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Recent DEA Seizures of Pill Presses

April 09, 2024
…   Louisville Field Division On January 31, 2024, DEA agents from the Louisville Field Division executed two search … $14,000 U.S. currency. This TDP 5 pill press was ordered from VitaminShack. One arrest was made in connection to this … a suppressor, and body armor. The excipients were ordered from Amazon, and the punches and dies were ordered from …
April 09, 2024
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More than $1.2 million worth of heroin seized; 15 indicted during operation tied to 15 overdoses, three fatal

December 17, 2019
… a drug operation that allegedly sold heroin to customers from Nassau, Suffolk and New York City. The drugs were allegedly sold from the parking lot of the Gateway Shopping Center in East … other dealers charged in this indictment allegedly traveled from towns on Long Island, including Garden City, Valley …
December 17, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

DEA New York Division and NY Attorney General Announce Takedown of Major Gun Trafficking Operation in Queens

October 25, 2024
… Office of the Attorney General (OAG) recovered 184 firearms from the operation, which transported weapons from Goldsboro, North Carolina to New York City where they … used in crimes in New York City are illegally trafficked from other states with lax gun laws along the Iron Pipeline …
October 25, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Holds National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Turn the Tide Against the U.S. Opioid Epidemic

October 19, 2021
… Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 23 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event offers free and anonymous … who misused a prescription medication obtained the medicine from a family member or friend. The Centers for Disease … Back Day has removed more than 7,000 tons of medication from circulation since its inception. These efforts are …
October 19, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

24 People Indicted for Cross-County Marijuana Distribution and Money Laundering Conspiracies, Firearms Offenses, and Other Crimes

January 31, 2023
… and others shipped thousands of kilograms of marijuana from a small shipping store called Fast Pack & Ship in … the packages to the recipients.  Singletary and Coles are from New York, but moved to Fresno and, as alleged, … principally operated their marijuana distribution scheme from California.  Recipients of the packages of marijuana in …
January 31, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Record-Breaking Seizure: Over 70 Kilograms Of Heroin, $2 Million Cash And Firearm Recovered In The Fieldston Section Of The Bronx

May 19, 2015
… The massive load of narcotics and cash was recovered from a vehicle and an apartment in the Fieldston section of … received sizable shipments of heroin at least once a month from suppliers in Culican, Mexico, an area controlled by the … Cruz Francisco and a third individual as they travelled from 210 West 251st St. to an industrial parking lot off of …
May 19, 2015
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FAST KCO Memorial Unveiled In Honor of Fallen DEA Special Agents and Military Personnel Ahead of 24th Anniversary of September 11

September 05, 2025
… heroin production labs, effectively depriving revenue from the Taliban. The most notable FAST missions were: … hosted family, friends, and colleagues – including members from FAST, KCO and the military – as well as leadership from the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Department of …
September 05, 2025
STORY

DEA Seizes Record-Setting Number of Fentanyl Pills in Albuquerque, New Mexico

May 07, 2025
… blow against the Sinaloa Cartel that removes poison from our streets and protects American citizens from the scourge of fentanyl,” said Attorney General Pamela …
May 07, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Remove Unneeded Prescriptions, Prevent Addiction

April 20, 2023
… Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 22, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event offers anonymous disposal … for a nonmedical purpose obtained that medication from a family member or friend. “Every day, the men and women of the DEA work to protect Americans from deadly drugs and drug poisonings,” said DEA …
April 20, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

DEA announces launch of Project Safeguard

October 20, 2020
… are inextricably linked,” said Acting Administrator Shea.  “From the extreme levels of violence in Mexican cartels, to … that have little regard for human life, and profit from the pain and suffering of our people. Along with our …
October 20, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

New Boston Man Sentenced for East Texas Drug Trafficking Crimes

June 05, 2020
… in court, on June 7, 2018, law enforcement officers from the Drug Enforcement Administration and supporting law … drug trafficking ring; smuggling large quantities of drugs from Mexico to cities across the United States and returning … States currency. Moya described how he received drugs from his brother, Jose Roberto Moya. He also explained that …
June 05, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Department of Treasury Designates Sinaloa-based Mexican Narcotics Trafficker Under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Act

May 12, 2021
… U.S. financial system to launder illicit proceeds derived from narcotics sales. In 2016, the U.S. Attorney’s Office … traffickers are often motivated by the potential profit from the illegal drug trade,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Matt … are a significant step towards preventing this DTO from profiting from its illegal drug trafficking.” According …
May 12, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Laconia Man Sentenced to 60 Months in Federal Prison for Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy and Firearm Charges

February 27, 2023
… were involved in a conspiracy to ship methamphetamine from Arizona to New Hampshire.  In May of 2019, Drug … agents were alerted to suspicious parcels sent from co-defendants Heather Dubeau and Gary Sewell in Arizona … and multiple firearms.  Miles was legally prohibited from possessing firearms by virtue of a prior felony …
February 27, 2023
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Meriden Man Sentenced to More Than 4 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Cocaine Through the Mail

February 16, 2023
… used the U.S. Mail to ship kilogram quantities of cocaine from Puerto Rico to Connecticut. According to court … identified suspicious parcels that were being mailed from Puerto Rico to an address in Meriden.  On October 26, … identified Mercado after he picked up a parcel from that location.  After Mercado picked up another parcel …
February 16, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Remove Unneeded Prescriptions, Prevent Addiction

April 20, 2023
… Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 22, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event offers anonymous disposal … for a nonmedical purpose obtained that medication from a family member or friend. “Every day, the men and women of the DEA work to protect Americans from deadly drugs and drug poisonings,” said DEA …
April 20, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Kansas City felon charged with illegal firearm

July 31, 2020
… and was the passenger in a vehicle that attempted to flee from police officers after the robbery, until it caused a collision with another vehicle. Dorch was released from prison in October 2019 after serving a five-year … parked her car and went inside the business. Deputies from the U.S. Marshals Service and agents from the Bureau of …
July 31, 2020
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Honduran National Extradited to the United States for Fentanyl Trafficking

January 24, 2025
… Charge Bob P. Beris announced. Estrada Cruz was extradited from Honduras to the United States to face the charges against him. The indictment stems from a two-year DEA-led multi-agency investigation into a … powder trafficked into the Eastern District of California from Estrada Cruz’s co-conspirators. Those co-conspirators – …
January 24, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Justice Department Sues Stockton-based Nurse Practitioner to Stop Her Sale of Illegal Opioid Prescriptions

January 14, 2025
… announced. The lawsuit asks the Court to prohibit Rubinger from prescribing controlled substances and to impose civil … between Nov. 1, 2019, and June 17, 2024, Rubinger traveled from city to city, providing a range of services from intravenous flushes to prescriptions for controlled …
January 14, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Day Removes Almost 600,000 Pounds of Unneeded Prescription Medications Across the Country

November 07, 2023
… 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 medications from the home can help prevent situations involving; not …
November 07, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Hosts 25th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

October 27, 2023
… Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event offers an easy, no-cost … medications—those that are old, unwanted, or expired—from their homes.  These medications can be a gateway to … for a nonmedical purpose obtained that medication from a family member or friend.  Removing unnecessary …
October 27, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Southeastern Connecticut Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced to More Than 15 Years in Federal Prison

October 25, 2023
… release, for trafficking large quantities of cocaine from Puerto Rico through the U.S. Mail for distribution in … each typically containing two kilograms of cocaine, from U.S. Post Offices in Puerto Rico to various “drop … two others to serve as “runners” who retrieved parcels from the drop addresses and delivered them to Crespo-Febus.  …
October 25, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Convicted Felon Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Possessing Fentanyl, Firearms and Ammunition

October 13, 2023
… with police officers in Manchester during his flight from his crime spree.  The message from the courthouse today was clear: this dangerous conduct … of speed on the wrong side of the road prior to jumping from his moving vehicle in order to flee from the pursuing …
October 13, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Z-43 Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Tons of Cocaine into United States

September 21, 2023
… high-ranking members of Mexican drug cartels who profit from the sale of dangerous drugs to our citizens and … This enabled them to control the importation of drugs from countries including Guatemala, Honduras and Colombia … into the United States. The investigation revealed that from 2007 to 2014, Guizar-Valencia was responsible for …
September 21, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Groton Man Sentenced to Prison for Role in Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

August 03, 2023
… in a conspiracy to receive large quantities of cocaine from Puerto Rico through the U.S. Mail for distribution in … of parcels, typically containing two kilograms of cocaine, from U.S. Post Offices in Puerto Rico to various “drop … as the primary “runner” for Crespo-Febus, picked up parcels from the drop addresses and delivered them to Crespo-Febus …
August 03, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Three Men Pled Guilty to Federal Charges Involving Maintaining a Drug-Involved Premises

July 17, 2023
… Craft pled guilty to drug and firearms charges arising from a drug trafficking venture run out of a motel … Inn at 7640 Central Avenue SE and was the on-site manager from September 2017 to March 2018, when Bhula leased the property from Patel and took over as the on-site manager.  Craft …
July 17, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Four Meth Traffickers Sentenced to a Total of 50 Years in Federal Prison

March 06, 2023
… the conspiracy, obtaining large amounts of methamphetamine from his source of supply, Kirkland. Kirkland shipped the meth from California to Evansville via U.S. mail. Mobley then … of meth in an infant’s room. Mobley is legally prohibited from possessing a firearm due to his previous state …
March 06, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Drug Dealer Sentenced to 27 Years for Meth Trafficking

February 03, 2023
… operated mainly out of Arizona, obtained methamphetamine from Mexico and trafficked both methamphetamine and heroin from the southwest border to the Central District of … personally transported ice methamphetamine from Arizona to the Peoria area, where he then used a …
February 03, 2023
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Reading Man Sentenced for Role in Meth Trafficking Conspiracy

February 23, 2022
… methamphetamine. In late 2018, Smith began purchasing meth from two meth dealers in Boston which evolved into a … allowed Smith to pay wholesale cost for meth being shipped from Phoenix. In April 2019, investigators seized a two-pound package of meth from Phoenix that was being shipped to Massachusetts. Smith …
February 23, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

New Britain man sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison for cocaine and firearm offenses

February 14, 2019
… and firearm possession offenses.     This matter stems from a joint investigation headed by the DEA New Haven Task … also known as “Frizz,” of Middletown, to purchase cocaine from suppliers, including Omar Rivera, convert some of the … multi-kilogram quantities of cocaine through the U.S. Mail from Puerto Rico.  Quiros’s operation was assisted by …
February 14, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Launch of outreach and education campaign to combat cartels using youth to smuggle drugs

July 16, 2018
… Counties to prevent middle and high school students from acting as drug mules for cartels. Billboards, located … the rising number of incidents in which drugs were seized from minors at ports of entry in the Southern District of … Protection, there was a 153 percent spike in drug seizures from minors from FY 2016 to FY 2017, from 39 to 99. With …
July 16, 2018