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Former leader of Kenyan organized crime family and his brother plead guilty to narcotics, weapons, and obstruction offenses

… on Jan. 29, 2017, when the defendants were expelled from Kenya and DEA agents brought them to the United States … authorities seized approximately 18 tons of ephedrine from an Avon Lifesciences factory in Solapur, India, … to procure and distribute hundreds of kilograms of heroin from suppliers in the Afghanistan/Pakistan region and to …
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Former Honduran National Police Chief sentenced to 14 years in prison for conspiring to import cocaine into the United States and to possess firearms

… case confirms that anyone who associates and benefits from drug trafficking can and will be held accountable.” … Garcia, a former Honduran National Police chief, worked from the inside to ensure a criminal enterprise operated …
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Longest cross-border tunnel discovered in San Diego

… entrance and members of the SDTTF began mapping the tunnel from Mexico. Concealed by a small industrial building, the … slightly west and extending an astonishing 4,068 feet from the border, with a total length of 4,309 feet – over … tall and two feet wide, has an average depth of 70 feet from the surface. It includes an extensive rail/cart system, …
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Federal jury convicts two for multiple violent crimes

… they also attempted to rob multiple kilograms of cocaine from a vehicle traveling through Mission and McAllen Feb. … proceeds.    The jury also heard that casings recovered from three of the crimes were fired from firearms recovered from Cerda’s vehicle.   The defense …
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Leader Of Major Heroin Trafficking Ring Operating Out Of Albuquerque’s Northeast Heights Sentenced To 20 Years In Federal Prison

… fine.  Bustamante-Conchas is a legal permanent resident from Mexico who resides in Albuquerque, N.M.; he will be … large quantities of heroin in Bernalillo County, N.M., from Oct. 2012 to June 2013; (2) aiding and abetting the … of heroin and overseeing the collection of cash proceeds from the sale of heroin.  Evidence of Bustamante-Conchas’ …
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DEA And Colorado Attorney General Topple International Cocaine Trafficking Organization

… ring that imported multi-kilogram quantities of cocaine from Mexico into Colorado. According to the indictment the … with the other members of the ring, imported the cocaine from Mexico, through New Mexico, and distributed it to users … in Charge Kevin R. Merrill said. “The drugs they transport from Mexico into the United States are dangerous substances, …
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Operation Reload: Jury Convicts Kingpin And Members Of His Family Of Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering

… of shipping multi-ton quantities of marijuana and cocaine from the Laredo area to destinations in Dallas, Fort Worth, … for the transportation of marijuana and cocaine loads from Laredo to Dallas and other destinations. Leandro Salas … of dollars of cash proceeds deposited and withdrawn from those accounts. These defendants also conducted …
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Superseding Indictment Charges Attorney And Alleged Criminal Associate With Additional Racketeering Offenses

… charge and the Count Two racketeering conspiracy charge from January 2003 back to November 2001; adds new … the time frame of the Count Five drug conspiracy charge from January 2005 back to January 2003; adds one count of … Three charges that Bergrin, in consideration of payment from and to maintain his position in a racketeering …
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Canadian Man Accused Of Laundering Millions Of Dollars For The Sinaloa Cartel Arrives In Los Angeles To Face Charges

… on September 14 while attempting to enter the United States from Canada at the Buffalo, New York Port of Entry.  A … Mexico who laundered drug trafficking proceeds generated from multi-kilogram and multi-pound sales of narcotics in … and money movements can occur in a variety of directions from one country to another.                         …
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Federal Investigation Takes Down New Breed Of Pill Mills In Florida

… Pain Management and eight other clinics, which spanned from Pensacola to Miami, Florida, to an organization headed … his drug enterprise had just one purpose: to make money from illegal drug trafficking and the financing of illegal … Stouffer and his partners have made millions of dollars from the operation of their illegal drug network. The …
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Opioid Trafficking Organization Dismantled In The Bronx, NY

… vicious. They drove the narcotics up the eastern seaboard from Florida, bringing the attendant misery to the Bronx, … addictive drugs. It is our resolve to rid our streets from these individuals who care more about making money than … 13, 2017. Three defendants are awaiting extradition from Florida and New Jersey. According to the six-month …
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against Doctor And 10 Other Individuals Involved In Illegal Distribution Of More Than One Million Oxycodone Pills

… Mirilishvili and his office staff allegedly took payments from drug chiefs, drug crews and ‘patients’ in exchange for … prevent more illegally prescribed prescription pain killers from reaching our streets and will hopefully improve quality …
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Major Investigation In West Memphis Results In Dozens Of Defendants Charged With Multiple Drug And Gun Crimes

… attachment for complete list of defendants and charges). From September 2015 through May 2017, agents with the DEA … we took a big step toward taking back our community from the criminals who choose to sell drugs and guns, rather …
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No Stone Left Un-Turned: “Operation Black Stone” Targets Gang That Operated In Castle Hill & Co-Op City

… associates were indicted for a variety of related offenses, from conspiracy to commit murder to narcotics sales, … hierarchical structure, which included positions ranging from top-ranked members to street soldiers. DEA Special … and the Black Stone Gorilla (BSGG) on charges ranging from enterprise corruption, narcotics sales, firearms …
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Sampson County Drug Boss Found Guilty of Selling Massive Amounts of Methamphetamine into Eastern NC Communities

… and distribution of methamphetamine stemming from his leadership of a large-scale methamphetamine … disrupted a dangerous drug dealing network that stretched from coast to coast,” said ATF Special Agent in Charge … that transported methamphetamine and other drugs from California into Eastern North Carolina for …
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Six Defendants Sentenced for Their Roles in Drug Trafficking Organization

… prosecute drug traffickers and prevent dangerous narcotics from poisoning our communities.”   “This case highlights the … organization (DTO) was distributing drugs obtained from a Mexico-based supplier throughout metro-Atlanta. These drugs included methamphetamine which arrived from Mexico in liquid form and was converted to crystal …
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Over 26 Pounds of Cocaine and $3 Million Cash Recovered in Bronx Apartment

… (more than 26 pounds) of cocaine and over $3 million cash from an apartment in the Norwood neighborhood of the Bronx. … and prevented millions of dollars' worth of cocaine from hitting the streets of New York City and surrounding … and Special Narcotics Prosecutor by removing this cocaine from the distribution pipeline throughout the Northeast.” …
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Former Leader of "Clan Del Golfo" Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 45 Years in Prison for Operating a Continuing Criminal Enterprise and Related Charges

… responsible for exporting multi-ton shipments of cocaine from Colombia to Mexico and Central America for ultimate … of weekly and bi-weekly multi-ton shipments of cocaine from Colombia into Central America and Mexico for ultimate … among its members and associates; and protect CDG members from arrest and prosecution by attempting to silence …
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Three MS-13 Members Convicted of Racketeering, Murder, Extortion, and Federal Drug Charges after Three Week Trial

… tirelessly to protect the law-abiding citizens of Maryland from notorious transnational gangs like MS-13.” MS-13 is a … gang composed primarily of immigrants or descendants from El Salvador and other central American countries.  … of the gang and to use any means necessary to force respect from those who showed disrespect, including acts of …
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Over 30 pounds of suspected heroin and hundreds of fentanyl pills seized at Bronx packaging mill: five arrested

… seized by NYDETF and SNC.jpg Drugs and money seized from a multi-million dollar heroin mill in the Bronx, NY.jpg … 2-D, a residence associated with Arias, with assistance from Port Authority Police K-9 "Balu." Members of Group T-21 … 3,” “Versace,” “American Gangster” and “Mortal Kombat” from inside a bedroom in Apartment 2-D.  On top of a table …
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Thirty-Four Individuals Indicted in Eastern Washington

… in approximately 2018 and spanned multiple jurisdictions from various locations in Washington State, to include … have also been charged with laundering the proceeds made from these illicit ventures. Upon release of the conspiracy … as this one, which has removed illegal drugs and firearms from our community and illegal narcotics from the Bureau of …
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Ten Alleged Members Of Sunland Park Heroin Trafficking Ring Facing Federal Narcotics Trafficking Charges

… of Sunland Park, N.M., that allegedly obtained its heroin from Juan Francisco Rivera, 60, of El Paso, Texas.  The … routinely supplied Muñoz with heroin, in quantities ranging from two to nine ounces, which was smuggled by couriers into … to the criminal complaint, DEA seized 7.2 ounces of heroin from the vehicle in which Rivera and Tovar were traveling …
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MS-13 Gang Members Indicted For Six Murders On Long Island

… partners, will not rest until violent gangs are eradicated from the communities they have terrorized.” Mr. DuCharme … another step forward in eradicating the vicious MS-13 gangs from our communities which ultimately ensures the safety of … Ventura- Zelaya, and allegedly fired all nine rounds from the gun, striking and killing Ventura- Zelaya. Murder …
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Operation Engage Anchorage

March 28, 2025
… Engage Anchorage has moved to Spokane Welcome Letter from Frank Tarentino, Special Agent in Charge of the Seattle … Alaska Division of Public Health, Section of Epidemiology , from 2019 to 2020, fentanyl overdose-deaths increased 193% … drug overdoses in Alaska in 2020.   According to DHSS data from 2018-2019, heroin-related deaths in Alaska increased …
March 28, 2025
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Europol/DEA Announce Joint Report on Mexican Cartels

December 31, 2024
… and their methods. Drug trafficking operations benefit from a number of different actors, such as brokers, cooks, … working together to traffic methamphetamine and cocaine from Latin America to the EU. DEA is committed to the …
December 31, 2024
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DEA and DHS Issue Joint Update on Sources of Illicit Xylazine

September 22, 2023
… human use entering the U.S. in several ways—in solid form from China and other countries, in liquid form either diverted from veterinary supply chains or packaged to resemble a …
September 22, 2023
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Cartels and Gangs in Chicago

June 01, 2017
… Chicago’s crime problem is a steady supply of drugs from Mexican drug cartels, most notably the Sinaloa Cartel. Illicit drugs flow from Mexico to Chicago via a loosely associated network of …
June 01, 2017
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2017 National Drug Threat Assessment

October 01, 2017
… public health data; open source reporting; and intelligence from other government agencies to determine which substances … homicide. In 2015, approximately 140 people died every day from drug poisoning (see Figure 1). DIR-040-17_2017-NDTA.pdf …
October 01, 2017
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Communities Across the Country Remove Nearly 664,000 Pounds of Unneeded Prescription Medications to Prevent Drug Misuse

… came together once again to protect our communities from prescription misuse by safely disposing of 663,725 … more than 17 million pounds of unnecessary medications from communities across the country. For more than a decade, … their homes of unneeded medications to protect loved ones from deadly drugs and drug poisonings,” said DEA …
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DEA And Partners Hold Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturday

… injury-related death in the United States, eclipsing deaths from motor vehicle crashes or firearms.  The majority of … drug abusers report that they obtain their drugs from friends and family, including from the home medicine cabinet. Last April, during its 11th …