PRESS RELEASE

Violent Bridgeport Gang Member Sentenced to 40 Years in Federal Prison

August 12, 2025
… customers, and others, sold narcotics, and stole cars from inside and outside Connecticut, often using the cars to … gangs have been convicted of federal offenses stemming from this investigation, which has solved eight murders and … Forensic Science Laboratory, and the police departments from Norwalk, Stamford, Fairfield, Stratford, Ansonia, …
August 12, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Three Santa Rosa County Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Their Roles in Drug Trafficking Operation

July 21, 2025
… has been instrumental in removing dangerous drugs from our streets,” said Sheriff Bob Johnson, Santa Rosa … 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 …
July 21, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Father and Son indicted for Providing Material Support to Mexican Cartel Engaged in Terrorism

May 30, 2025
… complex criminal operation generating millions of dollars from crude oil – the largest funding source for Mexican drug … 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 …
May 30, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Awareness Day on April 29

April 28, 2025
… is not immune.  In 2023, more than 105,000 Americans died from drug poisonings with nearly 70 percent of those deaths … to synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl. Provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) … (Vicodin ®). The only safe medications are ones that come from licensed and accredited medical professionals. Social …
April 28, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Sixteen Charged in East Texas Federal Methamphetamine Conspiracy

April 17, 2025
… distribute methamphetamine. If convicted, defendants face from 10 years to life in federal prison. As part of the … 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 …
April 17, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Drug Trafficking Indictment Charges 18 Defendants with Meth and Heroin Distribution Conspiracy

January 17, 2024
… Toombs County area STATESBORO, GA:   Eighteen defendants from the Laurens and Toombs County, Ga., area are in custody … legal proceedings after their initial court appearances from a 55-count drug trafficking indictment in U.S. District … again demonstrates that small communities are not immune from the disastrous consequences of drug trafficking,” said …
January 17, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Attorney General William P. Barr announces updates on Operation LeGend at Kansas City press conference

August 19, 2020
… added Garrison, who was joined by U.S. Attorneys from across the United States who have launched Operation … making a material false statement when acquiring a firearm from a Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL); and Two cases remain … charged with bank robbery Two defendants charged with theft from an FFL. On …
August 19, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Cocaine and Fentanyl Trafficking Ring Dismantled in Western New York

November 03, 2022
… Charles Sims, purchased large quantities of cocaine from Musa Ramadan, Tevin Jeter, Eric Richmond, and others. … of counterfeit prescription “M-30” fentanyl pills from Michael Clark Jr., who then supplied the pills for … if convicted.  “Keeping our streets and communities safe from dangerous drugs and violence is a top priority,” said  …
November 03, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

First Arrests in New York of DEA’s Operation Overdrive

February 16, 2022
… enforcement partners to remove these dangerous criminals from our streets and restore the safety and health of our … a drug trafficking organization that operates principally from a block on 142nd Street between Brook Avenue and St. … provided one of those glassines to Rahman. Rahman died from an overdose shortly after ingesting the substances in …
February 16, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

70 kilograms of cocaine worth over $10 million seized in Hunts Point

August 30, 2019
… and officers were familiar with the blue Hyundai Santa Fe from previous surveillance operations, during which the car … location and obtained a search warrant with assistance from the Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor. At … drug trafficking operation and prevented illegal narcotics from making it into our communities. We will continue this …
August 30, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Last member of deadly Elmira opioid trafficking organization sentenced to prison

May 13, 2019
… of furanyl fentanyl, acetyl fentantyl and U-47700 from overseas suppliers in China. They ordered the drugs on … to transport 5,330 blue pills containing furanyl fentanyl from Elmira to North Carolina in October 2016. On Oct. 25, … can with a false bottom containing the 5,330 blue pills from inside Prettyman’s vehicle.   In early 2017, Thatcher …
May 13, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Members of Eastern European organized crime syndicate convicted of racketeering and other violent crimes

August 28, 2018
… to work tirelessly to prevent organized crime elements from flourishing in the Eastern District of New York at the … 2017, Gershman and Tsvetkov, together with co-conspirators from states of the former Soviet Union, operated as a … an individual they suspected to have stolen marijuana from their stash house, shattering his teeth with the …
August 28, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Pierce County Woman Sentenced to 84 Months in Prison for Role in Drug Ring Connected to Aryan Prison Gangs

March 24, 2025
… three kilos of heroin, and more than $330,000 in cash from eighteen locations in Washington and Arizona. Earlier … Administration (DEA) with critical investigative teamwork from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Washington … Department of Corrections and significant local assistance from the Tacoma Police Department, Pierce County Sheriff’s …
March 24, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

New Jersey Man Arrested in Sales of Eight Guns, Cocaine and “Pink Cocaine” in Manhattan

September 13, 2024
… in removing these dangerous individuals, like Mr. Zapata, from our streets .”   April 19, 2024: In a WhatsApp call, … to be 100 grams of “pink cocaine” and 100 grams of cocaine from his person. NYPD laboratory analysis of the “pink cocaine” from three sales prior to the date of ZAPATA’s arrest …
September 13, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Fall River Man Arrested For Selling Drugs And Machine Guns On Telegram App

August 30, 2024
… June 2024, law enforcement made another undercover purchase from Hunt via Telegram, this time of a Glock-type privately … intercepted multiple packages allegedly being sent to or from Hunt, including one package sent by him that contained … with our law enforcement partners to protect the public from the scourge of illegal drugs and violent crime,” said …
August 30, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

South Carolina Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Selling Guns and Drugs

August 18, 2022
… North Carolina. During that meeting, the agent bought from Cureton a rifle and a pistol with an obliterated serial … of the investigation into Cureton, undercover agents bought from the defendant 10 illegal firearms. Cureton has prior … for drug and gun possession and he is prohibited from possessing firearms. On March 4, 2021, Cureton pleaded …
August 18, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

11 Sentenced in Nationwide Drug and Money Laundering Conspiracy

January 09, 2024
… business relied on complicated logistics to obtain drugs from suppliers, transport them across the country, and … HSI was assisted in this investigation by agents from IRS-Criminal Investigation, the Federal Bureau of … Explosives, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, troopers from the Vermont State Police Drug Task Force, the …
January 09, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

46 Convicted in $18 Million Pill Mill Scheme in Fort Worth

March 24, 2021
… used a network of recruiters to enlist individuals from the community and local homeless shelters to pose as … to $200 cash, to obtain controlled substance prescriptions from Dr. Capistrano and Dr. Noel.   The recruiters – who … Squad is comprised of DEA agents and task force officers from the Arlington Police Department, the Ellis County …
March 24, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Announces Results of Enforcement Surge to Reduce the Fentanyl Supply Across the United States

September 28, 2022
… the results of an enforcement operation that spanned from May to September and resulted in significant fentanyl … is equivalent to more than 36 million lethal doses removed from the illegal drug supply. Additionally, 338 weapons were … In 2021, a record number of Americans – 107,622 – died from a drug poisoning or overdose. Sixty-six percent of …
September 28, 2022
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New York News 2006

July 15, 2021
… Slayings JUL 11, 2006 First Heroin Kingpin Ever Extradicted From Afghanistan Pleads Guilty To Smuggling Heroin Into … Night JUN 2, 2006 DEA Dismantles 150 Mile Drug Pipeline from New York City to Albany, NY MAY 31, 2006 Violent …
July 15, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Eight arrested in connection with Jake’s fireworks drug trafficking conspiracy

July 15, 2020
… BDO on a walk-in basis.  Customers could also obtain BDO from Jake’s Fireworks through internet orders, and have the … Investigators have also determined that the proceeds from the distribution and sale of BDO, which total over $1 … Operations Division (SOD), including assigned attorneys from the Narcotic and Dangerous Drug Section (NDDS).  This …
July 15, 2020
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Appalachian Regional Prescription Opioid Strike Force takedown results in charges against 60 individuals, including 53 medical professionals

April 17, 2019
… since June 2018, it has excluded over 2,000 individuals from participation in Medicare, Medicaid and all other … million pills. These cases were brought with assistance from the FBI, DEA and HHS-OIG, as well as the Ohio Attorney …
April 17, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Thirteen Cibola County Residents Charged With Drug Trafficking And Firearms Offenses

March 07, 2013
… by the DEA and the New Mexico State Police with assistance from the Grants Police Department.  The investigation, … officers obtained approximately a pound of methamphetamine from the defendants charged in the two federal indictments.  … by the DEA and the New Mexico State Police with assistance from the Grants Police Department.  The federal cases are …
March 07, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Five Santa Fe Residents Arrested On Federal Oxycodone Trafficking Charges

September 26, 2013
… in addition to the marijuana plants and marijuana seized from the residences of Cline and DeStefano. “Prescription … solve, but instead will require a comprehensive effort from public health, medical providers and other community … III Drug Enforcement Task Force is comprised of officers from the New Mexico State Police, Santa Fe Police Department …
September 26, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Task Force Investigation Targets Leadership Of MS-13, Including Former Top ‘Shot-Caller’ Of L.A. Faction, A Dozen ‘Shot-Callers’ Who Supervised Cliques And Three Members Accused Of Murder

May 17, 2017
… collaborated with each other, based on information gleaned from countless investigation hours and tips provided by … illegal after-hours clubs where it generates profits from gambling and illegal narcotics and alcohol sales. “This … Angeles Police Department. The LAMTFVG includes personnel from the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Southern …
May 17, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Los Angeles Roundup Targets 38th Street Gang

February 01, 2011
… by the Mexican Mafia prison gang, which demands “taxes” from the 38th Street gang and gives authorization for the … nearly four kilograms of cocaine and more than $61,000 from one stash house. The gang allegedly imported narcotics from Mexico and provided “street-level” distribution amounts …
February 01, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

San Diego Man Is Sentenced To 100 Months For Running Marijuana Dispensary And Money Laundering

January 24, 2013
… manufacturing his own marijuana and purchased bulk quantity from others. Hester admitted that he set up a “sham” Board … over 3,000 pounds of high-grade Canadian marijuana from Kaushal for almost $9 million, and distributed it … shifted to the dispensary operations and agents from the Internal Revenue Service and the DEA’s Narcotics …
January 24, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Cocaine Discovered in Vehicle’s Aftermarket Vehicle Trap

August 07, 2025
… During an enforcement operation on August 5, 2025, agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Atlanta …
August 07, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Two Interrelated Drug Rings in Seattle Area Taken Down in Series of Arrests Following Wiretap Investigation

June 02, 2025
… trafficking cocaine, heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine from California into the Western District of Washington.  In … these poisons—and the violence that accompanies them—from reaching our communities.” On May 29, 2025, law … (IRS-CI), Seattle Field Office. “This investigation draws from the resilience of our communities, which drives the …
June 02, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Multi-agency Investigation Dismantles Las Cruces-based Drug Trafficking Organizations

May 02, 2018
… enforcement partners to protect the residents of New Mexico from drug trafficking organizations,” stated Special Agent … Department is honored to work alongside our counterparts, from local and federal agencies, to help eradicate harmful … allegedly imported cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine from Mexico, and distributed the drugs in the Las Cruces, …
May 02, 2018