PRESS RELEASE

Statewide Initiative Targets Distributors Of Heroin And Opioids That Cause Overdose Deaths

April 13, 2016
… Squad, state and local police, and a team of prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, have investigated … prescription opioids have devastated hundreds of families from every corner of our state.  This statewide initiative … Deputy Chief State’s Attorney Boyle. “While those suffering from the disease of heroin addiction need access to …
April 13, 2016
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Another Pill-Mill Doctor Sentenced To Over A Decade In Federal Prison

August 13, 2014
… presented at the trial, Azmat worked at East Health Center from February 21 to March 18, 2011.  During that time, Azmat … long distances to receive their prescriptions, often coming from Kentucky, Ohio, and Florida.  Patients typically paid … had any medical education, training, or experience aside from having been associated with earlier pill-mill …
August 13, 2014
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5 Charged For Possession Of Over 2 Tons Of Cocaine In Maritime Enforcement Operation

August 07, 2017
… court. DEA Special Agent-in-Charge James J. Hunt said “From digging border tunnels to using go-fast boats, drug … partners, who stopped this massive shipment of narcotics from arriving at our shores.” HSI Special Agent-in-Charge …
August 07, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Drug Ring Peddling Fentanyl Pills Disguised As Oxycodone, Cocaine And Heroin Dismantled

November 16, 2017
… heroin and faux oxycodone pills which contained fentanyl - from California to Western New York.  The 59-count … designed to look identical to oxycodone pills - were made from a toxic mix of fentanyl and acetaminophen. DEA Special … ten pounds of marijuana, was one of many allegedly sent from California to Buffalo by defendant Pablo Zambrano.  The …
November 16, 2017
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DEA/DA Undercover Operation Stops Countywide Drug Manufacturing Operations

September 17, 2014
… The Drug Enforcement (DEA) served numerous search warrants from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 16, 2014, … in San Diego County.  The process to extract Hash Oil from Marijuana is extremely dangerous due to the use of … Marijuana seen in San Diego County can contain anywhere from 23% to 35% THC.  Extracting Hash Oil from marijuana …
September 17, 2014
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DEA Champions 2025 Red Ribbon Campaign

September 30, 2025
… Terrance Cole; a musical performance by students from Center Stage Academy for the Arts in Clinton, Maryland; Color Guards from DC’s Young Marines and ChalleNGe Academy in Maryland; remarks from country music artists on the dangers of counterfeit …
September 30, 2025
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Fairbanks Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Fentanyl Resulting in a Fatal Overdose

April 04, 2025
… a Fairbanks man purchased some of the fentanyl originating from Ginnis. The man used the fentanyl and died of an … Office for the District of Alaska has been recused from this case with the exception of certain personnel. Assistant U.S. Attorney Steven D. Clymer from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of …
April 04, 2025
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Ten Members and Associates of ‘UpTop’ Street Gang Charged in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

April 29, 2021
… records, the investigation uncovered evidence that from January 2020 through April 29, 2021, the defendants … heroin, fentanyl and cocaine base. UpTop derived its name from its location; its turf is colloquially described as … to hinder, obstruct, and prevent law enforcement officers from identifying their criminal activities, from …
April 29, 2021
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Former law firm partner sentenced for conspiring to defraud two NY law firms out of more than $7 million

October 10, 2018
… litigation support companies to obtain millions of dollars from two law firms where she was a partner. Keila Ravelo, … for a company identified in the indictment as “Law Firm 1” from July 1, 2005, through October 2010. She then became …
October 10, 2018
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Angel Dominguez Ramirez Jr. Admits to Leading Vast Drug-Smuggling, Money Laundering Empire

November 10, 2021
… organization that transported ton-quantities of cocaine from South America to Mexico and into the United States. … El Seguimiento 39, or El Seg 39. El Seg 39 obtained cocaine from sources of supply in South and Central America and used … within the United States. Dominguez purchased cocaine from sources of supply stretching from the Chiapas state of …
November 10, 2021
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Federal Jury Returns Guilty Verdict in Fatal Fentanyl Overdose Case

August 27, 2021
… the time of his death, began using drugs after he returned from serving in Afghanistan at age 23. Although Gallagher moved from Boston to San Diego in 2018 in an attempt to break his … contain deadly fentanyl. And if someone you know suffers from addiction, we implore you to help them seek treatment. …
August 27, 2021
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Federal Charges Filed Following Record-Breaking Drug Seizure

August 06, 2021
… and walked away. He was apprehended approximately 100 yards from the trailer and placed under arrest. Further inspection … DEA has prevented a significant quantity of deadly drugs from reaching Americans,” said DEA Special Agent in Charge … the government stopped more 5,500 pounds of deadly drugs from entering our country, furthering our fight against …
August 06, 2021
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Jury convicts three men of trafficking nearly $17 million of cocaine

August 14, 2019
… federal jury convicted three defendants on charges stemming from their efforts to traffic approximately 734 kilograms … the defendants aboard a vessel approximately 50 yards away from 15 bales of cocaine. The Coast Guard detained the … of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents working from South America, Central America and Mexico to protect …
August 14, 2019
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Lancaster Man Going to Prison for a Decade

June 03, 2021
… Levine was a user of the heroin and fentanyl he obtained from Moore, but during the course of the conspiracy, he also … 18, 2017, Levine received a quantity of heroin and fentanyl from Moore, which Levine, in turn, distributed to an … the course of the investigation, law enforcement officers from the DEA, Amherst, Lancaster, and Buffalo Police …
June 03, 2021
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Seven Arrested in Camarillo for Alleged Drug Trafficking

March 22, 2022
… the seizure of a large amount of narcotics. Special Agents from the DEA and investigators assigned to the VCAT … prescription oxycodone pills. On March 16, 2022, agents from the Ventura Resident Office of the DEA, narcotic … 50,000 fentanyl pills and 45 pounds of methamphetamine from the three cars the suspects had arrived in.  This …
March 22, 2022
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New Haven Man Sentenced To 12 Years In Federal Prison For Role In Cocaine Trafficking Ring

November 07, 2022
… suspicious package that had been sent through the U.S. Mail from New Haven to an address in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.  The … kilogram quantities of cocaine that had been shipped from Puerto Rico to addresses in and around New Haven, the … revealed that Rodriguez-Caraballo picked up cocaine parcels from the addresses they were shipped to, repackaged the …
November 07, 2022
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Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced to More Than 7 Years in Federal Prison

June 08, 2022
… documents and statements made in court, this matter stems from an investigation conducted by the Drug Enforcement … into individuals who were receiving shipments of cocaine from Puerto Rico and California and distributing the drug in … and also parcels containing large quantities of marijuana, from California to addresses in Hartford.  When the drug …
June 08, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

DEA St. Louis Division Seizes Record 400+ pounds of Meth

July 13, 2022
… A table laden with methamphetamine seized from a storage unit in St. Louis, totaling about 460 pounds. ST. LOUIS – A man from Wildwood, Missouri, has been caught with at least 400 … the dedicated effort of our agents at stopping this poison from reaching our communities.” Kristiansen was recently …
July 13, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Meth and a Gun Results in 15 Years of Prison

September 01, 2021
… to distribute methamphetamine in Greene County, Mo., from April 7, 2019, to July 25, 2019. Fleming admitted that … officers contacted Fleming after receiving information from a confidential informant that he was going to resupply. Detectives seized a Kel-Tec 9mm firearm from Fleming’s holster and a package that contained …
September 01, 2021
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
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DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day

August 19, 2022
… the public on the serious dangers of fentanyl poisoning from fake pills and other illicit drugs.  DEA supports the … ever encountered," said DEA Administrator Anne Milgram.  "From large cities to rural America, no community is safe …
August 19, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

United States District Court Orders Forfeiture of Real Estate Purchased by Mexican Cartel Leader Rafael Caro Quintero with Proceeds of his Drug Trafficking Organization

April 15, 2021
… crimes. As we continue to safeguard the American public from drug trafficking and the dangers associated, we will … of methamphetamine and multi-kilogram quantities of cocaine from Mexico to the United States. As part of its … law enforcement learned that Caro Quintero used proceeds from the sale of illegal narcotics to purchase real estate …
April 15, 2021
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Mexican drug cartel member receives 216-month prison sentence

May 10, 2019
… accounts that were utilized by others to structure deposits from places around the United States, including Buffalo to … accounts to ship packages containing kilograms of cocaine from California to cities across the country including … involved in an illegal narcotics operation stretching from Sinaloa, Mexico, to Western New York. Law enforcement …
May 10, 2019
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Three defendants sentenced for role in drug conspiracy linked to a Mexican drug cartel

May 10, 2019
… accounts that were utilized by others to structure deposits from places around the United States, including Buffalo to … accounts to ship packages containing kilograms of cocaine from California to cities across the country including … involved in an illegal narcotics operation stretching from Sinaloa, Mexico, to Western New York. Law enforcement …
May 10, 2019
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Rochester drug kingpin sentenced to life in prison

September 18, 2018
… which represented the gross proceeds Montague obtained from the criminal enterprise. Assistant U.S. Attorneys … the transportation of several hundred kilograms of cocaine from the western United States to the Rochester area between … in the seizure of a six-kilogram shipment of cocaine from a courier as the drugs were being transported from …
September 18, 2018
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Lawrence Woman Sentenced To Probation For Fentanyl Charges

February 08, 2025
… Practitioner 571-362-9171 16 kilos of fentanyl recovered from residence and vehicle BOSTON – A   Lawrence, Mass. … with the April 2021 seizure of 9.6 kilograms of fentanyl from her Lawrence residence and an additional 6.4 kilograms of fentanyl from a hidden compartment in a car registered to her. In …
February 08, 2025
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Federal Jury Finds California Drug Supplier Guilty of Distribution in Relation to Fatal Fentanyl Overdose of Fairbanks Man

April 23, 2024
… pills laced with deadly fentanyl. The pills were shipped from California and arrived in Fairbanks on Oct. 17, 2020. … the area. On Oct. 26, 2020, the victim purchased two pills from the shipment and was found dead in his home on Oct. 28, … who cause irreparable damage by trafficking it to our state from Outside.” “I am very proud of the role that Fairbanks …
April 23, 2024
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Jury convicts career drug dealer of trafficking cocaine

February 12, 2020
… court: On multiple occasions in late 2015, Lewis traveled from southwest Georgia to the Atlanta metro area and … backseat of his vehicle.  While on his way back to Albany from East Point, Lewis’s vehicle was stopped by the Fulton … Five kilograms of highly-pure cocaine were recovered from the backseat, and Lewis was arrested. Immediately …
February 12, 2020
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Heroin Trafficker Sentenced For Transporting

September 12, 2019
… 4.24 kilograms of heroin, hidden inside a car battery, from Texas to the Atlanta-area.   Robert J. Murphy, special … Office face when trying to prevent dangerous drugs from hitting the streets of our communities. As a result of … law enforcement partners, we were able to stop these drugs from hitting our streets.”   According to U.S. Attorney Pak, …
September 12, 2019
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Bridgeport Man Who Trafficked Cocaine Sentenced to 70 Months in Federal Prison

December 20, 2023
… kilogram-quantities of cocaine through the U.S. Mail from Puerto Rico.  In the summer of 2021, investigators also … Rodriguez, to deliver to him five kilograms of cocaine from Florida.  Landdy Rodriguez was also supplied with cocaine from Salvador Crespo, who ran an underground bar in …
December 20, 2023