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New York Man Sentenced 15 Years In Prison For Participating In Oxycodone Distribution Conspiracy And Failing To Appear In Court

… and Jose Nunez) traveled to New York, obtained pills from Tirado, and then brought them back to New Hampshire.  … as over $30,000 in cash, and three firearms were recovered from that location.  Garcia, Jennifer Nunez, and Johanna … in October of 2014, after returning to the United States from the Dominican Republic. Tirado was later indicted on a …
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Cape Cod Drug Traffickers Arrested And Charged

… Chisholm and Wilkins pooled money and purchased heroin from a common source, which they then distributed to their … due to the “cut” put in the heroin, which was later seized from multiple sources on Cape Cod, indicating its widespread … Chisholm and Wilkins went to in order to shield themselves from law enforcement detection.  Chisholm allegedly employed …
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New York Man Pleads Guilty To Oxycodone Distribution Conspiracy And Failure To Appear In Court

… the (Raul Hernandez) traveled to New York, obtained pills from Tirado, and then brought them back to New Hampshire.  … as over $30,000 in cash, and three firearms were recovered from that location.  Garcia, Jennifer Nunez, and Johanna … in October of 2014, after returning to the United States from the Dominican Republic.  Tirado was later indicted on a …
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Federal Jury Convicts Los Zetas Drug Cartel Sicario And Plaza Boss

… operating in Mexico today, with their influence stretching from Central America through Mexico and into cities … recruited former members of the Mexican Army Special Forces from the Groupo Aeromovil de Fuerza (GAFES) in the late 1990s. However, over time the Los Zetas broke away from the Gulf Cartel and began to operate independently. …
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Los Zetas Drug Cartel Sicario And Piedras Negras Plaza Boss Sentenced To Life In Federal Prison

… operating in Mexico today, with their influence stretching from Central America through Mexico and into cities … recruited former members of the Mexican Army Special Forces from the Groupo Aeromovil de Fuerza (GAFES) in the late 1990s. However, over time the Los Zetas broke away from the Gulf Cartel and began to operate independently. …
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30 People Linked To Two Southern California Drug Transportation Networks Indicted On Federal Narcotics Charges

… into the importation of cocaine and methamphetamine from Mexico into the United States. The indictment, which … in conspiracies to distribute narcotics and to import drugs from Mexico. During the course of Operation Mountain Top, … allegedly assisted Cervera by storing narcotics smuggled from Mexico; Karine Elizabeth Barajas, 35, of Loma Linda, …
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DEA And Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center Open Powerful Exhibit In Mobile, Alabama

… organization will take the time to visit and learn from this exhibition, which could be a truly life-changing … in a simulated MRI machine and view real wreckage from a drug-related car accident. A portion of the exhibit … Center in Mobile, Alabama. With the generous support from the local community and our partner, the Drug …
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Superseding Indictments On Eastern European Organized Crime Syndicate

… Superintendent, New York State (NYSP). The arrests resulted from a long-term investigation by the Organized Crime Drug … and Israel. The Thieves helped the defendants extort money from individuals living abroad and authorized the use of … and beating of an individual suspected of stealing from a narcotics “stash” house operated by members of the …
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Member Of Eastern European Organized Crime Syndicate Sentenced To 46 Months’ Imprisonment For Racketeering

… a criminal enterprise operating in New York that profited from illegal gambling, drug trafficking and other criminal … is the result of the hard work of the men and women from multiple agencies on the DEA’s Strike Force, and we are … “Today’s sentence is a direct result of the contributions from our law enforcement partners and prosecutors of the …
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Thomas Hoey, Jr., Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To 151 Months In Prison For Large-Scale Drug Distribution And Obstruction Of Justice

… (914) 682-6256 Defendant allegedly stole more than $800,000 from his company’s retirement plan to pay for corporate and … medical assistance for Ms. Calo, who subsequently died of from the combined effects of the cocaine and alcohol she … to remove the cocaine and all evidence of cocaine use from the hotel room.  Hoey then made numerous false …
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DEA And Attorney General Horne: Arrests Made In Large-Scale Criminal Operation

… Julio Villagrana were spotted on Tuesday night, but fled from law enforcement and have not yet been picked up.  The … through various bank accounts and a local Tucson casino.  From approximately June of 2010, and continuing through May …
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Operation Kruz Control Delivers Major Action Against Large Scale Marijuana Trafficking Organization

… importation of multi-thousand pounds of marijuana from (primarily through the Agua Prieta corridor) into New … in 'Operation Kruz Control" were led by DEA with assistance from the U.S. Border Patrol and its Tactical (BORTAC), … Center Document and Media (DOMEX), and SWAT Teams from the Mesa Police Department, Apache Junction Police …
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Long Island Doctor Indicted For Causing Oxycodone Overdose Deaths Of Two Patients

… that the abuse of prescription drugs can lead to death from a doctor’s office or from distribution on the streets. In this case, these … action against a pharmacy, removed prescription authority from numerous rogue doctors, and expanded …
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Physician And Pharmacist Among Those Arrested In Drug Conspiracy And Health Care Fraud Case

… indictment contains 240 counts of health care fraud. Agents from multiple federal and local agencies arrested defendants … and pharmacists are trained to help real patients suffering from actual medical conditions, not drug trafficking … heath care fraud schemes not only divert limited resources from patients that really need and deserve care, they also …
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Bronx Beach Avenue Drug Crew “Gang Bangers” Indicted, Charged

… off the streets in order to make our communities safe from drug and gun violence.”  Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet … operated principally in and around the Bronx, New York, from at least 2009 up to and including February 2017. One of … non-members, outsiders, and rival narcotics dealers from distributing crack cocaine in the area controlled by …
DRUG FACT SHEET
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Hallucinogen

Psilocybin

January 25, 2025
Psilocybin comes from certain types of psilocybe mushrooms. Psilocybin is metabolized in the body to the active drug psilocyn, also present in many of the same mushrooms.
January 25, 2025
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DEA Administrator's Remarks on China-Based Chemical Manufacturing Companies and Arrests

January 22, 2025
… and communities across the United States, killing Americans from all walks of life. Targeting entire criminal drug networks, from the source of supply to the last mile of distribution, …
January 22, 2025
GENERAL INFORMATION

DEA Administrator's Remarks on China-Based Chemical Manufacturing Companies and Arrests

January 22, 2025
… and communities across the United States, killing Americans from all walks of life. Targeting entire criminal drug networks, from the source of supply to the last mile of distribution, …
January 22, 2025
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St. John the Baptist Parish Men Sentenced for Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

… Sheriff’s Office deputies seized 69 kilograms of cocaine from a co-conspirator’s, residence in Laplace, LA. Continued investigation by agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Saint … March 19, 2024, DEA agents seized 85 kilograms of cocaine from a residence in Laplace where  HERNANDEZ GARCIA , …
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Chicago Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Leading a Large Drug Trafficking Organization, Armed Drug Trafficking

… the transportation of methamphetamine and fentanyl from suppliers in Arizona and Chicago to Madison. On the … 50 pounds of methamphetamine at a time every two weeks from his supplier in Arizona. At the time of the … ATF Madison Crime Gun Task Force consists of federal agents from ATF and Task Force Officers from state and local …
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Owner of Group Homes for At-Risk Youth and Her Drug-Dealing Boyfriend Charged With Money Laundering

… but instead allegedly used her position to launder money from fentanyl sales – a lethal drug that is killing our … earning nearly $1 million in wages and distributions from Reflections Group Home’s 15 beds. A financial … of Brown’s Atlanta-area drug dealing with legitimate income from Reflections Group Home to obscure the source of the …
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Louisville Man Charged by Federal Complaint for Fentanyl Trafficking and Firearms Offenses

… he allegedly possessed the firearms, Malone was prohibited from possessing a firearm based on a prior federal … its lethality and the tragic loss of so many American lives from overdose deaths. DEA’s seizure of three million … Field Division. “The amount of fentanyl that we took from his home equates to more than three million potentially …
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Twenty Seven Arrested in the Rio Grande Valley on Drug Charges

… MCALLEN, TEXAS – Twenty seven defendants were arrested from the Rio Grande Valley region on state charges related … following defendants were arrested on state charges ranging from Possession with Intent to Distribute, Manufacturing, … Heights, Texas; The state criminal complaints allege that from January 2021 until October 2021, this drug trafficking …
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Creve Coeur Chiropractor Sentenced to 100 Months in Prison

… pharmacies would seek reimbursement for the medications from Medicare and Medicaid. Leech admitted responsibility … Denis J. Mikhlin. CDL then sought reimbursement from Medicare and Medicaid for the testing. CDL paid Midwest … least $150,795 in bribes for the reimbursement CDL received from federal health care programs, which was at least …
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DEA to Host the 30th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 25th

… Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 25, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at nearly 4,200 locations … poisonings.  “Removing unused and expired medications from your home and disposing of them properly is a simple … the DEA’s National Take Back Day to lessen community risk from drug abuse and keep Americans safe!” “I encourage …
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DEA Delivers Major Blows to Drug Cartels, Advancing a Fentanyl Free America in 2026

… in more than 57 million deadly doses of fentanyl removed from communities in just thirty-days.  Eliminating the … Americans, driving the fentanyl crisis, and profiting from the misery caused by addiction,” said DEA Special Agent … nearly 9 million potentially lethal doses of fentanyl from reaching the American public.  • An enforcement …
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Local Drug Trafficking Organization Dismantled by Joint Federal and State Investigation

… revealed that the cocaine had been ordered by the DTO from a source, identified as Toddriquez Bradley, 38, of … collaboration stopped a significant amount of drugs from entering our community and is holding repeat offenders … concerned with protecting our residents, our children, from these dangerous drugs. We have great cooperation in our …
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Two Colorado Women Charged in Multi State Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Conspiracy

… that allegedly funneled methamphetamine and cocaine from Mexico through New Mexico into other locations in the … conspiracy that moved methamphetamine and cocaine from Mexico through New Mexico to other locations in the … of pure methamphetamine and 4.875 net kilograms of cocaine from a concealed compartment in an enclosed trailer driven …
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Three Illegal Aliens Face Federal Charges for Operating a Brookhaven Meth Lab

… Wilmington - (910) 815-4513 Atlanta – Three illegal aliens from Mexico, Sergio Cortes-Nieto, Christian Martinez Larumbe … of celery.  “These illegal aliens, including a fugitive from justice charged with trafficking more than a ton of methamphetamine that agents removed from the streets in a record-breaking seizure, were …
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Clinch County Ex-Spouses Guilty for Trafficking Methamphetamine

… drugs into our communities and hold all those profiting from these deadly substances accountable for their crimes.” … “This significant sentence removes a dangerous trafficker from our streets and helps make our communities safer.” … partners, we will continue to target those who profit from these drugs and hold them accountable.” “I want to …