PRESS RELEASE

More Than 18,000 Pounds of Unused Medication Removed From Communities in Five State DEA Omaha Division

May 31, 2024
… More Than 18,000 Pounds of Unused Medication Removed From Communities in Five State DEA Omaha Division May 31, … for a nonmedical purpose obtained that medication from a family member or friend. Since the program’s …
May 31, 2024
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Danville Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine Across Virginia

February 08, 2022
… for redistribution. Co-conspirators Bendi Annette Davis, 49 from Ringgold, VA, Steven Ray Dove, 43 from Danville, VA, Steven Wayne Flynn, 43 from Orange, VA, Misty Nicole Kiley, 45 from Danville, VA, …
February 08, 2022
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Major takedown dismantles multi-state methamphetamine network tied to Sinaloa cartel

May 21, 2019
… bulk cash, structured cash deposits into bank accounts and online money transfer systems like PayPal, Zelle, Venmo and … for the shipment of large quantities of methamphetamine from San Diego to various locations in the United States and … today’s operation sends a message: If you’re profiting from drug addiction, you will be pursued relentlessly by …
May 21, 2019
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Ibrar A. Mian Named Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Washington Division

March 03, 2025
… the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia are safe from the violence and deadly destruction perpetrated by drug … prevented over 3 million estimated fatal doses of fentanyl from infiltrating local neighborhoods.  “It’s heartbreaking … He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from Binghamton University in New York, and a Master of Arts …
March 03, 2025
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Baltimore Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Trafficking Charges

March 15, 2022
… Baltimore Police Department. According to his guilty plea, from 2017 to April 2019, Davis participated in a drug … base, and fentanyl to drug users and drug redistributors from Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania.  … obtained heroin and fentanyl in distribution quantities from other NFL members, which he then sold to customers on a …
March 15, 2022
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As Western Maryland battles the opioid crisis, meth is surging

November 13, 2019
… fewer domestic meth labs and more meth being smuggled in from other countries south of the border. However, Western … meth-related deaths occurring in Maryland rose by over 114% from 2017 to 2018 and has increased over 10-fold since 2014. … of prescription opioid-related deaths increased by 220% from 2014 to 2017, then decreased by about 8% from 2017 to …
November 13, 2019
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Day Removes Almost 600,000 Pounds of Unneeded Prescription Medications Across the Country

November 08, 2023
… Drug Take Back Day event on Saturday, October 25 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.  TakeBack-DPMWood-VAOct2023.jpg DPM … we are taking a crucial step towards preventing them from being misused or ending up in the hands of those who … removed almost 17.9 million pounds of unneeded medications from communities across the country. According to a report …
November 08, 2023
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DEA Announces Results of Enforcement Surge to Reduce the Fentanyl Supply Across the United States

September 30, 2022
… 36 Million Lethal Doses of Fentanyl Removed from Communities between May and WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. … week the results of an enforcement operation that spanned from May to September and resulted in significant fentanyl … to keep you and your families safe.  Many people who die from fentanyl poisoning unknowingly consumed it mixed into …
September 30, 2022
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Pakistan Father Sentenced to Life and Son Sentenced to 30 Years in International Heroin Trafficking Scheme

February 16, 2006
… Pakistani Defendants Extradited From Thailand More Than 40 Kilograms of Heroin Seized in … of fax) to facilitate heroin offenses. Both men are from Pakistan. “This investigation clearly demonstrates the …
February 16, 2006
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Leaders Of Rice Drug Gang Face Decades In Prison For Convictions On Racketeering And Drug Conspiracy Charges

October 18, 2006
… racketeering conspiracy and drug conspiracy charges arising from their operation of a large narcotics-trafficking … plea today, we have dismantled a violent drug organization from top to bottom. This plea sends a clear message to drug … facts provided to the court as part of the plea agreement, from 1995 through 2004, the Rice brothers conspired with …
October 18, 2006
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Federal, State And Local Law Enforcement Cite Public Safety Threats From Butane Hash Oil Labs In Rhode Island

March 30, 2016
… State And Local Law Enforcement Cite Public Safety Threats From Butane Hash Oil Labs In Rhode Island March 30, 2016 New … the four labs were involved in the manufacture of hash oil from marijuana using butane. United States Attorney Peter F. …
March 30, 2016
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Five arrested and an estimated $7.5 million in suspected heroin, fentanyl seized from major drug packaging operation in the Bronx

July 19, 2018
… estimated $7.5 million in suspected heroin, fentanyl seized from major drug packaging operation in the Bronx July 19, … and fentanyl (over 55 pounds), worth up to $7.5 million, from an alleged drug packaging mill in the Soundview … with the letters “LV” and the same shopping bag he carried from the apartment building, investigators placed him under …
July 19, 2018
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Former Member of Baltimore’s Safe Streets Program Pleads Guilty

June 28, 2021
… enforcement, including to avoid arrest when police seized from him a large quantity of fentanyl. The guilty plea was … judicial authorization to intercept communications to and from cellular telephones used by Alexander from May through July 23, 2020.  Alexander’s conversations …
June 28, 2021
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Ten people indicted for their roles in a conspiracy to traffic fentanyl stamped into pills, heroin, cocaine and other drugs from Mexico to Cleveland

September 13, 2019
… stamped into pills, heroin, cocaine and other drugs from Mexico to Cleveland September 13, 2019 Detroit Contact … stamped into pills, heroin, cocaine and other drugs from Mexico to Cleveland while using a cellular phone … of running an international drug trafficking organization from a jail cell in Ohio,” U.S. Attorney Justin Herdman …
September 13, 2019
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DEA Washington Division Gears up to Celebrate the 24th National Drug Take Back Day

April 18, 2023
… Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 22nd, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event offers anonymous disposal … Take Back Day has removed more than 8,300 tons of medicine from circulation since its inception. “Thanks to our local … more relevant now than ever because m any people who die from  drug poisoning  unknowingly consume fake pills laced …
April 18, 2023
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FL Man Who Allegedly Commandeered E-Prescribing Privileges of Doctors Charged with Criminal Sale

January 26, 2024
… of narcotic prescriptions.  Devin Anthony Magarian, 21, from Kissimmee, Florida, was arraigned on January 17, 2024, … this elaborate criminal conspiracy operating through online illicit drug sales and interstate trafficking to shut … on their diligent work and commend the DEA Diversion team from the DEA Long Island District Office.” DA Donnelly said …
January 26, 2024
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Virginia Drug Dealer Sentenced to Federal Prison for Multi-State Drug Conspiracy and Distribution

July 11, 2022
… County Police Department. According to his guilty plea, from December 2018 to January 2020, Knighton, and others … to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin. From the spring of 2018 to December 2018, Knighton sold more …
July 11, 2022
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Ringleader and Members of Multi-State Anabolic Steroid Trafficking Network Sentenced

November 02, 2021
… located in Wilson County. They used raw materials received from China to manufacture liquid and pill-form steroids for … detection, Peele shipped packages using false names and from various postal branches in Surry County and Richmond. … each received wholesale quantities of anabolic steroids from Lambert’s trafficking network and sold the steroids to …
November 02, 2021
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Major Maryland-Washington, D.C. Area Narcotics Distributor Sentenced to Eight Years in Federal Prison for Drug Conspiracy and Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking

October 13, 2021
… Sheriff Troy Berry.   According to Cleckley’s guilty plea, from at least in or about January 2017 through June 2018, … purchased more than 200 grams of heroin and fentanyl from a supplier. After the purchase, members of law …
October 13, 2021
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Baltimore man found with enough fentanyl to kill 37,500 people in illegal taxi pleads guilty

October 21, 2019
… We must do everything we can to reduce overdose deaths from this drug and from all opioids.” According to his guilty plea, on Feb. 22, … were going. Young answered that the driver was a friend from school and that she was giving him a ride home. Neither …
October 21, 2019
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The United States and Montgomery County Based Pharmacy and Pharmacist Reach a Consent Decree Over Allegations of Illegally Dispensed Controlled Substances

May 31, 2023
… attention to warning signs to prevent the opioid epidemic from getting worse.  DEA is dedicated to investigating those … to more than 300 people that traveled more than 180 miles from their homes to Upton Care.  Additionally, … decree, Youssefi-Rashti and Upton Care are prohibited from filling certain prescriptions, including a combination …
May 31, 2023
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Baltimore Drug Dealer Sentenced to Six Years in Federal Prison as Part of a Drug Conspiracy Operating in Baltimore

April 05, 2023
… investigators executed search warrants at both locations.  From the Owings Mills residence law enforcement recovered: … in cash, believed to be drug proceeds; and nine phones.  From the Presstman Street residence law enforcement …
April 05, 2023
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Leader of Southwest Baltimore “NFL” Gang Sentenced

March 17, 2023
… Baltimore Police Department. According to his guilty plea, from 2016 to March 2020, Butler was a leader of the NFL … fentanyl and cocaine to drug customers and re-distributors from Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and Pennsylvania.  Butler admitted that he obtained narcotics from multiple sources of supply and stored the narcotics in …
March 17, 2023
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Jessup Felon Is Sentenced to 13 Years in Federal Prison for Possessing Fentanyl with Intent to Distribute and for Illegal Possession of a Firearm

October 13, 2022
… at Burton’s home and at a storage unit that he rented.  From the residence, law enforcement recovered: a .380 … revolver; $14,920 in cash; and jewelry valued at $447,950.  From the storage unit investigators recovered: a 9mm handgun …
October 13, 2022
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Bowie Drug Trafficker Sentenced To 23 Years In Federal Prison For $108 Million Drug Distribution And Money Laundering Conspiracies

July 13, 2016
… State Police. According to evidence presented at his trial, from at least January 2011 through January 2015, Marshall … 150 grams of cocaine base.  Testimony showed that from January 2011 until August 2012, Ford-Bey, assisted by … Marshall, received multiple kilogram shipments of cocaine from a source in California.  On August 15, 2012, the Texas …
July 13, 2016
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BGF Leaders Plead Guilty To Participating In A Racketeering Conspiracy

May 02, 2011
… prisons. The crimes included extorting protection money from other inmates and using contraband cell phones to … facilities. According to their plea agreements, from 2006 through June 2010, Brown, Olivis and Williams were … incarcerated, he extorted a fellow inmate for protection from violence at the hands of BGF members and assaulted …
May 02, 2011
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Loudoun County To Host DEA Exhibit

October 14, 2015
… the world. Visitors will experience a drug investigation from start to finish, helping them understand the … in a simulated MRI machine and view real wreckage from a drug related car accident. A portion of Drugs: Costs … stakeholders in Loudoun County to address this issue from a variety of angles, and am honored to be a co-sponsor …
October 14, 2015
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Eastern Shore Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty & Sentenced on Drug Charges

July 12, 2022
… established that Holbrook received quantities of cocaine from other persons and distributed or participated in the … 4, 2020, Holbrook arranged to receive a quantity of cocaine from supplier, Shakoor Stevenson.  On that day, Holbrook and …
July 12, 2022
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Two Penn North Baltimore Neighborhood Drug Dealers Plead Guilty to Fentanyl Related Charges

March 29, 2022
… undercover officer purchased 10 gelatin fentanyl capsules from the same two DTO associates.  Chemical analysis of … purchases in the known territory of the Bullseye DTO from co-conspirators who advised their narcotics as being …
March 29, 2022
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Oxon Hill Man Sentenced to Over 10 Years in Federal Prison for a Drug Distribution Conspiracy and for Illegal Possession of Stolen Firearms

May 06, 2022
… County Police Department. According to his guilty plea, from at least December 2020 until February 11, 2021, Rushdan … and picking up bags at the apartment while traveling to and from drug trafficking locations. On February 11, 2021, law …
May 06, 2022