Vicochea …
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Record Results From 13th DEA TakeBack Event: 33,261 Pounds In Ohio

… Record Results From 13th DEA TakeBack Event: 33,261 Pounds In Ohio May 09, … that a majority of abused prescription drugs were obtained from family and friends, often from the home medicine …
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Record Results From 13th DEA TakeBack Event: 11,439 Pounds In Kentucky

… Record Results From 13th DEA TakeBack Event: 11,439 Pounds In Kentucky May … that a majority of abused prescription drugs were obtained from family and friends, often from the home medicine …
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Manchester Man Pleads Guilty To Drug Conspiracy Charge Resulting From Substantial Methamphetamine Seizure

… Man Pleads Guilty To Drug Conspiracy Charge Resulting From Substantial Methamphetamine Seizure March 16, 2017 New … for $85,000. Approximately 4.5 kilograms were recovered from Ramirez-Aldava’s vehicle at the time of his arrest. As …
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Members of a Large Drug Trafficking Organization Convicted of Drug, Gun, and Money Laundering Charges

… compartments to transport hundreds of kilograms of cocaine from the New York area to the Maryland-D.C. area from 1997 through 2003. According to the testimony presented … number of years, to obtain hundreds of kilograms of cocaine from him, as well as vehicles equipped with hidden …
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Man And Woman Admit To Their Roles In Synthetic Drug Distribution That Lead To An Overdose Death

… to Schedule I controlled substances. Parker admitted that from May 16, 2016 through Aug. 3, 2017, he conspired with … business. Those conspirators received raw materials from China or elsewhere through the mail, repackaged and … those materials into the chemicals that he sold online. Afterwards, Parker transported the finished products …
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Cousins Sentenced On Federal Charges For PCP Distribution

… Ware and her cousin, Gene Anderson, both 31, and both from Northeast Washington, were sentenced to prison terms on … D.C. According to the Government’s proffer of evidence, from January 2006 until September 2008, Ware and others received large amounts of PCP from wholesalers in and around her home in the 300 block of …
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DEA To Hold 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day This Saturday

… WashingtonDiversionOutreach@dea.gov Event will take place from 10 am-2 pm on Saturday, September 26th WASHINGTON - This Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time, come to one of the almost … show that many abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine …
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Major Seizure of Approximately 360 Pounds of Cocaine from Tractor Trailer in the Bronx: Three Arrests

… Major Seizure of Approximately 360 Pounds of Cocaine from Tractor Trailer in the Bronx: Three Arrests August 14, … 163 kilogram-sized packages (360 pounds) of cocaine from the flatbed of a tractor trailer by agents with the … their continuous efforts to stop drug traffickers from using the Bronx as a major distribution hub, which …
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Statement from DEA Administrator Milgram on the Arrests of Ismael Zambada Garcia and Joaquin Guzman Lopez

July 25, 2024
… Statement from DEA Administrator Milgram on the Arrests of Ismael … including fentanyl and methamphetamine, killing Americans from coast to coast.  El Mayo is one of DEA’s most wanted …
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Lead Defendant in Long Running Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Extradited to the United States from Mexico

… Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Extradited to the United States from Mexico July 16, 2024 Phoenix Contact Info Contact Us … Paez-Quintero, a Mexican national, has been extradited from Mexico to the United States to face charges related to … involvement in at least nine drug trafficking events from the Lukeville Port of Entry, through Ajo and up to …
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Approximately 70 pounds of heroin and fentanyl seized from wholesale distribution network in the Bronx and Yonkers

… Approximately 70 pounds of heroin and fentanyl seized from wholesale distribution network in the Bronx and Yonkers … of heroin and fentanyl (nearly 70 pounds) were recovered from two locations on Underhill Avenue in the Soundview … Then, Candido De Jesus, and Wilton Paulino come and go from the suspected drug stash location at 950 Underhill …
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Brevard County Felon Charged with Drug and Firearm Offenses

… community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about … can be reported to the DEA through this link: RX Abuse Online Reporting (usdoj.gov) . The DEA encourages parents, …
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Burlington County Pharmacist Sentenced To 15 Years For Illegally Distributing Opioids From “pill Mills”

… Sentenced To 15 Years For Illegally Distributing Opioids From “pill Mills” April 12, 2018 New Jersey Contact Info … prison for illegally distributing and dispensing oxycodone from two pharmacies located in Medford. Michael Ludwikowski, …
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Public Safety Alert From Drug Enforcement Administration Counterfeit Hydrocodone Tablets Containing Fentanyl

… Public Safety Alert From Drug Enforcement Administration Counterfeit Hydrocodone … deaths that have been reported.   Overdose victims range from 18 - 59 years of age, approximately 50% are male and …
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Staten Island man sentenced to nine years’ imprisonment for international arms trafficking and money laundering

… business spanned the globe. By ‘cleaning’ drug money and buying and selling high powered weapons, he was able to …
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Joint Law Enforcement Efforts Result in Lengthy Sentences

… teams engaged in undercover operations including controlled buys of narcotics and illegal firearms. Over the course of …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Day Removes Almost 600,000 Pounds of Unneeded Prescription Medications Across the Country

… removed almost 17.9 million pounds of unneeded medications from communities across the country. According to a report … for a nonmedical purpose obtained that medication from a family member or friend. Removing unnecessary … fall National Prescription Drug Take Back Day are available online at  www.takebackday.com .                             …
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Silver Spring Man Sentenced to Over 15 Years in Prison for Distribution of Cocaine

… found in the rear bedroom. The following items were seized from various locations with the residence, including a gym … handgun. A total of $78,181 in cash was seized from the residence. All of these items belonged to Huynh, … in any money, property, or assets of any kind, derived from or acquired as a result of, or used to facilitate the …