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New York City Firefighter Charged In Narcotics Sales: Drugs Sold In Front Of Firehouse And Near Schools

… neighborhood of Brooklyn.  The gas station is a block from the Al-Noor School, an Islamic private high school. On … The firehouse is located approximately three blocks away from a childcare center, the Choo Choo Train Daycare. The …
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Marijuana Smuggling Ring Busted Along U.S. - Mexico Border

… to a case unsealed on Thursday. On Wednesday, agents from a multi-agency task force led by the Drug Enforcement … operations like this demonstrates the unyielding commitment from our office and our partners at DEA, Border Patrol and …
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Drug Trafficking Ring Taken Down

… heroin, methamphetamine and cocaine into the United States from Mexico, according to a case unsealed on Thursday. On Wednesday, agents from a multi-agency task force led by the Drug Enforcement …
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DEA Launches New Initiative To Combat Illegal Prescription Drug Activity

… drug activity. TIP411, - an internet based tool from Citizen Observer, allows anyone with a cell phone to … cases related to opiate misuse or abuse increased 118.8% from 2005 to 2012.  DEA and its local law enforcement and …
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DEA Takes Down Arizona Spice Manufacturer

… Coleman, “Spice dealers who target our youth cannot hide from the law.  DEA agents will pursue these criminals and … Chris Vasquez.  DEA agents worked jointly with detectives from Casa Grande PD and the Maricopa County Drug Suppression …
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DEA Releases 2015 Drug Threat Assessment: Heroin And Painkiller Abuse Continue To Spike

… to the United States PHOENIX - DEA today announced results from the 2015 National Drug Threat (NDTA), which finds that … In 2013, over 46,000 people in the United States died from drug overdose and more than half of those were caused …
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Extradition Of Alleged International Narcotics Trafficker Charged With Conspiring To Engage In Narco-Terrorism And To Support The FARC

… that Jose Evaristo Linares Castillo was extradited from Colombia on charges that he conspired to import … “As alleged, Linares-Castillo ran cocaine laden aircrafts from Colombia, through Venezuela, Honduras, and into Mexico …
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces The Arrests Of Two Rikers Island Correction Officers For Marijuana Dealing

… inmates. While Romain and Phillips worked independently from each other, both of them essentially supplied the … and arrange to pick up the marijuana, tobacco, and scalpels from them.  Romain and Phillips charged the inmates a fee to …
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Two Organized Crime Members Sentenced To 180 Months And 168 Months, Respectively, For Conspiring To Distribute Cocaine

… serve three years of supervised release upon their release from prison, and forfeit $500,000 in narcotics proceeds. The … who lived in Las Vegas, Nevada, obtained the cocaine from his sources in Mexico and then arranged for it to be …
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Fairbanks Drug Dealer Sentenced To More Than 10 Years In Prison

… cocaine and heroin, and conspiring to launder the proceeds from the sale of those drugs. “It is time for Etienne Devoe … years in federal prison was intended “to protect the public from drug dealers” like the defendant. Devoe was indicted on …
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Seventeen Arrested In Connection With Lengthy Heroin & Meth Investigation

… at large. The Drug Enforcement (DEA) is seeking assistance from the public regarding their whereabouts.             … The searches and arrests involved agents and officers from: Homeland Security Investigations - Seattle, Port of …
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40 Charged, Huge Cash And Drug Seizures Of Organization Tied To Murders

… and East Coast states with drug shipments origination from either McAllen through Houston and/or from Southern California.  “This is DEA and our partners at …
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Doctor Convicted Of Running Pill Mill And Contributing To A Death

… medical purpose and Nathaniel Backes’ death resulted from the use of that substance. The drug conspiracy … Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, with assistance from the Philadelphia Police Department, the North Coventry …
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Two Indicted In Investigation Involving Smuggling Heroin Into Attica Correctional Facility; Two Others Facing Heroin Charges

… that Banks was subject to a protective order preventing him from possessing a firearm.    DEA Acting Special Agent in … poor, suburban resident or prison inmate, no one is immune from the effects of this addiction.  As for the traffickers, …
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International Narcotics Trafficker Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court To The Manufacture, Shipment, And Importation Of Tons Of Cocaine Into The United States And Other Countries

… distribution of tens of thousands of kilograms of cocaine from Colombia and Venezuela to the United States and other … planes carrying multi-hundred-kilogram loads of cocaine from clandestine landing strips operated by Rios Suarez and …
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Man Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To Two Consecutive Life Terms For February 2000 Double Murder In The Bronx

… “New York DTO”) was receiving large quantities of cocaine from a Mexican drug trafficking (the “Mexican DTO”).  In or … the lobby of 3235 Parkside Place, Darge approached Cuellar from behind and fired a gunshot into Cuellar’s skull.  …
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Southampton Town Councilman Pleads Guilty To Conspiring To Illegally Distribute Oxycodone

… 2015, Bender received phony prescriptions for oxycodone from a Riverhead physician assistant, Michael Troyan, filled … and pharmacy chain, removed prescription authority from numerous rogue doctors, and expanded …
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Narcotics Dealer Charged In Manhattan Federal Court For Overdose Death

… Coombs was transported to the hospital, but later died from an overdose of heroin and fentanyl.  Prior to Coombs’s … Diversion (Group TDS-NY) comprises agents and officers from the U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA), the New York City …
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Guilty Plea For Accessory To Cocaine Overdose Death

… co-defendant James Holder: Johnson regularly bought cocaine from Holder, who lived in and sold cocaine from a third-floor apartment in Chelsea.  During the night …
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NYDETF Seizes $2 Million Worth Of Cocaine Concealed In Candy

… gas for the vehicle. Martinez then removed the backpack from the vehicle. Agents and officers approached the … this bust, we have removed a significant amount of cocaine from the streets and put a dangerous dealer behind bars. Our …
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National Drug Threat Assessment

May 13, 2025
… many Americans, especially young Americans, are still dying from poisonings caused by drugs like fentanyl, …
May 13, 2025
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Laboratories

March 28, 2025
… Forensic Examiners recover information of probative value from computers and magnetic storage media (diskettes, tapes …
March 28, 2025
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Schedule A Hiring Authority: Intelligence Research Specialist

January 22, 2025
… OR A Foreign language aptitude with proof of certification from an independent outside source with at least a …
January 22, 2025
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Administrator Milgram's Remarks on Ten Pharmaceutical Distributor Executives, Sales Representatives, and Brokers Charged in Connection with Unlawful Sales of Nearly 70M Opioid Pills

October 04, 2024
… If you contribute to the opioid epidemic, if you profit from the devastation of communities, we will hold you …
October 04, 2024
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Drug Slang Code Words

May 01, 2017
… (DEA) Intelligence Report contains information from a variety of law enforcement and open sources. It is …
May 01, 2017
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Community Event
August 26, 2019 - August 30, 2019
August 26, 2019 - August 30, 2019

BASIC NARCOTICS INVESTIGATOR SCHOOL

12:30 AM - 8:30 AM (EDT)
Largo, FL
The school is an intensive one week course in the basics of narcotics investigation, to include, undercover operations, surveillance, report writing and court room testimony, as well as cutting edge instruction on emerging drug trends and social media exploitation. The course is open to State & Local law enforcement officers...
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ATLANTA NEWS 2005

July 15, 2021
… Organization Dismantled SEP 30, 2005 Indictments Resulting from One of Largest Cocaine Seizures in Memphis SEP 2, 2005 …
July 15, 2021
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St. Louis News 2009

July 15, 2021
… St. Louis News 2009 December 17, 2009 Doctor from Carmi, Illinois Sentenced on Illegal Dispensation of … Government Alleges $10 Million Worth Of Cocaine Smuggled From Mexico November 13, 2009 Caseyville, Illinois Man …
July 15, 2021
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Associate Of Motorcycle Gang Drug Trafficking Ring Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison

… conducted controlled purchases of methamphetamine from Loughman, as well as from his co-conspirators James Snow, of Tewkesbury, Danielle … and four firearms were seized throughout the investigation from controlled purchases, motor vehicle stops and search …
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Dominican National Pleads Guilty to Role in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… Task Force led the investigation with valuable assistance from the Drug Enforcement Administration, Strafford County … to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States. HSTF New Hampshire comprises agents and officers from FBI, HSI, IRS, DEA, ATF, USMS, and DSS with the …