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Communities Nationwide Turn in Nearly 630,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications on DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… removed nearly 19.2 million pounds of unneeded medications from communities across our country.  According to a report … medication for a non-medical purpose got that medication from a family member or friend.  DEA continues to expand …
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DEA launches Secure Your Meds campaign, calls on Americans to keep medications safe

… that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet.    Once the Centers for …
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Giving a Face to a Fallen Hero:

May 26, 2022
… appeared prior to the May 2022 DEA Memorial Service. Staff from the Operations and Intelligence divisions began to … Special Agent Richard “Rick” Barrett. Barrett, who retired from DEA in 2003, was determined to help. Aided by retired …
May 26, 2022
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DEA Announces 20th Take Back Day

… indicating a majority of abused prescription drugs come from family and friends, including from home medicine cabinets, clearing out unused medicine is …
GENERAL INFORMATION

Dallas News 2007

July 15, 2021
… Gets 13 Years In Prison January 18, 2007 55 Arrested From Local Texas Drug Ring January 17, 2007 Meth Organization Excised From Ellis County January 3, 2007 Operation 700 Ranch …
July 15, 2021
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New Jersey News 2010

July 15, 2021
… Possession November 23, 2010 Folkes Brothers Extradited From Jamaica to Face Charges of Conspiring to Traffic … To Conspiring To Traffic Cocaine On Commercial Airlines From The West Indies To England Via The United States April …
July 15, 2021
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DEA podcast about drug misuse among college students wins award

… has received a Second Place Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Award from the National Association of Government Communicators. … statewide conferences and events, and resources available from DEA and its federal partners. NAGC’s Blue Pencil & Gold …
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DEA and U.S. Coast Guard announce 18,000 pound cocaine offload in San Diego

… to stop this threat to our country.” Numerous U.S. agencies from the Departments of Justice, Defense, and Homeland … and Western Pacific requires unity of effort in all phases from detection, monitoring and interdictions, to criminal …
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DEA Aims For Record Removal Of Unused Pills Through Its National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Initiative

… lives by removing unused painkillers and controlled drugs from homes,” said DEA Acting Administrator Robert W. … painkillers or controlled drugs we can help to remove from homes, the more potential lives will be saved. The home …
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DEA Establishes Six New Heroin Enforcement Teams

… inextricably linked with the threat the United States faces from the trafficking of heroin, fentanyl and fentanyl … injury-related death in the United States, eclipsing deaths from motor vehicle crashes or firearms. According to initial …
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DEA Holds Prescription Drug Take-Back Event October 26

… that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. Americans participating in …
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Federal Marijuana Case Update

… 907 marijuana plants that were irrigated by water diverted from the river. Additionally, agents found purported medical … case was the product of an investigation by federal agents from the DEA and Stanislaus Drug Enforcement Agency, a …
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Hawaii-Bound Meth Trafficker Sentenced

… pounds. Rodriguez was carrying boarding passes for flights from Modesto to San Francisco and from San Francisco to Maui, Hawaii. This case was the …
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Former Stratford Resident Sentenced to 6 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Narcotics

… Amado, who had moved to Georgia in 2017, regularly traveled from Georgia to Connecticut for drug transactions, using … a controlled purchase of approximately 20 grams of fentanyl from Amado in Stratford. Amado was arrested on July 28, … Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Task Force, including personnel from the DEA Bridgeport Resident Office, the Connecticut …
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Plymouth Woman Sentenced to 8 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Over Seven Pounds of Methamphetamine

… in drug interdiction efforts to prevent illicit drugs from reaching our streets, and to hold accountable those who seek to profit from poisoning New Hampshire communities.” “DEA stands … purchase more than one and a half pounds of methamphetamine from Olena. When law enforcement arrested Olena for these …
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Stamford Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 9 Years in Federal Prison

… was selling fentanyl, powder cocaine, and crack cocaine from his house and his vehicles.  Investigators made three controlled purchases of fentanyl from Elie in December 2024 and January 2025.  Elie was … criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Drug Trafficking …
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Stamford Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 9 Years in Federal Prison

… was selling fentanyl, powder cocaine, and crack cocaine from his house and his vehicles.  Investigators made three controlled purchases of fentanyl from Elie in December 2024 and January 2025.  Elie was … criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Drug Trafficking …
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Armed Drug Dealers Sentenced to Decades in Federal Prison

… Bay. Agents searched the contents of cell phones seized from Powell and McCants. The cell phones contained numerous … and 144 months in prison, respectively. Upon their release from prison, Powell and McCants will each serve 10-year … criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. A copy of this press …
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New Britain Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl

… 6,000 dose bags of fentanyl to an individual who had driven from Vermont to pick up the drugs.  On February 25, 2025, … made a controlled purchase of 1,200 dose bags of fentanyl from Meneses on Franklin Avenue in Hartford. Meneses was … January 7. The DEA’s Hartford Task Force includes personnel from the DEA Hartford Resident Office, the Connecticut State …
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Pensacola Man Sentenced for Possessing Methamphetamine, Fentanyl, and Cocaine

… According to court records, the defendant sold narcotics from his residence in Pensacola, Fla. Law enforcement … and cocaine base. “Removing this polydrug distributor from the streets is another step toward making our … criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Arrests/Convictions …
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Florida Man Charged with Possession with Intent to Distribute 37 Kilograms of Cocaine

… vehicle to transport thirty-seven kilograms of cocaine from Miami, Florida to Smithfield, Rhode Island.  When … criminal organizations and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task …
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Tallahassee Man Returned to Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking

… the law, Dugan’s sentence was reduced, and he was released from federal prison on November 10, 2020. Less than four … criminal organizations, and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task …
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DEA Hosts the 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 25th

… Prescription Drug Take Back Day this Saturday, October 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  At nearly 4,000 collection sites … the DEA’s National Take Back Day to lessen community risk from drug abuse and keep Americans safe!” “DEA’s National … our shared commitment to protecting the American people from drug-related harm,” said DEA Administrator Terrance …
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Hartford Man Sentenced to 70 Months in Federal Prison for Distributing Fentanyl and Cocaine

… distributing fentanyl and crack cocaine.  He was released from federal prison in September 2022. In August 2024, the … made multiple controlled purchases of fentanyl from Flythe.  On December 18, 2024, a court authorized … Police Department.  The task force includes personnel from the DEA Hartford Resident Office, the Connecticut State …
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Pensacola Man Sentenced for Narcotics Trafficking

… as Deloach had active felony warrants. Deloach fled from the officer, hitting a pole and a parked vehicle, and … criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task …
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Northwest Missouri Fentanyl Distributor Sentenced

… $10,000, which represents the proceeds he received from drug trafficking. On Feb. 6, 2024, Coltrain pleaded … to participating in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl from Oct. 27, 2020, to Jan. 24, 2023, and to participating … to Mexico. Those wire transfers represented the proceeds from the distribution of fentanyl. This case was …
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Armed Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Federal Prison for Narcotics and Firearm Offenses

… to more success. These communities will benefit greatly from this drug trafficker being off the streets.” “This case … criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task …
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Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to More than 55 Years Combined in Federal Prison for Fentanyl Trafficking

… distributing fentanyl pills in Fayetteville and Fort Smith from January to September of 2024. Investigators identified … criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task …
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Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to More than 55 Years Combined in Federal Prison for Fentanyl Trafficking

… distributing fentanyl pills in Fayetteville and Fort Smith from January to September of 2024. Investigators identified … criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task …
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Repeat International Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Almost 20 years in Prison for Trafficking

… of narcotics in its interior cargo hold. Guardsmen from the USCGS Munro, a United States Coast Guard Legend- … in the same location.  This co-located model enables agents from different agencies to collaborate on … Express Strike Force is comprised of agents and officers from the Coast Guard Investigative Service, Drug Enforcement …